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You''re my favourite plot twist...

''Hands down one of my favourite reads of this year. Leigh and Parker did not come to play!'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''I loved this book - it had everything it made me laugh, had angst, emotion by the bucket full and all the spice'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''Hooked from the first page, so well written with the dry, snarky, witty and sarcastic humour laced throughout'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''I laughed, I cried, I swooned and I empathised so much with this story. It was everything and more'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐The hotly anticipated second standalone romance in the Dark Prince Road series. If you loved My Dark Romeo, you need My Dark Desire. The task was simple: Sneak into Zachary Sun''s closely guarded manor. Retrieve my pendant. Slip out.Problem #1? America''s most unattainable bachelor caught me.Problem #2? He decided to keep me. As the help.Zach Sun''s winter may be the coldest I''ve ever felt, but he makes my skin burn. Reserved, calculated, and savagely cruel, he thrives on the weaknesses of others.Little does he know, he just met his match.He may be American royalty. But this peasant will rise to become Queen.

This Sleeping Beauty woke up...In a nightmare

"You''re going to be the death of me.""Here''s hoping."This old flame just might set them on fire . . . 🔥 🔥 🔥Conceited, unattainable, and downright delicious, renowned Michelin-starred chef Ambrose Casablancas has one passion in life―food.Women are a distraction, and he doesn''t do those. Especially not Cal Litvin, his little sister''s best friend. Although the two of them have a secret shared past, now her entire existence is a complication for him: she''s awkward, eccentric, infuriating . . . and she''s also hotter than his kitchen.But Cal is back in their hometown after her father''s death to nurse her mother''s broken heart. And, finding herself jobless, hopeless and penniless, she is forced to show up on the doorstep of Ambrose''s new restaurant to find work.For Cal, falling for the bad boy the second time around would be a huge mistake, But Ambrose''s resolve, like this patience, is ebbing each day Cal works at his restaurant . . .Because Cal is no longer a doe-eyed girl. Now, she''s a woman that Ambrose will do anything to conquer.For fans of Ana Huang and Lauren Asher, Truly Madly Deeply is an intense, addictive and very sexy second-chance, enemies-to-lovers, best friend''s brother romance that you won''t be able to put down . . .This is the start of the new Forbidden Love series, but can also be read as a standalone.TROPES: 🔥 Best friend''s brother 🔥 Grumpy x sunshine 🔥 Boss & employee 🔥 Enemies to lovers 🔥 Second chance romance 🔥 Billionaire romance 🔥 Forced proximity 🔥 A lot of angst🌶️ 🌶️ 🌶️READERS ARE OBSESSED WITH TRULY MADLY DEEPLY:''Let''s just say you seriously WILL NOT be disappointed'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''This? THIS IS THE BEST'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''I loved reading Cal and Row''s story. I ship them. I worship them'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''Beautiful, anxious, funny, heart wrenching, and any other emotion you can experience''⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''Devoured this in less than 24 hours'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''Are you ready for delicious adventure that is spiced with love, angst and amazing friendship? . . . Chefs kiss masterpiece that won my heart from the start!'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''It was sweet. It was steamy. It was romantic. It was CHEF''S KISS'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

"Snow White waited for the prince. You''ll be the one saving yourself in this story."Last Jesse heard, Roman "Bane" Protsenko, naked surfer and habitual pothead, was extorting the rich and screwing their wives for a living. Which is why she''s more than a little surprised to find him at her door, looking for her friendship, her services, and most puzzling of all―looking humbled.Her scarred heart calls to his, but Jesse is on a boycott. Literally. After all she''s been through, she''s cut boys from her life permanently. The problem is, Bane is not a boy. He''s all man, and she''s falling, crashing, drowning in his sweet, perfect lies.Because to Bane, Jesse Carter―hot as hell, cold as ice―is just a means to an end. He made a deal with her oil tycoon stepfather, and she''s collateral, a plaything for him to kill some time with on his path to power. She might be one tough nut to crack, but Bane has the teeth for it.At least, until he finds that inside her damaged shell, Jesse has claws, too. And when she digs them in deep under his skin, Bane is no longer sure who he really is...or if he ever wants to let her go.Bane is a standalone book in its own right, and also Book 4 of the Sinners of Saint series. Make sure you immerse yourself fully and read them all...

"...I live for you. I breathe for you. I will die for you. It. Has. Always. Been. You."No one has ever made Rosie LeBlanc feel more alive than the man who serves as a constant reminder that her clock is ticking. Dean Cole is her forbidden, shiny apple. A stubborn fallacy against her blunt, raw truth. Because Rosie has an illness. Cystic fibrosis. Sometimes she conquers it, but sometimes it conquers her. She knows she''s more than her diagnosis, but she also knows she will not live a long, happy life with it. And the last thing she wants to do is start a relationship she knows is doomed to end in tragedy.Least of all with her sister''s ex-boyfriend.But the truth is, Rosie saw Dean first. She craved him first. She loved him first. And now, eleven years later, he''s come waltzing back into her life, demanding a second chance. He sees her walls, and he''s determined to smash them down, even with his own demons at play.He wants to be Rosie''s white knight, whatever it takes...but he might just be too late.Ruckus is a standalone book in its own right, and also Book 2 of the Sinners of Saint series. Make sure you immerse yourself fully and read them all...

"I always enjoyed the broken in the fairy tales better. The apple always looked shinier because I knew it could destroy me."Hard, cold, and calculated, Trent Rexroth rarely speaks, and when he does, it''s with disdain. When he does, Edie Van Der Zee''s stomach flips and her world tilts on its axis. But when he does, his words aren''t meant for her.He''s a single dad and Edie''s father''s business partner. But even without any of that, Trent is emotionally unavailable―and yet, when Edie comes to intern at his office, she finds herself feeling everything she shouldn''t for him.But the two of them are doomed from the start. The writing isn''t just on the wall―Edie''s father wants dirt on Trent to cut him out of their business, and is blackmailing Edie into getting it for him. She''s lying, stealing, plotting Trent''s downfall, all the while fighting the forbidden heat between them.She can''t stay away. And as it turns out, neither can Trent.A scandal is the last thing the Van Der Zee family needs. But a scandal is exactly what Edie''s going to give them.Scandalous s a standalone book in its own right, and also Book 3 of the Sinners of Saint series. Make sure you immerse yourself fully and read them all...

From USA Today bestselling author L.J. Shen comes a passion- and angst-charged story about a woman caught between a secure relationship and a once-in-a-lifetime spark with her muse.

They say first loves are oftentimes the end of one’s innocence.

Those words couldn’t ring truer for Everlynne Lawson, whose first brush with romance came with a heartbreak…and the thing that seems to follow her everywhere she goes. Death.

After a great tragedy, Everlynne loses all she cares about—her dreams, her family, and her soulmate, Joe.

Guilt-ridden, Everlynne decides to isolate herself in Salem, Massachusetts. A shell of the woman she once was, she takes her days one at a time, careful not to allow herself the joy she believes others in her life were robbed of. But when the mysterious, handsome Dominic storms into her life, it becomes more difficult to stay in solitude. Dominic is different: adventurous, joyous, with lust for life and a passion to make her his.

Everlynne is on the cusp of reinventing herself once again when the old wounds of her past are resurrected, rawer than ever. There is nothing worse than being in love with two men.

Especially when one of them hates you.

From USA Today bestselling author L.J. Shen comes a breathtaking installment in the Cruel Castaways series about finding love in the wake of tragedy and betrayal.

Arsène Corbin does not intend to marry for love. His fiancée has always been a means to an end, a woman he wants to conquer. But when she dies suddenly in an accident, Arsène’s grand plan unravels.

Still reeling from his fiancée’s death, he meets Winnifred Ashcroft, a struggling actress who lands a coveted role in a play at his theater…and knows things about his late fiancée no one else does. The only problem? They can’t stand each other.

Backstage at Arsène’s theater, Winnie begins to let down her guard around the tempestuous billionaire. She appreciates his wit and quirky affection for astronomy. And Arsène, jaded as he is, respects Winnie’s headstrong personality.

Tragedy and betrayal bring them together, but will their painful pasts hold them back—or fuel their desire?

From USA Today bestselling author L.J. Shen comes a witty romance about a woman desperate to marry into money…and her fake marriage to a (real) billionaire reluctant to commit even to a zip code.

Riggs Bates may be a billionaire, but he knows money can’t buy happiness. He keeps his financial status a secret and takes his women the same way he takes his meals—a different one three times a day. That’s until he’s caught sleeping with a married newswoman by none other than her ambitious assistant.

Daphne “Duffy” Markham wants two things in life: marry well and stay in the States. So when her almost-fiancé takes off to “find himself” and her work visa approaches expiration, Duffy resorts to the only thing she has left—blackmail. Luckily, Riggs needs an excuse to stay in New York as badly as she does, so their first meeting quickly leads to a begrudging engagement.

Armed with strict house rules and their mutual distaste for one another, Riggs and Duffy soon find there’s no denying the spark between them…or the fact that this fake marriage is starting to feel a little too real.