gently raised beast

Lily Brooks had her life ruined when she was about to fulfill her greatest dream of marrying the man she loved. However, cruel fate separated them. On the night of her eighteenth birthday, Lily was forced to switch places with her twin sister. Her parents, the ones who should have loved and protected her unconditionally, left her as payment for a debt. It was a mysterious tradition that had been abolished many years ago. It was simple: the girl had to surrender herself as a sacrifice to a terrible beast. Lily Brooks' blood represented the payment for this horrifying arrangement, bringing times of peace to the pack. She has no one to protect her. Will Lily be able to escape the beast and reunite with her mate, or will she perish at the hands of the supreme alpha?

TITLE: IMITATION. Destiny and Serenity are identical twins who were raised in different environments and statuses. Isang lumaki sa hirap at ang isa ay lumaki sa karangyaan. Isang malubhang karamdaman ang dumapo kay Serenity dahilan upang mapilitan si Destiny na pumalit sa pwesto ng kakambal bilang fiance ng isang Andress Montefalcon. Andress Montefalcon, a young business tycoon of his generation, serves as the CEO of Montefalcon Corporation. Andress and Serenity were set to marry as part of their family agreement. Despite being an arranged married couple, Andress and Serenity fell in love with each other. Pagkaraan ng ilang araw nang kasal ay isang lihim ang natuklasan ni Andres sa katauhan ng kanyang asawa. Isang lihim na yumanig sa kanyang buong pagkatao at isang lihim na naging dahilan ng matinding sakit at poot. Hanggang saan dadalhin ng poot at galit si Andres sa kanyang asawa? At hanggang saan ang kayang pagtitiis ni Destiny? Handa bang talikuran ni Destiny si Andres gayong hulog na hulog na siya rito? Hanggang saan ang kaya niyang pagtitiis gayong sa araw-araw ay pinapamukha sa kanya ni Andres na isa siyang mapagkunwari at huwad? Will Destiny choose to stay beside the man he loves and choose to be an IMITATION of her twin Serenity? Will love prevail over hatred ang pain?

“Don’t you feel a bit of regret, or even sadness? You should know you’ve spewed coffee at Mia, because if one day I exchange places with her and she’s still mad at it, she would definitely get back to you and she might even get frantic. Do you understand how terrible a frantic woman can get? Are you not afraid?” Charles raised his eyebrow, “She won’t have that opportunity.” ******************************* Maria replaced her sister to marry Charles. She originally thought it would be a widow-like marriage, but Charles who had disappeared for two years suddenly came back. All she wanted was her father’s well-being, but is tangled with Charles and her sister’s life. What will she do when it’s time for her to leave but she was already in love with Charles, who she believed loved her sister, the real Mia?

Scarlett O'Hara lost her father unexpectedly on her birthday. She had no idea about the werewolf world until the night of the red moon when she got attacked in the woods by an animal she had thought was a beast with red eyes. The beast bit her and nearly killed her, but for some reason, she survived. Scarlett’s perfect life began to turn upside down when she turned into a werewolf and met Simon. The Alpha. He was the werewolf who had bitten her on the night of the red moon and transformed her into one of his own. A Theta she-wolf, as well as his luna. Simon’s mission was to keep killing humans in order to draw the hunter's attention so he could exact his revenge on them for killing his parents. He had no intention of falling in love but now that he has gotten himself a Luna by accident, what will he do? Not only has he gotten himself a mate but also someone who shares the same strengths as him. Scarlett found out that her father’s death was not an accident but instead was killed by a werewolf. She joined the pack in order to look for the murderer but as she stayed longer, she discovered some secrets. The man she is mated to isn't what he seems.

Valerie Ravenwood has led an inferior life for the past 4 years, being a useless hybrid — wolfless and a namesake mage. Desperate to prove her worth as a mage, she runs away from home after being denied to join the Medeis Challenge, an annual competition held exclusively for mages, and judged by dragons. She follows her elder sister, who has been chosen to take part but loses her way and stumbles, literally, into the territory of the last Dragon King, Clyde Basilisk. Clyde Basilisk has sworn off finding his mate after he witnessed his brother's destruction— physical, mental and emotional, and the betrayal he himself faced when the woman he loved deserted him as well after their lives took an ugly turn. However, when the youngest daughter of the Alpha King steps into his territory, he clambers with his emotions as his heart and mind rage into an internal war. [Book 3 in Mage's Mate series, can be read as a stand-alone or as a part of the series]

On the verge of tears, she smiles. Her smile hides a storm. His touch brings the thunder. • "Are you planning to leave me?" He snarled, his voice dripping with fury. His entire demeanor contorted in anger, the chilling blankness replaced by a terrifying rage that made Zynah shudder. Fear flooded her voice, momentarily stealing her voice. Mustering all the courage she could, she forced out a "No." In a split second, Bilal's frown turned into a smile, a predator satisfied with his prey's submission. He reached out, gently framing her face. He leaned in, and for a fleeting moment, she thought he was going to hit her, but instead, she felt his lips on hers. She stilled. Pulling away after a second or so, he spoke; his voice a low, menacing murmur. "Good," he crooned, the possessiveness in his voice sending a fresh wave of tremor through her. "Because no matter how hard you try, you can never get away from me, you will only get yourself in trouble with me, and trust me, you're going to hate yourself for defying me." • He claims to love her, but his affection is a cage. Will this twisted affection set her free...or break her for good? Find out!!

Anjelouv Kristen Guerera a sole heiress of Hacienda Guerera has arranged marriage with Clinton Villamor a beast in the business world and a retired military officer. Their relationship runs smoothly but what will happen if one day Clinton's ex-lover will show up claiming that she and Clinton will be having a baby? Will they pursue their arranged marriage or they will let go of each other?

Morana has lost everything; her mom, her pack and security. She is left to suffer at her uncle's hand as his punching bag and his guard's whore. Getting tired of being defiled and bruised she escapes with the help of her wolf only to stumble on dangerous grounds where she is further used and left to die. She saved by a mate who is set on killing her and tries to keep the secret to herself..

The North Lotus pack is thrown into complete jeopardy when under mysterious circumstances, their Alpha - Luna Dakota Dolphus - is declared missing, few weeks before the dreaded blood moon eclipse. To them, this can only mean bad news. Catori Dolphus, only child of Luna Dakota, has had all her life preparing to be Alpha one day, but what she never prepared for was the division and chaos rising amongst her pack. With the blood moon eclipse drawing closer with each day, the counsel gives Catori an ultimatum of either finding her Mum before the eclipse or having the Alpha position taken away from their lineage. When disaster keeps setting in at Catori’s every corner, her last option is getting help from the rumored Ghost reapers - a 4-man rogue gang of both urban myth and intrigue. However, Catori’s 4 unlikely heroes soon turn to be more trouble than she bargained for when she discovers that Fenris Covel, wickedly handsome as he was, was her betrothed - her mate. Only problem? Fenris Covel doesn’t ‘do’ mate. Raised in the wild, Fenris Covel was anything but controllable. He was wild, untamed and infuriatingly sexy. But most of all, he has no time for a mate - especially one like Catori Dolphus. His only concern was his job and at the moment, it was finding Catori’s mum. However, the matters of the heart can never be predicted and as their chemistry and intense desire for each other blossoms, danger lurks closer than they could imagine.

"Even when I am disgusted with my desire, I still find myself drawn to him, to my alpha, to the one who now owns me." Kathryn Black, a white wolf, is considered to be the bad luck and thus is married off to Alpha Isaac Renaud, a mysterious alpha who hasn't made a public appearance for the past two years. Kathryn embraces her fate but she is in for shocks and surprises as she steps in as a Luna but only in the name. As she settles into the new pack, she finds it difficult to keep her heart separate from her.