Penelope Douglas

The HELLBENT Series—a spin-off to the Fall Away series—is coming! “The kids are growing up—different from their parents but the same in so many ways…” ARO Hawken Trent. So polite. So sweet. Such an upstanding young man. A virgin, too, I hear. He never gets naughty with a girl. Probably because Jesus told him not to. And now here he is, trying to be the hero by protecting another girl from me. He calls me a bully. Irrational. Unreasonable. A criminal. He can call me anything he wants, I’ve heard worse. And he can try to stand between me and my money, but he’s never had to fight for food. That rich, clean, school boy doesn’t have what it takes. HAWKE I surprised her. You should’ve seen her face. Just because I don’t have a record, honey, doesn’t mean I’m clean. It just means I’m better at not getting caught. That is until I realize I might’ve actually gone too far this time. She’s there. I’m there. The scene of the crime. It’s dark. The police show up. We have no choice. We run. Down High Street, into Quinn’s bake shop, and I pull her through the entrance to the old speakeasy that everyone forgot was here decades ago. The door locks, the cops circle the building, never knowing we’re right here, and I’m hidden in plain sight, indefinitely, with someone’s who’s awful. Mean. Rough. Dirty. A thief. A delinquent. Until one night, lost in all of these rooms together, I don’t see any of those things anymore. She’s smart. Daring. Soft. Hot... Everything’s changing. It’s this place. It does something to people. We have a silly urban legend in Shelburne Falls about mirrors. They’re a gateway. Don’t lean back into them. But we came through front first. I don’t care what the county records say. This was never a speakeasy. It’s Carnival Tower. *FALLS BOYS is a standalone New Adult romance suitable for readers 18+. Reading the Falls Away series first is helpful but not necessary.

My name is Tate. He doesn't call me that, though. He would never refer to me so informally, if he referred to me at all. We're neighbors, and once, we were best friends. But then, one summer, he turned on me and has made it his mission to screw up my life at every opportunity. I've been humiliated, shut out, and gossiped about all through high school. His pranks and rumors got more sadistic as time wore on, and I made myself sick trying to hide from him. I worried about what was around every corner and behind every door. So I left. I spent a year studying abroad and bathed in the freedom of life without Jared. Now I'm back to finish up high school and get the hell out of here forever. I'm hoping that after a year of breathing room, he's moved on and forgotten all about me. But even if he hasn't changed, I have. I'm not interested in avoiding him or turning the other cheek anymore. We're going to go head to head, because neither of us wants to back down.

"We were perfect together. Until we met." Misha I can’t help but smile at the words in her letter. She misses me. In fifth grade, my teacher set us up with pen pals from a different school. Thinking I was a girl, with a name like Misha, the other teacher paired me up with her student, Ryen. My teacher, believing Ryen was a boy like me, agreed. It didn’t take long for us to figure out the mistake. And in no time at all, we were arguing about everything. The best take-out pizza. Android vs. iPhone. Whether or not Eminem is the greatest rapper ever… And that was the start. For the next seven years, it was us. Her letters are always on black paper with silver writing. Sometimes there’s one a week or three in a day, but I need them. She’s the only one who keeps me on track, talks me down, and accepts everything I am. We only had three rules. No social media, no phone numbers, no pictures. We had a good thing going. Why ruin it? Until I run across a photo of a girl online. Name’s Ryen, loves Gallo’s pizza, and worships her iPhone. What are the chances? F*ck it. I need to meet her. I just don’t expect to hate what I find. Ryen He hasn’t written in three months. Something’s wrong. Did he die? Get arrested? Knowing Misha, neither would be a stretch. Without him around, I’m going crazy. I need to know someone is listening. It’s my own fault. I should've gotten his number or picture or something. He could be gone forever. Or right under my nose, and I wouldn’t even know it.

Erika I was told that dreams were our heart’s desires. My nightmares, however, became my obsession. His name is Michael Crist. My boyfriend’s older brother is like that scary movie that you peek through your hand to watch. He is handsome, strong, and completely terrifying. The star of his college’s basketball team and now gone pro, he’s more concerned with the dirt on his shoe than me. But I noticed him. I saw him. I heard him. The things that he did, and the deeds that he hid…For years, I bit my nails, unable to look away. Now, I’ve graduated high school and moved on to college, but I haven’t stopped watching Michael. He’s bad, and the dirt I’ve seen isn’t content to stay in my head anymore. Because he’s finally noticed me. Michael Her name is Erika Fane, but everyone calls her Rika. My brother’s girlfriend grew up hanging around my house and is always at our dinner table. She looks down when I enter a room and stills when I am close. I can always feel the fear rolling off of her, and while I haven’t had her body, I know that I have her mind. That’s all I really want anyway. Until my brother leaves for the military, and I find Rika alone at college. In my city. Unprotected. The opportunity is too good to be true as well as the timing. Because you see, three years ago she put a few of my high school friends in prison, and now they’re out. We’ve waited. We’ve been patient. And now every last one of her nightmares will come true. ***Corrupt can be read as a stand-alone. No cliffhanger.

Madoc and Fallon. Two estranged teenagers playing games that push the boundaries between love and war… She’s back. For the two years she’s been away at boarding school, there was no word from her. Back when we lived in the same house, she used to cut me down during the day and then leave her door open for me at night. I was stupid then, but now I’m ready to beat her at her own game… I’m back. Two years and I can tell he still wants me, even if he acts like he’s better than me. But I won’t be scared away. Or pushed down. I’ll call his bluff and fight back. That’s what he wants, right? As long as I keep my guard up, he’ll never know how much he affects me….

"I've done far worse than what I went to prison for. She has no idea how bad this can get." WINTER Sending him to prison was the worst thing I could've done. It didn't matter that he did the crime or that I wished he was dead. Perhaps I thought I'd have time to disappear before he got out or he'd cool off in jail and be anything but the horror he was. But I was wrong. Three years came and went too fast, and now he's anything but calm. Prison only gave him time to plan. And while I anticipated his vengeance, I didn't expect this. He doesn't want to make me hurt. He wants to make everything hurt. DAMON First thing's first. Get rid of her daddy. He told them I forced her. He told them his little girl was a victim, but I was a kid, too, and she wanted it just as much as I did. Step two... Give her, her sister, and her mother nowhere to run and no fuel to escape. The Ashby women are alone now and desperate for a knight in shining armor. But that's not what's coming. No, it's time I listened to my father and took control of my future. It's time I showed them all--my family, her family, my friends--that I will never change and that I have no other ambition than to be the nightmare of their lives. Starting with her. She'll be so scared, she won't even be safe in her own head by the time I'm done with her. And the best part is I won't have to break into her home to do it. As the new man of the house I have all the keys. *Kill Switch is a romantic suspense suitable for readers 18+. It is advised to read Corrupt (Devil's Night #1) and Hideaway (Devil's Night #2) prior to reading this book. Both are available on Kindle Unlimited.

DEVIL'S NIGHT is returning! Hiding places, chases, and all the games are back... BANKS Buried in the shadows of the city, there’s a hotel called The Pope. Ailing, empty, and dark—it sits abandoned and surrounded by a forgotten mystery. But you think it’s true, don’t you, Kai Mori? The story about the hidden twelfth floor. The mystery of the dark guest who never checked in and never checks out. You think I can help you find that secret hideaway and get to him, don’t you? You and your friends can try to scare me. You can try to push me. Because even though I struggle to hide everything I feel when you look at me—and have ever since I was a girl—I think maybe what you seek is so much closer than you’ll ever realize. I will never betray him. So sit tight. On Devil’s Night, the hunt will be coming to you. KAI You have no idea what I seek, Little One. You don’t know what I had to become to survive three years in prison for a crime I would gladly commit again. No one can know what I’ve turned into. I want that hotel, I want to find him, and I want this over. I want my life back. But the more I’m around you, the more I realize this new me is exactly who I was meant to be. So come on, kid. Don’t chicken out. My house is on the hill. So many ways in, and good luck finding your way out. I’ve seen your hideaway. Time to see mine. *Hideaway is a romantic suspense suitable for ages 18+. While the romance is a stand-alone, the plot is a continuation of events that began in CORRUPT (Devil's Night, #1). It is strongly recommended that you have read Corrupt prior to reading this.

Fall Away spin-off story. Release date TBD.

JORDAN He took me in when I had nowhere else to go. He doesn’t use me, hurt me, or forget about me. He doesn’t treat me like I’m nothing, take me for granted, or make me feel unsafe. He remembers me, laughs with me, and looks at me. He listens to me, protects me, and sees me. I can feel his eyes on me over the breakfast table, and my heart pumps so hard when I hear him pull in the driveway after work. I have to stop this. It can’t happen. My sister once told me there are no good men, and if you find one, he’s probably unavailable. Only Pike Lawson isn’t the unavailable one. I am. PIKE I took her in, because I thought I was helping. She’d cook a few meals and clean up a little. It was an easy arrangement. As the days go by, though, it’s becoming anything but easy. I have to stop my mind from drifting to her and stop holding my breath every time I bump into her in the house. I can’t touch her, and I shouldn’t want to. The more I find my path crossing hers, though, the more she’s becoming a part of me. But we’re not free to give into this. She’s nineteen, and I’m thirty-eight. And her boyfriend’s father. Unfortunately, they both just moved into my house. *BIRTHDAY GIRL is a stand-alone, contemporary romance suitable for ages 18+.

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

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Fall Away series who never fails to deliver a “powerfully written contemporary love story…”* Former tennis player Easton Bradbury is trying to be the best teacher she can be, trying to reach her bored students and trying to forget her past. What brought her to this stage in her life isn’t important. She can’t let it be. But now one parent-teacher meeting may be her undoing… Meeting Tyler Marek for the first time makes it easy for Easton to see why his son is having trouble in school. The man knows how to manage businesses and wealth, not a teenage boy. Or a young teacher, for that matter, though he tries to. And yet…there is something about him that draws Easton in—a hint of vulnerability, a flash of attraction, a spark that might burn. Wanting him is taboo. Needing him is undeniable. And his long-awaited touch will weaken Easton’s resolve—and reveal what should stay hidden… (*STANDALONE, NO CLIFFHANGER*)

(Alternate cover edition of ASIN B09418JQMK.) 𝑨𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒈𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒔, 𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒓 𝒓𝒐𝒐𝒎 𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔... 𝑮𝒆𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒚! 𝘾𝙇𝘼𝙔 Marymount girls are good girls. We’re chaste, we’re untouched, and even if we weren’t, no one would know, because we keep our mouths shut. Not that I have anything to share anyway. I never let guys go too far. I’m behaved. Beautiful, smart, talented, popular, my skirt’s always pressed, and I never have a hair out of place. I own the hallways, walking tall on Monday and dropping to my knees like the good Catholic girl I am on Sunday. That’s me. Always in control. Or so they think. The truth is that it’s easy for me to resist them, because what I truly want, they can never be. Something soft and smooth. Someone dangerous and wild. Unfortunately, what I want I have to hide. In the locker room after hours. In the bathroom stall between classes. In the showers after practice. 𝑀𝑦 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑑 𝑠𝑤𝑖𝑚𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑔. 𝑀𝑦 ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑢𝑝 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑠𝑘𝑖𝑟𝑡. For me, life is a web of secrets. No one can find out mine. 𝙊𝙇𝙄𝙑𝙄𝘼 I cross the tracks every day for one reason—to graduate from this school and get into the Ivy League. I’m not ashamed of where I come from, my family, or how everyone at Marymount thinks my skirts are too short and my lipstick is too red. Clay Collins and her friends have always turned up their noses at me. The witch with her beautiful skin, clean shoes, and rich parents who torments me daily and thinks I won’t fight back. At least not until I get her alone and find out she’s hiding so much more than just what’s underneath those pretty clothes. The princess thinks I’ll scratch her itch. She thinks she’s still pure as long as it’s not a guy touching her. I told her to stay on her side of town. I told her not to cross the tracks. But one night, she did. And when I’m done with her, she’ll never be pure again. *TRYST SIX VENOM is a standalone, new adult, bully romance suitable for readers 18+. It will release directly into Kindle Unlimited!

Everyone wants to be me. Maybe it’s the sway of my skirt or the way I flip my hair, but I don’t care. Even though their attention is the last thing I crave, I just can’t stop. I dominate the track, the speed rattles my bones, and the wind and the crowd screams my name. I’m her. The girl driver. The queen of the race. And I’m surviving—something he thought I’d never do. They all talk about him. Did you see Jared Trent on T.V? What did you think of his last race, Tate? When is he coming back to town, Tate? But I refuse to care too much. Because when Jared does come home, I won’t be here. Tatum Brandt is gone. I’m someone new.

Jaxon is the guy she’s supposed to avoid. K.C. is the girl he won’t let get away.... K.C. Carter has always followed the rules—until this year, when a mistake leaves her the talk of her college campus and her carefully arranged life comes crashing to a halt. Now she’s stuck in her small hometown for the summer to complete her court-ordered community service, and to make matters worse, trouble is living right next door. Jaxon Trent is the worst kind of temptation and exactly what K.C. was supposed to stay away from in high school. But he never forgot her. She was the one girl who wouldn’t give him the time of day and the only one to ever say no. Fate has brought K.C. back into his life—except what he thought was a great twist of luck turns out to be too close for comfort. As the bond between them grows, he discovers that convincing K.C. to get out from her mother’s shadow is hard, but revealing the darkest parts of his soul is nearly impossible.…

***This novel contains graphic sexual content and harsh language. It is only appropriate for adult readers age 18+. Have you ever been so angry that hitting things felt good? Or so numb that you actually felt high? The past few years have been like that for me. Traveling between fury and indifference with no stops in between. Some people hate me for it, while others are scared of me. But none of them can hurt me, because I don't care about anything or anyone. Except Tatum. I love her so much that I hate her. We used to be friends, but I found out that I couldn't trust her or anyone else. So I hurt her. I pushed her away. But I still need her. The sight of her centers me, and I can pool all of my anger into her. Engaging her, challenging her, bullying her...they are my food, my air, and the last part of me that feels anything human. But she left. She went to France for a year, and came back a different girl. Now, when I push, she pushes back.

DAMON Will is gone. He hasn’t been seen in months, and the texts coming from his phone are almost certainly forged. Something’s wrong. We need to act now. Michael is ready to tear down The Cove, Rika’s hiding something, Evans Crist is a threat, and Winter’s father is still out there. Everyone is off in a million directions, and we’re vulnerable.It’s time to do this. It’s time to claim our place. RIKA A few years ago, I never thought I’d be here. On board Pithom. Miles out at sea. At a table with Michael Crist, Kai Mori, and Damon Torrance—men I now consider family. We’ve locked ourselves on this yacht for however long it takes to address our agenda, and we won’t leave until everything is on the table. Even things I don’t want to talk about. Things Michael doesn’t know. We will find Will. We will solidify our plans, and we will remove any threats. If we survive Conclave. *Conclave is a 27,000 word novella that is available for FREE on the author's website. You do not have to pay for it. But for those of you who would love this as part of your ebook and/or paperback libraries, it has been made available in both formats. Please be aware it takes place between Kill Switch (Devil’s Night #3) and Nightfall (Devil’s Night #4) and is only suitable for readers 18+. Please read Corrupt, Hideaway, and Kill Switch prior to reading this novella.

One woman learns the secrets of the five Jaeger brothers. On the other side of town, in the dark glades, under the rain… Macon is the oldest. Thirty-one. Ex-Marine. I don’t think I’ve ever seen him smile. Army is twenty-eight. A single dad with the most beautiful green eyes. He has no idea who he is, if not a Jaeger brother. Iron will be in prison soon. You’d never think it to meet him. He’s a nice guy, actually. But he can’t stop reacting to everything. Dallas is the one I hate. Twenty-one, cruel, and selfish. He takes and then throws away whatever’s left. And Trace is mine. Or he was for about two seconds. No one can tame him for long. Not that I ever wanted to. It was fun, but now I need to go home. Back to my side of the tracks. Away from the swamps and these men. To my parents’ big house. On my clean street. Where I’m never dirty or messy or hot. And I will. I’ll leave first thing tomorrow morning. I just want to crash on the couch tonight. Their house is dark and quiet, everyone else is asleep. Except for one. He sees me crying and comes at me from behind. I let him wrap his arms around my body and hold me tightly. His breath is on my neck, his fingers are in my hair, and he doesn’t stop there. I don’t think it was Trace.

Dall’autrice dei bestseller Mai per amore e Odiami come io ti amo Una casa sperduta nel bosco. Il capovolgimento di ogni regola. Un inverno indimenticabile. Tiernan De Haas non ha avuto un’infanzia felice. È cresciuta tra agi e ricchezza, ma non ha mai conosciuto l’amore di due genitori presenti. E così, quando un incidente distrugge la sua famiglia, Tiernan sa che dovrebbe essere devastata, ma non riesce a provare nulla. Dopotutto è sempre stata da sola. Ad assumere la sua tutela per due mesi, prima che compia diciotto anni, è Jake Van der Berg, fratellastro di suo padre, che vive insieme ai due figli, Noah e Kaleb, in una casa sulle montagne del Colorado, tra i boschi. Tiernan sarà in grado di affrontare il freddo rigido dell’inverno in arrivo? ​Autrice bestseller di New York Times e USA Today «Penelope Douglas non manca mai di offrire una lettura assolutamente avvincente. La sua scrittura è magnetica, i suoi romanzi sono roventi e i suoi personaggi indimenticabili.» «Mi ha stravolto! Sono rimasta sveglia fino alle quattro del mattino a leggere: dovevo sapere come andava a finire! Un romanzo che dà super dipendenza. Ho amato ogni parola.» «Penso di aver letto pochi libri belli come questo. Mi ha lasciato senza parole. Mi ha preso dal primo capitolo fino alla fine…»

Adrenaline is approximately 36, 000 words of bonus scenes, deleted scenes, character conversations, and Q&As shared over the past few years and is mostly material not found in the actual books. Here, you'll find: Jared and Tate's Chemistry Lab Scene, Valentine's Day Scene, and Anniversary Scene; Madoc and Fallon's Morning After; Deleted Scenes from Bully and Falling Away; the epic Next Generation Bonus Scene; and much, much more! This is not a novel. It's simply bonus content for the entire Fall Away series.

New York Times bestseller Penelope Douglas introduces Quinn, younger sister to Jared, Madoc, and Jaxon, in the latest novella in the series that began with Jared and Tate in Bully.... Quinn Caruthers has several problems. Her father, Jason, and her three older brothers, Jared, Madoc, and Jaxon. Under the close watch of the men in her family, Quinn has found it nearly impossible to spread her wings—or even date—without them jumping in to hover. And when a family friend—several years older—from her childhood captures her heart, she knows they’re going to be a problem. Lucas Morrow is a man—experienced, sophisticated, and important. And knowing her brothers, he may as well be forbidden. But Lucas left town years ago and shows no signs of returning. Quinn knows she shouldn’t wait for him anymore. But then a package turns up on her doorstep with no return address and its contents reveal family secrets that threaten to turn Quinn’s world upside down. She’s never asked about the tumultuous path of her parents’ romantic history, but she soon learns their happy marriage had a very rocky and passionate start. As she begins to see things around her with new eyes, Quinn will have to make tough choices about whether she’ll keep waiting…or finally go after what she really wants. *Next to Never is a 60,000 word novella from Quinn's point-of-view. It is not her love story. That will be a full-length novel eventually. This story covers some family history, introduces the new generation, and catches up with the original couples.

"Nothing, not even Devil's Night, was more magical, because tonight was the longest night of the year. It was special." The clock at St. Killian’s chimes as whispers float in the dark staircase above. Snow falls from the black sky beyond the windows, and candles glow, the flames lighting up the longest night of the year.⁣ ⁣ Devil’s Night isn’t the only holiday we celebrate. Tonight, we’re pulling on a different mask.⁣ ⁣ Some call it Midwinter.⁣ ⁣ Others call it Yule.⁣ ⁣ We call it Fire Night.⁣ ⁣ *** ⁣ FIRE NIGHT is a 28K word holiday novella.

New York Times bestseller Penelope Douglas introduces the next generation in her Fall Away series in Next to Never, together for the first time with her bestselling novella, Aflame.... Next to Never Under the close watch of the men in her family, Quinn Caruthers has found it nearly impossible to spread her wings—or even date—without her three older brothers, Jared, Madoc, and Jaxon, jumping in to hover. And when a family friend—several years older—from her childhood still holds her heart, she knows they’re going to be a problem. Lucas Morrow is a man, and knowing her brothers, he may as well be forbidden. But years ago, Lucas left town and shows no signs of returning. Quinn knows she shouldn’t wait for him anymore. Until a package turns up on her doorstep with no return address and its contents reveal family secrets that threaten to turn her world upside down. She’s never asked about the path of her parents’ romantic history, but she soon learns their happy marriage had a very rocky and passionate start. As she starts to see things around her with new eyes, Quinn will have to make tough choices about whether she’ll keep waiting…or finally go after what she really wants. Aflame Tatum Brandt finally has everything she wants. Acceptance to medical school, a circle of friends she would never replace, and contentment that every day is now hers. All through high school, Jared Trent called the shots. He decided if she would be happy or sad, fearful or free. He owned her heart, and he played with it like one of his cars. Never again. Two years ago, Jared left town, and Tate’s life is exactly where she wants it to be. Or that’s what she tells herself… Because two years ago, her heart also stopped beating, and no matter the success in school or the support of her friends, there’s only one time every week she can feel that same rush in her blood. Friday nights on the track. That’s hers, not his, and to hell with anyone that gets in her way again. Especially him. *Please note: The Next Flame is not a new story. It is Aflame and Next to Never together in one book. For those readers who desired paperbacks of Aflame to complete their collections, this is it. **Also Note: Next to Never is not Quinn's story. That will be a full length novel eventually. This is simply a novella to catch up with all the characters and give a lead-in to the coming spin-off series.

Fall Away spin-off story. Release date TBD.

Fall Away spin-off story. Release date TBD.

Fall Away spin-off story. Release date TBD.

“Si chiama Michael Crist. È il fratello maggiore del mio ragazzo ed è come quei film dell'orrore che guardi coprendoti gli occhi. È bellissimo, forte, e assolutamente terrificante. Non mi vede neppure. Ma io l'ho notato. L'ho visto, l'ho sentito. Le cose che ha fatto, i misfatti che ha nascosto. E non so quanto ancora riuscirò a tenere segrete le cose che gli ho visto fare. Si chiama Erika Fané, ma tutti la chiamano Rika. È la ragazza di mio fratello ed è sempre in giro per casa nostra, sempre a cena con noi. Riesco sempre a percepire la sua paura, e anche se non possiedo il suo corpo, so di avere la sua mente. È l'unica cosa che voglio. Almeno finché non andrà da sola al college. Nella mia città. Indifesa. L'occasione è incredibilmente allettante. Perché tre anni fa per colpa sua alcuni miei amici sono finiti in prigione, e ora sono usciti. Abbiamo aspettato. Siamo stati pazienti. E ora tutti i suoi incubi stanno per avverarsi.”

Tiernan De Haas non ha avuto un'infanzia felice. È cresciuta tra agi e ricchezza, ma non ha mai conosciuto l'amore di due genitori presenti. E così, quando un incidente distrugge la sua famiglia, Tiernan sa che dovrebbe essere devastata, ma non riesce a provare nulla. Dopotutto è sempre stata da sola. Ad assumere la sua tutela per due mesi, prima che compia diciotto anni, è Jake Van der Berg, fratellastro di suo padre, che vive insieme ai due figli, Noah e Kaleb, in una casa sulle montagne del Colorado, tra i boschi. Tiernan sarà in grado di affrontare il freddo rigido dell'inverno in arrivo?

From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Douglas comes the thrilling, final installment in the Devil’s Night series… What happens when it's five against one and nowhere to run? EMORY They call it Blackchurch. A secluded mansion in a remote, undisclosed location where the wealthy and powerful send their misbehaving sons to cool off away from prying eyes. Will Grayson has always been an animal, though. Reckless, wild, and someone who was never bound by a single rule other than to do exactly what he wanted. There was no way his grandfather was going risk him humiliating the family again. Not that the last time was entirely his fault. He might’ve enjoyed backing me into corners in high school when no one was looking, so they wouldn’t catch on that Mr. Popular actually wanted a piece of that quiet, little nerd he loved to torture so much, but… He could also be warm. And fierce in keeping me safe. The truth is… He has a right to hate me. It’s all my fault. Everything. Devils Night. The videos. The arrests. I’m to blame for all of it. And I regret nothing. WILL I never minded being locked up. I learned a long time ago that being treated like an animal gives you permission to act like one. No one has ever looked at me any other way. Their only mistake is believing anything I do is an accident. I can sit in this house with no Internet, television, liquor, or girls, but I’ll come out of here with something far more frightening to my enemies. A plan. And a new pack of wolves. I just didn’t expect one of my enemies to come to me. I don’t know who smuggled her in or if they meant to leave her here, but I can smell her hiding in the house. She’s here. And as the security detail leaves the supplies, the gates close, and the door to my gilded cage opens, giving me free reign of the house and grounds for another unsupervised month, I remember with a smile… Blackchurch houses five prisoners. I’m only one of her problems. *Nightfall is a full-length, romantic suspense suitable for readers 18+. It’s necessary to read the prior installments in the series before starting this story.

*Standalone, contemporary romance

Tiernan de Haas doesn’t care about anything anymore. The only child of a film producer and his starlet wife, she’s grown up with wealth and privilege but not love or guidance. Shipped off to boarding schools from an early age, it was still impossible to escape the loneliness and carve out a life of her own. The shadow of her parents’ fame followed her everywhere. And when they suddenly pass away, she knows she should be devastated. But has anything really changed? She’s always been alone, hasn’t she? Jake Van der Berg, her father’s stepbrother and her only living relative, assumes guardianship of Tiernan who is still two months shy of eighteen. Sent to live with him and his two sons, Noah and Kaleb, in the mountains of Colorado, Tiernan soon learns that these men now have a say in what she chooses to care and not care about anymore. As the three of them take her under their wing, teach her to work and survive in the remote woods far away from the rest of the world, she slowly finds her place among them. And as a part of them. She also realizes that lines blur and rules become easy to break when no one else is watching. One of them has her. The other one wants her. But he… He’s going to keep her. *Credence is a new adult standalone novel suitable for readers 18+.

Ele acolheu-me quando eu estava desamparada. Preocupa-se comigo. Pensa em mim. Ouve o que tenho para dizer. Protege-me. Sinto o seu olhar quando estamos à mesa, e o meu coração dispara quando o ouço chegar ao final do dia. Tenho de pôr um fim a isto. Simplesmente não pode acontecer. Em tempos, a minha irmã disse-me que não há homens decentes - e os poucos que existem estão comprometidos. Mas não é Pike Lawson que está comprometido… sou EU. PIKE Jordan veio viver cá para casa e, no início, tudo correu muito bem. À medida que o tempo passa, porém, a situação complica-se. Tenho de parar de pensar nela. Não lhe posso tocar… nem devia querer fazê-lo. Mas quanto mais tempo passo com ela, mais ela se entranha em mim. Não podemos ceder a esta tentação. Ela tem dezanove anos e eu trinta e oito. E sou PAI do namorado dela… Um romance pleno de tensão e ritmo. Perfeito para fãs de amores proibidos e paixões escaldantes.

Jogos fora de casa, assento dos fundos e vestiário depois da hora… Prepare-se! CLAY As meninas do Marymount são boazinhas. Somos castas, intocadas, e mesmo se não fosse o caso, ninguém saberia, porque mantemos a boca fechada. Não que eu tenha algo a contar. Nunca deixei os caras irem longe demais. Sou bem-comportada. Linda, inteligente, talentosa, popular, minhas saias estão sempre passadas, e eu nunca estou com um fio do cabelo fora do lugar. Eu domino os corredores, entro toda confiante às segundas-feiras e fico de joelhos aos domingos como a boa menina católica que sou. Essa sou eu. Sempre no controle. Ou assim eles pensam. A verdade é que é fácil para mim resistir a eles, porque o que eu quero de verdade, eles jamais poderão ser. Algo mais macio e suave. Alguém perigoso e desgovernado. Infelizmente, preciso esconder o que eu quero. No vestiário depois da hora. No banheiro durante o intervalo das aulas. No chuveiro depois do treino. Minha cabeça viaja. Minha mão por debaixo da saia dela. Para mim, a vida é uma teia de segredos. Ninguém pode descobrir os meus. OLIVIA Atravesso os trilhos todos os dias por uma razão: para me formar nesta escola e entrar em uma universidade de renome. Não tenho vergonha das minhas origens, da minha família nem por todo mundo no Marymount achar as minhas saias curtas demais e o meu batom, muito vermelho. Clay Collins e as amigas sempre torceram o nariz para mim. A bruxa com a pele linda, sapatos limpos e pais ricos que me atormenta todos os dias e pensa que eu não vou revidar. Pelo menos não até pegar a garota sozinha e descobrir que ela esconde muito mais do que apenas o que fica por baixo daquelas roupas bonitas. A princesa pensa que eu vou fazer a comichão dela passar. Acha que ainda é pura desde que não seja um garoto a tocando. Eu disse para ela ficar do seu lado da cidade. Eu disse para ela não atravessar os trilhos. Mas, certa noite, ela atravessou. E quando eu acabar com ela, a garota nunca mais será pura novamente.

I sogni son desideri. Ma i miei incubi sono diventati la mia ossessione Si chiama Michael Crist. È il fratello maggiore del mio ragazzo ed è come quei film dell'orrore che guardi coprendoti gli occhi. È bellissimo, forte, e assolutamente terrificante. È il campione della squadra di basket del suo college e ora è diventato un professionista. Non mi vede neppure. Ma io l'ho notato. L'ho visto, l'ho sentito. Le cose che ha fatto, i misfatti che ha nascosto. Per anni mi sono mangiata le mani, incapace di distogliere lo sguardo. Ora sono all'università ma non ho smesso di osservarlo. È un pessimo soggetto, e non so quanto ancora riuscirò a tenere segrete le cose che gli ho visto fare. Si chiama Erika Fane, ma tutti la chiamano Rika. È la ragazza di mio fratello ed è sempre in giro per casa nostra, sempre a cena con noi. Abbassa lo sguardo quando entro io, e quando le sono vicino è come pietrificata. Riesco sempre a percepire la sua paura, e anche se non possiedo il suo corpo, so di avere la sua mente. È l'unica cosa che voglio. Almeno finché mio fratello non si arruola, e io trovo Rika da sola al college. Nella mia città. Indifesa. L'occasione è incredibilmente allettante. Perché tre anni fa per colpa sua alcuni miei amici sono finiti in prigione, e ora sono usciti. Abbiamo aspettato. Siamo stati pazienti. E ora tutti i suoi incubi stanno per avverarsi.

КОНКЛАВ Книга 3.5 от поредицата Devil’s Night Уил Грейсън е изчезнал. Приятелите му са пръснати в различни посоки, уязвими, разкъсвани oт тайни, заплашени от врагове. Време е за необичайни съюзи. Време е картите да бъдат сложени на масата. Време е за КОНКЛАВ. НОЩТА НА ОГЪНЯ Книга 4.5 от поредицата Devil’s Night Нощта на Дявола не е единственият празник, който някогашните мъже с маски и семействата им отбелязват. В Нощта на Огъня гостите се събират, снегът се сипе от черното небе, а пламъците на свещите озаряват мрака на най-дългата нощ в годината. Но не всеки е дошъл с добро. Някой идва, за да причини зло.

Μίσα: Χαμογελάω διαβάζοντας το γράμμα της. Της λείπω. Στην Πέμπτη Τάξη οι δάσκαλοι των σχολείων μας οργάνωσαν ένα πρόγραμμα ανταλλαγής αλληλογραφίας. Νομίζοντας ότι είμαι κορίτσι, επειδή με λένε Μίσα, μου ανέθεσαν να αλληλογραφώ με τον Ράιεν, που λόγω του ονόματός του νόμιζαν ότι είναι αγόρι. Ταιριάξαμε απίστευτα και σύντομα αρχίσαμε να διαφωνούμε για τα πάντα: Ποια είναι η καλύτερη πιτσαρία, αν είναι καλύτερα τα Android από τα iPhone, αν ο Έμινεμ είναι ο καλύτερος ράπερ όλων των εποχών. Για τα επόμενα 7 χρόνια, υπήρχαμε ως Εμείς. Τα γράμματά της ήταν πάντα σε μαύρο χαρτί με ένα ασημί πλαίσιο. Μερικές φορές ερχόταν ένα την εβδομάδα, άλλες φορές τρία τη μέρα. Τα έχω ανάγκη. Είναι η μόνη που με καταλαβαίνει, με ηρεμεί και αποδέχεται όλα όσα είμαι. Υπήρχαν μόνο τρεις κανόνες: Δεν θα ανταλλάξουμε social media, αριθμούς τηλεφώνου ή φωτογραφίες. Είχαμε φτιάξει κάτι μοναδικό, γιατί να το καταστρέψουμε; Μέχρι που τυχαία πέτυχα στο ίντερνετ τη φωτογραφία μιας κοπέλας που τη λένε Ράιεν, της αρέσει η πίτσα Gallo και πεθαίνει για το iPhone της. Ποιες οι πιθανότητες να είναι απλώς σύμπτωση; Γ*μα το, πρέπει να τη συναντήσω. Και ελπίζω να μη με μισήσω γι’ αυτό. Ράιεν: Έχει να μου γράψει τρεις μήνες. Κάτι συμβαίνει. Πέθανε; Τον συνέλαβαν; Με τον Μίσα όλα είναι πιθανά. Όμως χωρίς τα γράμματά του, αρχίζω να τρελαίνομαι. Δεν έχω με κάποιον να επικοινωνήσω. Φταίω. Έπρεπε με κάποιον τρόπο να είχα βρει τον αριθμό του ή μια φωτογραφία του. Τώρα μπορεί να χάθηκε για πάντα. Να περπατάω δίπλα του στον δρόμο και να μην το μάθω ποτέ.

La chiamano Blackchurch. Una villa isolata, in un posto remoto e segreto dove i ricchi e i potenti mandano i figli indisciplinati a darsi una regolata lontano da occhi indiscreti. Will Grayson è sempre stato un ribelle. Spericolato, selvaggio, non ha mai seguito alcuna regola. E la sua famiglia non intende più rovinare la propria reputazione a causa sua. Il fatto è che non è sempre stata colpa di Will… Al liceo ci frequentavamo in segreto quando nessuno guardava, perché non si sapesse che mister Popolarità voleva davvero me, una piccola nerd silenziosa che gli piaceva tanto punzecchiare. Eppure sapeva anche essere affettuoso. E deciso a tenermi al sicuro. La verità è che ha ragione a odiarmi. È tutta colpa mia. I video. Gli arresti. È tutta colpa mia, e non mi pento di niente. Non mi importa di essere rinchiuso. Ho imparato tanto tempo fa che se ti trattano come un animale, hai il permesso di comportarti come tale. Tanto nessuno mi ha mai visto in modo diverso. Il loro unico errore è quello di pensare che io agisca a caso. Posso starmene senza internet, TV, alcol, ragazze, ma uscirò da qui con qualcosa di molto più spaventoso per i miei nemici. Un piano. E un nuovo branco di lupi. Solo che non mi aspettavo che uno dei miei nemici venisse da me. Non so chi l’abbia fatta entrare, ma sento che si nasconde in questa casa. È qui. Quando i cancelli della villa si chiudono e le porte della mia gabbia dorata si aprono, dandomi libero accesso alla casa per un mese, ripenso al fatto che a Blackchurch ci sono cinque problemi. E io sono solo uno di questi.

Devil's Night Series Dall'autrice bestseller del New York Times Banks non è una ragazza come le altre. Preferisce di gran lunga starsene da sola senza che nessuno le si avvicini, piuttosto che parlare con gli altri. Vive nelle vicinanze di un hotel abbandonato e tetro, circondato da un alone di mistero. Un mistero che qualcuno proveniente dal suo passato vuole conoscere, anche a costo di metterla in pericolo. Kai è uscito di prigione e deve fare i conti con i suoi demoni. E così si ritrova faccia a faccia con Banks. In tutti gli anni trascorsi dietro le sbarre, Kai non ha mai smesso di pensare a lei. Il nuovo incontro tra i due non scatena delle semplici scintille, ma un vero e proprio incendio. Lasciarsi andare alla passione, però, non sarà così facile, perché entrambi hanno dei segreti. E nessuno di loro è disposto a condividerli tanto facilmente.

Γουίντερ: Το να τον στείλω φυλακή ήταν το χειρότερο πράγμα που μπορούσα να κάνω. Δεν είχε καμία σημασία που διέπραξε το έγκλημα ή που ευχόμουν να τον δω νεκρό. Ίσως σκέφτηκα ότι θα είχα χρόνο να εξαφανιστώ προτού βγει ή θα πέθαινε στη φυλακή. Αλλά έκανα λάθος. Τρία χρόνια πέρασαν τρομακτικά γρήγορα και τώρα κάθε άλλο παρά ήρεμος είναι. Η φυλακή τού έδωσε τον χρόνο για να σχεδιάσει. Την εκδίκησή του. Αλλά αυτό δεν το περίμενα. Δεν θέλει να με κάνει να πονάω. Θέλει να κάνει τα πάντα να πονάνε. Ντέιμον: Πρώτον. Ξεφορτωθείτε τον πατέρα της. Τους είπε ότι την ανάγκασα, ότι το κοριτσάκι του ήταν το θύμα. Αλλά ήμουν κι εγώ παιδί και εκείνη το ήθελε όπως κι εγώ. Δεύτερον. Μη δώσετε κανέναν τρόπο διαφυγής στην ίδια, στην αδελφή της και τη μητέρα της. Είναι μόνες και απελπισμένες για έναν προστάτη τώρα. Ήρθε η ώρα να πάρω τον έλεγχο. Είναι καιρός να δείξω σε όλους ότι δεν θα αλλάξω ποτέ και ότι δεν έχω άλλη φιλοδοξία από το να γίνω ο εφιάλτης τους. Ξεκινώντας από εκείνη. Θα είναι τόσο φοβισμένη, που δεν θα βρίσκει καταφύγιο ούτε μέσα στο κεφάλι της. Και το καλύτερο είναι ότι δεν θα χρειαστεί καν να διαρρήξω το σπίτι της για να το κάνω. Ως ο νέος άντρας του σπιτιού, έχω τα κλειδιά. *Ακατάλληλο για ανηλίκους

Devil's Night. Tom 2. HideawayΜπανκς: Θαμμένο στις σκιές αυτής της πόλης, υπάρχει ένα παράξενο ξενοδοχείο. Άδειο, ξεχασμένο και σκοτεινό, στέκει εγκαταλελειμμένο, η ίδια του η ύπαρξη τυλίγεται με ένα μυστήριο. Αλλά νομίζεις ότι είναι αληθινή η ιστορία για τον δωδέκατο όροφο, έτσι δεν είναι, Κάι Μόρι; Η ιστορία για τον σκοτεινό επισκέπτη που ποτέ δεν έρχεται και ποτέ δεν φεύγει. Νομίζεις ότι μπορώ να σε βοηθήσω να βρεις το κρησφύγετό του, ε; Εσύ κι οι φίλοι σου μπορείτε να προσπαθήσετε να με τρομάξετε. Δεν θα συμβεί. Ποτέ δεν θα τον προδώσω. Κάντε λίγη υπομονή. Τη Νύχτα του Διαβόλου, ο θηρευτής θα γίνει θήραμα. Κάι: Μικρή, δεν έχεις ιδέα τι ψάχνω. Δεν έχεις ιδέα τι αναγκάστηκα να γίνω για να επιβιώσω μέσα στη φυλακή για ένα έγκλημα που ευχαρίστως θα έκανα πάλι. Κανείς δεν ξέρει πλέον ποιος είμαι. Θέλω αυτό το ξενοδοχείο, θέλω να βρω τον μυστηριώδη επισκέπτη, θέλω όλο αυτό να τελειώσει. Θέλω τη ζωή μου πίσω. Αλλά όσο περισσότερο είμαι κοντά σου τόσο συνειδητοποιώ ότι ο νέος εαυτός μου είναι ακριβώς αυτό που ήταν γραφτό να γίνω. Τέλειωνε, λοιπόν. Το σπίτι μου είναι στον λόφο. Μπορείς να μπεις από άπειρες μεριές, αλλά δεν μπορείς να βγεις από καμία. Έχω δει το κρησφύγετό σου, ήρθε η ώρα να δεις το δικό μου. *Ακατάλληλο για ανηλίκους

Ακατάλληλο για ανηλίκους Έρικα: Μου έλεγαν ότι όσα βλέπουμε στα όνειρα είναι όσα η καρδιά επιθυμεί. Τι γίνεται όμως αν βλέπεις μόνο εφιάλτες; Το όνομά του είναι Μάικλ Κράιστ. Θυμάσαι στις ταινίες θρίλερ που κρύβεις τα μάτια σου για να μη βλέπεις, αλλά προσπαθείς να δεις και λίγο; Έτσι συμβαίνει με τον Μάικλ. Είναι όμορφος, δυνατός και απόλυτα τρομακτικός. Και σίγουρα μου δίνει τόση σημασία όση και στο πεζοδρόμιο που πατάει κάθε μέρα. Εγώ όμως τον παρατηρώ. Τον βλέπω. Τον ακούω. Τα πράγματα που η συμμορία του έκανε για χρόνια… Κάποια στιγμή σταματάς να τα ανέχεσαι. Μάικλ: Το όνομά της είναι Έρικα Φέιν. Όταν πηγαίναμε σχολείο, ήταν το κορίτσι του αδελφού μου και τριγύριζε στο σπίτι μας. Όποτε έμπαινα στο δωμάτιο, κοίταζε κάτω. Αισθανόμουν τον φόβο της όποτε την πλησίαζα. Εξουσίαζα το μυαλό της κι αυτό ήταν αρκετό. Μέχρι που την πέτυχα μόνη της στο κολέγιο. Στην πόλη μου. Απροστάτευτη. Κοίτα να δεις… Μια απίστευτη σύμπτωση. Γιατί πριν από τρία χρόνια έστειλε τρεις φίλους μου στη φυλακή και μόλις βγήκαν. Περίμενα υπομονετικά για αυτή την ευκαιρία. Και τώρα όλοι οι εφιάλτες της θα βγουν αληθινοί. «Θες να μάθεις γιατί είσαι εδώ;» με ρώτησε, με τη φωνή του μαγκωμένη πάνω στο αφτί μου. «Είσαι εδώ γιατί είσαι σαν εμένα, Ρίκα. Είσαι εδώ γιατί έχουμε βαρεθεί να μας λένε τι να κάνουμε και να μας κρατάνε σε ένα κουτί». Τα πνευμόνια μου έσφιξαν και κατάφερα επιτέλους να πάρω μια ανάσα. Ο Μάικλ τύλιξε το χέρι του στον λαιμό μου και μου γύρισε το κεφάλι προς τα πίσω. «Πεινάω, Ρίκα», είπε, πιέζοντας το σκληρό κορμί του στην πλάτη μου, με τα χείλη του να αιωρούνται πάνω από τα δικά μου. «Θέλω όλα όσα μου λένε ότι δεν μπορώ να έχω και βλέπω την ίδια πείνα και σ’ εσένα».

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I sogni son desideri. Ma i miei incubi sono diventati la mia ossessione. Si chiama Michael Crist. È il fratello maggiore del mio ragazzo ed è come quei film dell'orrore che guardi coprendoti gli occhi. È bellissimo, forte, e assolutamente terrificante. È il campione della squadra di basket del suo college e ora è diventato un professionista. Non mi vede neppure. Ma io l'ho notato. L'ho visto, l'ho sentito. Le cose che ha fatto, i misfatti che ha nascosto. Per anni mi sono mangiata le mani, incapace di distogliere lo sguardo. Ora sono all'università ma non ho smesso di osservarlo. È un pessimo soggetto, e non so quanto ancora riuscirò a tenere segrete le cose che gli ho visto fare. Si chiama Erika Fane, ma tutti la chiamano Rika. È la ragazza di mio fratello ed è sempre in giro per casa nostra, sempre a cena con noi. Abbassa lo sguardo quando entro io, e quando le sono vicino è come pietrificata. Riesco sempre a percepire la sua paura, e anche se non possiedo il suo corpo, so di avere la sua mente. È l'unica cosa che voglio. Almeno finché mio fratello non si arruola, e io trovo Rika da sola al college. Nella mia città. Indifesa. L'occasione è incredibilmente allettante. Perché tre anni fa per colpa sua alcuni miei amici sono finiti in prigione, e ora sono usciti. Abbiamo aspettato. Siamo stati pazienti. E ora tutti i suoi incubi stanno per avverarsi.