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Alexa Jocelyn Heart is an orphan because her parents abandoned her in an orphanage. She grew up with unusual physical characteristics, compared to other children her age at the orphanage, which made it difficult for the girl to make friends. Things got worse when Alexa was a teenager. She cursed a girl who was a rival there for wanting to burn her room so that the enemy's body turned to ashes. What is the fate of Alexa next? Who is she and what power does she have?

"You can’t do this to me. I won’t let you," Cecilia stammered.
"I can do whatever I want with you,” Jonathon said with a smirk, “You belong to me and only me. You have no choice but to submit to my desires."
He tossed the table out of his way before pinning her to the wall.
Jonathon huskily whispered into Cecilia’s ear as he hiked up her dress, "And when you do, you're going to love every moment of it."
Jonathon is a strong-minded, calculating, fierce warrior for the Vampire Lord that ruled...

"You are my promised love," The cursed boy said. "My mate."
I could only stare at the boy in front of me, my head still working around the fact that he'd just revealed his curse some minutes ago.
"You are cursed," I managed to get out, my eyes finally daring to meet his. "The witch cursed you."
"She did," He agreed, his tone almost bored. "She cursed me for my wish, but she didn't deny it. You are my love in this lifetime, and you are the beast's love."
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The first time it happened...

Longan, a king of the werewolves was one of the strongest and most dangerous of all wolves. The white and the dark wolves both packs never associate with others because they were sworn, enemies.
Logan who was also a womanizer was caught off guard on the night of the full moon when he ended up showing a woman whose name was Jasmine his true self.
Jasmine with full hatred and regret doesn't know her anger and fear wouldn't stop her from procreating another being.

Who was Connor Mitchell, the man I trusted with my heart and my future?
For years, he whispered sweet nothings, promising a lifetime of love and devotion.
But beneath the surface lurked a sinister truth.
At parties, he slipped drugs into my drink, leaving me vulnerable to his vile intentions.
As I lay unconscious, he violated my trust, plotting to steal my twenty-million-dollar inheritance through marriage and pregnancy.
Even my roommate, once thought a confidante, was part of his twisted s...

In an elite suburb of New York City, girls are dying. That doesn’t happen in Greenvale, with its immaculate lawns, exclusive yacht clubs and multi-million dollar mansions. But behind its perfect façade, its trimmed hedges and luxury cars, a darkness lies. Girls, dependent on Adderall, outmaneuver each other to get into top colleges, while the mothers’ need to live vicariously only makes it worse. Bella DeFranco is one of the Bronx’s top SVU detectives. At only 37, she disarms everyone with her s...

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...

“ Put me down you barbarian.” I shouted, hitting hard into his back.
‘ SMACK!’
The sound echoed through the dungeon as he slapped me on the ass.
“ How dare you lay a hand on me ? You.. Barbarian!”
“ Behave yourself Little One, or my hand might collide with your perky ass once more.”
“ You wouldn’t dare.” He glared over his shoulder, giving me a smirk. By the looks of that smirk, it clearly showed that he might smack me again.
“ If you want to act like a child, I will treat you like one.” He co...

One day I'm dealing with cranky toddlers and parents who work too much to actually parent, the next my life is turned upside down and I'm working in a bar for supernaturals. I might not know how to mix drinks, but strangely enough the skills needed to deal with misbehaving children seem to work well enough on vampires, werewolves and even witches. The good news is this job is interesting and hey, my boss might be a demon but I'm pretty sure that under all the grumpy expressions he is a total sof...

"Let go of me, you bastard!" Emma spat.
"You are going no where, my love," the guy with a mask on his face said and grabbed her hair.
"I'm not your love, just let me go please," she cried.
"Stop crying, I hate to see you like this way. Just have it in your mind that you are mine and mine alone," the guy said.
The voice sounds familiar to her but she couldn't place a name to it because she is not in the right frame of mind. She just wanted to be free, "I'm not yours!"
T...

What was it like to have a twisted older brother?
Oprah Johnny's father abandoned her and her mother, who then remarried a man from the Harrison family. That was how Oprah gained a stepbrother, Burgess Harrison. Everyone seemed to believe Burgess disliked her, and even she herself thought so. But little did they know that Burgess had fallen in love with her at first sight. As Oprah grew more and more attractive, he found himself losing control...
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He roughly pulled her shirt over Aisha’s head, eyes hardening as he watched her chest heave at his touch. He ripped the rest of her clothes from her body until she was nude, then gripped her neck.
"Get on your knees," Imset whispered in her ear, rolling a finger over her lips. She nodded, unable to speak as she lowered before him. His eyes twitched as she put her mouth to him, as if on instinct, or a lack of any more self-control.
"Fuc-" he inhaled, feeling the back of her throat press his ti...

Lucky isn't ready to be married nor is she interested in the arranged marriage with Mafia Don, Nico Santangelo. But he has a contract out on her father for the marriage or he will have Lucky's father killed. He is a man who always gets what he wants and nothing will stand in his way. He is richer than any man and more powerful than any other Don has ever been.
He rules the underworld of the New York Crime Scene and this alliance between his family and Lucky's mafia family would mean he becomes...

Veronica Martin, One of the most talented Doctors, she is beautiful and smart but still stuck in an unfaithful marriage.
Her life takes an unexpected turn when one VIP patient comes to her, Vladimir Volkov.
Veronica wasn't aware of his power and did something which she shouldn't have.
Results, Vladimir purchased her from her own husband and she has no idea how to deal with this situation, but one thing she realises that she shouldn't have messed with Vladimir.

Karina Choi has always lived to make sacrifices for her family, and now that her mother is in a complicated state of health and at risk of losing the house she fought her whole life to pay for, the young woman is forced to sign up on a website of luxury escorts.
As she is a plus size woman, she does not believe that she will be called, however, on the same day Karina receives a message arranging a meeting with a very rich contractor who could be the solution to her situation. The value offered i...

Emmalyn had always lived along, tucked away safely in her sanctuary. The thought that it wasn’t safe nagged at the back of her mind when she did have to leave. After all, she needed things she couldn’t provide. It was on one of those trips when they spotted her. She healed a hurt child. Now, the wolves and vampires both know who she is and where she is.
Taken with little resistance, they spirited away Emmalyn away in one of their wagons. Emmalyn was not expecting to be traveling in the company ...

The funny thing about love, is that you don't always get to choose but your soul finds its mate. But what happens if all odds are against you being with your soulmate? Soon the lines between fake marriage and reality start to blur, mixing together and entangling them in delusions and fantasies.

"Hello, Daniel." The man growled as his lips contorted into a twisted grin.
Daniel's eyes widened as he backed up a bit.
There was something eerie about this man which gave him the creeps.
" Who are you and how do you know me?" He said fearfully.
The man chuckled darkly and Daniel noticed a sudden change in the atmosphere. For some reason the air around him began to feel chilly.
"How do I know you?" The man smiled.
"Lets just say I've known you since you were born. And as for who I am?.......

Luciano Knight
'Analise James'. The woman who owns my heart. Romance is not my thing when everyday I have a new girl to warm my bed. She is special and just watching her work in those small dresses serving drinks makes me fall for her deeper than ever. She is my perfect and will become my precious possession. Looking at her gives me peace.
I have been keeping an eye on her for two years now. She works as a waitress in my club. And soon she will be mine.
..................................
He ga...

Zagon is a demon with a bad childhood, and on his 21st birthday, he receives a letter revealing the identity of his real father and a possible prophecy. Setting out to find the truth he accidentally runs into the mate he never wanted, just to find out fate played a cruel trick on him. Can he fulfill his destiny to save them all by sacrificing the one that means the most?
Enigma has a secret, she's not what everybody thinks her to be. Then her already complicated life gets thrown upside down b...

The poor girl is stuck between two mafia brothers and they have no desire to share a woman. How innocent Arabella is going to escape the dangerous dark temptation of Oliver and Arthur?

Karina discovers her heritage after 20 years with her human husband, his tragic death leads her on an adventure of self-discovery of her heritage, where she meets a dark stranger in the most unexpected place and discovers a world very different than the one she knew.
Their sexual chemistry is unworldly as she becomes drawn into a family secret and the lies to cover up her lineage. She doesn't know this dark stranger will risk his life to help her unleash her paranormal powers. The territorial f...

When Dr. Elena Voss inherits her estranged grandmother's Victorian mansion in the fog-shrouded town of Ravenshollow, she expects to settle the estate and leave. Instead, she discovers two disturbing cases that pull her into the town's dark heart: a missing child whose disappearance mirrors others from decades past, and a series of ritualistic symbols appearing throughout the house that seem to move on their own.
As Elena delves deeper into her family's occult legacy, she realizes the mansion isn...

In a world where humans and supernatural beings coexist, a marriage to a man whom Amy doesn't love is her only chance to save her life.
Amy, a young human, sees her life turned upside down when she discovers she is the daughter of the most powerful vampire in the world, a revelation that puts her in a web of intrigues and threats.
Desperate to protect her from her father and other dangers lurking in their world, Aaron, a noble and respected vampire, proposes a marriage of convenience. Initially...

He's a supreme dragon lord at the height of his power, but there's a conspiracy brewing.Old Dark is a viperous dragon lord who rules the world with brute force. For two hundred years, he and his dragons have terrorized humanity, forcing it to pay tribute or die.Dark's palace of blood and bone sits on caverns of treasure. He's stockpiled all the world's magic for his own personal use, making him akin to a god.There is another dragon in Dark's inner circle who wants Dark's power and fortune for hi...

Yes, I jumped from that rooftop. Wind screaming in my ears as I fell, thinking it might finally earn me one fucking tear from them. Instead, all I got was "she's so dramatic."
Now I'm staring at fifteen-year-old skin in the mirror. Downstairs, their fake voices call my name—identical to that "welcome home" afternoon three years ago.
Yvette rushes to hug me, sugar-sweet venom dripping from her lips: "Remember who the princess is." I give her the same plastic smile right back.
I hear the voice in ...

In the dead of night, a brutal murder shatters the peace of a quiet neighborhood. A sharp-witted female detective and a seasoned male homicide detective are thrust together to solve the case. As they dive into a series of chilling mysteries, each more twisted than the last, their professional partnership evolves.
Through late-night stakeouts and heart-pounding chases, their bond deepens, and mutual respect turns into a burgeoning romance. But with a cunning killer always one step ahead, they mu...

Marisol Torres had known hardship her entire life, but nothing could prepare her for the night her entire family was massacred. A ruthless gang stormed into their tiny home, slaughtering her parents and siblings while she lay helpless in a pool of blood. Left for dead but miraculously surviving, she emerged from the ashes with nothing but a scarred body and a heart consumed by vengeance.
Desperation led her into the hands of Rafael Montoya, a powerful and enigmatic mafia lord with a reputati...

Christopher was born into one of the most powerful families in the country. Most of the family members are politicians. After graduation, he will become an official under his grandfather's arrangement. However, he meets a girl on his graduation trip and falls in love with her. His family disapproved of their marriage because he was engaged to a girl from a powerful family. So she eloped with him and became the daughter-in-law of his family. What's next for Christopher's story?

DEATH BY DESIRE is Book #4 in the #1 Bestselling Caribbean Murder series, following the FREE book DEATH BY HONEYMOON (#1), DEATH BY DIVORCE (#2) and DEATH BY MARRIAGE (#3). In the midst of gorgeous St. Bart’s, a few days before Christmas, a Senator’s daughter is found stabbed and strangled on the beach—the day after her engagement party. While the rich and famous are pouring in to celebrate the holidays, the local police are desperate to keep it quiet and not cause an uproar. But the Senator’s f...

Cindy and Mattheus, still reeling from Key West, unsure where their relationship stands, prepare to take some time away from each other—when a shocking call arrives. A beautiful bride is missing, the night before her destination wedding in the magnificent Cayman Islands. The groom, the last one to see her alive during their scuba diving outing, is the prime suspect.But the groom’s family insists he is innocent, and they hire Cindy and Mattheus to find out the truth. Cindy understands the pain of...

“Jaden Skye creates a set of characters that are very well developed, and makes you cheer for our heroine on every page. The environment and the overall description of scenes are superb, making you feel the suspense in the air the whole time.”--Books and Movie Reviews (Roberto Mattos) (re No Place to Die)NO PLACE FOR MARRIAGE is book #4 in a new romantic suspense series by #1 bestselling author Jaden Skye, which begins with Book #1, NO PLACE TO DIE, a free download!When Tyron Barr, a rich, old t...

Cindy and Mattheus, finally together, prepare to take time off and live together—when a stunning upset in their relationship tears them apart. Cindy flies home to New York, resigned to never work as a detective—and never see Mattheus—again.And then a shocking phone call comes out of the blue: it is Mattheus. A new body has turned up. Cindy at first refuses—until he tells her who it is: his wife. They finally found her, on the shores of Key West. Brutally murdered, they suspect, by an abusive boy...

DEATH BY TEMPTATION is Book #14 in the #1 Bestselling Caribbean Murder series, which begins with DEATH BY HONEYMOON (Book #1)—a free download! It is also a stand-alone novel.In DEATH BY TEMPTATION, Cindy and Mattheus arrive for a vacation at St. Lucia. The island has been recommended by Mattheus’s friend Rod, whose daughter is honeymooning there. But when Rod’s daughter, Kara, suddenly goes missing after going for a swim alone one afternoon, a frantic search grips the island. Swept up in the hor...

DEATH BY REQUEST is Book #11 in the #1 Bestselling Caribbean Murder series, which begins with DEATH BY HONEYMOON (Book #1). It is also a standalone novel.In Death by Request (Book #11 of the Caribbean Murder Series), Cindy and Mattheus are given a shocking case they have never faced before: a clear-cut case of euthanasia might turn out to be something more ominous. Tara and Owen Danden, celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary in Jamaica, are on the water, in a boat he rented, when the weather...

Death by Seduction (Book #13 in the Caribbean Murder series)

DEATH BY DEVOTION is Book #9 in the Bestselling Caribbean Murder series, which begins with the free book DEATH BY HONEYMOON (Book #1)--a #1 Bestseller with over 100 five star reviews on Amazon! Before they get engaged, Cindy urges Mattheus to meet his long-lost Caribbean daughter, whom he has never met. Sixteen years ago, after a one night stand, the woman became pregnant, and Mattheus quickly left. Mattheus’ beautiful, volatile, fifteen year old daughter, Andrea, badly needs him, and she wants ...

DEATH BY MARRIAGE is Book #3 in the Bestselling CARIBBEAN MURDER series, following DEATH BY HONEYMOON (#1) and DEATH BY DIVORCE (#2). A well-known criminal lawyer is found dead in a back alley in St. Thomas, and Cindy and Mattheus are called in to investigate by the grieving widow. The local police have pinned her for the murder, and Cindy and Mattheus are her last hope in vindication. As Cindy and Mattheus dig deeper into the victim’s past, they learn that all was not as rosy as it seemed. They...

DEATH BY ENGAGEMENT is Book #12 in the #1 Bestselling Caribbean Murder series, which begins with DEATH BY HONEYMOON (Book #1)—a free download! It is also a standalone novel.In Death by Engagement (Book #12 of the Caribbean Murder Series), Cindy and Mattheus joyously head to Aruba to search for a wedding venue for their destination wedding. Thrilled, they enter the magical, romantic world of wedding planning and along the way, meet another recently engaged couple, also looking for a place to be w...

DEATH BY BETRAYAL is Book #10 in the #1 Bestselling Caribbean Murder series, which begins with DEATH BY HONEYMOON (Book #1)--a FREE download on Amazon! Cindy and Mattheus part ways, and while he stays in the Caribbean to protect his daughter and her mother, she returns home. Cindy’s sister, Ann, meets her at the airport to welcome her back to this new chapter of her life. Cindy starts to settle back in, to meet old friends and make plans to take on a new job—when a shocking call suddenly comes. ...

On the rugged, wild, eastern shore of Barbados, Cindy and Clint are enjoying their dream honeymoon, when paradise quickly turns into hell. Cindy finds her newly beloved taken away from her, drowned in a freak accident in the ocean. The local police are quick to declare it an accident, to insist that he was caught in a sudden riptide. But Cindy, left all alone, is not convinced.Cindy must return to her and Clint’s now-empty home in New York and face her in-laws, who never wanted Clint to marry he...

When an old friend’s husband goes missing, she calls Cindy for help. Fresh from her own tragedy, Cindy returns to the Caribbean, this time to the gorgeous, lush island of Grenada, to find him.Cindy, still grieving her own husband’s death, stays at her friend’s incredible villa on the ocean, as she does her best to help track down her friend’s husband, Ames. As Cindy investigates, she meets the different characters on the island, some local, some fantastically rich, all of whom seem to be involve...

I used to move through life with the gnawing belief that something inside me was tainted, wrong in a way I could never explain. Daylight felt like a lie I was forced to live under, its brilliance too harsh, too exposing. I never truly belonged in the sun. Maybe that’s why, when I saw him, cloaked in shadow and sin, I felt something awaken deep within me.
Agostino Santini was everything I wasn’t supposed to want, yet everything I craved. He looked like he had been carved from my darkest fantasies...

I have spent years living in the Underworld, a place of unending darkness where evil flourishes and evil is born. Returning to the Human Realm was supposed to be boring. My intention was to go unnoticed through this fragile world. And yet, all it took was him to shatter my plans.
A single human. That darn little prince. He always made it sound like I was a burden. With his small face and brownish puppy eyes, he did resemble a doll.
**I felt a sudden surge of heat as his manhood, thick press...

Ezmeralda is queen of the dark witches, she must learn how to not only lead her people but come to peace agreements with the Alpha King as well as the Vampire queen.
Though the road to full peace is long, it seems like they don't have as much time as they thought. With black witches threatening their way of life as well as harnessing power through the humans that they kidnap and rogues that they somehow control, Ezmeralda must act swiftly to nullify the threat to not only her people but other ...

Rejected. Broken. Worthless.
Jane thought the worst part of being rejected by her mate would be the heartbreak. She was wrong.
When her own father—the pack’s respected Beta—stands before everyone and calls her a mistake, her world shatters. The man who should have protected her becomes the one who crushes her, branding her a stain on their family and wishing she had never been born.
“You’re nothing but trash. A stain on this family.”
Alone, humiliated, and stripped of her identity, Jane is left ...

“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) GIRL, ALONE (An Ella Dark FBI Suspense Thriller—Book 1) is the debut novel in a long-anticipated new series by #1 bestseller and USA Today be...

Two years after the death of her mate, Lamia has returned to MacTire and built herself an empire with the help of Hunji and Travis.
On the night of a winter ball, she finds out her father has been missing and leaves to bring him home.
She crosses paths with the ruthless and cold king of the bears, Mathias who is holding her father hostage
Unforgiving and cold-blooded, Mathias king of the bears
Has no interest in a mate, until the moon goddess sends him a little she-wolf who turns his realm...

“Morgan Rice has come up with what promises to be another brilliant series, immersing us in a fantasy of valor, honor, courage, magic and faith in your destiny. Morgan has managed again to produce a strong set of characters that make us cheer for them on every page.…Recommended for the permanent library of all readers that love a well-written fantasy.”--Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (regarding Rise of the Dragons)From #1 Bestseller Morgan Rice comes an unforgettable new fantasy series....