JoAnn

“…Asher…” His breathing was uneven, a clear tremor in his voice. A thought surfaced too suddenly, and he barely managed to stop himself before it slipped out “You only want my body, don’t you?” Asher paused for a moment, his gaze calm and unflinching. “Yes.” His throat tightened. “Then why do you..." He stopped halfway through the sentence, only then realizing this wasn’t a question meant for Asher. It was for himself When you know perfectly well he doesn’t feel anything for you. When you’re fully aware this closeness is nothing but desire. Then why.. Why do you still want to like him?

When billionaire CEO Ethan Asher hires the brilliant but unassuming Brandon Nate Daniel as his new Personal Assistant, neither expects a casual dare to ignite a passionate romance. As playful flirtations turn into undeniable passion, Ethan and Brandon find themselves entangled in a steamy, forbidden relationship that threatens to unravel their carefully constructed lives. With secrets surfacing and office politics heating up, they must decide if their love is worth risking everything.

Every once in a while there is that event that manages to shake the foundations of your world and leave you in a daze. For Oakley and Lily this is that event. Oakley and lily have been best friends as far back as they can remember. They have everything in common, strong personalities, beauty, a loving family and caring boyfriends. Their boyfriends hate each other. It's half a year to the end of the year and Oakley comes up with a plan, one last chance for them to run around and have some fun before they go back to living their respective lives. A two month vacation with their intendeds aboard a magnificent island resort and four months in the same city. It all starts with taking a silly test called the love test, but what happens when this test brings out a surprising result?. It's just a bunch of random questions right? Random questions shouldn't be able to determine who is in love with who. The app to the love test agrees with them but still proves otherwise. APP: "The love test isn't meant to show who is in love with who, it gives a ranking to who is most likely to be the perfect love for the other" Oakley:...... Lily:....... A sweet and electric love that flows between four people and an app that helps them see the truth behind love and maybe give those they love up in the name of love. Sweet, daring and with a lot of spice.

"I'm so sorry, sir, I forgot to lock the door. I didn't mean for..." "Shhhh." He silenced me, placing a finger on my lips. He smelled like rich, masculine cologne and alcohol. I looked up at him; he was staring at me with something swirling in his eyes. Something I couldn't explain. He slowly leaned down and pressed a kiss on my shoulder. My breath hitched in my throat. I held my towel tight against me with my left hand and pushed him back with my right hand, taking a step back myself. "I'm sorry, sir, this isn't right," I told him respectfully. His eyes darkened as he grabbed my forearm tightly, making me look at his furious eyes. "I am Alessandro Rossi, and no one tells me what is right and what is not." He attacked my neck, peppering it with kisses as I just stood there. "But you're drunk, sir," I told him. "I'm in complete control of my senses, Victoria." *** Alessandro Rossi retrieves his heir from his runaway wife and employs the young Victoria to care for his son. After spending one drunken night together, Victoria becomes pregnant with his child. Their lives are now entwined, leading to a loveless marriage. Soon after, Victoria finds comfort in the arms of another. What will Alessandro do when he realizes he has already fallen for Victoria? Will he do something to win back her heart?

"After three years of loveless and suffocating marriage. Alice finally realizes she can't warm Lucas's heart no matter what she does. Besides, the marriage between them was just a contract. The words that he had written on the contract were very clear: "Don't ever expect anything from me, in the future if I want, you must give me a divorce without any questions and you are not allowed to conceive my baby" Alice chose to marry him because she needed money for her father's surgery. She was the one who proposed the idea of marriage in the first place, and as a result, she was the one who suffered the most. As time passed, she discovered that he was having affairs with other women, she also discovered that his first love had returned. This broke her heart and she finally decided to divorce him. She had suffered enough and it was time for her to move on with her life. But fate had a different plan for her. She discovered that she was pregnant after leaving Lucas's house. However, even though she was carrying his child, she didn't want to stay with him because of his infidelity. When Lucas found out that Alice had left and was furious. "You belong to me, I'll never let you go" He forcefully pushed her against a cold wall and punished her with a deep kiss as a way to assert his dominance over her. It was only after she left that Lucas began to comprehend the profound impact Alice had on his life. He found himself unable to imagine anyone else filling the void she had left."

“You’re staring again,” Elian murmured, lounging like sin draped in silk. “Either undress me with your hands or stop being a coward.” Kai didn’t look away. “I’m assessing the threat. You just happen to be very inefficiently dressed.” “A threat?” Elian’s smile was all teeth. “Darling, I’m an Omega in heat locked in a tower. What exactly do you think I’ll do? Seduce you into treason?” “That’s exactly what I think you’ll do.” A pause. “Would it work?” Kai’s jaw tightened. “Not even a little.” Liar. He knew it. Elian knew it. And the gods-damned bond magic humming between them definitely knew it. “You don’t even like me,” Elian said, sliding off the chaise with the kind of grace bred into royalty and used like a weapon. “But here you are. Assigned to guard me. Sleeping just down the hall. Breathing so loudly I can hear you through the walls.” “I don’t like anyone,” Kai said coolly. “But I don’t have to like you to protect you.” “Is that what this is?” Elian stepped close. “Protection? Or are you just afraid of what happens if you touch me?” “I’m afraid of what happens if I don’t.” The kingdom was unraveling. The curse in Elian’s blood was stirring. And the bond magic pulling them together? It didn’t care about crowns, duty, or survival. It wanted and it would have.

Four lives, one kingdom, and a timeless tale of love… ***** The Land of Kalise was being overwhelmed by an invasion and the only thing left to do was to ask for help from the neighboring country. As an elf descendant that can wield magic, there’s only so much that Erriene could do, but as a Prince, he will do whatever it takes to protect and help his people. But what if what’s asked of him was something that he might not be ready to give? ***** The Country of Maud was an unbeatable force. Having a Frost Giant’s blood in his veins, King Alarick is a Warlord that’s used to getting anything and everything that he wants. But what if the only thing that he truly ever wanted in life was something that he could never get? ***** As feelings develop, emotions break out and the past coming back to haunt them… Will it bring them closer together? Or will it drive them further apart?

Milo was born as a curse. an Omega male, A disgrace and never heard of. Desperate to get the acknowledgement of his family, He is Disguised as his powerful twin sister, and bundled as a pet to the most feared man in the underworld: the Mafian King. Bound in chains and stripped of his freedom, Milo is prepared to endure whatever fate that is waiting for him. But when his disguise is shattered, and he was caught, the lie that was meant to save him turns into a death sentence. The Mafian King does not take kindly to deception. Yet, instead of killing him, he does something far worse. He claims him. “From now on, you are mine. I own every inch of your body as my little pet” Milo must learn to survive, in this world fueled with cruelty and betrayal. not just as a prisoner, but as one thing no man in this kingdom has ever dared to be. A pet. But as secrets begin to reveal themselves, Milo realizes something chilling… Maybe the true monster isn’t the one who forcefully claimed him. Maybe it’s seeing the face of the one that would stab him from the back. Can he escape his sad fate? Or will he get drowned in the power struggle between the forces that want to have him for themselves.

Alcohol and heartbreak are definitely not a good combo.Too bad I learnt that a little too late. I’m Tessa Beckett and I painfully got dumped by my boyfriend of three years.That led me to getting drunk at a bar and having a one-night stand with a stranger.Before he would see me as a sl*t the next day,I paid him for the s*x and deeply insulted his ability to please me. But this stranger turned out to be my new boss!

Adam has fallen in love with someone, so he tried every means to win the person's heart, but unfortunately, the other person's heart is already taken. William treated Adam so well at times that Adam thought William had fallen in love with him. Then at other times, William would act distant and elusive, making Adam guess and wonder about William's true feelings. Adam finally gave up and decided to leave. But just then, William appeared in front of Adam, begging him to stay, with his eyes full of deep affection. Why do humans sometimes act so masochistic? When they can't seem to get what they want, they suddenly come running back.

Ryan’s first mistake was moving in with a vampire. His second was thinking he could ignore him. Thorne D’Aurelius—the Second of the Vampire Court, dangerous, unreadable, and an absolute nightmare of a roommate—never turns the music off. But when Ryan, a newly awakened omega wolf, discovers the truth, everything changes: Thorne can hear every thought he tries to hide. And with his first heat approaching, every fantasy becomes louder… every craving harder to resist. Thorne knows it. Uses it. Plays him with words sharp enough to draw blood. Enemies. Roommates. Obsessions. And no escape—because how do you run from the monster who sleeps a wall away and lives inside your head?

Ezran Williamson never asked for a new family, especially not one that comes with a stepbrother he can’t stand. At twenty-one, Ezran is sharp-tongued, rebellious, and determined to graduate and build a future in programming on his own terms. But when his mother remarries a powerful businessman, his carefully controlled life collides with Lucian Banks, his cold, dominant, and dangerously untouchable stepbrother. Successful, older, and infuriatingly composed, Lucian is everything Ezran hates. Slowly, hatred turns into tension, tension becomes chemistry, and chemistry ignites something neither of them is prepared to face. What begins as resistance slowly unravels into a forbidden obsession, one that defies family, morality, and control. As secrets surface and pressure mounts, Ezran and Lucian are forced to choose between duty and desire, legacy and love, because some feelings don’t fade and some obsessions are worth every consequence.

Enemies are by nature and they are most incompatible of rivals. They are destined to clash in endless conflict which can lead to harm. And what happens when these fierce humans find themselves in a different kind of spark under the guidance of fate? Kane is the type of student who believe in rebellion, pushing the limits of his strict college environment. His life takes a turn when he finds himself in the classroom of Seohan, a professor whose harsh methods challenge him at every turn. Despite their differences, there’s an undeniable attraction that happen to be in their rivalry, leading to intense confrontations and a mysterious, unexpected attachement. As their relationship evolves from hostility to a passionate entanglement, they navigate the complexities of desire, obsession, and the constraints of their positions. Kai’s reckless nature clashes with Ethan’s composed exterior, creating a thrilling dynamic filled with tension, dark secrets, and explosive moments of intimacy.

Chained to the Mafia - A Part of You, Shadow of Me is an 18+ gay fantasy romance series. Once a free werewolf, Beta trainee Faolan Arthfael finds himself forced into slavery when vampire slavers capture him and his pack from within the Forests of Thesuron. As a slave, Faolan refuses to bow down to anyone, causing him to be sent from master to master. He is humiliated and beaten but soon finds himself in the home of a vampire man named Vasuki Garrett. He makes Faolan a deal he cannot refuse; agree to serve him as a bodyguard in return to aid him in freeing the rest of his pack from their masters in the Creseon Empire. Author's Note: If you're expecting real-life Mafia from this, the book probably won't be for you. The Mafia in this world is not blunt and in your face but a bit more subtle. No spoilers, but if you're fine with a fantasy setting with Mafia themes subtly given to you, then you'll be fine. :D Thought I'd include this, as people were getting confused. <3

She’s chaos. He’s control. And the war starts at ‘I do.’ What happens when a bad girl and a good boy get married? MRS. BAD AND MR. INNOCENT She lives for parties. He lives for books. She loves trouble. He craves peace. She thinks love is a joke. He believes it’s sacred. She’s chaos. He’s order. She’s sin. He’s innocence. And now… they’re husband and wife. When Nessa Stevens, the spoiled billionaire’s daughter, pushes her father too far, he gives her a brutal choice: marry the man I pick, or lose your inheritance. Annoyed, she dares him to find her a husband. Big mistake. Because the man he chooses is Aaron Amahle—the quiet, responsible nerd she once bullied in high school. He’s the last person she wants. And now seems to be the only one she can’t escape.

Zach is a young adult werewolf who had lost almost his entire family when he was still a child, only he and his mother escaped the Hunters that had tracked them down and slaughtered them all. They managed to find a safe place to live with a large group of other supernatural beings but it was never the same as being part of a pack. According to his mother, somewhere out there is his destined mate and wanting to find a new pack to live with, Zach goes off in search of them. Rem is a young adult whose family's bloodline has always been Hunters. He is brash, stubborn, often gets himself into trouble and can generally rub people the wrong way with his smart- attitude. Very few people see his softer side. So what happens when your destined mate is the one meant to hunt you down and kill you? Well, Zach is about to find out! Part 2 of a trilogy, and can be read as a standalone book. Book 1: Under the Pale Moon Book 2: Under the Blue Moon Book 3: Under the Crimson Moon: A Dragon's Pride

Sixteen years I've survived his father's cruelty by keeping my head down, playing the useful accountant, the invisible family asset. Then Luca Scarfoni decided he wanted me. He's the mafia heir. I'm his step-uncle. It was the one line even he shouldn't have crossed. I was wrong. His obsession doesn't know rules, and it turns out, neither do I.

Successful CEO Kenneth Brey thought he had his life planned out nicely—until he hired supposedly straight Kelly North as this year’s holiday companion. For the past five years, CEO Kenneth Brey has advertised for a gay male holiday companion to join him on his single annual break. Although Kenneth claims to be neutral in his choice, he has certain non-negotiable requirements. Applicants must be between twenty-one and twenty-five, non-smoking, social drinkers, either versatile or passive, and be able to pull off the role of dutiful boyfriend in front of his clutch of gay friends. What does the candidate get out of the deal? An all-expenses-paid holiday and five grand in cash at the end, more if the candidate exceeds his expectations—a safe enough addendum, because for the past three years no one ever has. Kelly North sits in a quiet corner of the coffee shop, trying to finish an assignment. At twenty-nine, he is single once again. By now he should have settled down. But when his girlfriend of three years gives him an ultimatum—ring or road—he chooses the road. Worst of all, he has no qualms about doing so. As for his finances? Saddled with a string of outstanding student loans, he is struggling to finish his master’s while also supporting his brother through university. Losing his work at the estate agents’ could not have come at a worse time. Then he overhears the man at a nearby table recruiting for a job that pays a cool five grand. What does he have to lose? Author's note: this book is a collection of stories sharing the same central theme of fake gay relationships turning to real ones, so don't let the number of chapters in it scare you. The blurb here is the blurb of the first story which is Kelly and Kenneth's story, and other blurbs appear before their preceding story. The stories in the book are really amazing, and I look forward to having you on this amazing adventure.

"It seems you are still not satisfied." "Let me give it a try then." "You’re crazy! Let go of me!" "Be still and behave yourself for me." Slap "Today, I shall teach you a lesson." "I have done nothing against morality and ethics; what gives you the right to question me?" "The right, you ask? Ever since you set foot in the palace of Helios Kingdom, you have been mine. Today, I will show you what rights I have over you." "Listen well: from now on, you belong only to me." ... From being a superstar with millions of admiring fans, he suddenly finds himself trapped in a tragic yaoi script, becoming the consort of a handsome yet ruthless emperor. To him, this is nothing short of a nightmare. Where is his dignity, where is the pride of a superstar? He can’t bear to play this role any longer. He wants to escape this cursed script and return to being the superstar he once was. Someone, save me…