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Shayla Black

Author of Wicked Ties

129+ Works 7,347 Members 273 Reviews 13 Favorited

About the Author

Shayla Black is a national bestselling author of sizzling contemporary, erotic, paranormal, and historical romances. Shayla is the author of the Wicked Lovers, Masters of Menage (co-authored with Lexi Blake), Doomsday Brethren, Doms of Her Life, and Sexy Capers Series as well as several stand-alone show more titles. Black has won or placed in over a dozen writing contests, including Passionate Ink's Passionate Plume, Colorado Romance Writers Award of Excellence, and the National Reader's Choice Awards. Shayla lives in Texas with her family. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

Series

Works by Shayla Black

Wicked Ties (2007) 567 copies
Decadent (2007) 401 copies
Tempt Me with Darkness (2008) 307 copies
Surrender to Me (2011) 283 copies
Delicious (2010) 270 copies
Belong To Me (2011) 264 copies
Mine to Hold (2012) 223 copies
Their Virgin Captive (2011) 212 copies
Bound and Determined (2006) 194 copies
Four Play (Pillow Talk / Her Fantasy Men) (2010) — Contributor — 192 copies
Seduce Me In Shadow (2009) 188 copies
Possess Me at Midnight (2009) 166 copies
Strip Search (2006) 160 copies
Ours to Love (2013) 154 copies
Theirs to Cherish (2014) 144 copies
Dangerous Boys and Their Toy (2008) 125 copies
Entice Me at Twilight (2010) 122 copies
Hot in Handcuffs (Anthology 3-in-1) (2012) — Contributor — 117 copies
Naughty Little Secret (2006) 111 copies
Scandal Never Sleeps (2015) 109 copies
Their Virgin's Secret (2011) 104 copies
His to Take (2015) 103 copies
Their Virgin Concubine (2012) 100 copies
Falling in Deeper (2016) 84 copies
Their Virgin Hostage (2013) 83 copies
One Dom to Love (1814) — Author — 81 copies
More Than Want You (2017) — Author — 80 copies
Wicked for You (2015) 77 copies
Their Virgin Princess (2013) 76 copies
Holding on Tighter (2017) 75 copies
Seduction in Session (2016) 74 copies
Wicked to Love (2011) 71 copies
Their Virgin Secretary (2014) 70 copies
Fated (2010) 68 copies
Forever Wicked (2014) 67 copies
Wicked and Dangerous (2013) — Contributor — 61 copies
Embrace Me at Dawn (2012) 61 copies
Big Easy Temptation (2016) 58 copies
His Lady Bride (2000) 53 copies
One Wicked Night (2000) 47 copies
Strictly Forbidden (2002) 44 copies
Smoke and Sin (2017) 41 copies
Devoted to Pleasure (2018) 40 copies
More Than Love You (2018) 40 copies
More Than Need You (2017) 39 copies
Strictly Seduction (2002) 38 copies
Their Virgin Mistress (2014) 38 copies
The Young and the Submissive (2013) — Author — 37 copies
His Rebel Bride (2001) 34 copies
Wicked as Sin (2020) 33 copies
Misadventures with My Ex (2019) 30 copies
Her Fantasy Men (2012) 30 copies
Dirty Wicked (2016) 30 copies
His Stolen Bride (2000) 29 copies
Pure Wicked (2015) 29 copies
The Lady and the Dragon (1998) 29 copies
More Than Crave You (2018) 27 copies
Rode Hard, Put Up Wet (2007) 26 copies
Sneak Peek (2008) — Contributor — 26 copies
A Christmas Promise (2001) 25 copies
Devoted to Love (2019) 23 copies
Watch Me (2007) 22 copies
The Bold and the Dominant (1834) — Author — 21 copies
More Than Dare You (2020) — Author — 20 copies
The Choice (2018) 17 copies
Wicked Ever After (2020) 15 copies
Devoted to Wicked (2017) 14 copies
Seducing the Innocent (2020) 14 copies
More Than Pleasure You (2019) 14 copies
More Than Tempt You (2019) 13 copies
The Edge of Dominance (2016) 12 copies
Alphas Confess All (2019) 9 copies
Sweet Enemy (1999) 9 copies
Seducing the Bride (2020) 9 copies
Seducing the Enemy (2021) 8 copies
Arresting Desire (2016) 8 copies
Alphas of Danger (10-in-1) (2017) — Contributor — 7 copies
Wicked Lovers Bundle (2017) 7 copies
Seduced by the Bodyguard (2020) 7 copies
Seducing the Stranger (2020) 7 copies
Seduced by the Mafia Boss (2021) 6 copies
Alphas of Sin Anthology (2016) — Contributor — 6 copies
Seduced by the Spy (2021) 6 copies
Dirty & Dangerous (2020) 6 copies
Seduced by the Assassin (2021) 6 copies
Wicked and True (2021) 5 copies
More Than Possess You (2021) 5 copies
More Than Protect You (2020) 4 copies
Wicked as Lies (2021) 4 copies
Wicked Lovers Quickies (2019) 4 copies
More Than Hate You (2021) 4 copies
Wicked as Seduction (2022) — Author — 4 copies
1001 Dark Nights: Bundle Seven [six novellas] (2016) — Author — 3 copies
Filthy Rich Romance: 2023 Collection — Author — 3 copies
Wicked and Forever (2022) 3 copies
Mated 3 copies
Alphas Heat The Sheets (2017) 2 copies
Hate To Love You (2022) 2 copies
Wicked and Bare (2023) 1 copy
Summer Fling (2022) 1 copy

Associated Works

Best Erotic Romance 2012 [Anthology] (2011) — Foreword — 30 copies
Winter Nights (2018) — Author — 25 copies
Capturing Her Innocence (2023) — Contributor — 3 copies
Revenge F🌺ck (2024) 2 copies

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Common Knowledge

Other names
Black, Shayla
Bradley, Shelley
Birthdate
1968-01-28
Gender
female
Nationality
USA
Places of residence
California, USA
Dallas, Texas, USA
Occupations
writer
Relationships
Blake, Lexi (friend, co-author)
Short biography
Originally from Southern California, Shelley Bradley [i.e. Shayla Black] is now a transplanted Texan, living in the Dallas area with her husband and young daughter. She has been both a finalist for Romance Writers of America's prestigous Golden Heart aware and a winner or finalist in a dozen other writing contests.

She strives to write books that will touch readers' hearts and linger in their memories, told with dark heroes and bold heroines. Besides enjoying a good romance novel, Shelley hates ironing, and loves traveling, dancing, football (go Cowboys!), and anything chocolate. [adapted from Amazon]

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Reviews

Quickie Review- (May contain spoilers upon reading the review. Proceed at your own risk)

Forever Wicked is the first book in the 1001 Dark Nights. I have been wanting to work through these a bit more here. Forever Wicked is a story that I really had fun with. I love marriage in trouble setups and this one was very interesting. I enjoyed how the author had this hero pining after the heroine. I didn't really understand her motivations on why she was always pulling away. The hero has to really pull some alpha moves to get her to give them a second chance. We see a man that is determined to fight for his marriage and he does it so creatively. The interactions between her family and the hero was perfection. The romance was a great erotic romance theme. There are deep layers within these more sensual scenes where we see this couple learn to reconnect.

Overall I had a good time with this one and enjoyed this Shayla Black and definitely want to explore this series more.
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addictofromance | 3 other reviews | Jan 27, 2024 |
Morgan O'Malley is running - both from her own secret desires and a dangerous stalker. Leaving California for Texas seemed the perfect solution to hiding from the man stalking her. But when he finds her at a lunch meeting with Jack Cole, her dangerous stalker turns absolutely lethal.

Jack Cole has waited years for his revenge, and the perfect opportunity finally arrives in the form of the beautiful Morgan when he meets with her to discuss BDSM for an episode of her sex talk show. Jack, a Dom, instantly recognizes the unrealized submissive lurking within Morgan, and determines to make her realize her every fantasy - with him, destroying her engagement to his long-time enemy in the process. When Morgan is attacked, Jack promptly appoints himself her bodyguard, determining to protect her and have his revenge all at once.

As Jack and Morgan open up to each other, they begin to fall in love. But will their needs prove more dangerous to their love than the stalker?

With the first excerpt I read for Shayla Black's novel, Wicked Ties, I was hooked. Although not typically into BDSM plots, the excerpts Shayla Black has posted on her website and blog stirred an interest in me that was undeniable. I was therefore understandably excited at the opportunity to review Wicked Ties. The book did NOT disappoint - in any way.

As I mentioned, this book has a heavy BDSM theme, although it never seems `in your face' hard core BDSM like some other novels. Make no mistake, Jack Cole is as dominant as Morgan O'Malley is submissive, but the author's approach to these scenes makes BDSM palatable to most readers. While the love scenes are explicit and plentiful, the scenes never include acts of degradation. Indeed, although Jack is confused concerning his conflicting feels over Morgan, we never doubt that every thing he asks of her is geared towards making her happy and fulfilled. Even though he had intended to use her for revenge, Jack can not help his desire to help Morgan with her struggle to reconcile the desires she has viewed as depraved.

I said before the love scenes are plentiful, and it is no exaggeration. If you are looking for a steamy read with a great plot, this is a must read! Shayla Black proves herself as one of those authors who adeptly sneaks a very complete plot in the middle of her love scenes. The stalker plot provides plenty of suspense and of course, a nice twist as to the identity of the stalker.

Casting Jack in the role of bodyguard with a madman terrorizing Morgan is the perfect way to showcase his ultimate concern for her well-being and safety while simultaneously leading her into his world of BDSM.
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b00kdarling87 | 28 other reviews | Jan 7, 2024 |
Absolutely amazing!

Shayla Black has done it again! Made me love her characters and her stories!

I can’t wait to read more about the Reed Family and see what happens next. I loved Keeley and Maxon and they are evenly matched for each other.

Their story had me laughing, cussing at what fools the two Reed brothers were, and tearing up as I read Keely and Maxon falling in love.

Shayla you hit this one out of the park as usual!
 
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TiffanyCutshall | Aug 29, 2023 |
I wanted to like it. Delaney, journalist doing her best to rid her town of a corrupt official, Tyler, a hot man who's the father of her child and some *kinda* creepy but mostly hot voyeuristic sex between the female lead, the male lead and her paralyzed husband.
Then Tyler sneaks into bed with her and sexually assaults her in her sleep after Delaney has explicitly said she doesn't want a physical relationship with him.
An orgasm doesn't excuse sexual assault.
So, I closed the book and if I could have thrown it across the room I would have, but I don't want to buy a new ipad.… (more)
 
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msmattoon | 9 other reviews | Aug 24, 2023 |

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Sylvia Day Contributor
Shiloh Walker Contributor
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Works
129
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Members
7,347
Popularity
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Rating
½ 3.7
Reviews
273
ISBNs
533
Languages
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Favorited
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