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Amid the dazzling gala celebrating Natalie's Actress Award Night, where the world hailed her talents, an unexpected and dramatic twist took place. Natalie, the brilliant and aspiring actress, stood in the spotlight, embodying the enduring power of love, just as she did on the grand screens that made her famous.. While applause thundered through the venue, Richard, once the prince of her fairy tale, strategically chose this very moment to shatter her world. With calculated theatricality, he approached the stage and, under the dimly lit spotlight, served her with divorce papers. The gasps from the audience drowned out the applause, and Natalie's expression transformed from radiant to wounded and bewildered in an instant. Devastated by the divorce, Natalie immersed herself in her acting career, using her roles as a means to channel her emotions and find healing. During an audition for a prestigious theater production, she encountered Liam, a charismatic and brilliant playwright. His thought-provoking scripts and magnetic personality captivated her, reigniting her belief in the power of love. Just as Natalie's heart began to heal and she embraced the possibility of love anew, Richard returned, seeking forgiveness and reconciliation. To his surprise, he found Natalie had moved forward with Liam. Now confronted with an impossible choice, Natalie must decide whether to cling to the love that once defined her or open her heart to the future, leaving behind the pain and challenges Richard had once subjected her to. The question remains: Will she return to her ex-husband who had caused pains to her or forget and start a new life or together ?

Rejection means death for the low-ranking werewolf like Diana. After she learns that her mate is the alpha of the Crescent Pack, she foolishly believes in love and fate—only to be smacked by the cruel truth that everything is schemed by her beloved best friend. In the throes of Diana's dying breath, she pleads for a second chance to take back what has been stolen and to fix what has been broken. One chance, one more chance. The next thing she knew, Diana is back to the time when everything is yet to begin. Now given a second chance, Diana sets off for her bloody revenge. To do that, Diana seeks the aid of the Blood Alpha—Alpha Dylan Cain of the Blood Claws Pack, the largest and most influential pack led by a ruthless alpha. The cunning omega meets the ruthless alpha. Who will dominate who? Will Alpha Cain's peculiar bond be able to pull the vengeful luna? Will Diana be able to believe in fate and love again the second time around? Will Diana be able to fix what is broken and take back what is stolen from her?

MOST times the Beast doesn't have to be a guy that turns out to be a charming prince. Sometimes the beast could be that person you least expect. A member of your family or that friend you thought could never bite. When Amber's dad gets murdered, she falls into a coma. She wakes up and all fingers point to her as the whole world thinks she is responsible. But then someone is set to kill her. Who could that be? Was her fathers death all just a mere coincidence or is someone behind it? Find out the Beast in this breathtaking novel as Amber unravels the mystery behind her existence.

Alora is turning twenty one, her best friend Liana has got VIP passes for one night only at and exquisite club where her brother; Castello works. Once in the VIP room they meet Raven, the lead singer of The Misfits who gives them two VIP tickets to see the concert, but the only problem with that unit is being held in Italy in three days time. A surprise visitor makes their appearance at the club, she's drunk and has no idea who this mysterious male is dancing with her. She wakes up in a bed that's not hers and to her horror she is no longer in the United Kingdom, but in Italy with the last person she expects to see: Gianni who tells her they are to be married so he will be able to stop any other Mafia from taking his heritage.

"I didn't do that to her, My King.....I didn't!” Daisy plead with a trembling voice. His eyes glistened gold as he yanked hard on her hair. "I am not your King. You will address me as master just like my slaves. You're not even worth to be a slave, to be my slave. Since apparently you are only an animal in collar." *** Daisy is the unwanted daughter of the Ivanovich's. She was born as a Zeta werewolf, which is even worse than being an Omega. Her 18 years of miserable life finally takes a turn when she encounters her mate Alpha King Damon. But her dear sister Meridith steps in the way, ruthlessly snatching him away and framing her for a crime she didn’t commit. Daisy has now fallen as a despicable sinner, a slave, an object for everyone to despise and spit on. Her life is entering a dead-end and only by having her mate come back to her will she find her rescue.

Dahil sa kakulangan ng pondo para sa kanyang matrikula, pumasok si Emena bilang part-time maid sa Dankworth Residence kung saan nakilala niya ang bilyonaryong si Seniorito Aries. *** Si Emena ay isang matapang at masipag na dalaga. Lumaki siya mula sa isang mahirap na pamilya. Nagtitinda ng bibingka sa eskinita. Walang ibang layunin ang dalaga kundi maiahon ang kanyang pamilya. Sa kawalan ay pumasok siya bilang part-time maid sa Dankworth Residence kung saan makikilala niya ang isang guwapo, makisig ngunit antipatiko at topakin na si Seniorito Aries. Sa pamamasokan niya sa mansion ay kalaona'y may natuklasan si Emena na isang madilim na sikreto ng kanyang Seniorito. Kakayanin kaya niyang harapin ang kanyang among topakin at aroganteng si Seniorito Aries matapos matuklasan ang sikreto nito?

What exactly does it mean to be his bride? *** Every year, in each of the seven villages that made up the great Kingdom of Ignas, a Choosing Ritual was conducted. During this Chosing Ritual, one of the ladies in the village would be chosen to be the dreaded Dragon King's Bride. No one knew exactly why the ritual was being performed every year or what happened to the brides that had been chosen in the past. Was he turning them into slaves? Feeding them to his dragon? Or was he... feeding on them? That couldn't be ruled out. After all, there were rumours that the king wasn't like them, that he wasn't human. Yet the question relentlessly troubled the people's heart. What was he using them for?! But they dared not question the King, afraid of what fate daring to go against him would be. Anyways, none of these was Belladonna's business. Although it was her village's turn to produce a bride this year, she was certain she wouldn't get chosen. Why? Well, because she had a plan and she was absolutely certain it wouldn't fail her... or would it?

Pain, Sadness, loneliness. That's exactly what defined Avyanna Roosevelt's life. Every time she would change her pack, people would bully her for her unethical birth origins. She was weak, well at least for the world, who didn't know what she was. Her mother hated her, because, for her, she was a bastard child, the result of a drunk one night stand. Life was cruel to her, but she was a survivor, and the only thing she wanted was to complete her education and live among humans. However, all her plans came crashing when her grandmother died and she was asked to move into her mother's new husband's home, in the Enceladus pack, the strongest pack in the world. She had thought she would meet the coldest and cruellest alpha, worsening her life even more, but what she didn't expect was to meet an extremely caring and overprotective man, her stepbrother. She thought she would leave in peace after completing her education, until one day her brother came to her and spoke. "In this world, you are mine to protect, mine to care for, and only mine to love. I won't think twice to rip out the heart that will try to beat for you," he growled before biting her neck.

Astra wanted nothing more but genuine happiness and the strength to move on from her failed marriage. When she got married to New York’s most eligible bachelor, she felt her joy was at its peak. One night, she got thrown out in the rain by her billionaire husband, and she had no idea her marriage was about to end. Billionaire Nicholas Michealson felt betrayed when he discovered his wife of almost two years was cheating on him, and he divorced her without listening to her side of the story. He felt betrayed and hurt by the only person he ever let into his heart. Five years later, and the hurt is still fresh, They both want closure to move on from each other. In a period of five years, everything has changed except the truth. Astra has huge secrets, and Nicholas has been wrong all along. Maybe it was indeed too late for both of them.

"I'll give you a choice, Kara! Be mine, or you will die? Kara, choose wisely."- Brandon Acosta Nagiging mabait si Brandon, kapag lumalabas ang alter ego niya na si Grand. He was diagnosed with DID or split personality. Simple lang ang buhay na mayroon si Kara, pero ang tahimik niyang buhay ay nagulo nang ginawa siyang pambayad utang nang kinilala niyang ama sa isang notorious na syndicate group. Sa takot na masaktan ang pamilya niya ay pumayag siya. Takot siya sa lider ng grupo dahil wala itong awa at kung tumitig ay parang gusto siya nitong patayin. Paano kung matuklasan niya ang iniingatan nitong sekreto? She was given a choice, isang choice na pwedeng makapagpabago ng kanyang buhay. Ano ang pipiliin niya? Ang makasama ito o ang mamatay.