A DDLG Age Gap Summer RomanceThe water was my home, and the water gave me my little one...You'd think after spending twenty years living on a ship more than I ever lived on land, I'd be sick of the water. But as soon as I retired from the Navy, I settled in Sizzle Beach where the water gave me a gift.From the moment I laid my eyes on Raleigh two years ago, she had been the center of my universe. I was her caretaker, and she trusted me enoug...

A myth-busting, 100-year history of the Mexican drug trade that reveals how an industry founded by farmers and village healers became dominated by cartels and kingpins.The Mexican drug trade has inspired prejudiced narratives of a war between north and south, white and brown; between noble cops and vicious kingpins, corrupt politicians and powerful cartels. In this first comprehensive history of the trade, historian Benjamin T. Smith tells the real story of how and...

Falling for my older brother's best friend isn't as fun as it's cut out to be, especially since I'm so screwed up that I'm terrified of commitment and being locked down.I crave freedom. I need to let go of the insanity swirling in my head.But I do something even crazier than getting high or fighting like I always do. Something even crazier than falling for my brother's best friend.I also fall for the one man who hates my guts... Blaze.I'm toxic. I ruin every...

He's bad for her in every sense of the word.A criminal.An enemy.A rival.She's the princess of the Bloody Royals MC.Off-limits.Forbidden.An annoyance.Disaster will drive them together.When Travis kidnaps Katie Holland, his world gets flipped upside down in more ways than one.She's mouthy and works on every nerve in his body, but neither of them can resist the se...

The president of the Storm Hogs MC and a strip club owner...AdlerI live and breathe this club and work. I protect my brothers fiercely, so much so that Elliot likes to tease me by calling me Dad when I get overbearing.I've never been insanely attracted to women. I'm the kind of man who needs an emotional connection with a woman for anything to happen.But then I see Cecily Truitt...And I'm left wondering if maybe I just hadn'...

"Best Mafia I have read in a long time, I couldnt put them down and never wanted it to end." - Goodreads ReviewerAll four books in one!DistrustDisbeliefDefianceDismissed.Their name has meaning, holds royalty. They aren't to be trifled with. And if you get too close, prepare to be destroyed—they are the Russian mafia.Gashes and bruises mean nothing to them, blood is what they live by. It's all they know. So be...

He was her whole world. The boy from down the street. The boy she grew up with from the time she was three and they were the age of five. Who are they? Her older brother Marcus and his best friend Cole. How could she fall for the guy she grew up with, the guy who spent everyday at her house. Cole is off limits, he doesn't see her the same way. He remains the object of her desire though. At least he was. After a dream worthy bathroom encounter Cole gives her the cold shoulder and leaves for...

In a world torn between loyalty and betrayal, love is the most dangerous secret of all.Raven has always known pain—the kind that lingers in the shadows of memory and whispers of broken trust. When Declan enters her life, fierce and unyielding, their connection sparks a passion neither can deny. But desire comes at a cost.As Raven is drawn deeper into a tangled web of lies, enemies, and forbidden love, she must decide who to trust—and what she’s willing to sacrifice. Her hea...

"I'm a bad girl, but I'll be good for you."Vengeance has a name, and her name is mine.My role is to take action against the darkest men I've ever come across.To kill them one at a time.Until my list is complete.And in doing so, I'm going to use my most powerful weapon—my body.They ruined my life, and now it's my turn to destroy theirs.Even if it means a death sentence for me, each drop of blood will be deserving.Each ...

B R E T TAll I needed was coffee. Instead, not only did I end up involved in a mass murder, but I also ended up taking home a beautiful, blonde-haired, gray-eyed woman.She's got a past that she needs protection from.And I have a thing for playing hero.O L I V I AIt's my first day on the job, and the unexpected happens.Someone decided to shoot up the supermarket I'm cashiering at.Thankfully, there's a ...

His lips told me he knew me.His hands touched like we were old lovers.His eyes held secrets of a past I'd never known.I was lost, you see.Lost as the flowers that grew in the meadow.The devil told me he knew me.But lies had a way of unraveling, even if we didn't want them to.The devil had a trick, for his love was full of acid. Acid that burned at every touch, every linger, and I let it scorch me to my core.A devil made you sin. And m...

She feels like she's drowning . . . is he enough to save her?No one cared about her.At least, that's what Tracey liked to tell herself.Her mother neglected her.Her father abused her.Tracey wanted it all over. She wanted to die - to escape to something else besides the life she already knew.But in steps Trevor.He just wants to make all of her pain go away.Will she let Trevor in? Will she allow herself to be saved?...