Sarah Bailey

West Greer - War They say violence is never the answer. I beg to differ. There’s no peace without a little pain. Drake, Prescott, Francis and I are monsters who live up to their name. The Four Horsemen. Gods reincarnated as men. Scarlett returned to the fold, but not as the girl we once knew. The girl I’d been obsessed with my whole life. The one I’d have given everything for. It all changed when she walked into Fortuity and gave us a run for our money. Battle lines were drawn. Flags erected. And we were at a stalemate. If she thought we were backing down, she was in for a wake up call. It was time Scarlett learnt who she really was. And why we would never let her go again. A dark why choose (MFMMM) contemporary retelling of the four horsemen of the apocalypse set in Sarah Bailey's Dark Universe with cliffhangers and a HEA in the final book. This is a DARK romance and therefore comes with a content warning. Please see authors website for full details.

Drake Ackley - Death They call us the men who will drive the world to its knees. The Four Horsemen. A pity for them really. Prescott, West, Francis and I are done with our masks of civility. Gods who turned on their subjects. When you unleash death, nothing can withstand it. Everything perishes in the wake of the executioner. The only things left to show for it are ash and dust. We had allowed our enemies to take from us for far too long. The tables had finally turned. Our woman had arrived to usher in the end. Scarlett was the catalyst. The fuse. The match was burning. Time was running out. And we were about to bring war to the man who stole her from us all those years ago. A dark why choose (MFMMM) contemporary retelling of the four horsemen of the apocalypse set in Sarah Bailey's Dark Universe with cliffhangers and a HEA in the final book. This is a DARK romance and therefore comes with a content warning. Please see the author's website for full details.

Francis Beaufort - Famine They say you shouldn’t hoard your wealth. Those people know nothing of the power it brings. Drake, West, Prescott and I are untouchable. The men known as the Four Horsemen. Gods ruling over our kingdom. There are some secrets in this world greater than others. Our fifth was going to find that out the hard way. Scarlett thought she knew why she’d come back, but she had no idea what lay in the dark recesses of her memories. It started when we returned her to our sides. When we let desire fuel our needs. And it will end when the truth comes to light. A dark why choose (MFMMM) contemporary retelling of the four horsemen of the apocalypse set in Sarah Bailey's Dark Universe with cliffhangers and a HEA in the final book. This is a DARK romance and therefore comes with a content warning. Please see the author's website for full details.

Prescott Ellis - Pestilence. They call us The Four Horsemen. Four friends forged in fire and blood. No one knows where we came from nor how we got our name. Drake, Francis, West and I rule the financial industry like kings. Gods in our own right. We grew up with a fifth. A girl. Scarlett. She was one of us until she was ripped away from her life. The only trace of her was dust in the wind. One day she returned to the city and sought us out. Scarlett couldn’t remember who we’d been to her, but we recalled her all too well. If she knew what was good for her, she would have never come back. The moment she stepped through the doors of Fortuity, it was the beginning of her end. And the start of our reign over the girl who wanted us dead. A dark contemporary retelling of the four horsemen of the apocalypse set in Sarah Bailey's Dark Universe with cliffhangers and a HEA in the final book. This is a DARK romance and therefore comes with a content warning. Please see authors website for full details.

Rose was lit by the sun, her beautiful face giving nothing away. Even back then, she was a mystery that I wanted to solve. The lead homicide investigator in a rural town, Detective Sergeant Gemma Woodstock is deeply unnerved when a high school classmate is found strangled, her body floating in a lake. And not just any classmate, but Rosalind Ryan, whose beauty and inscrutability exerted a magnetic pull on Smithson High School, first during Rosalind's student years and then again when she returned to teach drama. As much as Rosalind's life was a mystery to Gemma when they were students together, her death presents even more of a puzzle. What made Rosalind quit her teaching job in Sydney and return to her hometown? Why did she live in a small, run-down apartment when her father was one of the town's richest men? And despite her many admirers, did anyone in the town truly know her? Rosalind's enigmas frustrate and obsess Gemma, who has her own dangerous secrets—an affair with her colleague and past tragedies that may not stay in the past.

Four seek their fifth. The hunter devours his prey. Who will lose first? It started with an impossible choice. One I had no wish to make from a person I'd only just come to know. So many of our decisions had led up to this moment. Perhaps it was the way we’d come together which threw my life so off balance. Leaving me with the final say in a matter I wanted no part of. We had to draw up the battle lines. Change our fates. Or we’d all crash and burn. It wasn’t a case of if we’d fight for survival, it was when. When would he come after us? When would he try to destroy us? When would he decide I wasn’t worth saving any longer? The inevitable hung over us like a dark cloud. A time bomb waiting to go off. No matter how many times we tried to stay ahead, we were always one step behind. And it was perfectly clear, we had to be prepared to go to war or we might end up with nothing at all. A dark why choose (MMFMM) romance series set in Sarah Bailey's Dark Universe with cliffhangers and a HEA in the final book. This is a DARK romance and therefore comes with a content warning. Please see authors website for full details.

Together. Apart. Where does it end? It started with the war. The war we’d wage upon the very man who’d raised me. The war which would either tear us apart or keep us together. We’d finally found our way to each other. The five of us gave in. It’d been inevitable from the start. Desire had forged us, but it was love which set us free. Made us into what we were. A family drenched in blood. Everything had built up to this moment. Our final fight for survival. Our final battle against corruption. Quinn, Xavier, Eric and Rory were the ones I had to protect at all costs. Even if it meant I sacrificed parts of myself in the process. We had so much to live for. So much to lose. Would we really win this? Would we come out the other side? Would we still be whole? And the very last question I had… Is the love we share really enough for all of us in the end? A dark why choose (MMFMM) romance series set in Sarah Bailey's Dark Universe with cliffhangers and a HEA in the final book. This is a DARK romance and therefore comes with a content warning. Please see authors website for full details.

Three mixed with four. The captive became an ally. Who will break first? It started when they betrayed me. The ones who I’d come to trust. The ones I was starting to love. My world flipped upside down and nothing is as it seems. Everything was unravelling before my eyes, tearing us apart whilst pulling us closer together. I’m caught between two worlds. The one I grew up in and the one I’d started to forge with the boys. Everything came to a grinding halt when long hidden secrets came to light. The truth changed the rules and made us realise nothing in life is ever as it seems. Sometimes the only way out of a situation is through. Never before had been truer when it came to the five of us and our future together. Did we have a future? Or was everything too much for us to handle? The pieces were starting to fit together, but there’s always something holding us back. My family. My loyalty. My duty. And whether to throw it away or stand and fight by their sides. A dark why choose (MMFMM) romance series set in Sarah Bailey's Dark Universe with cliffhangers and a HEA in the final book. This is a DARK romance and therefore comes with a content warning. Please see authors website for full details.

Four of them. One of me. Who will give in first? It started when they stole me from my life. The daughter of a crime lord who ruled with an iron fist. The heir to a family of blood and ruin. They left only a whisper of a name in the air. Il Diavolo. A man whose reputation preceded him. Ruthless. Merciless. Cunning. The one they called the Devil. He was as beautiful as he was terrifying. Except I wasn't scared of him or his three friends. They might want to use me in their quest for revenge, but they picked the wrong girl. Or maybe I was the right one and none of us knew it quite yet. Our connection is undeniable. Our fates are entwined. But loyalty and lies keep us all locked in a battle of wills and denial. There’s only one thing I know for certain in this fight between the five of us. Secrets always catch up with you in the end. And my secrets were the worst ones of all. A dark why choose (MMFMM) romance series set in Sarah Bailey's Dark Universe with cliffhangers and a HEA in the final book. This is a DARK romance and therefore comes with a content warning. Please see authors website for full details.

Two become three. Lies, lust and betrayal. Who will fall first? It started when I chose to remain with them. The ones who took me from my life and changed all the rules. The chains binding me to my family loosened their hold. Little did I know that by taking me, Quinn and his friends began the long process of setting me free. And even as I got closer to the boys, the past always held us back. Keeping our feelings at bay. The questions plagued me. Where did my loyalties lie? Who could I trust? And the biggest one of all. Could I really go against everything I knew to be with the four people who kept me captive to use me against my father? Our secrets brought us closer. Our lies tore us apart. And it became crystal clear that every decision you make in life comes at a price. A dark why choose (MMFMM) romance series set in Sarah Bailey's Dark Universe with cliffhangers and a HEA in the final book. This is a DARK romance and therefore comes with a content warning. Please see authors website for full details.

What would you do if you killed someone? Normal people wouldn’t go running to the prodigal son of a mafia kingpin for help. I’m not exactly normal. The daughter of a gang leader embroiled in a turf war. One that has me caught in the crossfire. When you have nowhere else to turn, who better to protect you than someone your own father will never suspect. Zayn Villetti isn’t a man I should make a deal with. Especially not one involving becoming his little pet. He demands I obey him in all things. I've never been one to submit. I have a feeling the man I've known most of my life will be my downfall. With his obligations to his family and my presence throwing his world into disarray. My question is… will I be his? A dark age-gap romance set in Sarah Bailey's Dark Universe. This is a standalone in an interconnected series. This is a DARK romance and therefore comes with a content warning. Please see author's website for full details.

In het meer bij het Australische stadje Smithson wordt het lichaam van de beeldschone Rosalind Ryan gevonden. De jonge vrouw is vermoord en op de plaats delict drijven rode rozen. Rechercheur Gemma Woodstock van de plaatselijke politie doet er alles aan om op de zaak gezet te worden en daarom verzwijgt ze dat ze de vermoorde vrouw kent: ze heeft jaren geleden met haar op de middelbare school gezeten. Maar dat is niet het enige wat Gemma probeert achter te houden. Naarmate het onderzoek dieper graaft in het verleden van Rosalind, dreigen er meer geheimen aan het licht te komen, geheimen die beter verborgen hadden kunnen blijven.

Two strangers. One night. One life long fantasy. Soliciting a stranger online to fulfil my ultimate fantasy is probably crazy as hell. If you asked me what I was thinking, I wouldn't be able to tell you. All I knew was I needed this before I could move on with my life. Enter Dominic. The most sinfully attractive man I've ever laid eyes on and that's just his profile picture. His promise to fulfil my wildest dreams and his sultry, authoritative voice set my world on fire. How could a girl resist? When SweetBlondie and DirtyDom finally meet in person, sparks fly and one night leaves me wanting so much more. The question is... Can my filthy fantasy become a full time reality or will I just spend the rest of my life craving the one man I never knew I needed until now? Looking for a dirty talking, sexy British hero? Grab a copy of this short, very steamy contemporary erotic romance.

Three housemates – one dead, one missing and one accused of murder.Journalist Olive Groves worked on the “Housemate Homicide” story as a junior reporter and became obsessed with the case. Now, nine years later, the missing housemate turns up dead on a remote property sparking controversy and begging the question – what really happened between the three housemates that night? Olive is once again assigned to the story, this time reluctantly paired with precocious and overly eager millennial podcaster Cooper Ng.As Olive and Cooper unearth new facts about the story, a dark web of secrets is uncovered, forcing Olive to confront her own past traumas and insecurities that have risen to the surface. As she delves deeper than ever before, will Olive’s suspicions threaten her future happiness and even her sanity? And will her relentless search for the murderer put her new family in danger?

I was his gift. He was my downfall. They say your parents are the two people who are meant to love you and keep you safe. So what does that say about mine? My father gave me to a man as a gift. A man who wears many masks. A man who terrifies me. Why then do I want to know what lies beneath? Why does a single touch send shivers down my spine? I know what he wants. My body. My words. My mind. I can’t run. I can’t hide. And I can’t give in to him. My name is Liora Stewart. And Dante Benson is my Master. A dark captive romance set in Sarah Bailey's Dark Universe. This is a standalone in an interconnected series. This is a DARK romance and therefore comes with a content warning. Please see authors website for full details.

De vijftienjarige Abbey verdwijnt spoorloos nadat ze tegen middernacht een feest verlaat. De volgende ochtend wordt haar vriendje dood aangetroffen, hij is op brute wijze vermoord. Heeft Abbey dat gedaan, of is zij zelf ook slachtoffer? Maar waarom zou iemand twee tieners willen vermoorden? Rechercheur Gemma Woodstock laat zich met haar zoontje Ben, wiens vader plotseling is overleden, tijdelijk overplaatsen naar het kuststadje Fairhaven. Ze biedt aan om het moordonderzoek naar Abbeys vriendje te leiden zodat ze zich in haar werk kan onderdompelen en geen tijd heeft om te piekeren over hoe het nu verder moet – want ze zal een belangrijke beslissing moeten nemen over de zorg voor haar zoontje. Terwijl Gemma steeds dieper doordringt in het mysterie rond Abbeys verdwijning en er controverses en geheimen aan het licht komen, bekruipt haar het gevoel dat deze zaak opvallende overeenkomsten vertoont met een van haar recente vermissingszaken.

When Sarah Stevens lands her dream job at an L.A. talent agency, she is determined to leave her heartbreak behind and focus solely on her career.That is, until she meets Julian McGregor, her boss’s partner. He’s handsome and brilliant, and has the kind of charisma and power that brings women to their knees. When he sets his sights on Sarah, she can’t deny the desire he kindles in her, but she’s determined to fight his irresistible pull because she’s scared a relationship with him will jeopardize her career. But Julian is used to getting his way, and he won’t give up. Bit by bit, he dismantles all of Sarah’s defenses, and penetrates to her core. But his power and dominance is a double-edged sword; it drives her wild in bed, but brings out her emotional insecurities everywhere else. Sarah cannot deny their explosive sexual chemistry, and she cannot deny that Julian is the first man who has made her feel truly alive, truly understood. But her emotional baggage is heavy and undeniable. Can Sarah get over her past and learn to trust Julian, or will her old emotional scars drive them apart for good?

It started when I died.Not many people can say they woke up dead. Even fewer people wake up as ghosts. Guess I’m the unlucky one since no one can see or hear me, and I have no recollection of how I ended up like this.I thought I’d spent the afterlife alone… until him. The solitary man who stumbled across me during my restless wandering of the Scottish Highlands. He doesn’t want me around. I can’t seem to stay away.It turns out Ciaran has a dark secret. And I’m determined to discover exactly what he’s hiding even if it might mean the death of me all over again.A standalone dark paranormal romance novella with a very unconventional HEA. This is a DARK romance and therefore comes with a content warning. Please see authors website for full details.

How far would you go for a stranger? Kit When your life falls apart and grief consumes you, what better way to forget than to take a winter mountaineering course in the Scottish Highlands? That was my thought when I booked myself on to it. Now I’m regretting ever signing up. Getting paired up with a grumpy stranger who thinks I’m a foolish amateur is only the tip of the iceberg. When an avalanche hits, we get separated from the group and have to find another way down the mountain. After he gets injured and has to rely on me for survival, things go from bad to worse. With no hope of rescue in sight, I have a feeling he’s going to be more of a challenge than the dire conditions we’re in. Thane When you lose everything and grief drowns you, what better way to remember you’re alive than in freezing cold conditions with nature surrounding you? I thought getting away from it all would help me forget about her. However, on the mountaineering course my friend convinced me to help him with, he paired me up with an inexperienced partner. They can’t do anything right and it’s driving me up the wall. Now I’m trapped needing them more than I’ve ever needed anyone in a fight to survive after we get stuck in the mountains with no way of contacting the outside world. With all hope lost, I have a feeling they might be the death of me, even if we get out of this alive. A standalone survival romance (M/Non-binary pairing) with major themes of grief throughout. This book contains sensitive topics and therefore comes with a content warning. Please see the author's website for full details.

A redhead. A police officer. And a pair of handcuffs. Another night shift. Another fight in a club. Friday nights in Central London were always trouble. Running across a redheaded siren who couldn’t keep her eyes off me? That wasn't a usual occurrence. Amelia Williams. Her hazel eyes told me she’d love it if I did filthy things to her. I'd be playing with fire if I crossed a line and contacted her whilst I'm on duty, but somehow, I can't stop myself. I have to have this woman on her knees for me. When we get together, it’s an explosion of passion and possession. She’s more than I could have ever asked for. And I find myself needing more than just a quick one night stand. The question is… Does she want more like I do? Or will she run for the hills when she finds out I'm a single father? Looking for a dirty talking, sexy British hero? Grab a copy of this short, very steamy contemporary erotic romance.

What would you do if your past came back to haunt you? When your latest client happens to be the younger brother of your boss who is only interested in talking, you begin to wonder why he keeps visiting you. Sex work was my way of taking my power back after my horrific past, but Gilberto Villetti makes me question everything in my life. Especially when that awful past chases me down and puts me in danger all over again. I’ve never trusted anyone with my secrets. And I shouldn’t give them to a man involved in the dark underworld I sought to escape. But it becomes all too clear, Gil is the only one who can protect me from the men who stole me all those years ago. Will I lose my heart to the new mafia king or will I lose my life instead? Only time will tell… A dark mafia romance set in Sarah Bailey’s Dark Universe. This is a standalone in an interconnected series. This is a DARK romance and therefore comes with a content warning. Please see author's website for full details.

Her Innocent. Fragile. Sheltered. The secrets from the past shattered me. The lies my family told broke my soul. Devastation was my only solace. Until my angel saved me. He gave me freedom. And I’d kill for him. Him Broken. Battered. Bruised. My past was always there to haunt me. My need for destruction ran in my veins. Salvation was never on the cards. Until doe eyes walked into my life. She was my redemption. And I’d die for her. The stakes have never been higher. Will the empire crumble and fall? What will be left when the dust settles? Find out in the epic conclusion to Avery and Aiden's story. If you're a fan of dark romance, British characters and high steam, dive into Revenge, the third book in the explosive Corrupt Empire Series. Author Note: There are cliffhangers for the first two books in the trilogy with an HEA in the last book.

Him I wanted to take them all down. I had everything under control. Then she walked into my life. And turned my world completely upside down. She changed me. She was my light in the darkness. I was her avenging angel. Until I ruined everything. Her I wanted to be his everything. The one who took me. He showed me their darkest secrets. He taught me their twisted ways. I fell for him and fell hard. I was ready to destroy them all. Until he destroyed me. The stakes have been raised. Nothing is what it seems. What will happen everything starts to unravel and long forgotten secrets are exposed? If you're a fan of dark romance, British characters and high steam, dive into Sacrifice, the second book in the explosive Corrupt Empire Series. Author Note: There are cliffhangers for the first two books in the trilogy with an HEA in the last book.

It all started one dark night. The last night I saw my family. The night I met him. The only man to haunt my every moment. Her I witnessed something I was never meant to see. He took me. He broke me. He made me his. And now he wants to use me to bring down my family. Him I was never meant to have her. The daughter of the scum who stole my life. I took her. I broke her. I made her mine. And now she'll do anything I say. One British tattooed antihero gets caught up in a whirlwind with an innocent heiress. It'll keep you on your toes with its web of lies and secrets. If you're a fan of dark romance, British characters and high steam, dive into Betrayal, the first book in the explosive Corrupt Empire Series. Author Note: There are cliffhangers for the first two books in the trilogy with an HEA in the last book.

What would you do if you fell for the woman you’re supposed to protect? When you’ve been tasked by your best friend and boss to protect his family from an unknown threat, you shouldn’t be noticing how attractive his youngest cousin is. Pity for me I’ve had feelings for Rina Villetti for longer than I care to think about. And I’m all but sure she doesn’t feel the same way until she starts opening up to me. The shy bookworm shouldn’t be my focus when secrets from the past come to light. Rina makes me forget I have the mystery behind her father’s death to unravel. He never wanted her involved in the mafia, but now his daughter is the key to finding the truth. I shouldn’t drag Zayn’s younger cousin into this world, but it turns out, Rina was in it all along. Can I keep my precious girl safe or will everything fall apart when all the puzzle pieces fit together? A dark bodyguard romance set in Sarah Bailey’s Dark Universe. This is a standalone in an interconnected series. This novella is #1.5 in the series and best read after Tyrant. This is a DARK romance and therefore comes with a content warning. Please see author's website for full details.

DS Gemma Woodstock returns to Smithson in a mysterious new thriller from the bestselling author of The Housemate. A car crash victim clings to life and is rushed to hospital but can't be saved. Hours later, her corpse is stolen from the morgue. No one knows who the dead woman was or why her body was taken. Detective Sergeant Gemma Woodstock is back in her hometown of Smithson on maternity leave when the bizarre incident occurs. She is intrigued by the case but reluctant to get involved, despite the urging of her journalist friend Candy Fyfe. But in the days after the body goes missing, the town is rocked by another shocking crime and Gemma can't resist joining the investigation. Candy and Gemma follow the clues the dead woman left behind. As they attempt to discover the identity of the missing woman, Gemma uncovers devastating secrets about the people she thought she knew best. The closer Gemma gets to the truth, the more danger she's in. She desperately needs to confide in someone—but is there anyone she can trust? A gripping, white-knuckle thriller from the bestselling author of The Dark Lake and The Housemate

Four years after the events of Into the Night, DS Gemma Woodstock is on the trail of a missing girl in a small coastal town. 'Every bit as addictive and suspenseful as The Dark Lake . . . Sarah Bailey's writing is both keenly insightful and wholly engrossing, weaving intriguing and multi-layered plots combined with complicated and compelling characters.' The Booktopian A fifteen-year-old girl has gone missing after a party in the middle of the night. The following morning her boyfriend is found brutally murdered in his home. Was the girl responsible for the murder, or is she also a victim of the killer? But who would want two teenagers dead? The aftermath of a personal tragedy finds police detective Gemma Woodstock in the coastal town of Fairhaven with her son Ben in tow. She has begged to be part of a murder investigation so she can bury herself in work rather than taking the time to grieve and figure out how to handle the next stage of her life - she now has serious family responsibilities she can no longer avoid. But Gemma also has ghosts she must lay to rest. Gemma searches for answers, while navigating her son's grief and trying to overcome the hostility of her new colleagues. As the mystery deepens and old tensions and secrets come to light, Gemma is increasingly haunted by a similar missing persons case she worked on not long before. A case that ended in tragedy and made her question her instincts as a cop. Can she trust herself again? A riveting thriller by the author of the international bestseller The Dark Lake, winner of both the Ned Kelly Award and the Sisters in Crime Davitt Award for a debut crime novel.