Author: hjbellus
Our shadows are always there.They entertain us when we’re little, just like best friends.As we grow older, they grow with us. Even through the darkness they stay, never leaving our side.They watch.They listen.They know all our secrets. Endure our pain. Their silence remains while only rumors drift in the wind.Soon our shadows turn from friend to foe. They become the monster starring in our … They become the monster starring in our nightmares, a temptress of hell reminding us what it feels like to burn.Shadows are the demons that tear our souls apart. They never let go, and they never…
Love struck me at a young age. Bertie Cooper owned my heart from the second grade right up until the moment I ruined everything. I didn’t deserve her, not after what I did, so I lied and pushed her away. I took the coward’s way out and I broke her heart. Little did I know, I sentenced the rest of my days to an internal prison of hell. I now find myself at a crossroads with the blonde beauty … blonde beauty before me once more. And she still takes my breath away. Life just keeps on torturing me…I’ve never…
Another winter means Christmas in Cringle Cove, the cozy resort town nestled in the mountains of Pennsylvania. My home.It was never my dream to run my aunt’s bed and breakfast, but it’s my reality. The only good thing about this time of year is that we shut down the bed and breakfast to celebrate our family’s Christmas.The town twinkles with the festive lights as the snow falls in a glistening … in a glistening blanket on the land. The cheer is in the air, and I find myself embracing the holiday spirit. Not even the stack of bills that keep…
One call. That’s all it took to change everything. The sweet voice on the other end of the line delivered a blow I never saw coming. Fighting for our country’s freedom and staring death in the eye was nothing compared to this news.History has one hell of a way repeating itself. Kate Wilson’s voice didn’t waver once as she turned my worst nightmare into a reality, and her words weaved a cruel … cruel poetic justice. I hadn’t been back home in over two years. Once I pulled into the one-horse town, I was greeted by the gorgeous blonde.Kate extended…
We used to be kings on top of the world, but it all went to hell…My money and power are worthless. All I want is blood bathing my knuckles, their soulless bodies dead at my feet.I’ve never felt the need to take someone’s life until now. They will pay.I will sacrifice everything to protect my family.To save the beauty that’s been haunting my dreams. I don’t even know her, but the fear dancing in … dreams. I don’t even know her, but the fear dancing in her eyes will be my worst nightmare.It’s a game of death, and I’m all…
They say going home is easy, and in all reality, it should be. Just not for me. The small, one-horse town that gave me my roots, that made my soul thrive, is also the place I never wanted to set foot in again. I left everything behind and never looked back. Until now. With the death of the man who raised me, I’m forced to return to Boone. Old wounds resurface, and heartache and loss trump … and loss trump everything once more. Seeing the man who shattered my world the night of our high school graduation almost brings me…
He’s quiet, a thinker who is always three steps ahead of the game—in and out of the ring.Trenton “Trick” Jameson is a mystery, even to his fellow fighters at Diablo’s Throne. They only know him as the Country Boy Brawler who left home to chase his dreams. His band of brothers have no idea what he’s lost or left behind…And that’s the way Trick wants it.With a champion title tied to his name, his … title tied to his name, his future is endless until the raven-haired beauty became his game changer. Mack owned him the moment she stumbled into…
Sometimes it’s the hero who ends up needing a lifeline… Texas for nothing.When a debtor can’t come up with his money, JJ takes his wife as collateral…What starts out as a trade-off between bitter men turns into an emotional collision of desire and forbidden love so dangerous, it threatens to destroy even the strongest of empires. No amount of money will ever rebuild everything that’s been shattered. Jack is left standing in the middle of his own chaos.Greed and power are the least of his worries now. Death is knocking on his front door, wanting to collect. The woman he’s…
JagNo matter how fast he runs, there’s one thing Jag can’t escape.His past. It has the power to destroy the man he’s worked so hard to become.Jag is slated to be the next MMA champion. It’s been years in the making. The hype surrounding his prized fight is ignited by his charismatic personality and smoldering good looks. But it’s all a shield protecting the storm brewing inside of him…And now, … the storm brewing inside of him…And now, there’s a new girl in town Jag can’t seem to stay away from. She’s quiet, mysterious, and sexy as sin. His demons.…
She hates fighting. He lives for it.Layla’s vicious past drove her away from her hometown. She couldn’t live with all the reminders surrounding her—so she ran.Cruz Felix found a new home, a place where he could get his head on straight, train, and fight match after match toward the end goal—the championship in Las Vegas. It’s the one thing in his life he wants more than anything, and it’s all in … anything, and it’s all in the name of his deceased father.Until Layla returns home. Her dad owns the gym, and he’s the sole reason Cruz is fighting again.The…