These Violent Delights Kindle

The things we want are so very rarely the things we need. Clifton Heights, a modest Adirondack town, offers many unique attractions. Arcane Delights sells both paperbacks and hard-to-find limited editions. The Skylark Diner serves the best home-cooked meals around, with friendly service and a smile. Every August, Mr. Jingo’s County Fair visits, to the delight of children and adults. In essence, Clifton Heights is the quintessential small American town. Everyone knows everyone else, and everyone is treated like family. It is quiet, simple, and peaceful. But shadows linger here. Flitting in dark corners, from the corner of the eye. If you walk down Main Street after dark, the slight scrape of shoes on asphalt whispers you're not alone, but when you look over your shoulder, no one is there. The moon shines high and bright in the night sky, but instead of throwing light, it only seems to make the shadows lengthen. Children disappear. Teens run away. Hunters get lost in the woods with frightening regularity. Husbands go mad, and wives vanish in the dead of night. And still, when the sun rises in the morning, you are greeted by townspeople with warm waves and friendly smiles, and the shivers pass as everything seems fresh and new... Until night falls once more. Handy's Pawn and Thrift sits several blocks down from Arcane Delights. Like any thrift store, its wares range from the mundane to the bizarre. By daylight, it seems just another slice of small town Americana. But in its window hangs a sign which reads: We Have Things You Need. And when a lonely traveling salesman comes looking for something he desperately wants, after normal visiting hours, after night has fallen, he will face a harsh truth among the shelves of Handy’s Pawn and Thrift: the things we want are rarely the things we need. ©️ Crystal Lake Publishing

BLURB Aurora Tempest has it all. She's the CEO of Tempest holdings, a billionaire and a loving wife. Her life is perfect until she is betrayed. Poisoned by her beloved husband Dorian who cheated on her with his “cousin”, Aurora dies a violent death. When she wakes up two years before and finds she's been granted a second chance to do it all again, Aurora promises revenge. Her husband and his girlfriend—she will ruin them all and finally get the love she deserves. But the road to revenge is never easy and Aurora might've gotten more than she can handle.

Since childhood, Traizle and her two younger brothers have endured the violent hands of their mother—a woman more concerned with buying things to make herself look beautiful and elegant than providing the love and care her children desperately needed. One day, their parents separated. Their father left to start a new life with a new family, and months later, their mother disappeared without a trace. Left on her own, Traizle shoulders the heavy responsibility of raising her siblings and keeping them alive. But when a powerful multi-billionaire crosses paths with a young woman struggling to survive, their worlds collide. What happens when desperation meets opportunity—and two very different lives become intertwined?

This is the darkest kind of story - pull at it and you will bleed. Be ready for consequences. The deeper you read, the harder it will clutch at you. A violent night. Two lives shattered. One child plucked from the river and hidden away. Years of running, of fierce protection, of desperate love that wears the face of a wound. When the disease drags them back to the city that stole everything, the past wakes like a predator. He is a monster wrapped in grief - magnetic, ruthless, and obsessed. She is the woman who saved a life and raised a devil of her own making, unaware that the blood she shields belongs to the man who destroyed her world. He does not know; she does not know. Fate will tell them both.

The Legend of Karistus is a story the elders told to keep the young ones in line. At least that's what Damon Cortez thought. But then a sexy stranger started at Moonvalley High, and weird things began to happen. Lisa Montgomery wasn't there to make friends. She has a bad temper and a long history of violent blackouts. Moonvalley is the last chance she has to get an education. When wolves start disappearing and legend becomes flesh and bone, can Damon pass the test? What will he do with a mate far stronger than his Alpha wolf? And when a Royal reappears from a line thought dead, who is the rightful ruler of the kingdom? Read on at your own risk.

Emily Grace, a gentle and beautiful café worker, catches the eye of Alexander Steele, a ruthless billionaire tycoon, after a chance encounter. Obsessed, Alexander orchestrates Emily's downfall to make her dependent on him. Forced into a manipulative marriage, Emily struggles to navigate her complex feelings for Alexander while enduring torment from his ex-fiancée, Isabella. After a violent confrontation leaves Emily with amnesia, Alexander's genuine care helps her heal. What happens when the delicate beauty of Emily collides with the iron will of Alexander? Can they overcome the obstacles that stand in their way, or are some divides too great to cross? Will love prevail, or will their pasts forever keep them apart?

Jessica has been married to Zander for three years, but their marriage has gone from sweet to cold. Jessica decides to do something to save their love. However, she catches Zander cheating on her with his secretary, Serena. Heartbroken, she files for divorce. However, this invites even more violent retaliation. It turns out that Zander married her only for revenge. He cupped her chin and said coldly, "Your father owes me that." Completely disillusioned, Jessica finds her real father and recovers her original identity. It turns out that she's the billionaire mafia boss's daughter. Zander panics and begs Jessica to come back......

Zoey has been beaten down her entire life—by her pack, by fate, by the cruel truth that she has no wolf. When war pushes the packs together, her body becomes a battlefield of its own, bruised, burning, and starved for something she’s never been allowed to want. Then she collides with a dangerous male who looks at her like pain makes her irresistible and defiance makes her his. Desire turns savage, jealousy turns deadly, and love threatens to be the most violent thing of all. In a world ruled by blood, dominance, and marks, wanting him could ruin her—but being claimed by him might finally set her free.

Lena has always felt like something inside her is waiting — watching. On the night of a rare blood moon, that feeling claws its way out when a rogue wolf pack attacks her small town. She survives… but only because Kael, a powerful alpha from a rival pack, claims her as his fated mate. The problem? Lena was secretly involved with Ronan, Kael’s ambitious second-in-command, who believes he should be alpha. As Lena struggles with her violent transformation and the overwhelming pull of the mate bond, pack politics explode. Rogues are gathering under a mysterious leader who seems to know Lena’s past — and wants her alive.

Belle was eighteen. Bastian was twenty-eight—her brother’s best friend, the man she was never supposed to love. One violent night, his fists saved her. One stolen moment, his lips almost ruined her. Now, he’s trapped in an arranged engagement with a woman who owns his freedom— and Belle is the only thing he can’t stop wanting. Every glance burns. Every touch is forbidden. Every secret they share is a step closer to disaster. She should walk away. He should stay loyal. But when love feels like sin, how do you stop falling… for the one man you can never have?