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Harry DuBois is the name everyone knows. At 6'4", sharply dressed, with silver at his temples and a velvet voice, he commands attention the moment he enters a room. Owner of DuBois Fine Arts & Jazz Lounge, the town’s cultural heartbeat, he offers a haven for music, poetry, and taste. Women adore him, men envy him, and all assume he’s living the dream. But Harry is haunted. Beneath success lies a past that won’t let him go, a tragedy he never speaks of. For Harry, love isn’t just risky, it’s dangerous. He’s a single father to Naomi, his teenage daughter, the only light he’s allowed to stay. Yet even with her, there are walls. When new art curator Elena Rivera arrives from New York to partner with his lounge on a revival series, a celebration of Black art, music, and history. Harry is drawn to someone he hasn’t been with in decades. But Elena has secrets, and she’s starting to notice cracks in Harry’s perfect image. As past and present collide, Harry is forced to confront the pain he has buried for over 25 years. A love lost, a betrayal unforgiving, and a night that changed everything. The question is: can Harry finally allow himself to feel again, or will the past claim him once and for all?

"What you loved, my fair lady. wasn't me, but an illusion, a lie you were so eager to believe". his smile didn't reach his ears as he looked at her, noticing the amount of pain and betrayal her face carried."Can you say that you still love me now? The real me, with all my ugliness? can you still look over everything I've done to you and say that you love me?". He searched her eyes, hoping to find even a shred of love left in them. But just as he expected, there was none for he had destroyed it all with his own cruel hands."And now what?" "Now, It is Goodbye...", He said as he placed her on the ground, "Go back to your life, the one you had before me. Forget the the beautiful lies, forget the monstrous truths, forget me and live." Taking few steps away, she watched him carefully, afraid of the fact it might be but another trap, seeing he didn't make any moves towards her, she turned around, ready to leave but she felt his iron grip back on her arm before she was pulled into a desperate, bittersweet .*********Born as an illegitimate daughter of the King, sent away to live among the priests, Sara had a dull and meaningless life, believing she was a hidden disgrace, a black page in her father's honorable history, but her life was turned upside down when she decides to look for some answers about her true identity, and she finds herself in a journey of love, survival, secrets and heartbreaks, especially when she falls into the clutches of a demon lord who tells her she is the quill that would write the rest of their world's history...Disclaimer : I don't own the cover

"Devils don't love, baby. They ruin." He rasps beside my ear, trailing his long fingers between my bare cleavage. Something like fire flickered in his emerald green eyes but it disappeared as it came. "Luckily, we're on the same page, Volkov. I'll ruin you and vanish your empire from this universe." I challenge, tangling his fingers with mine and dropping them from the forbidden area. His cold eyes darkened but his soft pink lips twisted with a small smirk. "I would love to see you try." ❥❥❥❥ The disappearance of Lilah Daniels' brother Robert Daniels was nothing but a mystery to everyone. She was a fifteen-year-old girl when it all happened. The only thing she knew, her brother was involved in some kind of illegal business. Robert was the only person who was there for her when their addict parents used to come back home drunk and beat the shit out of her. Even they forced Robert to be involved in such kind of bad business, only for money. Lilah promised herself to find out her beloved brother as she started collecting information. It took five years for her to reach the person only who knew where her brother was. But he was no ordinary gang leader or don. He was hundreds of boss' boss, the greatest Russian mafia king Ivan Volkov, known as the devil to the underworld. Nobody has seen him except for a few mafia bosses. He was a pure evil soul with a creativity of manipulating and killing his enemies in one blink. But she didn't care. She did her best to reach the devil and finally succeeded. But what happened when two dangerous souls met? How would they avoid the dark forbidden desires ignited inside them? (THIS IS A DARK ROMANCE BOOK! )

(David & Kate) He forced her into marriage; he gave her everything she wished to have, except she couldn't look at any other man with her beautiful gaze, she couldn't love anyone but him; she was his; he was obsessed with her, someone asked him "Why are you heartless?" He replied, "Because I have already given her my heart" Everyone was getting jealous. he had become an international magnate controlling business, law, and the underworld. "You have more than enough power; why want to obtain more? " He declared, "I want to become the king of the world to make the world bow in front of her." he had become a wife-spoiling manic. They turned to her, "I'm the queen. Isn't this why he became the king? " She boldly proclaimed. Everybody almost vomited blood because of her words. This husband-and-wife would torture S country's people to death. Life was never easy for David and Kate, but they found each other and became each other's souls. (Ace & Nina) She despised men because they were beasts in human flesh; besides her brothers, she felt disgusted toward all men caused of a past nightmare. She committed to letting no man in her way of life, but a devil himself forced his way into her life, and fate drew them together; Naive Angle didn't know she shouldn't make any deal with a devil who has no morals because the devil's deal always comes at a price. He's a devil who plays with death every second of his life, and she's a broken-winged angel who tried to fight against her fate. Insta: tsi-author-official FB page: TSI's Books Worlds

In the Sinclair pack, I had always been different. Years ago, my grandfather saved the Elder’s life. To repay that debt, the Elder promised that one of his grandsons would become my mate. In my first life, on the night of the Blood Moon, he asked me, “Evelyn, who will you choose?” Blushing, I pointed to the brightest star of the tribe, Andrew Sinclair. But after our wedding, he kept me at a distance. I was confused—until one night, I opened the wrong door. Andrew was on one knee, clutching my cousin Clara’s portrait as if it were his lifeline. His body moved in a way that made my heart twist. My world collapsed. He had never loved me. His heart—his desire—had always belonged to her. Darkness swallowed me, body and soul. My husband lied to me and betrayed the oath we had sworn to the Moon Goddess. The cruel truth broke me, and sickness followed. I died with his child inside me—alone. But the moon gave me another chance. I woke again on that same night. The Elder smiled down at me. Four portraits lay before him. “Evelyn, tonight is your twenty-first rite. Who will you choose?” “You’ve always chased Andrew,” he said kindly. “It must be him—” “No!” The hall fell silent. “Grandfather… I don’t want Andrew.” In panic, I snatched a portrait. “I want him!” The boy on the page wore black. His skin was pale, his lips curved in a mad, crooked smile. William Sinclair. The sick wolf. The one everyone mocked. But I remembered how he had tried to help me find a good doctor. He was the only one who had cared about me when I was dying. And yes—this time, I chose him.

« Alors, c'est la fin. » … Au cours d'une vie, Valérie, Luna de la meute Eclipse, était morte pour son compagnon qui ne l'aimait pas, sa famille qui ne voyait que ses défauts et sa meute qui ne la respectait pas, tous préférant Alyn, sa sœur adoptive. Elle avait passé sa dernière vie dans la misère et le regret, sous le regard moqueur de sa sœur et d'elle et sa famille absente, incapable d'être à ses côtés dans ses derniers instants. Mais maintenant, elle renaissait. Se réveillant quelques mois avant sa mort, prête à changer son destin, elle savait cette fois-ci ce qu'elle devait faire : renoncer à son statut de Luna, mettre fin à son lien d'accouplement et quitter les gens qui ne s'étaient jamais souciés d'elle. C'était la meilleure solution pour elle... et pour son enfant à naître. Pourtant, lorsqu'elle se retrouva face à celui qui l'avait autrefois détestée, son regard avait complètement changé. Les liens qu'elle croyait rompus depuis longtemps étaient désormais plus complexes, d'autant plus qu'un autre Alpha rivalisait pour gagner son affection. Et lorsqu'il s'agit de laisser le passé derrière soi et de tourner la page, quelle voie choisir ?

Kehidupan Kamelia begitu buruk. Mendapat suami toxic dan malas, membuatnya harus bekerja keras memenuhi kebutuhan hidup. Namun cobaan itu bertambah berat saat Kamelia sakit struk dan mengakibatkan tubuhnya lumpuh. Kemalangan itu membuat seluruh kehidupan mereka ikut tumbang. Rozi yang syok dengan semua ini, tidak bisa mengendalikan diri. Dia stres dan depresi karena penopang hidupnya yaitu istrinya kolaps. Lalu suatu hari, dia meninggalkan istri dan ketiga anaknya untuk melepaskan penat dengan hobi memancing. Istri dan ketiga anaknya terkurung dalam rumah yang pekat dan gelap selama seharian. Tanpa makan, tanpa minum. Lalu satu kejadian menambah penderitaan itu semakin mengerikan. Anak keduanya yang baru berumur 4 tahun, menyalakan kompor hendak menggoreng telur karena lapar. Namun malangnya, api dari kompor itu malah menyambar kain lap yang ada di sampingnya hingga membuat rumah keluarga kecil itu terbakar. Sialnya, Kamelia beserta ketiga anaknya turut terbakar! Dalam kobaran api yang perlahan-lahan menghanguskan tubuhnya dan anak-anak itu, Kamelia bersumpah akan menuntut balas atas perlakuan suaminya!

Kehidupan pernikahan selama 4 bukan ke depan yang di jalani Nea menjadi mimpi buruk untuknya. Ia harus bersikap bak istri yang baik di depan semua orang, kecuali saat mereka berdua. Niko yang merupakan sahabat Nea, tentu saja terkejut dengan berita sahabatnya itu akan menikah. Di saat-saat seperti inilah ia menyadari bahwa selama ini Niko memiliki rasa untuk Nea, tetapi semuanya sudah terlambat. Setelah lamaran Nea baru mengetahui bahwa Aciel memiliki anak, bukan anak kandung melainkan anak dari almarhumah kakaknya yang meninggal tiga tahun yang lalu. Pada awalnya ia sangat sulit untuk dekat dengan anak Aciel, tetapi lama kelamaan mereka seperti ibu dan anak. Selain itu, ibu Aciel tidak menyukai kehadiran Nea. Ia cemburu setiap kali Nea berada di dekat putranya, padahal Nea adalah istrinya. Kecemburuan itulah membuat Nea selalu mendapat perlakuan tidak enak dari ibu mertuanya. Tidak sampai di situ, Nea harus hidup dengan berpura-pura menjadi istri Aciel. Inilah beban terbesar Nea.

Yūri: I was raised in this world of shadows, violence, and blood. It isn't the life I would choose, but I don't get a choice. I'm my father's only child and heir. I've been groomed to lead our clan's yakuza. I want to be free. And one way or another, I'm going to be. I just need to get away from my family and avoid the sexy detective who's on my tail. Hibiki: This case could make or break my career. I'm pretty sure my captain gave me the Kitsune case just to see me fail. No one has been able to catch her, and now I'm expected to. It would be easier to focus on the case if I could stop daydreaming about that naked protestor. I didn't even get her name. This book is a prequel/sequel to The Princes of Ravenwood. You do not need to have read The Princes of Ravenwood to enjoy this book, but it is encouraged. Ravenwood Series Reading Order: Book 1 - The Princes of Ravenwood Book 2 - Chasing Kitsune Book 3 - Expect The Unexpected Book 4 - Out Of My League Book 5 - Man's Best Wingman

*Abandoning ship isn’t my style. It wasn’t hers either, but our circumstances ripped us apart. Now it’s not just a literal ocean standing between us. Francine Chirilova has no direction. After coming out of the closet leaves her without a family at age 18, the quick witted 25 year old has been forced to survive on her connections and kind personality. Throw in a rapidly decreasing appetite and a tendency to gravitate toward abusive women for a epic shit show. While recovering from her latest 4 year long mistake, she makes a strong, yet unlikely connection with her virtual best friend. Que in recovering alcoholic Vasilisa Krovopuskova, aged 26 from Siberia, Russia. After surviving a grueling upbringing on her own, trust is a difficult concept to grasp. Already having experienced heartbreak once before, she wasn’t looking for anything serious when Francine crash landed into her life via an online sanctuary for lesbians. With an ocean separating the two, neither Francine nor Vasilisa know which direction to swim in. Will they stay on their side of the world, or drown trying to get to the other? *Disclaimer* - Strong mature content. 18+, please Book one. To follow is book two: “Our Blank Canvas.”