In Dubious Battle John Steinbeck

Once a king, and once a slave, can his secrets save his mates? Talen has waited over a century for a mate, and the goddess is generous when she finally grants his wish – she gives him four. It does not take long for Talen to realize that his very long, long life has been spent in training for the arrival of these mates, as he will need every skill at his disposal to not only heal the rift between the Triquetra and Aislen, but to protect them through the coming trouble. The flood waters have brought to Havermouth many threats, and not just in the form of the face-eating former inhabitants of the original abandoned colony of the Havers family. When Rhett is infected by the zombie-making virus, Talen, Aislen, and the Triquetra seek the help of the mysterious warlock Leighton and his family, just as the town fills with black-clad, armed men who call themselves the National Emergency Service... But they aren’t there to help Havermouth recover from the storm. Will Talen’s wisdom and wealth of experience, help save his mates from the dangers of Havermouth? Trigger warnings for this book: this is a dark romance werewolf story containing dubious consent, violence, and assault.

WARNING! Explicit Content: BDSM, Dark Themes, and Mature Erotica. Read at Your Own Risk! After her parents were brutally murdered, Aria was stolen away and groomed by a ruthless mafia lord-trained to be both a lethal assassin and a nymphomaniac sex doll. She has only one mission: revenge. She'll smile. She'll kneel. She'll obey. She'll play the perfect submissive... until the day she finds the man responsible for their deaths- and makes him bleed. But everything shatters when she finds herself defenseless in the arms of her enemy. No matter how much she fights, hates, or resists-he won't let her go. And worse... She's not allowed to die. She can scream. She can cry. Hell-she can even beg. But she will always be his. His to own. His to claim. His to break. This book is strictly 18+ and contains dark romance elements including: Non-consensual/Dubious consent scenes. Dangerous obsession. BDSM & psychological manipulation. Explicit sexual content If these themes disturb you, do not proceed. Otherwise, dive in... and enjoy this sinfully dark, spicy read.

As an illegitimate daughter, sharon has never been worthy in the eyes of her parents, she has always felt trapped, controlled and unloved by her father. When her family is faced with a crises, her father's company was at the edge of going bankrupt, he got Sharon engaged to the famous son of the Gu family(John Gu) who is rumored to be disfigured and also diagnosed with an hidden illness. He wasn't just known for his disfigurement, he is also ruthless and horrible, another name for fear.

Tinanggap ni Maribel Lopez ang maging other woman ni Calixto Condor dahil mahal niya ito. Hindi naman niya pinagsisihan ang naging desisyon dahil naging masaya siya sa piling ng lalaki, na hindi naglihim sa pagiging pinuno ng mafia. Kaya naman tumagal ang kanilang pagsasama hanggang sa magkaroon sila ng anak, na binuhay nilang limitado ang pakikisalamuha sa kapwa. Si Alexa, na lumaki at nagkaisip na may pribadong buhay. Pero dahil din sa pag-ibig ay binuksan ang sariling mundo para papasukin ang isang guwapong estangherong binata. Si Kaizer John Avila, na natagpuan niya sa gitna ng kalsada habang malakas ang buhos ng ulan. Walang malay-tao ang lalaki, na isa palang pinuno ng mafia. Bagay na nalihim sa kanyang kaalaman dahil malayo ito sa hitsura nito. Kahit may pasa ito sa pisngi at may sugat sa noo ay napaka-amo ng mukha. Kaya iniligtas niya ito sa naka-ambang sakuna at inalagaan hanggang sa gumaling. Inilihim sa kanya ni Kaizer John na ipinakidnap ito ng kalaban, na gustong makuha ang pagiging pinuno ng mafia. Kaya nanatili ito sa kanyang bahay hanggang sa gumaling. At lumakas. Bagay na naging dahilan kaya lihim na nakilala nito ang kanyang Ama na si Calixto Condor. Nagkaroon din ito ng pagkakataon na matuklasang si Alexa ang itinatagong anak sa labas ni Calixto, na batid na nagpakidnap dito. Kaya gumawa ito ng paraan para manatili pa ito sa kanyang bahay, na ang pakay ay gamitin siya sa paghihiganti sa sariling Ama. Mawawalan kaya ng saysay ang pagmamahal na iniukol ni Alexa para kay Kaizer John? Paano niya matutuklasang pinuno pala ng mafia ang iniibig na lalaki, na nais patayin ng kanyang Ama para mabawi dito ang kapangyarihan sa hinahawakang grupo? Wala nga kaya itong nararamdamang pag-ibig sa kanya at ang tanging mananaig ay ang paghihiganti?

Calantha adalah seorang gadis yatim piatu dengan latar belakang miskin dan bahkan tidak tamat SMA. Dia menerima tawaran untuk bertransaksi dengan Lady Selena dari keluarga Anderson saat dia bekerja di sebuah kafe. Calantha akan berpura-pura menjadi Selena dan menjadi pengantin dari pernikahan Selena dan tunangannya, Asher Pittman. Dan Selena akan melarikan diri dengan kekasihnya, John. Apakah rencana Calantha dan Selena akan berhasil? Bagaimana jika Asher Pittman mengetahui rencana Selena untuk melarikan diri dengan John?

Six months." That’s all he offered her. “I can only help you for six months. After that, I have to go back to my world," Victor said, his dark eyes piercing as he spoke. There was something about this man that sent chills down her spine, and yet, that same thing pulled her to him.   Sophia Martins, a sheltered 23 year old, had spent six years living a lie. Forced into marriage with her childhood crush, John Smith, she believed it was the only way to keep a fraction of her late father’s company. But when she learns the truth,that the company had always been hers,she files for divorce, determined to take back what was stolen from her.   Her plans for freedom, however, take a deadly turn when John sends a hitman after her. Just as her life hangs by a thread, a mysterious and devastatingly handsome stranger intervenes, saving her and offering to be her bodyguard,but only for six months.   As the days unfold, Sophia finds herself irresistibly drawn to him, only to discover that William, her charming protector, is not who he claims to be. He is Victor Falcone, the ruthless Mafia Don feared by all. As she’s thrust into his dangerous world of power and violence, her questions multiply.   Why did he lie to her? Why had he been protecting her?   Will their love be able to withstand the truth, or will Victor’s reality tear them apart?

Daily Update.Steamy.Standalone. Violet Fairytales are lies told to small girls to make them dream but real life monsters make us learn the difference between stories and reality. I lived in a nightmare with those monsters and lost everything. My heart. My soul. My body. And my voice. The problem with such nightmares are they follow you even when you're awake. My monsters are there in the shadows waiting to pull me back in the darkness. I was almost certain that I had left the dark behind because for the first time in my life I dreamed a dream. A dream that involved the real life prince charming with sherry eyes and protective circle of his arms. My very own protective hero. Only... He wants something else in return. He wants a heart that I no longer have. He wants a princess but I’m just broken. Cole I had it all. Had a life people envied. Parents who loved me. An empire I was heir to. A woman I loved with all my heart. But in one single night I lost all of it. Then, SHE came into my life, eclipsed every hurt and pain because hers was greater than mine. She's afraid but hides it well behind her beauty. She's strong but doesn’t let people see that side of her. And she's broken but I fell for the cracks, wanting to fill them up with pieces of my own broken heart. I'll do anything for her, except... (This book is dark tragedy. Contains dubious content that might not be for sensitive readers. Proceed with caution.)

Venus John Eleanor sudah muak dengan suaminya. Tanpa pikir panjang, ia nekat menukarnya di sebuah toko misterius di pasar gelap daring. Ketika suami pengganti tiba—sempurna dalam segala hal, persis seperti yang ia impikan—Venus pun mulai bertanya-tanya: Apa yang sebenarnya terjadi pada suaminya yang asli? °°° Hai kakak-kakak pembaca tersayang, penulis akan sangat berterima kasih jika kakak semua berkenan meninggalkan jejak komentar, ulasan dan menambahkan cerita ini ke pustaka. Love <3

“The sight of you irks me!” He growled in her face, hatred, and desire mixing up to become one single but tormenting emotion. Timidly, she stuttered, “I’ll stay out of sight, My King–” “Did I ask you to do that?” He seethed, closing the small gap between their bodies. “What do you want then!” She retorted, equally frustrated. “I want you dammit!” He roared, grabbing her arms. “I want to hate you and I do hate you but fuck do I want to devour you till you can’t take any more of me.” **************** Haylee Smith, a nineteen-year-old who had never known peace since she was born was given to the cruel Alpha King by her destined mate after he chose, mated, and impregnated her dubious twin sister. Haylee was still bleeding from the wound of betrayal but she was given a second chance mate in the Alpha King. Alpha King Xalen, a ruthless twenty-seven-year-old, was still mourning his late wife and mother of his kids when he found out that the moon goddess had given him another mate– a slave– to be discovered at his beloved wife’s funeral. What a sick game of fate! A new mate at his ex-mate’s funeral! Hell did break loose but so did uncontrollable passion. Find out more in the pages of this book.

** Book Two of The Havemouth Pack Series - Book One, The Pack's Secret Keeper, Book Two, The Pack's Triquetra, Book Three, The Pack's Vampire, and Book Four, The Pack's Hybrids ** The storm will pass... but what the flood waters bring with them, is hungry... Triquetras form when there are times of peril, and more than one alpha might be needed to protect the female and young. The Havermouth Triquetra therefore is both a blessing to the pack and their families, and a harbinger of troubled times to come. Alpha werewolves born to the pack’s elite families, privileged, handsome, and wealthy, Heath Gale, Cameron Edison, and Rhett Salem seem to have it all. However, behind the shine, there are shadows, and in the pack misogyny and intolerance run as deep as the river through Havermouth, influencing every decision that the three make. Hiding that their Triquetra is bi-sexual, and that they are each other’s mates is a necessity, not an option, and they eagerly await the day when their female mate is revealed, and they can openly claim their love for one another. When that mate appears however, she is not what they expected. She is human, intractable, and rebellious – and she does not like them. Or, at least, she does not like all of them. Will the female mate that they’d hoped would save them, tear them apart? Trigger warnings for this book: this is a dark romance werewolf story containing dubious consent, violence, and assault.