A Botanist's Guide To Parties And Poisons

Take her! She is ours! The little wolf in front of me seemed as frozen as me, but that ancient old need only turned stronger now that she stood in front of me. I reached out and grabbed her by her neck. She gasped, shocked, and then I pushed her backwards, closing the door behind us and locking it. Yes, she was trapped now with the big, bad lycan king. *** Anastasia lost everything when she was a young child. Her entire family was killed by mysterious lycans, leaving her scarred for life and burned after a violent fire took her home. Luckily, she is found and taken in by her aunt, but Anastasia vows to find the lycans who destroyed her family, and to end them all. At a glorious party where Lycan King Roman is set to introduce his new queen, Anastasia hopes she can finally locate those responsible for her years of pain. Instead, she unexpectedly runs into the king in a bathroom. With one look, he becomes the center of her world. But can she trust him when she has sworn to hate all lycans? *Book 1*

Noreen Cooper wants nothing but the acceptance of her mate's. Fated to the cursed and cruel Alpha, her life couldn't get any harder in Alpha Harold's territory especially under his close surveillance and constant hate. Alpha Harold soon treads the thin line between love and hate.

Beautiful Aubrianne Ivanov, The student, the Hybrid, the stripper, and the aspiring Accountant. Raised by her single mom, had a tough childhood. With low self-esteem, she became an outcast and was alone one too many times for her liking.With her mother's death and the fact that she never met her father or knew if he still existed, Aubrianne had no one to turn to. At seventeen, Aubrianne was left alone to navigate the unfamiliar world. Worse yet, her mother had hidden her from the truth and kept her sheltered all her life, so she had no idea of magical beings that lurked. Time spent at her part-time , she was forced to grow up, blossoming into a brave, confident, and determined young woman who walked right into an opportunity that would change her life forever.Will Aubrianne truly feel whole? Will she find what has been missing in her life? Will she allow herself happiness and joy? Will she find love, and most importantly, will she survive what's to come?Join Aubrianne as she discovers who/what she is and navigates all the heartbreak, betrayal, drama, and exciting, shocking, and thrilling events that come her way...

Angela Graham's husband abandons her twice on her birthday for the sake of his true love. She's devastated and dejected when she learns a secret—it turns out that every celebration and anniversary that she and her husband have had over the past five years was planned by his true love. Angela's heart and love have been stomped on far too many times. It's been five years, and she's tired. She doesn't want to stick it out anymore. But her ex-husband comes running when she leaves him and allows another man to stand by her side. "You can't fall in love with anyone else without my permission, Angela!" Angela laughs. "You think too highly of yourself, ex-husband."

In the dead of night, a secret was born. A deal was made, a soul was sold, and a fate was sealed. Sixteen-year-old violet's life was forever altered as she became a pawn in a deadly game. Her grandmother's desperate gamble had unleashed a horror beyond her wildest imagination. The Mafia's cold, calculating eyes had claimed her, and their ruthless leader, Shawn, had made one thing clear: Violet was now his property. The clock was ticking. Two years. That's all the time her grandmother had to repay the debt. Two years, or violet would face the consequences. The darkness closed in, and Violet's screams were silenced by the shadows.

James Wesley has hated me for a decade after his childhood sweetheart passed away. He requests to be transferred to the frontier the day after we get married. I write him countless letters in those ten years to win back his favor, but his response is always the same. "If you truly regret it, why don't you hurry up and die?" However, after I am abducted, James storms the bandit's hideout by himself and saves me. He suffers multiple bullet wounds, but before he succumbs to his injuries, he uses the last of his strength to slap my hands away. "The thing I regret the most… in this life… is marrying you. If we get a second chance at life… please… don't bother me anymore." His mother, Felicia Axford, sounds regretful during the funeral. "It's all my fault, James. I shouldn't have forced you to marry her…" His father, Jeremiah Wesley, stares at me, his eyes burning with contempt. "You forced Emily to take her own life, and now you also caused my son's death. You're nothing but trouble, so you should just die!" Even Xavier Bowen, our troop commander, who was responsible for facilitating our marriage in the first place, shakes his head and sighs. "I shouldn't have played matchmaker. I let you down, Mr. Wesley." Everyone feels sympathetic toward James, including me. On the night I am discharged from the troop, I swallow some pesticide and die in the middle of an abandoned field. When I open my eyes again, I realize I have returned to the day before my marriage. This time, I am determined to fulfill everyone's wishes.

"Dad, I think something is wrong.""What do you mean?""I'm smelling four.""Four?""Yes, there are four different scents. I don't know how to explain it but they all have the same earthly scent, but something else to it. What does that mean?""You have four mates.""Four mates? That can't be real, I have never heard of that before." Avery was in a state of panic now, which caused her to involuntarily transform back to her human form.

Forced into a contract marriage with the man he hates most, stranded college student Asher Knight thought his life couldn't get any worse. But nothing is ever that simple. Damien Chase — arrogant, ruthless, and stunningly handsome — holds a life-altering secret behind his cold smirk: he's not just a billionaire, but Asher's anonymous online crush. Trapped in a poisonous web of lies, false kisses, stolen moments, and forbidden attraction, Asher must decide: Will he destroy the man who ruined his life. Or become helplessly, recklessly in love with him? When hatred turns to passion, and secrets threaten to annihilate them — can their fake marriage survive? Or was it bound to fail?

How far can you go to save the ones you love? Cassie Barn’s father dies leaving behind nothing but a huge debt and a ruthless loan shark. Cassie must find a way to repay her father's debt or risk losing her sister’s life. Going against all fear, she offers herself as a surrogate to billionaire widower Zander Scott. This one time offer was her ticket to freedom but nothing is ever as simple as it looks. Zander Scott only cares about two things; his inheritance and his baby. After losing his beloved wife to cancer, he vows to do everything in his power to create a child in her memory. Their own flesh and blood. His child must be perfect and so he leaves nothing to chance. Who would have thought that a simple, high paying job will send them on a wild journey where Cassie is caught up in the middle of a fierce battle between the Scott brothers ? Zander and Cassie battle enemies within and outside their circle and find themselves wondering if this journey is worth the stress. And just when the tension dies down, somebody falls in love and complicates things. Will they both get what they want from this deal or will they be forced to make different choices? Just how messy can a simple contract get?

Victoire, a charming French maid, is discovered by Nick in the glittering aristocratic world. Their mystery experiences light an illegal energy that challenges social limits. Yet, when their adoration is uncovered, outrage takes steps to obliterate them. Will they fight for their forbidden love or give in to the pressure of society? As murmurs reverberation through the corridors of high society, a stunning disclosure shakes their reality. Their love's fate is precariously in the balance as betrayal lurks in the shadows. In a test of skill and endurance, Scratch and Victoire should choose — will they penance everything for an opportunity at genuine joy? The response lies in a solitary, heart-halting second, where predetermination pauses its breathing.