S. Massery

The conclusion to Aiden and Gemma's story.

"If you want to stay, you have to play the game…" Steele O’Brien is everything I hate in hockey players. He’s cocky, brooding, antagonistic. I played his game, learned his secrets. But that was before I found out he’s my new stepbrother. Now we’re at college together, and I can’t escape him. Or his demons. It seems that, for him, the game isn’t over. He says I'm his to play with. His to torment. And he's determined to not only get under my skin, but carve his name into it.

He shattered my leg, and now he wants to ruin the rest of me. Greyson Devereux is a menace–but only to me. To everyone else, he’s charismatic. He’s the son of a senator and the star of the university’s hockey team. When all I want is to be invisible, he drags me into the spotlight. He wants my blood, my fear, my attention. Resisting him only worsens his obsession. Fighting solidifies it. He’s brutal, and he draws out a sick darkness in me that enjoys it. But I’ll be damned if I let him become my downfall.

My name is Melody Cameron… Or so I’ve been told. When I wake up in the hospital with no memories, I’m shipped off to Denver to live with a distant cousin who knows nothing about me. If family can’t help me remember my past, who will? I don’t expect it to be a gorgeous hockey player ten years younger than me. He knows things about me he has no right to know. Yet, he still keeps secrets. He makes me work for every answer while he unlocks my desire—and fear. Still. I’m blind. Naive. And when his twisted obsession becomes apparent, it’s too late. For both of us.

**arranged marriage mafia romance** He wasn’t the one I was supposed to marry. He’s cold. Brutal. Calculating. To his family, I’m a strategic move in their war. To mine, an alliance offers protection against our enemies. Still, there’s something about him that calls to me. A dark edge threatens to revive me. His gaze steals my breath. Even if my heart thinks this could work, my brain knows better. We say “I do” with his brother’s blood on our clothes, and the bars of my gilded cage slam closed. Our wedding vows are forever – ’til death do us part. But with enemies closing in from all sides, death might be closer than we think. Please note: this book contains dark content that some readers may find distressing.

Trust no one. I learn that the hard way after hockey star Carter Masters stabs me in the back and turns our rival school against me. Suddenly, I’m Public Enemy Number One at Framingham State. Just a year later, that’s exactly where I’m forced to enroll. No one has forgotten what I did. The anti-Sydney campaign is led by two gorgeous, psycho hockey players. Oliver Ruiz, captain. And Penn Walker, the devastating goalie. They have me in their sights the moment I step foot on their campus. Where they lead, the rest of the students follow. They won’t stop until I’m gone and Carter’s team faces payback. My only solace from the constant bullying comes from a blocked number that keeps texting me. But as much as Oliver and Penn want to, they can’t drive me off completely. Because even at the worst moments, I know I’m not going anywhere. After all, I’m their coach’s daughter.

Knox Whiteshaw is my husband. He’s also an egotistical psychopath who refuses to divorce me—even when I ask nicely. It doesn’t matter that I’m trying to move on with the goalie of his NHL team. Knox is dead set on ruining everything. My upcoming wedding, my future, my sanity… The man can hold a grudge like no other, and I am public enemy number one. I have been for six years, ever since he threatened me and stormed out of my life. Now that we’re forced back in each others’ lives, it’s only a matter of who will break first: him or me.

Hockey goalies are known to be obsessive—but none more so than my ex’s brother. I just didn’t expect to be on the receiving end of his dark possessive streak. After a mortifying public break up with his older brother and teammate, Miles Whiteshaw declares me as his. That I’ve always been his, minus my year-long lapse in judgment. The only problem? I’ve sworn off of two things: Whiteshaw boys and love. But Miles will go to any length to prove that we belong together—and I’m not sure we’ll survive the fall out if he’s wrong.

A short story, featuring Elora and Saint, that is set in the upcoming world of Sterling Fall. Available on S Massery's website

Sterling Falls is a dark, gothic reverse harem romance series with enemies to lovers, romantic suspense, and new adult themes. Rebel is book 3 in the series and a continuation of the first two - it is not a standalone. Warning: the blurb contains spoilers for the previous books in the series. –– War has come to Sterling Falls. The guys and I are scattered. Finding them is the first step. Freeing them of their chains is the next. Labeled a fugitive, I’m hunted for a rebellion I haven’t even begun to lead. But I will lead it. I fell in love with this city–I won’t let it fall into chaos so easily. A calm facade blankets the city. Underneath it, the gangs are at each others’ throats. Not everyone is glad I’m back in Sterling Falls… And some would kill to keep me out.

I was a thief. The guys I’m falling in love with turned me into a fighter. And when the city tried to make me disappear, I rebelled. But now I know the truth. I wasn’t meant to linger in the shadows. I am a queen. And I will take what I am due. Sterling Falls is a dark, gothic reverse harem romance series with enemies to lovers, romantic suspense, and new adult themes. Queen is the final book in the series.

I wasn’t supposed to be at Olympus that night. And I definitely wasn’t supposed to witness a murder – or be caught by the killers. Hades, Apollo, and Ares run the mysterious, masked fight club, and they wield more power in this town than I could dream of holding. They destroy my life with one decree: Kora Sinclair doesn’t exist. Sterling Falls was my chance to start over, but one night derails everything. My scholarship, my job – gone. I could run home, but giving up my dreams isn’t an option. Desperate times call for desperate measures. When I can’t repay my debt to an unforgiving man, he gives me a choice. I can steal Hades’ mask, or he can take what I owe from my flesh. But if I do this, there’s no turning back. More than the fear of his threats, revenge drives my decision. I need to steal the mask. After all, who better to become a thief than the girl they tried to erase? THIEF is a full-length, mature college/new adult romance with dark themes. This is a reverse harem, #whychoose novel, meaning the main character has more than one love interest. This is book one of four in the series.

They branded me as a thief – but with everything at stake, they’ll soon find out I’m a fighter. Sterling Falls is a dark, gothic reverse harem romance series with enemies to lovers, romantic suspense, and new adult themes. Fighter is book 2 in the Sterling Falls Series and a continuation of Thief - it is not a standalone.

*A Dark High School Bully Romance* As a kid, she crushed my dreams to dust. She tore both of our families apart with one confession, ending any chance of happiness for either of us and setting off a ripple effect of chaos. Now she’s back as the new girl in school, and she doesn’t suspect the war that’s coming. She doesn’t realize the anger I’ve been harboring. I’ve been waiting for the perfect time to ruin her life, and it’s finally here. Because even traitors sleep—and I’m going to make sure she only dreams of me. Then I’m going to destroy her. This is a dark high school bully romance with mature content and themes. It contains dubious situations that some readers may find offensive. If you're looking for a white knight hero, this book is not for you. Wicked Dreams is book one of a trilogy and cannot be read as a standalone.

Aiden DeSantis is savage, cruel, and wild. The untamed new heir of the DeSantis Mafia. He hunts my father and brother, but he finds me instead. The girl he fixated on for years. The one person he could never have. And now that he’s captured me, he wants to keep me. He might be savage, but I’m reckless. And in a battle of hearts and sacrifices, only one of us can win. Savage Prince is book two in the DeSantis Mafia series and the first of a duet. Aiden and Gemma's story continues in Stolen Crown. This duet is a dark romance with themes that are suited for 18+. Reader discretion is advised.

*A Dark College Bully Romance* We're all hiding something. I have a confession: I’m a big, fat liar. My family thinks I’m in college on a scholarship. They assume I worked hard enough to get a full ride. The truth is much worse, but I wasn’t worried. My secret was safe. Wrong. It only takes one girl to disrupt my plans. To disintegrate the facade I’ve been building. To ruin everything. Turns out, she’s been building her own fragile house of cards. And she’s about to meet the wrecking ball of her own creation. This is a dark bully romance. Reader discretion is advised. If you're looking for a white knight hero, Liam isn't it. Cruel Abandon is a standalone in the Fallen Royals series, but best enjoyed after books 1-4.

Theo Alistair hides his darkness from everyone, pretending to be normal. You have darkness in you, too, Lucy Page. I’m the only one who can see through his facade. It doesn’t scare me – it fascinates me. Like calls to like. Once he shows me his true colors, I’m hooked. My fascination turns into obsession, but he encourages it. Fight me, little monster. But a new player can change everything. Can threaten everything we hold dear. They better run while they can… Suddenly, we’re thrust into an even deadlier game. And if I’ve learned anything, it’s that Theo Alistair doesn’t share. I’ll kill them all to keep you. And neither do I. Wild Fury is a standalone in the Fallen Royals series, but best enjoyed after books 1-5. This is a dark romance – reader discretion is advised.

*A Dark High School Bully Romance* Riley Appleton loves to hate me. It’s my fault the hate is there in the first place. She needed somewhere to direct her anger, and I volunteered to be the target. Being adored is boring. I wanted something different. Each jab that falls from her pretty mouth is a challenge, and the more we fight, the hotter we burn. But soon, this game of ours goes too far. She needs to be reminded who really rules this relationship. Our feud is a joke—but in the end, I’ll be the only one laughing. This is a dark high school bully romance with mature content and themes. It contains dubious situations that some readers may find offensive. If you're looking for a white knight hero, this book is not for you. Books 1-3 are a trilogy and need to be read together. Vicious Desire is the first standalone in the series.