books with strong female leads

At the end of the day, my colleague, Melody Christie, came to find me. She wanted me to cover her night shift. I turned her down because I had commitments after work. That night, she was caught abandoning her shift and she got fired. Melody blamed me for it. Just when I was almost going into labor, she pushed me down the stairs. "Do you know how hard I worked to get this job? If it was not for you, I wouldn't have been fired! If I'm going down, I'm taking you down with me!" I died, and my baby did not survive either. When I opened my eyes once more, I was back to the same day when Melody asked me to cover her shift. Only this time, I knew the truth. Turns out, she had left her shift for a rendezvous with my husband.

Revenge. It's all Violet Stone has ever desired. After losing her parents, she will stop at nothing to avenge them. She goes to her cousin, Magnolia Knight, knowing that the two of them would work better together than apart. But seeking her cousin's help isn't easy because it means she has to put aside their differences to work together. Magnolia has the picture perfect family, is going to be the first female Alpha in her pack, and is beautiful and smart. Is Magnolia willing to sacrifice her life to help her cousin? Will Violet ever get the revenge she seeks? And just when things can't get any more complicated... mates come into the picture. ***There are characters that will be mentioned from "Alpha's Slave Mate" and "Saved By The Alpha" you do not have to read these books to understand this one it just gives some extra background!***

I'm almost 18 and I'm in love with my 22-year-old stepbrother, Caleb. I confessed my love to him soon after our parents got married, but he rejected me and disappeared. Now the way he looks at me makes me burn. I wonder - does Caleb want me?

Darcy a 17-year-old Alpha Female wants nothing more than to be loved. Being always ignored by her parents and looked down upon, the only love she ever knew was from her elder twin brother, Dylan and her best friend Lavender. She believes all her miseries will come to an end when she finds her mate. Colton is the next in line Alpha King who wants nothing more than to take his childhood sweetheart Patrina as his chosen Queen. He doesn't want anything to do with his true mate and wishes to spend his life with the woman he loved, but everything changes when he finds his true mate on the day of his coronation ceremony and is forced to accept her as his Queen and Mate. Stephen is the next in line Beta of the royal pack or so he thought. He has always been in love with Darcy but decided to stay away when he realised she wanted to find her true mate. Everyone's worlds come crashing down when Darcy is accused of a murder conspiracy. While proving Darcy innocent a lot from the past is revealed leaving everyone shocked. Will Darcy be able to find the love she always craved and deserved? Will Colton realise his mistake before it is too late? Will Stephen be able to move on with his life without Darcy? Follow on their journey to find out. THE UNWANTED LUNA SERIES BOOK 1 - THE UNLOVED LUNA QUEEN BOOK 2 - THE VENGEFUL LUNA QUEEN All rights reserved! © Midnight Shines Books, 2020.

Mira Everleigh Valmera excels in everything she does, there's only one thing she couldn't do and it was to disobey her parents. Which made it easier for her to become the perfect daughter they want her to be. However, all her beauty, intelligence, and talent were useless when her parents sent her to an abusive man just to keep their comfortable life. Will her family's betrayal be enough for her to completely go against them? Desperate to escape, she stumbled upon Kaius, having a deal with him was just a way to survive and escape the life she despises. But agreeing to marry a Mafia boss and giving him an heir have consequences she wasn't ready for. Both are blinded by pain, fury, and are carrying burdens they do not speak about. Will there be room for love to bloom? With Kaius by her side and rage in her heart, will it be the cause of the enemies' downfall or hers?

What do you want from me? ’ she finally managed to ask, her voice trembling. Logan’s lips curled into a dark smirk. ‘Since you were the one who took those photos that damaged my reputation,’ he said, his voice dripping with disdain, ‘it’s only fair that you face the consequences.’ Alessia’s heart beat wildly as she tried to comprehend the meaning behind Logan’s words. Before she could gather her thoughts and ask what kind of punishment he had in mind, Logan’s hand clamped down on her jaw, holding her firmly in place. Her eyes widened in shock, her breath caught in her throat. In an instant, Logan lowered his head, capturing her lips with his own in a possessive and demanding kiss. *************** After a fateful night, Alessia awakens to the realisation that she has given her virginity to a stranger. With only a note and a bundle of money as clues, she embarks on a journey of self-discovery and motherhood. Years later, Alessia finds herself navigating the cutthroat world of paparazzi reporting while raising her genius son, Milo. Her quest for a scandalous scoop leads her to the enigmatic billionaire CEO, Logan Wilde, whose face bears an uncanny resemblance to her son. As she dives deeper into Logan’s world, she can’t deny the magnetic attraction between them. Logan, suffering from a haunting secret, feels the same way. Determined to know her, he makes an unexpected proposition...

BOOK 1- SECRETLY IN LOVE WITH MY BROTHER BOOK 2- MY ADOPTED BROTHER Lumaki si Dahlia Selena Santillan sa piling ng kanyang dalawang kuya. Isang araw ay bigla na lang tumibok ang kanyang puso sa kanyang Kuya Axel. At doon nagsimula ang kanyang lihim na pagtingin para sa kanyang kapatid. Nalaman niya na half brother pala niya ito. Pilit niyang itinago ang damdamin na kanyang nararamdaman para sa kanyang kuya. Hanggang sa nabunyag ang isang lihim. Hindi pala niya ito tunay na kapatid. Isang gabi ay may namagitan sa kanilang dalawa at inilihim ito ni Dahlia. At dahil sa magulo nilang pamilya ay dinukot sila. At doon nalaman ni Dahlia na may lihim rin na pagtingin sa kanya ang kanyang kuya. Paano niya ipaglalaban ang kanyang pagmamahal kung sa mata ng batas ay magkapatid sila? May pag-asa kaya na magkaroon sila ng happy ending?

HANNAH VILLEGA wants to be pure and virgin until she gets married. After seeing how her friend's life shattered because of love, she avoided men even more. But everything started to change when her eighteenth birthday came. Where during her first sleep as a fine woman, she woke up in the middle of the night only to find a naked man hungry for her warmth. At first she thought it was just a rare dream. But when she fell asleep the second night after and a night after that, she saw the man again and again, gradually making her realize that it's no longer just a dream—she is already stuck in nights with an incubus.

"Since you're a dealer, let's make a deal." That simple statement changed Elaine's life completely. Elaine Jones is a beautiful, young woman who owns a flower shop. Despite her quiet exterior, she has a dark past of being a thief and con artist. Being her young sister's only family, she decides to stop her dealings but when her sister lands in a hospital, she gets desperate. Zack Dobre is the charming CEO of Noble Armour, a popular jewelry brand. Being over his thirties and with a son, his parents are persistent on getting him married. One night, he throws a party to celebrate his new collection and notices a thief in their midst. They're not in love, it's just a marriage of convenience and neither is willing to yield. Or so they thought.

Gabe Hunter, CEO of one of the biggest Advertisement agents in the US, a family run business. He is , rich and arrogant. The kind of man most women swoon over, but Aubrey Winters isn't most women. She disliked him the moment they met, and she doesn't care that he is the CEO of where she works. He isn't her biggest fan either because she isn't like other women. She is fiesty, confident and independent. Gabe is used to people doing as they tell him, something it isn't so easy when it comes to Aubrey. But what does it matter, right? They don't see each other often, and that is how she likes it, so when Gabe decided to take the lead on a new project, a project that Aubrey has been chosen to work on, she soon finds herself spending more time with him than she would like. Aubrey soon finds herself clashing with the CEO. Will their time together make them dislike each other more, or will the time they have to spend together change things? Is their hatred for each other honest or masking something else, something stronger...