|
From New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal best-selling author Georgia Cates comes a standalone dark mafia romance that will leave you breathless.
Emilia-- All I’ve ever wanted was to marry for love. But girls like me don’t have that luxury. We are used as pawns in a game we can’t control. The game? It’s called Mafia. I was foolish enough to try to change the rules… and I lost. Luca-- She was promised to me years ago. And he dared to take her from me. Dared to touch what was mine. I put an end to that. I hope he’s enjoying the view from his dirt room. Emilia-- My beloved’s killer placed a ruby ring on my finger and called me his queen. But that red gem symbolizes something different for me. It represents the blood shed by those I love most. Hell was empty the day we wed. Because the devil was standing before me and said “I do.” Luca-- I saw her as a possession. A shiny toy I didn’t want other boys to play with. But she’s so much more. Beautiful and brave and strong and broken all at once. She tastes like everything I’ve ever wanted. Emilia-- Hidden and patient. I wait for the perfect time to seek my revenge. But slowly, I feel him possessing me. His heart is full of darkness… and I still want every inch of him. Hard as I try, I can’t escape loving this beautiful monster. Luca-- I’m waiting patiently because I already know that she’s mine. Mine in a way that no one will ever understand. Even if she hasn’t yet realized it. For love, I’d do anything. For her, I’d do everything. |
|
“Indulge had me questioning everything I believed about trust and temptation—absolutely intoxicating.” |
“Dear Agony made me ache for every stolen glance and secret touch—Georgia Cates delivers pure emotional fire. |
“Waiting for My Queen drew me into a world of danger and devotion—I couldn’t look away.” |
|
Is each book truly standalone?
Yes. Each novel--Indulge, Dear Agony, and Waiting for My Queen—features its own self-contained story, with a unique cast of characters and a beginning-to-end romance arc. You can read them in any order. What themes can I expect?
What genre are these standalones?
All three titles are contemporary romance with a strong emotional core.
|
Are the stories connected in any way?
No. Although they share a similar contemporary-romance vibe, each stand-alone exists in its own world and does not overlap in characters or timeline. You won’t need to read one to understand another. What heat level can I expect?
These novels range from steamy to very steamy:
Do the books have happy endings?
Yes—but each path is earned through trial and emotional stakes:
|
|
Anna James Bennett knows better than to fall for the bad boy, but when a reckless decision leads her to Beau Emerson—a dangerously handsome stranger with a troubled past and a body built for sin—resistance is futile. She knows he’s trouble the moment their eyes meet, but walking away from this steamy romance isn’t an option. Not when his touch promises a forbidden love and a pleasure she’s never known.
Beau Emerson isn’t a gentleman—he’s the kind of man you can’t resist. With hazel eyes that pierce your soul, a filthy mouth that says all the wrong things in the right way, and a body that promises sin, he’s everything I should avoid… and everything I crave. One look and I know he’ll bruise my lips and scar my knees. He’ll give me the best nine days of my life, and I’ll let him ruin me in the most beautiful way imaginable. Because Beau has the power to make me want anything… except staying. I can’t afford to fall for a man like him. What I want is more than he’s capable of giving—something true, something real, something lasting. But he can never know how much of me already belongs to him. Too much is at stake. Shh… don’t tell him he’s my everything. My name is Anna James Bennett, and this is our story. |
|
In this compelling romance, Dear Agony weaves together the lives of two broken souls—a woman who’s survived the harshest streets of New Orleans and a man descending into his own darkness. What happens when an unlikely bond forms between a beautiful rose entangled in barbed wire and a man determined to sink to the ocean’s depths? Can love be enough to save them both?
Dear Agony, You've been my shadow, following me through childhood—filling my days and nights with terror and uncertainty. You cleverly disguised yourself as some form of pain or suffering as I grew into a young woman. We were unwavering companions … until I severed our ties. I traded homelessness on the streets of New Orleans for a luxurious bed covered by the finest linens. I traded dumpster diving for dinner in the finest restaurants. I traded myself to a stranger—Bastien Pascal. I have a good life within my platonic and mutually beneficial companionship with Bash. He’s my friend. My mentor. My roommate. Until everything changes. I’m not supposed to get goosebumps when his hand brushes my skin. I’m not supposed to be eager for his soothing touch following one of my nightmares. I’m not supposed to think about what might happen if I reached out to him in the darkness. Falling in love with him? Preposterous… unavoidable. Agony, why are you back with a vengeance to rob me of this life I’ve come to love so dearly? I’m finally happy. Don’t ruin this for me. Always yours, Rose |