Mostrando resultados por autor "Ripley Proserpina" en Todas las categorías

Caught in Asher's sights, Briar fights not only to stay alive, but to stay sane. Asher is in her head, whispering doubts and bringing to light her four vampires' hidden pasts. But she is stronger than Asher and the horrors stalking her vampires. Briar loves them, and she won't give them up, nor will she let them give up on each other.

The sun is Briar Hale's enemy. All her life she's been in the shadows, sheltered and protected, warned and smothered. Not anymore. Briar is ready to take control of her life, and step out into the sunlight for the first time. A newly enrolled graduate student at Boston College, she's determined to discover why her body betrays her. And she knows just the scientist to help her. Professor Hudson Nors has secrets of his own - secrets he's kept for eternity, and which he never wants to see the light of day. No matter how wonderful Briar smells, Hudson decides to stay away.

They say you can never go home again? Well, Susanna Arroyo is about to prove them wrong. Twenty years ago, Susanna ditched her hometown to pursue a career as an artist on the East Coast. Did she have it all? Money? Success? Love? Ha! Ha, ha, ha. No. Hiking up her practical granny panties, Susanna moves back to Blue Hollow, Colorado, with the teenager she inherited and no idea what she's doing. But good intentions count for something, right? Right? Well, maybe they do. It's here, in her hometown, that Susanna's life trips and sprawls across Troy, Luke, Reiner, and Henry. Four men who, like ...

Jayne Burns has come too far in her life to look back. An orphan, she's used to being no one's choice. Not anymore. When she lands a job as a private tutor for the adopted daughter of a world-famous guitarist, everything changes. The rock gods of Rochester's Pathos, Tennyson, Lee, Klaus, and Diego set their sights on her, and sweep Jayne off her feet. But the band has a secret, and if it comes to light, they'll lose Jayne. They refuse to give her up, and they'll tell any lie, barricade any door, and fight any foe to keep her.

Forced to choose between her life and the lives of the vampires she loves, Briar made the ultimate sacrifice. For her, a world without Marcus, Hudson, Sylvain, and Valen was inconceivable. But her vampires didn't accept her decision and, at the last moment, transformed her from woman to immortal. Awakened to a new, utterly different life, the sun can finally shine on Briar Hale. With eternity in front of her, all she sees is love and hope. So when the creatures of darkness threaten everything she holds dear, Briar will not surrender.

Kiss me or kill me? All my life, I’ve been fascinated by stories about gods and the mortals they treated like toys. Now I’m at Oxford University with a newly acquired doctorate, and I’m making a career out of my childhood obsession. There, among medieval buildings and famous libraries, I meet five men who have names right out of Greek mythology. Achilles. Hector. Paris. Pollux. Orestes. I’m drawn to them, not only because of their names, but by the passion they try to hide. And the way our fates seem inexplicably linked. Turns out, I’ve uncovered an ancient artifact that could do ...

Cleared by the police of any wrongdoing in a school shooting, Nora’s finally looking toward her future with hope. She and her five guys are ready to move on with their lives and take their unconventional relationship to the next level. But not everyone is ready to accept her innocence. Viewed as a monster by the people in her small town, and put in a frightening position by the people claiming to help her, Nora has to make a choice between what she wants, and what she believes is best for the men she loves. Will her budding relationship be strong enough to survive these new challenges, or...

A river of poison runs through Rose's veins. Ten years ago, Rose Carrado, a fragile child who made the mistake of trying to catch snowflakes, nearly died on a dark winter night when terrible creatures of legend overran Boston. Rose was easy prey. As she lay bleeding—dying—she came face-to-face with an ancient being, one who commanded her to live. So she did. Now a young woman, Rose lives with the consequences of that command. Changed forever by the creature who bit her, she is a reminder of a time humans want to forget. But she also possesses something else—a connection to those...

There once was a girl who was born to be cursed. By no fault of her own, she was doomed to remind her kingdom of everything ugly. No matter how many good deeds she did or how kind she was, it was her destiny to die, and take her kingdom with her. Her mother and father wept when they saw her, and the witch who cursed her celebrated gleefully as each year passed. Except there was hope. Her sisters, older and wiser, and with no small amount of magic of their own, countered the witch's curse. If Kumiko could be loved, truly loved, the curse would be broken, and everyone would see what the witch...

Violence. It's all around me. There are rules I need to learn, but the most important? Keep my mouth shut. I have a front row seat to the depravity of men and how low they'll sink to get what they want. But just when I've run out of hope, three heroes with dark pasts and darker plans come to my rescue. And tempt me in ways I never imagined. **Wreckers is reverse harem, motorcycle club romance with enemies-to-lovers/love-hate and mystery/suspense themes. Contains sexual scenes, all of which are consensual. Wreckers is a supersized standalone novel.**

They were heroes who weighed the fate of the world against their love and chose me. The gods are a shadow, shrouding my fate in darkness. With one snap of her fingers, Athena turned my life upside down, and now I have to decide... Run? Or fight? Whatever choice I make, I won't be alone. Pollux, Achilles, Hector, Paris, and Orestes have fought the gods before. Because of these five heroes, the Greek gods are trapped, and humans are free from their interference. But the creatures who view us as toys aren't giving up easily. They want out, and they want their power back. My curse stands ...

She crashed into their life, and changed everything. Betha lives for adventure. A photojournalist who’s used to taking risks, it takes a lot to surprise her. Then her plane crashes in the Canadian wilderness and she comes face-to-face with her destiny. The Jötnar are born and bred as warriors, but the world has changed, and brothers Raynor, Grim, and Fenris have no place in it. Without a battle to win, they struggle to find meaning in their lives. Until Betha. One glance is all it takes for them to realize she’s meant for them, except for one glaring fact— Betha’s human. With a ...

He emerged from the black waters to steal her heart. As a child, Edythe found out there were different types of monsters. Some were beautiful on the outside, but terrifying when the lights went out. Others appeared to be creatures of nightmares, but were loyal and honorable, ready to sacrifice their lives for those they loved. She learned the hard way which monster she preferred. Linc knew to stay away from humans. His kind, wary of being discovered, swam deep in the sea. Aegeans were legends, shifting shape from water to land. All his life, Linc followed the rules, laws set down to keep ...

Nora's twenty-year existence revolves around one thing—making ends meet. But while substitute teaching at Alexander Twilight High School, she is faced with a bigger challenge than paying the rent. In a hail of gunfire, Nora makes a split-second decision that saves the lives of her students, and changes hers forever. Now, Nora is a suspect in the worst tragedy to ever strike the town. Thrust into the spotlight, she’s been cast as the villain rather than the hero. Yet in her darkest moment, the light finds her. With the world turned against her, Nora accepts the help of Ryan Valore, ...

Forgiveness seems out of reach… Never believing she’d fall in love, Nora’s relationship with Ryan, Seok, Apollo, Matisse, and Cai is everything she could want. The acceptance they offer is the only thing standing between her and a world that still hates her despite her innocence. Falling into a routine with the guys, she finally lets herself relax and dream about the future. The past won’t be forgotten… Suddenly, Ryan’s entire future is at stake, and a man from his past, one with good reason to hate him, arrives to take the things he’s worked so hard to build. Rather than ...