Ed Burns Books Novels & Stories

My boss, Patrick Hoffman, has made a bad investment that fails. When the board wants someone to be held accountable for the loss, he makes me the fall guy. Now that I've been fired from the company, I can no longer make my mortgage payments. My wife, Georgia Lowe, ends up falling seriously ill as well. In dire need of money, I ask Patrick for my severance pay. Sitting in his luxury car, he simply tosses me a few hundred dollars, saying, "You expect me to give you severance pay? I lost over a billion dollars because of you, Heath! How dare you ask me for money? "Here. Take these hundred-dollar bills and buy your wife a decent coffin!" My fists clench as I watch him drive off. Later that night, I drop a bombshell in a group chat filled with investors and business owners. "Seeking employment—bringing years of professional experience in cooking the books to the table. My former boss has nothing but praise for my abilities!"

<> “Just let me go. I promise I won’t tell... I... I won’t say a word.” “Shhhh.” He whispered, placing his hand on my mouth, hard enough to stop me from talking, soft enough to not hurt. God, no, I don’t want this, I don’t want any of it. “Spread your legs, Kitten.” His voice was rough I didn’t. I just kept sobbing, my tears touching the injury he carved on my chest made it hurt more. “Pl... please...” came out as a mumble instead of actual words. “Now.” He sounded like he was starting to get pissed off. *** Moving into college was supposed to be a new start for me, but with a masked stalker on my trail, surviving is near impossible, I don't belong to him, but he thinks otherwise and he wouldn't mind breaking every will power I have until I accept it. Trigger warning from author: This book is dark, if unapologetic villains in books bother you then this book is not for you.

Alana Adinegara lost everything—her family, her wealth, her dignity—crushed by the schemes of Ratna Prameswari. Just when despair was about to consume her, fate brought back Sagara Haksa Sanjaya—her first love who vanished years ago, now reborn as the cold, ruthless CEO who holds the city in his hands. Sagara offers to help Alana get her revenge. But his condition is clear: she must belong to him. Caught between hatred, an old love that still burns, and a dangerous game of power, Alana must choose—surrender herself to the man who once shattered her heart, or face her enemy alone. Between dark family secrets and a love that never died, Nayla finds herself trapped in the arms of Mr. Haska—his forbidden touch both dangerous and irresistible.

Bound by desire. Cursed by blood. Evelyn Cross was never meant to be a bride— only a pawn in her family’s alliance with the powerful Valehart clan. On the night before the wedding, the heir of the wolves, Lucien Valehart, was drugged. She was pushed into his room as the sacrifice. Under the silver moon, his instincts took control. He marked her. Bound her. And from that moment, neither of them could escape the pull of the mark— a bond of desire that chained their bodies, but not their hearts. To Lucien, she was a mistake he could never forgive. To Evelyn, he was the curse she could never forget. But when betrayal burns their world to ash, Evelyn wakes in another life— reborn before the night of the mark. This time, she won’t be the prey. She’ll own the wolf who tried to claim her.

In a world where scent defines bloodline, power and love, Lyra was born scentless, a flaw her family could never forgive. When her fiancé publicly rejects her before the pack, she became the packs disgrace. But fate doesn’t end with humiliation. She was betrayed,killed and left to death. Years later she returns under a new identity untouchable and ready to reclaim the empire that was stolen from her. But the last man she expects to face is the masked stranger who once held her under the moonlight_The night of veils.He cannot scent her yet his wolf howls for her. Now hunted by those who tried to erase her and haunted by a bond that defies nature,Lyra must decide what burns brighter, her vengeance or her heart.

I became a payment to my father’s debt. Put into an auction in the black market with a million dollars stashed on my head. And then, he saw me, wanted me, and purchased me.I somehow became his prize possession. His sweet lovely doll he can toy with whenever he wants. Play with my feelings and make me go crazy. I detested him for making my life become a daily living hell.… ….a caged bird robbed of its wings. However, the anger cultivated in me evolved into something I could not ignore. A feeling unknown, yet I always craved. A little touch from him burns me, sending me off my senses, yet in a blissful sensation spiraling down to my soul and to the middle of my desire. He consumed all of me till nothing was left.

He marked her like property. Then completely turned on her. Cecelia was never meant to survive the bond, she was just meant to bleed for it. Chosen for her pack, used for an alignment, discarded when she became inconvenient. Zeke took everything from her: her freedom, her future, and something she never meant to give; her heart. But she didn’t die. She learned. Now she’s back, unrecognizable, with poison in her smile and vengeance stitched into her skin. His mark still burns on her body. But the girl he broke is gone. And the woman she’s become wants nothing to do with him. She doesn’t want his love. She wants him to break, And this time, she’ll make sure he stays broken.

“Please…. Daddy, I want you here,” She begged, her voice trembling in the quiet room. He stepped closer, his presence commanding, absolute. He knew he should walk away, but the temptation was already too deep. A collection of raw taboo stories where forbidden relationships, powerful Daddies take what they crave from the innocent women who were never meant to be theirs. These intense stories push every boundary — where temptation turns into complete surrender and desire burns hotter than reason. Stepbrothers, guardians, authority figures… they claim without asking. They dominate. Expect possessive hands, whispered commands, breathless tension, and relationships that shatter every rule. These are not sweet love stories. These are raw stories of total submission to the DARKEST CRAVINGS. Warning: Contains mature themes, intense power dynamics, and highly sensual situations.

“I am not your mate, Alpha Janus,” I choke out as he drives me back against the table. His grip tightens. “Then why do you smell like mine?” His voice drops low in my ear, “Why does my wolf chant your name?” The mark on my neck burns, threatening to betray me. My father gave my sister to my fiancé, Alpha Janus, and threw me into a marriage with an old man, so I ran. Only to wake up in a stranger’s arms… marked and mated. Now I’m back in Alpha Janus’ pack as a maid, hiding in plain sight while he hunts for the woman who carries his mark, and my father hunts for me. If either of them finds out who I am, it’s over.

COMPLETED ERICA Kidnapped-Sold-Caged. That’s what happened when I became careless & didn’t recognise the real monster in Armani, instead became Obsessed with his beautiful face & dark accent. Antonio Rossi. He bought me. Now I’m a captive in his billion dollar cage. It has everything but peace & freedom—two things I dreamed of since childhood. He’s ruthless in his quest to make me understand who’s the master of me. He said-I belong to him, that he owns me. He promised retaliation for every rule break. His touch meant for punishment burns me, leaves me thinking maybe he’s right which only makes me hate him more. But he forgot about my promise to him-The day he locked me in his cage I promised him, I’d make him beg on his knees & at the end of this nightmare I’d wake up with a smile on my face. ANTONIO Ruthless-Monster. I’m the monster nightmares are made of. The human part of me died long time ago, now I live for vengeance & blood of my enemy. I’m the real villain of this story. There’s nothing & no-one that would stop me from getting the blood that I was owed. Except her-And she tries. Oh, how she fûcking tries. She doesn't know that she's a pawn in my game. She's a collateral—a sacrifice I chose, but she hasn’t accepted it. She rattles the bars of her cage, disobeys me & earns a punishment for every insult she throws my way. The fight for freedom in her eyes makes me furious, it burns me. It makes me fascinated too-really not a good thing for her. Because if I cared then I’d make her a lifelong captive in my cage. Second Book- TRAPPED FOREVER-A Dark & Twisted Happily Ever After.