Showing results for "The Rose" in Literature & Fiction

My name is Rose Madden, and I have spent my life being the perfect daughter. Thanks to my daddy, I'm an expert marksman who dresses like some modern-day freaking June Cleaver. My life has been perfectly scripted since the day I was born. I've never deviated from the plan - until I met attorney Max Decker. Now he has me doing insane things to get his attention, like grabbing him in his car and being arrested for stalking my ex-boyfriend just so he'll come bail me out of jail.

At 24, Clarinda James has lived a traumatic life. One of the last images she saw before losing her sight was that of her parents' death. The nightmares of that time still haunt her every night. Taken in at 19 by her sister, Clary didn't know there was going to be a price to pay, a price far greater than her blindness. It's not until Blue walks into her life, she realizes it's possible to experience the joy of warmth. In her darkness, Blue will become her beacon, her guide.

FBI forensic profiler Agent Alexandra Darling is known for her unsettling affinity for murderers and their victims. As she joins a task force assigned to capture a notorious duo of killers, her forbidden fascination with the twisted motivations behind their crimes takes a dangerous turn. Delving deep into the darkness, she finds herself entangled in a dangerous game that blurs the lines between hunter and hunted, love and obsession. One that would forever redefine her understanding of desire and the depths of her own soul.

Two years ago, a split-second decision changed everything. I risked my life for a man I didn’t even know and nearly died for it. I’ve tried to forget him. To forget that whole night. But he hasn’t forgotten me. He’s been watching. Obsessing. Craving. And when he crashes back into my life like a wrecking ball, accompanied by two dark shadows — men he calls his brothers — the life I’ve been trying to rebuild for myself shatters into a thousand sharp-edged pieces. He believes our souls are bound by blood, and he’s come back to claim what’s his.

In the New Republic, every woman must marry five men. It’s the law. Welcome to the apocalypse. Includes Theirs to Protect, Theirs to Pleasure, and Theirs to Wed.

The stronger the alpha, the greater the danger. Moon madness could claim me any time now. I’ve looked all over the continent, gone to mating games, but I still haven’t found the she-wolf meant to be mine. I’ve already become too feral in bed. I’m not safe - not for random females. Especially not the one who just moved into the ranch next door. She’s way too tempting. And I’m way too dangerous. I have to stay away. I don’t dare get near her. Because I would die before I ever let anything harm the little human. Including me.

I protected my country. Protected my platoon. Now all I wanted to protect was her. Too bad that wasn’t an option. I couldn’t fall for the beautiful slip of a female. The baby sister of my brother’s new mate. She was way too young. Way too human. Still in college. And too bright a force of nature. She had her whole life ahead of her. And I had the Green Berets begging me to reenlist. My wolf...he wanted her. But if I let her go without claiming her, I might not survive the moon madness.

Disinherited by his parents and estranged from his wife, Fallen pleasure club co-owner Lord Grayson "Devil" Deveraux long ago learned to place his trust in ledgers rather than people. But his ice-cold reserve hides the scandalous truth: He's a man who craves pain with his pleasure and a loving lady to instruct him.

As Father Magnus Falke, I suppress my cravings. As the headteacher of a Catholic boarding school, I’m never tempted by a student. Until her. I became a priest to control my impulses. Then I meet Tinsley Constantine. The bratty princess challenges my rules and awakens my dark nature. With each punishment I lash upon her, I want more. In my classroom, private rectory, and bent over my altar, I want all of her. There’s no absolution for the things I’ve done. One touch risks everything I stand for. My faith. My redemption. And even my life. As if that could stop me.

Bro-Code Law 676: You never - under any circumstances - get involved with your best friend's little sister. I messed up - big-time. Two strangers in a foreign country, we said hello. Hello turned into a kiss. A kiss turned into a rendezvous. And a rendezvous turned into more than I'd ever imagined. But her unruly golden curls and beautiful body hid an important detail - he's my mouthiest billionaire best friend's forbidden little sister.

Everyone says I’m a bad girl. They’re only partly right - I don’t let fear rule me, and I certainly don’t care what people think. But I draw the line at sleeping with the enemy. As the daughter of Briar’s head hockey coach, I’d be vilified if I hooked up with a player from a rival team. And that’s who Jake Connelly is. Harvard’s star forward is arrogant, annoying, and too attractive for his own good. But fate is cruel - I require his help to secure a much-coveted internship, and the sexy jerk isn’t making it easy for me.

I caught her scent when I was on enforcer business. Knew she must be the one. I brought my alpha back with me. Because our bloodline mates in pairs. Two males for every she-wolf. Two daddies for our mate. The one we’re going to spoil and protect. Spank and sully. Carry off to make a home together. Just as soon as we convince her she belongs to us.

Ever since she was a little girl, 30-year-old Rose dreamed of the day Harley would carry her across the threshold on their honeymoon. So what if this isn't her actual wedding day, and that she's only here because Harley was left at the altar just a few hours earlier? Trading San Francisco for paradise and swapping her bridesmaid's bouquet for a Blue Hawaii, Rose hopes she can finally escape the friend zone. Once upon a time they had been more than friends, but life got in the way. She's spent every day since wishing Harley would get a clue.

Ruby's known the guys in her string quartet forever. There's Jonathan, the bossy lead violinist, and Steve, the cellist, who plays ref when they're at each other's throats. Then there's Ethan, the viola player. After five years, he's still a mystery: quiet, unassuming, and intensely dedicated to the music. Who would've thought he'd be the one to comfort her after a wedding-reception gig goes haywire? Who would've thought they'd end up in each other's arms? And who would've thought he'd know how to tilt her world sideways using only his voice, his fingers, and a bundle of rope?

The game is over…for now. But once again, three simple gunshots have blown my world to pieces. I came back from the darkness last time. I pulled my life back together. This time, though? I don’t know how to do that. Secrets are buried deep in Halston. Alliances are formed in darkness. And vengeance is the only balm for a broken heart.

“Donde tengas la olla no metas la polla”. Ese dicho tendría que haberlo conocido yo antes que a mi exmarido, tal vez así las cosas me habrían ido mejor. Disculpad, me presento, me llamo Yanet, treinta y cinco años, aliviadamente divorciada, con una hija adolescente que vive con su padre en mi país, Cuba. ¿Que dónde vivo yo? Pues a más de siete mil kilómetros, al otro lado del Atlántico, en Barcelona. Hasta aquí tuve que venir cuando el cabrón de mi ex me vetó en La Habana y no me quedó más remedio que emigrar para subsistir.

Lady Rose Jameson knows her place - respect authority and convention and marry a suitable member of the peerage. Lord Evan Xavier, the second son of the Earl of Brighton, possesses the necessary pedigree, but though Rose enjoys his company, the spark she craves is missing...the spark she feels with handsome commoner Cameron Price.

Marlon Vitale, es el primogénito de la ‘Ndrangueta calabresa y se vende a diario en un club en el que trabaja enmascarado. Kiara renunció a todo en la vida para escapar de su país y no volver, aunque a veces, por mucho que corras, el pasado siempre es más rápido que tú. El SKS abre sus puertas a su pecado más soberbio. Prepárate para que el ritmo de la pasión suene a pecado.

Jordan Stein dirige el club más exclusivo de Nueva York, donde los pecados capitales bailan bajo las luces de neón. Candela Estrella es una abogada brillante, capaz de ganar cualquier batalla, excepto aquella que podría hacerle perder el juicio. Las sombras del pasado se han desatado, arrastrando deseos prohibidos y heridas que nunca se cerraron.

Una novela que pondrá a prueba si eres capaz de abrir tu mente hacia el sexo. Laura es una chica con muchas dudas e inseguridades, su físico y su pasado la condicionan en el momento de relacionarse con el sexo opuesto. En un viaje a su Noruega natal, Laura se introduce en el mundo de la literatura erótica a través de una página de internet que le recomienda su abuela. De regreso a España sus amigas de chat la incitan a liberarse y que realice todas sus fantasías con un hombre que ha conocido una noche, a través de la pantalla del ordenador y del cual no sabe nada.