To escape that lifestyle, Ruby answers a mail order bride ad of a man in Waterhole, Texas looking for someone with upstanding morals to help clean up his town.When Ruby arrives in town, dressed in a saloon gown and toting her younger brother, Timmy, Seth thinks he's been duped and the last thing he wants is a child in his life, having recently lost his own.Will time spent together prove to him that Ruby is who she said she was and can Seth learn to love again?

    For some reason the glass in the frame is painted over. Upon uncovering the painting beneath he finds a haunting mountainscape. That night he begins to dream about the painter's fatal climb. And when he wakes he finds the painting has changed. This is a ghost story, a love story, and a murder mystery. If you loved the Demi Moore, Patrick Swayze movie 'Ghost,' you'll love this suspenseful book.

     Nancy Schmidt was not interested in anything to do with Christmas. After the death of her husband three years ago, she found no reason to celebrate any longer. The last thing she needed in her life was a perky, overly-friendly, cookie-bearing new neighbor who wouldn't take no for an answer. Or, maybe that was exactly what she needed in her life.

    Shunned. Spurned. Not protected. Yet, I was.We all knew that my father challenging the Alpha would get us punished.He died doing what he thought was right.My own fate?Sometimes, I think it’s worse than death.My mate rejected me.My clan exiled me. I was forced to seek refuge at the Hermitage, the only place for outcast wolf shifters.Ours is a world of old values.Old magic.Old rules.If you break them, you’d better be ready to pay the price.This is what everyone knows.But what I couldn’t have known was that two brothers I meet would end up being my confidants, my protectors, my everything.Our bond will be stronger than the old ways.It has to be… because my life depends on it.

    When her parents found out, they decided to uproot them to another city. After losing contact with Dreon, she experienced her first heartbreak and decided to shift her focus back on her education. Now twenty-three, Niya is in her final year of law school, but over the years she continued to experience the short end of any relationship she was in, including the relationship with her parents. She finally accepts that her heart has never fully healed, but that all changes once she sees Dreon again. She doesn’t know how he will feel about the secret she’s been keeping from him. Dreon Carter was known for the havoc he wreaked growing up. But after being abandoned by his mother on his grandmother’s steps, he was angry and released that anger on other kids. Sometimes, even letting Niya tag along. Barely graduating high school, due to poor attendance, he went into the streets full time and was now known by the street name Menace. He ended up serving some time in prison, but now at twenty-five, he is the king of the dope game in Cleveland, running the streets with his right-hand man, Renzo. He has a two-year-old daughter by a crazy baby mama who’s set on being a pain in his ass and causing friction between him and Niya. Along with running the streets, he’s trying to run his home, but with the streets and his home life trying to cross, he runs into problems. The bond of Menace and Niya is undeniably unbreakable, but is Niya strong enough to be the woman of a thug, going against everything she’s about, and dealing with the drama that comes along? Can Menace avoid the pressures of the street life and be the man Niya wants him to be, while also not giving up his streets, or will it all be too much?

    Her great grands were murder by the same individual who kidnapped her mother and brother. The Devil himself. She wasn’t surprised by it. Xoey and her brother, Xiare put together a plan so that the rest of the family wouldn’t get hurt. When Xoey tried to explain that to an enrage Xavier, he almost strangled her and Karma. They all wanted an explanation, but she didn’t have time to give them one. She had to travel to Hell to help her mother give birth to Xiare. Xoey made it in time for the birth. But, when she rested her eyes on him, she didn’t want to leave. Xiare told her that the realms were closing and that she needed to go. Xoey raced through hell to get out of the realms in time. Once she did, she was placed in front of three men. It didn’t take long for her to realize that the battle between her and the new strangers wasn’t going to be an easy one. Ezekiel had got his orders for the next mission. It was a mission that his mother and the Conductors trained them for. They went to the Netherlands to complete the task at hand but didn’t think that they were going to run into the problems at any of the realms. Shifters were guarding the northern realm and waiting for something to come out of it. Ezekiel was caught in a trance when a black and white wolf flew out of the realm. He had never seen such a beauty. And when the beauty transformed into a woman, he couldn’t stopped the thoughts that were running through his head. He explained to his brothers, Ezra and Israel what he was feeling. They knew what Xoey was to him but didn’t bother repeating it to a closed minded Ezekiel. He didn’t think that fate would be so cruel to give him a demon as his Marker. Will Ezekiel help Xoey’s family out of hell or will she sacrifice her mate for the lives of her family.

     Five Smoking Hot Alphas Who Are Bred to Protect. A Ruthless, Vengeful Serpentina. Will the Women Who Find this Dangerous, New Lust Unravel the Secrets of New York City & Put Everything On the Line to Be with Their Soul Mates? Featured Books in this Collection Book 2 – Professor Drake Book 3 – Arrlien's Honor Book 4 – Crylaine's Secret Book 5 – Scryos' Passion Exclusive free access to Lucien's Inquisiton: Fire Bound Protectors Book 1 is also included inside. This is a box-set is packed with stand-alone paranormal romance stories with no cheating or cliffhangers and a HEA! For those who love bold protectors, shifters, and steamy adventure. Story contains mature themes and language, and is intended for 18+ readers only.

    Dani is befriended--against her own better judgment--by a young therapist named Grace Beaumont, who helps Dani make it through the ordeal of bringing the attacker to justice.

    Getting a promotion, finding new friends, learning you are attracted to women…. Nia Toyomoto has worked hard all her life to prove she was the best; she graduated early from high school, college, and got the dream job in Manhattan. Becoming a partner at the tender age of thirty she thought she had it all until the law firm made demands about her personal appearance and a few other things that made her change her life for the promotion. Then she realizes having everything isn’t all that it is cracked up to be without someone to share it with… A successful lawyer in the big city, choices have to made, sacrifices and surprises await this beautiful and talented woman….does she make the right ones though?

    Their strong bond earned them the nickname of the Three Musketeers. When Taylor turned 14 and announced she was gay, James and Sara stood by her. When James and Sara began dating, Taylor hid her love for Sara and moved on with her life.

    When she was twelve her father was brutally murdered by one. As far as she's concerned all vampires are monsters. And she's happy to go on thinking this way, until Jean Posey walks into her life. Rich, powerful and beautiful, she comes to Lissa's rescue when she needs her the most, always in the right place at the right time. Suddenly Lissa finds herself drawn to this mysterious vampire, and begins to question if she misjudged the race.But, like most of her kind, Jean has a dark past. There are secrets she doesn't want anyone to know, least of all Lissa. She has her reasons for trying to keep Lissa at arm's length. Unfortunately, her heart has its own ideas, and falling for the girl proves inevitable.And with that comes the certainty that Lissa will discover the truth about her and realize that Jean might just be the monster she initially thought she was. My Beautiful Sin is the first book in the Beautiful Sin Saga, a steamy paranormal lesbian romance trilogy. Book Two, Sinning Again, is OUT NOW!!

    They do their jobs well, using their dual positions to protect humans and shifters alike from those who would prey on them. But when their boss, Alan's father, calls them in on a new assignment, they discover that a horror has developed within the local shifter population.An unknown local serial killer is harvesting humans for their meat...and he is using modern distribution methods to help other degenerate Shifters get their fix.As Alan and Danny scramble to find the killer before he strikes again, their new FBI contact arrives: Special Agent Tamara Pierce, a tough, determined young agent originally from Tennessee. The chemistry between her and Alan is so powerful that his father recognizes the two as a true mating, and warns Alan not to resist or neglect the bond he feels.As Alan struggles to deal with the situation in the middle of a horrifying murder case, he finds his new bond tested when their suspect kidnaps Tamara. With her at his mercy in his booby-trapped lair, the killer has everything stacked in his favor. But Alan has a surprise in store for the degenerate who has dared to lay hands on his mate.... ENJOY FREE WITH KINDLE UNLIMITED Enjoy all the books in the series: Dragon's Fated Mate: Dragon Detectives Book 1 Dragon's Dog Day: Dragon Detectives Book 2 Dragon's Angel: Dragon Detectives Book 3 Dragons Unleashed: Dragon Detectives Series Book 4 Dragon's Egg Thief: Detectives Series Book 5 WARNING: This book contains mature themes and language. Intended for 18+ readers only. Tags: Romance Short Taboo BDSM Pleasure Forbidden Stories Adult Discipline Submission Ménage Sport Valentine Dating Druid Stepbrother LGBT BBW Billionaire Romance, billionaire obsession bachelors baby unmasked brothers, Alpha male romance erotic billionaire omega lgbt, Adult sex books romance with sex adultery new age druid Celtic, Forbidden series fruit love romance pleasures billionaire, New Adult romance contemporary college paranormal with sex fantasy fiction, Short Stories Sport reads romance divorce gay military inspirational clean ghost vampire werewolf cowboy doctor highlander pirate politician viking beach gambling baby pregnancy second chance vacation wedding divorce office workplace amnesia new year christmas angel devil demon fbi police dark fun theft murder noir dog cat food craft hitman conspiracy financial london ireland scottish druid wales sweden denmark angels demons dragons elf shapeshifter aliens clones corporations pirates robots horror mystery thriller coming of age superhero sword magic invasion cyberpunk contact empire genes fleet troop exploration bisexual transgender gay lesbian time travel action adventure spy historical fantasy wizard warlock zombies spanish life application inspire papal christian historical jesus self help self-help catholic hebrew woman women haunted house metaphysical guru conduct of life death family man men mystic healing transformation ancient medieval renaissance aging childhood youth death depression alcoh

    And then she met her. Emily Quinn led a lonely and mundane life. Until the dreams started. Naked bodies lit only by candlelight, dancing and chanting in a smoke-filled room. Then there was the woman in her bed. Whose kiss felt like nothing she had ever felt in her waking life. In her dreams, she loved this woman, and those dreams led Emily right to her. Claire was an artist and the High Priestess of a coven of witches. If only there was some way to tell this beautiful stranger that they were meant to be together. Getting involved with witches couldn’t have come at a worse time. There were a lot of them in the city, and they were being hunted and murdered one at a time. Would Emily’s dreams save her life and the life of the woman she loved, or would they send her running blindly into danger?

    Although he was insisting that his mate was only there to appease his wolf, Ria knew the hard truth. In less then a year this little abused shy omega would destroy everything that Ria loved and treasured. Being the Perfect Luna was simply not enough for her beloved husband when his mate bond kicked in. But also… their divorce wasn’t enough for the evil omega. Right before her own Luna crowning ceremony, she ordered to brutally kill Ria and everyone who was still loyal to her.However, the Moon Goddess had other plans. Ria was returned to the exact moment where her life turned upside down with a chance to change everything. A chance that she was not going to waste.Her husband and Roxy are shocked to see the sudden change and Riannon enjoys her sweet revenge.But what she did not expect was that the changes that she was making, were creating a chain reaction. Thanks to that, she soon meets her own mate – the most powerful alphs wolf in the world. And that’s when the story truly begins.