Whipping With Belt

Horror Romance meets science fiction in this dark and delicious gothic psychological thriller by NYT bestseller Karina Halle, perfect for fans of Gothikana, Ninth House, and Mexican Gothic. Aspiring mycologist Sydney Denik is getting a second chance. When a dream opportunity presents itself with a prestigious foundation doing promising Alzheimer’s research, Sydney leaves the shambles of her old life to join a dozen other grad students at an isolated lodge hidden away in a remote, fog\-shrouded inlet on Vancouver Island. But the Madrona Foundation harbors more than brilliant minds. Everyone around her is hiding a terrible secret—including the resident psychologist she’s falling in love with. A student disappears, and no one but Sydney seems to care. Ghosts walk the halls. Snow falls in the middle of summer. Dead animals move like the living. The more Sydney uncovers about the foundation, the more she begins to question her own sanity. And if Sydney isn’t going mad, then the horrors in the surrounding forest are real, and the Madrona Foundation may be the biggest monster of all. NOTE: This will be a live release on Amazon for paperback, ebook and hardcover on October 23rd 2024\. The paperback and ebook cover is different from the case\-laminate and dustjacket hardcovers. This is a standalone novel. Check content warnings inside the book or author's IG closer to publication.

I sent a psychopath to prison. Now he's out and back for revenge. They call me Kayla ‘The Ruthless’ King. The Queen of the North Shore and leader of the Kings’ Crew. Because of the sacrifices I’ve made and the merciless way I run my crew, the North Shore belongs to me. In our town, you can only thrive if you're the worst of the worst. But that all ended when the psychopath I put away returned with a target on my back. If I'm The Ruthless King, Nathan White is The Lawless God. The biggest and baddest of them all. He's heartless and cruel, and everyone is safer out of his way. Including me. When he comes back to the North Shore with only my name on his lips, I know my days are numbered. Or so I thought until he took me. Nathan doesn't want me dead. He wants me to suffer. And what better way than to keep me captive as he destroys my crew and legacy. I'm fighting a war that I'm unprepared for, and in the midst of chaos, my feelings blur with the need for survival. My secrets aren't safe anymore, and neither is my heart. You know what they say? Never fall in love with the enemy. Too late for that. This book is a standalone in a series of interconnected standalones. It can be read on its own.

The deadliest man on campus is out for blood. And I have just painted a giant target on my back. Hitman. Assassin. Contract killer. Hired murderers have many names. And Blackwater University trains them all. My brother is the last chance my family has to restore our name after a devastating failure. He was on track to become one of the best hitmen of his year, but he made a mistake. He crossed Eli Hunter. The most dangerous student on the entire campus. So I made a desperate choice. I enrolled in Blackwater University to take my brother’s place as Eli’s target. Every wicked and depraved act he was going to inflict on my brother, I will endure instead. Eli Hunter is going to do everything he can to drag me into the depths of hell. But little does he know that hell is about to become my own personal playground.

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Rina Kent comes a scorching standalone professor/student dark MM romance set in the world of Legacy of Gods. My darkness meets a darker soul. I’m a golden boy. A genius law student, the heir to the Carson empire, and the dutiful son. Or, at least, that's what it looks like from the outside. Deep inside, I have the urge to set the world on fire. I keep these impulses in check, rarely indulging in mayhem. Until one night of debauchery backfires, and I'm caught by a villain. I bury the entire ordeal with the rest of my skeletons. That is, until that night walks into my classroom in the form of my new professor. Kayden Lockwood. A criminal who’s teaching criminal law. I can't expose what he's done without unmasking my secret life. What I can do, however, is force him to taste the poison he gave me. In the clash of titans, Kayden and I break and crumble. And I'm starting to realize this dangerous game may have no winners. Kiss the Villain is a dark MM romance. Please check the author's note or visit the website for content warnings before diving in. While this book can be enjoyed as a standalone, diving into the Legacy of Gods series will give you a deeper connection to the characters.

No one returns from Neverland unscathed. Gwendolyn Mary Darling Carlisle is no different. Seduced by a fantasy, only to have it shatter her soul. Deception and lies haunt her memories of Peter and his Lost Boys, turning her into a woman she no longer recognizes. The love for her ailing sister was the only thread that pulled her back to her destitute life. But Michaela’s time is growing short. Gwen is forced to come to terms with the fact that death is at their doorstep and she is powerless to stop it. That is until she discovers a secret that could change everything. She is desperate to find a way back to Neverland, knowing her sister's life is the cost if she fails. She embarks on a perilous journey beyond the Veil, only to find that it’s not the paradise she left behind. Neverland is on the precipice of disaster. Gwen must find a way to move forward from the past. Learn to trust the Lost Boys again, and secure some unusual alliances to save both her sister and Neverland.