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Do you ever wish a secret billionaire would sweep you away to a tropical island? Do you ever wish that you could be like Cinderella and find your happily ever after with the prince? From New York Times bestselling author Krista Lakes, comes a sweet but spicy Billionaire Romance Series that will have you believing in happily ever after! Each story in this series is a stand-alone one. But with all the stories happen in one world, characters will reappear in other stories. ****** The First Set: Saltwater Kisses– An accidental marriage between Jack and Emma. Rainwater Kisses– Falling in love, and finding how they fit together with Owen and Kaylee. Freshwater Kisses– Finding love in childhood friends with Robbie and Sam. BONUS: Kisses From Jack: The first half of Saltwater Kisses, but from Jack's perspective! Timeless Love Stories: Champagne Kisses– A story of long lost love and second chances with Dean and Rachel. The Second Set: Sandcastle Kisses– Finding love in all the wrong places with Noah and Izzy Hurricane Kisses– Surviving the storm together with Logan and Olivia Barefoot Kisses– A Cinderella story with Aiden and Lena The Third Set: Sunrise Kisses– Ava and Bastian discovering true beauty Waterfall Kisses– Leo finally succumbing to Charlotte's charms Island Kisses: Gabe finally meets his match in Harper!

As the attempts at her resurrection have come to fail time and time again, Karmina's power continues to return to her, thought little by little. She grows confident with each passing day that she'll soon return to the land of the living. Amira Haddock, a 22 year old who lives and breathes the life of a Hunter, an organization created by the Human government in order to maintain order between the Humans and the Supernatural. With the Rogue Werewolves growing in numbers, and the threat of Karmina's return getting dangerously closer, she is tasked to take down a rumored Rogue Alpha. Little did she know of what was truly waiting for her in the little old town of Dawson, Wisconsin. Aiden Rose, a Rogue Werewolf who only wanted to live peacefully in his small town alongside his mother and grandfather gets rudely interrupted when a Hunter enters his territory. Little does he realize the connection he has with the Hunter and how troublesome everything will turn out to be with her. As sexual tensions rise between them, chaos continues to reign. Can Amira and Aiden settle their quarreling in order to deal with the monster menace that troubles Dawson, or will Karmina finally get her way? Book 1: Fated to the Werewolf King Book 2: A Vampire's Witch

Bella French is a peculiar girl. That is what everyone says about her. She would rather have her nose in a book, forgetting the world around her, than to actually live her life. She has an odd father who likes to tinker in the shed and her mother is dead. The way he locks himself in the building and claims to be helping the FBI, people around the town find him crazy, but Bella knows that he isn't. At school she had no friends, because she prefers to be alone. Yet that does not stop Gus Stone from bothering her. For some reason, despite girls throwing themselves at him, he only wants Bella. She dreams of getting out of the small town that they just moved to. They live on the edge of town, next to the 'Forbidden Forest' as the town calls it. She had heard the town legends and lore about entering these woods. Especially not at night. But circumstances lead her there; Where she finds a beast. Adam Prince is King of the Wolves. He is the Alpha and he has even been called a beast. He is so jaded from life that he is angry at the world and he takes it out on anyone stupid enough to be around him. Especially Bella. The way that he finds himself drawn to her infuriates him. Yet, he can not stay away from her, even as he finds himself changing to please her. Can he really be falling in love with her? Is she the one that can break his curse and end his misery?

Hindi sinasadya o sinadya man ng Tadhana na mag-krus ang landas ng lasing na si Bethany at nagtatanggal stress lang na si Gavin ng gabi ng engagement party ng ex-boyfriend ng dalaga; naniniwala sila na may malaking purpose ang pagtatagpo nila. Pagkatapos kasi ng gabing iyon ay sunod-sunod na ang naging interaksyon ng dalawa hanggang sa may mamuong pag-ibig at tuluyang mahulog ang damdamin sa bawat isa. Ngunit subalit datapwat, kagaya lang din ng ibang relasyon at pareha; susubukin sila ng panahon, huhubugin ng mga problema at susukatin ang tatag ng music teacher na si Bethany Guzman at ng abugadong si Gavin Dankworth kung hanggang saan aabot ang binhi ng pagmamahalan nilang naipunla.

At ten years old, Violet stumbled into the Cedar Grove Pack covered in wounds and malnourished from walking for four days. With her memory shattered, she’s taken in and raised by the pack doctor. Nine years later fate takes Violet across the country, to the wealthiest pack in the world. Soon the walls she constructed around herself, and that harrowing night will be threatened. A face from her past set’s things in motion, his smoky eyes risk sending her to her knees. Flashbacks, blackouts, and secrets steeped in lies, prove to Violet that the past always comes back to haunt you.

BOOK TWO OF THE MOON PRINCESS TRILOGY Caleb has decided to return after over one hundred and seventy-four years. After leaving Kyra and the rest of the pack. Shortly after arriving he finds that Kyra is visiting her family and then an attack causes Hunter to lose his life. Because of someone close to him, Hunter is sent to Purgatory, where he will have to do everything in his power to get free and return to Kyra. No one knows Hunter is trying to survive, while everyone else is trying to overcome the loss and overcome the monster that has planted itself in the depths of Caleb's soul. Kyra struggles to accept losing her mate and learning Caleb's truth. Secrets are revealed. They say the truth will set you free. Except in this case, will the truth be what Kyra needs to accept everything, or will it drive a wedge between her and Caleb as second chance mates? Was Caleb's return the reason for Krya's world to crash and burn around her? Will Kyra be able to accept Caleb and love him when her heart belongs to Hunter? Can Hunter find a way to get free? If he does, what will it take to return to Kyra?

Selene auctioned her body in exchange for a large amount of money. She has no other choice. Ito na lang ang tanging naiisip niya para mailigtas ang buhay ng kaniyang kapatid na kailangang operahan. Isang matandang lalaki ang nanalo sa pagbili sa kaniya para sa isang gabi. Nanginginig man sa takot si Selene pero wala siyang magawa, kailangan niyang lunukin ang prinsipyo niya dahil hindi naman nito maililigtas ang kapatid niya. A strong man with brown eyes rushed into the room. She couldn't see his face, he tore off Selene's thin clothes and tortured her virginity like a devil The old man was about to enter the room but was blocked by two men guarding the room. Magagalit na sana ang matanda dahil sa ginagawa ng dalawang lalaki nang bigla nilang sabihin kung sino ang nasa loob. When the old man heard who it was he left immediately. Paano kung ang inaakala mong isang matanda ang ama ng yung anak ay hindi pala at ang tunay niyang ama ay ang pinakamayaman sa bansa? What will Selene do? How can she approach his son's father? Lalo na at ito ang Boss niya sa kasalukuyan.

Seven years ago, Emerald Hutton had left her family and friends behind for high school in New York City, cradling her broken heart in her hands, to escape just only one person. Her brother's best friend, whom she loved from the day he'd saved her from bullies at the age of seven. Broken by the boy of her dreams and betrayed by her loved ones, Emerald had learned to bury the pieces of her heart in the deepest corner of her memories.Until seven years later, she has to come back to her hometown after finishing her college. The place where now the cold-hearted stone of a billionaire resides, whom her dead heart once used to beat for.Scarred by his past, Achilles Valencian had turned into the man everyone feared. The scorch of his life had filled his heart with bottomless darkness. And the only light that had kept him sane, was his Rosebud. A girl with freckles and turquoise eyes he'd adored all his life. His best friend's little sister.After years of distance, when the time has finally come to capture his light into his territory, Achilles Valencian will play his game. A game to claim what's his. Will Emerald be able to distinguish the flames of love and desire, and charms of the wave that had once flooded her to keep her heart safe? Or she will let the devil lure her into his trap? Because no one ever could escape from his games. He gets what he wants. And this game is called...The trap of Ace. *** Book one of 'Obsessive Billionaires' series

After getting drunk at a wedding party, Summer Hart had spent a night with a man. She then found herself pregnant after that. She wanted to keep the child, but the man had other plans. She tried to run away but was caught. "If you want to keep the child, marry me. We'll divorce after two years, and meanwhile, don't touch me—not even holding hands," the man said, backing her into a corner. She found the man utterly shameless. 'Holding hands? Dream on.' After the marriage, the man said, "I know you are scared. Let's sleep together tonight." "I'm not scared." "I saw you in a dream and heard you say you're scared and want to sleep with me." "Have you no shame, Mark Valentine?" "Shame? What is shame?"

She's twenty-one while he's thirty. She's single while he's annulled. She's a fresh grad student while he's a CEO. She's a brat while he's independent. She's an heiress while he is a billionaire. She's sexy while he's hot. She's gorgeous while he's luscious. Isang uhaw sa pagmamahal ng magulang at isang hindi swerte sa pagmamahal. Melania Yushra Lardizabal, a business tycoon heiress, chose to become a brat, wild and liberated as her way to get her parent's attention who were too busy with their businesses that they forget Era's existence. Jacob Niccolai Sandoval, a CEO and a billionaire became cold and arrogant when he got his heart broken twice by two different women. Two souls with a big hole in their hearts who were forced into marriage and lived together. An arranged marriage with a five-year contract and five golden rules. Mapupunan kaya ng bawat isa ang puwang ng kani-kanilang mga puso? Paano kung sa pagdaan ng mga araw ay unti-unti nilang makilala ang totoong pagkatao ng bawat isa at 'di naiwasang mahulog? Muli kayang isusugal ni Nicco ang puso sa ikatlong pagkakataon? Hahayaan kaya ni Era na mahulog kay Nicco ang puso if the fifth golden rule is not to fall in love with him dahil kailanman ay hindi siya ang tipo ng babae na magugustuhan nito?