Contemporary Fiction

All three books in the phenomenally bestselling Fifty Shades trilogy, now a series of major films.

Fifty Shades of Grey
When literature student Anastasia Steele interviews successful entrepreneur Christian Grey, she finds him very attractive and deeply intimidating. Unworldly and innocent, Ana is shocked to find she wants this man, and excited when she realises that Christian wants her too. As they embark on a passionate love affair, Ana discovers more about her own desires, as well as the dark secrets Christian keeps hidden away from public view…

Fifty Shades Darker
Daunted by the dark secrets of the tormented young entrepreneur Christian Grey, Ana Steele has broken off their relationship. But when Christian proposes a new arrangement, she cannot resist. Soon she is learning more about the harrowing past of her damaged, driven and demanding lover than she ever thought possible…

Fifty Shades Freed
Anastasia Steele always knew that loving Christian Grey would not be easy, and being together poses challenges neither of them had anticipated. But, finally together, they have love, passion, intimacy, wealth, and a world of infinite possibilities. But just when it seems that they really do have it all, tragedy and fate combine to make Ana’s worst nightmares come true…

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The instant Sunday Times bestseller, Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel investigates the idea of parallel worlds and possibilities, and plays with the very line along which time should run.

‘So wise, so graceful, so rich’ – Naomi Alderman, author of The Power
‘Ingenious’ – Guardian

Lives separated by time and space have collided, and an exiled Englishman, a writer trapped far from home, and a girl destined to die too young, have each glimpsed a world that is not their own. Travelling through the centuries, between colonies on the moon and an ever-changing Earth, together their lives will solve a mystery that will make you question everything you thought you knew to be true.

From the award-winning author of Station Eleven.

A Best Book of the Year – Guardian, Oprah Daily, Barack Obama
‘Brilliant and fiercely original’ – Observer
‘One of her finest novels’ – New York Times
‘Transcendent’ – Wall Street Journal

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Rupert Campbell-Black takes centre stage once more, this time in the cut-throat world of flat racing.

Rupert is consumed by one obsession: that Love Rat, his adored grey horse, be proclaimed champion stallion. He longs to trounce Roberto’s Revenge, the stallion owned by his detested rival Cosmo Rannaldini, which means abandoning his racing empire at Penscombe and his darling wife Taggie, and chasing winners in the richest races worldwide, from Dubai to Los Angeles to Melbourne.

Luckily, the fort at home is held by Rupert’s assistant Gav, a genius with horses, fancied by every stable lass, but damaged by alcoholism and a vile wife. When Gala, a grieving but ravishing Zimbabwean widow moves to Penscombe as carer for Rupert’s wayward father, it is not just Gav who is attracted to her: a returning Rupert finds himself dangerously tempted.

Gala adores horses, and when she switches to working in the yard, her carer’s job is taken by a devastatingly handsome South African man who claims to be gay but seems far keener on caring for the angelic Taggie. And as increasingly sinister acts of sabotage strike at Penscombe, the game of musical loose boxes gathers apace . . .

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‘Packed with warmth, wit, and unforgettable characters, this is an utterly joyous read’ Daily Express
‘Pure, unadulterated joy’ Sophie Kinsella
‘It’s Cooper doing what she does best … it’s a thoroughly enjoyable roll in the hay’ The Times
‘Witty and wonderful, as always’ Trisha Ashley
‘This endlessly fun humdinger of a novel is an absolute riot’ Heat

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Donovan “Van” Truitt
“The Model”

Wrong place. Wrong time. Right guy.

Showing up at a very indecent film shoot was an accident. I was a highly paid model. A professional. I didn’t get down and dirty for the cameras, but one look at the sex god needing a scene partner and I found myself reconsidering.

After all, with a name like Sin, a body out of my rugged lumberjack fantasies, and a head full of dirty-blond hair I wanted to grab, he was almost impossible to resist. But I did—until fate put him back in my sights.

The only problem? He was the new rising star of his industry, and that meant he came with conditions.

The proposition: If I wanted a night of “Sin,” I needed to show up for the cameras.
My terms: Make sure my identity remained a mystery.

It was only supposed to be one time, one scene. But I quickly learned that anything less than everything would never be enough with him.

Who would’ve thought my happy accident would lead to so many happy ending…s?

Insatiable Park Avenue Prince is the second standalone novel in the Park Avenue Princes world.

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Lights, camera…attraction!

When Tag O’Rourke, struggling actor-slash-barista, meets Jay Warren, son of acting royalty, it’s loathing at first sight. Loathing…and lust.

Tag’s dream is to act, but it’s a dream that’s crumbling beneath the weight of student debt and his family’s financial problems. If his career doesn’t take off soon, he’s going to have to get a real job. After all, feeding his family is more important than feeding his soul.

Luckily, Tag’s about to get his big break…

Jay never had to dream about acting; he was always destined to follow in his famous mother’s footsteps. But fame has its price and a traumatic experience early in Jay’s career has left him with paralysing stage fright, which is why he sticks to the safety of TV work—and avoids relationships with co-stars at all costs.

Unfortunately, Jay’s safe world is about to be rocked…

After an ill-judged yet mind-blowing night together, Jay and Tag part acrimoniously. So it’s a nasty shock when they discover that they’ve been cast in a two-man play that could launch Tag’s career and finally get Jay back onto the stage where he belongs.

Sure, it’s not ideal, but how bad can working with your arch-nemesis be?

All they have to do is survive six weeks rehearsing together and navigate a cast of smarmy festival directors, terrible landladies, and vengeful journalists. Oh, and try not to fall in love before the curtain rises…

Break a leg!

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Which one will break me?

I’m the weird girl on campus.
With an overbearing father, a criminal family, and my attendance at an isolated university in the mountains, no one ever had the chance to love me or leave me.

Until I catch the attention of four men, the enigmatic Vultures, a ruthless mafia group searching for a hidden fortune on campus, where my comfortable life takes a treacherous turn.

They’re cold-blooded killers, but nobody would know. Their disguise is that good.

The worst part is, I’m just as obsessed with the treasure as they are.

They’ve figured out they need me, and I’ve found myself torn between my own desires and the darkness that consumes them.

But as much as I’m drawn to them, losing my morals will turn into my biggest mistake.

Because the problem with Vultures?

They love picking at fresh meat.

Broken Beauty is book 1 of a duet, concluding with Loyal Vows. The duet can be read on its own, but be warned – its twisted path intersects with the captivating world of Cruel Promise, Tempest’s standalone story.

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Sarah
It was just a case of wrong place, terrible time.
My world tilted off its axis when I walked into a hedonistic maelstrom. I shouldn’t have watched, but I couldn’t look away.
Then someone shared the Heritage legacies’ secrets with the world, posting videos of their deviant party. They’re threatening to divulge their identities. And Marius thinks that someone is me.
He is supposed to be the kind one, the sane one, but when he has me in his clutches, he proves to be as much as a psycho as any of his filthy rich, depraved peers.
I have to escape him. He’s a monster. Too bad my body didn’t get the memo.

Marius
I don’t believe in coincidences, I don’t believe in fake threats, and I sure as fuck don’t believe her, with her dark eyes full of secrets.
She’s the only new player on my board, and she looks guilty as sin.
She’ll confess her involvement in our leak, even if I must torture her all day and night until she cracks.
She wants me to think she’s being framed. Until she can prove it, she’s mine to torment, mine to break.
And if she’s telling the truth?
She’s mine, full stop. No matter how I royally screw it up.

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In a competition of win or lose, love was the one game they never saw coming.

Nate
As a star football player at Las Vegas University, I’m used to getting what I want on and off the field.

But when I meet Kayla Sanchez, everything changes.

She’s passionate with a fire in her eyes and a commitment to help others.
She’s also stubborn, opinionated and sexy AF. Despite our rivalry, there’s an undeniable chemistry between us and with each steamy exchange, I want her more.

Kayla
I’ve always stood up for what I believe in, even if it means going against the popular crowd. So, when the school threatens to shut down the student food pantry to build a new center for the football team, I fight back.

That’s when I meet Nate Cooper, the charismatic football jock and campus heartthrob, who couldn’t be more different from me.

Our disagreements are fiery and intense, and so are the sparks. I swore I’d never trust a man, but I can’t ignore the way Nate makes me feel.

Torn between my beliefs and desires, can I resist sleeping with the enemy?

College Fling is an enemies to lovers, new adult, college sports romance written in dual POV. It’s the first book in the Las Vegas U contemporary romance series and can be read as a standalone. This book contains a mix of sports, spice and heart and is intended for readers 18+

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During last year’s Frozen Four, the Waterfell University hockey captain, and NHL legacy, took a brutal hit that left him with a concussion and a new discomfort on the ice. Plagued by nightmares and panic attacks every time he attempts to skate, Rhys wonders if he’ll ever play again — if he’ll ever want to.

Sadie Brown is staying focused this semester — no matter what.

Currently drowning in debt, custody hearings for her younger brothers and skating practices, she’s just trying to make it to the next day. A spitfire figure skater known for her bad attitude and frequent disappearing acts, she has a reputation on campus. And it’s not a pretty one.

When she accidentally witnesses one of the golden boy hockey captain’s panic attacks and attempts to help him, a strange sort of understanding strikes up between them.

No questions asked. Just comfort.

But Rhys finds himself drawn to Sadie. Where he feels empty, a shell of the man and player he was before, Sadie is so full of everything it bursts from her; every emotion she feels seems like it’s blasted at max. Rhys is desperate to feel anything, Sadie wants to stop feeling so much.

But healing doesn’t mix with secrets, and they’re both skating a thin line, unsteady.

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For Aiden Crawford, being the captain of the college hockey team has its perks, except when a reckless mistake by his team threatens to jeopardize their entire season. Consequently, his coach nominates him as the subject of a research paper. It’s the last thing he wants to do, especially since the girl leading the project looks like she could wield his skates as a weapon.

Summer can’t stand his blasé approach to life, and Aiden doesn’t understand her uptight, scheduled one. They are off to a rocky start, and provoking each other is what they do best, but defeat isn’t something either of them is willing to accept.

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They hurt me, abuse me, use me…

I signed up for it. Literally. I agreed to the contract that made me the Lords’ Lady, a position that requires me to do whatever they want, but only as protection from someone worse. I agreed to be in their beds, on my knees, and punished should I disobey.

I just wasn’t expecting punishment like this.

Killian is two-hundred-and-twenty pounds of muscle, brutal physicality, and pure spite. He thinks I don’t know that he watches me when I sleep.

Tristian is fair-haired and charming to anyone who doesn’t know better. To me, he’s the man who seeks to control me, with his cold eyes and possessiveness.

Rath is the dark-eyed tempest who took me into his bed. Even having been subjected to his barbed tongue, he’s the first man to ever make me feel safe.

I hadn’t realized how much they’ve worn me down and made me feel complacent, but it turns out they’ve messed with my head just as much as they abused my body. Despite the awful things they’ve done to me, they actually made me feel special. Cared for. Protected.

And then I found out it was all a lie.

The way Tristian cares, Killian’s vigilant eyes, and worst of all, my contented moments in Rath’s bed, were all part of a game.

A game to see who can use me best.

A game they’ve been playing since day one.

And now?

It’s a game I’m going to win.

WARNING: This book is a DARK/BULLY romance. It contains graphic content of abuse and assault that some readers may be particularly sensitive to. If you have triggers or are even remotely unsure, please heed the note at the beginning of this book.

The Royals of Forsyth University is a three book, reverse harem series by Best Selling Authors, Angel Lawson & Samantha Rue.

Lords of Pain
Lords of Wrath
Lords of Mercy

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I’m trying to be a good girl.

Every day, I lie and pretend I’m not a threat. I swallow insults and avoid the electric fence, crossing fingers I can fake my way to freedom before I snap and end up permanently caged.

Borrowing my sister’s identity is my last chance at escape.

But Serafina Redfang isn’t just a cartel heiress. She’s the reason I can never mate the pack of my childhood dreams.

Su Jin, Bishop, Dutch, and Reese already belong to her.

Now I have to pretend to be theirs. To smile, hide my scars, and let them close before I let them go forever.

I’m not really Redfang royalty.

I might not even be a real omega.

But if the guys keep bulldozing my lies, you’re about to meet the real me.

I’m Marisol Redfang, and I’m done hiding my claws.

Redfang Royal is a whychoose omegaverse that includes profanity, consensual spice (with MM pairings), and a mix of darker themes and humor. It is technically a standalone novel, but you’ll have more fun if you’ve already read Pack Darling.
Please check the triggers and tags before sinking your teeth into Marisol’s story!

THE PACK DARLING SERIES reading order:

1. Pack Darling Part One
2. Pack Darling Part Two
3. Pack Darling Extended Ending
4. Redfang Royal

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She wants freedom.

I just want her.

But she’s not the girl I’m supposed to marry.

She’s the back-up plan.

Talk about messy.

Her loyalty is to her family and her legacy.

Obligation and honor.

My loyalty?

Well, now I’m not so sure where it lies.

I want it to be with her, but she’s determined to make this marriage a business deal.

I’m not into that.

This whole time she’s been thinking she’s the wrong royal.

Joke’s on her.

We were the right match from the very beginning.

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The aftermath of my parent’s death was the toughest time in my life, but at least I had him. He was there every step of the way, wiped the tears I shed, and made me smile when I’d forgotten how to.

Until he became the reason why I had to protect my heart with one simple rule—no more kissing.

Six years later, because life had a great sense of humor, I found myself having to use that same rule on the man who inspired it.

It’s no surprise it didn’t work. After all, my heart was never my own to protect—it belonged to Ares Hart the entire time.

Ares Hart

Growing up, I didn’t have a perfect example of what love should look like. My parents were the definition of a disaster, and I didn’t intend to end up the same way.

So, I made myself a promise. To this day, I’ve followed it blindly, even if in the process I had to hurt the one I cared about the most.

But what I hadn’t realized was that the key to keeping my promise was right next to me the entire time.

Blaise North gave my vow purpose, and when I was finally ready to make up for my mistakes, the unexpected happened.

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The feud between our crime families started before I was born. It continues to this day, making Havoc, Gage, and Knight my enemies. After getting kicked out of private school, I’m stuck attending Ravencrest University. I take the Gods’ twisted abuse, hitting back every time, encouraging them to do their worst.

And they do. Right up until the moment they kill me.

Or so they think.

Faking my own death makes the Gods believe they succeeded in taking things past the point of no return. Now that they’ve let their guard down, I’ll take my revenge, and they’ll never see me coming.

There’s just one problem. Someone knows I’m alive. Now I’m being stalked and blackmailed. I didn’t survive the Gods to let a mystery person ruin my plans. I’ll do anything it takes to finish what I started.

This is a dark bully/enemies to lovers romance with multiple love interests. This series contains dark themes and abuse. Please check the content warning in the foreward. For readers 18+.

Please note: This book was originally published under my pen name, Ember Vale.

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Lexi is thirty now and the following unexpected things have occurred:

* While walking through Central Park enjoying a beautiful fall day, Lexi eats dirt when a careless dog owner throws a frisbee at her head. A dog jumps over her.
* Lexi gets a promotion that pays less than her current job.
* Her crush announces that he’s engaged.
* Her apartment turns condo and she can’t afford the down payment.

In order to escape her bad luck, she takes a vacation to visit a good friend in Creek Water, Missouri. But as it turns out, fate has a lot more in store for Lexi Blake.

Will a good friend, an unexpected love interest, and a historic house have her scrapping her plans and moving to a small town on the banks of the Mississippi River?

Find out in the delightfully funny rom-com that’s sure to make you believe in happy endings!

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Luckily for me, I attended an exclusive masquerade ball hosted by the infamous American Billionaire Club and landed hot-as-sin billionaire mogul Jasper Barrett.

He buys me as his date for the night and offers me a deal I can’t refuse.

Be his wife in order for him to inherit his uncle’s business.

But he has two rules for our marriage of convenience to work:
Look pretty on his arm.
Play the happy wife in public.

We both get to use each other—sounds easy, right?

But every kiss sends a shiver down my spine, and every touch ignites passion inside of me.

We should stop this before I fall in love.

The only problem is… I can’t stop, no matter how hard I try.

My heart is on the line, and I’m afraid he’ll smash it into pieces.

This book is a complete STANDALONE and part of The New York Night Series. Every book in the series will be different characters in the same world.

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How many weddings does it take to fall in love?

One year ago, Amelie had it all.

Almost engaged to her high school sweetheart, close to her childhood best friend, and cooking at her dad’s restaurant: her life was exactly what she’d ordered.

Until Ian, an opinionated wedding-hater, popped up out of nowhere and proved she might like something off menu.

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One year later, Amelie has lost it all.

She’s unemployed, single, and taking a break from her friendship. As for Ian? He’s gone too.

When she visits Ian’s hometown to teach at a week-long cooking conference, she hopes for a fateful meet-cute. But their reunion is far from joyful when Amelie discovers Ian is the son of her father’s business rival.

Even bigger fiasco? He only wants friendship.

Amelie has one week to change his mind, and if the truth of why her whole life fell apart remains hidden, their love story might even end with a wedding.

The Wedding Menu is a steamy, dual-timeline, laugh out loud romcom about weddings, secrets, and French delicacies. It features two friends who should be rivals but keep choosing each other against all odds.

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I threw caution to the wind and my v-card at the one man I can’t stand. What did that get me? Pregnant.

Now, we’re both screwed. Mr. Superstar wants the punt bunnies off his back. I want my parents off mine. To do that, he proposes a fake relationship. But I know the truth… Spending time with him can only lead to trouble.

After all, neither of us has an answer to the biggest problem of all.

How fake can it stay when he’s the father of the child I’m carrying?

** Cruel Start sets the stage for the duet and should be read before Cruel Hate.

Cruel Hate is an enemies-to-lovers, fake relationship, new adult, sports and bully romance with pregnancy and plenty of angst. This book contains mature content that some readers may find disturbing. This duet follows the prequel, Cruel Start. It is not a standalone and does end in a cliffhanger that continues with a ton of heat and a HEA in Cruel Love.

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An Unputdownable College Hockey Brother’s Teammate Romance.

He’s the tall, tattooed stranger I hooked up with on Halloween… and now he’s my new roommate.

After a sudden cross-country move, I’m stuck crashing with my older brother and two of his hockey teammates for sophomore year. I’m not thrilled about shacking up with three athletes and their stinky gear, rotating door of hookups, and tendency to inhale every snack in the house. Just one reason of many that hockey players aren’t my type.

When I walk in the front door with an armload of boxes, however, I’m faced with another problem.

My anonymous fling from two months ago is Tyler Donahue, the superstar goalie for my brother’s team.

We both agree to pretend it never happened, but it quickly becomes clear neither of us can forget. Before I know it, we’re exchanging heated glances from across the room, sending spicy texts at all hours of the night, and stealing kisses behind closed doors.

Since my overprotective brother would freak out, we decide to keep things between us a secret. There’s no point in rocking the boat when I don’t want a boyfriend, and Tyler doesn’t have time for a girlfriend with his grueling hockey schedule. But as our no-strings arrangement turns into something deeper and more meaningful, I begin to see a softer side of the broody, closed-off goalie. He’s gentle, protective, and giving in every sense of the word. Despite what I told myself going in, I’m falling hard and falling fast.

We said we’d keep things casual, but hearts have a way of breaking all the rules.

Shutout is a college hockey romance with lots of spice, swoon, and a happily ever after. It’s the second book in the Rules of the Game series and can be read as a standalone.

Tropes:

• forced proximity / roommates
• broody tattooed goalie hero
• sunshine party girl heroine
• sneaking around
• ADHD and anxiety rep
• dual POV

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Dark romance author Cora Kent brings you a forbidden romance between a college bully and the innocent daughter of the woman that married his father.

Her mother is a homewrecker; I have no doubt that she is, too.
She bats her eyelashes and pretends she’s innocent, but I know the truth.
The blood in her veins is made of mud, and I will purify it.

Kaye Pennington is the daughter of the woman that ruined my life, now I will ruin hers.

It’s not fair; nothing in life ever is.

When her innocence has been plucked like a flower…
When she’s been made to pay for her sins…
When she stands before me a broken reed…
Her mother’s debt will be repaid.

Until then… she’s mine.
And I do whatever I want with my property.

Note: Cruel Intentions is Xavier and Kaye’s story. This novel features dark themes, steamy scenes, and mature content. Please read the first chapter for a full list of TWs.

Each book in the Blackmore University series can be read as a standalone novel.

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I shouldn’t have done it. I should have just swallowed my pride and gotten down on my knees. But people like him piss me off. People who have never had to work for anything but still have everything. So I decided to show him, publicly, that he has no power over me.

That was a mistake.

I have nothing. No money. No name. No connections.

He has everything. In this city, he is practically a god.

And now, he is coming for revenge.

Please note: This book is a standalone dark college bully romance, which means that it contains themes that are not to everyone’s liking. If you are uncertain, please check the content warnings before reading.

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Her lies shattered years of friendship and ripped apart the future we planned.

After I called her a liar and revoked my trust, she left town and never looked back.

In a cruel twist of fate, she’s returned. But I’m not the wounded boy she left behind.

I’m a man now. A man full of anger, resentment and loss.

Darkness consumed me after she left. An unforgiving black hole where my heart used to be.

If she thinks she’s already seen the worst of me, she’s wrong. Dead wrong.

Peyton has only experienced the very tip of the iceberg when it comes to my darkness.

I’ve craved vengeance for her lies, and now is the time to make her pay.

Dear Reader, The Vengeance You Crave is the fourth book in my Maddison Kings University series and the first in a duet for a new couple. It’s a dark bully romance that contains mature content and demanding alphaholes that some readers may find disturbing. You have been warned.

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Wild.

Loose cannon.

As one of college hockey’s most feared defensemen, I’ve been told I’m all those things and more. The ice is the only place where I can take my anger out on other people and get applauded for it.
The rougher I play, the dirtier I am, the more praise I get.

I suppose the same could be said about me in the bedroom.

I’m not the dude you want your daughter bringing home to meet you. Because your angel? Well, I’ll make sure her halo is crooked by the time I’m done with her.

But I’ve met my match. The one who won’t be so easy to leave behind.

And the thing with Bria Collins? She’s nobody’s angel.

But just because she doesn’t wear a halo … doesn’t mean she can handle my darkness.

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