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By the River.

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She always wanted an adventure.  She wanted to feel that it would be free like men.  What happens when a man comes into her life and turns her life upside down? 
Meet Lady Alexandria Halloway 18-year-old girl.  She is a beauty and has craved adventure since her parents passed away.  In her time women don't have the freedom men did and she hates it.  
In comes Duke Enrique Alvarez.  He has come to England to find a bride so he can satisfy his parent's need for him to settle down and beget an heir. 
What happens when the Duke has too much to drink and meets a mysterious girl down by the river and has the night of his life?  Something about her has caught his attention and he can't seem to let her go.  No matter who she may be.  
Imagine the surprise Lady Alexandria "Dria" experiences when she is attacked and assaulted by a drunken man who she has no idea who is.  
What happens when this one night causes the biggest scandal of the season? Can they ever find their way to each other and fix the mess they have created?All Rights Reserved

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Red's Wolves by druidrose

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The Daughter of the Alpha King

She is sweet. He is cruel. She wants freedom. He wants her all to his self. ~*~ Roselyn has been a good little girl all her life. Never said the word 'no' and has been a daddy's little girl. She's a princess, daughter of the Wolf King so she must act proper and a lady. On her 16th birthday there is a ball celebrating her big day. Her father announces that she is to marry...none other than...her best friend. But for the first time ever, she refuses the duty she must do. After her father commands that she marry her arranged fiancé she does the only thing she can do... Run. Determined to be free from what seemed to be her perfect life she becomes a rouge but not fully since she has the royal alpha blood in her. When she accidentally runs across dangerous territory things take a toll for the worse. Logan Harris is the strongest, ruthless, vicious and possessive alpha in North America. And when he wants something he gets it no matter what the cost. And Roselyn is what he wants. Will he manage to get her to fall for him or will she run for the freedom she has been dying for her whole life? What if her father comes hunting for his daughter to only force her into an arranged marriage? Will Roselyn ever get to retrieve her dream or will she be stuck following orders for the rest of her life? Discover deep secrets lurking around Logan's past and her fathers past to put her in an arranged marriage.