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[WARNING: This story contains mature themes with profanities, hardcore graphical explicit sexual situations, and others. Strongly recommended for 18+ only. Otherwise, read at your own risk.] Bata pa lamang si Jack ay iniwan na sila ng kanyang ama. Ang tanging kasama lang niya ay ang maganda at napaka-bait niyang stepmom na si Marianne. They only have each other, through the good times and the bad times. Pero paano na lang kung biglang umamin si Jack na ang kaisa-isang taong gusto niyang makasama at mahalin ay walang iba kundi si Marianne? A love that overflows like magma - a love, so intense and hot that it burns in every touch. Sa mundong walang kasiguraduhan at puno ng tukso at pagkakamali, ang pag-ibig nga ba nila Jack at Marianne ay pang-walang hangganan? Paano na lang kung may mga taong patuloy silang pinaglalayo sa isa't isa? Jack once said to Marianne, "I don't care about anyone. I want you to be mine! At kahit masunog ako sa pagmamahal natin sa isa't isa, that's fine. Gustuhin at mahalin mo lang ako hanggang wakas, I am more than willing to be burnt to death."

"Your husband is so wild in bed!" On the eve of my childbirth, I received a provocative video from my husband's mistress, flaunting their affair.In the video, my supposedly loyal husband, Max Jennings, and his mistress were entangled in a hotel bed, exchanging dirty talk and engaging in various sexual positions.The shock of it all triggered premature labor, resulting in a stillbirth that left me utterly devastated.Max, consumed by guilt, fell to his knees before me, tears streaming down his face. Desperately, he begged for my forgiveness. Little did he know, I had already uncovered all his schemes - the secret transfer of his assets, the signing of substantial life insurance policies, and the true cause of our baby's tragic demise.I clung to him, sobbing uncontrollably, like a typical housewife shattered by her husband's betrayal.But in the depths of my heart, a grim thought emerged: "Max, since you won't agree to a divorce, it seems that becoming a widow is my only way out."During this tumultuous period in my life, I met Luke Walker.The people in our town describe Luke as an angel who has fallen to Earth—an honorable and composed beacon of light. Yet, somehow, he took an interest in me—a woman scorned and deemed hopeless after a failed second marriage.No one understands the truth. It was Luke who relentlessly pursued me, drawing me deeper into a complex relationship!

~The moment he gazed up at me with a smirk across his lips, I knew my life would never be the same again.~ *** Dawn Meek is a eighteen years old high schooler who has been through her own fair share of life the moment she lost her parents.The death of her parents changed Dawn, making her into a lonely and miserable girl like she likes to call it.A one night with her friends to the club changed her life completely around when she had a one night stand with a stranger.She planned on erasing that aspect of her life, but that's no where being possible as the stranger forced himself into her life and would stop at nothing to get her give him what he wants. And what he wants is... HER. ~ Book Two; Hating The Billionaire is now up on the app!

They say there is a fine line between love and hate, but where does one end and the other begin? When does something so pure become something so toxic that even you yourself cannot fathom when things changed? This story starts on the day that my parents were killed. That was the day that I felt like my entire life had ended. If only I knew then that it was only the beginning of the storm I would be made to endure. Struggling to grasp onto the threads of my unraveling life, I found comfort in the arms of someone I didn't truly know. His dangerously handsome looks and his lethal allure consumed me, and, despite my every instinct, I fell. He became my world, the very air I needed to breathe, the only one that I thought I could rely on... but then, in the blink of an eye, everything changed. When the truth of my very existence and reality was revealed, he cast me aside and lit my world ablaze, leaving me to burn in the flames of his hatred. Even then, we were still intertwined together by one fate. My name is Yileyna De'Lacor, and this is my story. For updates, character aesthetics and more follow me on author.muse on IG and author muse on

Dearest gentle readers, This is NOT YOUR regular BILLIONAIRE ROMANCE. PROCEED WITH CAUTION Jason Rodrigues did not want a wife, he considered women as tools to be used and discarded until he is stuck between obeying his father’s will or losing the company. The rule to him was simple… find a girl, make her a surrogate and have her bear his heir but nothing is ever simple in any love story. Elizabeth turns Jason’s world upside down and leaves him wondering if having a wife is such a terrible idea. <<>> Lucien Rodrigues is a playboy and unlike his brother, he refuses to abide by any rule until he crosses the path of formidable fashion designer, Mara Sinclair. Now he wonders if the player has become the played instead. <<>> Diana Rodrigues wants out of the glamour life. Living under the shadow of both her brothers have not exactly been an easy feat for her and so she escapes to Italy to start her life afresh only she is unaware of the danger that lurks in the form of Dante Russo who will stop at nothing to avenge his brother and wreck havoc on the Rodrigues family. And what better way to begin than defiling their little princess, Diana.

“Just because you hate me doesn’t mean your body doesn’t want me” he said, He lifted her leg and leaned closer to her, his fingers touched her lips and trailed down to her neck, he could hear her heart beating fast and he knew he had that effect on her. “Your body wants me and there is no denying that” he stated the obvious, “So don’t you ever think that I can’t have you when I want because I can and I would” he boldly said and then turned his back towards her. *** “I own you now Bella and you can never escape me” he whispered to her ears hovering over her and pinning her body to his with his arms around her waist. Her scent was driving him crazy making his imagination grow wild. *** Bella, a joyful and beautiful girl who lived happily with her parents and her little brother as the only family related to the Alpha of the Crescent moon pack was met with the gruesome death of her family by another Alpha who attacked their pack. This shattered and broke her making her weak and lonely, she thought she had seen the end of the world until she found out that she was sold as a bride by her uncle to the same Alpha who killed her family. Will she accept such cruel fate and bend to her Alpha's will or would she avenge her family?

(Completed) After the betrayal of those closest to him, Alpha Caelum Terova vowed vengeance. With a heart consumed by hatred and pain, it holds no space for a mate. But one night, in the midst of a raid, he incidentally saves her.Astraea Kerr is the perfect submissive, the exacting quality he wants from her. But as he draws near her battered soul, he reluctantly bares his and soon finds himself losing an internal battle.On his continuous hunt for the traitor, he uncovers dark secrets from her past. And it leaves him two choices, one of which he may live to regret but for her sake.Love can mend the shattered, but it may demand from him the greatest sacrifice. _____WARNING: CONTAINS MATURE AND SENSITIVE CONTENT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: VULGAR LANGUAGE, SEX, AND TORTURE. IT'S AS FUCKED UP AS IT GETS. _____BOOK IS CURRENTLY UNDER HEAVY REVISION. _____READ AT YOUR OWN RISK_____ ___Cover Designed By: Jay Bernards Creations

Part 1 - A GAMMA'S KISS Once a shifter turned 18 they would be able to scent their mates. It felt like this was the moment everyone was waiting for. But not for me. I was happy just to be playing around, one female after another. Why settle for one when you could have a taste of many? But then I tasted her lips. And that one kiss completely changed me. For once, I was ready to give up my old ways just to have a taste of her every day of my life. Part 2 - A BETA'S FATE, AN ALPHA'S DESTINY DOMINIC'S STORY: I kept waiting for my fate to interfere, but at this point, I was already losing hope that I would ever find my mate. Maybe life would be much better with Sofia. I couldn't deny now that I was attracted to her, and maybe that attraction was enough to make me forget Janna. Maybe we could benefit from claiming each other — so she could avoid being claimed by someone she didn't like and me, to not be alone anymore. Because even if I didn't want to admit it, she was slowly creeping her way into my heart. DARVIN'S STORY: My wolf is dying. Soon, I had no choice but to step down as the Alpha of my pack. With the quest to find the perfect Alphas for my sisters, I was already losing time in finding my own mate. But then she appeared out of nowhere, pulling me back into a destiny I was already ready to turn back from.

When it comes to love, is Second chance truly the charm?*****Amelia Ross’s contract marriage with her billionaire boss came to an end when the one woman he’s been dying to have for years suddenly returned to town. Her heart got broken as she’d started developing feelings for her hot boss but knowing it was a contract marriage, she gathered the remaining pieces of her shattered heart and left town after being paid off by her boss, Ryan Davidson. Unluckily for her, she realized she was carrying his child a few months after the abrupt end of their contract. With no intentions of returning to him, she raised the baby and began a new life, from scratch. But just when things have finally begun to go well for her and she’s met a man that has healed her broken heart, Ryan stepped into her life again, laying claims to not just her, but to the child.What made it more infuriating was that he showed up with a marriage certificate, one that very much proved they were still married.To know more about my books, follow me on Instagram @sophia.bendel

*** Cat shifter + three Alphas *** Another year, another heat season, and another attempt to escape, but this time- for good. The secret I carry is almost as dark, sick, and twisted as my hatred for Alphas. Running from my problems, I never thought I'd come face to face with my greatest fear in the form of three men. Three extremely dominant, possessive, and obsessive men. Three Alphas. I've been warned- none of them is willing to give up or step aside. Each of them refuses to stop until they "claim" me. Warning: This reverse harem book contains A LOT of mature content, triggering topics and sensitive themes. (Kinks/ BDSM/ strong language, etc.) BOOK ONE IN THE ALPHAS SERIES. The series: Caught by the Alphas - completed Claimed by the Alphas