"Well it is unfortunate that you will be saddled with a husband, despite your preference to remain a spinster," Mr Wilkes said with a smirk. "I beg your pardon?" The faintest alarm flickered in his eyes. "You don't really intend to refuse me?" The look on his face turned to that of a bewildered schoolboy. Frederick Wilkes was not used to refusal. "You don't really mean to propose marriage to a lady you have just met?" London, 1910. A strange bequest in a will leads to Mary Taylor hastily marrying reckless playboy Frederick Wilkes. Fred has a bad reputation but it is the seemingly moral Mary's past that threatens to destroy them both. A story of love, betrayal and murder. Best ranks: #1 in literary fiction, #1 in historical fiction #5 romance

**this is the second book in the series** MATURE DO NOT READ IF YOUR UNDER 18 - explicit content, vivid sexual descriptions, mature content, and lots of fucking cussing R E L G I O N noun - a particular system of faith and worship. plural noun: religions "the world's great religions" - a pursuit or interest followed with great devotion. "consumerism is the new religion" synonyms: faith, belief, divinity, worship, creed, teaching ___________________________________________ Bad Boy Religion, is the uncertain pursuit and interest to the lovely group we pin the name "bad boy". And I was head over heels for a particular one of them. Enjoy the second book in the series.

The daughter of a powerful King, Freya was promised to Ewen the Cold. The union was meant to cement an alliance between the two most powerful men in the land. A pawn in a world of violence and lust, Freya is meant to be a dutiful and obedient wife. But what if she isn't?

Ainsley Sceletta never thought in a million years that her husband, Aiden Sceletta, would have an affair. They had been together for 6 years, from when she was 18 and he was 25. How will she cope, will she ever find closure in such a messy situation? She loves him, but is it time to let go?

What happens when Rebecca, wife and mother of two kids finds out that her husband of six years is involved in an extramarital affair? Rebecca does everything to make her kids Lizzy and Drew, and her husband, Andrew happy as a classic housewife. Nevertheless her husband is involved in another relationship because he wants more excitement in his life. Will she be able to forgive, and keep her wedding vows 'till death do us part'? Or will she leave the man she loves for good? **Extract** Putting on a big smile on my face, sighing that I finally found Andrew and I still had time for my surprise. I just hoped he wasn't angry with me for coming here in this state. I looked up ready to speak, when I felt my whole body go rigid and my throat constricted seeing the sight before me. There I saw my husband's naked back covered in a quilt from the waist down, thrusting hard into a female beneath him, looking exactly like Claire Carter, his 'Personal assistant'. I felt the blood drain from my body and my stomach hit the ground. I blinked several times, praying that this was just a bad dream. Just a mere nightmare. ******************* Join me on an intriguing journey to see what happens. Contains certain mature content. @copyright Inc. This story is not permitted to be copied or altered by anyone but the author. The characters in this book belongs solely to the author, @Santana Blake. Any resemblance to any character, living, dead or fictional, is purely coincidental. The plot and the story are entirely my own and may not be reproduced anywhere without my permission. If this is not followed, legal action will be taken. Picture on book cover, credit goes to rightful owner.

King Ecbert's daughter is forced to marry Bjorn as part of their fathers' deal with each other. At first, the princess is not satisfied with the arrangement, but once she discovers her new freedoms she can't help but embrace the Norse culture. Bjorn/OC with some Ragnar. ************* Hilda sighed loudly before standing up from her chair and walking across the crowd toward Bjorn. As the girl approached him, Bjorn set down his drink and gave her his full attention. "My Father wants us to dance and then proceed to the final ceremony." It took a minute for Bjorn to process her words before he held out his hand for her. Hilda placed her small, dainty hand in his large, calloused one. Bjorn pulled her closer to him and began to rock back and forth. He looked around at everyone else, seemingly completely disinterested in the girl in front of him, "I am in love with someone else." Bjorn pursed his lips and continued to dance with the girl, waiting for her reaction. Hilda couldn't find the words to say and instead just stared at him blankly. After a few moments, Bjorn continued, "She is a slave girl but I love her and it does not matter what we must do tonight, my heart only goes to her." Hilda could see the tension in her husband's shoulders and the words finally came to her. "I don't expect your heart to go to me. We are only pawns, Bjorn. I expect no more of you than what our fathers expect of us."

Published 6/13/17 On going 07/07/17 #172 in Romance 07/23/17 #89 in Romance 07/24/17 #60 in Romance ----- "I don't care if he's the mail man or the president of the fucking United States. He dare touch what's mine he must pay the consequences." ----- Samantha Tanner is a 23 year old girl with twin babies. The father of her babies walked out before they were even born. They were the outcome of a one night stand. One thing that Samantha doesn't know is that the father of her babies is a well known man and not for good things. Dominic King is a 26 year old man. He is what every woman wants and what every man wants to be. He is feared by many and loved by many. He is in an organization known to many as the mafia. Samantha's life is about to get very interesting.

- Three years have passed and with time things do change, yet something's never do. True love, trust and family are things that stand the test of time through trials and tribulation they only get stronger. So why is it so different for Bentley and Ava? Secrets, lies and hidden truths haunt the life they have made together. Would these exposed secrets break them apart or make their relationship stronger?

Melaina is a slave in the Greek city-state of Corinth, 800 BC. But she is no ordinary slave. She is a musical prodigy of her time, blessed with an incredible aptitude for musical instruments and a voice that haunts all who hear it. But her talent doesn't change her status. In Ancient Greece, slaves are not human beings. They are property, seen as little more than the common mule. Melaina is accustomed to being treated like an animal, and she has resigned to her mundane existence. Until she meets a cryptic prince that awakens all the human desires she has tried so long to suppress. She suspects of sinister forces lurking in his past, but she can't bring herself to leave him. He is the first person, aside from her mother, to make her feel human. As their mutual desire brings them closer, the pressures of their rigid society and his troubled past push back with equal force, keeping them apart. Will they find a way to overcome them? You'll have to read to find out! *Disregard all your pre-conceived notions of slavery. Slavery in Ancient Greece was NOT based on race. Melaina is black simply bc I like having POC as my main characters :-)*

In a world where vampires feed from other vampires and males dominate females... there is but one precious thing left in their world which every vampire craves... A Mihr. Dohmenic is the Dralan - the King - of all vampires, and survives purely on clean blood; The blood of a Mihr, a virgin. Without a Dralaq, a Queen, he has to feed from Mihrs to ensure the continuation of his pure blood and the claim to the throne. But the times are dire; Mihrs are becoming rarer and rarer each day, and so the Dralan is slowly fading from bloodthirst. He desperately needs a Mihr to feed. Leyla is a Mihr. She is one of the few that is left in the world ruled by hungry, savage male vampires and she intends to stay that way. In hiding from the frenzied males, she ends up in the one place that should have been her only safe haven in the world; The Dralan's castle. Disguising herself as a Kischmir (a servant), she pretends she is but a mere commoner whose blood is not the purest kind in the kingdom. But when the Dralan nearly dies from cruel thirst, her blood is all that can save him. To be a Mihr means you can't be bedded by a male, otherwise your blood will be tainted. But as things grow heated between the Dralan and Leyla, will Dohmenic be able to keep his hands off her? After all, we always want what we can't have...