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Publication Date:  November 26, 2017 Format:  Kindle Genre:   dark romance Publisher:  Create Space Length:  360 pages Buy:  Kindle  |  Paperback Synopsis People say I’m ferocious. Wild. Dangerous. They’re right. That’s why I live on an island alone. The jungle is my home. My personal prison. Until she arrived. The moment her helicopter crashed on my land, everything changed. She’s the only survivor … And I’m keeping her locked up in a pit. It’s been too long since I last touched a woman, especially one so beautiful. It makes me hunger for her. I want her … So I’ll keep her … And I’ll make her  mine. Review:  Jules crash lands on what she though was a deserted island but it turns out it is inhabited by Loc...

  Publication Date:  September 6, 2022 Format:  Kindle Genre:   Legal Thriller Publisher:  Oceanview Publishing Length:  401 pages Buy:    Kindle  |  Audio Synopsis Boston star-prosecutor-turned-corporate-attorney Jack Marino has risen fast and far from his upbringing in the Mystic housing projects. But after he's savagely beaten in retaliation for his work as head of the District Attorney's Urban Gang Unit, he's fired because his powerful boss is running for governor and fears the beating may have shaken Jack's formidable confidence. Jack lands a plush suite at his father-in-law's mega law firm, making big money practicing corporate law. Although he seemingly has everything—money, privilege, and an heiress for a wife, what he doesn't have is his own self-respect. When he is given a chance to get back into criminal law—this time as defense counsel in a capital murder case—he finally feels alive again. But to save his client from dea...

Publication Date:  September 21, 2017 Format:  Kindle Genre:   Dark Romance Publisher:  Create Space Length:  501 pages Buy:    Kindle  |  Paperback Synopsis They call me savage. An untamed beast. I was born in the cage. Born to fight. Born to carry its name. Locked away, I’ve spent years waiting for my mate. I'm pent up with need. Brimming with desire. All I want is her... That beautiful girl from the picture on my prison wall. Now she’s finally here, sharing a cell. So close. So hard to resist. But one thing’s for sure… Even if she doesn’t know it yet, she’s already  mine . Review:  Locked in a cage his whole life, forced to fig...

Publication Date:  September 20, 2022 Format:  Audio Genre:   Memoir Narrators:  Daniella Mestyanek Young Publisher:  Macmillan Audio  Length:  13 hours 49 min Buy:  Kindle  |  Audio Synopsis Behind the tall, foreboding gates of a commune in Brazil, Daniella Mestyanek Young was raised in the religious cult The Children of God, also known as The Family, as the daughter of high-ranking members. Her great-grandmother donated land for one of The Family’s first communes in Texas. Her mother, at thirteen, was forced to marry the leader and served as his secretary for many years. Beholden to The Family’s strict rules, Daniella suffers physical, emotional, and sexual abuse — masked as godly discipline and divi...

Publication Date:  January 28, 2020 Format:  Audio Genre:   Politics Narrators:  Ezra Klein Publisher:  Simon & Schuster Audio Length:  8 hours 32 min Buy:  Kindle  |  Audio Synopsis America is polarized, first and foremost, by identity. Everyone engaged in American politics is engaged, at some level, in identity politics. Over the past fifty years in America, our partisan identities have merged with our racial, religious, geographic, ideological, and cultural identities. These merged identities have attained a weight that is breaking much in our politics and tearing at the bonds that hold this country together. Klein shows how and why American politics polarized around identity in the 20th century, and what that polarization did to the...

Publication Date:  September 27, 2016 Format:  Audio Genre:   Mystery/thriller Narrators:  Madeleine Maby Publisher:  Simon & Schuster Audio Length:  9 hours 50 min Buy:  Kindle  |  Audio Synopsis Zoe Whittaker is living a charmed life. She is the beautiful young wife of handsome, charming Wall Street tycoon Henry Whittaker. She is a member of Manhattan's social elite. She is on the board of one of the city's most prestigious philanthropic organizations. She has a perfect Tribeca penthouse in the city and a gorgeous lake house in the country. The finest wine, the most up-to-date fashion, and the most luxurious vacations are all at her fingertips.  What no one knows is that five years ago, ...

Publication Date:  September 20, 2022 Format:  Audio Genre:   Legal Thriller Narrators:  Helen Laser Publisher:  Grand Central Publishing  Length:  11 hours 41 min Buy:  Kindle  |  Audio Synopsis For as long as Lucia Gomez has been the police chief in the city of Highland Isle, near Kindle County, she has known that any woman in law enforcement must walk a precarious line between authority and camaraderie to gain respect.  She has maintained a spotless reputation—until now. Three male police officers have accused her of soliciting sex in exchange for promotions to higher ranks. With few people left who she can trust, Chief Gomez turns to an old friend, Rik Dudek, to act as her attorney in th...

Publication Date:  December 22, 2021 Format:  Kindle Genre:   Fantasy Romance Publisher:  Independently Published Length:  365 pages Buy:    Kindle  |  Paperback Synopsis Darkness stalks the Earth in a world on the verge of destruction. Will it be our savior or demise? As the gang tries to pick up the pieces of their broken hearts, the veil between worlds threatens to drop and unleash Hell upon humanity. The game is drawing to an end, and the final pieces on the board are in motion. Will they survive hope, or perish in the tempest? Review:  This is the 3rd book in the Hope series. ...

Two for the Show Skye Warren (One for the Money, #2) Published by: Dangerous Press Publication date: September 13th 2022 Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance Pregnant. Alone. And heartbroken. The only thing Eva Morelli knows for sure is that she wants this baby. She learned how to depend only on herself a long time ago. The father, however? He made his position on marriage and children very clear. Finn Hughes has fought his fate for years, but it’s finally catching up to him. Duty took away his choices. How can he hope for forever? He already knows how this ends. There’s only one thing worse than having a family. Losing them. “I was hooked from page one. With steam and grit, Warren captures your attention and has you begging for the next chapter. Book gold!” — USA Today bestselling author Adriana Locke for Private Property Goodreads / Amazon / Barnes & Noble / iBooks / Kobo / Google Play — EXCERPT: Dark eyes skim over my face, and Eva purses her lips. There’...

Publication Date:  July 24, 2012 Format:  Paperback Genre:   Science Fiction  Publisher:  Open Road Media Length:  356 pages Buy:    Kindle  |  Paperback Synopsis Lauren Olamina and her family live in one of the only safe neighborhoods remaining on the outskirts of Los Angeles. Behind the walls of their defended enclave, Lauren’s father, a preacher, and a handful of other citizens try to salvage what remains of a culture that has been destroyed by drugs, disease, war, and chronic water shortages. While her father tries to lead people on the righteous path, Lauren struggles with hyperempathy, a condition that makes her extraordinarily ...

Heartless Heroes: A Dark Romance Anthology Publication date: September 13th 2022 Genres: Adult, Dark Romance, Romance Some heroes want to save the world. Some will burn it down for the one they love. Call them villains, anti-heroes, criminals, and monsters. But these dark men love deeply and fiercely, and are ready to go to the ends of the earth to save their soulmate. They will tempt you. Captivate you. Drag you into darkness, and leave you breathless. They’ll show you how good love can be in the dark. There’s a spark between these pages, and these Heartless Heroes will set your world on fire. Morally grey is the favorite color of these twenty new and bestselling authors. Grab your copy now to read all the dark shades of love painted by these Heartless Heroes. Authors in this set include: J.L. Beck & C. Hallman, H. D. Carlton, Sahara Roberts & Dori Pulitano, Sonya Jesus, Lola West, D.S. Wrights, Elizabeth Miller, Lily Wildhart, Morgan James, A.R. Breck, Brynn F...

Publication Date:  September 10, 2019 Format:  Audio Genre:   supernatural thriller Narrators:  Santino Fontana Publisher:  Simon & Schuster Audio Length: 19 hours 59 min Buy:  Kindle  |  Audio Synopsis In the middle of the night, in a house on a quiet street in suburban Minneapolis, intruders silently murder Luke Ellis’s parents and load him into a black SUV. The operation takes less than two minutes. Luke will wake up at The Institute, in a room that looks just like his own, except there’s no window. And outside his door are other doors, behind which are other kids with special talents—telekinesis and telepathy—who got to this place the same way Luke did: Kalisha, Nick, George, Iris, and ten-year-old Avery Dixon. They are all in Front Half. Others, Luk...

The Proposal Laughbox Julia Kent (Laughbox Boxed Sets, #2) Publication date: September 13th 2022 Genres: Adult, Comedy, Contemporary, Romance The Proposal Laughbox contains THREE full-length novels and TWO novellas – ONE ALL NEW! – from New York Times bestselling romantic comedy author Julia Kent’s series. Who doesn’t love a funny, heartwarming proposal? Diamond engagement rings, flowers, candy, romantic dinners — it’s all in here in rom com style. Julia Kent’s madcap style, that is. Future brides swallow engagement rings, paparazzi crash tender moments when billionaires pop the question, mistaken identity causes mayhem, small-town lumberjacks ask their girfriends for their hands in marriage, and rock stars make grand gestures on New Year’s Eve. Laugh, swoon, blush and let your imagination heat up as you read across varying series, different heat levels, but all connected by love. This boxed set includes: Shopping for a Billionaire’s Fiancee Random Acts of New Year Sh...

Hades Felicity Heaton (Guardians of Hades, #9) Publication date: October 4th 2022 Genres: Adult, Paranormal, Romance The fate of our world rests in their hands. Hades, god-king of the Underworld, has uncovered the mastermind behind the uprising destined to set his realm and the mortal world on a collision course. But his enemy has gone to ground and finding them is proving impossible, and the longer they elude his grasp, the stronger the darkness within him grows, slowly stealing control. Persephone, god-queen of the Underworld, can only watch as a storm gathers on the horizon—a deadly war that threatens to strip her beloved family from her. As Hades fights his own battles against their enemy, she fights to keep the darkness within him at bay, never more aware of the danger he would be if she failed to keep it tamed. But when their enemy strikes out at them from the shadows, dealing a blow that changes the course of the war and incites Hades’s wrath, the leash on the monster...

Publication Date:  September 1, 2022 Format:  Kindle Genre:   Dark Romance Publisher:  Blackwell House LLC Length:  250 pages Buy:    Kindle  |  Paperback Synopsis The Dark One has finally accepted me…just in time for everything to change. Because Vane’s brother, The Crocodile, has just arrived on Neverland soil and he’s not alone. He’s brought with him members of the royal Darkland family and they want Vane’s Death Shadow back at any cost.  Of course, Peter Pan, Vane, Kas and Bash, they’re all familiar with war. But war isn’t easy when love is on the line.  I know those vicious Lost Boys would do anything to protect me. But what if I’m not the one...

  Publication Date:  February 6, 2021 Format:  Kindle Genre:   Fantasy Romance Publisher:  self published Length:  374 pages Buy:    Kindle  |  Paperback Synopsis A storm is coming… Natia has to hide, be swept away, or become an immovable force. Reality is wrapped in myth and legend. Gods pull her in different directions, each harbouring a conflicting agenda. Unlikely allies challenge her beliefs, identities are revealed, and evil wears many faces. Faced with a choice to save the man she loves or the human race, what will she choose? Logic dictates that one life is not worth millions, but love is never logical. Review:  ...