Picnic At Hanging Rock

My husband, James Lincoln, disappeared in an accident, and my in-laws wasted no time filing to have him legally declared deceased. At the funeral, a woman, Xena Xander, suddenly showed up with a young boy, both crying hysterically. The boy, Charlie Lincoln, screamed at the top of his lungs, calling my husband “Daddy.” My ten-year-old daughter, Mia Lincoln, charged at him, shouting, “Shut up! That’s my dad!” Pretending to break it up, my in-laws instead shoved Mia to the ground. She collapsed and passed out on the spot. “If you’re looking for someone to blame, blame yourself for not giving us a grandson! This family can’t die out without an heir!” Xena smirked at me with blatant provocation. Behind her, Charlie spat in my direction and sneered, “You’re just a worthless tramp nobody cares about.” I didn’t lose my temper. Instead, I laughed. “If you want the status and the inheritance so badly, you can have them. But don’t come crying to me when you regret it.” Two weeks later, Xena showed up at my doorstep, covered in blood, banging on the door and screaming. And then, I got a phone call that felt like a nightmare come to life. But I couldn’t have cared less. By then, I was already enjoying a peaceful vacation overseas.

The moment I was born, I took her life. They called me a murderer. Marcus used to burn me with cigarette butts, and Dad would say it was my fate. “You’re a curse. If you had any conscience, you’d have gone to join Mom a long time ago to repay what you owe.” When Marcus was diagnosed with kidney failure, that same cold, distant father knelt in front of me. “Please… save him…” I put my hand on Dad’s shoulder. “Dad, I’ll do the surgery. But can you promise me one thing?” Dad performed the surgery himself. It was a success. He saved the son he loved most and took the life of the daughter he hated. But after I died, Dad turned himself in to the police, and Marcus lost his mind.

After eight years of love, Liz Smith went from being the woman Zac Lincoln once saw as the love he could never forget, to someone he couldn’t wait to get rid of. She had spent three years trying to hold on, giving everything she had. But once her last bit of affection ran dry, she finally gave up and walked away. On the day they broke up, Zac sneered coldly and said, “Liz, I’ll be waiting for you to come crawling back, begging me to take you back.” But what came instead wasn’t a plea—it was news that she was getting married. Furious, he called her. “Are you done with your little game?” A deep male voice answered from the other end. “Mr. Lincoln, my fiancée is in the shower. She can’t come to the phone right now.” Zac let out a bitter laugh and hung up. He convinced himself it was just another one of Liz’s tricks—playing hard to get. It wasn’t until her wedding day, when he saw her in a white gown, holding a bouquet, walking down the aisle toward another man, that reality finally hit him. Liz had truly let him go. Like a madman, he pushed through the crowd and rushed to her. “Liz, I know I was wrong. Please don’t marry someone else. Please.” Liz lifted her dress and walked right past him. “Didn’t you say you and Xena were perfect for each other? Why are you kneeling at my wedding now, Mr. Lincoln?”

During a competition, my wife's childhood friend switches my climbing chalk out for flour. When I'm about to win the competition, my hands slip, and I fall from a rock climbing wall that's several feet high. I'm covered in blood. My wife doesn't care about my survival, though. She tells the doctor to prioritize her childhood friend, who's feigned a fainting spell from the blood. Later, I discover that my wife condoned her childhood friend in switching out the chalk. Why did she do it? Because she was worried that her childhood friend, who was never good at physical activities, would be sad if I were to win. Yet, when I lose hope in her and ask for a divorce, she cries and tells me I'm the one she loves.

SIX PACK SERIES BOOK FOUR ~ BROCK : I don't believe in happy endings. I stopped believing in them right around the time the woman I loved left me for another man. Love nearly destroyed me once, and when I picked myself back up, I swore I'd never be that stupid again. If you never give someone your heart, they can't break it- so for years, I've closed myself off; never opening up, never feeling. Growing more bitter as everyone around me finds their happy endings. Then I met Astrid. She's annoyingly perky, infuriatingly beautiful, and seems convinced that her cheerful little-miss-sunshine act can melt the ice around my heart. Worst of all, though, is some part of me wants her- and a girl like that is dangerous in my hands. She'll give me every piece of herself, only for her to break when I can't give her anything in return. ~ ASTRID : My whole life, I've gone with my gut. I get feelings about things and people that others don't get, and I've been told that it's a special gift; that I'm an 'intuitive'. I've also been accused of being an eternal optimist, which is why I'm thrown for a loop when I get hit with a gut feeling about the moodiest, broodiest guy I've ever met, like we're supposed to be something to each other. Like we're connected somehow. Trusting my gut has never let me down before, but the more time I spend with Brock, the more I wonder whether my 'gift' has gone haywire. This guy has built walls around his heart a mile thick, and he's not letting anyone through. He's living his life in the darkness, and I'm a little afraid that if I let myself get too close to him, he'll steal my light.

Alayasia Grim is the Beta female of the Mystic Wolves Pack, married to Maxim Grim, and they have a 6-year-old daughter named Zara. Things look good on the surface, but the truth is that Alayasia is nothing more than Maxim's bed warmer. She was given to him by her father and has been stuck since. Maxim hates her and hates their child. On top of that, Alayasia is keeping a big secret from everyone about herself. Will she ever escape her sad existence? What happens when she comes across Houston Lowe, the Beta of the Ironside Pack?

At the age of twenty-six, Alpha Brock had accepted a life of solitude, focusing on enjoying temporary pleasures instead of searching for a mate. Everything changed when a mysterious woman, lacking any scent, entered his world. His inner wolf rejected his current lifestyle and committed to nurturing the bond with the mysterious woman. In the midst of pack conflicts, Stephanie faces a decision: embrace her connection with Brock or protect her family from enemies. As Brock desires a gentle mate and Stephanie believes in equality, they clash over their differing paths while bound by fate. Stephanie resists following her mother's fate of submission to an overpowering Alpha father, vowing to break this cycle. When Stephanie learns she is destined to be with Alpha Brock, known for his wild behavior, she is torn between staying true to herself and accepting her mate. Both Brock and Stephanie resist their predetermined roles, leading to a struggle for dominance and affection. Can they find a middle ground and create a new future together?

Si Elina ay ang anak ni Demeter at mag-isang naninirahan sa gubat ng Elusian. Sa loob ng mga taon ay hindi bumalik ang kaniyang ina sa hindi matukoy na kadahilanan. Sa kaniyang pag-iisa sa buhay ay lungkot ang naipon sa kaniyang buhay. Hanggang sa mayroon siyang nakilalang misteryosong binata. Isang binatang malamig ang puso. Hindi niya tinulungan ang dalaga na maka-alis sa malawak na gubat. Pagkatapos ng araw na iyon ay tumindi ang lungkot ng dalaga sa kaniyang buhay at siya'y nawawalan na ng pag-asang may makatagpo muli. Sa hindi inaasahan ay biglang may pangyayari na hindi maipaliwanag. Ang mga nagliliwanag na paru-paro ang nagtipon-tipon sa kalangitan at patungo sila sa hilagang parte ng gubat. Iyon ang gubat ng Nysa. Ang mapanganib na parte ng Elusian. Hindi nagdalawang isip si Elina sa sundan ang mga ito, hanggang sa nakita niya ang bukid ng mga iba't-ibang uri ng bulaklak. Gayundin ang nagliliwanag na pulang bulaklak. Ito'y mahiwaga. Nang bunutin ito ni Elina, ang kaniyang buhay ay biglang nagbago. Nakarating siya sa puder ng Mundong Ilalim, at nakilala ang diyos na namumuno dito, si Hades. Laking gulat ni Elina na ang diyos na nasa kaniyang harapan ay nakilala na niya noon. Nag-alok si Hades ng kundisyon sa kaniya, kapalit ng inutang na buhay. Ang maglingkod siya habang-buhay. Lumipas ang mga araw ay nakilala ni Elina ang totoong si Hades, at ang hindi inaasahan ay ang mahuhulog ang kaniyang loob sa kilalang malupit na diyos. Nagdaan pa ang mga araw na magkasama sila at ang mga pagbabago'y namumulaklak na tila mga rosas sa dilim. Ngunit, titibay ba ang kanilang pag-iibigan sa mga dadaang pagsubok sa kanila? Credits: Pinterest [ Book's Cover ]

Kyaria considered herself a normal girl, that was until her cousin/best friend talked her into staring in a music video for the band Crazy. There she was introduced to the lead guitarist Jaidyn Matthews. Since then her life has turned upside down. Jaidyn showed up at her work asking for her to come on tour with him as his "personal assistant". A job which she knows nothing about. Luckily the band's manager Brady finds out about her being a professional photographer and artist. He offers her a contract to work for them on the tour. She accepts but is not sure how she is going to deal with her attraction to Jaidyn. Jaidyn chose her for the video after seeing her in the model agency soaking wet from the rain. He knew he wanted her on tour with him and panicked and offered her a job as his "personal assistant". Brady the band's manager quickly fixes his screw-up. Now she is on tour with him and is staying on his bus. Now he isn't sure what to do. Stuff happens and feelings are misunderstood. Now Jaidyn has to fix two problems. One Kyaria thinks Jaidyn isn't attracted and tries to move to stay on the bus with the assistant manager Gabby. Two Jaidyn's ex-girlfriend shows up trying to rekindle their relationship, which he isn't interested in. Kyaria walks in on something and mistakes the situation. How is Jaidyn going to fix this mess?

My knees settle on either side of him as I keep myself raised in the air, leaving a frustrating distance between our bodies. Dustin leans back, his brows lifting in question. “ You are quite daring, Lady Lana. ” “ How do you expect me not to sway when you are touching me like that, Your Highness? ” I blurt, placing my hand on the headrest and leaning back. “ I am your mate, after all. I can not resist— ” His hand shoots out and takes hold of my nape. He brings me down and closer to his face as a storm brews behind his eyes. ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ After getting betrayed, and killed by her so-called mate, Elita Folke should have been a goner. But when she wakes up in Lana Redley’s body, a decade back in time, she just knows what needs to be done. Her one goal in life is to change fate for the Alpha King and avenge herself. But the Alpha King, Dustin Landric is not what she imagined. He is mysterious, dangerous, Lana’s enemy and most of all so handsome that Elita loses her mind every time she comes across him. Or why else would she jump his bones on their first meeting? ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ Standalone Book 4 of Wolfverse Series Book 1: Omega for the Alpha King (Standalone) Book 2: Forbidden for the Alpha King (Standalone) Book 3: Mated to the Enemy Alpha King (Standalone) Book 4: Changing Fate for the Alpha King (Standalone)