Ashes.to Ashes Dust To Dust

My husband, a lawyer, tells his true love to deny that she wrongly administered an IV and insist that her patient passed away due to a heart attack. He also instructs her to immediately cremate the patient. He does all of this to protect her. Not only does Marie Harding not have to spend a day behind bars, but she doesn't even have to compensate the patient. Once the dust has settled, my husband celebrates with her and congratulates her now that she's free of an annoying patient. What he doesn't know is that I'm that patient. I've died with his baby in my belly.

Born into the ruthless Blue Moon Pack, Ivy Fang has only ever known pain. Marked as weak from birth, she was forced into servitude, as a "Dust fang"—the lowest rank in the palace. Beaten, humiliated, and treated as less than a wolf. But when the mating ceremony arrives everything changes as the moon Goddess has chosen a powerful mate for her— The leader of one of the most powerful packs. Alpha Kieran Nightbane. To him she's a mistake, a bond to reject without a second thought but the moon doesn't make mistakes. And when secrets from her past come to light, Ivy may prove to be far more than the powerless girl everyone believed her to be.

Mia didn't choose this life. Dropped into a world of dust, horses, and hard edges, she's just trying to keep her head down and survive it. Lane was built for it. Rough, controlled, and impossible to ignore, he lives for the ride-bulls, danger, and the kind of reputation that keeps people at a distance. But distance doesn't last forever. not when Mia starts finding her place among the animals... Not when Lane starts watching her more than he should... And not when the tension between them turns into something neither of them can outrun. In a world where falling hurts and trust comes slow, Mia and Lane are about to learn that some risks aren't just taken in the arena.

Darlene is a woman rediscovered. After the dust of a divorce settled, she found herself trapped in a quiet house with a growing, restless hunger. What began as a fleeting, forbidden thought soon spiraled into an all-consuming obsession centered on the one person who was strictly off-limits: her son, Leo. What starts with stolen glances and secret thrills evolves into a high-stakes game of cat and mouse. From provocative signals in the hallway to the ultimate crossing of lines, Darlene and Leo navigate a dangerous path of mutual discovery. As they shed the traditional roles of mother and son, they replace them with a bond that is as intense as it is taboo. But a secret this heavy cannot stay contained forever. Between the looming threat of discovery by neighbors, the interference of old flames, and the life-altering reality of a pregnancy that binds them forever, their unconventional relationship is tested at every turn.

Sebastian Torres and Ryan McCall Growan were beyond best of friends in the past, they were practically seen as either brothers or lovers. All soon changed after Ryan's mysterious disappearance that lasted for six years with dust contact between him and Sebastian. Then he came back, and the first thing he does was steal the one thing he knew Sebastian has always wanted. Indirectly declared himself as his rival, and fretted a war between them. His motive however, held secrets. What secrets? Would Sebastian find out too late about these secrets before he hands Ryan's head out to him? Or... is the fine say about a thin line between love and hatred about to express itself in their story?

The lab blew, and my girlfriend—Beatrice Whitmore—didn't even glance my way. She bolted straight for Joseph, wrapping herself around him. When the dust settled, she climbed into the ambulance with him. I was still on the ground, bleeding out, and she didn't spare me a look. Eighteen years raising him, and apparently, that was all the space her heart had left. My coworkers dragged me to the hospital. ICU, barely breathing. When I finally clawed my way out, throat raw, I called my advisor. "Prof. Beaumont, I'm in. I'll go. Even if it means disappearing for five years, I don't care." That was supposed to be my wedding month. Not anymore.

❝ CHECKMATE, NO ESCAPE. ❞ Despite the struggles of life and disappointment after the process, a waitress working in a well-known nightclub in the city opted to live a normal life with her stepmother after the mysterious disappearance of her parents without a trace. Growing older, hurdles and hassles have only been a speck of dust for her, and now, the curiosity of knowing more about the past she may not or may have forgotten starts to inflame like a fire in a wood, but what if between her searching, a criminal organisation became the hurdle in her life. Small pieces of puzzles come together, knowing she has another future to start, a different future ahead of her. A future she isn't expecting. Wagering her life for the forbidden knowledge, would she continue?

It started with a dare but Qyxiella fell in love with Bryle, his victim. He fell in love with her too and they got together. Soon, Blyre learnt about the bet, Qyxiella's friends set up for her, and Blyre left Qyxiella, pregnant. He is not angry, he was just confused and he left because of work, not about Qyxiella fooling him. Blyre is a member of a syndicate in Peru, and he went there to settle some things and will go back to Qyxiella when he is done. Blyre wanted to take Qyxiella back after regretting his actions, but it was too late. Qyxiella was kidnapped by his father to marry her off to a billionaire, her father's partner in Peru. Can they still be together? Or is their relationship like a dust and vanished forever?

"Damn, girl," Kade mutters. "You really do have the sauce." He steps closer, his hand finding its way to my waist. "Can’t wait to get a taste of you," he whispers. ~ I’m Zara Draven and I’m my father’s worst mistake. I have always being the unwanted one. My sisters remind me every day that I’m worth less than the dust underneath their shoes, and everyone in the Crimson Wolf pack calls me cursed. When the moon goddess surprises me with a second chance, I’m reborn two years in the past to the night of my 18th birthday. Now I have four mates, and I’m ready to make hell all let loose…..

The moon goddess must be running mad because who are these four hot shirtless men and why is my wolf purring and going into heat from just looking at them?! ~ My name is Kora Rhysand and I’m my father’s worst mistake. I have never said a word since I was born because my Omega wolf is mute. My sisters remind me every day that I’m worth less than the dust underneath their shoes, and everyone in the Saged Wolf pack calls me cursed. When the moon goddess surprises me with a second chance, I’m reborn two years in the past to the night of my 18th birthday. Now I have four mates, but I’m not sure how they are all going to fit…