The Trouble With Peace

Layla Jones and Damon Kingsley found themselves being unwillingly bound to matrimony because of a business arrangement between their families and the two cross roads, in a way that neither of them had imagined Will they be willing to endure each other's proximity on a daily basis or will their relationship take a drastic turn?

[MATURE CONTENT] "Please..” I begged, my body trembling with want. “Please let me cum. ” Despite my desperate pleas, he smiled, that twisted dark smile that never failed to make my heart stop. His knuckles graze my cheeks as leaned in, the gentleness of his caress was a huge contrast to pain he'd inflicted on me. “Sorry darling.” He rasped, his eyes darkening with a mix of satisfaction and amusement. “You don't deserve it.” *** Aurelia Ravenwood was fed up with her boring love life, but she never had the courage to explore her wild fantasies. After she comes across a peculiar survey site, it rewards her with a sex bucket list that brought her carnal desires to life, a list that requires her to fill in her top three candidates who would help her complete her list. She adds her long time crush and coworker first, followed by a charismatic actor, and finally her enigmatic boss. But her life turns upside down when the list is leaked in her workplace, and the first person to call her in is her boss. Aurelia had feared and expected him to punish her, but instead she gets a shocking offer; He would help her complete her list if she agreed to be his new plaything.

Damian has a dream - he wants to produce an excellent series that will win the hearts of viewers. To the main role he employs the popular Rafał. The first meeting is unique because Damian rescues Rafał's life. Both men begin to like each other and look for their friendship. Do their relationship stay here? Meanwhile, Rafał hides some painful secrets that tragically hurt his heart and ... the body. Do the relationship with Damian let him deal with a painful past that does not want to leave? Does Damian manage to protect Rafał from current threats? Friendship, fascination and ... something more? The life of both men will start to change in a direction, which none of them predicted.

When the goddess plays a game of dice with your fate, it is your responsibility to seize it. Isn't it? Trying to escape for her Life, Lyne accidentally imprints her scent on Asher, Demon Alpha of the Silver haired pack, on the night of a moon Eclipse, marking him as mate. But Asher is already promised to another under a blood oath—a peace treaty that binds two powerful packs from breaking out in another war. In a flicker of hope, Lyne strikes a bargain to secure her life. But what will happen when the goddess plays one more die ahead of her, and her life is not the only thing she'd find herself bargaining for?

On the night that Charlotte Slate was betrayed by her husband Andy, she has a one-night stand with a mysterious stranger. Little did she know, her one-night stand was none other than billionaire CEO Micah McKaine, also known as Kingpin Kane, the most dangerous man on the West Coast. When Charlotte becomes an exotic dancer to make ends meet, a twist of fate brings these two back together as their paths cross unexpectedly under the stage lights. When Micah sees her perform for the first time, his passion is rekindled and he is even more determined than ever to make her his--especially when he learns that she is the wife of double-crossing protege Andy, Micah devises a plan involving her to take down a common enemy. Can Micah convince this “good girl” to be his avenging angel? _____ "Charlotte," he whispers into my hair as he holds me close. "Please just let me hold you. Just this once. I know you aren't free to love me, but I want something more to remember before we need to play it safe. Please, cher." "Oh Micah," I melt into him, needing his touch just as much as he needs mine. "We can't do this." What starts as a gentle embrace starts to become something else as he pulls my head back to stare directly into my eyes. Bringing his head down slowly, his lips hover above mine, not quite touching. "Is that so?" He licks my lips and I feel my core release, wet and ready for so much more. This man that just a moment ago induced so much fear in me, is igniting my passion beyond reason. "Give me one good reason why I should kiss you right now and have my way with you in the back of this car."

Recovering from her most recent rejection the night before, back at her ushering work, Vivian is framed for serving a contaminated drink to a famous billionaire and this causes her to lose her job and salary, then the same night Vivian is told her family has been kicked out of their house. To her surprise, the man they accused her of poisoning, Axel Brown, called her, wanting to talk to her, but did he really want to talk, or punish her for her mistake?

It happened so quickly yet gradually. First it was the excuses he made. The distance he slowly brought. “She's just like my sister,” he would always use as an excuse and id believed him. Seeing things now, it was always inevitable. He had taken my love for granted and now it was gone. … Mikaela thought that she had everything she wanted. Her mate, Ryan Wade loved her. And then Lydia showed up. She had tolerated her presence even as Ryan's treatment of her grew more and more suspicious until this moment. Seeing him in bed with her, committing the ultimate betrayal, she makes up her mind to leave. Pregnant with his children she leaves and starts anew in another pack. But fate has different plans and she is brought back together with him, this time with her children and a new family by her side. With Lydia and his Luna she should have no care for him, yet he pushes her to the edge. When their children's bond is discovered and she is forced back into his life. Will they find love again?

Sean Kalix Ackerman is a twenty-year-old billionaire. A man perfect in every way - handsome, caring, rich, talented, intelligent, everything you would ask for. He meets a lady who was born very different from him. Myrtle Piena Saragoza, a woman of her words. She is diligent, kind, a dreamer, and beautiful in her own way. She belongs to a family of farmers and grew up not wealthy but happy. One sad day came, and Myrtle's mother was rushed into the hospital because of cardiac arrest. They need fifty-billion dollars to pay for the surgery. After trying and struggling to find a job in the city, she had no choice but to marry Sean, the hot billionaire. "Let's have a deal, miss Myrtle. Be my wife, and I'll give you the money you need." Will she be a happy wife despite being coerced to accept the bargain? Will they live happily ever after?

We don't choose the parents we are born to, neither do we choose our mate. Moonstone city is home to multiple werewolf clans cohabitating in an odd mixture of traditional werewolf beliefs and modern lifestyle. Ada King is the daughter of one of the most powerful Alphas and has been educated in manners, politics and cold-blooded decision making fit for the "princess" of the city. Everyone expects a typical life of being mated to another Alpha and becoming an influential Luna; however, what is not typical is that Ada not only searches for her mate for months but also rejects him in a conference room full of witnesses, and with a signed contract. Damien Sevach, furious of losing his mate in such a way, requests an ultimatum of "Mates with Benefits". He wants to learn what motivated Ada and what hides behind her perfect façade.

My mafia husband, Vincent Santoro, was born a monster, incapable of loving anyone. But one day, I discovered he was hiding a ‘forbidden fruit’. A girl from the slums, Claire Murphy. Scarred by life, yet as beautiful as a wildflower growing through concrete. For a man who'd waded through blood his whole life, she was a fatal attraction he never saw coming. He thought he'd covered his tracks. He was wrong. At the Santoro family's annual dinner, I confronted him about Claire, tears streaking down my face. He just lightly frowned, then had his consigliere slide the divorce papers across the table to me. "Isabella. Sign it. The three North Side docks and the shipping lines are yours." I tore the papers to shreds. He just kept raising the offer. He had me thrown into the freezing waters of Lake Michigan. He blew up my family's distillery—the Romano family's legacy. Finally, he took my parents. Tied them in an abandoned warehouse and made one watch as he set the other on fire. "Sign, or watch them burn. Your choice." I begged him on my knees, but a roar of flames consumed the world— The heat seared my skin, the ash of my parents clinging to my face. "No... NO!" When I opened my eyes, I was back. Back on the day I first learned about Claire. This time, no tears, no drama. That night, I called my family in Sicily and set my escape in motion. But the moment I vanished from his world… Vincent Santoro went insane.