A Guide to Penelope Douglas Books

Erika Fane’s boyfriend’s older brother, Michael, is handsome, strong, and completely terrifying. The star of his college basketball team, he’s more concerned with the dirt on his shoe than he is with her. But she saw him. She heard him. The things that he did, and the deeds that he hid … Michael knows the hold he has on Erika, how much she fears him. When Michael’s brother leaves for the military, leaving Erika alone and unprotected, he knows the opportunity is too good to be true. Three years ago she put Michael’s friends in prison, and now they’re free. Every last one of her nightmares is about to come true.

Buried in the shadows of the city, there’s an abandoned hotel called The Pope, surrounded by a mystery about the hidden twelfth floor and the guest who never checked out. Banks knows the local legend, but Kai Mori believes the myth around the hotel. He and his friends think they know her, think they can scare her, but Banks knows something they don’t. Even though she struggles to hide everything she feels when Kai looks at her, the person he seeks is much closer than he’ll ever realize. She’ll never reveal her secret. This Devil’s Night, Kai will be the hunted one.

Sending Damon to prison was the worst thing Winter could’ve done. It didn’t matter that he did the crime or that she wished he was dead. Winter thought he’d cool off in jail and be anything but the horror he was, but she was wrong. Three years came and went too fast, and prison only gave him time to plan. And while Winter anticipated his vengeance, she didn’t expect this. He doesn’t want to make her hurt. He wants to make everything hurt.

What happens when it’s five against one and nowhere to run? They call it Blackchurch. A secluded mansion in a remote location where the wealthy and powerful send their misbehaving sons to cool off away from prying eyes. Will Grayson has always been reckless and wild. Back in high school, he might’ve enjoyed backing Emory into corners when no one was looking, but the truth is, he has a right to hate her. Because it’s all her fault. Everything. Devil’s Night. The videos. The arrests. She’s to blame — and yet she regrets nothing. He never expected one of his enemies to come straight to him. But now he knows she’s here somewhere. And as the security detail leaves giving Will free reign of the house, he remembers with a smile … Blackchurch houses five prisoners. And he’s only one of her problems.

Liv Jaeger crosses the tracks every day for one reason: To graduate from high school and get into the Ivy League. But Clay Collins — with her beautiful skin, clean shoes, and rich parents — torments her daily and thinks Liv won’t fight back. At least not until Liv gets Clay alone and finds out she’s hiding so much more than just what’s underneath those pretty clothes. Liv told Clay to stay on her side of town. But one night, Clay doesn’t listen. And once Liv is done with her, she’ll never be a good girl again.

Three of them, one of her, and a remote cabin in the woods. Let the hot, winter nights ensue in this steamy dark romance, now with bonus material. When Tiernan’s parents pass away suddenly, she goes to live with Jake, her father’s stepbrother, and his two sons, Noah and Kaleb. As the men take Tiernan under their wing, she slowly finds her place among them. But lines blur and rules become easy to break when no one else is watching. One of them has her. The other wants her. But he’s going to keep her.

They were perfect together. Until they met … Secrets, deception, and passion consume two pen pals in the TikTok sensation, Punk 57.

True love comes from the most forbidden places. Jordan has nowhere else to go when her boyfriend offers to let her move in with him and his dad. She jumps at the opportunity, expecting to help out around the house in exchange. What she doesn’t anticipate is for her heart to race every time Pike pulls into the driveway, or to burn when their eyes meet over the breakfast table. He’s kind and listens to her and protects her in a way no man ever has before. Her sister once told her there are no good men, and if you find one, he’s probably unavailable. Only Pike isn’t the unavailable one … she is.

Former tennis player Easton Bradbury is trying to be the best teacher she can be, trying to reach her bored students, trying to forget her past. What brought her to this stage in her life isn’t important. She can’t let it be. But now one parent-teacher meeting might be her undoing … Wanting him is taboo. Needing him is undeniable. And his long-awaited touch will weaken Easton’s resolve — and reveal what should stay hidden …

My name is Tate. He doesn’t call me that, though. He would never refer to me by a friendly nickname. No, he’ll barely even speak to me. But he still won’t leave me alone. We were best friends once. Then Jared turned on me and made it his mission to ruin my life. I even went away for a year just to avoid him. But I’m done hiding from him now, and there’s no way I’ll allow him to ruin another year. Jared might not have changed, but I have. It’s time to fight back. An unforgettable romance that toes the fine line between love and hate.

A riveting companion novel to Bully. This is Jared’s story … Have you ever been so angry that hitting things felt good? Or numb to all emotions? The past few years have been like that for me. Some people hate me for it, while others are scared of me. But none of them can hurt me, because I don’t care about anything or anyone … except Tatum.

Two estranged teenagers play games that push the boundaries between love and war. For the two years she was away at boarding school, Madoc had no word from Fallon. Back when they lived in the same house, she used to cut him down during the day and then leave her door open for him at night. Now he’s ready to beat her at her own game.

He’s the guy she’s supposed to avoid. She’s the girl he won’t let get away … K. C. Carter has always followed the rules — until this year, when a mistake leaves her the talk of her college campus and her carefully arranged life comes crashing to a halt. Now she’s stuck in her small hometown for the summer to complete her court-ordered community service, and to make matters worse, trouble is living right next door.

A gripping novella in the Fall Away series — the epic conclusion to Jared and Tate’s story. The tables have turned. Now I have the power — and it’s his turn to beg.

Quinn Caruthers has several problems: Her father, Jason, and her three older brothers, Jared, Madoc, and Jaxon. Under the close watch of the men in her family, Quinn has found it nearly impossible to spread her wings — or even date — without them jumping in to hover. And when a family friend — several years older — from her childhood captures her heart, she knows they’re going to be a problem.

Here are New York Times bestseller Penelope Douglas’s two bestselling novellas in the Fall Away series, Aflame and Next to Never, together in one volume for the first time.