L. J. Shen

The third book in the new dark and decadent Society of Villains series. More details coming soon . . . READERS ARE ALREADY OBSESSED WITH L.J. SHEN: 'The way this book had me in a chokehold' 'I'm honestly speechless' 'New favourite author! I could NOT put this book down' 'This book was everything . . . GRAB THIS BOOK NOW' 'All emotions covered' 'Five stars all day long' WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THE NEW SERIES? Mafia Wars Taboo tropes Plot twists to make your jaw drop One MM book (I told ya' it was coming) Cameos from your favourite characters (someone said Wolfe and Francesca? Vicious and Millie? And what about the Forbidden Love gang?) . . .

The second book in the new dark and decadent Society of Villains series. More details coming soon . . .READERS ARE ALREADY OBSESSED WITH L.J. SHEN:'The way this book had me in a chokehold''I'm honestly speechless''New favourite author! I could NOT put this book down''This book was everything . . . GRAB THIS BOOK NOW''All emotions covered''Five stars all day long'WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THE NEW SERIES?Mafia WarsTaboo tropesPlot twists to make your jaw dropOne MM book (I told ya' it was coming)Cameos from your favourite characters (someone said Wolfe and Francesca? Vicious and Millie? And what about the Forbidden Love gang?) . . .

The first book in the new dark and decadent Society of Villains series. More details coming soon . . .READERS ARE ALREADY OBSESSED WITH L.J. SHEN:'The way this book had me in a chokehold''I'm honestly speechless''New favourite author! I could NOT put this book down''This book was everything . . . GRAB THIS BOOK NOW''All emotions covered''Five stars all day long'WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THE NEW SERIES?Mafia WarsTaboo tropesPlot twists to make your jaw dropOne MM book (I told ya' it was coming)Cameos from your favourite characters (someone said Wolfe and Francesca? Vicious and Millie? And what about the Forbidden Love gang?) . . .

It's time for Tate and Gia's story. The third book in the Forbidden Love series - also suitable as a standalone - following Book #1, Truly Madly Deeply and #2, Wildest Dreams. Details coming soon . . .READERS ARE OBSESSED WITH L.J. SHEN:'The way this book had me in a chokehold''I'm honestly speechless''New favourite author! I could NOT put this book down''This book was everything . . . GRAB THIS BOOK NOW''All emotions covered''Five stars all day long'

?? He'll protect his best friend's baby sister from anything . . . other than himself. ??RhylandDylan Casablancas is a forbidden fruit, undeniably delicious, but one bite just might kill you. She's my best friend's baby sister, a single mom, and a royal pain in the ass.When Little Miss Baggage moves downstairs to house-sit her brother's Manhattan apartment, my potential business partner mistakes us as a couple.He wants a family guy. I want access to his billions. And Dylan? She needs a big, burly guy to scare off her loser ex.But pretending to be engaged to the feisty girl next door gets messy when I take a bite of the illicit apple. What can I say? I'm an instant gratification kind of guy.We made a deal to walk out of each other's lives once my contract is signed. The only problem? She might take my heart with her when she leaves. DylanRhyland Coltridge is out of the question. Unless the question is: "Who's the biggest man-whore you've ever met?"Hedonistic. Wild card. Utterly corrupt. And those are just the traits the jerk prides himself on.My life is too messy for a boyfriend. Even if it wasn't, Rhyland would be the last man I'd consider. He is supposed to be my ticket out of this nightmare.But he's fast becoming my wildest, most dangerous dream.TROPES: ?? Best friend's brother ?? Fake engagement ?? Crazy ex-boyfriend?? Single mother ?? Enemies to lovers ?? She falls first, he falls harder ?? Billionaire romance ?? Forced proximity ?? A lot of angst ??? ??? ???Wildest Dreams is the new book in the Forbidden Love series, but can be read as a standalone book. If you haven't read Book 1, Truly Madly Deeply, there's still time...READERS ARE OBSESSED WITH WILDEST DREAMS:'Be still my beating heart . . . Rhyland Coltridge is so insanely swoonworthy I don't know how to pick myself back up off the floor' ????? 'Can I give this book all the stars? Rhyland and Dylan are going to live rent free forever more. Both characters are so vulnerable and so unexpectedly romantic' ????? 'Phenomenal. That's all I can say' ????? 'L.J. Shen has a unique way of writing a story making you wholly a part of it and neber wanting to leave. Wildest Draems was no exception' ????? 'This book is ALL ROMCOM DREAMS under one cover!! I have never loved the main characters this much this soon into a story!' ????? 'The angst, the tension , the chemistry - even their toxic moments - were so intense and addicting'????? 'Even if I hadn't read the first book in the series, I would have been hooked by our MMC ?????

"I always enjoyed the broken in the fairy tales better. The apple always looked shinier because I knew it could destroy me."Hard, cold, and calculated, Trent Rexroth rarely speaks, and when he does, it's with disdain. When he does, Edie Van Der Zee's stomach flips and her world tilts on its axis. But when he does, his words aren't meant for her.He's a single dad and Edie's father's business partner. But even without any of that, Trent is emotionally unavailable-and yet, when Edie comes to intern at his office, she finds herself feeling everything she shouldn't for him.But the two of them are doomed from the start. The writing isn't just on the wall-Edie's father wants dirt on Trent to cut him out of their business, and is blackmailing Edie into getting it for him. She's lying, stealing, plotting Trent's downfall, all the while fighting the forbidden heat between them.She can't stay away. And as it turns out, neither can Trent.A scandal is the last thing the Van Der Zee family needs. But a scandal is exactly what Edie's going to give them.Scandalous s a standalone book in its own right, and also Book 3 of the Sinners of Saint series. Make sure you immerse yourself fully and read them all...PRAISE FOR L.J. SHEN'S SINNERS OF SAINT SERIES...'Blended both sweetness and sexiness together' ?????'This book gripped me from page one and held me through the last page!' ?????'L.J. shines in writing characters with layers and ones you can't help but love, even though you know you are supposed to hate them' ?????'Will always be a top book boyfriend for me' ?????'I devoured this book!' ?????'Rarely have I as a reader been so enthralled and repulsed by the same character in a book' ?????'A gripping tale of forbidden love, betrayal, and redemption' ?????'It's going to be one hell of a ride, so buckle up, babes!' ?????

"...I live for you. I breathe for you. I will die for you. It. Has. Always. Been. You."No one has ever made Rosie LeBlanc feel more alive than the man who serves as a constant reminder that her clock is ticking. Dean Cole is her forbidden, shiny apple. A stubborn fallacy against her blunt, raw truth. Because Rosie has an illness. Cystic fibrosis. Sometimes she conquers it, but sometimes it conquers her. She knows she's more than her diagnosis, but she also knows she will not live a long, happy life with it. And the last thing she wants to do is start a relationship she knows is doomed to end in tragedy.Least of all with her sister's ex-boyfriend.But the truth is, Rosie saw Dean first. She craved him first. She loved him first. And now, eleven years later, he's come waltzing back into her life, demanding a second chance. He sees her walls, and he's determined to smash them down, even with his own demons at play.He wants to be Rosie's white knight, whatever it takes...but he might just be too late.Ruckus is a standalone book in its own right, and also Book 2 of the Sinners of Saint series. Make sure you immerse yourself fully and read them all...PRAISE FOR L.J. SHEN'S SINNERS OF SAINT SERIES...'Blended both sweetness and sexiness together' ?????'This book gripped me from page one and held me through the last page!' ?????'L.J. shines in writing characters with layers and ones you can't help but love, even though you know you are supposed to hate them' ?????'Will always be a top book boyfriend for me' ?????'I devoured this book!' ?????'Rarely have I as a reader been so enthralled and repulsed by the same character in a book' ?????'A gripping tale of forbidden love, betrayal, and redemption' ?????'It's going to be one hell of a ride, so buckle up, babes!' ?????

"Snow White waited for the prince. You'll be the one saving yourself in this story."Last Jesse heard, Roman "Bane" Protsenko, naked surfer and habitual pothead, was extorting the rich and screwing their wives for a living. Which is why she's more than a little surprised to find him at her door, looking for her friendship, her services, and most puzzling of all-looking humbled.Her scarred heart calls to his, but Jesse is on a boycott. Literally. After all she's been through, she's cut boys from her life permanently. The problem is, Bane is not a boy. He's all man, and she's falling, crashing, drowning in his sweet, perfect lies.Because to Bane, Jesse Carter-hot as hell, cold as ice-is just a means to an end. He made a deal with her oil tycoon stepfather, and she's collateral, a plaything for him to kill some time with on his path to power. She might be one tough nut to crack, but Bane has the teeth for it.At least, until he finds that inside her damaged shell, Jesse has claws, too. And when she digs them in deep under his skin, Bane is no longer sure who he really is...or if he ever wants to let her go.Bane is a standalone book in its own right, and also Book 4 of the Sinners of Saint series. Make sure you immerse yourself fully and read them all...PRAISE FOR L.J. SHEN'S SINNERS OF SAINT SERIES...'Blended both sweetness and sexiness together' ?????'This book gripped me from page one and held me through the last page!' ?????'L.J. shines in writing characters with layers and ones you can't help but love, even though you know you are supposed to hate them' ?????'Will always be a top book boyfriend for me' ?????'I devoured this book!' ?????'Rarely have I as a reader been so enthralled and repulsed by the same character in a book' ?????'A gripping tale of forbidden love, betrayal, and redemption' ?????'It's going to be one hell of a ride, so buckle up, babes!' ?????

"He was toxic, poison, and he was going to kill everything beautiful in my life if I let him. He was the storm to my cherry blossoms."The man who comes to Emilia LeBlanc in her dreams also haunts her in her nightmares. Baron "Vicious" Spencer is a brilliant lawyer. A skilled criminal. A beautiful liar. A bully and a savior, a monster and a liar. And since her mom was the live-in caretaker for his family's estate in high school, there was no escaping his wrath-until she had no other choice.To Vicious, Emilia is completely off-limits. A starving artist. His best friend's ex-girlfriend. Pretty and evasive as a cherry blossom. When they were younger, she barged into his life unannounced and turned everything upside down. She discovered his darkest secret, and he made her pay the price. Drove her out of town. Hated and wanted her in equal measure.It should deter him from chasing her to New York a decade later, but it doesn't. So she still hates him-big deal. She'll have to get used to him.Because this time, he isn't going anywhere unless he's taking her with him...Vicious is a standalone book in its own right, and also Book 1 of the Sinners of Saint series. Make sure you immerse yourself fully and read them all...PRAISE FOR L.J. SHEN'S SINNERS OF SAINT SERIES...'Blended both sweetness and sexiness together' ?????'This book gripped me from page one and held me through the last page!' ?????'L.J. shines in writing characters with layers and ones you can't help but love, even though you know you are supposed to hate them' ?????'Will always be a top book boyfriend for me' ?????'I devoured this book!' ?????'Rarely have I as a reader been so enthralled and repulsed by the same character in a book' ?????'A gripping tale of forbidden love, betrayal, and redemption' ?????'It's going to be one hell of a ride, so buckle up, babes!' ?????

This Sleeping Beauty woke up...In a nightmare From Wall Street Journal bestsellers L.J. Shen and Parker S. Huntington comes a twisted second-chance romance between a prince haunted by a dark secret and his reluctant Sleeping Beauty.I'm marrying a beautiful monster.A crooked fraud. America's wealthiest bachelor.He claims we're in love, yet all I taste in our kisses is hate and lust.I don't remember why or how.But I do remember he's the enemy.Now, I'm stuck inside a nightmare.And Oliver will do anything to keep me in the dark.Authors' Note: My Dark Prince is a standalone enemies-to-lovers Sleeping Beauty retelling, in which a damaged billionaire with a dark past and his childhood sweetheart fall in love-literally. It is set in the decadent Dark Prince Road universe.

'Hands down one of my favourite reads of this year. Leigh and Parker did not come to play!' ?????'I loved this book - it had everything it made me laugh, had angst, emotion by the bucket full and all the spice' ?????'Hooked from the first page, so well written with the dry, snarky, witty and sarcastic humour laced throughout' ?????'I laughed, I cried, I swooned and I empathised so much with this story. It was everything and more' ?????The hotly anticipated second standalone romance in the Dark Prince Road series. If you loved My Dark Romeo, you need My Dark Desire. The task was simple: Sneak into Zachary Sun's closely guarded manor. Retrieve my pendant. Slip out.Problem #1? America's most unattainable bachelor caught me.Problem #2? He decided to keep me. As the help.Zach Sun's winter may be the coldest I've ever felt, but he makes my skin burn. Reserved, calculated, and savagely cruel, he thrives on the weaknesses of others.Little does he know, he just met his match.He may be American royalty. But this peasant will rise to become Queen.

You're my favourite plot twist...It was supposed to be a harmless kiss at a lavish debutante ball.A clandestine moment with a handsome stranger.But unlike his namesake, my Romeo isn't driven by love.He's fueled by revenge.To him, I'm a chess piece. Leverage.His rival's betrothed.To me, he is a man deserving of poison.A dark prince I refuse to marry.He thinks I'll accept my fate.Well, I plan to rewrite it.And in my story, Juliet doesn't die.But Romeo? He perishes.Perfect for fans of Lauren Asher and Ana Huang, My Dark Romeo is darkly funny, completely outrageous and thoroughly addictive. Now over 100 million views on TikTok for #mydarkromeo!

From USA Today bestselling author L.J. Shen comes a breathtaking installment in the Cruel Castaways series about finding love in the wake of tragedy and betrayal.Arsène Corbin does not intend to marry for love. His fianc e has always been a means to an end, a woman he wants to conquer. But when she dies suddenly in an accident, Arsène's grand plan unravels.Still reeling from his fianc e's death, he meets Winnifred Ashcroft, a struggling actress who lands a coveted role in a play at his theater...and knows things about his late fianc e no one else does. The only problem? They can't stand each other.Backstage at Arsène's theater, Winnie begins to let down her guard around the tempestuous billionaire. She appreciates his wit and quirky affection for astronomy. And Arsène, jaded as he is, respects Winnie's headstrong personality.Tragedy and betrayal bring them together, but will their painful pasts hold them back--or fuel their desire?

From USA Today bestselling author L.J. Shen comes a passion- and angst-charged story about a woman caught between a secure relationship and a once-in-a-lifetime spark with her muse. They say first loves are oftentimes the end of one’s innocence. Those words couldn’t ring truer for Everlynne Lawson, whose first brush with romance came with a heartbreak…and the thing that seems to follow her everywhere she goes. Death. After a great tragedy, Everlynne loses all she cares about—her dreams, her family, and her soulmate, Joe. Guilt-ridden, Everlynne decides to isolate herself in Salem, Massachusetts. A shell of the woman she once was, she takes her days one at a time, careful not to allow herself the joy she believes others in her life were robbed of. But when the mysterious, handsome Dominic storms into her life, it becomes more difficult to stay in solitude. Dominic is different: adventurous, joyous, with lust for life and a passion to make her his. Everlynne is on the cusp of reinventing herself once again when the old wounds of her past are resurrected, rawer than ever. There is nothing worse than being in love with two men. Especially when one of them hates you.

From Wall Street Journal bestselling author L.J. Shen comes an enemies-to-lovers romance about the fine line between seeking revenge and finding love. When she was young, Arya Roth became best friends with her housekeeper’s son. Soon, friendship turned to young love, and when Arya dared him to kiss her, a chain reaction of disastrous events led to the boy being sent away and out of Arya’s life. Now, two decades later, Arya is an on-the-rise publicist with her beloved father as one of her biggest clients. So when her father is sued by a former employee, Arya sets out to prove that her father is not the monster he is accused of being. The only problem is the attorney who is determined to destroy her father’s good name. Christian Miller is charming, ambitious, and devilishly good looking, and Arya has no idea he is that same boy who kissed her all those years ago. Past and present collide as Arya falls hard for Christian. But when she finds out who he really is and about his obsession with getting revenge on her father, can she choose love over family?

An Amazon Charts bestseller. From USA Today bestselling author L.J. Shen comes a second-chance romance about love, loss, finding yourself, and getting lost in the right person. Maddie Goldbloom stitched up a plan to ensure everything in her life was perfect—from a career in fashion to a chic NYC apartment to a pediatrician boyfriend. When her ex, Chase Black, storms back into her life with an outrageous request, her immediate reaction is to refuse him. But he only wants to fulfill his father’s last wish. So even though he’s the man who broke her heart, playing his fiancée shouldn’t be hard, especially if it means she gets to watch the arrogant devil squirm a bit. What ensues is a chain of events that detonates Maddie’s life—and when Chase’s walls come down, they both are forced to face reality. They say keep your enemies close. But what if your enemy is also the man you love?

They say your first kiss should be earned. Mine was stolen by a devil in a masquerade mask under the black Chicago sky. They say the vows you take on your wedding day are sacred. Mine were broken before we left church. They say your heart only beats for one man. Mine split and bled for two rivals who fought for it until the bitter end. I was promised to Angelo Bandini, the heir to one of the most powerful families in the Chicago Outfit. Then taken by Senator Wolfe Keaton, who held my father's sins over his head to force me into marriage. They say that all great love stories have a happy ending. I, Francesca Rossi, found myself erasing and rewriting mine until the very last chapter. One kiss. Two men. Three lives. Entwined together. And somewhere between these two men, I had to find my forever.

The fourth book in the new dark and decadent Society of Villains series. More details coming soon . . . READERS ARE ALREADY OBSESSED WITH L.J. SHEN: 'The way this book had me in a chokehold' 'I'm honestly speechless' 'New favourite author! I could NOT put this book down' 'This book was everything . . . GRAB THIS BOOK NOW' 'All emotions covered' 'Five stars all day long' WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THE NEW SERIES? Mafia Wars Taboo tropes Plot twists to make your jaw drop One MM book (I told ya' it was coming) Cameos from your favourite characters (someone said Wolfe and Francesca? Vicious and Millie? And what about the Forbidden Love gang?) . . .