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«I'm not a second option, you either choose me or lose me».
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His bride left him on his wedding day.
She needed a day job but unfortunately stumbled at the wedding scene.
He needed a replacement.
She was the replacement.
She was the last option for him.
He was the first option for her.
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Angelina's life took a turn when she left her father's country to New York city because of a scholarship she received. With her drowning in her self insecurities and anxieties of being a curvace...

"I, Alpha Miller, hereby reject you, Isla Higgins, as my mate and Luna of the Pembroke pack," he said with a smirk as his beta pinned me against the wall. My heart shattered into a thousand pieces, and I felt a physical ache in my body as pain penetrated through me.
“There is no competition here.” Mora, the girl who had made my life hell since childhood, wrapped herself around my fated mate, and he pulled her into his chest, kissing her with passion and lust. I glared at her in frustration and ...

"I, Alpha Miller, hereby reject you, Isla Higgins, as my mate and Luna of the Pembroke pack," he said with a smirk as his beta pinned me against the wall. My heart shattered into a thousand pieces, and I felt a physical ache in my body as pain penetrated through me.
“There is no competition here.” Mora, the girl who had made my life miserable since childhood, wrapped herself around my fated mate, and he pulled her into his chest, kissing her with passion and lust. I glared at her in frustrati...

A sizzling, modern reimagining of Beauty and the Beast – with a billionaire twist!
Lily Frazer would do anything to save her father’s struggling arts center - even take on the infamous billionaire Calder Cunningham.
When Lily breaks onto the Cunningham estate, she only wants to find and reason with the arrogant, brooding Calder. Then the worst happens, and she finds herself trapped with him, stranded at his palatial mansion during a terrible storm.
As it turns out, Calder is willing to ...

"Lemme see your body," he whispered in my ear and my body contracted, I wasn't used to such wordings.
"Tucker, not now." I tried to pull myself away from him but he was holding me tightly.
"Tucker stop." everything escalated when he grabbed my face and forced me to turn my neck to him so he can kiss me, he was forcing me for my first kiss.
"Tucker enough!" I yelled, getting out of his touch and pushing him away as he got up and tried to reach back for me.
"What the hell?" his facial express...

On the day I discovered I was pregnant, I was divorced, and my world felt like it was collapsing.
That day, I witnessed Vortend sitting intimately with my stepsister Adriana on a park bench, his hand wandering shamelessly over her pussy, her coquettish moans piercing my heart like sharp needles.
Fleeing from that place of betrayal and heartache, I carried two lives within me to the pack of Archer Pierce. Vortend would never suspect that his woman and unborn children were hiding among his sworn ...

Charlotte “Charlie” Carver knows she’s in trouble when Jackson North shows up at her door in the middle of the night, nearly a year after he unceremoniously broke her heart.
She’s always suspected her ex had secrets, but she never thought those secrets would put her in danger - until violent men show up on Jackson’s tail, and suddenly Charlie is caught up in a thrilling international adventure unlike any she ever imagined . . .
Jackson is a professional treasure hunter. And this time, Char...

On the night of her wedding, Claire Donovan was framed, betrayed, and thrown into prison for a crime she didn’t commit. Her fiancé, Liam Carter, the man she loved, stood by and did nothing while her stepsister, Ava, took everything from her.
Three years later, Claire is back.
But she’s no longer the naive woman who once believed in love and loyalty. When ruthless billionaire Adrian Blackwood offers her a contract marriage—promising to help her destroy the people who ruined her—she accepts.
...

Staring straight into her eyes, a playful smile curls his lips. "If you agree to be my pet for a year, then you and your father will be free." The devil whispers coldly, with his eyes full of desire.
To save her father who stole from the ruthless mafia lord, Theo Rodriguez. Everyone surrenders to him, but she dares to confront him. Even though she is trembling with fear, her tearful eyes show determination. She knows this will drag her to hell, but still, she says yes. Will this deal that starte...

I had a boyfriend for three years in a secret relationship. He was against marriage as a principle, while I longed for marriage.
When his first love came back into his life, I realized he wasn't against marriage in general - he just didn't want to marry me...

LILA KING is somewhat notorious in her old pack - as a child she led a rebel crew of delinquents who caused havoc in the reserve and fought vampires. She was one of the best fighters in the pack, but following her best friend's death at 18 she left the pack to live with humans.
For her 25th birthday, she finally returns, but only to introduce her werewolf family to a human fiance.
What no one expects, though, is that at the party her family throws... she will encounter her fated mate. He is n...

Alexander Fitzpatrick, furniture designer, company director, single, is not looking for a girlfriend, but for hostesses to keep all women off his back.
Emily Saron, accountant, trainer, single, is not looking for a partner, but is looking forward to her future position as chief accountant at Fitzpatrick Designs.
Alexander gets a hostess who is not a hostess.
Emily becomes exactly that hostess he never wanted.
The fact that Oliver, as the mediator, can't keep his hands off Emily and that Domi...

"How does it feel to submit Jade, how does it feel to kneel at the feet of your owner," he asked, in a low voice that rumbled like the storm.
Raising my head, I stared at him defiantly, knowing deep down that I was consciously breaking his rule and that I would be punished for it. I smirked. "It feels like I'm going to have to return the favor once I get out of here".
His lips twisted into a dark smile, his eyes glowing in the darkened space as his gaze lingered on me. I couldn't move or b...

"To tempt me," he growls, his eyes smoldering with desire.
I tilt his head down, rising up on my toes and pressing my lips to his. The moment our lips meet, I feel a jolt of pleasure shoots through me. He responds with equal urgency, his tongue sliding between my lips and exploring my mouth. I can feel the hunger and need building inside me, the unbearable attraction between us almost too much to bear.
His hand slides down my back and grips my hip, pulling me even closer to him. I can feel the...

Lucien Ward is a ruthless billionaire with everything—power, wealth, and charm. But beneath his cold exterior lies a dangerous truth: Lucien possesses a forbidden ability—he can control people’s desires. He hides it from the world, afraid of being seen as a monster. Until one night… he lets it slip in front of her.
Aria—his quiet, mysterious maid—accidentally walks in during one of his “episodes.” Fearing exposure, Lucien forces her to submit. She becomes his obsession, his possession, and his ...

A scholarship to a prestigious school is not enough to drag Anderson out of poverty. Desperate for a way out, he doesn't decline the opportunity from a powerful businessman to spy on his son in college, but what Anderson doesn't expect is to fall in love with the very guy he was meant to betray.
When their romance flames up, so does the danger, because if the truth comes out, Anderson’s dreams and Carl’s trust will be destroyed. With this shocking betrayal unfolding, can love survive the ultim...

Jordan Duru a man of 29 years, tall, handsome and from an influencial family who also is a detective lost his love a few years ago and was left with the responsibility of his only child, a daughter. He swore to find his wife's killer, but refused to fall in love again. He just couldn't love another woman. His emotions and desire for women died the day he lost his wife and when she was buried, it was buried along with her. But he got another chance to love, but he wouldn't, he shy away from it, t...

[HIS SERIES BOOK #1]
"You will always be my epitome of beauty." -Darren Herrera.
Darren Herrera is one of the best businessman in his country. He's a billionaire, has a pair of two mesmerizing blue eyes and face of a ravishing model. The epitome of the word perfection. Herrera Corp. will soon to be his, but only in one condition. He needs to get married and have a child to Kate Frias, the daughter of his father's bestfriend.

For him, having a wife and a child was a huge disa...

Heartbroken, betrayed and humiliated Zawadi had to come to terms with everything that happened in her past. All the healed wounds were reopened when her past finally caught up with her.
Now she has to figure out her next step in order to protect herself as well as her loved ones.
This is a sequel to : His African Queen

Avery is a young woman with a dark power she struggles to keep at bay. Her past is full of abandonment, death, abuse and murder. She has lived her life on the run. She's had to be so careful. Running again, she moves to a new town to start over, like she's done a dozen times before. But this time is different - an alluring man named Drake comes into her life whether she likes it or not.
Drake is a young Beta with a jerk for an Alpha. Adopted at birth, his parents tried to raise him as best they...

Chloe Knight is a caregiver to younger brother and sister after her parents are murdered. Not long after the parents death Chloe's younger sister become seriously ill and is diagnosed with leukaemia. In a desperate attempt to get a job she meets Jai Marshall. He's the owner of a seclusive bar called Lusive.

The Millennium Wolf King of all Supernatural was killed mysteriously and his throne was wanted by every King's and Queen's of supernatural but they couldn't have it because he has a legitimate child.
A child none of the king's and Queen's has seen before. All they know is that the Millennium Wolf King child name is River.
River put on a disguise to know those behind the deaths of the Millennium Wolf King.
Ariel, a beautiful lady who lives with her old poor aunt, who is the most fearsome...

Catarina's world had been turned upside down. She had been so excited to find out that she was expecting her alpha mate's baby, but everything changed in an instant. When she walked in on her mate cheating on her, it all made sense. The betrayal was too much to bear, and she knew that she had to leave.
Starting a new life was scary, but Catarina was determined to raise her baby alone. She left the whole werewolf realm behind, becoming a member of the human world. But something was missing. Her o...

All it took was a promise, a promise to help him and do everything in her power to assist him when he needed it.
A poor soul with not a single asset to her name; for the man she unconditionally fell in love with at first sight, she made a promise, a promise that landed her in a pit.
A pit that he painstakingly dug for her and a pit into which she willingly fell.

Will you believe me, when I will tell I am the one whose partner was burnt in the Great Library of Min-Ho? Will you believe me? Will you stay?
From centuries I have seen the world change greatly. Yet, I never met her again. Not even saw the same person again. Will I ever see her? Will ever Alina be born?
I am a spirit of a book of a Paranormal encyclopedia which was burned and made transformed into a human. I loved Fantasy. I still do. She was always beside me like my partner. But everythin...

As I stand on the precipice of my decision, the weight of uncertainty crushes me like a vice. My heart races, caught in a whirlwind of anxiety and desperation. I feel trapped in a gilded cage, the bars made of privilege yet twisted by fear. My father's cruel laughter echoes in my mind, a constant reminder of the torment that shadows my every move. I want to scream, to break free from this suffocating existence that he controls, but instead, I find myself drawn to the dangerous allure of my plan....

“I want to fuck you,” he murmured into her skin.
“The manager told me... no fucking customers.”
Adriano met her eyes. “I’m your fucking boss.”
Diamond smiled, biting her lip. “Then you’ll have to pay up. Because this job? It pays criminally low.”
“Yet you’re here,” he said.
“A girl’s gotta do what a girl’s gotta do to pay the bills.”
“How much?”
Diamond tilted her head, tapping her lip thoughtfully. “Twenty thousand.”
Adriano's voice dropped low into something dangerous.
“Deal.”
In th...

"His lips held a slight upturn, but his eyes glazed over her just as they did with everyone else.
Disinterest was his countenance... It was almost hostile.
Then she smelled him.
First, it itched.
Then, it burned.
Her toes curled as she fought to conceal the pain. Her skin seared, right on the back of her neck.
She hoped no one noticed the look of surprise that slid across her face. Dread quickly became the prominent emotion.
Laura glanced at Prince Rowan, his face was lightly scrunc...

The king wasn't an ugly old man, in fact, he was the most handsome man in the kingdom, but his face was only handsome and charming, his heart was cruel, evil, wicked, and filled with malice.
The king believed that since he was the epitome of power, his subjects were his slaves. He treated women like his property, and the men weren't spared either.
Parents warned their children never to look into the king's eyes because it's rumored that whoever looks the king in his eyes, ends up ruining mad or...

Catrina’s world shatters when she walks in on Marco in bed with Davina Morano, his rival’s sister. The betrayal cuts deep, but when Marco helped orchestrate a car accident that lands her in the hospital and makes her lose her baby, she realizes she she has to escape him or risk losing everything, including her life.
Now, with Marco relentlessly hunting her, Catrina is forced to rely on Wesley Morano, Marco’s ruthless rival. Wesley offers her a deal: a fake marriage to protect her from Marco’...

He saved her life… now she’s become his obsession.

Clara Sebastian, a stunning omega, never could have predicted the immense upheaval her life would undergo after a group of Rogues mistakenly identified her as someone else. It was undeniable that she bore an uncanny resemblance to Savannah Ferocity, the daughter of the powerful Lycan king.
This twist of fate led her to cross paths with Henrick Silvestre, the Alpha of the formidable Bloody Dark Pack. Henrick was notorious for his womanizing ways, his arrogance, and his cold-hearted demeanor. He ...

Dante is a man of power, wealth, and secrets darker than the night. A ruthless vampire billionaire with a past drenched in blood, he rules his empire with an iron grip—untouchable, unstoppable… until her.
Ava never expected her life to change with a single job interview. Walking into Blackthorne Enterprises, she thought she was applying to be an assistant, not signing herself away to a man who devours control like oxygen.
Dante is cold, calculated, and dangerously seductive. His touch is for...

She needed a place to stay. He needed to save his ranch. Together they just might make a home. Sgt. Dylan Banks lost more than just his leg in the war. His fiancée and family turned their backs on him as well. Now, he’s determined to create a safe place where wounded warriors like himself can heal. But a hidden zoning law requires all residents of the Purple Heart Ranch to be married. To save his dream, Dylan and his men will have to tie the knot—but can a man with such deep scars inside and out...

Sadie, who was dumped by her fiancé, slept with a stranger she met in a bar. On the same day, her father committed suicide due to bankruptcy. Overnight, she went from being a young lady of a wealthy family to a despised woman. Four years later, she returned to Newark with three children. She recognized the male escort from the night at the Night Club and forced him to sign a debt repayment agreement. From then on, every night she would urge the male escort to "work hard and repay the debt." In o...

Six years ago, she fell victim to her sister's scheming and her husband's abandonment in the midst of pregnancy. Resilient and reborn with a new identity, she rebuilt her life against all odds. Yet, her past haunts her: the husband who once scorned her now can't seem to stay away. An inquisitive acquaintance poses the question with a sly grin, "Miss Wilson, what exactly is your association with Mr. Foster?" With a coy response, she deflects, "I'm afraid I don't have the pleasure of knowing him."...

Nancy could not believe that she fell for his lies. He had said he loved her and wished to spend the rest of his days with her, but at the first sign of trouble, he had rejected her and she could not forget the words he had thrown at her.
"I have a great wife and four wonderful children. If you refuse to abort, then we are through. I love my family so much that I wouldn't want you to ruin it!"

I'm screwed.
If I want to keep my dream job, my new (and way-too-attractive-for-his-own-good) boss says I have to score an interview with one of the legendary Fontaine brothers of Hollywood.
I know three things about the Fontaine brothers:
1) that they're Hollywood royalty,
2) that all four of them are ridiculously, mind-numbingly sexy,
and
3) that they never, ever give interviews.
My only chance is to seduce one of them. The only problem? Historically speaking, I'm way more likely ...

"You are like a father to me, I can't marry you."
"If you can't, then I guess you prefer to be an orphan if your mother dies."
Juliet Jones, was torned in between saving her mother's precious life, and getting into a contract marriage with her father's closest friend, George Watson.
And when she was left with no better choice, and the time is ticking faster on her mother, she got married to Mr George, to save her mother's life.
But unfortunately it was too late, and her mother died, after she ha...

Mandy's emotions ignite when she meets Jason, her brother-in-law. Amid a whirlwind of feelings, she finds herself trapped in an emotional dilemma, forced to choose between love and the burning desire that consumes her.

“I, alpha Ri Dylan, reject you as my mate, Mona Ryan. I have affairs with many women, Mona. Stronger women who are very different from you, I am not a one-mate kind of guy, and believe me when I say this; this rejection will favor you more than it will me because I am not the wolf you would want to be mated with.”
On her 18th birthday, Omega Mona felt the mate pull and was encouraged by her parents to go and meet her mate for the first time. Upon meeting him in the forest, he was devastated to ...

“You have to reject her.” Amelia heard her twin say to her boyfriend.
As the ignored daughter of the Alpha, Amelia has been bullied by her twin since little. She knew it was all because she wasn’t as talented and didn’t shift like her twin did. Still, getting rejected by the only love of her life was too much to bear.
Amelia accepted her father’s order and set out for college in a neighboring pack, not knowing a group of wolves were sent to get rid of her for good.
At the critical moment, her on...

On the eve of my wedding, I’m kidnapped alongside my stepsister. With a gun to my head, the kidnapper forces my fiancé to choose: her or me. He chooses my stepsister.
Abandoned by my family and stripped of everything, I’m left with nothing.
But then, Dominic Voss, the cold-blooded leader of a dark organization, saves me. “I fell for you at first sight,” he declares. “Be my woman, and I’ll help you get revenge.” With no other options, I agree.
Unexpectedly, Dominic treats me as his one and only, ...

In the world of werewolves, witches and vampires, aadhya a human always wondered if this is really the place she belongs to.
No matter how many times she asked the question, the answer always remained the same… YES
Her parents were one of the strongest beta couples (second in command) of their time on the whole continent. But even after having beta blood running in her veins, aadhya knew that she is different from all the werewolves that she have met in her whole life. She doesn’t have heighte...

On the night of the Red Moon, Scarlett O’Hara’s life changes forever. Her father is murdered, and she is bitten by a powerful werewolf—Simon Martin, the ruthless Alpha destined to be her mate. But when he discovers who she is, he rejects her, shattering her heart.
Determined to survive, Scarlett embraces her new reality, vowing to make Simon regret ever turning his back on her. But fate has other plans, pulling them back together in ways neither can escape.
When their paths cross again, old woun...

Just a year after losing her mother, she was sold out by her stepdad to repay a loan he took from the cruel alpha, her supposed mate.
All she ever wanted from him was love, all she cared for was his attention but he never gave her any of that instead he tormented her, and he treated her like she was nothing.
To him, she's only but a breeder who'd be discarded after she births his heir, but then she did the unthinkable.
If she can't have his love, then he will never have an heir.
Set to make him...

“You are fucking wet already,” Luca whispered against my ear, lope causing warmth to travel around me.
His hand slid into my pants...
A moan of pleasure escaped me but I pressed my mouth together.
Adrenaline rushed within me at the thought of getting caught. Dean, my Alpha, was in the next room with Finn, and I was here getting wet for My Alpha's hybrid brother.
Lia has always had this idea that she had no wolf until she had sex with Alpha Dean, the Alpha of her park. Unfortunately, she fou...

I never imagined my life would take such a dramatic turn. Forced into a marriage with Brandon Robinson, a man who had been in a coma for three years, I thought I was signing up for a life of solitude and sacrifice. Everyone said I was just a gold-digger, even Brandon himself when he miraculously woke up on our wedding night. We struck a deal: complete his tasks, and he'd set me free. But as time went on, something changed. Brandon, once cold and dismissive, began to see me differently.
From a ma...

Astrid finds her cousin having an affair with her mate, her sweetheart and although she was willing to ignore what she had seen and go on with being Alpha Halfdan's mate, she got rejected by him and was forced to sign a divorce paper.
Astrid had no other choice but to do as they said. She is pained and heartbroken that all she craved for was a drink. One drink to clear her head,one drink to end her misery.
But getting to the bar, she gets captured by the stunning sight of an unknown Alpha. J...

I turned in time to see my parents being dragged away, their muffled cries ripping into me like cold blades. My mother turned back to me; her eyes implored mine, with her tears glinting in the sun.
"You'll regret this," I said, my voice low, my body shaking with rage.
The Alpha turned back to me, the hint of an amused smile playing on his lips. "Is that so?"
"I'll come back," I said, my voice growing braver. "I'll come back and I'll destroy everything you've ever built. I'll make you pay for wha...