In the strange little town of Greenhaven, popular golden boy Alijah Moreau has two priorities: keeping his magic hidden and his image spotless. But when Oakley James-a sarcastic stoner with a reputation for skipping class gets attacked in the woods and cursed with something not quite human, their worlds collide. Now, one's glowing with secrets, the other's growling through them, and something dark is stirring beneath the surface of Greenhaven. With people vanishing, symbols appearing in the trees, and a centuries-old evil awakening, Alijah and Oakley might be the only ones who can stop it-if they don't hex or kill each other first. [EXTENDED SYNOPSIS INSIDE]

I dragged my nails lightly over his chest, slow, my eyes locked on his. "You told me I was in control, remember?" My voice dipped lower, sultry, daring. I leaned close enough that my lips brushed his ear. "Then say it, baby. Say you're my bitch." A dark laugh rumbled from his lips, low and sinful, the kind that made my stomach flip. His eyes didn't waver, didn't blink. "I'm your bitch," he said...calm, but hot as fuck. The words rolled off his tongue like he'd been waiting to say them, and God, the way he said it almost made me melt right there.

"I want you to be able to love me at some point, or at least try. If you just promise me one day you'll try, I'll fuck you till I'm the only one consuming that mind of yours

"I'm nobody's damsel in distress." - Colette Fontaine She walks with a blade and a laugh, soft lips and sharp intent. Pretty enough to make you look twice. Dangerous enough to make you wish you hadn't.

Rule #1: Date within your circle. Rule #2: Uphold the family image. Rule #3: Never, ever get distracted. Carter Vanderbilt has followed the rules his entire life. As the golden boy of the conservative elite, his path was set: marry a suitable girl, run the family empire, and maintain the status quo. His current fling, Ashley, is the perfect "pick me" placeholder-until Meredith Bridges walks in. Meredith is kindness and light, a beautiful black woman who represents everything his world is not. And Carter can't look away. His fascination quickly twists into a dangerous obsession, making him question every belief he's ever held. Ashley isn't about to let some "sweetheart" steal her trophy. She's played the game too long to lose now. Watch as a man's entire world unravels for an obsession that was never part of the plan. He was taught to build walls. She's the reason they'll crumble.

In this world it's not what you will take up, but what you will give up that will make you rich, but you should remember to never allow yourself to be controlled by money, the past, or people.. After all, for the love of money is the root of all evil, so what is it that you would really be willing to do for it, even if it goes against what you believe in? Confused?... Unsure?... Or maybe you think that you have it all figured out and know what you would do if you was to be in a terrible stage in your life, barley making it day by day, and having the feeling of despair. A'Mirah has been there thinking that she would never have to be in the situations she's in now. Now she's confused and unsure of what she's to do next in order to finally survive again, not only for her, but for her parents as well. Things have not been the same in about two years, their lives has changed tremendously and went down hill and with the person that contributed to that happening now gone, can she try to fix it by herself? "Some say that our lives are defined by the sum of our choices, but it isn't really our choices that distinguish who we are." -Emily Thorne, (Revenge) Copyright © 2016 All rights reserved by Shy'Rissa McGuire

Ava was another high school student that has been kidnapped. Instead of receiving beatings and rape, it was something else. This kidnapper was different. It got her feeling all types of ways. Official book.

Synopsis: Her parents raised her to save lives. He was born to take them. At twenty-three, Dr. Evangeline James has her dream job and a haunted heart. One of Manhattan's youngest pediatric surgeons, she spends her days stitching up children and her nights keeping her demons in check. Raised under her parents' strict Southern roof-with gospel in her ears and shame stitched into her spine-Evangeline ran to New York for more than ambition. She came for air. For control. For secrets. She never expected to find him-a man bleeding to death behind a dumpster in the freezing cold, clutching a gun like it was a lifeline. One look into those brutal, obsidian eyes and Evangeline knew: this man was not a victim. He was a threat. And somehow, she still brought him home. He said his name was Lorenzo DeLuca. She knew it belonged to a monster. Not just a mafia prince-but the heir to the DeLuca empire. A man carved from violence and baptized in blood. A man who's used to getting what he wants-and now he wants her. Lorenzo is sin in human form. dark silk, loaded guns, and soft-spoken commands. He makes promises that sound like threats and touches her like she's already his. He says he'll protect her from his world-but his world is made of bodies, betrayal, and war. And Evangeline? She's no saint. What begins as a mercy spirals into a dangerous obsession. He's possessive. Unforgiving. Addicted. And the deeper Evangeline falls into Lorenzo's shadows, the more she questions everything-her morals, her loyalties, even her own pleasure. Because nothing about this is holy. Nothing about him is safe. But God, she craves him anyway. And she might not survive what loving him will cost.

★★★ 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 Imani was only working there for necessary means, only for Kazimir to come and change it all. Forced to face reality with her past, discoveries, and open fresh wounds, A developing partnership with Kazimir. What could go wrong? The Ex-Queenpin of the Sinaloa Cartel and The Russian Mob. Possibly everything. ★★★ Once you're in you can't get out, that's how it is when you're involved with crime. There is no easy way to get out, but I did get out or so I thought.