Ballad Of A Mother's Heart

To the Valencia family, love is a weakness that cannot be accepted, and happiness is just an illusion that can be bought with money. This was the way Ashley was brought up, and she has to follow this way of the Valencia’s because expecting love or happiness is like she is trying to be ungrateful to her family since they adopted her when she was just 3. What will she do when the self-made billionaire and CEO of Stone Tech Ltd., Liam Abbot, wants her? She has been so used to shutting everyone off that she doesn’t know how to deal with the fact that someone actually wants her even if he only wants her contract marriage with her. Will she give in to him or is her quiet and lonely life as the Valencia's adopted daughter too good to pass up?

Veronica Langford never expected her summer before college to become this complicated. After years of living under her overprotective father's roof, she moves in with her mother to spend the summer with her before she leaves for college. Veronica starts anonymously sexting a stranger she meets online, allowing herself to explore forbidden desires—never expecting that the stranger would turn out to be Joshua Wolfe, her mother’s dangerously sexy, soon-to-be fiancé. Joshua Wolfe is an ex convict hired by Veronica’s uncle to ruin veronica’s mom. His job was simple: seduce Claudia(Veronica’s mom), bankrupt her, and leave her humiliated. Failure to do this meant going back to the hell he barely escaped, prison. Joshua thought it would be an easy job, but he wasn’t prepared for Veronica. He never believed in love but things take a turn when he finds out that the person he had been sexting was Veronica, the same person who he had a growing attraction for and could not stop thinking about Will Veronica ignore her guilt for being attracted to her mother’s fiancé and go after Joshua? Will Joshua give love a chance and risk going back to jail? What happens when Veronica learns of his plans with her mother?

I'm 29 years old, nearly 30 and so far, my sister and Photography have been my life and soul. Ever since I stepped foot in my first darkroom during my Sophomore year I always had a hunch that this would be my true passion. Since I held my first camera. Set up my first tripod, captured my first photo and filmed my first piece. I just knew that this is what I wanted to do. My life has been a complicated mess since I was 10 years old. My life was thrown away by my parents because I was a burden to them, I had a pen pal who I vented my anger out on for years yet he had become a huge part of my life. I haven't had a serious relationship in...well...ever and It's not every day that you find a man wanting to talk to you...granted, this man is the one who spilt his coffee down me the first time we met and from then on he became the Baine of my existence. I live in Texas City, Houston and I love what I do, the freedom it gives me being behind a camera but it also comes with a price when you least expect it. My life was complicated enough but when I vent out on a secret to this man, my feelings towards him become stir crazy and a whirlwind of emotions. One's I didn't want in the first place because 2 weeks before meeting said man...I was applying for a year long fellow ship abroad. A once in a lifetime opportunity to go to one of Spain's most explored and cultured cities - Barcelona.

When a hundred years old Beast has been aroused from it hiding place, this left the whole town in panic!. The councils and everyone wanted him dead, he wasn't only a threat to them but the whole world but in other to eliminate the Beast they had to go for his weakness!. What happens when Adriana a simple girl with no importance or identity is suddenly wanted? Not only by the councils but by the Beast himself!

Stéphane had never desired Aleen; she was off-limits as his wife's daughter, Christine. But something about her captivated and locked him in, igniting his appetite and desire for her. Stéphane knew he should keep his distance; he shouldn't have any longing for his stepdaughter. He shouldn't want to know how she tastes or long to feel her tightness wrapped around him as he buried himself deep inside her. However, all resolve to resist was shattered when Aleen boldly made the first move, bringing Stéphane to his knees and causing him to taste the forbidden when she called him 'Daddy'.

From the author of “A Broken Alpha” series comes a new and exciting but complicated world. In this world, things are different. For starters, Omegas’ lives are crueler and harsher. They are able to bear children without a mate, and due to this ability, many are enslaved and used as breeders. Adrian and his pack have undertaken a mission to free the omegas and give them a life of their choosing. To no longer be bound to serve but to live a life as they want. Following the path less taken is not easy and comes with heartache and pain. But joy will come in the end, or will it? Alaric, the future Alpha, is proud and cocky. He hopes to take his father’s place as Alpha when he turns 30. His beliefs mirror those of his father and his father’s father. Why fix what isn’t broken? Omegas are needy, horny little bastards always looking for a good fuck, so use them where they are best suited. Many have benefited from this way of living, and many continue to benefit from it. Alaric and Adrian are light and dark, yin and yang. But where light goes dark follows. And opposites attract eventually. Alaric despises Adrian and his “new” thinking and takes every opportunity to let Adrian know. Adrian can’t stand Alaric’s cocky, know it all attitude and can’t stand his unwillingness to change. With personalities and world views so different, one might wonder why the Moon Goddess would pair these two together. Come on a journey to a new world where love, magic, betrayal, and friendship come from the most unlikely of people and places. Can these two opposites help their packs and heal their people? Or will pride get in the way?

Bailey has spent her life trying to figure out why her father arranged for her to marry Connor. He was supposed to cherish, love, and protect her, but instead he spends his time abusing and manipulating her. Finally fed up and wanting to take her destiny into her own hands she decides to sign up for self-defense courses at the local MMA gym. Little does she know, her life is about to change when she meets owner and MMA fighter, Dominic, and his group of friends. What she discovers about herself after meeting the guys will leave her breathless with anticipation and create a whole new outlook on her life.

Two stories, one kingdom, and a timeless tale of love… ***** The Land of Kalise was being overwhelmed by an invasion and the only thing left to do was to ask for help from the neighboring country. As an elf descendant that can wield magic, there’s only so much that Erriene could do, but as a Prince, he will do whatever it takes to protect and help his people. But what if what’s asked of him was something that he might not be ready to give? ***** The Country of Maud was an unbeatable force. Having a Frost Giant’s blood in his veins, King Alarick is a Warlord that’s used to getting anything and everything that he wants. But what if the only thing that he truly ever wanted in life was something that he could never get? ***** As feelings develop, emotions break out and the past coming back to haunt them… Will it bring them closer together? Or will it drive them further apart?

TRIGGER WARNING: Mature content ahead. Katalina This wasn't the plan. Getting married was the least of my priorities but here I am, dressed in white and taking marriage vows. What's even shocking is the man I am marrying; My mother's fiance, a man old enough to be my father. Huracio Katalina is the object of my fantasies. Something about her innocence stirs the darkest of desires inside me. She is like a pure rose and I am the devil. A devil covered with blood to the last tip of my fingers but that doesn't stop me from lusting after her.There's nothing I want but to taint her till she is corrupted by my essence. I know I shouldn't want her. I shouldn't crave her since she is my fiance's daughter. When her mother runs away from our wedding, I see an opportunity. An opportunity to live my fantasies and as the devil I am, I take it. Now, she is MINE! *** When Katalina finally finds out that Huracio is the Don of a Mafia gang, the same gang responsible for the death of her father, what will happen?

ZACH: I had loved Amber all my life, so when she turned of age, and her wolf didn't surface, I made the biggest decision of my life—I would claim her. It didn't matter to me if I was the first Alpha with a wolfless Luna in this generation. I still wanted her. I could win her in the Claiming, and I could protect her all her life. I was sure of that until reality struck, and a tragedy happened, leaving me crippled, unable to walk with my feet. My wolf was strong—still able to run on his paws—which was the exact opposite of my human. I became useless, just a shell of the man I was once. So tell me, how could I claim her? How could I protect her when I couldn't even stand on my own? AMBER: I had loved Zach all of my life. I was determined to be claimed by him—either as his fated or chosen mate. So even if my wolf didn't surface, I was still on cloud nine because he finally confessed he felt the same way. I was beyond ecstatic waiting for the Claiming when he could finally claim me. Everything was perfect until I woke up in a hospital bed, where I almost died from a car accident. I thought it was the worst thing that happened in my life until I met Zach again, and he wanted nothing to do with me anymore. I survived the fatal crash, but I had no idea how long I could survive until my heart finally gave up from being shattered by the only man I ever wanted.