Fox Creek William Kent Krueger

My wife and I were both liars. She lied to me 99 times. "I'll forget all about him, I swear." That man was her first love. She never did forget about him. I only lied to her one time. To get her to sign the divorce papers. Time came to the final day of the cooling-off period. Three hours before it was up, I packed up all my stuff and bought a flight ticket to another country. Two hours before it was up, I cut up all my photos that had her in it, leaving only myself. One hour before it was up, I placed the divorce papers on the table. When she saw the papers, they drove her mad.

In the fifth year of my spiritual practice, my phone suddenly exploded with messages. [Aria, why aren't you replying? Are you really that petty?] Puzzled, I opened Messenger, and froze. My cousin, who never seemed to measure up to me and always went out of her way to oppose me, was getting married, and she expected me to attend. "Sorry, I've been busy lately. I won't be able to make it," I replied politely. However, my courteous response only fueled their ridicule. "Stop pretending! You haven't kept in touch with your family for years. Are you too embarrassed because your life is such a mess?" "She won't even come to her own cousin's wedding? How heartless!" "Let me guess, the real reason she can't come is she can't afford a wedding gift." One cutting remark after another appeared, until Betty Stewart stepped in, feigning concern. "Come on, don't be so harsh on Aria. We're family, after all." "If she's really struggling, I could ask my husband to help her get a cleaning job." Then she sent me the digital invitation, the gold lettering gleaming. When I saw the groom's name, my pupils constricted in shock. Joseph Clark? Wasn't he the short-lived husband who had spent three years sucking up to me just to extend his life?

The day his first love got divorced, my husband drank himself senseless. I stayed up past midnight taking care of him, only to discover that his phone’s photo album was filled with pictures of her. The next morning, after he sobered up, he said to me, “Let’s redo our wedding.” I knew this was his way of provoking his first love into coming back. I smiled and agreed, but not before I slipped a divorce settlement agreement into the wedding contract he signed.

I married the same man nine times. And each time, he left me for his first love, divorcing me nine times as well. The first time we parted, I lost control and threw all his belongings out the door. By the fourth divorce, I begged him to leave his luggage behind out of fear he might never return. The eighth time, I had learned to obediently pack his things, careful not to upset him. My breakdowns, my pleas, and my obedience always brought him back to me. Each time, he honored his promises. And each time, we divorced again, just like before. Until this time. This time, I packed my own things and left without telling him. A month from now, I will be gone for good.

My name is Ella Grace Johnson. I'm just an ordinary girl, living an ordinary life of an artist, until cancer forces me into an extraordinary situation. Desperate for medical treatment, I find myself in a fake marriage with Adrian Charles Montgomery, a billionaire CEO with a hidden struggle - sex addiction. It's supposed to be a simple arrangement, a means to an end. But life has a funny way of complicating things. Adrian is nothing like I expected. Behind his CEO persona, he's caring, considerate, and surprisingly understanding. But his addiction brings a new set of challenges to our relationship. As we go through this deception, I find myself drawn to him. But our secret is exposed, and I'm sent away, leaving my heart with Adrian. Now, I'm not just fighting for my life, but also for a love that was never supposed to happen. Can we turn our fake marriage into a real one? Or will our love story end before it even begins?

You're going to Marry Adrian Di Salis unless we're all dead! My father screamed at me. Nila was forced to marry a cold, dangerous man to save my family after her father stole millions of dollars from him. In Fact she had three million reasons to marry him but Adrian Di Salis is everything she should fear, powerful, ruthless, and untouchable but behind his mask, she sees glimpses of something more, something broken. The more time I spend with him, the more I wonder, is he my captor, or could he be my savior?. Can she be able to make the Pakhan of the Russian Bratva fall in love with her? **** Adrian knew that this marriage was intended as a business agreement to secure his power in the bratva. Nila was only a pawn in the game. But she's more than I expected: strong, kind, and far too appealing. She makes me crave things I thought I couldn't have. Now, I'll do whatever it takes to keep her safe, even if it means destroying everyone who gets in my way or anyone who has caused her harm.

"Before you walk away, Aurora, just tell me how loud do you think you'll scream when I fuck you?" Aiden says. "I know you want to, so don't pretend or play stupid. Infact I'll give you the money you want but you have to marry me and give me an heir." **** Aiden King is cruel, cold, and heartless. A devil in a designer suit. People call him every evil thing imaginable . To the world, he’s a monster without feelings, but to me, he’s the man who once saved my life. He's my best friend's brother who I've been hopelessly in love with since I was in highschool but he made his feelings for me quite clear when he embarrassed me after I told him how I felt. Now I don't have a choice but to go back to the first man who broke my heart and ask him for help but his help comes with a price. The question is will this story end in heartbreak or happily ever after?

"Nyo--nyonya... Anda yakin mau aku yang melakukannya?!" "Sudah lakukan saja! Aku sudah... uh, aku sudah tidak tahan Bara..." Bagaimana jika sopir sepertimu ternyata sudah diincar sejak lama oleh istri majikanmu sendiri, untuk dijadikan "pelampiasannya"? Pada siang hari, aku harus menemani majikanku yang cantik dan menggoda. Begitu juga saat malam tiba. Bedanya, siang di mobil, malam di kamarnya...

In the world of the Sandoval family, power and prowess reign supreme. Meet Kent Axel Sandoval—the epitome of ultimate. Born into a family where fighting is second nature and survival is most important, Kent is a force to be inferred with. A skilled marksman and fighter, he wields his expertise with precision, all while misrepresenting a career in law and medicine. But beneath the surface lies a heart torn between duty and desire. Searching for his childhood friend whom he dearly desire, Polaris. Little does he know, he's finally with the long-lost person he's been searching for, Saji. As Kent brawls with betrayal and longing, fate intervenes, revealing Saji's true intentions, would they stick to the right where nothing is left, or to the left where nothing is right? Deciding to move forward, Kent leaves the country, seeking solace and closure. But when fate brings them together once more, old wounds resume and new challenges arise. As Kent and Saji steer the experience of trust and love, they must engage their in-depth suspicion and insecurities to find their way back to each other. But with hindrance lurking at every turn, will their love stand the test of time, or will they be condemned to repeat the past? Join Kent and Saji on a journey of deliverance, strength, and the ultimate quest for love in 'Sandoval’s Desire.’ "To the left, where nothing is right. Or to the right, where nothing is left?"

MAGIC’S MATE: A witch with broken magic moves to Bull Creek to help the alpha defeat a pack of renegade coyotes shifters.MATE’S APPEAL: She moved to Bull Creek to escape an abusive past. He was sent to avoid going to jail. Together, the find their future.MATE’S TOUCH: A detective from Pensacola arrives in Bull Creek to track down the murderer of a primary witness in a murder case.MY LOVER’S MATE: She escaped to Bull Creek when confronted with the paranormal world only to fall in love with a bear shifter. Then her fiancé shows up.MY MATE’S WIFE: She was in an arranged marriage, but her true mate moves to Bull Creek, and she needs to follow her no matter the cost to her marriage.Dive into this series with strong women and alpha men as they protect the people of Bull Creek against crime lords, abusive boyfriends, and those who would destroy the paranormal world while searching for their mate.Destined Mates is created by Robbie Cox, an eGlobal Creative Publishing author.