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Detective Jessie O'Brien is used to cases about illegal items docking at the local marine port, some easy to handle and others life threatening. She is however always ready for anything except this one time. This time she receives something different. Something that comes with much intrigue and wonder. And for the first time during her service in the local police department, she is clueless of what action to take because right there in front of her eyes is a woman. A woman beaten by the harsh conditions of the sea, a woman coiled up in a corner scared to death. How did she get there all alone? And in a container supposed to be holding illegal drugs she was supposed to bust? And most importantly, what is she supposed to do with her? Two women from entirely different worlds unite to fight against a common crime which affects them in different ways, yet so similar. Family should be the backbone of every person's happiness but to them, it is the source of their very tribulations. They must fight to make sure that they bring this evil to an end and on their road towards that, they realize that they share a connection deeper than either of them can fight. They both have to find a way to stay alive if only to save this one perfect cheese piece even though fate might just have other plans for them.

She Tastes Like Sin is a wickedly steamy lesbian romance collection where every kiss burns and every touch breaks the rules. From forbidden roommates and seductive bosses to sensual best friends and lustful strangers, these women cross every line for passion that leaves marks. Each story is dripping with heat, hunger, and raw desire. No apologies. No limits. Just skin, sweat, and the taste of sin on every tongue.

But you are my… my mate,” I said weakly. He always wanted me, at least he should spare me since he has gotten what he always wanted. I couldn’t see his expression well, but I could see his eyes; they looked frighteningly cold. I could hear murmurs in the crowd, no one knew he was my mate, not even me …until tonight. “Then I, Orion Frost, reject you, Seraphine Grimshaw, as my mate and Luna.” **** Seraphine Grimshaw has always been known as the pack's outcast. Everyone avoided her because rumors spread that she was the reason for her mother’s death years ago. Even though she was constantly harassed by the alpha of her pack, alpha Orion, she had always tried to make the best of her day…that was until the day she awakened her wolf, who had gone rogue. Awakening a wolf that has gone rogue meant death. There was no stopping it, even if her mate was the alpha, the man whom she hated most. Then he rejected her. Lucian Vealen, the King of Lycans, never thought he would find his mate almost murdered by her pack members just because she had gone rogue. Feeling drawn to her, he saves her and takes her back to his territory. But there was a problem, the freshly rejected Seraphine cannot recognize her mate and her wolf has gone into hiding making her temporarily human. What worse, the union between a Lycan and a werewolf is forbidden as werewolves are seen as inferior. Will Seraphine get her revenge? Will their love be able to withstand the test of time and the numerous power struggles?

Four years after Kelsey O'Brien discovered her nature and powers, going to public college feels like a welcome experience to break the cycle she has lived in for the four years under the protective care of her parents and close family. She has had enough time to be in control and now feels like she can get back to leading a normal life around her peers after so long. Luckily for her, her parents are supportive of the idea believing in her and trusting her to be responsible. How hard can it be suddenly being in a world she can be young, reckless and have fun? A night at a frat party is all it takes to test her capability of being around humans and not lose control. Her powers are accidentally triggered leading to an almost tragic casualty and suddenly she feels lost, loathing herself for her nature. All she wants is a normal life like a normal young person but that isn't so easy. Just as she begins to think that she is all alone in the universe that stole her right as a regular kid and now wants to swallow her alive, she meets a kindred spirit she identifies with in more ways than one. Ivana Hunter is as gentle as her looks but from the moment their paths cross, she realizes that she is more than meets the eye. Who exactly is she and why does she suddenly feel like she gets her more than anyone? Kelsey might just find out because her little accident and loss of control has garnered her more attention than she would have wanted. It doesn't take long to realize that her life and the lives of the people around her might be in danger. But what now? Can she trust her new acquaintance with her truth, now that she is the only one she has around? And how dangerous can it be being exposed to the world? In this suspense filled sequel, we meet new faces and reunite with old ones who we fell in love with before as they come together to find a way to protect their daughters from the dangerous fangs of the world. Kelsey and Ivana are just kids trying to live their lives but to the world, their existence is unwanted. How far are they willing to go to protect each other and find acceptance? Do they have a shot at getting the life they want? NOTE! This is a sequel to Born of the Sea and Revenge. If you haven't read them, please do so to find out how exactly Kelsey O'Brien and Ivana Hunter came to be who they are now. They will also give you insight on what their mothers' and significant others' relationships are. Even though we will be focusing more on Kelsey and Ivana as they face the world without their parents for the first time, you might want to read about their parents in the above mentioned books to be familiar with them before they reappear. Otherwise, have fun reading!

Future Alpha Wesley Stone's teacher assigns his class a pen pal project with a class located in another state. The young Alpha soon finds himself forming a close snail mail friendship with a young, orphaned human girl, Haven Kenway. Over time, they lose touch, but neither forgets the other. Years pass, and Haven now lives in one of the towns near Wesley's pack. When they finally meet in person, sparks fly, and neither can resist the attraction they feel for each other. As secrets about Haven's identity are revealed, Haven and Wesley must journey to unravel the truth about who she really is, and Wesley must protect her from those who wish to use her. *Please note this book is intended for 18+. The book deals with real life issues of childhood trauma, substance abuse, neglect, hospitalization, and will have graphic scenes of violence and descriptive s*x scenes, as well as adult language*

"I, Lucia Volk..." she began again, determination in her voice. Draven’s expression darkened. "I would have to warn you, if you complete that statement, no one here will live to tell the tale." The threat sent ripples of fear through the crowd. Even the king stood frozen in place. Lucia’s breath caught. ‘Is he mad? How can he threaten an entire room of people, including the king, just to keep me?’ ‘That is our mate,’ Emily practically swooned. ‘He fears no one.’ Lucia Volks has spent her life as a servant girl in the Crimson Moon pack, and things got worse after being rejected by her mate. As she decided to accept her fate, she got a second mate, and he was someone that she could never have imagined, Draven Moonblood. Draven Moonblood, the most powerful lycan, never thought that he could find the light he had missed all his life in the form of Lucia Volks.

She looked on as Jamie's eyes slowly clouded, her green irises taken over by tears. She had tried to be the stronger one but at this point, it was clear that she had failed. The words that came out of her mouth next were even more hurtful than anything else she had said. "I'm not worth it Tiffany." Her pain now merged with anger. How dare she say something like that? Why did she still think of herself as a useless person unworthy of love? "Don't you dare say that, not now, not ever! Do you think I would be so crazily in love with you if you were not worth it?" She paused to let the question settle in and then went on but her voice ended up breaking. "You have a beautiful heart, Jamie. I don't care what baggage you come along with. Even I have a lot of that, maybe even more than you so please, tell me something else but not that." "I can't give you what you want Tiff," Jamie replied solemnly. "At least not now." SYNOPSIS Being stuck on an island in charge of private flights is the last thing the fun-loving Captain Jamie Norris would have signed up for but what's challenging even more is having to be around the famous actress, Tiffany Leighton. Their first meeting was embarrassing enough after Tiffany walked in on her having s*x in a public restroom and none of them knew that fate would throw them together. What she can't resist however is the fact that Tiffany is a very attractive woman and that might just be the thing to complicate their relationship. What she doesn't know is that that isn't what she should be afraid of. What happens when the two women realize that they can't resist each other? Will Jamie Norris, the masculine woman who has never allowed anyone to get close to her and never shared her heart's secrets with anyone manage to resist this woman who captures her like a charm? And will Tiffany Leighton, who had sworn off women to focus on her career admit that she wants this woman regardless of her reputation to pick and drop women as she pleased?

"Omega's are supposed to stay quiet. Omega's are supposed to obey. Omega's are supposed to do EVERYTHING I f*ck*ng say!" Alpha Morrison said in anger as he spat at me. I lived each day in fear for my life. Wondering what I did wrong to deserve such fate. Was their hatred toward me so strong, they'd happily give me away to a ruthless alpha? Leaving me to fend for myself? Olivia Watson is despised by her pack. Beaten, tortured, and treated as the pack's slave since the day her mother and brother died. Everyone blamed her for their death, but little did she know there are secrets hidden from her. She finds herself being rejected by her first mate, only to find that her second chance mate is the notorious alpha, Alarick of the Dark Moon Pack. No one really knows him, other than he should never be crossed. The stories she has heard of him make her tremble in fear, but will he really be so bad? After all, every beast has its beauty that can tame him. Will she be the one to tame the beast in him?

“ Murderer!” Everything changes for Anaiah Ross when she killed someone following her first unexpected shift into her wolf. Now hated, abused and mistreated by the members of her pack, her fated mate, alpha Amos, rejected her instantly and ordered her thrown in the dungeons Her heart shattered almost instantly and begrudgingly, accepted his rejection, resigning herself to a life of misery at the mercy of her pack. But on her eighteenth birthday, fate seemed to take pity on her and revealed her second chance mate as non other than the dangerous and powerful Lycan king but Amos realizes he can’t let her go. With two men fighting for attention and desperate to win her heart and acceptance, her life becomes increasingly complicated. Anaiah discovers sinister plots at work and fights to discover her true power that will change the course of her life for good, making her the prime target for evil the lurks in the shadows. Can Anaiah survive the evil thrown at her and finally find happiness with the man she chooses or will she succumb to the darkness and loss herself, and everything she knows completely?

Spending the entire summer holidays at San Francisco with the man that abandoned her mum and her, seems like a death sentence to Cassidy Stewart. She is so sure that her first summer holidays as a first year student of University of California, Berkeley has been ruined, thanks to her mum's decision. In her words,'He is trying to make up for those times he wasn't there'. Seeing that her soft hearted mother has already booked her flights, even before she came back from school. She has no choice but to get on that plane all the way to San Francisco, give the old man the opportunity to make up for being an *ss and go back to Berkeley. To Cassidy this holiday is the worst holiday. There in San Francisco, the city she regrets coming to, she meets Kristen Jordan, the very soul that ignites the fire and passion she never believed existed in her, making her want to explore the gay side of her which she has long hidden. Wishing her holiday can be extended so she can be with this lovely woman who is more handsome than gorgeous. The summer holiday in San Francisco, which was hitherto a dead sentence, became the best thing to happen to her. Kristen Jordan, a famous fashion model whose heart has been toyed with and severely broken by the only woman she has ever fallen for, and has resolved never to love again, she resorted to hook ups instead. Closing her heart to love and attachments was pretty easy for three years, until she met Cassidy Stewart, the brown puppy eyes that captured her heart like a charm. Her smiles which catapulted her to the world of ecstasy, leaving her powerless and yearning for her. Will she be able to resist?

What happens when a drug addicted usually horny reporter goes undercover as a student in a town full of magic, wolves and every other supernatural… Trivia Bells a young lady with no ties to her family works in a news company, she gets transferred as ordered by the direct boss to work undercover as a student in a town named Theed as rumors go by the town has actually more secretive than it is. She gets cut off by her drug supplier and with only a few pills left she takes on her journey to the town, however an unmated alpha who had been in love with his step sister forever, remains uptight with his hatred for humans, he clashes into trivia and sets up sparks he had never experienced before, trivia however had taken a liking to his best friend… an hybrid and his step sister had gotten smitten by trivias beauty. However her past, her true self, her parents, her origins and every other thing related to her existence all lays within the town, two siblings in love with the same girl, a best buddy betraying the trust of his friend and a horny drug addict off the pills with no knowledge of the secrets the town hold and what it has in stock for her and the hidden secrets of the town…

"I'm an ordinary waiter, but I can see people's fate, including Shifters. Like all children, I was tested for magic when I was only a few days old. Since my specific bloodline is unknown and my magic is unidentifiable, I was marked with a delicate swirling pattern around my upper right arm. I do have magic, just as the tests showed, but it has never lined up with any known Magic species. I can't breathe fire like a dragon Shifter, or hex people who piss me off like Witches. I can't make potions like an Alchemist or seduce people like a Succubus. Now I don't mean to be unappreciative of the power I do have, it's interesting and all, but it just really doesn't pack much of a punch and most of the time it is just pretty much useless. My special magical skill is the ability to see threads of fate. Most of life is annoying enough for me, and what never occurred to me is that my mate is a rude, pompous nuisance. He's an Alpha and my friend's twin brother. --------------------------------------- “What are you doing? This is my home, you can't just let yourself in!” I try and keep my voice firm but when he turns and fixes me with his golden eyes I shrink back. The look he gives me is imperious and I automatically drop my eyes to the floor as is my habit. Then I force myself to look back up again. He doesn't notice me looking up because he's already looked away from me. He's being rude, I refuse to show that he's scaring me, even though he most definitely is. He glances around and after realising that the only place to sit is the little table with its two chairs he points to it. “Sit.” he orders. I glare at him. Who is he to order me around like this? How can someone this obnoxious possibly be my soul mate? Maybe I'm still asleep. I pinch my arm and my eyes water a little from the sting of pain."

This is a sequel to The Gift Summer Gave Me and In Love With My Brother's Fianceé. Although, it can be read as a stand alone but for the purpose of undiluted enjoyment, it's best you get these two first. Feelings creep up on us, especially at the time we least expect and with the people we never envision being with. Cara Jordan, a beautiful nineteen year old teenager who believes she is straight all these while, finds out that not only is she bisexual, but is attracted to one of her newest friends— Jessie Wilson, and It all started last summer Jessie Wilson, has been through a lot trying to get over the feeling she has for her best friend Cassidy Stewart, because it turns out that she is in love with Cara's sister — Kristen Jordan. Afterwards she decides that no more falling for bisexuals or someone that is not willing to give her love. But what happens when fate brings Cara Jordan into the picture? Cara is bisexual and is yet to come to terms with her sexuality. Will there be a love story between these two? Rachel Dawson is seventeen and is a big fan of her sister's gay sexuality, but never she never expected that she has that gay side in her, till she started at U.C Berkeley. Aurora Sweet, Rachel's best friend has been crushing on her best friend since last summer and is yet to come to terms with it. When she has given up on Rachel ever being gay, she finds out that there's a possibility of Rachel liking her. Aurora plans on coming through to her feelings in Berkeley even though Rachel has a boyfriend. For the two intending couples it all started last summer, but will their love stories be a success? A story of untold feelings, coming out, betrayals, revenge and overall a streamy love triangle.

"Caroline was rejected by her mate of four years, because she was scentless.A flaw no werewolf could accept. Her mate proposed to her cousin instead. That night, heartbroken and humiliated,she let her best friend drag her to a masquerade ball. She gave herself to a masked Alpha, mysterious and devastatingly handsome. They didn't exchange names. Just one wild night of hard kisses and rough touches. He pinned her against the wall, his powerful body grinding into hers while she moaned beneath his hungry mouth. What she thought would be a sweet one-night affair turned into an unexpected pregnancy. Three years later, Caroline has rebuilt her life in a new pack, hiding her past and raising her son. But her new boss, Alpha Draven, is ruthless, controlling, and dangerously attractive... Especially those violet eyes, the same ones she sees in her son every day. Alpha Draven torments her at work, yet she challenges him at every turn. He doesn't know she's the woman he's been searching for since that fated night. While he's still hunting for his true mate, He has no idea she's already in his office... and has been raising his heir."

Decades past, dragons and dragon lords were allies and companions, but that came to a screeching halt when dragon lords began dying with the cause of their death identified as dragon claws. It started with Zendaya's grandmother and now her parents, who made her swear to avenge their deaths. Now, fueled with revenge, she accepted to attend the Citadel Of The Gifted And Special Breeds, a college system for special young adults with gifts and born into special breeds, where her brother said the dragon was hiding. But fate did a great twist in her story when arriving she discovered mysteries and the identity of the dragon that scared her as much as it thrilled her. The cold, stoic Zendaya, caught the feels for the monster she believed killed her parents. That wasn't the revenge story she had planned. Was the dragon truly the monster who killed her family, or was there something darker lurking behind the mask of a dragon, threatening both their worlds?

I am only attracted to girls. I realised that since the day I began to feel my sexual organs. But no one must know about it, not when I live in a religious girls' high school. It is considered unholy to love a fellow girl. It is against the school rules, and a rumour about it will result in the expulsion of the involved students. I wouldn't want to be expelled. I fear the humiliation it would bring and the disappointment it might cause my parents. My parents sent me to this religious school for a sort of cleansing from my abominable choice of sexuality. Although they failed to understand I didn't choose to like girls, I do not want to be expelled back to them or see them hurt more than they are hurting. So, I dwelled in secret, surviving the cohabitation of other girls until Uriel came along. I couldn't resist Uriel's sweet sculpted face, endowed body figure, and perfect curvy lips. I couldn't withstand her charm. So, I decided to risk everything and have that 'unholy' relationship with her. For Uriel, I could face the world and fight, but I didn't consider whether Uriel would want the same. After I kissed her and confessed my feelings, I saw maybe, just maybe, I should have remained in the closet and had my secret buried with me. Now she is back, years later...apologising and professing her undying love. Should I believe she reappeared to love me right? Should I embrace my unquenched feelings for her or take on the revenge I've always wanted?

I heard my Brother's voice, though I couldn't catch what he said. I looked at him. "Meet my fiancèe, Charissa. Charissa, meet my Sister Royal, but we call her Ry or handsome." He said with a smile. That was when I noticed he was with someone, I turned to where she was standing. My mouth was left hanging. 'Sweet mercy! This girl is gorgeous! how come I didn't notice her?' Well, trust my thoughts to always stray. I smiled at her. "Nice to meet you, Charissa." Royal Dawson, the H.R. of Beverly Hills Hotel, California, is a cute tomboy and a lesbian who is not yet out to her parents but to only her best friend, Maya. Maya was the first straight girl she had fallen for, back in college days but she turned her down because she was in a relationship already. They ended up becoming best friends. Royal adores Maya and thinks she is the only straight girl she would ever fall for. Not until she came face to face with the queen of hearts_Charissa Williams. Who happens to be her brother's fianceé. Royal saw herself falling deeply for this lady, as the day went by. If she is engaged to any random guy, she will strive to make her hers. But being that she is engaged to her only brother made her powerless and unable to act on her feelings. But seeing this lady every day makes her inner stir and causes her heart to beat faster than normal. Will she listen to her heart and risk a war with her brother as well as show her real self to her family? Charissa Williams is the only daughter of her wealthy parents and the heiress of her father's conglomerates. She is also an artist and a bisexual unknown to her parents. She is engaged to Karl Dawson, just to make her parents, especially her mom happy. She had left her gay side dormant for years until she set her eyes on this cute tomboyish lady that took her heart with her at first sight. This lady happens to be her sister-in-law. Meeting Royal awoke her gay side and stirred a deep and unquenchable feeling. She had earlier promised herself and her mom to marry Karl and officially claim her inheritance. But will she follow her heart which would only mean coming out to her parents and risking losing her inheritance? Fate can't be overridden and what will be, will be.

At first it's nothing much more than a 'normal' murder when a priest is found dead with his heart ripped out inside his church but the moment more bodies with ripped out hearts start surfacing, they don't have a choice but to conclude one thing; there is a serial killer on the loose. Two women, Detective Blake Tanner and Detective Amari Hunter find themselves thrown together to work on the case. Detective Tanner is used to working alone and having to work alongside her Captain's daughter who just transferred to her department is something she never would have signed up for. Especially not when the woman is entitled and could easily replace her. Amari Hunter doesn't have any problem working with a new partner. Getting along with her isn't something she is against but Detective Tanner's attitude is just not what she can stand especially if they want to catch this killer. Both women are strong leaders but only one can replace the retiring captain which they both want. How far can they both go without killing each other first before they catch their guy?

Working as a cafe tender, even though she has a degree, discovered that her mum dumped her in the hands of a man who she thought was her Dad all along, and sold her to a man whom her supposed Dad owed, Kiana could swear that fate had a personal vendetta against her. Not until Alpha princess Dew— the daughter of the man she was auctioned to, breezed into her life like fresh air. The connection between them could be felt from a mile away. Dew made many decisions, just to protect her, including disagreeing with her father not to make Kiana a slave and accepting his condition of marrying the Alpha prince of Greenwood to strengthen the alliance of the two packs, but that was before the moon mating ceremony where she discovered that she was Dew's mate. Dew couldn't explain her sudden interest in Kiana even after she had decided to keep her hands off women because of her pack duties. But that didn't stop feelings from creeping up as they both started working together. Her father kicked against it, upon discovery. But it seemed the moon goddess had other plans. Kiana turned out to be her mate. But like she expected, her father wouldn't hear of her marrying a woman. But would Alpha King Darius continue kicking against their union? Even when the truth about Kiana's real identity was unveiled, and the survival of his pack now depended on her gifts?

"I, Jackson Ville, reject you Katherine Durbey of the Ocean waves pack," he grabbed me forcefully and demanded. "Accept the rejection," Tears rolled down my eyes as I took a deep breath. All I wanted was just to breathe. "I accept the rejection," Even under the full moon’s glow, a werewolf knows that second chances in love are as rare as a silver bullet’s miss or so they say. Katherine finds herself mated to the Alpha of her pack after being sold to him but unfortunately, due to her low status, she is rejected and treated like a slave that she is. tired and waned from the constant pains and degradation, the moon goddess mates her to the famous lycan king kai. She, an embodiment of a broken soul met the lycan king, a blazing force of untamed passion and they both spark a flaming romance that couldn't be tamed by anyone.