Red And White Rose

"I will never forgive them. I will never! I live only for this. Every breath I've taken since then is all for today. I don't care if you kneel to kiss my feet. Take it easy, I will not forget your kindness. Therefore, please accept my deepest gratitude, which you will never forget to death. And just so you know… even God can't save you from me." "Te!" Thea turned around. Everything is done up to here. "Thea?" BANG! BANG! ---------- What do people say about first love? 1. First love never dies. 2. I shouldn't be in love. 3. It's a wonderful memory. Up until now, Thea didn't know who she could call her first love. Was it this person who was at her feet, or someone behind her, who was looking at her in disbelief? **The story is divided into two separate times for the first half. Hopefully, it doesn't confuse you all**

***This book contains strong language, explicit scenes, extremely detailed sex scenes. Proceed at your discretion*** Ellie loses her brother to ‘mysterious’ consequences and her life is turned upside down the second she learns of it. A man obsessed with control. A man consumed by the need to always win. A man with nothing left to lose. In the streets of Milan, they're known as The Black Rose but to Ellie, they're the thorns that will puncture the bubble that was once her normal life. Lorenzo, Noir and Silas will become Ellie's worst nightmare as well as her greatest desire. When they claim her as theirs to protect, theirs to own, she realizes that her old life is gone and that there's no such thing as normal when it comes to these men. Not when The Black Rose wants her. Not when they will burn the world down just to keep her by their sides. They will have her. And she will break them.

"What doesn't kill you fucks you up mentally."---- Anonymous. A tale in which the best day of King Ryder's life becomes his worst when the love of his life is killed on their wedding day. He is determined to find out who assassinated Isabella Sanchez until a certain Elena Greene crashes her way into his life, and causes more harm than intended. Her past comes to bite her in the butt and she's not the only one affected by it. "When you're being blamed for something you didn't do, you run expecting to save yourself. You escape at any cost. You focus. You think like the criminal you're not. You deal with the trauma later, or don't. Survival and happiness comes at a cost... one you pay because you have to."

Spoiled Alpha's son, Caleb Grant, is shocked to discover his fated mate roaming lost and alone in the forest. She's human, and she's still a child. Confused and disappointed, Caleb is compelled to protect the vulnerable human, who assumes he's nothing more than a regular wolf. In this tale of fantasy and adventure, Caleb learns to appreciate that soulmates can be friends before they can become lovers, leading a double life as Alpha to the Lakewood pack, and Ruby's beloved pet, Storm. Tragedy forces them apart, and as Ruby reaches her 18th birthday, the time has come for Caleb to reveal his secret. Will Ruby accept the man as she did the wolf, or is their love doomed to fail?

(Prev Title Alpha Hades and The Red Rose) "On a hot summer night, would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses?" Quote co. Meatloaf and Jim Cummings 1976/1977 from 'You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth.' Alpha Hades is an Alpha with a tragic past. He has crafted the persona of The Dark Alpha, to deter his rivals from attacking his pack. As a child, his parents and all previous pack members were wiped out in a rogue attack. He alone survived with the help of his wolf, Cerberus, and the assistance of a human girl called Lydia. But now, Cerberus is dying, and Hades is searching for Lydia in the hope that she is the key to saving him, as Cerberus is convinced that she is their mate. The Red Rose is a human huntress, who is feared by all wolves. She hunts rogues and single-handedly, deals out justice to them as she searches for the Rogue Alpha. He is the one responsible for all of the attacks on the packs, and for an attack on her when she was a child. What will happen when these two meet during a pack dispute? Will Hades find Lydia, before it is too late? And will The Red Rose be able to end, the Rogue Alpha's killing spree?

Red Townsend only wanted a quiet life after her abusive marriage — a new job, a clean start, and no complications. But everything unravels the moment Michael Dew, a brilliant and dangerously composed 23-year-old billionaire heir, walks into her classroom. A forbidden spark becomes impossible to ignore. A kiss at a gala pulls her in. A night of intimacy binds them even tighter. But when rumors explode and Michael’s powerful father threatens to destroy his future, Red is forced to leave — breaking Michael to save him. What follows is obsession, heartbreak, and a dangerous battle for freedom as Michael hunts for the woman who tried to disappear. When their pasts resurface and enemies strike, Red must confront the truth: Michael may be the most dangerous man she’s ever loved… but also the only one who has ever protected her. Their love is forbidden. Their chemistry is explosive. And walking away was never an option. .

When the future Alpha and Beta of the Winter pack fight to hide and deny their inappropriate feelings for one another from everyone including themselves and each other, until secrets, truths and a mysterious magical heritage are revealed. Leading them down a branching, rocky path into the unknown and beyond in search of their happily-ever-after. Will the guilt, grief and pain along the way be too much for the young couple and shatter their world as they know it, or will they rise above it all to conquer and simply survive, or will their many foes and obstacles be too much for them and get in the way. **************** "If I have to dance with one more eligible bachelorette, I'm gonna ... " He stops mid rant as the band starts playing a cover of satellite by Nickelback, and I close my eye swaying to the opening notes. "Chilli?" Suddenly, Elias is back up on his feet, holding out his hand. "Hu?" Bewildered as I look up at him, "May I have this dance?" I look at Erin, who pulls a silly face and shrugs. "Umm," hesitant to his offer. "Come on, I know you like this song. Let's show them how it's done. Plus, it'll be nice not to have my feet stepped on at least once tonight. " he winks at me with a cheeky grin. His not wrong, I do love this song, and part of our training was learning all forms of ballroom dances. Taking a deep breath, I take his hand and let him lead me to the middle of the dance floor. I put my hand on his shoulder as his goes to my waist, which sent a spark through my nerves. Hu, weird, must be the rum and coke. We young wolves aren't allowed to drink much.

The male postpartum care specialist adjusted his touch with calm precision. Heat spread through my body, leaving me weak against the cushions. "You're quite sensitive," he said quietly. The warmth of his breath near my ear made me tremble, despite myself.

After being away from her childhood home for ten years, Alina returns to find the answers to her darkest questions. But what she finds there might be more than she can handle. With fear in eyes of stone, her past and something else, comes out to play. Who can you trust when your feelings know something your mind can't remember?

Abbie Gomez is on a mission for justice. Fueled by the tragic loss of her lover, she's taken on a new identity and joined the Camorra, a notorious criminal gang. But things take a wild turn when she crosses paths with Luna Salvatore, a Camorra member who's a dead ringer for her lost love, Xanthe. Little does Abbie know, Luna is hiding a monstrous secret - she's a vampire.