Carnival Shoes Near Me Novels & Stories

The world between werewolves and Lycans was divided by ancient rivalries. Nina, a young orphan, was promised as a gift and forced to be a breeder to the ruthless, cruel and selfish Alpha King Rogan. She dreams of escape and love but when she attempts to flee, she discovers a shocking truth—the very king she despises is her fated mate. Just as Nina starts to give in to his charms, a long-lost cousin, Agnes, resurfaces, revealing Nina's true identity as a Lycan. She had a new responsibility of running to protect her hybrid children. Fifteen years later, tragedy strikes. Nina's husband is dead, her children were kidnapped, and she has to confront a sinister enemy and uncover shocking family secrets.

Isabella Millers is an ordinary girl who works as a waitress in a café. However, her life takes a drastic turn when a luxurious sedan owned by a cruel mafia leader in Brooklyn named Marco Vilante crashes into her bicycle on her way home from work. Isabella is forced to be involved in Marco's dangerous life because he falls in love with her and becomes obsessed with her. Pressure and fear haunt Isabella's life ever since. Will she be able to face the consequences of being involved with a cruel and obsessive mafia man?

I need a wife. Now. It doesn’t have to do with love and living the good life. This is all about getting the money my billionaire father left to me. And I’m running out of time. But who proposes to a stranger after the first date? Me. That’s who. As if I have another choice. Luck is on my side though, and a beautiful model shows up in my office. Single? Gorgeous? Funny? All of the above. Our first date goes so well that I feel unsure about my decision to do this thing with her—you know, fake it. I put it off and decide to do it later, to ask for her help after we get to know each other better. But I like her more and more each time we meet, and eventually, offering her a ring isn’t for my dad’s money—it’s because I want her more than anything else in the world. Besides, who’s going to know if it’s fake or real? And does it really matter? Yeah. It does. To her…

Natasha Harkins, the daughter of the alpha of  Blackheart Pack was asked by her father to marry Alpha Redd Larson of the Whitesword Pack. Why? Because that alpha could only save their business and the orphanage she was managing. She wouldn't allow it. She had a mate for crying out loud! It was another alpha from another pack—Alpha Ali.  She thought everything was alright between Alpha Ali and her but he suddenly called her one night saying, "I, Ali Stevens, reject Natasha Harkins as my mate.” Would she be forced to accept Alpha Redd's marriage proposal now?

WARNING MATURE CONTENT After being heartlessly dumped by her ex-boyfriend, who cruelly claimed she was undeserving of love, SOFIYA is determined to prove him wrong. Her plan? Find someone more handsome and wealthier than him. Michael Stone is a cold-hearted billionaire who runs multiple organizations, from the outside world, he is just like any other businessman but what they don’t know is that he is the Alpha of the most powerful pack in the country. Cursed by the moon goddess to be mateless, Michael has lost hope in finding genuine love as women only seem interested in his wealth. Sofiya and Michael enter into a contract, to fulfill their personal goals. Will Sofiya be able to handle the truth of him being a werewolf? And will she be able to melt his cold heart and redeem him from the curse?

Rebecca lives in a world without much news, in love with the supernatural, she gets lost in her books and her quiet life in the countryside. She gets lost in her books because she believes she will never live in such a passionate world. Samuel lives a life away from human conventions in his cabin far away from the city so that no one will ever find out his real secret. But he will see his world turned upside down when he meets Rebecca and realizes that she is identical to the woman he accidentally killed when he mutated into a wolf.

The day Tate was crowned Alpha was the day Nicole's father put a bullet in his father's chest. She had loved him from a distance for years. Quiet, careful, invisible love. Then the moon goddess confirmed what her heart already knew and destroyed everything in the same breath. For three years she cooked his meals, made his bed, swallowed her pain and watched him love someone else. He controlled her body, humiliated her publicly and called it mercy. She stayed because she thought she deserved it. Then she found out she was pregnant. She did not escape for herself. She escaped for them. Four years later Nicole is a different woman. New name, a groundbreaking research career and two children she would burn the world down to protect. Her research can save lives — including the life of the very woman who made hers a living nightmare. Now Tate is back. He does not know she is alive. He does not know about the twins. He does not know that everything he believes about his identity is a lie. Some bonds cannot be severed. Some truths cannot stay buried. But first he is going to have to earn it.

Shawn's eyes widened in shock as he stared at the divorce papers in his hand. "What is this, Alisa?" he asked, his voice trembling. "It would be Miss Reynolds to you soon," she replied, her voice devoid of emotion. "I'm done with you, and I'm done with this farce of a marriage." Shawn was taken aback by the coldness in her tone. This was the same woman who had once spoken to him with such love and affection. What had happened to her? "I thought you loved me," he said, his voice cracking with emotion. Alisa scoffed, her expression disdainful. "Cindy is back, and you think I'd stay with you? You want to have your cake and eat it too? Never." ### Alisa Randall's fairy-tale marriage to her childhood sweetheart, Shane Dallas, had ended in heartbreak when he left her for his first love, Cindy. But what Shane didn't know was that Alissa was the heiress to the country's largest fortune, with connections to Hollywood's elite and multiple identities at her disposal. Now, Shane was realizing his mistake, and he came crawling back to Alisa, tears streaming down his face. But would she take him back, or would she forge a new path, one that didn't include him?

I’m raising someone else’s kid. My sister’s daughter, and where I thought I’d never make it as a single father bachelor, I was wrong. This little girl has my heart. And only her. Until a stray dog happens upon my place and we’re forced to call a vet. And a beautiful woman showed up. I didn’t believe in fate. But it seems to believe in me. The beautiful woman who helped us out with the dog shows up again later on a blind date across the table from me. And I’m sold out for her before I realize what’s happening. Pulling back is my only hope for survival. After losing my sister, I’m far more protective of me and her little one. But it’s a losing battle. No way I’m going anywhere, until I’m forced to. It would seem I have a kid of my own in the world. Maybe this is the breaking point where I can walk away from the all-consuming passion of my new romance. Because I’m good with giving my time, my body, and all of my money. But to her? I’ve accidentally given all of me.

My sister, Gabriella Rutherfurd, is the richest female CEO in Brightshire. Her male secretary, Freddie Morgan, mentions that he wants to see a real-life version of the Squid Game, so she builds the venue and spends 100 million dollars to make it happen. The lure of a gigantic cash prize draws in countless desperate souls. Even the bodyguards responsible for protecting my brother-in-law, Cyril Harding, abandon their posts to participate. Cyril has no choice but to go to the hospital without the bodyguards for his medical appointment, but he is abducted halfway there. In my previous life, I found Gabriella and asked her to stop the game and send people to rescue Cyril. After hesitating, Gabriella agreed. She stopped the game and managed to save Cyril just in time. But the few players who had made it to the final round were furious that the game was canceled. To vent their rage, they took Freddie and beat him to death. Gabriella acted like it had nothing to do with me. Yet, on the day Freddie was buried, she ordered her men to beat me up. When I open my eyes again, I am back to the day that Cyril was abducted. This time, Gabriella gets what she wants, and the Squid Game is held as planned. By the final round, a masked man is dragged onto the high platform. Freddie announces that whoever slices the man's head off will win the 100-million-dollar prize. When Cyril's head rolls to Gabriella's feet, she finally snaps.