He will lose everything if their secret is found out. When Tarek's family is taken prisoner by the conniving, self-proclaimed King of Racah, they make a pact to lay low and do whatever is necessary to survive until they can devise an escape plan. Despite Tarek's efforts to follow his parent's orders, he has no choice but to save the Princess from making a life-threatening mistake. And despite his best efforts, he can't help when he loses his heart to the enchanting and lonely Princess. Unfortunately, Tarek is in danger of losing much more than just his heart.

"Why me?" I said just loud enough for him to hear me. Julian turned around and was next to me in a heartbeat making me gasp. He slowly lifted my chin so he could see my face clearly. His face was still shrouded in darkness. All that was visible to me was his light eyes, blue almost gray, causing shivers to course down my spine as they stared at me intensely, "Because princess, whether you get it or not, I can't and won't let you leave." He lets go leaving me to shiver at the sudden cold. He doesn't turn his back until he mutters his last words. "Not if I have something to do about it." __________________________________ When Aspen's father doesn't return his debt to an investor he has to give up the one thing that meant the world to him. Aspen. Scared of a man she has never seen before she doesn't know the daunting role or the effect she has on him. Three words that could change the fate of a man or is he a beast? Three simple words... I love you. _________________________________ I hope y'all enjoy! The AMAZING cover is done by @Pennywithaney Read on readers, read on xoxo -M Highest rating: #498 in Fantasy

**Winner of 'Miraculous Magic' category in the FCRAs 2016** Lorelie May does not go into the forests. She knows there are monsters within those trees. She faced and survived them once and is unwilling to take that chance again. Until she is forced to. Wary and scared, she ventures into the woods only to come face to face with the horrors of her past once more. However, these horrors are not as she remembers them. They are not merely monsters, what she discovers within the woods goes beyond what she thought she knew. Caught in the middle of a war that has been waged for over a hundred years, she is forced to either repay a debt she had unknowingly created or walk away and suffer the consequences. ~~~~~ (Please Note: These books link but it is NOT ESSENTIAL that you read them in order - they stand alone as well as link together) The Rose Quartet Reading Order: Beauty and The Beast: http://w.tt/1wczujq Sleeping Beauty: http://w.tt/1Bi4TJC The Frog Prince: http://w.tt/1KphNHL Little Red Riding Hood: Cover Picture by: LAS-T (An absolute fave!) Check them out: http://las-t.deviantart.com/