Tasting Darkness Jessica Hall

Patricia’s meticulously crafted world teeters on the edge as her past storms back with a vengeance. Confronted with Alvin—the man she once loved and left behind—Patricia is thrust into a tempest of conflicting emotions and buried secrets. As old flames rekindle and past choices resurface, she must navigate the fraught dynamics of working alongside Alvin while her heart grapples with the remnants of a love she believed she had buried. Will Patricia give in to the magnetic pull of her past, or will she summon the strength to safeguard the life she has painstakingly rebuilt? From the author who brought you “Power of Desire” and “Wild Fantasy,” comes her new First Love-Revenge-Sexy-Romance Novel . Discover a story where love battles against fate, rising from the ashes of betrayal and defying even death, as a woman’s fierce passion and resolve ignite a quest for justice.

J’ai passé six mois et plus de 20 000 € pour planifier des vacances familiales. Cependant, lorsque la première amoureuse de mon compagnon, Victoria, a appris notre voyage, elle a supplié à nous rejoindre. Alexandre n’a pas hésité. Il a annulé ma place dans le convoi protégé et lui a donné ma place. Il m’a forcée à voyager seule à travers le territoire mortel de la Meute d’Ombre - un trajet de trente-six heures où trois loups étaient morts le mois dernier. Toute la famille a soutenu la décision d’Alexandre sans penser à ma sécurité. Alors j’ai changé mes plans de voyage. Je suis partie vers le nord au lieu du sud. J’ai passé trois mois à m’amuser, ignorant leurs messages de lien mental. C’est à ce moment-là que la famille a commencé à paniquer...

First love nina Lucas at Clarissa ang isa't-isa. Mga bata pa lamang nang umusbong ang pagkakaibigan at wagas na pagmamahalan sa pagitan nilang dalawa. Subalit, sa isang hindi inaasahang pagkakataon, isang sumpa ang sumira sa kanilang magandang pagsasama. Dahil si Clarissa ay hindi para kay Lucas. Dahil si Clarissa ay para sa dagat.

Annalyn never expected her birthday to end in heartbreak nor to uncover this betrayal. But when she finds out that the man she had loved and sacrificed her entire life for is getting engaged to another woman, her world crumbles. But fate has other plans. A near-accident places her in the arms of Alexander Quinn…a grieving billionaire, guarded father, and her ex’s future brother-in-law. Offered a job as his son’s live-in nanny, Annalyn is torn between the pain of her past and the promise of something new. She was only meant to heal a child’s heart. But what happens when she starts to heal his father’s too?

After a steamy one-night stand with a mysterious stranger, werewolf Selene wakes up to find herself alone and betrayed. Months later, she discovers she is pregnant with his child. Despite being rejected by the father of her unborn child, Selene is determined to raise her secret baby on her own. But when the father suddenly reappears, begging for forgiveness and a second chance at love, Selene must decide whether to follow her heart or protect her broken heart from further pain. Little does she know, the father holds a dark secret that could change their lives forever. Will Selene be able to trust him again or will she turn her back on the only man she's ever loved?

WARNING[R18]: STORY WITH EXTREMELY EXPLICIT/MATURE CONTENT (FIND ME: A LOVE THROUGH ETERNITY SEQUEL) Jenny never dreamed of becoming a mistress but that happened. That's why she did not hesitate to go away when she found out the truth, to move on. But life is full of surprises when she and Jason cross paths again. Jason was the first to claim everything that she could give, and this time Jenny knew that her desire for the young man is stronger. And so, he is with her. The reason why she is so ready to get burned. They crave so much for each other and that can even happen every time their eyes meet.

Saat penjahat menyiksa aku hingga mati, aku sudah hamil tiga bulan. Namun suamiku, Marcell Wijaya, seorang detektif paling terkemuka di kota ini, sedang berada di rumah sakit bersama cinta pertamanya, Emilia Nessi, menemani dia menjalani pemeriksaan kesehatan. Tiga hari sebelumnya, ia memintaku menyumbangkan ginjal untuk Emilia. Ketika aku menolak dan mengatakan bahwa aku telah dua bulan mengandung anak kami, tatapannya berubah menjadi dingin. “Berhenti berbohong,” ujarnya dengan suara bergetar sambil menahan marah. “Kamu cuma egois, mau membiarkan Emilia mati.” Ia menghentikan mobil di jalan raya yang gelap. “Keluar,” perintahnya. “Kalau kamu setega itu, pulanglah jalan kaki.” Aku berdiri di kegelapan lalu diculik oleh penjahat yang dendam karena pernah dipenjara oleh Marcell. Ia memotong lidahku. Dengan kepuasan kejam, ia menggunakan ponsel aku untuk menelepon suamiku. Namun jawaban Marcell singkat dan dingin, “Apa pun itu, pemeriksaan kesehatan Emilia lebih penting! Dia butuh aku sekarang.” Penjahat itu tertawa jahat. “Nah, nah… sepertinya detektif hebat itu lebih menghargai hidup mantan cintanya daripada istri sahnya.” Beberapa jam kemudian, ketika Marcell sampai di tempat kejadian, dia ketakutan melihat kekejaman yang diterapkan pada tubuh yang telah dimutilasi. Ia marah dan menyalahkan pembunuh karena terlalu kejam terhadap wanita hamil. Namun ia tak menyadari bahwa tubuh yang dimutilasi di hadapannya adalah istrinya sendiri, aku.

Alison spent her entire life in the shadows, enduring torment under Alpha Kendrick, the same man the Moon Goddess fated as her mate. But when he cruelly rejects her in favor of his fiancée Priya, Alison boldly severs their bond completely, choosing freedom over submission, even if it means facing life as a rogue. Just when her world seems to be crumbled, fate intervenes. Alison crosses paths with Alpha Xander, the powerful and revered leader of the Nightfang Pack, who stuns her with a new and unbreakable bond. As secrets from her past begins to unfold and the pull of fate grows stronger, Alison finds herself caught between two Alpha's... one who seeks to possess and control her, and the other who vows to protect her at all cost. Amid manipulations, betrayal, pack politics, and secrets of her past, Alison must rise above her struggles and reclaim her identity not just as a Luna, but as the long-lost heir to a legacy she never knew existed. Will Alison embrace her powers and claim her rightful place, or will the forces conspiring against her tear everything apart? What will be her choice when the past, present and future collide?

That night, Liam served me my usual evening tea. I trusted him completely—he was my mate, after all, and a respected healer of Thornpack. I shouldn't have. When I woke up the next morning, my head was spinning. The special safe where I kept the morphing inhibitor—the one I'd spent my entire savings to import from Europe for our daughter Isla—was empty. Racing to the healing center, I found Liam celebrating. He was handing out moon-blessed wine, beaming with pride as Natalie's daughter Anna showed off her perfect transformation. My inhibitor had been used on his first love's pup instead of our own daughter. The shock triggered something in my brain. When I collapsed, they diagnosed me with the rare tumor that plagued our kind. Without inhibitors, I couldn't stop Isla's transformation that came early, her six year old body couldn't handle the massive wolf form and the force ripped through her young body. And I, for one, don't even have enough money to keep her in a treatment center. She died in my arms three days later, her little claws drawing blood as the pain overwhelmed her. Until her last breath, she kept asking why Papa hadn't come. Now, in my cold, empty home, with the white porcelain urn containing her ashes on the table, I touch her and decide to sever our partnership.

The day before my mating ceremony, my mother caught my soon-to-be mate Derek in a passionate embrace with my step-sister Scarlett. The anger triggered my mother's heart attack need a transplant surgery immediately Fortunately, I was compatible with my mother for a heart transplant. I decided to give her my heart and use an artificial one instead. Faced with the enormous cost of the surgery, Derek, my coward of a mate, vanished. I went to beg my step-sister Scarlett, who had married an elderly but wealthy Alpha Marcus, for help. She claimed she didn't have enough cash, yet the next day she was showing off her new enchanted moonstone necklace. In my darkest hour, Alexander Stone appeared. He was the most renowned healer and Marcus’s son，the future Alpha. He covered all the costs and offered to perform the surgery himself. When I woke up, Alexander's face was filled with regret. He told me my mother had suffered a sudden rejection reaction during surgery and passed away. He pulled my tear-stained face to his chest, declaring his love and begging me to let him care for me for eternity. Seven years into our mating bond, I accidentally overheard his conversation with his beta: "So you gave Sarah's heart to Scarlett instead, right in front of her mother? That was brutal, even for you." "What could I do? Her heart matched Scarlett's perfectly." "But we had already found a suitable donor heart! Scarlett only needed to wait half a day. Why were you so impatient?" Alexander sighed, his voice heavy with emotion: "I couldn't bear to see Scarlett suffer, not even for a second."