slow burn

"All she wanted was a spark, a fire that would burn her skin. She craved passion, wildness, and insanity." Among all the reckless things she'd done, sleeping with a complete stranger might have been the craziest. Things would have been different if she wasn’t still haunted by thoughts of the man who, for one night, brought three-fourths of her fantasies to life. Coral had given up hope, knowing that in a city of over two million people, finding a man whose face and name she didn’t know was impossible. But then she met him again—on a blind date. Lucian Andersen, the son of one of her father’s closest friends. He was devastatingly handsome, a cold heartthrob, dangerous, and whenever he smirked, shivers danced down her spine. Her mind went blank, reeling from the shock that out of all the people in the world, it was him she had shared that wild night with in an unknown room. The date might have been ordinary, but then the man, with an ego larger than a football stadium, said something that left her breathless. “I want to marry you, Coral Shen.” The butterflies in her belly might have danced at his proposal, but they died instantly upon hearing his true intentions. He didn’t love her. Hell, she wasn’t even sure if he liked her. But she knew one thing: the marriage proposal was purely for business. Coral refused, but the twists of fate had other plans. Against all odds, she found herself asking him to be her fiancé.

Ember accepted her lot in life. On the run, she only wishes to find out the truth behind her dreams and solve the memory of her past. Keegan has only cared about protecting his pack, but when he sees the beauty dancing on stage and the flicker of flames in her eyes his body screams, Mate! Can Keegan tame the flames of Ember and together solve the mystery of her missing past? Or will they all burn together? Excerpt: “This is the reason I’m always tired,” I think to myself. Twenty-four years of coming here and still not a single clue, but every time I close my eyes, I return to this place. I know my surroundings perfectly. Oddly the place is beautiful to the eyes. The old house sat among flowers growing around all sides. The aroma of honeysuckle and jasmine fill my lungs filling me with a moment's peace. I’m sitting in my usual spot. Gripping the ropes of a swing in the front yard held by a large oak tree. Waiting I begin pushing my legs back and forth sending me in motion. I know something is about to happen. It happens every night. The house moves in front of my eyes. I see the shadows coming, but I don’t stop swinging. They are black as night but I can see smiles within the shadow grinning bright. “What is this place!” I cry, fed up with this nightly repetition, but no sound emerges. A noise can be heard from the back of the house. One of the shadows turns toward it. I jump down to follow only to have the other shadow hold me back. “Don’t go. Not yet. Listen to me!”

It was my first day back to school and I had fallen into the arms of my chemistry teacher, Mr. Dalton. I had planned to scale through the remaining semesters in Bellingham High School like a ghost but it seemed impossible because I kept running into the arms of this man who made my body burn with desires and my world spin. He’s my teacher and I'm his student but I prefer to be called His Pet. There was much more to know about this man, much more than I had expected.

“What are you doing?” My question was a breathless whisper. “Checking something.” Chase replied softly. Chase’s hand moved gently into my hair and he drew me to meet his lips. My protests died as he captured my lips in his agonisingly slow yet utterly intoxicating kiss. The possibility of what this could be filled me with hope and that scared me. “You’re my mate.” He growled lowly. Forced to reject her mate in the face of humiliation, the last thing Maya expected is to be kidnapped by the most feared Alpha of the powerful Drakor pack and even more surprisingly, the cold lycan happens to be her second chance mate. In a short span of time, Maya’s sombre life is thrown into a deadly game of deception and love as she helps her mate uncover the dark secrets of his past. Read 'HER LYCAN MATE' now to follow Maya Renshaw's captivating journey!

Werewolves are supposed to hate witches at Sulime Realm. The war with the supernatural that lasted for almost a millennium made the werewolves hate witches and even loath them. The hatred descended on Prince Lindens Olun, one of the werewolf princes with the greatest strength and purest blood in the werewolf race. Because the witches cursed the pure blood of Olun clan to become immortal unless they begged to be killed by a pure blood witches. That hatred continued to burn him until fate made him the soulbound mate of Wilma Yunis; a white magician with a power so great that she could annihilate the world. Fate made him have to choose between his hatred and the salvation of the world.

'It's a race against time, and a race against heart and mind.' When Pearl Bennet is given a chance to relive her college days, will she win the man of her dreams or crash and burn? Pearl knew that her heart was conquered by one and only; Ethan Collins, one of her best friends. With a false hope that maybe one day Ethan would feel the same, she lived her college years cowardly, waiting for some miracle. Now after four years, a reunion with all her friends takes place. But what descends leaves Pearl completely broken and crushed. Also, who knew it would be her last day? Or maybe not? Waking up she finds that.....she went back to past? And it is the 1st Day of College. It is Pearl's chance to win her crush and prevent the death from happening in the future. Easy as a slice of cake, right? Nah, not when events start taking place differently and someone else opens up his feelings for Pearl.

"I want you.""I don't know if you're ready for that, Grace," he warned with a wicked smirk, his fingers moving painfully slow up my legs."I guess we can only know when we try it," I challenged.***During her best friend's wedding, Grace reunites with her childhood crush–and Sarah's father–David Anderson. Now grown up and more drawn to him than ever, Grace is torn between embracing the opportunity to finally have David and remaining faithful to her friendship with Sarah. They embark on a secretive and passionate affair, introducing Grace to feelings she never felt before. But complications arise when David's ex-wife returns, threatening to tell Sarah about their betrayal. Will they defy the odds and find happiness together, or will their love story remain hidden in the shadows forever?Secret Desires: Daddy's Temptation is created by Amelie Bergen, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

Born amidst two warring nations fueled by the murder of their respective Kings' fathers, Arah and Darrin are but small pieces on this ever-evolving paradigm of prejudice and war. Yet, a spark is lit between them unbeknownst to their throne bearers. Will this fire burn them alive or give birth to a new light to guide these kingdoms and themselves to a brighter future for all?

"I, Tyler Xander, The Alpha of the silver moon pack, reject you, Aurora Watson as my mate and Luna of my pack!" These were the words that shattered my heart into pieces, as I replayed them over and over in my head. I watched as Tyler, my childhood crush, pulled Debbie, my enemy, closer and kissed her so hard. He never kissed me like that. Being rejected by your mate in the presence of the entire pack is more anguish than dying a slow and unbearable death. After getting rejected, I decided to find my way to become stronger in order to seek revenge against my mate, the betrayer. “You will regret everything you ever did to me,” I muttered under my breath. I promised myself that they would pay for this one day. I just knew it.

"Why do I have to be so lucky?" The stranger smirked, moving closer to Eve. Eve bit her bottom lip, breathing hard as she heard his deep and unmistakably sexy voice for the first time. He was not doing anything to her yet, but the mere sound of his voice and his brown eyes slowly traveling down to her body made her burn with desire. Suddenly, she realized she should have done something during those years of being alone because, at this point, she was like a walking volcano at its highest alert level, ready to erupt. "I..." She forgot her name, even her purpose of being there. Maybe that was because she had forgotten herself and put others first, thinking it would mean a happy life. She was a single mother and hoarded problems like they were collections. Her problems grew faster than her children. When the stranger crushed her mouth with his soft lips, she kissed him back. Eve thought of becoming selfish, wishing him to fill that emptiness in her life, even for a while. She was already unhappy. What else could go wrong?