Ruby Anne With An E

"What is going on with you?" she practically yelled. I looked at her and shrugged. "Seriously, Wolf. You're so damn confusing. One minute you act like you hate me the next you are defending me and acting like you love me. You make no sense" she ranted. She glared at me and I chuckled. "I didn't know what I wanted before. I do now" I said casually. "Really? And what is that?" She fumed. "You, baby." I smirked. Ruby, Scarlett, Sam and Wolf were all childhood best friends. As close as they could be. Ruby moved away years ago when her parents divorced. Her mother wanted a fresh start in New York. Everyone promised to keep in touch but, of course, they didn't. Only her cousin. Scarlett stuck by Ruby. Ruby survived though. She made new friends and her mother remarried making her new best friend Cassy her sister. Wolf was broken when Ruby left. Losing her changed him. As the years wore on, he became darker and cruel. He joined his Dad and ran the local MC and truly loved the lifestyle. Sam felt hollow since Ruby left. He distracted himself with football and girls and had earned himself quite a reputation. Ruby and Cassy became best friends while their mothers dated. They both embraced the New York party lifestyle. Ruby changed from a sweet, quiet girl to a bit of a wild child but kept her heart of gold. That is, until Ruby and Cassy have to move back to Rose Hills with their mothers. Wolf and Sam are shocked to see Ruby again. One of them view her as a challenge, the other as prey. Ruby has other ideas though. She's not the same girl that left and she's not about to let anyone hurt her again.

Corithias sat at the entrance of the cave, thinking about his little princess. He was sure she was the little girl he had saved so many years ago. He recognized her scent. She had grown into a beautiful woman. His human body longed to hold her. Alicia was his mate; he knew it in his heart, but how could a dragonith be mated to a human, he pondered. It was not possible. Surely, he must be wrong, he thought…. still, the feeling was so intense. It made Corithias sad to think that God had chosen him a mate that he could not have. “How cruel you are!” He shouted, shaking his fist in the air as he looked to the sun. He needed to get out of here, quickly before the mate bond was formed between them. Once the bond was sealed, it would be great pain for both of them to be separated. He transformed into his dragon form and tried to fly. Unfortunately, the injured wing was still not strong enough yet. He heard footsteps in the forrest, so he stayed in dragon form. Alicia had a dream about the dragon. She dreamed that he took her far away from here. In her dream, her dragon turned into a man, a very handsome muscular man. But she recognized him through the man’s eyes. It was her dragon.

Ashley Smichtt fled from home because she couldn't stand to be married to a stranger. She loved being the princess and did all her duties, but love was her biggest fantasy and she wasn't letting that crash it. On the night she fled from home, she ran into a sign board that presented an opportunity to change her life. Ashley took this opportunity, completely changing her identity to fit into the crowd. Her goal had changed from being loved, to proving that she was just as good for the position of Alpha. As she struggles to find her path as a new person, she counters Vance Louis, who is both her destiny and her doom. Ashley has to decide which he becomes, bearing in mind that he is her mate, who had never really met her for who she is. Placed in the position of power by the one she loves, Ashley has to decide if some points are worthy of proving.

Emily Brown, a fiercely determined and intelligent woman, is driven by a burning desire for revenge against the powerful billionaire, Wyatt McKinley. Haunted by her family's ruin, she devises a plan to marry Wyatt through a contract marriage to restore her family’s name. After the marriage, Emily moves into Wyatt’s mansion, which now becomes a battleground for their clashing personalities and hidden desires. Sparks fly as their encounters range from fiery arguments to stolen moments of unexpected tenderness. Wyatt, the enigmatic and possessive billionaire, is not one to be easily controlled. Intrigued by Emily's audacity, he delves deeper, determined to unravel the truth behind her proposal. With each revelation, Wyatt's protective instincts kick in, blurring the lines between his possessive nature and genuine concern for Emily's well-being. As Emily and Wyatt discover their love for each other, obstacles surface. Rivals from within the corporate world emerge, seeking to dismantle their tenuous alliance. Secrets buried deep in the past threaten to shatter the fragile trust they've built, putting their budding romance and shared future in jeopardy. The more they navigate the treacherous waters of their contract marriage, the more they must confront their deepest desires. Will their contract be the catalyst for their downfall, or can they find solace and redemption in each other's arms?

Everyone had been poisoned. The toast for my party had just happened and now people were dropping like flies around me. And then I saw him. He entered the hall like an angel of death, his dark brown eyes two pools of malevolence that shone with sinister intent.Despite his twenty years of age, he definitely had more kills under his belt than years on his person. I was viciously yanked into the hard body of the man responsible for everything going on.One muscular arm went over my chest, pinning me to him. Fear lodged itself in my throat upon the sensation of cool dangerous metal at my temple. I bit back a whimper. He was going to kill me. “The name is Gabriel Rossi,” he murmured, his deep voice sending ripples of fear down my spine. “And your papa is going to watch me k*ll his precious princesa. He took my birthright from me. I’m gonna take something from him too.” I gathered my courage and with a surprising amount of strength fueled by the sheer terror pumping in my veins, I pulled myself out of Gabriel’s grasp. He tried to grab my arm, only for his hand to go over the protective bangle that suppressed my magic. I gave another fierce jerk of my body and the bangle broke away, left behind in his hand as I pulled free. I heard the cocking of his p*st0l. My eyes met the feral glowing yellow eyes of my killer, one hundred percent sure I was going to die. “Mate,” Gabriel Rossi said, staring straight at me. **** In a world where darkness and magic collide, Evelina finds herself entangled in a perilous dance with fate. You can run from Gabriel Rossi....but you can't hide. ***

Contenu adulte. Explicite. Provocant. Entre plaisir et danger, il n’y a pas de règles, seulement des limites à éprouver. Dans ce second volume de la série Tabou, le désir revêt de nouvelles formes et le corps devient un territoire d’abandon, de domination et de secrets inavouables. Chaque récit plonge dans un univers différent : luxure à la lumière tamisée, soumissions consenties, fantasmes qui brûlent la peau et jeux qui défient la morale, le pouvoir et le plaisir. Hommes et femmes se dénudent non seulement de leurs vêtements, mais aussi de leurs masques. Liens, bandeaux, ordres chuchotés et gémissements interdits, rien ici n’est innocent. Dans « Liens et Péchés », le fétichisme est roi, et le péché, une invitation. Préparez-vous à perdre votre souffle, à franchir les frontières et à découvrir la face la plus crue et la plus irrésistible du désir humain. Tabou : Liens et Péchés - Fétichismes n’est pas seulement une lecture. C’est une reddition.

Kabéra est une jeune fille issue d’une famille pauvre. Alors qu’elle a seize ans, elle décide d’arracher le goûter des élèves à l’école, sans oublier certains de leurs objets afin de les vendre pour avoir de l’argent. Sa première victime s’appelle Maëlla, la fille du gouverneur du pays. Un jour, cette dernière vient à l’école avec son grand frère Ariel qui est lui aussi le fils du gouverneur et, elle lui pointe Kabéra du doigt en lui comment elle a passé l’année scolaire à arracher son goûter. Ariel en colère, décide décide d’aller la voir pour qu’elle s’explique et surtout, pour la punir. Ce qu’il ignore, c’est que cette rencontre va changer le cours de sa vie…

La vie d'Elara n'était qu'une trahison : fille illégitime, elle a été élevée comme une Cendrillon sans loup, méprisée par la Meute de son propre père. Sa seule valeur ? Devenir la Compagne de l'Alpha dominant, Rhys, à qui elle a donné un héritier malgré l'absence de sa propre forme de loup. Mais lorsque Seraphina, la femme du passé de Rhys, est revenue, les pièges incessants de la rivale et le manque cruel de confiance de Rhys ont forcé Elara à prendre une décision radicale. Elle a fui. Deux ans plus tard, alors que la Meute de Rhys s'effondre sous les menaces externes, il se prépare à accueillir un puissant allié: la femme qu'il a méprisée, est l'héritière d'une lignée bien plus ancienne. Le temps de la soumission est révolu. La seule Luna qu'il ait jamais eue est de retour pour le détrôner.

"The story of wedding proposals and unexpected rejections from each other influenced by their family members", is the one line narration of Persuasion, a romantic novel by Jane Austen. Frederick Wentworth, a Naval officer proposed to wed Annie, when she was 19 years old. Anne's family members felt that Frederick is not the right match for her as Frederick is poor and does not have a family back round. Influenced by her family members including father, sister and brother-in-law, Anne later decided not to marry Frederick. Russel, acting in place of her mother, breaks the engagement. Eight years later Frederick becomes wealthy and he is now a captain. Anne still unmarried now and meets Frederick who has not forgiven Anne's rejection. Being an eligible bachelor now, he publicly declares he would accept proposal from any one except Anne.

Depois de ser demitida da empresa, voltei para o interior e, todos os dias, ia jogar dominó com a minha avó. Mas, de repente, minha família inteira parecia ter enlouquecido e estava me procurando por toda parte. Tudo porque, depois que fui embora, minha irmã, a genial designer de joias, não conseguia mais criar nenhum esboço. Na vida anterior, durante o Concurso Nacional de Design de Joias, minha irmã sempre conseguia apresentar antes de mim um rascunho idêntico ao meu. Todos acreditavam que eu plagiava, até mesmo minha família se levantou para testemunhar a favor dela. A empresa concluiu que eu tinha má conduta e havia copiado obras, causando danos à reputação deles; me demitiram na hora e ainda exigiram que eu pagasse uma indenização gigantesca. E minha família passou a me ver como um fardo, me expulsando de casa. Sob a pressão do afeto familiar destruído e da opinião pública, desenvolvi depressão e, caminhando pela rua, fui atropelada por um fã da minha irmã. Antes que minha consciência se dissipasse, eu ainda não entendia por que minha irmã sempre conseguia apresentar um desenho igual ao meu antes de mim. Quando abri os olhos novamente, tinha voltado para o dia anterior ao Concurso Nacional de Design de Joias.