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When I was discharged from the psychiatric hospital, my brother and sister-in-law dropped everything to personally pick me up. Even my nephew, who had just finished his college entrance exams, arrived with a box of carrot cake he had waited in line all day to buy. His warm smile was the picture of innocence. “Auntie, congratulations on your discharge. With me here, you’ll never feel lonely again.” To outsiders, we were the perfect family—envied by all and even awarded the title of a local model family. But behind the facade of family bliss lay a very different story. On the very day my brother transferred the last of the family properties to me, I went live on social media. In front of an audience that idolized my so-called perfect family, I boasted about my "accomplishments." I conned my nephew into paying for a spot at an elite school, duped my sister-in-law into stepping into a scandalous club, and tricked my brother into losing everything he had worked for. “My brother has treated me with nothing but kindness. And I can only repay his kindness with betrayal.”

Kira has always been the pack’s punching bag, an omega trapped by her family’s low status and the pack’s constant abuse. So when the Alpha King’s heir visits their pack to find his fated mate, it feels like destiny when Kira crosses his path in a forbidden part of the woods. But instead of claiming her, the prince turns his back on her without a second glance. Excited yet fearful, Kira rushes home to tell her parents of what happened... Seeing an opportunity to escape their own struggles, they push her to pursue the prince, convinced that marrying him is her only chance at a better life. But when Kira finally faces him once again, he coldly rejects her—yet refuses to let her go, forcing her into a life of servitude within his grand mansion. But this isn't how her story end. Because, there, in the shadows of her misery, Kira meets his elder brother—a once-powerful warrior, now broken and cast aside due to an injury. Unlike the young brother, he sees her but does she see him too or her cold heart is set on only revenge?

Gregory Wolversen the Alpha of the Black River Pack. He was forced to banish his brother and declare him rogue for challenging his right for the pack. But his brother is mysteriously dead now on the other side of the country. Gregory knows there's a woman claiming to be his brother's bride, but the woman missing and no one has her name. What does she know about his murder? Did she kill him? His money and belongings have been accounted for. So is she a victim too? Aricka Daniels is a widow, a single mother and waitress/librarian who's struggling to survive. It's been seven years and she still looking over her shoulder. Widowed less than seven days after her wedding. She must come to grips with no home or job and a baby on the way that she was never able to tell her husband, Richard about. Her husband had told her to always stay away from his family because they weren't just rich but dangerous. For that reason she fears they might have had a hand in his murder and also fearing they might ruthlessly try to take her son from her. She never told them of him. Recently out of guilt she'd left a cryptic note informing them of his existence. The Black River Pack are the enforcers of the supernatural world in the area. It's their job to deal with the supernatural criminal element. If they don't then they will look weak to the North American Ruling Council and lose the right to their territory. With Gregory's very own parents on the Council they would suffer a lost of power that would rock the supernatural community as a whole. Can he do it all and find his mate and Luna to keep his pack stable?

After his joke of a marriage came to an end when his wife ran off with a guest from his resort, Reno Albury decides one night stands are more his speed- especially if they were blonde and blue eyed like his wife. So he was jaded, at least he was having some fun. Until he came face to face with a blonde and blue eyed girl at his sister’s wedding he couldn’t play the fast game with. Loraine Larson has a secret that nobody knows thanks to her father’s money and high powered friends. She’s spent years trying to forget the hell she went through in Paris. Wanting to test her new found strength she goes back to the scene of the crime only to come back with more nightmares. She can’t sleep without seeing that monster’s face, but she dicovers a shield for that in the arms of her bestfriend's brother, and now she’s determined to stay in them no matter the cost. This book follows I Won Him At A Billionaire Auction.

Isang buwan bago ang kasal ni Erica sa boyfriend niyang si Franco ay nagkayayaan silang magkakaibigan na mag-party. Isang pamamaalam mula sa pagkadalaga, ika nga nila. Pero anong gagawin ni Erica kung magising na lang kinabukasan na kayakap ang estranghero na lalaki at pareho pa silang walang suot na damit? And the worst? What if she find out that he's her boyfriend's stepbrother?

Kelvin Bintara seorang pemuda tuna rungu yang tak diharapkan oleh ayahnya. Dia dan ibunya diperlakukan buruk, diculik, diracuni dan dibuang ke sungai. Keajaiban terjadi, jatuhnya Kelvin ke sungai ternyata membuka portal seorang pendekar hebat yang terbelenggu selama ratusan tahun. Ayah dari pendekar tersebut—Walan Mung— yang masih hidup hinggap sekarang sangatlah kaya raya. Walan Mung memberikan seluruh kekayaan dirinya untuk Kelvin sebagai balas budi. "Aku akan menuntut balas atas semua yang telah aku dan ibuku alami. Ayah dan wanita yang telah merebut posisi ibu, tidak akan aku biarkan hidup tenang mulai sekarang!" Dengan cara apa Kelvin akan membalas dendam pada ayahnya? Mampukah dia bertahan atau sampai akhir tetap menjadi sampah yang terbuang?

Seorang pasien paruhbaya dinyatakan meninggal karena satu kekeliruan fatal yang tak sengaja Dokter Calvin lakukan. Nana Calista, perawat bar-bar yang rela melakukan apa pun demi kesembuhan sang ayah. Nana hidup sebatang kara usai ayahnya menutup usia. Dokter Calvin terpaksa menikahi Nana untuk menebus rasa bersalah dan juga sebagai bentuk tanggungjawabnya. Apakah yang akan Nana lakukan setelah mengetahui kronologi kematian Ayahnya?

Serena decided to end her relationship with James. In public, they were the widowed sister-in-law and the younger brother-in-law who couldn't stand each other. In private, he repeatedly forced her to call him 'Fifth Brother' in a despicable manner. Three years of secret entanglement, dangerous and overwhelming. And now, he's getting engaged...

My heart stops. For a moment, everything around me falls away. The people, the noise, the ballroom—all of it disappears as I stare at him. My chest feels tight, like I can’t breathe, and my mind goes blank. It’s him. The man who kissed me, who left me reeling with emotions I didn’t even understand… is Lilly’s fiancé. … After watching the brutal death of her father in the Vanderwilson pack at the age of 10, Agatha’s life has been nothing but a nightmare. Lycanless and powerless, she’s trapped in a world where strength is everything—and she has none. Her stepfather Nick’s abuse keeps her in the shadows, and her once-loving family now feels like a distant memory. But when her sister Lilly announces her engagement to the new Alpha of the Vanderwilson pack, Agatha is forced back into the world she was rejected from. At Lilly’s lavish engagement party, Agatha crosses paths with a mysterious man in the garden—an encounter that stirs a deep, forbidden connection within her. But when she learns that the man is none other than Lilly’s fiancé, her world shatters. Agatha’s heart is torn between a burning attraction and her loyalty to her sister. With secrets lurking beneath the surface—ones that could destroy her world —Agatha must decide whether to follow her heart or protect the ones she loves. In a world ruled by Lycans, what happens when the real danger comes from within? Betrayal, forbidden love, and dark secrets collide in My mate is my brother-in-law and the alpha —a heart-pounding, emotional rollercoaster you won’t be able to put down

Wanita muda terkaya di dunia, Lydia Agustine, tiba-tiba muncul di bandara dan langsung dikepung oleh para wartawan. “Nona Lydia, mengapa pernikahan Anda dengan Dylan Tansen berakhir setelah tiga tahun?” tanya wartawan tersebut.Wanita itu tersenyum, “Karena aku harus pulang dan mewarisi kekayaan keluarga yang jumlahnya miliaran.”“Apakah benar bahwa Anda telah berpacaran dengan lebih dari sepuluh orang dalam satu bulan?” Sebelum Lydia bisa menjawab, suara yang dingin terdengar dari kejauhan, “Tidak, itu hanya rumor saja.”Dylan muncul dalam kerumunan, “Keluarga Tansen memiliki kekayaan miliaran juga, bagaimana jika Nona Lydia mewarisi kekayaan keluargaku saja?”