Sophie Lark Books

From the USA Today bestselling author of Brutal Birthright comes the final instalment in the tantalising dark college mafia romance series - a genre that has taken BookTok by storm. Welcome to Kingmakers, the most brutal college in the world. Wild hearts, ruthless games. In the adrenaline-fueled world of Kingmakers, Sabrina Gallo stands as a force of nature. Untamed and fiercely independent, she's more storm than woman, captivating and terrifying all who cross her path. Bratva bad boy Adrik Petrov has finally met his match. Sabrina won't be easily claimed - but for Adrik, the thrill of the chase is as intoxicating as the prize. He's set on capturing her heart, no matter the cost. Enticing her away from school, Adrik lures Sabrina into Moscow's underworld. In this deadly environment, the stakes are only higher, and tensions flare between this passionate pair who never learned to control their tempers...or their destructive impulses. Can Adrik tame Sabrina Gallo, or will he find himself consumed by the very fire he seeks to control? A dark and spicy mafia romance filled with mystery, suspense, and scathingly sexy bedroom scenes that take place everywhere but the bedroom. With a gorgeous, redesigned jacket and a limited run featuring sprayed edges (while stocks last!), this is the definitive way to read Sophie Lark's acclaimed Kingmakers series. Tropes Dark College Romance Mafia Romance Bully Romance FFM Spicy Romance High Heat

***Preorder now and receive the stunning LIMITED EDITION while supplies last, featuring gorgeous sprayed edges.*** From the USA Today bestselling author of the Brutal Birthright series comes a dark college mafia romance series. Welcome to Kingmakers, the most brutal college in the world. Someone at Kingmakers isn't who they seem... He's waited three agonizing years, a silent predator lurking in the shadows, crafting a plan fueled by loss and hatred. His target: the unsuspecting daughter of the man who ruined his life. Nix, oblivious to the dark past that connects them, finds herself drawn to this enigmatic figure who seems to understand her like no one else. As their relationship deepens, the lines between deception and desire blur, leaving the spy torn between his thirst for revenge and the unexpected stirrings of love. Nix's father, architect of her lover's ruin, remains the ultimate target. But as the moment of reckoning nears, the spy faces a harrowing choice: exact his long-awaited vengeance or protect the woman who holds his heart.

Cat finds herself in deep trouble after a secret is witnessed. In a dangerous place like Kingmakers, she becomes the target of someone who revels in tormenting her. Now, her fate lies in the hands of a monster who intends to play with her vulnerabilities.

I'll Protect Her... Whether She Likes It Or Not. Riona Griffin is gorgeous, intelligent, and iron-willed. My perfect woman, except she hates my guts. She thinks she doesn't need anybody. But she needs me. She's being hunted by an assassin who never misses his mark. I'm going to stay by her side, day and night, keeping her safe. Riona thinks that's a fate worse than death but I know she'll learn to love me. If this hitman wants to kill her, he'll have to go through me first.

He'll protect her...whether she likes it or not.Riona Griffin is gorgeous, intelligent, and iron-willed. My perfect woman, except she hates my guts.She thinks she doesn't need anybody. But she needs me.She's being hunted by an assassin who never misses his mark.I'm going to stay by her side, day and night, keeping her safe. Riona thinks that's a fate worse than death, but I know she'll learn to love me.If this hitman wants to kill her, he'll have to go through me first.Broken Vow is the wild and dangerous fifth installment in the Brutal Birthright series. It's a standalone bodyguard mafia romance, with a HEA and no cliffhanger. Contains steamy scenes.

Anastasia is the princess no one needs: the fourth daughter born to an emperor without a son, and the only royal lacking a magical gift.Until she collides with a young Cossack rebel, changing both their lives forever.Damien is taken from everything he knows and raised as a ward of the Romanovs.Anastasia develops a strange kind of magic shared only by the Black Monk Rasputin.While her power grows in secret, boosted by forbidden contact with Damien, Anastasia makes a mistake with terrible consequences.Fate grants her a single chance to set it right? but saving what she lost may cost everything she loves.

"She Tried To Kill Me...She crept into my room with a syringe full of poison. Now she’s my prisoner. She refuses to tell me who sent her or why. But I’ll get every last secret out of her. Through pleasure or through punishment. I captured her and now she belongs to me..." -- Back cover.

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Love is the one thing you can't steal. Nessa Griffin leads a lonely life. Too compassionate and gentle for the underworld business she grew up in, she fills no role in her family's mafia empire, struggling to prove herself both at home and in her highly competitive ballet corps. Mikolaj Wilk is the most vicious gangster in Chicago, and he's hellbent on revenge. His adoptive father saved him from the streets of Warsaw only to die at the hands of the Griffins. As part of his vengeance, Mikolaj abducts Nessa, holding her captive in his moldering gothic mansion. She might not deserve to pay for her family's crimes, but in this world, the wolves eat the lambs no matter how gentle and innocent they may be. But even as Mikolaj plots the destruction of everything the Griffins hold dear, he finds himself fixated on his captive, wanting this ballerina to dance only for him. Meanwhile, Nessa finds herself lost in the growing tension between her and her kidnapper, their twisted relationship building in new, terrifying ways. He is the beast to her beauty-but can Nessa find the man inside before he gives into his hunger?

Beauty and the Beast with a Mafia TwistNessa Griffin leads a lonely life. Compassionate and gentle, she fills no role in her family's mafia empire. She struggles to prove herself at home and at her highly-competitive ballet corps. Mikolaj Wilk is the most vicious gangster in Chicago. His adoptive father saved him from the streets of Warsaw, only to die at the hands of the Griffins. Bent on revenge, Mikolaj abducts Nessa, holding her captive in his mouldering gothic mansion. As he plots the destruction of everything she holds dear, he finds himself fixated on his little ballerina's newest dance. Terrified by the growing tension with her kidnapper, Nessa loses herself in a dark fairytale ballet that parallels their increasingly twisted relationship. Can Nessa find the man inside the beast? Or will this be her last dance?

Submission is a gift. The more powerful the person, the greater the gift.Ramses Howell is a self-made man. A billionaire obsessed with performance, he measures himself by his wins and his achievements. He's proven he can get what he wants, and from the moment Blake Abbot, brilliant and alluring escort, catches his eye, she becomes his top priority. But he can tell something doesn't add up. He sees her skill at what she does, but he knows she's hiding something, and he intends to find out what.Blake has gone to great extremes to guard her secrets. She's known who Ramses is for years, and knows exactly how dangerous he can be. But when Ramses offers her a game that he created just for her, she can't resist playing. After all, he has what she wants, too. She sets boundaries, adds rules to the game...but soon finds herself breaking her own in the process.As fantasy invades reality, their new arrangement threatens to consume them. Blake and Ramses both cross lines they swore they never would, questioning everything they thought they wanted-and everything their future could be, if they don't destroy each other first.

Two people convinced they're unworthy of love...until they meet each other. Camille Rivera is drowning. Her father's sick, her brother's in deep with a dirty cop, and her mechanic shop is failing. She's growing desperate, trying to keep her world afloat in whatever way she can. Nero Gallo is the neighborhood hazard. A mess-maker. A walking disaster. Camille has watched him burn through every girl in a ten-mile radius, as vicious as he is gorgeous, breaking hearts and never, ever getting attached. Which is why she can't believe it when Nero unexpectedly saves her from a risky situation. They've lived next to each other their whole lives, yet she's only ever known him as sin made flesh. Is it possible she didn't really know him at all? They aren't friends. They aren't allies. But Nero is the only chance Camille has, and she'll have to trust there's more to him beneath the savage surface. Except trust is a dangerous thing to give. And Camille is about to learn the only thing more dangerous than trusting Nero is falling for him.

From USA Today bestselling author Sophie Lark comes a brand new romantic thriller series in the Gothic, secretive beach town of Grimstone.In a desperate bid to get out of town, twenty-seven-year-old virgin and bookstore nerd Elena Zelenska becomes the world's most unlikely mail-order bride. Her gamble pays off when she's swept off her feet by Benjamin Wittacker, handsome single father and (gasp!) actual published author. Elena's new fiancé seems almost too good to be true. Her life is turning into a fairytale, especially once Ben starts building her a castle in the woods. But when Elena arrives in Grimstone, her fairytale turns darker.The castle in the woods is a macabre labyrinth of hidden chambers, and Ben is no Prince Charming. In fact, he might just be a monster.Isolated far from home, Elena's only ally is Atlas Covett, the owner of the Monarch hotel. Massive and stern, even Atlas' employees are terrified of him. He becomes Elena's unexpected protector, offering solace and sanctuary from the darkness that threatens to consume her.As Elena's bond with Atlas deepens, her jealous fiancé exerts his control in increasingly twisted ways. Elena must find a way out before the castle he's building becomes a prison she'll never escape…

When you get a second chance, you don't wait for a third...Simone Solomon lives in a gilded cage. She's been raised to wealth, privilege, and above all, obedience. But one night, on her way to another tedious gala in the back of a limousine, Simone is abducted by a mafioso who intended to steal a car, not a girl...and everything changes.Dante Gallo looks like a beast and behaves like one, too-until he lays eyes on Simone in the rearview mirror and falls hard and fast for his accidental hostage. Their attraction is irresistible, even if it's completely wrong. They're willing to risk everything for each other, but with one disastrous move, they're split apart again.After nine years of ignoring Simone's perfect face on billboards and magazines, Dante thinks he's finally moved on...but then he sees her in the flesh. He hasn't forgotten. Neither has she. And now, fate has granted them a chance to reconnect.But Simone has a secret. A mistake she fears even a beast like Dante will never forgive her for.Perhaps what fate has really given them is the chance to make each other's hearts bleed all over again.

"I loathe Alastor Shaw. The city of San Francisco thinks we’re rival artists. In truth, we’re predators battling for hunting ground. We never chased the same prey. Until the night we both laid eyes on Mara Eldritch. Shaw wants to use her as a pawn in his twisted game. I’m fixated on her for a different reason… She makes me feel things I never thought I could feel. Want things I never wanted. Only she can make me lose control. I don’t know if I should protect her at all costs… or destroy her before she ruins me. Mara knows I’m no saint. But she has no idea she’s dancing with the devil…"--

Camille Rivera is drowning. Her father's sick, her brother's in deep with a dirty cop, and her mechanic shop is failing. Nero Gallo is the neighborhood psychopath. As vicious as he is gorgeous, Camille has watched him burn through every girl in a ten-mile radius, breaking hearts and never, ever getting attached.Which is why she can't quite believe it when Nero saves her from a seriously sticky situation. Could the Demon of Oldtown have his head turned by a girl with grease under her fingernails? Nero is the last person Camille should trust, but when he presents her with an opportunity that could solve all her problems, Camille is faced with a choice: pray for salvation, or dance with the devil.

She was a temptation he couldn't resist...I saw her being stuffed in a trunk: Yelena Yenina, only daughter of the most vicious Bratva boss in Chicago.The Bratva hate my family. They burned my uncle alive. I should have left Yelena to her fate...But she fought like a Valkyrie. Gorgeous, ferocious, and unbreakable.I saved her so I could make her mine.She says she'll never submit to a man. I guess we'll see...I'll push her to the limit. And far beyond.Heavy Crown is the mind-blowing conclusion to the bestselling Brutal Birthright series. It's a stand-alone dark mafia romance with HEA and no cliffhanger. Contains extra-steamy scenes guaranteed to make your night!

Just because he couldn't kill her doesn't mean his enemy won't. Cole and Mara's relationship has grown to consume them both. Cole, sculptor and killer, finds himself adrift in a depth of feeling he's never known, while Mara, unafraid of his darkness, is blossoming into a successful artist, shaking off the trauma of her youth to finally chase success. For the first time in both their lives, they might actually be...happy. But the past has a long shadow. Alastor Shaw is the Beast of the Bay, a frenzy-killer who once hoped to share his hunting ground with Cole. They never chased the same prey...until the night they both laid eyes on Mara Eldritch. And now, when Shaw realizes the cold-hearted Cole has fallen in love with the girl they once targeted, he plans to destroy him, using Mara as his weapon and pawn. Cole will do anything to protect Mara, including making her strong enough to protect herself. And soon, he finds himself tempting her deeper and deeper into the depths of violence she never thought she'd commit. Shaw's hunt won't stop. Neither will Cole's love. When the time comes for Mara to act, will she be ready to do what needs to be done?

He's no prince charming. Callum Griffin is the heir to the Irish Mafia. He's ruthless, arrogant, and he wants to kill me. We got off on the wrong foot when I set a (very small) fire in his house. Our families believe a marriage pact is the only thing that will prevent all-out warfare. I think I might need to murder him while he sleeps. This would all be a lot easier if Callum wasn't so damned good-looking. But I've got a lockbox around my heart. Because even if I'm forced to marry him. I could never love a brutal prince.

Remi Hayes is beginning to think she’s cursed —her fiancé cheated on her, her brother Jude is a major pain in her ass, and the moldering mansion she inherited from her uncle might just be haunted.Flipping Blackleaf Manor already feels impossible, even before Remi is blackmailed by Dane Covett, the dangerously hot doctor-next-door, and Grimstone’s most eligible bachelor—if you can ignore the fact that everyone in town thinks he murdered his wife.Remi doesn’t want to believe it, especially after Dane sews up a gash in her thigh and steals a kiss in payment—a kiss that makes it hard to walk for reasons that have nothing to do with an injured leg.But as the renovation takes a strange and violent turn, Remi must decide if Dane is the one haunting her nights, or if he’s trying to protect her from something much worse…Lark Notes :Halloween is my favorite! I get such a thrill out of writing a spooky, dark book at this time of year. Remi and Dane are two deeply damaged people with skeletons in their closets. It’s only when they meet each other that they finally find the connection and acceptance that allows them to move on from their dark pasts. I fell in love with the gothic beach town of Grimstone, and will be writing a dark romance set there each autumn. – Sophie"Grimstone" is a deeply dark contemporary romance and a complete standalone. Reader it has extremely spicy scenes and triggering content not suitable for all.

***Preorder now and receive the stunning LIMITED EDITION while supplies last, featuring gorgeous sprayed edges.*** From the USA Today bestselling author of the Brutal Birthright series comes a dark college mafia romance series. Welcome to Kingmakers, the most brutal college in the world. He wants the one girl he can't have... Zoe Romero is trapped in a marriage contract with the most sadistic man at Kingmakers. She couldn't be more off-limits. Stealing her from Rocco Prince would break the most ironclad rules of the mafia world. But that's never stopped Miles Gallo. He's determined to claim Zoe as his own, no matter the risk. Their forbidden love sparks a power struggle with disastrous consequences. In a world where breaking the rules can mean death, Mile's obsession with Zoe isn't just about love...it's a battle for survival.

Dating Tip #1: Never choose a fake boyfriend too hot to resist... Theo Mahoney's culinary dreams sit on the back burner. Hired as a private chef for a billionaire, her boss' eccentric demands never leave her time to cook. Another soul-destroying workday takes a spicy turn when Sullivan Rivas, a blast from her high school past and old nemesis, springs a blackmail scheme on her. Armed with a secret that could torch her career for good, the devious and unfairly gorgeous Sullivan demands a meeting with her elusive boss. What was supposed to be an introduction escalates into a full-blown fake romance, complete with double dates and public displays of all-too-real affection. Lines are crossed, promises are broken, and phony dates become genuine feelings, until Theo realizes that the only thing more devastating than getting caught with a fake boyfriend... is falling for him.

Nur er kennt die Wahrheit. Jetzt hat er die Macht ... Mit farbigem Buchschnitt - nur in limitierter Erstauflage! Eine unbarmherzige Mafia-Universität ist kein Ort für die zierliche und sanfte Cat. Ihr erstes Studienjahr ist überstanden, allerdings um den Preis ihrer Unschuld. Cat hat etwas Schreckliches getan, und Dean Yenin hat es gesehen. Er bietet ihr einen teuflischen Handel an: sein Schweigen und seinen Schutz ... wenn Cat ihm gehört. Deans perfide Machtspiele verlangen von Cat das Unmögliche, und nie hätte sie gedacht, dass sie die Dunkelheit in sich willkommen heißt. Doch selbst die sadistischsten Spiele haben Regeln, und Deans Faszination für Cat könnte ihm zum Verhängnis werden. In Kingmakers wird Liebe von den tödlichsten Spielern eingesetzt. Aber manchmal sind die Verletzlichsten unerwartet stark und gerade die Mächtigsten anfällig für den Bann der Liebe … Band 3 der Dark Romance Serie »Kingmakers« Dieser Roman erschien in einer früheren Fassung bereits unter dem Titel »Der Bully«.

Er will die eine Frau, die er nicht haben kann ... Mit farbigem Buchschnitt - nur in limitierter Erstauflage! Zoe Romero könnte unerreichbarer nicht sein. Ein Ehevertrag bindet sie an den skrupellosesten Mann von ganz Kingmakers. Sich ihr zu nähern würde die eisernen Regeln der Mafia-Welt brechen. Aber Regeln haben Miles Gallo noch nie aufgehalten. Er will Zoe für sich gewinnen – egal um welchen Preis. Zoes und Miles’ verbotene Gefühle entfachen einen Machtkampf mit katastrophalen Folgen. In einer Welt, in der ein einziger Verstoß gegen die Gesetze den Tod bedeuten kann, geht es bei Miles’ Leidenschaft für Zoe nicht nur um Liebe ... es geht ums Überleben. Band 2 der Dark Romance Serie »Kingmakers« Dieser Roman erschien in einer früheren Fassung bereits unter dem Titel »Der Rebell«.

Bestia pragnie zemsty, ale może się okazać, że jest coś, czego pragnie mocniej. Mikołaj Wilk kieruje się w życiu tylko jednym drogowskazem zemstą. Sam wygląda bardziej jak potwór niż człowiek. Tatuaże pokrywają całe jego ciało. Jest niebezpiecznym, doświadczonym gangsterem z wielkimi ambicjami. Kiedy przed laty przyjechał do Ameryki z Polski ze swoim przybranym ojcem Tymonem, obaj chcieli zbudować mafijne imperium, niszcząc po drodze rywali. Jednak Tymon nie docenił przeciwników. Zapłacił za to najwyższą cenę. Teraz na placu boju zostali Mikołaj i jego ludzie. Zemsta gotuje się w jego żyłach. Mężczyzna szuka słabości u swoich wrogów, i szybko ją znajduje, a właściwe dostaje na talerzu. Gdy Nessa Griffin przychodzi z przyjaciółmi do klubu, nie ma pojęcia, że właśnie wkroczyła do jaskini lwa. Błyskawicznie zostaje zauważona przez Mikołaja, a w głowie bestii powstaje plan. Opis pochodzi od Wydawcy.

Jemand ist nicht, wer er zu sein scheint ... Mit farbigem Buchschnitt - nur in limitierter Erstauflage! Drei qualvolle Jahre hat er gewartet und getrieben von Verlust und Hass einen Plan geschmiedet. Sein Ziel: die ahnungslose Tochter des Mannes, der sein Leben zerstört hat. Nix weiß nichts von der dunklen Vergangenheit, die sie verbindet. Sie fühlt sich zu diesem geheimnisvollen Mann hingezogen, der sie zu verstehen scheint wie kein anderer. Während ihre Beziehung immer intensiver wird, verschwimmen die Grenzen zwischen Täuschung und Begehren. Als der Moment der Abrechnung naht, steht der Spion vor einer unmöglichen Wahl: seine lang ersehnte Rache auszuüben oder die Frau zu beschützen, die sein Herz erobert hat. Eine unvergessliche Forbidden Romance Band 4 der Dark Romance Serie »Kingmakers«

Durch Blut verbunden, durch Liebe zerrissen ... Mit farbigem Buchschnitt – nur in limitierter Erstauflage! In den schattigen Hallen von Kingmakers, dem gefährlichsten College der Welt, treffen die Nachkommen der gefürchtetsten Familien der Welt aufeinander, um die dunklen Künste des Einflusses und der Einschüchterung zu erlernen. Leo, unerschütterlich loyal zu seiner Kindheitsfreundin Anna, folgt ihr an einen Ort, an dem Liebe eine Waffe ist und Überleben der einzige Sieg, der zählt. Doch die größte Gefahr geht von Dean Yenin aus, dessen Rachegelüste so kalt sind wie sein Herz. Dean plant, Leo zu zerstören und alles, was ihm lieb ist, zu nehmen, angefangen bei seiner Seelenverwandten Anna. Können Anna und Leo auf Kingmakers bestehen? Oder werden sich hier ihre Wege für immer trennen? Band 1 der Dark Romance Serie »Kingmakers« Dieser Roman erschien in einer früheren Fassung bereits unter dem Titel »Der Erbe«.

Ochrání ji, ať se jí to líbí, nebo ne. Riona Griffinová je nádherná, inteligentní a tvrdohlavá žena, odhodlaná zapsat se do rodinné historie i bez muže po svém boku. Když ale přežije nečekaný útok na svou osobu, její rodina si jako jejího bodyguarda najme Raylana Boonea – rančera, vojáka a jižanského chlapce s šarmem, kterého má na rozdávání. Ale Riona ho nesnáší. Myslí si, že nikoho nepotřebuje, ale Raylan ví jistě, že ano, a to právě jeho. Koneckonců ji pronásleduje zabiják, který nikdy nemine cíl. Aby ji udržel v bezpečí, bude Raylan muset v dohledné době zůstat po jejím boku ve dne v noci. Riona si možná myslí, že je to osud horší než smrt, ale jakmile se ocitnou sami na Raylanově rodinném ranči, chemie mezi nimi začne působit – a všechno se změní. Raylan ví, že by se ho Riona mohla naučit milovat, ale nejdřív ji musí udržet naživu. Nájemný vrah ji nedostane bez boje.