CONFLICT
Black Hearts MMA | Book Two
KYLIE HILLMAN
CONFLICT (Black Hearts MMA | Book Two)
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KYLIE HILLMAN is a multi-genre author of brutal love stories with unconventional endings featuring good guys who do bad shit, bad guys who do the occasional good deed, & the women who love them either way because she is a firm believer that when it comes to love, nothing is black and white.
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BLACK SHAMROCKS MC SERIES
SOOTHING SUFFERING
Soothing Suffering is a free, introductory novella designed to give you a taste of the dark, raw, and gritty Internationally Bestselling Black Shamrocks MC series.
With the woman he loves—the woman he failed— fading away before his eyes, Mikhail “Mad Dog” Kennedy knows he needs to do something drastic to save her. To save himself. If she flinches away from his touch one more time, his guilt-ridden heart is going to shatter into a million pieces.
Madelaine O’Brien knows she’s drowning. The after effects of what happened to her are slowly killing her will to live; yet, she can’t find the strength to stop it. Keeping everything a secret is the only option. Her internal battle to fight off her feelings of contamination and shame is hard enough without needing to explain to the Black Shamrocks MC what really happened with her crazy ex-boyfriend.
When Mik comes home and tosses her motorcycle helmet into her hands, declaring that they’re going to ride for as long as it takes for Maddi to open up to him, she realizes this is make-or-break. The trip is either going to push their relationship past the point of no return or it’s going to be their chance to set about soothing suffering.
SEIZING CONTROL
A biker engagement. A brutal kidnapping. Can the Black Shamrocks MC root out a vicious sociopath to bring her back alive?
Madelaine “Lainey” O'Brien is relieved her troubled past is behind her. Now under the protection of her father's motorcycle club and her fierce husband-to-be, she’s finally stopped looking over her shoulder. But letting her guard down shouldn't have left her open to a violent kidnapping...
Mikhail “Mad Dog” Kennedy vows not to fail Lainey ever again. So when she’s grabbed from under the club’s nose, he flies into immediate action. There will be a price to pay for those involved—violent, deadly consequences. But catching up to the demons from Lainey's past could force him to confront an unsettling truth.
With the Black Shamrocks forced to play both sides of this battle, Lainey must fight like hell to get back to the man she loves.
Will Mik and Lainey reunite, or will the darkness of the past finally consume them?
MAKING CHOICES
A one-night-stand. An innocent woman caught in a biker war. Can the Black Shamrocks MC rescue her before the consequences turn fatal?
Juliette “JJ” Patrice has a gigantic legacy to live up to. Her father is the Chief of Surgery at Brisbane’s preeminent hospital and she’s single-mindedly determined to meet his twisted expectations, no matter the cost. A one-night stand with her patient’s rough and gruff bodyguard seems like a good way to let off steam until she finds herself kidnapped by her new lover’s biggest enemy.
Lucas “Timber” Blake was almost ruined the last time he let a woman into his heart. He hasn’t been tempted to trust again until he spends a night with JJ and discovers that underneath her brusque exterior is a woman crying out for someone to love her for who she is.
After JJ witnesses the dark side of MC life firsthand, Lucas has to convince her that, despite their differences, they’re perfect for each other before she makes a decision that will change both their lives forever.
Can Lucas and JJ find a way to trust each other, or are they doomed to repeat the mistakes of the past?
SEEKING REDEMPTION
Two addicts. One cold-blooded deception. Can the Black Shamrocks MC withstand an attack from within without losing their loved ones to the lies?
Lacey Marquis was deserted by the man she thought was the love of her life when he sold out his MC. He left her to pick up the pieces of the life they shared, all the while struggling with the emotional side effects of his brutality and her own increasing drug use.
Benjamin “Benji” O’Brien was the golden boy. He was told from birth that he was destined for greater things—an illustrious football career and all the trappings that went with it. Until he stepped off the path of ambition and found himself lost in his own excesses.
After selling out his twin and her fiancé to aid his father’s twisted plan to regain control of the MC, Benji finds himself caught between the consequences of his betrayal and the implications that telling the truth will have on his growing relationship with Lacey.
When two scarred souls who’ve surrounded themselves with lies are confronted by the truth, can their relationship survive the stark reality of their wrongdoings?
Will Benji and Lacey find redemption in each other, or will they fall victim to the temptation of their old habits?
CONQUERING CIRCUMSTANCES
Conquering Circumstances is a free novella that can be read between Seeking Redemption and Tempting Fate that gives you a quick insight into the main antagonist’s mind.
Wendy Markham. Gentle. Compassionate. Loyal. Step-mother to five headstrong children, long-time partner of the cantankerous ex-President of the Black Shamrocks MC, and the woman everyone turns to in a crisis.
Patrick “Beast” O’Brien. Brutal. Merciless. Duplicitous. A father in name only, traitor to his own Club, and a man living on borrowed time.
He’s broken all of the rules, hurt the one’s closest to him, and then run away like a coward. She’s been left behind to clean up his mess. Pouring every ounce of energy into their abandoned children, the last thing Wendy needs is for her own health to fail.
Facing the battle of a lifetime and determined to protect everyone from the fallout, she forges ahead alone. In the meantime, Beast’s found that putting your ego above your family makes for a lonely life.
When he discovers Wendy’s secret, will he learn the true value of what he threw away and find the capacity to commence conquering circumstances?
TEMPTING FATE
One man’s revenge plot. One woman’s struggle. Can the Black Shamrocks MC survive the betrayal that’s to come?
Madelaine “Lainey” O’Brien thought all their troubles were over. Her fiancé is out of prison and he’s finally taking his rightful place as the nex
t President of the Black Shamrocks MC. Except it turns out their struggles have only just begun.
Mikhail “Mad Dog” Kennedy has one last traitor to tick off his payback list before he’s ready to move on from the events of the past three years. The damage done to him in prison will follow him for the rest of his life—a permanent reminder etched in his flesh that tells the tale of his father-in-law-to-be’s final treachery.
With his marriage at stake, will Mik cede to Lainey’s wishes and leave her father to fester in his own failure, or will he give in to his need for revenge and sacrifice his relationship for retribution?
Will Mik and Lainey fall at the final hurdle, or will the happy ending they’ve been fighting so hard for finally be theirs?
FINDING NIRVANA
A secret is revealed. A new love brings unexpected choices. Can the Black Shamrocks MC put together the pieces of a decades old plot before it’s too late?
Sascha Koswalski knows all too well what comes from loving an outlaw biker. Humiliation. Heartbreak. Hatred. Together it all adds up to a humbled type of humanity. Her daughter’s father had left her wary of love and fearful of bikers. The life she lives now is a half-life at best, and that’s the way she prefers it.
Joel O’Brien was unwillingly drafted into a fight he didn’t believe in—one he still bears the scars from. While the rest of his family rallies around the MC, he dreams of a different life. A life where his family is intact, and the MC no longer exists.
As the end of the Black Shamrocks MC’s battle with the Mavericks of Mayhem and Thomas Taylor nears, and life-changing secrets are revealed, Joel and Sascha find themselves drawn together by the cold, hard realisation that they are the key to the survival of their family.
With the future of the Black Shamrocks in the hands of two people who detest their way of life, will the Black Shamrocks MC be the ultimate victors or the unsuspecting victims?
CRAVING CONTROL (STANDALONE COMPANION STORY)
He wants revenge. He wants her. And nothing is going to stand in his way.
As a politician's son, Brendan Taylor is used to a life of power. So when he's powerless to stop a scandal from ending his football career, he vows to hurt the one responsible by seducing the culprit's sister. After a violent act lands Brendan in jail, he bides his time for a second chance at both payback and Lainey...
With Brendan's father secretly aligned with the leader of the Black Shamrocks MC, the criminal's path back to the girl of his dreams is far too easy. But when Lainey resists his advances yet again, his need for vengeance grows with every passing second.
Will Brendan's insatiable desire for love and retribution turn deadly?
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BLACK SHAMROCKS MC: FIRST GENERATION SERIES
CONAN
He’s sworn to be loyal. She’s desperate to escape. Betraying his MC may be their only path toward love...
Colin “Conan” Blake’s only ambition is to be a part of the Black Shamrocks. With the club running in his family, the only thing they need from him is his sworn allegiance. But when he finds out the MC's curvy waitress is underage; his protective instincts force him into conflict with his sworn brothers.
Colleen McCormack wants nothing more than to get her sister away from their scummy uncle. After the seventeen-year-old is bartered as the Shamrocks' next topless waitress to settle his drug debt, she spends every moment planning their escape. But she never expected one of the bikers to join her fight and steal her heart.
Forced to keep their budding attraction a secret, their romance comes under threat when they accidentally reignite a deadly MC rivalry.
Can Conan save Colleen and keep their love alive before club rules destroy their chance for happiness?
VIKING
Why does forbidden fruit always taste the sweetest?
A filthy biker with a reputation for using his fists first and asking questions later, Victor "Viking" Kennedy wasn't under the illusion that his marriage to Bonnie Dubois had the makings of a grand love affair. She was a prima ballerina—a snobby bitch who knew she was sex-on-legs. She was also ripe for a walk on the wild side with him.
Their understanding was mutual. A year-long fling that kept them both satisfied until she headed overseas to pursue her dancing career. It was good while it lasted. The perfect arrangement that took a wrong turn and ended with a surprise pregnancy followed by a shotgun wedding.
Nowadays, they're just two parents doing their best to raise their son right. And, it was working until his VP's teenage daughter sashayed her way into his life and turned everything on its head.
She's off-limits.
An indiscretion punishable by death.
So why can't Viking find a way to halt their growing connection?
BUTCH
To save his Club, he has to sell his soul.
Brian “Butch” Kelly became the father of a toddler overnight. His ex-girlfriend left their child on his doorstep with nothing but a note and a bag of clothes before she split for parts unknown.
With his Club on the cusp of a turf war over their ongoing expansion plans, he doesn’t have time to raise a kid.
His little sister’s new friend offers to help. Only problem? She’s the secret daughter of their greatest enemy and she’s just stumbled onto enough ammunition to bring the Black Shamrocks MC to its knees.
This epic enemies to lover’s story will leave you uncertain who deserves to win – the boy who’s had his life thrown on its head or the girl struggling to put family loyalty before her own growing feelings?
A further four full-length novels will release throughout 2019 to complete the Black Shamrocks MC: First Generation series.
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BLACK HEARTS MMA SERIES
BRAWL
She's ready for a fight. He's heartbroken. When fists fly, can their love go the distance?
Seventeen-year-old Gabbi Mitchell wants to battle the world. With her father long gone and her alcoholic mother completely checked out, she needs cash to protect her younger siblings. Stumbling into mixed martial arts to pay the bills, she's shocked when the local gym owner's raw intensity makes her hunger for something more...
"Hooligan" Harvie guards his heart with his fists. Having sworn off training women after the death of his wife and son, he's forced to change his tune when Gabbi smacks down one of his best fighters. When he finds himself attracted to the determined teen, he refuses to acknowledge the feelings that could actually make him happy...
As their taboo emotions intensify, Gabbi and Hooligan battle their protective instincts and an intruding world of vice and violence.
Can the teen and the fighter find each other before life knocks them down for the count?
CONFLICT
He’s damaged. She’s scarred. If they ever manage to face the truth, they might find the second chance they both deserve.
Amy Parker-Nguyen. As a twenty-eight-year-old widow with one son, she’s determined to stay emotionally unavailable. Love is great until it ends; leaving you forever bereaved, and your outlook on life bleak and barren. After patching up her heart, she’s happy to be known as the hard-assed, single mum and occasional good time, party girl.
Nate Harvie. Being a twenty-two-year-old, MMA fighter has its perks. His days are filled with never-ending rotation of free booze, good drugs, and easy girls. Life is good—well, it was until the night he broke his cardinal rule and let Amy get too close. Now, he wants things he shouldn’t—things he can’t have unless he tells the truth.
What should be a brief encounter that scratches a mutual itch grows into so much more before either of them realises. Amy becomes worried about Nate’s worsening behaviour and, before she knows it, she’s facing a choice.
Will she stick around and help him or return to the safety of the lonely life she was previously sinking under?
DISSENT
The last thing he needs is to babysit a damsel in distress, especially one with a mouth like hers.
Zali Mitchell. Gabbi’s litt
le sister likes to stir drama. Stunningly beautiful and snarky by nature, she’s ready to emerge from her sister’s shadow and strike out on her own—if only she could get rid of her self-appointed guardian.
Jep Haynes. He’s an asshole and not afraid to show it. Breaking the rules is his way of flipping the universe a middle finger for the shitty hand he was dealt. Except, the trail of women and betrayed friends he leaves in his wake are cold comfort when there’s no family left to care.
When Hooligan demands that he keep Zali from getting herself into trouble in the city, Jep knows he’s in for a hell of a fight. She’s hell-bent on self-destruction and happy to take him down with her. It doesn’t take long before he realises her bitch act is nothing but a cry for help, and that the man who cares about no one might be the only person capable of saving her.
EXECUTE
Three years ago, he walked away from their marriage without a word of explanation. So, why is he now begging her to take him back?
Jennifer De Luca. Finding herself divorced and childless at thirty-eight was never in Jen’s life plan. A big house, three kids, and Angelo; that’s all she ever wanted. Instead, she goes home to an empty apartment and her cat and cries herself to sleep every night. It’s a pitiful existence—a lonely reality she’s determined to put an end to before her grief completely consumes her.
Angelo Carlucci. The death of his sister was the worst day of his life. Although, the day he walked out on Jen is a close second. At the time, it made sense to leave. His grief was too strong. His breaking point was too close, and there was no way he would subject the love of his life to the carnage.
Turns out that leaving his wife was his biggest mistake. One he’ll do anything to rectify... eventually.
A man’s pride can be his greatest weakness. It can also be his strongest motivation, especially when Angelo sees his ex-wife for the first time in three years and she’s in another man’s arms. The burning need to take back what’s his sets fire to the blood in his veins, incinerating his reticence to finally admit his mistake.
Jen can object as much as she likes.
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