Kirjahaku

***Warning: Contains scenes of an adult nature, and a hero so mouth-watering, he will put you off chocolate***What happens when the worlds of two tortured souls collide?Angelina Bradshaw has always believed that she does not need a man in her life. That's what she has been telling herself her entire adult life. She feels worlds apart from her family's dreams for her to meet a man, settle down, and have babies. She certainly can't be doing that because love just gets in the way. She has a 'go to' guy and that's enough for her.Living in rural Cornwall, she is bored and in desperate need of adventure, so when a family friend offers her a job in London, there's no hesitation. She expected adventure, she expected a new start, but what she didn't expect was to meet a man who would turn her life upside-down. Seth Jacobs is hot, sexy, and can't understand why Angelina doesn't want him. No one has ever said no to Seth Jacobs-in fact-they all fall at his feet.Seth pursues her relentlessly and Angelina fights him at every corner. He is the only man who has ever affected her, and the need to run from him is immense. However, Seth is not one to give up so easily. He soon finds himself on a mission, determined to win her heart. Unfortunately for Angelina, all is not well when her past and present collide after receiving some unwelcoming and frightening news from home. She feels desperate and alone, but most of all, she feels she has to push Seth away before it's too late.To make matters worse, a catastrophic secret from the past is revealed, threatening to destroy the one thing, Angelina finally holds dear to her heart.

Most fairy tales end with a happily ever after. This is not a fairy tale. He is not her Prince Charming about to whisk her away into the sunset. This is a story about betrayal, lust, desire and, ultimately, revenge...And revenge can only lead to one thing.TYLER He was my stranger, my visitor, my shadow in the corner of my room. He stalked me, watched me, knew everything about me. But all I could do was sit and wait. I waited for him to visit me night after night. He was becoming my addiction, my craving, my obsession. He knew every inch of me, but I knew nothing about him.His calls himself Lotus and, as crazy as it sounds, I think I'm falling in love.DEANI wanted to take her, possess her, dominate her, and ruin her. I wanted to ravish her, please her, and consume her until I couldn't take much more of her.She will want me to kiss her. She will want me to hold her all night so that she feels a connection with me. I would make it so that she would seek me out in the dark. The one that satisfies her ultimate fantasy. A stranger who sneaks into her room. Someone who gives her the ultimate pleasure, but also seeks to give her ultimate pain. Pain she has never had to endure. Pain that will eat away at her until there is nothing left.She was my nemesis, I was her lotus. And payback was a bitch.

How could anyone move on from a betrayal so devastating, it cut down to the bone and rooted itself deep within? You could never forgive such heartache... Or could you?From the moment Tyler was six, she fell in love with that cocky eight-year-old boy with the black spiky hair, captivating blues eyes, and scruffy uniform. From the moment he punched a boy for hurting her, Tyler knew there was no going back. They were always meant to be together...Always.Then everything changed. The stage was set like a tragic Shakespearean play, and Tyler's and Dean's world-as they knew it-had ended.Or had it?TylerMy name was Jessica now. I faked my own death, changed my identity, and moved thousands of miles across the ocean just to escape the one man I would never get out of my heart. I had a four-year-old son I adored more than anything in the world. On one fateful, horrific night, the life I knew disappeared in the blink of an eye. I left people behind. People I cared about. People I would never forget. People I loved.But had I truly moved on?No one said leaving behind the one man you had loved since you were six would be easy. I lived life day-to-day. I even met a man and tried to settle down. Evan was a man any woman would desire. So why could I not love him the way he obviously loved me? Why couldn't I move past the dark-haired, blue-eyed boy who consumed my every thought? I may have left him, but he had never truly left me.I could never love another man. Dean made sure of that the day he breezed into my life. I was only half a woman now. I had been broken and bruised by the one man I thought I could always love and trust. How could I let go of something like that? I suppose I just had to. I was just getting by with each day that passed. I was coping. I was managing, and that was keeping me from falling apart.But then disaster struck again. And it was on that day...Everything changed.DeanYou can't hide forever, Tyler. I will always be hunting you, always be searching, and will never give up. If there was ever one certainty in your life, it was that. You slipped through my fingers, not once but twice. You took my heart with you when you left me that day. No amount of alcohol, women, or punching bags would block you from my mind. You couldn't be dead. I wouldn't allow you to be dead. You're out there somewhere. I must congratulate you that you had evaded me for this long. You always were a smart girl. How could I not have fallen in love with you? You did escape me this time, but I will find you, Tyler. I promise you that. And when that day comes...I will finally make you MINE.

I used sex to help me forget. To help me numb the pain. Because for those few minutes of pleasure, I could shut it all off. The reminders of all that I had lost. All that I had endured. Of all that I saw die before my eyes.I slept with a man I can't get out of my head. It was supposed to be a one-time thing with no attachments and no commitments. No names were exchanged, no phone numbers swapped. And that was fine by me... until I lay awake at night, dreaming about that man's caress. Wanting and yearning to feel his touch once more.But one day, my fantasies of seeing this man become an all-too-consuming, nightmarish reality. Suddenly, he is in my house, that cocky grin of his silently promising more to come. And the reason being? His father is getting married to my mother. We are going to be family.I am in the seven circles of hell. His look alone consumes my soul and makes me beg for more. He wants me and is determined to get me. I'm his obsession, and I've just become a slave to his infatuation... to the games he likes to play. The games he knows will have me surrendering to his will.But that's not the only problem. That's not the only reason I am living in my own personal hell.The year before I met my soon-to-be step-brother, Hunter... The year I made a decision that will ultimately end up destroying my very soul...I lost my virginity to Hunter's dad.Warning: Contains scenes of emotional and physical abuse. Readers with sensitivity to such subjects are advised to proceed with caution.

Murderous thoughts. Those are what I had once Isabella walked through the door and revealed to me who she was. I needed an escape. An escape from my thoughts, an escape from the hurt, and an escape from ... him.I was a broken woman, but I was never going to break my resolve. I grew up being a fighter because I had to. No man could ever bring me down... Not even Luca.But, I had to admit, I never thought my heart would break as much as it did that day. Of course, I fled, but I was a fool to think he would ever let me go. He always told me I was his ... no matter what the cost. He was determined to keep me-regardless of the lengths he had to go to reach his goal. He was like a moth to my flame, a tattoo carved into my heart. I could never escape his pull.I may have evaded him, but I knew it would just be a matter of time. Once he inevitably caught up with me, there would be no going back. However, no matter what I had expected-or even imagined-absolutely nothing could have prepared either of us for what happened next...

I had the perfect school, the perfect friends-the perfect life ...At least, that's what I thought.But you changed all that.You are always there ... Always watching ... Always waiting in the shadows. You send me flowers and messages. You stalk me, trace my every movement... Until that one day, in a silly game of Seven Minutes in Heaven, when I finally get to feel you-have a taste of you ...It left me wanting more.One catastrophic day, my wish is granted.Just past my eighteenth birthday, tragedy strikes and I watch my family die before my eyes. You are there. You rescue me. You choose my life over my older sister's, and I hate you for that. I hate you for taking me and imprisoning me. You say it's for my sake, but I know it's for your own. You make me see that my life could be much worse without you in it... You make me see true darkness.It is in that darkness you make me desperate for your presence, your touch, your caress. You make me need you... You make it impossible for me to live without you... And then, eventually...You make me fall in love with you.Secrets will always wound the ones twisted within their web of lies... But the ones I'm tangled in ... are deadly.WARNING: Although this book (overall) is not a dark read, one chapter is an exception, and contains the following triggers: childhood sexual/emotional abuse with some intensity in one particular scene.

I'm obsessed with a man I can't have.For over a year, I have not only worked with Jake, but I have lived with him too.Why can't I have him?He's getting married to my mother.When she suddenly decides to move out of the house, the tension between Jake and I reaches a fever pitch. Feelings which had been bottled up for so long are now bursting to get out. I can no longer hide the overwhelming emotions that flow through me.Unfortunately, neither can a serial killer on the loose dubbed "The Blonde Killer." I am his obsession.And Jake, the senior detective in charge of the Major Investigations Unit, is responsible for catching the murderer.I'm scared, but I know Jake will do everything in his power to protect me.I feel things can't get any worse.Until they do.

Jeremy (Jez) ScozzariAt the age of four, I was kidnapped by an enemy of my father, and as a result of that day, I have learned to fight. Since the age of eighteen, I've been known as Jez (One Punch) Scozzari because the full force of my fist is enough to take down my opponent with just one hit. With the help of my dad, I turned into a tatted up machine-built for speed, built for stamina ... in all senses of the word. I was prepared to fight, prepared for practically anything. But nothing had prepared me for the girl who had once stolen my heart to come catapulting back into my life again. One look from her when she turned up that day at college, and I was back to when I was ten-years-old. She was my first crush ... my first kiss. And now that she's back, there's no way I'm going to let her escape this time.Caitlin SummersWhen I was ten, I fell for a boy who stole my heart. He was sweet, kind, and gentle. He was my first kiss-the one who made a lasting impression. Then, at the age of thirteen, I had to move, leaving behind my heart which belonged to that sweet, kind, and gentle boy.Now, I'm back, hearing that the sweet boy I left behind has turned into this tattooed bad boy with a reputation for fighting ... and an equal reputation for sleeping around.I was determined not to let him in. Determined to put my walls up so high that not even the famous "One Punch" Scozzari could penetrate them. But then came my first day of college when I saw him for the very first time in almost six years. One look from him and my solid walls came down with an earth-shattering crash. Just that one look and he had me ... and he knew he had me.That was day one of Jeremy stalking me.I'm screwed.Please note: This book is a standalone. However, it is recommended to read Deviant and Redemption first as it contains characters who are in Scozzari.Warning: Contains scenes which readers may find upsetting. Please proceed with caution.

Roses are red, violets are blue.You've sent me to Hell.Now you must join me, too.Obsession is a word that's followed me since the day I met her. I'm not too ashamed to admit it flows through my veins. I, of all people, realise how dangerous that can be.I may have escaped, but no matter how much I run, she's there, reminding me of what I did...what I miss. Even in death, she haunts me. If losing her wasn't enough, I constantly have to live with her inside my head during the day, in my dreams at night.She's punishing me. It's what she does best. Even gone, her claws sink deep into my skin.I thought it was over.I was wrong.It seems Scarlet's not quite done with me yet.Warning: There are scenes - as in the previous book, Siren - which may trigger those sensitive to sexual abuse.

Richard.The bane of my existence.His name alone conjures up both nightmares and wet dreams.I try to stay away from him, but no matter what, I keep going back for more.He is my addiction-a craving that needs satiating. I thought, in time, I would be able to escape. That was until my escape plan went awry.Now, I'm his prey, and I am forced towards his lair with nowhere else to go.He has me trapped.And my hunter is about to come and retrieve his prize.