Dangerous As Sin: An Antihero Romance Collection

DANGEROUS AS SIN AN ANTI-HERO ROMANCE ANTHOLOGY VARIOUS AUTHORS Dangerous As Sin: An Anti-Hero Romance Collection © copyright 2023 All rights reserved under the International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. This is a work of fiction. Names, places, characters and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to any actual persons, living or dead, organizations, events or locales is entirely coincidental. Warning: the unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal. Criminal copyright infringement, including infringement without monetary gain, is investigated by the FBI and is punishable by up to 5 years in prison and a fine of $250,000. TABLE OF CONTENTS Content Warning Liam L.K. Shaw Tino N.J. Adel Wings of a Devil Luna Pierce Rough Diamond Simone Leigh Dangerously Into You M’Renee Allen & Shani Greene-Dowdell Forbidden Desire Scarlett Finn Vicious Vows Rae B. Lake Taken by the Capo Charmaine Louise Shelton Dirty Mafia Prince Michele Mannon Blindsided R.A. Smyth Stalked by the Mafia Prince Emma Bray Inciting Carnage Bella Faust Ravishing Tiffany Carby Tripwire Cathleen Cole & Frank Jensen Karma Elizabeth York The Villain & the Forsaken Valentina Ignited E.M. Gayle DANGEROUS AS SIN When you love a villain, do you become one too? In a world of black and white, the gray in between just got more inviting. Laws are easily broken when you know how to bend them to your will, and so are we at the hands of these dangerous as sin men. Would you rather sacrifice yourself to save the world or watch as the man before you destroys everything in his path to claim what is his… you? No one prepared us for this. No one could have predicted it. Monsters are determined by the eyes of the beholder, and in our case, all we see is desire. Dangerous as Sin is a box set of twenty brand-new and exclusive novellas, taking us on an adventure of falling for the anti-hero, one stuttering breath at a time. Grab this limited-edition collection before it’s gone forever! Participating Authors: L.K. Shaw, N.J. Adel, Luna Pierce, Simone Leigh, Shani Greene-Dowdell & M’Renee Allen, Scarlett Finn, Rae B. Lake, Charmaine Louise Shelton, Michele Mannon, R.A. Smyth, Emma Bray, Bella Faust, Tiffany Carby, Cathleen Cole & Frank Jensen, E.M. Gayle, Elizabeth York, Valentina CONTENT WARNING Please be advised that this is an anti-hero romance collection. Some stories may contain dark themes, possessive and controlling antiheroes, and content that may be triggering to some readers; for readers 18+. LIAM DUBLIN KINGS L.K. SHAW Liam © 2022 by LK Shaw Cover design © 2022 by PopKitty Designs Editor: Dayna Hart at Hart to Heart Editing All Rights Reserved. No part of this book, with the exception of brief quotations for book reviews or critical articles, may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system without express written permission from the author. This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental. Created with Vellum ABOUT LIAM Dublin is mine for the taking. So is Imogen. She's become an obsession. A distraction. All I want is a taste to satisfy my craving. But the minx escapes before I'm done with her. When I find out where she's hiding, she'll think twice about running from the next Dublin King. CHAPTER ONE Imogen If Stalkers Anonymous were a real organization, I’d be standing at the front of the room staring out over the assembly as they reply to my confession with, “Hi, Imogen.” Although maybe stalker is too strong a word. I like to consider myself more of an observer. A student, really, of life. Or more specifically, of other people’s lives. Just because they have no idea I’m watching them is beside the point. I lean back in my gaming chair while my fingers pluck at the torn leather of the arm rest. I should probably upgrade to something less tattered, but this one has the perfect imprint of my ass and it’s comfortable. It’s a pain breaking in a new one. My gaze drifts to the giant computer monitor on my desk. One of many that fill my small inner sanctum I keep cut off from the outside world. On the screen are four video feeds separated into quadrants. Each square displays different angles of two different locations. And four different people I might have developed an unhealthy obsession with. I’ve tried breaking myself of it, but it doesn’t last more than two or three days before I’m logging back in and stalk—observing—them again. “Jesus, Imogen, you really need to get a life.” I shake my head and force myself to turn off the feed. My stomach growls, reminding me I haven’t eaten since—I tap my phone screen to check the time—late last night. Since a significant number of my clients are American, my work hours are fucked. I grab my messenger bag, shove my laptop in it, snatch up my keys, and head for the door. Once I secure the lock and engage the security system, I gallop down the stairs at the end of the hall and slam open the exit. Dawn hangs over the city, the sky a palette of pinks, purples, and blues. I breathe in the scent of fresh-baked scones and the citrus fragrance of my favorite tea from the bakery two storefronts down. The sidewalk is empty and only a delivery van is parked on the street. The brisk air sends a cold shiver across the back of my neck