Everyone wants to
hear those three little words during the holidays…
Where’s the casserole?!
Winnie Kerr wants to utter another three-word phrase to her girlfriend, but
Thanksgiving has other plans. After spending far too much time on work, this
legal eagle decides an impromptu road trip to visit her sister is the perfect
time to tell her girlfriend she loves her. What could go wrong during a few
days away from work, right?
Mari Balogh has a problem, she’s madly in love with her girlfriend and cannot
get those three little words off her tongue. After being burned before from her
unsupportive family and a string of bad breakups, this paralegal is guarded.
She happily agrees on a road trip to Pinegrove, eager for the space to profess
her affections. How hard can it be, right?
From a little trespassing and a kitchen nightmare to a surly cat and a series
of misunderstandings, the road to I love you is rife with
hiccups. Can these two find their way to happily ever after? Or will their
relationship go up in a puff of sweet potato casserole scented smoke?
But Pinegrove has proven that love is
never overruled!
Return to small-town Pinegrove, Georgia, the romantic setting of Libby Kay’s
endearing novels, When Sparks Fly and Old Flames, as well as the 2026 novel
about another of the hunky firemen in town. Don’t miss any of the action or
romance!
Libby Kay lives in the city in
the heart of the Midwest with her husband. When she’s not writing, Libby loves
reading romance novels of any kind. Stories of people falling in love nourish
her soul. Contemporary or Regency, sweet or hot, as long as there is a happily
ever after—she’s in love!
When not surrounded by books,
Libby can be found baking in her kitchen, binging true crime shows, or on the
road with her husband, traveling as far as their bank account will allow.
Libby cohosts the Romance
Roundup podcast with Liz Donatelli where they recommend romance books and
interview authors, influencers, and publishers. Check it out for your weekly
dose of romance!
Hell comes in designer suits and with an attitude. The Lords of Chaos MC and the Castiello Family are well aware of the threat that looms over them. They have to tread carefully because the Jade Dragon Triad isn’t to be taken lightly whatsoever.
Demir Balik always stands ready for action as one of the Castiello’s highly-trained assassins. Now that he’s also a member of the Lords, he’s ready to kill anyone who poses a threat to his lover, Wolf, especially the Jade Dragon Triad.
Montgomery William-Price is a man born into money and one of the hottest and most coveted Doms at the Scarlet Letter BDSM club. Unfortunately for him, he’s caught the eye of a young man whom he finds utterly annoying, Ren. If that weren’t enough for him to worry about, his father’s poor business decisions have put their company in financial ruin. On the brink of bankruptcy, he gets an offer that he can’t refuse… not if he wants to live.
Ajay Khanna didn’t plan on getting into a relationship while doing his time in prison. It was supposed to be simple. But, no matter how hard he tried to fight his feelings for the giant, burly, and utterly sexy biker, Tim Davis, he lost. And that would be perfectly fine if only Tim knew who he really was. Can their relationship survive the truth?
Ren Mujin is the youngest son of the Dragonhead of the Jade Dragon Triad, so it goes without saying, that he doesn’t know the meaning of the word “no”. And when he hears it several times from the one man who makes his dreams wet, he decides to take matters into his own hands. He plans to get the sexy Dom at all costs.
Da Han Mujin, Dragonhead of the Jade Dragon Triad, is a man who always gets what he wants. And he wants all of the Chicago territory. That and his gorgeous new bodyguard, Jun De, who is trying to keep their relationship professional. Well, that just won’t do for Da Han.
“The Road to Carnage Series” is an electrifying tale of crime and passion where loyalties and love will be tested. It will take you on an intense ride through the savage and sultry world of the Lords of Chaos. Not for the faint of heart as this series is wild AF. This book is a part of a series where the story evolves as new characters are introduced. HFN/HEA. Not a standalone.
Order of Books
Man of Carnage – Prequel
Outlawed
Vengeance
Enforced
Retaliation
Payback
And this book right here.
Punished – Coming Soon
The Reviews!
Macbandit 4.0 out of 5 stars Great story and characters Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2024 Nicholas Bella Betrayed There is so much to this story I’m not sure I know where to begin. Monty is trying to save his company that has been in the family for generations. His dad has caused it to have more financial problems than Monty can fix. The solutions are not anything Monty wants. Ren is the spoiled brat that isn’t happy even when he gets what he wants. Ajax (Milan) and TT play a big part in this story. Ajax’s life has major changes. Demir, while involved, seems to just be on the outside of major events…more yet to happen. Vitra and Da Han are major players but then again naturally since they are incharge characters they have to be involved. There are many more characters and side events going on so keeping track of all the characters and where they fit sometimes got challenging for me but they are all interconnected. I was enjoying the story and was to the point I was ignoring all around me when it stopped. It didn’t come to an end but rather got to an intense part and stopped. This caused me frustration. I really enjoyed the story. The characters can get a little overwhelming to keep track of at times but they all fit together. The pace of the story moved right along. Since this is an ongoing story I should have expected the stopping but I wish some of the characters would have been more resolved so I didn’t feel so unsettled. This series is really more episodes rather than each couple or event having a resolution while the overall group continues. Now I have to wait for the next episode.
N 5.0 out of 5 stars Caught Up in Chaos! Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2024 The publisher's description was accurate for this Road to Carnage continuation in that sultry, sexy, HOT men are caught up in intrigues and tangles reaching beyond surface appearance. There's a few Lords of Chaos (LOC) members in prison doing time and maintaining the LOC dominance in order to survive the dangerous environment of prison. The goings on at the prison are just the tip of the complex weave of relationships, obligations, and love interests Nicholas Bella writes in Book 6 of his Road to Carnage series. This is not a standalone book. However, if you're adventurous in the realm of erotic urban fantasy featuring hot men who are arrogantly sexy and demanding you'll want to start with Bella's first book, Outlawed. This series is never boring, never predictable in the usual MM romance genre, and is always interestingly enticingly arousing, dangerous, dark, and potentially violent. Book 6 sets the reader up for SO many possible conflicts, outcomes and oh my goodness what the heck is going to happen to the men Bella has made me care about!
Noel: I’m finally free and able to patrol my own territory without Marco being by my side. I really appreciated everything he’s taught me, what can I say… that big, brutal bastard grew on me. However, before I can embark on my new life as a General, I have to fulfill a debt my Father owes to the dragon king, Evander. This should be interesting. At least I’m not going alone. Dante, newly-mated to Josef, will be going with me.
Elijah: Today is the day our plan finally comes to fruition. I’m praying that everything falls into place just as we have designed it to. But you never know with these sort of operations. Humans can be as unpredictable as supes. I do know one thing, Deacon better come and get me.
Vex: As a reward for my loyalty and service, my King has given me permission to pick the human I want to have turned into a werewolf. I’ve had my eye on the perfect guy, too. Whether he wants to be a wolf or not doesn’t matter to me. Once it’s done and he’s mine, he’ll learn to heel and obey.
Kendrick: It’s been a long time coming with years of strategic planning, from the night I killed my Alpha to the day I killed the dragon king, making me a ruler in my own league. I’ve had my eye on the Odin Colony for over a decade, but I knew I needed to wait until the right moment came to strike. They should fear me, because when the dust settles and the streets are flowing with blood, I will be standing victorious.
Warning: This series is highly addictive, and fans have complained that it’s all they can think about, oftentimes re-reading each book until their next fix.
Be further warned: This serial contains strong adult content not meant for sensitive eyes as each episode will be filled with dark, twisted, raunchy, and steamy scenes between powerful, sexy men that will either offend you or get ya revved up. This series will not be pulling any punches, and it won’t apologize for hurting your feelings, either. You’ll find no fluff and ruffles here. The vampires are not misunderstood, hopeless romantics looking for love. The werewolves are not cute and cuddly and the dragons aren’t the ones from your childhood. This is NOT a romance.
The Reviews
Wendy Dawn
5.0 out of 5 stars Gotta get your dark supernatural fix on! Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2021
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What an amazing journey into the next chapter of this series!!!
Old characters intermingle with new ones, it feels like coming home for a holiday event. These characters and their world are so well written and developed you can’t help but love their darkness.
This season we get to learn more about the dragons!!! Previous seasons barely touched on the centuries of history of this highly sexual species. Our favorite vampires and wolves are also featured, so don’t fret about not being able to keep up with the packs or Theoden and his children.
FYI in the Audible version: The narration is amazing. Matt Williams really helps you feel as if you are right there!
I can’t wait for the next installment!
Donna
5.0 out of 5 stars Pulls you in Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2017
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When you open a book you want to get pulled in. You get this and more every time you read a Nicholas Bella book. He ups his game every single time. This series starts off where New Haven Series ended. You not only get familiar characters, which by the way was great to see. You also are introduced to new ones. More sexy vampires, dragons and wolfs to love or hate. And to me what brings you in is no matter if you see them as good or bad, he puts you inside their heads to see why. You get so involved with their story, you don't realize that you are even reading a book. You are living their lives.
This series will make your heart race, make you want a cold shower, have you laughing at moments and just want more. Who knew that Supes could be so sexy and kinky? Of course there is violence, cause not everyone gets along. There is greed of wanting more, plans to kill to get back what they feel they lost. The list goes on. They all want to be number 1.
This is a action packed book. You get what you expect and more. The boys are definitely back!!!!
John Altman
3.0 out of 5 stars Come and Get Me! Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2019
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Total Rating: 3.3 Stars out of 5
Rating Review Rollout:
(1) Attention Keeper: 4 🌞🌞🌞🌞
(2) Digging deep in Character Development: 2 🌑🌑
(3) Danger-Drama-Friction-Suspense Fulfillment?: 3 🌟🌟🌟
(4) Edit to Perfection!: 3 🌟🌟🌟
(5) Feeling the Words: 4 🌞🌞🌞🌞
(6) Give me more please factor: 4 🌞🌞🌞🌞
(7) Going with the Flow of the Story: 3 🌟🌟🌟
(8) Grammar Police: 3 🌟🌟🌟
(9) It's all about the Chemistry, baby: 2 🌑🌑
(10) Laugh out loud funny: N/A
(11) Love connection: N/A
(12) Main characters appeal: 4 🌞🌞🌞🌞
(13) Plot Worthy: 3 🌟🌟🌟
(14) Show me Entertainment: 3 🌟🌟🌟
(15) Super-Duper-Natural feels: 4 🌞🌞🌞🌞
(16) The Writing speaks for itself: 3 🌟🌟🌟
(17) The Wrap Up of all loose ends in a tidy bow: N/A
(18) Too sexy for my shirt kinda sex: 5 🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞
Thoughts:
1.) Not my place to tell an author how to write his story so this is merely my thought. Perhaps each episode of each series should be written as bookends where the Story behind and ends in some fashion instead of carrying over to next series. I only say this from drawn out stories causing fatigue.
2.) Lots of characters in the series. Can too many characters diminish interest in main characters?
3.) Don' get me wrong, the sex scenes are intense, detailed and just plain naughty, but, can too much sex be too much in place of the conflicts, dangers, battles, etc.?
This book picks up where Prince of the City leaves off.
Théoden has his plate full training his newest son, Dante, as well as investigating the death of the vampire in his territory. If that wasn’t enough to keep him busy, Dante, the half vampire, half werewolf hybrid is the fated mate of Josef, the Alpha of the River Rock werewolf pack. With this knowledge, Théoden knows that things are about to get violent, because if he knows anything about wolves… they will stop at nothing to claim their mates.
Noel hasn’t even been a vampire for a full month yet, but now he must fight for his life when the River Rock Alpha wages war or Théoden and his House. He’s never had to fight in a battle of swords, fangs and claws, but he will do whatever it takes to prove to his sire and brothers that he is one of them… and worthy of the House of Théoden.
Josef knew the moment he’d caught Dante’s scent, that the wolf-vampire hybrid was his mate. He’d rather Dante not be bound to Théoden, because he hates vampires and distrusts them, but his mate is a gift and he’ll take him and way he can get him. There’s just one obstacle standing in his way, but after waiting eight centuries for Dante, he’s not going to let Théoden stop him for claiming what belongs to him.
Deacon is still learning what it means to be mated and he and Elijah are navigating their relationship, discovering things about themselves that they never knew. For instance, Elijah is a submissive and Deacon enjoys putting him on his knees. Of course, bonding with Elijah isn’t the only thing Deacon has to be concerned about. He soon discovers that all of his well-laid plans may unravel. The half-breed wolf he turned over to Théoden as part of their deal is his rival’s mate. If he’s exposed for the crimes he’d committed, if could mean war. Lucky for him, Elijah has a plan.
The Reviews
Kindle Customer
4.0 out of 5 stars This is the fourth Season of (The New Haven Book Series )
Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2020
This was a great read a lot happened in this installment of this series there was quite a lot of character development too . With Noel, Romeo and Dante finally showing what it means to be a child of the House of Theoden I also like the fact that Romeo and Dante finally got to clear the air with each other . Than we lost Rhyu when stupid Ass Joseph and wolf Alpha attacked the House of Theoden in order to take Dante who turned out to be his mate which I still don't know how to feel about that one . Personally I thought it was a stupid excuse to attack someone without even trying the diplomatic way and talking to Theoden about it and maybe they could have come to some sort of agreement compromise . I legit cried over Rhyu but dang did he get a amazing send off and Deacan I legit don't care about him or his pack why are they even in this series . And Deacan has his own book too please and know there's a new enemy to boot man anywho Deacan needs to pay everyone else has lost something precious it's time for him to loose something too I want the truth to come out .
Wendy Dawn
5.0 out of 5 stars Sinister and sexy supes!
Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2022
Wow! Blood, Werewolf attacks, death, mates found, treachery…and lots of steamy sex scenes…dragons and vampires oh my!
This is not your sparkly vampires or Native American wolf shifters by any stretch of the imagination!
Theoden and his boys are back for another installment of wild crazy and deadly tale. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry and you’ll get turned on…could you expect anything else in New Haven?
As always this isn’t a standalone but a series that needs to be read or listened to in order! Don’t skip this installment as many major plots begin to converge.
Amazing characters that feel so real you’ll crave more. A world built around supernatural beings in charge will seem very probable.
The audible version is supremely well done. From raspy voices to many different accents which hundreds of years old supernaturals would use will draw you into the story and plots and once the narrator has you in his clutches you will beg him not to let you go! Definitely not to be listened to while in public (it’s that dark, sinister and sexy)!
J. A. Cummings, author
3.0 out of 5 stars If you want kinky m/m sex, step inside. If you want story and good editing, keep looking.
Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2017
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The story is good, and although there are a million reasons couched in my own experiences (seriously, as a warning for other rape survivors, these books are TRIGGERY - proceed at your own risk), I can't stop reading. I need to know what happens next. That's the mark of a good writer, by the way. I am compelled to get to the next arc in the story just to know what goes down (other than every single character, that is).
There is more sex than story here. Granted, the sex is an integral part of the world, but still. FAR more sex than story, most of it kinky, much of it non-consensual, and all of it hot, if I'm being honest. If you're looking for something plot-driven with complicated characters, keep looking. If you want raw, sexy entertainment, this is for you.
There is some character development, but mostly it's tied to how far they're willing to descend into submission. The Doms tend to be very one-dimensional, and though they give lip service to caring about their subs, I just don't buy it.
I only wish the thing had been edited better. There's an editor credited, but honestly, there are so many spelling and grammar errors, it makes me wonder sometimes if the first draft was released by mistake. The errors are especially egregious during the sex scenes.
This book picks up where House of Théoden leaves off.
Having proven that he is the strongest of Ara’s son, Lord Théoden is rewarded with the title and position of Prince of the City. With new responsibilities and edicts to carry out, Théoden is ready to preside over his territory. However, things aren’t going as smoothly as he’d hoped when one of vampires in his charge ends up dead under suspicious circumstances. Now, he has to figure out who did it, and why, and then make them pay.
Noel is realizing that the life of a vampire is everything he’s ever wanted. The freedom, the pleasure, and the control… it excites him. And even when given the command to sire his own son, he rises to the occasion. However, Romeo, his new fledgling is willful and Noel has to take what he’s still learning and teach his own child. That is his biggest challenge.
Deacon, the Forrest Grove werewolf Alpha, had just formed an alliance with the new Prince of the City, Théoden and he couldn’t be happier. The wolf see an opportunity to not only eliminate one of his enemies with Théoden’s help, but also gain new territory if he plays his cards right. He’s already put the wheels into motion. If that wasn’t the cherry on top, the deal he made with Théoden resulted in his mate being practically gift wrapped for him. Elijah is stubborn, claims he’s straight and wants nothing to do with Deacon. Of course, the Alpha has waited four centuries for his true mate and he’s not going to let him go now.
Reader Advisory: Stubborn mates, possessive alpha males, more kinks than you can count, and colorful language that may cause severe blushing. Adult content, violence, and all kinds of sexual situations. Proceed with caution. 18+ Mature readers.
The Reviews
DiverseReader
5.0 out of 5 stars Cray dark and very twisted! AMAZING
Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2016
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Well wasn’t this interesting. We get to see inside Deacon , the Alpha wolf’s, mind. And here’s the thing…. I want to hate him because it feels like he’s trying to mess with Theoden and his boys. But at the same time I’m utterly intrigued by him and how he is with his mate. Shockingly, I don’t find the wolves to be as torturous or brutal as the vampires. Deacon is ridiculously tame when it comes to punishing his mate when he’s out of line. Whereas Theoden would burn your internal organs, watch them grow back and then rip off other appendages just because you said no.
There’s serious plot thickening in this season and I feel a war is brewing. I can only hope that the vamp guys fair well! I’m getting attached to them. But this is Nicholas Bella and that mind of his is scary!!!!
Must read this series if you haven’t already!
Water-Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars This is the third group of stories. Steamy Hot stories await you everywhere
Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2019
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I hated waiting for the next book to be published! That is my only negatives comment. In addition you can use the Kindle app that reads the text to you it works on Amazon Fire tablet & PCs too.
Cant wait to get my pass on the next book. The sex scenes will have you pop a boner before you realize it!
I can re-read any books and pick up something I missed on last read. There is plenty to read at very good prices. Can't praise these books enough! Did I say these series are excellent?
Summertimememories
5.0 out of 5 stars Warnings be damned, I loved them all. Now onto the next series.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 24, 2018
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Im not sure I can write A review on these and it being allowed to be published but il try.
I loved The whole concept the way the Author wrote these books, the coming together of a family of Vampires in a way that is alot of sexy for the readers, its so damn hard to find good stories like these with all fractions of a world in which the Author has created, the way Theoden embraces his sons, the fact they are called sons, I took a while getting that one over me.
As I dipped into this Authors mind and his ability to capture the Audience, He makes no Apologies for the warnings in the front of the books, it's a do or dare series, a sit back enjoy the ride of a lifetime, there is no Author I can compare to this one, a master at all things vampire, the only truly sad thing is this series will eventually come to a end, The brothers are a easy like, even in all their evilness Marco I love him for his unwavering honorability even to his brothers he hates them one minute loves them the next, If you immortal it's alright to have a bad temper and love sex.
Noel What can I say I love this vampire; I truly fell for this series and have since read all This Authors work a truly gifted writer.
Much more to love about this series, why don't you try it?
Book Reviews by the Reluctant Retiree 