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"Madison Kate Danvers was murdered tonight."Those words changed my life, and not for the better.They were wrong, of course. I wasn't dead. But I was set up.After being framed for a deadly riot, charged with a string of offences, and being made into an example by my politically minded father, I'm eventually released back into Shadow Grove. I could keep my head down, but I only have one thing on my mind.Hate.The boys who framed me are going to pay for derailing my carefully laid-out future. They're going to catch the full force of my revenge. Except when I arrive back in town, thanks to my father's shiny new girlfriend, I find all three of them living in my house, right down the hall.Archer, Kodiak, and Steele are secretive. Untrustworthy. Dangerous-and dangerously magnetic, too. But I'm not falling for their games. Not after what they did to me.Archer D'Ath and his boys messed with the wrong chick, and they're about to learn just how cold Madison Kate's hatred can run.

"You'll always be mine."The latest taunt from my stalker reminded me I was nothing more than a possession to my father, to the Reapers, to Archer D'Ath. Even to Kody and Steele. Princess Danvers-the prize.His wife.Archer D'Ath's wife.I hate them. They lied to me. Over and over again. I knew they were lying, too, and I hate myself for letting it get this far. For falling for them despite what they did to me. For believing in the relationships I wanted so desperately to be real.Fake.It's all fake. And none of them will let me go. Archer and his boys think they control me. My stalker wants to possess me. I'm not an idiot-I know my newest allies are using me, too.That's fine.I'll use all of them. I'll use them to take back what's mine.My life. My freedom. My name.No one owns Madison Kate Danvers.

"Liar, liar, pants on fire."The words scrawled on the back of my newest stalker mail make my blood run cold. I have no idea if the lie is one I know I'm telling...or one that I don't.Since arriving back to Shadow Grove, I've been stalked, tormented, chased, and almost killed. I've been lied to, repeatedly, by the boys I was finally growing to trust-and more.Liar.That word haunts all four of us, but it haunts me the most. Someone knows more about my life than I do. Someone is taunting me with answers and teasing me with secrets. Am I desperate enough to fall for more deception? To fall deeper into this tangle of danger and heat?One thing is for sure: Archer and his boys made a huge mistake when they decided to keep me from the truth. They thought they could play me, but they're about to learn that they've met their match.No one stabs Madison Kate in the back and gets away with it.

"I never miss."Riot Night changed my life.Coming back to Shadow Grove turned it on its head.I've been hunted, stabbed, stalked, tormented, and used. Hate fueled me, lies tore me apart, and in the end, everything I thought I knew turned out to be fake.Except...Riot Night also brought Archer, Kody, and Steele back into my life. No matter how much I've fought my feelings for them, no matter how much I've hated them or how many of their deceptions I've uncovered-I want them in my life. I want to fight for them. All three of them.No one owns me.No one is taking them away.This is my life, damn it, and these guys are mine to keep.If a war is what it takes, then a war is what our enemies will get.

From the author of the Madison Kate series comes the delicious, interconnected Hades series, another biting "why choose" dark romance set in Shadow Grove.***Twenty-three-year-old Hayden "Hades" is the most powerful gang leader in Shadow Grove...but new dangers and new feelings might just threaten her circle of hell.“I wouldn’t fall. Because the second I did, someone would be there to slit my throat and toss me to the sharks.After all, it’s what I would do.”Five years ago, I masterminded the infamous massacre of the Tri-State Timberwolves.The streets outside the Wolves HQ ran red with the blood of the old guard, and not one of the members loyal to my father was granted mercy.I let the media twist and distort the story. My new recruits eagerly proved themselves by spreading false news, then covering our tracks. To the general public, the Tri-State Timberwolves were extinct.But that couldn’t have been further from the truth. We changed, we grew, we evolved; we came out stronger than ever. Now, I live, eat, sleep and breathe Timberwolves. I’ll do anything to keep my empire safe and thriving. To keep the people depending on me safe.So, what do I do when it’s my own weakness that places us all in danger? When I let sex cloud my judgment, and my people pay the price?Simple. Kill the distractions.I’m called Hades for a reason, after all.The first book in TikTok sensation Tate James's Hades series, a suspenseful and spicy romance connected to the world of Madison Kate.TropesReverse HaremWhy ChooseBully RomanceEnemies to LoversMafia RomancePowerful WomenForced Proximity

Hades is back in the second book in Tate James’s thrilling dark romance series, set in the world of the bestselling Madison Kate saga.***When a ghost from Hades's past blows up her club, threatening her position and the people she loves, it means only one thing: war.“Two against twenty-six? Seems like unfair odds.”I quirked a brow. “Maybe we should do it blindfolded.”Five years ago, I made a choice that I haven’t regretted a day since. I protected the single most important person in my world: my little sister. I protected myself, and I seized control of the Tri-State Timberwolves.Since then, I’ve wielded that power as Hades with an iron fist. Done whatever it took to take care of my people. Kept us out of the public eye, and kept us safe.But now, a ghost from my past is threatening my position. Challenging me. Peddling their poison and breaking my rules. Stabbing at me in the dark.Blowing up my club.But this last attack has taken it one step too far. They have no idea of the lengths I’ll go to protect what is mine. And Lucas? He’s mine.They want anarchy? They haven’t seen anything yet.A suspenseful and spicy mafia romance set in Shadow Grove, Anarchy ups the stakes established in 7th Circle and doubles down on the heat.TropesReverse HaremWhy ChooseBully RomanceEnemies to LoversMafia RomancePowerful WomenForced Proximity

Hades returns in the thrilling third book in Tate James’s dark romance series, set in the world of the bestselling Madison Kate saga.***"I wasn't fighting this war with Chase alone. I never had been, with Zed at my back. But this time, I also had Cass and Lucas, and goddamn if we weren't a force to be f***ing reckoned with."They say to keep your enemies close, and mine are all around me. At the heart of it are four dangerously gorgeous men: The man who wants to light my darkness and has already paid the price for loving me. The man who can handle my power and loves every dark inch of me. The man who has been my closest companion, and now threatens to upend our carefully balanced world in pursuit of me.But the fourth man is probably the most terrifying, because he wants to take the others away from me. He wants to tear the spinal column out of the empire I've built. Destroy my businesses. Destroy me.Why? Because this man should have stayed dead, but he didn't – and now he wants revenge. He will stop at nothing until he's carved out my bloody, beating heart and left me broken.But he should remember who he's dealing with. I'm not the girl he knew anymore.I’m Hades.And when death comes for him this time, I’ll make sure it sticks.The third book in Tate James’s excellent Hades series is sultry and irresistible, offering a suspenseful and spicy mafia romance set in the beloved world of Shadow Grove.TropesFMCReverse HaremWhy ChooseBully RomanceEnemies to LoversMafia RomanceForced ProximityThe Hades Series:7th CircleAnarchyClub 22Timber

The explosive fourth book in Tate James’s spicy dark romance series, set in the world of the bestselling Madison Kate saga.***"I wasn't an empty shell. I was a goddamn survivor."Betrayed.My best friend, my right hand, the man I trusted above all others. Zayden de Rosa declared his love for me and pursued me until he shattered the walls between us. Then he proved to be a traitor. I never saw that coming.Abandoned.My fierce lover died to protect me. Let me kill and erase him so he could move in the shadows. He's out there alone and has no idea what's happened. All he'll know is that I'm not where I'm supposed to be. Something that might cost him his life for real. He never saw that coming.Framed.My lighthouse. My lover. My Lucas. I love him so damn much, and while I might be guilty of some crimes, the worst one is hurting him. The majority of what they arrested me for was a damn lie, but not that part. Hopefully the light he promised me will endure this. We never saw that coming.Enraged.My ex is at the heart of this all. One assault after another. But he didn't break me before, and he won't break me now.I'm Hades. He'll never see me coming.Hades faces her toughest challenge yet in Timber, a tense and seductive mafia romance set in the popular world of Shadow Grove.TropesFMCReverse HaremWhy ChooseBully RomanceEnemies to LoversMafia RomanceForced ProximityThe Hades Series:7th CircleAnarchyClub 22Timber

From USA Today bestselling author and TikTok sensation* Tate James comes the first entry in a spicy contemporary romance trilogy: a tale full of secret society intrigue and dangerously dark attraction…***Dear Reader,You want my advice? Never look a gift horse in the mouth. You don’t want to see the rotten teeth.In this case, the gift is a scholarship to attend the prestigious Neveah University. The rotten teeth? Well, they came in the form of my brand new stepbrother and his little cohort of entitled, arrogant best friends. Four dangerously handsome and stupidly wealthy men who made up their minds about me long before we met. Men who are used to getting everything they want no matter the price.I was a big girl; I could ignore them. Then came the secret society hazing. Kidnappings. Crazy parties. Insane stunts. Mindblowing prizes. Even so, I could handle myself...until the secret and stolen moments I shared with men I had no business falling for. It was enough to give a girl nightmares.Because, dear reader, this was only the beginning of my ordeal with the Devil’s Backbone Society. How do I know?I read about it...Sink your teeth into a brand-new dark academia series from Tate James, the master of romantic suspense.TropesFMCReverse HaremWhy ChooseDark AcademiaCollege RomanceHigh HeatThe Devil’s Backbone Series:Dear ReaderWatch Your Back (COMING JULY 2025)You’re Next (COMING SEPTEMBER 2025)**** #TateJames has 10 million views on TikTok as of December 2024

The next in a spicy and suspenseful "why choose" romance series from TikTok sensation Tate James, perfect for lovers of spice, suspense, dark academia, and morally gray love interests.Dear Reader,Just when you think it can’t get any worse, the universe seems to take that as a personal challenge. The Devil’s Backbone Society has their fingers everywhere. It’s more than a secret society—it’s a leash and a prison sentence. The elders insist it’s about making connections that will help you for the rest of your life, but what they don’t tell you is how long—or, in this case, short—your life might be.The society has already cost me—cost us. Blood. Sweat. Tears.Lives.Now, it may take more than what I have to give. A part of me wants to be here, wants to see this through to the end. But the rest of me?The rest of me worries that even if I watch my back, it won’t be enough.?How do I protect them? How do I protect these handsome, crazy, over-the-top men that I’m falling for?How do I save them from the society?and?themselves? And more importantly, how do I save myself?Delicious tropes:Dark academia vibesWhy choose/reverse haremEnemies to loversSecret societyTaboo romanceMorally gray love interestsParties, power games, and twists galoreReaders are devouring Devil's Backbone:“James drew me in with her words and then her storytelling skills had me devouring every page. Dear Reader was filled with mystery, angst, sizzling scenes and then that ending!! Can't wait for book 2.” – USA Today Bestselling Author Leigh Rivers"This might end up being my favorite Tate James series. I devoured this book as soon as I got it."— Goodreads review"I don't know if I've ever been THIS invested in fictional characters. Ashley and her guys are giving me so much life, and I am loving all the why-choose deliciousness."— Amazon review

The final book in a spicy and suspenseful "why choose" romance series from TikTok sensation Tate James, perfect for lovers of spice, suspense, dark academia, and morally gray love interests.Dear Reader,I’ve spent too many nights caught between reality and nightmare, each bleeding into the other like a twisted dream I can’t wake from. The Devil’s Backbone Society continues to host our deepest terrors.The weight of betrayal crushes me, pressing down on my chest, bitter and suffocating. I don’t know what would be worse: losing the ones I love, the ones who have become my anchors, or losing myself entirely.In the end, is there even a difference?Delicious tropes:Dark academia vibesWhy choose/reverse haremEnemies to loversSecret societyTaboo romanceMorally gray love interestsParties, power games, and twists galoreReaders are devouring Devil's Backbone:“James drew me in with her words and then her storytelling skills had me devouring every page. Dear Reader was filled with mystery, angst, sizzling scenes and then that ending!! Can't wait for book 2.” – USA Today Bestselling Author Leigh Rivers"This might end up being my favorite Tate James series. I devoured this book as soon as I got it."— Goodreads review"I don't know if I've ever been THIS invested in fictional characters. Ashley and her guys are giving me so much life, and I am loving all the why-choose deliciousness."— Amazon review