𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬. 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐧𝐚𝐢𝐯𝐞. 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐝. 𝐇𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐚 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐲. 𝐈𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐤. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐝, 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐮𝐭. . . . . . . . . . . Living in The Colony was all Josie knew. To the outside world it was a cult of brainwashed victims all under the spell of Kade Rogers, but to her it was home. That was up until a series of events that led up to her escape. If only fate wasn't so cruel as to lead her away from one monster and put her directly into the hands of another. Now, with a new sense of determination, Josie explores the world outside of The Colony and learns the hard way that trust is a dangerous weapon of destruction. Trying to lead a normal life starting college proves to be impossible after meeting Nico Blaine. He was everything she was suppose to stay away from. But when Josie lay's eyes on the tattooed beauty, she can't help it. What starts out as a innocent infatuation turns into a twisted tale of betrayal. .. . . . . . . . . . - Dark romance - Explicit sexual content - Mature themes - Criminal - Villain - Anti-hero #1 goodgirlxbadboy #1 darklove

A second chance at life came at a shattering cost. Harper is a survivor rebuilt from the ruins of an unspeakable past, his mind and body a roadmap of scars, and a profound silence where a certain wild spirit was never allowed to flourish. He chose the quiet life, intentionally seeking out the shadows and the company of those on the fringes of society to guarantee his obscurity. But the fragile peace he built is shattered when four of the world's most elite shifters descend upon his sanctuary. They are heirs to immense power, bound by an ancient and crowded relationship, and their arrival doesn't just threaten his peace, it rips his carefully buried history back into the unforgiving light. As his new life collides with their powerful world, Harper discovers the architects of his original ruin might be closer than he ever feared. His miraculous survival, an event whispered of only in secret labs, is about to become a very public, very deadly mistake.

Sage Thompson. The beta of his pack. Despite seeming enthusiastic about nearly anything at first glance, he harbors secrets, deeply hidden behind his friendly exterior. - Adriel Scott. One of the pack's greatest mysteries. He's closed-off, cold, and he never lets anybody in. Ever. No matter how hard Sage tries. - Each armed with secrets and struggles aplenty which they may not want to share, the line between reluctant friends and lovers begins to blur as eighteenth birthdays approach. Will they be able to see each other as mates, as devout to each other as the Goddess intended, or will their fragile bond snap when approached by a threat greater than themselves? [The sequel to Alive]

Octavia Madden, a celebrated chef, and Andreas Madden, a powerful CEO, appear to be the perfect couple from the outside. However, behind closed doors, their marriage is crumbling. Divorce looms, and their meddling in-laws are desperate to salvage the relationship, But Octavia is convinced Andreas is having an affair with his assistant, making reconciliation seem impossible. Complicating matters further, Octavia meets someone who offers her the attention and affection she craves but no longer receives from her husband. The question becomes: will Octavia and Andreas succumb to their issues and give up on each other, or will they fight to save their marriage, not for the sake of their public image, but for their own happiness and, most importantly, for the sake of their five-year-old daughter?"

(Earlier title: Not the first choice!!) Alyssa Adoms : is not any normal girl that has some kind of boyfriend or bad boy love story problem but her problems are bigger than that . She is never the first choice of anyone not her parents not her friends and not even of the guy she married.

Esme Things can become clear in a second. When I found Tanner in his office with that woman, so many things became obvious. Tanner's always held himself back from me, but now, secrets and lies come tumbling out into the light. He's never loved me and he never will. I'm no longer willing to be a placeholder in his life, and I have to end our marriage. Tanner I'd been married for four years to someone I didn't believe I loved because I thought I still loved another woman. A woman I had to give up when I chose to marry my wife after I got her pregnant. Now, the other woman's back, she's divorced and is telling me it's our time to be together. Just as soon as I divorce my wife, who's pregnant with our second child. The allure of the past was impossible to resist, so I gave in, met her at my office and my wife found us just...after. So many things became clear to me even before I looked into my wife's devastated eyes. What had I done? I knew what I'd done, and now I had to prove to my wife that she's the one I want.

A honeymoon should be one of the most romantic experiences of your life. For Emilee Sanders, it was - it just wasn't with her husband. ***** An anxious paralegal finds herself where no bride should be on the week of her wedding. Single. Stuck taking a honeymoon alone, Emilee Sanders finds herself trapped at a Bali beach resort that's spilling with couples and romance. However, she's not the only single person on this beach. Mysterious and gorgeous Logan Hodge, a newly graduated physician, is on his own solo vacation to escape realities from back home. Shielding their true identities from each other, the two create new ones as Emmy and Hodge - a couple celebrating their honeymoon. The two weeks of steamy, romantic bliss should end with no more than fake names and lone trips home to their real lives, but life may have more in store for them. Content/Trigger Warning: the story contains scenes of mature sexual content and possibly triggering content around rape. [[word count: 150,000-200,000 words]] Cover designed by April Alforque

Shanay: Whoever says marriage is easy. They are lying. Actually, now I can see why people divorce. It's not because it's an easy way out or because you fall out of love. Well at least that's not why I want a divorce. It's this thing called infidelity that can ruin your marriage and your self-esteem. But then again my marriage was going downhill way before that. I can see why he would cheat on me. I'm a difficult person and lately I haven't been in the mood to talk or be intimate with my husband. Intimacy brings people close together and creates children. I don't want to be close to my husband at the moment and I can't have kids. As you can see intimacy hasn't been a factor for us in a while. It's not like sex with my husband is bad. It's just I'm going through a lot. I'm in a dark place. Christopher:Setting across from this women and I can't seem to figure out how we ended up here. Two weeks ago she handed me separation papers and basically told me to leave. I signed the papers but I still had to fight for what I have always wanted. I handed her the papers and told her she could have everything; the house, the cars, and the money. But only if she could look at me and tell me she didn't love me. Instead, she said, "I love you I can't say I don't."