Open Season C. J. Box

"I hate you! You are not our mother!" Melissa staggered back, bewildered. " Did... Did you hear him?" She gasped, pointing at their youngest child. Jaden smirked, his head tilting to the side. "Of course, he isn't wrong anyway." She sacrificed everything for him and moved from being the wealthy, respected heiress to a neglected wife of a bankrupt man. Despite Jaden's poor background and past marriage, Melissa stayed with him and his children and helped him build his business back to its feet to the point of raising it to be recognized as her family's rival company. She thought the roses would finally be given to her, she thought Jaden Oscar would love her more than he did when they had nothing, but reality crushed her hopes. Just a few years after her husband's success, he returned home with another woman, whom he claimed to be the children's mother. Melissa was left with nothing, no children, no man to reciprocate her love, no family. Standing alone under the rain with her eyes fixed on a house once called her home, Melissa swore to take revenge on everyone who had hurt her, most especially, her dear husband, Jaden Oscar.

Eltanin, un roi loup-garou immortel, est tiraillé entre ses obligations royales et son désir de liberté. Son père, le souverain Alrakis, insiste pour qu'il se marie afin de renforcer son pouvoir, mais Eltanin refuse catégoriquement, révolté par l’idée d'une union forcée. Cependant, lors d'un bal somptueux, Eltanin rencontre une mystérieuse jeune femme en robe blanche, qui l'attire irrésistiblement. Ses pensées tournent autour d'elle, bien plus que des intrigues de cour ou des manœuvres politiques. Au même moment, des forces obscures se réveillent : Felis, un ennemi redoutable, met en danger son royaume et sa propre survie. Lors de cette même soirée, la princesse Eri d’Éridan tente de manipuler Eltanin en l’empoisonnant pour qu’il la choisisse comme compagne, mais son désir se porte entièrement sur la mystérieuse inconnue. Cette dernière, désorientée et nerveuse, semble chercher un homme, le prince Rigel, mais son regard croise celui d’Eltanin, et une étrange connexion se forme entre eux. Cependant, son secret est bientôt menacé : Petra, une autre princesse, manipule la situation pour contrer les plans de ses rivales. La jeune femme, Tania, lutte pour se libérer des griffes de ses oppresseurs, mais des forces plus grandes qu’elle semblent contrôler son destin. Alors que la tension monte, Eltanin se retrouve face à un dilemme moral. D’un côté, il doit répondre aux exigences de son père et du royaume, et de l'autre, il est emporté par des pulsions animales et une obsession grandissante pour Tania. L'intrigue prend un tournant dramatique lorsque l’identité réelle de Tania est révélée et que son passé caché refait surface. Elle est liée à des forces qu’elle ne comprend pas complètement, et elle se retrouve prise dans un jeu de pouvoir où sa survie est en jeu.

After living under the same roof with his in-laws for four devastating years, Zayn Larson finally realized who it was that made all his sacrifices worthwhile. One day he would return the top, and none would stand in his way. It was all because he had his true love who wanted to lay in his arms beneath the sparkling sky.

“Ellie, my child, the world will need your strength to save it from a great evil but do not be afraid. You will be sent great warriors to protect you during your journey. Remember to trust yourself, trust your mates and to follow your heart. You have been chosen by the Moon Goddess; do not despair for she will always be with you.” The same dream haunts Ellie every night. She knows nothing of who her parents were, only being told they were killed in a rogue attack. Fate was kind to her when she ended up in the loving hands of the Locke family but what happens when Ellie starts to have strong feelings towards the triplet sons of the Locke family? In a surprise twist in Ellie's "run of the mill" life, the entire supernatural world lands in her hands as the "end of days" approaches from the Great Evil. Will she survive what the Moon Goddess plans for her? Can the Locke triplets' love for her fill the hole in her soul she has felt for most of her life and help her to finally believe in herself? Will she allow herself to love her mates freely or allow the dark forces at work to rip them apart?

He’s the billionaire with everything except the one woman who couldn’t care less. She’s the most feared mafia queen pretending to be ordinary. Jayden Blacks is used to control, power, and women falling at his feet. But Anna DeVille? She didn’t even blink. Now, she’s all he wants and the one thing he might never have. Getting close to her means stepping into a world that could destroy him. But walking away? Not an option. Can he conquer the woman who was never his to claim, or will she be the one to bring him to his knees?

Une femme voit sa vie basculer lorsque l’homme qu’elle croyait être son allié le plus sûr se retourne contre elle. Trahie, rejetée par sa propre famille, elle est peu à peu effacée de l’existence de ceux qu’elle aime. La douleur se mêle à l’humiliation publique, jusqu’à la réduire à l’ombre d’elle-même. Mais au plus profond de cette chute, une flamme de survie demeure : la certitude qu’elle n’a pas encore livré son dernier combat. Alors qu’elle tente de se reconstruire, une rencontre inattendue bouleverse son destin. Face à un homme aussi puissant qu’inquiétant, elle se retrouve confrontée à une proposition déroutante : s’unir à lui dans un pacte froid et calculé. Ce marché pourrait la sauver de l’abîme ou l’y plonger définitivement. Entre méfiance et fascination, elle est contrainte de choisir entre fuir son passé ou affronter le danger d’un avenir incertain. À mesure que les secrets se dévoilent et que les alliances se forment, la frontière entre vengeance et rédemption devient de plus en plus floue. Les trahisons passées résonnent encore, mais une question reste en suspens : cette femme brisée saura-t-elle renaître de ses cendres ou se laissera-t-elle consumer par la noirceur qui menace de l’engloutir ?

On the night of her Moon Ceremony, the day she eagerly awaited, Aria Hemlock believed she was finally about to receive the life every she-wolf wanted, love, honor and bond to the Alpha's son. For years she trained non-stop to be the perfect Luna for him...soft-spoken and obedient. But fate had other plans. When Kael, the bloodthirsty and cold rogue alpha, storms into the sacred grounds and interrupts the ceremony, everything stops. Gasps of shock echo through the night as he steps into the moonlight and declares the unthinkable: "She is mine". Before Aria could protest, run or even breathe, she feels the strong unmistakable pull of the bond. Her wolf recognizes him, craves him, Submits to him. Before she could think, she's marked Kidnapped And claimed Thrown into the world of rogue who lives by his own rules Kael is feared across every pack, an exile who has a bloody past and a strong heart encased in ice. But the more time aria spends in his presence, the cracks begin to show. Beneath the scars of pain and fury is a man bound by duty, secrets, and something much deeper than hate. And he didn't just claim her out of his lust. He did it to protect her from a truth that could get her killed Because Aria isn't who she thinks she is, and her pack isn't what they claim to be. As forbidden attraction threatens to commit the both of them, and long-buried secrets start surfacing, Aria must make a choice...fight for her fate...or burn the world down to be with the one wolf she should have never loved. But some bonds can't be broken no matter what. Enemies will rise Loyalties will shatter And in the end, only one true bond will stand

...Xavier was dragged away like a log of wood. I was shivering and sweating, the only thing I felt around me was the unknown. The windows flung open and we constantly flapping against the wood, the chandeliers were singing back and forth. My dear intensified... **** Sandra and her fiancee, Xavier have decided to try something new outside of their usual. They will leave their home to another's man life to start life afresh. Will they be happy about what their lives will turn to? Let's find out!!!.

Eve Bloom is not the type of woman to open her legs for any man she comes across, but the billionaire Henry Richards was a different treat. After being kicked out from her ex's engagement party, she has a One-night stand with Henry Richards, the Billionaire who has an invincible wife no one has ever seen. Eve Bloom hates cheaters and is determined to reveal to Henry's wife that he's cheating on her—except she actually doesn't exist.

Joanne's mother always wants her daughter mingle with rich people especially guys. Joanne fell in love with Ross a low life guy whose ambition is to be a managing director of a company. The pair later fell in love, their reactions is mixed concerned as Joanne is the daughter of a billionaire and her parents might not accept him.