pete hegseth new book

Lilith POV A pair of cold, bloodshot eyes stare back at me; if eyes could , I'm sure I would be dead by now. No wonder this place looks so familiar; it is because it's the mansion belonging to my owner, the man I was sold to, "Don Air." My orb fell on Flora, who was kneeling on the floor. Her hair was messy, and I could see bruises from her shoulder down to her arms, making me wonder what happened to her. "I gave you a to do, and you messed it up, huh?" The cold voice of Don Air was forwarded to Flora. He stomped his feet on her body continuously, and her screams and cries filled the atmosphere, bringing nothing but horror. "Master, please! Oh, please!" She cried in pain as she continued to get hit; her body was somersaulting on the floor. I look around the large sitting room, wondering why nobody is helping by stopping this cruel master or even pleading on her behalf, but I see few with pitiful expressions. My gaze met the man known as Thierry, the man's son. For awhile, I forgot he even existed. I got a sharp glare from him, and I looked away. "Please?  "If you are sorry, then you will not think of ruining my business, you good for nothing harlot," he yelled at Flora before leaving the girl. "You!"  His voice thurd in my ear, and I cringe in fear as goosebump from fear clouded my body. He was walking towards me with such a dominating and dangerous demeanor. "Argh!"  I was pulled by my hair and flung to the wall barely. I felt a liquid running down my head down to my nose—it's blood!

When Helena Bale decides that a marriage is overrated, she decides to skip all the formalities and to get to what she really wants; an heir. Headstrong and determined to have her way, she convinces Alexander to abide by her contract. What she didn't count on is how emotional it will all get.

Ties That Bind (Obsession Book 1)

Maging isang mahusay at magaling na seafarer! Yan ang pangarap ni Ice. At para maabot iyon, kelangan niyang makapasok sa MUP ang pinaka-popular na Maritime School ng bansa. Kasabay sa pagpasok n'ya dito ay makikilala nya ang sporty at cute na si Richard at ang strict but caring na senior niyang si Kirby. Dahil dito, Ice's university life will be more fun and exciting!

Tylia "Ty" grew up knowing how special and rare she was. Her parents were both gemstone dragons, the rarest type of dragons. She however was the rarest of all. Ty is a rare black opal dragon. Just after her 18th birthday, she is forced to flee from her home and mother to escape a ruthless hybrid that is collecting rare supernatural beings. Drazian a half-dragon half-vampire wants Ty for her powers and will stop at nothing to find her. She stumbles her way back to the town where her parents grew up. There she enrolls in the local high school to try and blend in. On her first day, she meets her mates. Dray and Drake are twins and the soon-to-be alphas of their clan. Ty tries to avoid them for two weeks because she never wanted to find her mate. The twins want her and when they find out that their parents knew hers they want nothing more than to protect her from Drazian and his horrifying creations. Can the twins win her over? Will Ty learn to trust them when she hasn't been able to trust anyone but her parents? Follow them on their journey to see what happens.

An incoming freshman university student goes to his family's old house to stay there had an unexpected experience, he accidentally entered a portal to a different realm and was able to meet a god? What will happen to him now?

"She's his enemy, his downfall—and his one last chance at love. After Adam Danvers lost his wife in a tragic accident, he stopped believing in love. Instead, Adam has focused solely on running his family’s struggling vineyard in the small town of Heron’s Landing. When Joy McGuire, a beautiful and clever journalist, moves to the sleepy town, suddenly Adam can’t control his intense attraction to her. She’s witty; she pushes his buttons. He wants to shake her as much as he wants to kiss her. But Joy is a journalist, and Adam hates them all on principle. He saw firsthand how a journalist’s lies destroyed his late wife. Yet as Joy proves that she’s nothing like the writers he’s known, Adam can’t help but give in to exquisite temptation. Soon a conflagration ignites between Adam and Joy. Yet as secrets unfold, Adam must trust in love or lose the woman who’s awakened his slumbering heart. This title was previously published as Seduce Me Sweetly. It’s been rereleased with a brand-new look and with lightly edited content."

Stubborn, secretive and an impossible flirt, Ashton Pierce has all the qualities that should prompt Hayley Barclay to run a mile away from him. Maybe the bad boy aura he exudes is too much for her to resist! Orphaned at thirteen, Ashton would have gone astray had Daniel Van Every, his best friend’s father, not adopted him and brought him home. Ever since, a close relationship develops between him and the Van Every children, Alexander and Alyssa. As Alyssa close friend, Hayley meets Ashton almost every day. Can she resist his charm? With a mile-wide ego, Ashton refuses to acknowledge Hayley who is six years younger. Even when they grow up, Ashton doesn’t “do" dating, especially not with a multi-billionairess, who’s the sole heiress to her family’s fortune. What happens when Hayley grows up into a bombshell? What happens when she pursues him every where? What happens when the dark secrets of his past doesn’t affect her? Can he resist her? Read this fifth book of the temptation series to find out!

"I am not used to losing. Never had," he uttered, glaring at her reddish face that was wet with tears. "But if by any slight mistake someone dared to even touch a single hair on your head without my permission, I would lose." His intense gaze became deep. "And when I lose," moving closer until she was just a breath away from him, he ended, "my loss is another's invitation of death." Her eyes got bigger and wider. "I will burn this very fucking city down if I have to." She backed herself feeling totally empty to think of anything. In the middle of everything happening, her wound was torn open. The same wound which was caused by him only a week ago. "And I mean every word I say." His warmth-radiating fingers on her jaws burnt her skin. WARNING: This book contains strong language, dubious situations, deception issues, manipulations, abduction and dark romance.

This is book 2 in the Royal Wolf Of Zidiah series. This book can be read as part of the series or as a standalone. Sara believed she was human until one night five months ago when she transformed into a wolf. Sara kept the secret from her adoptive parents until one night, she shifted in front of them. After being thrown out of the family home, with no friends and nowhere to go, in Sara's mind there is only one option, to end it all. Leander is a powerful Romerian Alpha Prince, with abilities some would shy away from. Having known Sara was his mate for the past five months, he's yet to retrieve the girl. With all that went on with his sister Lilly, Leander had no choice but to stay away. However, Leander isn't about to let his mate get away from him. With secrets unfolding, will Sara be able to cope with this new life as a shifter? Will life with an Alpha Prince be all it's cracked up to be?