a wizard's guide to defensive baking

Suzie Bei was a hard-working woman struggling to make ends meet. One day, her so-called father showed up and told her she was a member of the wealthy Thomson family. The Thomson family accepted her with open arms and treated her well- for two months. Before suddenly throwing a bomb at her that she had an arranged marriage to the Albrecht family's eldest son- who was said to be disabled and comatose. Being scammed into this family and this marriage, Suzie had no choice but to care for this comatose husband. She thought she would just take care of this comatose husband until the other party breathed his last, and thus she would be free. But who would have thought that her comatose husband would wake up?

The crowd starts a countdown to midnight like New Year’s Eve. I close my eyes and smile, holding Liam’s hand tightly. Everyone yells “ONE!” and cheers. I open my eyes and see the iridescent liquid light of the full moon pouring out of the giant orb flowing down over us. People around us ooh and ahh at the beautiful sight.  When the first rays of moonlight cascade over my skin, I feel a heat inside me turn into a burning fire. I gasp and look up at Liam. He looks at me with wide, surprised eyes. “Mate,” he murmurs and squeezes my hand tighter. It isn’t a comforting feeling. There are no sparks like people describe when they touch their mate. Maybe it takes a few minutes to develop. I smile and try to admire Liam, but I don't want to say it back. Nothing feels different. I still love him, but he’s not the one. Liam is looking at me, but it isn’t a look of true love. It’s lustful and carnal. I feel a pit in my stomach. Liam isn’t my mate. How can this be? And how was he able to call me his mate if he’s not mine? “Zara,” a woman’s voice says in my head, “My name is Lavender. I’m your wolf and you’re in grave danger, my dear. You need to run. You need to run now. Your life depends on it.” “My… wolf?” With everything that happened the past couple of hours, I forgot she was waking up. “L-Lavender, what’s happening? What do you know?” Lavender repeats her order. “Zara, you need to run. I can explain later. I’m so sorry this is happening to you, sweet girl.”

Needing to get married before his grandfather dies, Dr. Lyrek Cole goes to the bar to drink away his problems. There he meets the most beautiful bartender he has ever saw. Captivated by her beauty, he tries to catch her attention. Veronica Reed, however, is too preoccupied with her own troubles to notice him. She is drowning in medical bills and her brother is dying of a brain tumor, which is why she is works four jobs. Her brother's brain tumor is inoperable, but she is doing everything she can, in hopes of saving him. Little does she know, Lyrek is exactly who she needs to save her brother. Only if she agrees to marry him. Not only because is the best brain surgeon in the world, but also because he has more money then he knows what to do with.

Danica Trina Vitorri Toretto, is a mafia princess of the Vitorri-Toretto clan. A billionairess on her own at the age of five. She has everything in life and she always gets what she wants. She is a dangerous mafia assassin in her generation. Owned a chain of businesses all over the globe, Trina lives a lavish life eversince. But there's only one thing na hindi n'ya makuha-kuha. At ano yon? Ang atensyon at pagmamahal ng panganay na anak ng kan'yang ninong Howald at ninang Amber. Joshua Hades El Frio, is the only man na minahal n'ya simula pagkabata. Wala s'yang ibang hinangad kundi ang atensyon at pagmamahal ng lalaki. But Joshua is not interested to her. Harap-harapan nitong isinasampal sa kan'yang pagmumukha— na ayaw s'ya nito at wala itong kahit katiting na nararamdaman sa kan'ya. Saan kaya hahantong ang kabaliwan n'ya kay Joshua? Matutugonan kaya ng lalaki ang nararamdaman n'ya rito? Oh baka habangbuhay lamang s'yang kamumuhian nito dahil sa kan'yang nakaraan.

Isang professor si Kallix Jace Rodriguez. Kilala siyang masungit at terror na guro. Galing rin siya sa isang mayamang pamilya. Makikilala niya si Desra (Deday)Bigay isang simpleng dalaga na mamasukan sa kanila bilang isang maid. Masiyahin ngunit isang matapang na babae. Paano kapag nagsama ang isang lalaking arogante at isang dalagang palaban? May pag-ibig kayang mabubuo ? Hanggang saan ang kaya mo para ipagpalaban ang pag-ibig niyo?

Zahra adalah seorang ibu rumah tangga biasa. Ia mengabdikan hampir seluruh hidupnya untuk suami dan anak hingga lupa mengurus dirinya sendiri. Kebahagiaan anak dan suami adalah yang utama untuk Zahra. Cerita dimulai saat Fadil-suami Zahra pindah bekerja ke luar kota. Hubungan jarak jauh yang dijalani pasangan suami istri itu mulai menimbulkan banyak masalah dan konflik. Dimulai dari hadirnya orang ketiga di hidup Fadil yang membuat pernikahannya di ambang kehancuran. 'Entah sampai kapan aku harus berperang dengan luka dan rasa tidak percaya di dalam hati. Andai dia bisa memahami perasaanku dan menjaga hati ini agar tidak kembali terluka. Tahukah dirinya bahwa tidak ada hubungan pertemanan antara pria dan wanita dewasa. Semua akan berakhir kepada hubungan terlarang dan perselingkuhan. Apakah dia tidak belajar dari kesalahannya dahulu? Bukankah menjaga jarak dengan perempuan lain yang bukan muhrim adalah lebih baik untuk dirinya?'

Scarlett is a she—werewolf, who lacks the basic ability of shifting into her wolf form. All werewolves can only get their mate after they shift, so all hope is lost for her. But her childhood crush—The Alpha King's heir, Rush Rivera is here to save the day and make her a chosen mate. Just when she thinks everything is going too right on the day of her chosen mate ceremony, the Rogue Lycan Alpha comes breaking her doors. He claims that she is his mate and surprisingly, she recognizes him as one. If she is wolfless, then how can she recognize him as her mate? And even if he is her mate, how can she accept him when he killed her parents in a rogue attack three years ago? An attraction they can't deny, a heat season around the corner, and the Alpha King on the hunt for the Rogue Lycan and the wolfless omega, what could go wrong with them?

Ella's life was never an easy one. Born in a wealthy family that was roots deep in crime, she'd lived a fearful life. Shunned from a normal life, Ella tried to stay away from the crimes her family participated in, even when the flames of the dark side of her family burned her voice. Life was cruel, but Ella did not expect it to get worse. A day after her father's death, Ella found herself getting shipped off to marry a man she did not know. What was worse? The man she was to marry, was the very man who killed her father. Elijah doesn't need to marry Custo's daughter. He already knew the benefits of this arranged marriage was to her family and not him. Yet, resentment made him sign the contract. Marrying Ella meant having her and her family wrapped around his little finger. Ella's fate was sealed. Out from one cage to the next. Only, this cage has a monster living in it, one that will make her life miserable.

"Kneel boys." I ordered watching the triplets with a condescending gaze. They all glanced at each other and when I thought they would hightail it out of here, they fell to their knees with a collective thud. I leaned back on the chair, crossing my legs in a domineering way as my lips curved into a victorious smirk. "That's right Alphas. Stay right below me, right where you belong." Shannon Hirthe, a lowly omega raised by a single mother has always been the scorn of society wherever she goes. Her miserable life is suddenly turned even worse when her mother announces her marriage and mating to the alpha of the dark moon pack. The marriage isn't your ordinary one as it includes triplet heirs who just happen to be her mate and stepbrothers. They hate her for trying to invade their peaceful life so they make her life a living hell. It cannot get worse? It does. She soon finds out that they have murdered her mother and that too in cold blood. She escapes and then returns stronger, better and with a thirst for revenge. She wants to make them beg. Her plan is going smoothly as she has them at her mercy. Or so she thought. What happens when she begins to find herself enraptured by their fiery gazes? What happens when she begins to crave being sandwiched between them? What if a complication appears in form of a little child? What if the past is not as it seems? Everything is quickly spiraling out of control. Will Shannon be able to take control again?

She was Eliha Fair, a combative woman, positive in life, and with a work-from-home job. All she wanted was to have her own life and her own family. She was not happy with her life because she was incarcerated even though she was not a prisoner. Until she suddenly traveled in another world. And woke up to marry a vampire. Her dream is to get married. But a strange creature fulfilled her dream. She wants to escape the Vampire World because she still has a mission left in the real world. But she already loves her husband, Keegan Vampyres. Will she still leave Vampire World if she wants to keep her marriage? But can she even leave the world destined for her? And what if the sin was then revealed in another world?