Ellen H Schwartz

The Devil You Called Grimace. Hunger. Love like a curse. They say some doors open only once. She opened hers with three red candles, a drop of blood, and a whisper. Lonely nights, overdue rent, and a heart too heavy to carry — that’s all it took to call him through. Malik. The man made of smoke, shadow, and everything her prayers forgot to protect her from. He came smiling, with promises sweet as sin — protection, money, revenge. Every favor he gave her tasted like salvation until she realized he was feeding on her, one piece at a time. A memory here. A dream there. Her laughter swallowed whole. Now he’s the warmth in her sheets and the whisper in her nightmares. The devil she named, the lover she can’t unmake. Because Malik wasn’t summoned. He was chosen. And love — the kind that burns red under candlelight — always demands a body to keep it alive.

"Ten million." He uttered calmly like he was discussing the weather. Bella's steps slowed behind him. He continued with a nonchalant shrug. "Ten million. After six months, you'll walk away with ten million." She took a deep breath, heart pounding as she spun around to face him, speechless. Ten million wasn't just a lot. It was life-changing. Turning, he met her glare, a knowing smirk tugging at the corner of his lips. "All you have to do is be my wife – pretend rather." ________ Arabella Carver always has things under control but finds out she isn't as lucky when everything comes crashing down. She is betrayed by her fiance, on the brink of eviction, and with her mother's life hanging by a thread, she's desperate for help. But as she tries to get the help she needs, only one person is willing to offer and it is none other than Adrian Davidson. The first man to claim her heart only to shatter it like it meant nothing. However, there is a catch to his generosity. He needs a wife to appease his grandmother, and Arabella happens to be her ideal choice so he gives her the papers that bind them. A marriage contract. With little choice and a grudge in her heart, she signs them. Besides, what could go wrong? It is, after all, just a contract. But what happens when old wounds resurface and sparks begin to ignite?

Celeste berada pada hari-hari terakhirnya sebagai seorang mahasiswa. Dia punya banyak rencana yang sudah tidak sabar untuk dilakukan begitu sah menjadi alumni. Tetapi hal buruk menimpa restoran milik papanya, memaksanya untuk mengubah rencana hidupnya. Hatinya yang mudah kasihan kepada orang lain yang tertimpa kemalangan, mendorongnya untuk setuju dinikahkan dengan pria yang tidak dikenalnya. Malang tidak dapat ditolak, pertunangan terpaksa dibatalkan saat harinya tiba. Celeste yang baru saja merasa bahagia bisa mewujudkan mimpinya yang semula terpaksa harus membuang jauh rencananya lagi. Sang adik yang terkenal dingin dan kurang disukai banyak orang mengajukan diri untuk menggantikan sang kakak.

Luca Knight knows exactly the kind of woman he wants to settle down with some day and it's certainly not anyone like Skylar Simpson, his personal assistant. After all, Skylar is a sex addict who knows nothing about commitment. She sleeps with a different man every week, changing men like she changes her sheets. What happens when Luca pays Skylar to pretend to be his girlfriend at his family reunion? Sparks fly. Soon Luca realizes that he wants Skylar all to himself. Skylar has sworn to never love again after getting her heart broken twice which is why she loves to sleep with different men, and so Luca sets out to do the impossible; he's going to seduce her and drive her crazy until she possibly can't think of anyone else but him. ****** "Have you forgotten that I'm just a whore who can't stick to one man?" I ask breathlessly. ”I'm going to make you want only me, Skylar." Luca takes my ear into his mouth and nibbles it gently, sending a shiver down my spine. “That confident?” I whisper, trying hard to fight against the delightful sensations running through me. "Yes." He licks my neck in the most sensual way. “I'm going to make you beg for it. I'm going to drive you crazy until my dick is the only one you want to sit on.” Oh fuck.

Ketika perdamaian yang rapuh antara dua kerajaan besar—Galuh dan Majapahit—dijembatani oleh lamaran politik, Dyah Pitaloka Citraresmi, putri tunggal dari Prabu Maharaja Linggabuana, harus mengorbankan perasaannya demi takhta dan kehormatan negerinya. Namun, di balik dinding batu istana, seorang pengawal muda bernama Raka Wijaya, diam-diam memendam cinta yang tak boleh tumbuh. Kesetiaannya kepada kerajaan diuji saat ia ditugaskan menjadi pengawal pribadi sang putri dalam perjalanan diplomatik menuju Majapahit—perjalanan yang perlahan berubah menjadi perjalanan terakhir mereka bersama. Di tengah bayang-bayang politik adikuasa, intrik istana, dan ambisi Mahapatih Gajah Mada, kisah cinta yang tak tersampaikan tumbuh dalam sunyi. Ketika cinta harus bersanding dengan kehormatan dan darah ditumpahkan atas nama harga diri, siapakah yang akan bertahan, dan siapakah yang akan dikorbankan?

**** BOOK 1 OF THE ASSASSIN SERIES**** Selene never wanted a mate, even her wolf agreed that her destiny lay with the assassin's guild. Her work was blessed by the Goddess. Sent by the King to eliminate a threat to the kingdom, the haze drives her to make a fatal mistake. Her target is none other than her fated mate. Alpha Lucas had turned down the King's proposal to wed his daughter. The king was after his land, but Lucas just wanted a true mate. He found her in the darkness, her intent clear before the haze took them and forced the mate bond into completion, but can she overcome the lies whispered by her King and give in to the bond, or will her obsession with duty end them both?

Dewa Benua Tian Yuan, Qin Yun, terjatuh dari puncak kekuasaan. Kekasihnya, Ling Xi, menusuknya dari belakang. Namun, kematian bukanlah akhir bagi Qin Yun. Jiwanya bereinkarnasi ke tubuh muda dan lemah dengan nama yang sama. Dengan ingatan masa lalu yang masih terjaga, Qin Yun kini ber tekad membalas dendam dan merebut kembali kejayaannya. Pertarungan pamungkas antara cinta, dendam, dan kekuasaan dimulai!

When Axel and Ellen’s mother, the Great white witch, dies giving birth to werewolf children, they are given up for adoption. Not knowing who they really are. Axel was raised by humans and had to navigate being a wolf with no one to turn to, but his best friend. Lucy is also a wolf raised by human parents. Axels younger sister shows up, revealing his family history. Everything Axel thought he knew about himself is tossed into a tornado of chaos as he tries to be the man he was raised to be while also embracing who he really is. Another witch adopted Ellen Axel's twin sister. She thought she had no wolf, but her mother trapped her wolf to protect her from her cruel grandfather, who would have her killed for being a female firstborn and a half-breed, and he called them. They must battle their genetic history while embracing their destiny and trying to let their mates love them.

In front of the orphanage gates, Rebecca Schwartz, the impoverished student I had been sponsoring, stood glaring at me with a face full of disdain. "If you don't let Freddie come along, I'm not going to your house either," she declared, her tone sharp and unyielding. In the past, blinded by love and hopelessly infatuated, I would have caved to her demands, humbling myself just to keep the peace. But things were different now—I had been reborn. Staring at this despicable pair, who had once caused my tragic demise, a tidal wave of fury surged within me. Yet, it settled into nothing more than a faint, icy smile on my lips. "Then stay here," I said, my voice cold and steady. "Rot in this place alongside your precious Freddie. After all, trash like you belong in the garbage heap."

She needed help. He could help her. But there was a high price. Ellen was certain that the offer to be Damien Mason could be both her salvation and her downfall, but she didn't have much choice. She had to protect those she loved. Damien Mason is an arrogant billionaire who values someone's social status more than their character. Accustomed to a futile and luxurious life, everything for him must be designer, including the women who share his bed. But one night in Rio de Janeiro, he will have his principles put to the test, in front of the young bartender Ellen. A humble girl, totally out of his standards, but who manages to awaken in him an uncontrollable desire. Agile and practical, Damien takes advantage of Ellen's desperate situation and makes her a tempting offer: to be her companion in exchange for a definitive solution to all her problems. A definitive solution to all her torments. He believes he can seduce her to satisfy his unseemly cravings and finally return to his extravagant life. It would be just a deal, with no feelings involved. But can you play with fire and get out without getting burned?