Cross Bracing Table Legs Novels & Stories

Stanley Hamilton and I were basically Southport's favorite hate-watch couple. For Elodie—my oh-so-perfect adopted sister—he wrecked my company and had my parents thrown in prison. I, in turn, drove Elodie to her death, making him watch as she jumped off a rooftop. Our forced marriage? Just a slow ride from mutual disgust straight into mutual destruction. Then came the car explosion. Stanley, who'd hated me forever, still used his last breath to shove me out of the blast. "Vivienne Weston, one lifetime tangled with you is enough. If there's a next one, let's never meet." He touched the tattoo of Elodie's name on his neck, smiling faintly as the flames took him. After he died, I wandered through life half-dead myself until illness finished the job. When I woke up in the past, staring at two betrothal contracts, I didn't hesitate—I picked the guy everyone swore was insane. Stanley and my dad? I handed them right back to Elodie. This time, I wanted no meetings, no memories, no strings. Ever again.

Ariana never thought she would be the one left behind, but then her mate chose someone else over her. She had given him everything: her love, loyalty, and future. She thought that one day she would be Luna and stand next to him. But in an instant, everything fell apart. When he raised his hand to protect another woman instead of her, Ariana realized the painful truth that she had never truly mattered. Heartbroken and alone, Ariana leaves before dawn with nothing but her pain and a small hope for something better.Instead of hiding,she makes a brave choice. She went to the rival pack, which is led by Alpha Kael, the man who once saw her strength when no one else did. Kael greets her with respect, not pity, and for the first time, Ariana feels like someone is paying attention to her. Ariana finds a new type of strength within herself as she begins to recover and reconstruct her life. She finds respect, trust, and a genuine connection with Kael. However, her past catches up with her as she starts to move forward. Now that the pack that deceived her is in peril, they require her assistance. Torn between the life she left behind and the one she is creating, Ariana must make a choice. Will she ultimately choose herself and the man who recognizes her true value, or will she risk all to save those who have broken her?

"Echoes of Forever" is a captivating anthology of love stories that transcends time and space. From ancient Rome to modern-day New York, each story weaves together the threads of love, fate, and destiny, proving that true love can withstand the test of time.

Noah Hayes was supposed to be starting over. A full scholarship and a future built on talent, not survival. As one of the university’s rising ice hockey stars, everything in his life should finally be falling into place, instead, it starts falling apart on day one when Chase Voss notices him. Beautiful. Cruel. Dangerous in a way that doesn’t need to be hidden. But Noah had bigger problems than a campus king’s grudge. Drowning in debt and desperation, Noah takes a job he knows will cost him, but the man he stole from isn’t just powerful, he’s dangerous. Adrian Voss. Now Noah belongs to him, trapped in a world he never wanted. By day, he’s the university’s ice hockey star, by night, he moves product for a man who owns his life. What started as hatred between Chase and Noah turns into obsession. What should be a rivalry turns into something neither of them can control. Chase falls hard and reckless, but Noah knows better than to trust something that feels like a weakness. And if Chase Voss wants him, then Noah will use him. Play him. Survive him. But the deeper they get, the harder it becomes to tell what’s real and what’s manipulation. And in a world built on power and blood, love is the most dangerous mistake of all, because loving the wrong person could destroy everything, but walking away might be even worse.

"So Marcus, this is the end?” Mia asked, sad it would be the last time she lay in his arms. Marcus, with his last breath, muttered, “No, darling, this is only the beginning…” In life, they shared an unbreakable bond, loving each other unconditionally. In death, they took a sacred oath and swore to find each other again. When heirs to two rival vampire communities meet at a ceremony, Leo and Cris are instantly drawn to one another, haunted by flashes of memories of their past lives. Centuries ago, they died as lovers, bound by an ancient oath to reunite in their next lifetime. Now reborn, Mia as a different gender, into separate families with deep-rooted rivalry, rich traditions, power, and affluence, their souls recognize each other—but everything else stands in their way. Torn between duty, desire and age-long tradition, they must risk everything to reclaim a love that defies time, gender, and tradition - fighting enemies within and without.

What happens when a devil meets an angel ? Can two whole different souls get together ? The story is about one of the most dangerous mafia, Dean Ryder. What happens when he meets someone as innocent as a little child who tends to change him from a living beast to a human. Angelina Richards never thought that her life would change completely after meeting Dean. Will their love survive in the cruel world or mafia ? Read to find out....

Axel Aiden Hodreal has an impeccable memory and prosopagnosia. He has met many people, but there is one person he will never forget in his entire life. Three years ago, he met this person unexpectedly after saving him from drowning in the sea. He was eager to waste all of his resources just to find the lady that made his heart stumble until he met Schina Louise Mallari – a genius college student who made him feel the same way Axel felt about the girl he had met before. Will Axel continue searching for the girl after meeting Schina, or will he forget about her? But what if she suddenly appears in front of him?

Synopsis - On the night when the young warrior Raen is born, strange things happen in the Free East: A prince dies and the great oracle of Tulga sends a mysterious prophecy. A long journey begins. Will the young Raen manage to take the fate of his people in hand against the dark power of the priests and councilors? Raen's journey takes him to the legendary city of Borgossa, where he is to be trained at the War Academy. There he meets the funny Manoen, a compatriot, and they become friends. But Manoen also keeps a dark secret. When Raen finds out, the terrible machinations of the priests of his country are revealed to him. Together with his friend he returns to Hy to overthrow the priestly caste. War is inevitable.

She could sacrifice everything just to save her mom from death who suddenly had been diagnosed with leukaemia. The only way to do so was to ask her unimaginably wealthy grandad for help. And Victor only waited for such an occasion. He promised to give her all his fortune so that she could pay for the treatment of his own daughter, but there was one condition - Bianca must marry a complete stranger. So there she is, standing in front of ten fabulously handsome men and having just one night to make a final decision. But she doesn’t realize one thing - all of them are werewolves. There is also something more that takes her by surprise - her second nature. Apart from being a nice loving girl, in her veins floats someone else - a Crow Woman. And that is supposed to be her curse. Victor believes that his granddaughter is the key to absolute power - her future child, conceived with a werewolf, could become something exceptional - a CROWOLF. And that would mean dominance over all other species. But not everything goes according to Victor's plan. Bianca finds herself in mortal danger, discovers the dark side of her nature and hates being a beast. What's more her heart is split between two werewolves, Samuel and Michael, who desire her like any other woman in their lives before. It looks like the collision of their worlds brings painful consequences for all of them and the question remains: Will Bianca accept herself as a Crow Woman? Who is she going to fall in love with? Will she be able to save her mom? And the last one - will the legend about the Crowolf prove to be true?

Loric was the only Omega son of powerful pack Alphas. People imagined his life would be easy, born with a golden spoon in his mouth, everything smooth for him. But his life was nothing less than hell. He didn’t have any rights over his own life. Still, with one promise made to his father, he went to university, where he met a beautiful senior Omega, Eli, whose boyfriend, Rylan, was the heir of another powerful pack. Things turned chaotic when Loric found out that his father had arranged his marriage with Rylan, the very same man who was his senior’s boyfriend. Loric had fallen for Rylan at first sight, but he had buried his feelings deep in his heart. But Rylan will hate Loric to death because of him; he wasn't able to marry his boyfriend.