Bøger af Steffanie Holmes

Don't get killed on Devil's Night.I thought I was close to figuring out the truth about the mysterious death of my roommate. But Blackfriars University still holds her secrets close.In the name of the Father...Father Sebastian Pearce - my priest, my teacher, my friend. The man who tempted me into sin with that rich, commanding voice. The man who had me over an altar...in the biblical sense. The one man in the world I'm forbidden to love....the Son...William Windsor-Forsyth - the dark prince who shattered my heart into a thousand pieces. He's as cruel as he is beautiful, and he's back to make sure I don't forget that he's royalty and I'm the freak....and the Holy Spirit...In a moonlit ceremony of obscenity and excess, the Orpheus Society made me one of their own. But that doesn't mean I'll keep their secrets. I'm here to expose a killer, even if the price of justice is betraying the two men I love.I've said my prayers,and poured my libations.The old gods are listening.They demand sacrifice.Amen.Brutal Boys Cry Blood is a dark bully romance and part two of the Dark Academia series. If you enjoy tales of clever heroines, ancient rites, secret societies, cruel princes and wicked priests, dusty libraries and decadent parties, twisted relationships and buried secrets, then prepare to enter the halls of Blackfriars University. You may never return.

He was my best friend. Now he's determined to ruin me.Not if I ruin him first. I thought my career as a violinist was lost forever.When I'm awarded a scholarship to Manderley Academy,I have one last chance to make my mark.Too bad my new beginning comes with strings attached.Three cruel, depraved, and beautiful strings:Titus - a monster on the cello, a demon between the sheets.Ivan - the silent, terrifying violinist with the haunted gaze.Dorien - the dark-eyed devil who once held me close,And now wants to see me burn.Rich. Arrogant. Cruel.They won't have the poor little charity case ruining their fun.They've heard me play.They know I'm a serious contender for the prestigious Manderley Prize.These broken muses aren't used to losing.But I have one thing they don't.I have nothing left to lose.Except...my life.Manderley Academy is a dark college reverse harem bully romance retelling of Cinderella - with a gothic twist. Proceed with caution - this tale of three spoiled rich boys with unsettling secrets and the girl who refuses to put up with their crap contains dark themes, a creepy house, a smoldering second-chance romance, college angst, cruel bullies and swoon-worthy steam.

Sink your teeth into the hot new werewolf paranormal romance from USA Today bestselling author, Steffanie Holmes! Anna It's been five months since my boyfriend was tragically killed in a climbing accident. I didn't think I was over him ... until Luke walked on to the archaeological site. Tall, dark, sexy, tattooed, funny, dangerous. Everything I want in a man. But he's hiding something. He acts strangely in the moonlight. He won't tell me anything about his life. And I caught him trying to destroy an important find. My body aches for him, but my heart tells me I'm not ready to make myself vulnerable again, especially not for a guy who isn't being straight with me. If only ... Luke Anna Sinclair - archaeologist, geek girl, totally and utterly delectable. I knew from the moment her intoxicating scent wafted across my wolf senses, she's meant to be mine. And that knowledge is terrifying. The last thing I expected was to find my fated mate on an archaeological site. Whenever I'm near her, all I want to do is claim her. But she's broken. The last thing she needs in her life is a werewolf out for revenge. I'm here to destroy the site, to keep my family's past buried forever. If Anna finds out the truth, she'd never speak to me again. But I can't deny the bond between us. I'll do anything to make her mine. Digging the Wolf is a standalone paranormal romance by USA Today bestselling author Steffanie Holmes. Read on if you love archaeological mysteries, badass wolves, a broken heroine, and a hero so hot he'll have you howling for more.

Can love truly set you free? Belinda Wu is in trouble. She's just one bad day away from losing Bewitching Bites bakery, the business she built from scratch. The 80-hour weeks, the assistant who can't bake, and the constant stress are taking a toll on her health. And on top of it all, Belinda is nursing a broken heart. When she rescues an injured raven in the park one evening, she has no idea he could be the answer to her prayers, or the final nail in her coffin. Cole Erikson is a prisoner. Bound to his human master by a centuries-old spell, Cole refuses to let anyone get close to him until he is a free man. But when his escape plans turn dangerous and he ends up being rescued by a beautiful but impossibly sad woman, he can't help but be drawn to her. But love between a raven shapeshifter and a human girl is doomed to fail. Powerful forces are gathering in Crookshollow, determined to keep Cole and Belinda apart forever. Watcher is a full-length paranormal romance novel with a cliffhanger ending by USA Today bestselling author Steffanie Holmes. It is the fifth book in the Crookshollow Gothic Romance series, exploring the idea that love truly can set you free.

Don't go outside on Devil's Night.I'm always the good girl. I never stand out. I follow the rules.At Blackfriars University, there's one whispered rule: Stay inside the night before Halloween. Hide under your blankets and hope the Orpheus Society isn't the monster outside your window.If they get you, you won't just be humiliated. They'll put you six feet under.But I've screwed up.I found bones in a shallow grave. Another good girl, just like me.Now I'll do whatever it takes to get to the truth.I'll catch the eye of the cruel aristocrat with a haunted gaze.I'll tempt the dark priest with forbidden tastes.I'll be their shameful little secret. Their plaything. Their sacrifice.Maybe I don't want to be a good girl anymore.Maybe it's time to break all the rules.Pretty Girls Make Graves is a dark romantic suspense and part one of the Dark Academia duet. If you enjoy tales of clever heroines, ancient rites, secret societies, cruel princes and wicked priests, dusty libraries and decadent parties, twisted relationships and buried secrets, then prepare to enter the halls of Blackfriars University. You may never return.

Do you have a story you're bursting to tell the world? Are you sick of being rejected by the publishing establishment? Do you want to inject a little punk rock, DIY ethos into your indie author career?In How to Rock Self-Publishing, bestselling indie author and publishing coach Steff Green shows you how to tell your story, find your readers, and build a badass author brand. As a self-published author you'll learn how to: Define your measure of success and set attainable goals. Create an exciting author brand you want to write under forever. Tame your monkey mind and consolidate your gazillion ideas into a solid plan. Choose the best platforms, editors, designers, and tools to create a high-quality book. Plan a compelling book series in any genre that will have your readers chomping for more. Write faster, release more often, and enjoy what you create. Spot trends and gaps in the market where you can add your unique voice. Publish your book in print, ebook, and audio with all the nuts and bolts. Launch with a BANG! - including handy launch checklists. Create an engaging author platform to turn your readers into lifelong fans. Find unique and emerging opportunities in self-publishing to build your audience and earn a living.Steff breaks down the 11-step process that's seen her go from failed archaeologist and obscure music blogger to a USA Today bestseller with a six-figure income. With dozens of examples from across the publishing landscape and real-talk from her own career, Steff shows how imagination, creativity, and perseverance can help you achieve your dreams. How to Rock Self-Publishing isn't just a book about writing, it's about grabbing your dreams by the balls, living faster, harder and louder, and cranking your art up to 11.

Enjoy this new revised edition of USA Today bestselling author Steffanie Holmes' most popular paranormal romance. Contains bonus never-before-read scenes!When Elinor Baxtor arrives at the dilapidated Marshell House to settle the estate of her law firm's oldest client, she can't help but feel a little spooked. The creaking gothic mansion is a far cry from her life as an adventurous party girl back in London.Then she meets Eric Marshell, a man dressed entirely in black with a wicked smile and the ability to float through walls. Eric was the violinist in popular rock band Ghost Symphony until a hit-and-run accident claimed his life. Now he's trapped inside his mother's house for all eternity, and the only one who can see or hear him is Elinor.Eric and Elinor fight their attraction for each other as they dig into the mystery of Eric's death. But when they uncover a dark and sinister plot that threatens Elinor's life, their bond draws them into a world neither of them understands. Can their love transcend the boundary between life and death?The Man in Black is a gothic romance by USA Today bestselling author Steffanie Holmes, Set in the English village of Crookshollow, it's a standalone novel of love, redemption, and second chances. If you love clever BBW heroines, crumbling gothic mansions, and brooding rockstars who know what they want, then this book will have you shivering all over.

They were my tormenters. Now, they're all that stands between me and my nightmares.Trey, Quinn, and Ayaz-the king, the joker, and the enigma.Three guys who've flipped my life upside down,set my heart on fire,and shown me that nothing is as it seems.Last quarter, they broke me. I thought that was the worst it could get at Miskatonic Prep.I was wrong.Twenty years ago, a tragedy changed this school forever.Arrogance turned this place of learning into a house of horrors.Greed awoke something from the deep.And that something waits, dead but dreaming, beneath the gymnasium.Waiting for its next target.Waiting for me.I want to trust the guys.I want their friendship.I want so much more.And right now, I need their help. But after what they did to me, how can I let them in?Secrets. Lies. Sacrifice.Welcome to my nightmare.Welcome to Miskatonic Prep.HP Lovecraft meets Cruel Intentions in book 2 of this dark paranormal reverse harem bully romance. Warning: Not for the faint of heart - this story of three broken bad boys and the girl who stood her ground contains dark themes, crazed cultists, books bound in human skin, high-school drama, swoon-worthy sex, and potential triggers.

I should have kept my mouth shut. I should have let them win. Now the kings of the school are out for my blood,... and they're not the only ones.The fire took everything.My parents. My best friend. My life.Now I have a second chance.I only have to endure one year at this prestigious academy for rich snobs.One year of being the charity case no one wanted.One year of taunts and insults and bullying. Then I'm free.But I didn't count on Trey, Ayaz, and Quinn. Arrogant, privileged, dangerous.Drop-dead fucking gorgeous.They want me gone.They want me to suffer.They're determined to make my nightmares real.Tough luck, bully boys - I won't hide away.I'm not afraid. But maybe… I should be.HP Lovecraft meets Cruel Intentions in this dark paranormal reverse harem bully romance. Warning: Not for the faint of heart - this story of three broken bad boys and the girl who stood her ground contains dark themes, crazed cultists, books bound in human skin, high-school drama, swoon-worthy sex, and potential triggers.

He's an arrogant, reclusive artist, and a complete and utter prick. Why can't I get him out of my head?Ryan Raynard is driving me insane. First, he doesn't deliver his paintings to my art gallery on time. Then, when I show up at his crumbling gothic mansion to collect them, he has the nerve to treat me like a piece of furniture.Goddamn him. If he wasn't so hot.That messy hair, those come-to-bed eyes, the chiseled body of a Michelangelo statue … if only he saw me as something other than the mousy art curator trying to cramp his style. As if wrangling the temperamental artiste wasn't enough trouble, now I'm being chased by shapeshifting foxes, and a malevolent werewolf has put a price on my head. If I want to keep my job - and my life - I'm going to have to accept Ryan's help. Ryan Raynard may be my only hope. If only I can keep my hands off him …Art of Cunning is the first book in the Crookshollow Gothic Romance series by USA Today bestselling author Steffanie Holmes. This book contains scorching sex, some artful flirting, and a cliffhanger ending. If you like hot shifters, dark mysteries, and one clever, spontaneous heroine, then this book will have you howling for more.

My best friend's a shapeshifter, and now we're getting married. Nothing could possibly go wrong, right?When my Grandmother June died, I couldn't care less. That vicious old hag hated everything about me - from my blue hair and job as a tattoo artist to the fact that I have no desire to give up my playgirl ways.Now I learn she's left me her home, Primrose House - a beautiful Victorian gothic mansion with a turret and a secret passage. The only problem? In order to officially take up residence at the house, I have to be married.Enter Robbie, my gorgeous best friend and a wolf shifter without a home. We're getting fake-married, and he's moving into Primrose House with me to convince my parents that we're for real. Robbie gets a free place to live, I get to keep Primrose House - everything's perfect.Except … when we kissed at the altar of our fake-wedding, something happened. To say "sparks flew" would be the understatement of the century. That kiss didn't just spark, it set off an inferno. I can't stop thinking about Robbie. How come I'd never noticed how hot he was? - those soulful eyes, that Scottish accent and hot shifter body ...But he's my best friend and my fake-husband. If I mess this up, I'll lose both Robbie and Primrose House. I just have to control myself. I just have to resist to urge to repeat that kiss.It can't be that hard to avoid falling into bed with your best friend, right? Right? Inking the Wolf is the third book in the Wolves of Crookshollow series by USA Today bestselling author Steffanie Holmes. It's a standalone book with a HEA, where a party girl and a down-on-his-luck shifter find more than they bargained for in this fresh take on a 'marriage of convenience'. If you like your paranormal romance with a touch of the gothic, this book will have you howling for more.

Severed hands, moving paintings and an erotic encounter in a priest hole, just another typical day for Maeve Crawford at Briarwood Castle.With Maeve's sister Kelly on her way from America and the fae threat looming ever closer, things at Briarwood are more desperate than ever. When the coven discover an old portrait of Maeve's mother might hold a valuable clue to help them defeat the fae host, they travel to London to uncover its secrets.Under the bright city lights. Maeve discovers more about the mysterious origins of her powers, and one by one her guys open up about the dark parts of themselves they've kept hidden. In this most desperate of times, every member of the Briarwood coven must confront their own demons in order to unleash the full potential of their magic.The Castle of Water and Woe is the third in a brand new steamy reverse harem romance series by USA Today bestselling author Steffanie Holmes. This full-length book glitters with love, heartache, hope, grief, dark magic, fairy trickery, steamy scenes, British slang, meat pies, second chances, and the healing powers of a good cup of tea. Read on only if you believe one just isn't enough.

Five beautiful witches … one painful choice.Now that the secrets of Maeve's past have been revealed, she begins to embrace her newfound powers. Being a witch and a science geek makes her head hurt at times, but luckily she's got Corbin, Arthur, Flynn, Rowan, and Blake to awaken her powers and tend her broken heart. The only way the coven will be strong enough to battle the fae is if Maeve chooses a consort. But how can she choose when each of the guys needs and wants her? How can she accept only one when they all fill the empty void inside her?Maeve is still reeling from the death of her parents when another tragedy strikes. This time, she must face her grief head-on, and find strength in her bond with her five broken witches to battle an impossible foe.The Castle of Fire and Fable is the second in a brand new steamy reverse harem romance series by USA Today bestselling author Steffanie Holmes. This full-length book glitters with love, heartache, hope, grief, dark magic, fairy trickery, steamy scenes, British slang, meat pies, second chances, and the healing powers of a good cup of tea. Read on only if you believe one just isn't enough.

Learn how to write and publish in the hottest new romance genre… reverse harem!Reverse harem books are hot in the charts right now. The trope of one woman having multiple male partners is attracting writers for all genres.If you want to write your own reverse harem story and create the ultimate wish-fulfillment story where a strong, sassy heroine gets all the hot guys, check out this guide by a six-figure bestselling reverse harem author Steff Green (writing as Steffanie Holmes).You'll learn:- What readers are looking for in their next reverse harem read.- How to write sizzling sex between multiple partners.- Whether or not to include MM in your reverse harem novel.- A simple 7-step method for plotting your book.- How to build a successful reverse harem series.- Popular tropes reverse harem readers love.- Tips to create a cover that grabs eyeballs (not literally!)- Marketing your novel to this growing audience, and…- How to build a thriving long-term writing career!Filled with tips and examples from Steff's own personal experience, as well as references to popular reverse harem novels, this book will be your essential guide to this hot new genre!

When one of her own is cruelly taken, Maeve Moore must unite witches and humans for a final stand against an undefeatable army of the dead.In an epic showdown of fae versus witches, hopes versus desire, death versus immortality, and science versus magic, Maeve will sacrifice everything for the love of five remarkable men. Is it enough to stop the fae?The Castle of Spirit and Sorrow is the chilling finale to the Briarwood Reverse Harem series by USA Today bestselling author Steffanie Holmes. This full-length book glitters with love, heartache, hope, grief, dark magic, fairy trickery, steamy scenes, British slang, meat pies, second chances, and the healing powers of a good cup of tea. Read on only if you believe one just isn't enough.

Now she's returned from the dead, Maeve's mother reveals the secret of how she defeated the fae twenty-one years ago. That secret will cost Maeve more than she could ever imagine.Briarwood is no longer safe. The castle walls have been breached, and the coven's enemies batter at their doors. The coven has two options left - surrender, or die.Maeve Moore doesn't do ultimatums, not when she's got five powerful men, an ancient witch, a prostitute with a heart of gold, a faithful sister, and the ghost of her dead mother on her side. Plus, her ancient castle still has a few tricks left to reveal. If the fae wantBriarwood, they'll have to get past Maeve and her coven first.The Castle of Wind and Whispers is the fourth in a brand new steamy reverse harem romance series by USA Today bestselling author SteffanieHolmes. This full-length book glitters with love, heartache, hope, grief, dark magic, fairy trickery, steamy scenes, British slang, meat pies, second chances, and the healing powers of a good cup of tea. Read on only if you believe one just isn't enough.

A new haircut. A new name. A new start as Crookshollow's premier wedding planner.I, Willow Summers, am finally free from my mother's oppressive home. No one in Crookshollow knows who I am or where I came from, and I intend to keep it that way. As long as I plaster a smile on my face and pull off perfect weddings for my clients, no one ever has to know that I'm broken.That is, until Irvine Baird gets his claws into me.The smoking hot, ten thousand miles out of my league Scottish hottie wants me, the good girl v*rgin with the dark past.No one's ever wanted me before.There's only one problem: he's a werewolf. The last time I met a werewolf, I lost my leg.I should be running a mile from Irvine. Instead, I keep falling into his arms. He makes me uncomfortable. He sets my body on fire. He makes me want to spill my deepest, darkest secrets. Irvine terrifies me. But whenever we touch, sparks fly. There's an ache inside me that only he can satisfy.I know I can't have a happily ever after. But that doesn't mean we can't have some fun together. The old me would never have tried a casual fling, but the new Willow can totally handle it. Right?Right?Wedding bells are ringing for some of your favourite characters in Crookshollow, but Irvine Baird has his sights on the one lass he can never have. Find out who gets their happily ever after in the thrilling finale of USA Today bestselling author Steffanie Holmes' popular Wolves of Crookshollow series. If you like hot Scottish werewolves (in kilts), smokin' chemistry, and a broken heroine discovering her own power, then this book will have you howling for more.