classic books to read in autumn

Scent of Danger: Dark Lands book 3 Ever fall in love with the wrong man? With a body to make a young girl sigh and a voice like black velvet, Mathin is definitely the wrong man. He's not safe, he's not stable…he's not even human. Andrea doesn't know what she's getting into when she agrees to visit her granny. Swept away to another world by a man almost too hot to handle, she can't decide if it's a dream come true or someone's idea of a sick joke. Romanced by the light of the triple moons, entranced by Mathin's fiery kisses, will Andrea give up her home on Earth in exchange for something wild?

“I’ll never marry a whore like you” William said holding Sandra my step sister close to him. Her winning smirk was sickening. “I can explain“ I tried to reason with him but he cut me off. “Leave!!!”his voice boomed, my heart sank to my stomach. Sandra stepped closer to me pouring a glass of champagne on me. “Didn’t you hear you whore…leave.” My whole world shattered on my wedding day. Isabella is ready and happy to marry the love of her life William but her evil step mother and sister have other plans for her. They ruin her life and wedding and she has finally had enough. She cuts herself off from her family. She meets the father of her child and is scared to start a new family with him since her old one failed so miserably.Will she finally be able to move on or keep tying herself down to her old family?

Desmond Hawthorne returns to Winekove where it all began, to live a simple life. He meets Hope Wallace, and his life changes. He and his brother, Solomon, are attacked later by a vampire hunter, Silas Hermott. He eventually defeats Silas and falls for Hope. Hope becomes pregnant with a baby which is tagged "impossible". They get attacked by many enemies from the past until Suzana, the witch who turned them into vampires returns and requests for their child. Desmond dies trying to save his family.

The day I gave birth, so did Lily Jasper—the underprivileged student I had been sponsoring. But her baby didn’t survive. Afterward, my husband, Carter Scott, insisted on making Lily my son’s godmother. From that moment on, she was everywhere—always butting into my parenting. Whether I was disciplining my son or buying him clothes, Lily never missed a chance to chime in with her opinions. Years later, when my son took his college entrance exams, I helped him choose a major that matched his scores. But Lily pushed hard for him to apply to Merika State or Haven State University instead. In the end, he listened to me and got into a suitable college. Then his acceptance letter came. And everything fell apart. That day, he caused a car accident. My accident. He stepped out of the car, walked over, and kicked me a few times as I lay helpless on the ground. His face was full of disgust as he spat, “You actually thought you were my mom?” His voice was cold. “You’ve made my real mom cry over and over because of you. “You were never family. My real parents and I—we’re family. You? You were just in the way. “But it's over now. Finally...” He smiled cruelly. “We can be together—the real family.” And in that moment, I finally understood. Lily didn’t lose her baby that day. She killed my newborn son and swapped him with hers. Everything went dark. But when I opened my eyes again, I was back. Back to the day I gave birth.

**Story On Hold** In a world where vampires have gone extinct Marinette Sinclair is the last hybrid on Earth. But... she doesn't know it. Marinette has been raised by her billionaire human father and believes the supernatural world doesn't exist. Her life gets turned upside down whenever she gives birth to her child and has near death experience that awakens her vampire side. Not knowing who to talk to and where to turn and getting thrusted into a world she's never heard of while trying to be a new mother and make it on her own... life just got very complicated. On top of everything else, Marinette is still grieving over the loss of her first love and the father of her baby. When Alpha Chase Croft steps into her life... is she ready to accept that it's good to move on with someone else? Will the Alpha be understanding of her situation or struggle with his desire to dominate her in every way he can?

Her: Magdalena had lived as a slave within the Crimson Moon Pack. Invisible. Unwanted. Bound to others' whims. That life ended the day she was sold, not for her worth but as a stand-in for the Beta’s daughter. Traded like livestock to the Shadow Fang Pack. She thought leaving meant freedom. It did not. It was a sentence to something far worse. The moment she stepped into Alpha Darius’s lands, a new weight settled on her shoulders. Then came his words, cold and final. “You shall suffer for your mother’s sins. For the blood she spilled, my mother’s blood. You will plead for mercy, but I shall show you none.” She knew nothing of that woman's crimes. But to him, guilt ran in the blood. And punishment came in the form of vengeance. Now bound in forced marriage to the most merciless Alpha alive, Magdalena must survive a life shaped by sins that were never her own. --- Him: The moon ruled many. Shapeshifters who roamed as wolves, Lycan beasts born of blood and fury, Witches who drew power from its face. But what of one who bore all three? A harbinger. A living prophecy. Whispers spoke of one meant to end the old powers and bring the world to its knees. Raised in shadows, his might was hidden. He could have conquered, ruled, been feared. But he chose silence. Until news came. His mate. In danger. And carrying his unborn heir. He broke every law, shattered all restraint, Not for glory, But for love.

"Sit down, pet." Those words echo through Raya's mind as she thinks about how her drastically her life changed in the past 24 hours. She knew her entire life that she wasn't like everybody else, that she was actually a half-vampire. She always wondered who her father was, but it seemed to be the one secret her mother was determined to take to her grave. Raya knows next to nothing about her heritage or this other side of herself and what she is capable of. Now that she is stuck with three hot vampire brothers that want answers she has no idea what will become of her.

THE NECROMANCY VAMPIRESS (Searching for preys) Tiara is a beautiful lady with an outstanding physique, but unfortunately, she is a vampiress. A vampiress sent to the human world in search of preys, because her mate in the vampire world must survive. She needs seven human types of blood, male blood to be precise. Six of the men will be used to restore her mate's life while the seventh one will be used to restore his lost power. She was given seven months to finish her mission in the human world. Which means one month for each prey, as expected of her, she successful sacrifice six men for her mate in the vampire world. But the seventh men is the only one that stands as a thorn in her flesh, she was unable to hunt him down as she did to other preys. This always made her wonder who the man was, why can't she hunt him down? why can't she just suck him dry? she turned from human being to a wolf, a bat and even the vampiress she is, but unfortunately for her, she couldn't do anything. At the Vampires world, they have been waiting for her to sacrifice the seventh prey but there was no sign of her, the seventh month reached and exceeded yet there was no sign of her, this made her mate got infuriated and decided to come for her. He came to the human world in search of her, but he ends up messing things up for himself and his mate.

Dark Lands: Homecoming: Dark Lands Book 2 She can feel it in the air…they're coming for her. She fears the wolf in her blood; he is the king of them all. Can a woman who fights her inner beast let the master of the hunt rule her, too?

Amanda's life came crashing when she caught her husband cheating on her, worse was her family was in full support of her husbands actions and even arranged her step sister to him. Amanda was enraged, she didn't know how to get back at them for their betrayal and to stabilize her mother's company until she met Lucas who was willing to help her with whatever she needed. The only catch was, she has to marry him. Amanda goes all in with her exhusbands rival, but as times goes on feelings start to get attached. Would they stick together after all that has been said and done? Would the secret Lucas has kept so dearly destroy his newly found relationship?