TWISTED GAMES (Boys of Briar Hall Book 3) by Elena LawsonRelease Date: February 28th Genre/Tropes: Dark Gang Romance/Enemies to Lovers/Reverse Harem/Bloodthirsty Psychos/Badass FMC/Found FamilyAVAILABLE NOW!!! FREE IN KU!!! Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3AvL8AiAmazon Universal: https://geni.us/TwistedGames3
Favors and debts. Blood and sacrifice. The good and the bad. I can’t have some and not the rest.
I can’t have it all.
This place and these men have seeped into me, and not even my blades can cut them out. But Rook, Corvus, and Grey aren’t the only ones keeping me up at night.
There’s Diesel St. Crow, an imminent gang war, and an anonymous shadow from my past. Each one clinging to my bones as irrevocably as my own shadow. Any of them could be the end of me unless I do something about it.
It’s time for me to show them I’m not a toy to be played with. I’m not just Ava Jade Mason anymore. I am Sparrow. I am Ghost. I am motherf*cking AJ. I am the queen they’ve all been waiting for.
And what do queens do?
It’s time for some new rules in Thorn Valley, and I’m going to be the one making them.
Twisted Games is book three in the Boys of Briar Hall series and should be read after Wicked Trials. It's a reverse harem romance, meaning the main character will have more than one love interest and she will not have to choose between them.
Warning: This series contains foul language, graphic depictions of gang violence, references to past trauma, and jealous/possessive themes. Please read responsibly.
Just like the other books, you hit the ground running hard with Ava Jade and the men in her life. There is a lot to unpack within these pages and honestly, leaves you wanting and screaming at the end, dying to get your hands on more. Lawson has a stunning way of weaving a story that will give you chills and swoon at the same time. There are answers given in this one like who the stalker is but the timing of it all will have you going NOOOOO! With every twist and turn, the unexpected and so much more, Lawson has created a brilliant storyline with these characters and I cannot wait to find out how it all plays out in the end!
About the Author:
Elena writes stories full of feisty heroines and unforgettable heroes. She may also have a small thing for bad boys and often gravitates towards the darker things in life. When she comes out of her writing cave, she can be found obsessively rearranging her bookshelves, drinking an unreasonable amount of wine, or cooking overly fancy meals for her family and friends.
We became a secret that neither of us could keep. A devastating secret that would destroy everything.
The Temptation of Dirty Secrets, the highly-anticipated conclusion to The Seduction of Pretty Lies Duet from bestselling author Holly Renee is available now!
Captivating. Vulnerable. Agonizing. Seductive. Frankie Clermont was supposed to be like a sister to me for as long as I’d known her.
But no one knew the depths of our lies.
I had been in love with her before… before everything changed what we could be.
Undeniably connected and effortlessly infatuated, the two of us had remained each other’s weaknesses through everything.
I couldn’t afford to allow her to be my weakness anymore. I was in love with someone else. I was engaged.
But it didn’t matter how much time had passed, the moment I saw her again, I knew I would never escape her.
I never should have touched her again. Whispering her name in the dark was a mistake.
She was still everything I wanted and nothing I should have had.
We became a secret that neither of us could keep. A devastating secret that would destroy everything.
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Excerpt from The Seduction of Pretty Lies, Book One
Prologue Olly
Two Years Earlier
God, she was so pretty. I clenched my hand at my side to avoid reaching out and touching her. She was also too young for me and she was my best friend’s little sister, but neither of those things seemed to matter when I was looking at her. I was always looking at her, but she was looking at him. Lucas grinned at her from across the table, and a soft blush bloomed across her cheeks. He was one of my best friends too, but I wanted to kill him when he looked at her like that. My stomach hardened as I watched them. I knew I didn’t have the right. She wasn’t mine, but for some reason, she felt like it. She had felt like it for far longer than I liked to admit. “What are you up to today, Frankie?” She pulled her attention away from Lucas long enough to look over at me. “Not a whole lot. I thought I might go for a swim before the party tonight. You’re going, right?” “Yeah.” I nodded. “I’ll be there.” “Good.” She smiled at me as she leaned against her hand. “What about you, Lucas? Are you going to be there?” I clenched my teeth as I waited for his response. He always treated Frankie as if she wasn’t important. He treated her like she wasn’t the most important person in the room even though she looked at him like he was the most crucial thing in her life. “Of course.” He rubbed his hands together as he talked, but he was barely looking at her. “I need to get fucked up or laid tonight.” Frankie’s shoulder slumped the smallest bit, and she looked away before either of us could see her face. A face I knew she was attempting to school to hide her hurt. “Real classy, Lucas.” I rolled my eyes because even though I had been friends with Lucas for what felt like forever, I still didn’t see what Frankie saw in him. I was beginning to wonder why I was friends with him at all. “Come on, Frankie. Let’s go hit the beach before the party.”
“Okay.” She nodded and stood from her seat. “Let me grab my suit.” As soon as she left the kitchen, Lucas leaned back in his chair and chuckled. “What the fuck is wrong with you?” I glared at him. “What’s wrong with you?” He laughed harder. “You look like a lovesick puppy over Beck’s little sister when you can get any pussy you want in the entire school. Don’t let a piece of ass make you look so pathetic.” “Don’t fucking talk about her like that.” My pulse was racing as I clenched my fists at my sides. “You have no idea…” “What are you assholes talking about?” Beck interrupted us as he walked into the kitchen and grabbed an apple off the island. “Trying to get Olly laid.” Lucas smirked, and my fingers tingled with the urge to knock it off his face. “It’s about damn time.” Beck wrapped an arm over my shoulder and laughed. “You’ve been a little tense.” “Fuck you both.” I shrugged Beck off me just as Frankie came back around the corner. She was wearing a simple black bikini, but I couldn’t look away. “Hey, you ready?” She held a towel against her stomach, and I watched as her eyes flashed over to Lucas before looking back at me. “Yeah. Let’s go.” I opened the back door and waited for her to walk through. This was Frankie’s house, but I felt like I knew it as well as my own. I practically lived here most days. Frankie walked in front of me, and I stared at the soft slope of her back as she pushed through the back gate and out onto the sand.
About Holly I’m Holly Renee, a small-town east Tennessee girl who is obsessed with all things romance. I love bringing flawed, sassy, and real characters to life in a way that makes you feel like you’ve been best friends with them for years. No two Holly Renee books are the same, but if you love real, relatable, fun female characters and swoon-worthy heroes, I’m your girl. When I’m not writing or reading, you can find me momming so hard, being disgustingly in love with my husband, or chilling in the middle of a lake with my sunglasses and a float. #lakelife I have a 2-year-old adorable little man who is as wild and sweet as they come and a baby girl on the way.
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From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Ward, comes a new standalone novel.
Reasons why I should not be drawn to Troy Serrano.
Number one: He’s obnoxious.
Number two: He and I were enemies over a decade ago in high school.
Number three: He’s my friend’s ex-boyfriend.
I could go on and on, really.
When my boss gives me an unwanted assignment and tells me it involves spending time with the grandson of one of our residents—the grandson turns out to be Troy. He’s now as successful as he is undeniably handsome.
Lucky me. Four hours a week of having to deal with his insufferable personality and unsolicited advice.
The only consolation is getting to stare at his annoyingly gorgeous face in between our many arguments.
Eventually, though, we slowly warm to each other and our outings become something I actually look forward to.
What’s happening to me?
Apparently, I misunderstood the assignment, because it certainly didn’t include thinking about Troy when I close my eyes at night, imagining what it would be like with him—just once. All the while hating myself for fantasizing about a guy who’s all wrong for me. A guy whose car I keyed back in the day. (Long story, but he deserved it.)
That’s all this is—a fantasy.
Well, until that one night at the bar.
The night Troy and I run into each other, and all of our pent-up frustration comes barreling out.
Still, I refuse to accept that it means anything.
There’s no way the guy I’m supposed to hate is also the one I can’t live without.
Penelope
Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling
author of contemporary romance.
She grew up
in Boston with five older brothers and spent most of her twenties as a
television news anchor. Penelope resides in Rhode Island with her husband, son,
and beautiful daughter with autism.
With over two
million books sold, she is a 21-time New York Times bestseller and the author
of over twenty novels. Her books have been translated into over a dozen
languages and can be found in bookstores around the world.
TROPES: single dad, workplace romance, grumpy hero, age gap, forced proximity
Synopsis:
USA Today Bestselling author Adriana Locke delivers a “fresh and fun!” romance between a grumpy single dad and his beautiful, spunky employee—the one he can’t have.
Chemistry is not love.
That’s what my boss, the grumpy single dad with brilliant green eyes, says anyway.
I have my V-card. He’s ten years older than me. I work for him.
Nate Hughes has a million reasons why a relationship between us would never work. Honestly? It’s all a farce.
He can’t deny our connection. His soft smiles, brief touches, and protective behaviors come too easily. And when I need a place to stay? He can’t stop himself from offering me a room—though I’d prefer his bed. After all, there are sparks—delicious, sizzling sparks—when we’re together.
Our forced proximity brings things to a head. Our shared experiences and traumas draw us closer. Our undeniable attraction has us toeing the line between friends and lovers—whether Nate likes it or not.
He’s right—chemistry is not love. But that doesn’t mean that I won’t fall in love with him … even if he can’t love me back.
I fell hard for Nate and Ryder when we met them in Dominic and Camilla’s story. So needless to say, I have been dying to get my hands on this story. And boy did Adriana deliver! Nate and Paige will have you swooning hard. The chemistry between these two will having you fanning yourself. I couldn’t get enough of them. I love getting to glimpse into the lives of the characters I have loved from precious books and can’t wait for more!!!
Excerpt:
“Do you want me to pay rent or help with groceries? We really didn’t go over any of that,” she says, licking her lips.
My gaze settles on her finger approaching the pudding container again. “You’re a college student with a part-time job. You don’t have any money.”
“That’s true.” She smiles smugly before lifting her eyes to mine. “I’m sure we could come up with something.”
She trails her finger around the walls of the plastic before bringing it to her lips again. With her hand poised in front of her face, she smiles at me.
Nope. Not letting that happen.
I clamp her wrist with my hand and suspend it in midair. Her eyes go wide, her breath halting in her throat as she waits for my reaction.
Her skin is warm in my palm. Her wrist is so small, so delicate, that I ease my grip so I don’t accidentally hurt her.
I’m not sure why I touched her, but it’s either because I’m sleep-deprived and it’s late or I want to teach her a lesson. Or maybe I just want to see her reaction.
I stare at her as deeply as I can. She holds her breath as she considers—hopes? fears?—what I’m going to do.
I twist her wrist and bring her hand to my face. A smirk settles on my lips as her entire body stills.
Then with the most deliberate move I’ve ever made, I bring her finger to my mouth.
My heart thunders in my chest as my self-restraint shatters into a million pieces.
I suck her finger between my lips. She gasps, her body shaking in response. I run my tongue around the pudding before biting lightly against her skin as I remove her digit from my mouth.
Every muscle in my body tightens. My blood heats to a dangerous degree. My hand trembles as I hold her hand in mine and try desperately not to tug her whole body into me.
Her chest heaves. She forces a swallow as she leans back against the counter. Her breath is loud and quick, breaking the silence of the room.
“Shit,” she says, a mixture of a plea and a promise.
I just look at her and smile. “Is that what you wanted?”
She swallows again.
I release her wrist from my palm. Then I lean in until we’re only inches apart—until I’m so close that I can smell the sweetness of her breath—and grin.
“That’s the only time my mouth will get anywhere near you.” I turn toward the doorway, ignoring the protest of every cell in my body. “I’ll see you in the morning.”
“Would you like lube with that?” This is what my life has been reduced down to… Asking old men if they would like WD-40 for their nether regions with their latest Naughty Nurses Volume 55 DVD from the adult store I work at.
Don’t get me wrong, this is my fault. I should have packed up and moved from this small town years ago, but I got comfortable, and now, I can’t seem to break the chains this place has around me.
I want something new though– something exciting.
And when Reed Taylor– the too-fine-for-Earth, billionaire silver fox– walks in to make a few purchases of his own, I know I've hit the "New and Exciting" Jackpot. KA-CHING! There's only one problem...
Men like him don’t go for women like me. I’m too thick, too average, and far too boring. But to my surprise, he doesn’t see me that way. With enough cash to get me out of this Podunk town and my name on his dotted line, I make a deal to get out from under my rusty detachable showerhead and under him. When all is said and done though, will “one night only” be enough?
One Night Only is a face paced, kinky short story that should NOT be used as a guide for kinks or a BDSM relationship. Reed and Juliet’s story is FICTIONAL and should be viewed and enjoyed as such. This story contains themes and situations not suitable for minors. For a broken-down list of kinks/triggers, visit my website at www.blmute.com/trigger-warnings
Want something deliciously naughty and sinful that will leave you literally screaming for more? Look no further than this hot and spicy novella from BL Mute. It is everything wrapped up in a bow that you need to swoon and fan yourself from start to finish. I loved the sass in Juliet but I understood her as well. Being a curvy girl, it can be a struggle with self love and more. But with Reed, he takes her to a whole new level of sizzle. My only issue with One Night Only is that I NEED MORE! So adored the banter and the passion between them that I could read about them forever! So please sir, can we have some more?
Meet BL Mute
BL is a USA Today Bestselling author who lives in north Texas with her husband and three children. She enjoys writing different sub genres of romance, and building flawed and broken characters. You can most likely find her mommy-ing, watching her husband cook (because she is a horrible chef), getting tattoos, or walking into the pole you've told her to watch out for. She loves interacting with her readers and other authors in the community. Friends and family classify her as fierce, loyal, and ditsy at times.
BOOK BLURBThey told me bad things happen in threes, and they did.But what comes next?My troubles are only beginning, and those I thought I could trust might be the ones who end up breaking me.But I won’t give up.They might think I’m just a pawn, but I’ll beat them at their own game.If I want to win, a vicious queen I’ll become.PRE-ORDER LINK🖤💀 Amazon Universal:https://mybook.to/boneyardkings2🖤💀 TBR: https://bit.ly/ViciousQueen-GR🖤💀 Blogger Signup: https://forms.gle/iQAqg8yJU1UHzKJc6
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Read Merciless Kings, Book 1 in the trilogy:🖤💀 Amazon Universal:http://mybook.to/boneyardkings1ABOUT BECCA STEELEBecca Steele is a USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of M/F and M/M romance. She currently lives in the south of England with her husband, two kids, and a whole horde of characters that reside inside her head.When she's not writing, you can find her reading or watching Netflix, usually with a glass of wine in hand. Failing that, she'll be online hunting for memes, or wasting time making her 500th Spotify playlist.BECCA STEELE LINKSFacebook | Becca’s Book Bar | Instagram | Newsletter | BookBub | Amazon | TikTokABOUT C. LYMARIClaudia lives in the Chicagoland suburbs, and when she’s not busy chasing after her adorable little spawn, she’s fighting with the characters in her head. After not being able to keep up with them, she decided enough was enough and wrote her first novel. C. Lymari writes both sweet and dark romances that will give you all the feels. Her other talents include binge-watching shows on Netflix and eating all kinds of chips.C. LYMARI LINKSFacebook | Facebook Group | Instagram| Goodreads | BookBub | Amazon | TikTok|Newsletter
Ira is a Fixer, a child raised and trained to “fix” broken fairy tales by an organization the Fixers refer to as DeadEnd. Because, once you enter a fairy tale, there’s no getting out.
Ira has been assigned Neverland. You know Neverland, where Peter Pan lived because he didn’t want to grow up. Neverland, with fairies and pirates. Neverland, which has consumed thirty-one Fixers before Ira and has been dubbed “toxic” by the Operators of DeadEnd. But, Neverland needs to be fixed. It’s been toxic so long that every Neverland story in the real world is being transformed into something entirely not child-friendly.
Ira comes from a long line of Fixers. Every female in her family for four generations had been Fixers. She’d been at DeadEnd since she was seven. And when she was assigned her world, Ira was ecstatic. She studied every rendition of Neverland, loving the new adult twists. She was psyched to see what was in store for her.
But when she enters Neverland by falling endlessly through the stars, she is not at all prepared for how dark and broken it is. There are some children but the violence far outweighs the lighthearted, fun, make-believe she’d imagined. And Peter Pan… Well, he was not at all a child anymore.
She was equally disturbed to find that pirates, fairies, and mermaids were the least of her worries. And disheartened to discover that she has no idea what the true problem is. Where the toxin comes from. What had broken their fairy tale. Never mind how to fix it.
However, Ira was not at all disappointed to be surrounded by wonderful men. All of which were big, gorgeous, and interested - except the elusive Pan. But who should she choose? Can she trust them? Will they help her fix their world or are they only interested in climbing into her bed? And why was there a weird lack of women in Neverland?
Everything seems endlessly messed up, and getting less clear as she moves along. It isn’t for quite some time that she realizes the fairy tale she’d been sent in to fix is actually infected by another…
As we fall right back into this world where Ira is trying to fix what is broken in Neverland. It picks up right after Neverwith. It is twisty and intense as we delve deeper in this world meeting new characters with Shade and Eilidh, new intrigue and so much more. There is an epic steam factor when it comes to Ira and the men in her life! There are little tidbits that had me questioning a lot and who has shown up in Neverland that shouldn’t be there. I think this may call for a read of past books in this author's backlist and I am 100% okay with that! With that being said, this was such a great story to read because of how different it was. Completely refreshes the mind and leaves you begging for more. I am so looking forward to what is to come!
Review of Neverwith:
So when one of my book besties shoves a book in my face and says READ IT! I kinda have to. I am glad she directed me to this one because the story is so unique and mind blowing. I love a good fairytale rehash but what we get with Neverwith is something that is mind blowing. The whole concept of fixing fairytales while getting the naughty side of it all had me wrapped in this world that Reitan has created. I lived for the blend of characters that Ira gets involved with. From the elusive Peter Pan to Akule, Never Say and Lirit. If you want something unique, grab this one!
Meet Crea Reitan
Crea lives in upstate New York with her dog and husband. She has been writing since grade school, when her second grade teacher had her class keep writing journals. She has a habit of creating secondary, and often time tertiary, characters that take over her stories. All of her RH relationships end up being heavily polyamorous - meaning it’s not just all the men for one woman. There’s also some M/M action going on. When she can’t fall asleep at night, she thinks up new scenes for her characters to act out. This, of course, is how most of her meant-to-be-thrown-away characters tend to end up front and center - and utterly swoon-worthy! Don’t ask her how many book boyfriends she has…
When not writing, Crea is an avid reader. Her TBR pile is several hundred books high (don’t even look at her kindle wish list or the unread books on her tablet). Sometimes, she enjoys crafting; sometimes, exploring nature; sometimes, traveling. Mostly, she enjoys putting her characters on paper and breathing life into them. Oh, and sleeping. Crea loves to sleep!
The Temptation of Dirty Secrets, an all-new second chance romance and conclusion in The Seduction of Pretty Lies Duet from bestselling author Holly Renee is now live!
Captivating. Vulnerable. Agonizing. Seductive. Frankie Clermont was supposed to be like a sister to me for as long as I’d known her.
But no one knew the depths of our lies.
I had been in love with her before… before everything changed what we could be.
Undeniably connected and effortlessly infatuated, the two of us had remained each other’s weaknesses through everything.
I couldn’t afford to allow her to be my weakness anymore. I was in love with someone else. I was engaged.
But it didn’t matter how much time had passed, the moment I saw her again, I knew I would never escape her.
I never should have touched her again. Whispering her name in the dark was a mistake.
She was still everything I wanted and nothing I should have had.
We became a secret that neither of us could keep. A devastating secret that would destroy everything.
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About Holly I’m Holly Renee, a small-town east Tennessee girl who is obsessed with all things romance. I love bringing flawed, sassy, and real characters to life in a way that makes you feel like you’ve been best friends with them for years. No two Holly Renee books are the same, but if you love real, relatable, fun female characters and swoon-worthy heroes, I’m your girl. When I’m not writing or reading, you can find me momming so hard, being disgustingly in love with my husband, or chilling in the middle of a lake with my sunglasses and a float. #lakelife I have a 2-year-old adorable little man who is as wild and sweet as they come and a baby girl on the way.
Connect with Holly Facebook: https://bit.ly/3Cfk6xt Amazon: https://amzn.to/2VxNPkE Instagram: https://bit.ly/2Vn6kIh Join Holly’s Facebook reader group Hollywood: https://bit.ly/37kgiNb To stay up to date with Holly join her mailing list: https://bit.ly/3jm5a83 Website: https://www.authorhollyrenee.com
Tangling up with my new physical therapist, Mila Lewis, is a mistake. One I can’t seem to stop making.
When I sign with the Tennessee Thunderbolts, I have two goals: prove my injury hasn’t benched my career and get back to New York.
But then, I meet Mila, the enigmatic therapist tasked with rehabbing my shoulder.
With her long ponytail, professional demeanor, and girl-next-door look, Mila is nothing like my usual type. She’s better—a good girl with sad eyes and a tragic past our small-town loves to dissect.
With the entire town up in her business, our budding connection is far from simple. I’m not staying, and Mila will never leave.
Deep down, I know I should walk away and let her find the happily-ever-after she deserves.
But I can’t. Not without showing her that it could be me.
Gina Azzi writes emotional and captivating contemporary romance novels with heart-warming happily-ever-afters. She is the author of Boston Hawks Hockey, Second Chance Chicago Series, The Kane Brothers Series, Finding Love in Scotland Series, The College Pact Series, and Corner of Ocean and Bay.
A Jersey girl at heart, Gina has spent her twenties traveling the world, living and working abroad, before settling down in Ontario, Canada with her husband and three children. She's a voracious reader, daydreamer, and coffee enthusiast who loves meeting new people. Say hey to her on social media or through www.ginaazzi.com.
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