Slow Burn

She was born a bastard. They poured wine on her, laughed at her mother’s grave, and thought she’d stay broken. They were wrong. Ava Rosier took their scorn, their money, and their men, one ruthless billionaire, one mafia emperor, and one forbidden brother who shares her blood. Now the illegitimate daughter sits on the throne they built, crown forged from their tears, rose petals dipped in their blood. Three psychopaths kneel at her feet, obsessed, ruined, and willing to burn the world for her smile. She never chose between them. She chose everything. This is the rise of the Blackened Queen. And no one escapes her empire alive.

On the night of her daughter’s fourth birthday, Luna Kelly loses everything, her husband, her title, and the fragile illusion of peace she’s fought to protect. Betrayed by her mate and her own sister, branded a traitor, and imprisoned beneath the pack she once led, Kelly discovers that the curse that once stole her wolf might be the only thing that can save her child and burn her enemies to ash. But when an exiled prince returns from the shadows with a deal bound in blood and promises, Kelly must decide: stay broken under her husband’s rule, or rise as something the Moon Goddess never intended, a Luna reborn in fury and fire.

"I, Caleb Parker, the next alpha of the shadow hills pack reject you, Rebeccah Smith as my mate and future Luna" The words burned through me with the worst kind of pain. I couldn't believe what was happening. Why the sudden change from him. Everything had been okay all this while. Or has it? __________________________________ Rebeccah's downfall begins with a betrayal. Her best friend who is hungry for power and the mate meant for Rebeccah. So she exposes her secret and watches her burn. Rejected and publicly humiliated by the man she has always loved, Rebeccah is branded as a liar and forced to go to the Misty falls pack as tribute to a man she has never met. The Alpha King. Tales about him were whispered as warnings. He was an unstoppable force. Cold. Dominant. Untouchable. And cursed. He isn't the mate fate gave her first but he's the last mate she'd ever have. Their bond ignites a slow, dangerous fire, promising protection and ruin in equal measure. Because the Alpha King carries a curse as deadly as Rebeccah's past. And when two broken souls are bound by destiny, love isn't gentle. It's disaster.

I should step back. But I don’t. His hand slides to my waist, firm, deliberate. Not asking. Claiming. My stomach tightens, heat curling low, and I feel every inch of him before I even see him. He’s behind me, close enough that I can feel his breath at my neck. My pulse stutters as his fingers trace slow, unhurried circles up my back, and I know I should pull away… but I can’t. His lips brush my neck. Not a kiss yet, just the promise of it. My head tilts back before I can stop myself, back arching like my body is betraying me. Then he speaks. Low, calm, in control “Don’t make a sound.” A shiver runs through me. Not from fear. Not exactly. From… him. He’s in control. I can’t fight it. I don’t want to. And somewhere deep inside, I realize the terrifying truth: I’m letting him have me.

"I don't play games, Miss Moretti. I end them." Celine Moretti has a plan after catching her boyfriend with the new beautiful transfer student. It’s simple, really. Step one: Don't cry. Get even. Step two: Seduce the transfer student’s uncle—the icy, terrifyingly handsome Professor Reed—and destroy his niece’s perfect little life. It was supposed to be a game. A little revenge to soothe a broken heart. Celine thought she was the player. She thought Professor Reed was just a target, a rigid academic with a god complex and a stick up his ass. She was wrong. Professor Reed isn't just a teacher. He is Caelum Morano, the ruthlessly efficient Don of the Morano Crime Family. A man who hides in the halls of academia to hunt the shadow organization that butchered his fiancée. He has spent years perfecting his mask of indifference, living a life of cold solitude, surrounded by a loving but dangerous family he keeps at arm's length. Until Celine walks in. She is chaos in red lipstick. She is defiance wrapped in a short skirt. And she looks exactly like the ghost haunting his dreams. He tries to reject her. He tries to scare her away. "You’re playing with fire, little star," Caelum warned, his hand closing around her throat, not tight enough to hurt, but firm enough to own. "And I burned down the world a long time ago." "Then burn me," Celine whispered, trembling not with fear, but with a dark, twisted need. "I’d rather burn with you than freeze alone."

Seraphine Kane had always loved Ezra. He was her childhood friend, her safe place after her father’s death, and the one she thought would choose her in the end. But Ezra chose money. He chose power. And worst of all, he knew his father had a hand in her father’s death… and said nothing. Broken and betrayed, Seraphine discovers her father’s secret mafia empire—and meets Cassian Veyra, the cold billionaire who offers to help her rise. His condition? A five–year contract marriage, one that will burn everything Ezra once meant to her. She was once innocent. Now, she’s ready for revenge.

The Alpha’s Reluctant Temptation Marigold never asked to be hunted, mistaken for her dead twin, or babysat by the most terrifying Alpha in the kingdom. Gregor says it’s life or death. She says it’s annoying. Between botched impressions of her glamorous sister, endless sass, and the fact that her only spare clothes are long gone, survival feels like one big joke—until the Black Fang pack closes in with blood in their teeth. He’s massive, ruthless, and maddeningly protective. She’s reckless, sharp-tongued, and absolutely not afraid of him. Together, they’re running for their lives beneath the storm—but what’s more dangerous? The assassins hunting them…or the sparks threatening to burn them both alive?

Elena Vega’s perfect life shatters when she catches her boyfriend cheating. One reckless night with a stranger becomes her biggest mistake, he’s her new professor. When her ex sabotages her funding, Professor Mateo Sandoval offers a dangerous deal: model nude for his research and get paid enough to survive. But professional boundaries burn fast. His hands linger. Her body responds. Their secret ignites into an affair that could destroy everything they’ve worked for. When the university investigates, Elena faces an impossible choice: lie to save herself, or tell the truth and lose it all. Some lines shouldn’t be crossed. Theirs is already ash.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

What would you do if you had 40% of your body burned and with you had to carry the scar marks for the rest of your life? Would you kill the culprit and live your life quietly, or would you isolate yourself from the world? Louise was the victim who lost out in an argument between friends. Mauricio, the most respected capo in all of South America, currently resides in Colombia. Yielding only to his mother's requests, Mauricio is a good negotiator when it comes to women, weapons, drugs, and the like... Even with many exposed burn marks, Louise keeps trying to live a normal life, but is prevented when her father decides to make her pay his debt.

"They killed my twin sister Zoe, and in doing so, they created her revengeful monster...or Heiress they say" When Zoe was poisoned before her wedding, Chloe stepped into her place wearing the gown meant for her twin and vowing to burn the families that destroyed them. As Vincent Lanchester’s bride, she hides a heart of fire beneath a mask of obedience. Everyone believes she is Zoe, the perfect heiress. No one sees the mastermind beneath the veil, the fighter who hunts in silence, or the dangerous pull she feels toward the man she was sworn to hate. In a marriage built on lies, every kiss is a weapon… and every secret could be the one that brings them both down.