Booker Prize 2019 Longlist

Angel Hale has spent her whole life worshipping one man. Vincent Hale. He was the man who adopted her after her parents died in a mysterious cold blooded murder by their enemies. To Angel, Vincent is perfection. His deep voice dampens her panties, his presence makes her knees go weak. She calls him Daddy, not by blood, but by obsession, desire, and the twisted bond she built around him since childhood. But Vincent has a dark secret, one that will turn Angel’s world upside down. Now she is stuck between two daddies. Uncle Daniel who wants to ruin her and Daddy who tells her she is his. Only his. But Angel cannot resist the desire of both men who want to claim her. Can she defy the Daddy she loved so blindly? Or will Daniel pull drag her back into his darkness forever? And even more terrifying… What will Daniel do when someone tries to take his doll away? Even if it’s his best friend. The war between Daddy and Uncle is coming—and Angel is the prize both are willing to spill blood to claim. PLEASE NOTE: This book is an extremely DARK EROTIC romance with HEAVY EXPLICIT scenes. The main characters are the villains you don’t want to cross paths with. Be warned!!!

I watch as he gently places the gun on the table. Seconds tick by a heavy silence filling the room. He takes a stand and makes his way to me. He takes a stance behind my chair and places his firm arms on my armchair, caging me. I bask in his scent and warmth. "You choose now Lana, here and now." He whispers into my ear. His traces my knuckles before grabbing my notebook out of my hands, and tossing it on the table. "I wasn't done with that." I say. He laughs, I feel his chest rumble as he laughs. I turn to face him, feeling my breaths shorten with each passing second. "Eyes on the prize, Lana." He turns my head back towards the table. "You choose the notebook you can go back to living your life in fear and delusion, then one day end up dead in a dumpster or," He brushes a strand of hair from my face, " You could pick up the gun and hunt your past which shall it be Lana?" I feel beads of sweat on my back and my anxiety prickling through my skin. I have to choose, here and now. I extend my hand and pick my choice.

"Our heart beats only with their permission." For as long as she can remember, the bookworm Synecdoche Rochet, 23, has lived a simple life in Maharlika Nation—hiding in the grasses and grains of District G to avoid the terrifying power of the Embassy and its ruthless Ambassador. In a dytopian world that is controlled and opressed, Synecdoche Rochet embarks on a mission to get back their rights on their district's valuable resources—the grains. When she discovered her intellectual ability, she found herself drawn to the charismatic Giovanni, the long-lost Ambassador's previleged son together with other intelligent students, Ulap, Token and Keithwarth. They found themselves being the tributes on the 2nd Maharlika Spelling TwistBee—trapped in the Word Arena. An annually commemorated survival game where each district will represent 1 letter in the Alphabet, spell the given English words not verbally, but by brutal killings of other competitors who have letter tattoos on their arms. The rules are to Spell and Kill. Within the killer's reach, the team-up of Synecdoche, Giovanni, Ulap, Token and Keithwarth isn't a coincidence, it's a conspiracy. What if Synecdoche's age will be reversed? Will they use their intelligence for vengeance? Will they compel love and trust to survive the battle royale? Is their life the price or the prize? "Even the shortest word has the longest meaning. Spell the words and kill with swords!"

He claimed her for revenge. He kept her for the sin. Isabella was stolen a beautiful, defiant prize taken as part of Alessandro De Luca's brutal revenge. Alessandro De Luca is a king among shadows, a ruthless Capo whose empire is built on blood, lies, and the ashes of his enemies. He is a man who takes what he wants, and what he wants now is retribution. His perfect pawn? Isabella the defiant, stunning daughter of the man who took everything from him. Dragged from her gilded cage and into his lavish, terrifying world, she is meant to be his trophy, his torment, and the ultimate symbol of his victory. But a pawn with fire in her veins is impossible to control. She is forbidden. Addictive. Dangerous. With every heated glance and accidental brush of skin, Isabella threatens to unravel the cold calculation in him, tearing down the walls of the devil he's become... or awakening something even darker. Their deadly game of ownership and defiance is quickly complicated by a new, more venomous threat: Alessandro’s twin brother. Twisted, obsessive, and hellbent on tearing his world apart, the only thing his brother craves more than Alessandro’s throne is the woman Alessandro has claimed. With enemies closing in on every side, the stakes are simple: Betrayal is certain. Survival is not. Desire is a trap that could kill them both.

Renee, a Disney and Harry Potter aficionado, is not your average girl. Beneath her nerdy exterior lies a secret - she is a rare breed of wolf. To protect herself, she must pretend to be wolf-less, a facade that subjects her to relentless bullying. Her first mate, who once shared clandestine moments with her, rejects her when she reveals their fated connection. His rejection is not of her wolf identity, but of her nerdy quirks, claiming he was only after one thing. Heartbroken, Renee leaves behind her past and embarks on a new journey, starting a catering business. It’s here that she encounters Jace, her second chance mate who has been patiently waiting for his destined partner. But just as things start looking up, her past resurfaces. Her former mate reappears, and she finds herself the prize in a competition between two Alphas. However, only one truly values her, nerdy quirks and all. The other, having discovered her true identity, is playing a dangerous game of deception. As Renee navigates this complex love triangle, she must decide who to trust and who to love. But the question remains: Will Renee choose the one who loves her for who she truly is or fall prey to the deceptive games of her past? The answer lies within the unfolding chapters of her life.

A continuation of Aiden and Kelly's story in points of view . The story picks up right after Kelly is kidnapped and I staged car accident curated by her current boyfriend's exes who don't like her and they don't like the fact that Aiden is changing for a girl . On top of everything else Aiden has found out that his life wasn't his life at all he was adopted and it actually turns out that his father is a mafia Lord . Searching for identity and discovering who is what he puts priority on so he decides to go on a journey to discover who he really is and what the mafia connection is with regards to his family. Kelly has been kidnapped again bye Dante's opposition even though Dante's father and Michelangelo's father are still friends Michelangelo still needed to get his own back at Dante for doing what he did to him and Cleopatra. He kidnaps Kelly thinking that Kelly is still Dante's girlfriend when in actual fact he is actually his new half-brothers girlfriend , who they are putting up on auction as an initiation ritual he must marry her and forget the life he had. Aiden and Dante cook up a plan to get Kelly out not knowing she's the one who is the prize . So Aiden does whatever it takes to get the love of his life back .

After five years, Dominic Torres is still in love with the memory of his late wife. Beneath the mask of a powerful, billionaire heir is a man who has never stopped mourning the love of his life. But when the condition to inherit his family's private aviation empire demands he remarry, Dominic reluctantly agrees to an arranged marriage. Violet Cassidy, has had a crush on Dominic since junior school. But soon, she realizes she didn't marry the man in her fantasies. Cold, distant, and emotionally shut down, Dominic makes it painfully clear he still belongs to his late wife. As Violet grapples with her husband's rejection, she becomes tangled in a dangerous temptation with her handsome brother-in-law that begins to blur the lines between family and desire. At the same time, her new, sexy as sin dance instructor becomes obsessed, his intentions growing darker with every lesson. And just when Violet starts slipping away, Dominic realizes he can’t bear to lose her. She thought love was a fairytale. But now she’s dancing between a husband who aches to possess her, a brother-in-law who burns to corrupt her and a teacher who longs to claim her. Violet evolves from the neglected wife to the woman who turns them all inside out. Will she find a way to crown all three men her kings or will she become the prize in their web of lies, rivalry, and obsession?

Esmerelda Cooper has always felt like an outsider. Marked by two distinct auras and plagued by an undiagnosed illness, she’s been abandoned by her mother and left to carve out a life tending bar while dreaming of a fresh start at university. But fate has other plans. Jake “Ghost” Thompson, a lone wolf shifter and intelligence gatherer, has spent years tracking a rising wave of brutal murders targeting shifters. When he encounters Esmerelda, he instantly knows she’s his mate—but she’s human… or so she thinks. Drawn together by an unbreakable bond, Ghost fights his instincts while Esmerelda struggles to understand the mysterious forces pulling her toward him. Their worlds collide when a violent confrontation awakens Esmerelda’s latent powers. She is no ordinary woman—she is part witch, part shifter, and destined to become the legendary White Wolf, a being prophesied to tip the balance in the supernatural war. As rival packs, hunters, and witches close in, she must navigate a dangerous path of self-discovery, all while caught in an undeniable pull between Ghost and his enigmatic rival, Magnus. With war brewing and her newfound powers making her both a target and a prize, Esmerelda must embrace her legacy before those who seek to control her tear everything apart. But magic comes at a cost, and love may be the most powerful—and dangerous—force of all.

I always thought getting accepted into Elite Order Academy would finally make my family proud. Perhaps then they would stop controlling my every move. Maybe my brothers would stop resenting me. Perhaps I wouldn’t feel so invisible anymore. No one believed I could do it—not even my mate, Alpha Jaxon Trevane. The night I planned to tell him... I found him tangled in bed with my best friend. Heartbroken and humiliated, I left everything behind and went to Elite alone. But the academy isn’t the fairytale I dreamed about. Beneath the grand halls and traditions, a brutal game is being played. The four ruling Alphas of the North, South, East, and West fight for power, dominance... and now, for me. A virgin. Untouched. Unclaimed. The prize they all want. There’s the mate who shattered my heart and swears he’ll win me back. The brilliant strategist who wants me as his Luna. The dangerous playboy who promises no one will ever touch me but him. And the cold, possessive Alpha who watches from the shadows—and would destroy anyone who dares to take me from him. But in a place where love is a battlefield and lust is a weapon, falling in love might be the most dangerous thing I ever do. Welcome to Elite Order Academy—where every desire has a price, and my body is the ultimate trophy.

On the night that Cherry Brentwood turned eighteen she was caught doing something forbidden while calling out the name of her brother's best friend. Fast forward to summer vacation, it was Cherry's first vacation after her first year in the University, she has longed waited for this vacation to happen, but unfortunately her little hopes were crushed when her arc enemy cousin-sister came to spend the summer vacation at their home, not only that but also her brother's bestfriend who she has secretly been wanting for the longest time is also going to spend summer vacation in their home Gueneve who has always seen herself as Cherry's rival is not going to let her have a peaceful vacation especially when she already has her eyes set on Xavier What Cherry thought would be a peaceful vacation slowly turned into something messy, dramatic and forbidden To Gueneve Xavier was the prize To Cherry no man is worth her breaking a sweat over, if a man doesn't want her then she doesn't want him either And to Xavier, who has long been secretly waiting for his prey to hatch, it's been years of watching her from a distance, now that he's close to her, and she's of a rightful age, he's never going to let her slip away. Author: This is not the type of romance where the female character cries over the MC, so if you're not used to feisty FC then this is definitely not for you