Why am I passionate about this?

Ever since I was a child, I would hide in my special place and dream away. Reality was rarely the best place to be, even as an adult I fantasize, I step away from reality without ever truly stepping away. Mafia Romance, paranormal, and fantasy excite me, but add in a little touch of real to the story and now even reality makes you wonder. This was the basis for The Devil’s Eyes. I took a new world and mixed in a little bit of what we know is true and a little bit of what-if and a lot of dark and sexy. 


I wrote

The Devil's Eyes

By Jennifer Loren,

Book cover of The Devil's Eyes

What is my book about?

The Devil’s Eyes novel dives deep into the world of the Jayzon crime syndicate. The leader, Nick Jayzon, a rapidly…

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The books I picked & why

Book cover of Dark Stranger The Dream

Jennifer Loren Why did I love this book?

I love a book that you can dive into, and it takes you into a whole other world. A mysterious world that takes the good and the bad and turns it upside down, inside out, and twists everything until nothing is at seems or you believe it should be. I love new and exciting characters that haven’t been touched on yet or even just a twist of ideas that gets your mind racing with new possibilities. You can’t wait for the next page to see where this new world will take you.  

By I. T. Lucas,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Dark Stranger The Dream as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Twilight meets Ancient Aliens with the sizzle of Fifty Shades. An Amazon top 10 All-Star ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️More than 3M copies downloaded.

“Best paranormal series ever! I’ve always been a great fan of this genre but this series had to be best of all! Lucas created an amazing world!” ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

"Hands down the best book series I have ever read. I Devour the books and coming from somebody who reads all the time this is an extreme compliment. I’ve never read such a well-written book where the storyline develops with so many characters. Also the steamy love scenes are to die for!"…


Book cover of Dirty Angels

Jennifer Loren Why did I love this book?

It’s not your typical romance. It’s dark, twisted, gritty, and full of – Damn! I love the bad boys with an ounce of good deep inside. I love women who can come from nothing and are not easily swayed and dominated. The drama pulls you in so deep you feel as if you are there, you can smell it, feel it, and see it all happening right in front of you. Even better you’re the character. 

By Karina Halle,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Dirty Angels as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

From the New York Times bestselling author of Black Sunshine and Sins & Needles comes an enemies-to-lovers dark romance between a ruthless cartel leader and the fiery woman he kidnaps.

For Luisa Chavez, a twenty-three-year-old former beauty queen, a better life has always been just out of her reach. Sure, she’s had men at her feet since she was a young teenager but she’s never had the one thing she’s craved – security. Having grown up in near poverty, her waitressing job in Cabo San Lucas can barely let her take care of herself, let alone her ailing parents. Every…


Book cover of Monster in His Eyes

Jennifer Loren Why did I love this book?

This book has its bad boy that seems good but ends up causing his love interest to be conflicted in her love for him and her hate. It’s something I love to play with how much can you hate you truly hate someone you are meant to be with? Is it fate or something more sinister inside of yourself? Love is never easy but it’s far more fun when it’s dark and dangerous. 

By J.M. Darhower,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Monster in His Eyes as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Ignazio Vitale is not a good man.

I suspect it, the first time I see him, sense the air of danger that surrounds the man. He has a way of commanding attention, of taking control, of knowing what I'm thinking before I even do.

It's alarming and alluring. It's dark and deadly. It's everything I've ever wanted but the last thing I truly need. Obsession.

It doesn't take him long to draw me into his web, charming me into his bed and trapping me in his life, a life I know nothing about until it's too late. He has secrets,…


Book cover of Carter Reed

Jennifer Loren Why did I love this book?

How great is the feeling of being attracted to a man you know would kill for you? Maybe it’s a horrible thing to feel, it sets off all those questions about your own soul. Or maybe it’s just that you have always lived in this cold world that is liable to destroy you at any moment and instead of giving in, you find a place that feels safe and protected in that world. Only the place is within that bad boy's arms. 

By Tijan,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Carter Reed as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Emma decided to skip the gym and went home early. It was the last easy decision she made because she found her roommate being raped by the boyfriend. She had two choices. Call the cops and be killed by his family’s mafia connections or kill him first and hope to survive. There was no choice to her. She killed the bastard first and went to the one person who could protect her. Carter Reed. He’s a weapon for the rivaling mafia family, but he’s also Emma’s secret. Not only was he best friends with her brother, but she’s the reason…


Book cover of Crow's Row

Jennifer Loren Why did I love this book?

The bad boy falls in love with the young innocent girl, and for her sake, he fully intends to keep her at a distance. The only problem is she won’t stay away. It’s the heart deep inside of the bad boy that we are always drawn to, that need to protect her, but finding she’s too stubborn for her own good so the only way to protect her is to be with her. 

By Julie Hockley,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Crow's Row as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

For college student Emily Sheppard, the thought of spending a summer alone in New York is much more preferable than spending it in France with her parents. Just completing her freshman year at Callister University, Emily faces a quiet summer in the city slums, supporting herself by working at the campus library.

During one of her jogs through the nearby cemetery while visiting her brother Bills grave, Emily witnesses a brutal killingand then she blacks out. When Emily regains consciousness, she realizes shes been kidnapped by a young crime boss and his gang. She is hurled into a secret underworld,…


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The Devil's Eyes

By Jennifer Loren,

Book cover of The Devil's Eyes

What is my book about?

The Devil’s Eyes novel dives deep into the world of the Jayzon crime syndicate. The leader, Nick Jayzon, a rapidly advancing figure in the city has plenty of enemies, but few would dare cross him. There is something different about him, a power that he possesses unlike anyone else. He controls people and turns them into what he needs, except for Kayla. He has no control over her, the first for the young devil. It’s exciting for him, but the game quickly becomes a little too real. Nick is not who Kayla thought he was, and she is not at all like anyone else. It’s a dangerous world Nick lives in, a world he was born in and she, Kayla, was born to change. 

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By M.M. Holaday,

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Why am I passionate about this?

I grew up a fan of an evening news segment called “On the Road with Charles Kuralt.” Kuralt spotlighted upbeat, affirmative, sometimes nostalgic stories of people and places he discovered as he traveled across the American landscape. The charming stories he told were only part of the appeal; the freedom and adventure of being on the open road ignited a spark that continues to smolder. Some of my fondest memories from childhood are our annual family road trips, and I still jump at the chance to drive across the country.

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What is my book about?

Head West in 1865 with two life-long friends looking for adventure and who want to see the wilderness before it disappears. One is a wanderer; the other seeks a home he lost. The people they meet on their journey reflect the diverse events of this time period–settlers, adventure seekers, scientific expeditions, and Indigenous peoples–all of whom shape their lives in significant ways.

This is a story of friendship that casts a different look on a time period which often focuses only on wagon trains or gunslingers.

The Open Road

By M.M. Holaday,

What is this book about?

After four years of adventure in the frontier, Win Avery returns to his hometown on the edge of the prairie and tracks down his childhood friend, Jeb Dawson. Jeb has just lost his parents, and, in his efforts to console him, Win convinces his friend to travel west with him―to see the frontier before it is settled, while it is still unspoiled wilderness.

They embark on a free-spirited adventure, but their journey sidetracks when they befriend Meg Jameson, an accomplished horsewoman, lost on the Nebraska prairie. Traveling together through the Rocky Mountain foothills, they run into Gray Wolf, an Arapaho…


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