Worth The Candle Novels & Stories

Tess let a stranger claim her. He touched her like she was worth everything, then walked away when he learned something about her he swore never to get involved with. Now he's her boss, and he pretends she doesn't exist. Donovan has rules. But Tess almost made him break them. He touched her, almost claimed her, but had to force himself to stop. Now she sits outside his office every day, and he's haunted. He avoids her like a disease, becomes crueller than ever to suppress his own desires. Because if he lets himself feel anything, he won't ever be able to stop. His addiction had a face now, and she's destroying every defense he's built.

After a devastating valentine's breakup, Miracle never expected to find herself caught in a web of deceit and desire. A mysterious stranger approached her with an offer she couldn't refuse. Three million dollars to be a fake girlfriend to his wealthy client, with one catch: falling in love with him disqualifies her from the deal. Skeptical at first, Miracle agrees to the arrangement, but she quickly realizes that it's not as simple as she thought. Especially when her client turns out to be the infamous Leonel Hamilton, a billionaire with a reputation for breaking hearts without mercy. As Miracle navigates the complexities of their fake relationship, she finds herself torn between her desire for money and her growing feelings for Leonel. But when some truths are revealed, she must decide if the contract is worth the risk or if the lure of money is too strong to resist. Read on to discover the rollercoaster of romance and deceit.

Calla Reyes lives by the law—until one night at Eclipse changes everything. She witnesses Kane Drax, notorious alpha of the Iron Fang pack, dominating women in ways that make her body betray her principles. When he’s falsely accused of assault, she becomes his unwilling defender. But Kane doesn’t want her help. He doesn’t want her at all. “I don’t mate with cops’ daughters,” he snarls, even as the bond between them threatens to consume them both. When pack wars explode into the streets and ancient tribunals demand her blood, Calla must choose: fight the attraction that’s tearing her apart, or embrace the darkness that might be her salvation. In a world where law means nothing and desire means everything, some bonds are worth breaking every rule.

When my daughter, Ruth Jensen, says for the tenth time that she wants a different mother, I don't get angry. I just calmly ask her who she wants instead. She blurts, "Vivian." She means Vivian Green, her tutor… and also the woman my husband has never been able to forget. At Ruth's birthday party that day, she even openly thanks Vivian, saying Vivian takes care of her like a mother. Looking at Ruth's young, innocent face, I finally understand that she doesn't like me. So, I stop caring for her and my husband the way I used to. Instead, I turn around and join a classified national project. Rather than wasting time on people who aren't worth it, I'd be better off serving my country!

Hazel Pierce has always lived in the shadows, nerdy, invisible, and secretly crushing on the one guy she should never have fallen for– her stepbrother, Trey Rivers. When her secret is nearly exposed on campus, her enemy and the hockey team’s resident bad boy, Jaxon Carter comes to her rescue but not without a prize. He makes her an offer to fake date him to kill the gossip in exchange to improve his grades. He’s cocky, reckless, and dangerously charming. And worst of all he knows how to make her heart race What starts as a simple deal quickly spirals out of control. They promised no feelings, but what happens when their truth is bigger than the rules? When Hazel’s true identity is revealed. She must decide if loving him is worth the risk as she reclaims her true voice and identity.

The family she spent eighteen years calling her own tossed her aside the second their real daughter showed up. Her fiancé dumped her. The elite circles that once welcomed her suddenly treated her like she didn't exist. Everyone was waiting for Rue to fall apart. Instead, she walked away. What nobody realizes is that Rue never needed the Sterling family's money, status, or approval. While her enemies celebrate her downfall, powerful tycoons, influential families, and dangerous men are lining up to earn her favor. The secrets she carries are worth fortunes—and the woman they cast aside is far more terrifying than any of them imagined. Now the people who betrayed her are about to learn a lesson they'll never forget: Throwing Rue away wasn't their biggest mistake. Making her their enemy was.

The truth about NEVEAH'S cheating fiancée hit hard-but not as hard as her right hook to his jaw. When she finds a beaten man in the woods beside her home, her entire life changes and things get-complicated. Ex-con RAGE only wants two things-for the man that set him up to release his sister, and for him to burn in where he belongs. After being released from prison, he heads straight to the man that put him there, only to be beaten and tossed in the woods for dead. When he's found by the most beautiful girl he's ever met, he knows he'll have a chance to rescue his sister even though she doesn't realize she needs saving. With the truth lurking in the shadows, Rage must decide if his sweetest addiction is worth giving up his second chance.

On his 34th birthday, James Cross expects another lavish party and meaningless celebration. Instead, Mimi Rayne and their son surprise him at his office—only to discover another woman publicly claiming to be Mrs. Cross. Humiliated and heartbroken, Mimi walks away from the marriage she once believed in. When her former love, Jaxon Vale, returns, seeking revenge on James, Mimi faces an impossible choice: take revenge with Jaxon or forge her own path to freedom. Meanwhile, her son Simeon, wiser than his years, proposes a startling solution: “Marry Jaxon and start again, or let revenge destroy you.”But James won’t let her go so easily—and Jaxon has his own secrets. In a city where fortunes turn on a whisper, can Mimi find her voice, reclaim her strength, and discover a love worth fighting for?

When Ava Hansley lost her family and pack to a rogue attack, she sought revenge and would do anything to get it. But meeting the infamous, ruthless, renowned Casanova, Alpha Chester sways her away from her ultimate life goal. Chester – despite having a harem of whores– was still in search of his mate. Meeting Ava for the first time, he gets struck by her alluring scent and lurks around her from that moment. What happens when Ava realizes she just might be the mate of the one man she never imagines she could have? Will she have to choose between love and revenge? Was Alpha Chester worth giving up her hate and revenge for, or was he yet another hurdle to overcome? A , handsome hurdle, to be exact. Join me in this thrilling but twisted love story of Ava Hensley and Alpha Chester.

In a world of covens and vampires, plus-size witch Evelyn is trapped in a loveless engagement with unfaithful Calous for political reasons. Her only comfort is her best friend Jules. Everything changes when she meets Damien, a vampire tasked with connecting their worlds. Despite the historical hatred between their kinds, Evelyn and Damien fall into a forbidden romance. Evelyn faces the threat of a blood contract binding her to Calous, which could have dire consequences if broken. Amid political turmoil, Damien offers her a glimpse of love and freedom. Together, they seek to nullify the contract and forge a new path. As alliances waver and betrayal looms, Evelyn and Damien must decide if their love is worth the risk. Their journey of self-discovery and empowerment challenges the fabric of their societies as they race against time to secure their future. "The Forbidden Shadows of Love" is a tale of forbidden romance and the power of love in a world that seeks to keep them apart.