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"Kane stays unmoving, and I realize he’s barely breathing. I don’t think he needs oxygen to stay alive, so that’s not too surprising, but I can’t’ figure out why he is so still. His hand at my waist is so very close to my breastbone, the longing for him to slide it up only a few inches, to touch me in places no one ever has before, has a gasp leaving my lips. I have to bite down again to keep from moaning, and he hasn’t even kissed me yet." Emory I was born to be the Alpha of my pack. But now... I am here, in the castle of our greatest enemy, the Vampire King. I should hate Kane, but the more time I spend with him, the more I long for him. I am not here to be his lover, though. I am here to be his feeder. But even before his lips graze my skin the first time, I know I would give myself to him in every way imaginable if only he should ask. Kane I long to taste the wolf shifter, but not her blood, her body. But I'm already betrothed to marry another vampire, and if I call that off, I have resigned my kingdom to yet another war. There has to be a way to keep Emory as my feeder but not claim her in my bed. I just haven't figured it out yet. But I have enemies, and every moment she spends here in my home, Castle Graystone, she's in danger. I can protect her, but at what cost? Am I willing to risk everything to make her mine? Or should I put my duty to my kingdom first?

My name is Emma. At 31, I am doing well for myself. I’ve got a great job. Or at least a well paid job, my boss loves me, and my girlfriends think I’m great. More important than anyone's opinion is that of my housemate, and best friend in the world, Scott. Scott thinks the world of me and always tells me to be myself. So why do I feel the need to lie outrageously on dates? From rock-climbing to Muay Thai: when it comes to prospective boyfriends, I am compelled to embellish my C.V. with unlikely porkies that alwaysbackfire - with hilarious results. I have Craig to blame for that - he really shattered my sense of self-confidence and self-worth. But then I turn the spotlight on Scott, and he wishes he'd never brought it up. With a penchant for checked shirts and Harry Potter-style specs, I decide he needs a makeover and to experience the abysmal dating world. My friendship with Scott began in the most unconventional way. His past life had made him homeless and isolated, but he saved me. And now we are inseparable. My dating disasters began when my relationship with he-who-must-not-be-named ended. Waking up with a pounding head, a dry mouth, aching limbs and a random arm draped over my waist, I struggle to get up and then stumble to the bathroom. I rubbed my eyes and stare at the hungover, half dead panda eyed loser staring back at me. What started out as a lighthearted challenge with Scott, became something more. We were prepared. But nothing could prepare us for the surprise results! Before long, I realise that our lives will never be the same again.

Killian was raised by an alpha but never dreamed of actually being one. When he is given the honor of being alpha, he takes on more responsibility than he ever wanted to have. When he meets his mate and is unable to rescue her, he knows being a hardened alpha will be the only way to save her. Crystal grew up knowing her life was a living hell. She was beaten and abused by everyone but mostly by those who were supposed to protect her. When she sees Killian for the first time and feels the pull of the mate bond, she thinks her life just got worse. Soon she realizes that Killian is the only one that can save her. She knows she will risk her life like never before in order to be with him in his protective embrace. Killian swears to protect his mate at all costs. Even from those who claimed to be her family. Crystal soon learns that Killian would lay down his life for her, and so would her new pack. She finds out quickly that being Luna, even of a military pack, is exactly what she always needed.

"Are you afraid of me, Celina?" The Prince asked huskily, and she shivered at the intense look in his eyes. She didn't answer, making him take a step forward in her direction.He reached over and ran his thumb across her cheekbones, watching her breathing pause as she dared not move beneath the touch of this strange, imposing man. "Well, you should be." *** Celina Roman is a wallflower, shy, reserved but loved by people around her. She cares for her parents and two sisters above all, a fact that's led the eighteen-year-old to do anything for them. What she wasn't expecting was for her family to sell her to the Prince so that they could have money. Prince Javier DeRose is a name better suited for a myth than a man. Like that of the devil, people either whisper it in fear or worship the ground he walks. He is rich, cold, demanding and likes to be all alone in a Dark Palace, protecting his secret. When Celina steps on his doorstep his life changes forever. Filled with secrets and scars, these two individuals are thrown together to live under the same roof. Will they find a way together or forever stay apart? ***

A TORMENT OF LIFETIME The Lykae General Tova Lermont leaves the kingdom of Renada to find peace from the torment of unrequited love. Tova’s policy was simple—never love a woman. Too many had tried to ensnare him because of his wealth and skills as a healer, but after his experience, he decides to stay single. VIVACIOUS REDHEAD Desperate to survive her impending poverty, Alyssa, born out of wedlock to the witch queen and a human, takes Fenris, assistant of the most popular healer in the Lore as her hostage. When she realizes that the Lykae is too powerful for her to retain as a hostage, she tries a new way to keep him – seduction. What happens when the truth emerges that it is Tova and not Fenris whom she had captured? What happens when he realizes that she is more than meets the eye, reminding him of the past he tried hard to bury? Join Tova and Alyssa in this fun, heart-wrenching roller coaster of emotions.

Actions take place in a world similar to ours. A kind girl took pity on an animal she didn't know was a werewolf and she took an adventure for herself. This triggered a chain of unforseen events that radically changed the fate of the heroes. Playing with the wolves can be extremely dangerous, but who knows what the gods who dominate their world have in store for the end.

~He is a porn star and he has no feeling for any woman~ ~It is just sex, no feeling involved; so fuck me like a pornstar~ **** Raelynn Martinez was moving clear across the country to start a new life but fate had other plans. On her way she met an arrogant guy who she realized later that he is a porn star. During the process, she unintentionally ended up having a night stand with him. This was however a mistake because after that night, sex with him became her addiction. This went on for a good couple of months until when Raelynn realized that it wasn't just sex. However things turned bad when she noticed that she was pregnant. ~ She was impregnated by a porn star who had no interest in her, had no feelings for her. It was all sex to him.

Zeno Silver: If I had to describe Rogue Alpha, I'd say a surly, temperamental pain in my ass, and if possible, everywhere else. Never would I dare assume a deal my father made would drive me right into the arms of the monster himself. I had become Alpha a few months ago, and all I wanted was to protect my people. I brought peace, well, sort of, yet the consequences came in the form of an unwanted husband. Alpha Hades: I never labelled myself, especially regarding my sexuality. Not that I had enough time to experiment when my life was a vicious cycle of grief and pain, but these days, I found myself becoming the leader, the Alpha of an unstoppable army. I knew what I wanted when I took the deal: easy access to my enemies' pack. Exchanging false vows with an Alpha leading the pack that would become the perfect pawn in my plan sounded like a no-brainer. Except my stomach flipped every time he looked my way, and my body reacted when he brushed by me. He had an effect on me that I'd never wish on anyone. With this connection between us, this pull, this need... I'm not sure either of us is still playing the game.

For Victoria, turning 18 years meant the beginning of a new life, the first step to fulfilling her dreams. But when unexpectedly promises from the past and threats to destroy her family comes out of nowhere, Victoria's life takes a complete turn when she gets forced to accept an arranged marriage, starting her new life but in a completely different way, becoming the wife of Dominik Mayer, an unhappy and evil , who doesn't want to marry Victoria either. And despite the dreams and desires that will end with their wedding, Victoria must learn to get along with Dominik, to fulfill a promise made more than fifty years ago, when meant something different.

Anastasia has been hiding her scent from everybody. Her foster mother maltreated her and an incident made her run away to escape from the hands of the woman she thought was her mother. Upon staying in the pack that her real parents owned, she met Alpha Connor, a handsome and kind Alpha who protected her all the time. A steamy one-night stand happened towards them, which would be the way for so many truths to be unfolded. The truth that she was the Alpha's real mate and the truth that she was the real daughter of the Alpha and Luna. What will happen next to them? Would Anastasia, the Alpha's runaway rogue mate, and Alpha Connor achieve a happy ending? Or the problems and painful revelations would be the cause for them to break apart from each other?