smolder laurell k hamilton

Before she turns 21, Lya faces the ultimate choice: follow the path her family has set for her, or risk everything for the one who holds her heart. Romer, her childhood best friend, vanished from her life years ago when his family moved to another pack. Now, on the brink of adulthood, he’s back mysterious, powerful, and stirring feelings she thought she’d buried. But Lya’s parents have other plans for her, ones that involve a betrothal to the charming but dangerously possessive Niall, the Alpha’s son. As tensions between contendants rise and Lya’s heart is torn between duty and desire, secrets from her past and her future collide. Her true mate has been revealed, but the forces working to keep them apart are darker and more dangerous than she ever imagined. In a world where love is bound by fate but twisted by power, Lya must decide: will she fight for the mate she was destined for, or be trapped in a future she never wanted?

The whole world knows that Rachel Saffron is Matt Quillon's and Sean Coal's true love. My best friend, Winnie Hamilton, and I are merely substitutes for Rachel. It seems like I'm the love of Matt's life, and Winnie is the only woman Sean has ever had eyes for. However, we both know this is nothing but an act.

“That’s not my baby.” His voice echoed through the room, sharp and cold, slicing through the warm, celebratory atmosphere we’d carefully set up. Everyone went still, and I felt my heart lurch, every beat heavy with disbelief. I stared at him with wide eyes, hoping I’d misheard. “What?” The word barely escaped my lips, a fragile whisper. He didn’t even flinch. “That is not my baby,” he repeated, louder, as if to make sure everyone—his family, all gathered here—would hear. *** Darla was rejected by her fiance three months before her wedding claiming that she was sleeping with other men. She was humiliated and kicked out by his family despite her pregnancy, returning home, she was met with the tragic accident of her whole family. Not only did she lose her family and fiance in one night but she was also found out that her fiance was getting married to his claimed cousin. She vowed to take revenge on them and win back everything that belongs to her.

All Cassie wanted was to get married and be happy, from the very day she saw Ethan, she fell in love with him. Though their relationship started as a contract, she knew she loved him, and he loved her. But things took an unexpected turn when Ethan broke up with her on their wedding day and also cheated on her. She was devastated when she found out she was pregnant for him. She decided to flee the country and start a new life. Five years later, she returns stronger, guarded, and with two unexpected companions: a pair of twins, a boy and a girl who share Ethan’s eyes. But what happens when she crosses paths with the man who once wrecked her world? And this time, will she be the one to walk away, or will Ethan fight for the family he never knew he lost?