the spire in the woods

On the day we decided to get a divorce, I saw Miranda’s account book while I was packing up my stuff. Aside from our daily expenses, Miranda had also set up a scoring sheet for me. Miranda had taken notes of all the things I had done ever since we started dating. Some of them were such miniscule things that even I had forgotten. She took note of them all with a red pen, and she scored them by either awarding me points or deducting them. However, the further down the sheet, the more points were deducted. In the end, I saw Miranda add one line in black ink. [He’s no longer the Henry Jones who used to love me: -100]

Dad attends a banquet with his ex-girlfriend, and they make headlines. Everyone mocks Mom for this, saying that she hasn't gotten anything out of her relationship with Dad. They make fun of her for giving up her successful career for his sake to end up with nothing—she can't even tell a homewrecker off. Mom looks at me tiredly after bawling her eyes out. "He let me down first, so I don't want him anymore. Do you want to leave with me, Rosie?" Just then, my phone pings. I've received a text from my boyfriend of seven years. "I'm just going through the motions and registering my marriage with someone else, Rosalie. You'll still be my girlfriend!" After a brief silence, I nod and tell Mom I'll leave with her. On the day of the double weddings, Mom and I disappear after a fire at our villa.

In a world which is filled with evil, where the powerful rules the city,where power and danger mean the same thing, a beautiful young woman called Alexandra finds herself in love with a man who seemed like the man of her dreams. With him,she feels like a woman and for a second,she thought that he was all a dream which she wishes never to wake up from. Luca, the mysterious man who captured her frail heart,hides a very deep secret from her as he fears that revealing it to her would make her distance herself from him. He is the feared leader of a very powerful mafia group. Never having time for love, he finds himself confused as he falls for Alexandra. He refuses to let her go even though he knew that she would be safe away from him. As the love between them blooms, Luca finds it difficult to protect Alexandra as her colorful life contrasts with the dark, corrupt world in which he belonged. Can their love stand strong against the weight of his secret and the danger that comes with them?

Maximus was a playboy quite the opposite of his younger brother, Nathaniel, who was a complete gentleman. He never approved of his older brother's lifestyle but though they may have their differences, they were still brothers no matter what. Until one day, Nathaniel's best friend and one of his older brother's many lovers caught Maximus sleeping with another woman. She was enraged with the fact that she was being cheated by her lover and betrayed by her best friend for not telling her. What was worse, they didn't know she was a witch. Fueled by anger, she cast a curse on them. A curse of immortality. As proof, she gave them a mark of a small bloody rose surrounded with vines on their chest. The only way to break the curse was to find true love. But, it was not that simple.

Emma goes into a forced marriage with a ruthless, handsome and powerful billionaire. At first her new husband seems to be a God sent but things spiral out of control when Emma finds out that her husband has a mistress. This and many more shocking revelations about her husband gets Emma entangled in the Billionaire's Web. Will she overcome her adversaries? Will she get her husband to love her? Read this exciting journey of Emma and find out.

Stepping into the corporate world brings forth a new set of challenges for Marah Almari when the CEO's mother offers her a salary ten times that of a secretary. But the catch? She must make Gian Forbes, the notorious Casanova, change.

"You’re mine, Emery. You always have been." Emery Hart is a lawyer, famous for crafting the perfect prenup agreement for couples. But her most frustrating client? The one and only billionaire, Darren Blackwood, her ex-husband. Every time he gets engaged, he hires her to draft the contract, only for the relationship to crash and burn. Emery tells herself it’s just business, but deep down, she knows the truth, Darren is still playing with her. When another prenup lands on her desk, she assumes it's just another fiancée. But Darren corners her, his voice low and possessive. "Did you even read it, sweetheart? This contract… it’s for you." Trapped in his games, Emery confronts the past she’s been running from. Because Darren never stopped wanting her and this time, he won’t let her go.

Vivian felt like she was floating among the clouds. She had been selected to go to The Lycan World for research by Zodiac Space Research Organization. Very few astronauts got an opportunity to go on missions beyond the Solar System. So, it was natural to feel thrilled.Her mission was to report about the life found in The Lycan World. She was supposed to just observe the planet from far, capture images and return.When her space ship gets into the orbit of the planet, she is awestruck to see bipeds almost identical to humans.Curiosity gets the better of her and she lands on the planet without permission.The planet is in fact the home to thousands of werewolves who lead a primitive life; hunting and eating raw meat.The werewolves consider her just a piece of flesh that can be eaten and fight over her but she is saved by one of them.How will a powerless human survive alone in the world of werewolves?What will happen when she develops feelings for the one that wants her dead?

"You are what I want. You." Annette, an independent and career oriented human is in trouble and could only seek assistance from Xavier, the billionaire Alpha of the Michaelson pack. Her cousin, James got involved with a group of vampyres and elves and could be killed if nothing is done. With her cousin life at stake, Annette believes that her family's ties with the Michaelsons would persuade Xavier to help her cousin. Xavier promised to help Annette save her cousin on one condition: Annette must agree to give herself to him in exchange for his help, she belongs to him for as long as he desires. Annette, desperate to save her cousin and aware that she had no one to turn to accepted Xavier offer. James conflict with the vampyres and elves had a significant impact on both his and Annette lives. Xavier had always wanted to be close to Annette and saw this as an opportunity to keep her close hence the proposition. In an attempt to save her cousin, Annette was attacked and bitten by a vampyre, endangering her life. Xavier, the alpha of Michaelson pack, could not sit and watch Annette die, especially since he had feelings for her. So he bit her, changing her life forever. Annette was transformed into a werewolf, and fate had it that she would become his mate. Some pack members refused to accept her as their alpha mate because they believed she was weak, because a weak wolf cannot be mated to their alpha. She had to prove that she is Worthy of him and the pack. Xavier and Annette had to fight for their love and her title in the pack. Annette eventually emerges as an Alpha female, with enormous power, which is unusual for a previous human.

Drugged by her father, stepmother and step-sister, Trina Ryder had a passionate one night stand with a total stranger. As if that betrayal wasn't enough, her conniving family took away all hers and her ailing mom’s vast inheritance and sent them away from their ancestral home. Eager to regroup so as to become powerful enough to reclaim what’s rightfully hers, Trina relocates abroad, only to find out that she's pregnant for the mysterious stranger she had a one night stand with! Six years later, she returns to her homeland with a five year old daughter in tow. With her degree in hotel management and excellent skills in cooking, she got the much-coveted job as the private secretary/ personal chef to the richest and most successful businessman in the whole United States of America, Zane McAllister. When an incident led to her  cheerful, boisterous and mischievous daughter, Eleanor Ryder and Zane McAllister’s mini version— the cold, aloof, indifferent and extremely smart five year old Jayden McAllister to discover that they are actually biological twin siblings, their two unsuspecting parents are in for a roller coaster of surprises! Jayden and Eleanor formed an alliance and their mission; place a trap for their parents such that they have no option but to fall.  But exactly what will Zane and Trina fall into? Undying love or a reckless battle of custody?