1st Prize Baldi Basics Novels & Stories

WAGERED TO THE BILLIONAIRE BLURB Sophia Mitchell never thought she’d be the prize in a high-stakes game of power and control. But when her gambling-addicted husband wagers her in a desperate bet—and loses—she finds herself trapped in the hands of Alexander Hawke, a ruthless billionaire who plays for keeps. Cold, calculating, and dangerously alluring, Alexander doesn’t believe in love. But Sophia isn’t just another pawn in his empire—she’s a challenge, one that ignites a fire in him he never expected. As she fights for her freedom, their dangerous attraction spirals into something deeper, something forbidden. But when betrayals surface and dark pasts unravel, Sophia realizes the most dangerous game isn’t one played with cards—it’s the one being played with her heart. And in Alexander’s world, losing isn’t an option.

Billionaire, CEO of a fortune 500 company, Robert Liam had just one night with a mysterious lady. After that, he was determined to find her no matter what and make her his partner. Emma Byrant, is a desperate lady, who would do anything to make ends meet in other to make a living. She had no other option but to sleep with Robert Liam, she just had to. She imagined it would be a one-time thing and put an end to it. Unknowingly for her, he wanted her. As always, he got her and claimed her, determined to make her his property for as long as possible. Why did Emma sleep with Robert in the first place? Does their hate-love relationship works out? Is Emma just a prize to him or is she something more?

Two billionaire brothers. One irresistible challenge. The Onyx brothers are used to getting anything, and anyone they want. And their favourite way of passing away time is playing a twisted game. A dangerous twisted game where they choose a woman, seduce her with luxury and charm, and see which brother she falls for first. But Mia isn’t like the others. What begins as a game becomes an obsession and slowly turns into something terrifyingly real. And for the first time in their lives, the brothers aren’t just trying to win a game. They’re losing themselves to a woman who might have awakened something in them and might just be too difficult to play. And Mia? She’s ready to prove she’s nobody’s prize and her heart is not out to be played.

During the Thanksgiving gathering, I win first prize and get a bonus of 500 dollars. My boss, Michelle Wagner, generously doubles it. In the end, I get one thousand dollars. Then, my coworker, Caleb Clinton, and Michelle start egging me on to treat everyone to a meal. They basically force me to pay for the company's Thanksgiving gathering. If I refuse, Caleb says he will cut ties with me, and Michelle threatens to fire me. I have no choice but to agree under their pressuring. In the end, I pay an extra 100 thousand dollars out of my own pocket. After I settle the bill, they abandon the drunken me on the roadside, where I freeze to death. When I open my eyes again, I return to the day of the Thanksgiving gathering.

BLURB The man growled, looking at my neck. "What is this?" "It is a mark from my husband, but I am not his fated mate." I told him the truth, which made me feel sick. "You are marked?" He almost roared. "For now, but I am not his fated mate," I repeated. — Silas, Alaric, and Malakai, the ruthless Alphas of the North, have conquered everything in their path—until they meet Isolde. The defiant Luna of the Bloodmoon pack is fated to be their shared mate, but their volatile union is marred by dark prophecies and a war that threatens to consume them all. Torn between viewing her as a prize to be won and a threat to be destroyed, the brothers soon realize that Isolde refuses to be controlled, especially as her own inner wolf awakens with a hunger for vengeance.

Jason Blackwood has a secret that could get him killed. At Blackmoor Academy, he hides behind scent blockers, masquerading as something he's not—because being a male omega in a world of werewolves means becoming property. When three powerful wolves—Ivan the brutal bully, Avalon the seductive betrayer, and Kaelen the jealous schemer—catch onto his scent, Jason's carefully constructed life shatters. Jason's careful disguise falls apart. An ancient mating ceremony awakens desires that can't be ignored, and suddenly everyone wants the prize no one knew existed. As danger closes in and dark family secrets surface, Jason faces impossible choices. His survival might depend on trusting one of the very predators hunting him. In a world where omegas are possessions, Jason must become something else entirely: a force to be reckoned with.

In the savage world of the Blackwood werewolves, the cruel Alpha Damien rules with an iron fist. By ancient decree, he is bound to take a new Luna every Blood Moon to solidify his dominance. His latest prize is Kiera, the fierce beauty from the Rivermist pack. Forced into the mating ritual against her will, Kiera becomes a possession to the brutal Alpha, yearning for escape. Her unlikely ally emerges as Ryker, an alluring omega outcast harboring his own mysterious secrets. But Kiera soon learns that Damien conceals an even darker secret . When Kiera and Ryker's forbidden attraction ignites, they risk it all to break the sacred bond in a dangerous rite. Damien's wrath rains down, sparking all-out war among the packs. With a shocking betrayal tying Ryker's past to the conflict, can the star-crossed lovers survive long enough to burn the tyrannical Blackwood legacy to the ground?

When the apocalypse struck, Ray Morley was brutally murdered and eaten by his wife's family. Only in his dying moments did he learn the cruel truth—his beloved son wasn't his own flesh and blood. He had been nothing more than a pathetic stand-in, a fool used and discarded. But fate gave him another chance. Reborn three months before the end of the world, Ray awakened to find himself in possession of an enormous, otherworldly storage space. This time, he wasted no time—he divorced his venomous wife, won a massive lottery prize, stormed into the stock market, and earned billions. He built fortified shelters and hoarded mountains of supplies. In this new life, he would make his ex-wife and her family pay—every last one of them. No more groveling. No more weakness. This time, Ray would rise above it all.

Gwen returned home after graduating from University to take care of her sick father and save her father's failing bakery. She dares to defy a crime Lord, Cristóbal Márquez, the cold and dangerously obsessed leader of Los Cuervos, Crime gang in San Marlow who doesn't let defiance go. An injured Cristóbal forced his way into Gwen’s life, binding Gwen to him in a seductive web of protection, possession and secret. Just as she starts to fall for the man behind the violence, she finds out he had been watching her for years and before she could break free, A rival far darker than Cristóbal tears her world apart and she becomes a prize in a war of blood and power.

I became a payment to my father’s debt. Put into an auction in the black market with a million dollars stashed on my head. And then, he saw me, wanted me, and purchased me.I somehow became his prize possession. His sweet lovely doll he can toy with whenever he wants. Play with my feelings and make me go crazy. I detested him for making my life become a daily living hell.… ….a caged bird robbed of its wings. However, the anger cultivated in me evolved into something I could not ignore. A feeling unknown, yet I always craved. A little touch from him burns me, sending me off my senses, yet in a blissful sensation spiraling down to my soul and to the middle of my desire. He consumed all of me till nothing was left.