Pepper Blossom End Rot

At a concert, I went wild, shouting at the top idol on stage, “Tony Townsend, spray on my face!” That night, my brother had me pinned against the ancestral altar, a ruler pressing down on the back of my neck. “Lift your head. Tell me, what did you want that idol to do to you?” Later, he shoved me down onto the mattress, his fingertips grinding against my swollen lips. “Isn’t this what you wanted?”

🔞 🔞🔞This book contains explicit sexual content and is intended for mature readers only. I traded my freedom for a last name. Now, I wear silence like perfume and lies like lipstick. To the world, I’m the elegant wife of Mattio — wealthy, powerful, untouchable. Behind closed doors, I’m his possession. A woman trapped in a gilded cage, drowning in a marriage built on control. Then came him. Maxwell. A stranger who touched me like I mattered — just once. A stolen night that made me feel alive again. But my brief escape shatters when I walk downstairs… and see him smiling in my living room. He’s not a stranger anymore. He’s Mattio’s long-lost stepbrother. Now I’m caught between the man who owns me… And the man who awakened everything I thought I’d lost. Secrets unravel. Desires ignite. And one wrong move could ruin us all. How do you forget the one man who made you feel human again—when he’s now part of your family?

Lily Bowman comes from a family that sat at the bottom of the social class. She believes she has met love, protection and stability in Dorian, a wealthy, cold and powerful man. Her world collapses into pieces on the night of their anniversary when she discovers Dorian in bed with Bella, a rich and rude daughter of a billionaire. Dorian didn't just break up with Lily that night, he fired from her position in his family business, leaving her desperate and fragile as her family depends on her earnings. While drinking alcohol in a club with the aim of numbing her pain, she met a mysterious man who is also trying to heal. Will this man bring Lily salvation and peace or will he shatter her life more than it has already been?

"You will not wear that to my pool party, okay?" He was so close now, I could practically inhale his breath. "Why?" "Because I'm your brother and I say so." I scoffed involuntarily. "Yeah, right. You mean my stepbrother, whom I don't and will never accept as my stepbrother?" "Whether you like it or not, we are stuck together. And although I do not like it either," he stepped closer, his body pressed against mine and causing my heartbeat to increase erratically. "I would prefer not to add to my suffering by watching you flirt with some other guy." I swallowed, confused and conflicted. Does my stepbrother want me or not? Which is impossible, because seven years ago in high school, I was so convinced Liam Shedrach hated my existence. Why the sudden change after he found out we would be step siblings? Did anything change? Will the pretense to keep up the loving siblings appearances even last for long?

Rae Castor is an orphan with attractive features that never fails to draw the attention of men. However with her beauty, comes a price as most ladies in the blue moon pack despises her. She’s seen as a whore—condemned by both young and old. Things become worse after the Alpha King’s son—Damien begins to shower Rae with attention. Kayla—Damien’s best friend who has always been in love with him learns about his growing attraction for Rae. She works on way to get Rae banished from the pack by the Alpha king. Her plans takes an unexpected turn, and instead of Rae being banished she is taken by the Hybrid king—Von Dax. Rae’s world changes before her eyes as she steps into the hybrid kingdom. She is forced to serve Von Dax and his wife—Queen Calister. But what happens when the death of Von’s wife, surprisingly brings them closer? Rae finds herself falling for Von, and so does Von as he begins to feel drawn to her. Unable to control his feelings, Von decides to claim Rae as his mate, but their sweet love story crashes as Von discovers that Rae is his long lost sister, and that marking her has placed a curse on not only her but also his kingdom. Will Von be able to break the curse and save Rae and his kingdom , or will he lose everything?

Nyx is a dangerous and sexy femme fatale, trained from childhood by a ruthless alpha who turned her into a weapon; to seduce and kill. She follows orders without question, especially when he promises her the one thing she’s always wanted: to be reunited with her mother. When her master sends her on a last mission to kill Kael, Blackwood, the alpha of a rival pack, she accepts without question. But nothing could prepare her for what happens next. After tracking Kael to a smoky bar on the edge of pack territory exactly as planned, Nyx finds him seated alone, dark hair, golden eyes with alpha energy. She seduces him but just as she’s about to strike, the door slams open, and in walks another man with the same face, dark hair, and golden eyes. Nyx realizes too late that her target was a twin and she’d seduced the wrong twin. Now she’s caught between the man she was sent to kill and the brother who already wants her. And neither is letting her go. Kael is her mate; dominant, brooding, and impossible to resist. Rowan is cold, dangerous, and magnetic. And then there’s Zane, the third brother; wild, seductive, and tempting in all the wrong ways. Surrounded by three powerful alpha brothers who want her in different ways. Trapped in a tangled web of lies, desire, and fate, her deadly mission goes out of control. Now she must seduce her way through secrets, betrayal, and burning passion. Every touch with the brothers pulls her deeper into their world. With the mate bond growing stronger and her mother’s life hanging in the balance, Nyx faces a deadly choice; betray the men fate chose for her or lose the only true family she has left.

I am the sacrifice. Every wolf that had no hope of having a mate was always sacrificed during the crowning of the Alpha of the pack. And, I was sacrificed to Alpha Damon, the new Alpha to Moon Walker Pack and my step brother. I was never to be touched by any man again. I was to sacrifice my body to the moon goddess. And, no man was allowed to touch me. The punishment for which was death. However, when romance brews between Alpha Damon and I, were we going to face the consequence of death just to prove our love for each other?

LUCIA: I'm thrown into a world of chaos when I hear that my family is part of the Italian mafia. No, scratch that - my family is the Italian mafia - and as tradition states, I'll be getting married to the bratva head. My world is in shambles when I see how cold and ruthless my husband is. Despite how handsome and attractive he is, I give myself one assignment; stay as far away from him as possible. But as neither my body nor my heart gets the message, I have to think of a way to conceal my emotions from him. IVAN: My life's purpose has always been to take over from my father as the head of the bratva. That's practically what I was born for; to kill and destroy. But for that to happen, I must get married, which isn't a problem since an arranged marriage to the Italian mafia princess has long been formed for us. What becomes a problem is the strange feelings that begin to steer within me the moment I'm married to my wife. Now I have another purpose added to the list; kill, destroy and love.

I was being sold. I shuddered. Whoever would buy me… “Raise your number again, and I will rip out your throat.” Whoever it was, they were violent. I heard a hiss of pain and gasps around the room. Soon after, I was dragged off the stage and down the hall again. Then, I was tossed onto something soft like a bed. “I’m going to untie you now, okay?” “You smell so good…” he groaned and placed a hand on my thigh. “What’s your name?” Staring at the two twins in front of me, I cannot find a word to say. They even told me about a world beyond my understanding. “You’re a hybrid. There are things you need to understand about our world before we take you back to the pack. Thousands of years ago, the Old Moon Goddess passed away.” “When she was alive, we were one large pack, but when she died, we split up. Currently, there are the Black Moon, Blood Moon, and Blue Moon packs. The Blue Moon Pack is the most powerful.” ******Lucy, a hybrid of human and werewolf from White Moon Pack, the second goddess of the moon, the only survivor of the White Moon Pack. She has the power to unify the wolves, and because of her special identity, her parents died at the hands of the alpha of another pack.

When Avelina Salazar's father, the Alpha of the Crimson Hounds pack, is brutally murdered before her eyes by her own uncles, whom she never heard of to this date, Avelina is thrown into a twisted game of power, secrets, and fate. Trapped under the sinister rules of her father's killers, Matteo Augustus and Dante Romano, Avelina Salazar discovers that she is destined to be their mate, forever branded with the dark shadow of their clan's tradition. But Avelina is not one to accept her fate without a fight. As she unravels the mysteries behind her mother's death, the clan's secrets, and the true intentions of the Alphas, Avelina is forced to confront the brutal truth of her family's history and rethink her choices, what her eyes see and what her brain believes, especially when her pure blood makes the enemies chase her and danger lurks around every corner. ***** "You seem to have forgotten the rules, Avelina," Dante's voice reverberated in the dark as he stood behind me, his lips brushing against my neck, "Perhaps it's time we refresh your memory." A surge of vulnerability coursed through my veins, but I refused to succumb. My breath trembled, my palms perspired, yet with defiance in my eyes, I spat, "I don't give a fuck about your so-called rules." "Then start giving a fuck, Princess," Matteo hissed, gripping my jaw tightly and bringing his face dangerously close to mine, our lips inches apart, "Or else, you'll face the consequences." They repulsed me, yet a forbidden desire remained. "I'm not afraid." A wicked smirk adorned Dante's lips, while a sinister chuckle escaped Matteo's mouth, "Let's take you to the torture cell then. Your untouched body will make for a beautiful plaything." I drew in a quiet breath-The torture cell was no good news.