
Vicious Prince
by Rina KentSeries: Royal Elite #5
on July 16, 2020
SubGenres: Dark Romance, New Adult Romance
Format: AudioBook, eBook
Pages: 300
Narrator: Keira Stevens, Shane East
Length: 9 Hours And 14 Minutes
Source: Kindle Unlimited, Purchased
Audience: 18+/Adult
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He’s prince charming. Just not hers.
I have a secret.I stole a heart, or rather a marriage contract.It wasn’t mine to own, to look at or to even consider.But it was there for the taking so I took it.Huge mistake.Ronan Astor is a nobility in this world.Arrogant player.Heartless bastard.Vicious prince.Now, he’s out to destroy me. What he doesn’t know is that I’m out to destroy him too.My name is Teal Van Doren, and I’m where princes go to die.
Vicious Prince is part of Royal Elite Series but could be read on its own. For better understanding of the world, you might want to read the previous books first. This is a dark high school bully romance, mature new adult, and contains dubious situations that some readers might find offensive.
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Barristers & Bones
by J. L. BrannickSeries: Las Vegas House of Spades #1
Published by Smart Mouth Publishing LLC on October 15, 2024
SubGenres: Contemporary Romance, Dark Romance
Format: eArc
Pages: 349
Source: Booksprout
Audience: 18+/Adult
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A hot, morally gray mentor who loathes me. A sprawling funeral home. Torture, mayhem, and a hazy Las Vegas wedding I can't remember.
Luna needs to finish an internship to graduate, but staying alive suddenly takes precedence when she's paired with the cold, starkly handsome attorney straight from Hell. Roman Fowler is an infamous partner at the most notorious law firm in Las Vegas, and he’s harboring deadly secrets and looking for retribution. When he forces Luna’s hand, their chemistry explodes, and revenge becomes obsession.
But Luna isn’t a helpless, scared child anymore. The House of Spades is a powerful, violent, oddly close-knit family who adopted her, and they have a hands-on, DIY approach to taking care of “life's little problems.” They're still deciding if Roman is a problem when Luna's past threatens her.
Can they fight the danger and their past demons together? Or will the monsters win for good this time?
-Dark Comedy-Forced Proximity-Billionaire-Dark Romance

Heart of the Wolf
by Terry SpearPublished by Sourcebooks Casablanca on April 1, 2008
SubGenres: Paranormal Romance
Format: Paperback
Pages: 384
Source: Purchased
Audience: 18+/Adult
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Danger, intrigue, and forbidden love in a wolf shifter world so compelling, you'll swear it's real life...
Bella, a female red werewolf, was adopted by a pack of gray wolves as a pup. Now grown up, the alpha of the pack tries to make her his mate against her will--Bella knows she has no choice but to run away.
She makes her way as a lone wolf until childhood friend, Devlyn, comes to bring her home. On their journey back, they get tangled in up in unimaginable danger and must apprehend a werewolf murderer while keeping their identity secret from humans. The chemistry between them sizzles like never before...but they both know if they mate, Devlyn will have to fight the pack's wicked alpha...and it's a fight to the death.
As a companion to Bella and Devlyn's story, this edition includes an exclusive, brand new novella that brings the story of the lupus garou family full circle.
Heart of the Wolf series: Heart of the Wolf (Book 1) To Tempt the Wolf (Book 2) Legend of the White Wolf (Book 3)Seduced by the Wolf (Book 4)
What People Are Saying about Terry Spear: The couple's chemistry crackles off the page." --Publishers Weekly for Heart of the Wolf, a PW Best Book of the Year "Funny, fun, and extremely intriguing...I haven't read a book by Terry Spear that didn't keep me glued to the pages and still wanting more." --Fresh Fiction for SEAL Wolf in Too Deep"A sizzling page-turner. Terry Spear is wickedly talented." --Night Owl Reviews Top Pick for Savage Hunger 5 Stars
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I'll Get Back to You
by Becca GrischowPublished by Penguin Books on September 17, 2024
SubGenres: LGBT Romance, Sapphic Romance, New Adult and College Romance, New Adult Romance
Format: eArc
Pages: 320
Source: Netgalley, the publisher
Audience: 18+/Adult
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A charming home run of a queer holiday romance where two former classmates’ plan to fake-date their way to freedom goes immediately awry—but, perhaps, exactly the way they need it to
Murphy was supposed to be settling into her junior year at the University of Illinois with her best friend, Kat. Instead, she’s stuck in a hellish suburban holding pattern: living with her parents, failing the same class that kept her from graduating the first time around, and making minimum wage at the same coffee shop she’s worked at since she was sixteen. It doesn't help that the dating pool for a twenty-one-year-old lesbian in the tiny town of Geneva, Illinois, is anemic at best.
When her and Kat’s long-awaited reunion is plagued by stuttering conversation and uninvited guests, Murphy’s resentment threatens to boil over. That is, until a miracle appears in the form of Ellie Meyers, a former classmate who is way cuter and not nearly as straight as Murphy remembers. Their heavy flirting holds the promise of something more… until Murphy learns that Ellie’s mom is the very professor preparing to flunk Murphy for a second semester in a row. Talk about killing the vibe.
Romance might be off the table, but Ellie could be Murphy’s key to getting into Professor Meyers’ good graces and finally getting out of Geneva. And Murphy—well-versed in defying parental expectations—might be Ellie’s chance to get her mother onboard with her own dreams. Together, they hatch a plot: fake a relationship for a holiday weekend at the Meyers’ house. If everything goes according to plan, Ellie will be living her dream halfway across the country, and Murphy will finally be able to graduate community college and start her life in earnest. So, the fact that Murphy can’t stop thinking about Ellie’s lips on hers isn't relevant. It’s just a part played well.
Right?
A story about opening your heart to possibility, I'll Get Back To You is a giddy love letter to anyone in need of a bit of bravery to step up to the plate—and to the unending process of finding yourself.