Penelope Douglas
Penelope Douglas is a New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author. Their books have been translated into nineteen languages and include The Fall Away Series, The Devil’s Night Series, and the stand-alones, Misconduct, Punk 57, Birthday Girl, Credence, and Tryst Six Venom. Please look for The Hellbent Series, coming next. They live in New England with their husband and daughter. Would you like to join the reader group? ---> https://www.facebook.com/groups/16198...Looking for News?Text DOUGLAS to 603-519-3800 to be alerted when new releases are live!Website: www.penelopedouglasauthor.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/PenelopeDoug...Twitter: www.twitter.com/PenDouglasPinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/penelopedoug...Amazon: http://amzn.to/1A8hUBXInstagram: www.instagram.com/penelope.douglas
Adrenaline (Fall Away, #4.75)
Penelope Douglas
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.
Aflame (Fall Away, #4.25)
Penelope Douglas
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.
Ash City
Penelope Douglas
Birthday Girl
Penelope Douglas
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+.
Birthday Girl: O presente perfeito
Penelope Douglas
JORDAN
Ele me acolheu quando eu não tinha outro lugar para ficar.
Ele não me usa, me magoa ou se esquece de mim. Ele não me trata como nada, não me despreza, ou me faz sentir insegura.
Ele se lembra de mim, ri comigo e olha para mim. Ele me escuta, me protege e me enxerga. Sinto seus olhos em mim sobre a mesa do café da manhã, e meu coração dispara quando o ouço entrar na garagem depois do trabalho.
Preciso parar isso. Não pode acontecer.
Minha irmã me disse uma vez que, não existem homens bons, e se você encontrar um, ele provavelmente será comprometido.
Só que o comprometido aqui não é Pike Lawson.
Sou eu.
PIKE
Eu a acolhi porque pensei que estava ajudando.
Ela prepararia algumas refeições e daria uma limpada na casa. Era um acordo simples.
Com o passar dos dias, porém, está se tornando tudo, menos simples. Tenho que parar de pensar nela e de prender a respiração toda vez que nos esbarramos pela casa. Não posso tocá-la, e eu não deveria querer.
Quanto mais me vejo cruzando o seu caminho, mais ela se torna parte de mim.
Mas não estamos livres para ceder a essa atração. Ela tem dezenove anos e eu trinta e oito.
E sou pai do namorado dela.
Infelizmente, os dois acabaram de se mudar para a minha casa.
Bully (Fall Away, #1)
Penelope Douglas
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.
Conclave (Devil's Night, #3.5)
Penelope Douglas
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.
Conclave. Devil's night series 3.5 (Italian Edition)
Penelope Douglas
DamonWill se n’è andato. Nessuno lo vede da mesi, e i messaggi che arrivano dal suo cellulare sono quasi sicuramente fasulli. C’è qualcosa che non va. Dobbiamo agire adesso. Michael è pronto a radere al suolo il Cove, Rika nasconde qualcosa. Evans Crist è una minaccia, e il padre di Winter è ancora lì fuori da qualche parte. Tutti scappano in mille direzioni, e siamo vulnerabili. È arrivato il momento di farlo. È arrivato il momento di appropriarci del nostro posto. RikaAlcuni anni fa non avrei mai creduto che sarei finita qui. A bordo del Pithom, al largo. Seduta a un tavolo con Michael Crist, Kai Mori e Damon Torrance, uomini che ormai considero la mia famiglia. Ci siamo chiusi in questo yacht il tempo necessario per decidere il da farsi, e non ce ne andremo finché non avremo pianificato tutto. Anche le cose di cui non voglio parlare. Cose che Michael non sa. Troveremo Will. Concretizzeremo i nostri piani, e neutralizzeremo le minacce. Se sopravviviamo.
Corrupt (Devil's Night, #1)
Penelope Douglas
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.
Corrupt: Dunkle Versuchung (Devil’s Night, #1)
Penelope Douglas
Dunkle Verlockung und gefährliche Spiele
Rika zieht zum Studium in die Großstadt. Zum ersten Mal in ihrem Leben ist sie auf sich allein gestellt. Was sie nicht ahnt: Sie wird bereits erwartet. Von dem Mann, in den sie schon immer heimlich verliebt war, dessen Verachtung sie aber stets gespürt hat: Michael Crist. Seit drei Jahren warten er und seine Freunde darauf, Rika für all das bezahlen zu lassen, was sie ihnen angetan hat. All das Leid, all den Schmerz. Michael weiß, dass Rika ihn will, und beginnt ein böses Spiel mit ihr. Doch Rika ist nicht so wehrlos, wie er denkt. Schon bald beginnt sie, Gefallen an dem Spiel zu haben – und es zu gewinnen.
Corrupt: Il mio sbaglio più grande.
Penelope Douglas
“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.”
Corrupt: Il mio sbaglio più grande (Devil's Night, #1)
Penelope Douglas
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.
Credence
Penelope Douglas
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+.
Credence. Io ti proteggerò
Penelope Douglas
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?
Dark Romance
Penelope Douglas
- Je l ai lu deux fois d affilee C est la plus profonde, la plus sombre et la plus excitante aventure dans laquelle j ai jamais ete entrainee. - -Jay Crownover, auteur des series Bad et Marked Men- Dark Romance est un chef d oeuvre. Penelope Douglas vous embarque vers les recoins les plus sombres de l ame ou peur et desir se melent. Captivant, intense et sexy, ce roman vous laissera etourdi - - Helena Hunting, auteur de Bad BoyLe grand debut de la dark romance en France. Personne n'explore aussi bien la frontiere entre la destruction et l'amour que Penelope Douglas. Un nom a retenir.Leur amour peut les sauver ou les detruire.Michael Crist. Un nom qui fait frissonner chaque fille de notre petite communaute privilegiee de la cote Est. Moi comme les autres. Sauf que moi, ce n est pas sa beaute a couper le souffle ou le fait qu il soit riche et adule qui me fascine enfin, pas seulement. Non, moi, c est la noirceur que je devine sous sa carapace doree. La violence dans son regard noisette. Son mepris pour les regles, les lois, la morale. Ce miroir permanent de tout ce qui est noir et sombre au fond de moi. En dix-neuf ans, Michael ne m a jamais jete un regard. Mais, le jour ou il s interesse a moi, je ne sais pas si je dois etre excitee ou terrifiee.A propos de l'auteur: Apres avoir passe son adolescence a essayer de faire plaisir a tout le monde, Penelope Douglas a un jour decide de faire ce qu elle voulait, elle. Elle a traverse le Japon en train, saute du haut d une cascade et commence a ecrire des romances intenses et passionnees, a son image. Comme elle, ses heros brisent les regles, affrontent leurs peurs et leur part d ombre. Et c est sous le soleil de Las Vegas, entouree de son mari et de sa fille, qu elle travaille tous les jours a trouver l equilibre parfait entre emotion et drame, sexe et danger, amour et haine. Une revelation new adult."
Devil's Night Series (Italian Edition)
Penelope Douglas
Il mio sbaglio più grande - Mille ragioni per odiarti - L’errore che rifarei
3 romanzi in 1
Dall’autrice dei bestseller Mai per amore e Odiami come io ti amo
Conosco i segreti di Michael Crist. È il fratello del mio ragazzo, Bellissimo e terrificante. Conosco i suoi misfatti, ma non so quanto riuscirò a tenerli per me. Lui riesce a percepire la mia paura, e spero che quando andrò da sola al college non vorrà farmela pagare per quel che è successo. Per colpa mia alcuni suoi amici sono finiti in prigione. Spero proprio non cerchi vendetta…
Banks non è una ragazza come le altre. Vive tra le ombre del Pope, un hotel abbandonato, circondato dal mistero. Un mistero che qualcuno dal suo passato vuole conoscere. Kai è uscito di prigione e deve fare i conti con tutti i suoi demoni. E così si ritrova faccia a faccia con Banks. In tutti gli anni trascorsi in prigione, Kai non ha mai smesso di pensarla e il loro nuovo incontro ha sconvolto ogni cosa.
Sono stata io a mandare Damon in prigione. Sono passati tre anni e credevo che sarei riuscita a scomparire nel nulla o che lui avrebbe potuto dimenticare il suo odio per me. Ma mi sbagliavo. Ha pianificato ogni cosa per distruggermi e la sua vendetta va oltre ogni mia immaginazione. La paura sembra essere la sola emozione che ci lega. Ma Damon è parte di me. E non posso sottrarmi al nostro destino.
Dręczyciel (Fall Away, #1)
Penelope Douglas
Tate i Jared znali się od dzieciństwa. Łączyła ich przyjaźń, byli sobie bliscy. Wszystko się zmieniło, gdy oboje mieli czternaście lat. Z dnia na dzień Jared zaczął dręczyć Tate — bez wyraźnego powodu. Upokarzał ją, poniżał, robił wszystko, aby zrujnować jej życie. Im bardziej Tate schodziła mu z drogi, tym bardziej sadystycznie ją prześladował. Wreszcie Tate uciekła na rok do Paryża. To ją odmieniło: przestała być przerażoną, zaszczutą dziewczynką, stała się młodą, pewną swojej wartości kobietą. Stała się silna, bardzo silna i zdecydowana. I postanowiła, że nie pozwoli więcej się dręczyć. Wreszcie była gotowa podnieść głowę i nie cofać się przed swoim prześladowcą. Wiedziała, że nie będzie łatwo. Gdy przyjaciel staje się wrogiem, ma ogromną przewagę. Zna wszystkie sekrety, lęki, myśli swojej ofiary i wie, co zaboli najmocniej.
Dlaczego Jared stał się prześladowcą Tate? Jakie tajemnice skrywa? Możesz się tylko domyślać mrocznej przeszłości i niezagojonych ran, tych przerażających zdarzeń, które wszystko skomplikowały...
Falling Away (Fall Away, #4)
Penelope Douglas
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.…
Falls Boys (Hellbent, #1)
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.
Fire Falls (Hellbent, #6)
Penelope Douglas
Fall Away spin-off story. Release date TBD.
Fire Night: A Devil's Night Holiday Novella
Penelope Douglas
"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.
Fire Night (Devil's Night, #4.5)
Penelope Douglas
"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.
Five Brothers
Penelope Douglas
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.
Hate to Love
Penelope Douglas
Ils étaient faits l’un pour l’autre… jusqu’au jour où ils se sont rencontrés Depuis plus de sept ans, Misha et Ryen échangent des lettres. Des lettres dans lesquelles ils se racontent, se livrent, se soutiennent. Une seule règle : ne jamais chercher à se rencontrer. Un interdit qui a convenu à Misha pendant toutes ces années. Il n’a pas besoin de connaître le visage de Ryen pour qu’elle soit sa muse, son inspiration, celle pour qui il écrit ses chansons et, quelque part, son âme sœur. Mais, un soir, il croise une jeune fille dont les goûts excentriques se rapprochent un peu trop de ceux que Ryen lui a décrits dans ses lettres pour que ce soit une coïncidence… Et alors, face à cette jeune fille d’une beauté solaire, renversante, Misha n’a aucun doute : il sait que c’est elle. Maintenant, impossible de résister, il doit s’approcher. Quitte à ne jamais révéler à Ryen qui il est vraiment. Et quitte à découvrir une Ryen bien différente de l’idéal qu’il s’était imaginé… « Plus qu’addictif ! Viscéral et tout en tension, Hate to love vous captivera dès la première page - et jusqu’à bien après avoir refermé le livre. Penelope Douglas a tout déchiré ! » – Katy Evans (auteur de la série Fight for love)« Je n’ai pas dormi de la nuit pour terminer Hate to love ! J’ai adoré. Les romances sexy de Penelope Douglas sont ma drogue préférée… addictive et un véritable shot d’émotion ! » – Jay CrownoverA propos de l'auteurAprès avoir passé son adolescence à essayer de faire plaisir à tout le monde, Penelope Douglas a un jour décidé de faire ce qu’elle voulait, elle. Elle a traversé le Japon en train, sauté du haut d’une cascade et commencé à écrire des romances intenses et passionnées, à son image. Comme elle, ses héros brisent les règles, affrontent leurs peurs et leur part d’ombre. Et c’est sous le soleil de Las Vegas, entourée de son mari et de sa fille, qu’elle travaille tous les jours à trouver l’équilibre parfait entre émotion et drame, sexe et danger, amour et haine. Une révélation New Adult
Hideaway (Devil's Night, #2)
Penelope Douglas
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.
Hideaway. Mille ragioni per odiarti. (Devil's Night Series Vol. 2)
Penelope Douglas
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.
Il mio sbaglio più grande (Devil's Night, #1)
Penelope Douglas
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.
Io Ti Proteggerò
Penelope Douglas
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…»
Kill Switch (Devil's Night, #3)
Penelope Douglas
"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.
Kill Switch: Gefährliche Leidenschaft (Devil’s Night, #3)
Penelope Douglas
Sinnliche Verführung und dunkle Geheimnisse ...
Damon Torrance ist gefährlich und unberechenbar. Als er nach Thunder Bay zurückkehrt, hat er nur ein Ziel: Er will Rache – und das Leben von Winter Ashby zerstören, deren Aussage ihn ins Gefängnis gebracht hat. Doch Winter weigert sich, sein Opfer zu sein. Um zu gewinnen, muss sie sich auf sein düsteres Spiel einlassen, bei dem schon bald glühender Hass und verbotenes Verlangen aufeinandertreffen – und die dunkelsten Geheimnisse von Thunder Bay ans Licht kommen.
Kill switch. L'errore che rifarei (Devil’s night #3)
Penelope Douglas
Sono stata io a mandare Damon in prigione. Sono passati tre anni da allora. Pensavo che nel frattempo sarei riuscita a scomparire nel nulla o che lui avrebbe potuto cambiare e dimenticare il suo odio per me. Ma mi sbagliavo. Il suo rancore è persino aumentato e ha pianificato ogni cosa per distruggermi. La sua vendetta va oltre ogni mia immaginazione. Desidera farla pagare a tutti coloro che l'hanno tradito. La paura sembra essere la sola emozione che ci lega. Ma, nonostante tutto, Damon è diventato parte di me. E non posso fare nulla per sottrarmi al nostro destino.
Mille ragioni per sfuggirti. Nightfall (Devil's Night Series Vol. 5)
Penelope Douglas
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.
Misconduct
Penelope Douglas
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*)
Motel
Penelope Douglas
*Standalone, contemporary romance
Next to Never (Fall Away, #4.5)
Penelope Douglas
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.
Nightfall (Devil's Night, #4)
Penelope Douglas
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.
Nightfall. Mille ragioni per sfuggirti (Devil's night #4)
Penelope Douglas
Contiene il racconto "Fire Night". La chiamano Blackchurch. Una villa isolata in un posto remoto e segreto dove i ricchi e i potenti mandano i figli indisciplinati perché possano essere rieducati a dovere lontano da occhi indiscreti. Anche Will Grayson è rinchiuso lì: è sempre stato un ribelle. Spericolato, selvaggio, sprezzante del pericolo. Non si è mai attenuto a nessuna regola, se non a quelle che lui stesso stabiliva. Ma la sua famiglia non aveva nessuna intenzione di continuare a rovinare la propria reputazione a causa sua. Al liceo ci frequentavamo in segreto, ci incontravamo in ogni angolo buio dell'edificio. Nessuno doveva scoprire che il ragazzo più popolare della scuola desiderava proprio me, una piccola nerd silenziosa e timida. Ero la sua preda perfetta. Eppure sapeva anche essere affettuoso, e desideroso di proteggermi. La verità è che fa bene a odiarmi. È tutta colpa mia. I video. Gli arresti. È tutta colpa mia… eppure non mi pento di niente. Ma adesso che anche io sono intrappolata tra le mura di Blackchurch, le porte della gabbia dorata di Will si apriranno, e niente sarà più come prima.
Night Thieves (Hellbent, #4)
Penelope Douglas
Fall Away spin-off story. Release date TBD.
Paixão Proibida
Penelope Douglas
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.
Parade Alley (Hellbent, #5)
Penelope Douglas
Fall Away spin-off story. Release date TBD.
Pirate Girls (Hellbent, #2)
Penelope Douglas
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+.
Punk 57
Penelope Douglas
"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.
Quiet Ones (Hellbent, #3)
Penelope Douglas
Fall Away spin-off story. Release date TBD.
Rival (Fall Away, #3)
Penelope Douglas
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….
Rywal (Fall Away, #2)
Penelope Douglas
Historia Madoca z Dręczyciela.
Madoc Caruthers i Fallon Pierce mieszkali pod jednym dachem, od czasu kiedy ich rodzice się pobrali. Nigdy za sobą nie przepadali, szczególnie Madoc nie ułatwiał życia Fallon. Dokuczał jej zarówno w domu, jak i w szkole.
Ta dwójka szczerze się nienawidziła oprócz… tych chwil, które spędzała razem w nocy w sypialni Fallon.
Więc kiedy nastolatka nagle wyjechała bez słowa pożegnania, Madoc był wściekły. Jednak dziewczyna po dwóch latach jakby nigdy nic wróciła do jego życia, do jego znajomych, do jego szkoły.
Fallon nie sądziła, że powrót będzie tak trudny. Powinna zapomnieć o Madocu: w końcu był jej przybranym bratem. Ale kiedy zauważyła, że chłopak cieszy się życiem i w dodatku najprawdopodobniej ma dziewczynę, coś w niej pękło.
Między nimi jest wiele tajemnic, żalu i niedopowiedzeń, ale też przyciąganie, z którym trudno jest im walczyć. Jednak Fallon chce, aby tym razem wszystko było inaczej. Nie pozwoli, żeby Madoc znowu ją zranił.
Slavljenica
Penelope Douglas
˝On me je primio kada nisam imala kamo otići. On me ne iskorištava, ne povrjeđuje i ne zaboravlja na mene. Ne odnosi se prema meni kao da sam nitko i ništa, ne uzima me zdravo za gotovo i ne čini me nesigurnom. Sjeti me se, smije se sa mnom, gleda u mene. Sluša me, štiti, vidi me. Osjećam njegov pogled na sebi tijekom doručka za blagovaonskim stolom, a srce mi brže zakuca kada ga čujem na prilazu pri povratku s posla. Moram to zaustaviti. Ne smije se dogoditi. Sestra mi je jednom zgodom rekla da ne postoji dobar muškarac, a ako pronađeš kojega, vjerojatno nije dostupan. Samo Pike Lawson nije onaj koji je nedostupan. Ja sam takva˝.
The Fall Away Series 4 Books Set
Penelope Douglas
Archived: Does not meet catalog guidelines
The Next Flame (Fall Away, #4.25-4.5)
Penelope Douglas
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.
Tryst Six Venom
Penelope Douglas
(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!
Tryst Six Venom: Venenosas (Portuguese Edition)
Penelope Douglas
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.
Une haine brutale (Évanescence #1)
Penelope Douglas
Je m'appelle Tate. Mais il m'appelle autrement. Jamais par mon nom familier, et de toute façon, il ne parle pas de moi. Il me parle à peine. Mais il ne veut pas me laisser tranquille. Avant, on était tellement amis. Puis, il s'est retourné contre moi et s'est donné pour mission de me gâcher la vie. J'ai été humiliée, exclue ; j'ai fait l'objet de commérages dans toute l'école. Avec le temps, les mauvais tours et ses rumeurs sont devenus de plus en plus sadiques, et je me suis rendue malade à essayer de l'éviter. Je suis même allée passer un an en France, juste pour ne pas avoir affaire à lui. Mais j'ai fini de me cacher, et je ne vais sûrement pas lui permettre de gâcher ma dernière année d'école secondaire. Il n'a peut-être pas changé, mais moi, si. Le moment est venu de riposter.
Until You (Fall Away, #2)
Penelope Douglas
***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.
Upadek
Penelope Douglas
Historia K.C. Carter – przyjaciółki Tate z Dręczyciela.
K.C. zawsze wiedziała, że za wszelką cenę powinna unikać brata Jareda, Jaxona Trenta. W końcu miała chłopaka, Liama, a Jax zdecydowanie nie był wierny dziewczynom, z którymi się spotykał. Jednak nie potrafiła zaprzeczyć, że zawsze kiedy znajdował się w pobliżu, jej serce płonęło.
Gdy po dwóch latach nieobecności wraca do rodzinnego miasteczka, nie jest już tą samą dziewczyną. Jeden błąd popełniony na studiach okrył ją złą sławą na kampusie i przysporzył wielu kłopotów. Teraz wraca w rodzinne strony z poczuciem porażki.
Na miejscu odkrywa, jak wiele się zmieniło. Jednak jest coś, co pozostało niezmienne. To, jak Jax rozpalał jej zmysły. I teraz nie jest już nastolatkiem, a mężczyzną, bardzo seksownym mężczyzną.
Διεφθαρμένος (Devil's Night, #1)
Penelope Douglas
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».
Δόλωμα (Devil's Night, #3)
Penelope Douglas
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
Κρησφύγετο (Devil's Night, #2)
Penelope Douglas
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
Πανκ 57
Penelope Douglas
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.
Конклав / Нощта на Огъня (Devil’s Night, 3,5 / 4,5)
Penelope Douglas
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.
Упование
Penelope Douglas
Сърцето на Тиърнън де Хаас се е превърнало в безчувствено късче лед. Докато расте сред разкош, младото момиче не получава никаква любов от известните си родители. А сега тях ги няма. Отишли са си заедно – така, както тяхната раздухана от медиите велика любовна история е трябвало да завърши. Тиърнън знае, че трябва да скърби. Но всъщност нищо не се е променило за нея – тя има само своята самота.
Единствената възможност за промяна е да приеме неочакваното предложение на Джейк ван дер Берг, отчуждения доведен брат на баща ѝ. Младата жена ще замине за дивите планини на Колорадо, където Джейк и двамата му синове живеят сред девствената красота на природата в усамотена къща. Джейк ѝ предлага онова, което винаги е искала – семейство.
Скоро Тиърнън ще научи, че далеч от фалша на големия град всичко е първично, истинско и измислените морални ограничения нямат значение. Тримата мъже са първите, които младата жена опознава истински, отвъд позата и преструвките. За първи път в живота ѝ има някой, готов да ѝ даде нещо повече от пари и безразличие – подкрепа, загриженост и умения да работи и да оцелява далеч от цивилизацията.
Защото там, където тя свършва, свършват и правилата и преструвките – остават само чувствата и желанията.
Трима мъже. Единият ще я има първи. Вторият ще я иска отчаяно.
Но само третият ще я притежава истински.
Завинаги.
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