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My Top Thirteen Most Illicit Bad Boys, Misfits & Mobsters of Romance Books

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I recently received this email (from “Em”) and thought to myself, OMG YES!!! I have a TON of awesome suggestions!

Hi Maryse!!!Β I was wondering if you know of any good mafia/mob/organised crime, bad boys romance type books?? I might drop a comment on your Bad Boys & Rock Stars thread and see if anyone else knows of any too!

In fact, I realized that some of my absolute favorite books involve some “shadier” (yet redeemable) characters. And I’m not just talking my usual tattooed bad boys that still fit within today’s social standards. I’m talking about the disillusioned social outcasts, the extreme nonconformists, the hustlers, and those that make their living on the streets. From the homeless to the richest mob bosses, the high-end escorts to the underground street fighters. read more

Deana Birch – The Covington Heights Crew Series Reading Order

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ANTIHEROES ALERT!!Β BRAND NEW SERIES ABOUT A NEIGHBORHOOD WITH A HARDCORE CRIMINAL UNDERGROUND!! And book #2 is going live at midnight!! πŸ˜€

About book #1:

The only thing she has to give is exactly what they want.

The Covington Heights Crew has a funny way of protecting their own. With rapes from rival gangs and human trafficking riddling their poverty-stricken streets, they’ll keep the girls from their neighborhood safeβ€”for a price. No money? No worries. They have quite creative payment plans. read more

Rebecca Hefner’s “The Darkness Within” is on sale today, and she’s sent over Five Fun Facts + we’re having a gift card giveaway!

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<β€” SUPER-BARGAIN ALERT!! The Darkness Within (Etherya’s Earth Book 3) is on sale todayΒ and the author is celebrating by sponsoring today’s newsletter, she’s sentΒ over a Five Fun Facts about the book AND she’s having a giveaway INCLUDING a gift card!! πŸ˜€

About her series,Β the author says:

…best read in order, so that the reader can enjoy the evolution of the characters…

…however, readers of romance rest assured that each book has its own featured hero/heroine and HEA. read more

Reader Question… Solved! The book about the Hero that was a drug dealer turned artist…

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AlΕΎbΔ›ta needs help finding this book! Sounds like it could be tumultuous!

She asks:

Hi,

I’m looking for a book, where the hero used to be a drug dealer and now is an artist – painter or maybe sculptor.

The heroine is working in a gallery where will be the hero is showing his work. Then she finds out that, the hero is an older brother of her friend and he used to be a bad person.

I think he uses a nickname in the gallery.

Anyway thank you for your help and have a nice day πŸ™‚

Anyone have a guess?

Kelsie: Sounds a little bit like Confess by Colleen Hoover but not quite right… read more

Reader Question – When will Lily White’s “Heresy” be released?

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Oh wow, I’ve received 3 questions for this one, and I went on a mad search (Google AND the author’s social media pages) and I can’t find the answer (I found a “sort of” answer, but even backtracking to find that post has been unsuccessful).

Fiona: Good morning, I was wondering if you had any updates to the Lily White – Heresy. I think it was going to be released 23 September. Thanking you in advance. Kind regards Fiona

Laura: Hi Maryse,Β I love your blog!Β Can you help shed some light on when Lily White’s 4th book in the inferno series is going to be released on kindle?? I’m dying to read Shane’s story.Β Thanks! read more

Reader Question… Solved! The biker book with the enforcer that barely speaks, and the only girl that he listens to…

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Anita needs our book help! Oh I LOVE reclusive broken Heroes and the heroines that soothe their souls!!

There’s one that I can think of (though I don’t remember if he was an enforcer) and that was Madeline Sheehan’s character “Dirty” in her Undeniable series (and we see his story with Ellie – though I don’t remember her being so much “sweet” as more like… a strong heroine). Still, this is my guess, or at least a guess with a very similar trope which is Unattainable. I LOVE this trope, and in fact, here’s my 4.5 star review of that one. πŸ™‚ read more