Melissa Toppen

Alex Grayson

Senior year was not going how I planned. It was supposed to be an amazing year-the perfect year. And it started out that way... until my mom remarried, and I found myself in a new town, at a new school, and living with quite possibly the most conniving person I had ever met. But my horrible stepbrother wasn't even the worst part. It was his best friend.Zayden Michaels.Gorgeous. Unpredictable. Treacherous. The kind of guy who sends most sane people running in the opposite direction.He hated me from the first moment he saw me.He made it his mission to make sure I knew it too.I became the target-the bullied. Until suddenly I wasn't anymore.But in a world of rumors, games, and deceit, you never really know who you can trust. Sometimes the best deceptions are the ones you never see coming.

Treacherous

I've silently watched her for a year, staying hidden in the shadows, biding my time. She may know me as two different men, but she doesn't have a clue what I've done. She unknowingly became mine the moment my eyes touched her beauty. But I've done things... things she may not be able to forgive. I know all her secrets, her habits, her preferred coffee, what she does in her spare time, her favorite lingerie brand, and that she sleeps naked. At night, I watch her from her window. During the day, I watch her from my computer. She innocently bares her heart and body to me, and I soak up every fucking second of it. I've stayed away, but I'm tired of watching her from afar. It's time Poppy finds out just who I am and what I'm willing to do to take what's mine. She may hate me when she finds out the lengths I've gone to with the things I've done, but she has no choice but to accept it. She will be my wife. She will mother my children. I will claim every part of her heart, body, and soul. Anything else is unacceptable. Poppy Lexington has become my endless obsession. I will become her uncontrollable addiction.

Endless Obsession

Pain is something Bailey knows all too well, having endured it since she was a child from those who were supposed to protect her. Escaping one form of Hell, she finds another with the man she marries. After years of heinous abuse, tragedy strikes, and Bailey has no choice but to flee. Jaded Hollow was supposed to be a temporary stop. A place to take a deep breath after months on the run. What Bailey didn't count on were the people welcoming her with open arms. Making her feel safe and protected for the first time in her life. Especially Jaxon Walker. The tattooed bar owner who's determined to get under her skin and force her to reveal her deepest secrets. Even if it puts everyone she cares about in danger. Just when Bailey finds the love she's been searching for her whole life, her past blazes its way into the dream world she's been living in. Will Jaxon save Bailey before it's too late? Or will the evil that is her husband finally finish her off? ***This title was previously publish as Shatter Me, Book One in the Jaded Series**

Jaded Hollow, Book One

Beautifully Broken

A. M. Wilson

One girl disappeared. After fifteen years, her cold lifeless body was found on the damp forest floor. Not an inch of her was unmarked by the horrors she endured. Alone, malnourished, abused in horrific ways; this was how she died. One girl was found walking the streets, covered in dirt and scars. She had no memory of who she was, where she came from, or what happened to her. Even though the marks on her body attested to years of heinous abuse, her strength shone through at every turn. Revenge and justice were sworn. Years of searching brought up nothing but dead ends. Detective Niko James was too late to save his childhood friend, but he vows not to let down another. The clock is ticking and the trail is pitch dark.

Pitch Dark

Covers Combs

Pain. That's a word Bailey Winsor knows well, having endured it since she was a child from the people who were supposed to protect her. Just when her life appears normal, something Bailey has never experienced, she meets a man and falls in love. Love can be deceiving. Bailey jumps from the frying pan that was her childhood and into the burning bowels of hell, which is her sick and twisted husband. It's hopeless. Suffering more years of abuse, Bailey eventually realizes she has no choice but to run. Forced to stop in a small town in Ohio, Bailey encounters a town full of people that welcomes her with open arms, especially Jaxon Walker, the tattooed and pierced local bar owner. Bailey has secrets she's unwilling to reveal. Jaxon senses her fear and refuses to give up trying to discover them. Will Bailey be brave enough and learn to trust Jaxon with her deepest secrets? Will Jaxon be strong enough to protect Bailey when her past comes knocking at her door?

Shatter Me

A tortured soul meets a damaged family... A lonely man, a widowed woman, a carefree boy, and a broken girl... Can the four come together and help heal each other? Or will fear of the unknown and guilt about the past keep them apart? Her whispered prayers break her... At night, as she's drifting off to sleep, I press my ear to the door and listen to her heart-wrenching pleas. Her words are agony to my healing heart, but I cherish the sound of them, for that's the only time I ever hear my beautiful daughter speak. Since her father died two years ago, she's grown quiet and withdrawn. Cat's Valley was to be our new beginning, a place where my family and I can heal, but what we find there is so much more. Scars mar his body. Pain has left him in pieces... Four years ago, I lost the two things I cherished most in the world. They were ripped from my arms in the most painful and cruel way. Since then, I've kept to myself, preferring to stay away from the pitying looks and murmured rumors. Everything changed when she and her children barged into my life. It was an accident, and I don't deserve them, but now that they're here, I'm not sure I can let them go.

Whispered Prayers of a Girl

Four men, irrevocably bound together by their horrifying past

Trouble in Hell

"Luca...." She whispers my name at night, filling my dreams with her haunting beauty. Her tormented amber eyes beg me for something I don't understand, and her agonizing pain becomes my own. For years, she's come to me, calling my name. For years, I've never known who she was. Until now....

The Sinister Silhouette

My name is Abigail Summers, and I'm an addict.My addiction? Sex.An endless cycle, I need a man to take my body on a daily basis.It's the only thing that keeps my head clear and numbs the unbearable pain of withdrawal. I don't know why I'm wired this way, I just am.I know what some people say... what they think I am. But they've never been in my shoes, never tried to tame this beast inside me.I gave up trying to control the cravings a long time ago, now I embrace them. It's why I don't do relationships.Then he came along with his wicked smile and captivating blue eyes and screwed everything up.For the first time in my life, I find myself wanting more from a guy who looks at me like he wants to claim me. A man who most definitely will not be okay with sharing.I want him over and over again, not because my body demands it, but because I can't live without him.I have a new addiction.Colt Maverick.Will he be enough to satisfy my sex junkie desires?DISCLAIMER: This title was previously published as Always Wanting. The contents are the same. Only the cover, title, and blurb has been changed.

Sex Junkie, The Consumed Series, Book One

WARNING: Subject matters in this book may be considered triggers for some readers. If descriptive sexual and physical abuse is bothersome for you, this book may not be suitable for your reading pleasure. Pain. That's a word Bailey Winsor knows well, having endured it since she was a child from the people that were supposed to protect her. Just when her life appears normal, something Bailey has never experienced, she meets a man and falls in love. Love can be deceiving. Bailey jumps from the frying pan that was her childhood and into the burning bowels of hell, which is her sick and twisted husband. It's hopeless. Suffering more years of abuse, Bailey eventually realizes that she has no choice but to run. Forced to stop in a small town in Ohio, Bailey encounters a town full of people that welcome her with open arms, especially Jaxon Walker, the tattooed and pierced local bar owner. Bailey has secrets she's unwilling to reveal. Jaxon senses her fear and refuses to give up trying to discover them. Will Bailey be brave enough and learn to trust Jaxon with her deepest secrets? Will Jaxon be strong enough to protect Bailey when her past comes knocking at her door?

Everything has a reason for being, and you are mine. Without you, there is no me.Every love story has a beginning.Some are dark and painful.Some are bright and beautiful.And for some, fate intervenes, setting two people on the right path.Our love has no ending. It's forevermore and everlasting.This is our story.

Forevermore

Hot Tree Editing

My name is Nathan Reines, and I'm a voyeur.I like to watch people have sex. In fact...I get off on it.There's nothing more erotic than seeing bodies tighten and tremble, falling over the edge into ecstasy.Witnessing the desire on their faces makes me hard as steel. Every. Single. Time.The first time I watched the woman in the apartment across from mine, I knew she was different.Teased by her gentle caresses and tempted by her silent moans.Emberleigh has unleashed something in me. A craving for her and her alone.For two years, I refused to give in to my curiosity. That is, until fate took things in her own twisted hands.Relationships aren't usually my style, but she makes me want more than I ever have-makes me want to do more than just watch.Once I experience Emberleigh in the flesh, I know there's no going back.I'm done watching with her with hungry eyes.I'm ready to feast.DISCLAIMER: This title was previously published as Watching Mine. The contents are the same. Only the cover, title, and blurb has changed.

Hungry Eyes

Enduring the ultimate betrayal on her eighteenth birthday by the one person she loves most in the world, Mia Walker is no longer the innocent, sweet young woman she used to be. She is now cold and hard, letting no one get close to her heart, except family.Mackai (Mac) Weston sees the changes in Mia on a daily basis. He knows he is the reason Mia is now the way she is. Never given the chance to explain what really happened that night so long ago, Mac is determined to make Mia finally listen and reclaim what was always his.When the truth finally comes out, danger shows its ugly face. There are people in Jaded Hollow who do not want Mac and Mia together. They are willing to do whatever it takes to keep them apart. Will Mac be strong enough to overcome temptation, even when the odds are against him? Will Mia forgive Mac when she realizes things weren't what they seemed ten years ago?

Reclaim Me

Death. Destruction. Pain. A soulless void. It's his life. It's his reality. Emo doesn't feel. Anything. His soul is dark and filled with hatred. People in the small town of Malus watch him with fear, with reverence. Exactly the way he prefers it. Guilt surrounds him, caging him in an ominous past he refuses to let go. Can't let go. His past is responsible for the shell of the man who now exists. He doesn't know any other way to survive.] The woman who haunts his dreams is his only salvation. He's hurt her over and over again. He didn't have a choice. The key he holds on to, the one he uses to carve into his flesh, is the key to his hell. It's his reminder of the pain he's suffered and inflicted. Will there be retribution? Can Emo be saved? Or is he destined to live in this dark hell he's surrounded himself in for the rest of his life? DISCLAIMER: This book contains dark triggers.

Key to Hell

The highly anticipated conclusion of The Jaded Series, featuring the beloved Nick and the relentless Chris. Be prepared to experience an emotional roller-coaster of a life time! What do you do when you lose the single most important thing in your life? You grieve. You sink so deep in a hole, you can no longer see the top. All you see is dark. Your life becomes dull and dreary. You withdraw from your friends, lash out at the ones you're closest to, and become so absorbed in your pain, you feel the only way out is to end it permanently. Your heart no longer pumps properly and you can never get enough air in your lungs. You drink, you neglect your health, and you rent dirty hotel rooms with the sole purpose of ending your pain in them. Guilt eats at you for not being at the one place you were needed the most. And you become angry because you were left behind.Or at least, that's what I did. Until she came along....Chris, the bane of my existence. She's always there in the background, watching me, trying to "be there" for me. I don't want her help. I don't need her to butt in where she's not wanted. I just want to be left alone in my grief. But she's not giving up, even when I throw insult after insult her way. Every time I turn around, there she is. And what's worse, she's starting to make me want things. Things I never thought I could have again. She's making me forget the pain and bringing color back into my life with her fiery red hair, bright green eyes, and the silly faces she makes at herself in the mirror. But what happens if I let her in? Could I be brave enough to open myself up, knowing the possibility of having it snatched away again? Once I know the feeling of touching Chris, of having her heart and soul blend with mine, I would never survive losing that.Can I take the chance of her being my savior, even knowing that she could also be the one to push me over the edge of self-destruction?

Awaken Me (the Jaded Series, Book 4)

A M Wilson

USA Today Bestselling Authors A. M. Wilson and Alex Grayson return to Westbridge with the sequel to Pitch Dark. Detective Niko James may have found what he was looking for, but his brother Reece has no idea what's coming for him. Lightning never strikes twice in the same place. Or so they say...The small town of Westbridge isn't so lucky. When his brother's best friend went missing eighteen years ago, Reece James swore to himself that the pain of loss would never touch him. Walls of concrete fortified his resolve, and as a grown man, he keeps to himself and works hard to earn an honest living. No wife, no kids, not even a dog to rely on him. His quiet life is upended when strange things start happening to him. As the events escalate, he can't continue to blame the neighborhood kids who roam freely at night. Forced to report a break in, he anticipates a swift investigation and the person responsible to be caught. What he doesn't expect is the woman he's loved in secret for twenty years to return to town and lead the investigation. His attempt to protect Dani as kids was pathetic at best, but when his stalker gets wind of a woman in his life, no matter that she's merely investigating a case and nothing more, Reece will do anything to keep her out of harm's way. Including sacrificing himself. What his captor has in store will rock the very foundation Reece lives upon and will force him to face his past head on for a chance at survival. Poor Reece has no idea what's coming for him. This book contains dark triggers.

Broad Daylight

Andrew Donovan is the outrageous goofy guy everyone loves. In any setting he takes center stage and makes everyone laugh; from his ridiculously funny t-shirts, to his naughty jokes, to his shameless flirting with anything that walks, male or female. But what you see on the outside can sometimes be deceiving. Andrew has a secret. A secret that's slowly withering away the fun-loving guy everyone knows. A secret even his closest friends know nothing about. When he first sees Jase in a picture, he knows instantly he's found the one person who will be his forever. He's just impatiently biding his time until Jase gets to Jaded Hollow. Andrew is torn. On one hand, he's finally found the other half of his soul, while on the other, he's slowly dying inside. Tragedy is on the horizon and there's nothing he can do to stop it. Jase Matthews comes to Jaded Hollow a dead man walking. He knows it's only a matter of time before they find him. There is no way they'll let him live. He's instantly drawn to Andrew, but he refuses the connection, knowing his days are numbered. However, it's not long before he realizes the pull Andrew has on him is something he can't fight. Can Andrew find the courage to reveal to his loved ones the secret he's kept for years? Will Jase be the man to help him overcome the grief he feels inside? And what happens when Jase's past catches up to him and threatens to take away the man Andrew's waited forever to meet?

Unveil Me

One girl disappeared. After fifteen years, her cold lifeless body was found on the damp forest floor. Not an inch of her was unmarked by the horrors she endured. Alone, malnourished, abused in horrific ways; this was how she died.One girl was found walking the streets, covered in dirt and scars. She had no memory of who she was, where she came from, or what happened to her. Even though the marks on her body attested to years of heinous abuse, her strength shone through at every turn.Revenge and justice were sworn.Years of searching brought up nothing but dead ends. Detective Niko James was too late to save his childhood friend, but he vows not to let down another.The clock is ticking and the trail is pitch dark.*This book contains dark triggers.*

Gianna Gabriela

Angel Devlin

Single Parent Collection of Full and Short Stories.

A Single Parent Collection

Then There Was You

The Hell Night Series continues with JW's story!As the Sheriff of Malus, Texas, JW takes his oath to protect its citizens very seriously. Born from an ugly past, he swears no child, woman, or man will ever endure what he and his brothers have. As he seeks retribution of the ones who have wronged him, his past and his present finally collide. Secrets are laid open. Ones that are so heinous, they'll rock the very foundation of JW's life.When Eden blazes into town, hot with her own threatening troubles baring down on her, JW steps in as her protector. It's not only his duty, but a need he can't ignore. The chemistry between the two is instant and all too tempting.Giving in was easy, but the consequences were high.JW never knew the disturbing destruction that would rain down on Malus by getting involved with the red-headed gypsy. Danger lurks just around the corner--it's dark, terrifying, and malicious.JW is bitter because of his gruesome past. Eden is sweet despite hers. Together, will they create a beautiful future, or will it all end in bitter sweet hell?DISCLAIMER: Intended for readers 18 years and older due to mature content, abusive situations, and harsh language. May contain triggers for some readers. Please read with caution.

Alex Grayson

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