Somewhere Winter

My husband had a severe addiction for physical intimacy. However, in the seven years of our marriage, he never touched me, not even once. To suppress his urges, he soaked himself in bone-chilling ice water every night. His arms were covered in needle marks from constant injections. It broke my heart to see him like that. I offered myself to him many times, but he insisted on simply giving me a restrained kiss on the forehead before saying, “Don’t be silly, Summer. I’m not like those animals. How could I ever bear to hurt you? For you, I’d gladly live the rest of my life in a platonic marriage.” This strange, almost obsessive restraint of his lasted seven years. Despite the numerous times he pushed himself far enough to end up hospitalized, he still refused to cross that line. Then, on our wedding anniversary, a young woman named Anna Brandt came in for her ninth hymen restoration surgery. After the anesthetic was administered, her cheeks flushed red. As her mind grew hazy, she started crying weakly like a lost kitten. Looking at the love bites scattered across her body, I shook my head and assumed she was just another girl who had gone astray. That was until I heard her last tearful whisper. “John Shaw, you jerk.” My hand trembled and I nearly dropped the scalpel. Because my husband’s name also was John Shaw.

Dylan Glenn Samaniego loved Hera Armida Saavedra even before when they were kids. Hindi niya alam kung kailan ito nagsimula, actually pero ang paraan ng pagpapapansin niya sa dalaga ay ang asarin ito. Kahit noong mga bata pa sila, palagi niya itong pinapaiyak kaya naman nabuo ang inis sa kanya ni Hera hanggang magdalaga. Binago ni Dylan ang diskarte. Hindi na niya inaasar si Hera pero binabakuran na niya ito, na nagdala ng kalituhan sa puso ng dalaga. Kilalang babaero si Dylan pero bakit siya nito binabakuran? Paano kung malaman ng dalawa na ang buhay at pag-ibig nila ay may kinalaman sa isang pangako na binitiwan sa nakaraan. At paano kung ang pangako na iyon ay nakasalalay na mabigyan ng katuparan sa katauhan nilang dalawa ?

I lived in happiness with the love of my life, my husband Silas the CEO of Andersson. co. I thought I had It all! We were meant to be together forever. But the day our daughter died in my womb was the day my world stopped spinning, weeks passed by and I was numbed to the outside world. Until that day when his naked body in bed with another woman was shown in every newspaper around the country. My husband Silas! The love of my life. The one I thought I would spend the rest of my life with, just tossed me away like I meant nothing to him. In just a few months I was left with just the clothes on my body and what I managed to pack in a bag, and the little money I had in my bank account. But that was it! I didn’t think I would survive this pain, but life had a surprise for me. Giving up wasn’t an option anymore! I will fight for my life and get strong again. Once I am, I will come back and get my revenge on those who did me wrong. I will show him what he tossed away. Warning contains child loss, sexual content, and bad language.

i·dol·a·try īˈdälətrē noun : An extreme admiration, love, or reverence for someone. "She was afraid her attraction towards him was increasing to idolatry." UNEDITED

Angel membawa semua jiwaku pergi saat kematiannya. Kami saling mencintai tapi Tuhan lebih mencintainya. Aku tidak bisa menggantikannya dengan siapa pun. Aku benci menjadi pria tidak berguna, bahkan tidak bisa menyembuhkan penyakitnya. Atau mengurangi rasa sakit yang dideritanya. Penyakit Kanker serviks stadium akhir. Mengantarnya pada keabadian. Sampai gadis ceroboh tapi ceria mengusik ketenanganku... Aku sangat membencinya karena membuatku terpengaruh akan kehadirannya. Bahkan dia masih sangat belia...apalagi statusnya yang masih saudara sepupu dari iparku membuatku enggan menjalin hubungan dengan gadis itu. Aku berusaha mengabaikan kehadirannya, tapi semakin kuhindari dia seperti lintah menempel disisiku terus... Dasar gadis ceroboh keras kepala. Austin Gerald Klein Aku melihatnya dengan kekasihnya, wanita yang cantik dengan binar kebahagiaan di manik matanya, dia selalu tersenyum diantara kondisinya yang tidak sempurna, wanita itu bahkan duduk diatas kursi roda dan yang kudengar sedang sakit. Aku mencintai Austin sejak pertama kali bertemu. Tapi aku bukan gadis perusak suatu hubungan, aku tahu batasanku walau aku masih belia. Jadi kurasa aku hanya MENGAGUMI. Aku tidak mau bersaing dengan wanita yang bahkan sedang berjuang demi kesembuhannya, dan dia membutuhkan Austin untuk kesembuhannya. Aku berdoa untuk kebahagiaan mereka. Aku pergi menjauh membawa rasa patah hatiku. Cintaku harus layu sebelum berkembang. Amanda Patricia Dexter Aku bersyukur di sisa hidupku aku bisa melaluinya dengan orang yang paling kucintai. Aku merasa tidak pantas untuknya.... Tapi aku ingin egois untuk terakhir kalinya. Aku tak akan melepasmu Austin. Aku membutuhkanmu.... Aku tahu ada satu gadis yang harus patah hati karena kebersamaan kita. Maaf Amanda aku menyayangimu tapi aku akan mengakhiri hidupku bersama Austin . Hanya untuk sisa umurku, bersabarlah... Amanda - Austin. Angela Jennar

Eighteen-year-old Winter Devereaux has always felt like an outsider in a world that refuses to understand her. As her birthday approaches, strange revelations begin to surface—her hidden identity masking her true nature and an icy prophecy linked to her destiny. Drawn north by whispers of secrets, she steps into a mysterious, frost-covered realm where shadows communicate and the air is thick with magic. There, she encounters the enigmatic Aaron Windermere, whose true intentions are shrouded in mystery. Together, they explore a landscape filled with concealed truths and lurking dangers, awakening feelings Winter never anticipated. Will they unravel the secrets before darkness consumes everything? Join Winter on an alluring journey where reality blurs and the line between friend and foe shifts.

An alliance between the humans and werewolves of Yellow moon town had been established during the 100 year-old war against the intruding vampire settlement within the town. Winter Ash come home to meet and learn of this war in which she has to inevitably be a part of when she's led to join the werewolf community after a brief period of staying in the Ash mansion, alone. An encounter with the sorceress, Scarlett Pin — to who she had been betrothed at death as Vinci Gray who is her ancestor and former self — reveals her past life and who she truly is as a wolf in the socio-sexual hierarchy of the packs in fragmental hints. Prior to this encounter and her resolution to live within the packs, she'd witnessed, foiled and survived both a theft plot towards the valuable La Reina painting and an assassination attempt towards her. The said painting, happens to be one of the remaining works of the first Sigma and famous artist, Vinci Gray, on whose works a value boom had fallen on in the global art market. She laters move to the town in search of Scarlett, her mate who turns out to be a young male sorcerer in contrast to her expectation, after leading the werewolves to war with the vampires

My mouth inched away from his, and we panted for air. “This feels wrong,” I whispered and looked away. I darted my tongue out to lick my lips, my body still pressed against his legs. He held my chin, and I turned my head to look back at him. “Good pleasures never feel right,” he said, as he settled me onto the bed, his body hovering over mine. He lifted my legs and wrapped them against his hips as he claimed the whole of me. Winter Cooper, a young budding journalist, thought her boyfriend was going to propose during their long-awaited vacation holiday in the private cabin they had booked. But when she caught him in bed with her sister, her dreams of getting married that year were shattered. Determined not to let the heartbreak ruin her final long gotten vacation holiday, Winter decided to retreat to the luxurious private cabin alone. However, upon her arrival, she met an unexpected guest: Gavril Hawthorne, her billionaire ex-boyfriend’s father. With nowhere else to go, they are forced to stay together. What started as an awkward encounter soon blossomed into an unexpected romance.

Some debts can only be paid in blood... or marriage. When Isabella Caldwell wakes to her father's anguished howl, she discovers her family's fortune has vanished overnight. But the truth is far worse than bankruptcy. Fifteen years ago, her father caused the deaths of Alexander Blackwood's parents, and now the bill has come due. The terms are simple and non-negotiable: Isabella will marry Alexander, or her family loses everything,including her mother's critical medical care. Alexander Blackwood has spent six years meticulously planning his revenge. Cold, calculated, and utterly ruthless, he's built an empire from the ashes of his family's destruction. Taking Winston Caldwell's daughter as his wife is the perfect punishment for the man who orphaned him at sixteen. What he doesn't expect is Isabella herself, fierce, talented, and unflinching even as her world collapses around her. She agrees to the marriage but makes one thing clear: he may own her name, but he'll never possess her spirit. As these two damaged souls begin their paper marriage, unexpected sparks ignite between them. But can passion overcome the weight of the past? Or will Alexander's need for vengeance consume them both? BLOOD CONTRACT is a dark, emotional romance featuring a brooding anti-hero, a resilient artist determined to survive, and a marriage arrangement that's binding in more ways than one.

{MATURE — mid slow burn with yearning MMC. Knotting, claiming, mate frenzy and rutting. Check the trigger warnings. The FMC is a plus-size woman who insecure about her body, but as the book progresses, she'll learn to love herself.} ✧ SNIPPET ✧ My body hummed with desire as I tilted my head. "Fuck, you smell so good, sweetheart." He nipped at my jaw, his voice rough and primal. "I want to pound you so hard, knot you, and breed you with our pups." I gasped, clutching his shirt. "What are you waiting for? " I whispered. "Claim me. Mark me. And make me yours." His eyes flashed, and a growl rumbled through him. "Careful, sweetheart. Once I claim you, you'll be mine—body, heart, and soul." "Then take me." ~**~ Christmas was meant to be magical—yet for Rosie Martinez, it became the night her world ended. A cruel bet. A viral video. A betrayal that left her reputation in ruins. Desperate to breathe again, Rosie runs to a quiet mountain town where no one knows her name—where she hopes she can disappear. She didn't expect him. Jude Winters—hockey captain, future Alpha of the Winters Pack, and the stranger who saved her in the snow. The moment he touched her, he knew. Mate. His. Forever. Rosie has no idea what she is to him. No clue about the supernatural world hidden beneath this frozen town. She only feels the way her body awakens around him… and the way he watches her like she's the only woman he's ever wanted. But when her past crashes into their peaceful relationship—threatening the one person he cares about—Jude's control snaps. And Rosie learns the truth: Wolves are real. Mates are fated. And she's his. And Jude Winters will burn the world before he lets anyone take her away.