Black Widow Spider Toy

« L'amour n'a jamais fait partie du contrat, jusqu'à ce qu'il devienne tout. » Camilla Bianchi était autrefois la meilleure de sa classe, une brillante étudiante en médecine promise à un avenir prometteur, mais sa vie a pris un tournant tragique. Accablée par le cancer de sa grand-mère qui s'aggrave et le coût exorbitant de la chimiothérapie, Camilla jongle entre les quarts de nuit, ses mauvaises notes et sa chance d'obtenir une bourse. Désespérée et noyée dans l'inquiétude, elle se laisse entraîner par sa meilleure amie dans un club pour une nuit d'évasion – une nuit qui manque de tourner au drame. Elle finit dans les bras de Marcello De Luca, un mafieux dangereusement puissant qui lui sauve la vie. Marcello De Luca est un mafieux glacial qui a un héritage à défendre. Son père impitoyable exige une épouse et un héritier, sinon Marcello cédera l'empire De Luca à son frère adoptif intrigant, mais Marcello refuse l'amour jusqu'à ce que Camilla fasse irruption dans son monde. Marcello conclut un marché inattendu. Il paiera le traitement de la grand-mère de Camilla, mais en échange, elle devra passer vingt jours à ses côtés. Si elle refuse ensuite d'être avec lui, elle est libre de partir, mais si elle le souhaite, il l'épousera et lui offrira sa protection. Quatre-vingt-dix jours. Une offre irrésistible. Camilla n'a plus rien à perdre, si ce n'est son cœur. Camilla risquera-t-elle tout pour l'amour et sa famille ? Cédera-t-elle à l'attirance dangereuse qui les unit ? Ou s'éloignera-t-elle avant que l'amour ne devienne son erreur la plus fatale ?

J'ai toujours fait ce qu'il fallait pour survivre. Orpheline, j'ai vite compris que mon corps, mon charme, mes ruses – tout – pouvait me permettre d'obtenir ce dont j'avais besoin. J'attirais les hommes, les droguais et leur prenais tout. C'était simple. Et ça marchait. Jusqu'à ce que je le rencontre. Logan Thorne. Le parrain impitoyable qui a percé mon secret. Quand j'ai tenté de le voler, tout a basculé. Il n'est pas tombé dans mon piège. Au contraire, il m'a attrapée. Et il a pris ce qu'il voulait. Mon innocence. Ma virginité. Cette nuit-là, mon monde s'est effondré. Maintenant, je suis prisonnière de son univers dangereux, forcée de vivre avec l'homme qui me possède. Il est possessif, froid et impitoyable. Mais il y a quelque chose dans son regard qui me retient, quelque chose que je ne peux ignorer. Et pourtant, je ne peux oublier la douleur du passé – le meurtre de mes parents. L'homme qui les a tués est en liberté, et je ne reculerai devant rien pour le retrouver.

Avant je ne croyais pas au destin, je pensais que les choses arrivaient selon notre propre volonté et notre propre choix, jusqu'à ce fameux jour. La meute de la lune ensanglanté nous avait attaqué sans prévenir, nous n'étions pas préparé, plusieurs de nos soldats ont été tués, j'ai vu mon père et mon unique frère, agonisant sur le sol. Ils n'ont attaqué que les loups mâles, les louves ont été emmené dans leurs meutes, comme esclave, et objet sexuel pour satisfaire leurs alpha et d'autres loup de haut rang, j'avais été aussi emmené. Je n'aurais jamais imaginé que je retrouverais enfin mon compagnon, et que ce serait l'homme impitoyable qui avait causé la mort de ma famille, et retenu en captivité, je me suis retrouvé entre le marteau et l'enclume, je ne peux pas laissé le lien d'âme-sœur prendre le dessus sur ma volonté. Je l'ai regardé droit dans les yeux en disant : "Moi Bella Harper, de la meute de la lune bleu, je vous rejette Alpha Karan Frost, de la meute de la lune ensanglantée. Après avoir prononcé ces mots, j'ai ressenti un vide énorme, mais je savais que je devais le faire. Je l'ai vu grimacé, et essayait de resister à la douleur causé par mon rejet. Il était devenu furieux, et m'a prise par le bras, en me poussant contre le mur, je savais aussi qu'il n'accepterait jamais mon rejet, son égo d'Alpha ne le lui permettrait pas, j'ai su à cet instant précis, que j'allais payer le prix fort, pour l'avoir défié. Maintenant, je devrais me préparer à sa punition, lui qui est connu pour être sans pitié, et sans aucune compassion. Le désir que j'ai pour lui va-t-il prendre le contrôle? ou le devoir l'emportera-t-il ?

Richard Franklin has left his Midwestern roots behind to live on the coast of Maine with his family. But in the autumn of the year 2000, he must return to his Illinois birthplace on a sorrowful journey. His wife Michelle has been killed in New England by a hit-and-run driver who is never found, so back home he comes with her cremated remains, to fulfill a final wish and on her birthday scatter her ashes in the park along the river in Blackwater Valley—simply Blackwater Val to locals—the small town where they both grew up and fell in love. With him he brings his six-year-old daughter Katie who still grieves for her lost mother: Katie, who can sometimes guess who’s going to be on the phone before it rings. Who can stop all the clocks in the house, and break up clouds in the sky with her mind, and heal sicknesses, and who sometimes sees things that aren’t there...people who are no longer alive. All gifts she inherited from her mother. Only something isn’t quite right in the Val. Sinkholes are opening up, revealing the plague pits the sleepy hamlet was built over in the 1830s, when malaria and cholera outbreaks ran riot. Mysterious bird and fish die-offs begin to occur, and Katie can see ghosts of the dead gathering all around. But what she can’t see is the charred, centuries-old malevolence which has been waiting for her, and wants her for its very own. Or the pale Sallow Man who haunts the town’s nighttime streets...or the river witch—another Blackwater Val, of sorts—each of whom will be drawn one by one into the nightmarish bloodletting about to take place. ©️ Crystal Lake Publishing

“You really think a chrome leash makes me yours?” Timothy’s voice was a jagged shard of glass, his pulse thrumming frantically against the cold metal of the Blackwell collar. Kan leaned in, the scent of expensive bourbon and gunpowder clinging to him. He captured Timothy’s chin, forcing those defiant lavender eyes to meet his own. “It doesn’t make you mine, little ghost. It just keeps you still long enough for me to show you why you’ll never want to leave.” Behind him, Gideon’s shadow fell over them both, heavy and suffocating. “Careful, Kan,” the enforcer rumbled, his knuckles still stained with the blood of the men who’d tried to stop them. “He’s a reaper. He doesn't want a home. He wants a body count.” One Ghost. Two Predators. No Escape. Timothy Gal is a shadow. A high-level operative for the Nash Rebellion, he’s spent his life as a nameless tool in the war-torn Sopttyi District. He doesn’t feel, he doesn’t miss, and he certainly doesn't belong to anyone. But when a routine surveillance mission in Saati Town goes south, he catches the eye of the two most dangerous men in the Blackwell Mafia. Gideon Blackwell is the muscle—a man of controlled violence and territorial hunger. Kan Nelblack is the mind—a predator with a silver tongue and a taste for absolute submission. They don’t just want Timothy’s secrets. They want his soul.

In a luxury boutique, a male influencer and I are eyeing the same watch. I'm about to give it up when I hear the salesperson yell at me in a shrill voice, "Get your filthy hands off it right now! Mr. Parr saw it first. How dare you compete with him? He's an important customer of our store!" I freeze and see Alan Parr staring at me with utter disgust, his arms crossed. "You think a country bumpkin like you deserves that watch? Do you even know how much its accessories cost? A pauper like you definitely can't afford it!" he snaps, then holds up a card and signs the receipt. However, the name he signs is my wife's. The supplementary card he's holding is the one I gave my wife for her allowance.

When Ava walked into that bar, she only wanted to forget. Forget the man who left her for money. Forget the wedding she was never meant to attend. But one drink, one stranger, and one reckless night changed everything. She woke up in a stranger’s bed only to find out he wasn’t a stranger at all. He was Adrian Blackwell, her CEO. Cold, powerful, and dangerously irresistible. Adrian swore he didn’t do love. He didn’t chase. He didn’t lose control. Until Ava. Now he wants her body, soul, and every breath she takes. But loving Adrian means walking a thin line between passion and danger… because the man who owns her heart might also be the one who ruins her.

It was a bad idea. She knew it but she had no choice. After finding herself penniless after the death of her parents who nevertheless had a good fortune, Rose had no other idea than to loot the trunk of her old house to pay for her little sister's treatment. Anyway, it wasn't a theft because nobody knows about this safe... The house was empty because it was for sale, she was going to sneak in and she would never set foot there again. It was a perfect idea... When she entered the house, she suspected that there was someone but she persisted and continued... -Who are you? What are you doing at my house? She was so relieved that no one had touched her money so she hadn't even heard the footsteps... She turned to see a man...a man with a mask covering half his face. .. Frightened, she did not expect that this night could change her life... -I'll let you take your trunk and I'll offer you double more so that you serve as my escort, for one night... Rose could not understand such a proposal. However, she had no choice...

BLURB: Elena Rivers only wanted to survive senior year quietly but one wrong seat next to Ryan Blackwood, the school’s most feared and untouchable boy, changed everything. He’s dangerous, untamed and hiding secrets darker than his tattoos. Elena is soon pulled into obsession, lies, and forbidden attraction that could destroy them both because loving Ryan Blackwood isn’t just risky… It's deadly!

*****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.