Barely Surviving Meaning

Charlotte Houston is a twenty years old orphaned, college dropout young adult, who lived a very poor life. She was left to cater for her siblings who were struck with a chronic disease that needed a lot of money. The menial jobs she had was barely fetching a thing, which was what made her consider surrogacy as soon as she realized the insane amount of money it could fetch... despite the fact that she had a boyfriend. While Jeffery Simmons only wanted a child because that’s a requirement that needed to be met, in order to inherit his father's wealth. Being a Surrogate, what life awaits both Charlotte and Jeffery? Would it be all roses? Or, would it be a really bumpy ride? Especially when Charlotte’s boyfriend is back in the picture and a ghost from the past that just won’t stay away.

Once childhood friends, now reluctant strangers—Lady Clara Valdemont and General Darrell Storm are bound by an arranged marriage meant to unite two feuding houses. Once allies, the Storms and Valdemonts were torn apart by betrayal and bloodshed. Now, the kingdom’s fragile peace rests on the shoulders of a bride and groom who barely speak. As Clara walks down the aisle, memories of the boy who used to tease her and teach her how to fish clash with the man waiting at the altar—stoic, cold, and unreadable. Darrell has not forgotten the past, nor has he forgiven it. Their vows are spoken through clenched teeth, their first kiss a mere brush on the cheek. This is not a love story born of fate—it is one that must fight to be written. In a kingdom of politics, pride, and pain, can two broken hearts learn to beat as one again?

A particularly dark tale. Not for the faint of heart. He was the all-powerful Magistrate Mathis. The man that accused the witches and then found them guilty in the dungeons of WitchFall Fortress. I had feared ever being one of them, but not enough to be dissuaded from figuring out why he didn't seem to be what he was. So I followed him into the woods one day and discovered the one secret he was willing to wreak havoc to keep. The secret he'd make me pay for ever knowing. And if he couldn't have me on my terms, well he was certainly powerful enough to find a way, wasn't he? The most horrible kind of way... Barely understanding what was happening, I soon found myself in the worst place I could possibly be. Under his complete control...

Direct. Precision. Order. Those were the fuels James' life ran on but, a blackmail was all it took to bring a twist in the billionaire's life. James McKenna, a ruthless billionaire, who has a certain time for everything, is found at lost when a blackmail forces him into an engagement with Amara Livingston, a young girl he barely knows and the carefree daughter of the Mayor who also happened to be the most gorgeous woman he has ever seen. His determination to reverse the blackmail is wiped out when the said lady falls right into his laps and forces him into a relationship. A relationship he found himself longing for with each passing day. Still, he did everything within his power to destroy the evidence and their engagement, but the thing now is, now that he has her, he can't let her go.

(21 years ago) It was the darkest of all nights and the hunt had begun. The glorious light of the moon was shining bright, spreading its silver glow throughout the forest and not a single animal moved, for they all knew what was about to happen. The ground shook as the park tore through the forest and emerging first through the shadow was the Alpha. His amber eyes glowed and his snout twitched as he breathed in the damp fresh air. He growled a loud howl and in response a hundred other roars were heard. Then beside him another wolf appeared, blue eyes and the whitest fur – his mate and the Luna of the pack. Both wolves shared a glance and as their eyes met they shared a conversation. In the midst of the hunt Alexia finds a human baby kept in a carton barely covered and left to be killed by the cold or wild animals. WHAT WILL SHE DO WITH THE BABY?

It all started in an elevator when Young master Xavier Williams got involved In a lady he barely knew which resulted to a one night of steamy sex and Romance. The next day she was gone and his ego was greatly messed with so he sets out to find the mysterious lady who took advantage of him or the other way around. He soon found her and mysteries and more mysteries kept unfolding including the death of his father. Kendall Maxwell a crazy ass virgin whose ideal of first time sex Is having with someone handsome. She had a thing for handsome dudes and eventually slept with one whom she never met before. A one night sex soon turned to an urge between them . Find out what happened next in this mind blowing story.

He knocked once. She opened the door. Nothing has been the same since. Maya has spent the last two years learning how to breathe again. After surviving a violent relationship that shattered her from the inside out, all she wants is silence. Safety. Control. But when a new tenant moves in next door, her carefully rebuilt life begins to unravel. Elias Graves is tall, quiet, and just out of prison. No past. No apologies. No promises. He doesn’t ask for anything. He just watches. And when Maya leaves her door unlocked one night, he walks in. What begins as a collision of need and heat quickly spirals into something darker, something Maya swore she would never want again. He gives her the pain she craves and the pleasure she hates herself for needing. But secrets live between their bodies, and some doors—once opened—won’t ever close again. This is not a love story. It’s a story about addiction. About survival. About surrendering to a man who might just ruin her… or finally teach her how to survive the fire.

BOOK 1 AND BOOK 2 (SURVIVING THE DARK) She was a slave, and love bought her freedom. Ellis Ross is a beautiful young woman sold to a werewolf pack by her father to settle his debt. Although she was to work as a servant, Alpha William was captivated by her beauty that he included her in his harem of lovers. It was not long the young, innocent Ellis stole the heart of the Alpha, and they both fell madly in love. William broke a lot of pack rules to keep her by his side. Unknowing to William, Ellis is more than what he bargained for, and though he knew she had a target on her back, he did not know how big that target was until he was in too deep and could not get out. Together they battle the odds and fight their enemies for a wave of lasting peace. Their busy schedule does not stop them from spicing things up in and out of their bedroom. These two pleasure-driven love birds show their world the strength of true love. *Warning* This book contains a lot of sensual scenes and violence. If you can survive it, then you are good to go. *LoL* A story situated in the same world as the characters in Spirit Wolf".

Eliana Hunter was the perfect Luna to Lucas Williams, her husband and the alpha of the pack until he betrayed her with his stepsister, framing her for stealing from the Lycan King, and left her to bleed out and die while pregnant. But fate had other plans. When Eliana wakes in silver cuffs at the Lycan court, bruised, broken, and sentenced to death, three powerful Alpha brothers interrupt the execution. Not to save her, but to claim her. Axel, Damon, Rylan, the three billionaire triplets were every woman’s dream yet every person’s nightmare, and they were her new mates. But there’s a catch: they already have a mate and Eliana must survive the brutal Luna Trials to earn her place. Trials that killed the last two women who tried. As secrets unravel and passions ignite, Eliana discovers a cursed mark on her skin, one that ties her to an ancient prophecy and a bloodline long buried. As Eliana tries to win the trials and possibly get back her pack, she must strive with everything in her while she surviving enemies that were struggling to see her downfall.

In a world ruled by blood and betrayal, James carries a dark secret, he is the last surviving heir of a slaughtered clan, hidden behind the stolen face of his enemy. Sent to infiltrate the ruthless Bloodthorn Clan that murdered his family, James is determined to tear them apart from within. But vengeance is never simple. Among the enemy, he finds Sarah, a fierce, rebellious slave who ignites a fire in him greater than hatred. He also crosses paths with Selena, a beautiful, broken sister he no longer recognizes, bound by dark magic to the enemy she was raised to serve. As James rises through the Bloodthorn ranks, winning the trust of the brutal Alpha Draven and outsmarting his watchful Beta Rowan, danger coils tighter around him. Betrayed by those closest to him, forced into deadly duels, and hunted for crimes he did not commit, James must risk everything, not just to avenge his past, but to rewrite the fate of two warring clans. Love and loyalty. Betrayal and bloodshed. To survive, James must face his greatest battle yet: against the darkness both around him, and within him. Will he be the destroyer they fear… or the savior they never saw coming?