Dried Blood Under Skin

She was dying. He was hired to keep her alive. Falling in love was the one thing neither of them was allowed to do. Twenty-one–year-old Aria Hale has a rare terminal illness that’s slowly shutting down her body. To the world she’s the pale, sheltered heiress locked away by an overprotective father. But Aria is done waiting for death. She wants to live—really live—even if it kills her. Her reckless escape plans force her father to assign his most dangerous asset: Kade Wolfe—ex–special forces, cold, unbreakable, and bound by a contract not to touch her. When Aria’s illness spirals, secrets unravel, enemies close in, and her father threatens to separate them, Kade is forced to cross a line he can never uncross. If loving her is dangerous… then losing her will destroy him.

Nigel Herrera, playboy, playful, but sweet. Matangkad, maputi, may kakapalan ang kilay, light brown eyes, and pink lips, a drop dead gorgeous that will make every woman's undies drop. Sa dami ng mga babaeng dumaan sa buhay niya ay wala siyang matandaan kung ano ang pangalan ng isa sa kanila. Lumaking busog sa pagmamahal ng magulang. Lexie Mae Thompson, frank and straightforward. Katamtaman ang tangkad, may mahabang itim na buhok, mapulang labi, beautiful, simple but elegant. Walang tiwala sa mga lalaki dahil sa pag-iwan ng kanyang ama sa ina noong pinagbubuntis pa lamang siya kaya mas gusto ang non-commitment relationship. Dahil bored si Lexie ay nagsuhestiyon ang kaibigan niyang si Janine na humanap ng lalaking puwedeng pumayag sa gusto niyang no string attached relationship. At ang candidate na nakita nila ay ang mapaglarong si Nigel. He accepted her offer cheerfully, from that day on- they always entangled their naked body under the sheets.

Aaron Venandi is an Enforcer that dangles his fingers in the Mafia World. He is a typical bad boy that surrounds himself with fast cars and easy women. He lives his life on the edge and is drawn to anything that presents danger. Summer is a sweet girl that works as a waitress in some town in the middle of nowhere. She is innocent and untouched and presents everything that Aaron wants. One day while taking their business to the ends outside of town, they get lost and end up in a dinky toy diner where Summer works. But bad weather leaves them stranded, they are forced to stay there for hours. This is where Aaron gets drawn to Summer. Aaron will do anything to have this girl in his life, but he does not know how to get back to the diner, so he sets out to find her. But Summer holds a big secret, when Aaron finds out, he is face to confront her or keep it to himself. What is the one thing that Summer will keep hidden with her life? Will this rip Aaron and Summer apart?

After April found out her husband’s real intentions with her, she ran away to the ravines, where she fell. It was impossible that she’d have survived after that fall. Six years later luck seems to be on her side when a powerful man appears in her way and asks her to be his translator for the upcoming meeting he will have. But soon he realizes that April isn’t a naive woman but she’s someone who had been waiting for this opportunity to be reborn as the karma of those who betrayed her. Soon she’ll know what a mistake she made when she accepted to live with one of the most powerful Mafia bosses. Soon he’ll know that he might rule the whole world but her. Soon he’ll discover that a god also needs his goddess to feel complete. Soon she’ll accept to be under his rules. “Make me yours, son of Hades. Put me under Hades’ rules.”

My Harvard scholarship was supposed to be guaranteed until the slots filled up and my backup plan became my only plan: win the debate championship or lose everything. There's just one problem: Diego Castellano. Football star. Serial heartbreaker. The boy who stood by while his cheerleader girlfriend made me the school's favorite punching bag. When he joins my debate team thinking it'll be "easy," I'm forced to choose between my future and my feelings for the one person I shouldn't love.

Only a quick touch and it made me groan, she was soaked. Her face just turned redded, but as my fingers rested against her thigh, she exhaled and parted her legs a little bit for me. Cade made his way to the back of the couch and then motioned her to walk forward to it, and the fact that she didn't hesitate had my own pants tightening. ------- As Elijah approached it to my clit I squirmed a bit under his hold, but when he didn't move it where I needed it I whined. "Please" I choked out, so incredibly pent up it didn't cross my mind that I was beging complete strangers to make me cum in front of them. --- Three men in need of a submissive, and a woman in need of peace of mind and some organization in her life. After having witnessed a murder, Riley keeps seeing the men anywhere, even after having been forced to think she had just hallucinated it. Encounter encounter encounter she starts realizing that maybe she is falling in a dangerous game of cat and mouse, except instead of one cat, there is three. And very hungry.

Rose Hathaway is the original half breed - a hybrid. Follow Rose and her companions as she explores her way through senior year at St Vlad's. In a universe of werewolves, vampires, and cross breeds, what will Rose find Under The Moonlight?

Nayla Moretti terjerat dalam permainan berbahaya milik Damian Bellucci. Setelah suaminya mengusulkan pernikahan terbuka, Nayla bersumpah tak akan lagi membuka hatinya untuk cinta. Namun, segalanya berubah saat dia melangkahkan kaki ke dalam klub malam milik Damian. Dia adalah sahabat kakaknya. Sosok penuh kuasa dan misteri. Pria yang tak memberi ruang untuk penolakan. Apa yang awalnya hanya pelarian sesaat, perlahan berubah menjadi obsesi yang mencekik. Damian tak sekadar menginginkannya. Dia ingin memilikinya sepenuhnya. Tubuh, pikiran, dan jiwa. Dan semakin Nayla mencoba menjauh, semakin kuat Damian menariknya kembali. Kini, di antara hasrat dan kehancuran, Nayla dihadapkan pada pilihan. Menyerah pada kegelapan, atau memperjuangkan versi dirinya yang bahkan tak lagi dia kenali? Karena satu hal yang pasti, Damian Bellucci tak pernah melepaskan apa yang telah menjadi miliknya.

Cara Evans has nothing to her name. With her twin brother’s illness worsening and bills she can’t afford, she’s willing to risk her everything to save him, even if it means agreeing to a marriage built on lies. But what happens when sparks turn into something real and secrets and mistrust threaten to destroy the fragile bond between them?

From the beginning, Samuel Aarick (CEO of Flown Enterprise) had his eyes on Beatrice. Besides the debt her father owed, Samuel felt that Beatrice deserved to be one of his kept women at the headquarters. In addition to being an influential CEO in the Southern Region, Samuel is also the leader of the Twin Dragons clan. The Twin Dragons are known to be ruthless and merciless. Their power extends to various illicit businesses, including arms and drug trafficking. For Samuel, it was easy to obtain Beatrice. He forgot that love can come knocking on his heart at any time. This includes when Beatrice is in danger due to Samuel thoroughly investigating the issue of his subordinate being shot for no apparent reason. Beatrice is kidnapped, which further fuels Samuel's anger. He makes an effort to free her and starts to question himself. Is this just love or something more?