Playing Hard to Get

Order now and receive the stunning DELUXE FIRST PRINT RUN while supplies last-featuring gorgeous sprayed edges with stenciled artwork and special cover design features. This breathtaking collectible is only available as part of a LIMITED FIRST PRINT RUN in the US and Canada only, a must-have for any book lover.<BR><BR>She should hate him at first sight...<BR><BR>August Lancaster is a menace. His power at Lancaster Prep is legendary, and no one dares cross him. He's a ruling senior, and everyone wants to be his friend, or at the very least stay in his good graces. <BR><BR>When he sets his sights on me my freshman year, he makes me wish I never existed. His constant, unwanted attention is humiliating. He makes me burn with both anger and desire. Even though I try to give as good as I get, it isn't until he graduates that I can actually breathe. <BR><BR>Now I'm finally at college, and it's everything I want it to be. New people, new experiences, new Sinclair. Until I discover that August attends the same university. When he starts flirting with me at a frat party, I realize he doesn't even recognize me. At first, I'm humiliated all over again, but I quickly decide to make it my mission to remind August f'ing Lancaster exactly who I am. <BR><BR>I start running into him everywhere. Problem is, he can't stop talking to me. Kissing me. Touching me. It's like he's obsessed with me, and soon enough...I'm worried I'm becoming obsessed with him, too.<BR><BR>But can I trust him? Does someone like August ever truly change? Or is he going to ruin me yet again?

This was supposed to be the best year of Rowan Lancaster's life. Instead his ankle is broken and his last football season at Lancaster Prep is done. Just like that.<BR><BR>Except for the days that include Arabella Hartley Thomas.<BR><BR>Beautiful. Stylish. Quirky. And she gets under Rowan's skin like no other. Sure, they flirt and banter and give each other grief. But now she invades his dreams and makes his heart pound so hard he's sure she can see it.<BR><BR>When Arabella is able to see every part that he wishes he could hide, he realizes if he let himself, he could fall-hard.

DISCOVER THE DEEPLY ROMANTIC AND UNFORGETTABLE TIKTOK SENSATION THAT WILL GRIP YOU UNTIL THE VERY LAST PAGE<BR><BR>'Wren and Crew stole my heart and neither of them will give it back. I cannot explain how much I adore this story . . . Full of angst, drama and steam' 5* READER REVIEW<BR><BR>'Addictive, angsty and unforgettable . . . their chemistry was explosive' 5* READER REVIEW<BR><BR>'Wren and Crew are perfection and the chemistry they have is sizzling! I was sweating it out with nerves at Chapter 4 and the rollercoaster never ended' 5* READER REVIEW<BR>_________<BR><BR>Wren Beaumont is a model student. Kind, clever and beautiful, she is loved by everyone at Lancaster Prep.<BR><BR>Everyone but brooding campus bad boy Crew Lancaster.<BR><BR>Son of the family who own the school, Crew's life seems easy - but with an overbearing father and high expectations, it's anything but.<BR><BR>Which is why he has no time for people like Wren.<BR><BR>But when their lives unexpectedly collide, Wren discovers there's more to life than good grades - and Crew finally understands what it's like to care about someone other than himself . . .<BR><BR>Could they - should they - become the school's most unlikely couple?<BR>_________<BR><BR>Steamy, romantic and totally addictive, this is a story that proves that true love really does happen when you least expect it . . .<BR><BR>'Crew . . . really had me wrapped around his finger by the end of the book' 5* READER REVIEW<BR><BR> 'I fell madly in love with Wren and Crew. A delightful balance of slow burn and enemies to friends to lovers, and will capture every romance reader's heart' 5* READER REVIEW

Everyone's a player on The Golden Eagles football team . . .<BR>From TikTok sensation and New York Times bestselling author of Lancaster Prep Monica Murphy comes the final instalment in her scorching sports romance series, The Players.<BR><BR> Ace Townsend is the biggest player on campus - the sexy new quarterback on the football team.<BR><BR> And someone I need to avoid.<BR><BR> But that's hard to do when I'm on the social media crew for the team. The more time I spend with Ace, the more I'm drawn to him.<BR><BR> The problem? I signed a contract when I started with a 'no dating athletes' clause. They're strictly off limits.<BR><BR> I love my new job and don't want to risk it, but I'm falling for Ace and he's determined to win me at all costs.<BR><BR> So, maybe the two of us being together is worth the risk.<BR><BR>Tropes/themes: <BR><BR>1. Cross the line <BR>2. Spicy Books<BR>3. Boy Obsessed <BR>4. Sports Romance <BR>5. College <BR>

THE BRAND NEW NOVEL FROM MONICA MURPHY. AVAILABLE IN HARDBACK FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME, as a DELUXE LIMITED EDITION while supplies last.<BR><BR>Perfect for readers who loved the dark social hierarchies of Gossip Girl and the twisty, secret-laden tension of One of Us Is Lying, A Thousand Perfect Lies delivers prep-school glamour, sisterly redemption, and a mystery that turns privilege into peril. <BR><BR>--<BR><BR>Secrets don't die. They just transfer schools.<BR><BR>New York native Billie Vale arrives at Wickham Academy, England's most elite boarding school, with a forged identity as Belinda Winters and one mission: clear her sister's name. Isla lies in a coma, accused of killing her best friend. Billie has one shot to uncover the truth in a school built on privilege and deception. Succeed, and her estranged father will finally help her mother. Fail, and it will tear what's left of her family apart.<BR><BR>But Wickham's secrets run deep, and not everyone wants them exposed. The school's golden prince and its brooding outcast both seem to know more than they'll admit - and both have reasons to keep Billie close. As she digs into the lies that built Wickham's empire, she discovers that loyalty is just another currency, every hallway hides a motive, and everyone here protects their own at any cost.<BR><BR>But someone at Wickham knows what really happened...<BR>And they'll bury Billie before they let her find out. <BR><BR>--<BR><BR><BR>Tropes:<BR>🖋 Dark Secrets<BR>🖋 Elite School <BR>🖋 Dark Academia<BR>🖋 Bully Romance<BR>🖋 Love Triangle<BR>

From the bestselling author of A Million Kisses In Your Lifetime, this is the deliciously dark Lancaster Prep novel that will have you hanging onto every word . . .<BR><BR>'Whit and Summer's chemistry is absolute fire from the beginning. I'm literally STILL thinking about it after reading it TWICE!!' 5***** Reader Review<BR><BR>'Dark, twisty, and utterly enthralling. A page turning blend of combustible chemistry, a strong sassy heroine, dark desires and red-hot steam' 5***** Reader Review<BR>_________<BR><BR>Whit Lancaster is the cold, heartless and devastatingly handsome bad boy at Lancaster Prep.<BR><BR>Beautiful Summer Savage has no time for Whit. But his intense gaze traps her under a spell. Fills her with a longing she doesn't understand.<BR><BR>When Whit gets into trouble one night, Summer invites him in. Tends to his wounds. Lets her guard down, just for a moment . . .<BR><BR>Which is when Whit takes off in the dead of night. Taking her journal with him.<BR><BR>Now he holds all her darkest secrets, threatening to expose her to the entire school. So Summer strikes a deal with Whit.<BR><BR>A deal that leaves her at his mercy behind closed doors . . .<BR><BR>But what if he's at hers?<BR>_________<BR><BR>Readers CANNOT COPE with THINGS I WANTED TO SAY . . .<BR><BR>'Filled with lies, lust & betrayal . . . The heat is sizzling off the pages' 5***** Reader Review<BR><BR>'From start to finish you are hanging onto every single word. For the last 24 hours this book was my entire life. I ate, slept and breathed this story and this couple' 5***** Reader Review<BR><BR>'Bold, brazen, depraved, and delicious! Their chemistry is complicated and consuming. A beautiful mess - equal parts twisted and magical' 5***** Reader Review<BR><BR>'Sensual and scandalous! Monica Murphy creates a world that surrounds you in Whit and Summer's story' 5***** Reader Review<BR><BR>'The push and pull between Whit Lancaster and Summer Savage is fierce' 5***** Reader Review<BR><BR>'You get so much red hot chemistry that sizzles off the pages throughout the entire read when it comes to Whit and Summer. I could not get enough of this one' 5***** Reader Review<BR><BR> 'Intense and fabulously consuming. I loved every heart-pounding, gut-wrenching, over-the-top sexy moment' 5***** Reader Review

From the New York Times bestselling author of A Million Kisses In Your Lifetime comes a small town, single dad summer romance that sizzles.<BR><BR><BR>"Monica Murphy books are guaranteed five-star reads." Devney Perry, #1 New York Times bestselling author<BR><BR>"Monica's writing doesn't just blow me away. It owns me." Marni Mann, USA Today bestselling author<BR><BR><BR>After a very public breakup, a summer at her family's lake house is exactly what heiress Rachel Henderson needs.<BR><BR>But after setting her mother's expensive curtains on fire, Rachel is saved by a very handsome fireman. Too bad he's also the grumpiest guy she's ever met.<BR><BR>Rachel keeps running into the fireman around the lake, and when she breaks through his tetchy façade, she finds herself totally falling for him. And it seems he feels the same.<BR><BR>But as summer draws to a close, Rachel must decide: Will she head back to the city, or stay by the lake forever.<BR><BR>Tropes: - Firefighter- Single Dad- Grumpy x Sunshine- Opposites Attract (City Girl & Country Boy)- Age Gap- Small Town - Summer Romance

DISCOVER JUST HOW INTOXICATING LANCASTER PREP CAN BE WITH THE LATEST FROM THE TIKTOK SENSATION AND AUTHOR OF A MILLION KISSES IN YOUR LIFETIME<BR><BR>Weston Fontaine is the hottest senior at Lancaster Prep.<BR><BR>He could have any girl on campus, except for one.<BR><BR>Me.<BR><BR>I'm a Lancaster, meaning I'm basically untouchable - or so I thought. My family owns the school which I have to endure before I can return to what I love most: ballet.<BR><BR>West doesn't make my time here easy. He's arrogant. Crude. Insufferable. Yet he's the only boy I've ever let touch me . . .<BR><BR>You see, West and I? We share a secret. In Paris, I revealed parts of myself to him I've never shown anyone else. And he did the same.<BR><BR>So what happens when you helplessly fall for the one person you know is bad for you? . . .<BR>____________<BR><BR>READERS ARE OBSESSED WITH THE LANCASTER PREP SERIES . . .<BR><BR>'Wren and Crew stole my heart and neither of them will give it back. I cannot explain how much I adore this story . . . Full of angst, drama and steam' 5* READER REVIEW<BR><BR>'Addictive, angsty and unforgettable . . . their chemistry was explosive' 5* READER REVIEW<BR><BR>'Wren and Crew are perfection and the chemistry they have is sizzling! I was sweating it out with nerves at Chapter 4 and the rollercoaster never ended' 5* READER REVIEW<BR><BR>'Crew . . . really had me wrapped around his finger by the end of the book' 5* READER REVIEW<BR><BR> 'I fell madly in love with Wren and Crew. A delightful balance of slow burn and enemies to friends to lovers, and will capture every romance reader's heart' 5* READER REVIEW

In this sizzling sequel to Never Tear Us Apart, Katie and Ethan must decide if their love is worth fighting for—from the New York Times bestselling author of Lonely for Only You and A Million Kisses in Your Lifetime<BR><BR>“A dramatic and beautiful and frightening story.”—Fictional Candy<BR><BR>The truth hurts, they say—and my pain cuts deep. While I was falling for Ethan, he was deceiving me the entire time. He held a huge secret, protected by his lies. When I discovered what he was hiding, the truth shook my world, threatening to ruin us forever. Ruin me. But I soon realized that what we share can’t be destroyed.<BR><BR>The connection between us is too strong. It always has been. I can’t deny him any longer. And I can’t deny my truth: I’m in love with Ethan.<BR><BR>I don’t want to let him go.<BR><BR>While we’re trying our best to make this relationship work, other forces are fighting against us. My family, who wants to keep me safe. The media obsessed with my tragic past. The public that feeds off of it. Even Ethan’s father—the man who nearly destroyed me all those years ago. He’s doing his best to finish the job.<BR><BR>Despite my love for Ethan, the doubts creep in, clouding my mind. Is he worth the pain? Will our love survive, or will we have no choice but to end it—end us—once and for all?