52 Book Club 2023: #43 A Book "everyone" Has Read

Seven years after finding peace, Haven's life is turned upside down when three men from her past come back, and the one who always stayed reveals his true feelings. Hari, whom she pushed away and left to study abroad, returns believing it's finally the right time to win her love. Daniel, though married to Isla, can't resist trying to revive their past relationship. Sebastian, now single after a breakup, realizes his feelings for Haven never went away. Meanwhile, Isaac, her loyal friend, always wanted more than friendship. Caught between the past and the present, between old loves and unspoken desires, who will Haven choose—the one who she pushed away, the one who’s committed to someone else, the one who returned, or the one who never left her side?

"If you offend Alpha Carlen, Luna Irene might plead for you. But if you cross Luna Irene, there won't even be a scrap of you left." That's a widely circulated saying in the werewolf upper circles. I'm Irene Chandler. Because of one game, I've decided to dissolve the mate bond with Carlen Alvarado. During the game, he says drunkenly, "I love resting my head on the belly of an expecting she-wolf and listening to the pup's heartbeat." The room falls silent. Every werewolf turns to look at me. There's no surprise in their eyes. What I see is their pity for me, the rightful Luna, and a flicker of panic that their secret has been exposed. At that moment, I understood everything. They all know Carlen has a pup with another woman. They've been helping him hide it from me. That's because they know I'm Carlen's everything. I'll leave him if I ever find out. And if I leave, he'll lose his mind. I have to admit that they know me well. After learning the truth, I plan to do three things. First, I toss the wedding ring Carlen designed for me into the furnace. Second, I save the video of Lily Chalvez flaunting her pregnancy to provoke me onto a flash drive. Third, I submit documents to the Pack Affairs Department, applying to become a researcher on the isolated Icebound Island. The day I leave the pack happens to be our seventh wedding anniversary. I'll vanish from his life like a wisp of smoke.

If we psychologically damage an individual beyond repair, what will be the consequence of it? We all have a limit to the amount of mental and psychological stress we can take. Once the stress exceeds the limit, we’ll reach our breaking point. What happens after that is a mystery no one can solve, or is it? Lydia Johnson faces a similar situation. She is a complex young woman who faces a downfall stemming from the mental and physical abuse of her father and siblings, the negligence of her mother, and a chilling secret. From abused to loved, to abused again--that’s how life is for Lydia. Her family taught her only one lesson: emotions are for the weak and the weak don’t have a place in this world. With each kill, Lydia atones for the loss of her innocence by getting rid of another emotion and also rids the world of someone undeserving of her love and forgiveness. What lengths will she go to, for revenge, and prove her resilience? Will she ever be able to live her life like a normal person again? Or will she continue killing everyone until her own death?

A prophecy tying two souls. He is destined to die at the hands of his mate. She is fated to kill even the gods themselves. What will happen when they are mated to each other? Anna Visserion is an assassin with a vengeance. She will do anything to take down all those who are responsible for her family’s demise. Strong and resourceful, Anna is trying to find the last killer who is hiding behind the protection of the powerful Prince of Faika, Lavi Costa. Lavi is an ambitious Prince without a wolf but that doesn’t make him any less dangerous. With his intellect and cunning ways, he has taken down some of the strongest lycan warriors. His thirst to dethrone his brother and take over Faika is fueled by hatred and a traumatic past. But standing in his way is a prophecy. A prophecy which states that his mate will kill him. So when Anna crosses his path, they are on the verge of killing each other. But when her blood spills, he is also hurt. If she is scarred, he feels the pain. Will they give in to their mate bond? Or will their chess match end in a bloodbath? .... Note: Standalone sequel to Lycan and his Lover. You do not have to read the first one to understand this one!

Lelia William was heartbroken after her Fiance, Liam, cheated on her with her cousin sister, and she was forced to marry an outcast, an illegitimate son of the Sullivan Family, Duke Winters, disabled and a murderer, to save her mother. Is he really a murderer as the rumor says? How will Lelia react when she finds out the man she married is the most wealthy man in the country and finds out the bitter truths?

Both of them lost their parents. Both of them have to lead their pack. They didn't see each other but they already love each other. Will fate bring them together or will they never meet? Zoe is 18 years old she-wolf, who is temporarily leading her pack until her brother is ready to take over. She made that deal with her parents before they died. Asher is 20 years old Alpha, who is trying to avenge his parents' death. They become friends in an online chat room for orphans. After a while they fall in love, but will they be mates? What if one of them meets their mate and is hiding because of that?

The tale whispered from generations, until eventually, the tale was lost. Only a few remember, and even fewer know the truth. There once was a tale of three, a power to be held by she. A queen she would be, and the truth she would see. The power that would come with a fee, would be anchored by the strength in he. And for Calypso to be free, the price of her legacy, she therewith must agree.

I woke up back in my 27-year-old body. I had twin cubs, and my mate was Ethan, the most powerful Alpha in the Northwest. He was always at the top of the Wolf Council's rankings. Alpha Weekly even named him "Number One Ideal Mate on the Continent." Even the Royal Pack wanted to marry their princess to him. Everyone in the pack said I was lucky. But the first thing I did? I took the sacred contract for dissolving our mate bond and delivered it to his old flame myself. I pushed the contract in front of Isabella and said calmly, "I'm going to ask the Moon Goddess to break our bond. Ethan's yours. The cubs, too." Isabella stared at me, shocked. She couldn't believe the person who'd been Luna for six years would just give it all up. I just added quietly, "Since they all like your scent better, I'll get out of your way. Just get Ethan to put his Alpha mark on the contract. Once the bond-breaking ceremony is over, I'll leave this territory." This time, I wasn't going to make the same mistakes. I wouldn't be the Luna everyone ignored anymore.

She battled them inside the earth's core. Now it's time to deal with those on the surface! After traveling to the center of the earth and dealing with prehistoric beasts, deceitful amazons and even more zombies and aliens to rescue her son, Kendra and her family return to the surface of the planet to deal with the aliens once and for all. Zombies and Aliens is the final installment of the exciting romance-thriller series, Kendra's Journey.

Sa hindi inaasahang pangyayari ay naaksidente si Don. Rafael at napadpad siya sa kabundukan ng Sierra madre. Tinulungan ng dalagang taga bundok ang matandang Don ngunit ng araw ding iyon ay binawian ng buhay ang may sakit nitong lola. Sa pagkamatay ng matanda ay isang lihim ang natuklasan ni Don. Rafael tungkol sa pagkatao ng dalagang nagligtas sa kanya. Bilang pagtanaw ng utang na loob ay inampon ng matanda ang dalaga. Ang tanging paraan na naisip ni don Rafael upang ma-protektahan ang dalaga laban sa angkan niyang ganid sa salapi ay maikasal ito sa kanya. Ngunit sa hindi inaasahang pangyayari ay namatay si Don. Rafael at inihabilin niya ang lahat sa isa nitong apo na si Alexander lll. Labis na nagimbal ang lahat dahil sa huling testamento na iniwan ng matanda at iyon ay kailangang pakasalan ni Alexander ang asawa ng kanyang Abuelo para makuha ng binata ang kanyang mana. Zanella Smith- isang inosenteng babae na lumaki sa kabundukan ng Sierra madre. Isang malaking katanungan para sa lahat ang kanyang pagkatao na tanging si Don. Rafael lang ang nakakaalam. Alexander lll- kilala ng lahat bilang suplado at masama ang ugali ngunit sa pagdating ni Zanella ay biglang nagulo ang noo’y tahimik na buhay ng binata. Paano kung sa huli ay malaman ni Alexander na ang lahat ng yaman na mayroon sila ay napunta sa pangalan ng asawa ng kanyang Lolo, kay Zanella, masunod kaya niya ang habilin ng kanyang Abuelo na kailangang protektahan ang dalaga na ngayon ay asawa niya o katulad din siya ng iba niyang kamag-anak na walang ibang ni nais kundi ang mawala sa landas nila ang dalaga upang mabawi ang yaman na nasa pangalan nito? “Ito ang ikatlong yugto ng kwentong Behind Her Innocence…”