“Don’t go. Do as he says,” grandmother said. Suzanne blinked and looked into her grandmother’s face.
“Grandmama?”
Grandmother’s eyes were no longer glazed, and she had spoken with such clarity when usually, her speech was slurred. At that very moment, Suzanne had no doubt that her grandmother’s mind was crystal clear.
Grandmother held onto Suzanne’s hand and gently pried open her palm, revealing the black mark. Grandmother’s eyes narrowed as she traced her bony finger on Suzanne’s palm before staring back at Suzanne.
“This,” she pointed at Suzanne’s palm, “This is the mark of the beast.”

“Go find one of those perfect little she-wolves lined up to mate you. Play your Alpha card on them. I’m sure they’ll beg to be marked..maybe they’ll even let you f—”
“Seliene!” he snapped, his voice a roar as he grabbed my wrist.
“Stop touching me!” I shoved at his chest, voice rising despite the sting in my throat. “Stop acting like you care when all you've ever done is hate me!”
Tears pricked my eyes, but I refused to let them fall. “There are plenty of men who would take me to bed without second-guessing it. Maybe I should let them. Maybe I should—”
His hand tangled in my hair so fast I gasped, and the next thing I knew, my back was against the wall.
Ronan’s eyes were glowing now—not just anger, but something else. Something deeper. His wolf was there, right under the surface, growling low and dangerous.
“Oh?” I taunted, my body betraying me with a subtle tremble of arousal. “What is this? You don’t want me, but no one else should touch me either?”
His growl deepened, vibrating between us, and then his mouth crashed down on mine.
I moaned before I could stop myself, and that only seemed to provoke him further. He pressed harder, his body pinning mine, every inch of him demanding, claiming.
He groaned into my mouth, his thigh sliding between mine and pressing upward. I gasped, my head hitting the wall as pleasure sparked through me.
“Don’t want to touch you?” he growled against my lips. “I want you with every damn breath.”
Seliene, a fierce half-breed hiding heartbreak behind a defiant tongue, and Ronan, the brooding Alpha who once rejected her, ignite in a moment of raw passion and buried longing. Bound by a mate bond they both try to resist, their chemistry is undeniable, dangerous, explosive, and edged with the pain of a love neither dares to admit.

Helena is a sweet woman who falls hopelessly in love with Hugo, but unfortunately this romance does not last long. She gets pregnant and loses contact with him, and when she runs into him by chance at the company where she works, she tells him about her pregnancy and also finds out about his wife. But of course the story doesn't end there,there are more mysteries to unravel and he has a score to settle with Helena.

MATURE/ADULT CONTENT
When I was a little girl, I always had dreams about being with a wealthy husband, having a beautiful home, and having wonderful kids.
I always dreamed that little fairy-tale dream of course because that's all I've ever wanted.
I was never afraid of anything or anyone for that matter.
Until I met Mr. Aiden Williams.
He was very handsome, very arrogant, and very intimidating.....
CONTAINS SEXUAL MENTIONS/ VULGARITY/ALMOST RAPE
READ AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION

Five years ago, when Rafe demanded a paternity test, Lindi was devastated.
When the test came back negative and Rafe believed science over her word, Lindi realized the man she'd loved with all of her heart had never loved her.
Now Rafe is back in her life and he still refuses to admit her twin boys were his.
Love Me, Trust Me is created by Marie Dry, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

"""You're mine, Betty. You always have been.""
""I'm not…""
""Yes, you are. Fight me off all you want. Lie to my face that you don't feel shit for me anymore. Keep refusing to tell me why your son has such a striking resemblance with me. I don't care. Because one thing is clear as fucking day, Betty…""
""And — and what's that?""
""You miss me. You crave my touch. Now say that's a lie too. I dare you. I double dare you…""
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Sold to the cold, domineering Alpha by her abusive stepfather, Betty is dangling from one miserable fate to another.
When she realizes the cold Alpha is her fated mate, she tries to win his love. But his aloof nature makes it impossible.
One night, she runs away from the Pack, with his unborn heir. She starts life anew away from him and everyone else who has made life hell for her.
Years later, he shows up in front of her, begging for her love and forgiveness. But this time, she's not the naive and pitiful girl he once knew. This time, she's determined to keep her son and her body away from him. No matter how hard it is. And no matter how badly she's tempted to go back into his strong, alluring arms.
She needs to stay away from him. But that's not easy, especially when he's stalking her now and going out of his way to seduce her back into his life.
How long before her strong resolve breaks? Or will she forever stick to her vow of never returning to him? "

In the embrace of a werewolf's warmth, Sheina's life took an unexpected turn.
Sheina Charlotte, burdened by a rare cold allergy and mourning her father's death, stumbled upon the enigmatic Kenneth Immanuel one fateful night in a bar. A chance encounter that would defy the laws of nature.
Kenneth, a powerful alpha werewolf with a thriving business empire, was used to controlling his world. But when Sheina's chilling ailment threatened to consume her, it was his heart that he struggled to rein in.
Amidst a brewing conflict with the vengeful vampire George Geraldo, Sheina and Kenneth's worlds collided. From an unexpected rescue to a reluctant partnership, their journey would push the boundaries of love, trust, and the supernatural.
As winter's cold grip tightened, Sheina's affection for Kenneth grew, unaware of his hidden secret. The revelation of his true nature would test their love beyond measure.
Will their love withstand the chilling truth, or will it crumble like fragile ice under the weight of destiny?

“Teach me, teach me how to turn you on, teach me how to pleasure you, Sister” He ran his hands down her bare chest, taking in a sharp breath.
She shut her eyes, sighing, “Don’t. Don't call me that. Please.”
“Why, I thought you loved it when I do”
“It makes me think of thousand reasons why this is wrong, why me fucking my brother is wrong”
Hope Alejandra Torres never knew how thin the line between love, lust and hate was, until her brother came back after seven years, looking sinfully different.
Only he can push her buttons and make her breath fire, yet only he can touch her in places he shouldn't and make her feel different.
But it's forbidden, or is it? He's her brother after all.

Isabelle Zanotti always knew her family despised her. Her father hated her because she looked exactly like her late mother, a painful reminder of the woman he never stopped mourning. As the firstborn child of one of the most powerful alphas on the continent, Isabelle was expected to be strong. Instead, she was considered the weakest, and her stepmother and stepsister never let her forget it.
Her life changes when her father arranges her marriage to the most feared alpha alive, a man rumored to be Lucifer in the flesh. The arrangement moves forward quickly, and Isabelle is given no say in the matter.
Just when she starts to adjust to her new reality, Isabelle meets her true mate.
Now she must make a heartbreaking decision. Should she stay with the man she was never meant for but who has come to love her, or follow the path the moon goddess chose, even if it means leaving everything behind?

Tara was married to a scheming husband who is a wolf. She is unaware of her husband's identity. He hates her for being an ordinary woman
On their second anniversary, he sold her to Gaston for a one-night stand. She had sex with Gaston thinking it was Chad. Something changed in her and started demanding sex from her husband because of the way Gaston handled her.
She got pregnant and her husband hated her more and threw abusive words at her and started showing off her girlfriend who is her mate.

Meet Kamila Wilsons, a woman who left her wealthy family and expensive lifestyle, hid her identity just to marry the one man that she loves. A
man whom her family had warned her not to chase if she doesn’t want to be heartbroken. Turning a deaf ear towards her family, Kamila married with Arnoldo Morrison.
Arnoldo was against the marriage due to the fact that he never had feelings for Kamila. However, the both of them got together because of the Matriarch of the Morrison family, Grandma Megan.
A marriage was supposed to be a sweet journey for a woman who had just been accepted by her in laws but Kamila’s was the opposite. Being treated as a servant wasn't one of the roles of a married woman. Her in laws all treated her like dirt. Her husband continuously cheated on her with his lover, Iraida Evans whom his grandmother had always looked down on.
After witnessing her husband having sexual intercourse with his lover in their matrimonial bed, Kamila couldn't take the torture anymore. She has reached her limit of endurance. She couldn't let her heart to be continuously played with as if it was some toy.
Kamila reached out for the divorce papers, signed her name and left the Morrison mansion with a promise that she would come back and make them loose everything they had ever worked hard for love? She has three elder brothers who dote on her.
Kamila went back to her family and started her plot against her ex in laws until she met Ethan, her childhood friend whom she had bumped into years ago

Blake, the heir to the throne of Adal pack
Athena, his mate, a matrix who is considered a weak wolf
Blake wants a stronger mate as his partner during his journey as Alpha and Athena is far from it.
So, he rejects her on the day they meet knowing fully well that rejected mates die off.
The news had spread like a wildfire throughout the entire city that Athena had no other option but to be forced into isolation.
But then, there was Adam.
Adam was a former senior at Athena’s high school who always knew her to be the quiet and maybe shy type of girl. Her personality always sparked his interest, but he never seemed to move towards anything that captivated him unless it has a relationship to his goals.
As the CEO of Stardust Enterprises, one of the biggest companies in Adal pack, it wasn’t odd that the news of her rejection got to his hearing through workplace gossip.
At the age of 24, Adam was still yet to find his mate and suddenly, Athena has sparked his interest.
Blake suddenly begins to hear his rejected mate is being mated by another and now there is a tug of jealousy tearing at his seams. Now he wants her back.
Athena is then stuck between two choices…
Blake who is the Alpha and mate who had rejected her but wants her back
Or Adam who is the billionaire and unmated wolf that wanted her too.

“I’ll give you anything, Elsa—money, a car, a house, jewelry—just agree to the transplant. Ria really needs it.” I couldn’t believe his audacity. Was this really my husband, trying to bargain my body to save his fiancée?
“Sorry, I’m pregnant. I can’t donate a kidney,” I said, my voice shaky but determined. Anger boiled inside me, but I knew he was powerful. The pretend marriage was over, and his true colors were revealed. Afraid of what he might do to me, I didn’t yell or fight him. I just wanted to escape this nightmare, to break free from this cage I was trapped in.
But his reaction was even more chilling. He looked at me with no emotion.
“We’ll have an abortion.” His words hit me like a bomb. I couldn’t believe how coldly he spoke about ending his own child’s life.

Ellie has always felt like an outsider, drowning in loneliness and losing herself to grief, as she watches her mother battle a terminal illness and her father drift further away. She has never felt more alone—until the night she meets him.
Liam—a handsome stranger with eyes that hold centuries of pain. From the moment their paths cross, Ellie feels an unexplainable pull toward him, as if they have met in another life, in another time.
Liam is no ordinary boy—he is a vampire, cursed to wander the earth in search of vengeance against the monster who stole his family. He has lived lifetimes in solitude, believing love was something only mortals could afford, a luxury he would never know again.
But Ellie awakens something in him—something beyond bloodlust, beyond fate itself. She makes him feel human again. She makes him want to stay.
Their love is intoxicating, desperate, and doomed, a love neither of them fully understands. His warmth and touch, she always yearned for, her kisses and caresses always brought relieve to him.
But as Liam’s enemies close in and Ellie’s fragile world crumbles, they are forced to confront the cruel truth: their time is running out. Loving Liam means risking everything—her soul, her mortality, and the thin thread of life she has left to hold onto.
But some loves are worth dying for.
And some are worth living for, even in the darkness.
When the final battle comes, will fate tear them apart, or will love rewrite destiny itself?

He had me pinned against the wall, his fingers skimming over my ass before gripping it, roughly and possessively. His smirk was infuriating, full of that insufferable confidence he always had.
“It’s just a marriage for a year,” Zayn murmured, his voice rich with amusement. His grip tightened. “Sex, no feelings. Divorce when it’s done. What’s got you hesitating? Scared you’ll fall in love with me again, or scared I’ll ruin this ass of yours?”
I rolled my eyes, even as heat licked up my spine. “Why the hell would I be scared?” I shot back, smirking. “I’ve taken bigger cocks than yours.”
His smirk faltered—annoyance? Amusement? I didn’t care. My hand slid between us, gripping the hard length straining against his slacks. His breath hitched, and in return, I gave him a slow, deliberate squeeze.
“Sex, huh?” I leaned in, my lips brushing his ear. “Let’s see if you can even satisfy me.”
...
Roth never thought he’d see Zayn Sanchez again, not after their brutal breakup, not after he was forced into selling his body just to survive. But fate had other plans. When Zayn, now the heir to the Sanchez Conglomerate, paid a ridiculous sum just to have him for a night, Roth told himself it was just business. One night. No strings.
Then his estranged family called, dangling his mother’s belongings as bait. But their true intention was clear—they wanted him to marry Zayn Sanchez, the new richest man in town.
Zayn didn’t just want a husband. He wanted an ally, someone to play along while he slowly took over Calloway Industries, Roth’s family’s prized company. In return, he promised Roth half of everything he acquired. No emotions. Just strategy. Just sex.
But fucking your ex is never just sex.

Excerpt
I fixed my gaze on his crimson red lips, dying to have a taste of them, my mind overwhelmed with lust as I watched water droplets drip from his sexy black locks of hair, down to his pale face. His wet shirt hugged his body in all the right places highlighting his abs and biceps.
Frustrated, I stood on my tiptoes and brought my lips to his, refusing to deny the feelings I harbored for Carlisle anymore. Just as our lips were about to crash, he placed his index finger on my lips.
"You shouldn't..." He said, killing the mood.
"But why?"
"You don't know what you're getting into with me Peyton, you don't know me or what I'm capable of." He turned to leave, but I followed, determined to get an answer.
"Then show me." I stood in front of him, too involved to back out now.

When Riley caught her girlfriend getting married to her proud brother, she felt betrayed, and her family's taunt broke her. In order to hide her hurting soul, Riley picked the man closest to her and declared that he was her fiance. But the man wasn't just any regular guy, he was Alexander Hamilton-Rodriguez. One of the richest CEO in the country.
Alex was having issues with his wife, Quinoa, and thought Riley would be able to help, so he offered her a contract marriage.
Unfortunately, Riley found out that she had just two months to live, at that moment, she wanted something real, and the next closest person to her was Doctor Roland Salad, Quinoa's brother.
A dying Riley needed Roland, and the haunted Alex needed Riley. But Roland wasn't sure of who he wanted, because he was in love with the both of them.

This men is beautiful, beautiful like God's finest masterpiece. Only, now, he was undressed and bound to the bed in an awkward position, and my hand was still against his breast. Hot temperature, hard muscle, through the palm, clearly came.
"Get off me!" The damned woman, tired of living, dared to plot against him!
"If I truly apologize now, will you forgive me?"
Jigyain looked at me uncertainly. The message is simple: You're dead.
"That's a problem. I just came back to life. I don't really want to die."****
Now I am in possession of this body, the people who bullied the old me should be made to pay.***
Lucy Gue, a tech mogul, enters the body of a fake daughter of famous family with the same name! This original fake daughter is ignorant, bullying, all people hate her...... And she has the ball to seduce the "prince" of the first top family of S City! As soon as Lucy Gue came through, she came face to face with the handsome man, who was staring at her with a look of 'You're going to die' and 'You're going to die badly.' The new Lucy Gue does not care his threatens and builds her own golden career by herself, but it seems the "prince" always gets in the way.
“Join me in the business,sweetheart?”
“What? Love me now?”

“Goodnight. I love you”.
I ’m not responding to this one.
Now for that app I need to sign up to, I quickly put on my details then pay the joining fee, I'm approved within seconds. I give them Finn's number and then put my phone on silent and go to sleep.

“Hide! Hide!” I yelled, striking Greg violently in the butt. I sensed his astonishment but I didn’t give a damn. If he loved me, he'd understand I was in a precarious situation. “What the hell's happening?!” Greg screamed but I still pushed him into my wardrobe anyway as Fred's voice echoed through the house. I can't imagine the torment I'd face if I was caught in a relationship with a man. 7 years ago, I worked for the Richardson family with my mother and when I lost her to cancer, I decided to drop out of school. However, luck was on my side or so I thought. The Richardson adopted me as their own but when I thought my life was starting to get better, Fred the true son of the family came into my life. It went downhill from there. I became a sex toy for him and it even got worse when my adoptive father joined his son to make my life a misery. I became traumatic. Not even the sweetest prince charming could woo me into liking him. To hell with every man! I hated them all until Greg came along. He loved me more than I loved myself but what could I do? Both father and son of the Richardson family had issued me a stern warning to shut every man out – I was an exclusive property. Would I ever get a shot at true love when my life’s a living hell?

"Sorry, Mr. Robert, the prisoner refuses to meet with you."
Two months later.
"Sorry, Mr. Robert the prisoner still refuses to meet with you."
Six months later
"Sorry, Mr. Robert, the prisoner is firm and still refuses to meet with you."
One year later.
"Mr. Robert, sorry, we asked, and she refuses to meet with you, persistently."
Two years later.
"Mr. Robert, she doesn't want to see you."
The female guard in uniform politely spoke to the man in front of her.
Upon hearing this, the man paused and then said to the female guard.
"You tell her for me that I will marry her when she comes out."
Anna doesn't believe that a man who has been in love for ten years will betray her.
In the adjournment room, Anna sat sluggishly on the chair. Two days in court left her exhausted.
"Robert, do you really want to push me to hell?"
"Your father pushed my mother into the sea, and I'll make his daughter's life worse than death. It s fair, right?"
Anna eyes were flled with tears, but she stubbornly raised her head and held it back.
When she looked at Robert again, she took on a pleading look and said,
"For the sake of the past ten years we have been together, would you drop your case?"
Robert stood up, looking at her from a high position, coldly snorted.
"Heh, I have been waiting this day for ten years. How could | drop it?"
Looking at her miserable appearance, Robert heart seemed to have cracked a ittle. He frowned, suppressing that feeling, and cruelly said:
"But you still have some time left. Next week is my engagement party with Lily. This is the invitation, and you are welcome to attend."
He dumped the invitation on Scarlet's body with contempt, and walked away without looking back.
Anna looked at the white invitation letter, as if the last ounce of her strength had been taken away. She fell into a chair, and could not even breathe.
When she and Robert were together, he never said he wanted to marry her.
Now he was getting married, and she was going to jail.
Anna hung her head, covered her face with both hands, and let the tears fall all over her cheeks.
When the trial started again, Anna stood quietly at the defendant's table and listened to the judge's statement.
" Defendant!"
Anna came back to her senses, and instead of looking at the judge, she looked at Robert.
Suddenly, she smiled, quiet and well- behaved, just like the first time when they met and she called him "honey' '.
Robert.' heart trembled by her gaze as if something was flowing away.
"Robert., my father is dead, and he had it coming, and I also have to go to jail."
"From now on, we are even! The past ten years, I will pretend I never met you....
Tears broke out from Anna eyes; she turned her head to the judge and said,
"I plead guilty!"

When Travis, Serena's mate, picked her sister over her, she couldn't help but think her fear had come true.
She was denied by her mate.
Choosing the easy way out of the heartbreak, she ran away with no intention of going back. But, it wasn't that easy when her older brother managed to track her down and demanded for her to come home.
And when she does, secrets will pop out and she will find herself in a situation that she never thought would end up in.

Two girls—one white and one black—switch bodies. Can they find common ground? High school seniors, Natalia Brown and Elizabeth Castillo, live very different lives. Natalia’s wild-girl reputation is legendary, while Elizabeth’s artistic abilities gather dust in the shadows.In a twist of fate, these two very different girls switch bodies. Forced to put their mutual hatred aside, they must work together to convince the world nothing has changed while trying to return themselves to normal. But living in each other's bodies reveals secrets and scars they'd both tried to hide.Will they be able to fool the world and switch back? Or will they both destroy each other's lives before returning to their own? If You Were Me is a heartwarming body-swap novel set in Belize. It explores the meaning of love and the power of friendship.

Young, 18-year-old Laeticia Martinez falls in love with her father's friend slash co-worker, Officer Lukas Evans, after several unexpected yet dangerously enticing encounters with the man, both giving in to their building and very straining attraction towards each other. They fall prey to their passion for one another, sneaking up behind her parents and his friend's back to having their lewd and steaming sessions of hot sex.
However, Mr. Hot and Sexy Officer have a big and terrifying secret of his own. What will happen when Letty accidentally discovers what it is? Will she stay with him, or will she run away?

When Emily, a young and unassuming secretary, is drawn into the twisted schemes of her billionaire boss Dominic, her quiet life is turned upside down. Dominic arrives at Emily's doorstep with a gunshot wound, claiming his wife Vivian tried to kill him. Desperate, he begs Emily to go undercover as a maid in his lavish penthouse to spy on Vivian, whom he suspects is cheating and plotting against him. Torn between her loyalty to Dominic and her growing unease about the situation, Emily reluctantly agrees, only to find herself plunged into a tangled web of lies, betrayal, and deadly secrets. As she begins uncovering the truth, Emily discovers Dominic's wound was self-inflicted as part of a twisted plot to frame Vivian and gain full control of the family's vast fortune. But Vivian is no helpless victim - she's a cunning and ruthless schemer in her own right, determined to protect her own interests and expose Dominic's deception. The two engage in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse, each trying to outmaneuver the other while keeping their own illicit activities hidden. Caught in the middle, Emily must decide whether to expose Dominic's sinister plan or continue playing along, all while navigating her own conflicted feelings for her deeply flawed and manipulative boss. The situation spirals out of control, leading to a violent and deadly confrontation that leaves everyone's true motives and loyalties in question. Events take another tragic turn when Lady Martha is found dead in her bedroom in their family home. A detective is brought in to solve the case, and Emily is framed as the killer.

Claire Evens, an aspiring actress, is in a secret relationship with producer, Mitch Sterling. All is well until the day Claire finds out that she is pregnant. Her lover turns aggressive and pressures her to abort the child. Heartbroken Claire is forced out of his life till she finds a friend in a struggling screenplay writer, Alex.
Claire makes the mistake of threatening to inform the press about the pregnancy. Mitch changes his tone and Claire believes that they have reconciled. Claire goes out with Mitch despite Alex’s disapproval. Mitch betrays Claire and tries to dispose of her and their unborn child in the most gruesome way possible. Alex witnesses the incident and passes out just before they are rescued.
Twenty years later, Alex is a highly successful screenplay writer. Clara, Claire’s orphan daughter, has become a renowned actress. Both are highly sought after by everyone in the industry. They are determined to make Mitch pay for what he did…