Romantic Suspense

Romantic Suspense

A great tale of love just isn't enough for you, is it you adrenaline junkie? You need love AND suspense.  You need two people on the verge of falling in love---while clinging to the side of a cliff.  Well, that what we and our eBookHounds' promoting authors are here to give you.  Heart wrenching romance and gut wrenching suspense, all wrapped up in a pretty little ebook.  And, always free or discounted for you.  Read away!

 

Definition of the "Romantic Suspense Genre": The Romantic Suspense genre is oftentimes the bestselling subgenre of Romance, though that can vascillate with historical romance.  The elements of a romance need to be there--a budding relationship between two people that overcomes obstacles and succeeds in the end.  But, the critical elements of suspense in that romance setting also need to be interwoven expertly.  Those include action, adventure, and oftentimes, a heroine that has been wronged and a hero who attempts to help right that wrong.  Through their work to right the wrong, they are brought closer together and what would you know?  They fall in love.  Honestly, you can think of many, many Disney movie scripts for this storyline (start with Frozen).

 

Some examples of the top ebooks in the Romantic Suspense genre are Mary Stewart (Nine Coaches Waiting), Tiffany Snow (No Turning Back), Colleen Hoover (Never, Never), and Melinda Leigh (She Can Run).

His Saving Grace: A Billionaire Bad Boy Romance

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Emotionally Raw, Suspenseful, Action Packed Military Romance

Please note, His Saving Grace was previously titled Badass: The Complete Series. No new content has been added

Link Duffy has it all — wealth, looks, girls, and a dare-devil attitude that lays the world at his feet. Until the day his irresponsibility lands him in the armed forced. He discovers in himself a new and better man inside the close camaraderie of a Delta Force unit. But when his team is ambushed on a top-secret mission, Link loses more than he can bear — his brothers, his trust in his country, and a big part of himself. Now, all he lives for is revenge.

Grace Johnson finally has her dream — a license as nurse and physical therapist, and a baby on the way. But when her future is ripped heartlessly away, her Tennessee home becomes her hell. To find peace, she leaves everything she knows. Taking a job as private care nurse on a Malibu estate, she throws her heart into helping a hot, hostile soldier heal from his wounds, and finds a new reason to live.

Anger and sparks fly between the two. But even as they surrender to their intense attraction, violence catches up with Link. The lovers are forced to flee across the country, letting families and friends believe them dead. She's his saving grace … and he'll dare anything to keep her alive. But can Link discover the evil determined to kill all survivors from his team — in time to save his own life and hers? And can Grace become the warrior she must to survive their ordeal?

Don't miss this thrilling, poignant, emotionally charged, top-rated series — one-click His Saving Grace today!

In His Saving Grace, you’ll receive:
The Prequel
Collision Course
Destiny’s Collide
Hidden Danger
Shattered
Redemption
And an epic ending that will melt your heart and make you believe in love again.

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Justice for Corrie (Badge of Honor: Texas Heroes Book 3)

by Susan Stoker

Blind since birth, Corrie Madison relies on her other sharpened senses in her job as a chiropractor. Never did she imagine she’d have to depend on them to identify a killer. But when a man enters her practice, murdering everyone in his path, Corrie is the only witness—putting her directly in the killer’s crosshairs.

Officer Quint Axton wasn’t looking for love, or even a relationship, until he meets Corrie. Beautiful and brave, resilient and intelligent, she’s everything Quint wants—if he can keep her alive long enough to explore their mutual attraction. The threats on Corrie’s life are escalating. Surely a blind person is helpless against a ruthless killer?

Hardly. Corrie is about to prove that disabled does not equal defenseless.

**Justice for Corrie is the 3rd book in the Badge of Honor: Texas Heroes Series. Each book is a stand-alone, with no cliffhanger endings.

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Trident Security Series - Book Set One: Leather & Lace; His Angel; Waiting For Him

by Samantha A. Cole

Leather & Lace -

"No one does Alpha heroes like Samantha A. Cole!"—New York Times, USA Today, #1 Amazon Bestseller, and Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author, Susan Stoker

How does a “vanilla” woman write a BDSM novel? With hands-on research!

Kristen needs inspiration and personal experience for a sequel to her unexpected and kinky bestseller. Devon, an ex-Navy SEAL and private club owner, is all too happy to help.

Soon, a single weekend of hot and dirty sex turns into something more. But while they fight their connection, a killer has Devon in his sights.

Will they survive with their hearts and lives intact?

His Angel -

Angie has been looking for Mr. Right, but all her dates have turned out to be Mr. Oh-so-wrong. Until she meets her new neighbor’s boss—tall, dark, and deliciously dominant.

Ian, owner of a private security company and an elite BDSM club, has had his eye on the pretty blonde since the day they were introduced. He convinces himself he should stay away from her until a secret he must keep to himself gives him a reason to get closer to her.

When trouble knocks on Angie's front door, she puts her life in Ian's hands. His security team is determined to keep her alive at all costs, but when the smoke clears, will Angie walk out of Ian's life forever?

Waiting For Him -

Thirty-six hours was all it took for eighteen-year-old Ben to go from being the happiest man alive to having his world fall apart.

Kat was his best friend’s sister and the only woman to ever hold the key to Ben’s heart. Then she and her family were gone in an instant, killed in a devastating accident.

Twelve years later, Kat emerges from the shadows of the Witness Protection Program, only to find the danger her father had placed them in still out there. The last thing she wants to do is put her high-school sweetheart in danger, but he's the only person she trusts with her life.

Working for a private-security firm, Ben is shocked when his evening appointment is a ghost from the past. He knows he can't refuse to help Kat, but when it's over he knows he’ll have to let her go; she deserves better than the man he's become.

Will Ben and Kat survive, or will he once again have to bury the only woman he's ever loved?

***The Trident Security series contains elements of the BDSM lifestyle, sensual romance, nail-biting suspense, and happily-ever-afters.

Will Ben and Kat survive? Or will he once again have to bury the only woman he's ever loved?

The books of the Trident Security Series can be read as stand-alones, however, for optimum enjoyment they are best read in order.

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Blood & Loyalties: A Mafia Romance

by Ryan Michele

Family meant everything.

Good, bad, right, wrong, legal, illegal—none of that mattered when it came to family. Family was and always would be number one.

Catarina Lambardoni stayed on the legal side of the family businesses by running Lambardoni Enterprises. Professionally, she was beyond successful. In her personal life, however, she was not, having just walked in on her boyfriend cheating on her.

Jag Maratelli, the boss’s right hand, worked extremely hard to sustain his position in the family and honored it with his life. When he was summoned to the East Coast for an unexpected meeting, a chance encounter with Catarina and one look into the fire within her made him a very determined man.

The chemistry between the two scorched hot, and Jag had been with enough women to know Catarina was something special, something he couldn’t allow himself to walk away from. Life had other ideas, though, when a betrayal in the family sent him two thousand miles away from her while danger lurked closer than anyone realized.

Would their connection be strong enough for both of them to pursue more?

Or would people and events from the past and present make that choice for them?

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Rampant (Condemned Series Book 2)

by Gemma James

Life is twisted and cruel.

After being ripped from the safe haven of Rafe’s arms, my kidnapper is waging a sick game. Unable to make my body do his bidding, he’s using mental warfare instead.

I’ll go through hell to get back to Rafe, but I’m unprepared for what I find.

He’s done what I can’t: he’s erased eight years of pain and betrayal. I don’t know how to bring him back to me, because bringing him back means ripping him to shreds all over again.

NOTE TO READERS: RAMPANT is a psychological dark romance thriller with kidnapping and other disturbing themes. Intended for mature readers. Not for the faint of heart. You’ve been warned. Book 2 in the Condemned series.

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Discarded (Improper Burials Book 2)

by Ruth Parker

He would do anything to keep her safe. Except tell her the truth...

Detective Deborah Turner is pissed. Her friend and corrections officer is found dead in a landfill—and the prison staff are hiding something.

Prison Officer Jamie Brock—a man she knew for one wild, passionate night—is her only ally. As Turner digs deeper and threatens to unearth the prison’s darkest secrets, she finds Jamie Brock at the center of it all.

Her heart wants to trust him, but her brain screams for her to run the other way. And behind the barbed wire and towering concrete walls, she’s about to find out that some secrets are worth killing for…

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Bad Deeds: A Dirty Money Novel

by Lisa Renee Jones

Wall Street meets the Sons of Anarchy in Bad Deeds, the smoldering, scorching next novel in the explosively sexy Dirty Money series from New York Times bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones.

Would you bleed for the one you love?

To save his family empire from the grip of the drug cartel, Shane is pushed to the edge of darkness, forced to make choices he might never make. His father is dying. His brother is desperate to rule the empire and this means war and all gloves are off. His brother only thought he knew what dirty meant. Shane is about to give it new meaning. There is another war brewing though, and that one, is inside him, his battle between right and wrong, light and dark, and in the heat of the night, it is Emily he turns to for escape. Driving her to new limits, pushing her to accept a part of him that even he cannot.

In every one of Shane's seductive demands, Emily can taste and feel, his torment, his struggle to save his family and not lose himself. But he is losing himself, and that is a problem just as dangerous as her secret, that still lurk in the shadows, a threat to the Brandon Family waiting to erupt. No matter where she and Shane have traveled, or will travel in the future, she can't just sit back and watch him become everything he hates, everything he never wanted to become, everything she tried to save him from when she tried to run. It could be their undoing, the end. His end.

This is war, blood will spill, and someone in the heart of the Brandon family will not survive....

Wall Street meets the Sons of Anarchy in Damage Control, the smoldering, scorching next novel in the explosively sexy Dirty Money series from New York Times bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones.
The only thing more dangerous than a dark secret is a damaged heart…

Shane Brandon has been pushed to the brink, torn between his corrupt family and his explosive, all-consuming desire for Emily Stevens, who he now knows is not who, and what, she seems. Has he trusted the wrong person? Will she, not his brother Derek, be the ultimate destruction of his family Empire.
Emily tries to run from Shane, but he will stop her, confront her, force her to reveal all – one hot touch and kiss, at a time, under every intimate detail of who this woman is, and what she wants, is exposed. But as he tears away the dangers of the unknowns with the woman in his bed, and in his heart, The Martina Cartel, has set their sites on his company, his family, and the one piece of leverage they believe he won’t gamble with: Emily.

This is book THREE of FOUR in Shane and Emily's story.

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Mystery Man (The Dream Man Series Book 1)

by Kristen Ashley

Night time is the right time...

Gwendolyn Kidd has met the man of her dreams. He's hot, he's sexy, and what started as a no-names-exchanged night of passion has blossomed into a year and a half-long pleasure fest. Sure, it's a little strange that he only appears in her bed at night, but Gwen is so sure he's the one, she just can't turn him away...

Hawk Delgado knows more about Gwen than she could ever imagine. She's gorgeous, headstrong, and skittish about relationships. But Hawk is facing his own demons, demons that keep him from connecting with anyone. Yet when Gwen is drawn into Denver's lethal underground scene, Hawk's protective nature comes out full force. The problem is, when Gwen gets a dose of Hawk's Alpha attitude in the daylight, she's not so sure he's the one anymore....

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Rescue Me: A Bad Boy Romance

by Mia Ford

I love my life the way it is. 

No commitments, no heartbreaks!

That’s until Josie enters my life. 

One look at those perfectly structured curves and legs that could go on forever, 

And I’m hooked. 

But things are not as simple as they seem. 

Josie and Blaine – they say we’re made for each other. 

Until death, mayhem, trickery, and suspense follows us down what appears to be a dead-end road. 

But guess what…

 

I found a new purpose to my life – Protecting Josie. 

And this time, I am not letting her go…

 

70,000+ words in this full length standalone bad boy romance and bonus content included after the main story.

Grab your copy today!

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Stranded with the SEAL (HERO Force Book 1)

by Amy Gamet

Every book of the HERO Force series can be read as a standalone novel.

Love and danger collide on a snowy mountain road...

Navy SEAL Trevor "Hawk" Hawkins is on a mission to avenge his teammate's death when he crashes into another car during a blizzard. Olivia Grayson was running from her own wedding, but the accident leaves her struggling to remember anything at all. Sparks fly between Trevor and Olivia, but an enemy is quickly closing in on the remote cabin - and the holes in Olivia's memory might be the biggest danger of all.

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The Billionaires Club

by Sky Corgan

Tired of the same boring men? Want a man who can rock you between the sheets like no other? Then come to The Billionaires Club.

The Billionaires Club is run by ten very successful men who believe that all women should be treated like the queens they are. During the daytime, you can relax by our pool or get pampered at the spa. At night time, enjoy the seductive pleasures of our men as they whisk you away into a fantasy you'll never forget.

Everything at The Billionaires Club is designed to keep you happy and satisfied. We have an entirely male staff that's ready and willing to take care of all of your needs. Like the pool boy? He's very good with his pole. Need some maintenance done? We've got guys for that. Or if you prefer the finer things in life, you can stay exclusive to your billionaire. It's your time. Spend it how you see fit. You deserve it.

At The Billionaires Club, you can enjoy an entire month of pampering and roof-raising sex for a charitable donation of ten thousand dollars. When you sign up, you can pick out of a list of charities that we'll designate your money to. The Billionaires Club is a non-profit organization, so you'll know that your money is going to a good cause.

Do something good for your community and yourself. Come to The Billionaires Club.

This is a stand-alone novel with no cliffhanger ending.

Heat level: Hot!

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Delta Recon (SEAL Team Phantom Series, Book 2)

by Elle Boon

A SEAL ON A MISSION…Taylor Rowland spent over a year trying to forget the one woman who was unforgettable. Wounded on a mission, his team turns to Jacqui, the woman who had been haunting his dreams and the last person he expected to assist his friends.

A FIERY AND FEARLESS OFFICER… Jaqui gave her heart and body to Taylor, foolishly thinking he cared as deeply for her as she does him. When he left her without so much as a goodbye, she picked up the pieces and moved on.

A DANGER NEITHER EXPECTED… When Jaqui is sent off in his place to the rainforest of Columbia to help track Jose Medellin, the leader of the Cali de Valle drug cartel wastes no time in abducting the only female on their team. In an instant she’s gone without a trace. Taylor and the rest of the Phantom Force race against the clock to save Jacqui, knowing the horror awaiting her at the cartels hands. Taylor may find her in time to mend her body, but it may be too late to mend her broken heart.

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The Surge

by Willow Rose

"We knew they were coming one day, we just never imagined anything like…this."

Imagine being invaded by the Chinese and they want something only you have.
However, giving it to them would mean the death of someone you love.

What would you do?

When The Chinese arrive in Ridge Manor, Florida; Sheriff Wayne is the only one who knows they are coming. He tried to warn the rest of the town, but no one would listen, and now it is too late.
Joanna Marks has just come back to town after ten years on the run from her parents who did not want her to have the child she was carrying at only sixteen. The sudden death of her husband and father of her child forces her to come home just in time for the invasion.


As the days pass in the small town, now heavily invaded by soldiers, Joanna and Wayne both realize something is off with this invasion and with their invaders. Why are there so many of them, especially in their little town, and why is the highest in command settling at City Hall? Why are there no airplanes in the sky, tanks or bombs going off? Where is their military and how could they invade the entire country so quickly?


Each step closer to the truth is more terrifying than the last, and Joanna finds herself moving further from the world she knows and soon she dives into a world she did not know existed.

˃˃˃ This exhilarating new novel serves up a double dose of nail-biting, chilling suspense, twists, and shocking revelations as only Willow Rose can. This is determined to terrify you. No one is more addicting than the Queen of Scream.

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The Broken Road (The Broken Series Book 1)

by K.S Ruff

“I’m not kissing you to get it over with. When I kiss you for the first time, you’re going to want that kiss more than your next breath.”

Montana girl Kristine Stone was strong enough to break out of an abusive marriage, but is she strong enough for the road that lies ahead? For the first time in her life, Kristine finds she has some control over her life. Haunted by her ex-husband and a newly acquired stalker, she leaves Montana to work in the U.S. Senate. Kristine issues a moratorium on dating. This hardly deters Kadyn Rand, the Air Force Captain who threatens to tear down every wall she’s ever built. Still, someone from her dark past refuses to be ignored, and Kristine finds herself in yet another fight for her life.

Tall, dark, and determined are the words that best describe Kadyn Rand. He is too stoic to be swept away by much of anything, but a vulnerable woman from Montana manages to do just that when she finds herself alone and in danger in DC. Kadyn is intelligent, resourceful, and a fiercely devoted friend. His sense of humor runs on the sarcastic side. He’s also the kind of guy who likes to keep people guessing about what’s going on inside his head, which is why he makes a conscious effort not to smile. That is until he meets Kristine Stone. Her missteps regularly get a smile out of him. Her moratorium on dating intrigues him, while her vulnerability calls to his protective side. Kadyn tries to earn Kristine’s love and her trust but soon learns it will take much more than that to save her from her past.

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One Step Closer:: A Second Chance Romantic Military Suspense (D.E.V.I.N. Series Book 2)

by Katina Gavin

Joe Running Deer has spent the last thirteen years in the SEALs and loved every minute. He has also loved Sydney Wheeler for almost as long. She’s turned down all his marriage proposals, but that hasn’t stopped him from loving her. He’s decided to give her what she wants but when he returns from his last mission, she’s gone. Sydney’s on the run and Joe’s gut is telling him she’s in trouble, it’s time to bring her home so he can protect her.
Sydney has run to Ireland for a very good reason, the man hunting her is determined to end all ties between them. Constantly looking over her shoulder for threats has taken its toll, she’s tired, but the thought of involving anyone in her mess keeps her from reaching out. Joe is constantly on her mind but she knows there isn’t a chance of rekindling the relationship they once had, not after what she’s done...


****This is a full length extra steamy contemporary second chance romance with no cliffhanger, no cheating, and a happily - ever- after. It contains mature language and content, and is intended for a mature audience. This is book two in this series that is best read in order to avoid spoilers.

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Epiphany: Part One

by Gemma James

His mahogany gaze haunts my waking hours. His touch ignites my dreams. I know him in intimate detail, but I’ve never laid eyes on him.

Until now.

I’ve always seen things I can’t explain, but the reality of Aidan in the flesh blindsides me. His presence is a captivating force I can’t fight. What’s worse…I don’t want to. He burrows under my skin and unearths my biggest secret, even as he hides his own demons.

Then he warns me away. Stubborn man.

I’m already in too deep, and if staying means I’m the next victim of the Hangman’s noose, then so be it. Not even the threat of a serial killer can keep me away.

Part one of a three-part serial, at approximately 30,000 words. Intended for mature audiences.

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InnocenceForSale.com/Bree (Volume 2)

by Ada Scott

He Wants To Use Me For Revenge, I Just Want Him To Use Me.

Bree

I wish my mom never dragged me along when she ran off with her junkie boyfriend Antonio. The worst thing about it was she was having an affair and they took fifty million dollars of Andrew’s money when they went.

Now he’s got fifty million reasons to want us all dead and, after years of life on the run, I can’t take any more of their abuse, so I’ve *got* to get out of here… somehow.

Andrew

It couldn’t have been any more poetic when I saw Bree auctioning her first time on Innocence For Sale.

After years of searching for my revenge, it fell right into my lap. Mouth-first. I’ll take everything she’s selling, and more. She’ll moan my name, she’ll tell me where Julia, Antonio and my money are.

I knew all that. I didn’t expect to find an accomplice, my other half, the only woman who ever made me want to grind out our pleasure non-stop until we can’t see straight.

Just when I think I’m going to drive off into the sunset with my dream girl, it looks like we’re going to have to make a last stand instead…

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Dirty Secrets Series Boxed Set (Books 1-3)

by Sedona Venez

***BINGEABLE! DIRTY SECRETS SERIES BOXED SET – THREE NOVELS (BOOKS 1-3)***

Dirty Secrets Series - a sizzling contemporary romance episodic series. If you love suspense, chemistry, sizzling romance, betrayal, and the thrill of danger, then you'll love this emotional page turning series.

 

TWISTED LIES (Book 1)

 

She's got promise. He has power. He'll either love her, ruin her, or both.

 

Sinthia Michaels is a rising fashion star. The curvy and young beauty has it all—a celeb lifestyle, a gorgeous Manhattan townhouse, and a highly anticipated line of couture. Sin is about to learn that what goes up, could come crashing down.

Core McKay is rich, sexy, and ruthless. The former kingpin of New York City's organized crime, Core wants revenge on a corrupt politician. And Sin's fashion empire is the perfect vehicle.

Spinning twisted lies and dirty secrets, Core entraps Sin in the space between the backstabbing fashion world, the vicious political arena, and the ruthless criminal underworld. Sin may be in the tightest spot of her life, but she didn't get to where she was without knowing how to fight back.

TWISTED LIES 2 (Book 2)

 

Sexy. Ruthless. Core McKay.

 

Sinthia Michaels has nearly lost everything. Unwittingly, she’s signed over the majority of her couture fashion line and lost the support of her retailers in one fell swoop. Behind it all is the one man she is undeniably attracted to.

Core McKay, a wealthy and legitimate businessman, is after one thing only—his mother’s murderer. When his intel leads him to a corrupt politician connected to Sinthia, Core will stop at nothing for his own version of justice—even if that means using Sinthia to get what he wants.

TWISTED LIES 3 (Book 3)

 

Core is irresistible. Sin won't go down without a fight.

 

The tension between Sin and Core has reached a boiling point. She knows how hard she's worked to get where she is today, but only Core can satisfy all the dark desires she'd kept buried far below the surface. The sensation of his touch, his taste, and his voice make Sin question everything that's come before.

Core remains ruthless and stunningly good looking. He's the master of his domain, and he'll stop at nothing to avenge the wrongs of the past. If he has to destroy Sin to accomplish his goals… so be it.

Dirty Secrets Series Boxed Set: Books 1-3 is the Limited Edition bundle of this sizzling contemporary romance episodic series. If you love irresistible chemistry, thrilling suspense, and sizzling romance, then you'll love this emotional page turning series.

Buy Dirty Secrets Series Boxed Set: Books 1-3 to start this sinful series today!

 

 

 

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The Playboy Prince and the Nanny

by Donna Alward

 

Prince Diego Navarro is the “spare” to his brother's "heir". While Raoul performs his crown prince duties with the appropriate sense of nobility and poise, Diego’s garnered a bit of a reputation as a playboy - despite the good he does behind the scenes with his favorite charities.

But when tragedy strikes and his sister-in-law is killed in a car accident, Diego knows it's time for the playboy to step up. If not for his brother, then for his niece and nephew, who now find themselves without a mother.

Which is where Rose Walters comes in.

Rose isn't intimidated by money or glitz. The veteran nanny has worked for the rich and minimally famous, but a manor house is no comparison to a castle… or the handsome princes who live there. However, the worst thing she could possibly do is fall for the gorgeous playboy with a surprising heart of gold. He’s a prince; she’s the help. He lives in the tabloids; she loves her privacy. But when her two darling charges start to play matchmaker, Diego and Rose don’t stand a chance.

The Playboy Prince and the Nanny is the first book in Donna Alward's royal duology.

 

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The Hatter and The Hare (Hacking Wonderland Book 2)

by Allyson Lindt

Hatter has made a career of keeping people at arm’s length. He doesn’t expect Reagan to throw a wrench in his plans, though. Intoxicating, brilliant, and incredible in bed, she’s knocked him off-kilter in a way he never expected.

Hare has been called a lot of names in his time—fanatical, mad, and obsessive are at the top of the list. But he’s so close to getting what he wants. No one stands in his way, until Reagan. Her view of the world is an odd blend of rose-colored cynicism, and the things she lets him—begs him to—do her body, haunt his dreams and darkest fantasies. But she could ruin his life if he doesn’t move the chess pieces right.

Both men will risk their livelihoods, connections, and power to have her, but only one will kill if he can’t.

Author's Note: This book is part two of a duet. It does not stand alone. Book 1 is Reagan Through the Looking Glass.

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