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나는 진씨 가문의 진짜 아가씨다. 사실 나는 내 주변에서 일어나게 될 일들을 모두 미리 알고 있었다. 겉으로는 얌전해 보이는 나지만, 사실은 속으로는 거침없는 성격을 가지고 있었다. 그러나 나는 가족들이 내 마음을 읽을 수 있을 줄은 몰랐다. 오빠들이 나에게 말했다. “네가 우리 친동생이긴 하지만, 우리에겐 여동생은 미소밖에 없어. 그러니까 친한 척하지 마.” ‘내가 이 집 아이로 태어난 걸 보니, 전생에 나라라도 팔아먹었나 보네.’ 오빠들은 갑자기 걸음을 멈추더니 나를 보며 말했다. “미소는 착하고 마음이 여린 아이니까, 미소의 것들을 빼앗을 생각은 하지 마.” ‘그 착하고 마음이 여린 아이가 진씨 가문을 망하게 만들고, 널 끝까지 가지고 놀았거든.’ 오빠들은 표정이 이상해지기 시작했다.

나는 송씨 가문 아가씨 송미정의 발을 씻겨주는 시녀였다. 아가씨가 영인대군과 혼인하여 부부인이 되었다. 두 사람의 애틋한 사랑은 많은 이들의 부러움을 샀다. 아가씨가 임신한 후, 그녀는 나를 영인대군에게 선물로 보냈다. 나는 드디어 이 고난이 끝났다고 생각했다. 하지만 송미정이 세자를 낳은 그날 밤, 영인대군은 나를 그의 병사들에게 보냈다. 그 후로 세상 사람들은 영인대군이 송미정을 엄청나게 사랑하며, 평생을 송미정만 사랑할 것을 약속하고 절대 사생아를 두지 않는다고 전했다. 그러나 아무도 몰랐다. 병사들에게 보내져 고문을 받으며 죽음을 맞이한 내가 영인대군의 아이를 가지고 있었다는 것을. 나는 송미정이 나를 영인대군의 침대에 보내기 몇 시간 전으로 다시 태어났다. 이번 생에 나는 병든 황제의 침대에 올라 그의 유일한 자식을 낳기로 결심했다. 예전에는 형이 죽으면 동생이 황위를 계승한다고 했다. 그러니 나는 이번 생에 영인대군과 송미정을 모두 지옥으로 떨어뜨릴 것이다.

((A/N)) If you haven't read "Lycan King" you should definitely read it for a better understanding of "Lycan Blood." or you can just read this book and go back and read "Lycan King" your choice.****************I follow closely behind Lucious through the dark forest, looking at his tensed back. "I was only helping. I know you're angry Lucious, but you can't go around doing whatever you want anymore. My father has laws in place for these types of things." If Lucious would've wiped that pack out, he would've had to answer to father for his crimes.Lucious turn around glaring at me. "Don't tell me what I can and cannot do! I don't give a fuck about your father nor his laws! He's not my fucking king!" He spits the words at me, before turning walking away.I let out a sigh, looking at his back as he disappears through the thick trees of the forest. He may not accept father as his king, but that doesn't mean father won't punish him for the laws he breaks.************************************** After all the killing and fighting, Lisa just wants for things to go back to the way they once were, but the peacefulness of her old life back in the human world is long gone. Lisa is now shoved into the world that she was always meant to be a part of. She's no longer in the human world, living by the human ways and laws. Here its killed or be killed. While Lisa fight for her respect amongst the wolves, Lucious is planning to get revenge for the death of his father and friends.

After the school cafeteria for elementary school kids shut down, I decided to offer meals for all the kids in our building at my home. At the end of the month, when it came time to settle the bill, one of the neighbors wasn’t happy. “The new caterer downstairs only charges $2.50 per meal, but you’re charging us $5! That’s an extra $75 per kid per month. Do you have no shame?” she accused me. I calmly explained that I only used free-range meat and organic vegetables in my meals. But no matter how patiently I tried to reason with them, the parents insisted I refund the difference and demanded I charge no more than $2.50 per meal moving forward. When I lowered my costs to meet their demands, they started accusing me of mistreating their children. They went online to expose me and even reported me to the authorities. The online attacks were relentless. I was fined, and my husband lost his job because of the controversy surrounding me. The stress pushed me into depression, and in the end, I jumped off a building to end it all. When I opened my eyes again, I saw those same parents being swayed by others in the neighborhood to send their kids to the new daycare service that only charged $2.50 a day. What they didn’t know was that the lunch caterer next door did serve meat every day—but it was frozen, diseased pork that had been sitting in storage for two years.

Marcus Donnelly at twenty-six is one of the most successful and famous painters in the whole country. His masterpieces on contemporary art have sold for millions making him quite a well-known figure in the world of Fine Arts. However, after a mishap, two years ago, he develops a painter’s block which he’s unable to overcome. He has almost given up hope when he lands up at a beautiful beach house on Long Island. The positive atmosphere in the house coupled with the presence of a young, delicate girl willing to work as his housekeeper, compels him to buy the property. Will he be able to get over his block? What will happen when he falls head over heels in love with the young girl? Can he control his feelings when they turn into an obsession? What will happen when he uncovers secrets of her past life that drive her away from him? Cara Rose Sullivan is a sweet, eighteen-year-old, school dropout who is struggling to make ends meet after her parents' death. The sole breadwinner of her family, she is somehow providing for her three small siblings by taking up odd jobs. So when the very attractive Marcus Donnelly offers her a permanent job, can she decline it? Can she stop her heart from beating fast every time he’s near her? What will she do when he seems to be always near her? What will she do when he seems to invade her dreams as well? Read this heart-stopping, emotional roller-coaster of a love story that will keep you spell-bound!

Book 2 Two years after the death of her mate, Lamia has returned to MacTire and built herself an empire. A war is coming, one that threatens all the kingdoms. she needs to work with all kingdoms to defeat the evil that threatens to change the way of life for shifters and mankind alike. When she crosses paths with the ruthless and cold King of the bears, who is holding her beloved father prisoner, she finds herself challenging him for her father’s life. There’s just one problem. Lamia isn’t a fan of bear shifters and he’s her second chance mate. With no other choice she makes a deal with the ruthless king, she is dead set on rejecting, but first she has to survive the storm that’s coming. Mathias Artos, the unforgiving and cold blooded King of the bears and ruler of Lonely City, a place where the scourge of the realm come to find respite, fortune and misguided happiness, was never destined to find another mate. He wasn’t interested in taking a chosen queen; he preferred his harem of women. Until, the Moon Goddess sent him a she-wolf he didn’t want her nor need. Or so he thought. When an old ally of the bear-shifters helps them discover who they really are, can they work together to take on the powerful man who is behind the army that is sweeping the realm and wiping out whole packs? When past and present collide Lamia and Mathias are forced to work together to unite all shifters in a bid to defeat the evil that is coming for them. Can Lamia and Mathias survive each other and work together to bring down a common enemy, or will their pride get in the way becoming their downfall.

“잘못된 사람을 사랑한 게 얼마나 아픈 일인 줄 아십니까? 너무도 고통스럽습니다.” 지난 생, 장군부 의녀였던 심안영. 그녀는 천하제일의 의술을 가지고 있었고 병법 모략에도 모두 능통했다. 사랑하는 이가 황위에 오르는 걸 돕기 위해 그녀는 조정에서는 치밀한 계획을 세우고 전장에서는 갑옷을 입고 적을 물리치며 모든 것을 이 사내에게 바쳤다. 하지만 그 대가는 심가의 멸문인데... 죽음을 맞은 뒤 다시 태어난 그녀는 절세의 독비가 되어 비열한 남녀를 짓밟고 간신을 제거해 국경을 수호하며 복수의 한을 씻었다. 약으로는 백성을 구하고, 구름처럼 천하를 떠돌며 전장을 누비는 삶을 살기 시작한 그녀는 찬란한 빛 속에서 자신의 길을 만들어간다. 하지만 이번 생에 그녀는 절대 ‘사랑’을 입에 올리지 않는다. 그런 그녀 앞에 거침없고 도발적인 한 사내가 나타나는데... 천재적인 재능과 압도적인 존재감으로 그녀의 삶에 강렬하게 파고든 사내는 이렇게 말한다. “안영아, 넌 그저 너답게, 마음껏 살아. 날 사랑하지 않아도 좋다. 그건 내가 하면 되는 일이고 난 언제나 네 곁에 있을 테다. 이번 생엔, 넌 더는 잘못된 사랑을 하지 않을 거야. 그리고 나는... 다시는 널 놓치고 싶지 않구나.”

A continuation of Aiden and Kelly's story in points of view . The story picks up right after Kelly is kidnapped and I staged car accident curated by her current boyfriend's exes who don't like her and they don't like the fact that Aiden is changing for a girl . On top of everything else Aiden has found out that his life wasn't his life at all he was adopted and it actually turns out that his father is a mafia Lord . Searching for identity and discovering who is what he puts priority on so he decides to go on a journey to discover who he really is and what the mafia connection is with regards to his family. Kelly has been kidnapped again bye Dante's opposition even though Dante's father and Michelangelo's father are still friends Michelangelo still needed to get his own back at Dante for doing what he did to him and Cleopatra. He kidnaps Kelly thinking that Kelly is still Dante's girlfriend when in actual fact he is actually his new half-brothers girlfriend , who they are putting up on auction as an initiation ritual he must marry her and forget the life he had. Aiden and Dante cook up a plan to get Kelly out not knowing she's the one who is the prize . So Aiden does whatever it takes to get the love of his life back .

SOPHIE HUNTSBERGER found her way to a new life and new family when she ran from the physical and sexual abuse at the hands of her father. She has blossomed, healed in ways she never imagined she would or could within the safe arms of her adoptive family. ARRICK CARRERO has been her rock, her best friend and her protector for years, but even he cannot get to the root of her growing emptiness. Sophie is lost. And she's reaching out for anything to fill the void and cure whatever ails her. When Sophie realises the answer has been within arms reach all along, she’s unable to prepare herself for Arrick’s spiralling emotions. What was once innocent now comes into question - and life does not always let the heart prevail. Characters that will break your heart, as well as each other’s.