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Penelope Douglas

    February 1, 1977

    Penelope Douglas is an American author of contemporary and new adult romance, known for Bully and Punk 57. Her writing explores attraction, rivalry, and emotional transformation. She writes with intensity and raw honesty, blending passion with vulnerability. Her stories often deal with redemption and the complexity of growing up.

    Penelope Douglas
    Conclave: Devil´s Night 3.5
    Nightfall
    Nightfall: Devil´s Night 4
    Kill Switch
    The Next Flame
    Five Brothers
    • 2024

      Corrupt. A Devil's Night

      • 496 pages
      • 18 hours of reading
      4.0(143)Add rating

      Dreams might be a heart's desire, but nightmares are its obsession in the first novel of a dark romance series from New York Times bestselling author Penelope Douglas. Erika Fane's boyfriend's older brother is handsome, strong, and completely terrifying. The star of his college's basketball team gone pro, he's more concerned with the dirt on his shoe than he is with her. But she saw him. She heard him. The things that he did, and the deeds that he hid . . . For years, Erika bit her nails, unable to look away. Now, she's in college, but she hasn't stopped watching him. He's bad and the things she's seen aren't content to stay in her head anymore. Because he's finally noticed her. But Michael Crist knows the hold he has on Rika, how much she fears him. She looks down when he enters the room and stills when he's close. He knows she thinks only of him. When Michael's brother leaves for the military, leaving Rika alone and unprotected, he knows the opportunity is too good to be true. Three years ago she put Michael's friends in prison, and now they're free. Every last one of her nightmares is about to come true. **Corrupt is a STANDALONE dark romance with no cliffhanger. It is suitable for ages 18+**

      Corrupt. A Devil's Night
    • 2024

      Emory: Will Grayson has always been an animal. Reckless, wild, and someone who was never bound by a single rule other than to do exactly what he wanted. There was no way his grandfather was going to risk him humiliating the family again. Not that the last time was entirely his fault. He might've enjoyed backing me into corners in high school when no one was looking, so they wouldn't catch on that Mr. Popular actually wanted a piece of that quiet, little nerd he loved to torture so much, but...he could also be warm. And fierce in keeping me safe. The truth is...he has a right to hate me. It's all my fault. And I regret nothing. Will: I never minded being locked up. I learned a long time ago that being treated like an animal gives you permission to act like one. Their only mistake is believing anything I do is an accident. I can sit in this house with no internet, television, liquor, or girls, but I'll come out of here with something far more frightening to my enemies. A plan. I just didn't expect one of my enemies to come to me. I can smell her hiding in the house. She's here. Blackchurch houses five prisoners. I'm only one of her problems. Contains mature themes.

      Nightfall: Devil´s Night 4
    • 2024

      A new darkly thrilling romance series from the globally bestselling Penelope Douglas

      Nightfall: Devil's Night
    • 2024

      Hideaway: Devil's Night

      • 512 pages
      • 18 hours of reading

      A new darkly thrilling romance series from the globally bestselling Penelope Douglas

      Hideaway: Devil's Night
    • 2024

      Five Brothers

      • 540 pages
      • 19 hours of reading

      One woman learns the secrets of the five Jaeger brothers in the new romance from New York Times bestselling author Penelope Douglas. On the other side of town, in the dark glades, under the rain… Macon is the oldest. Thirty-one. Ex- Marine. I don’t think I’ve ever seen him smile. Army is twenty-eight. A single dad with the most beautiful green eyes. He has no idea who he is, if not a Jaeger brother. Iron will be in prison soon. You’d never think it to meet him. He’s a nice guy, actually. But he can’t stop reacting to everything. Dallas is the one I hate. Twenty-one, cruel, and selfish. He takes and then throws away whatever’s left.

      Five Brothers
    • 2024

      Pirate Girls

      • 567 pages
      • 20 hours of reading

      Kade and Hunter Caruthers. Brothers. Twins. My cousins. In a way, they’re my family. Protective. Indulgent. My best friends. But there was something else there, too. That ever-present whisper that reminded me more as I got older that we didn’t actually share any blood. They used to be inseparable.We all were, but not anymore. I don’t know why Hunter left or why he joined a rival team in Weston—that Rebel town across the river—to stand on the opposite side of the field from his brother, but Kade is out for blood now and Hunter has finally decided to engage. Rivalry Week. Parades. Parties. Pranks. And the Prisoner Exchange. Weston will send a hostage to our school, and they’re taking me. I’m Hunter’s for two weeks. In a dilapidated brownstone on a nearly abandoned street with almost no supervision. Ten days in an enemy school. Fourteen nights in a town full of bullies with no curfews and no rules. And Hunter has no intention of protecting his little cousin anymore. The Pirates will come for me. How can they not? A Pirate never sits out on the fun. But I never needed protection or rescue, because a Pirate never runs, either. *Pirate Girls is a new adult romance suitable for ages 18+.

      Pirate Girls
    • 2022

      Falls boys

      • 483 pages
      • 17 hours of reading
      3.7(107)Add rating

      ARO is seen as the polite, sweet, and upstanding young man, a virgin who avoids trouble, likely due to his religious beliefs. He tries to play the hero by defending another girl from me, labeling me a bully and a criminal. His words don’t affect me; I’ve faced worse. He can attempt to block my path to money, but he has never fought for survival. This privileged schoolboy lacks the grit needed for this world. HAWKE is surprised by ARO’s assumptions. Just because I don’t have a criminal record doesn’t mean I’m innocent; I’m just better at staying under the radar. However, I realize I might have crossed a line this time. In a tense moment, we find ourselves at the scene of a crime when the police arrive. We flee into Quinn's bake shop, slipping into an old speakeasy hidden from view. Locked inside, we’re safe from the cops circling outside, but I’m stuck with someone I initially see as awful—a mean, rough delinquent. Yet, as we spend time together in this secret space, my perception shifts. I begin to see her intelligence, daring spirit, and unexpected softness. *FALLS BOYS is a standalone new adult romance for readers 18+, featuring strong language, violence, and sexual content. Familiarity with the Fall Away series is beneficial but not required.*

      Falls boys
    • 2021

      Corrupt

      • 473 pages
      • 17 hours of reading
      3.7(222564)Add rating

      Dreams might be a heart’s desire, but nightmares are its obsession in the first novel of a dark romance series from New York Times bestselling author Penelope Douglas. Erika Fane’s boyfriend's older brother is handsome, strong, and completely terrifying. The star of his college's basketball team gone pro, he's more concerned with the dirt on his shoe than he is with her. But she saw him. She heard him. The things that he did, and the deeds that he hid... For years, Erika bit her nails, unable to look away. Now, she’s in college, but she hasn’t stopped watching him. He’s bad and the things she’s seen aren’t content to stay in her head anymore. Because he's finally noticed her. But Michael Crist knows the hold he has on Rika, how much she fears him. She looks down when he enters the room and stills when he’s close. He knows she thinks only of him. When Michael’s brother leaves for the military, leaving Rika alone and unprotected, he knows the opportunity is too good to be true. Three years ago she put Michael’s friends in prison, and now they’re free. Every last one of her nightmares is about to come true.

      Corrupt
    • 2021

      Tryst Six Venom

      • 511 pages
      • 18 hours of reading
      3.7(766)Add rating

      Away games, back seats, and the locker room after hours.... Get ready! Clay: Marymount girls are good girls. We're chaste, we're untouched, and even if we weren't, no one would know, because we keep our mouths shut. Not that I have anything to share anyway. I never let guys go too far. I'm behaved. Beautiful, smart, talented, popular, my skirt's always pressed, and I never have a hair out of place. I own the hallways, walking tall on Monday and dropping to my knees like the good Catholic girl I am on Sunday. That's me. Always in control. Or so they think. The truth is that it's easy for me to resist them, because what I truly want, they can never be. Something soft and smooth. Someone dangerous and wild. Unfortunately, what I want I have to hide. In the locker room after hours. In the bathroom stall between classes. In the showers after practice. My head swimming. My hand up her skirt. For me, life is a web of secrets. No one can find out mine. Olivia: I cross the tracks every day for one reason - to graduate from this school and get into the Ivy League. I'm not ashamed of where I come from, my family, or how everyone at Marymount thinks my skirts are too short and my lipstick is too red. Clay Collins and her friends have always turned up their noses at me. The witch with her beautiful skin, clean shoes, and rich parents who torments me daily and thinks I won't fight back. At least not until I get her alone and find out she's hiding so much more than just what's underneath those pretty clothes. The princess thinks I'll scratch her itch. She thinks she's still pure as long as it's not a guy touching her. I told her to stay on her side of town. I told her not to cross the tracks. But one night, she did. And when I'm done with her, she'll never be pure again.

      Tryst Six Venom
    • 2020

      What happens when it's five against one and nowhere to run? The games are back in the thrilling final installment in New York Times bestselling author Penelope Douglas's Devil’s Night series.… They call it Blackchurch. A secluded mansion in a remote, undisclosed location where the wealthy and powerful send their misbehaving sons to cool off away from prying eyes. Will Grayson has always been reckless, wild, and never been bound by a single rule other than to do exactly what he wanted. He learned long ago that being treated like an animal gives you permission to act like one. Back in high school, he might’ve enjoyed backing Emory into corners when no one was looking, but he could also be warm. And fierce in keeping her safe. But the truth is, he has a right to hate her. Because it's all her fault. Everything. Devil’s Night. The videos. The arrests. She's to blame—and yet she regrets nothing. He never expected one of his enemies to come straight to him. But now he knows she's here somewhere. And as the security detail leaves and the door to the gilded cage opens, giving Will free reign of the house and grounds for another unsupervised month, he remembers with a smile… Blackchurch houses five prisoners. And he's only one of her problems.

      Nightfall