Love has never been enough within these walls
Alexzander
Every day feels the same. Beaten down, conditioned to hurt others, and unable to feel anything resembling love. My existence is a hollow shell of what it could be, until I find her.
The woman I capture turns my world upside down. She's unlike any victim I've taken before, and her will to survive leaves me intrigued. As I get to know her, I start to understand what's right and just how much of my life has been wrong. But I can't let her go, no matter how much I want to.
Ophelia's become my obsession, and I know that I'll do anything to keep her with me. Our bond is twisted and complicated, built on a foundation of captivity and control. It's not healthy, but I can't help how I feel.
She's mine, and I won't let anyone take her away from me.
This dark horror romance has extreme content. Full list of content warnings on Laurenbiel.com. Please read responsibly!
Last Mistake is a LIGHT GRAY story with medium spice level and high angst!
Harley hates me, and my past deed haunts us...
Until opportunity strikes to make it right and, for the first time, the hatred she holds for me disappears. Now she's falling for the man beneath the mask-me.
She needs to know the truth, but in stolen moments between whispered confessions, I chip away the walls around her heart in search of the woman I should never want... not like this.
But I crave her.
Time is ticking, and soon the masks will come off and the truth will be revealed. What happens when she realizes just how sordid this connection really is?
Last Mistake is a forbidden romance novella that is on the LIGHTER side for a Lauren Biel book. Please still check content warnings on LaurenBiel.com
This is not how this night is supposed to go...
Knox
In my sleepy hometown of Vail, Colorado, The Exodus unleash their raw desires every decade, and this year, I'm their pawn. Trained and turned into someone I don't even recognize, I participate in this heinous event as if I'm one of them.
Everything goes according to plan...until it doesn't.
When I'm taken hostage by a beautiful, broken captor wielding a hammer of vengeance, I can't help but feel drawn to her. I'm her karmic debt, trapped in a deadly game where survival means navigating desire and danger. She's my reckoning, and in this twisted ritual, I'm powerless to resist her.
Will she let me go? Or am I destined to become another victim to the woman I call Karma?
Tropes:
Secret Society
Masked MMC
Vengeful FMC
Submits only to her
Touch her and die
Karma is a LIGHT/MEDIUM GRAY dark romance novella. This book is a STANDALONE.
This novella has extreme content. Full list of content warnings on my website. Please read responsibly!
Don't Stop is a MIDNIGHT horror hitchhiker traumance novella
If you don't stop, you'll live.
If you do, you know what will happen. So for the love of all things unholy, don't stop.
-Dalton and Rayna
The Halloween Harvesters
NOTE This is a similar theme to the "Ride or Die" hitchhiker standalones but due to the horror nature of this story, it's not linked to that series. But check them out if you want to read more hitchhiker stories!
Can't Stop is a MIDNIGHT horror hitchhiker traumance novella
We're back for more! This time, don't let us pick you up.
If you do, expect the unexpected.
We can't stop now.
-Dalton and Rayna
The Halloween Harvesters
NOTE This is a similar theme to the Ride or Die hitchhiker standalones but due to the horror nature of this story, it's not linked to that series. Check them out if you want to read more hitchhiker stories!
This dark horror hitchhiker traumance has EXTREME content, Full list of content warnings on my website. Please read responsibly!
Lily Rosewood has lived with her grandmother since her dad's death a year ago. She and Gram have always been close--Gram's role as chair of their family's luxury coat business has inspired Lily's love of fashion, and Lily hopes to follow in Gram's footsteps one day. Then Gram dies suddenly, and Lily's world is upended. Gram's quarter of a billion dollar fortune is missing, and Lily has been banned from the manor she and Gram shared. But Gram has always loved games, and even in death, she still has a few tricks up her couture sleeve. When Lily and three other seemingly random teens get letters from Gram sending them on a treasure hunt around Rosetown, they hope the fortune will be the reward. But they're not the only ones hunting for Gram's treasure, and soon the hunt becomes more dangerous than they ever could have imagined.
"Chloe Gatti will do whatever it takes to win her elite boarding school's annual competition, the Wilde Trials. In the two weeks leading up to graduation from Wilde Academy, a dozen seniors are chosen to compete in a series of seven ultimate physical and mental tests, and the winner will take home over half a million dollars--money that Chloe needs to help her sick sister. But the competition is fierce and includes her brooding ex-boyfriend, Hayes Stratford, whose brother was the only student to die during the trials a few years ago. When someone starts blackmailing Chloe during the competition, she's forced to strike a deal with Hayes--if he helps her discover who is sabotaging her, she'll help him solve the mystery his brother left behind."
Two people. Zero ambitions. One perfect life.
Fern Walsh moves to Beckett Falls for a new start—new town, new salon, some distance from her mom's opinions. She doesn’t plan on getting lost in the valley and ending up in the driveway of the grumpiest, most unfairly attractive man she's ever met.
Elliott Fitzpatrick isn’t looking for a mate. He has bread proofing, ceramics drying, and a grizzly bear inside him who needs to mind his business. When Fern rolls down his dead-end road with her audiobook blaring, his bear takes one whiff and decides she’s his.
She thinks he's a little weird. He thinks she's way too chatty. They still kiss by day two.
Fitz and Starts is a standalone steamy shifter romcom with fated mates, primal chases, found family, and two people who finally stop apologizing for the low-key life they want.
Perfect for fans of Schitt’s Creek, the Grateful Dead, and getting chased by bears.
He’s the alpha masquerading as town council president. She’s a shifter pretending to be human. Fate says they’re meant to be—if only they’d sit down and talk it out.
Olivia Montclair is seeking a fresh start in the small, rural town of Beckett Falls. She craves a judgment-free life among a pack and is willing to hide who she is to get it. Pretending to be human is risky, but it might get her exactly what she needs.
Ben Beckett is the pack’s elected alpha. To human tourists, he’s the town council president. To locals, he’s the kid they watched grow up and the adult they put in charge. When his wolf catches a whiff of Olivia, Ben realizes she’s a potential mate, but he has no idea just how true that is.
As sparks fly and secrets threaten to surface, their unavoidable connection deepens at a laugh-out-loud pace. To get to their happily-ever-after, Olivia and Ben must learn that true love isn’t about perfection, it’s about finding the courage to be yourself and trusting that your mate will love you for exactly who you are.
Witty banter, close friendships, shifter hijinks, and a thick slice of spicy romance make for a small-town love story full of big laughs and bigger growls.
Sinfully Delicious is the continuation of the Syn Sisters' story. In book two, we find the sisters separated after the events from book one, scattered like weeds in the wind. Laura has been left to deal with much of the aftermath on her own while also starting a new life with her kids.
Upon the return of Pen and the sudden reappearance of Ariadne, the sisters are reunited just in time for the winter solstice. All are eager to renew their friendship and put their shared tragic past behind them. However, secrets, deception, and a mix-up with a potion threaten to drive them apart once again.
A new threat has arrived in Dern Hill, and once more, the small, quaint little town is thrown into upheaval, and even the witches are powerless to stop it. Read the wild next adventure in a series about found family with a touch of magic.
Ariadne Jones, a young, fierce witch on the run, finds herself in the small, unassuming town of Dern Hill, as she attempts to outrun her past and her coven. Her journey leads her to a local bar & grill owned by a down-on-his-luck man who is drowning in call-outs and debt. What starts as a quick stop to rest and refuel, quickly becomes an opportunity as Ariadne offers her service and in turn, is offered a job. With newfound financial security and the support of a few quirky locals, Ariadne begins to think that perhaps Dern Hill could be her sanctuary, a place to lay low and hide from her former coven.
But peace is short-lived. Soon, grisly murders ripple through the town, casting a dark shadow over the provincial town. With a dark cloud looming over the town, and the body count on the rise, Ariadne reluctantly aligns herself with a motley crew of women who are despite to be Witches and a charming, blue-eyed Deputy Sheriff-Ariadne must delve deep into her magical abilities and rare gifts to unravel the mystery to protect her newfound home and family.
"The Syn Sisters" is a series centered around found family, redemption, and personal growth, highlighting the challenges each woman faces at different stages of life. In "Deadly Sins" we delve into a grim mystery shrouded with dark tones and humor and even darker secrets. The story explores the concept of a modern-day Witch, acknowledging the history of the Craft while incorporating bewitching magical elements.
"When a magical hotel appears smack dab in the middle of the most un-magical of worlds, the last thing the residents expect is to fall in love. Manager of the Number Five Wayside Inn and World Travel Hub, Pax Nomenta has one of the easiest jobs in all the known universes, unless you count the occasional plumbing disaster. When Number Five Wayside gets stranded on a non-magical world, even Pax's trusty Hotel Management Handbook can't help him. How is he going to "re-boot" the hotel and keep it on its magical journey? Josie LaChiusa is a single mom experiencing debt, having parenting doubts, and tipping dangerously towards depression, when an ad pops up on her phone that an apartment is available in a building she's never seen before. Pax needs a new guest to re-start his hotel, and Josie needs a nudge to re-start her life. In a building occupied by faeries, gargoyles, and a gnome with a bad attitude, two souls from very different places come together to create a home like no other"
When staying late at the office leads to witnessing an exorcism, Brie Benson's mundane life takes a hellish turn...literally.
After her parents' death, twenty-seven-year-old Brie has mastered the art of compartmentalization to survive her mind-numbing routine as a receptionist at a life insurance company. But when she accidentally catches her hot, uptight boss, Luke, performing an exorcism on Debra from accounting, her carefully ordered world implodes.
Swearing Brie to secrecy, Luke reveals he's from a line of demon hunters and that demonic activity is spiking. But when her emotional support coworker vanishes, Brie is determined to find her. With nothing left to lose, she convinces Luke to let her join his rescue mission.
The problem? Their destination is hell. And the entrance is in Times Square.
Now Brie and Luke must navigate a corporate underworld of monsters and bureaucratic nightmares while racing to save their colleague and repair a tearing veil between worlds. All before their growing feelings become irrelevant and hell claims them forever.
To save her best friend and lifelong crush from his family's deadly curse, Libby must team up with (and try not to catch feelings for) a handsome ghost only she can see
Libby Lakoski has two major problems. First, she's secretly in love with her best friend, Carter Coldwell, and second, he's marrying someone else. Carter's the only person who has ever made Libby feel chosen, and sure, his fiancee is a British diamond heiress, but Carter and Libby have years of shared history and longing looks between them. Not to mention, Libby is the only person Carter trusted enough to tell about the dark magic that plagues his family.
But then a third and related problem presents itself--or, himself. Trip Coldwell is Carter's handsome, smart, flirtatious cousin who also happens to be... a ghost. Trip's "unfinished business" is to break the Coldwell curse, but the solution hinges on Libby encouraging Carter to allow his wedding to proceed. Unfortunately, Libby is the only person who can see Trip, and her objective is the exact opposite. Can Libby put aside her pining for Carter and work with his hot and not-quite-living cousin to save both men?
As they follow a trail of clues across New York City, Libby finds herself questioning just how much Carter reciprocated her friendship, feeling perplexed by a growing attraction to Trip, and fantasizing about actually touching him. With the countdown to the wedding in full swing, Libby must choose between saving the Coldwells and holding tight to her own happily ever after.
A thrilling and sexy wager between friends turns deadly when they discover they aren't the only ones who are preying....
No deity has ever compelled Caine Underwood to drop to his knees in worship like Margot Walker does. Ever since the Halloween when she played Red Riding Hood to his Big Bad Wolf, he's been chasing her attention--and betting that he can build a haunt so terrifying she won't make it through. Now, Margot's single and Caine's pulling out all the stops to win their annual wager, and he wants her for his prize.
Margot understands fear. Six years ago, she unveiled her televangelist ex-husband's sins, and the situation turned bloody. Now, being hunted and devoured by Caine isn't terrifying, it's arousing...but the haunted house director isn't the only one trying to scare her.
Taunting threats commanding her to confess, repent, and atone for her sins start arriving, and when Caine discovers a zealot from Margot's past is stalking her every move, his anger is lethal.
There's only one man allowed to haunt Margot...
Him.
"Post-divorce and buried in student loan debt, Claire Collins eagerly enters a spicy business agreement with an acquaintance who wants to explore his primal desires. The deal is simple--thirty days as his sexual prey, $30,000 in her bank account. All she has to do is give Shane Underwood the hunt of his life. Claire's a physical education teacher and perfectly happy to spend her summer having wild, kinky sex instead of working her usual serving job. But once they cross the tree line, she realizes how little she knows about the corporate lawyer paying her to be his prey. Shane is different in the woods. Brutal. Devastating. Feral. That's okay with Claire--she is, too. And she's sinking her teeth a little deeper into Shane's heart every time he catches her"
An impulsive witch and a buttoned-up werewolf discover love is its own beast in this spicy rom-com from USA Today bestselling author Avery Flynn.
As the eldest daughter of the magical Sherwood family, I'm supposed to have everything together. Well, joke's on them--I, Effie Sherwood, am chaos incarnate, and you'll never be able to guess my next move.
Like jumping on the back of Darius Aetos' motorcycle. Not only is Darius grumpy, gruff, and hot, he's also the head of the Aetos werewolf pack.
My spur of the moment decision has quickly become a much bigger commitment, because a pack elder is convinced this hunk of a man (or wolf, depending on the hour) is my fated mate.
Even though I'm a witch and he's a werewolf, we're stuck together until we can find our way out of the tricky pack politics. But under the light of the blue moon, it's almost starting to feel like Darius doesn't want to stay away from me. And I'm not sure if it's my magic going haywire or the starlit skies, but I can't imagine leaving his arms either.
"Could it possibly get any worse than having absolutely no magical abilities when you're a member of the most powerful family of witches ever? It used to be that I'd say no, but then I keep getting set up on dates with Gil Connolly, whose hotness is only matched by his ego. Seriously. I can't stand him. Even if I also can't stop thinking about him (specifically kissing him), but we're going to pretend I never told you that part. So yeah, my life isn't the greatest right now, but then it goes straight to the absolute worst hell when I accidentally make my sister's spell glitch and curse my whole family. And the only person who can help nonmagical me break the spell? You guessed it. Gil, the super hot jerk"
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When two witches with a tangled history are forced to team up, it spells disaster in this steamy rom-com from USA Today bestselling author Avery Flynn.
It's the curse of every family's heir to be the responsible one. My family being the most powerful family in all of Witchingdom doesn't eliminate that fact, it only makes it worse--and that's why I, Leona Amber Sherwood, never do the unexpected. Except for that one time I did.
Believe me, I have rued the day that I got married in a midnight ceremony under a full moon to Erik Svensen, the heir to my family's deepest, bitterest enemies, and now, he won't agree to a divorce unless we return an ancient spell book to his family's secured facility.
But on our road trip to return the book, I learn more about Erik as we encounter trolls, nymphs, satyrs, and more. The longer we work together, the more I'm convinced that he might not be the evil trickster I assumed he was. Any more time together will leave me even more enchanted with my husband and that's the last thing I want. And if I keep telling myself that, maybe I'll start to believe it.
This playful trucker-style cap blends casual comfort with a love for reading, perfect for bookworms who want to showcase their passion with a wink.
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