Showing results for "Pain" in Contemporary

Charming, captivating, seductive—and a cold-blooded killer. I married the Pakhan of the Russian Bratva anyway. I had to, it was part of the deal. Now, I’m faking marital bliss as I tremble with fear, and I cannot wait to be out of the clutches of this ruthless man.

Six months into tattooing at Blue's and already I'm the most wanted and sought-out tattooist. My biggest clientele consists of women. They come into the shop, end up in my bed, and we both come out happy. It's been my release since I've stopped fighting. It's become part of the "new" me. But when Tripp reappears in my life, I can't deny the fact that I would do anything for that girl. I have worked so hard over the years to suppress my feelings for her but when I find out that her and Lucas have been having an open relationship, I have the urge to rip his heart out.

I live for the pain; it's what drives me to keep moving. I thought I was ready to finally live. Until...my brother, Alex; he throws me into the fire - right into the place I could never control myself, the one place I never want to be again. When I put my hands on people, they get hurt. Things happen that bring me back to that night. The one that will forever torment me. I'm doing fine, keeping to myself in order to ensure no one gets hurt by me. Then along comes Lyric, and all I want to do is touch her, to put my hands in places that I know will only lead to her being crushed by me.

Jack McLachlan is a winemaking magnate and easily one of Australia's most eligible bachelors. His success and wealth makes him no stranger to the complications of romantic relationships and that's why he goes to extreme measures to avoid the hassle. He prefers simplicity in the form of a beautiful female companion with no strings attached. He arranges relationships like business deals and they're always the same. No long term relationships. No real names.

Mike Gayle: emotions you'll never forget, stories you'll want to share. Helen and Ben parted as heartbroken 18-year-olds and went their very separate ways. Twenty years later, mother-of-two-teenagers Helen is still in Manchester, a part-time primary teacher, stunned by the behaviour of her...

Er denkt, ich hätte ihn betrogen. Glaubt, dass alles eine Lüge war. Jetzt hasst er mich. Und er wird mich zerstören. Alles liegt in Schutt und Asche. Wahr Geglaubtes wird zur Lüge. Freunde entpuppen sich als Feinde. Und Dante versinkt in seiner Trauer und dem Zorn, den der Betrug in ihm entfacht hat. Blind vor Hass wird er zum grausamsten aller Monster. Und zu Winters ärgstem Feind. Sie muss sich seiner Wut stellen. Muss dem Tod ins Auge blicken. Muss mit aller Kraft versuchen, Dante zu überleben. Das grausame, düstere Finale der Reihe.

I know Demyen Zakrevsky is wrong for me. But I can't help hoping... What if he's not? After all, he's saved me time and time again. He's made me a mother twice over. But he's also the one who sold me in the first place. The one who got my baby stolen away from me. The one who broke my heart over and over and over. I can't decide if he's a saint or a sinner. I suppose now's the time we'll find out for good. Because the bad guys have my baby, and they want one thing in return: Me. And for my daughter's sake, I'll give myself up every. single. time. So I take one final step into the shadows.

Alaska is a rough, beautiful country ruled by a famously eccentric royal family, including oldest daughter, Princess Alexandria, whose acid wit and bad case of insomnia have turned her into a tabloid darling, a palace problem, and overall...Marine biologist Dr. Shel ("Never Sheldon") Rivers has a problem. Some princess expects him to wait on her, hand and dimpled foot. His boss is taken with the royal redhead, and nobody realizes that he just wants to be left alone in his lab.

Beautiful. Intriguing. Strong. Independent. Everything a man like me craves in a woman, Rylynn has. Except she's Rhys' daughter. He's made it clear within the brotherhood that she's off limits. But rules are meant to be broken. It's a specialty of mine. She's a young woman, but her eyes spark with knowledge beyond her 19 years. She's my strength and my biggest weakness. She's also the first person I ever held who meant more than my cut.

When Bolton asked for the open marriage I was revolted by it. But then I met Theo… and I didn’t know men like him could exist. Now he wants me all to himself. Do I forgive him… or do I stay?

As a political blogger living in Manhattan, I have no time to date. My few free hours are spent with best friend Soraya and her husband, Graham. Love has no place in this equation. Then Prince Zan walks into the coffee shop. He’s confident and different from other men, making it clear from our first conversation royal lineage won’t stand in his way. I know better than to be carried away by green eyes and soft lips. But if that’s the case, how did I end up in his bed?

He rescued me from my room in the tower and set me free. I'm lost in a new world, unable to navigate my new life. The rules and regulations of my enforced conformity were like restraints, and with them gone, I'm unmoored. I need a new safety and crave the certainty I had in my tower but without the pain and sorrow. Can this brutal but beautiful man, my fallen angel, give me that? I believe so. Slowly, one fragile step at a time, I explore my new world.

Ich weiß, dass Demyen Zakrevsky nicht der Richtige für mich ist. Aber ich kann nicht anders, als zu hoffen ... Denn was ist, wenn ich mich irre? Schließlich hat er mich schon so oft gerettet. Er hat mich zum zweiten Mal zur Mutter gemacht. Und er hat mein gebrochenes Herz geheilt.

é que Demyen Zakrevsky no es adecuado para mí. Pero no puedo evitar desear… ¿Y si lo es? Después de todo, él me ha salvado una y otra vez. Me ha convertido en madre dos veces. Él ha sanado mi corazón roto. Pero él también fue quien me vendió, en primer lugar. El que me robó a mi bebé. El que rompió mi corazón, una y otra vez. No puedo decidir si es un santo o un pecador. Supongo que ahora es el momento de descubrirlo de una vez por todas. Porque los malos tienen a mi bebé y quieren una cosa a cambio: A mí.Y, por el bien de mi hija, me entregaré cada vez.

RHAPSODIE DE DOULEUR est le troisième volet de la trilogie sur la Bratva Zakrevsky. L'histoire de Demyen et de Clara commence dans le premier tome, REQUIEM POUR UN PÉCHÉ, et se poursuit dans le second, SONATE POUR UN MENSONGE.

Zarco es mi jefe, mi mejor amigo y el hombre que se robó el corazón de la única mujer de la que me he enamorado. Necesito tomar distancia de la situación, y lo hago aceptando casarme con la hermana de nuestro socio. Vanessa Zakharov va a ser mi escudo, y descubrir los secretos que esconde, mi nueva obsesión. Entre mentiras, traiciones y lealtades surge la posibilidad de un amor auténtico que desafía todas las expectativas y da esperanza a corazones que creían estar perdidos para siempre.