Gothic Painting Characteristics

I'm cursed with the most deadly spell of the werewolf pack—leaving me with only a month left to live. However, no one in my family knows about this. Ever since they'd adopted Natali Fisher, an orphan who greatly resembles my older sister, they've poured all their love and attention into her—and stopped caring about me. And at that very moment, I'm curled up in a corner of the woodshed, with blood steadily dripping from the corners of my lips. Dad, Mom, and my older brother, Kent Greene, probably think that I'm throwing another tantrum and am deliberately hiding from them. But that isn't the case this time. They are currently outside cooking Natali's favorite mushroom soup in the courtyard. Their happy laughter fills the air, painting the picture of a warm, loving family. Maybe I could even believe this is a happy family if I weren't about to die soon.

Like a moth is drawn to a flame, she's drawn to him even when she knows the consequences. She has been attracted to him the very first time she saw him, only that she had no idea how hard she is going to fall for him, how deeply she is going to care for him. Nathalie is an only child, the heiress to her billionaire family's fortune. She isn't interested in the family business, instead she finds comfort in drawing, painting and photographing. Lucas has an assignment to carry out and damn right he's going to do it, he mustn't let one amazing girl with a honey brown hair and eyes sway him. But can he? He came into the house hiding under the mask of being a bodyguard but it is much more than that. Both his survival and that of his twin sister depends on it.

“Why don’t you get your head out of the gutter and realize that you are just a prop, Nalani? You’re not Daniel’s partner, never have been, and if anyone is going to become his soon, it’s me!” These are the words that Gwen, my husband’s “business friend”, spits at me with colorful disdain painting her face. After seven years of selfless commitment on her part, and lies and manipulation on his, Nalani takes the proverbial fatal blow when Daniel betrays her trust and soils their sacred vows to each other. This time, she is unforgiving, leaving without looking back, but Daniel, realizing his mistake, wants her back. Obsessed with winning Nalani again, no matter the cost, Daniel crosses every moral line visible to man, but can she still reject him, and watch as he shatters the way she did under him?

🔞🔞🔞Step into a world where shadows kiss silk, where desire knows no era, and where every chapter drips with forbidden hunger. From candlelit chambers in gothic manors to sleek glass towers of modern cities, from masked balls in Venice to the dark embrace of supernatural lovers, this collection dares to cross every boundary of lust. Inside these pages, you will discover: • Old-Fashioned Lusts – Governesses seduced by brooding lords, pirates claiming their captives, priests battling sin with flesh, and marquises who never take no for an answer. • Modern Obsessions – Billionaires who own more than empires, professors who blur every line, stalkers who live in the walls of penthouses, and uncles who want what should never be theirs. • Anthologies of Desire – Courtesans in silk masks, strangers meeting on midnight trains, vampires who bite deeper than blood, demons who crave brides, and werewolves who hunt not prey but mates. Each story stands alone, yet together they weave a tapestry of obsession, submission, and dark passion. With 100 chapters of raw erotic intensity, this is more than a book it is a descent into every secret you’ve dared to dream of and every temptation you’ve tried to resist. Crimson Temptations will not just be read. It will be devoured.

(Ahmed Haddad’s Story) After four years of marriage, Clarissa discovers that her husband—Ahmed, has betrayed their relationship. Ang kanilang kasal ay dahil lamang sa kasunduan subalit, minahal niya pa rin ito. Kinalimutan ang pangarap, para lamang tulungan ito sa itinayong kumpanya. She gave it all! But Ahmed only paid her with betrayal. When the woman he supposed to marry came back, he continue to deny any wrongdoing to Clarissa, brushing off her anger with indifference. Heartbroken, Clarissa learned to let go. She filed for a divorce and started her new life—dancing and painting, again. Just when she moves on, Ahmed realized that the one he truly love has always been his wife. Desperate to win Clarissa back, he started chasing what he once took for granted. But it was too late, someone is already pursuing his wife!

I suffer from extreme mental illness. My sister, Ava Monroe, became a facial model to earn money for my expensive medical treatment. She was 5’3” tall but was noticed because of her beauty by a wealthy young man by the name of Dominic Pierce with a leg obsession. He imprisoned her. “This is the most beautiful face I’ve ever seen. If only your legs were a bit longer, I’d die with a smile.” Ava was forced to have leg-lengthening surgery. After the operation, her legs began to rot. Dominic found her disgusting and locked her in the basement. He tortured her until she died. I got kicked out of the mental health institute because I could not pay the medical fees. I found Dominic surrounded by beautiful women with long legs. “Those are the prettiest legs I’ve ever seen. If only your face were a little cuter, I’d die with a smile!” I pointed to the painting of Ava and scoffed, “What if I become her?”

Alistair Andrews is a CEO of a company engaged in the hotel and resort sector, he is engaged to Ivy, the daughter of a conglomerate in New York However, before they got married Ivy broke up with Alistair for some reason. Some time later, a friend invited him to attend a painting exhibition he was holding in another city. Alistair did not refuse the invitation, he went to Chicago with his secretary. Before they arrived in Chicago, the plane that was taking them there suddenly swerved and quickly plunged sharply into the sea. Alistair and Scarlett sank to the bottom of the ocean with the other passengers, their souls transmigrating into the bodies of prince and princess in the Emerald Kingdom. At that time Prince Nicholas and Princess Georgia were unconscious because someone had poisoned them. That person was Empress Grazia who hated Empress Cecilia's son and daughter who was exiled to a village far from the royal capital. Empress Grazia is Empress Cecilia's cousin who is obsessed with Emperor Edmund and desperately wanted to rule the kingdom in various ways including getting rid of Empress Cecilia's children.

Lexi gasped as Paul pressed her back against the wall and her sizzling hot skin made contact with the cold concrete. But she had no time to think, no time to pause before he brought his lips down to her throat. "You complete me… for every scar, you’re mine, Lexie." She shuddered, gripping his shoulders, her nails digging into firm muscle. "Paul…" His hands gripped her thighs in answer to her call, her legs were wrapped around his waist as his mouth captured hers and hips pressed forward, and she felt him…hot, hard, and completely hers. * Lexie is an ordinary eighteen-year-old female werewolf, who has spent her life running—from her past, from her scars, from the pack after her mate rejected her. She has grown up with the combination of impulsive and brave characteristics, alongside the spice of kindness and determination in her being. But there is something that made her stand out from every single female in the entire werewolf species of her time- and that is not her beauty, but a Scar!! Paul, the Alpha of Apollo pack has been finding his mate for many years but she never appeared. Unexpectedly, after he lets the rogues join his Pack, he feels his mate around. In order to find her, he throws a party and asks for all the she-wolves to participate in. Will he find her? And most importantly, will he be able to keep her? Because an Alpha never lets go of his mate…

Adeline, a 24-year-old Omega, was peacefully painting when her pack was brutally attacked, leaving no survivors, including her beloved father. She barely escaped with her life but was gravely injured, losing a significant amount of blood. Luckily, she was saved by Enzo, a cold and powerful Supreme Alpha. However, instead of letting her go after she recovered, Enzo decided to make her his servant. He did this as a way to hide the feelings he had for her while at the same time, keep her around until he was ready to admit to those feelings. Adeline vowed to track down those responsible for the attack and reclaim everything that was stolen from her. But to achieve this, she knew she needed Enzo's power and influence. When she asked him for help, Enzo refused, leaving her no choice but to do whatever it took to get her revenge. Even if it meant manipulating him or getting on his good side by playing the role of the perfect servant, she was ready to do it.

My husband is known as a ruthless CEO, but somehow, he is tender and warm with me. I'm passionate about art restoration, especially antique paintings, so he transforms his private collection room into a professional-grade studio just for me. He even brings in top experts to mentor me. Once, I spent three sleepless nights restoring a rare 12th-century painting. He ends up buying the entire museum that the painting belongs to, just so I can study it without restrictions. To marry me, he goes head-to-head with his powerful family, even stages a hunger strike, until they finally give in. At our engagement party, he gets down on one knee in front of everyone and says, "Ash, you deserve nothing but the best in this world." The ring he designs himself has an engraving on the inside that says, "Art brought us together, love holds us forever." Everyone says Vincent Hawthorn loves me like a maniac, and I believe it—until I restore one of his late mother's paintings…