Eden Grayson is a girl who had spent her entire life on top. She had it all, popularity, great friends, and the boyfriend that every girl wanted. Everything was perfect until her parents split up. Life as she knew it comes crashing down around her when Eden's father leaves her and her mother for another family and another life, one that he had made while still with her and her mother. Eden's friends turn their backs on her and the boyfriend she thought she could count on leaves her all alone. Feeling lost and without hope, Eden spirals into a deep depression. There's only one who can save her, Levi Mackey. As an outsider himself they quickly form a friendship that they both come to rely on. Their strong bond quickly transforms into love, but when an unexpected tragedy splits them apart will Eden be able to survive? How will she go on without him, she doesn't have a clue. Eden fights her inner darkness as she mourns her loss, and with the help of her family and a few unexpected friends, she will overcome it all. She finds real love again, but not before she finds herself. And only then can she help those around her. Eden, the truly invisible butterfly, will emerge the most beautiful butterfly of all while leaving her pain and sadness behind. Excerpt: "When you have those moments, just think of me, call or text me when you feel weak. I will always be there for you. Nothing about this will be easy; life is hard. We just feel it more than most because our souls have been broken and are raw." - Logan.
Three years ago there was an outbreak. River has been alone from the beginning, living in an elaborate bunker that her father had built in case of the very emergency that had occurred. People were infected, and most died, but a small few turned into rabid creatures that would kill anything that crossed their paths. They were the creatures nightmares were made of. As River survives on her own, she ends up forced out of her shelter to find food, but what she ends up finding is trouble and possible enemies. Gale just so happened to be running from his own troubles with his brother, Evan, and two sisters that they had found along their travels, when out of the blue a new girl runs into his path. With a little luck, they help each other out and end up becoming quick allies, but when Gale's past comes around to bite him, will he throw everything away? What happens when the trouble he and the others were running from catches up to them? Will River get caught in the crossfire? Of course, she will. Barely escaping the nightmare Gale brings down on her head she's lucky enough to find the one person she had considered dead before she's forced to lose him all over again. It's like her life has twisted into one huge rollercoaster ride, one that places her into the arms of an old friend. Again, that relief is short-lived when he turns on her. River soon finds herself on the road running alone yet again and far away from the most dangerous man she has ever encountered, Zach. Zach gains on her quickly, and when he captures her, she loses her heart in the process. Once again her luck is tested when she's taken right out of Zach's arms by someone she had once trusted, someone that had betrayed her before. Thankfully, she's saved from the new horrors by some new strangers. With a single shot, these new people will change her life forever. Will she make it back to the bunker, back to where she belongs in her first loves arms? Will Zach be able to track her down and re-spark the flame between them, or will she find safety somewhere new and in someone else's arms?
What do we do when the world as we know it ends? What will we do to survive? Only we can decide the answers to those questions. Now, fast forward 237 years into the future. Earth is no longer livable, and only seven space stations hold the keys to our future. Each station has its own special reasons, and each has a certain group that will be able to travel to any new planets they find and begin life anew. The stations consist of the farmers, the engineers, the scientists, the breeders, the doctors, the military, and the alphas, or also known as the future leaders. Mackenzie was lucky enough to be born on the military station, and is quickly following in her father's footsteps to becoming a leader of her very own squad, a squad that would someday be sent down to a whole new world. They were the future. As their future soon becomes reality Mackenzie and her team are tested to their limits. She has to fight her emotions and do what's best for everyone, but will it be enough? Will it keep them all alive when they finally reach the ground? And when a red devil threatens what's between Cash and her, will Kenzie loose him? On this lost planet anything can happen. Things aren't always what they seem. One second Mac finds herself with friends and the next she's being chased down by enemies. Will she be able to survive, or will she have to make the ultimate sacrifice in order to ensure her team's future? Fox's whole life has been turned upside down, and all because of one tiny human girl and her team. He finds himself will to do anything for her, even if it's the last thing he wants to do. When one of her teammates needs help Fox has no choice but to leave her behind, but saving Grey ends up being more than either Fox or Riker bargained for. Fox quickly finds himself under attack by his own people. It ends up being him and Cash against them all. Barely surviving they somehow manage to escape, but now they have an even bigger issue to deal with. Mackenzie has been taken. But the question is who took her and why. They get their answer when they return to the spot where Fox had left her last. The Gealtach, the most feared beings on the planet, were after her. But she wasn't being chased by just any Gealtach. She was being tracked by hunters. Now, both Cash and Fox have hard decisions to make, but will they make the correct ones? Will they be able to save the girl that they both love? Or will they choose the wrong path and lose her forever.
This book is recommended to be read first before reading "Colton Clark." Sky has been hiding from....well, everyone and everything. Her entire life changed with one very embarrassing moment. One moment that should have never of happened, and one that she would both regret and cherish. Her heart still belongs to Colton, her first and only love, even though her hatred towards him grows with the years that pass. Not being able to go back in time to fix what happened Sky is forced to deal with it the best she can, which means, no parties, and no going out with her two only friends Jade and Hope. Sky vows to herself to never open up her heart to another guy after what her high school crush had done. Life kind of passes her by. She hides herself, her body, and her heart in fear, until the truth finally comes out about what happened that fateful day. Years later, Jade and Hope finally push her into facing her fears. She goes to a party. And of all the places in the world the very party she goes to, he's there, Colton Clark. All of those long forgotten memories flood back like a tidal wave. Sky gives herself another chance at happiness, she allows someone in her life, but still, she can't give Colton up. She needs him, and she still loves him. With his demons, and hers, standing in their way will they be able to find each other's hearts again? Will she be able to forgive him after his secrets come out? Are they destined to be, or is this one high school love that will crash and burn?
Welcome to Rosenberg the town that promises safety and freedom from the infected. There's just one catch; the town isn't all it's cracked up to be. River is quick to find that out, but she tries to fit in and adjust to this new life. It is safe after all. Making a life with Jessie doesn't seem so bad. They have an apartment together, and Jessie has a decent job that he does to make enough money to see them through. It would have helped if Davy and Kyra hadn't left them to fend for themselves of course. But they can't do anything about that. Trying to fit in River allows Jessie to talk her into going to one of the fights that the town held as entertainment. What she finds there horrifies her. The fights are held in a cage with human fighters pitted against the infected. As she watches the horror of the fights play out in front of her one person tosses her world into a tailspin. In the cage before her fighting for his life is Zach. There he was. The man that she had fallen for stuck in a cage like some sort of animal. Unable to save him on her own she searches for the one person who would understand her need to save him. She had to find Gale. Gale meanwhile is locked up in a room within Rosenberg's hospital. He was being treated as a human pincushion since he was immune to the virus that caused the infected. When River rushes into his room in the hospital, he expects her to hate him for keeping his secrets. Instead, she hugs him tightly as she falls apart. She didn't hate him, but she needed help that he couldn't give her. Thankfully they had both made a friend in Rosenberg, Doctor Laken. Jack agrees to help but when Zach gets bitten everything changes. Jessie gets jealous, and when Zach works his way between River and him, Jessie shows his real colors. He shows the one side that Gale had warned them about. The town that held so many promised begins to crumble from under their feet as the council tests them at every angle they can manage. They want River to fall. River and Zach have other plans, they're going to escape. The first to get away from Rosenberg, Gale becomes their only hope. But will they all get out alive? Will River be able to save Knox and Matt from Rosenberg as well, or will they be trapped forever fighting for their lives in a cage filled with the infected? Hope and love will be the only things to keep them alive.
Evette is a sweet girl, a quiet girl, one that was stuck in the foster care system from a young age. After years of being passed around to multiple families that have only promised her broken dreams she finally finds the perfect place. Evette has everything she could want. The love of a mother and father, even a brother and sister. Everything is perfect until she makes one mistake, one that would cost Eve her boyfriend, Cole. Not only does she lose Cole but she also loses his twin brother Liam. After losing them and losing the family that she had come to love Eve once again finds herself being passed from one home to the next as she is haunted by Cole's memories. They had had three years together. Most of their time together had been perfect but there had also been some dark moments. Cole had always promised her that tomorrow would come for them both, that their life together would continue on. It was a promise that he was always supposed to keep, but sadly for Eve life had charged forward while Cole had remained behind, his life cut too short by his own hands. With a broken heart and nightmares of what Cole had done Eve must find her way through the fog that has suddenly shrouded her life. She must find a way to rid herself of the demons that haunt her every moment while being passed from one strange home to the next. Luckily she finds an odd couple to take her in. They are her saviors, her instant protectors. Matt and Eric quickly fill her life with meaning again and with their help she finds a way to live with constant thoughts of Cole. The only problem she ends up facing is how to deal with being home again, in the same town that she had been in with Cole. Not to mention that she only lived a few houses away from the family that had given her away so carelessly. Now, she has to face her fears and face Liam. She has to decide whether or not to pursue a relationship with the one person that reminded her most of Cole or to chase after the new boy across the street, Jayce. Will she be able to love again, or will the memories haunting her keep her from finding the love she so desperately needs? Truths are revealed and hidden emotions spring forth. Only Eve's heart will be able to decide her fate, her heart will decide her future.
Still in Aden's grasp Kenzie begs for an end to his torture. Every part of her hurts, including her heart. And with no hope of being saved she loses all hope. She gives up, gives into wanting everything to just end, to escape the nightmare she's in. Day after day, hour after slow hour Aden continues to ask the same question. Where is he? But Kenzie doesn't even know who Aden is referring to. When her question of who is finally answered she knows that she must keep his secret. Death whispers her name, but Aden won't allow it and neither will an unexpected Gealtach friend, Dax. What happens will change Mac's future forever. But will Fox still want her this way? Being something not quite human is a major change for Kenzie. But being a mix of three different beings has its own complications, especially since no one has ever been mixed up like this before. With a bond between both Dax and Fox Kenzie has to choose. Before she has a chance to escape it all Aden yet again interrupts her life, taking everyone away from her. When everything in her life shatters into pieces one unlikely being comes to help. Storm, Fox's brother, quickly allies with Kenzie even though she has fears of his powers. And with reasonable reasons, he's dangerous, very dangerous. Both Storm and Kenzie begin planning on how to get his brother and her team back but yet again Aden spoils her plans. They are forced to flee, but instead of just going somewhere safe on Eden One, Mac transports them onto the space station. Everything changes from there. But those changes won't come without a cost. There will be blood. There will be death. And Kenzie's world will take yet another turn. After finally getting free from the cell on the human's space station Storm finds out that since Kenzie wasn't the one who had rescued him. It was Dax that had saved him. Kenzie on the other hand had other things going on. She had gone mad. And now Storm was going to be throwing himself into a new mission along with Dax. He needed to find her and bring her back, but first he had to bring back his dead brother, Fox, to manage fixing Dax's and Kenzie's broken bond. In order to bring Fox back from death's door Storm needs to find his long lost brothers, Leaf, the leader of the wolvetts, and Ronan. Of course finding them would be the easy part. Talking them into helping him bring back a brother that hadn't been so nice, that was going to be the hardest part. Will it be enough though? Can Kenzie be saved?
Waking up in a burned out room once was strange enough for Kenzie, but to wake up in the same place over and over again was too much. At first everything appeared normal, or at least as normal got for Kenzie. When it quickly turns into a nightmare Kenzie finds herself thrown into making a major decision. Who will she choose? Will she go for this new Duine, Leaf? Her maddening dream ends up taking away that decision for her. She decides on Leaf, he was supposed to be her true mate after all. Her heart was still breaking for Dax though and the pull between them just wouldn't fade away. When that pull becomes too much Kenzie gives into it and explores it more with Dax while Leaf is away gathering fighters to fight in their upcoming battle. But when Leaf returns and finds them in a compromising position he does something drastic. Ronan thankfully sees through Leaf's lies though and saves Kenzie. As all of Leaf's lies come unraveled their group finds themselves under attack by the enemy. Leaf had never gotten the reinforcements. He had brought Aden's army down on their heads. When everything seems so hopeless Shade comes through and brings along the much needed army that Kenzie needs to succeed in the war that had begun. The new plan now wasn't to fight on the ground. No, she wants to take over the sky above. Using her powers and Dax's combined they transport their entire army onto Kenzie's old home, the military station. Getting onto the station is the easy part. The hard part is when their entire plan is lost when the fighters on the space station are prepared for an attack. They gain the upper hand on the Gealtach. The war was quickly being lost even though everyone around her was telling her otherwise. They were losing. They couldn't lose. Kenzie wouldn't allow that to happen. Dax could kick his own ass for letting Kenzie walk into danger like he had. It was stupid to let her make such a terrible decision but it was for a good cause. Meanwhile he's left with a battle that he had to win. It was a battle he had to win in order to get her back. The hardest fight though wasn't the one against the humans. It was the one raging inside of him to free Kenzie. His heart wanted to rescue her from the horrible things he had been forced to witness through her eyes. There just wasn't a way to do that without compromising the mission he had on the space station. There were too many Gealtach counting on him to lead. With his emotions held at bay things become clear. They would win this war with the humans on the space station, but not without a high cost. Many would die in the name of freedom.
Stuck in Aden house of horrors Kenzie is losing all hope. She hasn't felt anything from Dax and she hasn't been able to reach him in any way through their connection. It's like he had built up a brick wall. Despair takes over. Fear of dying in that horrid place fills her mind. But maybe death wouldn't be so bad. It couldn't be any worse than losing Dax altogether. When she doesn't think she can handle anymore Aden waltzes in with terrifying news. Dax is dead. It's her worst fear confirmed. But how, how could he be dead and she's still alive. It all becomes clear once the lies are revealed and the real truths come out. Dax isn't dead, far from it actually. He's on a mission to save his mate. He was coming for her and the others. Finally, there is hope. But how would Dax respond to knowing that Kenzie was pregnant? And last but not least would she have to choose between Dax and Fox again. Who would she pick, the father of her baby or the mate that had stolen her heart? The battle had already begun but with the minor mishap of having all of his warriors spread apart Dax had no choice but to retreat and regroup. Now that they are all back together as one he has to return. Aden must die and the compound must be destroyed. Kenzie has her own battles going on when Dax leaves to finish what he had started. The baby was pushing primal urges. They were also affecting Dax while he was in the middle of his battles, which makes for a dangerous combination. The urges and emotions that Dax feels from Kenzie only drive his hatred for her child higher. He doesn't like the fact that it isn't his, but he wouldn't dare tell her that. Kenzie knows how Dax feels though, their connections doesn't allow for secrets to be kept. Only time will tell if Dax will come around. Then again this could be the one thing that would split them up and force them to go their separate ways. The future is yet to be written. They had won the war with Aden and things seemed to finally be going their way. Dax was still a little distant but it was something that Kenzie thought they could overcome. It isn't until Dax tells her to leave that it hits Kenzie. Maybe things couldn't work between them. The baby growing within her wasn't something that Dax could easily get over. Leaving Dax was the only thing she could do but it would break her heart in the process. The main questions Kenzie had were where would she go, and who would keep her safe? There was one person still out there who cared for her, loved her, and who could be a father figure for her unborn child. And that's where she was going to go. Before she can get anywhere though the baby decides now is the time to be born, and once again Kenzie's life is thrown off course. It does bring Dax back but having this new powerful child brings other dangers. Only time will tell if they will be able to escape. And only love can conquer all.
Escaping Rosenberg hadn't exactly been the easiest task but the tragedy that comes after nearly destroys River. She once again finds herself all alone. With her heart shattered into pieces and her hope dwindling by the second she musters up just enough strength to continue on. She couldn't quit now. Giving up wasn't in her no matter how much she wanted to end it all. After roaming aimlessly through the forest that she had found escape in, she manages to find a safe place to rest in a small town with a secret past of its own. God only knows what had happened once upon a time in the upstairs of the house she chooses to hide in. With the threat of Rosenberg behind her, it will have to do. She just has to hope that the house's previous occupants don't return. Just when she loses all hope of finding her family and Zach again, she sees him, standing in the window of the house across the street. Within seconds everything is threatened to be taken away from her once more. Davy has her in his grasp, but not for long. As he takes his last breath, he reveals an agenda that they hoped wouldn't be true. Rosenberg will do anything to kill them all. That threat only leaves River, Zach, and the others one option to take. They must take down Rosenberg and its leaders in order to secure their future. But how, how can they take it down without an army? It's nearly impossible until fate brings that army directly to their doorstep. The question now is will it be enough. Will they win their war with the town or will they lose? Will death come for them or will River finally find peace in a new home? With a little luck, they might just make it.
Addilyn had been on top. She had great friends and an even greater boyfriend. All of that changed with one small decision, one mistake on someone else's part. A drunk driver took everything she loved away. Everything changed from that moment on. She was no longer the girl that she once knew. Addilyn couldn't even recognize that girl in her mirror. After the accident, the ghosts of her friends haunt her causing her to have terrible nightmares which disrupt her family. When Addilyn's father gives her mother an ultimatum, her mother makes a difficult decision. They leave him behind for a better life. Unfortunately, a better life isn't easily found. They move to town after town until they find one that her mother has high hopes for. There Addilyn meets a handsome boy, Nash, who sees past her scars. The only bad news is that he's already in a relationship. Of course, there's another person in this town that Addilyn hoped never to see again. Weston, he's the only other survivor of the crash. Surprisingly he ends up being the support she needs to get through the days ahead. Nash is a huge help too, but the more time they spend together the closer they get. Even when Nash ends his relationship with his girlfriend for Addilyn, she pushes him away. It's done out of fear. She doesn't want to lose someone she loves again, but she can't deny the fact that there's something huge between them. Along the road ahead Addilyn has some difficult decisions to make, hearts to break, and long days of recovery ahead. Will she be strong enough to let go or will her ghosts haunt her forever? Will she allow Nash in, will she let herself love again? Only fate can decide.
Wren is a typical, everyday, girl, at least that's what she believes. What she doesn't know is that she's part of a much bigger picture. She's about to find out and it will change everything she's ever known. When a new guy shows up at school, she can't help but feel connected to him. It's a connection she has to fight and keep secret from her boyfriend, Jake. Just when her life begins coming together, it comes unraveled. Some secrets are hard to keep, but others aren't meant to be kept. Wren discovers that she's a descendant of the one and only Little Red Riding Hood. The second everything comes out into the open Wren's world changes drastically. She learns that Jake is a hunter, along with their friend Noah. Her other close friend, Aiden, is a descendant of Van Helsing, and Liam...Liam is the wolf from all of the stories she's been told about. The only difference is that Liam isn't a big bad wolf. No, that's not how Wren's story goes. In fact, it's far from it. Instead of being afraid of Liam, Wren is drawn to him. They share a deep connection, but that's all thanks to the curse they share. It's a curse that had destroyed her mother's love, her grandmother's love, and the many descendants that came before her. The curse was meant to destroy her happiness. Thankfully the curse can be broken. It's not an easy task though, and with danger lurking around every corner it makes it nearly impossible. Add the fact that Wren can't tell Liam and Jake how to break the curse and it makes it that much more difficult. Fortunately, fate takes the situation into its own hands. They are saved but not without a price. Loved ones will die. Wren's faith will be tested, and her heart will be broken. Only the one that she truly loves will save her in the end.
Izzy is your average girl but she been placed in the worst of situations. After losing her parents in an unfortunate tragedy, she finds herself stuck in the foster care system. Her life from that point hasn't been pleasant. The only good that had come out of it is her best friend, Avery. They comfort each other like brother and sister. Nearly eighteen, Avery faces the possibility of being tossed out onto the streets. Luckily a family comes for him. Once again Izzy faces watching her best friend and her rock being pulled away from her, possibly forever this time. Her heart breaks as she realizes that her fate could land her on the streets if no one comes forward for her too. Luckily for Izzy she catches the attention of the same family who had taken Avery. But it's a first for them to take in a girl. Up until this point, they had taken in boys to give them a last chance in a happy home. To avoid snags the oldest, Dorian, and his fianc e, Amber, decide to take Izzy in. It's the perfect fit. Instead of only having Avery Izzy finds herself surrounded by seven protective brothers who would do anything for her. Each of them is special in their own way, but the one thing that they all understand is the life of a foster child. Unfortunately all their love doesn't stop Izzy's past from catching up with her. It's something that could change her life forever. That is until fate steps in. Fate has other plans for Izzy. Once things begin looking up for Izzy, she jumps back into life in an attempt to move on and to place her past behind her once and for all. That's where she catches the eyes of the twins, Walker and Lynx. Walker is the brother who catches Izzy's attention. At first, she pushes him away, but once she realizes her mistake, it's too late. Walker has already moved on with another girl. With everything stacking up against her again will she be able to find her prince charming or will her past catch up with her again and snatch it all away. Will her prince be able to save her? Izzy can only hope for a happily ever after.
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"I enjoyed it very much...I don't read a lot of poetry these days but this one...I can see a lot of love went into this work..." Ian IrvineWhat was the Raven thinking as Poe composed his famous poem? May it have been "Open the bloody door"? Did Poe get it wrong? Is this the first case of interspecies malapropism ever recorded?A collection of poetry following four distinct paths; a journey of thought and discovery. Released for the Holidays and somewhat about the holidays but maybe no as you'd expect.Take to wondering whether we have finally lost sight of what the Holidays, what Christmas is really about...The amount of presents of obviousness of our decoration isn't it....
Three Men on the Bummel (also known as Three Men on Wheels) is a humorous novel by Jerome K. Jerome. It was published in 1900, eleven years after his most famous work, Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog). The sequel brings back the three companions who figured in Three Men in a Boat, this time on a bicycle tour through the German Black Forest. D. C. Browning's introduction to the 1957 Everyman's edition says "Like most sequels, it has been compared unfavourably with its parent story, but it was only a little less celebrated than Three Men in a Boat and was for long used as a school book in Germany."Jeremy Nicholas of the Jerome K. Jerome Society regards it as a "comic masterpiece" containing "set pieces" as funny or funnier than those in its predecessor, but, taken as a whole, not as satisfying due to the lack of as strong a unifying thread. The word 'Bummel'--D. C. Browning writes "The title must be puzzling to many readers, for 'bummel' will not be found in English dictionaries." 3] 4] It is a German word, as Jerome does not explain until the end of the book, and apart from his book, it has not received any widespread use in English. (The first American edition, published by Dodd Mead in 1900, was entitled Three Men on Wheels.) 5] One of the characters in the book asks, "how would you translate bummel]," to which the narrator replies: "A 'Bummel'," I explained, "I should describe as a journey, long or short, without an end; the only thing regulating it being the necessity of getting back within a given time to the point from which one started. Sometimes it is through busy streets, and sometimes through the fields and lanes; sometimes we can be spared for a few hours, and sometimes for a few days. But long or short, but here or there, our thoughts are ever on the running of the sand. We nod and smile to many as we pass; with some we stop and talk awhile; and with a few we walk a little way. We have been much interested, and often a little tired. But on the whole we have had a pleasant time, and are sorry when it's over." The general style and manner of the book are similar to its predecessor. It is a series of humorous vignettes, each of which builds slowly, through accumulation of layer on layer of detail, through several pages. Jeremy Nicholas calls these "set pieces." Most of them concern bicycling, genial (if shallow) commentary on German culture from the point of view of a British tourist, or situation-comedy-like depictions of interpersonal interactions between the characters. Cycling--The novel was written near the end of the Victorian-era bicycle craze, launched by the development of the two-wheeled safety bicycle. It depicts an era when bicycles had just become a familiar piece of middle-class recreational equipment. The references to brand competition, advertising, and enthusiasts' attitudes toward their equipment resonate with modern readers. The novel invites comparison with H. G. Wells's 1896 humorous cycling novel, The Wheels of Chance. Many of the comments on cycling are relevant-and funny-today. Those who have purchased ergonomic bicycle saddles, intended to relieve pressure on the perineal nerves, may not know that these are not a new invention: I said "...There may be a better land where bicycle saddles are made out of rainbow, stuffed with cloud; in this world the simplest thing is to get used to something hard. There was that saddle you bought in Birmingham; it was divided in the middle, and looked like a pair of kidneys." He said: "You mean that one constructed on anatomical principles." "Very likely," I replied. "The box you bought it in had a picture on the cover, representing a sitting skeleton-or rather that part of a skeleton which does sit." He said: "It was quite correct; it showed you the true position of the--" I said: "We will not go into details; the picture always seemed to me indelicate."...
Raven's Haven, a gym dedicated to teaching women self-defense becomes something more, a beacon of hope for survivors. The Self-Rescuing Goddess Club, nine women from different backgrounds, with different circumstances come together to learn how to live, love, and trust again.***Absolution...That is all Mason Stephenson wants. He needs to atone for failing to save his sister. Mason dedicates his life to rescuing people in need of help. Through self-defense classes, he teaches women how to be strong and gives them the confidence to live life again. Always thinking of others, he doesn't realize the woman he saves from being attacked in her car is going to change his life forever.Mia Chapman thought her day was going like any other until suddenly it wasn't. Attacked while walking to her car, a surprise hero intervenes and rescues her. It doesn't take long for her to see Mason is special, but she worries his past will keep him from feeling he deserves love and acceptance.Mason can't forgive himself for what he thinks is his part in his sister's death. Will Mia be strong enough to help him heal or will he be doomed to live his life searching for forgiveness?
My name is Charlotte Thorea Bjorn, widow of the late Lars Bjorn, Crown Prince of Denmark. But I'm better known as Raven, the leggy supermodel with violet eyes, long black hair, and bad girl of the runway. My modeling career is over when I'm framed and convicted of a murder I never committed and spent six years in prison. I want to clear my name, and learn there was a witness, Dimitry Zhukov, who has ties to the Russian Mafia, and is the son of a Russian oligarch in Moscow. Dimitry and my chemistry is off the chart. But our steamy romance becomes entangled when Adeline Bjorn, my former sister-in-law, decides to steal the tiara Lars gave me. She will stop at nothing to get it, even hooking up with Sergei Zhukov, who stole $17 billion in cryptocurrency from two Russian oligarchs ― Igor Smirnoff and Andrei Zhukov, Dimitry's father, and Pakhan (don) to a Russian Bratva (mafia). Igor Smirnoff is the father of the man I was framed for murder. My brother, Jax Thorea , stayed in my house in the Village in NYC. But while I was in prison, Jax and his life partner Mick engaged in sexual trysts with Igor Smirnoff. They use the relationship with Igor to plot the thief of $17 billion in cryto along with Sergei. Mick is murdered. Jax commits suicide, thus leaving all the crypto with Sergei. I decided to return the tiara (insured for $30 million) to Astrid Bjorn, Queen of Denmark and mother of my late husband in Copenhagen. While there I visit the crypt where Lars and our deceased baby are entombed. While inside the crypt, Adeline shoots me and I end up in the hospital in Copenhagen. Adeline escapes and gets back with Sergei. Dimitry's father tasks him to find Sergei and return him to Moscow. Dimitry and his men do find Sergei and Adeline in SoHo in the Manhattan area of NYC. They kill Sergei's men, then get him onto the Zhukov jet to transport him to Moscow. Dimitry takes Adeline to Charlotte's brownstone (Charlotte had moved in with Dimitry at his place). Charlotte gets her revenge. She beats up Adeline and then chops off all of her long hair. Then Charlotte and Dimitry take her to the Royal Jet of Denmark and get her back to her mother, the Queen, in Copenhagen. All seems peaceful and happy ― Charlotte and Dimitry marry, learn they are expecting a baby. Then, Tatiana, Dimitry's ex-wife, comes to visit him from Moscow. She wants to get back with him, but he shuts her down. Then she claims she had his son. Dimitry knew she was lying and told her so. She got mad, pulled out a gun but was apprehended. Dimitry, Charlotte, his men escort Tatiana to the Zhukov estate in Moscow. Turns out, Tatiana's son is actually Andrei's.
My name is Charlotte Thorea Bjorn, widow of the late Lars Bjorn, Crown Prince of Denmark. But I'm better known as Raven, the leggy supermodel with violet eyes, long black hair, and bad girl of the runway. My modeling career is over when I'm framed and convicted of a murder I never committed and spent six years in prison. I want to clear my name, and learn there was a witness, Dimitry Zhukov, who has ties to the Russian Mafia, and is the son of a Russian oligarch in Moscow. Dimitry and my chemistry is off the chart. But our steamy romance becomes entangled when Adeline Bjorn, my former sister-in-law, decides to steal the tiara Lars gave me. She will stop at nothing to get it, even hooking up with Sergei Zhukov, who stole $17 billion in cryptocurrency from two Russian oligarchs ― Igor Smirnoff and Andrei Zhukov, Dimitry's father, and Pakhan (don) to a Russian Bratva (mafia). Igor Smirnoff is the father of the man I was framed for murder. My brother, Jax Thorea , stayed in my house in the Village in NYC. But while I was in prison, Jax and his life partner Mick engaged in sexual trysts with Igor Smirnoff. They use the relationship with Igor to plot the thief of $17 billion in cryto along with Sergei. Mick is murdered. Jax commits suicide, thus leaving all the crypto with Sergei. I decided to return the tiara (insured for $30 million) to Astrid Bjorn, Queen of Denmark and mother of my late husband in Copenhagen. While there I visit the crypt where Lars and our deceased baby are entombed. While inside the crypt, Adeline shoots me and I end up in the hospital in Copenhagen. Adeline escapes and gets back with Sergei. Dimitry's father tasks him to find Sergei and return him to Moscow. Dimitry and his men do find Sergei and Adeline in SoHo in the Manhattan area of NYC. They kill Sergei's men, then get him onto the Zhukov jet to transport him to Moscow. Dimitry takes Adeline to Charlotte's brownstone (Charlotte had moved in with Dimitry at his place). Charlotte gets her revenge. She beats up Adeline and then chops off all of her long hair. Then Charlotte and Dimitry take her to the Royal Jet of Denmark and get her back to her mother, the Queen, in Copenhagen. All seems peaceful and happy ― Charlotte and Dimitry marry, learn they are expecting a baby. Then, Tatiana, Dimitry's ex-wife, comes to visit him from Moscow. She wants to get back with him, but he shuts her down. Then she claims she had his son. Dimitry knew she was lying and told her so. She got mad, pulled out a gun but was apprehended. Dimitry, Charlotte, his men escort Tatiana to the Zhukov estate in Moscow. Turns out, Tatiana's son is actually Andrei's.
