Bøger af Laikyn Meng

This is not a love story.It started out as one, but now I am escaping mine.People change. Or maybe they slowly remove their skin and show their true soul.My husband was a good man, he was the only person I ever thought I would love.The years blurred together, from our teenage arguments to our martial fights. People called us forever sweethearts because we started our love story long before high school.Love can bring new life and resurrect old flames. But sometimes love can turn destructive, but it all starts with a smudge of a kiss.A woman in love with a man, and a man breaking inside his own mind. The two clash trying to contain the chaos, words written and discarded.This is the tale, of twin flames burning to survive.With the promise of relief, how can you not accept the offer to thrive?Trigger Warning, Story contains issues of mental illness and domestic violence themes.+18 Mature Content, Explicit language & Sexual Content, Abuse, Domestic Violence, Mental Illness

My power didn't come from Daddy or Mommy but from the devil herself. Savior's mind is a vault of devious lies. A vicious billionaire and notorious sinner. The blood on Savior's hands might be dry, but the dark stains will never be clean. Secrets need to remain secure. He'll do the unthinkable when his sister's reputation is at stake and a marriage contract on his plate. There is only one solution: keep his brunette bombshell of a bride, Roux Tanzer, satisfied and unaware. His role as a husband will survive if she doesn't uncover the truth. If she does, it might destroy them both. ~ Roux's torment is a punishment. The eldest daughter of the Tanzer corporation once held pristine power. But that was before an event wrecked her perfect little world. Reclusive and trying to wake from the pain. She agrees to a questionable marriage with the new money-bad boy, Savior Satou. All for the sake of reclaiming her identity. When terrors come back to taunt her, she'll stop at nothing to revive the life she always wanted. Freedom always comes at a price, even as a wife. Marry Power is an angsty arranged marriage billionaire romance.It contains explicit subjects and profanity. Recommended for mature audiences, please check trigger warnings.

Mr. Travers wasn't supposed to see me. I was oddly obscure, a blunt reminder of something taboo sitting in the front of his class. I wasn't born to fit in, and he knew it. We were running down the rabbit hole, just like Alice did. But this time, we weren't all mad for love, instead, we had become moonstruck.One moment was all it took.Now we are chasing down the drug called love until there is nothing left but the high.Moonstruck: Stash's Stoicism is a Student/Teacher Dark Forbidden Romance, Multicultural Romance,18+ Mature Sexual Content, Explicit Language, Alcohol and Drug Use, Violence, Domestic Abuse.

All Mum's The Word Books can be read as Standalones.Malee and Mateo are inevitable. They have been fused together by unlucky circumstances. While Malee is always a hopeless romantic, Mateo knocks them back to reality. A desperate love story, pulling them through adulthood. When two people are meant to be, they fight like hell to discover themselves before it is too late.I loved how deeply wounded we were for so many different reasons. We were connected by fragile adolescence. A love is pure. So aggressive it was futile it was going to destroy us or bring us bliss.The thing about first loves is it takes years to get over them. They are your first taste of something explicit and you want to experience that high over and over again. It's hard to move on, even after five years. Malee and Mateo have come so far since they were teenage parents bickering their nights away. This story is of epic history, a love defying all odds and regulations on second chances.Within this story, a new world of acceptance and change begins.Because I don't care if our stars are aligned, or if fate gives it approval. You are mine and I don't think we should ever forget it.Malee & Mateo (Vayden & Verse's Parents)Matrimony is a Second Chance Multicultural Romance18+ Mature Content, Explicit Language and Sexual Scenes, Abuse, and Violence.

Tell me it wasn't just butterflies and bullshit.Loyalty between true love formed iron-clad restrictions. A guaranteed agreement, at least for now.ZaileyIt started with a few letters. My spilled confessions stained the paper along with my teardrops. The declaration wasn't meant to take down the community. I was only seeking relief from the crippling memories my best friend Sawyer made on our adolescence. The past brought agony, people spit on my truth. As I walked through those puddles of disgust, trying to remain devoted to erasing the shame in my bloodstreams.RiverI refused to listen to her, I'd first staple my ears shut. My glare always focused on the ground she stood, nothing but scum. With beliefs that love was kind, that it was patient. My mother raised my brothers, and I had faith in the slogan. Apparently, the girl who holds my affection didn't get the memo. A woman like her should come with hazardous protection. Nothing stops the soul from finding it's rightful mate.Both perspectives tricked, caught amid a hoax by their closest candidate. Off with the masks for the final reckoning. When the truth becomes the cure, everybody catches a lie, instigating an epidemic. +18 Sexual Content and Mature Language. Sensitivity Warning.

Every light starts in the dark.True Mouringdove never thought she would have to face such darkness. Taken against her will, she was held captive for years, her dignity and rights as a mother and wife stolen from her. But True refuses to be defeated. Unwilling to let her captors have the last word, she fights for her freedom, even when it feels like evil is all she will ever know. This story is not a reenactment of victory and triumph.But a willingness to continue, under the most wicked of circumstances.I am here, and I am a survivor.But that doesn't mean my captors will have the same blessing. If you enjoy depths of redemption True's journey of resilience and courage in the face of adversity. Tortured Truth is the 2nd book in the Femme Fatale Series, but can be read in any order. Be cautious when opening this book's contents. The theme is heavily involved in Sex Trafficking. 18+ Mature Content, Explicit Language, Alcohol & Drug Use, Sexual and Violent Scenes, Trigger Warning (Please be advised and heed warning that this book depicts graphic scenes)

I tucked jealousy in my pocket for far too long. Telling myself, it was easier to bite my tongue and get over it instead of the busted knuckles' worth of backlash. Olallie deserved better than a best friend.And I deserve better than playing second best. She was once my angel with blue eyes, but she stands by the devil's side. Lawson may have been Olallie's warped savior. But he was still my enemy. I am angry from feeling underestimated. Too late to back down now, I wasn't born a bad boy, but it doesn't mean I haven't been observing the cruelty. They wanted me to obey, but I'm ready to rebel. They called me baby brother, but I wonder what they'll think when I lift my head to fight back this time. If I am going to burn, I might as well laugh along the way. My new flame mocks the patriarchy, and I can't be caught quiet. It's hard falling out of love with your best friend, but I only hope the wild girl can make me forget the tamed lamb. I've courted a new bride, and this time, the spitfire is all mine. MERIT: Vayden's Valor is a Multicultural New Adult Romance Book, the 10th in the Mum's the Word Series 18+ Explicit Language, Sexual Content, Violence, Alcohol & Drug Use

All Mum's The Word Books can be read as Standalones.She is his favorite sin.He is her favorite verse.He thought she was his favorite sin, and she thought he was her favorite verse. One moment they were in control and the next, they were being pulled together by an undeniable force of passion and love. As they defy the rules of their respective families, secrets meetings and goodnight greetings become their only escape from the real world. But when one of them steps into the spotlight, will their love story ever be the same again? Magnetic is a powerful love story about two people desperately trying to make it in a world of secrets and lies.Magnetic is a brother's best friend, multicultural romance.18+ Mature Content, Explicit Language and Sexual Scenes, Abuse, and Violence.

Sometimes we don't get a say in what love we fall victim to; we have to trust that it is true. "I Promise."We vowed forever too many times that over the last two years, the word faded meaning.Our adolescent heartbeats reached a fatal foretelling from life's cruel realities. Harper, a carelessly wounded spirit, is struck with blinding devastation. After Shaymus, her high school boyfriend abandons her for a fresh start at college. Countless therapies and remote rehabilitation can't make the ache in her bones gain relief. Adding insult to injury, the broken pulse inside her chest chains her to an unforgettable past. Uncensored and sleazy, Shaymus has been avoiding his mistakes. Hoping they will catch flame, just like his heart used to do when his eyes found hers. He feels every slash of her struggle. A pain he etched into the wobble of her hips, pushing him back into the depths of his betrayal. What's hers is mine, even our pain. Healing comes when forgiveness and love is the only option for surviving. A searing heartbreak, ruthlessly emotional, leads us to discover this young couples scars.

I thought losing my buddies in battle would blind my humility. But then I met Luna, and she forced my eyes open. There was a bright sky above us. Waited my whole life to belong to something meaningful. It wasn't the family I was born in, or the army unit I signed up for. Luna and Olallie Lovett were the shocks that made my heart race. They were the early morning whispers of hope. Small giggles between quiet lips. Hushed solitude against common ailments. Our vicious opinions suppressed emotions. Quakes the floorboards beneath our feet. I told her I couldn't do it. A simple lie. One I would regret every minute, until the day I was relieved of my duties. To see her face, to hold her, finally, love her. Because she was meant to be mine, and no matter the years I suffered on earth, I would forever be Luna's. Without her, there is no Asher Rainer, Army Specialist E-4. There is only ash. MUSED: Asher's Attrition is the 7th book in the Mum's The Word Series. This is not a HEA.+18 Sexual Content and Mature Language. Sensitivity Warning. Violence.

All Mum's The Word Books can be read as Standalones.This gripping story begins with a mother's desperate sacrifice for her daughter's life - a chilling twist of fate that has the power to tear apart the lives of those closest to her. Asher's fists are clenching his hair, screaming into the phone, a parade of scared no's aimed everywhere. "Don't worry, Luna. Stay with us, don't let go." But we both know. Olallie's blue eyes glisten with tears, knowing too. "Olallie." Blood red outlines my lips as my cheeks catch imprints of gravel. "Momma." The first word ever to be heard from my daughter's mouth. It hurt to nod, but I tried to smile. My fingers were numb, and I couldn't hold them up to sign. "For you, living was worth the wait." Even though she couldn't hear the confession. One final exhale, starving to witness a few more seconds of my first and last love.Do you ever wonder if your whole life is a build-up of one moment? If you loyal family ties and unbreakable bonds, you'll be captivated by this powerful story of a mother's unconditional love. MUFFLE: A Love like Luna's is a Prequel to the remaining books in Mum's the Word Series.This is not a HEA.+18 Sexual Content and Mature Language. Sensitivity Warning.

She doesn't hear me... And her ears aren't the problem, not anymore.I can feel Olallie everywhere, the minute she walks through the halls, looking like a lost beauty queen contestant. A loud static rumbles through my chest, and it makes me angry; a stranger can make me react, make me pause. Especially when the person is her, a tiny angel who's lost her wings. I'll be the first to steal away her silence. One day the throne will be mine. If I play my cards right, her daddy might hand over the keys to the kingdom. Marrying the corrupt king's daughter will be my favorite torture. Till we both shall live in chaotic love and ruthless harmony. He should have stayed away from me. I wasn't the angel everyone claimed me to be. There wasn't a halo hovering above my head. Even true love creates scars so deep you have to rip your heart apart to mend.He didn't get the picture, and I wasn't in the mood to make him believe. But most things in my life don't go as planned; I never stood a chance. Not when Lawson came in like a fierce storm so damaging; it could only be him who bowed. MINDER: Olallie's Offering is the 1st book in the Mum's The Word Series. A Multicultural Enemies to Lovers Romance HEA MUFFLE: A Love Like Luna's is the Prequel to the series it does not have a HEA. 18+ Mature Content, Explicit Language and Sexual Scenes, Abuse, and Violence.

I wasn't from the wrong side of the tracks. It was because of me that there was a wrong side. My children may have respected our name, held it with pride. But without me, there would be no name that deserved protection. Fifteen years old, without a home, Rebecca Townsend decided to save me. Her family took me in, a white trash boy without two nickels to rub together. Even when they found out I got her pregnant, they still claimed me to be one of their own. But, too soon did my pride get in the way of what mattered. I started selling and stealing to buy diapers for my baby girl. My best friends from childhood were all too eager to show me the ropes. Issy, Damian, and Patch, we knew what it took to make ends meet. We never had enough, not when you came from nothing; being satisfied wasn't an emotion we could ever accomplish. Now, most of the people I loved were buried deep beneath the cursed soil. Rebecca laid down one day, Leonie, in her arms and faded from our lives. Damian got a few bullets to the chest, walking home from the grocery store. Then Luna, the spark of strange that created an angel steamrolled by a truck. Well, we all die someday, mine hasn't come yet. I may have failed the ones who fell victim to life's cruel lessons. But I was about to avenge every wrongdoing. Karma was going to learn some strategies from the king. MOROSIS: Lennox's Hard Knocks is the 5th book in the Mum's The Word Series 18+ Mature Content, Explicit Language and Sexual Scenes, Abuse, and Violence, Alcohol, and Drug Use.

¿First loves weren't meant to strip you bare and leave you for dead.¿ It couldn't be true.But it didn't matter now.I was laying on my side coughing up blood.Samson betrayed me.Just another Sonny Boy trying to knock the Krause's down to their graves. Static shakes my eardrums, a prelude to the consequences of my choices. Before I taunt myself to remember. One pummel after another, the abyss greets the conscious state, and I'm glad my soul at least finds safety. Areas of my body contract from the pressure of the punches, lips hum a song I only remember from childhood fear. A kick to the chest is one last attempt to cover my boyfriend's treachery. Calhoun's life has been burdened by loyalty. To his father, to the family name, to his twin Kalonie. But another secret is being kept quiet, a passion that has proven to be even more poisonous. As a second love approaches, Calhoun struggles to understand if it's his guiding light or the final nail in the coffin. METANOIA: Calhoun's Courage is the 2nd book in the Mum's The Word Series. A Coming of Age MM Romance +18 Sexual Content and Mature Language, Violence. Sensitivity Warning.

Notice Me. Leonie Krause has obsessions. First, it was with words, then facts, and then the most passionate subject came to light. With absolute certainty, she knew that she loved Dawson Arzola since she learned how to speak. Three years older didn't make a difference, it could have been 30, and the loyalty that struck between them would have to break the chain of command to abolish. Always the brightest pupil, her intelligence proves no restrictions. Becoming aware she was unique from early on, her knowledge skyrocketing. Patterns and problems, Leonie always finds a solution. The first peck on precious lips, his to claim.Wait For Me.Reaching out to obtain the untouchable.Remember Me. Lost time, lost memories, worlds out of order, looking to rebalance. Maroon (Dawson Arzola) Years have passed since I breathed fresh air. Even longer to allow himself the midnight beauty that owns his soul. Shunned from the outside world, every day, he pays for crimes entrusted to him by his uncle Issy. What can he do to set himself free, to be with the one he devotes eternity?Maroon hasn't made his last mistake. There is no escaping his fate, not even from his alien girl. MEMORITER: Leonie's Latibule is the 4th book in the Mum's The Word Series +18 Sexual Content and Mature Language. Sensitivity Warning, Violence.

Do you think a person deserves forgiveness? Before lighting your torches or throwing sharp stones, You should know my side of the story. They called me evil, ruthless, sometimes the sparkled definition of a sociopath. I was, in fact, a terror to society, no denying that title. My arm begins to vibrate from the nervous ticks that crawl over me. It starts to spread to the rest of my weary limbs.The pain becomes a lesson, a practice run. My body too hostile for any saint to survive. I deserved what was coming and owed punishment for the crimes.My fire burned everyone around me. Now the blood that pumps through me is tamed to a simmer. They said Hell would be an inferno, but it's the shivering down my spine that keeps me sedated and humble. Benson wasn't part of the plan. A portion of me knew I didn't deserve the kindness and love. But he also was fighting betrayal, and within the storm, we found the solitude. MIFFED: Kalonie's Kalon is the 4th book in Mum's The Word Series +18 Sexual Content and Mature Language. Sensitivity Warning, Violence.

I can hear the deafening thunder of the crowd the first time the woman of my dreams walked out on stage.Lottie isn't to be blamed for what happened, not America's sweetheart. Not the ray of sunshine that peaks over the Grand Tetons in the morning.No, it was me who wrote the greatest love songs, all stolen words by my own shortcomings.When Alma Wyatt became Lottie Lovell, the world went crazy, but I was the first to fall in love. This is as much her story as it is mine. This is a story of how it became ours; we shared too much with the world and let the consequences ruin her.The world knew her as Lottie, but to me, she would always be Alma, my home. Alma wasn't above forgiveness, but she internalized the betrayal, and I couldn't shake the memories out of her heartbreak. I never believed Alma when she said this was the last love song she would ever write, but lyrics like hers make our love iconic, even while watching her soul fade. Before we were big names, we fell in love's chaos, and I chose our secret vows over her.It all started with a song, and I knew eventually it had to end with one as well. ICONIC: The Last Love Song is an angsty, friends to lovers, slow burn Rockstar romance.18+ Mature Content, Explicit Language and Sexual Scenes, Abuse, and Violence.

She is pleading to forget; he is fighting for forgiveness. She is the answer to my prayers, a promise I never knew worth keeping. She doesn't believe in me; the world wronged her, and I was among those to blame. Alyeska "Aly" Suzuni, my beautiful nemesis, came to take away the perfect record and force me to bow my head at the consequences. I thought I could escape the secrets and keep them hidden long enough to not cause a ripple. But my medals hang heavy around my neck, and the podium seems taller than I remember. If I fall from this height, will I survive if Aly won't stand by my side? (There are too many words to describe us, yet we began as enemies; it twisted into my favorite description of affection. She is bulletproof, and I am a field of dandelion wisps. Trusting me never used to be dangerous. Any evidence of purpose between us is now sinking to the bottom, finding its place along the dead, flat, black lines. ) There is love. There has to be; no matter what she says, I won't take it for granted. I may have been at the center of her tragedy, but the only thing left is a lost man holding out his broken heart with her name carved onto it. Aly refuses my apologies, but no matter how deep the water gets or how long you have to tread water, if the chill makes your limbs grow frigid. You keep moving and making waves because hope has been lost when you stop, and it has to be rediscovered every time. I'm no longer promising her; I am begging to make amends. The trials I face ahead aren't worth losing her all over again. This time I am the one willing to sacrifice everything to gain credibility back if it means she'll give me one more day. Can love heal a tattered soul? Ripple Effect is the second part of the In The Water We Make Waves Duet. (First part is Butterfly Effect) Both are Enemies to Lovers Multicultural Sports Romance. +18 Mature, Sexual Content. Explicit Scenes and Alcohol and Drug Use. Trigger Warnings: Mention of eating disorders, death of a parent, opioid addiction

He is begging for redemption, she is aching for revenge. He isn't the answer to my prayers. Even if half the student body on campus believes he is a gift from God and a Greek statue body to make matters worse.The word enemies doesn't deserve the delicious description for the tension between us. Make no mistake there is no love here.Aladdin "Lad" Lorenzo, my personal curse since high school. You would think a new territory would cause disruption in the social ladder but he wears a crown on a national level.Too bad I'm not the shy girl who gave up her virginity on graduation night.Tragedy beat the innocence out of me. Now all that remains is a sarcastic woman seething vengeance, ready to claim a name of her own. Can love heal this broken hero? Butterfly Effect is the first part in the In the Water They Make Waves Duet, second part is Ripple Effect. Both are Enemies to Lovers Multicultural Sports Romance.+18 Mature, Sexual Content. Explicit Scenes and Alcohol and Drug Use.Trigger Warnings: Mention of eating disorders, death of a parent, opioid addiction.*This book ends on a cliff hanger.*

Do you remember when I asked you if you had somewhere to be? You smiled at me, bore into my soul, Phoebe, and said only the world to see.I can tell you the color of the sea in Cyprus.Show you what outdoor showers in Vietnam are suitable for, especially under the stars in a rainstorm.Describe the sounds of a hungry crocodile in the Everglades National Park. But what I can't figure out is why the woman I love won't forgive me for breaking her heart. Years have taught us we aren't just a one-night stand, a stranger in a parking lot. No.What Phoebe and I have is worth dedicating decades for. Adventure brings them together; love brings them back alive. A broken heart or two along the way. What two people do, is to make sure they survive. ¿You can only have one true love, and they will fight against themselves to deserve it.¿National Parks is a contemporary love story told over a decade of different landscapes. Phoebe is an Asian American, while Kenzo (Enzo) is an Asian/African American. Both characters are in love but pull apart to remain solitary. They travel the world and bring memories of their affection. They continue to devastate and devote each other for what seems like forever. In this multicultural second chance romance, you are given the heartache of want and the satisfaction of closure.National Parks is a second chance multicultural romance with a HEA ending.18+ Mature Content, Explicit Language and Sexual Scenes, Abuse, and Violence.(¿Trigger Warning: PTSD of a National Attack and Suicide are themes of this book.¿)