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He pinned me down on the bed and came on top of me, holding me down while he kissed my neck forcibly.
Suddenly, the room to the door swung open. Desmond lifted his face and looked at the person standing in the door, his own fiance, the mother to his son.
"What?" after she remained silent, Desmond shouted in annoyance.
"You guys were making way too much noise," she forced a weak smile on her face and rubbed her hands nervously, "You are scaring your three-year-old son Desmond!" she mumbled th...

This book is a work of fiction. All characters are fictional.
Any religious references made was done solely for the purpose of
Bringing the story to reality and making it believable to the readers.
No dis-respect to religious beliefs was intended.

Blood Sisters of the Michael family. The most powerful bloodline of dark witches, one of them sets out to ruin the world by bringing back their father who is a servant of an evil known as the darkness, while the others seek to stop her.
Welcome to Weston Hills.
A world of Witches and everything in-between.

Engaged, abducted, and falling for a man accused of murder.
From the outside, Adaline Connor has it all. She’s on the fast track to medical school and newly engaged to the perfect guy, at least when he's sober. Beaten down by his abuse, Addy turns to cutting, her success hanging on a razor's edge.
When she impulsively offers a handsome hitchhiker a ride to the next town, everything she thinks she knows comes into question.
He seems kind, charming and sexy as hell until he pulls a weapon, forc...

Overpowered by the strong hands who grabbed her by the hair and pulled her along, dragging her into a dark room that recks of urine and cigarettes. Hurled her inside. His hands still gripping her hair and not doubt if he let go, some strands of hair would fall of.
Undeniably, the pains were suffocating. When she stares at his dark eyes, the only thing she saw was darkness.
“Let go, let go of me you bastard!” She spit out. That only made his mighty five fingers appear on her face. Which sent h...

A broken beast with a dark secret and the beautiful bass player who can heal him... Tall. Gorgeous. Silent. Will Young hates the spotlight despite being in the middle of it.To his legions of music fans, Will's got it all but, below the surface, he battles his past alone. Until he meets her. Morgan Frasier sees the brokenness in Will’s eyes and she’s stubborn enough to draw the secret from him. While she keeps the melody flowing as the new bass player in Dust and Ashes, she helps Will put the pie...

My name is Themis and I am not supposed to be alive.
I survived the hunt, saddled with a husband and still I have to waddle my way through so many things to remain alive at the end of the day.
The one person I can count on other than myself is my new husband who saved my life from the get go.
And my gift of prophecy.
Maybe, just maybe it is also enough to save the Dar Empire too.
My name is Themis and this is my story.

On the rocky coastline of a Maine fishing village, two people find new hope in each other. Jess Pelletier’s life has spun out of control. Her ex-fiancé has broken the bank—or at least her account—and she’s just been laid off. So she takes a bold step. The Maine fishing village of Applecross Cove looks like the perfect refuge for her to retreat and reset her life. When Mark Breton’s realtor aunt sends him to Jess with the lease and the key to Jess’s house, the key to her heart isn’t part of the ...

After a betrayal and a fateful drunken encounter, Layla finds herself entangled with the enigmatic Samuel Holland. His proposition is simple yet outrageous: he wants an heir. Layla's fiery spirit isn't easily tamed, though—she won't be anyone's vessel for progeny. Yet, as she navigates this unexpected alliance, she finds herself the recipient of his unwavering devotion, transforming her misfortune into a life of envy. As they navigate their pact, each realizes that the other is the missing piece...

"Daddy..."The little girl points to...The Man of My Dreams!!!
Before I could escape, he grabbed my wrist and pulled me close to his rock-hard chest. I didn't meet his gaze.
Sabrina's POV
As I worked on the little angel's hair, I felt a draft and realized that the lace on my dress had fallen, exposing my bare back down to my hip bone. I shuddered and quickly turned around, hastily adjusting my hair to cover as much as possible.
* Travis's POV
The strap of her dress had slipped of...

“Don’t go. Do as he says,” grandmother said. Suzanne blinked and looked into her grandmother’s face.
“Grandmama?”
Grandmother’s eyes were no longer glazed, and she had spoken with such clarity when usually, her speech was slurred. At that very moment, Suzanne had no doubt that her grandmother’s mind was crystal clear.
Grandmother held onto Suzanne’s hand and gently pried open her palm, revealing the black mark. Grandmother’s eyes narrowed as she traced her bony finger on Suzanne’s palm before...

When 19 year old Jordyn Hayes arrives in the small Texas town of Willow Creek, she's looking to disappear and not be found. Scarred by a loveless childhood and abusive father, she doesn't believe in happy endings or anyone sticking around. But then she meets Dustin Walker, a 27 year old army veteran with kind eyes, calloused hands, and a heart full of hope.
Dustin knows the moment he sees her that she's the one. But Jordyn has walls even combat couldn't prepare him for. As summer heats up, so d...

After ending an on-again, off-again relationship of seven years, Vera decides to foster a Siberian husky named Evan to mark the start of her new single life. She can’t wait to cuddle with her new furry roommate, take him on walks, and play fetch. But Evan is no ordinary dog . . .and when night falls, Vera is in for a surprise.

Ana, a young mother and writer, lives haunted by a painful past and a lonely present. The return of Josiah, a former soldier who becomes both her tormentor and obsession, turns her life into an emotional battleground. Determined to make Ana pay for her own losses, he brings to light buried secrets and open wounds.
"You think you can get rid of me, Ana, but I am the echo of your pain and the shadow of your past," Josiah says, provoking a storm of conflicting feelings.
As the tension between the...

When Cory's father suddenly dies, his entire perfect world is torn apart.
Gone is the loving mother, doting sister, lovely house, and the huge allowance. Instead, Cory needs to deal with the bank auctioning off the home he gave his first steps in, an illness that befalls his little sister, and the depression that's eating his mother alive.
Just as it can't get any worse, Patrick with the golden-brown eyes, the infectious laugh, and the rich life eventually showed interest in Cory. The thing th...

"Say, who sent you?"
"I... I just want to..." get my money back.
Before Vichy can finish her sentence, Makino interrupts. "Want to be my woman?"
Sure enough, this is another woman who drugs him and tries to get into his bed.
"If you want to die, I will let you get what you want."
"Asshole, you let me go!
"Drugs dare to take, now play with me sex so even..."****
Vichy Colman saved a man, and it turns out to be Makino Field, the richest man in Iugi City.
He is hearsay ruthless, unscrupulous...Hi...

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...

Darkness has descended on the Transylvanian Alps.
Four packs of the powerful Grey wolves – in a rare show of cooperation – had joined together here in an effort to help their pack members find true mates. Then they were betrayed by one of their own – an Alpha hell-bent on becoming the most powerful of the Canis lupis. And though the wolf's assassination attempt on the currently-reigning Romanian Alpha failed, his plans to get Decebel, the Romanian Beta, out of the picture were coming together ev...

She's wounded. He can't let her die. They find more than help in the nearest town.Rhys decides to abort their mission and seek a healer. This puts them on a path to intersect the scourge of the land.Not at full strength, Kiera confronts her father. But will it be with words or her sword?As the Curse approaches its climax, the brothers realize they must combine their abilities to escape with their lives.

When Lilies Bloom is a tender contemporary romance about second chances, forgiveness, and the courage to stay when it’s easier to run.
Ten years ago, Isla fled Greenridge — a quaint town wrapped in memories she couldn’t bear to keep. She left behind her late grandmother’s ivy-covered house, a wild garden of lilies they once tended together, and Jonas Hale, the boy who loved her enough to let her go.
When Isla returns to Greenridge after her grandmother’s passing, it’s only meant to be temporar...

"WHEN HEARTS COLLIDES”
In the bustling city of Manhattan, two souls navigate the complexities of love, loss, and redemption. Emily Windsor, a successful event planner, has shielded her heart from love after a painful past. Jack Harrington, a charismatic entrepreneur, struggles to save his family's business from financial ruin.
Chapter Breakdown:
Chapter 1: Fateful Encounter- Emily and Jack collide in a chance meeting, sparking an undeniable connection.
Chapter 2: Love's Awakening- Emily and ...

" Are you happy now? Are you happy breaking me into pieces? I fell for you, Even though I know I shouldn't have." A sob escaped my lips. I didn't want him to see me this vulnerable but I can't keep it anymore.
'What? I love you Kristen for goodness sake. I was just here because I needed to make things clear"
'When? Where? How?"
'What do you mean?"
'Where is this love you're saying? I can't feel it anymore. When do you love me? When it's convenient for you? How do you even know you love me, I...

Best friends Shenin and Tyler didn't mean to fall in love. Though, does anyone? A friendship-turned love affair is hard enough to navigate through; throw in IEDs and gun battles, along with the separation that inevitably comes with life in the military and you're asking for trouble. This is uncharted territory for both of them; Tyler has been openly gay for years, whilst Shenin has always dated men. With the government's Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy, it's a path that could endanger both of their...

The man cast the woman out and the woman cast their baby out.They grabbed her by the hair and dragged her into a dark room that reeks of urine and cigarettes.
Undeniably, the pains were suffocating. When she stared at his dark eyes, the only thing she saw was darkness.
“Let go, let go of me, you bastard!” She shouted out. That only made his mighty five fingers appear on her face. Which sent her head spinning on her neck.
He made her kiss the earth. And slowly breathed in her face.
“Your lif...

This book has been rewritten and is dedicated to my Grandmother, Marie Valerie Perrett. Her flesh and bones now lay as ash, while her spirit glows within the ones fortunate to have breathed her air, as memories, and moments from the past become those that define our future. In my life some of those are memories and lessons that she has taught me, not just by words, but by actions.
She gave me the tools to be a strong woman, and at times I admit I struggled to stand, but my grandmother held me b...

After escaping the brutalities of her pack, the rogue she-wolf is only interested in protecting those she cares for. While protecting the innocents during a royal raid, she runs into a wolf claiming to be the Alpha King and worse yet, he claims she is his Mate. She barely escaped that life alive and has been living as a human since she was a teenager and no one was going to make her go back.
Little did she know how much both worlds need her to bring peace and true freedom.

Maevyrn (Maeve) Grew up in the human world. Beaten daily by her mother. A stranger who claims to be her father swoops in and brings her to moonlight academy where all things that go bump in the night attend. She had read about these creatures but had never thought she could be one of them. All the lies and betrayal lead to only one thing.
Will Maeve choose to fight against them and save their pack, or fight with them and destroy everything.
My fingers pressed to the fresh ...

Drea Campbell, an entertainment reporter, has properly improved her life from a miserable childhood, she is proud of the strides she's taken to put her past behind her and continue as a strong independent lady. She found out the truth behind her parent's death and wanted revenge but falls in love with Jason Beckham, a movie star. Jason Beckham just wants to get in her pants and dump her like he always does with women, will Drea be special or will she be dumped like other girls? Curious? Read mor...

​"Should a Woman Give Up Her Career to Be a Housewife?" ​​
After seven years of marriage, my husband cheated—even the twins I nearly died giving birth to now sided with his mistress.
When I was diagnosed with cancer, they abandoned me while I was unconscious to celebrate with the other woman.
I had never seen my husband be so gentle, nor my twins so well-behaved—they seemed like a real family, while I was just an outsider watching their happiness.
In that moment, I regretted ever choosing m...

“I, Riccardo Saviano, future Alpha of the Grey Shadow Moon Pack, reject you, Artemisia Guerrieri, Daughter of Alpha Franco of the Blood Moon Pack, as my mate and future Luna.”
One single sentence.
One stupid single sentence was all it took to disintegrate my life.
And the day of my birthday, on which this sentence was audaciously uttered to me, I lost the love of my life, my future mate, and my wolf, all at once.
As I’m still assembling the pieces of my shattered heart years later, there the...

Ryan Callahan has it all - wealth, prestige, a bright future as a tech heir. But he's willing to risk it all for a chance at true love.
When his controlling father insists Ryan marry the daughter of a business partner, he rebels. After a reckless car crash leaves him with amnesia, a small-town waitress named Lilia nurses Ryan back to health and steals his heart. Just as they confess their love, Ryan’s memories return, forcing him to choose between family duty and following his heart.
Returning...

On the brink of a life that seemed too dull to excite her, amidst the chaos of the insurgency that threatened not just her happiness, but the little she had as a world; Maryam Bukar Ibrahim seemed to battle more wars than her 16 years old and autistic brain could handle.
It became too much to bear, too much grief for her heart to take and a commitment her innocent yet frail body could endure. As if that wasn’t enough, destiny found a way of getting her married to a soldier, at the brink of h...

What is the happiest day of any woman, her wedding day, right? But it wasn't the case with Pamela Grayson. She sobbed before, during and after the wedding. It is difficult for her to comprehend why her parents would force her into a marriage with a man who is in coma, that doesn't have the slightest probability of ever coming out of it. But what can she do than to accept it? After all, her sister had seduced her fiance and was pregnant with his child. Her dowry was going to be used to sponsor an...

My dad sent me off in an arranged marriage to someone I knew nothing about and my stay with him was a living hell. But though he treated me so badly, it was better living with him than living with my family who never loved me. I also get everything I wanted. He had made it clear we were going to divorce if his ex-girlfriend returned, but I had not thought that it was going to be so soon and in a manner, I could never imagine. To save myself from the embarrassment I felt, I flee from my hometown ...

Alice a girl who falls in love with her bestfriend's brother who is her family friend's son and now presently ber business partner. Everything in her life was going smooth and fast as she had her love, friend's, family and a perfect job now just like a beautiful nightmare she had. But thinks started changing when she got kidnapped from a resort where she was enoying her happiness thinking its a happy ending. Ethan was a mafia leader which was a secret for her and comes out near her after she ge...

Brianna was in high school when they moved to Boston. She started attending Freedom High School with her brother.
She hated the fact that her dad's work had to make them move all the time. She wasn't finding living in Boston fun, and having a protective senior brother wasn't fun at all.
Eric was so protective of Brianna that he literally meddled in her business. Brianna was too frustrated with having to make friends only for her brother to chase them all away.
When Brianna met Gia and saved ...

When Tiffanye Rebel and her mate Quinton McKnight rejected each other, Tiffanye left her pack, never to return.
Five years have passed, and Tiffanye had returned to the same place that brought her nothing but pain and misery. As time goes on, all the bad memories begin to surface. There are secrets to be revealed, Will Tiffanye ever get past all the lies and betrayal, or will these unfortunate events finally break her?

Since their childhood James Sullivan enjoyed making Kara intimidated. Every time she stepped inside his house to play with his brother, he was there to hide her in his room till he is the only one left on her mind when she leaves.
But when he has a choice to make between Kara and his ego- he makes the wrong one. So she leaves- never to return to him ever again. James thought that after a small tantrum, she will return on her own to him, just like she always did. He had never even imagined of lo...

Claia, who was constantly bullied and insulted by those around her, made the decision to drink poison in her room and kill herself. However, just when she thought she was dead, she found himself in a group of unknown individuals.
Then, slowly, she started to remember someone. After verifying a few details, she concluded that she had morphed into a girl named Diora. Diora is a girl who lives a much better life than she does and is the complete opposite of her. A boyfriend who is well-liked, smar...

Christiana and Andrew have been dating for over three years. Everything was going well for them until Andrew revealed his true identity to her as the heir to one of the biggest billionaires in the USA.
Leaving her life behind in Switzerland to accompany Andrew and see his world turns out to be the opposite of everything she dreams of.
With Andrew's mother not hiding her disdain for Christiana and his ex-girlfriend who would do anything to get her man, Christiana is in a fix where she has t...

"Evan is the one who truly loves me."
Those words once felt like my anchor, but they became my prison. I never imagined that after nine years together, the man I sacrificed my career for would betray me in the cruelest way possible—or that I'd discover his affair on the very day I learned I was finally pregnant.
The betrayal didn't just destroy our marriage—it shattered the life I'd built around him. Now, with Evan using his powerful family's influence to block my comeback and his mistress pub...

"I'm a stripper, so what?"
"You dare speak to me like that?" Ryan growled. "You ungrateful, good-for-nothing, wretched stripper."
"You have no right to judge me. You're only privileged by luck."
"Don't get too comfortable. You never know what's coming for you. Watch your back." Did I just stand up to the most ruthless and feared billionaire in town? Unfortunately, he's my husband. And I might be in deeper trouble than I thought.
Ryan, a spoiled and ruthless 30-year-old billionaire, can't access ...

Lucian, a powerful CEO born with a pure Yang constitution, is destined to die before New Year's Eve unless he bonds with a pure Yin counterpart. He discovers Scarlett, a struggling college student—and the world's only pure Yin. To save his life, he marries her. But when he learns that the healing union will endanger Scarlett's life, Lucian—now deeply in love—faces an agonizing choice between saving himself or sacrificing everything for her.

Celeste Ashford believed she had left her former life behind, and Caspian Hayes, the man whose name used to send her heart racing until the day she found herself standing outside his door. However, as her family's house hovers on the brink of foreclosure, fate pulls him back into her life. Seizing the opportunity to right the past, Caspian makes her a disturbing offer: if she becomes his wife until he succeeds his father as head of the empire, he’ll save her house.
Years earlier, Celeste had di...

One night. That’s all Detective Samantha Cross wanted.
One night to forget the rules.
One night to feel something other than pressure, guilt, and routine.
One night to do something reckless—just like her friends begged her to.
But the morning after brings more than regret.
She wakes up in a hotel room… and walks straight into the biggest case of her career:
The Governor’s daughter, murdered in the room next to hers.
And her number one suspect?
The same dangerously charming stranger she just sle...

Daisy Heart is a friendly heiress with great friends who just wants to have a good high school experience. She thinks everything is beautiful except the heir to the Stone Empire: Hunter Stone.
Hunter Stone is a playboy Heir who just wants to have a good time while young before responsibilities come knocking. He thinks everything is fun except the heiress to the Heart group of Hotels: Daisy Heart.
After being forced into being partners and roommates for a school camp project, Hunter and Daisy ar...

"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...

I don’t remember who I am. Not where I came from. Not who I can trust.
All I know is that I woke up at a party, surrounded by strangers—until Killian, Khai, Elijah, and Asher, four hot dragons, stepped in to help me. There’s something about them that makes me feel safe around them. And when they tell I'm their fated mate, I finally feel like I can breathe again.
But it’s not that simple.
They tell me one thing, but I can feel it—they’re holding back. They promised me no lies, but when I found ou...