Abused, raped and screamed at is everyday happenings for Lyra but one night she prefers to take her chances with a raging storm hoping to escape. If not at least let nature take her life instead of giving that pleasure to the abusive husband Lyra never wanted. WARNING! This story contains bad language, abuse, rape and might not be suitable for all readers. The rights for the cover belongs to me. (For once)

[Fantasy/Romance/non-teen fiction] *Formerly known as The True Story of the Beast* After being punished for messing with a witch, Duke Kaiden Hunter is desperate to break the curse that makes him have an alternate personality - a beast. But the duke's mission is one that will be nearly impossible for him to fulfill: to find a pure-hearted girl who truly loves him, and for her to kiss him at the end of the year. But how can he trust himself when both personalities are cruel in some way? Especially when the beast is capturing girls and is trying to figure out who the girl is - but for a different reason: to kill her. Annabelle Harper's father is a terrible gambler who can't always pay all of his debts. When Belle's father decide to gamble with the beast, he accidentally gambles away his daughter. Annabelle will now have to pay her father's debt by staying in Kaiden's castle for the rest of the year, with some other girls and the house staff. But as Belle stays longer at the castle, she learns more about her hidden past. Could her past affect the people around her? With his time limited, Kaiden can only hope he can reverse the curse. And with so many possibilities, the choice will be much more difficult. Here is the True Story of the Beast.

After four years of boredom, all nighters and strict parents, it's no wonder that Nyla Sultan can't wait to graduate from high school. With her acceptance into a university in the city and the plan to live on campus, she expects a future filled with nothing less than fun and excitement. A whole new world, one that's nothing like where she's living now. However, the world she ends up being thrown into isn't exactly what she asked for. When Nyla's grandmother gifts her with an antique mirror, a decision to clean it brings forth a bright flash of light that opens a long sealed door to a world she never imagined could ever exist. In an instant, magic, beasts and conflict forcibly make their way into her once boring life... Along with a boy with a smile brighter than the sun itself. A young boy known in his world as the Prince of Nothing.

Deadly assassins Allegra and Ace have been trying in vain to kill each other for years. With a mutual enemy threatening their mafias, they find themselves in an unexpected alliance, and soon discover killing each other isn't the only temptation they need to resist... ****** Allegra Grey is poised to be the next great American mafia leader, and she's more than living up to the name. A skilled assassin, there's only one target who's ever gotten away from her-suave, sinfully handsome Ace De Luca, heir to the Italian mafia and the Greys' biggest rival. When both mafias are faced with a dangerous threat, they're forced to work together to protect their families, and unexpected sparks fly. Allegra definitely isn't one to sleep with the enemy, especially an arrogant womanizer like Ace. But there's an undeniable electricity between them and Allegra's not sure it's all hatred. Ace may be bad news, but Allegra's never been afraid of a little danger. As the fire they're playing with grows to a scorching blaze, one thing is clear: trying to kill each other may have been difficult, but resisting this intense chemistry will be impossible. [[Word count: 100,000 - 150,000]] Cover designed by Regina Dionela Content/trigger warning: Contains mature themes, violence and gore