Kings of Sydney

Bad-boy businessman Leon King is going legit by marrying the daughter of a philanthropist-and their red-hot chemistry certainly helps. But blackmail, secrets and lies swirl around their relationship. Will their dark pasts ruin everything? Nobody wants to work with a King. Our father-may he rot in jail-has left our family's reputation in the dirt, and it's making going legit much harder than I imagined. What we need is a grand gesture: something to show society we're no longer the bad boys we used to be. What we need is a wedding. I had my eye on Clara Hamilton, the voluptuous daughter of one of Sydney's most upstanding philanthropists, but her father wasn't keen on the match. He's suggested her reclusive sister, Vita. That suits me fine: Vita awakens something deep within me that I haven't felt in years. It's electric and exciting. But she's reluctant-she's not giving all of herself to me. Luckily, her father isn't as perfect as he seems, and I know a few of his secrets. The threat of them getting out ought to change her mind. But do I even want her? I can tell she's holding something back-something big-and if she has her own dark past, it could ruin everything. To make it worse…I think I'm falling for her, and not just because of our sexual chemistry. I've been hurt by those closest to me so many times before. Is it going to happen again? Book #1 of the Kings of Sydney trilogy.

The second book in the red-hot Kings of Sydney series finds Xander King working with his sexy stepsister, Poppy. But can he keep his dark past hidden when their sizzling chemistry takes them from the boardroom to the bedroom? I don't know what's worse: hating my stepsister or lusting after her. I knew that hiring Poppy could be a mistake, but what choice did I have? Nobody else wants to work with a King-my crime lord father made sure of that before my brothers and I sent him to prison. It's not all bad, though; Poppy is a little more open-minded than I remember. It turns out my attraction to her isn't completely one-sided-apparently, she finds my authority as exciting as I find her body. The animosity between us only makes it more exhilarating... But a dark secret from my past could ruin everything. Poppy's father used to work with mine, and I know more about his death than she guesses. I've been living with the guilt for years, and now that I'm so close to Poppy every day, I don't know how much longer I can hide it. I could tell her everything and risk our thrillingly wild fling-but am I willing to give up something that feels so good? Sexy. Passionate. Bold. Discover Harlequin Dare, a new line of fun, edgy and sexually explicit romances for the fearless female.

The third book in the red-hot Kings of Sydney trilogy sees Ajax King kidnapping a rising crime lord's daughter, Imogen White. His bargaining chip is her innocence, but when all Imogen wants is to feel the raw masculinity of the eldest King, Ajax is tempted to free her from her gilded cage for good... Decades of being the eldest son of the biggest crime lord in Sydney doesn't leave a man without scars, and mine run deep. Now I'll do almost anything to destroy Sydney's criminal underworld-even kidnap my enemy's delectable daughter. Imogen White is pristine. Perfect. And if her father won't leave Sydney for good, then I'll take the one thing he prizes above all-and make her mine! Only Imogen isn't quite the innocent I thought. She wants to be freed from her gilded prison, and damn if she isn't looking for a little carnal education in return. She's primal incarnate. Just like me. But I'm no knight in shining armour. I live cold and hard. I want nothing. I need nothing. The ends always justify the means...and no one-not even a sweet little spitfire like Imogen-will thaw the ice around my cold heart. No one. Sexy. Passionate. Bold. Discover Harlequin Dare, a new line of fun, edgy and sexually explicit romances for the fearless female.

As one of the Kings of Sydney, Daniil Mikhailov ruthlessly controls everything in his world with a cold brutality that ensures no one would ever dare cross him. But he knows how fast things can change, to never get close to anyone who could be used against him by his rivals. He accepted paying this price to live the opulent life he loved until a chance encounter with a bright and bubbly artist changed everything. Suddenly, his thoughts are consumed with the much younger woman, with keeping her protected. A feat not made easy considering the way trouble follows her around. While he never wanted to be anyone's hero, he can't resist being hers. Even when he knows it means she's his biggest weakness, and that there's no way his rivals will pass up this chance to knock him off his throne. (This story was previously published in 2017 under the title "Daniil" but has since been extensively revised and edited.)