The Cruelest Month

Vienna Carter’s life is a living hell and her home is Earth’s chapter of Tartarus. But when her husband goes on a month-long business trip, she seizes the opportunity to know something other than her world of pain. She joins the passengers on Queen Odette, a cruise ship that promises her the best month of her life. As she takes in the elegance of the ship and is pampered by their first-class services, she starts to believe that the promise will be fulfilled. But her hopes of a perfect vacation are thrown overboard when she finds out the man staying in the suite next to hers is none other than the love of her life,Ex-boyfriend and reason for all her suffering. Only a psychopath would choose to be hunched over a desk, working for hours on end over the deckchairs of a luxurious cruise ship, watching the sunset on the Atlantic Horizon. Hans Griffin is that psychopath. He craves his office’s cold glass walls and despises his luxurious suite aboard Queen Odette and is beginning to despise his best friend for convincing him to do this. Work helped him forget his demons but this ship is made to tear down the walls he spent the last two years rebuilding and after meeting the woman staying in the suite next to his, he fears those walls might be reduced to nothing but piles of rubble before the month is over. How will Hans endure one month with just a wall separating him and the woman who scarred him? How will Vienna keep her distance from the one man she’s forbidden to be with when she’s stuck on this cruise with him? But most importantly, what secrets will be revealed before the thirty days are over?

“Please, Mr. Kaiden, this is enough,” I begged, forcing my voice and face to look weak, almost tearful. “I’m not done.” I stared at him in disbelief. This man was insane. What more did he want than this? One kiss was not a big deal, but what we were doing was still betrayal. On both sides. “Both of us? You and I are cheating…” He cut me off, rolling his eyes with boredom. “It doesn’t matter who gets hurt as long as we both enjoy what we’re doing. When you’re with me, don’t think about anyone else.” “That’s not easy for someone getting married in two months.” “And what about someone who got married a month ago?” After I said that, he spoke words that hit me like lightning. “Married a month ago.” “A month and a half, to be more precise.” Damn it. I wish I had even a little of his cold calm. “It was like the first day of my honeymoon was yours. I played for you that day.” I froze. “Do you mean you left your wife sleeping on the very first day of your honeymoon… and went out to play music for a girl on the beach?” “Exactly.” ************************×************************ Tara Blackwood never thought her quiet life would turn upside down because of one man. A forbidden man. Kaiden Draven. A powerful lawyer. Her father’s closest friend. Married. A man older than her, dangerous enough to tear down every rule she had lived by. Caught between an engagement that suffocates her and a marriage bound with no love, Tara stands on the edge of a choice that could destroy everyone… or save her heart. So can she resist a man she should never want?

I pleaded with my husband Cedric Fleetham over and over, and finally, he agreed to take our daughter camping in the mountains for her birthday. When I found her late the next night, she was already gone. She lay at the foot of the mountain, her tiny hand still clutching a drawing of our family. As I knelt beside her, my heart shattered. Meanwhile, Cedric was busy updating his social media. His post read, [You and our daughter are my treasures,] and it was accompanied by a photo, where he stood beside his childhood sweetheart and held hands with another little girl, watching the sunset. And there, in the corner of the picture, was a tiny hand—my daughter’s hand. The cruelest truth of all was that my daughter took that photo.

Amelia Gael is sold to the cruelest ruthless Alpha of all times by her evil step-father. She accepts her fate. Once she gives the cruel alpha king a son, she will be set free. But what she doesn't expect is, the alpha king is her mate. The sad part is, he doesn't know it. But Amelia decides to wait, believing the alpha king will realize the bond sooner or later. But one day she finds that she's nothing but a tool to him. Heartbroken, she runs with her unborn baby. The cold and domineering alpha king realizes his true feelings for her and regrets his indifference to her love. He swears to find her and take her back no matter what.

Conri supported Melissa in accomplishing her purpose in life by being marked and mated by the alpha wolf of the Fridolf Pack. Everything seemed perfect, too perfect to be true. An eclipse was slated to take place on the 21st day of the sixth month of the year which was meant to be the crowning of Melissa as The Luna Wolf but something mysterious happened on that day. There was a clash between the goddess of motherhood and the Greek goddess of the moon.

She sold her blood to save a dying Alpha. She didn’t expect him to steal her heart. After discovering her lover’s betrayal, Eirene Ravenor lost all faith in love—and in herself. To survive, she made a choice: trade her blood for power, for safety, for anything that would make her forget. But the Alpha who bought her lifeblood wasn’t like the others. He was fierce, haunted, and dangerously drawn to her—the woman whose blood could keep him alive. Bound by a deal written in crimson, their worlds collided between survival and sin. And when desire began to replace the pain, Eirene realized the cruelest twist of fate: sometimes, the heart you save is the one destined to break you.

“I do not have a mate.” Those words shattered Adele Vernon’s world. Forced into a marriage to save her pack, Adele is handed over to Alpha Demarion Jones, a man feared by all and loved by none. On the very day she arrives, fate reveals its cruelest truth. He is her mate. And he rejects her. Trapped in a castle that feels more like a prison, Adele must endure Demarion’s rules, his coldness, and the presence of his mistress. Yet no matter how harsh he becomes, the mate bond refuses to loosen its grip. As desire, jealousy, and resentment collide, Demarion finds himself unraveling under the pull of the very woman he swore he did not want.

Damien Etheridge has all that a man ever wishes to have: money, fame, and god-gifted looks. He is the future CEO of Etheridge Logistics and is known to be of cold-hearted businessman and out of business life, he is a famous playboy who is never found with the same woman for more than a month and it led him to be called one month prince. He was happily living his life his way until his father interrupted and left him with two options. Settling down in life and inheriting the business fortune or losing it all. This made him irritated to the core and as if it wasn’t already bad enough, Eden McBride, the girl his father chose for him, showed no interest in marrying him. His ego larger than his life was definitely bruised but on second thought she would be the perfect one to play his fake fiancee role. Things were going as per he planned until it wasn’t anymore. He was supposed to find a way out to have his life his way again but what he didn’t count in the equation was Eden growing on him and a thread alluring him to her like an addict to his drug....

"You guys know what the situation is like in this industry this year. I need to cut our end-of-the-year bonus by half in order to overcome this difficult period." My boss, Peter Hurley, claims that things are difficult in the industry right now, yet his wrist still showcases the luxury watch that he's just bought. My 20,000-dollar bonus is reduced to 700 dollars. In addition, I also received a plaque that says "Award for Outstanding Contribution". "This plaque is worth a lot, Soren. It represents the acknowledgement this company has for you. Don't be so petty when it comes to money." As I stare at the plaque in my hand, I can't help but scoff furiously. "Fine. I won't be that petty when it comes to money. I hope you won't be that petty either when you're paying next month's rent." Peter is stunned momentarily. "What do you mean by that?" I toss the plaque into the trash can. "What I mean is, I'm the landlord of this building. From next month onward, the rent will be increased ten times. If you refuse to accept the new rent, you can pack up and scram."

Fiona Elysee Ronquillo is already getting married to her long-time boyfriend a month from now. But because of the sinful night, she'd made. She preferred to cancel their wedding. How long can she hide the truth? If after that night she was chased by him. The one she slept with... none other than her fiance's best friend, Liam Travis Ishikawa.