Novel & Cerita Crystal Rivera

The things we want are so very rarely the things we need. Clifton Heights, a modest Adirondack town, offers many unique attractions. Arcane Delights sells both paperbacks and hard-to-find limited editions. The Skylark Diner serves the best home-cooked meals around, with friendly service and a smile. Every August, Mr. Jingo’s County Fair visits, to the delight of children and adults. In essence, Clifton Heights is the quintessential small American town. Everyone knows everyone else, and everyone is treated like family. It is quiet, simple, and peaceful. But shadows linger here. Flitting in dark corners, from the corner of the eye. If you walk down Main Street after dark, the slight scrape of shoes on asphalt whispers you're not alone, but when you look over your shoulder, no one is there. The moon shines high and bright in the night sky, but instead of throwing light, it only seems to make the shadows lengthen. Children disappear. Teens run away. Hunters get lost in the woods with frightening regularity. Husbands go mad, and wives vanish in the dead of night. And still, when the sun rises in the morning, you are greeted by townspeople with warm waves and friendly smiles, and the shivers pass as everything seems fresh and new... Until night falls once more. Handy's Pawn and Thrift sits several blocks down from Arcane Delights. Like any thrift store, its wares range from the mundane to the bizarre. By daylight, it seems just another slice of small town Americana. But in its window hangs a sign which reads: We Have Things You Need. And when a lonely traveling salesman comes looking for something he desperately wants, after normal visiting hours, after night has fallen, he will face a harsh truth among the shelves of Handy’s Pawn and Thrift: the things we want are rarely the things we need. ©️ Crystal Lake Publishing

Serena Rivera told the wrong men no—and it shattered her career. Now, to salvage the Rivera legacy, she’s forced into a secret marriage with Lucian Vale, Hollywood’s coldest billionaire producer. He doesn’t want a wife. He doesn’t want her. And no one can ever know they’re married. But Serena Rivera has conditions of her own— Including an expiration date.

“For the record, I, Alpha Dane of the stonewood pack, reject you, Crystal whatever-your-last-name-is as my mate!” Dane’s cruel words washed away the promises he whispered into my ears hours ago. Rejected and betrayed by her mate, Crystal, a lowly omega, finds herself on the bed of the cursed, dreaded Alpha King Xavier known for his ruthless deeds and his mates dying in mysterious ways. However, there’s a twist, Xavier is drawn to Crystal as it dawns on him that she is his mate, left with no other choice, Xavier takes Crystal back to his pack against Dane’s wishes. Torn between the choice of protecting her from himself and his love for her, Xavier is forced to subject Crystal into slavery in his pack keeping her at arm's length but Crystal fights through, training in secret as she discovers she might have the powers to undo his curse, but having it is not enough. Would Crystal be able to find happiness? Would Xavier be able to let go of his guilt and accept Crystal? Find out in this enthralling tale how Crystal and Xavier navigate their love story despite all odds and destiny itself.

Mistress, Amilee, tries to taunt, Crystal, the wife. Crystal laughs because Amilee is being deceived by Jason, Crystal's husband's twin. Crystral torments Amilee for her arrogance. The series of events that follow have so many twists and turns no one sees them all until they are slapped in the face.

Crystal Martini is a soon to be 18 year old junior in high school. Crystal moves to a new city and is starting at a new school. Brooks Milner is a 21 year old ex marine who lives up the street from Crystal. He befriends Crystal with one thing on his mind.

Crystal Martins was nothing but a Pawn in the game of her adoptive father. He wanted the power and fame that came with being related to the Conners, so he gave Crystal to Eric Conner in a loveless marriage. In Eric's house, Crystal was treated not better than a slave. Even maids in the Conners household were better treated than her. Then, she met her long-lost High School sweetheart, Midas, who was ready to take her out of her misery and show her what true love and true happiness really meant. Midas was richer than Eric. Crystal became torn between taking a bold step forward and staying put because of threats from every quarter.

Arya Pierce, the daughter of a maid working in the Rivera family home. Causing an accident on a very important day during work, Arya was left with no other choice but to marry the second son of the Rivera family, a man she had never met until that very day. Her only wish is to make him fall in love with her to break him, just like he did to her. But will she complete her plan to the very end? Or will she give in? Ryker Rivera, cold, handsome, and ruthless but unlike the eldest in his family, he was reliable. The only way he could obtain the family business was by getting married and unfortunately, he set his eyes on Arya. With his dark past haunting him, he was sure love was the last thing that would happen in his life. But is that really true?

Lisa Peterson opted out of her marriage when her husband's mistress; Marie Tanner claimed that her husband; Alexander Peterson, was responsible for her pregnancy.  She got the divorce papers but her husband refused to sign them. That cold night when her husband refused to sign the divorce papers, she was pushed out of her limit. She walked out on him and she was preyed upon.  It was the very first step that brought different people together to determine their fates. What happens when the fates of two friends are intertwined with a fraudster? Find out in this interesting novel.

"How could a man who spends his nights elbow-deep in rogue carcasses compare to a pure-blood like you? You’re the Quinn heiress!" I heard those words from the man I loved for seven years, spoken to my own half-sister. At the Grimford Medical Sanctuary, I was the 'Ice Judge,' a elite forensic healer whose scent was stained by death. To Evan Mercer, I was just a ladder to climb—until he decided to kick it away, plotting to let my mother die to secure his place in the Quinn bloodline. But I am Dr. Jack Quinn, and I don’t break. I hunt. Desperate for a way out, I accept a dangerous deal with Elder Magnus Blackridge: marry his grandson to save my mother. I expected a cold business arrangement. I didn't expect Alpha Ronan Blackridge—the towering, lethal commander of the Blackridge Enforcement HQ. He smells of cedar and dominance, and he looks at me with eyes that have haunted my dreams for a decade. In a world of fated mates, hockey ice, and pack wars, the hunter has finally found his match. Genre: Modern Werewolf Romance / Urban Fantasy Tags: #FatedMates #Betrayal #AlphaHero #FirstPersonPOV #SecretIdentity #IceHockey #UKWerewolves #MorgueToRiches #GrumpyXGrumpy

Our blood-oath ceremony was on the horizon. But my fated mate, Darius, told me he had to forge a blood bond with another woman. Livia. He claimed her life force was unraveling. That without his blood, she would fade to nothing. I fought him. But the next day, he moved Livia directly into the Prince's Chambers in the Coven’s castle. That was the suite reserved for the future Prince’s mate. My suite. He tried to soothe me, sinking to his knees, his crimson eyes pleading. “Once she’s stable, I swear I’ll break the bond. You are my only eternity. You always will be.” But then Livia found me. She showed me the fresh, golden mark on her wrist—the symbol of an Eternal Bond. They had already completed the sacred rite. Long before Darius ever confessed to me. My heart shattered to ash. I dragged my nail across the calendar, carving a vicious X over the date that was supposed to be our blood-oath ceremony. Then I opened the encrypted message from the Vienna Coven Academy. “I accept. I’ll leave on the day of our ceremony.”