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Monsters in the Dark
Series · 8 books · 2013-2019

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Tears of Tess

2013

“My life was complete. Happy, content, everything neat and perfect. Then it all changed. I was sold.” Tess Snow has everything she ever wanted: one more semester before a career in property development, a loving boyfriend, and a future dazzling bright with possibility. For their two year anniversary, Brax surprises Tess with a romantic trip to Mexico. Sandy beaches, delicious cocktails, and soul-connecting sex set the mood for a wonderful holiday. With a full heart, and looking forward to a passion filled week, Tess is on top of the world. But lusty paradise is shattered. Kidnapped. Drugged. Stolen. Tess is forced into a world full of darkness and terror. Captive and alone with no savior, no lover, no faith, no future, Tess evolves from terrified girl to fierce fighter. But no matter her strength, it can’t save her from the horror of being sold. Can Brax find Tess before she’s broken and ruined, or will Tess’s new owner change her life forever? A New Adult Dark Contemporary Romance, not suitable for people sensitive to grief, slavery, and nonconsensual sex. A story about finding love in the strangest of places, a will of iron that grows from necessity, and forgiveness that may not be enough.
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#1.5

Bonus Epilogue Tears of Tess

2016

From New York Times Bestseller, Pepper Winters, comes a FREE BONUS EPILOGUE for the Dark Romance Trilogy, Monsters in the Dark. This bonus takes place as an additional snippet to TEARS OF TESS told from Tess' Point of View. Also included is a three chapter preview to PENNIES (Dollar Series #1) and CAN'T TOUCH THIS (romantic comedy standalone). Happy Reading!
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#2

Quintessentially Q

2013

“All my life, I battled with the knowledge I was twisted… screwed up to want something so deliciously dark—wrong on so many levels. But then slave fifty-eight entered my world. Hissing, fighting, with a core of iron, she showed me an existence where two wrongs do make a right." Tess is Q’s completely. Q is Tess’s irrevocably. But now, they must learn the boundaries of their unconventional relationship, while Tess seeks vengeance on the men who sold her. Q made a blood-oath to deliver their corpses at Tess’s feet, and that’s just what he’ll do. He may be a monster, but he’s Tess’s monster. This is a story of eroticism, horror, and sweet tragedy. It contains graphic scenes, but there’s always light in the darkness.
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#3

Twisted Together

2014

“After battling through hell, I brought my esclave back from the brink of ruin. I sacrificed everything—my heart, my mind, my very desires to bring her back to life. And for a while, I thought it broke me, that I’d never be the same. But slowly the beast is growing bolder, and it’s finally time to show Tess how beautiful the dark can be.” Q gave everything to bring Tess back. In return, he expects nothing less. Tess may have leashed and tamed him, but he’s still a monster inside. After surviving the darkness, a new dawn has begun. Twisted Together wades through black to grey, chasing the light of true love to banish the shadows forever. Pain is a requirement, connection a necessity. But ultimately Q and Tess must face their demons, before they can embrace their future.
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#3

Tears of Tess

2019

Die heiß erwartete Fortsetzung der TEARS OF TESS-Serie. Nach ihrer dramatischen Entführung gab Q alles, um Tess ins Leben zurückzuholen. Aber die blutigen Ereignisse überschatten weiter ihre Zukunft. Tess gibt sich stark, während Albträume und Schuldgefühle sie immer mehr zerfressen. Doch Q spürt die Wahrheit. Sie kann ihm nicht länger geben, wonach er sich so verzweifelt sehnt: die Lust am Schmerz. Um ihre Beziehung zu retten, fasst er einen riskanten Plan, der sie beide direkt in die Dunkelheit führt – zu seinem Monster, das schon so lange darauf wartet, endlich die Kontrolle zu übernehmen … Verrucht, heiß, ergreifend. Jedes Buch von Pepper Winters ist eine gewaltige Reise voller Schmerz und Leidenschaft.
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#3

Tears of Tess

2019

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Je Suis à Toi

2016

“Life taught me an eternal love will demand the worst sacrifices. A transcendent love will split your soul, cleaving you into pieces. A love this strong doesn’t grant you sweetness—it grants you pain. And in that pain is the greatest pleasure of all.” Q made me the happiest esclave in the world. He gave me his heart, his empire, his ruthless unforgiving love. And life finally left us in peace. A man like my maître has special needs though, growing stronger as our lives intertwine. The only way to survive his monster is to agree to all his desires. Including his latest wish. I’m his. And I won’t refuse.
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Monsters in the Dark

2014

From New York Times Bestseller Pepper Winters comes the highly acclaimed USA Today Bestselling Series: Monsters in the Dark. Included in the following edition are: TEARS OF TESS "My life was complete. Happy, content, everything neat and perfect. Then it all changed. I was sold." Kidnapped. Drugged. Stolen. Tess is forced into a world full of darkness and terror. QUINTESSENTIALLY Q "All my life, I battled with the knowledge I was twisted... fucked up to want something so deliciously dark. But then slave fifty-eight entered my world. " Q may be a monster, but he's Tess' monster. TWISTED TOGETHER "After battling through hell, I brought my esclave back from the brink of ruin. I sacrificed everything—my heart, my mind, my very desires to bring her back to life." Q gave everything to bring Tess back. In return, he expects nothing less. \\Not recommended if you don't enjoy dark romance, angst-filled plots, and BDSM.

Author

Pepper Winters
Pepper Winters
Author · 63 books

Pepper Winters is a multiple New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today International Bestseller. She currently has thirty books released in nine languages. She’s hit best-seller lists (USA Today, New York Times, and Wall Street Journal) thirty-three times. She dabbles in multiple genres, ranging from Dark Romance to Coming of Age. After chasing her dreams to become a full-time writer, Pepper has earned recognition with awards for best Dark Romance, best BDSM Series, and best Hero. She’s an multiple #1 iBooks bestseller, along with #1 in Erotic Romance, Romantic Suspense, Contemporary, and Erotica Thriller. With 20 books currently published, she has hit the bestseller charts twenty-nine times in three years. Pepper is a Hybrid Author of both Traditional and Self-published work. Her Pure Corruption Series was released by Grand Central, Hachette. Her books have garnered foreign interest and are currently being translated into numerous languages, including already released titles in Italian, French, Hebrew, German, and Turkish. NEWSLETTER: http://www.subscribepage.com/www.pepp... Or follow her on her website www.pepperwinters.com She loves mail of any kind: pepperwinters@gmail.com You can stalk her here: Pinterest/Pepperwinters Facebook Pepper Winters Twitter @pepperwinters Blog pepperwinters.wordpress.com

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