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Raised in small-town Vermont, author Adelaide Forrest’s passion for reading was born during long winters spent with her face buried between the pages of a book. She began to pass the time by writing short stories that quickly turned into new romantic comedy and romantic suspense full-length fiction novels. Be sure to follow her on social media to keep up to date on upcoming releases.

When she isn’t writing, Adelaide can be found spending time with her two young kids, curled up with her dog, dreaming about travel to distant lands, or designing book covers she’ll never have enough time to use.

Adelaide also writes under her new fantasy romance pen name, Harper L. Woods.

Adelaide Forrest Books In Order

Bloodied Hands: Bellandi Crime Syndicate Book 1 by Adelaide Forrest

She’s an innocent woman.
Caught in the wrong place at the wrong time.
My Angel is the one who got away—the only person in the world I love. When she is caught in an unsanctioned bank robbery in my territory, only my reputation protects her.

She should have stayed away.

Instead, she charges back into my life like a shining beacon in my otherwise bleak existence. She has no place in my world where hardened criminals toy with the lives of the innocent.
A better man would let her go — again.

There’s no white picket fence in life with Matteo Bellandi, and she deserves so much more. I pushed her away once, but now that she’s back I won’t let anything else come between us.

Not even Ivory herself.

Forgivable Sins: Bellandi Crime Syndicate Book 2 by Adelaide Forrest

No one knows me like she does.
She’s the only one who has power over me.
I’ve loved Samara since I was a boy, since the moment I heard her sing and told her she would be my wife. I sacrificed that dream to keep her safe.

Our love is a secret, hanging unspoken between us.

Everything changes the night I find her beaten and broken by the man who should have protected her. What I have longed to do more than anything.
After all this time, the safest place for her is in my arms.

I’ve tried to be patient, to let her come to terms with the shift in our relationship, but soon I will make her mine. Time is running out for my Little Dove.

I won’t stop until she’s my wife.

Grieved Loss: Bellandi Crime Syndicate Book 3 by Adelaide Forrest

This shadow always follows his Sunshine.

Her life is a carefully crafted lie.

For years, I only watch my Sunshine from the shadows; my loyalty to the Bellandis demands nothing less. When her husband is killed, the path is clear for me to step in and claim her for myself.I’ll give her a glimpse into the truth.

I give Calla and her kids one year to grieve their loss. When the year is over, I pluck them from the grey world she clings to and insert them into the vivid color of my Bellandi life.

Even when it hurts, and she rails against me.

Rising tensions in my world threaten to steal her away from me, but I won’t let anyone take what is mine. Instead, I’ll demand every piece of her: Her heart, her body. Her soul.

And I won’t stop until I’ve taken everything.

Deliver Me from Evil: The Men of Mount Awe Book 1 by Adelaide Forrest

This quick instalove read has an OTT possessive hero who will do anything to protect and claim his woman. Deliver Me from Evil can be read as a complete standalone, with future releases following different characters.

Deliverance
I ran in the night, fleeing my husband and the community that raised me and betrayed me. Battered and bruised, with only my bare feet to carry me through the forest and down Mount Awe, eventually exhaustion claims me.
I wake in a bed that’s not my own two days later with no recollection of how I got there. Anderson is sweet but stern. Handsome but rugged. He’s everything I never knew existed, but I can’t stay.

Not even for him.

Anderson
I found her in the night, broken and huddled against a tree for safety while she slept. Taking her back to my cabin came easy. Letting her go is impossible.
Her innocent grey eyes call to the beast inside me that’s desperate to claim her as my own. Her past wants to take her away from me, but nothing will stand in my way of keeping Del.

Not even her own fears.

Claiming His Princess: Kings of Conquest Book 1 by Adelaide Forrest

Claiming His Princess is a 40k word royal romance novella. This instalove romance has no cliffhanger and a guaranteed HEA.

Most of my life is spent in service to my Kingdom and my people, despite how the tabloids try to portray me as a hard and cruel ruler.
Then I’m forced to host the Annual Gathering of Eligible Royals and socialising with Princesses to find my future wife becomes my newest duty. I want nothing to do with any of them or the contractual marriages that bind Countries to one another.

Until the moment I first see Princess Alina of Lantis.
The endearingly awkward princess has spent all her life locked away in her palace so that her mother can use the secret of her beauty to her advantage and arrange a marriage to King Corbin. If I was anyone else, Alina would be bound to him by the treaty between our realms.
But as the King of Oshal, he’s only a minor detail for me. A blip in the road I’ll take to make her mine.
And nobody will stand in my way.

Totally Booked UK Review: Princess Alina has been hidden away from the world her whole life, born simply to marry a king and make the bonds stronger for her country. Her mother is doing all she can to consume every moment of her life and has Alina following all her orders. Arriving for the annual Conquer a King Ball she is forced to wear a black veil until the ball so she can have a grand reveal – despite already being promised to King Corbin a man more than twice her age.

Hosting the ball, King Reece has worked tirelessly with his aides on all the details. Even though he’d rather not have to attend it, he knows that he should be looking for a Princess to marry. Dashing the hopes of those who approach him for dances he is seeking out his cousin but finds himself drawn to a beauty dancing with King Corbin and not looking entirely comfortable about it. Making his move he cuts in and suddenly realises what or who he has been waiting for. 

Having been told by her mother that King Reece is cruel she is at odds with the man in front of her who makes her feel very differently from King Corbin. Sneaking away they share a kiss before heading back so that they are not missed. Alina unfortunately was missed by her mother who once again explained the reason for which she was born. Knowing that she can’t go against her mother she attempts to give King Corbin the benefit of the doubt but King Reece monopolises her time. The pair grow closer and King Reece declares his intention to marry her but it appears her mother has other ideas.

Shielded Wrongs: Bellandi Crime Syndicate Book 4 by Adelaide Forrest

Every killer has a weakness.
She’s the one woman I can’t have.
She’s forbidden to the Bellandi men. Yet after one look in her honey eyes, I need to carve myself into her soul so deeply, Sadie will never forget she’s mine.

Nobody else sees through her facade.
She’s a mess of contradictions. Full of jagged edges that threaten to pull me apart at the seams and unleash the beast who lurks beneath my skin.
I’ll be her shelter through the storm.

I can’t resist her fire and rebellion. But when she’s threatened by my enemies, I’ll risk everything to keep her safe from the man who seeks to use her as a weapon against me.

Even if it costs me my humanity.

Stealing His Princess: Kings of Conquest Book 2 by Adelaide Forrest

Stealing His Princess is a royal romance. This instalove romance has no cliffhanger, and a guaranteed HEA.

I live my life with only one purpose: to do what is right for my Kingdom of Lantis. Everything else is secondary to that goal.

But there’s one person who threatens all my carefully maintained control. One who could tempt me to risk everything I’ve worked to build, just to feel the touch of her lips on mine. Being forced to occupy the Palace at Oshal for the Annual Gathering of Eligible Royals brings all that temptation to the surface and makes the risks seem worth the consequences.

But Princess Bristol of Theodosia isn’t only out of my league and from a Kingdom wealthier than my own.
She’s betrothed to my closest friend.

Until Tomorrow Comes: Beauty in Lies Book 1 by Adelaide Forrest

This first book in the series is a DARK mafia romance and contains graphic violence, mature content, and elements that may be triggering. Please read at your own discretion and see the warning at the front of the book.

My world is dangerous – my enemies are everywhere. I came to Chicago to fight a war.
One glance was all it took. From the moment I saw Isa, I was obsessed.
For sixteen months, Rafael Ibarra has waited. He was biding his time and learning everything about her.

And now it’s time to finally make her mine.

My beautiful innocent has a secret, but I’ll be damned if I let that stop me. I’ve taken her away to paradise and given her a choice.
Fall in love with me.
Or else.

Until Forever Ends: Beauty in Lies Book 2 by Adelaide Forrest

This series contains dark romance themes and elements that may be triggering to some readers. Please read at your own discretion and refer to the warning at the beginning of the book.

It was all a lie.
A monster like Rafael Ibarra could never be the loving, doting husband I deserve.
He knows it too.
He says he gave me a chance.
He says I made the wrong choice.

The man determined to possess me is no longer hiding his true self. The notorious crime boss, El Diablo, will not be denied. He’s going to imprint himself on me. Body and soul, I will belong to him…
Unless I escape – endure.
The fires of Hell burn hot.
Hot enough to forge its new queen.

Until Retribution Burns: Beauty in Lies Book 3 by Adelaide Forrest

This is a dark mafia romance and contains elements that may be triggering for some readers. Please read at your own discretion and refer to the warning at the beginning of the book.

Mi Reina burned me and claimed me as hers.

I thought I could own her. Possess her heart.
She consumed every part of me – El Diablo without a soul.
Our love is made of nightmares.
She should hate me for the monster I am, but we’re destiny.

Our secrets haunt us. The past is coming.
But I will never give her up. No matter the price.
Nothing will keep me from her.

Until Death Do Us Part: Beauty in Lies Book 4 by Adelaide Forrest

Until Death Do Us Part is the final book in the Beauty in Lies series. This is a DARK mafia romance and contains graphic violence, mature content, and elements that may be triggering. Please read at your own discretion.

In secrets we trust.
In promises we doubt.
From the moment Rafael approached me, I knew he would destroy me.
He built our love on secrets and lies – a manipulation that tore us apart.

I don’t know how to trust the man I love. The man I’ve chosen.
But our enemies are closing in and demanding payment for the blood we’ve spilled.
They want to make us suffer for our crimes, but it isn’t Rafael’s life at stake.
It’s mine.

Until Memory Fades: A Beauty in Lies Prologue by Adelaide Forrest

Until Memory Fades is the prologue to the Beauty in Lies series. This is a DARK mafia romance series and contains graphic violence, mature content, and elements that may be triggering. Please read at your own discretion. Until Memory Fades is also included within book one, Until Tomorrow Comes, for those who want to jump right in.

I came for war. I left with an obsession.

With one look, Isa captivated me. She consumed me, drawing me into her world without ever knowing the dangers of mine. But secrets lurk in the depths of her multicolored eyes, and I’ll do anything to understand what broke her before I had the chance. Because one day, she’ll be mine to break.

Dreams of the Vengeful: A Massacred Dreams Prologue by Adelaide Forrest

Dreams of the Vengeful is the prologue to the Massacred Dreams series, ends in a cliffhanger, and is a dark mafia romance. It contains elements that may be triggering to some readers.

Our love was written in blood, but our dream was born from death.
Once upon a time, I had it all.
Born heir apparent to one of the Six Families, I was destined for greatness.

Wealth and power were in my blood, and sweet Thalia was one more means to an end.
Until they banished me from the watchful city, stripping me of everything I possessed,
my name, my home, and all I’d come to hold dear, including the girl who was to be my wife.

Now the day has come to take back what’s mine.
The girl is no longer a promise I need to protect, but a woman who I plan to devour.
Wealth and power are in my blood, and sweet Thalia may very well be my end.

Scarred Regrets: Bellandi Crime Syndicate Book 5 by Adelaide Forrest

Broken men don’t fall in love.
We linger in the darkness, consumed by the sins that define us.
Irina is the sole reason my heart beats. She’s everything that matters in a world filled with evil that a woman so good and pure should never have to see.
She’ll add another scar to my collection — this one engraved on my heart.

When she’s taken by our enemy to use for his vengeance. Even knowing she can never be mine, I’ll stop at nothing to see her safe.
The Irina I rescue isn’t the same feisty woman they stole.
Her soul is broken. Her heart is hollow like mine, because of the things she’s seen. She needs me in a way I’ve never known.

And I will destroy the man who shattered what’s mine.

Totally Booked UK Review: Tissues at the ready for a heartbreaking and at times harrowing tale of finding a reason to live even after so much trauma.

From a young age, Paolo (Scar) was introduced to the harsh realities of the world he lived in. With drug addict parents who would do anything for their next fix, including selling his young body to their ‘friends’. Doing anything to keep his younger sister safe he attempts to put up with the torture as best he can. Finding his parents dead in the living room, he knows he has to get Cesca away from the house and find a way to keep her safe and fed. Until he finds her overdosed in the woods, his world collapsing around him and needing a way to avenge her death.

Fresh Start is the centre of Irina’s life, providing a safe haven for foster children and those looking to be adopted. Looking to blow off steam after a bad day, she attends a club and meets Scar. Attracted to him they char but when she kisses him he freaks out and pushed her away. Their paths cross several times across the following months and begin to understand his aversion to being touched by anyone. Saddened that he does not want to pursue a relationship with her as he blows hot and cold.

Finding out Irina has been taken by Murphy’s men, Scar is on the rampage to find her. Suffering a fate worse than death to their hands Irina isn’t sure she wants to get over the trauma she has endured. But Scar isn’t letting her go anywhere and will do anything to prove to her that they can do this together.

Dreams of the Deadly: Massacred Dreams Book 1 by Adelaide Forrest

Massacred Dreams is a dark mafia romance duet with elements that may be triggering to some readers.

They took her from me.
Now I’ll take everything from them.
I was never meant to fall in love with her.
We were children when they betrothed us—an obligation I didn’t want.

Before long, her amber eyes had pierced right through me, transforming my indifference into gentle devotion.
Then, they stole her from me—banished me from my home and robbed her of my protection.
They damaged her in my absence, and the girl I cared for hardened into a woman I cannot resist.

I’ve bided my time, amassing my strength; now none who stand in my way will survive.
The time has come to take back my kingdom.
The time has come to make Thalia mine.

Settled Scores: Bellandi Crime Syndicate Book 6 by Adelaide Forrest

I was never meant to lead.
She was never meant to be mine, betrothed to a man born from nightmares.
Just one moment, a single glance into Aoife’s fierce gaze, and I am lost in a way I never want to be found. I’ll do whatever it takes to have her—even accept a seat I never wanted at the head of the Irish family.
She wasn’t meant to marry either man her father chose for her.

Aoife guards her heart with a sharp tongue and defiance that should turn me away. Somehow, she only ensnares me further, her moments of vulnerability awakening something inside me I didn’t know existed.
Our worlds crash together, our common enemy uniting us.
The man who intended to be her husband has waged war in our city, selling and killing the innocent alongside those we’ve both grown to care for. He won’t forget the strike against him, the knowledge that the girl he meant to be his is now my wife.

I’ll burn the world before I let him touch her.

Adelaide Forrest Book Series

• Bellandi Crime Syndicate Series
• The Men of Mount Awe Series
• Beauty in Lies Series
• Massacred Dreams Series

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