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My husband and I go on a road trip back to my hometown before Christmas. I want to ride shotgun, but he chases me to the backseat so his female colleague can sit in front. He says, "Isabel gets carsick easily. You are my wife, so you should be more considerate of her." He seems to have forgotten that I'm pregnant—my morning sickness is at its peak. Halfway through the journey, he and Isabel Slater start smoking. They make me throw up. The smell disgusts them, and my husband wants to teach me a lesson. He and Isabel leave me at the rest stop. Unbeknownst to them, my family is already waiting there. This time, I'm going back with them and getting an abortion and divorce. Later, my husband is filled with regret when he learns the child is gone.

Love that comes with a lot of expectations doesn't stay long. When you expect nothing but the other person to be happy. And that love is priceless.  Love someone without expecting anything from them, it'll be peaceful.  ~~~~~~~ Maria Ross lives with her five years old daughter, Mara. But the unfortunate events lead her to live under the same roof with her ex and Mara's father.  What will Maria do, when someone is threatening Mara's life? How will she protect her? What happens when Mara's father finds out that she is his daughter? What will he do? What happens when her ex gets to know Mara's father is his half brother? What will he do when he realises he still loves her? And can't move on?  Let's find out…

After being betrayed and discarded despite sacrificing a kidney for an unappreciative lover, Varya finds herself torn between her mother's medical bills and the wreckage of her failed relationship. Determined to prioritize her well-being, she shuns the idea of love altogether. However, when billionaire CEO Kylo Cassian offers her a contract marriage as a lifeline to save her mother's life, Varya is faced with a pivotal decision. Will she dare to give love another chance, or will the scars of betrayal forever haunt her? As she navigates the complexities of her past and the uncertainties of her future, will Varya be able to confront her ex-lover and his family who callously played her, in order to find the closure and redemption she desperately seeks? Find out in the book.

His heart has always been cold, even when he was rejected. He has never been loved, nor has he desired to show it. He is the alpha of the most powerful pack in the world, he is feared, but also respected. No one has ever gotten a glimpse of his heart; he is believed to not have one. But all that changes when he sees another side of the wolf he has hated his entire life. His heart thaws, but there are more scars. He shows his flaws, but there are more wars. Will the rejected alpha ever find peace and love?

My smile wasn't the only thing that dropped. I lost my balance and I found myself slipping to the floor, I was supposed to have a bad fall but I was able to catch myself before that happened. "Holy fuck" that was the first word which escaped my lips. Dante Garvino was seated right in front of me with his green deadly eyes pinned on me. "Dante" I mumbled under my breath, how was I going to provide 400 million dollars?" Ashely had been kidnapped by Dante Garvino, a well knowned feared alpha mafia Lord. A man who was trained on how to destroy and torture with his heart as cold as ice, he claimed she committed a heinous crime and she must pay for her actions but when opposite attracts she finds herself smitten and drawn to his enigmatic ways but his enemies are against it as his dead long secrets comes to light, she is one woman who brought him down on his knees.

I "You don't belong here. You never will" In the thrilling aftermath of her family and first mate's gruesome murders at the hands of a notorious enemy pack, Xaviera is granted an extraordinary opportunity —a chance to rewrite fate with a second mate. However, this is no ordinary wolf. He is in fact, the enigmatic, fearless, ruthless and insanely gorgeous Ryker Conri Aragon, the formidable Alpha of the Cresent moon pack. But instead of relishing in her new beginning, she's met with Ryker's icy indifference. Chaos however arises, overturning plans and when Xaviera's supposedly dead mate resurfaces, Ryker's icy facade thaws into desperate need for his destined mate and Luna. Torn asunder between conflicting choices, Xaviera must decide: will she return to the only person associated with her past, or will her fierce affection for a man who had spurned her keep her firmly tethered to the Crescent moon pack? The stakes are high as Xaviera navigates through a world of friendship, lust, love, betrayal, heartache and tough choices.

Fresh out of college and working his dream job, Sam Elliott didn't expect to get fired two days later, all because a rich arrogant COO got coffee spilled all over himself. When he gets hired by the same COO a few days later, his life changes for the better, the pay is good and is boss is not half bad, but when he catches the attention of the two twin CEOs of the company, aka his boss' nephews it's not what he expects. He's being asked to make a choice, Bradley or Brandon, it seems simple enough, until an unexpected fourth party enters their triangle.

The country is shocked to the core at the two brutal murders of two women from the high class society. Detective Frost and his assistant Jane are given the case where they start trailing the murders and find that all is not as it seems.It takes them to the moors of the countryside of England where murders and secrets are running galore.And in that Detective Frost is shocked when he finds a man who is something else but shows that he is not so. Accused of two murders, Lancelot Bradbury, the next in line to become the Earl of Bradbury is not what Detective Frost had expected. Neither did he expect to fall in love with the accused.Now he will go to any lengths to protect his love, no matter what the price!!!

Rogues have kidnapped the Alpha's daughter, Mireille. Now she must survive the winter surrounded by an inexperienced, increasingly paranoid pack. Even though she despises her captors, when the full moon rises, someone is there. In the pitch black one of the vicious Rogues wordlessly worships Mireille, exploring her secret desires. Can Mireille recognize the stranger her soul adores in the dark? Meanwhile Hope is stuck in Alpha Reu's bunker after the Rogue attack leaves her stranded. Six months underground waiting for the ice above to thaw. With her mate vanishing, she is left questioning the strength of their bond. Her childhood crush Cal is a gentleman, but is his wolf? Now they are stranded underground together, enabling the frenzied heat of the full moon to hit hard. Temptation can burn through even the strongest resolutions. NOTE: This is a standalone sequel to Night of the Rogues: Trapped with The Enemy, set 25 years later. It is not necessary to have read the first book.

Book One of Legacies of Destiny series. The next generation of the Dark Moon series. Kalen Anderson is destined to be the first female Alpha of the Dark Moon pack. Her entire life has been spent preparing her for it – heart, body, and soul. The journey ahead is a long and hard road, but she is ready to take it on. What happens when fate decides to throw her a curveball in the form of Maddox Stark, a fellow junior at Crestwood Academy? He is the son of someone who will stop at nothing to see his revenge plan succeed. To accomplish that, he crosses paths with something dark and dangerous. Something that has the potential to destroy everything. With the aid of her visions, Kalen is able to deliver herself up to an enemy without him realizing that it is her intention to be captured in the first place. She knows full well that she might succumb to the torture that will ensue, but it is the only way to identify what it is that he has enlisted the help of. Kalen and Maddox are fire and ice – a raging storm and a blistering calm all wrapped up into one. The push and pull between the two has them both confused and conflicted. Placing her trust in him is the last thing she imagines herself doing, but it might be the only way to survive what is coming.