Ever experienced darkness? Inside and out?I have.I have lived in this darkness for a long time feeling like I wake up in a cave every single day and have been living there for years. But even in this dark life I still find whatever ray of light I can get. To see myself. To show everyone who I am. This is what I thought I would be doing when I got the chance to participate in a dance performance in London. To go and live my dream. But what I didn't know is that my life was about to change. By him. Herold.I know I should have stayed away from him since day one. Everyone warned me and so did he. But there was something about him that made me want to be with him. We both had our own secrets. We both shared them too. But I never should have fallen in love with him. I never should have made such mistake. He came into my life being more than just a ray of light. He made me see the world through his eyes. But I was a fool to even think I could have a normal life with him. Because at the end, he did what he promised he would do if I stayed. He promised to destroy me.And now...I am destroyed by him.

When you see a ray of light in darkness, not only does it gives you hope but it also shows a ray of new life.But what if that very small ray is another path to darkness?Herold was the light in my dark life, but after losing him I'm engulfed by darkness all over again.His death destroyed me. I left all my dreams, my friends and my life for him. No matter how hard I tried to move on he still lived in my memories.But meeting Alex was something I never expected. He came as a tenant in my house but yet whenever I was with him I felt this familiar pull towards him. It was like I have known him for a long time.But things took great turns between us.He made me laugh. He made me alive. He even made me fall in love again.But not everything lasts forever. Soon all these happiness wrecked my life like a hurricane when truth came into light.I was destroyed again when reality hit me. Everything that I have been through, everything I have felt...it was all a lie.I lost belief in love and trust.But what do you do when you have become so connected with the darkness that the ray of light you always looked for now scares you?When this very light endangers everyone you love? I should have never walked through this path of dark love knowing I will be destroyed again. But at the end somehow this dark love freed me.

Once upon a time there was a kingdom ruled by a ruthless king. A Satan living and ruling his hell. Until came a queen who craved for her freedom. And a goddess who lived for the ultimate vengeance. Each one of them connected by a past buried deep within the graves of darkness. But fate had other plans, twisting their paths. Paths filled with betrayal, conspiracy, lust and power. Three of them fighting against one another, for their own obsession. Who will win? The king? The goddess? Or the queen?

A New York Times bestseller The bestselling sequel—and conclusion—to Victoria Schwab’s instant #1 New York Times bestseller This Savage Song. Kate Harker is a girl who isn’t afraid of the dark. She’s a girl who hunts monsters. And she’s good at it. August Flynn is a monster who can never be human. No matter how much he once yearned for it. He has a part to play. And he will play it, no matter the cost. Nearly six months after Kate and August were first thrown together, the war between the monsters and the humans is a terrifying reality. In Verity, August has become the leader he never wished to be, and in Prosperity, Kate has become the ruthless hunter she knew she could be. When a new monster emerges from the shadows—one who feeds on chaos and brings out its victim’s inner demons—it lures Kate home, where she finds more than she bargained for. She’ll face a monster she thought she killed, a boy she thought she knew, and a demon all her own. A gorgeously written dark fantasy from New York Times–bestselling author Victoria Schwab, and one to hand to fans of Holly Black, Laini Taylor, and Maggie Stiefvater. “Explosive.”—Brightly

He was supposed to protect me. Instead, he made me fear the dark. He was supposed to love me. In the end, his love was sickening, cruel and filled with malice. Five years ago, the only bright lights in my world were extinguished. One decision. One text. One sentence and my fragile life shattered. I never expected the depravity and lies that greets me when I return to Montecito, leaving me with one goal... To flee and never look back. Everything changes when three gorgeous guys crash into my life. They're determined to mark me as theirs, and make me question everything I hold true. But when the ghosts of my past and future collide, who will be left standing? Me... or the monster who coveted me for all of the wrong reasons, turning me into what I am today... Tarnished. *Tarnished is the first book in the Tainted by Ruin Trilogy and cannot be read as a standalone. It is a Dark High School Reverse Harem Romance that contains scenes that may be triggering to some. Including: sexual assault (minor), physical abuse & self harm. Recommended for readers 18+.

She has a secret. I’m complicated. Not broken or ruined or running from a past I can’t face. Just complicated. I thought my life couldn’t get any more tangled in deceit and confusion. But I hadn’t met him. I hadn't realized how far I could fall or what I'd have do to get free. He has a secret. I’ve never pretended to be good or deserving. I chase who I want, do what I want, act how I want. I didn’t have time to lust after a woman I had no right to lust after. I told myself to shut up and stay hidden. But then she tried to run. I’d tasted what she could offer me and damned if I would let her go. Secrets destroy them. **Pepper Winters is known for her Dark Erotica. This book is more a Grey Romance. It isn't fluffy, and still deals with darker subjects, but it isn't brutal.** Destroyed is a complicated love story between a man with a terrible past and a woman who holds his cure. A man who finds redemption in love and a woman who loses her heart and reason for living. Death brings life, and destruction brings new beginnings. Complete at 144,000 words. No cliffhanger. Stand alone. HEA

I loved him from the age of sixteen. Hated him from the age of eighteen. He disappeared at the age of nineteen. We started off as enemies, then fast became lovers. But our story isn't a happily ever after. It was a story of a king and a peasant. Can you guess which I was? I knew we weren't meant to be. You see, he fell in love with her first. He loved me last. I'm not someone's second choice. Not even for the boy who stole my heart. I'm someone's first. Now, I just have to remember that.