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Mia Lauren had an easy and happy life until she watched everything crumble when she married the man who was supposed to be her safe harbor but is the reason she's drowning. With the dream of becoming an actress and a husband who is the director of a major film agency that doesn't allow Mia to pursue her career, she finds herself forced to chase her dream at any cost. And that's when Mia receives a job offer from a rival film agency to her husband's, and without a second thought, she accepts. Mia will be acting alongside the famous—and attractive—actor Apollo Castiello. A stubborn, confident, and even somewhat arrogant but brilliant coworker. Besides being overwhelmed by her abusive marriage and the secrets she keeps from her husband, Mia can't get Apollo out of her head with each new encounter and realizes—reluctantly—her great chemistry with the actor. When Apollo comes into the picture, everything Mia has built with her husband is at risk, as are the dark secrets that surround every line of this story.

Five good years, that's how long it took for Julie to finally forgive the man who broke her heart into millions pieces. But when fate throws her back into his path, it's not the playboy and carefree boy she remembers. He's now a billionaire. Her ruthless rival is a seductive shadow from her past who wants her for himself. Julie finds herself drawn in by both their dangerous charms. As she navigates a web of disloyalty, ambition, and strong desire, a nipping truth emerges and the love she thought was lost might be the key to unleashing a web of secrets that could destroy them all.

Kaleen came from a family which haunted vampires for many generations. When the Kingdom Vel was suddenly attacked with werewolves, She came to ask for the help of the king of vampires, Marcus. As one already recognized as hunter by the vampire community, she was turned down many times. Determined to get the help that her kingdom need, she fell on her knees and beg before the mockery of Marcus. The king of vampires finally agreed to her wish for a condition of bearing him an heir who came from the family who relentlessly hunted him for years. As Kaleen was desperate to gain the powerful king’s support, she sacrificed herself including her ideals for her people. What Kaleen didn’t know that she had fallen into a plot created by Marcus himself. From the deliberate attack of werewolves in Vel to the relentless struggle of the people there which finally pushed the princess, Kaleen, into making the decision of her life of marrying him. This is to push the Vel to the brink of destruction until it would crawl right on his palace’s footsteps for help and to deny Askian, a werewolf king of a rival kingdom, from his own mate Princess Kaleen.

Melissa Roger never wanted to stand out. A simple girl in the strong Moonvalley Pack lived in the shadow of her once-great family. But when her mate, the cruel Alpha Dennis Bruce of the Storm Pack, rejects her for her perceived weakness, Melissa’s world shatters. However, what was meant to break her instead sparks a flame deep within, pushing her on a journey to find a power hidden within her bloodline. As pack tensions rise and a dangerous plot threatens the delicate balance between the rival packs, Melissa is caught between dangerous lovers, changing alliances, and enemies who seek to destroy her. But with every deception, Melissa only gets stronger. Will Melissa rise from the ashes of her rejection and find the strength to face the guy who broke her heart? Or will she fall prey to the pack’s dangerous secrets?

Seraphina "Sera" Voss, a skilled healer in the Silverwood Pack, faces rejection and shame due to an ancient prophecy. Determined to prove her worth, Sera investigates mysterious attacks on her pack, discovering they are orchestrated by Alaric Draven, the ruthless Alpha of a rival pack. With her friends and siblings by her side, Sera uncovers dark secrets about her past and the prophecy that led to her rejection. As she forms an alliance with a rogue werewolf and battles growing feelings for the pack's Beta, the tension peaks when Alaric kidnaps the Alpha's daughter, Isabella. In a daring rescue mission, Sera's bravery shines, but Alaric reveals a shocking truth about her lineage that could change everything. Will Sera save her pack and finally earn her place as Luna, or will the prophecy's curse doom them all?

James Salvatore, a crazed high-end drug lord, known for his coldness finds himself falling head over heels in love with a barmaid due to her striking resemblance to his late wife who had been murdered by his rival, Bethel Sawyer. Out of lust, he kidnaps her and tries to rape her; but her cries and pleas made him stop and instead he makes a deal with her. She had to live with him for 30 days. If she catches no feelings for him even after the 30 days are over, then he will let her return to her family and normal life. Left with no other choice, she agrees. After being together for a while; they both start to develop feelings for each other but Alicia refuses to admit it and leaves James on the 30th day. Unable to stay away from her; he tries all he can to bring her back, but she pushes him away everytime. His frequent visits to her apartment caught the eye of one of his rival's and she ends up getting captured by Bethel's men and gets in a life threatening situation. While in Bethel's custody, she finds that she was pregnant and Bethel relates the news to James with her parents lifeless bodies to wreck him more. Will James be able to rescue Alicia in time? Or will she and their unborn child; face the same fate as his late wife? Find out in this intriguing story of betrayal and trust, love and war, revenge and forgiveness.

A talented painter, Lexi Thompson, is kidnapped by a notorious gang leader, Julian Blackwood, and she is given 60 days to paint a duplicate of a priceless artwork. As Lexi works to meet up with the deadline, she uncovers mysterious secrets about Julian's family, her troubled past and her parents demise whose deaths were linked to the painting she was asked to make a replica of. Lexi and Julian navigate through tough situations from rival gangs, their prohibited love becomes the greatest danger of all. Will they overcome their troubled pasts and trust each other, or will the secrets unveiled tear them apart?

Adria has always known that being an omega werewolf means being vulnerable and alone in a world filled with danger. When she joins Ryder Hale's pack, she hopes to find safety and security. But even as Ryder, a powerful alpha, begins to show an interest in her, Adria faces ridicule and rejection from other pack members who see her as weak and powerless. When Ryder must choose a mate, Adria's hopes are dashed. But things only get worse when a jealous rival, Aurora, sets her sights on Ryder and drugs him into sleeping with her. Aurora becomes pregnant and Ryder is forced to choose between his unborn child and his love for Adria. Heartbroken, Adria leaves the pack and starts a new life in the human city of Mystic Falls. Years later, Adria is attacked by a vampire and saved by a new alpha, Dylan Jack. She joins his pack and they become close, eventually falling in love and having a child together. But when Ryder comes back into her life, claiming that Adria is his true mate, Adria is torn between her feelings for Dylan and the man who once rejected her. In this captivating tale of love, betrayal, and a love triangle that spans generations, Adria must choose between two alphas who have captured her heart. Will she choose the man who cheated on her and rejected her or the one who saved her life and fathered her child? Find out in "In Love with Two Alphas".

Elena, a regular and what could seem like an ordinary 18-year-old human girl, unaware of the supernatural world around her and her supernatural heritage had to endure the excesses (possessiveness, anger issues, many more) of this captivating Alpha Jayson who is her mate. She will have to depend on Jayson to defend her and her family against unknown threats, and together they will fight against the rival packs and internal conflicts within Jason's pack. But the devil had to play a trick on their relationship, Elena turned out to be the daughter of Damian Blackwood, the sworn enemy of Jayson's pack, the same rogue wolf who made Jayson watch while he killed his father. What will become the fate of their relationship after this revelation? Why not find out for yourself?

BREAKING NEWS: Joaquin Alfonso Agravante—the most respected and the wealthiest businessman in the country, and the heir to the Agravante Holdings Inc., who has been promised to marry the daughter of the owner of Chua Holdings, was caught on camera while having the hottest night of his life… with a prostitute. Now known as the epitome of darkness; the most handsome beast of his generation was never expected to do such a thing just to pleasure himself. What a very scandalous affair, indeed. Such an event only proves that once lust takes over, not even a saint can escape the chains of temptation. *** Minerva Ezra Clemente, a prostitute, lived her life bedding elite men in order to survive the catastrophic challenges that befell her life when her parents died and when her relatives took over their company and threw her out of their own house. But she has had enough. After that hot and intense night with her last client, Minerva decided to end her worthless life. But someone was able to stop her from doing so, and even asked her to marry him in exchange for a grand life and a house she can call home and that man was none other than her last client—Joaquin Alfonso Agravante, the wealthiest businessman in the country and the heir to the Agravante Inc., her parents’ biggest rival company in the business industry.