English Roses Novels & Stories

She started wagging her tail and jumping up and down. I swear I just heard her say 'Mate' but that's impossible. Second chance mates didn't exist, and we just rejected our Goddess given mate. But then, the most amazing smell hit me, even more mouthwatering than when I smelled Mason. It smelled like Whiskey and Chocolate. That mixture was breath taking. Aunt Tara noticed me sniffing the air. "Alex, what's wrong?" She asks. As soon as her last word left her mouth, he door slammed open with such force, I thought for sure it was going to fall off the henges. What I saw in front of me left me speechless. A man in his twenties, 6'11, covered in tattos with short kept black hair, and the most beaut

I didn’t understand the fundamentals on how it worked, I just knew that it wasn’t by magic. Around the water fountain where neatly trimmed and healthy green bushes. A limestone walk way had been placed around the fountain, connecting it to three other possible routes from the Science center. One lead to the Palace, the Knight training center, and the Town Center. Along each walk way was a lining of rose bushes decorated with many different colors. My favorite ones where the black roses, their petals seemed significantly softer than the others. The smell so sweet and intoxication that I always find myself bending over and sniffing them every time I pass. They said that these specific roses wh

The sentiment expressed was so personal, so full of love, that it seemed to fit perfectly with the gifts. She smiled, her heart lifting at the thought of Alexander going out of his way to make her feel special. She took a moment to admire the bouquet, its vibrant colors and fragrant petals creating a beautiful contrast against the subtle gloom that had settled over her. The roses were a deep red, each bloom carefully arranged and tied with a delicate ribbon.

She had such a good heart. Then she said conversationally, “You know there’s no such thing as black with blue-tipped roses, right?” My mouth sagged open, before I blinked and shook my head, unable to believe what I’d just heard. “Say what again?” “Roses only come in shades of white, red, yellow and purples or variations and mixes between those. Anything else is artificially created.” Still slowly shaking my head back and forth in adamant denial, I said, “No…no, that can’t be right.”

The scent of roses filled the air, their sweet fragrance captivating her senses. The atmosphere in Sean's penthouse suite was charged with anticipation as Katie stepped inside, her eyes widening in awe at the breathtaking scene before her. The soft glow of candlelight illuminated the room, creating an ethereal ambiance. She took in the delicate arrangement of roses, their petals velvety and inviting. It was a tableau of romance, a space where time seemed to stand still.

Rosa said dropping her water can she was holding on the ground, she opened her arms and without being told Jason walk right into her arms, embracing her, Jason was taller than her, he was just like his father. She was the only one Jason had shown his soft side. "How was school today?" Rosa asked as they dispatch themselves and she bend down to pick her water can and start watering the flowers again. "It was fine mother." Jason answered. "Your love for this flowers is immeasurable." "Yes son, I have missed it for so long." Rosa said and pointed at an orange Rose flower. "The orange Rose flower will soon blossom, for instance, it means chastity, purity, and loveliness."

“Cousin, stop fidgeting. Let me help you.” I have grown more comfortable around him since we all joined together with Rosie. Yes, he’s still a jerk, but he is also family. “There,” he pats me on the shoulder after adjusting my collar. “Let’s not keep her waiting, shall we?" Together, with my cousin at my back, we walk down the stairs into my living room where the rest of our guests are waiting. Every surface has been covered in roses of every imaginable color, harvested from Evander’s gardens, both on Terra and in Tara, a mixture of magical and traditional blooms--just like our Rosie, they are a mix of everything.

"What else?" "The flowers," I breathed, my heart hammering a frantic, erratic rhythm against my ribs as the dark, addictive chemistry between us flared to life. "No white lilies. They smell like a funeral. Use the dark roses from the estate gardens." "Marcus," Rowan called out without breaking eye contact with me. "Write it down." "Already on it, Boss," Marcus’s voice drifted from the shadows of the transept, laced with a quiet amusement that made my cheeks burn.

he pointed out with a grin. She chuckled. "Yes, but you've never seen Persian roses. We have pink roses with crimson edges and ones as yellow as midday sunlight, even orange roses that have coral at the tips of their petals." As she spoke, her eyes were distant, and she gave a wistful smile.

Yuna reminded the vampire elder about my wife's truth. “You’re right. I should have known.” With a deep sigh, Minerva calmed herself before sharing what she knew about the evidence we got. “Well, to answer your question, there was one class of roses that won't wither even decades had passed already from the time it was taken from its bush. It came from the Escoffier Rose Field." “Ecoffier Rose Field? Was that the same field in the clairvoyant realm?” Roxanne guessed, making Yuna smile.