Crossing Lines

Catriona Agreste didn’t come to the city to fall in love. She came to win. A first-year law student financing her degree through a prestigious internship at Reid Capital, Catriona lives by one rule: never surrender control. Not in court. Not in life. Not to men like Shawn Reid. Shawn Reid doesn’t lose. Billionaire CEO. Strategic mastermind. A man who negotiates power the way others breathe. Discipline is his currency. Control is his comfort. Emotion? A liability he eliminated years ago. Until her. When Catriona challenges one of his corporate decisions, she doesn’t just question his strategy — she disrupts his balance. What begins as intellectual rivalry ignites into a dangerous power dynamic neither of them anticipated. He tests boundaries. She redraws them. But when ambition turns intimate and control becomes temptation, the lines between mentorship and desire blur. And in a world where power is everything… Who will surrender first? Or will they both lose the one thing they swore to protect — themselves?

Claire came from the long lines of hunters who hunted supernatural beings as their source of livelihood. The business soon became dull as there was no more catch for them despite all their tries. With all these going on, Claire was still treated like a servant in her father's house by her stepmother and stepsister. One day, she saw a wolf that was injured in the garden. Thinking that it was an ordinary wolf, she took care of it and nursed it back to health. She befriended the wolf and was no longer a loner. One day, she found out that her father was going to sell her as a slave to pay off some of his debt, and she decided to run away. She got caught by her family and was beaten mercilessly. The wolf saw this and got angry, thereby transforming into a man. That was when everyone knew that he was a werewolf. The family thought that their lives would be settled if they killed the werewolf, but Claire would have none of it. She escaped with the werewolf, becoming an outcast among her family. Life tempted her and her wolf beyond what they could bear. But would they be victorious?

She asked her best friend to take her virginity. He said no—at first. Eighteen-year-old Wren Sinclair has always played the good girl—smart, responsible, careful. But a month to her birthday, she asks her best friend for the one thing no one would expect from her: sex. Just once. Just to get it over with. Except Kai Anderson—gorgeous, cocky, and maddeningly protective—doesn’t play by simple rules. Saying yes might wreck the most important relationship in his life. Saying no? That only makes the fire between them burn hotter. As stolen touches, whispered lessons, and forbidden fantasies begin to blur the lines between friendship and something far more dangerous, Wren finds herself spiraling. Her body wants everything Kai offers. Her heart is starting to want even more. Because falling for your best friend? That was never part of the plan. A sizzling slow burn filled with banter, heartbreak, and back-to-back sexual tension.

A Steamy billionaire Romance! Readers discretion is advised. Alexander MaCarro, a name that every lady knew. He was the city's wealthiest playboy. A new woman on his arm every time he stepped out, he was never far from the gossip in the city. But Valda knew him as something else. He was the man she had a one night stand with five years ago. Just like others before her, she was branded one of his latest conquests. Out of shame, she fled the city carrying a secret along with her; she was with child, his own child. Five years later, she returns to rebuild her life but fate had a way of its own and their paths crossed. This time around, Alexander presented her with the offer of being his contract wife. VALDA accepts, with a solemn promise to make him pay for the humiliation she faced in the hand of the public. As the lines between revenge and desire start to blur, VALDA realizes that there's more to this playboy than what he lets on.

Grace Turner was the picture of suburban perfection—devoted wife, PTA president, and quiet survivor of a loveless marriage. But when her husband’s financial collapse drags her family into ruin, she teams up with her two closest friends for one desperate, reckless act: robbing a neighborhood grocery store. What they didn’t know? The store is a front for a brutal crime syndicate. Now, with the gang’s blood money in their hands, the women are given two choices—work off the debt, or disappear. For Grace, survival means submission to their mysterious leader, Cain Russo—a man as dangerous as he is magnetic. Cold-blooded and commanding, Cain makes it clear: she belongs to him until the debt is paid. But lines blur when power games turn into obsession, and desire burns hotter than fear. As Grace is pulled deeper into Cain’s violent world—and his bed—she’ll have to decide what’s more dangerous: the gang that owns her… or the man who’s claimed her.

The mystery of love is greater than the mystery of death.~Oscar Wilde~Adoration is not profound enough a word to express the depth of my love for her. From the moment she walked into my life and set my heart and soul on fire, not a day's gone by that she hasn't plagued my every thought.We were each other's completion. She was everything I wasn't--the sigh to my roar, the virtue to my sin, the cure to my wounds.We Were One.Until the unthinkable happened.That I've survived such a tragedy without having completely lost it, is a mystery in itself. But as my mind starts to blur the lines between reality and my delusional heart, I begin to question everything, including my sanity.And then the real mystery begins . . .Author's note: We Were One is an alternate POV to Girl In The Mirror but both books can be read as stand alones without the need to read the other to follow along!We Were One is created by Elizabeth Reyes, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

I never imagined my life would come down to survival and surrender. The art center I’ve poured my heart into is drowning in debt, and I’m days away from losing everything. Then Nicholas Scott walks into my life—a billionaire with a gaze as sharp as his tailored suits and a proposition I can’t afford to refuse: one year as his wife in exchange for the money to save my dream. The deal is simple. No emotions. No entanglements. It's just a business transaction. But nothing about Nicholas is simple. His touch ignites a fire I can’t ignore, his presence feels like a storm I can’t outrun, and somewhere along the way, the lines between our arrangement and my heart begin to blur. I told myself I could walk away unscathed. I was wrong. Because now I’m carrying a secret he can never know. And when Nicholas Scott finds out, he won’t just want answers—he’ll want everything.

Elena Torres has lost everything: her job, her dignity, her hope. When powerful billionaire Damien Voss offers her a lifeline, she knows the cost will be higher than any salary she could earn. Working for a man who sees people as pawns in his empire means surrendering more than just her time; it means entering a world where control is currency and vulnerability is weakness. Damien Voss built his empire on cold calculation and emotional detachment. He doesn't do relationships; he does transactions. But Elena, with her haunted eyes and hidden strength, awakens something dangerous in him: the need to possess, protect, and ultimately break down every wall she's built around her shattered heart. As professional lines blur into something darker and more consuming, Elena must decide: will she lose herself in Damien's world of dominance and desire, or will she discover that true power lies not in submission, but in choosing who gets to see you break?

Zarah Ling has one goal: revenge. Two years after her father is killed for trying to expose a human trafficking ring, she goes undercover under a new name (Chelsea) inside the Romano Group—working directly for Dante Romano, New York’s most feared mafia Don, and the man she’s determined to destroy. Dante is dangerous, unpredictable, and far more complex than the monster she expected. The closer Zarah gets, the more the lines begin to blur; between truth and lies, revenge and desire. But she’s not the only one playing a game. With powerful enemies circling and a trafficking network still operating in the shadows, Zarah is pulled deeper into a world where one wrong move could cost her everything. Including her life. And when the moment finally comes to strike, she’s forced to face a question she never prepared for— What if she’s been hunting the wrong man? And even worse What does she feel for that man?

Juked: A slang soccer term meaning: faked out, deceived, confused your opponentSee examples Daniel Zavaro and Quincy Watson:As the rising star in Houston, Daniel has found fame as Captain of his Pro soccer team and the city’s most eligible bachelor. Daniel has everything – except someone special – and that suits him just fine. He doesn’t want, or need, complications.Quincy has baggage, and lots of it. After a tragic accident spins her world on its axis, she finds herself as a single mother, raising a newborn nephew she never knew she had. Between parenthood, her full-time job, and dealing with the suffocating grief of losing her sister, every day is a struggle. When they begin to cross paths often, an unlikely friendship starts to evolve. Feelings change. Lines get crossed. Before they know it-- they’ve been Juked.Contains explicit content and is recommended for readers ages 18+.Juked is created by M.E. Carter, an eGlobal CreativePublishing Signed Author.