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Lena thought love wasn't real. Her predestined mate was terrible. With filthy, punishing hands, what began as a dream gradually became a nightmare. Believing in real love had become a fantasy, something only found in the literature books her mother left her. Then she met the alpha of the rival werewolf pack. Fleeing, afraid, and numb to everything, with a false image painted of him, she could never have imagined that someone so ruthless and powerful could patch her up. Viktor, the alpha leader of the Frostbite clan, was handsome, powerful, elegant, and emotionless. What is she supposed to do when a werewolf like him, a sworn enemy, swears to protect her? Because the past always comes back and never goes away. Someone's hunting her. Someone's determined to make her life a living hell. And he's just as determined to hurt everyone who gets close to her.

"Strip," He ordered in a harsh tone, his eyes glued to my dress. "Take off every bit of it." My hand reflectively went around my shoulders, and I tried to step away from him, hitting the hard wall instead. I winced and slid to the floor, unsure what to do next. "W-what?" I asked, stunned, or at least pretending to be. Anything to buy me time. What did he mean by strip? Like, get naked?! Me?! I blinked slowly, stunned by his audacity. "Are you deaf, Princess?" Malakai crouched to my level, his elbows resting on his thighs as he leaned a little closer. His hands trailed my chin, down to my neck, and my breathing stifled. "You have nothing to be afraid of." I must have misunderstood why he was called the devil's vessel. It wasn't for his cruelty. It was for his charms. * Aramiah Vernon, daughter of Evergloom Pack, walks in on her mate cheating on her with her cousin! Immediately, he brutally rejects her and she's left with a shattered heart, vowing to give up on romance, but that only lasted a few hours. In an unexpected turn of events, Aramiah is claimed by a ruthless beast, the Alpha of Alphas and the most feared man of all Kingdoms— Malakai Kings— ON THE SAME DAY! Love was never in the books for a man like Malakai, he needed a tool, someone to carry on his legacy, and that is all he intends to make out of her. Aramiah is good breeding material, not to mention the daughter of the pack he heavily despises. He can't wait to be her personal hell.

Daisy: London's great. It's home. My home is exactly what I wanted it to be. What I wanted all my life. Away from my abusive father and down the road from every bookshop I could imagine. I love romance books like The Next Girl. I love cold nights and sweater weather season which is just around the corner. I love being in my own bubble while working at the library. My life for the past 2 years has been good. Smooth. So when I have my roommate telling me I have a visitor I could only imagine it was my father. I thought it was my father. But you know what thought did? That thought sold me to a sinner. The Don to the Italian Mafia because he owed them a pretty penny. My days are long gone and my nights become more terrifying than ever before. Good job I know how to defend myself against men like him. Antonio: Jerry Harrison. A useless human being who knows no limits. He owed us money and was willing to trade his daughter for his life. I took a gamble on a man who could have been lying to me, but he knew better than to lie to me. I own him the way I now own his daughter. It shouldn't matter to me. I don't feel and I don't love. After a day of travelling and watching my future wife-to-be, I couldn't wait any longer. A simple knock on her shared accommodation would be the end of my life. I didn't want a wife. I enjoy my own space. But one look at my Daisy Soon-to-be-Rosa and I'm done for. Beautiful is what she is. And Mine.

Trigger Warning: This novel contains themes of sexual assault, abuse, trauma, and kidnapping. Reader discretion is advised. Alinta Ull is a 29-year-old female werewolf who has a passion for books, history, and myths. In a spontaneous decision, she sets off on an adventure to escape a curse she has been grappling with since her eighteenth birthday. Accompanying her is her fierce and sassy red wolf, Angela, who is a formidable force in her own right. Every three years since that fateful birthday, Alinta and Angela have faced unfortunate events, including death, rejection, and abandonment. They have finally come to accept that the Moon has abandoned them. With Alinta's 30th birthday approaching, they decide to visit the resting place of the infamous Rouge Deity werewolf, whose fabled return is prophesied to occur on the eighth crimson moon. Coincidentally, that day also marks Alinta and Angela's birthday. Is it fate? Has the Moon truly cursed his creation for reasons unknown to Alinta and her wolf? To add to their misfortunes, an obsessed wolf lurks in the shadows, waiting for the perfect moment to claim Alinta as his own. However, he will soon learn that he is not the only one with ambitions.

Created by the God of Destruction, Orenda has spent thousands of years alongside her brother hunting down eytes, to stop their darkness from taking over the earth. It has been a long life with her brother as her only companion, until the day when the original eyti, Azadau, was unleashed, and a war began that saw all species uniting to stop him. During the war her duty was simple, but her duty was blown to smithereens when like the strike from a bolt of lightning, she found she had been given an animai and not just any animai... but the original eyti himself. What was Goddess Zarseti thinking? These two couldn't be more opposite and want nothing to do with each other. But like opposing magnets, they can't seem to fight the cosmic pull to each other. Will they overcome all odds or clash and obliterate everything in their path? A Queen Among Tempests is the 7th book in the God's Saga. Here is a list of the books in the series: A Queen Among Alphas - Book 1 Bite-Size Luna - A Queen Among Alphas Prequel A Queen Among Snakes - Book 2 Runaway Empress - A Queen Among Snakes Prequel (coming soon) A Queen Among Blood - Book 3 A Queen Among Darkness - Book 4 Dark Vocation - A Queen Among Darkness spin-off (coming soon) Whole Again - A Queen Among Alpha's spin-off A Queen Among Tides - Book 5 Valor, Virtue, and Verve - A Queen Among Tides Prequel Spin-off (coming soon) A Queen Among Gods - Book 6 A Queen Among Tempests - Book 7 A Court of Arcane Souls (Anthology focused on side characters from the saga, requested by readers) The Royal Shadow Series (Next Gen coming soon)

Danielle Martin isn't a typical girl in high school. She doesn't wear tight clothes or pounds of makeup, she isn't popular and isn't really a big fan of all the attention. Books and Netflix are her Friday nights, staying home and eating sweets and junk. She's small and vulnerable, shy because she doesn't have the life everyone thinks she does. But that all changes... Now, Blake Daniels is a stereotypical high school guy. Captain of the football team, unbearably attractive, and one of the most popular guys to walk the school. To anyone else, his life is amazing. But to him, it sucks. Family issues and lost battles leave him weak and vulnerable to the ones who want to break him more. But that also all changes... Will their newfound love save them from the struggles they face? Can they survive with all the drama and rumors being thrown at them? It all comes down to one thing in the end. Can they make it together?

In the fifth year of Gwyneth Payne's marriage to Asher Crowe, he tells her thrice that he wants to bring Liana Quayle along with them when they migrate. Gwyneth puts down the dishes she's just prepared and asks him why. He's frank with her. "I don't want to keep this from you anymore. Liana lives in the residential area beside ours. She's spent nine years with me, and I owe her too much. I must bring her with me when we migrate." Gwyneth doesn't cry or kick up a fuss. Instead, she books a ticket for Liana on their flight. Asher thinks she's finally seen sense. On the day they leave the country, Gwyneth watches Asher and Liana board the flight. Then, she turns and boards another flight that will take her back to her parents' home.

North Harper, a brilliant yet unassuming third-year college student, finds solace in her books and late-night visits to her mother’s grave, escaping the torment of bullies who call her “turtle girl.” One night, she encounters Valentine, a mysterious Vampire Prince. Their connection deepens, but her life takes a dark turn when a rogue vampire attacks her on campus. To save her, Valentine turns her into a vampire, unknowingly creating a rare hybrid. North awakens with enhanced abilities and newfound confidence, but her unstable powers and hybrid nature put her in danger. Valentine becomes her guide, helping her navigate her new existence, but their growing bond defies ancient vampire laws. As the Vampire Council deems her a threat, a human faction called The Ascendants, an underground organisation bent on taking out Vampires, target her, seeking to use her blood to create superhuman soldiers. Amid rising tensions, The Ascendants infiltrate her college and attempt to abduct her. Forced to confront her dual identity, North must embrace her hybrid powers to protect herself and those she loves. In a climactic battle, North destroys the Ascendants' leader and their serum, saving both vampires and humans. Gravely injured, Valentine’s fate compels her to make a choice: she asks him to transform her into a full-blooded vampire to secure her place in his world. Though the Vampire Council allows her to live, they keep her existence under strict watch, marking the beginning of her journey as a powerful anomaly in both worlds.