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“What have you done, Juliet?” The neighbours look on in shock as two stretchers are wheeled past gated homes on a quiet suburban street. Handcuffs are clipped on a young woman with fear in her face. The Cordells were the perfect family. But now, in a beautiful home where happy photos line the walls and flowers adorn the dinner table, it looks like a daughter has killed her loving parents. Everyone tuts and shakes their heads, saying there was always something strange about Juliet. And one person watching from the sidelines has triumph in their eyes. Someone who knew this would happen all along. As what really went on in the Cordell’s once-peaceful home starts to unravel, one thing becomes This perfect family had a big secret. And not everything is as it seems… An absolutely unputdownable psychological thriller that will have you shocked at the twists and turns! Anyone who loves Lisa Jewell, Claire Douglas or Freida McFadden will be addicted. Read what everyone’s saying about Nicole ‘Loved, loved and more loved!!!!!... WOW!!!!!... It was like a roller coaster ride I never wanted to get off from… left me totally shocked. I was like OMG!!!!!’ Bluemoonblogger, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ‘Wow!... I was so hooked!... an absolute fantastic, suspense-filled, unputdownable page turner… I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough!’ arcreviews\by\m, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ‘Loved!!!!!… You think you know what is going on the entire book then bam there is a secret revealed at the end that blows your mind… Awesome… You flip through the pages so fast.’ Blue Moon Blogger, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I devoured the book in just a few hours… HOLY SMOKE! Trope has done it again, this book was absolutely fantastic!’ @thrillbythepage\_, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘OMG! What have I just read!… amazing!!! I loved it… staying up reading well into the night. I read this in one sitting.’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ‘Wow just wow!!!… will live rent free in my head for a long time... Dang I’m still in complete shock!… a MUST read!!!!... AMAZING!!!!’ beingyo\_ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ‘Loved!!!!!... Awesome… I was shocked to my core… OMG. I couldn’t believe what I was reading. It left me speechless and wanting more.

Almost-something becomes everything in this heartfelt small-town romance. Tyler Alred hides a not-so-secret crush behind memes, basketball metaphors, and an easy laugh. Emilia Preston—farm-girl fixer, proud of her Mexican heritage, and STEM-minded dreamer—sees right through him. He hides behind jokes. She sees the truth. Together, they might finally find the words. Tyler has always kept life light to protect his undocumented mom and himself from risk. But grief, bias, and the daily weight of “what if” make his future feel fragile. Emilia, balancing her Preston family legacy with her mom’s roots, knows how much it costs to stay strong. On the Preston farm, a rusted pickup once belonged to the dad Tyler never knew—and to Robbie Preston, who treated Adam Alred as a brother. Now Robbie’s memories and open heart give Tyler a place he didn’t know he was missing. But when bias at school knocks Emilia down, and a family decision threatens to change Tyler’s life, their almost-something starts looking like everything. Will they finally find the words—or let silence steal their chance? Why You’ll Love This BookFriends-to-more feels with boy-next-door sweetness Text-thread banter, secret crush tension, and swoony almost-kisses Small-town farm setting, fall festivals, and backyard bonfires Basketball practices, legacy trucks, and opposites-attract sparks A heartfelt, realistic YA romance about belonging, resilience, and finding your voice Clean, wholesome YA romance perfect for ages 12+ Perfect for fans of Lynn Painter and Alexandra Moody, Finally Found the Words is a slow-burn multicultural YA romance about friendship, family, and first love—with plenty of laughs and a guaranteed happy ending. Content brief, non-graphic mention of workplace assault (handled sensitively).

The forest is hungry, and her family's secrets are tangled in the trees… Lia Gregg always hoped to outgrow her fear of the woods surrounding her childhood home. The dark, menacing trees have long been the site of whispered legends and disappearances of girls like her. But after a breakup sends her back to live with her family, the woods feel more sinister than ever. When a teenage girl disappears from their backyard, Lia's childhood fear becomes terrifyingly real. The missing girls are no longer just faces on the news. Now, the danger is closer than she imagined, and her younger sister could be next. As Lia digs into the disappearances, she begins to suspect her mother knows more about the forest—and the horrors within—than she's letting on. To save her sister and uncover the truth, Lia must confront the secrets lurking in the trees and the darkness they conceal…before it's too late. "Hauntingly powerful." —Darcy Coates, USA Today bestselling author, for No Child of Mine "Haunting and eerie…will chill your spine. I highly recommend it." —Amy Lukavics, author of Daughters Unto Devils, for No Child of Mine

Jane was twenty years old when the accident happened. When she wakes from her coma, she is twenty-eight. Now, she needs to play catch-up. It doesn’t help that her dreams are plagued with a mysterious teen journeying towards a distant light, a palace of golden tears, and the promise of transcendent love. Jane doesn’t have time to get distracted . . . But when the mysterious teen shows up in real life, Jane is determined to know why.

He's aways watching. She's starting to want him to. What do you do if you have an injured raccoon with a boob fetish, dead bodies being dropped in your driveway, and a masked stalker who watches you, breaks into your bedroom at night, and takes your body to heights you didn’t know were possible? If you’re Dr. Luna Foster, owner of Sage & Summit Wildlife Sanctuary, you seek out your new neighbor, Damien Wolfe, billionaire security mogul, and ask him to wire your property with security cameras. But little do you know... He might just be the most dangerous predator of them all. Damien I have three rules: stay hidden, leave no traces, never let the target know. But Dr. Luna Foster's smile shatters every rule I've lived by. Now I want her to see me, to know what kind of monster is watching her. I’ve spent years in the dark, perfecting the art of hunting those who deserve death. Now I’ve found someone who makes me want to step into the light—even if it means she'll see the blood on his hands. Luna The first time I feel someone watching, I'm terrified. The second time, I'm curious. By the third, I'm leaving my curtains open on purpose. But when I realize my stalker isn't the nightmare—he's the one who hunts them—I find myself craving his deadly attention. Slowly, the weight of his gaze starts to feel less like terror and more like a deadly promise I want him to keep. Fans of H.D. Carlton's Haunting Adeline, Navessa Allen's Lights Out, and Sheridan Anne's Pretty Monster will devour this unforgettable series where love and violence dance hand in hand. This is a dark romance containing mature themes, graphic violence, and morally ambiguous characters. Intended for adult readers who enjoy psychologically complex relationships and anti-hero love interests. Please see full content warnings on the author's website.

I’m sick. Clinically diagnosed with a second personality who thinks she can do magic. But magic isn’t real, and brain surgery is supposed to fix me. Only something’s gone horribly wrong. The last thing I remember is lying on the surgeon’s table before my mind yanked me into a dystopian future where magic is real, women are commodities, and men want me for all the wrong reasons. I’m trapped in a dark romance—and I know it. But if none of this is real, neither are the consequences. So why not enjoy this wild ride? Disguised as a boy, I meet three dangerously seductive men who make me feel things I’ve never felt before. Alive. But the line between fantasy and reality is blurring, and I’m losing my grip. Am I dreaming? Or have I stepped into a future where survival is the only rule? This is a reverse harem, slow-burn novel with MM. It contains numerous triggers and is not suitable for sensitive readers. You can find the triggers listed on my website. JustAPotato\[dot\]com.

One night with a mafia boss I’m a shy ballerina, trapped in a private group that tours the world, famous for our skill and our purity. Then after a performance, a man with piercing blue eyes and a Russian accent offers my boss an outrageous amount of money for… me. I’ll be his for one night, and he’ll return me at sunrise to my gilded cage, or pay with his life. I go to his bedroom, quaking with nerves. And he says, “Little dove, don’t you realise? You’re mine, now. I’ll never let you go.” A sweet and spicy mafia romance novella with age gap and an innocent girl who has his heart instantly. This is Taylor’s story.

A totally gripping psychological thriller with a heart-pounding twist The perfect way for us to live. The perfect way for him to hide… My husband Matt and I are an ordinary married couple in every way but one. At the end of each day, we return to our own homes and our own spaces. Some people think this arrangement is odd, but for us it’s perfect. But beyond the fairy lights I string at my window, darkness is pressing in. Two local women have gone missing, and I don’t want to be alone. With Matt away for work, I find comfort in chatting to my new neighbour Brenda, who drops in regularly with casseroles and groceries. Sipping our coffees, looking out of my kitchen window, I soon notice how observant Brenda is. So when she tells me that perhaps my husband isn’t simply working late, something cold takes root. I think of Matt’s recent vague tone, the way he brushes off my questions. Brenda thinks I should pop by when Matt’s not at home. Just to check everything’s as it should be. I should be able to trust the man I married. But when I do go through my husband’s things, I discover that our perfect living arrangement is hiding a shocking secret… A completely compelling and twisty page-turner from number 1 bestselling author K.L. Slater. Fans of Lisa Jewell and Freida McFadden will be hooked by My Husband Next Door. What everyone is saying about K.L. ‘OMG!!!! WHAT DID I JUST READ!!!! I DID NOT EXPECT THAT!!! MIND BLOWN MUCH!!! Wow!!!… had me hook, line and sinker from beginning to end… omg the twists!!! I DID NOT see any of them coming!!!… What an ending!!! One of the most gripping unputdownable nerve-wracking psychological thrillers I have EVER read!!!’ Bookworm86, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Oh. My. Goodness. What a book!… It kept me awake when I should have been asleep… I couldn’t put it down!… Kept me hanging onto every single word… I just needed to know what happened.’ Stardust Book Reviews, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I was hooked from the first page and finished this book in one sitting… I devoured this book, I could not put it down, I just had to keep on reading… I was sat on the edge of my seat. As for the ending OMG it was a shock… I loved it.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘This. Book. Is. Amazing. I dropped everything and read it in two sittings. It’s addictive, it’s dark and twisty, it’s deceitful, you think you’ve worked out what’s going on and nope… twisty again… Everyone needs to read this.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Absolutely brilliant! I sat and read the book in a day and did not want to put it down!… I even text my mum when I was halfway through telling her it was a book she NEEDED to read!!… Without a doubt 5 stars – I LOVED it!!!’ Donna’s Book Blog, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I want to take it and scream from the rooftops. I want to make everyone I know read a copy. I want to knock on doors and leave this book in mailboxes… Enthralling, fast-paced and dark… I read this one into the night, I left the book open on my bed so I could try and absorb more as I slept… if yo

Kevin, Hell’s most chaotic charmer, just wants to give his succubus lover, Naamah, the perfect Valentine’s Day gift. His solution? A daring mission to steal The Heart of Eros, a priceless relic said to embody eternal passion. Romantic? Sure. Reckless? Absolutely. But before Kevin can sneak off on his grand gesture, Naamah catches him in the act – and there’s no way she’s letting him have all the fun alone. Filled with spice, laughter, and a dash of chaos, A Hellish Valentine’s Day is a cozy, steamy romp that proves love really is Hell – especially when Kevin’s involved.

Morena must kill. Born a necromancer, her power demands a constant sacrifice—consume or be consumed. Commoners fear her, nobles loathe her, and everyone else tries to stay out of her path. They call her the Blackwater Hag and scribble her face on every Wanted poster in the realm. Yet when a ghoul or a wraith starts dragging children from their beds, no reputation seems too grim and no fee too steep. Razakel is an archdevil trapped in his own grimoire. Through luck—or something far more nefarious—the book falls into the hands of Morena’s associate, Victor. Sellswords being sellswords, Victor sells Morena out and flees with the grimoire, thinking that if he can outsmart a notorious necromancer, he can surely outwit whatever dwells between those cursed pages. But devils aren’t nearly as forgiving as tired necromancers. For fans of THE WITCHER UNIVERSE and grimdark fantasy—sprinkled over with spice and absolutely nothing nice. A story perfect for the HALLOWEEN SEASON.

Charly Sawyer is a young woman trying to find her place in the world when she meets Dominic Price, her boss and VP of the Iconic Sons MC. Despite her attraction to Dominic, growing up in the foster system has made Charly wary of men and relationships. After a harrowing attack one night, Charly and her friend Jess seek refuge within the MC’s protective walls. At the clubhouse, she encounters Dominic’s charismatic cousin, Jax, and the air crackles with an undeniable spark. When the men reveal their interest in her, Charly’s insecurities emerge. Soon, jealousies erupt from her coworkers, including Jess, prompting Charly to set aside her fears. She begins a journey of pleasure and self-discovery with Dom and Jax. Unfortunately, their relationship is fraught with resentment, betrayal, and sabotage. And when her life is threatened, Charly’s only option is to escape.

Clark is tormented by the suicides of her loved ones, which leaves her trapped in a whirlwind of pain and despair. To cope with her crippling fear of panic attacks, she resorts to self-harm by cutting. However, Clark’s life takes a significant turn when she unexpectedly meets Vin and Gun at their tattoo shop, Blood Tattoos, and starts working for them. For the first time in a while, Clark finds a newfound sense of purpose and hope that inspires her to refrain from harming herself. Vin and Gun, the quintessential alpha males, grew up in the Iconic Sons MC, a motorcycle club known for its strict code of conduct and brotherhood. Clark’s protective nature springs to life, and she tries to shield Vin and Gun from the dangers of the MC. But Vin and Gun, determined to uphold the club’s honor and traditions, will never allow Clark to interfere in their affairs. Despite their initial conflicts, the simmering sexual tension eventually blossoms into a complex relationship between Vin, Gun, and Clark. There’s one problem. Vin and Gun don’t know about Clark’s self-harming. How will they react when confronted with her disfiguring scars? Will they choose to run away, or can they accept her with all her flaws and imperfections?