L. J. Shen

"Witty and scorching hot." - Publishers Weekly, BooklifeThis 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.OliverI don't usually trap women with amnesia into marriage.But I guess there's a first time for everything. When the woman of my dreams falls into my lap, I can't help but wonder what else she can do in that position.She's here. In my house. At my mercy. And she thinks we've been lovers the entire decade we spent apart.Briar and I have always been unfinished business.Now it's time to seal the deal.BriarI'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.

"Witty and scorching hot." - Publishers Weekly, BooklifeThis 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.OliverI don't usually trap women with amnesia into marriage.But I guess there's a first time for everything. When the woman of my dreams falls into my lap, I can't help but wonder what else she can do in that position.She's here. In my house. At my mercy. And she thinks we've been lovers the entire decade we spent apart.Briar and I have always been unfinished business.Now it's time to seal the deal.BriarI'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.

"You're going to be the death of me.""Here's hoping."This old flame just might set them on fire . . . ?? ?? ?? Conceited, unattainable, and downright delicious, renowned Michelin-starred chef Ambrose Casablancas has one passion in life-food.Women are a distraction, and he doesn't do those. Especially not Cal Litvin, his little sister's best friend. Although the two of them have a secret shared past, now her entire existence is a complication for him: she's awkward, eccentric, infuriating . . . and she's also hotter than his kitchen.But Cal is back in their hometown after her father's death to nurse her mother's broken heart. And, finding herself jobless, hopeless and penniless, she is forced to show up on the doorstep of Ambrose's new restaurant to find work.For Cal, falling for the bad boy the second time around would be a huge mistake, But Ambrose's resolve, like this patience, is ebbing each day Cal works at his restaurant . . .Because Cal is no longer a doe-eyed girl. Now, she's a woman that Ambrose will do anything to conquer.For fans of Ana Huang and Lauren Asher, Truly Madly Deeply is an intense, addictive and very sexy second-chance, enemies-to-lovers, best friend's brother romance that you won't be able to put down . . .This is the start of the new Forbidden Love series, but can also be read as a standalone.TROPES: ?? Best friend's brother ?? Grumpy x sunshine ?? Boss & employee ?? Enemies to lovers ?? Second chance romance ?? Billionaire romance ?? Forced proximity ?? A lot of angst??? ??? ???READERS ARE OBSESSED WITH TRULY MADLY DEEPLY:'Let's just say you seriously WILL NOT be disappointed' ?????'This? THIS IS THE BEST' ?????'I loved reading Cal and Row's story. I ship them. I worship them' ?????'Beautiful, anxious, funny, heart wrenching, and any other emotion you can experience' ?????'Devoured this in less than 24 hours' ?????'Are you ready for delicious adventure that is spiced with love, angst and amazing friendship? . . . Chefs kiss masterpiece that won my heart from the start!' ?????'It was sweet. It was steamy. It was romantic. It was CHEF'S KISS' ?????

He's rich, rude, and completely off-limits.She's his sister's best friend--and his second chance at love.This old flame might just set them on fire...Conceited, unattainable, and downright delicious, renowned Michelin-starred chef Ambrose Casablancas has one passion in life--food.Women are a distraction, and he doesn't do those. Especially Calla Litvin, his baby sister's best friend. Her entire existence is a complication; she's awkward, eccentric, infuriating...And, much to his chagrin, hotter than his kitchen.Ambrose has a lot on his plate: a new restaurant to open, a multimillion-dollar property deal to execute, and a violent stalker to tame.Then Cal shows up at his doorstep, looking for both a job and salvation after their messy goodbye. His resolve, like his patience, is ebbing each day she works at his restaurant.Because Cal is no longer a doe-eyed girl.Now? She's the woman he'll do anything to conquer.***Quirky, compassionate ball of sunshine Calla Litvin can't catch a break, and not just because she swore off running. Back in her hometown to nurse her mother's broken heart after losing her father, she finds herself jobless, hopeless, and penniless. She hopes to rekindle her friendship with her former BFF, but Dylan is attached at the hip to her cruel brother--the one Cal's been secretly crushing on since middle school.Falling for the bad boy the second time around would be a mistake of gargantuan proportions.Too bad she's always been clumsy.Perfect for fans of Ana Huang and The Bear, this swoony, sizzling slow burn from New York Times bestseller L.J. Shen serves heart, heat, and a whole lot of trouble.Tropes to love: Grumpy/sunshineEnemies to loversLittle sister's best friendHe falls firstWorkplace romanceForced proximitySlow burnBanter and chaos"I hate how much I want you" energyReader reviews: "L.J. Shen has a gift for writing the hottest, grumpiest heroes you just can't help but fall for, and Row is no exception. I couldn't put this book down." -- author Jessica Prince"The banter, the angst, the fact he fell first...this book was everything " -- Goodreads"Truly, Madly, Deeply is L.J. Shen at her best, and this is perhaps her best book and series yet." -- Goodreads"Another addictive, angsty, witty, roller-coaster ride from L.J. Shen This grumpy-sunshine couple will steal your hearts " -- Sarah, All Encompassing Books

Es un dark romance sobre un matrimonio concertado a rega adientes entre un cruel y despiadado multimillonario y una aguerrida heredera que no teme contraatacar. Mi cuento de hadas se convirti en uno de terror. Escrito con alquitr n y sellado con l grimas. Se supon a que iba a ser un beso inofensivo en un lujoso baile de debutantes. Un desliz con un apuesto desconocido. Pero a diferencia de su tocayo, a mi Romeo no lo mueve el amor. Lo impulsa la venganza. Para l, soy una pieza de ajedrez. Algo con lo que puede sacar ventaja. La prometida de su rival. Para m es un hombre que merece veneno. Un pr ncipe oscuro con el que me niego a casarme. l cree que aceptar mi destino, pero yo planeo reescribirlo. Y en mi historia, Julieta no muere. Pero Romeo? l s .

"...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.

She's his sweetest desire...and his darkest secret.From Wall Street Journal bestsellers Parker S. Huntington and L.J. Shen comes a tantalizing forbidden romance between a broken Prince Charming and a disgraced Cinderella.The task was simple.Sneak into Potomac's most heavily guarded manor.Steal back my pendant. Slip out.Problem number one?America's most unattainable bachelor caught me.Problem number two?He decided to keep me. As the help.Zachary 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.Authors' Notes: My Dark Desire is a standalone double-grump romance between a broken billionaire and a feisty maid unafraid to fight back. It is set in the decadent Dark Prince Road world.

From L.J. Shen, the USA Today bestselling author of Pretty Reckless, comes a brand new book in the All Saints series.Underneath the goody two-shoes persona is damaged goods…but can the bad boy across the street save her?Bailey Followhill is the perfect daughter. Sweet. Charitable. Pretty. Control freak. Not a hair out of place, not an inch out of line, she is everything her troublemaking sister Daria isn't. But when her A game turns out to be a lukewarm C- at Juilliard, Bailey's picture-ready life starts fraying faster than the worn satin ribbons of her pointe shoes. She's becoming a piece of gossip. The Troubled Child. A drug abuser. No longer the girl her best friend once knew.Lev Cole is so golden, he's got the Midas Touch. Prized quarterback. Football captain. Hottest guy in SoCal. A textbook cliché. But with a girlfriend he doesn't love and a career path he doesn't value, Lev is coasting.The only two things he cares about, Bailey and becoming a pilot, are out of reach.But Lev is done being satisfied with the life others have chosen for him. He wants to pick his own cards. To demolish the seamless kingdom of lies his family stitched together on the ruins his mother left behind.The question is, can he save his best friend and his dream before too much damage is done?

Now #1 Amazon Bestseller in the entire Amazon store "Everyone needs to read this book. I’m certain you won’t feel a single regret. " - Harloe Rae, USA Today Bestselling author.From Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Washington Post bestselling author L.J. Shen comes a new, standalone romance about first loves, betrayal and loss.Not all love stories are written the same way. Ours had torn chapters, missing paragraphs, and a bittersweet ending.Luna Rexroth is everyone’s favorite wallflower. Sweet. Caring. Charitable. Quiet. Fake. Underneath the meek, tomboy exterior everyone loves (yet pities) is a girl who knows exactly what, and who, she wants—namely, the boy from the treehouse who taught her how to curse in sign language. Who taught her how to laugh. To live. To love.Knight Cole is everyone’s favorite football hero. Gorgeous. Athletic. Rugged. Popular. Liar. This daredevil hell-raiser could knock you up with his gaze alone, but he only has eyes for the girl across the street: Luna.But Luna is not who she used to be. She doesn’t need his protection anymore. When life throws a curveball at All Saints’ golden boy, he’s forced to realize not all knights are heroes. Sometimes, the greatest love stories flourish in tragedy.

"Buckle up and enjoy the ride, because you're not coming out the same way you went in. A top 2020 read hands down.” Helena Hunting, New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author“Heartbreakingly beautiful, awe-inspiring, and gut-wrenching, Angry God is a unique masterpiece that will leave you gasping for air and crying for more. LJ Shen is in a league of her own and this book and series will forever leave a mark on your soul.” Rachel Brookes, Bestselling author Vaughn Spencer.They call him an angry god. To me, he is nothing but a heartless prince. His parents rule this town, its police, every citizen and boutique on Main Street. All I own is a nice, juicy grudge against him for that time he almost killed me. Between hooking up with a different girl every weekend, breaking hearts, noses and rules, Vaughn also finds the time to bully little ole’ me. I fight back, tooth and nail, never expecting him to chase me across the ocean after we graduate high school.But here he is, living with me in a dark, looming castle on the outskirts of London. A fellow intern. A prodigal sculptor. A bloody genius. They say this place is haunted, and it is. Carlisle Castle hides two of our most awful secrets. Vaughn thinks he can kill the ghosts of his past, but what he doesn’t know? It’s my heart he’s slaying.

"Best Romance Novels of 2019" - Oprah MagazineGoodreads Best Romance of 2019 Nominee"A runaway train of revenge, rivalry and angst. This complex and venomous tale takes on a modern-day Cruel Intentions/Mean Girls vibe. Pretty Reckless is unputdownable and absolute Kindle Crack." - Kindle Crack Book ReviewsFrom USA Today and Washington Post bestselling author L.J. Shen comes an intense, high school enemies-to-lovers romance with a twist.PennThey say revenge is a dish best served cold. I’d had four years to stew on what Daria Followhill did to me, and now my heart was completely iced. I took her first kiss. She took the only thing I loved. I was poor. She was rich.The good thing about circumstances? They can change. Fast.Now, I’m her parents’ latest shiny project. Her housemate. Her tormentor. The captain of the rival football team she hates so much. Yeah, baby girl, say it—I’m your foster brother. There’s a price to pay for ruining the only good thing in my life, and she’s about to shell out some serious tears.Daria Followhill thinks she is THE queen. I’m about to prove to her that she’s nothing but a spoiled princess.DariaEveryone loves a good old unapologetic punk. But being a bitch? Oh, you get slammed for every snarky comment, cynical eye roll, and foot you put in your adversaries’ way. The thing about stiletto heels is that they make a hell of a dent when you walk all over the people who try to hurt you.In Penn Scully’s case, I pierced his heart until he bled out, then left it in a trash can on a bright summer day.Four years ago, he asked me to save all my firsts for him. Now he lives across the hall, and I want nothing more than to be his last everything. His parting words when he gave me his heart were that nothing in this world is free. Now? Now he is making me pay.

From L.J. Shen, the USA Today bestselling author of Pretty Reckless, comes a brand new book in the All Saints series.Underneath the goody two-shoes persona is damaged goods...but can the bad boy across the street save her?Bailey Followhill is the perfect daughter. Sweet. Charitable. Pretty. Control freak. Not a hair out of place, not an inch out of line, she is everything her troublemaking sister Daria isn't. But when her A game turns out to be a lukewarm C- at Juilliard, Bailey's picture-ready life starts fraying faster than the worn satin ribbons of her pointe shoes. She's becoming a piece of gossip. The Troubled Child. A drug abuser. No longer the girl her best friend once knew.Lev Cole is so golden, he's got the Midas Touch. Prized quarterback. Football captain. Hottest guy in SoCal. A textbook clich . But with a girlfriend he doesn't love and a career path he doesn't value, Lev is coasting. The only two things he cares about--Bailey and becoming a pilot--are out of reach.But Lev is done being satisfied with the life others have chosen for him. He wants to pick his own cards. To demolish the seamless kingdom of lies his family stitched together on the ruins his mother left behind.The question is, can he save his best friend and his dream before too much damage is done?

He's been told that good girls like bad boys...and he's as bad as they come.They call Vaughn Spencer an angry god, but to Lenora Astalis, he is nothing but a heartless prince. His parents rule this town, its police, every citizen and boutique on Main Street--and all Lenora owns is the grudge against him for the time he almost killed her. Not to mention that between hooking up with a different girl every weekend, breaking hearts and noses and rules alike, Vaughn still finds the time to give Lenora hell during their senior year. She fights back tooth and nail...but she never expects him to chase her across the ocean for an art program after graduation.Now, here they are, living together in a dark, looming castle on the outskirts of London. He's a fellow intern. A prodigal sculptor. A dangerous genius. Everyone says that Carlisle Castle is haunted, and Lenora thinks they're right. After all, the castle now hides Lenora and Vaughn's most ghastly secrets, and their paths begin to intertwine in ways they never could have imagined.Vaughn thinks he can kill the ghosts of his past, but he doesn't realize he's slaying Lenora's heart along the way--and some wounds never heal.She may know his secret...but now he knows her weakness.