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Book Covert Daddy

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  • Author : Linzi Basset
  • Publisher : Linzi Basset
  • Release : 2023-06-15
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 122 pages

Download or read book Covert Daddy written by Linzi Basset and published by Linzi Basset. This book was released on 2023-06-15 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kaden Frazer I’m a busy man. Running a black ops recovery and crisis management company is hard work, especially since I like to be out in the field getting high on adrenaline and chasing the bad guys. What I don’t have time for is to babysit my friend's niece. Kaden found balance in the demands of his job at Club Rouge, where he was one of the founding partners. Nothing beat the thrill of watching open defiance turn into untethered submission as pretty cheeks bloomed whenever he gave a sub… the look. What he didn’t expect was to be enamored with a woman worming her way into the club under false pretenses. Sage Lewis I’m done with it. Fed up. Sick and tired of overprotective men, my uncle included. I’m an FBI undercover operative who can take care of herself. I’m thirty-four-years old and have a black belt in Taekwondo, for heaven’s sake. And I don’t need a Daddy Dom… I don’t! Getting inside Club Rouge was easy. She had an inside contact. Getting her bottom blistered hadn’t been part of the plan. Getting lost in the Dom demanding she call him Daddy… impossible! But it happened. All of it… which would’ve been fine, except now she was caught between a rock and a hard place. A twist of fate brought them together when the case she was working on was leaked, putting her life in danger. Now, she had two battles to fight. Staying alive… and denying the man who kept insisting she was his.

Book Black Ops Daddy

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  • Author : Linzi Basset
  • Publisher : Linzi Basset
  • Release : 2023-03-30
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 209 pages

Download or read book Black Ops Daddy written by Linzi Basset and published by Linzi Basset. This book was released on 2023-03-30 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This story follows on the prequel, Clandestine Daddy in the Dirty Discipline 1 anthology, which should be read first. Kaden Frazer No one can predict the future. Planning your life? Forget it. Nothing works out like you think it would, especially when a sassy Babygirl walks into your life and breaks all the rules… and then your heart. Sage Lewis Who says you can’t predict the future? Pfft, I know exactly where mine is heading! Straight into hell. I’ve been working my ass off to walk the right path and it let me into the arms of a Daddy Dom who rocks my world. Unfortunately, fate is unpredictable. I have no choice but to walk away… with a broken heart. She had to walk away. Not only to keep further information from leaking that could affect National Security, but to keep the man she came to love safe… and alive.

Book Marauding Daddies

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  • Author : Linzi Basset
  • Publisher : Linzi Basset
  • Release : 2024-03-29
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 191 pages

Download or read book Marauding Daddies written by Linzi Basset and published by Linzi Basset. This book was released on 2024-03-29 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to the finale in the Louisiana Daddies saga and their fight to escape the vicious claws of the cruel Mafia Don, Salvitore Sanchigo, while finding the one sassy baby girl to fulfill their Daddy Dom needs. Marauding Daddies is the story of Kevin and Keith Frazer. Kevin and Keith Frazer Ever since Keith was adopted, the two brothers have been inseparable. They fitted together like two pieces of a puzzle—in work, life, and love. With everyone around them finding their happily ever after, it was time for them to follow suit. Hence, the search for their own baby girl began—with an auction at Club Rogue. The fiery little redhead ticked all the boxes. The fact that she turned out to be their interfering new neighbor was an added and very convenient surprise. Aria Harper A new life started for Aria after inheriting Splendor Orchard Farm from her uncle—except there was more to her arrival in Louisiana. Finding out the targets she was after were her neighbors, was an added bonus, except the two brothers were so much more than she came prepared for, especially when they demanded she call them BOTH her Daddy. The Frazer brothers were fearless. They had been chasing criminals and mafia leaders for years. One thing they weren’t prepared for was a petite redhead out for revenge for the death of her father. Would they discover her true nature in time… or would who she was destroy the bond the two brothers had forever? On this journey, the age-old question arose—would true love conquer all? Only time will tell. Note: This is the finale in the Louisiana Daddies series. Although the book can be read as a standalone, the series should be read in order for best reader experience since there is a backstory throughout. Covert Daddy - Prequel Black Ops Daddy - Book 1 Radical Daddy - Book 2 Demanding Daddy - Book 3 Marauding Daddies - Book 4

Book Covert Daddy

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  • Author : Linzi Basset
  • Publisher : Linzi Basset
  • Release : 2023-06-15
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Covert Daddy written by Linzi Basset and published by Linzi Basset. This book was released on 2023-06-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kaden Frazer I'm a busy man. Running a black ops recovery and crisis management company is hard work, especially since I like to be out in the field getting high on adrenaline and chasing the bad guys. What I don't have time for is to babysit my friend's niece. Kaden found balance in the demands of his job at Club Rouge, where he was one of the founding partners. Nothing beat the thrill of watching open defiance turn into untethered submission as pretty cheeks bloomed whenever he gave a sub... the look. What he didn't expect was to be enamored with a woman worming her way into the club under false pretenses. Sage Lewis I'm done with it. Fed up. Sick and tired of overprotective men, my uncle included. I'm an FBI undercover operative who can take care of herself. I'm thirty-four-years old and have a black belt in Taekwondo, for heaven's sake. And I don't need a Daddy Dom... I don't! Getting inside Club Rouge was easy. She had an inside contact. Getting her bottom blistered hadn't been part of the plan. Getting lost in the Dom demanding she call him Daddy... impossible! But it happened. All of it... which would've been fine, except now she was caught between a rock and a hard place. A twist of fate brought them together when the case she was working on was leaked, putting her life in danger. Now, she had two battles to fight. Staying alive... and denying the man who kept insisting she was his.

Book Reincarnation   The Divine Doctor and Stay at home Dad 16 Anthology

Download or read book Reincarnation The Divine Doctor and Stay at home Dad 16 Anthology written by Chao Shuang Hei Pi and published by BEIJING BOOK CO. INC.. This book was released on 2022-12-22 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As an ordinary human being on the earth, Tang Long was brought to the Cultivation World by a lost immortal, and relying on his amazing talent, he made it to one of the five emperors in that world. However, struck by Thunder of Nine Heavens, he lost his life. It was lucky for him to rebirth in the human world as an intern who was named Qin Haodong. With his excellent medical skills, he became a divine doctor of traditional Chinese medicine and a father of a baby girl, whose mother was as pretty as a fairy. The little girl even asked him to find more lovers. What a cute girl...

Book Peyton

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  • Author : Linzi Basset
  • Publisher : Linzi Basset
  • Release : 2023-09-24
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 215 pages

Download or read book Peyton written by Linzi Basset and published by Linzi Basset. This book was released on 2023-09-24 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The finale in the Castle Sin saga! One Castle Seven Dungeons Seven Masters (Oops … now there are ten!) Seven Times the Kink A story that’ll make you laugh, curse, and cry... In trust, I becomes we—a fate sealed as one. This story is the culmination of a journey of two people whose trust had been tested … and failed. “You make it so easy for me to hate you.” Peyton’s heart soared the day Stone came to save her. It didn’t last. He made it clear from the start that he didn’t want her at Castle Sin. He wanted her gone as soon as she recovered. But she wasn’t the kind of woman who took kindly to being told what to do. Besides, she had something to fight for … and as long as there was a spark of heat in his eyes when he looked at her, she wasn’t giving up. She loved him and come hell or high water, she would make him love her again. “Believe me, hating me is the only way you’ll survive … if you insist on staying.” Stone Sinclair was a tangled web of contradictions. Having his love and trust thrust back in his face had snapped the tenuous thread that allowed another into his heart—one he had worked so hard to spin since he’d fallen in love with Peyton. Forgiveness wasn’t an option; not since the dark demon had once again taken residence inside his soul. But how did the Dom in him ignore the submissive who challenged him at every opportunity? How did he separate the driving need to be the only one to dominate her from his inability to fully trust her again? They said the home is where the heart is, but in the case of Stone and Peyton … it was no more than an elusive dream. Would they ever find their way back to each other or would they forever suffer the lonely consequences of pride and duplicity? Only time would tell. Editor’s Note: In this final book of the Sinclair Doms and their subs, all loose strings are woven back together in an emotional, cathartic, titillating, and satisfying closing act. Couldn’t have asked for anything more! Brava!! AUTHOR'S NOTE: This series should be read in order.

Book Fifty Five Fathers

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  • Author : Jeff Paisley
  • Publisher : Wheatmark, Inc.
  • Release : 2007-11
  • ISBN : 1587369575
  • Pages : 282 pages

Download or read book Fifty Five Fathers written by Jeff Paisley and published by Wheatmark, Inc.. This book was released on 2007-11 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fifty-Five Fathers: Real Men Share Their Stories and Life Lessons about Their Own Fathers by Jeff Paisley busts the biggest myth about men, men do talk. And they have a lot to say. Men will read these stories to get clarification, validation, and maybe advice. Women will read them to see what is going in men's minds and hearts. Fifty-Five Fathers is your chance to share as fifty-five men from 18 to 80 and various backgrounds reveal hundreds of personal stories about growing up with their dads. Each man's chapter is 2 to 8 pages long. After Jeff's father passed away, he started asking his male friends about their fathers. Those stories were so memorable, funny, and insightful, that he sought out and recorded the interviews of fifty-five men as they each answered ten questions about their fathers. Jeff is a recently retired English and Computer high school teacher with thirty years of classroom experience. Fifty-Five Fathers is his opportunity to bring these real men, their memories, and their fathers to you. "Jeff Paisley has written a fascinating book. A lot of these guys were wacky, terrific, fun, really free-spirited people." Pat McMahon of The Pat McMahon Show, AZTV "This is a great book about sons and their memories/relationships with their fathers. In the short time since I have read it, it has helped me understand what my son may need from me as a father." Clay Johnston "This is quite a book. It's terrific-great dynamics between Father and Son. Please buy it." Dan Davis of Good Morning Arizona, KTVK fiftyfivefathers.com

Book Danton

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  • Author : Linzi Basset
  • Publisher : Linzi Basset
  • Release : 2023-09-10
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 276 pages

Download or read book Danton written by Linzi Basset and published by Linzi Basset. This book was released on 2023-09-10 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Danton, Castle Sin, Book 8, is an edgy, fast-paced, dark BDSM suspense novel. A tale of opportunities, new beginnings, and revenge. Castle Sin Seven dungeons Seven Masters Seven times the kink. How do you come back from a black hole that sucked you under and like a maniac on the loose, consumed you? “Until you’re ready to release the woman inside you yearning to come out and play.” Danton Hill knew despair. He’d once sunk into the same mire that now threatened to devour his soul once more. He’d risen above it then … and he’d be damned if he didn’t do so again. He had to … It was time to act on the attraction he’d been fighting for too long, and in the process make right a wrong … if only he could remember what he’d done to the soft-spoken, yet fiery Vera Thorne while held in the claws of the darkness that had consumed him. Whatever it had been, he would make it up to her while exalting in the submissive he had yet to completely unlock within her. “No one is going to come out and play, do I make myself clear, Danton Hill?” Vera Thorne couldn’t forget that one night with the hulk of a man, and even though he’d scared the daylights out of her, she couldn't fight the chemistry between them when he arrived at her door. Once again, he set her passions alight with no more than a brooding look. Worse, his dominance toggled loose the natural submissive inside her that the one night with him had triggered … she, a revered surgeon, kneeling in front of a man … it was unheard of! Meanwhile, SPEONUS had crossed the line too many times to count and having been on the receiving end of their cruelty, the beast inside Danton raged free. His fury knew no bounds. It was kill or be killed, and this time, Danton had too much to live for to die. Then again, life—and death—were unpredictable … Editor’s Note: All the characters we have come to know and love—and hate (um, hello, no one loves the bad guys). All the heat and sexy debauchery we have come to crave. And that all too familiar bittersweet ascent to the final pinnacle that will bring us closer and closer to the end of this series. Danton does not disappoint and leaves you aching desperately for the final books while simultaneously wishing they won’t come so that Castle Sin and the Masters and their subs will never ever end. The series should be read in order for the best reader experience.

Book Bed Rock

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  • Author : Jack Bethea
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1924
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 332 pages

Download or read book Bed Rock written by Jack Bethea and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Reincarnation   The Divine Doctor and Stay at home Dad 36 Anthology

Download or read book Reincarnation The Divine Doctor and Stay at home Dad 36 Anthology written by Chao Shuang Hei Pi and published by BEIJING BOOK CO. INC.. This book was released on 2022-12-22 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As an ordinary human being on the earth, Tang Long was brought to the Cultivation World by a lost immortal, and relying on his amazing talent, he made it to one of the five emperors in that world. However, struck by Thunder of Nine Heavens, he lost his life. It was lucky for him to rebirth in the human world as an intern who was named Qin Haodong. With his excellent medical skills, he became a divine doctor of traditional Chinese medicine and a father of a baby girl, whose mother was as pretty as a fairy. The little girl even asked him to find more lovers. What a cute girl...

Book Devious Demand

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  • Author : Linzi Basset
  • Publisher : Linzi Basset
  • Release : 2024-06-22
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 239 pages

Download or read book Devious Demand written by Linzi Basset and published by Linzi Basset. This book was released on 2024-06-22 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I’m Wick, short for Wicked Witch… and with a family name of Bitch, my life growing up was a living hell. But I survived, and today I’m a Private Investigator from Tampa, Florida, and I’m on a job that lands me in the bowels of a super Airbus… the kind I’ve never seen the likes of before. I think I just took on a job I am in no way equipped to handle. I’m Max DuPont, billionaire and owner of CyberCo Airlines in Florida. I like money and power; therefore, I work hard. I play even harder—at my exclusive establishment, Club Decadent Skies. A snoopy private eye disrupts the anniversary flight of our first Airbus club. The bratty trespasser needs a lesson—a mile-high experience she isn’t bound to forget. Except, even the best laid-out plan has a flaw. Max soon realizes there is more to the fiery PI than meets the eye. When her life is in danger, he is forced to play the hero… a role he was more than capable of performing. Please note: Although the blurb is in 1st POV, the book is written in 3rd POV. If you’re ready for the flight of a lifetime with a suspenseful back storyline that tests each couple’s trust and resilience, then this is the series for you. So many of you have asked for more stories like Club Alpha Cove, Club Wicked Cove, Club Devil’s Cove, and Castle Sin. Well, I listened, and here it is… Club Decadent Skies series. If you think you read hot mile-high stories before… think again!

Book Kane

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  • Author : Linzi Basset
  • Publisher : Linzi Basset
  • Release : 2023-06-27
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 346 pages

Download or read book Kane written by Linzi Basset and published by Linzi Basset. This book was released on 2023-06-27 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tale of deceit, despair, and vengeance. Castle Sin Seven dungeons Seven Masters Seven times the kink. “It is said that a woman who has found her true Master has no control over the command he has over her inner submissive.” His voice lowered an octave. “Just like yours just did.” Altered by a cruel twist of fate, his life was forever changed. Could he ever learn to love again? Kane Sinclair, or Master Bear at Castle Sin, was tired of Hollywood. It was time to move on from being an actor and living in the past. Even after sixteen years of self castigation and guilt due to the loss of the only woman he’d ever loved, moving on from her had never been in the cards … but he could move on from Hollywood. Especially when the slightly plump and bratty Rose Lovett arrived at Castle Sin’s training academy to offer him a distraction. He couldn’t deny the chemistry between them or the unexplained magnetic pull he simply couldn’t resist. “So, that’s what the sprinkling of silver at your temples means. You do know loss of memory is a sure sign of dotage.” She was haunted by the lies of her past and the love of the man she could never forget. Rose’s arrival as sub RL at Castle Sin came in the wake of a double-edged promise. One, she soon realized, wouldn’t be as easy to fulfill. For the first five months, she managed to avoid the powerful Master Bear. He unsettled her, but the moment she came under his radar, she knew exactly what she had done. He had the ability to twist her body and her mind in ways she could never have imagined. Though she tried to keep her distance, what woman wouldn’t stand queue for the attention of the “pass-out-f*@king-machine,” Master Bear? Under his unwavering scrutiny, Rose couldn’t hide the secrets she had possessed for so long, and when Master Bear discovered them, his fury unleashed the demon inside him. Their lives had been cruelly twisted by fate. She could have been his future … If only the lies shrouded in the ghosts of their past would allow him to forgive and forget … Editor Note: This just tugs on your heartstrings, and so many other parts. A slight veer off the normal paved path, this story takes you on a ride (don’t we all wish literally) of mental, emotional, and physical stimulation that will have you wishing Master Bear would pay you a visit. Sprinkle that with the nostalgia of their past and the prayer for their future, and you won’t be able to put this book down…unless you pass out.

Book Father and Child

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  • Author : Stanley H. Cath
  • Publisher : Routledge
  • Release : 2013-11-26
  • ISBN : 1317758382
  • Pages : 696 pages

Download or read book Father and Child written by Stanley H. Cath and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-26 with total page 696 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1982. A decade ago the psychological literature contained few pieces on fathers and fathering. The father was the forgotten parent. Since then, the focus on fatherhood has intensified, with a proliferation of research studies on the subject. This newfound interest in a man's importance to his children can be attributed to a variety of recent, far-reaching developments. This study is presented under the belief that the rich data available through psychoanalysis may provide a unique window on the evolution and vicissitudes throughout life of fatherhood and fathering from the perspectives of both parent and child.

Book Billy and Mongo

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  • Author : Linzi Basset
  • Publisher : Linzi Basset
  • Release : 2023-09-17
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 244 pages

Download or read book Billy and Mongo written by Linzi Basset and published by Linzi Basset. This book was released on 2023-09-17 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tale of renewed hope, love, and new beginnings. Castle Sin Seven Masters (Oops ... now there are ten!) Seven Dungeons Seven Times the Kink “The question is, do I have the patience to wait until you make a move, or do I find other Doms to scratch my … itch?” Mira Garcia didn’t pull punches and she wasn’t scared to sass Doms. Now, she’d set her sights on the new addition to Castle Sin, the powerful duo, Masters Cougar and Crow. She had been looking for the perfect fit for many years and now that she found them, she had no intention of wasting time playing the game of seduction. They were her happy ever after and they had better live up to her expectations … and be quick about it too! “I have a suspicion we’re going to have our hands full with that one.” Billy and Mongo had traveled a long and winding road together. One that led them to Castle Sin. Now, living a life on the straight and narrow, they found the woman they needed to make them whole again—a silver-haired vixen who wasn’t afraid to take what she wanted. The brat in her was the perfect match to soothe the beasts that had ruled their lives for too long. Across continents, demons from Mongo and Billy’s past threaten to unravel everything they have worked so hard for. Instead of running from them, the duo runs head-on toward them with the intent to annihilate the threat and finally be free. In the path of destruction, there are revelations that prove there is more at stake than just their lives. More valuable things to lose. Would the trio survive the fight to be free of the ghosts of their past that threatened their happy ever after? Editor’s note: A story that neatly tucks away any loose ends from the Castle Sin Series (except for the final book of course) … this is more than just romance, and lust, and debauchery but true friendship, the lengths we will go to for the people we love, revenge, justice, and humanity with all the same sexy as hell kink we have come to know and love. NOTE: The books should be read in order.

Book Bed Rock

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  • Author : Jack Bethea
  • Publisher : Good Press
  • Release : 2021-08-31
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 296 pages

Download or read book Bed Rock written by Jack Bethea and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-08-31 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bed Rock by Jack Bethea is a gripping and thought-provoking novel that delves into the complexities of human nature and the pursuit of personal identity. Bethea masterfully weaves together the lives of diverse characters, each grappling with their own inner struggles and external challenges. Set against the backdrop of a small town, Bed Rock explores themes of love, loss, redemption, and the search for meaning in life. With its rich character development and evocative storytelling, Bethea's novel captivates readers from beginning to end, leaving them pondering the profound questions it raises.

Book Reincarnation   The Divine Doctor and Stay at home Dad 55 Anthology

Download or read book Reincarnation The Divine Doctor and Stay at home Dad 55 Anthology written by Chao Shuang Hei Pi and published by BEIJING BOOK CO. INC.. This book was released on 2022-12-22 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As an ordinary human being on the earth, Tang Long was brought to the Cultivation World by a lost immortal, and relying on his amazing talent, he made it to one of the five emperors in that world. However, struck by Thunder of Nine Heavens, he lost his life. It was lucky for him to rebirth in the human world as an intern who was named Qin Haodong. With his excellent medical skills, he became a divine doctor of traditional Chinese medicine and a father of a baby girl, whose mother was as pretty as a fairy. The little girl even asked him to find more lovers. What a cute girl...

Book Zeke

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  • Author : Linzi Basset
  • Publisher : Linzi Basset
  • Release : 2023-08-27
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 358 pages

Download or read book Zeke written by Linzi Basset and published by Linzi Basset. This book was released on 2023-08-27 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Zeke, Castle Sin book 6, is an edgy, fast-paced, dark later-in-life suspense novel. A tale of misguided perceptions, hope, and shattered dreams. Castle Sin Seven dungeons Seven Masters Seven times the kink. Taylor Banks was running and needed a place to hide. “I’m going to challenge fate, little one. I want you and I’ll be damned if I’m going to let you walk away from me until I’ve had my fill.” Grieving the devastating loss of the man who had turned him into the powerful Dom he was, Master Dragon endeavored to move past his pain, and the sassy and curvy woman he met at the airport provided that motivation. But with his emotions already frayed, his sudden infatuation with her threw a wrench in his plans to move on. As his obsession evolved into genuine feelings for her, he realized two things: he wanted her more than anything … and she was lying to him. He knew it and intended to find out what she was hiding, but the one thing he refused to do ... was walk away from her. “Thank you but no thank you. I’m nobody’s lollipop to suck on until your ears pop from the sugar rush.” aylor Banks was in deep shit ... so deep she needed a place to hide, and where better than a secret island? She'd set her sights on The Seven Keys Island, where her bestie, Peyton Jackson, now lived. The only problem was how she would get there since Peyton had fallen off the grid. A chance encounter with one of the famous Rothman cousins could solve her dilemma, but was she ready to accept the conditions of the most formidable Dom she'd ever come across? Could she ever be prepared for what he had in store for her? Amidst untold violence, death, and destruction, the two lovers realized they were fighting the same enemy, raising the stakes even higher, and Zeke would do anything ... even kill ruthlessly ... to keep Taylor safe. Would that be the final nail in the coffin that buried their relationship six feet under? Editor’s Note: Everyone will want Zeke to take them to subspace. The younger, softer spoken, gentler Sinclair cousin will bring out the submissive in anyone who has their embers burning. Adventure, mystery, and of course, all the cousins and subs we’ve come to know and love … and maybe even hate. Zeke will raise your eyebrows as more revelations are discovered at Castle Sin. NOTE: Although each book in the series is standalone, they should be read in order for best reading pleasure.