Lucky Jim Author Crossword Clue

Juliette Thorne’s life shatters when her mate and boyfriend of 2 years chooses her stepsister, leaving her heartbroken. Forced into an arranged marriage to save her family’s honor, Juliette seeks one last night of freedom—only to discover her mysterious one-night stand is her future husband. On their wedding night, he cruelly rejects her, and their marriage becomes a façade. To the world, they’re the perfect couple, but behind closed doors, it’s nothing but cold resentment. Can Juliette survive a loveless union, or will she find a way to reclaim her life and heart?

Nadia, once the Luna of her pack, faces false accusations of poisoning her alpha's new mate, Lyra. Forced to drink from the alleged poisoned cup to prove her innocence, Nadia meets a tragic end. However, death marks only the beginning of her journey as she awakens in another girl's body in an unfamiliar forest—a rebirth with unanswered questions. In this new life, Nadia grapples with her identity in a different body. The mysteries of her rebirth unfold, prompting her to contemplate the purpose of this second chance especially with her new mate, Vance. Haunted by the betrayal of her original pack, including her once-beloved Alpha, Nadia faces a choice: will she embark on a quest for revenge to reclaim her rightful place as Luna or will she remain as Iris for the rest of her life?

"I should kill you, not make love to you." Alpha Xavier scoffed, his gleaming hard chest revealed through his blue shirt, "wrong, omega. We won't be making love, I will be fucking you, hard, and as for killing me, why don't you ride me to death?" *** Ophelia was sent to assassinate him, not to marry the beastly Alpha, but all she can think about when she's supposed to be getting her revenge, is having him again and again.

Nicole Summers had to step up for her stepsister Kendra and marry Nathan Monroe, a guy everyone claimed was both unattractive and poor, just to help cover her niece's medical expenses. She believed those rumors until the wedding day when she discovered Nathan was actually kind-hearted and handsome. To her shock, he turned out to be the same guy from that one-night stand who rescued her at the casino. He was way more charming than people said, and as the days went by living together, she found herself developing feelings for him. But what if she learned that Nathan was actually a billionaire and owned the company she worked for? What if she found out he was the one who helped her niece get the best doctor for her recovery? When Nicole decided to forgive him, she learned he had returned to his ex-fiancée who had left him at the altar.

What do you do when life throws your worst nightmare at you? Shifting into an omega on your sixteenth birthday suddenly made Anastasia's life crumble right before her eyes. Her once loving parents and family all turned against her. She had to leave and stay with her aunt. Trying to help her aunt financially, she forced herself to look for a job in the lion's den. Alpha Kevin is the leader of the White Moon pack after his father and lover's murder. He met the naive Anastasia who wants a job at all cost. She's his mate but not from his league. He finally learns to accept her after a long time, not knowing this would lead to war. His enemies are near but he doesn't know who. His family is against him because he accepted a weak mate. His father's killers are around the corner. His ambitious brother won't make things easy for them? Will they survive this? Or would his enemies conquer him and separate them?.

Carina Dawson is a very hardworking beautiful Burnett from a humble but broke family. She struggles hard to make ends meet for her family after dropping out of school at the age of sixteen due to a bad circumstance. Her life was going a little well even though they don't have enough. That was until he came into her life. Or she made him come in. Drake Sunders is the most recognized and most famous young business tycoon in the whole of America. He's fearless and has his own gang with a lot of rivals and enemies. He's cold hearted and rude too. What happens when poor pretty Carina makes a silly mistake and is not forgiven? Drake grows interested in her and refuses to let go no matter what she does to get away. Her life changes and a deep truth is revealed. . Don't miss out on this intriguing story. Keep reading to find out more. . .

BLURB: “What are you doing, Adrian?!” I ask in an alarmed tone, the intense look in his eyes scaring the shit out of me. “I can fucking smell him on you!” Adrian growls at me as he covers the distance between us. “Let go, Adrian. You are scaring me!” I say in a shaky tone as Adrian's hand wraps around my wrist like a hot band. “You better be scared, doll, because when I'm done with you my name will be the only thing etched in your mind and fucking body.” Adrian says through gritted teeth, his words leaving me shaking on the spot. I'm overwhelmed with fear as I begin to wonder if I will even make it out if this room alive. __________________________ For a long time, winning the love of one of the most ruthless billionaires in the city was the only thing on Anya's mind until she is faced with his cruel betrayal and served with divorce papers. Unable to handle all this ontop of the death of her son and only child, Anya drives away from his office without any location in mind only to be met by a ghastly motor accident where she ends up losing her memory – or not. Anya is faced with the truth of what happened all those years ago, and she is determined to get revenge against every single person who has hurt her and her family. But what happens when she is faced with a new side of Adrian she has never seen before? A side that tucks her in at night and refuses to let her out of his sight? Will she be able to see past his betrayal or will she forever be stuck in a position where her revenge means more to her than anything else?

May is the perfect description of a disgrace to the family. She is a daughter her parents want to hide so much. She is extremely rude and troublesome. Always being compared to her perfect angelic sister Debra. Always bringing trouble to her family until she meets her match one day. Jared is the most powerful person in the country who thinks she is the perfect person he needs. May hates Debra a lot which is still a mystery to their parents. She finally finds the perfect opportunity to ruin Debra's life by taking Jared away from her sister. What kind of sister does that? What happens when Debra is betrothed to Jared and Jared wants to use May to scare his parents off? What exactly is May hiding that she hates her sister so much? ..................

Ravina, the only female warrior of the Shadowfang Pack, has fought tirelessly to earn her place. But on the night she loses her wolf and collapses at the border, everything she has fought for shatters. She returns home to find her mate—her pack’s future Alpha—holding her sister’s hand. Damon tells her that Amira, her ailing sister, has one final wish: to be his mate and Luna before she dies. And after her death? Ravina can have him back. Betrayed and cast aside, Ravina refuses to sit back and accept her fate. Desperate for a solution, she embarks on a journey to find a healer who might save her sister—if only to take back control of her own destiny. But the healer lives in a rival pack’s territory, a pack that does not trust outsiders. When she arrives, she comes face-to-face with Alpha Alaric, a ruthless leader who stirs something deep inside her. Alaric recognizes her immediately. She is his mate. But Ravina, broken and guarded, does not return the recognition. Worse, she has lost her wolf, her strongest ally. Alaric is determined to keep her close, offering her a place among his warriors. Yet she resists him at every turn, hiding pain behind cold indifference.

At a young age, Faerie White feels less than free. As the oldest daughter of the struggling White family, she is used to being trampled on by her powerhungry father, her jealous stepmother, and her wicked half-sister-all those would-be conquerors within the family. With her dear mother literally hanging onto life and with imminent financial ruin hovering over the family like a dark storm cloud, Fae is given an icy ultimatum: either marry a notorious first-class playboy or subject her own mother to wait until medical attention comes to a standstill. But then, life has a different direction that it can take her. Richard Gold is the wheelchair-bound heir no one takes seriously. Fae sees something else in him: a man with fire behind those silent eyes. In an offer that has him proposing a marriage of convenience and also offering to cover her mother's medical expenses, Fae produces a life-altering decision. What she doesn't expect, however, is that Richard's secret power isn't the hobbled recluse that everyone assumes that he is. He hides from a world that determines his worth purely based on his status as the secret power behind a multi-billion empire. Unknowingly, Fae has married the king of it all. As she evolves from drowning daughter to dominating wife, Fae learns to wield power in her own right. Taking on corporate espionage, family betrayal, and identity theft in the heat of a high-end kitchen. Through love, lies, and freedom wars, she destroys all the lies that once chained her down. But when the ultimate secret drops-about her real father and the fortune she is about to inherit the enemies come rising from every corner and even love will have to be put to the test.