Glass Houses

But I told you that I wasn't hungry... I picked up the glass of water on the table and threw it to the cameras angrily... Elena faces rejection from the Alpha werewolves, treated as an outcast because of her little mistakes in her childhood in Sextas town of Glamtous. Her parents set her off forcefully for marriage to the Alpha king-a dreadful werewolf to be her mate since the rest of the Alphas isolate themselves from her. But she meets Dixon Sherry, a brooding and powerful lycan while she tries to escape from the Alpha king, things between Elena and Dixon Sherry heat up, and Dixon realizes who Elena is... It comes to be a threat to tear them apart. Will Elena and Dixon be able to overcome the obstacles on their way together or will their love be destroyed forever by the forces against them?

My boss, who made me work overtime every single day, finally got what was coming to him. Somehow, he got connected to my new keyboard. It was like he was synced to it. His face flushed red, his eyes brimming with tears. "Don't type anymore," he begged. I just smiled and nudged the mouse. "Don't move the mouse either!" 'Do you expect me to just stop because you said so? Wouldn't that make me look pathetic?' I thought to myself. I kept working until midnight. Just as I was about to leave, I glanced down. The carpet at my boss's feet was soaked through. I figured he must have knocked over his glass of water.

Harley always knew that her sister, Coral was important. When she shifted at 13 and was a red wolf, Harley knew that she had to protect her sister. After the Alpha of their pack decides that he wants Coral as his mate, Harley and Coral run, trying to find the elusive Red Moon Pack and houses and protect red wolves. Along the way, they are separated, and Harley struggles with not only finding her sister, but also has to deal with finding her mate. Alpha Asher took over the Red Moon Pack from his father, Alpha Callan. He is fiercely protective of the red wolves and his pack. When Harley stumbles in to the Red Moon Pack, his world is flipped upside down as he struggles with feelings for someone who is not his mate. He must also find the Alpha responsible for the destruction of Harley and Coral's pack while also hunting him down and finding Coral. As these two worlds collide, it is clear that the threat to the red wolf remains. Can the guardian wolves come together to provided protection? This is the second story in the Red Wolf's Guardian Series. The first story, The Red Wolf's Mate, provides a lot of background, but each can be read alone.

Just when things have been doing good for Hailey, her life is changed by single gunfire. It was the night after the top of the criminal organization jumped from a building, and because of this, the top brass of the criminal organization have been scattered in different parts of Manila. Hailey just happened to walk past by a convenience store when she saw a short-haired man in a three-way suit killed someone by simply being on their way. Since Hailey is a witness, the man whom she saw murdered someone cannot just let her go, and the next thing she knew, she was lying down in a king-size bed and as she looks around the room, a long-haired man is sitting right across her direction while siping at the glass of bourbon he was holding as he reads the newspaper with a gun as his reading pointer.

Despite using my cornea, my husband, Felix Halward, forced me to kneel on glass shards. Despite using my heart, my daughter declared that I was not fit to be her mother. Before my artificial heart stopped beating, I called Felix, only to have him snap at me, “Liana, could you stop kicking up a fuss? If you want to die that badly, do it somewhere far away! I’m not collecting your corpse!” I shut my remaining left eye as I lay on the snow. Later on, Felix, who had stopped loving me, plucked out his own eyeball. My daughter, who had denounced me, tried taking her life multiple times just so that she could see me again. However, I no longer longed for their love.

The infamous Alpha Xavier Ashford is known as the ruthless king of the rogues. Although few have ever seen him and survived, there are whispers throughout the packs of his cruel reputation. No one knows what he looks like, but everyone knows the rumors. Elena Madden has been looking forward to the day she turns 18. Her 18th birthday means escaping her glass castle and the freedom she has always craved. Ever since she was little, she has dreamed of going to college and becoming a doctor. But when she is rejected by her mate, the pack's Alpha, she is forced to abandon all her plans and run away from everything she knows. What will happen when their fates intertwine? Will she run away again or fight for the life she wants?

Amelia had only wanted to hang out with her friends, but everything went to hell when she passed out after drinking a glass of champagne. She woke up in an auction house and a mysterious buyer paid a large sum of money for her, she was shocked when she later found out who had bought her. The man she hated with a raging passion, her ex who broke her heart and left. Unless he wasn't the man she thought she knew. And this time he isn't willing to let her go. She found out she had enemies who wanted her dead and he was the only one who could help her. Will she forget what happened in the past and forgive him? Or would the rekindled flames be extinguished with blood this time?

Red Wine for Breakfast stars Jenny Reed, a 34 year old Californian from New York, who plays macho Monopoly by her own rules. Winner take all. And she had it all: the number one morning radio show on KKTM FM in Los Angeles, a wonderful best friend, and a nice noncommittal affair with the station owner, Brian Allen. Her career was all she needed. Success was all she ever wanted. Until Johnny King became her on air partner and challenged her to play his own game. The day she beat him was the day she gained his respect. It was also the day she lost her best friend in an apparent suicide ... or was it murder? Real life radio personalities and a front page drug scandal bring realism to a fictional novel set in Los Angeles where radio stations change formats like socks, and jobs are as secure as houses built on the San Andreas Fault. In a business drowning in testosterone, Red Wine for Breakfast is the story of strong, determined New Yorker who has to shake off the laid back attitude of LA to overcome the challenges of an industry that threatens to turn her off and a man who only wants to turn her on.

CONTENT WARNING ️ This collection contains: Strong, ruthless, and morally grey female leads as well as power imbalance, violence, brutality, torture, and dark themes, eevenge-driven plots, alpha dynamics, slow taming arcs, emotional intensity and possessive love interests If you prefer soft, gentle, or passive heroines, this collection may not be for you. These women are dangerous, monster-like, tyrants and unforgettable. BLURB They tried to break her but they failed. She Rises From Ruins brings together a powerful collection of stories about women who walk through betrayal, danger, and darkness and come out stronger, smarter, and more ruthless than anyone expected. From feared princesses who rule ancient kingdoms… To deadly werewolf queens who command armies… To ruthless and dangerous mafia queens who rule over houses and are feared….. To modern heroines fighting for their freedom, revenge, or healing… Each story follows a woman who refuses to bow. A woman who loves hard, fights harder, and rises from every ruin made to bury her. These are tales of power reclaimed. Love are tested, hearts rebuilt and men bold enough to fall for the fire. If you love dominant heroines, enemies-to-lovers, dark romance, brutal queens, and women finding strength after devastation, welcome to the world where she rises, no matter who tries to destroy her.

I was moments from freedom—seconds from marrying the Beta who loved me—when he walked in.Lucien Hale. Alpha of Crescent Ridge. Billionaire. Cold-blooded. And somehow my fated mate. He didn’t speak to me. He didn’t ask.He simply claimed me—right there in front of everyone.Now I’m trapped in his world of glass towers and growling shadows. He says he hates me. That he’ll never love the daughter of the man who ruined his family. But his hands say otherwise. His eyes say otherwise.And every time I try to run, he pulls me back… like he’s punishing himself as much as he’s punishing me.I want to hate him. I should hate him.But the bond is breaking us both.