THEY SAID NEVER..................... Jacob Bruce Crighton son of Devin Richard Crighton hated his father's meddling ways especially in his personal life. The latter had already chosen his bride and had demanded a heir but Jake was not interested in getting married. Not now; not ever! He would show the old man what he was the only one deciding the outcome of his life. Enter Rachel Lloyd, the perfect match for Jacob or so her whole surrounding seem to think. The problem was she had a crush on Jacob during her teenage days and had been completely humiliated when the latter had not reciprocated her feelings. She would try her best to decide the way her life will turn out. As they get together to outrun the old man, they both found themselves attracted to each other and unable to get out of his trap. Will they succeed in thwarting his marriage plans or will they be stuck with each other forever? ...........AND ENDED UP WITH FOREVER

Ali Benning is a poor, ambitious girl who lives in the slums of Dock Garren, the backdoor of the affluent city of Ballard where she'd been attending the prestigious schools along with the rich kids through a string of scholarships year after year. Seth Wallace is the poster boy for happy-go-lucky rich boys who were too cute and too rich for their own good and he's determined to distract Ali to insanity. Will their two worlds crash and burn with them caught in between or will they prove to everyone that love is crazy, sweet? **Note by the Author** Hello readers! Just wanted to let you know that this is an earlier work I've finished several years ago. It's not very polished and I'm going in every now and then to edit it but I thought you'd all want to read the story all the way to the end so here it is. Vote and comment if you like it or just drop by and say hi... =) *** Copyright © 2012 by Nina Tippett. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission of Nina Tippett. This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. The image used in the cover art is the property of its respectful owner.

Fear is all Sarah Rosenwal has ever known, and Maximus Castlemaine is everything she fears. Scars from her past have yet to fade when mist of dark lies and darker deception begin to gather around her. And the only path that leads out is through the arms of a Rogue. But where her mind tells her he is far more dangerous a bet, her heart whispers another. Maximus has put countless hearts to fear, but the sight of it in a pair of green eyes pure as virgin Jades changes something vital in him. He yearns to be the one to chase her fears away. Burns to see her melt at his fevered touch, his heated kisses. But for his every step forward, she takes two back. As secrets and betrayals rage, Maximus is done waiting for the dice of fate to roll in his favour. Sarah will be his. He would carve his path through hell to her, but she will be his.

Aidan Flint Waldorf was the luckiest man on earth. He was getting married to a wonderful woman Katherine Iris Thornton. The one who had loved and waited for him for a very long time. Life couldn't get better. That was what he believed until his bride did not show up for the wedding. And the only explanation was that she was gone! Gone where? Gone when? Gone why? There were so many questions unanswered and he wanted to resolve them as quickly as possible. His heart knew his Katie would never leave unless she had some valid reasons. And it was up to him to find out what those were. Was she in some kind of danger? He vowed to himself he would find his Kate back even if it meant going to hell and back.

Eva Lockhart, member of the Kairi tribe, would never even dream of crossing the border; a river that separates her tribe from the Theon tribe. Not only is it against the law, but it puts her life in danger. Everyone knows that the tribe on the other side of the border are ruthless, and the penalty for crossing over is death. But when her younger sister takes a dare to cross the border putting her life in danger, Eva must do all she can to save and bring her back before she's caught. But when a ruthless and handsome protector from the Theon tribe catches and detains her, he becomes the source of all her fears, and slowly, all her desires. Darien is bound by his title as one of the protectors of the Theon tribe. So when a temptingly gorgeous woman dares cross over onto their territory, he has no choice but to bring her before the council to meet her impending sentence, until fate intervenes when a common enemy attacks the Theon tribe and he decides to set her free. But when the mysterious woman who ignited his long suppressed desires stays back to fight, he learns there might be more to this forbidden woman from across the border than meets the eye. Just when he thinks he's free of the complication of her, Darien is assigned to monitor and train Eva to fight alongside his tribe as her sentence. In this enemies to lovers, slow burn forbidden romance story, follow along as we find out- will temptation win? Or will age-old laws keep them apart? And who will cave first?