"They may see you as how you try to be, but what I see is what you try not to be." SHE IS A BASTARD... Maxine Theobald hid from the rest of society to protect her father's name. But as she grows tired of her role-playing games every year during the famous Theobald weekend parties, she starts to question how she has been living her life. She starts to wonder about the other part of her that she was deprived of--her mother and why she left her. A DISGUISE... Having finally found the courage to search for the one thing that she believes can help her understand her true nature, Maxine cuts her hair, puts on her breeches, and runs away from the only home she has ever known. She travels to the affluent town of Wickhurst and found herself employed as the valet of the famous rake Nicholas Everard, a game she will later find to be quite dangerous. SOMETHING DIFFERENT... Maxine set out into an adventure with none but one goal, yet found herself stumbling upon an unlikely find for the search of something else--romance. Still set in the fictional place of the Town, this fifth book in the Everard Family series follows one heroine who has chosen to defy the norm and her own fears in an attempt to understand her own nature, the first step to a discovery of not just about her lineage, but of love so unexpectedly, irritatingly and undeniably powerful. (This story is a standalone title in the Everard Family series.)

Zoe Valentine fled for her life for fear of dying under the consumption of broken magic. Labeled an illegal immigrant in London, England, she learns that she is a Caster; a person capable of changing the very fabric and reality of her world. Now armed with the knowledge, she must make a decision; either to step into the light or forever fall into darkness and shadow. Will Zoe help or destroy those around her?

FIRST FOUR SAMPLE CHAPTERS ONLY. www.bethanyshayporteous.com www.facebook.com/BethanyShayPorteous For most wolves packs are a family unit. They always have a safe place to stay and a friendly face to turn to. For Charlotte Anderson, packs represented everything she didn't want in her life. After living away at college for two years as humanly as possible, Charlotte is forced to return home by her estranged Alpha wolf father. Upon arrival, Charlotte is thrust into her own worst nightmare when she discovers she's been betrothed to the recently widowed Alpha of Michigan. In an act of defiance Charlotte makes her escape, only to run into the arms of her true mate, the most feared and ruthless Alpha wolf in the US. With her life turned upside down and with a deluded Alpha on her tail, Charlotte must unravel the secrets of her strong and mysterious mate, while discovering who she really is. Stay tuned and have a look at my free works, The Cheyenne, Mr Mate and His Beloved.

This is book 3 in the Red Valley Series but like the other ones, it can be read by itself. Faith Matthews is a headstrong, independent woman determined to make it on her on in a mans world. She left Charleston to escape the constraints of society, vowing to never to be an obedient wife who is only seen and not heard. Against her brother's wishes, she bought a nearby ranch; but when she finds herself in the middle of a war over water rights, her big brother sends someone to protect her. Cade Jacobs is a hard and calloused hired gun, who's only allegiance is to the highest bidder. Can they work together to save her ranch or when the sparks start flying, will they go up in flames?

When Narissa Francis, a mere, faithful girl, witnesses her own village burned down and her kin turned to exile, she knew that the worst would never be over. Until her chance meeting with General Xoren Marcus, a young, military asset, after being abducted by a band of roaming soldiers. Within weeks of the bondage, in a bit by bit process, both characters found themselves edged by the eternal forces of faith, hope and love. However, outside their romantic circle comes challenges and trials brought forth by the penalties of war. Persecutions ensued by higher powers within the city, killings and injustice, specially upon the emerging nationality that had rattled the whole empire, Christianity. And with brewing threats, taking the forms of heathen Celtics, political disputes and a raging temperamental Emperor, they each found themselves not only smitten by each other, but also in the violent outside world. //updated on Sundays. //cover and trailer made by yours truly x

They thought it was only a short love affair... Leandro Salazar, Conde de Parama, knew he had found the woman who will be his perfect mistress-sexy and wild in bed. But as soon as the summer ended the woman he made as his mistress vanished from the face of the earth as he had just imagined her. Now a few weeks later he saw reports that she's already married to another man. No one played the fool to Leandro Salazar he will have his revenge on this heartless woman! But they got it wrong... Leila Fiorenza never thought that few weeks of freedom before her marriage would result in a full-blown affair with the most gorgeous man she'd ever seen. But her runaway escapade resulted to put her twin sister in chaos with her rebellion against her father's command. It's time to go back to the real world-the world she desperately left behind. Even if means leaving the man who might be the love of her life. But they both need to face the consequence of their affair that will change their lives forever.

Title says it all, lovelies. Includes chapters on how to make a believable story, how not to make me laugh at your dialogue, and how slut-shaming will be answered with screams of injustice.

Berkley Roberts is a college student in an abusive relationship until one day BJ pushes her too far. Betrayed by Laura, Dane Knight is a single father, struggling to balance work, women and his troubled son. He desperately needs a full time Nanny on site 24/7 to help him with his troubled 3 year old Ethan. Seeing Ethan struggling and falling behind, Danes mother takes matters into her own hands and hires Berkley to care for her grandson. Considering she is a beautiful brunette with stunning jade eyes instead of the middle aged prude of choice, Cybil hires her under the condition that she not fall prey to Dane and his charms. Soon Berkley finds her heart wrapped around the little finger of a small boy who clings to her to fill the void left by his mother. Dane wants nothing more than for his son to have a mother, someday, but his work is challenging him more and the last thing he has time for is a relationship. Berkley is emotionally scarred and hiding from her past, accepts Danes generosity taking refuge in his home. Battered and broken, can Berkley let her guard down and leave her heart defenseless? Can Dane learn to trust again? Will their 'Love of Ethan' pull them together or are they both too damaged?

❝All wolves are the same. Some are closer to a real monster, and others hide in sheep skin.❞ Lennox Armstrong is a twenty-six-year-old Alpha who controls one of the biggest packs in the Northern hemisphere. The one difference between him and every other werewolf? He's less human and more wolf. With his pack house located at the other side of a college campus, it's inevitable that he meets Schuyler Bradshaw: a quirky nineteen-year-old, past-help, obsessed-with-anything-and-everything-to-do-with-wolves girl who happens to be on a date with his Casanova-of-a-best-friend. Overcome by the drive to fulfill the inevitability of mating with the human girl or drive his more primal thoughts back down- betrayal, murder and something to dig your teeth in unfolds itself as Lennox is forced to learn if he's truly a monster that hides in sheep's skin. BOOK #1 of BLOODLINES trilogy *romance/suspense/mystery* TRAILER BY @Rosykun COVER BY @beingellie

[BOOK 2] NOTE FROM AUTHOR: "I wrote this book in High school, so if you don't like it and find it poorly written, I completely understand" Selene is the abomination to her race; half-human wolf, no one knows her secret except her even more secretive father. If anyone were to find out what she was it could mean in her untimely death. When her father's past comes hunting him down, Selene's forced to live in a house occupied by all-male inhabitants--unmated, bad-mannered, and untamed wolves that obey a temperamental young Alpha. Alpha Lucca wants nothing to do with the she-wolf that clings to his new Beta's back. Hard to ignore the fact that she is aggressive, beautiful and exactly the type of girl he'd want, Lucca is bent on evading her from his thoughts...and his dreams. Selene proves to add to his long list of problems as she spends everyday near his line of sight and out of his reach. He goes out of his way to make it clear that he loathes her, but but not in the way she thinks. Drawn to her like a moth to a flame, Lucca desires to keep her in his dominion, whether she likes to or not. Written: 2012