Marcus Free Rein

Dans un monde où les meutes gouvernent dans l’ombre et où les lignées dictent la loyauté, Sélène n’a ni nom reconnu, ni héritage déclaré. Elle ne possède que son instinct, sa meute… et cette terre oubliée que les anciens ont tenté d’effacer des mémoires : Ravaryn. Mais Ravaryn s’éveille. Et avec elle, les secrets. Le Conseil, gardien d’un équilibre fragile entre les clans, sent le pouvoir changer de rive. Une femme que l’histoire n’attendait pas est en train de réécrire les règles. Et autour d’elle, les alliances vacillent, les loyautés se redessinent. Parmi ceux qui la regardent se lever, Elias, le roi des Alphas. Puissant. Calculateur. Déchiré. Il est celui qui aurait dû la contenir… et qui, au lieu de cela, la protège. Mais protéger Sélène, c’est trahir le Conseil. Et choisir ce lien interdit, c’est embraser les fondations de leur monde. Entre les terres qui grondent, les anciens pactes qui s’effondrent et une passion trop ancienne pour être maîtrisée, Sélène devra choisir : survivre à l’ordre établi… ou le faire tomber.

My husband sponsored a poor female college student. While I was being dragged into an alley by a criminal, he was helping her pick out lingerie. While I was hospitalized with serious injuries, he used the money my mother left me to buy her a limited-edition handbag. I confronted him in a heated argument, but he accused me of being unreasonable. "I thought your injuries were so serious, but look—you didn’t even die! Besides, your money is my money. I’ll spend it however I want!"

Le jour de notre cinquième anniversaire, Liam ne m'a offert qu'une simple marque de protection. Mais cette même nuit, il a scellé l'Union Sacrée avec Stéphanie, son premier amour. J'ai refusé d'y croire. Il m'a traitée d'illogique. « Mon Union avec Stéphanie, c'est pour l'avenir de la meute, pas par sentiment ! » m'a-t-il lancé, « Tu n'es qu'une humaine. Ma marque devrait te suffire. C'était ton ultime épreuve, Hélène. Tu m'as déçu. » Je suis alors partie. Et il a demandé Stéphanie en mariage le soir même. Cinq ans plus tard, nous nous sommes retrouvés dans un hôtel luxueux désigné par le Conseil des Alphas. Sa meute était sur le point de dominer la région. Stéphanie, vêtue d'une robe de soie lunaire, se tenait à son bras. Quand il m'a vue, couverte de sable, debout dans la fontaine décorative, il a froncé les sourcils. « Hélène », a-t-il ricané, « tu as méprisé ma protection. Regarde-toi maintenant. Je parie qu'aucune meute n'accepterait une humaine. Ne crois pas que ta pitié m'attendrira. » Je l'ai ignoré. La pierre lunaire, trésor ramassé sur la plage par mon fils, avait roulé dans la fontaine. Le pauvre chou sautillait d'impatience, et il me fallait que je retrouve son porte-bonheur...

When my father asked me to choose between the two Lewis brothers I had grown up with to get married to, I chose Joseph Lewis. He was the man I had secretly loved for 13 years. But on the day of our wedding, his stepsister, Jessica Lewis, leaped off the rooftop of the hotel. She left behind a letter written in blood, blessing Joseph and me with a lifetime of love and happiness. It was only then that I learned that the two of them had been secretly in love for years. At the wedding, Joseph lost control in front of everyone, declaring that he would no longer be concerned with any worldly affairs. I was left standing helplessly in place. For the rest of his life, he lived in guilt, keeping vigil beside Jessica's grave. I resented his deceit, yet stubbornly clung to our marriage, and we tormented each other for years. This went on until we were kidnapped one day. To save me, he perished together with the kidnappers. Before he died, he looked at me and said, "Evelyn, it was wrong of me to keep it from you. But now that both Jessica and I are gone, that should settle the debt, shouldn't it? If there's a next time, don't choose me again." Then, I reopen my eyes to see that I have returned to the day when my father asked me to choose my fiance. This time, I will firmly choose his elder brother, Theodore Lewis.

The day my biological family comes to take me home, a car accident occurs. My parents and the fake son who had been living my life all die, but my sister, Kayla Bennett, survives. She despises me completely after that and blames the company's bankruptcy on me too. Desperate to make amends, I work over ten jobs a day, giving her every cent I earn so she can buy back the villa that has all our family memories. The day I finally save enough money, I discover my supposedly dead parents inside that same villa, celebrating Dylan Bennett's birthday. My usually cold sister is laughing warmly with them. As they bring out the cake, Mom mentions me. "Today's Nathan's birthday too. We've been punishing him for eight years now. Maybe we should bring him home?" Kayla cuts her off immediately. "We agreed on ten years to make sure he never suggests sending Dylan away again. Not one year less!" I clutch my medical report and laugh through my tears. But Kayla, I'm dying.

Vienna Carter’s life is a living hell and her home is Earth’s chapter of Tartarus. But when her husband goes on a month-long business trip, she seizes the opportunity to know something other than her world of pain. She joins the passengers on Queen Odette, a cruise ship that promises her the best month of her life. As she takes in the elegance of the ship and is pampered by their first-class services, she starts to believe that the promise will be fulfilled. But her hopes of a perfect vacation are thrown overboard when she finds out the man staying in the suite next to hers is none other than the love of her life,Ex-boyfriend and reason for all her suffering. Only a psychopath would choose to be hunched over a desk, working for hours on end over the deckchairs of a luxurious cruise ship, watching the sunset on the Atlantic Horizon. Hans Griffin is that psychopath. He craves his office’s cold glass walls and despises his luxurious suite aboard Queen Odette and is beginning to despise his best friend for convincing him to do this. Work helped him forget his demons but this ship is made to tear down the walls he spent the last two years rebuilding and after meeting the woman staying in the suite next to his, he fears those walls might be reduced to nothing but piles of rubble before the month is over. How will Hans endure one month with just a wall separating him and the woman who scarred him? How will Vienna keep her distance from the one man she’s forbidden to be with when she’s stuck on this cruise with him? But most importantly, what secrets will be revealed before the thirty days are over?

As we make our way to the city hall, Paisley Doyle is struck by regret once again. After seven years together, this is the 11th time we've found ourselves at this crossroads. Every time we reach the city hall, she claims she needs more time to care for her sick first love and can't bring herself to marry me. Unable to hold back any longer, I finally decide to confront her. "If his condition never improves, does that mean you'll never marry me? Tell me, what do I even mean to you?" Paisley's temper ignites, and she snaps back at me without a second thought. "I promised to take care of him for the rest of my life! Can't you stop being so selfish? "Besides, we've been together for seven years. What does it matter if we're not legally married?"

Captif de la Reine Noire Dans l’ombre des bas-fonds de Palerme, Vittoria D’Amato, figure impitoyable de la mafia sicilienne, contrôle un réseau criminel aussi vaste que redouté. Derrière ses yeux de glace et sa réputation sanglante, brûle une obsession inavouable : Adrian Vega, un procureur incorruptible, connu pour sa droiture et ses enquêtes acharnées contre le crime organisé. Tout devrait les opposer. Mais pour Vittoria, il est devenu une obsession maladive. Elle veut sa voix, ses regards, son corps, son âme. Et puisqu’il refuse de se laisser approcher, elle va employer ses méthodes à elle : manipulation, menaces… puis enlèvement. Adrian se retrouve dans un manoir isolé, prisonnier d’une femme qui devrait être son ennemie jurée. Entre eux, la haine et la tension se mêlent à une attirance trouble. Plus il résiste, plus Vittoria devient dangereuse. Elle est prête à détruire sa carrière, sa liberté, et même sa propre organisation pour qu’il lui appartienne. Mais dans ce duel brûlant, un secret les lie depuis bien plus longtemps qu’Adrian ne l’imagine… et s’il le découvre, il ne saura plus s’il doit la fuir… ou se perdre avec elle.

Khary est une jeune louve privilégiée, née avec une cuillère en argent dans la bouche. Car elle est née princesse dans la meute de Zanzibar, et est fille unique et héritière de son père, l'Alpha Koffi, de la lignée des Rois Lycans. Mais sa vie magnifique prendra fin lorsqu'un coup d'état, organisé par Indé, le Bêta de son père et son propre parrain, et Yanto, sa propre amie d'enfance, renverse la monarchie au pouvoir et tue le couple Alpha, ses parents... Sauvée par sa nourrice Eneli et quelques amis, Khary devient fugitive et se cache désormais pour éviter la mort, tout en jurant de se venger. Et quelques années plus tard, elle revient en force, plus puissante, voulant récupérer sa place de Reine Lycane à la tête de sa meute ruinée par Indé... Et pour cela, elle devra compter sur l'aide de quelques amis, mais aussi d'anciens ennemis de la couronne de Zanzibar, comme Raïhm, le prince Lycan et futur Alpha de la meute rivale Kilwa, qui l'avait sauvée, et qui, elle devenue adulte, aura des exigences très particulières en échange de son aide cruciale...

A disguised ordinary student, Gemini Leah Pelatrosa, was made to work or to obey her father. Living a nasty life was hard to repel but she had no choice. She thought that someone couldn't stop her from being egregiously bad, not until a man who can manipulate everyone, even her, came into her life. A man with a strong sense of wisdom and a man who can control her crashed into her life. What will that man do if Gemini dug deeper about his true personality and pure intention? "It's a matter of life and death, I will never surrender you until I lose my breath."