A lonely man discovers that there is more to pain than we often think. And beyond pain dwells happiness we forsake.

"I could tutor you, but I don't think you'd be able to concentrate." • • • When Cassandra Berry gets offered a shitload of money and a place at any college of her choice, just to con a man and getting pregnant with a said man, the answer seems pretty straight forward; Yes. - But Harry Xavier Devon is no mere fool. With two millennium prizes on his back and renowned around the world as the next Newton within mathematics, Harry easily sees through his brother's ploy to have a woman seduce him and get her pregnant when he himself can't have children. His brother in desperate need of an heir for his business empire, but Harry has no intentions of playing the scapegoat. Flipping the play against his brother, he pays Cassandra double the money to continue lying to his brother that they *are* having sex. He thinks he's gotten his revenge when it suddenly appears he's gotten more than he bargained for. Cassandra is no shy woman, or as previously thought, just a money-grabbing whore. Stuck in the same house together for a whole summer could prove to teach the mathematician that some things can *never* be calculated... - Especially when dealing with a (horny) woman.

*** FOR MATURE READERS ONLY *** Have you ever escaped death? Have you truly escaped the pits of darkness? Death is coming for you because of your betrayal, and there is nothing you can do about it. Death is coming with vengeance by its side, and there is only one thing you both can do: run. Axel De Donté and Trinity Callen are on the run, and they will do just about everything in their power to get away from the past. They will have to rely on both their skills and training to survive as they travel across the world; they will have to use their hatred to motivate them to help one another. They will have to push at each other's strengths and weaknesses in order to survive. Follow them as they journey across the world, exploring their toxic relationship as they escape from Hector De Donté, Deva Callen, and the cartel. ** Book two of the Definitions of Darkness series. ** _____________ Copyright © Ashleigh Parkers 2019 Cover: @AshleighParkers

Samuel Brandt woke up with his thoughts written all over his body. His brother woke up with his head missing. His sister woke up to find that her skin would crack open unless she stayed in water. All of the other children in the secluded Iowa town of Oak Knoll woke up having undergone strange transformations. Now, they are all forced to live at 407 West Marshall Street, the mysterious house outside of town. With the new name of The Boy with Words for Skin, Samuel wants nothing more than to hide from his new life. He painfully and unpredictably sheds his skin, there is a Voice in the entryway closet that is often cruel, and-perhaps worst of all for a naturally shy boy-the other children look to him as a leader. As his seven-year-old brother struggles with their new life, as terrifying growls start to come from the pitch black basement, and as his feelings for a girl begin to grow, The Boy with Words for Skin realizes that he wants to change. He wants to put others first, learn from his peers, and let himself hope that things will get better. The Boy with Words for Skin is the first book in the 407 West Marshall Street series. Each book will advance the story but be told from a different character. Book 2 will be The Girl without Eyes.

Highest rank on romance hot list: #5. She is called The Ice Queen, due to her stoic non-readable features and her standoffish attitude. Angelica Taverron builds protective walls around herself from people she doesn't know or trust. She's secretly afraid to be used for her looks for others to use to their advantage, may it be man or woman. Julien St. James is a tall, dark, and handsome, high profile business man with billions and is expanding his businesses into the western side of the states and also just moved across the street from the Taverron's. His penetrating silver eyes captivate her and take her breath away, and secretly she desires him. Julien secretly names her the Duchess for he saw a daring strength, a wealth of knowledge, charm, grace and inner beauty befitting the label. He's confident, an Alpha, a leader and she likes that. Her deep blue eyes are full of so many feminine secrets only one man will be lucky enough to unlock and Julien is determined that it be him. Will he be the heat that melts all the ice. . .? . . . Or will a threat, forces beyond their control, tear them apart? Follow the St.James family in these spin-off series: His Yasmina His Camelia His Hope

When Avery Grace wakes up in a strange place with no memory of how she got there her nightmare begins. In a world where it is the survival of the fittest she knows her odds are surviving are slim. But there are far worse things than death. Her dark haired tormentor, Silas, is cruel and brutal. He will push her to the brink to ensure her survival. There is no escape only compliance. * Complete book is available on my Patreon www.patreon.com/reganure

5 CHAPTER SAMPLE READ Eleanor is recently divorced and reluctantly agrees to a night out with her best friend, Maxine and a group of colleagues. It's there that she meets fellow divorcee, Aiden. There is an instant attraction, a spark that neither of them can deny. Can they each overcome the memories and scars of their past to make any kind of future together? Or will it be the real and present obstacles that prevent them taking the second chance the other might be able to offer.

There has been three murders in three weeks. Kady and her friends Carrie and Benji think they may have figured out the killers next move, as all the murders seem to be young girls from their old school, but, who is the killer? Soon enough Kady finds out someone close to her is hiding a secret. Is the killer someone they know? Or, even more frightening, could one of them be the next victim?

How does your night go from a game of Hide and Seek with your best friend, to your parents being murdered the same night? On top of that, you're sent to live with your mother and father's best friend, Mrs. and Mr. Harmon. Although Emily and her brother have no idea who these people are, they're given the luxury life and a dream every kid wants. However, those dreams soon turn into nightmares. A handprint in the dirt, a fired maid who still works in the garden, and a game where you have to kill to keep your soul from being sacrificed to a wicked book. When you enter the house, you follow the rules, you play the game... My name is Emily. I thought it was a normal, abandoned house. I thought she was a normal girl. I thought we'd play a normal game of hide and seek. Turns out I was wrong. Dead wrong... *You can now play Hide and seek as an interactive game on the app: CHAPTERS that was purchased by Crazy Maple Studios* Updated Hide and Seek Order 2020 Hide and Seek Hide and Seek: The Return of Mr. Harmon Hide and Seek 3: The Last Game (Not Yet Completed) Prequel: Violet Helena and the rings (Not Yet Completed)

He needs a wife. She needs the money. The playboy prince needs a respectable girl to play his doting fiance for the weekend. If he doesn't convince his parents he's a changed man, he can say goodbye to his crown and inheritance. Enter Jenny, an actress who has just been hired to play the role of her life. Especially since she doesn't like him. But soon the two find out that they will need each other in ways they never thought possible.