**Cosmopolitan featured** **Wattpad Featured** **The Literary Awards Winner (Best Voracious Reads)** [UPDATES ON FRIDAYS] ***BOOK 1 OF THE DARK DUOLOGY*** Alex has always followed a very safe and practical path when it comes to her career and her men. A well mannered and somewhat privileged young doctor, she's always done everything that's been expected of her. And it's worked out perfectly well. Until now... Jake has led a life of violence, power and darkness in the gritty underworld of London's east end. Respected and feared, he's forged a life for himself in a world he's always felt apart from. A world he knows he doesn't want to live in forever. A world he knows he won't survive in forever. When one fateful night brings them both together, an instant attraction draws them both into a strong obsession that neither is able to deny. One that neither of them wants to deny. Jake knows he has to have her, and Alex knows she shouldn't let him. http://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/a48773/wattpad-on-cosmo-a-dark-fall/ If you are reading this story on any other platform other than Wattpad you are very likely to be at risk of a malware attack. If you wish to read this story in it's original, safe, form, please go to: http://my.w.tt/UiNb/tkO7Pu1IIF © Copyright 2015 All work is property of Scarlett Drake, any duplication or reproduction of all or part of this work without explicit permission by the author is illegal.

This book is now published! You can purchase the new edited edition on Amazon from the link in my bio! Five weeks after the events that fateful Sunday afternoon Jake is left dealing with the consequences of his momentous decision. Will what he's done be enough to win Alex back? In France, Alex is nursing her heartbreak as she tries to decide if she can live without the man she loves - or whether she can live with him and who he is... If you are reading this story on any other platform other than Wattpad you are very likely to be at risk of a malware attack. If you wish to read this story in it's original, safe, form, please go to: http://my.w.tt/UiNb/BOEfvKdJIF **PLEASE ALSO NOTE: This story contains strong sexual language and scenes and is only suitable for MATURE audiences. You have been warned.** © Copyright 2015 All work is property of Scarlett Drake, any duplication or reproduction of all or part of this work without explicit permission by the author is illegal.

[THIS STORY WILL BECOME FREE ON THE 5th OCTOBER 2023] Fara's husband, the Prince of Azura, is murdered and she's enslaved by his killer, Theodan, a warrior fighting a war he doesn't believe in - until her. ***** Following the assassination of her husband and the invasion of the kingdom of Azura, Princess Fara is forced to go into hiding. She disguises herself as a lowly servant, determined to escape the war-torn capital, only to catch the eye of Theodan, the commander of the invading army that killed her family. Taken as his slave and a spoil of war, the last thing Fara expects is the forbidden connection that grows between them, compelling Theodan to protect her at any cost. But when Theodan discovers her true identity puts a target on her back, he will have to decide between saving the woman he loves, and betraying all he has ever known. [Wattys' Shortlist] [[word count: 150,000-200,000 words]]

Недалеко от элитных жилых домов в провинции Амалиенау в небольшом городе Курше, происходит ряд неожиданных событий. Мария является художницей и коллекционером, в один прекрасный солнечный день она заходит к знакомому акционеру и покупает у него шкатулку, но узнает, что она принадлежала местной знаменитости Елизавете, которую несколько дней никто не видел. Мария загорелась желанием её найти.