"Suddenly, his tight grip on my waist starts to loosen, and he moves his face close to my ear. “Do you still think it's not revealing?” he asks, his words slow as he whispers in my ear. I smell his cologne with him so close to me, and its divine. I feel his lips brush my ears before he brings his face in front of me. His minty breath fans my neck as I feel a shiver go down my spine. God, what just happened? I’m so confused. I should feel violated with him touching me, but instead, I’m biting my lips to hold back a moan. I don't understand what’s wrong with me." Eleanor Brown’s new job at the Crawford Company was supposed to be her ticket to a better life, a chance to escape her past and pay off her debts. Instead, she finds herself under the scrutiny of Jason Crawford, the company’s distrustful billionaire CEO, who believes she’s a schemer out to exploit his family’s wealth. Hired through his grandfather’s influence, Eleanor faces hostility from Jason and sabotage from his fiercely protective secretary, Vivienne. As workplace tensions ignite unexpected chemistry, Eleanor and Jason are drawn into a whirlwind of passion and mistrust. But when long-buried secrets unravel—revealing a heartbreaking connection between Eleanor’s past and Jason’s deepest pain—their fragile bond is tested. Can Eleanor prove her love is genuine, or will the weight of the truth shatter their chance at forever?

"Nate bends his neck and captures my lips in a kiss. Yes, Nathanial kissed me. The kiss starts off a little sloppy because I wasn’t expecting it, but I close my eyes and enjoy the feel of his lips against mine. I kiss him with the same passion as he kisses me. I move my hands from around his neck and pass them through his hair. I feel his arms around my waist, and for that moment, I forget everything in the world and just enjoy kissing my mate. We break apart once we’re both out of breath." *** Liz has been told to reject her mate all her life, but her mom refuses to explain why. One day Liz meets her mate and does the opposite. She's heard stories about how amazing it is to find your mate and was excited to have found hers. She tries to build a relationship with him, but he doesn't want her. He causes her so much pain that she wishes he would reject her, but he doesn't. He wants nothing to do with her but will kill any living thing that tries to harm her. How does Liz, who wishes to spend an eternity with her mate, change his heart?

"As his lips leave mine and trail down to my neck, a shiver of anticipation courses through me. Hades rains kisses all over my neck and shoulder, igniting a fire within me that burns with an insatiable desire. With each kiss, pleasure washes over me, building to an intensity I've never experienced before." *** Haisley Jefferson, daughter of the Alpha of The Ashen Crescent Pack, finds her life far from fulfilling. She yearns to meet her mate so she can finally escape the hellhole she once called home. Instead of meeting her mate and escaping, fate takes an unexpected turn on her 21st birthday. Rather than a mate, she’s given a husband – Hades Stone, the future Alpha of The DuskBane Pack, and a man she has secretly loved for years. The only problem is he has his eyes set on Alice, her adopted sister. In the face of this dilemma, Haisley rejects the marriage, but destiny seems to have its own plans beyond her control. Haisley finds herself at a crossroads. While she wishes for her mate to rescue her, she's also entangled in a deep affection for Hades. A forced marriage to him was not her desire, but it seems destiny has other plans.