We'd fallen for each other hard and fast and things were perfect. Until his ex showed up with Hudson's ten-month-old son. Hudson, afraid his ex would take off with his son, bent over backwards to accommodate her. He ignored my advice to get a paternity test and set some boundaries with her. He didn't, and she kept taking more and more of his time. He swore things would settle, but I overheard him with her on the phone one night and that was it for me. I was out of there.

Ariana LaRosa was kidnapped as a four year old girl in Italy. She is smuggled to America and kept locked away. She never gave up hope of seeing her poppa and older brother, Luca, again. Ariana learned how to survive around Ricardo's drunken temper. And Maria's cruel tongue and leather strap. When Ricardo has visitors from Italy, he locks her in the attic. Until one fateful day when Ariana has a chance to get free. She gets his phone and dials the only name she knows.... Luca. Luca, Enzo, and Teo, have been friends forever! Lorenzo Mugno was around when Ariana was taken. He and Luca were nine years old when the wreck happened. He has never forgotten little Ariana LaRosa. Enzo's pop, worked for the LaRosa Familia, Enzo's entire life. It only seems fitting that Enzo work for them too. Teo Caolo never met Ariana in person. His family became acquainted with the LaRosa Familia a few years after the tragedy. But he has heard of her for the past twelve years of his friendship with Luca and Enzo. This story is rated mature for language, violence, and sex. If you are under the age of 18, please don't read. If this is a trigger for you, please don't read any farther. This story is totally fiction. Made up in my own head. I don't speak Italian and have never been to Italy. So I'm not sure if these places exist. This is a new topic/ plot for me, so please forgive any and all errors. People, places, and events are all fiction. As always, please leave a vote and/ or comment. Just to let me know what you think. Please enjoy and happy reading! Lots of Love, Menarhodes xoxox

There are speculations about King Caleb being cursed roaming around the kingdom. His eyes are glowing golden, yet many people say his eyes change color to purple when he's angry. Many witnessed what the witch who was set on fire screamed at him. Later that year, the King tried to break the curse by getting married. Some people say his wife died of sickness, some say she was murdered by the King himself. Another year of great irritation passes by before the King lays his golden eyes upon a mesmerizing peasant with dull blue eyes. The King's eyes glow purple once more, but for a whole other reason than anger or irritation. He found who he was looking for. This isn't the cliché love story you're expecting. No love on first sight. SLOW BURN. YEARNING.

★BOOK #17 in the DARK SERIES★ "Spread your pretty legs and let me devour you," he growled sinfully. Atlas Black was the secret bastard son of the Black Crescent family who prized their bloodline over anything else. Atlas has lived his whole life with the shame of being the living proof that his father had an affair with another woman. His very existence was a stain on the Black Crescent Legacy. So, now, after having kept the secret for so long, he's had enough and wishes to tell his brothers. But, he feared the consequences. Atlas didn't care about his parents but he loved his brothers and served the pack to the best of his ability. Training day and night to be the best fighter. He remained focused on his goal dreading the day his secret would come to light. Until... he heard a beautiful voice that called out to the monstrous wolf inside of him. Emily Bennett was a rogue wolf who was looking for a fresh start. After being on her own for far too long and seeing the dangerous of being a rogue, she's had enough. Emily wishes to join the Black Crescent pack and become a teacher for their new school. But, she never thought that she would catch the eye of the dangerously scary pack enforcer who also happened to be a brother to the Black family. She couldn't pull away from his enticing eyes and seductive touch. However, would this heated attraction lead her astray?

Bitterness forges rage and despair; love cracks the harden shell. Bitter fate series In a world shadowed by pain and regret, the choices we make determine whether we remain trapped by past wounds or break free to embrace hope and connection. In this standalone enemies-to-lovers tale echoing Hers Freely, freedom demands they surrender to the beast within, daring to let love conquer bitterness and find strength in healing.

An incredibly shy librarian who finds it almost impossible to talk with people unless it's about books. A dominant who comes into the library is captivated by the shy woman behind the circulation desk. The minute she says Yes, Sir to him, he knows she's his. He just needs to convince her of that.

After many years of trying...and the pain of loss, I was finally pregnant. The night my sister got married, my husband drunkenly confessed to me that he had been in love with my sister for two years. I divorced him without talking to him. Now, two years later, I'm ready to listen.

We were friends with benefits. Reed would stop by every time he was in Anchorage, and that was the extent of things, although I started to want more. Then he ended our arrangement, and I suspected there was another woman, but it wasn't until I overheard a conversation that I understood completely. He thought I was calling and texting because I couldn't take no for an answer. That wasn't my problem at all. Two blue lines were.

She didn't mean to fall in love with the handsome strangers. They didn't mean to fall in love ever.

The Alpha Primum. I had seen him in pictures before, but even on this call he looked more dangerously beautiful then anyone I had ever seen in my life. I stared into his sharp blue-green eyes and felt a sense of longing and attraction, more then anything I had ever felt before. And then I realize it. "Mate." ........................................... The wolves have taken over. The land that was once America has been unified into the Lupos Unum pack, with their leader, the Alpha Primum Olivia Bridges was born a human, in a society, that oppresses humans. The rebellion she is a part of works to become a thorn in the side of the Lupos Unum pack and give rights to the humans who don't. Her plans are to do whatever she can to accomplish that. However, her plans might be interfered with when she locks eyes with the Alpha Primum.