Aaron Hotchner seems to have forgotten all about his crazy experience with his neighbour, so his team thinks. But a case in Arizona involving a strip club and a university seemingly sends him back in time.

"I want to drown in you, Claudette, no damn blade can touch me and no rifle can shoot me down. I will always be crawling back to you on my knees-come battle or storm. Do you understand that?" ༄ 𝘼 𝙨𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙜𝙞𝙧𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖 𝙍𝙤𝙮𝙖𝙡 𝙈𝙪𝙨𝙠𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙚𝙧. 1770. Claudette Bardot loses everything she ever had, in the fire that erupts in The Groaning Goblet Tavern in her quaint town of Alsace where she worked with her two sisters-Paulette and Laurette-as a waitress. With the Prince of Beaumontria's monstrous curse withdrawn, his marriage to Belle, and the rogue city of Alsace brought under the kingdom of Beaumontria, the new era was supposed to be a new beginning. But not for Claudette. Part of the doll-like beautiful triplets formerly known around Alsace as the Bimbettes, the sudden fire at the tavern brutally destroys her life as Claudette knew it, killing her two sisters and the kindly tavern owner Monsieur Warrick, stealing her dreams, freedom and her voice. But when Alsace is visited by a group of the Prince's Royal Musketeers, and Claudette runs into the elusive and strong Marceau D'aureville, her despairing heart might just have found something else to beat for, on this cusp of her journey where unbeknownst to her, a curse awaits. Highest Rankings: #1 in 'fairytaleretelling' out of 3.67k stories.

Say it again. "I love you..." He leaned in, so close she felt his breath, and whispered: "Never... Say that to me again." He's a ruthless lawyer with no heart. She's a café owner. He wants to break her. She won't back down. "You're going to ruin me," He whispered against her skin. Then his mouth finally found hers, slow, deep, consuming.

Many people know the classic tale "A Christmas Carol", where the evil skinflint Ebenezer Scrooge is haunted by ghosts that manage to turn him into a kind and generous person. But what if the boss of all ghosts had targeted a different miser? One who was just a little more stubborn...? A little parody of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol", starring Mr Rikkard Ambrose from Robert Thier's "Storm and Silence" series.

Sofia Moretti thought she wouldn't see Nico de Luca again. But after his return from Italy, it's clear he's on a mission. And he won't let anyone stop him from getting what's his.

Surviving the wasteland is nothing. Surviving them is the real challenge. My Dravari pack once fought tooth and claw to protect me-but now the hunger flips. Something inside me wakes, sharpens, demands. And the men who used to stalk me with relentless desire are about to learn what it means to be hunted by the woman they were meant for. My body is changing in ways I can't explain. I'm faster. Stronger. Able to take down the predators even the Dravari fear. And every day, the craving for my pack grows harder to control. War rises. Enemies close in. And the bond between me and my four alien warriors ignites into something feral, claiming, and utterly unstoppable. I am no longer just a survivor. I am becoming a new kind of predator- and my Dravari are already mine.

A professional hockey player nearing retirement falls hard for his best friend's much younger and seemingly uninterested sister, but things change when she needs a place to stay and he offers up his home and his bed. *** After one too many drinks and a little too much chemistry, Bryce Roehm wakes up next to Maria Evans-and nothing has ever felt more wrong... or more right. Bryce, a seasoned defenseman for the New York Empires, is in his final season before retirement. Known for his bad-boy reputation and commitment to bachelorhood, he's the last person who should be hooking up with his best friend's little sister. Especially when Maria is eight years younger, working hard to finish college, and nannying for one of his teammates. They agree to keep their one-night stand a secret. No harm, no foul. But secrets never stay buried for long. Maria's finally building a life she's proud of-free from her controlling father and determined to stand on her own two feet. She's not looking for complications. And Bryce? He's as complicated as they come. So when circumstances force them to live under the same roof, one thing becomes clear: How are they supposed to keep their hands-and hearts-to themselves?

Amelia "Mia" DeLuca has lived her life in silence. Abandoned as a child, scarred by the people meant to love her, and hardened by years of survival, she's built walls so high that no one has ever scaled them-no one except Emily Prentiss. Together, they shared secrets in ivy-covered halls at Yale, and later, they bled for a classified task force that nearly cost them everything. Now, years later, Mia steps into the Behavioural Analysis Unit. With her fluent Italian, razor-sharp instincts, and an icy facade, she fits seamlessly into the team of profilers who live in shadows. To everyone else, she is unreadable..untouchable. Everyone except him. Unit Chief Aaron Hotchner has mastered control. After loss and betrayal, he has no room left for vulnerability. But something in Mia calls to him: the darkness she hides, the scars she won't show, the fire that breaks through when she slips into Italian. Against every instinct, Hotch finds himself drawn to her. As cases push the BAU to its limits and Mia's past threatens to resurface, two guarded souls will have to choose: keep hiding behind their shadows and scars... or risk everything for the one person who sees them clearly. A story of secrets, trust, and a love that refuses to stay buried.

[ season 7 - 9 ] ❛ 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐞, 𝐀𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐧. ❜ ❛ 𝐈𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞, 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐞. ❜ ❛ 𝐃𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐰𝐞'𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐧 𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐩𝐞𝐧. 𝐈'𝐦 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐟𝐞！❜ 𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 finding out Emily is alive and having to fight for her and the BAU team. 𝐀𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐧 and 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐞 Hotchner now need to face hidden truths kept from each other whilst navigating their way of life. Will the two call it quits or will they be able to get past the secrets revealed?

"Your body belongs to me now-every curve, every breath, every sound you make. I'll leave no inch untouched, no part of you unloved, to remind you that you'll never belong to anyone else." ========== To protect his inheritance, Christian Blackwood, an arrogant and self-centred billionaire, is forced to take a drastic step: hire a surrogate. Olivia Carter has never needed anyone. But with her brother's life hanging by a thread and medical bills piling up, she's willing to do whatever it takes to save him-even if it means signing her body over to a stranger. Christian's proposition is crazy, strange, and exactly what she needs. The terms of the contract are clear-a baby, no emotions, no entanglements, and absolutely no love. But from the moment Olivia steps into Christian's life, sparks ignite. She's everything he didn't expect: fierce, vulnerable and utterly captivating. Christian can't stop himself from wanting more-more of her touch, her laughter, her heart. But Olivia knows better than to fall for a man like him. With secrets, desires and a ticking clock threatening to tear them apart, Christian must decide: protect his heart or risk everything for the woman who's become his obsession. ========== Update days: Monday, Wednesday And Friday Happy reading:))