When I woke up, my mom's body was cold. The color was drained from her half-opened eyes, and I could see no signs of life.
My father told me that she purposely drank poison to kill herself.
But that was a lie.
My mother would never kill herself; she would never leave me.
That night imprisoned me.
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“It wasn’t a mistake,”
“What are you talking about, Jonathan?” I asked him.
“Arina, you are my mate. You were born to be my luna,” he said. His face showed no signs of humor.
“I wasn’t born to...

His cheeks are turning red, I can tell he’s feeling uncomfortable. Fire is spitting out of Fiona’s eyes: “How dare you! That was all my clothes and personal stuff. Don’t say you touched it, you pervert..”
Hunter is holding on to the blanket as strong as he can and looks away. “I can give it back to you, I - I promise that I didn’t mean to touch it. I got mesmerized by the scent on it, I had to smell it.” he says, softly.
Her hand flies through the air ‘till it meets his face. The sound of her...

JACE
One-night stands? Yeah, I’m no rookie. Girls love the alpha vibe, and I’ve never had trouble delivering. But something about this one haunts me. Maybe it’s because she was the best I’ve ever had, or maybe it’s because she vanished without giving me her name. We agreed—no strings, just one unforgettable night. Yet, I can’t stop thinking about her. I've been chasing her shadow ever since.
Then fate steps in. She shows up at the squad complex, signing up for recruit training like destiny’s pl...

Abby King is living a simple life for three years after the horrific incident. When her mother passed away, Abby has left no choice but to agree to the terms of the will. And one thing she’s not prepared for is to marry the extremely handsome Hughes Industries CEO Seb Hughes, but he has a reputation for women.
Seb Hughes is rich, handsome, and has everything in a snap of his fingers. A relationship is the last thing he wants, but with just one look on a mysterious Abby, his cold heart flutte...

I never intended to run into him again.
I had a passionate one-night encounter with a stranger five years ago; the man's touch pierced my spirit. We never looked back and never swapped names. He was gone by daybreak. I found out I was having his kid a few weeks later.
Without him, I created my life, took care of my kid by myself, and gave my all to my work. Until the harsh hand of destiny chose to play.
I am now facing my new business partner, Johnson Kingston, a millionaire and nasty CEO. My...

Experience the gripping first instalment of the bestselling Emma Holden suspense mystery trilogy, full of twists, turns and page-turning cliff-hangers. Fear the past... Just days before her wedding, Emma Holden's fiancé has vanished. Not only has Dan disappeared without a trace, his brother is found beaten and left for dead in their London apartment. Suspicion for the attack falls on Dan, but Emma refuses to believe his guilt. As up-and-coming actress Emma frantically searches for answers, someo...

"You killed my father," I shriek in anger.
"As ordered," he replies.
"Then, why didn't you kill me?" I demand my voice breaking, tears rolling down my cheeks.
"Because you were the price," he replies coldly.
I was a price to the Bratva hitman, he was sent to kill my father and he kidnapped me in the process.
What I am scared of is that my heart must have found its place loving this villain.
What happens when he gets kidnapped and I have to find a way to get him out of that hell hole of a ...

"Gods Alyssia, any man would be foolish to pass you up" whispers the voice of the mystery man. His lips leaving soft yet firm kisses along my neck as he holds me.
"Then my ex must be foolish" I reply back, a shiver running through me the lower he kissed.
"I might be foolish too" is all I hear as he kisses me. Fire rushing through my veins at the intensity of his kiss. Cause after all, this was only a one night deal, and after tonight I would never see him again. Right?
=======================...

"I, Adam Smith, Future Alpha of the white wolf pack, reject Lara as my mate and Luna."
Lara's heart shattered. She knew Adam didn't like her but she never imagined he would reject her. Yes, she was different from the werewolves. She was just a mere human and she got rejected because of her identity.
To Adam, Lara was nothing but a weak human, who he would never accept to be his Luna, he needed someone strong, someone up to his league but he never knew that he had the lost lycan princess as his...

"What you loved, my fair lady. wasn't me, but an illusion, a lie you were so eager to believe". his smile didn't reach his ears as he looked at her, noticing the amount of pain and betrayal her face carried.
"Can you say that you still love me? The real me, with all my ugliness? can you still look over everything I've done to you and say that you love me?". He searched her eyes, hoping to find even a shred of love left in them. But just as he expected, there was none for he had destroyed it all...

"Come!" I jerk back at the harshness in the male tone.
Fear bubbles up in the back of my throat as I creep toward what feels like instant death. I swallow it down and will my stick legs forward until I’m within six feet of his desk.
The chair slowly turns to reveal a man with sculpted muscle ripples beneath his black shirt, and his blue eyes burn like sapphires.
I try to picture him naked in a bed with just a thin white sheet over his midsection, and that picture forms perfectly. His glare ...

Duty requires her to marry—but she’s having second thoughts.Princess Julianna dreams of marrying for love, but no one cares what she wants. The future of her kingdom—and countrywomen—depends on her arranged marriage. Too bad, her intended’s brother is the one who captures her interest with his good looks and sailing skills. She’ll just have to push aside her attraction and do what’s right for everyone else, if not herself…Prince Alejandro wants nothing more than to relinquish his title. He can’t...

With the world crumbling apart during another war, Eliana is tasked to bring two nations together through marriage. Plans change drastically when her caravan is attacked by assassins and she is forced to go on the run. While fleeing assassins, Eliana will meet Jasper, a young werebear searching for the love of his mate.
As Eliana discovers that her lineage holds a dangerous secret, she will be faced with the magnetic attraction she feels for Jasper, a member of the race responsible for killing...

After the collapse of her kingdom during the Great War, Princess Illyria Cassion, is taken thousands of miles away from her home to the Empire of Sirius. The Emperor, has given her to his four sons, as a end-of-war gift. But when he finds her to be a virgin at the ripe age of 19… He sets in motion a twisted family tradition. Can she survive this crazy empire of vampires? How will she resist their HOT charms? Can she even choose just ONE dashing sexy prince, or will she have them all?

When Lady Zoey is called for by her long lost father, Duke Arden, she reluctantly agrees to see him. Only when she arrives in Caines does she find out that he intends to marry her off. In an attempt to mend fences with King Henry, Zoey ends up engaged to Crown Prince Aaron Condor.
Duke James Beaumont comes to Caines to propose to childhood sweetheart, Lady Emily Maine. Three months later however, a compromising photograph lands Aaron and Emily in a scandal. James wants revenge, and Zoey wants t...

Tessa has just kissed stepbrothers Mason and Bennett.
They decide they don't like sharing and now she has to choose between them.
"Bennett is calm and cruel.
Mason is reckless and rude.
I've been a good girl and stayed out of their way,
but they'll do everything in their power to force me to do
the one thing I've never been able to do.
Choose between the Slade brothers.
They'll have to kill me first.
I've seen what they're capable of.
So maybe they can..."

One accidentally flirts with a legendary figure, what should I do?" After being betrayed by a scumbag and her vicious sister, Cas Cassie vowed to take revenge on this bitch couple! For this reason, she set her sights on her ex-boyfriend's handsome and wealthy uncle. From then on, she transformed herself into the perfect wife, trying to win the man's heart. Despite Joseph ignoring her every day, she just wanted to let he fall in love with her. One day, Cas Cassie suddenly discovered that she had ...

"Would you like a husband who will never touch you?"
Those were his words when we first met. It sounded absurd, yet somehow appealing to someone like me who had just been abandoned by her fiancé.
He sat in a wheelchair, gentle and polite, seemingly a harmless project manager. He promised this would be just a cold transaction—a marriage in name only, with separate lives. I accepted his terms.
Until that gala. When a socialite humiliated me, he appeared just in time. "You dare disrespect my wif...

After her mother's funeral, she found her boyfriend has an affair with her cousin.
Sad, angry, disappointed, desperate, all those feelings swarmed to her.
Suddenly, she found she was back to her 18, everything seems to get a second chance.

Natalie takes on the role of a maid in the Cullen household for her seriously ill mother. She is asked to pretend to be Miss Cullen. She needed to engage with Miss Cullen's fiancé, Adrian Howard, even sharing a bed with him! While masquerading as Miss Cullen, Adrian is kind to her, but when Natalie resumes her true identity, Adrian mistakenly sees her as a gold digger. Despite the confusion of identities, an undeniable spark exists between Natalie and Adrian. The question remains: when will Adri...

Why do we cling to what harms us?
Helena is desperate, she needs money to pay off her mounting debts as she has been orphaned and must take care of her younger brother who frequently falls ill.
A position as a presidential secretary at INDUSTRIAS ALLER S.A. could change her life, but Helena never thought that an essential requirement would be having to endure the daily presence of the company's CEO, Sebastián Aller, eldest son and heir to almost all the wealth, as well as being an arrogant and n...

For three years, Sienna burned for Alexander in silence, withering away in a marriage colder than ice. Then came that night—his business partner slipped him a drug, and she seized her chance, tying his wrists to the bed with a necktie, trapping him beneath her.
Dressed in a red silk nightgown, she straddled him, her lips brushing his chest, watching him squirm under her weight.
“Sienna, let me go!” His voice was raw and hoarse. She smirked, her hand sliding down, finding him rock-hard and thro...

Creatures of night. We were born to be wild and animalistic to almost everyone. But at the same time, loving and caring towards our mates. Our mates. Each creature was destined to find their perfect mate. And perfect, I mean the best. We were all destined to find the one who was better than the millions. Just like I found my princess.
My dear little Dabria. She was in her mother's womb when I first heard her heart beating. That very moment, I fell in love with her. I was too young to understand...

Layla's life has never really felt like her own. Torn away from by the man she truly loves, Layla must choice between duty, desire, and destiny to keep pack, and her son, safe from an evil she didn't expect—
Solomon whispered, “You are my mate, Layla Undertow. I swear this to you and to the Goddess, I will not reject you.” He looked deeply into her eyes, his long black eyelashes holding back tears.
Immediately Layla knew she had crossed a line. “I love you. I am your mate. You felt it the...

“A MASTERPIECE OF THRILLER AND MYSTERY. Blake Pierce did a magnificent job developing characters with a psychological side so well described that we feel inside their minds, follow their fears and cheer for their success. Full of twists, this book will keep you awake until the turn of the last page.” --Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (re Once Gone) ALMOST LOST is book #2 in a new psychological thriller series by USA Today bestselling author Blake Pierce, whose #1 bestseller Once Gone (Bo...

Elliot, a shy bookworm and constant target for bullies, finds themselves trapped on the abandoned field after school—again. But this time, the star football captain, Jamie, appears like a hero, driving the bullies away. As Jamie stands protectively by their side, two worlds collide: the quiet, introverted world of Elliot and the loud, popular world of Jamie.
Despite their differences, a spark ignites between them. But navigating their feelings isn’t easy. With jealous teammates, judgmental cl...

My name is Hazel, the only child of my parents as they have no male child. I am the opposite of other girls, brave, strong, active, beautiful, just name it.
My life became uneven when I found out that I am a mate to one of the triplet alpha's after the blue moon. What's more frightening is that I seem to have some hidden mysterious power and a destiny that I cannot escape...
With the revelation of my true mate came problems and along side those problems came secrets we never knew about and the...

Synopsis
The One Time Rejected Omega.
"I Liam Gorenzo, The Alpha of the LOCK HEART PACK reject you Arielle Dawn as my mate and Luna of my pack"
These were the words that shattered Arielle into pieces but at the same time made her more stronger.
Being rejected by the entire pack you called your family is something you can cope with but being rejected by your mate in the presence of the entire pack is more anguish than dying a slow and unbearable death.
Arielle, the one time rejected Omega -...

His first love slipped off his hand and got into the hand of his brother. She was once his lover but now, his only brother's wife.
Louis and Olivia were lovers for years. He proposed marriage to her, she accepted and gave her virginity to him. When he discovered that she was pregnant, he became distraught and ended the relationship. That act became the beginning of a very long story of regret for Louis and accomplishment for Olivia because she met someone better.
Denise, Louis's cousin who was...

"In name only."
That's what Flora Smith declared, her tone unwavering.
Matthew Charles met her gaze, his eyes narrowing ever so slightly. "Indeed. Legally, we're just husband and wife."
The way he effortlessly spoke the phrase "just husband and wife" caught her off guard. A hint of mischief twinkled in his eyes as he teased, "All we have between us is this marriage certificate. You can have it anytime you choose. I'll be right behind you."
From an unexpected one-night stand born out ...

A glass of drugged water left me completely naked on a hotel bed.
The task in the notebook was to accompany a stranger for three months, or else my nude photos would be exposed to everyone.
I had no choice but to agree and sacrifice my first time.
That night was extremely painful!
Because I was still a virgin, when his strong body pressed down on me, all I could do was grip the bedsheets tightly.
My inexperience made the man frown; "Emily, you slut, why are you suddenly so tight?"
He had m...

There he splays me out on his bed after stripping me down, so that he can worship my body until I’m screaming his name, over and over again.------------------------------
Hi. I am Averi, a girl. Or I used to be. After witnessing something that I would not ever forget, I've been forced into hiding. They’ve taken away all the past I had. And now, I'm masquerading as a boy named Corbin in an all-boys preparatory school. Covering my identity is already very difficult, and things begin to get more ou...

Grim Reapers. Saving lives. Lessons in love.
(This book was previously published as When Death Became A Woman.)
For some, it's a fictitious world. But for Debra Stone, it's everyday life.
After a chance encounter with a man she enjoys throws her down a path she almost can't believe, she struggles to cope with her newfound purpose.
Saving lives.
Ushering souls into the afterlife. It can't be real, right? But the men who catch her in the act are real. And their adoration for her is very r...

“We’re a disaster Nick. This whole thing is going to come tumbling down on us!”
Cara cried as she shook her head and pulled away from Nick.
He gently drew her back to his arms.
“I can't stay away from you. I've tried so hard to.”
“I know you're trying hard enough too but I can see how much it's hurting you.”
She turned to him with tears in her eyes. Her body trembling slightly.
“This is going to ruin us.”
"Let it."
He was her fiancé's brother.
She had never looked at him that way before, never ...

“This novel succeeds—right from the start…. A superior fantasy…It begins, as it should, with one protagonist’s struggles and moves neatly into a wider circle….”–Midwest Book Review (re Rise of the Dragons)“Filled with non-stop action, this novel is sure to keep you on the edge of your seat from cover to cover….Rice is setting up for an amazing series to rival series such as Tamora Pierce’s Song of the Lioness, with her strong female protagonist making waves in her world and building the confiden...

Love me or hate me either way, I will fuck you every night.
I needed to be inside of her again so desperately that the moment she moved enough that her legs parted, I couldn't help myself. She was already wet again, and my cock slipped inside of her with shocking ease. Her right heat gripped me so exquisitely I thought I would burst.
In the room's silence, I could hear her breathing pick up, but when I looked down, she still appeared asleep. Yet she now clenched her eyes shut and her lips...

Catastrophe brought them together.
Leandro's from his unfaithful fiancee. The woman whom he thought was different from all the women who have come and gone in his life has no difference at all. Worst than all of them.
And Lorianne is from the tragedy. Her excited vacation turned into a nightmare when the cruise ship she was boarded waved goodbye from the surface of the ocean.

I don't have friends, and I'm yet to develop the need for them. After what happened last year, I learned friends can stab you in the back, and I've never fully recovered from it.
The last year taught me a bitter lesson- never trust anyone. Not even friends because they will do anything to destroy you, even when you did absolutely nothing wrong to them.
Ora Marshal is a nineteen-year-old history university student. Her first day doesn't go as planned after seeing the man that she thought she wo...

He carefully helps me take my shirt off. I shield myself with my arms.
"No, please let me look at you. I want to see your beautiful body." He states.
How could he say I was beautiful with scars all over my body? I have nothing but skin and bones. Tears flow from my eyes. He wipes them away and embraces me in a comforting hug.
"Let it all out," he says.
He starts washing my thighs, slowly moving up towards my vagina. Sensing my tension, he abruptly stops and proceeds to wash my hair befor...

“Are you here to save me?” I asked bitterly, thinking of the look in my father’s eyes as he tried to wring the life out of me. “Or are you just here to bring me gifts and false hope?”
The stranger didn’t answer, but I could feel his presence as he approached. Still, I didn’t turn to face him, even when I felt a warm, gentle hand squeeze my shoulder.
Abused. Neglected. Caged.
That’s how Princess Ember, the daughter of the Alpha King of Allusia, has spent her young life. Sold like chattel to anot...

Life was ordinary until fate intervened, thrusting me into a world I could never have imagined.
When my father tragically passed away, leaving me devastated and alone, the course of my existence took an unexpected turn.
At his funeral, I discovered a stunning secret: my grandmother was a powerful matriarch, the owner of the biggest hotel chains in the country.
In an instant, I went from struggling to make ends meet to becoming the sole heiress of an immense fortune.
It was then that I en...

He made a step forward near her. “You are here in my Thregonad Village Shelyca, or should I say she-wolf?” He darted her with a look that seems to be traveling down her every spine.
Princess Shelyca was caught off-handed. “How… how do you know? I am in my human form,” confused she asked.
He stepped one more time and then caught her face in between his big callous hands. “I saw it while I was trying to revive you but don’t you worry, I can keep a secret if you want it to be a secret,” he whispe...

"I promise you if Trinity gives me the slip, then I am pinning her to a tree."
Just thinking of her sends shivers up my spine and belief me that they are not the good shivering kind. I love a beautiful woman both in my bed and to look at. To be surrounded by ugly for almost a full day is seriously going to put a damper on my ego.
But time to push that thought to the side, for our location has just come up on the right. We slowly cruise up the driveway…
But as we step through the doorway…
And...

"Layla?"
"Who are you?"
"I'm your godmother Emma."
"I don't have a godmother."
"I'm guessing you also don't have powers either."
"How did you know that?"
"I'm dying and that can only mean one thing Lucinda has figured how to get through the barrier."
"Oh my god."
"I'm the lifeforce holding it together you and Jonah must work together to put a stop to her once and for all."
"How am-"
"You have always been special even before you were born. And i know you have what it takes to restore pe...

“Addicting....ARENA ONE is one of those books that you read late into the night until your eyes start to cross because you don't want to put it down." --The Dallas Examiner The sequel to the #1 Bestseller ARENA ONE! In ARENA TWO, having just escaped from the treacherous island that was once Manhattan, Brooke, Ben, Logan, Bree and Rose make their way up the Hudson river in their stolen boat, low on fuel, low on food, and desperately needing shelter from the cold. On their tails are the slaverunne...

Everyone undergoes The Becoming the year of their 18th birthday, no exceptions. Best friends Aila and Adreanna have been looking forward to taking over their mothers' business as mediums, so imagine their surprise when they come through The Becoming and are told that their powers are too dangerous? They're shipped off to an elite academy intended for the upper echelon of society, those who are meant to have strong powers.
Of course, nothing is ever as simple as getting in and getting out, is ...

'Our mate is near,' she said. I froze.
'Would he love us?' I asked her. 'Of course he will. We're a package deal,'
Before I can answer her, I was slammed against the wall with warm lips attacking mine. I gasped.
The feel of his hand on my bare skin felt like burning fire.
"Mine." I heard him growled out before his sharp canines bit into the crook of my neck....
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For Emma, the decision of staying with her childhood sweetheart or to search for her chosen is the only thing on her mi...

“Agapi (Love)” purrs a voice, a rich velvety voice as hot breath hits against my ear, sending shivers down my core making me whimper.
“Words Principessa (Princess)” comes another soft yet firm smack to my ass.
“Please” I whimper. My need for them growing.
“Please what?” asks another.
“What is it that you want? Say it Neonata (Baby Girl)” commands the dominating voice in the group.
“Take me! I can’t bare it any longer” I cry. Tears threatening to fall from behind the blindfold.
“See that wa...

"Yes, I am cursed, and you know this from the very first day when we met. Yes, I demanded this marriage, but why did you show no disgust and hatred towards me at that time?" he roared in pain, and I trembled hard, holding his shirt tightly.
Why didn't I? Because I never felt disgust towards him, even when I first saw him. "Why did you show your care towards me, when you knew very well that this marriage is nothing but a sham. Why did you give me a hope tha.... that I can also be loved? Why?" h...