Bøker av Elle Thorpe

"You may now kiss your bride."They were the last words my mother heard before she collapsed on the church steps, poison ending her pitifully short life.When her new husband dies minutes later, all eyes turn to me.There are whispers. Accusations. The verdict is split.I murdered them both.Or I'm the next to die.To catch a killer, I move myself into my new stepbrother's house in the fancy town of Providence. With its million-dollar mansions and ocean views, it's a far cry from the seedy Saint View underbelly I grew up in.But my new life delivers more than I ever could have bargained for and three men I never saw coming.Fang, the biker gang enforcer everyone is terrified of. Everyone, but me. When he finds the bruises I've been hiding, he swears to stand by my side while I have my revenge on the men who hurt me.Vaughn, my cocky new stepbrother. The way he looks at me is anything but brotherly. With half his dad's fortune left to me, we might both be searching for the murderer, but he's my prime suspect.And Kian, my new roommate and Vaughn's enemy. The streetfighter is funny and sweet, but violence darkens his eyes when he hears about my past. Hiding secrets of his own, he joins the hunt.With every lie we uncover, every secret we expose, the danger mounts.Until there's only one thing we know for sure.The killer is still out there.And we're his next targets.Rebel Revenge is an adult, #whychoose romance, meaning the main character has more than one love interest. This book contains romantic suspense and dark themes that may trigger some readers. It is the first book in an ongoing trilogy.

Beaten, drugged, and tied, I sink beneath the surface.Water invades my mouth. It seeps down my throat and fills my lungs until breathing becomes a desperate memory.My only hope are the three men who know the evil of my attacker.If I make it through this, we can't fail again. A murderer needs to be found. Caleb needs to pay for what he did to me.He has another woman held hostage, bound, and gagged.But she's not the only one.There are others who will befall the same fate as me if Caleb and his friends aren't stopped. With the police in his pocket, there's no one to save them but us.Drowning gives a girl a lot of time to think about her revenge.Until it becomes obsession.Rebel Obsession is an adult #whychoose romance, meaning the main character has more than one love interest. This book contains romantic suspense/dark themes that may trigger some readers. It contains a male/male storyline. It is the second book in an ongoing trilogy and cannot be read as a standalone. Book 1 of this series is Rebel Revenge.

The epic conclusion to Rebel, Fang, Kian, and Vaughn's story. This blurb contains spoilers for the first two books.At the edge of a grave, one man lies dead.Another flees, leaving behind a trail of destruction and heartbreak.In the middle, I'm left with a sister I didn't know I had and three men I'm falling hopelessly in love with.But new threats endanger our happiness at every turn.Secrets hide in corners and evil lurks in the darkness.Caleb won't stop until one of us is dead.Until my rebel heart beats for the final time.Or until I rip his out.Rebel Heart is an adult, #whychoose romance, meaning the main character has more than one love interest. This book contains romantic suspense and dark themes that may trigger some readers. It is the final book in a now complete trilogy. Start the series with Rebel Revenge and Rebel Obsession.

Kiss. Marry. Kill...Kill? That's easy. My family runs a murder for hire business. I can end a man in my sleep without so much as taking off my eye mask.Marry? If my mother has her way, I'll be walking down the aisle with her rival's psychopath son. But Riddick is more likely to stab me during his vows than love and cherish me for a lifetime.Kiss? My history with men says I'm better off with a vibrator. But then Augie Mitchell looks at me with his ocean blue eyes and I want to let him prove he's as talented with his tongue as he claims to be.Shame he's my missing sister's best friend and number one on my suspect list. I'd stick with battery operated orgasms, but the man gets under my skin and worse, worms his way into my heart.Until a new target is given to me.Augie Mitchell must die.And I'm the one who has to kill him.Killer Kiss is a male/female dark romantic suspense story set in the Saint View world. Each book in this series has a new couple and a happily ever after. It can be read as a standalone. It contains dark themes that may be triggering for some readers.

A male/female romance set in the Saint View world. No prior knowledge of the world is needed to start this hot new series.I'm the ruling queen of Saint View Strip. After growing up poor, taking my clothes off and dancing for men is all I know. My thriving club and the people I employ are everything. They're my ride or die, and I'm theirs.Nobody is taking them away from me.So when a local politician announces plans to bulldoze everything I've spent the last ten years working for, I won't be silenced.Not by some suit.And not by the cops.Joshua Boston can arrest me all he wants. He can come at me with strong arms and piercing eyes that make my insides tingle. He can push me up against the wall and cuff me all day long.I'll still hate him.I'll still want him.In this town of gangs, shootings, and dangers around every corner, no one is safe. I'm no damsel in distress, but when a violent threat ups the stakes, it's Boston I'm forced to turn to.We may hate each other, but the real enemy is the one neither of us will see coming.Evil Enemy is a dark romance that may have triggers for some readers. It was first published in the Hate to Want You Anthology.

"Bless me Father for I have sinned....and I don't think I care."Each Sunday morning, I stand in robes at an altar and preach about being good and moral.But when night falls, I take justice into my own hands, stealing from the rich to give to the poor. Ending the lives of men who never deserved to step foot inside my church.Until I meet her.Lyric. A single mom and stripper from the wrong side of the tracks.She's everything I swore not to touch.She's everything the predator inside me craves.The things we do together are sinful, but neither of us can stop. Each encounter stoking the fire inside me, just begging to get out and expose my secrets to the world.Maybe I want to burn it all for her.Unholy Sins is a standalone forbidden romance. This book contains a happily ever after and no cliff-hanger for the main couple. Please note this is dark romance with scenes that may be triggering for some readers.

Getting pregnant then realising your baby daddy is a cheating, lying, scumbag? That happened.But then Abel James walks into my life. One hot look from the broad-shouldered cowboy and I'm ready for all the sexy fun I won't be having once I start showing.Only one problem. He's my father's best friend and almost twenty years older than me.He's off limits. I'm completely forbidden. Even if the spark between us is undeniable.So I get on a plane to Australia. One last trip to visit friends and work on their cattle station before I come home and face my future as a single mom.But when I get on the plane, Abel is sitting next to me, running away for reasons of his own.So now we have three months. Three months of sharing a bathroom. Three months of seeing each other every day, while trying to pretend there's nothing between us but friendship.Three months of falling in love with him, while keeping the biggest secret of my life.Mother Bucker is a forced-proximity, father's best friend, age gap romance. It has all the small-town cowboy vibes you love, with all the spice and a happily ever after. It can be read as a standalone.

I've wanted to be a big city doctor my entire life. I studied hard. Got into Harvard. Then moved across the other side of the country, leaving my family's small-town ranch and bull riding school behind.I've hated every moment since.My older sister's wedding is the perfect excuse for an extended trip back home. Only problem is, my grandmother took over my old bedroom, there's out-of-towners in the guest accommodation, and my twin hates my guts. Guess I won't be bunking in with her.The only empty bed on the entire ranch is in the cowboys' cabins.More specifically, it's Preston Innes' spare room.The last time I saw him was when I turned up at his door to offer him my virginity. Only to find my twin beat me to his bed.Awkward.Even worse? He's the only guy I've thought of for the past two years, and I'm probably hopelessly in love with him.Too bad I'm his boss' daughter and totally off limits.Can't Bucking Wait is a standalone steamy romance in the Dirty Cowboy world. You do not need to have read any of the other books. It contains a complete happily ever after, and no cliffhangers.

Nothing prepares you for finding your sister''s lifeless body covered in blood.But when the police arrest her ex, a man I know is innocent, I can''t sit by and do nothing.Not when I''ve been secretly in love with him for years.Heath may not want my help, but I won''t take no for an answer.To catch a killer, I''m forced to take a job at Saint View Prison. Maximum security. The place they send the worst of the worst. But it''s not just Heath who doesn''t want me there.Rowe, the sinfully sexy head guard has made it clear I don''t belong. I''d tell him where to go with my middle finger up, if my skin didn''t prickle with awareness every time he touches me.And then there''s Liam, hotshot lawyer and my old high school enemy. All that tension and chemistry is still there, burning between us like flames. I need his help, but I''ll be damned if I beg for it.With every lie we uncover, every secret we expose, the danger mounts.Until there''s only one thing we know for sure.The killer is still out there.And I''m his next target.Locked Up Liars is an adult, #whychoose romance, meaning the main character has more than one love interest. This book contains enemies-to-lovers and romantic suspense / dark themes that may trigger some readers. It is the first book in an ongoing trilogy.Download or 1-click this hot new romance today.

Summer Hunt was destined to be the first woman on the pro bull riding tour, until a devastating accident shattered her dreams. With the injury taking too long to heal, and her fiancé pushing to move to the city, there's nothing left for her at the small-town bull riding school she runs with her father.Dominic West has always secretly longed to know his biological parents. But when an attempt to meet his birth mother goes horribly wrong, getting the hell out of town is all that's on his mind. With a job available at Hunts' Bull Riding School, hiding out in the place he knows from his childhood is the perfect escape.Until he comes face to face with the one person who has always owned his heart. The girl he grew up with, riding bulls in the dirt, is now a beautiful but broken shell of the woman he remembers. And she's not happy to see him.Summer's planning to leave in just a few weeks, set to marry some jackass who doesn't know one end of a bull from the other, unless Dom can prove her dreams are still in reach. And convince her to stay. For her career. For him.Buck You! is a super sexy, friends-to-lovers romance sure to set the pages on fire. There is no cheating and a happily ever after.

They dragged the boy I loved from my arms and accused him of a murder I know he didn't commit. Now all I want is revenge.But with secrets from my past dredged up at every turn, I have no idea who to trust.We've lived through the lies. It's time for the truth to be revealed. No matter the cost.They say the truth will set you free. But in Saint View, it might just kill you first.The explosive conclusion to the Saint View High trilogy. Twisted Little Truths is the story of three bad boys and a girl who knows how to stand her ground. It is a mature high school/new adult, #whychoose romance, meaning the main character has more than one love interest. This book contains enemies-to-lovers and bullying themes and there may be triggers for some readers. It is the third and final book in an ongoing trilogy and cannot be read as a standalone.Download or 1-click this hot new romance today.

AddieSunny Burke is the all-American life of the party. The golden boy everybody loves, a talented cowboy, and the man who warms my bed at night.In rodeo circles, they call Kai Hunt 'Frost' because of his determination to win and his icy exterior. He's never made it a secret he can't stand his best friend's girl. Aka, me.Then the three of us got into a car and everything changed.Because only two left it alive.In the aftermath, I slink back home to my little country town to lick my wounds. Yet fate has other plans. When a job offer rolls in, the assignment is simple. Tour the US on the pro bull riding tour. Write down the riders' secrets, and then share them with the world in a weekly gossip column.But how can I go, when he'll be there? The man who's avoided me ever since the accident. He's made it clear how he feels about me, and what happened that night.What does it matter if his gaze sets my body on fire?What does it matter if my heart screams that he's it? He's the one.It doesn't.Not when there's more than just the ghosts of that night keeping us apart.Secrets, racial tensions, and heart-stopping action explode in this BWWM interracial romance. High angst and super sexy scenes make Ride Dirty, Cowboy an unmissable addition to Elle Thorpe's Dirty Cowboy series.

Rem 'Viper' James knew his secrets wouldn't stay buried forever. He just never expected to be arrested in front of 20,000 screaming rodeo fans. Dragged into an interrogation room, Rem is given an ultimatum: testify against his old motorcycle club or face another stint in a cell.There's only one answer when going back inside means leaving in a body bag.Whitney Nicholson was left humiliated after her boyfriend's secret life was exposed. After all, as a police detective, she should have seen it coming. So it's salt in the wound when Whitney's boss sends her to babysit an ex-MC member, who's been masquerading as a cowboy on the rodeo circuit.To add insult to injury, they're going into hiding in a tiny country town. As a married couple.Whitney has no interest in a relationship: pretend or otherwise. But as small-town life begins to grow on her, so does Rem. There's something sexy, dirty, and oh so hot about the man whose life she's supposed to protect.However, when mysterious and disturbing crimes begin occurring around them, Whitney will need to decide if her cowboy is worth risking not only her heart, but also her life.Action and suspense collide with dirty talking, small-town cowboy charm. Sexy Dirty Cowboy is the third book in Elle Thorpe's bestselling series. It can be read as a standalone. 1-click or download now with your Kindle Unlimited subscription.

Eight seconds to glory. One second to lose it all.Bowen Barclay lived to ride bulls - until his single-minded focus cost his wife her life. Four years on, raising his son alone is the only thing he's getting right. His rodeo career is going down in flames and instead of dating, he's playing his kid's video games.Paisley Ackerly loves to sing. Loudly and offkey, but in the privacy of her rundown home, it's only her children she's torturing. Until her ten-year-old leaves his gaming console on, with a handsome cowboy still on the webcam, listening to every word.Being accused of internet creepery isn't the best way to meet a woman, but when an instant spark ignites between the two, it isn't long before online chat spills over into real life dirty talk.But while Paisley might love Bowen's filthy mouth, when the pressures of his public career and her secret past explode, words won't be enough to save them.This single-parent romance brings the steam against a backdrop of professional bull riding, rodeo, and small-town cowboys.Start the hot new "Dirty Cowboy" series today!

I'm the darling of Australian TV. A good-girl actress with a spotless record. Or at least, that's what I let the public believe. But what I do behind closed doors would shock them all. I'm a far cry from the girl next door I play on their screens each night. Riley Clarke knows that better than anyone.I loved him once, but for the past ten years, all we've done is f**k and fight. Some might say we're friends with benefits, but the truth is, we aren't even friends. All we are is explosive chemistry and screw-you-senseless sex. He makes me hot. He makes me feel. He makes me reckless. When scandal rocks my carefully constructed world and my secrets are exposed, it's Riley's arms that close around me, protecting me from the storm. But storms create floods, and a flood can drown you. You and the people you love.

The boy who once made my life a living hell is now the only way to save my family from living on the streets. I wish he’d just stayed wherever he’s been for the past four years. That is, blissfully out of my life and nowhere near our little country town.But in my weakest moment, he arrived like some knight in shining armour. One I never wanted or asked for. I should have run him down with my wheelchair. But I didn’t. I got in his car. And now I have to see his beautiful damn face every damn day. And that’s my worst nightmare. Because the things he once said can’t be unheard. The hell he put me through can’t be forgotten. The man he is now can’t be forgiven for the boy he once was. And yet, I want him.

ReeseI made a mistake that might have ruined someone’s life. I’ve moved to Sydney to avoid the glares and the questions from the people back home, but there’s one thing I can’t run from—the guilt and pain that follows me relentlessly. All I can do is dull it with alcohol and casual sex. But then my new boss, Mr Dark and Delicious, deserted me, mid kiss, with my skirt hiked up and my shirt discarded on the alley floor. I should hate himΓÇòhim and the secrets he’s keeping. But I can’t stay away. Because the pain and guilt he’s hiding mirror my own. LowAll she wanted was one night. That, I could do. I’m the king of casual. Love them and leave them, before they leave me. With chemistry off the scale, we couldn’t even make it home, both of us too impatient, ripping each other’s clothes off in the alleyway outside the bar. Then my phone buzzed, and one text message stopped everything. I couldn’t think. Couldn’t breathe. All I could do was run. I’m toxic, but I can’t tell her why. I can’t bear the look of horror I know would cross her face. But I also don’t know how to keep something so life altering from the woman I’m falling for. Not when I need her just to survive it.

When I walked in on my girlfriend screwing another guy, I never would have thought I’d be sitting at their wedding less than six months later. But who am I to turn down a night of free food, booze and pretty bridesmaids?But at the back of the room, at the rejects table, I’m captivated by the woman sitting next to me. She’s gorgeous and smart, and I can’t work out how she’s single. Until I realise she’s the groom’s ex.This single mother and I are about to turn this wedding into a night our cheating exes will never forget.