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Aria Holt knows she's walking into a trap. When Damien Cross offers her a job at his tech empire, she knows exactly why eight years ago, her father's company killed his sister and destroyed his family. This is revenge. She takes the job anyway. Her family's name is a curse everywhere else, and her father is dying. She'll endure Damien's cruelty if it means survival. But Damien doesn't just want to humiliate her professionally. He wants to break her, piece by piece, until she feels every ounce of pain he's carried for eight years. He'll control her days, invade her thoughts, and prove that he holds all the power. Except his plan begins to unravel. Behind closed doors, the punishment turns into obsession. The cruelty shifts into desperate need. And Aria—quiet, guilty Aria—starts pushing back in ways that shatter his carefully constructed walls. When the truth about the accident finally surfaces, Damien faces an impossible choice: complete his revenge and destroy the woman he's fallen for, or let go of the only thing that's kept him alive for eight years.

I bet you’ve heard the story about the secretary falling head over heels for her boss; that’s me, but what happens when you have unforgettable with someone without knowing he is your boss? That’s me; I got invited to a party that ended up being a birthday party with a dungeon theme, weird, I know, tell me about it, but I finally let my hair down and enjoyed exploring my sexuality with the most intense men I have ever met. My boss, Richard Ashford, Mr. Billionaire CEO himself, he is intense, dominating, cocky, and arrogant, but he makes me feel like the most important woman in the world. Behind closed doors, he is the most fantastic lover. I wish the world could see him the same way I do. I am not ready for dating after everything I have been through. But he is. He wants to show Manhattan’s elite that I am his, but I don’t want to be in the spotlight. I like being anonymous. His life is covered by every newspaper and magazine. That’s what happens when you own most of New York’s media companies.

Eidolon Avenue: Where the secretly guilty go to die. One building. Five floors. Five doors per floor. Twenty-five nightmares feeding the hunger lurking between the bricks and waiting beneath the boards. The sequel to Eidolon Avenue: The First Feast (“a great read...powerful and jarring” - Cemetery Dance) returns to the voracious Eidolon as it savors The Second Feast. A narcoleptic man in apartment 2A battles a vengeful past determined to rob him of everything as he runs from the barbaric disaster of a delusional love. A woman in 2B, reinventing herself to please a callous boyfriend, discovers the horrors that wait in the shadows of her self-renovation. The man in 2C, a teacher at the nearby Catholic girl’s school, collapses beneath the brutal consequences of his lecherous desires. An older woman in 2D, after decades dedicated to the church, is cornered at last by the grisly carnage beating at the hollow center of her faith. And a college student in 2E, hungry to escape an ignored life of invisible anonymity, finds herself captured between the pages of a ravenous book. All thrown into their own private hell as every cruel choice, every drop of spilled blood, every silent, complicit moment of cowardice is remembered, resurrected and relived to feed the ancient evil that lives on Eidolon Avenue. ©️ Crystal Lake Publishing

They tried to break her. Instead, they forged her into a ruthless monster. Five years ago, Jasmine Ives was nothing but a naive girl in love, eager, and willing to hide her identity just to win Enoch Smith's heart. Instead, she was betrayed, humiliated, and cast aside by him for his perfect sweetheart. But Jasmine was never ordinary. She is the heir to the Ives conglomerates, a dynasty powerful enough to collapse industries with a single command. And now she's back, not for love, or mercy, but for payback. Every secret she knows. Every weakness they hide. Every illusion they built. She will tear it apart until nothing remains but ashes and fireworks. They wanted a pawn But they instead created a queen. And this time, the world will bow to the name they tried to erase: Jasmine Ives.

One fateful afternoon; Olivia Strongkins walked into a salon, hoping to score a last minute appointment. Only to discover that despite the signs and all the right props, it wasn’t a hair salon at all. But a front for a drug and all things crime business. As startling a moment it was, her eyes met those of Dominic Salvatore and she saw forever. And therefore began to play a game of hide and seek with the notorious underground crime lord and billionaire. Who was hell bent on keeping her at arm’s length, as a mean to protect her from being used as a pawn by his enemies against him. Until she swiftly entered his heart and world, like she had always belonged there. Leaving him no choice but to claim her, despite the consequences- as his most prized possession.

His fingers found her throat, he pulled her closer. ‘What are you doing?’ Taylor asked with a shaky voice. Alpha Ryan took in her scent, his eyes fell shut and he struggled against the wolf inside me. “You make me want to fuck you each moment you are around me!’’ ………. Taylor Brooke is oppressed by her drunkard father. After her dad killed her mum, in an attempt to hide the atrocity he committed against Taylor, they now live on the run. Taylor masks her scent and attends the community highschool unnoticed. But that was until Ryan Monroe, future Alpha of Redmont Pack, caught her scent and discovered she was his mate. Only then do things fall apart.

…from his responsibilities as a father, hiding out from his pregnant girlfriend, and working as a groundskeeper in a rural graveyard. He’s running from a lifetime of guilt and bad decisions, but principally he’s running from the murderous entities that have possessed the very ground at his feet. Jim has no idea what these entities are, but they’ve done unspeakable things to everyone in the graveyard and now they’re hunting him down. There is nowhere Jim can hide, nowhere he can walk and nowhere he can run that isn’t under the lethal power of the things in the ground. If he stands any chance of survival he must uncover the link between his murderous tormentors, three mysterious graves and an ancient heresy that stretches back to the beginning of time. ©️ Crystal Lake Publishing

Elisa Maria, works as a secretary to the WoodLuck enterprise. Soon, she starts to grow weird feelings and sees dreams about the killing and disappearance of victims. Elisa hoped those were just dreams, but what happens when they all turn out to be real? Learning the truth of the creature, Elisa knew he was coming for her. She knew she must hide the truth in order to save everyone, but what happened when this night creature came looking for her? Will Elisa be able to accept the fate that awaits her? Especially when she learns that she is his weakness, his love. One who will save him from the witch's curse. "He's back… He's here… And he's dangerous."

Ashley has always dreamt of becoming a famous actress because she wants to fulfill her mom’s dream. Her mom had to quit showbusiness after getting pregnant with her, and she wants to continue what her mom started. Jane is in a secret relationship with the heartthrob John – who has a flirty loveteam named Alice. They must hide their relationship because of the great fanbase the loveteam has, and she always has to be a supporting actress in all their movies and shows. Nadine and James have been in a relationship for two years, and in two years she feels disrespected and unloved. But as per request of their manager, she needs to pretend to be in a happy and healthy relationship with James for the sake of their career. The three - Ashley, Jane and Nadine - become friends and celebrate love, happiness, and success.

Alone in the lonely world, Neha is thrown into the dark world of Rudra where there only exists his darkness and a lot of secrets. But what happens when his secrets become the obstacle in her way of falling in love with him? ***** With no one to share her lonely life with, Neha meets her past, a complete stranger, named Rudra who is hell-bent on hurting her to the extent that there will be no healing. He is stubborn as he will not reveal the reasons but she is more stubborn as she will not let the truth hide from her and she didn't know that will only break her deeper! What is Rudra hiding from her? How is it connected to his past? Will he break her heart forever by telling the truth which means she can never be his?