Wooden Crosses

When Eliot Duke, a self-made man crosses his path with Raquel Roswell, he thought that he finally has the woman of his dreams, but fate seems to play a dangerous game. Raquel is married—and he, the greatest Billionaire of his time had just become her illicit lover. ** What Raquel and Eliot shared in Bali was magical. It was more than their pleasure. It was more than the libido they had drowned themselves, and Eliot thought that Raquel was the woman made for him, but she disappeared without any trace, gone without giving him a chance to ask her to become his lover. When fate allows him to meet her again—Raquel was afraid, because she too longs for the man she meets on that beach. One of the greatest scandals. The betrayal of a wife, and a downfall of a man. Will Eliot’s love for Raquel overcome her betrayal, or is she worth going against his principles and his prime?

[WARNING: HEAVY MATURE CONTENT!] ---- Emmeline thinks her life is finally falling into place the day she marries Richard, a wealthy man admired in high society. But behind the charming facade he shows the world lies a volatile, controlling monster who takes twisted pleasure in demeaning her. The emotional abuse starts with cutting remarks and cruel insults but quickly escalates into something far more damaging. Richard grows physically abusive whenever Emmeline dares to defy him or fails to meet his impossibly high standards. She knows she deserves better, but his manipulation and threats keep her trapped. Determined to conceal his violent behavior, Richard moves them to an upscale neighborhood far from their old neighbors who have already seen too much. There, Emmeline crosses paths with the most dangerous and feared man in the country—a meeting that changes her life forever.

"Oral? Rough nights? That's what I've become-the plaything of a man whose name echoes across Asia. We've done things in places where we could have been caught, places where his men could see us, and yet we didn't care. The only thing that mattered was quenching the fire raging inside our bodies. Free? No. Nothing is free anymore. Every desire, every twisted fantasy he wants to play out on me comes with a price-and he pays it without hesitation. Even when it's degrading, even when it crosses boundaries I once thought I had, I take it. No questions asked. But here's what keeps me awake at night: is this all I'll ever be? Are we bound to this cycle, trapped in this dangerous game forever?"

On break from college, and desperate to escape the mundane of her current life, Mira Marshall ignores the superstitious and paranoid nature of her family to leave the house and see the world for a few weeks. Mira wants to see a change in scenery, and roam in wide open spaces that shame the small house and city life she's been confined to. She wants to leave it all behind for a few weeks, but not everything wants to remain behind. Strange incidents and an ever growing list of questions inspire Mira to detour and venture to the area where her parents were slaughtered on a camping trip. Emboldened by a desire for answers and justice, Mira digs deeper into her family's history and into the area. She soon crosses paths with a vengeful being who's hatred of her family well surpasses a century. She doesn't know him, but he knows her.

“I hate you, Javier.” I seethed, with a glance at a nearby pond. I could stare at my reflection in the water. “I hate that you make me feel this way…” ︎︎︎ A prince, rumored to be the definition of darkness and danger itself. Shunned and hidden his whole life by his cruel father and evil step mother. His name is Javier Zapetero and he crosses path with his savior who sets him free. Maya Sanchez is her name and fate intertwines them in a contract marriage deal. After being taken by the dark prince, will the werewolves strike the Royal court? Can the sadistic prince find his light? The hero becomes reborn and dystopia, blood lust, a thirst for revenge, might just be the order of the day after he possesses a darkness that can destroy them all. Is his mate’s true inheritance, even more heart wrenching?

Nothing stays hidden for long. November James may be beautiful, graceful, and wonderful in Leonidas Maximilian's eyes but beneath her smile lays a hungry monster, clawing its way out to kill, to dominate, and possess everything that crosses its path. She's got war riding on her back, wolf hunters, assassins, and now a husband to protect. How much longer can she hide? Successful and responsible Corporate Lawyer Leo believes he's got everything he wants except for love, when he met the perfect girl November James he thought his life is complete, until one faithful day he realized the woman he loves wasn't anything remotely human at all, will he stay and fight for her or will he turn his back to the new world she's brought him into?

She was his fated mate — until he cast her aside. Betrayed, rejected, and banished from her pack, Aurelia vanished into the shadows, carrying a secret that could change everything: she was pregnant with the Alpha’s children. Now, years later, she lives a life of quiet suffering in a rival pack, forced into servitude by a cruel Alpha who wants more than just her obedience. But Aurelia isn’t the same broken Luna who walked away. She’s a mother, a survivor, and a wolf with fire in her blood. When Silas crosses her path again and learns the truth, he realizes the cost of his mistake. But winning her back won’t be easy — not when the scars run deep, and enemies are closing in from all sides. Can Silas earn her forgiveness before it's too late... or has Aurelia already learned to live without her mate?

Penelope is running out of time as she needs to find hefty sum of money for her brother’s surgery. With having no one to help her, she relies solely on her escorting job. One day, her path crosses with Kilian King who needed an escort to a charity ball he is hosting after two years. She discovers his need for a surrogate and leaps at the opportunity. Kilian King has been a widow for two years since his wife died in an accident. He has become cold and detached over the years but a call from the hospital has him searching for a surrogate. What happens when she is offered the opportunity to become a surrogate for a billionaire? She has no choice but to sign the agreement to save her dying brother There will be personality clashes and sparks when Penelope and Killian meet. Will sparks fly as they are confined to be in each others company?

"You were never meant to be mine... but now that I have you, I'll destroy the world before I let you go." Amara Voss only wanted a quiet life, one far away from the brutal underworld that tore her family apart. But fate has other plans when she crosses paths with Dante Moretti, the ruthless and dangerously seductive kingpin of the Italian Mafia. He claims her. He marks her. He obsesses over her. What begins as a debt her father owes becomes an obsession neither of them can control. Trapped in a golden cage of diamonds, secrets, and blood, Amara fights for freedom. But can she survive Dante's dark world... or will she fall deeper into the arms of a man who would kill for her? Because when a Mafia King is obsessed, there’s no escape.

She was more than just an enemy’s daughter. She was his… Clara Hale is looking for a fresh start, not a storm. But from the moment she crosses paths with Zachary Langston, her life is thrown into chaos. Her chance at employment is shattered, and she finds herself entangled in his bizarre world. When she saves his sister from danger, Clara hopes it’s her ticket to peace. Instead, she ends up stuck under Zachary’s roof, where the friction between them only grows. There’s something irresistible about his sharp hazel eyes and dangerous charm, and being close to him feels as reckless as it does unescapable. But Clara had a secrets of her own, which was hidden even to herself. Anyway, Zachary wouldn’t expect that this young clumsy woman would shake the walls around his heart.