***This is not the full story. Just the first five sample chapters. The rest of the book is available on Amazon. ***
From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Douglas comes a new dark romance...
Erika
I was told that dreams were our heart's desires. My nightmares, however, became my obsession.
His name is Michael Crist.
My boyfriend's older brother is like that scary movie that you peek through your hand to watch. He's handsome, strong, and completely terrifying. The star of his college's basketball team and now gone pro, he's more concerned with the dirt on his shoe than me.
But I noticed him.
I saw him. I heard him. The things that he did, and the deeds that he hid...For years, I bit my nails, unable to look away.
Now, I've graduated high school and moved on to college, but I haven't stopped watching Michael. He's bad, and the dirt I've seen isn't content to stay in my head anymore.
Because he's finally noticed me.
Michael
Her name is Erika Fane, but everyone calls her Rika.
My brother's girlfriend grew up hanging around my house and is always at our dinner table. She looks down when I enter a room and stills when I am close. I can always feel the fear rolling off of her, and while I haven't had her body, I know that I have her mind. That's all I really want anyway.
Until my brother leaves for the military, and I find Rika alone at college.
In my city.
Unprotected.
The opportunity is too good to be true, as well as the timing. Because you see, three years ago she put a few of my high school friends in prison, and now they're out.
We've waited. We've been patient. And now every last one of her nightmares will come true.
*Corrupt is a STANDALONE dark romance with no cliffhanger. It is suitable for ages 18+ due to violence, harsh language, and strong sexual situations.
"Love is a strange emotion-it strikes when you least expect it."
-Moonwriting
Sebastian King
They call me the Lucifer of the Mafia. The God of Death.
The man who bends Europe to his will with a snap of his fingers.
And yet-none of that power could have prepared me for her.
Erika Carter.
She wasn't supposed to matter. She was just another piece in this rotten world I rule, another soul pulled into the sick "Auction" I've hated all my life. I should have walked away. But the moment I saw her defiant eyes staring back at me-unafraid, unbroken-I knew she was mine to claim.
Only... not like the others.
I didn't buy her to destroy her.
I bought her to refine her.
To protect her. To own her. To burn for her.
But Erika Carter doesn't bend. She pushes back. She tests me. She looks at the devil and smiles, daring me to fall into the one trap I swore I'd never believe in-
Love.
And God help me... I'm already falling.
Erika Carter
He thinks he owns me. He thinks money, fear, and power can cage a woman like me.
But Sebastian King is about to learn one brutal truth-
Two can play this game.
If he wants me, he can have me. But he doesn't get to write the rules. I do.
Because when Death itself falls in love... even kings can bleed.
⚠️ Trigger Warning: This story contains dark themes, including violence, bloodshed, abuse, and sexual assault. Read responsibly.