Dark romance collage, including motorbike, secret society member and three book titles: Beautiful Venom by Rina Kent, Willing Prey by Allie Oleander and Sinners Anonymous by Somme Sketcher.

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Sinners Condemned

The second slow burn, enemies-to-lovers dark mafia romance in the Sinners Anonymous series from the TikTok sensation, perfect for readers of Ana Huang, Rina Kent, and Danielle Lori. 
 
‘The slow burn, the tension… THIS BOOK. *chefs kiss*’ ***** reader review 
‘The spice as always is TOP TIER!!’ ***** reader review 
 
No good ever comes from a redhead in a stolen dress with her whole life packed at her feet. 
 
I should’ve known Penny Price was trouble the moment smoke and sin followed her into my bar and she challenged me to a game. 
 
I thought the only thing she stole was my watch. Little did I know, she also started a war.Because the second her muddy boots stomped down the stairs of the club, my empire began to crack. 
 
My cashmere charm is fraying. My gentleman’s mask is slipping. My enemies can smell the weakness. Penny Price thinks she’s dragging me to hell. 
 
But she doesn’t realise - hell’s exactly where I belong. 
 
After all, it’s wonderfully warm among the flames… 
 
Tropes: 
- Dark mafia romance 
- Age gap 
- Enemies to lovers 
- Forced proximity 
- Slow burn 
 
Readers cannot get enough of the Sinners Anonymous series: 
'I am OBSESSED with this book' ***** reader review 
'This did not disappoint' *****reader review 
'Devoured this book in less than a day' ****reader review 
'Deliciously sexy' *****reader review 
‘The banter, the teasing, the sexual tension, JUST EVERYTHING WAS PERFECT!!’ *****reader review 
‘The plot, the character, the spice…. everything was perfect!!!' *****reader review

Somme Sketcher is an internationally bestselling author of dark and mafia romance. 
 
She is best known for her Sinners Anonymous series and for writing the slowest of the slow burns (for which she is not sorry at all).

No good ever comes from a redhead in a stolen dress with her whole life packed at her feet. 
 
I should’ve known Penny Price was trouble the moment smoke and sin followed her into my bar and she challenged me to a game. 
 
I thought the only thing she stole was my watch. Little did I know, she also started a war. 
 
Because the second her muddy boots stomped down the stairs of the club, my empire began to crack. 
 
My cashmere charm is fraying. My gentleman’s mask is slipping. My enemies can smell the weakness. 
 
Penny Price thinks she’s dragging me to hell. 
 
But she doesn’t realise - hell’s exactly where I belong. 
 
After all, it’s wonderfully warm among the flames.

Sinners Consumed

The third steamy, enemies-to-lovers dark mafia romance in the Sinners Anonymous series from the TikTok sensation, perfect for readers of Ana Huang, Rina Kent, and Danielle Lori. 
 
‘This book had everything I love - slow burn, tension, spice, humour, emotion… I am utterly obsessed!’ ***** reader review 
 
‘THE WAY THIS MAN GROVELLED HAD ME FERRAL’ ***** reader review 
 
My world is on fire, and I’m in love with the girl who struck the match. 
 
Blood on my hands and a body at my feet only confirm what I’ve always known - Penny Price was destined to be my ruin. 
 
The gentleman I pretended to be is long gone. My sins bleed through the fabric of my life, staining everything she touches. 
 
I tried to walk away. Failed. 
Tried to destroy her. Failed again. 
 
Now we’re both burning, slow dancing in the flames. 
 
I tell myself I’ll rise from the ashes once she’s gone - 
but I can’t let her go. 
 
And Penny… she’d have to run to the ends of the earth to escape me. 
 
Tropes: 
- Mafia romance 
- Age gap 
- Enemies to Lovers 
- Grumpy x Sunshine 
- Enemies with benefits 
- Obsessed MMC 
- Touch her and die 
 
Readers cannot get enough of the Sinners Anonymous series: 
 
'I am OBSESSED with this book' ***** reader review 
 
'This did not disappoint' *****reader review 
 
'Devoured this book in less than a day' ****reader review 
 
'Deliciously sexy' *****reader review 
 
‘The banter, the teasing, the sexual tension, JUST EVERYTHING WAS PERFECT!!’ *****reader review 
 
‘The plot, the character, the spice…. everything was prefect!!!' *****reader review

My world is on fire, and I’m in love with the girl who struck the match. 
 
Blood on my hands and a body at my feet only confirm what I’ve always known - Penny Price was destined to be my ruin. 
 
The gentleman I pretended to be is long gone. My sins bleed through the fabric of my life, staining everything she touches. 
 
I tried to walk away. Failed. 
Tried to destroy her. Failed again. 
 
Now we’re both burning, slow dancing in the flames. 
 
I tell myself I’ll rise from the ashes once she’s gone - 
but I can’t let her go. 
 
And Penny… she’d have to run to the ends of the earth to escape me.

Sinners Atone

The fourth slow burn, enemies-to-lovers dark mafia romance in the Sinners Anonymous series from the TikTok sensation, perfect for readers of Ana Huang, Rina Kent, and Danielle Lori. 
 
‘The slow burn in this book just hits differently’ ***** reader review 
 
‘This book, from page one, had me foaming at the mouth!’ ***** reader review 
 
I was bleeding out and halfway to Hell when God sent me an angel. 
 
He had no business sending her to a man like me. 
 
She was sunshine wrapped in pink glitter - soft where I was jagged, and gentle enough to hurt. 
 
Under the sick glow of a streetlamp, I was delirious enough to tell her she was beautiful. 
 
And when she smiled and asked me to say it again, I almost believed I could be saved. 
 
But then she asked me something else. 
 
Something that stole the air from my lungs. 
 
“Can you keep a secret?” 
 
Turns out, even angels have sins. And this one should’ve left me to die before my world destroyed us both…. 
 
Tropes: 
- Grumpy x Sunshine 
- Bad boy x Good girl 
- Touch her and die 
- Slow burn 
- Mafia romance 
- Virgin FMC 
 
Readers cannot get enough of the Sinners Anonymous series: 
 
'I am OBSESSED with this book' ***** reader review 
 
'This did not disappoint' *****reader review 
 
'Devoured this book in less than a day' ****reader review 
 
'Deliciously sexy' *****reader review 
 
‘The banter, the teasing, the sexual tension, JUST EVERYTHING WAS PERFECT!!’ *****reader review 
 
‘The plot, the character, the spice…. everything was prefect!!!' *****reader review

I was bleeding out and halfway to Hell when God sent me an angel. 
 
He had no business sending her to a man like me. 
 
She was sunshine wrapped in pink glitter - soft where I was jagged, and gentle enough to hurt. 
 
Under the sick glow of a streetlamp, I was delirious enough to tell her she was beautiful. 
 
And when she smiled and asked me to say it again, I almost believed I could be saved. 
 
But then she asked me something else. 
 
Something that stole the air from my lungs. 
“Can you keep a secret?” 
 
Turns out, even angels have sins. And this one should’ve left me to die before my world destroyed us both.

Somme Sketcher Book 5

Somme Sketcher

She’s seeking redemption. He’s determined to ruin her. 
 
My name is Rory Carter, and I do bad things. 
I might smile like an angel, but underneath, my soul is far from clean. 
Not even my weekly calls to the Sinners Anonymous hotline can change that. 
 
Marrying the seventy-year-old head of the Cosa Nostra to save my father was the closest I’ve come to doing good. 
 
And I was surviving - one lie, one smile, one silk dress at a time - until his nephew showed up uninvited. 
 
Angelo “Vicious” Visconti. A beautiful monster with a sharper tongue than conscience. They say he went straight years ago, but I don’t believe it. 
 
Because Angelo is danger wrapped in desire - and when he looks at me, I can’t tell if he wants to ruin me or save me.

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