Hellbent - Böcker

AROHawken Trent. So polite. So sweet. Such an upstanding young man.A virgin, too, I hear. He never gets naughty with a girl. Probably because Jesus told him not to.And now here he is, trying to be the hero by protecting another girl from me.He calls me a bully. Irrational. Unreasonable. A criminal. He can call me anything he wants, I've heard worse.And he can try to stand between me and my money, but he's never had to fight for food. That rich, clean, school boy doesn't have what it takes.HAWKEI surprised her. You should've seen her face.Just because I don't have a record, honey, doesn't mean I'm clean. It just means I'm better at not getting caught.That is until I realize I might've actually gone too far this time.She's there. I'm there. The scene of the crime.It's dark. The police show up.We have no choice. We run. Down High Street, into Quinn's bake shop, and I pull her through the entrance to the old speakeasy that everyone forgot was here decades ago.The door locks, the cops circle the building, never knowing we're right here, and I'm hidden in plain sight, indefinitely, with someone's who's awful.Mean. Rough. Dirty.A thief. A delinquent.Until one night, lost in all of these rooms together, I don't see any of those things anymore.She's smart. Daring. Soft . . . Irresistible. *FALLS BOYS is a standalone, new adult romance suitable for readers 18+. It contains harsh language, violence, and sexual situations. Reading the Fall Away series prior to this is helpful, but not necessary.

She's the daughter of Jared Trent. He's the son of Madoc Caruthers . . .Kade and Hunter Caruthers. Brothers. Twins. My cousins. In a way, they're my family. Protective. Indulgent. My best friends. But there was something else there, too. That ever-present whisper that reminded me more as I got older that we didn't actually share any blood. They used to be inseparable. We all were, but not anymore. I don't know why Hunter left or why he joined a rival team in Weston, the Rebel town across the river, to stand on the opposite side of the field from his brother, but Kade is out for blood now and Hunter has finally decided to engage. Rivalry Week. Parades. Parties. Pranks . . . and the Prisoner Exchange. Weston will send a hostage to our school, and in return they're taking me. I'm Hunter's for two weeks. In a dilapidated brownstone on a nearly abandoned street with almost no supervision. Ten days in an enemy school. Fourteen nights in a town full of bullies with no curfews and no rules. And Hunter has no intention of protecting his little cousin anymore. The Pirates will come for me. How can they not? A Pirate never sits out on the fun. But I never needed protection or rescue, because a Pirate never runs, either.*PIRATE GIRLS is book two of the Hellbent series. It is a new adult romance suitable for readers 18+ and contains harsh language, violence, and sexual situations. Reading the Fall Away series prior to this is helpful, but not necessary.

QuinnI've always had too many men in my life. My father, brothers, and nephews. They run this town, and although I've never given them a reason to worry, they treat me like I'm made of glass. They're wrong, though. I've got it all together - college graduated by twenty-one and a business owner with a perfect record. But I have one secret: I raced to grow up in case he ever came home. Lucas Morrow grew up with us, but he left when I was thirteen. I've waited and worked to be sure everything is perfect when I see him again. But I've waited years and maybe it's time to move on, get my own place and be my own person with new friends.It's summer after all and I am my brothers' sister. Did they really think the apple fell that far?LucasShe thinks her family are the only men watching her. So innocent. And I want to keep her that way. Even though I'm twelve years older, we were always the odd ones out.. She gravitated to me, and I always made sure she wasn't alone. When I left, I told myself she'd be fine without me. But really, it was just an excuse to escape the guilt. I only meant to come back for a few days, but she's grown up, her brothers are distracted, and one bad decision after another is circling her.As well as old ghosts. And old enemies. She doesn't want a babysitter anymore, and if she ever finds out why I left town, she'll know why I'm not the best role model.But I'm still the older one.And she still needs supervision.