Bøger af Ashley Lavering

Clean, Slow-Burn, Epic Fantasy Romance. Reunited with her warriors, Azika is determined to train hard to be the Chosen they deserve and Elder Lemnic is happy to oblige. Magical training from dawn until dusk turns Azika's life into one continual round of exhaustion and heartache. While making headway with her magical skill, she is thwarted in love. Will Marek ever trust her enough to open his heart? Enemies strike and her heart woes will have to wait. Women are reported missing from the eastern farmlands of Losaria. The disappearances reek of Chagoric Lords. Azika will not stand by doing nothing while these lords steal more lives. With the help of her friends and trusted warriors, Azika sets out to rescue these women from a fate worse than death. Has she learned enough to be successful against her evil foe or will her inexperience once again cause those around her pain?

Chel finished tying me to the chair and stood. "This is crazy."I ignored her comment. "Go down to the basement.""Now, I know you've lost it." She folded her arms. "How will this prove that your giant dog is the hot guy that got in your van?""I'll explain later. Just trust me."One of her eyebrows rose."Please?" I waited for her to nod. "Once you're down there, I want you to whisper something. Then come back up.""Whatever." With an eye roll, she left the room.I focused on her feet thumping against the wood stairs and heard the change when they slapped across the tiled kitchen floor. Once the basement door closed, I strained to hear her, but all I caught was a beetle scuttling across the kitchen. Nerves tangled in my gut. Had I missed it?"If this doesn't work, I'm calling the loony bin, Tay." Chel's voice rang so loud that I jerked back, toppling the chair. I hit the floor with a thud.Beast's airy chortle resonated from outside the window."Shut up. This isn't funny," I told him.Chel walked through the door. "Geeze, what happened?" She hurried to me. "Are you okay?" She righted my chair with a grunt."That depends.""On?" She cocked an eyebrow at me."On whether or not you're going to untie me.""Oh my gosh. I'm so sorry." She scrambled to untie the knots.My hands slipped free and I rubbed my bruised arm. "What kind of friend are you?""What?" She startled.I shook my head at her. "I can't believe you'd commit me.""Wait, you heard that?" Her eyes widened.I repeated it word for word."Whoa, that's, like, creepy and awesome at the same time. But I still don't understand how this proves your dog is a werewolf."The dreaded moment had arrived and nerves attacked my stomach. "Because, Chel-he bit me."Seventeen-year-old Tayla will never forget Beast's fiery-venom spreading through her body like an infection. Now, with her best friend Chel's help, she must find a human true love before the last petal falls from her enchanted rose or the full moon will transform her into a wolf forever.But Tayla never expected that her biggest obstacle would come from inside-a wolf presence threatening to take her very soul. At every turn, the she-wolf exploits Tayla's weaknesses and gains enough control to sabotage her dates. Tayla struggles to control her unruly wolf and her forbidden attraction to Beast. But can she resist his southern charm, the she-wolf's attraction to his alluring scent, and still fall in love with a human?Tangled in a web of wills, Tayla must risk everything to break the Curse of the Beast. With failure and possible death looming overhead, Tayla will do anything to find true love. But will one moon cycle be long enough to conquer her wolf and remain human? Or will she become a permanent member of Beast's pack? Find out in the second installment in the Curse of the Beast series.

A dark shadow stalks the night, watching her-waiting to claim what is his.Seventeen-year-old Tayla Jonas longs for a simple life, but after a traumatizing family loss, she is forced to be both mother and sister to her cousins while caring for her mentally unstable aunt. Moving to her grandma's quiet town of Cody, Wyoming, Tayla finds some normalcy with her quirky green activist friend, Chel, who spends no time converting her to vegetarianism.A few weeks into her new school, Tayla catches the eye of Kyle Harrington-the high school quarterback and resident millionaire-who can seduce any girl with his charismatic charm, including Tayla. But Kyle is anything but what he seems.Walking through City Park, Tayla is unaware that an ancient curse has her in its crosshairs. The silver moonlight illuminates the path to her van, sprinkling shadows like evil twinkling eyes. Tayla's skin prickles, and she turns. Something-or someone-is watching her.A powerful werewolf steps from the shadows. An iridescent blue chord shoots from him and slams into her stomach, dissolving instantly. Pain wracks her body, and she tries to scramble to safety, but his silver eyes freeze her in place as the curse binds them together. The chord settles deep inside her body, coiling with dread around her heart.Dismayed by the prospect of a werewolf for a shadow, Tayla fears for the safety of her friends and family. How will she keep the werewolf's insatiable hunger in check? Her plans for a vegetarian lifestyle quickly dwindle away, and Tayla wrestles to fit her frazzled life back together-piece by piece. But what she didn't expect was her attraction to the werewolf or the power of the full moon.Will Tayla be strong enough to survive the Curse of the Beast? Or will it consume her like so many before? Find out in the first installment of this unique retelling of Beauty and the Beast.

A werewolf with southern charm and a wicked bite? Welcome to Curse of the Beast the Complete Collection: A Modern Retelling of Beauty and the Beast. All three books are included (Curse of the Beast, Star Cursed, After Star), plus new scenes from Beast's perspective.Seventeen-year-old Tayla Jonas longs for a simple life, but an ancient curse forces a werewolf to hunt her, to claim what is his. Will Tayla be strong enough to survive the Curse of the Beast and high school? Or will it consume her like so many before? Thankfully, Tayla has her best friend Chel to help her through the twist and turns of the Curse and having a werewolf as a shadow. Beast, doesn't know if he can handle another Hunting, but Tayla is different, intriguing. His wolf is drawn to her in a different way than how the curse pulls him to hunt the next girl. He doesn't want to admit that it isn't just his wolf who finds Tayla attractive. But his feelings can only result in pain, for how could someone as beautiful as Tayla fall in love with a Beast like him?

A Choice was MadeThe Curse was BrokenYet the Wolf RemainsTayla's life changed forever the day she became a werewolf in James' pack (aka Beast). Now they must flee their Wyoming home to escape the increasing wolf hunts caused by Kyle. With James, her alpha and intended mate, she finds refuge in the remote area of Crouch, Idaho. Settled into her new home with the man of her dreams by her side, Tayla wonders if she's finally found some peace, but it doesn't take long for enemies to find her. They taunt her with secrets from James' past, and revenge stalks the pack at every turn. When James is severely wounded with an unknown poison, it is up to Tayla and her best friend, Chel, to solve the mystery of the poison's origin and find a cure. Will they be strong enough to handle the truth they discover and defeat their enemies? Or will time run out and werewolves die?

She must embrace what scares her to escape ENSLAVEMENTSixteen-year-old Azika has been a slave in the Kongul Mining Camp for as long as she can remember. Cursed with beauty, she is forced to hide under dirt and filth to keep the guards at bay, but there is one who knows what lies beneath the grime and will stop at nothing to have her. Struggling to hold tight to her courage, Azika finds herself sentenced to the dangerous exploration tunnels. Befriending a fellow crew member, who remembers life outside this prison, Azika dares to believe they can escape and finally unravel the mysteries surrounding her life.>Clean Epic Fantasy Romance. Slow Burn Romance.Complete Land Magic Saga consists of six full length novels.