Release Date: June 30
He stalked me.
He broke my peace, and I embraced the noise.
He tore apart all I believed about myself, and I reveled in the chaos.
His promise remains with me, even now.
Wherever you are, I am.
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Well this was something… I had this idea of what this story was going to be about and I got a reality check early on. The Dark Of You is a mystery that will be shrouded in heartbreak, loss and disbelief. Though filled with some dark elements, this will be one of these stories that days after you finish reading it, you still won't know how to make sense of it.
Darcy has been through the ringer through out her childhood. From one tragedy to unfortunate events after the next, this girl has been fighting most of her life and it has only made her stronger. From pain comes beauty and in Darcy's case, a best selling mystery writer. But when a real life mystery man starts appearing in her life, things become more interesting for this single writer.
I really enjoyed the writing for this story and seeing that this was my first read from this author, I liked how it flowed. I also loved the female heroine and seeing her not only in the present, but the past as well. We witnessed the innocence, saw the bravery, and felt the sorrow for all that was lost and could've been.
As much as I did like most of the story, I also had a few issues with it and the main one was that I saw the plot twist from a mile away. I was hoping that I was wrong but as I got further into the story, I knew that wasn't going to be the case. Certain things felt like unfinished business to me and I wanted to see them play out more instead of that leading up to an ending which was not shocking to me.
If you're new to this author, I think that this one is worth a try and you'll get to dip your toes into a little dark mystery romance.
Meet S.M. Shade
S.M. Shade is a homeschooling mom hopelessly addicted to Dr. Pepper, love stories, sunshine, and men with full sexy lips, though not necessarily in that order.
A voracious reader since she sounded out her first word, she started writing as a teenager and rediscovered her love of writing as an adult.
Originally from Indianapolis, S.M. now lives in a small Kentucky town with her teenage son.
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Release Date: June 28th
Genre/Trope: Mafia Romance
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Blurb:
He was my boss.
Rich, ambitious, dominating.
I was a waitress, struggling to pay the fees for ballet school.
Poor, talented, desperate.
He needed to marry to appease his dying father, to inherit the family empire.
It wasn’t supposed to be real, or forever.
Until he changed the rules.
What Mafia king Luca Leto wants, he gets, and he’s crowned his queen.
Me.
I’m under his rule now.
And his reign is cruel and toxic.
They call him the dark king and to gain my freedom I’m going to have to become a dark queen.
𝗛𝘂$𝗵 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗕𝗟 𝗠𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟮𝟵𝘁𝗵! 𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗯𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻, 𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗯𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲!
BLURB
𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹, 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝘀𝗻’𝘁...
Seducing a man for the sole purpose of blackmailing him never crossed my mind. Until it was my only option. I thought it would save my family, and all my father worked for. Instead, I found myself running from Bexley Falls to escape what I did.
Broke and alone, I had no choice but to return to my life as a heiress and face my mistake.
Only Malcolm McLane isn’t the forgiving type.
He’s been gathering information on me and launches into a game of cat and mouse that could destroy us both. At first, I thought I could handle him. Now, I find my control slipping in a battle that could swallow me whole. My only way out is with the help of his son, Carter.
I shouldn’t be attracted to Carter.
He’s forbidden.
Dangerous.
Yet as he helps me plot my escape, I feel an undeniable magnetism drawing me to him.
𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗮 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜'𝗺 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘂𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲.
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Title: Fire & Silk
Author: Melissa Toppen
Genre: Cartel Romance
Release Date: June 25, 2021
BLURB
Fabrication.
The one word that describes my entire life.
They didn’t want me to know my true identity.
Now, I know why…
Abducted.
Held against my will.
I’ve become a bargaining chip in a blood feud that spans decades.
Mateo Rivera is the one calling the shots.
His father’s death put him in charge.
Now he holds all the power.
I should have known that he would ruin me the moment I laid eyes on him.
And he did.
He introduced me to a whole new world.
One filled with danger and desire.
I wasn’t just his prisoner.
I was his prize.
But as the saying goes, if you lie with the devil, you’ll wake in hell.
And now all that’s left is for me to burn.
Melissa Toppen has made me a fan!! Going into the nitty gritty cartel world and seeing how a regular woman with no knowledge of this lifestyle, became a fighter in her own right and not only did she thrive, she fucking conquered and showed you who was really the boss in this story.
Mila has always been a good girl and likes a quiet life. A dedicated home body, going out of her comfort zone is not something that she revels in but for her best friend, she makes an exception for one night. Unfortunately that one night proved to have dire consequences and opened up a whole new dangerous world for this twenty one year old.
It's been a while since I've read a cartel book and even though this one was not as dark as to what I'm used to, I still enjoyed it. I loved the connection between Mateo and Mila and I felt their chemistry from the moment they were in a room together.
If you haven't read anything from this author, I highly recommend that you start with this one. Fire and Silk will give you a bit of the dark that you're secretly craving, forbidden passion, and we get to witness not only the rise of an Empire, but the rise of a Queen.
AUTHOR BIO
Melissa Toppen is a USA Today Bestselling Author who specializes in New Adult and Contemporary Romance. She is a lover of books and enjoys nothing more than losing herself in a good novel. She has a soft spot for Romance and focuses her writing in that direction; writing what she loves to read.
Melissa resides in Cincinnati Ohio with her husband and two children, where she writes full time.
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USA Today bestselling author Prescott Lane has
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Releasing July 29, 2021
It wasn't love at first sight. That would be too easy.
I can tell you all the reasons Paige and I shouldn't be together.
But love overlooks a lot.
My heart doesn't care that I'm ten years older.
There's no age gap in how she makes me feel.
My heart doesn't care that she's a single mother.
It just makes more room.
My heart doesn't care that she's got secrets of her own.
It's used to keeping mine.
The moment I laid eyes on Paige, I lost control.
Control of my desires. Control of my secrets. Control of my heart.
Right or wrong, we're going to have to fight for our happily ever after.
And I don't plan on losing.
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Meet Prescott Lane
Prescott Lane is the USA TODAY best-selling author of ALL MY LIFE. She's written several other romance books with strong heroines and swoon-worthy heroes. She is originally from Little Rock, Arkansas, and holds a degree in sociology and an MSW from Tulane University. She married her college sweetheart, and they currently live in New Orleans with their two children and two crazy dogs. Prescott started writing at the age of five, and sold her first story about a talking turtle to her father for a quarter. She later turned to writing romance novels because there aren't enough happily ever afters in real life.
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Release Date: June 22
From Wall Street Journal & USA Today Bestselling Author M. Robinson & #1 NYT Bestselling Author Rachel Van Dyken comes a full length, standalone dark romance novel.
“Play for me, Juliet…”Those four words whispered in my ear again and again until I craved what I used to fear.Such a simple demand from my captor—the man who stole me and refused to tell me why he wouldn’t let me go.I was his.He made me need him, just as much as he needed me.I broke all the rules of the golden prison he put me in.During the day he ruled his dark, seedy world.His subjects and me.During the night—he bowed before my feet.Have you ever wondered what happened to the villains in all the fairy tales you read?You’ll soon find out.It all started when he kidnapped me and made me his pet.And it all ended with me…Calling him master.*This story is not for the faint of heart and may be uncomfortable for some readers. But, then again, stepping outside of your comfort zone may be exactly the thing you need…Care to play with us, readers?
THE VENGEANCE YOU CRAVE
(Maddison Kings University #4)
by Tracy Lorraine
Release Date: June 24th
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Excerpt:
My heart is a run-away train in my chest as I stare into her silver eyes, watching her internal battle. She wants to tell me her reasons for being here because she wants to get away, I don't need to be able to feel the tremor wracking her body to know that she's scared of me right now, I can practically taste her fear and it feeds some part of me that I wasn't aware needed sating quite so badly.
I knew standing before her, looking into her eyes was going to calm the war raging inside me. But I had no idea her fear was going to be this... addictive.
"Tell me," I demand again as footsteps in the gravel of the parking lot sound out. I've no idea if it's some of tonight's late-night customers or staff, I don't rip my eyes from Peyton's to find out.
I don't need to say anything to warn her against calling out or asking for help. She seems to know that it would be a really bad fucking thing to do.
She swallows once more, her delicate skin rippling against my hand, making me want to tighten my hold to terrify her even more. But I resist, for now.
I knew standing before her, looking into her eyes was going to calm the war raging inside me. But I had no idea her fear was going to be this... addictive.
"Tell me," I demand again as footsteps in the gravel of the parking lot sound out. I've no idea if it's some of tonight's late-night customers or staff, I don't rip my eyes from Peyton's to find out.
I don't need to say anything to warn her against calling out or asking for help. She seems to know that it would be a really bad fucking thing to do.
She swallows once more, her delicate skin rippling against my hand, making me want to tighten my hold to terrify her even more. But I resist, for now.
GOTHIKANA by RuNyx is LIVE!!!
Release Date: June 15
An unusual girl. An enigmatic man. An ancient castle. What could go wrong?
An outcast her entire life, Corvina Clemm is left adrift after losing her mother. When she receives the admission letter from the mysterious University of Verenmore, she accepts it as a sign from the universe. The last thing she expects though is an olden, secluded castle on top of a mountain riddled with secrets, deceit, and death.
An enigma his entire life, Vad Deverell likes being a closed book but knowing exactly everything that happens in the university. A part-time professor working on his thesis, Vad has been around long enough to know the dangers the castle possesses. And he knows the moment his paths cross with Corvina, she's dangerous to everything that he is.
They shouldn't have caught each other's eye. They cannot be. But a chill-inducing century-old mystery forces them to collide. People have disappeared every five years for over a hundred years, and Corvina is getting clues to unraveling it all, and Vad needs to keep an eye on her.
And so begins a tale of the mystique, the morbid, the macabre, and a deep love that blossoms in the unlikeliest of places.
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𝗥𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝗥𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗞𝗨 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼!! 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝗗𝘂𝗲𝘁! 𝗦𝗲𝗯𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗮𝗼𝗺𝗶'𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗼 𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱!
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BLURB
A bet turned into a disaster.
Sebastian Weaver is the star quarterback and the college’s heartthrob.
Rich. Handsome. Bastard.
Everyone’s attention flocked toward him and all the girls dreamed to be with him.
Not me.
At least, not until he made a move on me.
See, I thought I was stronger than Sebastian’s charms.
I thought I could survive being his target.
I thought wrong.
Little did I know that he will make my most twisted fantasies come true.
Fantasies I didn’t know existed...
What started out as a bet became so much more between two characters who on the outside are the complete opposites of each other but on the inside, they're one and the very same. But what happens when you skirt the line of danger and destroy feelings you never thought was possible with someone who brings out another side to you?
Naomi is not your regular bubbly college student popular cheerleader. If it was up to her, she would be the one on the sidelines wearing a black hoodie and imagining the queen bee breaking a leg just for entertainment. But due to other things in her life, this is her reality and she is determined to stick it out for the time being despite a lot of outside forces that are trying to take her out. Coming face to face with the football star of the school and him having an interest in her is something that Naomi never saw coming and if she thinks that this is the weird part, she is in for one rude awakening when it comes to Sebastian.
I’m going to be real right now and say that I struggled with this read and my rating for it. I’ve been going back and forth for the past few days on what I should rate it and it was not easy to do this. It took me a long time to finish this book and I came so close to giving up at certain times. Sebastian felt like he was trying to be this big dangerous dominant man in a teenager's body. I couldn't picture it and I wanted the story to be darker. I was waiting for the grit, the tingling sensation of danger looming and I didnt get either of those things.This was sadly a light read when it comes to the type of dark stories that I’m used to reading and it just fell flat for me.
I have to admit that I haven't read much of this author’s work and even though I was not too crazy about this one, I’m still very much curious to see what she’s going to do next in her other books.
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What started out as a bet became so much more between two characters who on the outside are the complete opposites of each other but on the inside, they're one and the very same. But what happens when you skirt the line of danger and destroy feelings you never thought was possible with someone who brings out another side to you?
Naomi is not your regular bubbly college student popular cheerleader. If it was up to her, she would be the one on the sidelines wearing a black hoodie and imagining the queen bee breaking a leg just for entertainment. But due to other things in her life, this is her reality and she is determined to stick it out for the time being despite a lot of outside forces that are trying to take her out. Coming face to face with the football star of the school and him having an interest in her is something that Naomi never saw coming and if she thinks that this is the weird part, she is in for one rude awakening when it comes to Sebastian.
I’m going to be real right now and say that I struggled with this read and my rating for it. I’ve been going back and forth for the past few days on what I should rate it and it was not easy to do this. It took me a long time to finish this book and I came so close to giving up at certain times. Sebastian felt like he was trying to be this big dangerous dominant man in a teenager's body. I couldn't picture it and I wanted the story to be darker. I was waiting for the grit, the tingling sensation of danger looming and I didnt get either of those things.This was sadly a light read when it comes to the type of dark stories that I’m used to reading and it just fell flat for me.
I have to admit that I haven't read much of this author’s work and even though I was not too crazy about this one, I’m still very much curious to see what she’s going to do next in her other books.
Rina Kent is an international bestselling author of everything enemies to lovers romance.
Darkness is her playground, suspense is her best friend, and twists are her brain’s food. However, she likes to think she’s a romantic at heart in some way, so don’t kill her hopes just yet.
Her heroes are anti-heroes and villains because she was always the weirdo who fell in love with the guys no one roots for. Her books are sprinkled with a touch of mystery, a healthy dose of angst, a pinch of violence, and lots of intense passion.
Rina spends her private days in a peaceful town in North Africa daydreaming about the next plot idea or laughing like an evil mastermind when those ideas come together.
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WHEN HEROES FALL (Anti-Heroes in Love #1) by Giana Darling
Release Date: May 28th
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When Heroes Fall takes a look at the dangerous underworld of a Mafia Leader that is ruthless in his own right and the tough woman who is brought on to save him in more ways than one.
Elena Lombardi has always been a fighter from an early age. Having gone through a rough childhood with her mom and younger siblings, she knows that at the end of the day all you have is family and protecting them at all cost is your only priority. Now a cut throat lawyer and making a name for herself while working her way up the ranks, Elena is about to be tasked with her biggest case yet and she’s about to learn something real quick when it comes to her new client. There is no escaping Dante Salvatore.
Capo, devil, killer, you name it and this is all the reflection of Dante Salvatore. Facing a string of charges including murder, Dante wants nothing but the best on his legal team and that includes the cold natured but feisty red head Elena and he’s not going to stop until he has in more ways than one. But for the most feared and powerful man in New York City, enemies are always lurking and these two are about to find out just how many targets they have on their backs.
I enjoyed a good portion of this story and I really liked that we had a strong heroine that didn't take sh*t from anyone. This was a woman who went through the ringer and got dealt a dose of betrayal that would scar anyone and she picked up those painful pieces and moved in the best way she knew how. My issue with this story was that I felt like I was missing a lot of things because the characters that were in this book, had their own books as well and things were discussed that left me feeling like I was reading a third book in a trilogy that I never started.
Aside from that and the fact that it was a bit over detailed, I’m very curious to see what’s going to be in store for Elena and Dante moving forward. Will these two get their happily ever after in a world of blood and chaos?
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Blurb:
I am the villain of my own story...
Jilted by my fiance.
A disappointment to my family.
Haunted by my childhood traumas.
I felt so much all my life that I resolved to feeling nothing at all.
Until I met my match.
As the most infamous mafioso of the 21st century, Dante Salvatore was madly passionate, unequivocally bad, and entirely too dangerous to know. He was everything I abhorred, yet I found myself representing him in the biggest criminal trial of the decade.
I was so focused on winning and achieving the success I deserved that I didn't notice the gorgeous black-eyed man's effect on me until it was too late. My icy heart had been held too close to his flame and now I wouldn't let Dante go down without fighting with everything I had in me.
Even if the cost of a new life with him meant the loss of my old life and everything I thought I held dear.
When Heroes Fall takes a look at the dangerous underworld of a Mafia Leader that is ruthless in his own right and the tough woman who is brought on to save him in more ways than one.
Elena Lombardi has always been a fighter from an early age. Having gone through a rough childhood with her mom and younger siblings, she knows that at the end of the day all you have is family and protecting them at all cost is your only priority. Now a cut throat lawyer and making a name for herself while working her way up the ranks, Elena is about to be tasked with her biggest case yet and she’s about to learn something real quick when it comes to her new client. There is no escaping Dante Salvatore.
Capo, devil, killer, you name it and this is all the reflection of Dante Salvatore. Facing a string of charges including murder, Dante wants nothing but the best on his legal team and that includes the cold natured but feisty red head Elena and he’s not going to stop until he has in more ways than one. But for the most feared and powerful man in New York City, enemies are always lurking and these two are about to find out just how many targets they have on their backs.
I enjoyed a good portion of this story and I really liked that we had a strong heroine that didn't take sh*t from anyone. This was a woman who went through the ringer and got dealt a dose of betrayal that would scar anyone and she picked up those painful pieces and moved in the best way she knew how. My issue with this story was that I felt like I was missing a lot of things because the characters that were in this book, had their own books as well and things were discussed that left me feeling like I was reading a third book in a trilogy that I never started.
Aside from that and the fact that it was a bit over detailed, I’m very curious to see what’s going to be in store for Elena and Dante moving forward. Will these two get their happily ever after in a world of blood and chaos?
About the Author:
Giana Darling is a USA Today Bestselling Selling Canadian romance writer who specializes in the taboo and angsty side of love and romance. She currently lives in beautiful British Columbia where she spends time riding on the back of her man's bike, baking pies, and reading snuggled up with her cat Persephone. She loves to hear from readers so please contact her at gianadarling[at]gmail.com if you have any questions or comments.
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