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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!!! 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

Jaymin Eve – Shadow Beast Shifters Reading Order

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<— BRUTALLY REJECTED BY HER TRUE MATE!!! PARANORMAL DARK ROMANCE AND THE TITLE FOR BOOK #1 HAS MY ATTENTION!!! And many in our crew are loving it!!

Mony: Rejected (Shadow Beast Shifters #1) by Jaymin Eve – I thought this book was fabulous! Binge-read the series, although book #1 was my favourite. 5★

Michelle S: I am reading a Paranormal, called “Rejected (Shadow Beast Shifters, Book 1)”. I KNOW!!! It sounds so dang corny. But it’s free on KU, so I picked it up. And I LOVE IT. Super over the top sassy Heroine, meets grumpy, moody, over the top “beast”…. a formula that I still like when the mood strikes me. If the writing works, the dialogue, and the story, then I am still in my happy place. read more

Reader Question… Solved! The book about the ballerina that is abducted after seeing a crime, and her dance partner purposely dropped & injured her…

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Nada is looking for this book! Hrmmm… interesting!! I know of a few “ballerina” heroine books that had a dark romance feel (I’m thinking of Skye Warren maybe?) but hopefully someone knows for sure!

She asks:

Hi Maryse,

I’m going crazy trying to find a book I read. I don’t remember the title.

What I do remember is the main female character is a ballerina who witnesses a murder in a garage after rehearsal or a show. I think she gets abducted right away and forced to stay with the main Male character. read more

Saffron A. Kent – St. Mary’s Rebels Series Reading Order

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THE BAD BOY ANTIHERO ALERT!! The latest in the series (book #2) just went LIVE & OMG I absolutely LOVE this author’s biography “starter”:

“Writer of bad romances. Lana Del Rey of the book world.”

HOLY MOLY she is loaded in angst (and Lana Del Rey is my favorite!! And I can only listen to so much of her at one sitting… before my mood follows hard). LOL!

And Nancy 5 STAR LOVED her latest release (book b#2):

Nancy: Read the Prequel Novella: THE WILD MUSTANG & THE DANCING FAIRY before starting A GORGEOUS VILLIAN. This is the complete story of Reed (Roman) Jackson & Callie (Calliope) (Fae) (Dancing Fairy) Thorne! read more

Deana Birch – The Covington Heights Crew Series Reading Order

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

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 safe—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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<— SUPER-BARGAIN ALERT!! The Darkness Within (Etherya’s Earth Book 3) is on sale today and the author is celebrating by sponsoring today’s newsletter, she’s sent over a Five Fun Facts about the book AND she’s having a giveaway INCLUDING a gift card!! 😀

About her series, 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