Tate James
Tate James is a USA Today bestselling author of fantasy, paranormal romance, urban fantasy, and sometimes dabbles in romantic suspense. She was born and raised in the Land of the Long White Cloud (New Zealand) but now lives in Australia with her husband, babies, and furbaby. She is a lover of books, red wine, cats, and coffee and is most definitely not a morning person. She is a bit too sarcastic and swears too much for polite society and definitely tells too many dirty jokes.
All Books By Tate James
7th Circle
- By: Tate James
- Narrator: Noelle Bridges
- Length: 8 hours 10 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2021
- Language: English
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4.45(18431 ratings)
Five years ago, I masterminded the infamous massacre of the Tri-State Timberwolves.
The streets outside the Wolves HQ ran red with the blood of the old guard, and not one of those members loyal to my father were spared mercy. Not a single one.
I let the media twist and distort the story. My new recruits eagerly proved themselves in spreading false news, in covering our tracks. To the general public, the Tri-State Timberwolves were extinct.
But that couldn’t have been further from the truth. We changed, we grew, we evolved and came out stronger than ever. Now, I live, eat, sleep, and breathe Timberwolves. I’ll do anything to keep my empire safe and thriving. To keep the people depending on me safe.
So, what do I do when it’s my own weakness that places us all in danger? When I let sex cloud my judgment and my people pay the price?
Simple. Kill the distractions.
I’m called Hades for a reason, after all.
... Read moreAnarchy
- By: Tate James
- Narrator: Noelle Bridges
- Length: 9 hours 58 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2021
- Language: English
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4.56(15846 ratings)
Five years ago, I made a choice that I haven’t regretted a day since. I protected the single most important person in my world, my little sister. I protected myself, and I seized control of the Tri-state Timberwolves.
Since then, I’ve wielded that power with an iron fist. Done whatever it took to take care of my people. Kept us out of the public eye, and kept us safe.
Now a ghost from my past is threatening my position. Challenging me. Peddling their poison and breaking my rules. Stabbing at me in the dark.
Blowing up my fucking club.
But this last attack has taken it one step too far. They have no idea the lengths I’ll go to protect what is mine. And Lucas? He’s mine.
They want anarchy? They haven’t seen anything yet.
... Read moreClub 22
- By: Tate James
- Narrator: Lucas Webley
- Length: 11 hours 47 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2021
- Language: English
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4.6(9439 ratings)
They say to keep your enemies close and mine are all around me. At the heart of it are four dangerously gorgeous men. The man who wants to light my darkness and already paid the price for loving me. The man who can handle my power and loves every dark inch of me. The man who has been my closest companion and now threatens to upend our carefully balanced world in pursuit of me.
But the fourth man is probably the most terrifying. He wants to take the others away. He wants to tear the spinal column out my empire. Destroy my businesses. Destroy me.
Why?
Because the man who should have stayed dead wants me and he will stop at nothing until he’s carved out my bloody, beating heart and left me broken.
He should remember who he’s dealing with … I’m not the girl he knew anymore.
I’m Hades.
This time when death comes for him, I’ll make sure it sticks.
... Read moreDead Drop
- By: Tate James
- Narrator: Michelle Sparks
- Length: 11 hours 3 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2022
- Language: English
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4.58(6552 ratings)
All I’ve ever known is the Guild. They clothed me, fed me, raised me. They trained me. In return I became their perfect weapon, their loyal soldier, their deadly asset. For as long as I can remember, the Guild has been my life. Now, it’s about to become my death.
Not everyone is cut out to be a mercenary. I’ve watched countless colleagues fail in their missions and pay the ultimate price. I’ve watched peers lose their minds with the weight of the work we do, and pay with their lives to keep our secrets.
I never thought I would become one of them.
No one quits the Guild. But I sure as hell won’t stick around to be killed by some coward in the shadows, pulling strings to see me fail.
How do I run from the deadliest of hunters?
How will I hide, when they have eyes everywhere?
By making the enemy of my enemy my friend.
The Guild was my whole life. My purpose. My mentor.
Now I’ll do anything to escape them. To escape him.
Even if it hurts.
Especially if it hurts.
... Read moreFake
- By: Tate James
- Narrator: Lucas Webley
- Length: 11 hours 51 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2021
- Language: English
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4.44(27040 ratings)
“You’ll always be mine.”
The latest taunt from my stalker reminded me I was nothing more than a possession to my father, to the Reapers, to Archer D’Ath. Even to Kody and Steele. Princess Danvers–the prize.
His wife.
Archer D’Ath’s wife.
I hate them. They lied to me. Over and over again. I knew they were lying, and I hate myself for letting it happen. For believing in the fake relationships I want so desperately to be real.
Fake.
It’s all f*cking fake. My stalker won’t let me go. None of them will. Archer and his boys think they control me. My stalker wants to possess me. I’m not an idiot, I know my newest allies are using me too.
That’s fine.
I’ll use all of them. I’ll use them to take back what’s mine.
My life. My freedom. My name.
No one owns Madison Kate Danvers.
Fake is a full-length college/new adult romance with enemies-to-lovers/love-hate themes. This is a reverse harem novel, meaning the main character has more than one love interest. This is book THREE of FOUR in the series.
... Read moreHate
- By: Tate James
- Narrator: Brooke Daniels
- Length: 9 hours 25 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2020
- Language: English
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4.28(33855 ratings)
“Madison Kate Danvers was murdered tonight.”
Those words changed my life, and not for the better.
They were wrong, of course. I wasn’t dead. But I was set up.
After being charged with a string of offences–and made an example of by my political-minded father–I’m eventually released back into Shadow Grove with one thing on my mind.
Hate.
Someone is going to pay for derailing my carefully laid out future. Someone is going to catch the full force of my hate. How very convenient that someone just moved into the bedroom down the hall from me.
Archer D’Ath and his boys messed with the wrong chick and they’re about to learn just how cold Madison Kate’s hate can run.
Hate is a full-length mature college/new adult romance with enemies-to-lovers/love-hate themes. This is a reverse harem novel, meaning the main character has more than one love interest.
... Read moreHeist
- By: Tate James
- Narrator: Michelle Sparks
- Length: 9 hours 12 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2023
- Language: English
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4.55(2274 ratings)
Every four years, the criminal underworld engages in a game. The Game. The challenges range from the impossible to the deadly to the truly insane. Things that only a crazy person would tackle.
I’ve won the game five times. This time will be no different.
I’m at the top of my field now, the best of the world’s thieves. There’s nothing I can’t steal, and this time, the game is all about theft, subterfuge, and sleight of hand. Starting with a legendary painting of poppy flowers.
It’s a painting that disappeared into the black market decades ago, but I know where to find it. The only person standing in my way is her.
Nothing will stop me winning the game, not even the sultry, quick-witted brunette who lures me into her painting studio with the most irresistible bait.
I have no option to fail at The Game. It’s my legacy.
The Valenshek Legacy.
... Read moreHoney Trap
- By: Tate James
- Narrator: Michelle Sparks
- Length: 8 hours 48 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2022
- Language: English
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4.6(8155 ratings)
Those who have reached a certain level within the mercenary guild know that it’s not merely a job. It isn’t a hobby or a career or a fun pastime. It’s a calling. A fucking honor.
Being in the Guild is our life … or death.
Not everyone is created equal, and not everyone is truly cut out for the work we do. It’s not pretty, it’s not glamorous, and it’s sure as shit not moral or good. The weight of the sins we carry can become too much for some, and they crack.
When they do, they become a threat.
No one quits the Guild. Not really. Either they cut a deal to make themselves useful in another capacity, or they get eliminated.
But who, you might ask, can kill a killer?
Who scares the boogeyman into running and hiding?
Men like me.
The Guild is my life. My love. My very existence.
Anyone who poses a threat to that, is eliminated. No questions, no hesitations, no mercy.
Until her.
... Read moreKate
- By: Tate James
- Narrator: Lucas Webley
- Length: 12 hours 52 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2021
- Language: English
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4.28(33853 ratings)
“I never miss.”
Riot Night changed my life.
Coming back to Shadow Grove turned it on its head.
I’ve been hunted, stabbed, stalked, tormented, and used. Hate fueled me, lies tore me apart, and in the end everything I thought I knew turned out to be fake.
Except … Riot Night also brought Archer, Kody, and Steele back into my life. No matter how much I’ve fought it, hated it, been lied to, or discovered the deceptions–I want them in my life.
No one owns me.
No one is taking them away.
This is my life, dammit, and these guys are mine to keep.
If a war is what it takes, then a war is what they’ll get.
... Read moreKill Order
- By: Tate James
- Narrator: Michelle Sparks
- Length: 15 hours 29 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2022
- Language: English
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4.56(5420 ratings)
kill ordernoun
A document issued by the Circle allowing for the murder of a mercenary with no agency repercussions. A rarely wielded tool, a kill order brings the Circle’s full wrath down on its target.
Worthless, useless, waste of space. That’s what my father liked to remind me on a daily basis. I was a stain on his pristine reputation. We both were, Moana and I. He taught us that we were less than nothing, we were an inconvenience. Slugs on the cabbage of life. But he was wrong.
Because of him, my sister and I dedicated our lives to helping others. Fighting for others who couldn’t fight for themselves. We took risks, gained ranks, and eventually discovered a purpose. My big sister, my best friend … her pain and loss gave us the direction we both so desperately needed.
We were a unit. A family. A team. Dedicated to a purpose. My calling in life. Until I met her.
How do I tame the deadliest of women? How can I prove myself to her, snaring her in the bonds that have lashed me to her? How do I navigate a partnership with a man I loathe, to whom I’d spent years wanting to destroy?
Destroy the Guild. Take Danny home. Live our life.
That had been my goal.
Now?
I want her back. I want the Guild out of her life. I’ll sell my soul and work with my enemy if I have to.
Whatever it takes.
... Read moreLiar
- By: Tate James
- Narrator: Lucas Webley
- Length: 10 hours 2 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2021
- Language: English
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4.43(29559 ratings)
“Liar, liar, pants on fire.”
The words scrawled on the back of my newest stalker mail makes my blood run cold. I have no idea if it’s the lie I know, or one that I don’t.
Since arriving back into Shadow Grove, I’ve been stalked, tormented, chased, and almost killed. I’ve been lied to, repeatedly, by people I was growing to trust.
Liar.
That word haunts me. Someone knows more about my life than I do. Someone is taunting me with answers and teasing me with secrets. Am I desperate enough to fall for more deception?
Archer and his boys made a huge mistake when they lied to me. They thought they could play me but they’re about to learn that they’ve met their match.
No one stabs Madison Kate and gets away with it.
Liar is a full-length college/new adult romance with enemies-to-lovers/love-hate themes. This is a reverse harem novel, meaning the main character has more than one love interest. This is book TWO of FOUR in the series.
... Read moreThe Royal Trials: Heir
- By: Tate James
- Narrator: Jarred Kjack
- Length: 7 hours 19 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2020
- Language: English
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4.12(3316 ratings)
A corrupt King. A murdered Queen. A missing Princess … Found.
Once upon a time, The Royal Trials were a sacred ritual designed for a queen to select her king. But nothing is as it was in the kingdom of Tiech. Not since the brutal murder of beloved Queen Ophelia.
The town of Ironforge revealed important secrets, but it all came at an unbearable cost. The streets run red with the blood of innocents and Rybet’s heart is heavy as she returns to Lakehaven.
Facing court and her mother’s murderer will require more than just a brave face. She will need the skill, intellect and support of those who love her. Or what’s left of them.
Torn between love and duty, Rybet faces decisions she never thought she would have to make.
This long lost princess will do whatever it takes to make it to the Golden Ball, even at the cost of her own happiness.
... Read moreThe Royal Trials: Imposter
- By: Tate James
- Narrator: Bridie Lawrence
- Length: 7 hours 15 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2020
- Language: English
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4.23(5455 ratings)
Three trials. Three weeks. Three Royal Princes.
It should have been an easy task, for a skilled mercenary like Rybet Waise. Simply break into the royal palace, and rescue her friend from the executioner’s block. But when Rybet accidentally qualifies for the Trials, she finds herself with little choice but to see them through. A thin veil of etiquette, elegance, and glamour hides the true nature of the Trials. Behind closed doors, they are brutal and bloody, and to fail means to forfeit her life. Thrust into the limelight and forced to compete with the Kingdom’s elite sweethearts, unlikely allies emerge and bonds are formed. But someone will stop at nothing to see her fail. After all, she’s nothing but a dirty pond-dweller. Rybet will do whatever it takes to survive until the Golden Ball, princes be damned.
... Read moreThe Royal Trials: Seeker
- By: Tate James
- Narrator: Bridie Lawrence
- Length: 5 hours 46 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2020
- Language: English
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4.21(4438 ratings)
One quest. One crown. One shattered heart.
The Royal Trials were never meant to be easy, not even for an imposter like Rybet Waise. But nothing could have prepared her for the magical storms, mutated animals, and malicious gods standing in her way.
There is no time for tears. Mere hours after being bathed in Prince Alexander’s blood, Rybet must embark on a quest. The second trial dictates she find a missing magical artefact–Queen Ophelia’s crown.
Released from the overbearing confines of the royal palace, Rybet competes not only with the other remaining ladies, but also with the land itself. Magic is more volatile than ever, and the gods have come out to play.
Royal love interests who don’t know how to share only make things harder for this dirty pond-dweller–if that’s really all she is.
Rybet will do whatever it takes to make it out alive, and with her heart unbroken.
... Read moreTimber
- By: Tate James
- Narrator: Lucas Webley
- Length: 15 hours 36 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2022
- Language: English
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4.58(8679 ratings)
Betrayed.My best friend, my right hand, the man I trusted above all others. Zayden de Rosa declared his love for me and pursued me until he shattered the walls between us. Then the man who loved me proved to be a traitor. I never saw that coming.
Abandoned.My fierce lover, he died to protect me. Let me kill him and erase him so he could move in the shadows. He’s out there alone and he has no idea what’s happened. All he’ll know is that I’m not where I’m supposed to be. Something that might cost him his life for real. I have to trust him to survive on his own. He never saw that coming.
Framed.My lighthouse. My lover. My Lucas. I love him so damn much and while I might be guilty of some crimes, the worst seems to be hurting him. The majority of what they arrested me for was a damn lie, but not that one. Hopefully the light he promised me will sustain through this time. We never saw that coming.
Enraged.My ex is at the heart of this all. One assault after another. He didn’t break me before and he won’t break me now.
I’m Hades.
He’ll never see me coming.
... Read moreVault
- By: Tate James
- Narrator: Lucas Webley
- Length: 3 hours 19 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2022
- Language: English
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4.3(7550 ratings)
Vault is a Madison Kate Novella but is intended to be read after the Hades series, as several events overlap and this story DOES contain multiple spoilers for the Hades series.
Please consult the recommended reading order for Shadow Grove World on my website if you are uncertain what order to read the books in. This novella is set on a timeline parallel to the events of Club 22 and Timber.
Once again. This story WILL spoil the Hades series for you if you haven’t read or finished it prior to picking this up.
You’ve been warned.
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