Once Falling Slowly

"I'm sorry." She said clearing her throat unnecessarily in embarrassment. Oh Gosh, he was even more handsome up close and personal. Gosh, and he was bigger, could her day get any more better? He smiled and she melted, inside. On the outside, she has a blank face. Wow, his smile was breathtaking "I'm Luke" He said extending his hand out to her "Lena." She said, slipping her hand into his. Perfect fit, his hand was both soft and hard at the same time, somewhere in between. "Can I get you a drink?" "I already-" Vero kicked her thigh again and she closed her eyes for a second. "I already have a drink. But yes, I would love you to get me a drink" He smiled at her again, for some reason, admired her unmoved faze. He'd seen how her friend kicked her. "Two shots of devil spring" He said to the bartender and drew a seat for himself "By the way. This is my friend, Veronica." "Hi" He nodded "Hi." "I'm Luke" "Yeah, I know" She said with a smile, said something to Lena and left. Lena did not seem to happy about it he could tell. "So, uh... What brings you here tonight? Thank you" He referred to the bartender as he set their drinks on the table. "Uh... I guess I just wanted to get out." "No". She raised a finger up, bringing her beer to her mouth. "Don't try to ask questions. I know what you want. Okay" He smiled "And quit smiling. I've seen enough of your dentals already. Okay let's get drunk first so I'll have some courage. Lets do this"

Everything in Camilla's life was going smoothly until she; *found out that her boyfriend of two years has been cheating on her *has a one night stand with a complete stranger *discovers that her mother is seriously ill Now, a newly unemployed Camilla is desperate and lost, trying to figure out how to get money for her mother's treatment AND make ends meet when she bumps into a familiar male who she discovers is a multi - billionaire. Her whole world gets turned upside down even more when he proceeds to make her a very shocking offer; one that Camilla may not be able to refuse......even if she might loose herself in the process.

When Italy's Most Dreaded Capo discovers his true identity, the world is thrown into disarray. A bloody war erupts between werewolves and the Mob. The dice has been cast, and the Capo must decide whose family he actually belongs to. The werewolf clan (where he was once a Beta) or the Mob clan (where he is now a Capo)? Is he his Alpha or his Don? His Mate or His Moll? His past life or the one he has grown to love? It's a conundrum with no way out without spilling a lot of blood and losing loved ones. ************************************************* Ryder's eyes were partially closed as he held a pistol to his head. That was the end of it. He's probably finished. He was not afraid of death. But this was a particularly painful time since it was his Beta who was holding the pistol to his head. Jason, who used to be his wingman, was now going to be his assassinator. "Do it," Don Carianno urged, irritated by his tardiness. Jason pressed the gun's point harder on Ryder's temples, but his fingers wavered around the trigger. He couldn't pull it off. "Remember what we've gone through, man. Jason, you and I have a long history. You're not going to be able to accomplish it. You can't get rid of your Alpha..." ****** This is the second book of ONCE ABUSED, NOW LOVED. Although it may be read as a stand-alone, it is highly recommended that you first read the first book to have a better grasp of this one. BOOK 1 - ONCE ABUSED, NOW LOVED. BOOK 2: ONCE A BETA, NOW A MAFIA.

“How about I introduce you to my woman?” He was now right in front of me, staring so intently at me that I thought I would burn up under his scrutiny. I looked behind me, trying to see the person he was referring to as “his woman” but no one was there. Then I looked back at him with widened and confused eyes, pointing at myself, “Me?!” And before my head could fully get a grasp of what he meant, I felt a strong arm wrapping around my body, pulling me closer to him, my body pressing against him and his mouth came crashing onto mine. There was a loud gasp, followed by different shutter of camera. I froze. *************** Charlotte Harper has spent eight years in a marriage no one knew about—except his family. Clyde Wellington treated her with cold indifference, yet she endured it with a smile, clinging to the one thing she was grateful for: staying by her side despite her inability to conceive and eventually helping her become a mother through surrogacy. But her world shatters when she discovers the unimaginable—the child she has raised for six years is not hers at all, but the daughter of her husband’s mistress. Divorce seems the only option but how can she walk away after all she sacrificed? Clyde is certain Charlotte will never leave him. What he never expects is to see her again in the arms of the most powerful man in the world, a man who looks at her as if she were his entire universe. He offers her not just power, but a love that can heal the deepest wounds. “Stay away from her, she is my wife!” “Wife? I thought we were in an open relationship.”

Desperate times calls for Desperate Measures was a phrase Janelle fully got to understand when financial challenges forced her to get into a contract Marriage with a stranger she never saw coming. Janelle Hughes was a very Ambitious Investigative journalist willing and determined to get to the highest level of her job, while still living her very soft life, but obviously life had more in store for her when her father’s business begins to decline rapidly, with a bedridden mother due for urgent Surgery and an heavily broken heart from being betrayed by her fiancé and bestfriend, She was left no choice than to get married on contract to the delectable Adil Carter. From pretending to be a couple to managing their own secrets, will their hearts play by the rule?! Or will they find out that Love has a way of rewriting contracts?! This is the chronicles of a Contract Marriage, an heartwarming tale of love, tears and laughter and the unpredictable turns that Life and Marriage can take.

After Amaya found out her fiance was cheating on her two days to their wedding. She ended the relationship and decided to move to New York to meet her Aunt who was an India woman. At the airport she encountered a man, a man she didn't took note of. But when fate brought her to India, little did she know that a beautiful love story was about to be unfold. And the man she thought would be her prince charming became the stumbling block in her fairytale romance.

Zaria’s world fell apart the day she learned she was pregnant. That same day, she also discovered the truth about her marriage: her husband, Renzo, had married her only to give his Mafia family an heir. The woman he truly wanted, Elix, could not have children—so Zaria had been used in her place. Afraid she would lose her baby and be pushed aside, Zaria made a desperate choice. She drugged Renzo and disappeared without a trace. Eight years passed. Zaria rebuilt her life in China and became known as the “Healer,” a respected expert in Traditional Chinese Medicine. When she was ordered to take a temporary job in New York, she agreed only because she had no choice. She planned to stay for five months and then leave forever. But her new patient turned out to be the least person she expected, Renzo, her ex-husband. He had used a fake name, to book her services. Zaria refused to treat him. Renzo refused to let her walk away. Old wounds reopened, jealousy grew, and dangerous secrets from the past began to surface. As Zaria focused on finishing the job and escaping once more, Renzo uncovered a truth that shook him deeply: Zaria had a child, and the child looked exactly like him.

Professor Elara thought she had lost everything. Trapped in a toxic marriage to a cheating, abusive husband, she lived each day believing she was worthless just as he told her. With two pregnancies lost to his violence and a family that refuses to accept divorce, Elara resigned herself to a lifetime of misery. Teaching at a new university was supposed to be her one small escape… until she met him. Adrian, the campus’ cold and untouchable final-year student, was the last person anyone expected to have a heart. Unknown to all, he is also the secret billionaire CEO of the country’s biggest tech empire. He has wealth, power, and women at his feet but nothing ever stirred him. Nothing… until his new professor walked into the lecture hall. Beautiful, curvy, and heartbreakingly fragile, Professor Elara instantly became his obsession. Every glance set him on fire, every lecture drove him wild, and soon Adrian couldn’t think of anything but claiming her. Married or not, broken or not. He would make her see her worth. She belongs to him, and he won’t stop until she realizes it. A forbidden romance of obsession, healing, and passion begins between the broken professor who has forgotten how to be loved and the billionaire student determined to teach her what love truly means.

Working hard at night in the bar, Sabrina saved her Virginity for the man of her dreams, The one she was betrothed to from her childhood but then that deliciously handsome man came to the bar and asked for a private dance from her, that changed her whole life. He showed her the world where touch could ignite the fire in her veins only to let her know that he belonged to someone else. But when bodies crave bodies, no boundaries can hold back the blinding lust.

After being humiliated by her boyfriend at homecoming, Jenna Phillips wanders into the nearby park. To her astonishment, an old manor stands among the trees. Curious, she enters to find a ballroom filled with dancing couples decked out in gorgeous masquerade masks. Injured by the press of the throng, Jenna finds herself tended by the mysterious host, a handsome young man known only as "Lord Masquerade." Invited to stay, Jenna remains, little knowing the hidden secret lurking behind those seductive eyes - or the dangerous beckoning of her heart as she begins to fall for Lord Masquerade.