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Leanne Woodward
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By:
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AJ Merlin
About this listen
Life is so hard when you want to live like a magpie, stealing anything shiny you find, but you live in a small town where everyone knows your face.
Nothing exciting ever happens here, unless you count us getting our very own movie-rental shop right next to the sheriff’s station.
Which, for the record, I don’t.
That is, nothing exciting happens until my roommate is murdered and her body washes up on the riverbank for the police to find.
Confused and angry, all I can really do is move on and let the police handle things...right?
Wrong. I can use the questionable life skills God saw fit to give me and be the best stalker—I mean, investigator—anyone has ever seen.
Until four sexy-as-sin strangers waltz into town like we’re some kind of fun tourist destination rather than the most boring place on earth.
Lysander, Azriel, Nykos, and Rhys don’t belong in this town. Something’s off with them. Something is wrong behind their shrewd gazes and swoon-worthy looks. More suspicious still, they show up right as my roommate was found, and the reasons they give for coming here are flimsy at best.
At worst? I’m starting to think they killed her or that they know who did.
Is it coincidence that they’re here just after the first murder in more than a decade occurs?
And even if I’m wrong, what happens if the dust settles and I can’t keep living the only life I know?
Well, let’s just hope my body doesn’t end up in the river too.
An 18+ dark reverse-harem romance. PWK contains graphic sex scenes and detailed violent acts that may be triggering for some listeners. There are also MM and MMFMM scenes and relationships.
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Dead of Summer
- By: AJ Merlin
- Narrated by: Kasi Hollowell
- Length: 19 hrs and 14 mins
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Having been a camp counselor for the last three summers, I can handle most situations that come my way courtesy of rowdy children. This year shouldn't be any different, even with a new counselor who's everyone's type and too good to be true. But even so, Kayde Lane is nothing I can't deal with. Until I stumble upon him at night with an ax and sinister intentions towards the campers we're meant to protect.
By: AJ Merlin
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Depraved
- Pleasure and Prey
- By: AJ Merlin
- Narrated by: Lia Holland
- Length: 6 hrs and 11 mins
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Being kidnapped at 12 years old by my stepfather means even the campground where I work and live is never truly safe from my anxiety. If it wasn’t for my dogs, I’d fall apart completely. But then Virgil comes into my life. The masked stalker slides into my room at night and takes what he pleases, making sure I enjoy every second of it. What starts as a fantasy soon becomes something inescapable for us both.
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Hot & Twisted!
- By Sara B on 11-13-23
By: AJ Merlin
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Red Dreams
- The Reaper Duet, Book 2
- By: Ketley Allison
- Narrated by: Hannah Chiclana, Wesley Mercer
- Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins
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When a shadow from Kaden's past threatens to tear us apart, I'll learn that loving a monster means becoming one yourself, because some nightmares are worth embracing—especially when they're wearing your lover's face.
By: Ketley Allison
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7 Days
- A Hate-to-Love Dark Romance
- By: Stasia Black
- Narrated by: Mackenzie Cartwright, James Joseph
- Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
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She was my salvation—until she became my destruction. Once, I would have bled for her. Now, I burn for revenge. She and her father didn’t just betray me. They destroyed me. Left me broken, bleeding, crawling my way out of hell. And now, years later, she’s back—wrapped up in a satin bow with a convenient case of amnesia? Nice try, princess. But I don’t believe in fairy tales. I bought her at an auction. Now I own her for a week. Seven days to make her remember exactly who she was to me. Seven nights to make her pay for every lie.
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HEAs Aren't Always Pretty
- By Geek Girl Reads on 04-06-25
By: Stasia Black
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Pretty Little Tease
- Pretty Obsessions, Book 1
- By: AJ Merlin
- Narrated by: Juniper Young
- Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins
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I'm careful not to show my face, so why do I feel like I'm being watched when the camera turns off? No one should know who I am or be able to find me, but they do—and things quickly spiral out of control. The two unhinged men who fill my cam chat with all the deplorable things they want to do to me are closer than I think. To them, I'm just a pretty little tease. Their obsession turns into something so much more than I bargained for. I should have run away when they found me because now it's too late for me to be anything except theirs.
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LOVE THE AUTHOR AND THE READER
- By Jessica Rochester on 04-01-25
By: AJ Merlin
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Obsessions of the Heart
- The Foedus: Ambros Brothers Duet, Book 1
- By: Kira Stanley
- Narrated by: Andi Eloise, JD Tomlinson
- Length: 10 hrs and 44 mins
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Orphaned at birth and living in a small, broken town, one that believes I'm a cursed child. The bringer of bad luck. I tried to escape the stigma, to create something better for myself. It all came crashing down one night and my world shattered. While dealing with the aftermath, an unbelievable opportunity landed in my lap. A scholarship to attend an exclusive university far away. This was my chance to start fresh.
By: Kira Stanley
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My Irish Mafia King
- An Age Gap Steamy Irish Mafia Romance
- By: Flora Ferrari
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 5 hrs and 1 min
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When I was a kid, he was my hero. I never would’ve dreamed he was a secret mob boss with darkness in his soul. Years after my encounter with Killian Callahan, the man walks into my bakery. He teases that meeting after so many years is fate. It isn’t funny to me. Each time he visits, my crush grows more intense. When a gangster tries to shake me down, Killian intervenes, revealing who he really is. Ruthless. Violent. Possessive. It scares me... and makes me want him more. Killian warns me to stay away. “Innocent, beautiful virgins like you aren’t meant for a life like mine. Yet, I ...
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Mafia
- By Elizabeth Van Dyne on 04-13-25
By: Flora Ferrari
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Amusement
- A Stalker Romance
- By: Albany Walker
- Narrated by: Michelle Sparks, Lucas Webley
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
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She's everything I shouldn't want, but exactly what I crave. She bleeds innocence the way I radiate darkness. The moment she walked into my club, she was mine. She just didn't know it. I'll be the one to ruin her, and she will love every second. Innocence lost can't be regained.
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i wanted to like this
- By Nila L on 11-12-21
By: Albany Walker
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Beauty's Beast (A Dark Romance)
- Beauty and the Rose, Book 1
- By: Stasia Black, Lee Savino
- Narrated by: Brian Meslar, Kelsey-Ann O'Dowd
- Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins
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One night changed everything.... Daphne’s a beauty who doesn’t know it. A wallflower blossoming into the belle of the ball. A beautiful lie. My lifelong obsession. Her father stole from me and now I’ll have my revenge. I’ll steal her away, take her to my castle. Lock her in my tower. Make her a captive to her passions. She’ll crave the one who keeps her. She’ll crave me. I’m the masked phantom in the shadows. The Minotaur in the labyrinth. The danger her father warned her about. More monster than man. She’s Beauty, and I’m the Beast.
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Beware!
- By C. Kim on 05-01-20
By: Stasia Black, and others
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Black Heart
- By: Ketley Allison
- Narrated by: Hannah Chiclana, Wesley Mercer
- Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
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Kaden Black was hired to kill me. He's a scarred ex-soldier with a list of bodies behind him and a decade-old vow of revenge. I'm the key to drawing out the man who destroyed his life – and now I'm under Kaden's ruthless protection. Every camera he installs strips away another layer of my privacy. Every order he barks reminds me I'm trapped.
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Great Story
- By Christina on 11-13-24
By: Ketley Allison
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Reckless
- A Prowl Novel
- By: AJ Merlin
- Narrated by: Allyson Voller
- Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins
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Maned wolf shifter Alek Sawyer is a pro at landing on her feet. From being dropped into foster care as a child to tripping over her hopeless romantic tendencies as a teenager, she’s an omega with no need of an alpha or a pack. With a curvy figure and a mean right hook, she’s not the omega that most alphas expect her to be. But Hades, Roman, and Wilder aren’t "most alphas". When Alek is unexpectedly and irrevocably drawn to the exhibitionist panther, the quiet coyote, and the secretive dire wolf, she can’t help but be reminded of the fairy tale romance she’s always wanted.
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Great story!
- By April Southard Coe on 04-15-24
By: AJ Merlin
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Unstoppable
- Pretty Liars, Book 1
- By: K.A. Knight
- Narrated by: James Cassidy, Michelle Sparks
- Length: 11 hrs and 28 mins
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My father is a genius. A scientist determined to unlock human potential. Only his experiments? He conducted them on me. I managed to escape his cruel, painful control, and for years I hid. Until one day, news comes of his death. Along with the fact his experiments are still being carried out. This time I cannot run, I cannot hide. I must stop them once and for all. He thought he was invincible…. but me? I'm unstoppable.
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Slow
- By bets on 07-05-24
By: K.A. Knight
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The Dark Elite: Complete Series Box Set
- By: Eva Ashwood
- Narrated by: Chloe Ryan, Daniel James Lewis
- Length: 19 hrs and 7 mins
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My father was once a powerful player in the Chicago underground, but six years ago, he left that life behind. We changed our names. Our identities. Our lives. The ghosts of the past never forgot him, though. They never forgot me. Dad promised me we were safe, but I should’ve known that was just another one of his lies. The past always finds you, and mine finds me on my wedding day when four brutal, dangerous men drag me from the altar in a hail of gunfire. Four men who used to be four boys. Four boys I cared about. Four boys I left behind.
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I love Eva Ashwood 💛
- By Danyelle Norwood on 12-14-21
By: Eva Ashwood
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House of Night
- By: Celia Aaron
- Narrated by: Emilia Bauer
- Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins
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Trapped in an upside-down castle, Georgia is met at every turn by a creature as cruel and vicious as his vampire kin. Valen, the cursed lord of the manor, is the monstrous minotaur lurking at the center of Georgia’s maze. He stalks her steps, his gaze forever on her as she desperately searches for escape. He wants her memories, memories that are just as lost to her as she is to the outside world.
By: Celia Aaron
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- Breen_R
- 03-27-23
A must story!!
"This is a must story!!! Willow and her men are a force to reckoned, trust me!!! Everything about this story was pure fascination. RH? Of course! Standalone? Oh, yeah! Steamy? All the spice!!! Alongside with an intriguing plot and amazing characters. I wouldn't consider this story as a long one but also not short considering the 14 hours long lol. Kind of complicated to explain. Point is that at first the story was very slowly. As an insta-love short stories lover the slow build is well good for the romance but not so good for my angst lol. But after that first slow beginning things soon heat up and... ALL. THE. SPICE. The guys are all psycho and weird... well perfect! A huge shout to Leanne for the amazing job bringing this story to life!"
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- L Harkcom
- 07-31-22
Playing with Knives
Enjoyable read! Good narration! Lots of bloody violence and yummy steamy stuff Pretty much all you need to know, right?!? LOL seriously though, I enjoyed this stand alone story and will definitely be looking for more from this author! worth every minute of your time!
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- A Adams
- 05-18-23
Reverse Harem
This is a reverse harem, paranormal romance, and romantic mystery. It contains explicit sexual content both MFMM and MM. Will meets some mysterious strangers when her roomate is murdered. Will finds out they are a pack: Lysander, Az , Nyko and Rhys. The novel does start out slow until they all end up in Chicago, then the pace speeds up more. Stick with it. Will really doesn't belong anywhere, and fights significantly with her mother, until she finds a home with the pack. Even though the pack may be murderous psychos. There are some very 🔥 times hat by Will and the men! I liked all the animals they save and adopt along the way. I also like the accents for the men in the audiobook version.
I received a free copy of this book and voluntarily left this review.
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- Amanda T
- 11-16-22
so loved this book
The narrated did such a outstanding job telling this story,making you feel like you where apart of the story and wanting to make me not stop listening to this audiobook. she did an amazing job bringing the characters to life and making you wonder more about them. i highly reccomend giving this a listen to
For me, Merlin is one of those authors that I consistently enjoy. I really like her Summoner series, definitely dug into the first book in her omegaverse series, and while this one was a much different flavor than those stories, I'm glad I had a chance to read it.
Will is a fun character. She's got some of the components of Merlin's other leading ladies in the sense that she's a bit awkward, maybe not the most socially adept or generally social person, and she's got a little bit of baggage. But none of that holds her back. She's really on the start of a journey because the mysterious men who roll into town-Lysander, Nykos, Azriel, and Rhys-are a catalyst for her entire view of herself basically going up in flames.
The men are going to be a good hook for many, I think. We have a bit of variety, and even though there are some of the familiar roles-the smooth talker, the nice guy, the grump, the bossy one-the "pack" share a common bond: they're not afraid to get a little bloody. Given the right circumstances, or most circumstances honestly, they enjoy it. So, if you're looking for some men who likes knives, the color red, and are especially fond of making a mess, they are going to appeal to you. Even though we don't get a super detailed view of who they each are, Merlin does a nice job of giving us what we need in order to have each man be easy to categorize and separate out in your mind. You won't be getting confused about who is who, and while you may wind up sharing my overall view of the story, you'll enjoy the ride while you're on it.
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- Stormer83
- 08-13-22
wow
I enjoyed this book it was a little slow at first then it got pretty crazy it was a good interesting story, kept you listening once you start you need to keep going because you know what's going on I liked the characters, the narrators did a great job. I will definitely listen to more books by this author
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- Kimberly Skocz
- 07-06-23
Love the story!
Absolutely love the plot in this one! My only complaint is that the narrator uses a weird accent for all the men, and they are sort of similar, so it’s a bit hard to tell them apart.
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- Lindsey Null
- 06-27-22
Omg.. someone save me
By chapter 16 I was bored and ready to call it quits but decided to give it a chance hoping once the spice kicked in it would get better. I was wrong. Maybe it’s because I listened to the audio, idk. Definitely not my favorite.
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- Miss Blush
- 07-22-22
A Sinfully Dark RH soaked in Decadent Violence
This story was so good! It was so much more than what I'm used to when it comes to reverse harems. This is a tale of suspense, murder, mystery, self-discovery, loyalty, with Game-of-Thrones-level killing, and deliciously hot smut. First we have Will, a secret klepto, dog-walking, anti-people millenial stuck under the thumb of her mother's constant ridicule. If judgement, disapproval and disappointment were embodied into a single person, then Will's domineering matriarch reigns supreme.
When four strangers roll into her sleepy, uneventful town right after the discovery of her roommate's murder, Will's life gets flipped on its side. There are several turning points in the story and let's just say Chapters 24 and 25 were the highlights of my listening experience. Just a fair warning, there are no heroes or heroines here: just the Pack who controls the darker side of Chicago. They are ruthless when it comes to their jobs. They don't just kill for the fun of it, rather out of necessity. No, the fun starts off in the bedroom.
AJ Merlin gave each of Will's men such distinct personalities: you've got the knife-wielding Nykos and his dom of a lover Rhys, the wild card Lys and the lighter of the bunch Az who has an affinity for public activities. Each one would do anything for their Pack and they just so happen to want to bring Will into the fold after she keeps running into trouble like a lost puppy. If you aren't comfortable with dub-con, handcuffs, spanking, then you won't have a good time with this one. As for myself, I loved every bloody minute of it! Oh to surrender one's control and feel helpless at the mercy of four sexy AF men...
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- Booklvr89
- 05-27-23
Fantastic Read
This reverse harem really was awesome, it was even better than I expected. The author did an amazing job!
I received a free copy of the story and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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- shedevilreads Bookstagram
- 07-04-22
Contemporary Dark Reverse Harem Romance
Playing With Knives by AJ Merlin is a contemporary dark reverse harem romance that I listened to on audio narrated by Leanne Woodward.
I loved that this book is not your typical dark romance, it kept me guessing on how the story would go. I really enjoyed the relationship that bloomed between Willow, Lysander, Azriel, Nykos, and Rhys.
I originally read the book when it was first released and was so excited when I seen it was coming to audio and I was not disappointed. Leanne did an amazing job on the narration. I look forward to listening to more of her work in the future.
I would recommend this book if you like dark romances, reverse harem romances, or romantic suspense.
The Flock Team
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