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Breaking Belles
Series · 7 books · 2020-2024

Books in series

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Elegant Sins

2020

There is nothing more dangerous than a secret… It is how the powerful survive. They spin their influence in the shadows as their sins corrupt the innocent. And I, Montgomery Kingston, am one of them. The elite. The chosen. It is my inherited fate to claim a place among one of the most secret societies of them all… The Order of the Silver Ghost. It is her fate to be my sacrifice on the altar of wealth and seduction of riches. Tonight, my belle of the ball will dance with the devil and by morning, I will have broken her. For my initiation is a ritual steeped in a dark and twisted tradition of elegant sins. As I said, secrets are dangerous… But then again, so is love.
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#2

Beautiful Lies

2020

Twenty Beautiful Lies stand before me. I can feel one’s hatred from across the ballroom. She loathes me and all that I stand for... that’s why she will be my choice, my belle of the ball. Born into a secret society that strangles the life out of me, I have no choice but to face my demons head on. Inheritance isn’t about money or land, it’s much more twisted than that... A sinful birthright. A dark heritage. A secret tradition only the most powerful and wealthy are aware of. The Order of the Silver Ghost. I will choose her because her disdain is more than I deserve. The price I will pay for my cruel legacy. \*This is a standalone novel in the Breaking Belles series with a happily ever after and no cliffhangers.
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Opulent Obsession

2021

What the HELL is she doing here? Fallon Perry is my childhood best friend, the first girl I ever kissed, and losing her when I needed her the most only added to the worst year of my entire life. But that was half a decade ago and I hadn’t seen her since then, until running into her at a random cocktail party. And now she’s here. At the Belle’s Midnight Ball. Offering herself up to be mine… For the next three months at least. \*This is a standalone novel in the Breaking Belles series with a happily ever after and no cliffhange
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Inherited Malice

2021

I’m a con artist, and I’ve got my sights set on Beau Radcliffe. He’s dominant, arrogant, and always thinks he’s the smartest person in the room. But he made the mistake of getting way too drunk one night and telling me all about the twisted ways of the dark, mysterious secret society he was about to be initiated into. So, I steal an invite and show up as a belle. And just like that night in the bar several months ago, Beau picks me out of the line-up to be his partner in debauchery for the next three months. I’ll get everything I ever dreamed of if I can just stick it out with him. Beau thinks he’s in charge, making the rules of this game as we go, but he has no idea. This is going to be fun…
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Delicate Revenge

2021

Bellamy Carmichael was Darlington’s princess all through high school. Perfect, popular, too gorgeous for words—and unfortunately, she knew it. I’d had a crush on her ever since arriving at Darlington Prep, only she never looked my way except for an occasional cruel put down. I was a scrawny kid, nerdy, and worst of all, my family was new money. But now, a decade later, the tables have turned. I’m the one the Elders of the Secret Society are courting. During my Initiation, I’ll be given more leeway than any other before me. After all, my family measures their wealth in hundreds of billions. And Bellamy Carmichael has somehow found herself as a Belle of the Midnight Ball. Oh, how the mighty have fallen. Unlike my brothers, I’m going to enjoy my initiation and breaking my belle.
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Breaking Belles

2024

Six full-length novels of filthy, forbidden romance... HER: Me and my money-maker are only going to be young once. I give them three months to use my body however they see fit. Then they’ll pay me more cash than I could see in ten lifetimes. Frankly it’s a lot better than ending up on a stripper pole with a coke habit and a broke boyfriend who keeps trying to pimp me out anyway. I’ll take a one-way ticket outta that country song, thank you very much. So I show up at the time and place they say, submit to the doctor’s exam, and put on the fancy dress and string of pearls. Then I walk out into the bright ballroom… HIM: It’s my duty to break her. The second I see her in front of me at the Midnight Ball—eyes challenging, along with her vulnerable, trembling mouth, I know she’s mine. Ten minutes later, I have her bent over the bed while all the other Lords of The Order watching on in approval. The only way to win my seat in the secret society is to pass all of their debauched trials. Each of which has one single, depraved to break her. Being a Lord is part of my legacy. I can’t fail. But the more I learn about this beautiful, mysterious woman who’s lived such a difficult life before she landed on the doorstep of the Oleander Mansion, the more I know I'll do anything to be the man she deserves. Please note that these books are dark romances with intense scenes and very dark fantasies. Includes the connected standalone books in the previously titled Breaking Belles Elegant Sins, Beautiful Lies, Opulent Obsession, Inherited Malice, Delicate Revenge, and Lavish Corruption.
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Breaking Belles Part 1

2021

Welcome to the Oleander Mansion, where powerful men play out their most secret, sinful fantasies… Breaking Belles is a LIMITED-TIME EDITION boxset of books 1-3 in the steamy dark billionaires series by USA Today Bestselling romance authors Alta Hensley and Stasia Black… “A one-click must for lovers of dark and dirty romance! ~ Jane Henry, USA Today Bestselling Author Featuring: ELEGANT SINS Montgomery I'm stuck in a Southern mansion with the extremely wealthy, extremely handsome Montgomery Kingston for three months... It wouldn't be so bad if we weren't caught in a dangerous game of power and sin. Montgomery is well on his way to being one of the most powerful men in town... and a member of a dark secret society that controls almost everything that goes on around here. He just has to make it to the end of his Initiation first. Me? I'm just a girl from the wrong side of the tracks and a play-thing in this dark game. If I can survive till the end, though, I'll finally have the one thing I've always wanted—freedom from my dead-end life. The Society are kingmakers and dream-makers. They can give me everything I ever wanted. But by the end of three months, the only thing I might want is the one thing I can never, ever have—Montgomery himself. \*This is a standalone novel in the Breaking Belles series with a happily ever after and no cliffhangers. BEAUTIFUL LIES Sully Secret society, secret sins, where every dark fantasy lives. Welcome to the Oleander Mansion… I’m my father’s son, born into an inheritance I never wanted. And now it’s my turn for the trials, to prove myself worthy of the Society. I’m to choose one beauty to be by my side for three months. I’ve never liked to play by the rules, though. I hate that I have to be here in the first place. But my hand has been forced, so I’ve come to this mansion of sin, and I’ll play their games. This is my dark heritage, but the women? They all chose to be here. They are far from innocent lambs. I can feel one’s hatred even as she stands in her glittering dress staring me down. She loathes me and all that I stand for... that’s why she will be my choice, my belle of the ball. Heat fires through my veins just from looking at her. She’ll be oil to my fire and together we’ll burn. If I’m going to hell anyway, I might as well have the most beautiful lie by my side. \*This is a standalone novel in the Breaking Belles series with a happily ever after and no cliffhangers. OPULENT OBSESSION Rafe What the HELL is she doing here? Fallon Perry is my childhood best friend, the first girl I ever kissed, and losing her when I needed her the most only added to the worst year of my entire life. But that was half a decade ago and I hadn’t seen her since then, until running into her at a random cocktail party. And now she’s here. At the Belle’s Midnight Ball. Offering herself up to be mine… For the next three months at least. \*This is a standalone novel in the Breaking Belles series with a happily ever after and no cliffhangers.

Authors

Alta Hensley
Alta Hensley
Author · 86 books

Alta Hensley is a USA TODAY bestselling author of hot, dark and dirty romance. She is also an Amazon Top 10 bestselling author. Being a multi-published author in the romance genre, Alta is known for her dark, gritty alpha heroes, sometimes sweet love stories, hot eroticism, and engaging tales of the constant struggle between dominance and submission. She lives in Astoria, Oregon with her husband, two daughters, and an Australian Shepherd. When she isn't walking the coastline, and drinking beer in her favorite breweries, she is writing about villains who always get their love story and happily ever after. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AltaHensleyA... Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Alta-Hensley/e... Website: www.altahensley.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/altahensley Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/alta-... TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@altahensley Join her mailing list: https://landing.mailerlite.com/webfor...

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