Naomi Loud

Welcome to the city of Pravitia. Home to the wicked, depraved, and perverse. Built upon the urges of our deviant desires, and our twisted cravings. Every soul fated to this damned city worships at our altars. Puppets to our fatalistic whims. Six bloodlines, devoted to our darkest proclivities, destined to rule the city in our image, and in our name. Six families bound to us in exchange for absolute dominion and glory. But even gods have favorites and the time has come to usher in a new epoch. Mercy Crèvecoeur and Wolfgang Vainglory have always been enemies, fueled by centuries-old family quarrels. Their hatred runs deep and if we didn’t prohibit it; they’d have already attempted to kill one another. But as much as they want to fight it, even the powerful can’t escape fate. While they both believe the city of Pravitia is their birthright and will go to great lengths to gain control, their arrogance and thirst for power will lead them directly on the path of our choosing. To claim their rightful place as rulers of Pravitia, they will need to become a unified team. But what happens when the lines between hate and obsession begin to blur? And to satiate their lustful desires a divine law must be broken. Is this dangerous hunger worth each other’s demise? And when will they realize that they have been our puppets all along? *A Dance Macabre is an enemies to lovers, forbidden romance with a magical realism twist. It is the first book in the Perverse City series and has a guaranteed HEA. While all books are standalones, the series must be read in order. It has mature situations and themes which may be considered triggers for some. Reader discretion is advised.*

Growing up in high society, James Ferdinand never imagined that one day she’d end up working as a server. But after her authoritative father gives her the ultimatum—stay in line rather than pursue her art—she needs to find a quick way to support herself since she’s unwilling to give up on her dreams. The answer is landing a job at Orso, a fine-dining restaurant in the heart of Marsford Bay. Between learning to navigate the grind of restaurant life, trying not to cry in the walk-freezer, and rebuilding her life, there is only one silver lining—a line cook that seems to always make her shifts a little easier whether it be with a cheeky grin or a delicious mid-shift snack. Ozzy McKenna, the tattooed jester with a Casanova reputation is immediately smitten and makes it his mission to charm the new girl. But James isn’t ready for anything serious, having just broken up with her abusive long-term boyfriend. Their attraction, however, is undeniable. James proposes they become friends with benefits; making a deal to leave drama out of it, and hide their arrangement from their coworkers at Orso. However, despite their best efforts to keep it casual, things inevitably begin to change. Between cooking for James late at night and dates that aren’t meant to be dates, both soon discover that maybe they can become what the other one needs, in ways neither thought was possible. All they need to do is get out of their own way. *On the Line is a dark contemporary romance with a guaranteed HEA. It has mature situations and themes which may be considered triggers for some. Reader discretion is advised.*

Thirteen years ago, I ran away from a cult, Sacro Nuntio, and became Lenix Taylor. Everyone knows me as a free spirit. Always up for a good time but never the one to be tied down. Except no one knows about the horrible sins rotting in my past. Or how I killed the leader of Sacro Nuntio–my father–in cold blood. I’m comfortable in my life of secrets and lies. But the past never stays where it should for long. Now, after all this time, my brother has found me and is threatening to drag me back to punish me for my crime. Escaping from that life was the hardest thing I’ve ever done. But staying free proves more difficult than expected when it involves the only person powerful enough to protect me—Connor Maxwell. He’s Noxport’s most feared crime boss, and also the most arrogant, frustrating man I’ve ever met. Despite his infuriating grins and incessant need to call me darling, I strike a deal with him, and seal my fate to his. Before long, I will need to choose between the devil I know and the devil I married. *Was I Ever Real is the explosive second installment in the “Was I Ever” series. An enemies to lovers, dark romance with a guaranteed HEA. While it can be read as a standalone, characters and events will be better appreciated if the series is read in order. It has mature situations and themes which may be considered triggers for some. Reader discretion is advised.*

Five years ago I bled to death from a knife to the throat. But I didn’t stay dead. I woke up changed and remembered far too much. I have been haunted by the memories of my past lives ever since. For five years I’ve had the illogical certainty that I’ve spent lifetimes connected to the same soul. Lifetimes of love, heartache, and betrayal. But was I destined to find them again? As fate would have it, while seeking revenge for my death, my murderer led me straight to her. Sunny. The first time I saw her, she was trembling with fear behind the bar as I held a gun to her boss’ head. Instantly, I knew she was the one. She was terrified of me, but now that I’ve found her, there’s no way I’m letting her go. She will be mine again. All she needs to do is remember. *Was I Ever Here is a dark romance with a guaranteed HEA. It has mature situations and themes which may be considered triggers for some. Reader discretion is advised.*

I have starved for as long as I have been sentient. Collecting soul after soul, I fed. I gorged. Then he arrived, and suddenly, I understood what it truly meant to feel. Jealousy. Greed. Obsession. It tasted like him. Intoxicating. Addicting. I had to have my fill of him. Control him. Keep him. And I did. And we were happy. Trapped. But happy. Until she arrived. Her soul replete with mortal toil. And I knew. I knew. She is the one for him. My most magnanimous gift to him. She is to become his inamorata and give herself entirely to us. Now she is ours. Because no one escapes the Ambrose Hotel. And no one escapes me. *Mania is a dark, paranormal romance and has a guaranteed HEA (albeit unconventional). It has mature situations and themes which may be considered triggers for some. Reader discretion is advised.*

The key to our fate is deception. Gemini Foley. The most cunning of our children. A servant and devoted worshiper of trickery—and himself. He revels in the illusion, always hungry for lies told in secrecy. He will snatch the truth right out of any poor soul’s lungs. It’s a gift we have given him, and he uses it magnificently. But a new epoch is now upon us, and it is time for one more gift. A surprise, for the lover of tricks. She will appear as his sacrifice during the Feast of Fools. And it will be his fate not to kill her. Cunning just as we claim, will he sense something in her? Sense a blinding truth he cannot yet put into words. He will allow her to slip away … Until time and fate are just right. Before catching her once again. This time, to keep her as his prize. *Feast of Fools is a captor/captive dark romance with a hint of paranormal. It’s the second book in the Perverse City series and has a guaranteed HEA. While all books are standalones, the series must be read in order. It has mature situations and themes which may be considered triggers for some. Reader discretion is advised.*

The past holds no power when the future is you It took twenty-four years, but Lucy Lincoln finally escaped the twisted religious cult she was born into— Sacro Nuntio. A year later, Lucy still feels shackled to her past–and smothered by her protective sister, Lenix. In an attempt to finally taste real freedom, she decides to take a road trip across the United States. Hoping that by embracing new experiences they can lead her to discover who she truly is without the weight of others expectations. Lenix places the condition that the broody resident hacker of the Sin Eaters, Bastian Maxwell, must go along with her—despite both of their protests. Bastian's cynical outlook and imposing silence clashes with her innocent optimism and endearing, yet sheltered, view of the world, threatening to ruin Lucy’s first chance at true adventure. However, what begins as a begrudging journey down Highway 66 between practical strangers, turns into a salacious deal when Lucy blind-sides Bastian with a proposition he can’t refuse. Insisting on no-strings attached, Bastian agrees to teach Lucy just how good freedom can really feel, however it doesn’t take long for the shadows of his past to manifest and prove that his freedom is merely a delusion. *Was I Ever Free is the heart-wrenching third, and final, installment in the “Was I Ever” series. A grumpy/sunshine dark romance with a guaranteed HEA. While it can be read as a standalone, characters and events will be better appreciated if the series is read in order. It has mature situations and themes which may be considered triggers for some. Reader discretion is advised.*

Connie Broadbent loves to run away from her mistakes. So when her glossy Hollywood life turns into a tabloid nightmare on the eve of her twenty-ninth birthday, she does what she knows best and books a one-way ticket back to Marsford Bay. But even her hometown isn’t safe from her past blunders—namely, a year-old impulsive one-night stand with a broody ex-con. Huxley McKenna believes that his past will haunt him forever. At just eighteen, his life irrevocably changed when a rash decision landed him in prison. Now twenty-five, Huxley is determined to move on from his delinquent past. Despite his cynicism, he stays out of trouble and gets a job in construction to pay the bills. But there’s one thing from his past that he can’t seem to evade: Connie Broadbent. A seemingly impossible task when his older brother is engaged to her best friend. However, their plan to ignore each other fails when Connie buys a rundown theatre and is cornered into hiring Huxley, thanks to a little persuasion from her best friend. Wanting to keep their shared past a secret, the two reluctantly agree to work together. This inevitably leads to infuriating mind games and messy push-and-pulls, both too stubborn to give in to their attraction. But soon, they will be forced to face the truth: some mistakes might be worth making twice. *Play the Part is a contemporary romance with a guaranteed HEA. It has mature situations and themes which may be considered triggers for some. Reader discretion is advised.*