L.J. Shen

Emilia They say love and hate are the same feelings experienced under different circumstances, and it’s true. The man who comes to me in my dreams also haunts me in my nightmares. He is a brilliant lawyer. A skilled criminal. A beautiful liar. A bully and a savior, a monster and a lover. Ten years ago, he made me run away from the small town where we lived. Now, he came for me in New York, and he isn’t leaving until he takes me with him. Vicious She is a starving artist. Pretty and evasive like cherry blossom. Ten years ago, she barged into my life unannounced and turned everything upside down. She paid the price. Emilia LeBlanc is completely off-limits, my best friend’s ex-girlfriend. The woman who knows my darkest secret, and the daughter of the cheap Help we hired to take care of our estate. That should deter me from chasing her, but it doesn’t. So she hates me. Big fucking deal. She better get used to me.

Now #1 Amazon Bestseller in the entire Amazon store "Everyone needs to read this book. I’m certain you won’t feel a single regret. " - Harloe Rae, USA Today Bestselling author. From Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Washington Post bestselling author L.J. Shen comes a new, standalone romance about first loves, betrayal and loss. Not all love stories are written the same way. Ours had torn chapters, missing paragraphs, and a bittersweet ending. Luna Rexroth is everyone’s favorite wallflower. Sweet. Caring. Charitable. Quiet. Fake. Underneath the meek, tomboy exterior everyone loves (yet pities) is a girl who knows exactly what, and who, she wants—namely, the boy from the treehouse who taught her how to curse in sign language. Who taught her how to laugh. To live. To love. Knight Cole is everyone’s favorite football hero. Gorgeous. Athletic. Rugged. Popular. Liar. This daredevil hell-raiser could knock you up with his gaze alone, but he only has eyes for the girl across the street: Luna. But Luna is not who she used to be. She doesn’t need his protection anymore. When life throws a curveball at All Saints’ golden boy, he’s forced to realize not all knights are heroes. Sometimes, the greatest love stories flourish in tragedy.

Penn Scully has had four years to stew on what Daria Followhill did to him, and now his heart is completely iced over. He took her first kiss, and she took away the only person he ever loved. He asked her to save the rest of her firsts for him, and she walked all over his heart in stiletto heels and left it bleeding out on a bright summer day. Now, everything has changed. When circumstances leave Penn homeless in his senior year, the Followhills take him in as their latest shiny project. That means, for the time being, he's Daria's housemate, living right across the hall. And once he sees her again, he's determined to make this spoiled princess pay for ruining the only good thing in his life. But Daria is used to being misunderstood. Being slammed for every snarky comment, cynical eye roll, and foot she puts in the way of the people who hurt her. Being the girl everyone wants to see cry, and keeping her tears hidden. Penn wanted her firsts, but she wants to be his last everything. The problem is, once they see past each other's cutting barbs and wounded hearts, the truths they uncover might just start something new altogether.

They say your first kiss should be earned. Mine was stolen by a devil in a masquerade mask under the black Chicago sky. They say the vows you take on your wedding day are sacred. Mine were broken before we left church. They say your heart only beats for one man. Mine split and bled for two rivals who fought for it until the bitter end. I was promised to Angelo Bandini, the heir to one of the most powerful families in the Chicago Outfit. Then taken by Senator Wolfe Keaton, who held my father’s sins over his head to force me into marriage. They say that all great love stories have a happy ending. I, Francesca Rossi, found myself erasing and rewriting mine until the very last chapter. One kiss. Two men. Three lives. Entwined together. And somewhere between these two men, I had to find my forever.

From #1 Amazon Bestseller L.J. Shen comes a new, star-crossed lovers romance about loss, love, and meeting The One when you are too young to know how to keep them. Sometimes you meet people who are out of this world, so you make them a part of yours. A one-night stand born from vengeance in a foreign land. An explosive chemistry neither of us could deny. We signed a contract on the back of a Boar’s Head Pub napkin that said if we ever met again, we would drop everything and be together. Eight years and thousands of miles later, he’s here. In New York. And he’s America’s music obsession. The intangible Irish poet who brings record executives to their knees. The blizzard in my perfect, unshaken snow globe. Last time we spoke, he was a beggar with no intention of becoming a king. But a king he became, and now I’m his servant. I’m not the same broken princess Malachy Doherty put back together with his callused hands. I have a career I love. A boyfriend I adore. An apartment, a roommate, a life. I changed. He changed, too. But Mal kept the napkin. Question is, will I keep my word?

From bestselling author L.J. Shen, comes a new standalone, enemies-to-lovers romance. Célian Laurent. Manhattan royalty. Notorious playboy. Heir to a media empire. ...And my new boss. I could have impressed him, if not for last month's unforgettable one-night stand. I left it with more than orgasms and a pleasant memory--namely, his wallet. Now he's staring me down like I'm the dirt under his Italian loafers, and I'm supposed to take it. But the thing about being Judith "Jude" Humphry is I have nothing to lose. Brooklyn girl. Infamously quirky. Heir to a stack of medical bills and a tattered couch. When he looks at me from across the room, I see the glint in his eyes, and that makes us rivals. He knows it. So do I. Every day in the newsroom is a battle. Every night in his bed, war. But it's my heart at stake, and I fear I'll be raising the white flag.

They call him The Mute for a reason. Hard, cold and calculated, he rarely speaks. When he does, it’s with disdain. When he does, his words aren’t meant for me. When he does, my stomach flips and my world tilts on its axis. He is thirty-three. I am eighteen. He’s a single dad and my father’s business partner. I’m just a kid to him and his enemy’s daughter. He’s emotionally unavailable. And I am…feeling. Feeling things I shouldn’t feel for him. Trent Rexroth is going to break my heart. The writing isn’t just on the wall, it’s inked on my soul. And yet, I can’t stay away. A scandal is the last thing my family needs. But a scandal is what we’re going to give them. And oh, what beautiful chaos it will be

They say that life is a beautiful lie and death a painful truth. They're right. No one has ever made me feel more alive than the guy who serves as a constant reminder that my clock is ticking. He is my forbidden, shiny apple. The striking fallacy to my blunt, raw, truth. He is also my sister's ex-boyfriend. One thing you should know before you judge me; I saw him first. I craved him first. I loved him first. Eleven years later, he waltzes into my life, demanding a second chance. Dean Cole wants to be my bronze horseman. But my clock is ticking. See, I'm not like the rest. I have an illness. Sometimes I conquer it. Sometimes it conquers me. My white knight has finally arrived. Hopefully, he isn't too late.

A COMPLETE standalone and a Sinners of Saint spin-off. Bane Naked surfer. Habitual pothead. A con, a liar, a thief and a fraud. Last I heard, he was extorting the rich and screwing their wives for a living. Which is why I’m more than a little surprised to find him at my threshold, looking for my friendship, my services, and most puzzling of all—looking humbled. Thing is, I’m on a boycott. Literally—I cut boys from my life. Permanently. Problem is, Bane is not a boy, he is all man, and I’m falling, crashing, drowning in his sweet, perfect lies. Jesse Carter Hot as hell, cold as ice. I wasn’t aware of her existence until a fat, juicy deal landed in my lap. She’s a part of it, a little plaything to kill some time. She is collateral, a means to an end, and a side-bonus for striking a deal with her oil tycoon stepdad. More than anything, Jesse Carter is a tough nut to crack. Little does she know, I have the teeth for it. *This book contains material that might be offensive for some or elicit a strong emotional response.

She’s his sweetest desire... and his darkest secret. The task was simple. Sneak into Potomac’s most heavily guarded manor. Steal back my pendant. Slip out. Problem number one? America’s most unattainable bachelor caught me. Problem number two? He decided to keep me. As the help. Zachary 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. Authors’ Notes: My Dark Desire is a standalone double-grump romance between a broken billionaire and a feisty maid unafraid to fight back. It is set in the decadent Dark Prince Road world.

From #1 Amazon Bestseller L.J. Shen comes a new, emotional standalone about first love, second chances, and overcoming breathtaking losses at a young age. Vaughn Spencer. They call him an angry god. To me, he is nothing but a heartless prince. His parents rule this town, its police, every citizen and boutique on Main Street. All I own is a nice, juicy grudge against him for that time he almost killed me. Between hooking up with a different girl every weekend, breaking hearts, noses and rules, Vaughn also finds the time to bully little ole’ me. I fight back, tooth and nail, never expecting him to chase me across the ocean after we graduate high school. But here he is, living with me in a dark, looming castle on the outskirts of London. A fellow intern. A prodigal sculptor. A bloody genius. They say this place is haunted, and it is. Carlisle Castle hides two of our most awful secrets. Vaughn thinks he can kill the ghosts of his past, but what he doesn’t know? It’s my heart he’s slaying. Angry God is a stand-alone, DARK High School Romance. It deals with sensitive subjects some may find triggering.

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.

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 Wall Street Journal bestselling author L.J. Shen comes an enemies-to-lovers romance about the fine line between seeking revenge and finding love. When she was young, Arya Roth became best friends with her housekeeper’s son. Soon, friendship turned to young love, and when Arya dared him to kiss her, a chain reaction of disastrous events led to the boy being sent away and out of Arya’s life. Now, two decades later, Arya is an on-the-rise publicist with her beloved father as one of her biggest clients. So when her father is sued by a former employee, Arya sets out to prove that her father is not the monster he is accused of being. The only problem is the attorney who is determined to destroy her father’s good name. Christian Miller is charming, ambitious, and devilishly good looking, and Arya has no idea he is that same boy who kissed her all those years ago. Past and present collide as Arya falls hard for Christian. But when she finds out who he really is and about his obsession with getting revenge on her father, can she choose love over family?

Part of Team Player: A Sports Romance Anthology. Jolie Louis is a smart girl. She knows that her best friend, Sage Poirier, is a bad idea. He’s a walking, talking cliché. The Adonis quarterback with the bulging biceps and harem of fangirls trailing behind him on campus like a stench you can’t get rid of. Sadly, that’s also the reason she can’t stay away from him. Well, that and the fact that they’re roommates. Jolie is already straddling the line between friendship and more when Sage comes to her with an offer she cannot refuse: be his fake girlfriend and live for free for the rest of the semester. She tells herself that she can handle it. He’s just the boy she saved ten years ago, right? Wrong. So very wrong. He is a man now, and she is his captive Heart, body, and soul…

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 Cal Litvin, his baby sister’s best friend. Her entire existence is a complication; she’s awkward, eccentric, infuriating…And, much to his chagrin, hotter than his kitchen.Ambrose has a lot on his a new restaurant to open, a multimillion-dollar property deal to execute, and a violent stalker to tame.Then Cal shows up at his doorstep, looking for both a job and salvation after their messy goodbye. His resolve, like his patience, is ebbing each day she works at his restaurant.Because Cal is no longer a doe-eyed girl.Now? She’s the woman he’ll do anything to conquer.***Quirky, compassionate ball of sunshine Calla Litvin can’t catch a break, and not just because she swore off running.Back in her hometown to nurse her mother’s broken heart after losing her father, she finds herself jobless, hopeless, and penniless. She hopes to rekindle her friendship with her former BFF, but Dylan is attached at the hip to her cruel brother—the one Cal’s been secretly crushing on since middle school.Falling for the bad boy the second time around would be a mistake of gargantuan proportions.Too bad she’s always been clumsy.Truly, Madly, Deeply, is a grumpy x sunshine, enemies to lovers romance. It is the first in the Forbidden Love series, but can be read as a standalone.

Underneath the goody two-shoes persona is damaged goods…but can the bad boy across the street save her? Bailey Followhill is the perfect daughter. Sweet. Charitable. Pretty. Control freak. Not a hair out of place, not an inch out of line, she is everything her troublemaking sister Daria isn't. But when her A game turns out to be a lukewarm C- at Juilliard, Bailey's picture-ready life starts fraying faster than the worn satin ribbons of her pointe shoes. She's becoming a piece of gossip. The Troubled Child. A drug abuser. No longer the girl her best friend once knew. Lev Cole is so golden, he's got the Midas Touch. Prized quarterback. Football captain. Hottest guy in SoCal. A textbook cliché. But with a girlfriend he doesn't love and a career path he doesn't value, Lev is coasting. The only two things he cares about, Bailey and becoming a pilot, are out of reach. But Lev is done being satisfied with the life others have chosen for him. He wants to pick his own cards. To demolish the seamless kingdom of lies his family stitched together on the ruins his mother left behind. The question is, can he save his best friend and his dream before too much damage is done?

Defy is a smutty, insta-love, insta-lust short novella. Defy is a prequel to Vicious (Sinners of Saint #1). It is recommended, but unnecessary, to read Defy before reading Vicious. First included in Hot for Teacher Anthology: 19 Stories Filled with Lust and Love. My name is Melody Greene, and I have a confession to make. I slept with my student, a senior in high school. Multiple times. I had multiple orgasms. In multiple positions. I slept with my student and I enjoyed it. I slept with my student and I’d do it all over again if I could turn back time. My name is Melody Greene, and I got kicked out of my position as a teacher and did my walk of shame a la Cersei Lannister from the principal’s office, minutes after said principal threatened to call the cops on me. My name is Melody Greene, and I did something bad because it made me feel good. Here is why it was totally worth it.

Maddie Goldbloom stitched up a plan to ensure everything in her life was perfect—from a career in fashion to a chic NYC apartment to a pediatrician boyfriend. When her ex, Chase Black, storms back into her life with an outrageous request, her immediate reaction is to refuse him. But he only wants to fulfill his father’s last wish. So even though he’s the man who broke her heart, playing his fiancée shouldn’t be hard, especially if it means she gets to watch the arrogant devil squirm a bit. What ensues is a chain of events that detonates Maddie’s life—and when Chase’s walls come down, they both are forced to face reality. They say keep your enemies close. But what if your enemy is also the man you love? From USA Today bestselling author L. J. Shen comes a second-chance romance about love, loss, finding yourself, and getting lost in the right person.

Il primo amore è la fine dell'innocenza. Almeno così è stato per Everlynne Lawson: la sua prima storia le ha spezzato il cuore, portando nella sua vita ciò che da allora non l'ha più lasciata, la morte. Dopo un'immane tragedia ha perso tutto: i sogni, la famiglia, l'adorato Joe. Ridotta l'ombra di se stessa, si è isolata nella cittadina di Salem, vivendo giorno per giorno. Qui conosce Dominic, pieno di gioia e di energia, e sembra poter iniziare una nuova esistenza, ma le ferite del passato tornano a sanguinare. Non c'è nulla di peggio che essere innamorata di due uomini. Soprattutto se uno dei due ti odia.

Insieme o niente. Luna Rexroth e Knight Cole sono da sempre una cosa sola. Migliori amici, vicini di casa, complici. Malgrado abbiano due personalità agli antipodi, un legame indistruttibile li unisce al punto che persino i loro genitori si aspettano di vederli diventare una coppia da un momento all'altro. In fondo, insieme sono semplicemente perfetti: Luna, dolce e caritatevole verso tutti, ha trovato in Knight il suo protettore, un cavaliere dal cuore puro che la difende dai prepotenti che la scherniscono per via del suo mutismo selettivo, che le ha insegnato le parolacce con la lingua dei segni e che si siede con lei in mensa per non lasciarla sola. E nonostante la sua maschera da bella addormentata, Luna è una ragazza determinata e sa perfettamente chi vuole. Knight Cole è la star del liceo. Attraente, sportivo, popolare, pieno di ragazze… bugiardo. Dietro la maschera da seduttore, Knight pensa solo alla sua Raggio di Luna, sicuro di poter sempre contare sulla sua presenza rassicurante. Deve solo trovare il modo giusto di confessarle quanto ardentemente lui la ami, per una volta senza rovinare tutto. Sempre e per sempre. Ma i fraintendimenti si susseguono uno dopo l'altro, le maschere cominciano a confondersi con i sentimenti reali e nel giro di un istante, Luna e Knight si spezzano il cuore a vicenda. Per Luna è il momento di dare una svolta alla sua vita, di diventare autonoma. Knight però si lascia inghiottire da una profonda spirale autodistruttiva, a cui nessuno più sembra avere il potere di porre fine. Finché non sarà un destino crudele, che con prepotenza sconvolgerà le loro vite, a costringere Luna e Knight a ricordare la promessa che li ha sempre tenuti uniti: solo insieme possono superare le avversità e trovare il modo di essere, finalmente, felici. Preparatevi a salire sulle montagne russe e portate i fazzoletti perché Broken. Senza paura vi sommergerà di emozioni e farfalle nello stomaco, regalandovi una lettura che non scorderete facilmente.

Un bacio rubato a una principessa. Due re in cerca di vendetta. Tre vite intrecciate. Figlia di uno degli uomini più influenti di Chicago, a diciannove anni, Francesca ha sempre vissuto dentro una gabbia dorata con un futuro ben delineato davanti a sé: ciò che la aspetta non è il college, bensì un matrimonio organizzato. E lei è già certa dell'uomo che sceglierà tra i suoi pretendenti, il suo amore di infanzia. La sera della sua presentazione in società, Francesca è pronta a donare il suo primo bacio ad Angelo ma invece, complice il buio della notte nera di Chicago, la giovane si ritroverà con l'inganno tra le labbra del perfido senatore Wolfe Keaton. Il giovane senatore Wolfe ha ordito un piano di vendetta nei confronti del padre di Francesca: il suo primo passo sarà ricattarlo per avere la mano di sua figlia. Francesca si ritrova così costretta a sposare Wolfe, e il suo intero mondo crolla. Il senatore incarna tutto ciò che la giovane donna disprezza in un uomo: arrogante, spietato, ambizioso e donnaiolo, una persona senza scrupoli. Eppure la ragazza scoprirà ben presto che sotto la corazza di cinismo e antipatia che Wolfe Keaton si è costruito c'è molto, molto di più.L'unico desiderio di Francesca è tornare tra le braccia di Angelo, l'unico obiettivo di Wolfe è la vendetta. Ma forse entrambi hanno sottovalutato il potere dei sentimenti che provano l'uno per l'altra. Sullo sfondo di una Chicago fiabesca in mano a famiglie illustri e potenti, si dipana una storia dal gusto antico e sognante, narrata da personaggi moderni. Il ladro di baci è un romanzo autoconclusivo e non è collegato a nessuna serie.

Arriva la All Saints High, la trilogia spin off del bestseller VICIOUS, ambientata tra i banchi di scuola. C'erano una volta un'ape regina e un uomo di latta. Ma un giorno alla regina cadde la corona... Daria Followhill ha tutto ciò che un'adolescente potrebbe mai desiderare: è bellissima, ricca e popolare, capitano delle cheerleader della All Saints High, ed è la figlia adorata di uno degli uomini più influenti di Todos Santos. Ma, si sa, non si rimane al vertice della catena alimentare solo grazie a un bel visino: Daria incarna anche il perfetto stereotipo dell’adolescente maligna, invidiosa, vendicativa, incurante delle conseguenze delle proprie discutibili azioni. Forgiata da anni di danza classica, alla ricerca di una perfezione inarrivabile, come ballerina e come figlia, Daria è spinta da un unico motore: la rabbia. Quando la sua vita si intreccia per la seconda volta con quella di Penn Scully, il capitano della squadra di football della scuola rivale, nonché protagonista del nuovo progetto di beneficenza dei suoi genitori, per Daria comincia una tragica spirale discendente che la porterà a spogliarsi di ogni maschera. ...e all'uomo di latta spuntò un cuore. Penn Scully ha perso molto nella sua vita, ma la colpevole della sparizione di sua sorella Via è una sola: Daria Followhill, la ballerina dal viso angelico che, un maledetto pomeriggio di quattro anni prima, gli aveva rubato il suo primo bacio. E lui ha giurato di distruggerla perché, come Daria, da quel giorno è stata la rabbia l’unico motore che lo ha spinto ad andare avanti in una realtà di povertà e privazioni. Ora che vive sotto il tetto dei Followhill, le occasioni di vendetta non mancano e l’attrazione che prova per lei non fa altro che fomentare il suo desiderio di rivalsa. Ma Daria, dietro la sua fragilità e l’aria da dura, è pericolosa, perché sta riuscendo in un'impresa impossibile: insinuarsi nella cavità vuota del suo petto. E questo Penn non può permetterlo, perché lui e Daria erano destinati a diventare migliori amici. Ma sono finiti per diventare acerrimi nemici.

La vita di Melody Greene cambia completamente, quando a soli ventisei anni, la sua carriera di ballerina termina bruscamente per un infortunio. Ora, di ritorno nell’opulenta cittadina californiana di Todos Santos, è costretta a trovarsi in fretta un nuovo lavoro e finisce per insegnare nell’elitario liceo della città. Ma la All Saints High è il regno incontrastato di quattro ragazzi ricchi e viziati, venerati e temuti come dèi. E il cammino di Melody si scontra con il più incontrollabile e ribelle di loro, il figlio della preside, Jamie Followhill e il suo ricatto. Jamie è ben lontano dall’essere un ragazzo senza esperienza, e da sempre è abituato ad ottenere tutto quello che vuole, con ogni mezzo e a ogni costo. Anche se ciò che desidera può portare rovina, scandalo e vergogna. La relazione sconvolgente tra un'insegnante e il suo studente... chi sta corrompendo chi? La storia di un amore proibito, graffiante e controverso. La storia di una passione inarrestabile, capace di bruciare ogni convenzione.

Un amore forgiato nel fuoco, nato da un segreto, sugellato da una bugia. Grace e West frequentano la stessa università ma vivono due vite all’opposto. Lei è la ragazza strana che tutti evitano, la tipa solitaria che lavora al furgoncino dei tacos e vive sempre nell’ombra. Lui, al contrario, è il misterioso lottatore dei combattimenti clandestini che incendiano le notti degli studenti della Sheridan University, ed è sempre sotto i riflettori. Quando West si propone come aiutante al furgoncino di tacos, Grace non la prende bene. Anni prima, un incendio le ha devastato casa e parte del volto, lasciandole cicatrici profonde nel corpo e nell’anima, e da allora si è trasformata dalla ragazza più popolare del liceo alla reietta di Sheridan, e non vuole trascorrere ore accanto a qualcuno popolare come West. Ma a West non importa nulla delle cicatrici che Grace ha sul viso perché ne ha abbastanza di sue a cui pensare, anche se non sono intuibili a prima vista. Nonostante sia un playboy, il ragazzaccio che tutte le donne cercano, ha con Grace più cose in comune di quanto credesse: una vita difficile, un rapporto complicato con la famiglia, e anche il fuoco - che ha distrutto le esistenze di entrambi e le ha trasformate per sempre. La timida amicizia che nasce nei loro cuori è una scintilla che ha il potere di trasformarsi in un amore ardente. Ed è esattamente ciò che Grace vuole evitare, perché ha appreso questa verità nel modo più doloroso: se giochi col fuoco, prima o poi sei destinato a bruciarti. La fiamma simboleggiava la bellezza, la furia e la rinascita. Peccato che nel mio caso simboleggiasse solo la rovina.

His name is Beat, and I should hate him. Bound, blindfolded and bruised, I'm tied in his basement, waiting for the men who stripped me from clothes and humanity to collect his debt to them. Me. His name is Nate and I should hate him, but I don't. I'm not supposed to know his real name, even worse, I'm not supposed to care. He is nothing to me but means to an end. The plan is simple: break free, collect the pieces of my broken soul, kill the bastards and run away. His name is Nathaniel Thomas Vela, and I've never seen his face, though I hear that it's beautiful. Behind the rugged and handsome exterior, there's a quiet murderer, a killer who thinks guns are for pussies and ends people with his bare hands. His name doesn't matter, neither does his face, but what does matter is my heart. And right now, sadly, it's his. Blood to Dust is a standalone, full-length novel. It contains graphic violence and adult situations some may find offensive.

It should have been easy. I needed the money. He needed a babysitter to keep him from snorting himself to death. I was cherry-picked especially for him. Responsible. Optimistic. Warm. Innocent. The worst part is that I should have known better. Alex Winslow. British rock star. Serial heartbreaker. Casanova with whiskey eyes. “Don’t get near the devil in a leather jacket. He’ll chew you up and spit you out.” Guess what? I didn’t listen. I signed the contract. World tour. Three months. Four Continents. One hundred shows. My name is Indigo Bellamy, and I sold my soul to a tattooed god. Problem was, my soul wasn’t enough for Alex Winslow. He ended up taking my body, too. Then he took my heart. Then he took my all. From bestselling author L.J. Shen, comes a new, standalone, contemporary romance.

I would say Dr. Cruz Costello is my archenemy. But that would require acknowledging one another, which we haven’t done in over a decade. He’s the town’s golden child. The beloved quarterback-turned-physician. I’m the girl who got knocked up at sixteen and now works at a diner. He is Fairhope royalty. I get my monarch dose from tabloid gossip. He’s well-off. I’m…well, off. When our siblings get engaged, Cruz’s parents invite both families to a pre-wedding cruise. Except Cruz and I find ourselves stuck on a different ship from everyone else. Cue ten horrible, insufferable days at sea with a man I cannot stand. (My fault, of course.) But when the alcohol pours in, the secrets spill out, and I’m left with one question: Can I take another chance on love?

Boston’s most infamous femme fatale meets her match in a dangerously mild Englishman who has vowed to never marry in this romantic standalone from Washington Post bestselling author L.J. Shen Emmabelle Penrose has cruised through life never needing a man, a plan that has worked stunningly well until about five minutes ago, when she decided she must have a baby. Devon Whitehall is 6’2” of premium DNA, financial security, and British royal titles. Best of all, he fears the one thing she dreads the most: getting hitched. Emmabelle figures it’s a no-brainer when Devon offers his services—sperm and involvement in her future child’s life. What begins as an innocent, modern-family arrangement, quickly erodes into a web of lies, dark pasts, and unfurled secrets. Inside this chaos, Emmabelle and Devon are forced to face the awful truth—they are capable of love. Even worse, they might feel it toward each other.

Was, wenn nicht der Prinz dich rettet, sondern der Bösewicht? Cillian Fitzpatrick ist überall als kalkulierender und skrupelloser Geschäftsmann bekannt. Wenn die Medien über den attraktiven Erben eines Milliardenunternehmens berichten, nennen sie ihn „Villain“. Doch für Persephone ist er der Mann, dem sie ihr Leben verdankt. Aber sie erkennt bald, dass Cillian nichts umsonst tut. Nun, da er sie gerettet hat, denkt er, dass sie ihm gehört. Doch Cillian wird feststellen müssen, dass Persephone niemals nur der hübsche Besitz eines Mannes sein will ...

It was supposed to be a temporary thing. A gig in Paris while I tried to find my dad. Then I met him. Ho. The man. The suit. The professional escort...? I mean, he did go on two consecutive dates during one of my shifts - and I ended up being the third. It was supposed to be a one-night stand, but it turned out to be forever. Here was what I wasn't ready for - Ho held more than just my destiny and my heart. He held the key to unravel the mystery of my dad, too.

Twelve bestselling authors have come together to brighten your holiday with six ALL NEW co-written novels. Travel through six cities and fall in love with these enchanting love stories. L.J. Shen & Helena Hunting Just The Tip  It’s not every day you meet a stranger who knows how to jingle your bells… Corinne Michaels & Melanie Harlow Baby it’s Cold Outside My Christmas list did not include a broken heart, freezing temperatures, or my tree stuck in the door to my apartment building, but that’s what I got. Just when I thought Santa had failed me, I got something I never thought to ask for … Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward Kissmas in New York It was just supposed to be a simple kiss with a stranger.  I'd done it to prove a point--that I hadn't lost my sense of adventure. But you know what they say about the best laid plans. Maybe I'd get something in my stocking after all this holiday season... Sierra Simone & Kennedy Ryan The Christmas Crown Noelani, queen of Manaroa, has one mission on her diplomatic visit to the States: forge strategic alliances for her homeland. When she meets brooding security specialist Brock Grimsby, their unexpected alliance heats up the holiday. One night. No promises, but come Christmas, will either be able to walk away? Penny Reid & L.H. Cosway Songbird Two lonely souls find companionship in Dublin for one magical night. Broderick Adams doesn't mind his solitude, until she walks in. Ophelia Kelly sings to heal her heart, but has no idea he's listening. Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy EPIC Jamie and Wes are having a blast living and working in Toronto. Until a scout for another team swoops in to make one of them an offer that might complicate the life they've built together.

Troy Brennan Every southie in Boston knows that name. The son of a dead mobster. The heart throb with steel blue eyes. "The Fixer" who can make or break you in this city. Oh, and my new husband. Sparrow Raynes That's me. No one seemed to remember my name up until he barged into my life. But then he caged me. Kidnapped me. And killed every chance I had to runaway from the place where we grew up. Put simply, Troy Brennan clipped my wings. I have dreams, big ones, but I doubt he'd ever let me chase them. I have no idea why he'd decided to take me as his wife. But I do know this: pissing off this man will not do me any good. At all. Sparrow is a standalone, full-length novel. It contains graphic violence and adult situations some may find offensive.

A broken boy on the path to destruction. A scarred girl without direction. A love story carved in secrets, inked with pain and sealed with a lie. Grace Shaw and West St. Claire are arctic opposites. She is the strange girl from the food truck. He is the mysterious underground fighter who stormed into her sleepy Texan college town on his motorcycle one day, and has been wreaking havoc since. She is invisible to the world. He is the town’s beloved bad boy. She is a reject. He is trouble. When West thrusts himself into Grace’s quiet life, she scrambles to figure out if he is her happily-ever-after or tragic ending. But the harder she pushes him away, the more he pulls her out of her shell. Grace doesn’t know much about anything beyond her town’s limits, but she does know this: She is falling in love with the hottest guy in Sheridan U. And when you play with fire—you ought to get burned.

Grace și West sunt total opuși. Ea este fata ciudată care lucrează într-o rulotă cu tacos. El e băiatul misterios care apare în orășelul ei texan. De când a fost admis la facultate, West participă la lupte ilegale și creează senzație printre locuitorii din Sheridan. Ea e invizibilă pentru ceilalți. El este băiatul rău și ademenitor. Ea e neînțeleasă și retrasă. El este vulnerabil, dar de neînvins în ring. Când West pătrunde în viața liniștită a lui Grace, fata se străduiește să-și dea seama dacă el este cel destinat să o facă fericită sau dacă relația lor va avea un sfârșit urât. Cu cât ea încearcă să-l îndepărteze, cu atât el reușește să o scoată din carapacea ei. Grace are două certitudini: prima este că e pe cale să se îndrăgostească de cel mai sexy tip din Universitatea Sheridan, iar a doua – dacă te joci cu focul, mai mult ca sigur o să te arzi. "O poveste de iubire a doi dușmani care devin iubiți, a două suflete cu cicatrici, care au avut nevoie unul de celălalt pentru a descoperi că nu au fost niciodată singure.. Scrisă sub semnătura lui LJ. Shen, cu imagini vii, cu un dialog înțelept ,o sincronizare comică impecabilă și îmbinată cu emoții, Jocul cu Focul este acum una dintre cărțile mele favorite." - Kate Stewart, autoare de bestsellere USA Today "Această poveste este o experiență. Pot spune că este dureroasă, captivantă, că îți schimbă viața, originală, magnifică, uluitoare, dar niciunul dintre aceste cuvinte nu îi pot face dreptate." - Vanessa, When Vane Reads. „Shen scrie o poveste sfâșietoare, dar captivantă, despre doi oameni care depășesc întunericul pentru a găsi lumina și viața unul în celălalt și în sine. Cuvintele ei creează o frumoasă poveste de dragoste țesută, crescută din puritatea prieteniei reale și cultivată prin înțelegerea durerii și durerea. Găsirea forței și frumuseții în cicatricile pe care trauma le lasă în urmă. Grace și West mi-au furat inima și vor păstra pentru totdeauna o piesă blocată în paginile poveștii lor." - Ker Dukey, autor “Fiecare cuvant. Fiecare capitol a fost ca o aventură care îți va arde sufletul... tocmai pentru a te face să te ridici ca Phoenix din cenușă. West și Grace sunt pur și simplu totul. Nu a fost basm cu unicorni roz în jur .... A fost o lecție cum să ne învățăm unii pe alții, cum să trăim unul cu celălalt .... Cum să ne reamintim că putem iubi și că și noi putem fi iubiți.” – Marta Bo, Amazon

An addictive standalone about a Hollywood princess who is desperate to self-destruct…and the grumpy bodyguard who saves her. I landed in hot water with the tabloids one too many times. What can I say? My nipple wanted to come out and say hi to the paparazzi. After that, my father presented me with an ultimatum—either he cuts off the gravy train and stops paying for my lavish lifestyle or I agree to have a live-in bodyguard. And by bodyguard, I mean a sexy, formidable, out-of-this-world babysitter who just happens to be good at breaking spines. Ransom Lockwood, ladies and gentlemen. Now he is forcing me to try all kinds of weird stuff. Stop partying, clean up my act, get a job… A part of me wants to tell him to get lost. I’m past saving. But the other part? The other part wants to save him.

He’ll protect his best friend’s baby sister from anything…other than himself. Rhyland Dylan 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. 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. Dylan Rhyland Coltridge is out of the question. Unless the answer 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.

Il suo cuore sarà davvero nero quanto i suoi completi ď alta moda? Madison Goldbloom ha cucito un piano che calza a pennello per la sua vita. Un appartamento a New York, un fidanzato dolce e gentile, il lavoro più bello del mondo: disegnare abiti da sposa. O almeno, è il migliore per lei che è una giovane creativa ed eccentrica, amante dei fiori e dei colori. Sempre disponibile ad aiutare il prossimo, ha fatto della gentilezza la sua arma per affrontare il mondo, tanto da guadagnarsi il soprannome di Maddie la Martire. È proprio sul suo buon cuore che fa leva Chase Black quando si presenta davanti al portone di casa sua per chiederle un favore, uno bello grosso. Chi è Chase Black? È il diavolo in persona - scandalosamente ricco e perennemente avvolto in abiti neri e firmati - che ha lasciato Maddie dopo una relazione di sei mesi basata su sesso meraviglioso e poco altro. Infatti Maddie è una tenera sognatrice in cerca dell’anima gemella tanto quanto Chase è un cinico solitario che non crede nei rapporti umani, a parte quelli che coinvolgono il suo stretto nucleo famigliare, figuriamoci nell’amore. Chase, diabolico com’è, omettendo l’insignificante particolare che lui e Maddie non stanno neanche più insieme, ha annunciato a suo padre malato il fidanzamento con l’adorabile stilista. Ora è qui a pregarla di unirsi a un’innocua farsa: un weekend negli Hamptons nella mega villa dei Black con tanto di cena di famiglia, servizio fotografico di fidanzamento e poi... il disastro. Che sia per Maddie l’occasione giusta per togliersi qualche sassolino dalla scarpa dopo il modo in cui lui l’ha mollata? Tornare a frequentare Chase è una scelta insidiosa. Lui è estremamente arrogante, assolutamente insopportabile, tentatore al punto di farti dimenticare che dovresti odiarlo e affascinate al punto da scatenarti dentro le fiamme dell’inferno. Ma si sa, quando c’è di mezzo il diavolo, tutti i buoni propositi vacillano… Stringere patti col diavolo nasconde mille scottanti insidie!

Era el hombre de mis sueños, pero también mi peor pesadilla… Dicen que el amor y el odio son el mismo sentimiento experimentado de formas distintas, y tienen razón. Vicious es frío, cruel y peligroso, pero no puedo evitar sentirme atraída por él. Hace diez años, me arruinó la vida. Ahora ha vuelto a por mí porque soy la única que conoce su secreto y no parará hasta hacerme suya.

Judith “Jude” Humphry ha appena ottenuto un lavoro che potrebbe realizzare i suoi sogni alla LBC, l’emittente televisiva più seguita d’America, quando viene investita da una notizia scoop: il nuovo direttore nonché figlio del proprietario dell'intero colosso dei media è Célian Laurent. Célian è una vera e propria celebrità nell’élite di Manhattan, ma soprattutto è lo stesso affascinante sconosciuto dall’ingannevole accento francese con cui Jude ha trascorso una notte selvaggia appena qualche settimana prima. Nonostante la coincidenza certamente imbarazzante, Jude avrebbe potuto comunque sperare di fare una buona impressione sul suo nuovo capo se non fosse che, in quella famosa serata, stava attraversando un momento davvero disperato e prima di sgattaiolare via dalla lussuosa suite d'albergo, aveva anche rubato il portafoglio a Célian. Il primo giorno di lavoro, basta un solo incrocio di sguardi per accendere la rivalità tra i due. Célian ha un cuore di pietra, è noto per essere implacabile e in più è fumante di rabbia perché qualcuno è riuscito a prendersi gioco di lui, ma anche Jude Humphry è una ragazza caparbia, impertinente, decisa a diventare una giornalista, come ha sempre sognato. Per cui, non ha alcuna intenzione di mollare per colpa di un capo tiranno, ricco, privilegiato, glaciale e arrogante. E così per Célian e Jude, ogni giorno in redazione si trasforma in una battaglia. Ma è quando sono da soli che comincia la vera guerra... per non finire di nuovo l'uno tra le braccia dell'altra!

From Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author L.J. Shen comes a quick and touching novella about first loves, teenage regrets, and a bittersweet ending Alex is a taciturn teen with a chip on his shoulder and plans that do not involve having a girlfriend. Lara is the romantic girl who wants a taste of danger...but not enough to risk her entire life. When they first meet, they have one thing in common--an acquaintance neither of them is particularly attached to. What starts as a casual relationship spins into an angsty love story with ups, downs, and heartache. And through this first love, Alex and Lara find out the most valuable lesson life can teach--that love is a lot, but it is not everything.

Tate Blackthorn and Gia Bennett's story. This is a dark, DARK romance. Blurb and cover TBA.

«Nunca, nunca te acuestes con tu jefe.» Célian Laurent es el hombre más deseado de Manhattan, heredero de una rica familia y mi nuevo jefe. Yo podría haberle causado una buena impresión, de no ser porque hace un mes nos acostamos juntos y le robé la cartera. Pero mi vida no es perfecta como la suya y necesito este trabajo, así que haré todo lo posible por evitar a Célian… y la tentación.

Per Rosie, Dean Cole è un amore proibito. Nonostante cerchi di vivere ogni istante al massimo, una salute precaria tiene Rosie LeBlanc lontana dagli altri come un muro invisibile, perché lei è consapevole che un giorno tutto potrebbe esserle strappato via. L'unico ragazzo che sia mai stato capace di farla sentire realmente viva è allo stesso tempo l'inesorabile promemoria che l'orologio dentro di lei continua a scorrere. L'unico ragazzo capace di farla sentire realmente viva è un desiderio proibito per Rosie, perché tanti anni prima è stato il fidanzato della sua amata sorella. Per Dean, Rosie LeBlanc è una stella catturare. Ricco, affascinante e selvaggio, Dean "Ruckus" Cole ha il mondo ai suoi piedi e conosce un solo modo di vivere: senza regole.Il suo equilibrio fatto di eccessi viene sconvolto quando nella sua vita torna l'unica ragazza capace di infiammargli la mente e il cuore, l'unica ragazza a cui abbia mai dovuto rinunciare. Insolente, spavalda, bella da morire, Rosie è come una stella per Dean: fulgida, effimera e inafferrabile nella sua bellezza. Ma ora ha una seconda possibilità per conquistare la sua luce, ed è determinato a non farsela sfuggire. Dean è pronto a una battaglia senza regole, persino se i suoi avversari saranno il destino, il tempo, e i demoni del suo stesso passato.

Quando i suoi genitori accettano di lavorare al servizio degli Spencer, Emilia LeBlanc si ritrova a vivere sotto lo stesso tetto con l'erede della famiglia, Baron "Vicious" Spencer. Vicious è sfrontato, privilegiato, spietato e pieno di rabbia. Ma l'arrivo di Emilia turberà il suo equilibrio e destabilizzerà le sue emozioni, e da quel momento Vicious avrà un unico obiettivo: rendere la vita della figlia della domestica un vero inferno sulla terra. Dieci anni dopo, Baron Spencer è un avvocato brillante, un abile criminale, un bellissimo bugiardo. E ha un piano per vendicarsi. Quando, sulle strade di New York, il suo cammino torna ad incrociarsi con quello di Emilia che si trova in gravi difficoltà, Vicious le offre un lavoro e lei si ritroverà di nuovo intrappolata nella sua ragnatela spietata. Emilia non può immaginare che il ritorno prepotente dell'uomo che è stato insieme il suo tormento e il protagonista dei suoi sogni farà crollare tutte le certezze della sua vita come tessere del domino. Stavolta Vicious non si fermerà, non fino a che lei non sarà sua.

Es imposible no jugar con fuego cuando la llama es tan hermosa… Cuando Arya Roth era una niña, se enamoró del hijo de la criada de su casa. Nicholai también se enamoró de ella, pero un beso los separó para siempre. Casi dos décadas más tarde, Arya se dedica a las relaciones públicas y debe ayudar a limpiar el nombre de su padre después de que un grupo de antiguas empleadas lo haya demandado por acoso sexual. El principal problema es Christian Miller, el despiadado abogado que asiste a las mujeres. Es encantador, ambicioso y muy atractivo, y Arya no tarda en quedar atrapada por su embrujo. ¿Cómo reaccionará Arya cuando descubra que se trata del mismo chico del que se enamoró en su adolescencia?   Una novela sobre la fina línea que existe entre buscar venganza y encontrar el amor

Une liaison à risques au bureau. Jude a de gros ennuis. Non seulement, elle a besoin très vite d'un travail qui lui permettra de vivre mais également d'assumer les frais médicaux de son père qui est très malade, mais elle a commis une erreur majeure. Après une nuit de folie avec celui qu'elle a pris pour un simple touriste français, elle a perdu la tête et a quitté leur chambre d'hôtel en volant son portefeuille. Elle en a honte mais Célian était visiblement aisé et elle n'a aucune chance de le revoir à New York, puisqu'il va certainement rentrer chez lui. Mais la chance ne sourit pas beaucoup à Jude, elle le sait pourtant. Lorsqu'elle arrive sur son nouveau lieu de travail, au sein d'un groupe de presse, elle a la très désagréable surprise de découvrir que Célian Laurent sera son patron. L'alchimie fabuleuse qu'ils avaient découverte quelque temps auparavant est toujours là, vibrante. Entre le vol qu'elle a commis et le désir qu'elle éprouve pour celui avec qui elle travaille, Jude pourrait voir sa vie sombrer dans le scandale.

If working at a hotel as a waitress on Christmas Eve wasn't reason enough for Hannah to turn her into a real Grinch, dealing with a pretentious and cocky guest at the Nirvana Resort can truly turn the happiest night of the year into a nightmare. She is ready to sharpen her nails and assert herself, but the guest in question seems to be full of mind-blowing surprises. First of all...he turns out to be the most sought after rock star in the world, as well as the forbidden and longtime fantasy of Hannah. And above all, he seems to have no intention of spending Christmas Eve alone. On the most magical night of the year, will it be true that wishes and fantasies can come true?

Il fera tout pour assouvir sa vengeance… et son désir Daria est capitaine des pom-pom girls. Miss Popularité. Celle qui fait la loi à All Saints High, celle qu’on admire et qu’on redoute. Derrière cette façade, nul ne suspecte le secret dévastateur qui la ronge, et c’est très bien comme ça. Seulement, son trône de reine du lycée menace de s’effondrer lorsque Mal revient dans sa vie… Mal est le capitaine de l’équipe de foot du lycée ennemi, celui où vont tous les rebuts de la société. Mal est sexy, rancunier, et prêt à tout pour briser Daria. Même à jouer avec le désir brûlant qui les pousse l’un vers l’autre. Depuis la tragédie provoquée par leur premier baiser, il y a quatre ans, il prépare sa vengeance. Et l’occasion rêvée de l’assouvir se présente lorsqu’il est placé en famille d’accueil… chez Daria.

Rock bottom has built way more champions than privilege ever has. Blaire, an underachieving college student with zero prospects and a ton of issues (hey, being the less-successful twin of a gorgeous supermodel would totally do that to you) needs something from Ty. Mixed Martial artist Ty, a soon-to-be Welterweight champion of the Xtreme Warrior League and the hottest guy in the Bay Area, wants something from Blaire. But Ty has a secret. And Blaire can barely even handle his truths. Life is about to throw a few knockout punches at both of them. Can they handle the pain?

Имам план – простичък и следователно обречен на успех. За малко ще обърна гръб на безкрайното чистене, износените дрехи и постоянния тормоз от мащехата ми и двете ми доведени сестри. Ще облека красива рокля и ще се промъкна без покана на бала на най-желания ерген в страната – Закари Сун. Ще открия и ще си върна онова, което ми принадлежи. И после ще се измъкна като по пантофки. Проблемите започнаха, когато арогантният богаташ ме спипа на местопрестъплението и само отчаяното бягство, при което загубих едната си обувка, ме спаси. Но не задълго. Защото той не просто ме откри, ами и държи да ме накаже, като ме принуди да работя за него. За да може да ме унижава всеки ден. Зак Сун е зима в човешки облик – студенокръвен, безчувствен, не позволява на никого да го докосва; сякаш в гърдите си има не сърце, а лед. Методичен, мълчалив и откровено жесток, той си е проправил път към върховете на богатството по най-безскрупулния начин. Но с всеки негов поглед сякаш пожар лумва в кръвта ми. Той може да има всичко. Аз вече изгубих всичко. Ала любимата и на двама ни игра „Го“ ме е научила, че изкусната стратегия е по-важна от бруталната сила. А любовта винаги е по-силна от омразата.

Луна Рексрот е любимото на всички красиво цвете. Миловидна. Грижлива. Щедра. Тиха. Фалшива. Под момчешките дрехи и крехката ѝ външност се крие мо-миче, което всички обичат (и съжаляват). Тя знае какво и кого иска. Луна иска момчето от къщата на дървото, което я научи да ругае на езика на знаците. Същото, което я научи да се смее. Да живее. Да обича. Найт Коул е любимият на всички футболен герой. Великолепен. Атлетичен. Силен. Обожаван. Лъжец. Безразсъден разбойник, който сваля само с поглед, но има очи единствено за момичето, което живее от другата страна на улицата: Луна. Само че тя се е променила. Неговата помощ вече не ѝ е необходима. И иска да отиде далеч, за да избяга от него и от стотиците жени в ръцете му. Двама души, които се нараняват от години. И само в яростта на болката могат да открият пътя един към друг.

Врабчето олицетворява свободата. В миналото моряците си правели татуировки с врабчета за всеки пет хиляди пропътувани морски мили. Най-новата книга на Л. Дж. Шен, авторката на „Раненият рицар“ и „Крадецът на целувки“ Трой Бренан Всяко момиче в Бостън знае името му. Син на убит мафиот. Разбивач на сърца със стоманеносини очи. Човекът, който може да ти свърши всяка работа – законна или не. А, да, той е и моят нов съпруг. Спароу Рейнс Това съм аз. Не че някой знаеше името ми, преди той да нахлуе в живота ми. Но след това той ме окова. Отвлече ме. Отне всяка надежда да избягам и да живея така, както искам. Просто отряза крилете ми. Имах мечти, но ми бе забранено да ги следвам. Нямах идея защо ме взе за жена – не знаех, че дори подозира за съществуването ми. Но вече знам, че ако го вбеся, ще бъда наранена. Аз съм пленницата на Звяра. И не мисля, че ако го опозная, той ще се превърне в принц. Но трябва да разбера защо избра мен сред всички други момичета, които можеше да има в миг.

Пен: Живея за отмъщението си. Четири години страдам заради това, което Дария Фоло­ухил ми причини, и сърцето ми вече е само лед. Взех си първата ѝ целувка. Тя взе единственото, което обичах. Бях беден. Тя богата. Сега обаче съм най-бляскавият проект на родителите ѝ. Живея в къщата ѝ и мога да съм неин мъчител. Дария Фолоухил си въобразява, че е Кралицата. Заел съм се да ѝ докажа, че не е нищо повече от разглезена принцеса. Дария: Всички виждат само бляскавата външност. Кралицата, на която всички завиждат. Не знаят за сълзите. Високите и тънки като игли токчета пробиват стра­хотни дупки, когато стъпваш с тях по хората. Един слънчев ден така пробих сърцето на Пен Скъли, че от него потече кръв, а после го метнах в кофа за боклук. Сега обаче той живее в стаята отсреща и аз искам него, него, само него. Но той е капитанът на отбора, който всички от моята гимназия мрази, и мой доведен брат. И иска да си платя за всичко.

Dall'acclamata autrice bestseller internazionale L.J. SHEN, arriva una novella natalizia brillante e sexy, in cui passione, umorismo e sentimenti si miscelano in una storia perfetta da gustarsi sotto l’albero! Se per Hannah lavorare in hotel come cameriera la Vigilia di Natale non fosse già un motivo sufficiente a trasformarla in un vero Grinch, avere a che fare con un ospite pretenzioso e sbruffone del resort Nirvana può davvero trasformare la notte più gioiosa dell’anno in un incubo. Lei è pronta ad affilare le unghie e a farsi valere, ma l'ospite in questione sembra essere pieno di sorprese strabilianti, prima fra tutte… si rivela essere la rock star più irriverente e irresistibile del mondo, nonché la fantasia proibita e di lunga data di Hannah. E soprattutto, sembra non avere la minima intenzione di passare la Vigilia da solo. Nella notte più magica dell’anno, sarà vero che desideri e fantasie possono diventare realtà? **Jingle bell rock è una novella autoconclusiva a tema natalizio non legata agli altri libri dell'autrice** *This is the Italian edition of Rock Hard, which was part of the We Wish You a Naughty Christmas anthology.*

«Me robaste mi primer beso. Y, luego, la vida entera.» Francesca, hija de un jefe de la mafia, sueña con casarse con Angelo, el amor de su infancia. Pero el cruel senador Wolfe Keaton tiene otros planes: se casará con ella para vengarse del padre de la joven. Resignada, el único deseo de Francesca es volver a los brazos de Angelo; el único objetivo de Wolfe es la venganza. Pero, pronto, Francesca solo podrá pensar en el ladrón que le ha robado el corazón. Vuelve L. J. Shen, autora de Vicious

"I’m unequivocally, irrevocably head over heels in love with Cillian Fitzpatrick. Filled with Shen’s trademark wit, soul searing angst and emotional poignancy, The Villain is a deeply satisfying story of patience, acceptance, perseverance and love. Hands down a top 2020 must read! - Helena Hunting, New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author. Cruel. Coldblooded. Hades in a Brioni suit. Cillian Fitzpatrick has been dubbed every wicked thing on planet earth. To the media, he is The Villain. To me, he is the man who (reluctantly) saved my life. Now I need him to do me another, small solid. Bail me out of the mess my husband got me into. What’s a hundred grand to one of the wealthiest men in America, anyway? Only Cillian doesn’t hand out free favors. The price for the money, it turns out, is my freedom. Now I’m the eldest Fitzpatrick brother’s little toy. To play, to mold, to break. Too bad Cillian forgot one, tiny detail. Persephone wasn’t only the goddess of spring; she was also the queen of death. He thinks I’ll buckle under the weight of his mind games. He is about to find out the most lethal poison is also the sweetest.

From USA Today Bestselling author L.J. Shen comes a new, fun, steamy standalone about a notorious playboy and the nerdy girl who brings him to his knees. Boston's debauched elite is going up in flames, and it's the Fitzpatrick family that set it on fire. Hunter I didn’t mean to star in a sex tape, okay? It was just one of those unexplainable things. Like Stonehenge, Police Academy 2, and morning glory clouds. It just happened. Now my ball-busting father is sentencing me to six months of celibacy, sobriety, and morbid boredom under the roof of Boston’s nerdiest girl alive, Sailor Brennan. The virginal archer is supposed to babysit my ass while I learn to take my place in Royal Pipelines, my family’s oil company. Little does she know, that’s not the only pipe I’ll be laying… Sailor I didn’t want this gig, okay? But the deal was too sweet to walk away from. I needed the public endorsement; Hunter needed a nanny. Besides, what’s six months in the grand scheme of things? It’s not like I’m in danger of falling in love with the appallingly gorgeous, charismatic gazillionaire who happens to be one of Boston’s most eligible bachelors. No. I will remain immune to Hunter Fitzpatrick’s charm. Even at the cost of losing everything I have. Even at the cost of burning down his kingdom.

“Maybe we were never meant for each other. But that night at the carnival, when you showed me who you were, I figured out who I wanted to be.” The most important thing I’d ever read was scribbled on the door of a portable restroom, engraved into plastic at a carnival on the outskirts of Boston. Lust lingers, love stays. Lust is impatient, love waits. Lust burns, love warms. Lust destroys, but love? Love kills. Maybe it was always my destiny to fall in love with a monster. When other kids stayed awake at night fearing the pointy-toothed beast hiding in their closet, I longed to see mine. I wanted to feed it, domesticate it, understand it. Sam and I were only allowed to love each other in the dark. Once our story unfolded, and the truth came to light, I was the one to cut the cord. My name is Aisling Fitzpatrick, and I have a confession to make. Sam Brennan is not the only monster in this story.

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