Venus, the demon of love, owns Cassandra's soul. Considering where Cassie was before Venus entered her life, she doesn't much mind being a slave to a demon. Her once rebellious spirit has been broken in her time here. She is meek, timid, and shy, nothing like she used to be. Then a mysterious young gentelman becomes a part of the household and Cassandra's charge. He reminds her of how she used to be. Will she influence him to behave or will he bring out her old self? And when war breaks out in the demonic world, how will it affect these damned souls? Well, really only Venus knows and she's not saying anything.

It's all about the misconceptions or so it seems... When Michael (Mike) Withers relocated to Jacksonville, taking over as Withers International's CEO in an effort to be closer to his sister and her new family, he never imagined finding himself at a crossroads. Burned by his ex-fiancée, Mike traded in his dream of a house with a white picket fence and a family of his own and submersed himself in work and entertaining the occasional lady, even if the woman in question worked for him. Was he a player? Hardly. But Nicole (Nikki) Baxter wouldn't believe the truth even if it hit her between the eyes. The woman claimed that once a player, always a player. Compelled to prove her wrong, games begin which Mike is quick to realize could lead him down one of two roads: heartache or the life he had desired once but had resolved to quit chasing. Maybe he'd given up too early? Maybe his ex hadn't really been the one? And maybe happiness lay in the form of a feisty, argumentative, tiny package with tight skirts and an ability to turn any argument into foreplay? RECOMMENDED READING ORDER: Once Written, Twice Shy Almost Forgotten Play Me to Infinity To Forgive & Hold Safe A Heart's War

The year is 1932, smack dab in the middle of the Great Depression, and Annabelle is dealing with it all head on with her trusty beagle, Roxy. With only herself to rely on, life has been tough- starvation, unemployment, along with some emotional baggage. Enter the Russells, a kind family she grows to love and take her in as their own. Life seems to improve with them in her life. Then after finding - then losing - a job due to a misunderstanding, she's forced to take a new job offer as an 'escort' to a snarky, rich boy, and she's thrown into her old life of wealth and luxury from right before the stock market crash. But after a little mishap, Annabelle realizes she might be stuck on the jerk, which complicates things even more. So should she stick around and see if the boy likes her- and keep the large pay- or hightail it out of there and go back to her family with nothing? She may not have much to offer, but Annabelle has so much to lose if she makes the wrong choice.

[2013 Watty Finalist] Thea Gibson lives a normal life. She waitresses at her local bar, pays her bills on time, has a secret crush on Detective Josh Cooper and let's her friend Shae drag her to parties when she'd rather be curled up at home buried in the latest paranormal fantasy. In one night though, her life becomes a paranormal fantasy when she is attacked by Titans and saved by a man claiming to be Hermes, Messenger of the Gods. Hermes tells her she is a reincarnated deity, with latent powers she must remember so she can return the recently escaped Cronos back to Tartarus. Thea refuses to believe such nonsense but with the strange things happening around her, Thea begins to discover that fantasy is more closer to reality than she once thought... Note: Some myths have been altered for this story. Please do not presume to correct them as they are altered for the purposes of my story. Forsaken Deity Copyright © Melissa Lucas 2013 All Rights Reserved. No part of this literary work may be reproduced or used without written consent from the author.

Third Instalment of the Tourniquet Series. GRAPHIC & EXPLICIT! Clarke's been sent into Tourniquet to save Sophie Montgomery from Sebastienne's twisted clutches. Only Sebastienne is hanging on a meat hook and they still won't let her go. He keeps telling himself that falling for her - the niece of a deranged Russian Druglord on the hunt for vengeance - will be a really bad idea. She's obviously hurting - scared - convinced she's bad blood through and through, and deserves no better. He can't keep her safe - he's never managed before, but there's something about her that calls to him - something primal that he can't ignore. Something dark that demands her submission, and won't stop until she belongs to him.

Michael Gates works at G.A., an escort service that caters to all, including the supernatural. He never thought of getting stuck with a male client before but when he meets the client for the first time, things take a different turn. Intrigued by what his clients is asking of him, Mike goes along, wanting to see what will happen. April Harper has had trouble keeping any guy long enough for a relationship and would scare off any potential men. So when getting a date to take her to the Masked Ball at the Tanner Mansion comes up, she has no one to go with. When her brother offers to get her a date she has her suspicions about it. But when she meets her date will she be able to keep her guard up or will she fall for his charm?

I stepped towards him, the Mate that was to be mine for all eternity. But before I could leap into his arms, he put his hands up, as if to tell me not to do what was an instinct. I held myself back, it confused me that he wasn't standing in front of me with open arms, and he was closed off. Before I could truly grasp what was happening, he said in a low sexy voice that travelled through my body sending tiny shock waves throughout, "I don't want you."

---But you see, the villagers couldn't find a special sacrifice to please the God Alexander, so they suffered all of hell's wrath, and even worse, Alexander's. The villagers continued to make sacrifices to the God Alexander, including the exotic beautiful animals, delicious fruits, and even their finest clothes and possessions, but they kept failing to win his favor. For decades they searched and searched to find their perfect sacrifice to end Alexander's Curse, but they couldn't find it, so they still continue their search. But what the villagers never could have guessed, is that maybe their perfect sacrifice could be amongst them... Not an exotic animal, nor any precious human possession, but instead one who walks among them, being their own flesh and blood... A human girl named Chime. But would they sacrifice one of their own, to save the rest of themselves..? (For Entire Discription, Please Read The First Chapter!)

Football star, Dirk Curry, is the type of man that women all over the world fantasize about. A deadly combination of endearing charm, outgoing personality and movie star good looks makes him nearly irresistible- most of the time, that is. Chelsy Lawson hates sports. Her father, Torrence Lawson, was well known as Dallas Supernova's most beloved Quarterback after winning MVP for seven years straight. If that wasn't enough, her mother was known for being one of the most aggressive female sport's agents of her time. And then there was her baby sister, Mary Lawson, who just so happened to be one of ESPN's most popular female sports analysts. Growing up, Chelsy found herself surrounded by sport's athletes. Many of them coming in and out of her home, making her life crazy with their inflated egos and an insane desire to talk about themselves. After college, she settled down with a prominent law firm as a legal assistant. With her life just beginning she wanted to stay as far away from famous athletes as she possibly could. But there was one place she couldn't avoid said athletes- her sister's wedding to another famous football star, Jet (Colton) Jordan. It was supposed to be the wedding of the year. Everyone was supposed to be there, including the magnetic, Dirk Curry who is instantly intrigued with the little spitfire whom he later learns is the older Lawson sister. Sparks begin to fly as Chelsy does everything in her power to dodge Mr. Dirk Curry. But Dirk Curry was a player and when he played- he played for keeps. All he needed was the perfect plan. Game plan, that is.......