2016 novels to read

He blinked again, those long eyelashes of his, distracting me for a nanosecond. "I don't hate you. I simply feel nothing towards you" he said in a monotonous tone. .... After losing her mate to unpleasant circumstances, Rylee is exiled from the pack. She relocates to a new town in search of a fresh start, with the intention of hiding her identity. The unexpected eventually happens. It all started with the injured stranger at her door. And now, she's his slave. Turns out he's Alpha Vincent, pack leader of the largest pack in Belmore Town. Furthermore, he's her new mate. Shadows from Rylee's and Vincent's past are looming over them. When Rylee discovers that she and her second chance mate had been murdered in her past life, will she be able to prevent it from happening again? Will love eventually win?

Kailangang magpanggap ni Ria bilang katulong sa isang mayamang arogante na si Steven Alvante. 6 years ago, nagbunga ang nagawa niyang kapusukan na ngayon ay dahilan kung bakit niya ginagawa ang lahat ng ito. Kailangan niyang kilalanin ang ama ng anak niya at mag desisyon kung tama bang ipakilala niya ang bata dito o itatago habang buhay ang katotohan na may anak ito sa kaniya.

Tall, handsome, sweet, compassionate caring, and smart? Oh, now you're making me laugh! But it's true, that's how you would describe Nathan Taylor, the 28-year-old lawyer who took California by storm. Ladies would swoon at the sight of him but he was married to Anette, his beautiful wife of 5 years. Their lives looked perfect from the outside with Anette being the perfect wife and Nathan being the loving husband. However, things were not as simple as that. Nathan Taylor was hiding things from Anette, he carried on with his life like everything was okay when in reality Anette would be crushed if she found out what he was up to. But what if she already knew? What happens when the 28-year-old Anette takes the law into her own hands and gives Nathan a little taste of his own medicine? ~ "Anette, I didn't think you'd find out about this I'm sorry." The woman said and Anette stared at her, a smile plastered on her face. "Oh don't worry sweetheart. There's nothing to apologize for. All is fair in love and war."

He is handsome, he is ruthless, he is feared by all, he is alpha Damian of the silver pack, and no one dares to stand against him. In a period of war, trials, and tribulations between the twelve wolf tribes and the rogues, what will happen when a mighty alpha’s heart is captured by a misesteemed Lotus princess? Miranda agrees to a union with the mighty alpha, all to save her people, but what will happen when this union brings the two, different but not so different together, more than they ever expected? Will Miranda later discover her true feelings for the one she is fated to?

Trigger Warning: abuse, violence, torture, sexual violence. Echo has known only pain for the last ten years. Being treated as a pack slave, she has cooked, cleaned, and worked harder than anyone she knows. Her reward for her efforts? Days without food and non-stop abuse from everyone in the pack. To make matters worse, one of her biggest tormentors is also completely obsessed with her. She has never known anyone in the pack to show her an ounce of kindness. When a visiting alpha from a neighboring pack turns out to be her fated mate, her life may hang in the balance. Will he be her saving grace, or will he reject her for her weakness? Will she ever escape the abuse? If so, can she escape the clutches of the powerful man who believes she belongs to him?

"I, Alpha Kai Xander of Blue Crest pack, denounce you, Ariel as my mate," My world came crumbling down my feet as I stare at the man I have spent these recent years of my life, worshipping and loving like he was my god. The man that gave me nothing, but assurance that we will eventually end up together as mates. Was I a joke to him? Did he say all those words to me to get in between my legs? "What are you saying, alpha?" I need someone to wake me up from this nightmare which I so much not want to be reality. "What about the promises you made to me? You told me you would be with me forever. You told me you loved me..." "This is your fate, Ariel. Promises are made to be broken, and you have no right to question my decision. You are nothing, but a stranger that knows nothing about her origin. What were you expecting? Take you as my mate and spend the rest of my life being insulted by people? Never!" As if those words means nothing, as if it won't hurt me, he spills them out, while I stand here staring at him with my mouth agape. Now, that's it. Promises are made to be broken, but I never imagined he'd break his to me. Where do I start from?

Donovan Alken is soon to succeed his father and become the lycan king on his twentieth birthday. During the full moon night, he is mated to Alexis, a nerd who is always bullied by his friends. When Donovan learns that the new feelings he was having for Alexis isn't because of the mate bond but because his real feelings, he does all he can to push her away and get close to her at the same time. When destiny brings them together as a team in the school's football tournament and Donovan learns of her secret, he is torn between loving and hating the girl whose destiny is to end him.

Jim has always wanted what he can't have—Alyson Langford. Since the moment he saw her, he’s been denying his feelings for her, ignoring the void in his heart he knows only she can fill. Everything about them was wrong, the kind of wrong that felt so right. But none of it mattered. Not the terrible timing. And definitely not the mess it would create if Jim made a move on his best friend’s baby sister. No, none of it mattered. Until it did.

Seth is a man who dies on earth and is reborn in the body of a dragon in the alternate universe. He saves an elf and is mated with her even though they don't want it. But she dies in the hands of an evil sorceress Princess. Seth is exiled back to earth where he takes asylum in one of the mountains knowing that he is never going to be able to go back to his human form until he finds his mate. The one and only true one wo can help him regain his life. Finally she arrives. Red. But she is already promised to a werewolf Alpha. And Alpha Cade takes his promises very seriously. But who is going to be chosen by Red? A half breed wolf with the part of a missing soul residing in the Soul Gem of a dragon. What is going to happen to Red and to both the men who will be damned if they let her go???

Dabby knew better than not to stay away from her stepbrother, not when he bullied, and was determined to make her life miserable. He was HOT! And HOT-tempered.    Not when she was the kind of girl he could never be seen around with. Not when he hated that they were now family, and that they attended the same school. But, she can't. Perhaps, a two week honeymoon vacation with they by themselves, was going to flip their lives forever.