Every half century in a small little town hidden in the woods, a beast comes out from the forest to claim his bride on the night of an eclipse. The people of call this phenomenon "the taking". This beast is said to be very dangerous. It roams door to door searching for the woman whose being calls to his animal instincts. He will kill, mutilate and destroy everything in his path until he finds his bride. In the past, the townsmen have tried to hunt the creature and kill him before they can steal one of their marriageable daughters, but the beast does not hunt alone. He has followers among the shadows to make sure his goal is accomplished. Once he finds his bride, he carries her back to the forest where she is never seen or heard from again. Celeste believes this so-called "legend" is just some scary fairytale her grandmother made up to scare her. But was she ever wrong when a pair of moonlit eyes stared straight at her through her bedroom window and entered her room. Next thing she knew, she was being carried out the house and into the woods by a half-naked man who called her his. Who would have thought? Grandma wasn't crazy after all. Young Adult novel. Paranormal/Comedy-Romance @2014

Harry the virgin Duke of Somerset knows little of love, while Louis the sly Duke of Warwick knows too much. When the two dukes come together for the Bilsdale fox hunt in Yorkshire, Harry finds himself drawn into Louis' bed. But when secrets from Louis' dark past come to light, Harry fears that the fox isn't the only one being hunted.

A loving family, a group of wonderful friends, a gorgeous boy to crush on, a beautiful face, a carefree life, a promising future... check! A terrible car crash!!! An injured mother, an alcoholic father, no friends, no childhood sweetheart, a scarred face, a life full of responsibilities, a bleak future... check, check, check! Harley Rivers was only a teenager when she was terribly scarred in a car accident. Her father walked out on her badly injured mother. Her friends stopped hanging out with her. Even the boy she had a crush on, left town suddenly. Life became a struggle. Between caring for her mother and struggling to make ends meet, she never got to enjoy being a teenager, or a young woman. There were no boyfriends, no twenty first celebrations, no graduation parties... So now that her mother is gone, the only living relative she has wants to meet her, after never having contacted her before? And he lives in the same town as the childhood crush that broke her young heart all those years ago. She never quite got over losing the boy made her heart beat faster. Can she face him again after all this time? Will he still like her now that she's older and scarred? Can she trust anyone? Should she?

# Will be edited regularly... then taken down for major overhaul after completion # 18+ MATURE THEMES/ LANGUAGE/SEX SCENES ** WARNING!! THIS IS DARK EROTICA, NOT A MILD ROMANCE ** Plot slow to unfold. A few twists & turns. Fictional future earth. *** NOT PC**** The world has changed. The poles are moving. Life is different on earth, difficult... even more so after years of DNA experimentation on humans. Darke- hell bent on finding a young girl from his past, he'll never give up. The lengths he'll go to are unspeakable. He may have changed since their childhood but he's not the only one. Aylin- the naive, sweet young girl he once knew- is long gone. She's desperate and scared, always prepared for the worst, fighting to scrounge out a new life amidst the ruins. There are things about her past that have been hidden. Will she find the freedom she's been searching for, or will her future be decided by powerful figures with no conscience or empathy? Aylin is determined to be the master of her own future, not a slave to a council trying to control the masses. But how high will the cost be... and who can she really trust? ------- Aylin, do you fear me?" She knows what he wants to hear, but holds back the words, keeping her eyes lowered. Tears drop from the corners as smoke continues to irritate them. He grips her chin harder, inexorably putting pressure to raise her face to his. "Aylin, do you wish you could kill me?" At her continued silence, he growls. A squeeze to the apex of her thighs pinches the folds of her womanhood. Blue eyes fly to his. This time, she fails to hide her answer. Her eyes... they've always been her downfall. Too expressive. He smiles. Her gaze narrows in to that satisfied curl of lips. The deep dimple in his cheek lies; giving a false impression of sweetness and mirth. Sugar would only turn gooey black in his mouth.

At sixteen, Sunngifu is more of a spoiled child than a dignified thane's daughter. She is destined to a life of wealth and power. Until her father fails to pay the Viking's tribute...

When Emma Lucas meets devilishly handsome Markus Winterly, she has no idea that he only wears the mask of human aristocracy. And behind that mask a very ancient and powerful being has begun to take an interest in her; has noticed what even she does not suspect about herself. When her sister's life is threatened, Emma has only one choice: sacrifice herself instead and give in to the deepest and darkest desires that have begun to quicken in her heart. Amidst the sumptuous backdrop of midnight vampire balls, dark moors, and an ancient castle, Emma will discover the strength and light she never knew she possessed and uncover the many layers of the man-the very creature-she has come to love. A love that defies death and time, taming even the devil himself. And to survive, Emma must surender everything. Even her humanity. Cover art designed by Jeanine Croft © 2016 Jeanine Croft I DO NOT allow translations, and I condemn plagiarism! Thank you kindly for respecting my rights as an author.