Adelaide Forrest

Harper L. Woods

Once, we’d worshipped them as Gods.

For nearly 400 years, the Veil has protected us from the Fae of Alfheimr. In their absence, our lives have shifted from decadence and sin to survival and virtue under the guidance of the New Gods. I’ve spent my entire life tending to the gardens next to the boundary between our worlds, drawn to the shimmering magic like a moth to the flame.

Then, we died on their swords.

All of that changes the day the Veil shatters, unleashing the fae upon our world once again. The magic of faerie marks those of us they mean to take, but the Mist Guard protecting Nothrek will kill us all before they let the fae have us. There’s no choice but to flee everything I’ve ever known, not if I want to live to see my twenty-first birthday as a free woman.

Now, they’ll claim what’s theirs.

But before they capture me, Caelum saves me from the Wild Hunt. Fae-marked and on the run, he is able to fight back in ways I only dream of. From tentative alliance to all-consuming passion, our bond strengthens as the fae close in and evil lurks ever nearer. With my life on the line, he is everything I shouldn’t dare to want and a distraction I can’t afford. I can’t seem to stay away, not even with something greater on the line.

My heart.

Author’s Note: This book is intended for readers who are 18 and older. It contains mature language, graphic violence, and explicit content with darker elements. This is book one in a series and ends in a cliffhanger.

Of Flesh & Bone Series #1

What Lies Beyond the Veil

She's an innocent. Caught in the wrong place at the wrong time. My Angel is the one who got away-the only person in the world I love. When she is caught in an unsanctioned bank robbery in my territory, only my reputation protects her. She should have stayed away. Instead, she charges back into my life like a shining beacon in my otherwise bleak existence. She has no place in my world where hardened criminals toy with the lives of the innocent. A better man would let her go - again. There's no white picket fence in life with a Bellandi, and she deserves so much more. I pushed her away once, but now that she's back I won't let anything else come between us. Not even Ivory herself. Disclaimer: Bloodied Hands is a full-length standalone novel with crime syndicate members and dark content. The Bellandi Crime Syndicate Series includes several full-length standalones with HEA that can be read in any order, but would present a better reading experience following the suggested reading order.

A Dark Mafia Romance

Bloodied Hands

Rafael I came for war. I left with an obsession. With one look, Isa captivated me. She consumed me, drawing me into her world without ever knowing the dangers of mine. I intend to make her mine, no matter what lies I need to tell to manipulate her into falling in love with El Diablo. It should be simple enough, but secrets lurk in the depths of her multicolored eyes, and I'll do anything to understand what broke her before I had the chance.Because she's mine to break. Isa Rafael Ibarra tore through my life like a raging inferno. Consuming every part of me he touches, he promises to show me passion and the real Ibiza. Though our tryst can never be anything but temporary, I never want to leave the man who makes me wish things were different. But there's a nightmare hiding within his multicolored gaze, a phantom rattling at the cages who wants to devour me, to take me and claim me as his. He's temptation, pushing me toward sin with his wicked touch. But the sins of the flesh are different from the sins of the mind, and as much as I hate his secrets...I will never tell him my own.Until Tomorrow Comes is the first book in the Beauty in Lies series and ends on a cliffhanger. This is a DARK mafia romance and contains graphic violence, mature content, and elements that may be triggering. Please read at your own discretion.

Until Tomorrow Comes

They took her from me.

Now I’ll take everything from them.

I was never meant to fall in love with her.

We were children when they betrothed us—an obligation I didn’t want.

Before long, her amber eyes had pierced right through me,

transforming my indifference into gentle devotion.

Then, they stole her from me—banished me from my home and robbed her of my protection.

They damaged her in my absence, and the girl I cared for hardened into a woman I cannot resist.

I’ve bided my time, amassing my strength; now none who stand in my way will survive.

The time has come to take back my kingdom.

The time has come to make Thalia mine.

Author's note: Massacred Dreams is a dark mafia romance duet with elements that may be triggering to some readers.

A Dark Mafia Romance (Massacred Dreams #2)

Dreams of the Deadly

Rafael Some obsessions are forever. Isabel Adamik made me need her. She made me crave her in a way I'd never seen coming. With tempting innocence tinged by that hint of darkness under her skin, she showed me everything I'd never dared to dream mi princesa could possess. A Queen for the devil himself. Nothing exists but the overwhelming need to make her mine in every way. To sear myself into her skin until she admits she loves me. Isa Some loves are worth killing for. I fell in love with the devil, and he stripped away everything I thought I knew about myself. With beautiful lies and clever manipulation, he showed me a version of the world that seemed too good to be true. Because it was. He's determined to possess me in every way. To strip down my defenses until there's no part of me he doesn't know. But sometimes... Secrets are better left in the dark. Until Forever Ends is the second book in the Beauty in Lies series and ends on a cliffhanger. This is a DARK mafia romance and contains graphic violence, mature content, and elements that may be triggering. Please read at your own discretion.

Until Forever Ends

This shadow always follows his Sunshine. Her life is a carefully crafted lie. For years, I only watch my Sunshine from the shadows; my loyalty to the Bellandis demands nothing less. When her husband is killed, the path is clear for me to step in and claim her for myself. I'll give her a glimpse into the truth. I give Calla and her kids one year to grieve their loss. When the year is over, I pluck them from the grey world she clings to and insert them into the vivid color of my Bellandi life. Even when it hurts, and she rails against me. Rising tensions in my world threaten to steal her away from me, but I won't let anyone take what is mine. Instead, I'll demand every piece of her: her heart, her body. Her soul. And I won't stop until I've taken everything. Grieved Loss is a full-length standalone novel with an HEA, but the series presents a better reading experience when following the suggested reading order.This series contains dark elements, including an over-the-top antihero who does as he pleases. Please read at your own discretion.

Grieved Loss

No one knows me like she does. She's the only one who has power over me. I've loved Samara since I was a boy, since the moment I heard her sing and told her she would be my wife. I sacrificed that dream to keep her safe. Our love is a secret, hanging unspoken between us. Everything changes the night I find her beaten and broken by the man who should have protected her. What I have longed to do more than anything. After all this time, the safest place for her is in my arms. I've tried to be patient, to let her come to terms with the shift in our relationship, but soon I will make her mine. Time is running out for my Little Dove. I won't stop until she's my wife. Forgivable Sins is a full-length standalone novel with crime syndicate members and dark and graphic content. The Bellandi Crime Syndicate Series includes several full-length standalones with HEA that can be read in any order, but would present a better reading experience following the suggested reading order.

Forgivable Sins

Rafael Our love was born in lies. Mi reina captivated me. She burned me and claimed me as hers. I thought I'd be the one to own her, but there is no mistaking her claim on my soul. When our lives burn to ash around us, our love will be strong enough to withstand the flames. Because the alternative is losing someone I won't ever let go. My wife. Isa Our love was born in blood. El Diablo deceived me. He took me and marked me as his. He desecrated my soul, turning me into a nightmare to match the sins staining his own.With the flames of our pasts consuming everything around us, our love is our only chance to find salvation. But his search for answers may come at a price I'm not willing to pay. My love. Until Retribution Burns is the third of four books in the Beauty in Lies series and ends on a cliffhanger. This is a DARK mafia romance and contains graphic violence, mature content, and elements that may be triggering. Please read at your own discretion.

Until Retribution Burns

Wrong

In secrets we trust. In promises we doubt. Our love is built on secrets. From the moment Rafael approached me, I knew he would destroy me in the end. He built our love on secrets and lies, on manipulation that tears us apart. I have to trust him to shield me from the flames. My grief is all-consuming, tearing me apart from the depths of my soul. He's a steady strength at my spine, supporting me through the blackest moment of my life. Our sins are linked in ways I never expected. But our enemies are closing in and demanding payment for the blood we've spilled. They want to make us suffer for our crimes, but it isn't Rafael's life at stake. It's mine. Until Death Do Us Part is the final book in the Beauty in Lies series. This is a DARK mafia romance and contains graphic violence, mature content, and elements that may be triggering. Please read at your own discretion.

Until Death Do Us Part

Every killer has a weakness. She's the one woman I can't have. She's forbidden to the Bellandi men. Yet after one look in her honey eyes, I need to carve myself into her soul so deeply, Sadie will never forget she's mine. Nobody else sees through her facade. She's a mess of contradictions. Full of jagged edges that threaten to pull me apart at the seams and unleash the beast who lurks beneath my skin. I'll be her shelter through the storm. I can't resist her fire and rebellion. But when she's threatened by my enemies, I'll risk everything to keep her safe from the man who seeks to use her as a weapon against me. Even if it costs me my humanity. Shielded Wrongs is a full-length standalone novel with an HEA, but the series presents a better reading experience when following the suggested reading order. This series contains dark elements, including an over-the-top antihero who does as he pleases. Please read at your own discretion.

Shielded Wrongs

Scarred Regrets

Dreams of the Vengeful

I came for war. I left with an obsession. With one look, Isa captivated me. She consumed me, drawing me into her world without ever knowing the dangers of mine. But secrets lurk in the depths of her multicolored eyes, and I'll do anything to understand what broke her before I had the chance. Because one day, she'll be mine to break. Until Memory Fades is the prologue to the Beauty in Lies series. This is a DARK mafia romance series and contains graphic violence, mature content, and elements that may be triggering. Please read at your own discretion. Until Memory Fades is also included within book one, Until Tomorrow Comes, for those who want to jump right in.

A Beauty in Lies Prologue

Until Memory Fades

Broken men don't fall in love. We linger in the darkness, consumed by the sins that define us. Irina is the sole reason my heart beats. She's everything that matters in a world filled with evil that a woman so good and pure should never have to see. She'll add another scar to my collection - this one engraved on my heart. When she's taken by our enemy to use for his vengeance. Even knowing she can never be mine, I'll stop at nothing to see her safe. The Irina I rescue isn't the same feisty woman they stole. Her soul is broken. Her heart is hollow like mine, because of the things she's seen. She needs me in a way I've never known. And I will destroy the man who shattered what's mine. Scarred Regrets is a full-length standalone romance, but the series presents a better reading experience when following the suggested order. This series contains dark elements, including over-the-top antiheroes who do as they please. Read at your own discretion.

Our love was written in blood, but our dream was born from death. Once upon a time, I had it all. Born heir apparent to one of the Six Families, I was destined for greatness. Wealth and power were in my blood, and sweet Thalia was one more means to an end. Until they banished me from the watchful city, stripping me of everything I possessed, my name, my home, all I'd come to hold dear, including the girl who was to be my wife. Now the day has come to take back what's mine. The girl is no longer a promise I need to protect, but a woman who I plan to devour. Wealth and power are in my blood, and sweet Thalia may very well be my end. Dreams of the Vengeful is the prologue to the Massacred Dreams series, ends in a cliffhanger, and is a dark mafia romance. It contains elements that may be triggering to some readers.

A Massacred Dreams Prologue

Settled Scores

Claiming His Princess

Once, I'd chosen my mate instead of freedom. For weeks, we retraced our steps back to Mistfell and the lingering shadow of the Veil at the boundary between realms. Traveling through the kingdom, I denied the evidence in front of me, unable to fathom that I wasn't the lost princess of Faerie. Instead, it is Fallon who must fear the consequences of her heritage. Which leaves me with a single, unanswered question. Then, I awoke, caged high above the throne of the Queen of Air & Darkness. Mab is the Queen who keeps all of Alfheimr held squirming within her clawed grasp. She uses the children of Faerie to sustain the magic granted to her by the cursed gem atop her crown, which has carved her from the girl she once was into a dark vessel, obsessed with power. She thrives on cruelty, and wields our love as an instrument for pain. Now, I'll play the games of the Fae. I'm a curiosity, my presence an enigma that was never foreseen. I may not be Mab's daughter, yet she still keeps me close, as she forges me into a weapon against humans and Fae alike. Mab may not own me yet, but she controls the life of the man I love. There is nothing I wouldn't do to see him freed. Even if I have to become the villain to do it. What Lurks Between the Fates is book three in a series and ends in a cliffhanger. It features content that may be offensive or triggering to some readers.

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