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Aries lost her fiancé and threw away her life. Now that she is finally thinking about starting over, she meets the strangest man. He intrigues her, but her mind keeps telling her no. What will she think when she realizes the portal to the core of the earth, the land of the dragons has been there all along? Her sister thinks she has finally broke and lost her mind. **Adult content** will be included in this novel.

"How dare you?" Zack rages on, staring intensely at me, "How dare you bring back a bastard and try to call it mine! You have got some nerve coming here to tell me you're pregnant" "Zack please, it's not like that. The doctor said it was a mist.." I didn't even get to finish my sentence before he interrupted me midway. "...If it was a damn mistake like you claim then why did you even bother to come back in the first place. Why didn't you get rid of it?" My eyes widen at his words as more tears continued to trickle down my cheek. Did he just said to get rid of it? Just like that? ** After trying to conceive for her mate for so long, twenty two year old Meghan dream of becoming a mother come to pass when her doctor announced she was pregnant. Meghan joy was short lived when she was told her pregnancy was not for her mate. Meghan thought that was the worst thing that could ever happen to her until she broke the news to her mate only to get rejected and thrown out of his life. Broken, unmated and Oregon, Meghan is left to fend for herself far away from everyone else, leaving her painful past behind. Six year down the line, Meghan is now living her best life with her twins babies and as a well sort after lawyer but soon enough, duty came calling and she is forced to return home where she would not only face her past once again but get a second chance at love again.

Joseph King becomes the youngest attorney to make partner at his firm, and boy is he loving it. While transitioning into his long awaited bask in the glory of self-made success, he takes on new roles, is given a luxurious office as well as a personal secretary, Alice Mendez, who is also new on the job and a young college graduate and singer. Alice moved out of her father's house in Scarsdale and now lives in her own apartment in New York city with her little brother, Miguel. After experiencing major setbacks in her music career, she has decided to explore the prospects of a day job, and excitingly, gets one at one of the most prominent law firms in New York. As she settles into her new role, she unexpectedly finds herself falling for her boss, who in more ways than one is a bit too hot to handle. As they work together, he seems to be developing an increasing interest in her as well. However, as many unanticipated mysteries continue to unfold, both parties begin to find that they may be biting more than they can chew, and that this rollercoaster of an experience which they thought was about them may not have been about them at all.

"You can never be a mother. Your womb cannot carry a child" the doctor announced to Catherine after so many miscarriages with unknown causes. "Now you are pregnant with twin daughters" the same doctor told her again. She couldn't believe her ears. She went for another test and it came out positive. Arthur, her husband, is overjoyed but keeps the babies a secret until they are delivered. Now the babies are born, one is dead and the other has Autism. Catherine thought she couldn't be more shattered until she looses her husband as well and is taken into captivity by an unknown man who claimed to be responsible for her miscarriages. Will she ever find out that her daughter Mara isn't dead? Will she come to know that Mia isn't ordinary?. When two sisters are separated will they ever meet? And what if they do ? Why would fate be so cruel to put one in the position to choose between her job and the life of a lookalike stranger and then make her find out she is a lost princess?

"Killian Walker was shocked when he discovered that not only was his father not married to his mother, but he had three half-brothers in the same situation. Facing each other for the first time at the reading of Dusty Walker’s will, the atmosphere could best be described as hostile. The terms of the will didn’t help matters.Spending a week in Red Creek, Kansas in Dusty’s house was just not on his agenda of things to do. But if he wanted the money to start his own ranch, he’d have to grit his teeth and man up.Lexie Choate had big dreams about success in the world of art. The last thing she expected was for the man who stole her heart to also steal the prize from her. She ran back to Red Creek, to heal her broken heart and recover from her disappointment. As the owner of Heart Starter, the popular coffee shop in town, she was busy building a new life for herself. Hope never dies.Lexie and Killian is created by Desiree Holt, an EGlobal Creative Publishing signed author."

Zoe is a teenager who believed her life only revolves inside a small village. Her life is the worst, she said. Then her curiosity to the outside world made her escape from her comfort zone. Along to her sweet adventure is a young man that will change her life. A young man that will give her a reason to continue and pursue her dreams.

Amara Lorraine Hermosa, the epitome of a loving daughter, benevolence and pulchritude, was the type of girl who you can easily be with. Just by her fascinating physical appearance, every guy can't help not to simp over her. However, she's not interested in those guys because she was already smitten with Calvin Villanueva, an Electronics and Communication Engineering student. But Calvin didn't know her existence. Kaya naman nang mag-college si Amara, hindi siya nagdalawang-isip na mag-enroll sa unibersidad na pinapasukan ni Calvin. And after years of liking him, she finally caught his attention. That's how their unexpected romantic relationship started. And just when they thought they're going stronger after years of being together, another girl entered the picture.

Bewitched by the legend of the Ice Queen, an orphan wolf named Anastasia Valentine journeyed into the middle of the realm of demons, Cildreth, in search for the queen itself to bestow her immense power. She was then held captive by the beast Cerberus and was later saved by Alois Devaraux, the first emperor of Heaven, whom she sets eyes with. Struck by indebtedness and gratitude, Anastasia set foot on the Althaios Heavenly Realm. She disguised herself as a man that led her to claim the Emperor's apprentice position. Together, they sailed through the magic of love's abyss as they discover the mysteries lurking behind their tragic past. Now, Anastasia must choose between her heart and fate. With countless of tears shed, will this love surpass the steel trials or just fall into pits of letting go as a price for entering forbidden love?

"Love at first sight that's nonsense," until she met him. Finally she fell in love doing all she could to make him fall for her. He loved her so much but won't tell her how much he loved her, after being hurt by his first love he swore never to fall in love again, well she claims she's different. Will she be able to warm up his already frozen heart and make him say how much he loves her or will he regret it when his heart is finally warmed and she's already far from his reach. When he was finally able to tell her how much he loved her she suddenly became wanted by an organization she thought she had left in her past. Would he help her to get through her past, help with her revenge or would he just abandon her when he discovers a dreadful secret, how would they overcome their enemies, when they see that they now had a common enemy after them for the same thing, what were their enemies after.

When teens mysteriously develop strong and heavenly new capacities, they are proclaimed a danger by the public authorities and are taken to an extraordinary school called SCHOOL OF THE GIFTED, where they will be shown how to utilize their powers and how to control it. This school is gone to by individuals from everywhere in the world as long as they have exceptional abilities too. The school turns into their new home, some do not like this change of environment at first, but when they start to connect with different teens with abilities such as theirs, it turns into the most astonishing experience on the planet for them. However at that point, who is Ice? Also, who is Fire? Let us take a ride to this extraordinary world and find out, shall we?