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Dark Things
Series · 3 books · 2022

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#1

Dark Rings

2022

Hana, Mathias and Connor meet to do one thing – play. But when a twisted organization buries its claws into each of them, how far are they willing to go to protect their dynamic? Hana Sedated women. Disappearing clients. I need to know what’s going on. Luckily, I got gangster friends. Mathias I’m finally back working in a hospital, but not as a doctor—as a spy. And I’m a terrible spy. But patients are going missing—something’s horribly wrong here. Connor I’m just your regular IT guy but I got the shadiest client in the universe—a hospital that wants to erase patients’ records. I ain’t doing that. Dark Rings is a dark romantic suspense novel featuring polyamory. It has a HEA, no cliffhanger, no cheating. It has sizzling hot steamy scenes and comes with a warning for strong language, descriptions of psychological trauma and medical malpractice themes Cozy up with Dark Rings now to discover a dark Chicago underworld like you’ve never seen before. Dark Rings is part of the Lavender world. It can be read as a standalone, but if you enjoy Easter eggs and crossover characters you may enjoy reading the Club Lavender Duet first.
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#2

Dark Ink

2022

After a gang raid doesn’t go to plan, the lives of Tanya, Ben and Jenya are thrown into chaos. The three are forced to face the same terrifying enemy, but will they succeed when past feelings pit them against each other? Tanya I thought I put all the ugly behind me—I was wrong. Now the cult is back, and Ben is in danger. I can’t abandon him, despite his betrayal. Ben Tanya resents me now. And a job went to hell. Maybe fighting a common enemy will bring us back together. Jenya My world was destroyed. I followed Ben, a man I just met. Maybe he will help. And if not, the Darkness will claim us all. Dark Ink is a dark romantic suspense. It has a HEA, no cliffhanger, no cheating. It’s a second-chance romance with a warning for strong language, descriptions of psychological trauma and violence. Cozy up with Dark Ink now to discover a dark Chicago underworld like you’ve never seen before. Dark Ink is part of the Lavender world. It can be read as a standalone, but it’s recommended to read Dark Rings first to enjoy the full overarching story as intended. If you like Easter eggs and crossover characters you may also enjoy reading the Club Lavender Duet which takes place in the same world and before the events of this book.
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#3

Dark Pills

2022

I'm captive in a strange room with no memory of how I got here. My father is dead. Murdered right before my eyes. I was alone and free, but not for long. My brooding captors, seductive twin siblings Dusk and Luan, tantalize me with fleeting touches that leave me with dangerous thoughts. Longing for things I’ve never felt before. But behind my locked door, I hear others. It’s too much. I must run away. As I plot my escape, Dusk and Luan draw me closer and closer every cryptic exchange. With freedom finally within my grasp, do I truly want to be alone again? This growing attraction makes me question everything. I must uncover the secrets hiding behind their beautiful eyes before I leave them forever. The truth will emerge from the shadows, but I’m not afraid. I’ve grown up in darkness. It’s finally my turn to step into the light. Dark Pills is a new adult dark romantic suspense. It has a HEA, no cliffhanger, no cheating. It can be read as a standalone and comes with some content warnings. Lock your doors and let Dark Pills seduce you deep into Chicago’s criminal underworld. Passion, peril and pleasure – with this risky romance, you will feel it all.

Author

Lainey Delaroque
Lainey Delaroque
Author · 9 books

Indulge your hidden side with Lainey's books: packed with action, danger, and sizzling romance. Lainey Delaroque started writing at eleven and studied Journalism only to rediscover her love for fiction. She writes stories packed with action, danger, and sizzling romance. She loves dangerous, fantastical worlds and morally grey characters. Lainey’s books are a mashup of her lived experience as a kinky pansexual immigrant and her relentless imagination. They are a refuge for those looking to indulge their deepest, darkest parts. When she’s not writing, she’s reading, watching, or gaming, because there are too many great stories in the world and too little time.

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