Beginnings And Endings

*****Trigger Warning***** This book contains mature themes, physical, sexual and emotional abuse. My name is Lillian Blackwood. I thought my life was over. I had been beaten down and controlled by my ex both emotionally and physically for years. It was, do or die. Fortunately, I survived, and with therapy and time, I finally started some semblance of a life. The very last thing I was looking for was love. I hate dating, and quite frankly, I'm not a fan of men and who can blame me? I keep a very tight circle of friends, so I was surprised when love pushed and shoved its way into my life. But not all fairytales have happy endings, and my tale certainly gives happiness a run for its money.

After being jilted by her Fated mate, beaten and pursued by her Father, and then hit by a reckless driver, Lyra finds herself two thousand miles away from her former pack In a new body, before she can thank the goddess for new beginnings she is thrust into a world of confusion and heartbreak when she realizes she is nothing but a pawn to be forced into an unwanted marriage. Her only source of hope – she is mated to three handsome men; one hates her guts, one is irritated by her presence, and the last of them is the same bastard who jilted her in her previous life…. “Oh Goddess, is my life a joke?” Follow Lyra as she paves her way through the hate and pain to settle either on love or revenge.

A woman filled with childhood trauma, abandonment and daddy issues and a man with questionable desires. Two strangers who met in a bar. The woman came to drink her hearts out as she's about to get married to an old man. The man on the other hand, came to seek a short term companion for the night. As the night progress these two strangers paths crossed. With an unknown force they embark on a heartwarming journey where unexpected connections turn into lifelong bonds. Two strangers who, despite their differences and pasts, find themselves irresistibly drawn to one another . Through laughter, challenges, and moments of serendipity, they discover that sometimes the most beautiful love stories start with a chance encounter. Dive into a world where their love grows from the simplest of beginnings and witness how two strangers transform into something amazing...

“A black rose symbolises death and grief but new beginnings as well.” Rojean Cai has the most perfect life anyone could ever imagine. She has a stable job that pays her well, a fiance who loves her so much, and a family that will continue to support and care for her and she feels like life has just been really kind to her. Unbeknownst to her, when Krister Usoro approached her for a favour-- a favour in which she felt she couldn’t decline, her life had turned for the worse as it had never been. All hell breaks loose when the truth about a person she never thought she’d meet unveils, leaving her clinging to the thin thread of hope she has left.

Not every fantasy is gentle. Not every desire plays by the rules. Some pleasures are dangerous. And these stories? They come with teeth. Behind closed doors and under tight sheets, women surrender to the hunger they’re not supposed to have… and the men who know exactly how to feed it. From a gynecologist who crosses the line with a patient who wants more than a check-up… To a reverend’s wife who falls for a man she sees every Sunday and sins with every chance she gets… To a virgin student who learns her first lesson in the back office of her lecturer… To a nanny who becomes the one thing her boss can’t resist… This isn’t about love. This is about lust… raw and dripping. Forbidden romance. Unholy cravings. So if you’re looking for soft kisses and fairy tale endings… Turn back now. But if you’re ready for something that makes you squirm in your seat… If you want stories you’ll replay in your head long after the last line… Then go ahead. Open the book.

Content Warning: This is a collection of dark, steamy age-gap romances centered on marriage, possession, and angst. These are stories where vows are a transaction, love is a battlefield, and the only happy ending is the one they fight for. He is always the other father—the guardian, the protector, the older man forced into a role he never asked for. She is the complication, the temptation, the younger woman who disrupts his carefully controlled world. Their unions are never simple. A marriage contract for protection. A vow sworn in desperation. A wedding to secure a future for a child. But behind every practical arrangement lies a dangerous, simmering tension that vows alone can't contain. This collection delivers standalone stories where passion is a privilege earned only after "I do." Expect charged glances across crowded rooms, kisses that feel like claims, and the slow, angsty burn of a man who believes he doesn't deserve her, fighting the overwhelming need to make her his in every way. For readers who like their romance dark, their heroes possessive, and their happy endings hard-won.

He was her ex’s best friend and the last man she ever thought she’d fall for. After losing her job, Maya Torres takes a housekeeping position out of desperation, only to discover her new boss is Xavier Harrington, the cold billionaire who once stood beside the man who broke her heart. Xavier built his empire on control and revenge. But the woman he hires by chance carries a link to the night that destroyed his family. As buried truths ignite forbidden desire, love becomes the most dangerous game of all… and the past returns to burn them both. what happens when the one woman who tempts his frozen heart is tied to the darkest night of his life? Can a girl who still believes in happy endings survive a man who doesn’t believe in love at all? She had gone through hell being with his friend, should she expect worse from him? Or better?

⚠️ Warning: This book contains explicit, primal sexual content, dominant Alphas, willing Omegas, and intense mate-bond passion intended for mature 18+ readers only. In the world of packs, some lines are drawn in blood-and some are meant to be crossed in the heat of desire. This scorching collection of 15 standalone tales dives into the most forbidden unions in werewolf society, where primal instinct overrules every rule. From intense Alpha/ Omega power dynamics and voyeuristic thrills to dangerous age-gap cravings, boss/employee risks, and step-family secrets, each story simmers with raw, explicit passion: claiming bites, dominant growls, submitting whimpers, and bodies pushed to the edge of primal ecstasy. Yet every illicit encounter ends in a sweet, satisfying mate-bond-happy endings where forbidden lovers claim their forever against all odds, leaving no regrets, only eternal, ecstatic bliss. Hot. Primal. Unapologetically Naughty. If you crave the rush of crossing every line and feeling the surge of a destined bond, these tales will leave you breathless, flushed, and howling for more.

Raven has endured a rough life with her father dying when she was 11 years old. Her mother blamed her for his death which led to her being mentally and physically abused by her mother. She may be the best warrior in the Rising Ash pack, but as a female they don't recognize her as anything other than a breeding mare. Hoping to find her mate when she turns 18 and leave the pack, she gets a big shock that derails her plans. Allistar is the top warrior of the Opal River pack and is hoping to soon find his mate. He lives with parents who always find fault in everything he does and refuse to show him love so he is hoping his mate can show him that love he is missing. Yet, things don't always work out how you want. Now both are part of a prophecy and destined to save all werewolves. Will they still get their happy endings they crave or will fate stand in their way?

🔞⚠️Rated 18+ | Mature Content Warning This book is for adults only. It contains explicit sex, strong language, and mature themes. Read at your own risk or pleasure. She dreamed of a fairytale. Instead, she stepped into a nightmare. Amelia always believed in fated mates and happy endings, until her mark led her straight to Klaus, the cold, ruthless prince who despised her existence. Forced into a loveless marriage to protect his inheritance, Klaus made her life unbearable. Broken and desperate, Amelia made a choice… one that led her into the arms and bed of the king himself. Now she carries a royal secret in her womb. Not her husband’s child… but his father’s. How long can Amelia keep the truth buried? And what will happen when Klaus discovers the ultimate betrayal? When he discovers that his wife is pregnant for his father… Betrayal. Forbidden passion. A love that could destroy a kingdom. Are you ready for the scandal that will shake the royal bloodline?