Download or read book Beautiful Ruin A New Adult Romance written by Alison Foster and published by Alison Foster Press. This book was released on 2014-11-18 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grace Kendall knows what it’s like to have life knock you on your butt. She’s been through hell and made it back. She’s fine with trusting no one and expecting nothing until a night wind blows something quite unexpected onto her doorstep in the rain. The scruffy, yet gorgeous enigma known as Nathan Henley steps inside her apartment and brings with him all those feelings Grace has tried so hard to tuck safely away. Beneath his bruised and damaged exterior, she senses all the dark and beautiful secrets lost within the tarnished diamond of his lonely heart. She resists his mystery as long as she can, but she knows that any woman would gladly throw themselves against his rock hard chest and shatter helplessly into a million lustful pieces. When Grace finally decides to trust again, her ex-boyfriend Jack returns to her life with his crooked grin and the past comes crashing down. With the world spinning all around her, Grace must do more than trust, she must fight for the salvation of her own lonely heart. *New Adult, Contemporary Romance. Standalone. No Cliffhanger.* Books in the EVERLASTING SERIES (interconnected, stand-alone books): NATE (Prequel) BEAUTIFUL RUIN MAGNIFICENT RUIN JESSE'S GIRL SAVING GRACE Keywords: new adult, romantic suspense, bad boy, alpha male, friends to lovers, everlasting series, male model, romance suspense, steamy romance, contemporary, mob, mafia, secrets, Tomas Keller, Nate, urban, holidays, Christmas, Thanksgiving,

Download or read book Beautiful Ruin written by Juliette N. Banks and published by Juliette N. Banks. This book was released on 2024-04-30 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She’s not mine, and I should stay away. But I won’t. I’m not sure she wants me to leave her alone. Sure, I’m a powerful and wealthy Dufort, but even after my damn brother (her boss) warned Leilani that my sexual appetite stretches to more than one lover - at the same time—her greedy lust-filled eyes still follow me. I’m convinced she’s far less innocent than everyone thinks. And I’m determined to find out. So when a bombshell drops in my lap, throwing an annoying existential crisis my way, Leilani becomes the outlet for my pain, my need, and my denial. I just never meant for it to ruin her. Or me. Beautiful Ruin is book nine and the final book in the steamy Dufort Dynasty series. It's part billionaire, part dark romance and will appeal to readers who like spicy books with a strong storyline and characters, witty dialogue, heart-clenching moments, and a delicious happy ever after. Each book can be read as a standalone. You will have noticed Jacob Dufort tends to enjoy multiple lovers. Hot damn! Please note this is not a reverse harem, although it will be spicy AF and end with a happy ever after for Jacob and Leilani. Keywords: billionaire, ceo, office, alpha strong heroine, vampire romance, soul mates, fated mates, instalove, romance novel, sexy book, sexy romance book, steamy romance novel, friends to lover, mature heroine romance, alpha hero reads, military romance, instant love, romcom, romantic suspense, office romance, holiday romance, New York romance, enemies to lovers, friends to lovers, alpha hero, alphahole, alpha hole, rejected mates, adventure romance, action romance series, military, military heroes, spicy romance, forbidden lovers, billionaire romance, five star romance, hot reads, mistaken mate, possessive heroes, dominant heroes, page-turner romance, sexy uniform, author romance, writer, danger, secret lover, Hawaii romance, tropical romance, romantic love story, passionate romance, sexy villains, mafia, bad boy romance, MC romance, dark romance, billionaire, bad boy, love books, love stories, new adult, holiday, romantic novels, sexually romantic books, guaranteed HEA, no cliffhangers, happily ever after, bestseller, bestselling author If you love these authors, you’ll enjoy this series: Julia Kent, TL Swan, Sierra Rose, Meghan Quinn, Elizabeth O’Roark, Ava Gray, J.T. Geissinger, Ava Harrison, Melanie Harlow, Kat T. Masen, Eva Winners, Marni Mann, Ivy Smoak, Michelle Heard, Lucy Darling, Monica Murphy, Layla Hagen, Pippa Grant, Carly Flynn, K.Bromberg, Lucy Score, Raylin Marks, Lily Gold, Penelope Sky, Bella J, Claire Kingsley, Eva Winners, Colleen Hoover, Louise Bay, Lucy Score, Ana Huang, Sara Cate, Olivia Hayle, Max Monroe, Tia Louise, Laurelin Paige, Carrie Ann Ryan, Lisa Renee Jones, Skye Warren, Willow Winters, K. A. LINDE, Shayla Black, Piper Lawson, Cadence Keys, Lauren Blakely.

Download or read book Beautiful Ruin written by Piper Lawson and published by Piper Lawson Steamy Romance Books. This book was released on 2021-08-11 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy this steamy British billionaire romance novel from USA Today bestselling author Piper Lawson! She gave me the one thing I couldn’t take. Her heart. When the villains of our past threaten to destroy my pledge to Reagan, we have one narrow chance at saving our future. All the money and power in the world mean nothing without the woman I love. So I will fight to my last breath for her. For us. To glorious victory... Or beautiful ruin. BEAUTIFUL RUIN the thrilling conclusion of Harrison and Raegan's forbidden billionaire romance that begins in BEAUTIFUL ENEMY and continues in BEAUTIFUL SINS. From USA Today bestselling steamy romance author Piper Lawson! EDITORIAL REVIEWS: ★★★★★ “Beautiful Enemy has the spice of romance and brute force of a cage fight. Drama. Suspense. Temptation. Lawson finds a place for each and every conflicting emotion and creates a combustible inferno.” -Isha, Goodreads reviewer ★★★★★ “Captivatingly sexy and fresh. It consumed me.” -Beautiful Chaos Reviews ★★★★★ “Overflowing with drama and suspense. Rae and Harrison will take you on an emotional roller coaster.” -BP34, Goodreads reviewer ★★★★★ “I am not usually a fan of the billionaire sweeps poor girl off her feet trope, but this book grabbed me by the heart strings and tugged hard. Leaves you breathless and wanting more.” -Amanda, Goodreads reviewer ★★★★★ “Powerful and full of feels...my new obsession.” -Stital, Goodreads reviewer ★★★★★ “WOW! My heart stuttered at the ending! Keeps you gripped.” -Suzanne, Goodreads reviewer ★★★★★ “What an explosive couple...I cannot wait for more!!!” -Nicola, Goodreads reviewer ★★★★★ “I love Piper’s musical world of Wicked, and this new saga is just as delicious.” -Michelle, Goodreads reviewer ★★★★★ “Loud, gritty, hot and freaking amazing!!! Little Queen and her King will burn up your pages.” -Debbie, Goodreads reviewer ★★★★★ “This book was amazing! I’m in love with Harrison and Rae.” -Kristen, Goodreads reviewer ★★★★★ “I want a Harrison, pretty please with whipped cream and a cherry on top...I was completely blown away by this book.” -Shelly, Goodreads reviewer ★★★★★ “Suspense, romance...Enemies to lovers at its best! Can’t wait to get my hands on the second installment. HIGHLY recommend.” -Anneli, Goodreads reviewer ★★★★★ “I felt every touch, every emotion through Pipers writing. I absolutely LOVE books that just transport me away so clearly... Beautiful Enemy is one of those books. 5 outstanding, phenomenal Stars.” -Cat, Goodreads reviewer *** KEYWORDS: Alpha, Alpha billionaire, alpha male, billionaire, travel, billionaire romance, alpha male romance, strong heroine, Ibiza, EDM, holiday, beach romance, contemporary romance, enemies to lovers, forbidden love, age gap, British billionaire, interracial romance, series, romantic series, women’s fiction, romance saga, romance series, romance saga, romantic family saga, bestseller romance, sexy, family, love, love books, kissing books, emotional journey, captivating romance, emotional, healing, hot, hot romance, sparks, loyalty, swoon, funny romance, modern romance, new release, forbidden romance, hidden romance, strong alpha, alpha hero, family business, strong female lead, strong heroine, family secrets, top romance reads, best seller, New Adult, best seller, series, romance novels, love story, alpha, bully, angst. Readers also enjoyed books by: Carrie Ann Ryan, Corinne Michaels, Susan Stoker, Natasha Madison, Chelle Bliss, Christina Lauren, Colleen Hoover, Talia Hibbert, Helena Hunting, Elle Kennedy, Kristen Callihan, Melissa Foster, Bella Andre, Sarina Bowen, Vi Keeland, Winter Renshaw, Meghan March, Willow Winters, Carly Phillips, Erika Wilde, Kendall Ryan, Jillian Dodd, Melissa Foster, Nana Malone, Anna Todd, Lauren Blakely, Julia Kent, Siobhan Davis, Vivian Wood, JS Scott, LJ Shen, Louise Bay, TL Swan, Nicole Snow, MS Parker, Lucy Score, Ava Harrison, Parker S Huntington, Ivy Layne, Tia Louise and Ainsley St Claire.

Download or read book Beautiful Ruins written by Jess Walter and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2013-04-02 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The No. 1 New York Times Bestseller Jess Walter's Beautiful Ruins is a gorgeous, glamorous novel set in 1960s Italy and a modern Hollywood studio. The story begins in 1962. Somewhere on a rocky patch of the sun-drenched Italian coastline a young innkeeper, chest-deep in daydreams, looks out over the incandescent waters of the Ligurian Sea and views an apparition: a beautiful woman, a vision in white, approaching him on a boat. She is an American starlet, he soon learns, and she is dying. And the story begins again today, half a world away in Hollywood, when an elderly Italian man shows up on a movie studio's back lot searching for the woman he last saw at his hotel fifty years before. Gloriously inventive, funny, tender and constantly surprising, Beautiful Ruins is a novel full of fabulous and yet very flawed people, all of them striving towards another sort of life, a future that is both delightful and yet, tantalizingly, seems just out of reach. 'Magic...A monument to crazy love with a deeply romantic heart' New York Times 'A novel shot in sparkly Technicolor' Booklist 'Hilarious and compelling' Esquire

Download or read book The Writer s Guide to Beginnings written by Paula Munier and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-11-15 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Give your story its best start! The best beginnings possess a magical quality that grabs readers from the first word and never lets them go. But beginnings aren't just the door into a fictional world. They are the gateway to the realm of publishing--one that could shut as quickly as it opens. In The Writer's Guide to Beginnings, author and literary agent Paula Munier shows you how to craft flawless beginnings that impress agents, engage editors, and captivate readers. You'll learn how to develop the big idea of your story and introduce it on page one, structure opening scenes that encompass their own story arc, kickstart your writing with effective brainstorming techniques, and introduce a compelling cast of characters that drive the plot. You'll also examine the best-selling novels from different genres to learn the secrets that experienced writers use to dive straight into a story. With thorough examinations of voice, point of view, setting, dialogue and conflict, The Writer's Guide to Beginnings is a must-have tool for luring your readers in with your opening pages--and convincing them to stick around for the ride. "Writing a book? Hard. Writing the beginning of a book? Rocket science! Strap on your spacesuit, because thanks to Munier's nuanced, actionable breakdown of every possible aspect of a gripping opening, authors everywhere can now take their books to the stars." --K.M. Weiland

Download or read book First Comes Love written by Shelley Cobb and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2015-08-27 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the prominence of one-name couples (Brangelina, Kimye) and famous families (the Smiths, the Beckhams), it is becoming increasingly clear that celebrity is no longer an individual pursuit-if it ever was. Accordingly, First Comes Love explores celebrity kinship and the phenomenon of the power couple: those relationships where two stars come together and where their individual identities as celebrities become inseparable from their status as a famous twosome. Taken together, the chapters in this volume interrogate the ways these alliances are bound up in wider cultural debates about marriage, love, intimacy, family, parenthood, sexuality, and gender, in their particular historical contexts, from the 1920s to the present day. Interdisciplinary in scope, First Comes Love seeks to establish how celebrity relationships play particular roles in dramatizing, disrupting, and reconciling often-contradictory ideas about coupledom and kinship formations.

Download or read book The Best American Short Stories 2017 written by Chad B. Anderson and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2017 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a selection of the best works of short fiction of the past year from a variety of acclaimed sources.

Download or read book Ruin written by Clarissa Wild and published by Clarissa Wild. This book was released on 2016-09-20 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new Standalone Romance novel by New York Times & USA Today Bestselling author Clarissa Wild. Maybell Fairweather was the girl of my dreams. Always smiling brightly, she kept going, despite the names her classmates called her behind her back. She was full of curiosity and independence, the extent of which I could only be jealous of. Even though she had all odds stacked against her, she knew what she wanted from life and pursued it, no matter the cost. She was completely my opposite in every way. Perfect, even though she couldn’t see it. Perfect … until me. Because this is the story of how I ruined her. Based on a true story. Standalone Romance. No cliffhanger.

Download or read book Love among the Ruins written by Victoria Wohl and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2009-02-09 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Classical Athenian literature often speaks of democratic politics in sexual terms. Citizens are urged to become lovers of the polis, and politicians claim to be lovers of the people. Victoria Wohl argues that this was no dead metaphor. Exploring the intersection between eros and politics in democratic Athens, Wohl traces the private desires aroused by public ideology and the political consequences of citizens' most intimate longings. Love among the Ruins analyzes the civic fantasies that lay beneath (but not necessarily parallel to) Athens's political ideology. It shows how desire can disrupt politics and provides a deeper--at times disturbing--insight into the democratic unconscious of ancient Athens. The Athenians imagined the perfect citizen as a noble and manly lover. But this icon conceals a multitude of other possible figures: sexy tyrants, potent pathics, and seductive perverts. Through critical re-readings of canonical texts, Wohl investigates these fantasies, which seem so antithetical to Athens's manifest ideals. She examines the interrelation of patriotism and narcissism, the trope of politics as prostitution, the elite suspicion of political pleasure, and the status of perversion within Athens's sexual and political norms. She also discusses the morbid drive that propelled Athenian imperialism, as well as democratic Athens's paradoxical fascination with the joys of tyranny. Drawing on contemporary critical theory in original ways, Wohl sketches the relationship between citizen psyche and political life to illuminate the complex, frequently contradictory passions that structure democracy, ancient and modern.

Download or read book Ruined Things written by Samantha Lovelock and published by Folkestone Publishing. This book was released on 2021-09-12 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Folkestone, nothing stays buried forever… Payne Emerson broke my heart. But now he’s the one bleeding for my mistake. I’d love to hate him for the awful stunt he pulled. But things aren’t always black and white. What happened that night on a dark and lonely road is all my fault. No matter how badly he hurt me, my choice cost him so much more. He never would have been out there if I hadn’t run. Sunday Easton saw me at my worst. And now she’ll never forgive me. I’d love to erase everything she witnessed. But some things can’t be unseen. What happened that night isn’t her fault. Sometimes in ruin, we find our truth; all I can do is hope she believes mine. She never would have run if she hadn’t caught me with my pants down. Folkestone Sins is an emotional New Adult romance series fueled by secrets, lies, and the powerful families who rule it all.

Download or read book The Regional Office Is Under Attack written by Manuel Gonzales and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-04-11 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Read it!” —Jess Walter, New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Ruins "[R]ollicking good fun.” —New York Times Book Review "A tour-de-force." —Laura Miller, Slate In a world beset by amassing forces of darkness, one organization—the Regional Office—and its coterie of super-powered female assassins protects the globe from annihilation. At its helm, the mysterious Oyemi and her oracles seek out new recruits and root out evil plots. Then a prophecy suggests that someone from inside might bring about its downfall. And now, the Regional Office is under attack. Recruited by a defector from within, Rose is a young assassin leading the attack, eager to stretch into her powers and prove herself on her first mission. Defending the Regional Office is Sarah—who may or may not have a mechanical arm—fiercely devoted to the organization that took her in as a young woman in the wake of her mother’s sudden disappearance. On the day that the Regional Office is attacked, Rose’s and Sarah’s stories will overlap, their lives will collide, and the world as they know it just might end. Weaving in a brilliantly conceived mythology, fantastical magical powers, teenage crushes, and kinetic fight scenes, The Regional Office Is Under Attack! is a seismically entertaining debut novel about revenge and allegiance and love.

Download or read book Ruined Cities written by James Tallett and published by Deepwood Publishing. This book was released on 2013-11-22 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The cities of humankind have crumbled, and the time of civilization is at an end. Nature reclaims what once belonged to it, while wretched creatures scrabble for the leavings of decay. The life of man is now solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short, trapped by the reminders of the past, and blessed with a barren future. Turn the page, and behold a majestic devastation. Ruined Cities is a 110,000 word post-apocalyptic science fiction anthology edited by James Tallett. The sixteen authors appearing in the anthology, in order of their stories, are Jennifer Povey, John Biggs, Steve Rodgers, Jay Litwicki, Tom Howard, Simon Kewin, Dale Carothers, David Young, Daniel Kason, Brent Knowles, Robin Wyatt Dunn, J.S. Bangs, George Walker, Daryl Waryne, Joel V. Kela, and Elizabeth Macdonald.

Download or read book Catch Me Matt Madison A Fun Flirty New Adult Romance written by Claire Raye and published by Claire Raye. This book was released on 2022-01-26 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Catch Me is a standalone novella set in the Hawthorn Hills world. It’s a fun and flirty love story with a hint of angst. Life at its craziest can be consuming. Matt Lieberman is her worst nightmare. A football jock with an ego to match. She knows she should stay away. Madison Montgomery is the elusive girl from the laundromat and he can’t help but be drawn to her. After spending the evening together, they begin to question if their connection could lead to something more. Consumed by their desire for each other, they need to decide if it’s worth the risk. This Hawthorn Hills Duet Series spin-off novella follows two of our favorite side characters. Although it takes place at the end of the series, you can read this novella in any order. You’ll find angst-filled, slow-burn, epic love stories along with topical storylines and some amazingly real and raw characters.

Download or read book Trust Me Adam Mila 2 A Secret Past New Adult Romance written by Claire Raye and published by Claire Raye. This book was released on 2021-07-07 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trust Me is book two in Adam and Mila’s duet and book six in the Hawthorn Hills Duet Series. A two-part, angst-filled, secret past New Adult romance. Tempt Me must be read before Trust Me in order to enjoy the full story. Life at its hardest requires trust. Adam Cooper ran without explanation, right when she needed him most. But she doesn’t know the true depth of his scars. Mila Collins is everything to him, but she can’t understand the past that still haunts him. And he has no idea about the secrets she’s hiding. Consumed by their own secrets and fears, they’re about to discover just how much they need each other. But in order to do that, they’re going to need to learn how to trust. The Hawthorn Hills Duet Series follows eight couples. Each two-book duet must be read in order to enjoy the couple’s full story, but the series can be read in any order. You’ll find angst-filled, slow-burn, epic love stories along with topical storylines and some amazingly real and raw characters.

Download or read book Pursue Me Josh Charlie 1 A Slow Burn New Adult Romance written by Claire Raye and published by Claire Raye. This book was released on 2021-10-27 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pursue Me is book one in Josh and Charlie’s duet and book seven in the Hawthorn Hills Duet Series. A two-part, angst-filled, slow burn New Adult romance. Pursue Me must be read before Protect Me in order to enjoy the full story. Life at its best is the pursuit. Josh Cooper is just a fling and she’s determined to keep it that way. She has too much at stake to fall for him. Charlie McCall is the beautiful blonde he met on his trip to the States and he’s desperate to win her over. But he’s failing miserably. Unable to stay away from each other, they finally give into the idea of a relationship and of what it could become for both of them. But the pursuit may be the only thing that’s keeping them together. The Hawthorn Hills Duet Series follows eight couples. Each two-book duet must be read in order to enjoy the couple’s full story, but the series can be read in any order. You’ll find angst-filled, slow-burn, epic love stories along with topical storylines and some amazingly real and raw characters.

Download or read book Forget Me Max Harper 1 A Single Parent New Adult Romance written by Claire Raye and published by Claire Raye. This book was released on 2023-09-13 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forget Me is book one of Max and Harper's duet and book five in the Badger Creek Duet Series. A two-part, slow-burn, single parent, new adult romance. Forget Me must be read before Forget Me Not in order to enjoy the full story. Picturesque Badger Creek is exactly where Harper Neely wants to start over. With her four year old daughter in tow, she’s determined to make a new life for them both. But her past is always in the back of her mind. And then there’s Max Holden. He’s Badger Creek’s most eligible bachelor, handsome and hardworking, but no girl has caught his eye. That is until Harper shows up, mysterious and new to the quaint little ski village, she’s all Max can think about. But Harper’s past keeps her guarded and when she finally lets Max in, their bond is severed in the most unexpected way. The Badger Creek Duet Series follows eight couples. Each two-book duet must be read in order to enjoy the couple’s full story, but the series can be read in any order. You’ll find angst-filled, steamy, epic love stories with characters you can fall in love with!

Download or read book Complicate Me Reid Sienna 1 A Slow Burn New Adult Romance written by Claire Raye and published by Claire Raye. This book was released on 2020-07-08 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Complicate Me is book one of Reid and Sienna’s duet and book one in the Hawthorn Hills Duet Series. A two-part, angst-filled, slow-burn, New Adult romance. Complicate Me must be read before Complete Me in order to enjoy the full story. Life at its simplest is still complicated. Reid Bowen is her brother’s best friend and the biggest womanizer on campus. She has no business wanting him. Sienna Parker is forbidden and the sweetest fruit he can never taste. But if he can’t have her, no one can. Forced together by a road trip home, it will not only test their patience, but also their resolve to stay away from each other. Bound by their past, it’s the complicated that changes their lives. The Hawthorn Hills Duet Series follows eight couples. Each two-book duet must be read in order to enjoy the couple’s full story, but the series can be read in any order. You’ll find angst-filled, slow-burn, epic love stories along with topical storylines and some amazingly real and raw characters.