Which Fantasy Novel Best Features A Protagonist With A Tragic Backstory Like 'The Broken Empire'?

Alex Black has always known she was different in some strange way, She was never interested in boys her own age. She knows she wants an older man and she knows exactly who she wants. Problem is, Who she wants is her father's best friend who just so happens to be her new boss, Roman Lewis. They've already hooked up a few times, but when things get serious, Can Alex rely on Roman?... or will all just be proved too much?

As an ordinary human being on the earth, Tang Long was brought to the Cultivation World by a lost immortal, and relying on his amazing talent, he made it to one of the five emperors in that world. However, struck by Thunder of Nine Heavens, he lost his life. It was lucky for him to rebirth in the human world as an intern who was named Qin Haodong. With his excellent medical skills, he became a divine doctor of traditional Chinese medicine and a father of a baby girl, whose mother was as pretty as a fairy. The little girl even asked him to find more lovers. What a cute girl...

She's trying to escape. He's looking for revenge. She stumbles. He catches. She holds a secret. He wants to unravel it. It's impossible for them to be mates. But destiny had other plans. Xavier Knight thinks having a mate makes one weak. But can he really resist the bond that has entwined the two so deeply? Especially when he needs to have a taste of her to calm his raging beast? Her taste alone has become an addiction he craves severely, so how long can he hold off from marking her as his? Warning! MATURE CONTENT!

I was never meant to be discovered. After my father’s death, my mother severed ties with the Jacksonville Pack and retreated into the swamps to hide a secret—me. Raised in this dangerous, isolated wilderness filled with ogres, panthers, and bog hags, I’ve never had contact with anyone except my mother. That is, until the Alpha of the Jacksonville Pack shows up, claiming that we share the rare and fated bond of True Mates. Unfortunately, my awkwardness and lack of social experience make me an unsuitable match, and he quickly breaks our bond, sending me back to the swamps.Just when I’ve given up hope, a mysterious man rescues me and brings me to his home, where I meet his two rough, biker brothers. Cast out from the pack for defying its Alpha, these triplets are also lone wolves. Unlike others, they don’t mock me for my lack of social skills—they take care of me, heal my wounds, and show me the world I’ve been kept from. But dark forces are closing in, and they’re determined to claim my life just as they did my father’s. Can these three protectors save me from the same fate?"True Mate Rejected " is the first book in a trilogy of steamy, near-future paranormal romances featuring an innocent, sheltered heroine and her multiple, tough, protective mates who share her love. There’s no choosing between them. The book contains mature scenes for readers over 18, with mild kink and an age gap. All intimate moments are consensual.

"Do you actually think you can kill me?" He asked me, tracing his hand upward my thigh. I tugged at the strings that had tied me to the bed. "I will kill you Ren." "Or you could die trying." He smirked, sending sparks through my skin as he found where I wanted him the most. "You are wet. For me." I gritted my teeth, "Get your hands off me you fucking vild bastard." "Ahhh, no longer the cute swearing girl I see." He grinned bending his head to take my lips but he swore immediately as I bit him hard drawing blood. Then he laughed. Aryn Flynn’s world crumbled when she found her boyfriend cheating—with the woman he called his cousin. But the real betrayal came when he sold her to a mafia boss to pay off his debts. What no one knows is that Aryn planned every step of this “downfall.” Her real mission? To find out what happened to her twin sister, Arya, a cop who disappeared while investigating the same mafia. But things get complicated when Aryn realizes the truth is darker than she imagined, and the mafia leader she’s supposed to destroy isn’t the monster she thought. Torn between justice for her sister and the growing feelings she can’t deny, Aryn must make a choice—love or revenge.

Elara was sold by her family to the Lycan brothers known as monsters but upon meeting them, she discovered they were mates but they rejected her for one of their hearts belonged to someone else. Elara was ignored by her mates till their father forcefully decreed they took her in as their breeder. Why, what was the essence of her being sold to them in the first place? Mistreated and looked down upon, Elara experienced hell because she was a nobody but then surprisingly everyone started to treat her right, including her parents who sold her into pain. A certain full moon is coming and Elara is expected to perform the ritual or the whole village will be doomed. How, whom exactly offended her according to the prophecy and what if one care from her got her mates so obessed and attached with her that they are willing to do anything? Also, what if she discovers everything she knew her whole life was a lie?