Dark Romance · Dark Fantasy · Sci-Fi
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New releaseby Max Steel
Madison Aires came to Los Angeles for one audition—and walked into Velvet Knife Studios, where every door is controlled by Nick Calder. He sees something in her no one else does, but the role she wants comes with rules, access, and a price neither of them can pretend is simple.
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Coming soonby Max Steel
Sienna Cross wakes in a Hollywood producer's mansion with blood on her couture, a dead man downstairs, and an hour she can't remember. Dante Marx is sent to contain the scandal—and her. But the closer they get to the truth, the harder it becomes to tell protection from possession.
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Coming soonby Max Steel
A star from the past who left the industry makes a stunning claim about the Velvet Knife and turns the world upside down.
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Coming soonSloan came to Blackwater House looking for answers, but every room seems built to hide them. Rowan Thorne knows more than he admits—and the closer she gets to him, the harder it becomes to separate danger from desire. Because the first lie is never the one that destroys you… it’s the one that makes you trust what comes next.
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Coming soonby Pete Stone
A dead king's magic still needs a body to live in. The kingdom is taking volunteers.
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Coming soonThe transmission is fourteen years old. The ship that sent it was decommissioned yesterday. Commander Lyra Sterling takes a gutted carrier and a half-mutinous crew out to answer it — and finds a fleet already waiting, led by a woman who is certain she is saving humanity.
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From possessive antiheroes to heroine-led reckonings, cursed courts to derelict fleets — every name on our list writes one thing extremely well.
Dark Romance
Writes ruthless men, closed rooms, and the slow collapse of every line they swore they'd never cross.
Strong Female-Led Dark Romance
Heroine-driven dark romance where the woman holds the knife, sets the terms, and decides who earns her.
Dark Fantasy
Builds cursed courts and cathedral-scale magic systems, then makes his characters pay the invoice.
Sci-Fi
Writes deep-space fiction with an engineer's patience — battered ships, compromised commanders, and enemies who are convinced they're saving everyone.
"An imprint that treats genre fiction with the seriousness it deserves — atmosphere first, and never at the cost of plot."
Jim Signs
"The rare dark romance list where the heroines are as dangerous as the men."
Monica Revus
"The Screen Test is my guilty pleasure. I can't get enough of Nick."
Sandra Rither
