Nightshade Keri Lake

In the quiet of the forest, the darkest fears are born. The people of Dunballan, harbour a dark secret. A secret more terrible than the Beast that stalks the dense forests of Dunballan. A secret that holds David McCavendish, last in a long line of Lairds, in its unbreakable grip. It’s down to Sally, David’s lover, to free David from the sinister clutches of the Beast. But, with the whole town against her, she must ally herself with an ancient woodland force and trace Dunballan’s secret back to its bitter origins. Those origins lie within the McCavendish family history, and a blasphemous heresy that stretches back to the beginning of time. Some truths are too terrible to face, and the darkest of these lie waiting for Sally, in the Quiet Places. ©️ Crystal Lake Publishing

The tale of a widow's harrowing journey through grief and peril into the cold remnants of a dead world. Damon Sharpe had in part found victory, he believed, in his battle to unearth a truth obscured by time. By autumn, he was dead, leaving to his wife Anne a house of unfulfilled wishes, remnants, and the key to the enigma of his obsession, the Mourner’s Cradle. A journey through grief and peril delivers Anne Sharpe from her home in St. Charles to the faraway skeletons of a long-dead civilization where she will find the desperate answers she seeks…or die trying. ©️ Crystal Lake Publishing

In June of 1975, Ryan Baxter's mom moves him and his brother, Matt, to the small seaside town of Bayport, MA to escape their abusive father. For an eleven-year-old, spending lazy days hanging out at the beach and the arcades sounds like a dream.When he meets Leah and she agrees to be his girlfriend, Ryan is happier than he's been in his young life. Then the "Sea Monkeys" knock-off he bought from the back of a comic book starts to grow...and grow and grow.©️ Crystal Lake Publishing

Before my wedding, my fiance's secretary dumped out all the Dom Perignon champagne I had ordered for the guests and replaced it with Yoo-hoo. I turned grim instantly and demanded an explanation. But my fiance—who had always claimed to dote on me—stood firmly in front of his secretary to defend her. "Susie only had your best interest. Don't ruin the mood for everyone." His pack of so-called friends burst into laughter, egging him on. "Come on, don't be petty, Giselle. It's just a few bottles of Dom Perignon. Don't be so selfish." Yet their eyes were enveloped in evident malicious amusement. At that moment, one thing became certain: this fiance had to be replaced.

𝘗𝘢𝘢𝘯𝘰 𝘮𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘬 𝘬𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘩𝘪𝘭 𝘴𝘢 𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘭𝘢? Si Aya Dizon, 23 years old, ay kasalukuyang nagtatrabaho sa Alvero Grand Hotel para matulungan ang pagpapagamot sa kapatid niyang may malubhang sakit. Dito niya nakilala ang tinaguriang "Ice King" na si Lucius Alvero na isang CEO na kilala sa pagiging walang puso at walang pakialam sa nararamdaman ng iba. Sa simula, pinahihirapan lang ni Lucius si Aya dahil sa kanyang pagiging tyrant, pero magbabago ang lahat nang malaman niya ang isang madilim na sikreto...ang yumaong tatay ni Aya pala ang driver na itinuturong pumatay sa bunsong kapatid ni Lucius sampung taon na ang nakalilipas. Dahil sa galit, lalo pang naging mahirap ang buhay ni Aya sa kamay ni Lucius. Pero paano kung mali ang paniniwala ni Lucius, at may sabwatan pala ang pamilya Montenegro? Kapag nalaman na inosente ang ama ni Aya, paano babawiin ni Lucius ang bawat sakit na idinulot niya? Kaya bang hilumin at bawiin ang pusong kusa niyang dinurog...at matutunton kaya nila ang daan pabalik sa isa't-isa?

"I didn't buy you to be a wife, Clara. I bought you to be my toy. To watch your life crumble, just like what your father did to mine." Ipinagbili ang simpleng dalaga na si Clara Santos sa malupit na bilyonaryong si Sebastian Vergel bilang pambayad-utang ng kanyang ama. Sa loob ng mansyon, naranasan ni Clara ang bagsik ng lalaking binalot ng poot, hanggang sa ang kanilang ugnayan ay nauwi sa isang mapanganib na obsesyon. Ngunit nang masira ang tiwala ni Sebastian dahil sa mga maling paratang, tumakas si Clara dala ang isang malaking sikreto—buntis siya sa tagapagmana ng lalaking itinuturing niyang kaaway. Makalipas ang ilang buwan, ang dating “Ruthless Billionaire” ay luluhod sa harap niya para sa kapatawaran. Sa isang malayong probinsya, matatagpuan ni Sebastian ang asawang pinalayas niya, may dalang bagong buhay. Handa na bang magpakumbaba ang bilyonaryo para sa kanyang mag-ina, o tuluyan na siyang itataboy ni Clara para sa kanyang kalayaan?

“Isang gabi ng pagkakamali sa piling ng estrangherong asawa at isang gabing magpapabago sa kanyang tadhana.” ​Tatlong taon nang kasal si Elena sa isang misteryosong bilyonaryong si Dante Valderama, isang kasalang papel lamang para iligtas ang negosyo ng kanyang pamilya, at isang lalaking hindi pa niya kailanman nakita. Sa gabing desidido na siyang tapusin ang lahat, nagtungo siya sa hotel suite ng kanyang asawa para humingi ng diborsyo. Ngunit dahil sa alak at isang pagkakamaling hindi na mababawi, nauwi ang kanilang paghaharap sa isang mapangahas at mapusok na gabi sa dilim, isang gabing hindi nila alam kung sino ang kanilang kaharap, tanging init at pagnanasa lamang ang nag-uugnay sa kanila. Tumakas si Elena, bitbit ang takot at lihim ng gabing iyon. Ngunit para kay Dante, ang babaeng nagmulat sa kanya ng kakaibang pagnanasa ay hindi basta palalampasin. Hahanapin niya ito, kahit hindi niya alam na ang babaeng hinahabol niya ay ang asawang matagal na niyang binalewala.

Miles Landry is trying to put violence behind him when he takes up work as a private detective focused on humdrum adultery cases. But when a Tibetan monk hires him to find a missing person, things get weird fast. Charged with tracking down the reincarnation of a man possessed by a demonic guardian from the Tibetan Book of the Dead, Miles is plunged into a world of fortune-tellers, gangsters, and tantric rituals. The year is 1991 and a series of grisly murders has rocked New York City in the run up to a visit from the Dalai Lama. The police attribute the killings to Chinatown gang warfare. Miles–skeptical of the supernatural–is inclined to agree. But what if the monster he's hunting is more than a myth? ©️ Crystal Lake Publishing

Elaine Smith gave ten years of her life to a man who never chose her. On the night she lost her unborn child, her husband ran to another woman, again. Humiliated, divorced, and branded barren by the media, Elaine disappears from society… only to return as the contract wife of Steve Greyson—the most feared billionaire in New York. Their marriage is fake. Their alliance is strategic. Their enemies are powerful. But when revenge turns into desire, and secrets begin to surface; hidden pregnancies, corporate conspiracies, and deadly betrayals, Elaine must decide if she will use love as a weapon… or risk her heart one last time.

The moment you saw my face, you lost your freedom. Now, you only have two choices, Be my wife... or be a corpse." — Kalix Valerio Si Isla Moretti ay isang simpleng pastry chef na ang tanging pangarap ay mapalago ang kanyang maliit na bakery. Ngunit ang tahimik niyang buhay ay magugulo nang aksidente siyang makapasok sa isang hotel suite na pagmamay-ari ni Kalix Valerio, ang kinatatakutang “Reaper” ng underworld. Nakita ni Isla ang isang bagay na hindi dapat makita ng kahit na sino. Sa mundo ng Mafia, ang mga saksi ay pinatatahimik... permanenteng pinatatahimik. Ngunit sa halip na tapusin ang buhay ni Isla, isang mapanganib na deal ang inalok ni Kalix. Dahil sa gulo sa loob ng kanyang organisasyon at ang banta ng pag-agaw sa kanyang posisyon, kailangan ni Kalix ng isang alibi, isang asawang magsisilbing “front” niya sa harap ng kanyang mga kaaway. Ang kundisyon? Magpapanggap si Isla na asawa ni Kalix sa loob ng anim na buwan. Kapalit nito ay ang kanyang kaligtasan at ang pondo para sa kanyang pangarap. Mabubuhay kaya si Isla sa isang mansyong puno ng baril at sikreto? O magagawa niyang paamuhin ang isang demonyo na ang tanging alam ay pumatay? Sa mundong puno ng traydoran, matutuklasan ni Kalix na ang pinakamalakas niyang kalaban ay ang sarili niyang puso na unti-unting sumusuko sa kanyang inosenteng asawa. ﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋ Welcome to the dark, seductive world of The Mafia King’s Deadly Bargain. Follow an ordinary woman caught in a dangerous criminal empire, filled with high-stakes action and a slow-burn romance. If you love possessive alphas and strong, witty heroines, this is for you! Don't forget to add this to your library and leave a comment. Happy reading!