Criminals & Captives

Series · 3 books · 2014-2020

By Sierra Simone, Claire Contreras, Laurelin Paige, and more

Books in series

Prisoner

2014

He seethes with raw power the first time I see him—pure menace and rippling muscles in shackles. He’s dangerous. He’s wild. He’s the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen. So I hide behind my prim glasses and my book like I always do, because I have secrets too. Then he shows up in the prison writing class I have to teach, and he blows me away with his honesty. He tells me secrets in his stories, and it’s getting harder to hide mine. I shiver when he gets too close, with only the cuffs and the bars and the guards holding him back. At night I can’t stop thinking about him in his cell. But that’s the thing about an animal in a cage—you never know when he’ll bite. He might use you to escape. He might even pull you into a forest and hold a hand over your mouth so you can’t call for the cops. He might make you come so hard, you can’t think. And you might crave him more than your next breath.

Hostage

2018

I NEVER KNEW WHEN HE'D COME TO ME. ONLY THAT HE WOULD. I’d never even kissed a boy the night I met Stone. The night I saw him kill. The night he spared my life. That was only the beginning. He turns up in my car again and again, dangerous and full of raw power. “Drive,” he tells me, and I have no choice. He’s a criminal with burning green eyes, invading my life and my dreams. The police say he’s dangerously obsessed with me, but I’m the one who can’t stop thinking about him. Maybe it’s wrong to let him touch me. Maybe it’s wrong to touch him back. Maybe these twisted dates need to stop. Except he feels like the only real thing in my world of designer labels and mansions. So I drive us under threat, until it’s hard to remember I don’t want to be there. Until it’s too late to turn back. HOSTAGE is a dangerous standalone romance by New York Times bestselling authors Skye Warren and Annika Martin. It’s set in the same world as PRISONER, but can read separately!

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Need You Now

2020

\\See all the Top Shelf Romance Collections [here](https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/148229.TopShelfRomance_Collections).\\ For some, the bravest thing a person could ever do is to admit that they’ve fallen in love. Saying the words out loud changes everything and there’s no way to take them back. It’s impossible to pluck the words out of the air and slip them into their back pocket to keep the truth safely tucked away. The best feeling in the entire world though, is to know,irrevocably, that the person they fell in love with, fell just as hard in love with them. That’s what makes a romance, a romance. Need You Now is a collection of four best-selling novels including: The Dirty Duet by Laurelin Paige Half Truths by Claire Contreras Sinner by Sierra Simone Hostage by Skye Warren and Annika Martin Top Shelf Romance represents the best of the best in romance. There are no cliffhangers. These are simply must-read novels for readers looking for the best in happily ever afters.

Authors

Claire Contreras is a New York Times Best Selling Author. Her books range from romantic suspense to contemporary romance and are currently translated into over fifteen languages. When she's not writing, she's usually lost in a book or hanging out with her family. Sign up for text alerts by texting BOOK to 21000. Find her on: TikTok: @clairecontreraswrites Instagram ➙ ClaireContreras

Laurelin Paige

Author · 90 books

Laurelin Paige is the NYT, WSJ, USA Today Bestselling Author of the international sensation, The Fixed Trilogy. She's also written other popular books in the Fixed Universe as well as the Dirty Universe and has cowritten with both Kayti McGee and Sierra Simone. Are you looking for a romantic comedy or something hot and angsty? Here's Laurelin's list of books broken down by trope and reading order. Sign up for Laurelin's newsletter to make sure you know all the latest info on her projects and to get a free book every month from a bestselling author. FULL LIST OF BOOKS: Series: Slay Rivalry (Slay Quartet, #1) by Laurelin Paige Slay Ruin (Slay Quartet, #2) by Laurelin Paige Dirty Filthy Rich Boys (Dirty Duet, #0.5) by Laurelin Paige Dirty Filthy Rich Men (Dirty Duet, #1) by Laurelin Paige Dirty Filthy Rich Love (Dirty Duet, #2) by Laurelin Paige Dirty Sexy Bastard (Dirty Games Duet, #0.5) by Laurelin Paige Dirty Sexy Player (Dirty Games Duet, #1) by Laurelin Paige Dirty Sexy Games (Dirty Games Duet, #2) by Laurelin Paige Dirty Filthy Fix (Fixed #5.5; 1001 Dark Nights #72) by Laurelin Paige Sweet Liar (Dirty Sweet, #1) by Laurelin Paige Sweet Fate (Dirty Sweet, #2) by Laurelin Paige Fixed on You (Fixed, #1) by Laurelin Paige Found in You (Fixed, #2) by Laurelin Paige Forever with You (Fixed, #3) by Laurelin Paige Hudson (Fixed, #4) by Laurelin Paige Fixed Forever (Fixed, #6) by Laurelin Paige

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