Breaking You Open

by Ally Avery

Sparrow

He’s the one I need.

When a smoking hot older biker saves me from a miserable night, I know I can call him home. But my dream soon turns into a nightmare when he kicks me out.

Next thing I know, the past I’ve fought to escape comes back to haunt me. But I know where I can take refuge.

If he’ll have me.

Louis

I’m not the one he needs.

And he’s not mine to take.

Too young. Too frail. Too broken.

But he insists he needs me, and who am I to refuse when a cute boy with pouty lips and haunted eyes shows up on my doorstep?

His demons are hot on his heels, and he counts on me for protection. But how can I protect him, if I can’t even protect him from myself?

With You

by Marley Valentine

Tragedy brought us together, but something stronger made me want to stay.

Julian was the boy next door. My brother’s best friend, he fit with my family in ways I never could. While he and Rhett went on to play house, I left the only life I knew, desperate for a fresh start.

Until everything changed.Heartache came along, and the aftermath of my brother’s death was here to stay. I was now face to face with Julian more than I ever wanted to be.

Being around him brought up all my insecurities, forced me to deal with hard truths, and conjured up feelings I had no business entertaining. He wasn’t the man I thought I knew. He was complex and layered, and inherently beautiful in all the ways I’d never noticed.

Not on another person.

Not on another man.

Not until him.

Gluttony

by Sienna Moreau

Gluttony doesn’t remember the past; Saeran is haunted by it. Their love could save them all, or it could signal their doom.

Saeran
I’ve spent so long hiding in the shadows, I’ve forgotten what it’s like to live any other way. I lost Gluttony lifetimes ago and watching him now is agony. I didn’t mean to get this close, not after being careful for so long.
Whoever we were is gone. I wish we could have just one more moment. If only giving in to my need for him wouldn’t mean the end for us all.

Gluttony
He came to me in the shadows, offering gifts with his silver tongue. I refuse to be taken for a fool like my brothers. A pretty face isn’t enough to lure me in. I just want one more gift and answers to the promises he whispers in my ear.
I’ve no interest in love or physical connections. And yet this stranger comes waltzing in with his secrets and his lies, and I’ve never wanted to hoard anything more than him.

A Forgotten Mistake

by Alice Winters

Liam
Despite winning Gabriel’s heart, my trials are not yet over when I’m stuck competing with Gabriel’s cat for his affection (why is she only evil when he’s not looking?), dealing with coworkers trying to befriend me (I should have blackmailed more of them), and worst of all... meeting Gabriel’s parents (whose affection I will win with lavish presents).

Oh, and hunting down another killer. Though that’s the easy part.

But when a crime scene brings me face-to-face with someone from my past, I realize I might have to fight to keep my secrets hidden from those who would tear me away from Gabriel forever.

Gabriel
Tackling Liam’s foster sister to the ground outside of a crime scene is the last thing I expected to do. It’s clear she needs help, and Liam might be the only person who can assist her. People are turning up dead, but if we fail to find the connection between them before it’s too late, innocent people might end up taking the fall or piquing the serial killer’s interest.

Thankfully, Liam’s no stranger to challenges as he draws me further into his secretive world where the vilest of humanity reside around every corner. He’s opening my eyes and making me fall even deeper in love with every breath as I realize that his darkness isn’t driving me away but pulling me even closer.

This man who is willing to burn the world down for me doesn’t realize just how far I’d go for him.

Hidden Intentions

by Gen Blackwell

Professor Parker is fucking hot.
The moment I saw him, I knew he was mine.
Mine to obsess over. Mine to fantasize about.
Mine to unravel until that high-and-mighty moral shell of his shatters.
He doesn’t know I’ve uncovered his dirty little secret, but I have, and I know the truth . . .
He wants me too.
But I’m his student, and he’s my teacher. It’s forbidden. Unethical. Impossible.
Or so he thinks.
The impossibility only makes it more exciting.
Rules mean nothing to me. When I want something, I take it.
And I want him.

Wrecked

by Reese Knightley

​My darkness meets a darker soul.

I’m a golden boy.
A genius law student, the heir to the Carson empire, and the dutiful son.
Or, at least, that's what it looks like from the outside.
Deep inside, I have the urge to set the world on fire.
I keep these impulses in check, rarely indulging in mayhem.
Until one night of debauchery backfires, and I'm caught by a villain.
I bury the entire ordeal with the rest of my skeletons.
That is, until that night walks into my classroom in the form of my new professor.
Kayden Lockwood.
A criminal who’s teaching criminal law.
I can't expose what he's done without unmasking my secret life.
What I can do, however, is force him to taste the poison he gave me.
In the clash of titans, Kayden and I break and crumble.
And I'm starting to realize this dangerous game may have no winners.