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New Release ~ Obsession ~ by ~ K.M. Shehata

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A forbidden Russian mafia romance between a powerful Pakhan and the woman who refuses to surrender.

Carter wants one thing above all else: freedom. But with an overprotective father controlling every part of her life, freedom feels impossible until she meets his mysterious new boss.

Vladimir Ivanov is commanding, generous, and impossibly alluring. A powerful Russian billionaire with striking blue eyes and tattoos that whisper danger steps into Carter’s world and takes control. At first, he feels like a savior. When her family faces financial ruin, Vladimir offers protection—and Carter is drawn to him in all the wrong ways.

Behind her father’s back, Carter slips into Vladimir’s world of privilege and peril. What begins as fascination turns into obsession. And once Vladimir sets his sights on her, walking away is no longer an option.

Vladimir reigns as the Pakhan of the Russian Bratva, a man forged in a Siberian prison, every tattoo on his skin earned in blood. He watches Carter. Protects her. Controls her. When a man from her past threatens her, Vladimir intervenes—and Carter learns that being under his protection means surrendering far more than she ever intended.

She thought her Russian hero saved her life until she learns the truth—he owns her.

𝘙𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘛𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘴: 𝘖𝘣𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 is a slow-burn Russian mafia dark romance where desire feels like captivity, loyalty is currency, and the twist at the end will leave you breathless.

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K.M. Shehata’s stories explore power, obsession, and relationships shaped by control, desire, and consequence. Known for blending emotional intensity with morally complex characters, she crafts narratives that pull readers in and refuse to let go.

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New Release ~ Hushed Harmony ~ by ~ Kaylene Winter

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𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝘂𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁.

I spend my life chasing sound. Grit, feedback, the moment a crowd holds its breath.

Fireball is the only thing I’ve built without it turning on me. Everything else stays locked tight.

Then Linus O’Donnell comes back.

My first real love.

The one man who knows exactly how I break.

The one I never stopped wanting.

Avonna doesn’t need an entrance.

She coaxes me past my defenses into truth.

Raw. Unfiltered. Impossible to ignore.

What starts as music turns carnal fast.

Late nights. Sweat-soaked rehearsals. Heat carrying into every chord.

Desire doesn’t divide. It multiplies.

I want them both.

Bodies. Loyalty. A future. The way we fit once the world goes quiet.

The problem?

It never does.

I lie. I stall. I pretend control is possible.

Some harmonies refuse to stay hushed.

𝙃𝙪𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙙 𝙃𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙮 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙩𝙚-𝙝𝙤𝙩, 𝙥𝙤𝙡𝙮𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧 𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙮, 𝙤𝙗𝙨𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙠 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜.

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Kaylene Winter is a best-selling author of steamy, contemporary romance.

Each character-driven novel is filled with snappy dialogue, pop-culture references and enough steam to make you fan yourself. Kaylene weaves authenticity, emotion and angst into a turbulent rollercoaster ride of love, passion and soul-searing romance always ending with a delicious HEA.

Kaylene lives in Seattle with her amazing Irish husband and her Pomsky, Phalen. She loves creating art of all kinds.

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New Release ~ Shattered to Pieces ~ by ~ Shevaun DeLucia

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Running scared is what Skylar Kramer had been doing her whole entire life and now she’s running to protect her son from Antonio Castro – the man who fooled her into a sense of security and safety only to become her tormentor and now his prey.

Skylar trusted in the wrong man which almost cost her life, and now after making a vow to herself to never trust another soul, she refuses to make that mistake again. Love and friendships are not in the cards for her any longer – then he comes along, slowly ripping down her walls changing everything.

Neal Caruso is career oriented, a natural protector, and a cop. It’s his job to witness the wicked and after answering a call one night years ago, he hasn’t been able to get her off his mind. Skylar has haunted his dreams for years but out of pure luck they cross paths again and this time Neal refuses to let her walk out of his life. He plans to do whatever it takes to protect them, no matter what the cost.

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Shevaun DeLucia lives in upstate New York with her husband, and two boys while also enjoying spending time with her two grown children who have already left the nest. As a stay-at-home mom while her children were young, she fell in love with reading. She indulged in the small moments that took her away from the reality of her loud, overly rambunctious household, bringing her into a world of fantasy. When reading wasn’t enough to satisfy her, she turned to writing, determined to create the perfect ending of her own.

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New Release ~ Darkest Destiny ~ by ~ Pepper Winters

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For twenty years, Lucien Ashfall has been caged by the very men who profit from his blood.

He’s dangerous, uncontrollable, and deadly.

He’s also the only one carrying his bloodline and they need another.

Every six months, thirty girls are sent into his prison and tasked with one goal: Make him create an heir by any means necessary.

But everyone who goes in, never comes out.

Until Rook Snowdon is thrown into Cinderkeep by mistake.

She isn’t a seductress.

And she certainly isn’t there to save anyone.

In fact, she only has three goals in life:

One, hide her true identity for as long as possible.

Two, nap and self-medicate with wine.

Three (and most problematic) ignore the fact that stress is slowly killing her.

Lucien only has one goal: escape and burn everything to the ground.

Unfortunately, everyone has their secrets and these two have many.

They just don’t know it yet.

Because she might be the key to getting him free.

But if he gets out, it’s not the world that will burn.

It’s him.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲.

𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱, 𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘀—𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝗶𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗹𝘆.

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On a career level, Pepper currently has close to 40 books released in nine languages. She’s hit best-seller lists (USA Today, New York Times, and Wall Street Journal) almost 40 times. She dabbles in multiple genres, ranging from Dark Romance to Coming of Age.

On a personal level, Pepper lives on a farm with two minis, four horses, countless birds and wildlife, and a precious little ball of fluff called Mo. Her little house-rabbit sits at her feet while writing all the words, and always seems to know when she’s writing a naughty scene. He’s her muse and the main reason why a rabbit is on her author logo.

Now back to the writing stuff…

After chasing her dreams to become a full-time writer, Pepper has earned recognition with awards for best Dark Romance, best BDSM Series, and best Hero. She’s an #1 iBooks bestseller, along with #1 in Erotic Romance, Romantic Suspense, Contemporary, and Erotica Thriller. She’s also honored to wear the IndieReader Badge for being a Top 10 Indie Bestseller.

After releasing two books with Grand Central, Hachette (Ruin & Rule and Sin & Suffer) Pepper is a Hybrid Author of both Traditional and Self-published work.

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New Release ~ Devious Revenge ~ by ~ Measha Stone

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𝗧𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗹𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗜’𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗱.

The moment the veil is lifted and I see my bride walking down the aisle toward me, her fate is sealed. There will be no mercy. No negotiations. No illusions of choice. She will make her vows, take her place at my side, and crawl willingly into the cage I built for her.

She’s temptation stitched into lace. The harder I fight the pull of her, the more fierce my obsession grips me. She’s the enemy. The spoils of a war she had no part in. Now she’s wearing my ring, warming my bed, and bound to my authority.

And I love to see her bound.

The war may be over, but the vultures continue to circle. I will burn the world to ash before I let them get their claws into her.

𝗦𝗵𝗲’𝘀 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲.

𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲, 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻?

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗹𝗹.

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Measha Stone is a USA Today bestselling romance author with a deep love for romantic stories, specifically those involving the darker side of romance, all the possessive dominant heroes, and their feisty heroines. If you love a well deserved happily ever after, you will enjoy her books.