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MATCHED is book #3 in a new paranormal romance series by bestselling author Bella Lore, whose series MY TRUE MATE and THE ALPHA’S MATE have over 500 five-star reviews. “I couldn’t stop reading.” --Amazon review (My True Mate) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ When her father suddenly dies, Winter Grace, 17, is forced to fly across the country and attend a mysterious prep school, an ancient castle in a fog-covered island on the coast of Maine. Nothing here is what it seems, and it isn’t long before Winter, feeling a surging power for the first time, realizes that she is not who—or what—she thinks she is. But when Winter feels an inexplicable crush for an elusive and dangerous boy at the school, she realizes a greater destiny is at play. She knows the relationship might destroy them both—yet she also knows that they can never be apart. In MATCHED, Winter and her love reach the place they never though they would. They are so close to retrieving the relic—when an unexpected twist may just force her love to sacrifice everything—even himself—for her. Creating an unforgettable world of vampires, werewolves, shifters and magic of all sorts, a world of fantasy, love and sacrifice, MORTAL will take you to another place, rife with shocking twists and turns. Fans of books such as Vampire Academy and Twilight and Crush are sure to fall in love! Future books in the series are also available. "The story was very well written and was unique as compared to other shifter stories.” --Amazon review (The Alpha’s Mate) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Excellent from start to finish and leaves you wanting more.” --Amazon review (My True Mate) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

The Moon Goddess may have written the rules, but these she-wolves are tearing them apart. In this sweeping five-book saga, the Lycanthrope species—creatures of power beyond mortal imagination—dare to defy destiny itself. Mate bonds ignite passion and peril, but every she-wolf knows love can be a weapon as much as a gift. Tradition demands obedience. They choose rebellion. It begins with Ana, a Hybrid caught between worlds, whose collision with Romani, the ruthless Lycan Crown Prince, sparks a bond that could either save her—or destroy her. His dominance threatens to consume her, yet Ana refuses to bow. Every choice she makes twists the Goddess’s plan tighter, until fate itself trembles. From Ana’s defiance to the cunning of wolves who wield mate bonds like blades, each book unveils a battle where freedom clashes with love, rebellion with tradition, and power with vulnerability. The Goddess watches. The wolves fight back. And destiny will bleed before it breaks. This is not a tale of wolves who obey. This is the saga of wolves who refuse to surrender…

Since The Fires of Alira one thousand five hundred years ago, dragons have lived separate from the other races in Midgar. They rarely make contact with others, unless in terms of conflict. Eleonora is the descendant of the dragon sovereign, and will one day assume the throne of the Perilous Horde herself. The horde, despite years of murky conflict, forges an alliance with the human kingdom of Samirya located in the northern region. It is no longer a matter of petty bickering. Now, with the eve of a Great War looming over them, both groups lives depend on a truce. As conflict thickens and land disputes grow increasingly more bitter, the chieftain of the Perilous Horde makes a final desperate move to unite the two worlds: the dragons will send an ambassador to protect the humans capital city of Mimmgar from the oncoming invasion. And who should be that ambassador be but Eleonora? Eleonora just hopes to complete that task quickly so she can return home, but soon finds that the humans are nothing like she expected. Forming an unforeseen connection with the human king, and becoming captivated by a young blacksmith, she begins to question everything she's ever known and learns that her homeland may have some terrible secrets of its own. Book one of A Dragon’s Legacy.

MATED is book #2 in a new paranormal romance series by bestselling author Bella Lore, whose series MY TRUE MATE and THE ALPHA’S MATE have over 500 five-star reviews. <p><p>“I couldn’t stop reading.”<p>--Reader review (My True Mate)<p>⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐<p><p>When her father suddenly dies, Winter Grace, 17, is forced to fly across the country and attend a mysterious prep school, an ancient castle in a fog-covered island on the coast of Maine. Nothing here is what it seems, and it isn’t long before Winter, feeling a surging power for the first time, realizes that she is not who—or what—she thinks she is.<p><p>But when Winter feels an inexplicable crush for an elusive and dangerous boy at the school, she realizes a greater destiny is at play. She knows the relationship might destroy them both—yet she also knows that they can never be apart.<p><p>In MATED, Winter and her crush embark on a dangerous quest to retrieve the magic relic and save their friends their school.<p><p>Yet they have no idea of the fate awaiting them—or what they will need to do for each other to survive.<p><p>Creating an unforgettable world of vampires, werewolves, shifters and magic of all sorts, a world of fantasy, love and sacrifice, MORTAL will take you to another place, rife with shocking twists and turns. Fans of books such as Vampire Academy and Twilight and Crush are sure to fall in love!<p><p>Future books in the series are also available.<p><p>"The story was very well written and was unique as compared to other shifter stories.”<p>--Reader review (The Alpha’s Mate)<p>⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐<p> <p>“Excellent from start to finish and leaves you wanting more.”<p>--Reader review (My True Mate)<p>⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐<p><p>

They were never supposed to fall for the same girl. For eighteen years, Seraphina has lived as the unwanted adopted daughter of the Mooncrest Pack, mocked as the wolfless disgrace and treated as little more than a disappointment. The Royal Werewolf Academy is her chance to leave that painful life behind. Instead, she walks straight into three infuriating Alpha princes. Kael, the cold Shadow heir whose silent protection infuriates her. Adrian, the irresistible flirt who never misses a chance to make her blush or lose her temper. Rowan, the calm strategist whose quiet eyes seem to see every secret she's trying to hide. She calls them arrogant. They call her impossible. Forced together through dangerous missions, brutal combat training, royal banquets, and moonlit dances, every argument turns into stolen glances, every rivalry into irresistible chemistry, and every near-death encounter pulls their hearts closer together. A jacket draped over her shoulders. Fingers lingering just a second too long. Jealous looks that say what none of them dare admit. But while love quietly blossoms, someone is trying to kill her. Poisoned tea, midnight fires and rogue attacks. Anonymous threats. As hidden enemies close in and an ancient prophecy begins to awaken, Seraphina discovers she is far more than the wolfless girl everyone believed. Now three Alpha heirs are willing to wage war to protect the woman they've fallen hopelessly in love with. But destiny has never been kind. Because the greatest betrayal will come from the person Seraphina never learned to love... and the heartbreaking truth may cost her the family she never knew she had. In a world where kingdoms fall, secrets bleed, and fate demands sacrifice, Seraphina must decide whether to protect her heart... or surrender it to the one Alpha she cannot bear to lose.