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"I will give you the most pleasurable pain you’ve ever had. You like pain, and lucky for you," his smirk deepened, his gaze dark with promise, "I know how to give pain until you cry for me."
The villain wasn’t meant to be emperor, nor was he supposed to be handsome. Yet for reasons I can’t understand, he hates me.
At the Academy of the Arcane, I became untouchable, unstoppable. My beauty was both a weapon and a curse, a cruel reminder of the life I lost.
But none of it mattered to him. Thar...

"After Being Rejected by My Fated Mate, I Mated with His Uncle..."
For years, Seraphina prayed to the Moon Goddess that the one she loved would be her fated mate. Finally, her prayers seemed answered. But just as Seraphina eagerly awaited Alpha Orion to declare her as his mate, he publicly rejected her, choosing instead to take Elara- the very one who had bullied Seraphina for years- as his chosen mate and Luna.
Shattered, Seraphina left the pack, determined to rebuild her life with the new pack...

"What...are ...you doing Mr. Professor?" She asked stuttering.
"I know what I'm doing Ms. Khanna," He smirked to her. He took hold of her hands and placed them above her head.
"Leave me," She said and struggled from his tight grip but alas no use. He stood there like a rock.
"I won't leave you. What will you do Miss?" He queried.
"I will complain to principal," She emphasised. With that he came close to her and crashed his lips with her.
She was shocked for a moment. She stood like a st...

A mafia king’s mate turns out to be a human?!
“W-what are you doing?” I whisper, but the look in his eyes says it all.
“Do you feel that?” He asks.
It takes a second, but then I feel tiny sparks racing along my skin as his hand slips under my jacket and over my skin. I gasp, and then his lips are on mine.
A few years ago, a series of scientific research buildings were attacked. The chemicals from those research facilities had seeped into our water supply and slowly manipulated our ...

Elena was never meant to fall for Lucian...the Beta with a quiet stare and a haunted past. But when a forbidden touch sparks memories of a forgotten childhood bond, everything begins to unravel.
A hidden power awakens in her blood. Her sister is the one who betrayed her. And the Alpha she's meant to serve will do anything to control her… even kill the father of her unborn child.
Torn between fate and freedom, Elena must choose: obey tradition...or burn it all down.

Zara wakes up in a strange mansion with no memory, no name, and a mysterious man claiming she belongs to him. Cold, commanding, and devastatingly powerful, Damon is Alpha of a feared werewolf pack—and he’s convinced Zara is his long-lost mate. But she doesn’t remember him, and something inside her screams to run… even as her body pulls her closer.
Haunted by fragments of a past she can’t grasp, Zara soon realizes her amnesia isn’t an accident—it’s a curse. The deeper she’s pulled into the world...

On modern- day Earth, Belia Is just an high school student who hated school. She was mostly bullied at school because of her timid personalities. However, everything changed upon her strange encounter in the school library. She was transmigrated into a fantasy world. Minister Zhao daughter? Lord of the seven realm? Bride competition? Just what the hell is going on here. Follow Belia as she journey through this strange world, make friends and also find a way back to her world.

In exchange for her friend's life, A ruthless billionaire asked her to play a game. A game that is far more intense than a simple crossword puzzle she solves every Sunday, a game that is more challenging than the contents of a chessboard, a game that is so intimate that she can't help falling in love with him.
When her friend accidentally gets an important piece of a hard drive that belongs to that sexy billionaire, he uses her vulnerability in the game.
"Play a game with me," he said in his ...

For a girl who lives in Tennessee, Sophia has always believed in love and happy endings. Not only in general happiness but with her long-term boyfriend, Michael who has moved to New York to further his studies, causing them to have a long-distance relationship. With Sophia putting her trust in Michael without a slight doubt, she ends up being a 'little' bit naive.
Dimitri, a well-known and highly compensated hotel CEO has ditched love due to his bitter past experience. With his good-looks and ...

In a distant kingdom, there is a tragedy that reigns among the splendor of the palace. A crown prince, the king's son who was kidnapped by one of his concubines, grew up in darkness and confusion under the shadow of a dense forest. Separated from the blood of his people, he was banished into the cool of the night, where his noble birth became a secret buried in darkness.
However, fate brought this king's child together with an unexpected miracle. In the middle of a forest full of mystery, he was...

Cassandra Wolfe; A lone wolf.
Literally.
Her one and only friend was... well, her inner self; more to the point, her inner wolf Evangeline, who loved to regale Cassie with Greek mythology stories, and fairytales about werewolf packs far, far away. Being that she lived in a big city where no other people ever mentioned transforming into a wolf, Cassie didn't believe Eva's stories. Further, being that she had never encountered another like her, she opted to alienate herself from the ...

Prologue-
He felt nothing for Isabelle Lancaster, his ex-wife, anymore. apart from shame, obviously, that he had ever associated with such scum. Everybody had warned him when he had married her with such haste, that soon or later, blood spoke, and her blood was from a stripper – a prostitute. Nikolas had been angry on his wife’s behalf then. But then, they had been right. Blood had indeed spoken and like a true hussy, his dear wife had decided to open her legs for the first man, she had been lef...

Laura Dickson finalized her divorce from Tim Williams, her poor husband, to chase after successful men. That same day, her boss retired and a young man was promoted to the rank of a military General. Unexpectedly, the young General was promoted to the vacant presidency. Seeing an opportunity in this sudden shift, Laura arrived at work the next day. She chose her attire carefully, aiming to project confidence and allure - determined to make an impression on the new, powerful President. But...

"Family is the most important thing, Eron."
I'm sick of hearing that phrase every day without qualm.
They seek to include me in the standard picture where the only thing that matters is the happiness of others; the happiness of those around you. It is typical to think that you should care about those who, according to the rules of modern society, love you the most. But does owning the same blood connection make the affective connection between people? I want to know if I am the only one who is w...

In the shadowed lineage of the Matranga family, a dormant prophecy stirs within the blood of the up-and-coming Heir, Eveet.
Centuries ago, the Lafitte Pirates were cursed with a vision of their empire’s collapse. Desperate to secure their legacy on land, they forge a fragile alliance with the Matrangas, binding their fates through the betrothal of their son, Julien, to Eveet. Unaware that her blood holds the key to their foretold ruin.
When Eveet’s father, Don Sam, dies, she’s thrust into lea...

Lucien contributed, “I can be. I will put this in order. Be thou my Luna.”
“No,” she said.
Lucien drew his eyes together. “Why not?”
She said, “Because I am not your second chance. I will start by myself.”
Aria was born at the very bottom of the pack hierarchy and had spent her whole life serving these people who stepped on her, and particularly the Alpha King, Lucien Nightfall, a ruthless and highly influential king that could not tolerate any feebleness in his kingdom.
However, when it comes ...

"Come to me." He sneered, sniffing her throat as she flinched.
"No I won't."
"Why?"
"Because I hate you." She spat at him and he flinched, retreating back with a curse.
"He will fall in love with her, but she will hate him. She would be the lowlest of beings but he would crave her touch. She is his antidote, his cure, that he can never have. He will be a blasphemy to his generation, she would be the one to redeem him. He is the cursed one."
Adolph Caeser is the larges...

As an undistinguished cultivator, Ashur’s future looks dismal. When he gains the opportunity to learn a powerful and unique form of culti-vation, he leaves his home and travels to the beautiful land of Etheria.
From a collection of treasures, he chooses a simple amulet that un-locks his true potential with the help of a wise master whose spirit re-sides within the magical object. But after a deadly misunderstanding, Ashur is forced to flee and live a life of on the run.
While battling dangero...

In the captivating tale of "Doll of His Hands," Amara's world is forever altered when she unexpectedly finds love in the arms of the person who once kidnapped her.
Filled with spine-tingling suspense and heart-melting romance, this unique story unravels the complexities of their relationship, testing the boundaries of trust, redemption, and the power of the human heart.
Amara, a young woman plagued by the trauma of her past, stumbles upon an unlikely connection with her captor, whose name i...

The werewolves suffer dreadfully under the reign of their tyrant queen, Pandora who makes life a living hell for them and gets their beloved prince, Douglas imprisoned. The moon goddess sees this and decides to come into the world as a human to save her children from this evil queen. To do this, she needs the man she would choose as a mate to agree on a contract marriage with her. That man is the charming Prince Douglas. He ends up refusing her and Pandora throws great attacks on her that her ch...

This is Book 4 of the Parsina Saga. Storyteller-cum-wizard Jafar al-Sharif continues his reluctant odyssey through an exotic world of djinni and flying carpets to save his daughter's life as he copes with an island that is not as it appears, the City of Faces, and Mt. Denavan, home of the daevas themselves--as well as betrayal by a trusted member of his own party!

“Let go of me, Derek! You let go of me five years ago, why do you want me now? I asked with anger blazingly in her eyes as she stared at the man she first dedicated her life to.
“I realised that I can live without you,” he answered, staring into her sea-blue eyes.
“Well, guess what? I will live without you”
After working her ass for five years to build her husband's company. She comes home one day to discover that her husband has filed for a divorce and is getting married to her best friend w...

Silas grabbed a shotgun from the corner of the room. I stood beside him, my heart pounding in my chest. We moved cautiously towards the door, our bodies tense. The door burst open, and the creature stood in the doorway, its eyes glowing with an unnatural intensity. It was larger than before, its form more defined. Behind it, several other creatures emerged from the darkness. Fear turned into adrenaline as we faced our enemies. This was it. The moment of truth. where shadows creep longer and secr...

“I never asked for this," I whisper, my voice trembling with a mix of fear and something deeper I can't quite name.
Ava Shemar never imagined she would be the one to take her sister's place. But after years of living in Aria’s shadow, she’s suddenly thrust into the very role she never wanted—Rogan Gray’s bride. Once the boy who captured her heart, Rogan is now a cold stranger with eyes that barely see her. But there’s more beneath his indifference—something dark and painful that neither of them ...

Caught up in a gamble costing him dearly, Marcus sells his stepdaughter Sarah to a handsome werewolf mobster named Lucius. He said that he could quickly help Marcus if Marcus gave him something valuable. Sarah had no idea that her stepfather was capable of such a horrible thing. Every night, Sarah cried and tried to escape.
Can Sarah escape from the cruel Lucius? Or will they love each other?

Seraphina, a packless wolf enslaved at Darkmoor Mansion, once dreamed of being mated to Lucian, the Alpha’s son. But her dreams shattered when Lucian, along with her best friend Lyra, orchestrated a cruel betrayal. Framed in a scandalous one-night stand, Seraphina was cast out and banished from the kingdom.
Lost and alone in the forest, Seraphina’s life took a tragic turn when she was attacked by rogues. Her death seemed certain—until the Moon Goddess granted her a second chance. Reborn with a ...

A popular quote once said, "To survive, strength is a must, to bend the rules of society strength is a must, strength represent beauty, authority, dominance and law, with it you can do as you please."
what will happen when Crimson and Harmon two youngsters destine for greatness.
with their systems they wish to rule the world and be the only strongest of their kind find out about each other ?
will they wish to eliminate each other or will they unite and bring their races to the top of the foo...

Amelia Hart and Jack Sterling's complicated lives are explored in the engrossing romance Whispered Lies of the Billionaire. Amelia, a strong but weak young lady, is left to pick up the pieces as her family's money falls, plunging her into a world of luxury and treachery. She receives a lifeline from Jack, a mysterious and icy billionaire, but at a price. With all of its secrets and hidden agendas, his proposal of a contract marriage puts Amelia in a golden cage where trust and love seem unat...

FBI Agent Luna Blackwood thought she'd left her past behind when she escaped the remote mountain town of Silver Ridge fifteen years ago. But when a series of brutal murders brings her back as lead investigator, she discovers the killer isn't just hunting randomly—they're targeting descendants of the town's founding families.
Each victim is found torn apart under the full moon, with mysterious claw marks that no earthly predator could make. The locals whisper about old legends and ancient curses,...

Two souls that find each other night, one human the other vampire. After a fateful night, Tessa becomes aware of the things that lurk at night. Not all is what it seems in Falls Hollow.

Freya Gladiolus is a young orphan girl who grew up neglected in her pack and treated like she was less human but her not-so-graceful status changed on her eighteenth birthday.
On the night of the full moon, Freya found out that her mate was the Alpha of her pack with a light heart and hopefulness. Freya thought her life had changed, not knowing it was just getting worse.
Freya was rejected brutally by her mate who reminded her of her low status and said she was not meant to be his mate…a neglec...

After her mother's mysterious suicide, Lila learns her stepfather's dark secret: he sold her mother's soul to vampires years ago. When their family faces financial ruin, Lila is given as payment to a mystery creditor known as the Blood King. But what seems like a death sentence becomes something far more complex when Lila learns she's not entirely human.
Born with a rare blood condition that makes her immune to vampire mind control, Lila learns she's the last descendant of the Crimson Witch, wh...

"If your twin wasn't in your world, maybe she's inside our world," said Thiltran.
Adhara eyes widened. "Absolutely! That's what I am thinking! You can help me, right?"
Thiltran nodded in response. "In one condition."
"Anything! I can do everything you want!"
The wolf with emerald eyes grinned and said, "Use your body to satisfy me."
ADHARA has no choice but to grant the desire of the wolf who can help her find her twin. She became a slave for the wolf desire and use her body to satis...

A promise marked by destiny. A love that defies the rules.
David Donovan, a successful CEO trapped by the demands of his powerful family, finds the woman he’s been searching for his entire life: Sarai, a humble waitress with a flower-shaped birthmark he could never forget. She doesn’t remember him, but he knows—she’s the girl who once saved his life.
Defying his mother, his fiancée, and everything his last name stands for, David offers her a contract marriage: one year to fall in love… or walk a...

After the collapse of her kingdom during the Great War, Princess Illyria Cassion, is taken thousands of miles away from her home to the Empire of Sirius. The Emperor, has given her to his four sons, as a end-of-war gift. But when he finds her to be a virgin at the ripe age of 19… He sets in motion a twisted family tradition. Can she survive this crazy empire of vampires? How will she resist their HOT charms? Can she even choose just ONE dashing sexy prince, or will she have them all?

Three years ago, Aria Moretti fled from her wedding to Europe, leaving debt-ridden Ella forced to marry Vincent Rossi in her place. Everyone knew she was just a stand-in—a pitiful substitute.
For three years, she silently endured her husband's indifference, tolerated the entire family's disdain, and even in the moment of pregnancy, still couldn't receive a single genuine embrace.
But no one knew she harbored a heartbreaking secret.
When Aria returned bearing scars, when Vincent didn't hesitat...

“Has all the ingredients for an instant success: plots, counterplots, mystery, valiant knights, and blossoming relationships replete with broken hearts, deception and betrayal. It will keep you entertained for hours, and will satisfy all ages. Recommended for the permanent library of all fantasy readers.” --Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (re The Sorcerer’s Ring)“The beginnings of something remarkable are there.” --San Francisco Book Review (re A Quest of Heroes)From #1 bestseller Morgan...

“Has all the ingredients for an instant success: plots, counterplots, mystery, valiant knights, and blossoming relationships replete with broken hearts, deception and betrayal. It will keep you entertained for hours, and will satisfy all ages. Recommended for the permanent library of all fantasy readers.” --Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (re The Sorcerer’s Ring)“The beginnings of something remarkable are there.” --San Francisco Book Review (re A Quest of Heroes)From #1 bestseller Morgan...

“Has all the ingredients for an instant success: plots, counterplots, mystery, valiant knights, and blossoming relationships replete with broken hearts, deception and betrayal. It will keep you entertained for hours, and will satisfy all ages. Recommended for the permanent library of all fantasy readers.” --Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (re The Sorcerer’s Ring)“The beginnings of something remarkable are there.” --San Francisco Book Review (re A Quest of Heroes)From #1 bestseller Morgan...

She has lived hundreds of lives and each one ended horribly.
He, once her companion, cannot forget her beyond time.
She, kidnapped into a world unknown to her, tries everything to get back home. But what are these dreams?
[…] Stones are thrown at dirty mutts… Rats are burned… […]
Immerse yourself in the world of Athaerion.

Whispers abound that the prestigious Flynn scion is confined by paralysis and urgently requires a wife. Reese Brooks, an adopted ward of the rural Brooks family, finds herself unexpectedly betrothed to Malcolm Flynn as a stand-in for her sister. Initially scorned by the Flynns as an unsophisticated provincial with no semblance of refinement, Reese's reputation is further tarnished by malignant gossip painting her as an illiterate, inelegant murderess. Against all odds, she emerges as a paragon o...

In the dead of night, a brutal murder shatters the peace of a quiet neighborhood. A sharp-witted female detective and a seasoned male homicide detective are thrust together to solve the case. As they dive into a series of chilling mysteries, each more twisted than the last, their professional partnership evolves.
Through late-night stakeouts and heart-pounding chases, their bond deepens, and mutual respect turns into a burgeoning romance. But with a cunning killer always one step ahead, they mu...

Eve has no choice but to give up her own goal and marry the old billionaire who could even be her grandfather...due to her father's illness and the expensive operational costs.
Despite the sex harassment she faces on a regular basis, the humiliation she receives from the old son, Liam, is another source of pain for Eve. Then, Eve's only thought is to make as much money as she can and get away from the family.
Nevertheless, as Liam works with Eve, he gradually falls in love with the girl he use...

There were five of them. Piece of cake! I howled as I liked to make my presence felt. Their reddened eyes turned to me just as one of them tore at the man’s throat and grabbed the woman. I almost lost my mind with rage when I saw their damn claws at her neck. To my surprise, he didn’t sink his fangs in, instead, with full force, he broke her legs. Her desperate scream of pain echoed through the forest. The trees would be the only witnesses to the massacre I was about to make. In pain, she fainte...

"A book to rival TWILIGHT and VAMPIRE DIARIES, and one that will have you wanting to keep reading until the very last page! If you are into adventure, love and vampires this book is the one for you!" --Vampirebooksite.com (Turned)DESIRED is Book #5 in the #1 Bestselling series THE VAMPIRE JOURNALS, which begins with TURNED (Book #1)! In DESIRED (Book #5 in the Vampire Journals), Caitlin Paine wakes to discover that she has once again traveled back in time. This time, she has landed in eighteenth...

"A book to rival TWILIGHT and VAMPIRE DIARIES, and one that will have you wanting to keep reading until the very last page! If you are into adventure, love and vampires this book is the one for you!" --Vampirebooksite.com (Turned)FOUND is Book #8 of the Vampire Journals, the Bestselling series which begins with TURNED (Book #1). In FOUND (Book #8 of the Vampire Journals), Caitlin and Caleb awake in ancient Israel, in the year 33 A.D., and are amazed to find themselves in the time of Christ. Anci...

"A book to rival TWILIGHT and VAMPIRE DIARIES, and one that will have you wanting to keep reading until the very last page! If you are into adventure, love and vampires this book is the one for you!" --Vampirebooksite.com (Turned)BETROTHED is Book #6 in the Bestselling series THE VAMPIRE JOURNALS, which begins with TURNED (Book #1)! In BETROTHED (Book #6 in the Vampire Journals), Caitlin and Caleb find themselves, once again, back in time—this time, in the London of 1599. London in 1599 is a wil...

"A book to rival TWILIGHT and VAMPIRE DIARIES, and one that will have you wanting to keep reading until the very last page! If you are into adventure, love and vampires this book is the one for you!" --Vampirebooksite.com (Turned)DESTINED is book #4 in the #1 Bestselling series THE VAMPIRE JOURNALS, which begins with TURNED (Book #1). In DESTINED (Book #4 in the Vampire Journals), Caitlin Paine wakes to discover herself back in time. She finds herself in a cemetery, on the run from a mob of vill...

"A book to rival TWILIGHT and VAMPIRE DIARIES, and one that will have you wanting to keep reading until the very last page! If you are into adventure, love and vampires this book is the one for you!" --Vampirebooksite.com (Turned)BETRAYED is book #3 in the #1 Bestselling series THE VAMPIRE JOURNALS, which begins with TURNED (Book #1)! In BETRAYED (Book #3 in the Vampire Journals), Caitlin Paine awakes from a deep coma to discover she has been turned. Now a true, full-bred vampire, she marvels at...

"A book to rival TWILIGHT and VAMPIRE DIARIES, and one that will have you wanting to keep reading until the very last page! If you are into adventure, love and vampires this book is the one for you!" --Vampirebooksite.com (Turned)VOWED is Book #7 in the #1 Bestselling series THE VAMPIRE JOURNALS, which begins with TURNED (Book #1)! In VOWED (Book #7 of the Vampire Journals), Caitlin and Caleb find themselves in medieval Scotland, in 1350, a time of knights and shining armor, of castles and warri...