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Valentina opens her eyes to see the face of the man she love with all of her heart for nearly three years.
It was a wonder how they still managed to stay together for so long when she recalled the number of fights and arguments they've gone through.
He's a handsome man and a rich man as a plus. There are so many women in the world he can choose and will surely make a beeline just for a day with him.
And he chooses her.
A normal woman or so she thought.
Valentina Rodriguez.
22 years old.
V...

‘you only need to put up with this for another 12 months’
‘You will leave this place and never come back’
‘You will find your mate and know what love is really like’
Sami knows that her time is running out at her pack. Her step brother is about to take on his alpha title, her step mother despises her and when her father died at the age of 10 Sami became a member of staff and not a member of the family.
As Sammy knows that if she should stay in the country of her birth her brother would kill her ...

Tatiana and the Shadowtongue
Tatiana, a resilient half-demon/half-human orphan, possesses a rare ability to speak Shadowtongue - the native language of demons. Taken in by a human Duke who seeks to exploit her gift, Tatiana endures unspeakable abuse from the Duke's family. Nevertheless, she perseveres as an interpreter between the demon and human kingdoms, hoping to bridge the divide and earn her family's love.
Her dedication proves futile when the Duke uses her as a political pawn, leading to ...

When Alex, a mischievous art major, creates a fake online profile to flirt with his handsome but reserved roommate, Ethan, he never expects things to spiral out of control. Posing as “Emily,” Alex quickly wins Ethan’s heart, but as the lies pile up, Alex finds himself caught in a web of his own making. With Ethan’s childhood friend Liam growing suspicious and Alex’s best friend Jasmine egging him on, the situation becomes a ticking time bomb. As feelings grow and secrets unravel, Alex must decid...

"Why?" she muttered as tears welled up in her eyes, "Why did you do it?"
He said nothing, and only picked up a document and stretched it to her.
Boldly written on it is ‘Divorce Agreement’.
She raised her eyes to him, studying him through blurry vision, "Why are you doing this to me?"
"Clarissa is back," he said with a straight face.
"Clarissa is back... that’s why you sent me to another man’s bed so that you can have enough evidence to divorce?" she thought to herself, not having enoug...

Mandy Connors has given up on men. Despite being smart, pretty, and just slightly overweight, she’s a magnet for the kind of guys that don’t stay around.
Her sister’s wedding is at the foreground of the family’s attention. Mandy would be fine with it if her sister wasn’t pressuring her to lose weight so she’ll fit in the maid of honor dress, her mother would get off her case and her ex-boyfriend wasn’t about to become her brother-in-law.
Determined to step out on her own, she accepts a PA posi...

"I was sold to the enemy."
When the aliens invaded Earth, everything we knew collapsed. Desperate to survive, my family made an unthinkable decision: to offer me as a slave to the leader of the invading planet in exchange for protection.
I prepared myself for the worst, for endless torment at the hands of the enemy. But when I was brought before Kael, the mysterious and powerful alien leader, my life changed in ways I could never have predicted. Instead of condemning me to suffering, he offe...

She just wanted an easy case ... Private eye Jacqueline Spadros, recovering from her harrowing experiences the week prior, wants nothing more than a simple, straightforward case - preferably one the Spadros Family won't find out about. Aristocratic jewel merchant Dame Anastasia Louis, aka "The Queen of Diamonds," seems to be offering the perfect arrangement. But Jacqui can't leave the madman "Black Jack" Diamond's crimes unpunished. And the more she learns, the more she begins to believe that th...

Becca's heart have been broken many times and when she finally fall in love with Richard, she thought it was the end of the road for her but another disappointment came knocking again, this time around it was with her trusted friend who she never suspected. Becca made up her mind never to love again but not long before she had an encounter with her billionaire boss's friend. Ohio, who was every ladies dream. Ohio was her secret admirer but was unapproachable. Will Becca release her heart to be l...

"Carrying your baby?", I asked finally surprised.
He leaned comfortably in the back of his chair, running his index finger and thumb in a circular motion over his slightly grown, sharp beard.
“I won’t go into too much detail, but let’s say , this will be the solution to your problems.”
I snorted at his words. Well this was simply magnificent but to him! Still I remained silent, not giving him the pleasure of looking once in his direction.
“So, what’s your answer?”, He went on shamelessly.

Robert was the Prince of the Kingdom of Western Wind. And he had everything.
The crown. The adoration of the people. The utmost respect of noblemen inside and out of their borders.
But amidst all the riches and privileges given to him by birth, Robert was unhappy with his life.
Shackled to an arranged marriage and struggling with his estranged father, Robert wanted more from life. But at the same time, he didn’t want to disturb the peace of everyone surrounding him.
That was until she arrived...

Sophia has always felt like the world was against her. Raised by a mother who worked tirelessly to make ends meet, she never knew the warmth of parental affection. Her father, the love of her mother's life, disappeared before she was born, leaving Sophia to silently resent him for the heartbreak he caused. Despite the odds, Sophia pushed through, working long hours at a bar while studying psychology at college. After her mother’s illness and passing, she learned early on how to survive on her ow...

WARNING: This book contains violence, rape, explicit words, and s3x. Reader's discretion is advised.
Eleanor Stark never thought this day would come when she would have to watch her family being killed before her eyes and her being auctioned to become a slave in a foreign pack.
She had no choice but to work under the alpha she hated most and sought revenge against for murdering her parents in cold blood and destroying her once peaceful pack.
Eleanor had vowed to make him pay. She vowed to ave...

Lorraine finds herself entangled with three immortal beings as they try to solve mysteries about her, the town, and the cult of vampires trying to kill her. She must work with the immortal who wants to kill her and find out more about her family history, which seems to be behind everything that is happening.
The animal attacks in the small town of Secret Valley were the first blow of the wind of change, and nothing will be the same as feelings change, friends are lost, and enemies are made. Lo...

Cassandra Austin Kinsley, The beauty queen of college. A bold, strong woman, who has her goal set and is working her way through it peacefully until certain someone messes with her.
Killian Nicholas King, The well-known Playboy of the college. Always lag behind the class, but He is the leader of his Basketball team.
Killian has a habit of every woman dripping their panties just by his one glance, but Cassandra. She has never fallen for his silly tricks and ignores his existence like an air.
A...

Hannah had been playing the role of a mother and father to Elisha for four years when billionaire Nate took Elisha away from her. She begged Nate to return Elisha, and due to Elisha's request, she moved in with Nate. After a few months, they became friends and developed a good relationship. However, their happiness was short-lived when Elisha's mother Olive suddenly returned, traumatized and only calming down in Nate's presence. Hannah felt like an outsider, realizing that she was keeping Nate's...

Condemned to Hell for crimes I committed on Earth, I am suddenly thrust into the center of a struggle between four irresistible forces: a captivating Demon, a dangerous Reaper, a mysterious Angel, and the Devil himself. Each desires me for reasons I don't fully understand, but there is something dark and unsettling in the Devil's promises.

Emily Davis, a new actress, is forced into a contractual relationship with Damien Miller because he threatens to release a video that could destroy her career. She has to take the place of Damien's wife so that the billionaire can take revenge on Victoria's family, who he believes are responsible for his wife's accident.
Playing a person is easy, because that's Emily's specialty.
But what happens when Emily falls in love with Damien because of the way he treats her? Can Emily end her contract re...

Liam is a young selfmade multimillionaire who has never wanted a lasting relationship with a woman. All that matters is keeping his business stable. Then he meets Ariana, a sweet yet innocent girl.
Despite the fact that their first meeting is not the most graceful one, she manages to drill into his heart slowly by slowly until he can't stay away from her.
Pleasing a Billionaire is not easy, especially if he doesn't want anything to do with love or having a lasting relationship. Will Aria be ab...

Being rejected by your mate was seen as a taboo in the werewolf community. Rejected mates turn rogue and live lonely lives during their entire lifetime, it was a curse everyone dreaded. But all that was about to change…
Kira was rejected by her mate who was also her best friend because she was an Omega. She shockingly didn't turn rogue so she ran away from the pack.
And then she met Tristan, an alpha who turned out to be her second chance mate. While she struggled to make him accept her, she w...

Aviana flees from her country and is on the run from her past, trying to find a way to live in a new City and make money so it should never catch up, no more abuse, hurt. Enough.
She becomes a surrogate to one of the most powerful alphas in the city, Nikolas closed off his heart long ago until an innocent human comes into his life, intrigued by her humanity and soul, gosh she's so different, fragile it's funny how she thinks she is strong but maybe she is after all Aviana survived hell, fascinat...

Sofia Flores thought landing a job at Mexico’s most exclusive club would finally be her fresh start. But her first day ends in disaster when Leandro Rossi—billionaire, club owner, and CEO of Mexico's most powerful empire—fires her on the spot.
Before she can process the humiliation, Leandro offers her a new position she dared not refuse: to be his personal assistant at Rossi Group headquarters, the empire he rules with an iron grip. Thrown into a world of luxury and secrets, Sofia is forced to ...

A comedy about a thirty year-old New Yorker who is in the dark about his family's mafiosa activities and finds himself involved in a vendetta between families and on the hunt for an elusive treasure. “Brilliant and dynamic, you will be thrown into an exhilarating adventure for the hunt of a hidden treasure in a captivating New York; in a world where the word 'Mafia' will make you smile. Riddles, pursuits and a comedy of errors surround the characters in a vortex of gags, unaware that they are th...

She had never imagined seeing him again.
Caden—the Alpha who betrayed her, the guy she once loved, the one who disappeared without a trace. However, Leah's entire existence is upended when Eliot shows up in her life, his eyes echoing the ghosts of their past. He is everything she ought not to desire. The last person she should put her trust in is him. Nevertheless, her heart betrays her, drawing her to him in an inexplicable way.
Although Caden's soul has returned and is now living a new life...

In the heart of the Amazon, Maria is a talented photographer passionate about nature. One night, while exploring a forbidden area of the forest, she encounters Alex, a wounded and disoriented young man who reveals himself to be a werewolf. Determined to break the curse that plagues him, Maria and Alex embark on an emotional journey in search of the true love that will set him free. Facing obstacles and unraveling dark secrets, Maria discovers her own powers as a descendant of healers, becoming t...

In the misty forests ruled by the Moonshade Pack, Damon was a cold, distant Alpha. Feared and respected, he had no interest in love or a mate, dismissing it as a weakness that distracted from his duties. Though old enough to marry, he refused, leaving his parents desperate to secure the pack’s lineage.
Taking matters into their own hands, they arranged for Damon to marry Lila, a gentle and kind-hearted woman who had loved him in silence for years. For Lila, the chance to be by his side was a dr...

Justice Stone, intent on honoring a promise to a friend, has given up his many women, curtailed his hobby that gives him peace, and ceased the work which put him in constant danger.
Then came Keke (Kiara) Jones into his life.
From the moment she enters his bar, the attraction between the two builds like a fire fueled by gasoline.
With his troubled and turbulence past, Justice has learned to rely on no one but himself, and Keke, hurt by a bad breakup, has her walls up a million feet high.
Ca...

A love cursed by fate. A soul torn by vengeance. A bond that could destroy the world.
As passion clashes with destiny, the lines between love and destruction blur. Can Kael and Aria break free from a curse that spans lifetimes, or will their love bring about the end of everything?
When the Blood Moon rises, destiny will decide.

"I'm tired of being alone. I'm tired!" Andrew shouted into the silence. "I have money, houses, cars—everything a man could want. But there's one thing I’m missing. Just one thing. A family. A family to love, and to be loved by."
Andrew is a man who’s lost his way. In a strange twist of fate, he makes a bet with an old woman: if he can find a family who truly loves him by Christmas, he’ll win a mysterious prize. If not, he loses everything. But Andrew doesn’t even know where to begin.
May June ...

Greyson has been through the emotional ringer and needs change. So, he quits his high-paying CEO position to turn his mansion into a bed and breakfast and transform the yard into a paradise. Never wanting to sit at a desk again, Greyson recruits a manager to oversee the bed and breakfast. Jenna has a need to prove herself to a man she only knows by his reputation. However, when she arrives at the mansion, she doesn't meet the powerful CEO, only the man she assumes is his gardener. Tempers flare...

A billionaire who gave up on love even before experiencing it, because all that life threw at him were nothing but rejections since birth. Nobody wanted him - and she, a poor and naive girl with family problems weighing her down. She has never been in love, and love is not on her list of priorities. Two extremely different people brought together by unavoidable circumstances, or Perhaps, fate. Call it whatever you want.
When their worlds collide, their goals get compromised by their undeniable b...

"I never thought I'd get tangled up with Ethan Reid. He was everything I hated — arrogant, smug, and always under my skin. And when he came to me with that stupid and cocky grin of his, and dared to call me his "Baby"?
I thought the fake dating would be a simple way to make our exes jealous, but the universe had other plans. I'm not the type to follow anyone's rules, let alone his. But something in his eyes made it so impossible to disobey. His touch? It was harder to resist. He was determined...

The handsome and compassionate Baron Fabian Deschamps took pity on a bride callously treated by her old and nasty groom on the day of their wedding, so he invoked his right to her first night. He wanted to give the arrogant husband a lesson and his virgin wife a pleasurable seduction she hopefully will never forget.
But as soon as her lips touch his, he realizes he also has a lesson to learn.
Not all virgins are innocent.
Adalene Duvre is a smart, curious, beautiful young woman and there i...

Many years ago, when dragons ruled the skies, the dragons lived in peace with the humans until one day, a greedy King went to the mountain and he killed a few of the dragons who lived on the mountain. Suddenly, Leila, a sorceress who had befriend the dragons, put a stop the killings by cursing the King to become a dragon for all eternity. To break the curse that was placed upon him, he had to fall in love with a woman who showed no fear towards him and his dragon form. The Dragon King searched h...

Experience the gripping first instalment of the bestselling Emma Holden suspense mystery trilogy, full of twists, turns and page-turning cliff-hangers. Fear the past... Just days before her wedding, Emma Holden's fiancé has vanished. Not only has Dan disappeared without a trace, his brother is found beaten and left for dead in their London apartment. Suspicion for the attack falls on Dan, but Emma refuses to believe his guilt. As up-and-coming actress Emma frantically searches for answers, someo...

Roxy Elliot is fed up with her non-existent love life. She is dying to turn in her V-card, but no matter how often she throws herself at a man, it never goes anywhere. If she didn't know any better, she might think she was cursed. Now, though, she's just been tapped to take her turn as the caretaker of the family business--a safehouse that caters to paranormal beings. She knows nothing about their next client, but the minute she sees him, she knows she's in trouble.Donovan Warren is a battle-wor...

23 year old Shandy begins the small trip to her parents for the holidays like she has for the past 4 years since she left home. Along the same scenic route she's always taken a detour has been set up sending her down a snowy Isolated back road. Sudden blinding snow begins to fall as she tries to make her way. All at once her car slides of the road and flips without warning leaving her hanging upside down inside her car. Her world fades away into darkness. Two days later she awakens in the home o...

“I don't know how much you have suffered in the past but all I can say for sure is that I want to give you all the happiness in the world.”
Aurora Wilson had been focusing on being a strong businesswoman since she was thrown out of her husband’s house for infertility two years ago. She had managed to stay away from men, until one day an arrogant billionaire made a sudden appearance in her life. Nicholas Moretti was a top business entrepreneur who had everything in his hands and different women ...

~All her life the pack thought of her as nothing but an Omega. The Beta’s Daughter stole her boyfriend the Alpha’s son but if only they knew there was more to Khione than they knew.
~“Yes, Alpha I’m all yours I’ll be your good little omega.”
Grinding on his already rock-hard bulge he squirmed under me desperately.
“When was the last time I gave you a release?”

“Too long Alpha almost seven weeks. Please.”
His whimpers became desperate as he bec...

Be careful what you wish for … After eleven years trapped in the Spadros crime syndicate, 23-year-old private eye Jacqueline Spadros is an independent woman, free to run her investigation business. But her problems are only beginning. Deeply in debt, Jacqui is in danger from both the rogue Spadros men calling themselves “The Ten of Spades” and the ruthless Red Dog Gang — who may be one and the same. Jacqui is determined to find Black Maria, the key to the identity of the Red Dog Gang’s secretive...

Lydia McKenzie used to be just like any other normal, seventeen-year-old high school girl, fretting over what to wear for school, struggling to get good grades and dealing with boy trouble, until one day, a dangerous incident at school and a severe brain injury, made her turn off her emotions completely. Three years later, she’s a complete robot who works with utmost efficiency without showing any emotions. But things start to change when she arrives at Rosewater University for higher studies.
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Prequel to The Nerd Can Fight
Bryant had always been a good kid, he loved his sister, was a great son and was a great friend to everyone around him.
His only mistake was befriending the wrong person.
Joe Dylans, a bartender in the Underground Place that introduced Bryant to the streetfighting block and also the friend that was covered in debt from his dad's gambling addiction.
With the desire to help a friend, Bryant started helping Joe pay off his debts little by little with the mon...

Bella Trump is an aspiring Actress that wanted to fulfill her life long dream as well as her dead mother's of becoming a famous actress.
Her dream and wishes were aborted when she had a one night stand with a man by mistake and her father gave her a mission to spy on the notorious Mafia group in the city if she wanted him to help in sponsoring her Career.
Bella had no other choice than to venture into the Lion's den and there she met the least expected person! The man she slept with.
Gaston...

There comes a time in life when you have to make some hard decisions. You just have to do what you've got to do, no matter how repulsive or nauseating you might find it. Desperation leads to desperate solutions.
Morgan finds herself in a situation where she has to make a desperate decision- becoming a sugar baby. This is an idea that she genuinely despises but what more can you do when you're desperate and there is a way that would assist you with your financial needs?
What do you do when y...

Born of Alpha bloodline, Twilight is destined to succeed her father in ruling the Sliver Dragon Pack. The young, free-spirited alpha female is the strongest warrior in the pack, surpassing even her own father, and never cared about whether or not she would find her mate. Until the day she found him, the young Alpha-to-be of a neighbouring pack. Only to have him reject her for his bed buddy.
Enraged and broken-hearted, she ran away and got severely injured along the way. Suddenly, she woke up in...

Hiding my baby from my brother's best friend felt like the right choice, until I found out I was pregnant once more. Despite my brother's warnings to stay away from his arrogant friend, I should have heeded his advice. The jerk ghosted me after I got pregnant, and to avoid any confrontation, I kept my daughter a secret. Fate had different plans as Lorenzo Kensington, dominant and irresistibly attractive, reenters my life. Resisting his tempting lips and chiseled body proves challenging, and one...

You've heard the Greek mythology story about Hades and Persephone but no one knows what happened, until now.
Korey 'Persephone' Jones was one of the best florists in town working Mama June's Flower Shop. One night she discovers a door but little does she know that she has opened the door to events that she can never turn back from.
After being employed by Wade 'Hades' Wilson, not everything is as it seems, Korey discovers the terrifying truth about herself and the people she thought she knew a...

A new case brings a private eye and mafia wife face to face with the biggest mystery in her life - and her greatest fear. A drive-by shooting leaves Jacqueline Spadros with little remaining support for the life she's built apart from her estranged husband Tony. As evidence grows that the Hart Family is behind the attacks, which up to now have been laid on the doorstep of the notorious Red Dog Gang, Tony brings formal charges against the Harts before the Commission. Jacqui wants to stop the Red D...

In a world where fairness should reign, injustice often holds sway. It's a place where the innocent suffer, where hard work doesn't always lead to success, and where privilege trumps merit. It's a world that can break hearts, crush dreams, and leave scars that never fully heal. Yet, amidst the darkness, there's still hope – hope for change, for empathy, and for a future where fairness isn't just a distant ideal, but a lived reality for all.
But maybe that's not for me. After exchanging the ri...

I tried to get away from him.
“Running away, I see," he sneered as he crawled on top of me. "You must fulfil your duty as my Luna. you are no longer a church maid, Rosaria. "
He grabbed my legs as he spread them apart.
"You will be rewarded with my seed, and you would reach the ecstacy just to be filled."
"But I didn't want this! I only wanted to be pure!"
"You were never pure to begin with. Not as long as you are born in this accursed pack."
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Hati, the Sun God and one of the s...