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Condemned
Series · 10 books · 2014-2020

Books in series

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#1

Torrent

2014

The series is now complete! She sent an innocent man to prison. Now, eight years later, he's returning the favor... I've been obsessed with Rafe Mason since I was thirteen. The twisted part of this story is that I still want him even now that he's holding me captive on an island. Rafe has his reasons for doing what he's doing, and if I'm honest, I can't blame him. I'm the girl who sent him to prison for a heinous crime he didn't commit. But now he's free and the tables have turned...now he's the one driven by obsession. NOTE TO READERS: Torrent is a dark romance with kidnapping and other disturbing themes. Intended for mature readers. Not for the faint of heart. You've been warned. Part 1 in the Condemned series.
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#2

Rampant

2014

Life is twisted and cruel. After being ripped from the safe haven of Rafe’s arms, my kidnapper is waging a sick game. Unable to make my body do his bidding, he’s using mental warfare instead. I’ll go through hell to get back to Rafe, but I’m unprepared for what I find. He’s done what I can’t: he’s erased eight years of pain and betrayal. I don’t know how to bring him back to me, because bringing him back means ripping him to shreds all over again. NOTE TO READERS: Rampant is a dark romance with kidnapping and other disturbing themes. Intended for mature readers. Not for the faint of heart. You’ve been warned. Part 2 in the Condemned series.
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#3

Fervent

2015

No warning. No mercy. No way out. The men holding us prisoner won’t stop until they’ve destroyed Rafe for something he has no memory of, and I’m their weapon of choice. Tortured and defiled, they make me wish I were back in that cabin where death was favorable to drawing another breath, but this time our captors can’t break what’s already broken. What scares me is the madness I see festering inside the only man I’ve ever loved. I’ve taken his freedom, his career, and his reputation. Yet despite all I’ve done, he’s determined to fight for me, kill for me, give everything he is for me… He’ll even die for me. NOTE TO READERS: Fervent is a dark romance with kidnapping and other disturbing themes. Intended for mature readers. Not for the faint of heart. You’ve been warned. Part 3 in the Condemned series.
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#4

Vagrant

2015

I’ve finally got what I want. Rafe Mason loves me. He’s forgiven me. Survived for me. Killed for me. But is it enough? His darkness owns me. Consumes me. Bends me. Heals me. Loving him is my destiny…even if it breaks me. NOTE TO READERS: Vagrant is a dark romance with kidnapping and other disturbing themes. Intended for mature readers. Not for the faint of heart. You’ve been warned. Part 4 in the Condemned series.
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#5

Deviant

2018

Sometimes light can be found in the dark. Rafe is a blazing sun in the center of my universe. He’s my strength. The only man capable of healing me. He's the love of my life. He’s also my enforcer. The strikes of his belt shield me from self-harm’s temptation, but old habits are hard to break. No matter how much light we infuse into our deviant world, we still feed off each other’s twisted desires. Now I stand before him dressed in white, on the cusp of putting my fragile heart into his hands forever. But what if forever ends today? What if the past isn’t finished with us yet? We’ve gone through hell to get here, and nothing and no one is going to take this away from us. NOTE TO READERS: Deviant is a dark romance with kidnapping and other disturbing themes. Intended for mature readers. Not for the faint of heart. You’ve been warned. Part 5 in the Condemned series.
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#6

Descent

2019

We did it. We said the vows, dressed for the occasion, dared to believe in Happily Ever After. Alex Mason. It has a nice ring to it, the promise of forever. Until I awake the morning after to an empty bed and my worst nightmare waiting to strike. Rafe is gone, but his twisted desires leave me with the chance for survival. He rebuilt this cabin for us, down to the prison in the wine cellar. Locking myself inside is my only defense against the madman determined to take me away from him forever. But time is running out. I have a secret growing inside me, and I’ll do whatever it takes to protect it. >b>NOTE TO READERS: Descent is a dark romance with kidnapping and other disturbing themes. Intended for mature readers. Not for the faint of heart. You’ve been warned. This is the 6th and final part in the Condemned series.
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Condemned Complete Series

2020

Please note, this series collection is not available on Amazon. USA Today bestselling author Gemma James brings you six darkly intense books in one COMPLETE series bundle. Over 1300 pages of action-packed dark romance that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the last page. Reader discretion is advised. I was fifteen when I sent the love of my life to prison for a crime he didn't commit. Back then Rafe was my brother's best friend and off-limits, but that didn't stop me from drooling over him. I've never forgotten the guy whose green eyes made me weak in the knees. Rafe hasn't forgotten me either. Eight years later, I find him on my doorstep with revenge on the mind. The twisted part of this story? I still want him, even though he's holding me captive on an island. He says I've got eight years of misery to atone for, and every move he makes is designed to shame and punish. Instead, his touch lights us both on fire. But the lie I told years ago is ricocheting. Neither of us saw it coming. The violence, death, and betrayal that leave us in ruins. Redemption seems impossible because we can't undo what's been done. I belong to him as much as he belongs to me, and we'll fight for each other or go down in flames trying. Includes all 6 books in the Condemned series: Torrent, Rampant, Fervent, Vagrant, Deviant, and Descent. NOTE TO READERS: Intended for mature readers who enjoy a dark contemporary romance with kidnapping and other disturbing themes. Not for the faint of heart. You've been warned.
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Condemned Volume One

2019

She sent an innocent man to prison. Now, eight years later, he's returning the favor... I've been obsessed with Rafe Mason since I was thirteen. The twisted part of this story is that I still want him even now that he's holding me captive on an island. Rafe has his reasons for doing what he's doing, and if I'm honest, I can't blame him. I'm the girl who sent him to prison for a heinous crime he didn't commit. But now he's free and the tables have turned...now he's the one driven by obsession. Includes: Torrent, Rampant, and Fervent. Note to readers: Intended for mature readers who enjoy a dark contemporary romance with kidnapping and other disturbing themes. Not for the faint of heart. You’ve been warned.
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Condemned Series

Books 1-4

2015

This version included the first four books in the series and is no longer available. \ \ \* One lie that sent an innocent man to prison. One act of revenge eight years later. One obsessive love. Alex De Luca was only fifteen when she sent the love of her life to prison for a crime he didn’t commit. Rafe Mason, rising MMA star, her brother’s best friend, and the guy her foolish heart still yearns for even now that eight years have gone by. But now he’s free and only wants one thing: Alex at his mercy. And she is. She’s a prisoner on his island, a willing captive to his deviant desires, bound by his justified fury. Even worse, she’s a hostage of her own treacherous heart. But the lie she told eight years ago is ricocheting, destroying lives and altering the course of fate. Neither of them saw it coming. The violence and death. The betrayal. The utter destruction that leaves them in ruins. How can a single lie cause so much devastation? Redemption seems impossible because neither of them can undo what’s been done. She belongs to him as much as he belongs to her, and they’ll fight for each other or go down in flames trying. Includes: Torrent Rampant Fervent Vagrant NOTE TO READERS: Intended for mature readers who enjoy a psychological dark romance thriller with kidnapping and other disturbing themes. Not for the faint of heart. You’ve been warned.
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Condemned

Books 4-6

2019

I was half a man before my memories returned in a blaze of destruction. All the details of my time in prison flooded back. So did the actions I set into motion when I got out. I remember every horrific thing I put Alex through when I kidnapped her in the name of revenge. Now she thinks I'm dead, and I left her believing it for her own good. Because she deserves to find her Happily Ever After with someone worthy of her love. Someone whose dark and dirty soul isn't entrenched in blood and deviance. Alex is strong enough to stand on her own feet, but once danger returns, threatening the reasons I set her free, all bets are off. I'm not the hero in this story. I'm the antithesis of everything good and pure, and now that I have my memories back, she's about to find out what it means to be owned by the whole man. Includes: Vagrant, Deviant, and Descent. NOTE TO READERS: Intended for mature readers who enjoy a dark contemporary romance with kidnapping and other disturbing themes. Not for the faint of heart. You've been warned. Boxed set 2 of 2.

Author

Gemma James
Gemma James
Author · 45 books

Gemma James is a USA Today bestselling author of sexy contemporary and dark romance. She loves to explore the darker side of human nature in her fiction, and she’s morbidly curious about anything dark and edgy, from deviant seduction to fascinating villains. Readers have described her stories as being “not for the faint of heart.” She warns you to heed their words! Her playground isn’t full of rainbows and kittens, though she loves both. She lives in Oregon with her husband and children, a gaggle of animals, and bipolar weather. Like her on Facebook or sign up for her newsletter so you don't miss out on future releases!

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