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The first book in the new dark and decadent Society of Villains series, this is a dark age-gap mafia romance . . .He's deathless. She's trying to find a reason to live.LILAMy innocence was ripped from me one fatal night under the starless sky, resulting in an unwanted teenage pregnancy and a secret the Camorra must bury. So my father decided to hand me off to the highest bidder.The lucky winner? Tiernan Callaghan, psychopath extraordinaire.The Irish mafia prince wants me for all the wrong reasons: Alliance. Money. Prestige. War.I am but a pawn in his twisted game. The man who sits on a throne of his enemies' skulls thinks I'm a weakling. Little does he know, in this chess game, the underdog wins.Because the thing about bad bishops?They protect good pawns.WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THE NEW SERIES?Mafia WarsTaboo tropesPlot twists to make your jaw dropOne MM book (I told ya' it was coming)Cameos from your favourite characters (someone said Wolfe and Francesca? Vicious and Millie? And what about the Forbidden Love gang?) . . .READERS ARE ALREADY OBSESSED WITH L.J. SHEN:'The way this book had me in a chokehold''I'm honestly speechless''New favourite author! I could NOT put this book down''This book was everything . . . GRAB THIS BOOK NOW''All emotions covered''Five stars all day long'

You're my favourite plot twist...It was supposed to be a harmless kiss at a lavish debutante ball.A clandestine moment with a handsome stranger.But unlike his namesake, my Romeo isn't driven by love.He's fueled by revenge.To him, I'm a chess piece. Leverage.His rival's betrothed.To me, he is a man deserving of poison.A dark prince I refuse to marry.He thinks I'll accept my fate.Well, I plan to rewrite it.And in my story, Juliet doesn't die.But Romeo? He perishes.Perfect for fans of Lauren Asher and Ana Huang, My Dark Romeo is darkly funny, completely outrageous and thoroughly addictive. Now over 100 million views on TikTok for #mydarkromeo!

"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' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

"He was toxic, poison, and he was going to kill everything beautiful in my life if I let him. He was the storm to my cherry blossoms."The man who comes to Emilia LeBlanc in her dreams also haunts her in her nightmares. Baron "Vicious" Spencer is a brilliant lawyer. A skilled criminal. A beautiful liar. A bully and a savior, a monster and a liar. And since her mom was the live-in caretaker for his family's estate in high school, there was no escaping his wrath―until she had no other choice.To Vicious, Emilia is completely off-limits. A starving artist. His best friend's ex-girlfriend. Pretty and evasive as a cherry blossom. When they were younger, she barged into his life unannounced and turned everything upside down. She discovered his darkest secret, and he made her pay the price. Drove her out of town. Hated and wanted her in equal measure.It should deter him from chasing her to New York a decade later, but it doesn't. So she still hates him―big deal. She'll have to get used to him.Because this time, he isn't going anywhere unless he's taking her with him...Vicious is a standalone book in its own right, and also Book 1 of the Sinners of Saint series. Make sure you immerse yourself fully and read them all...PRAISE FOR L.J. SHEN'S SINNERS OF SAINT SERIES...'Blended both sweetness and sexiness together' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'This book gripped me from page one and held me through the last page!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'L.J. shines in writing characters with layers and ones you can't help but love, even though you know you are supposed to hate them' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Will always be a top book boyfriend for me' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'I devoured this book!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Rarely have I as a reader been so enthralled and repulsed by the same character in a book' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A gripping tale of forbidden love, betrayal, and redemption' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'It's going to be one hell of a ride, so buckle up, babes!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

She broke his heart. Now it's time he destroys her.TierneyThere's a bullet with my name on it. And Achilles Ferrante is the man who'll pull the trigger. I'd always known one of us would kill the other. I'd just hoped to do the honor.Twice I betrayed him. First, I broke his heart. Then, I sold him out to the Feds. Even if I hadn't, I doubt he could spell mercy, much less spare me any.The Camorra prince promised he'd make a spectacle of my death when he caught me. Let him try. He could chase me until the end of Earth.I will always run faster.AchillesTo love is to destroy, and I'd loved Tierney Callaghan far too long, and far too much. She's a fatal weakness, but unlike the Greek mythology warrior - I will remain undefeated.My little flame can run fast, but my bullet is faster.Once upon a time, she was the only person who saw my humanity. She's about to meet the monster everyone else knows. From New York Times bestselling author L.J. Shen comes a dark romance about an assassin Mafia heir and the villainess who refuses to become his next victim. Perfect for fans of Ana Huang, Rina Kent and Navessa Allen.READERS ARE ALREADY OBSESSED WITH L.J. SHEN:'The way this book had me in a chokehold''I'm honestly speechless''New favourite author! I could NOT put this book down''This book was everything . . . GRAB THIS BOOK NOW''All emotions covered''Five stars all day long'

Would you strike a deal with this devil?🔥"I made a deal with the devil . . . but is it really hell if I love the way it burns?"🔥GiaTatum Blackthorn is Lucifer personified. A monster from my nightmares, now masquerading as my boss. When he discovers my weakness, he makes me an offer I cannot refuse, and I become his wife.I always knew he was depraved, but as his twisted vendetta unfurls, so does my darkest secret.Now we're both the targets of very nefarious people . . . but they're about to find out no one matches my husband's wrath.TateI am a man of few pleasures, one of which is taunting my secretary, Gia Bennett. But after I blackmailed her into becoming my bride, it's clear my fixation has no limits.When my revenge spree sparks into an all-consuming mafia war, it isn't just my life that's on the line.And in this chess game, the king protects the queen . . . even at the price of losing his entire empire.Navessa Allen, H.D. Carlton and Rina Kent, Handsome Devil is an intense, addictive and very sexy dark romance that you won't be able to put down.The new book in the Forbidden Love series, it can also be read as a standalone. But if you haven't read Books 1 and 2, Truly Madly Deeply and Wildest Dreams, there's still time...READERS ARE OBSESSED WITH THE FORBIDDEN LOVE SERIES:'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' ⭐⭐⭐

'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.

"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...PRAISE FOR L.J. SHEN'S SINNERS OF SAINT SERIES...'Blended both sweetness and sexiness together' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'This book gripped me from page one and held me through the last page!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'L.J. shines in writing characters with layers and ones you can't help but love, even though you know you are supposed to hate them' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Will always be a top book boyfriend for me' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'I devoured this book!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Rarely have I as a reader been so enthralled and repulsed by the same character in a book' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A gripping tale of forbidden love, betrayal, and redemption' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'It's going to be one hell of a ride, so buckle up, babes!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

"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...PRAISE FOR L.J. SHEN'S SINNERS OF SAINT SERIES...'Blended both sweetness and sexiness together' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'This book gripped me from page one and held me through the last page!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'L.J. shines in writing characters with layers and ones you can't help but love, even though you know you are supposed to hate them' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Will always be a top book boyfriend for me' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'I devoured this book!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Rarely have I as a reader been so enthralled and repulsed by the same character in a book' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A gripping tale of forbidden love, betrayal, and redemption' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'It's going to be one hell of a ride, so buckle up, babes!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

"...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...PRAISE FOR L.J. SHEN'S SINNERS OF SAINT SERIES...'Blended both sweetness and sexiness together' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'This book gripped me from page one and held me through the last page!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'L.J. shines in writing characters with layers and ones you can't help but love, even though you know you are supposed to hate them' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Will always be a top book boyfriend for me' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'I devoured this book!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Rarely have I as a reader been so enthralled and repulsed by the same character in a book' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A gripping tale of forbidden love, betrayal, and redemption' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'It's going to be one hell of a ride, so buckle up, babes!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

🔥 He'll protect his best friend's baby sister from anything . . . other than himself. 🔥RhylandDylan Casablancas is a forbidden fruit, undeniably delicious, but one bite just might kill you. She's my best friend's baby sister, a single mom, and a royal pain in the ass.When Little Miss Baggage moves downstairs to house-sit her brother's Manhattan apartment, my potential business partner mistakes us as a couple.He wants a family guy. I want access to his billions. And Dylan? She needs a big, burly guy to scare off her loser ex.But pretending to be engaged to the feisty girl next door gets messy when I take a bite of the illicit apple. What can I say? I'm an instant gratification kind of guy.We made a deal to walk out of each other's lives once my contract is signed. The only problem? She might take my heart with her when she leaves. DylanRhyland Coltridge is out of the question. Unless the question is: "Who's the biggest man-whore you've ever met?"Hedonistic. Wild card. Utterly corrupt. And those are just the traits the jerk prides himself on.My life is too messy for a boyfriend. Even if it wasn't, Rhyland would be the last man I'd consider. He is supposed to be my ticket out of this nightmare.But he's fast becoming my wildest, most dangerous dream.TROPES:🔥 Best friend's brother🔥 Fake engagement🔥 Crazy ex-boyfriend🔥 Single mother🔥 Enemies to lovers🔥 She falls first, he falls harder🔥 Billionaire romance🔥 Forced proximity🔥 A lot of angst🌶️ 🌶️ 🌶️Wildest Dreams is the new book in the Forbidden Love series, but can be read as a standalone book. If you haven't read Book 1, Truly Madly Deeply, there's still time...READERS ARE OBSESSED WITH WILDEST DREAMS:'Be still my beating heart . . . Rhyland Coltridge is so insanely swoonworthy I don't know how to pick myself back up off the floor' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Can I give this book all the stars? Rhyland and Dylan are going to live rent free forever more. Both characters are so vulnerable and so unexpectedly romantic' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Phenomenal. That's all I can say' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'L.J. Shen has a unique way of writing a story making you wholly a part of it and neber wanting to leave. Wildest Draems was no exception' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'This book is ALL ROMCOM DREAMS under one cover!! I have never loved the main characters this much this soon into a story!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'The angst, the tension , the chemistry - even their toxic moments - were so intense and addicting'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Even if I hadn't read the first book in the series, I would have been hooked by our MMC ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

This Sleeping Beauty woke up...In a nightmare From Wall Street Journal bestsellers L.J. Shen and Parker S. Huntington comes a twisted second-chance romance between a prince haunted by a dark secret and his reluctant Sleeping Beauty.I'm marrying a beautiful monster.A crooked fraud. America's wealthiest bachelor.He claims we're in love, yet all I taste in our kisses is hate and lust.I don't remember why or how.But I do remember he's the enemy.Now, I'm stuck inside a nightmare.And Oliver will do anything to keep me in the dark.Authors' Note: My Dark Prince is a standalone enemies-to-lovers Sleeping Beauty retelling, in which a damaged billionaire with a dark past and his childhood sweetheart fall in love-literally. It is set in the decadent Dark Prince Road universe.

From New York Times bestselling author L.J. Shen comes a sizzling age-gap, forbidden MM romance about an FBI agent and the Camorra enforcer who thaws his frozen heart.TomI know a secret that can destroy the most powerful crime organization in America.For years, I've watched Enzo Ferrante get away with murder. Literally.He's slipped between the FBI's fingers time after time, spreading terror and mayhem on the streets of New York, masked beneath a gorgeous face and elegant pedigree.A sloppy error on his part results in an incident that unexpectedly binds us together.Suddenly, I'm no longer the special agent who is thirsty for his blood.I'm his savior. His god. The light in his pitch-black existence.Now that I caught the social butterfly in my spider web, I'm never letting go.He is about to taste the venomous kiss of betrayal as I put him and his entire family behind bars for the rest of their lives.Because when the night falls, the Camorra's enforcer crawls between my sheets and whispers all his sordid secrets in my ear.Enzo Ferrante is completely and utterly mine, and no one knows. Not even not his lovely fiancée. READERS ARE ALREADY OBSESSED WITH L.J. SHEN:'The way this book had me in a chokehold''I'm honestly speechless''New favourite author! I could NOT put this book down''This book was everything . . . GRAB THIS BOOK NOW''All emotions covered''Five stars all day long'