52 Book Club 2023: #5 Title Starting With The Letter “i”

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.

ไอศูรย์ หรือใครๆต่างเรียกเขาว่า 'พี่ใหญ่' เขาเป็นประธานบริษัทยักษ์ใหญ่ธุรกิจส่งออก เขาเป็นประธานหนุ่มโสด ผู้ที่ไม่เคยสนใจความรู้สึกของผู้หญิงคนไหน แต่ทว่าเขากลับติดใจเด็กฝึกงานเพียงแค่วันไนท์สแตนด์กับเธอในคืนนั้น “อย่ามาทำหน้าเหมือนงอนผัวแบบนั้น เพราะฉันไม่ใช่ผัวเธอ” “หนูก็ไม่ได้คิดว่าพี่ใหญ่เป็นผัวหนูหรอกค่ะ มีแต่พี่นั่นแหละที่ทำตัวเป็นผัวหนูอยู่ทุกวัน ทั้งที่คืนนั้นพี่ใหญ่ก็พูดย้ำนักย้ำหนาว่าวันไนท์สแตนด์คือน้ำแตกแล้วแยกทาง แต่ทำไมพี่ยังไม่ยอมจบสักที” “ฉันเคยพูดเหรอ ? ว่าอยากจบกับเธอ ฉันไม่เห็นจำได้เลย ว่าฉันเคยพูดแบบนั้นด้วย ”

เพียงแค่ไปในวันเกิดเพื่อน แต่เธอดันพลาดท่าเสียความบริสุทธิ์ให้ชายแปลกหน้า ที่มารู้ทีหลังว่า เขาเป็นเจ้านายคุณแม่ของเธอ แนะนำตัวละครหลัก ธาวิน เลิศทรัพย์ไพบูลย์ อายุ 27 ปี ทายาทเจ้าของห้างสรรพสินค้า The nine อาชีพ : คนรวย ส่วนสูง : 190 ซม. เลขเด็ดจุก ๆ : 60 นิสัย : ชอบเอาชนะ สเปก : สวย หุ่นดี หน้าอกสะบึ้ม สถานะ : โสด ------ แก้วตา วัฒนาสกุล อายุ 18 ปี อาชีพ : นักศึกษาทุนปีหนึ่งคณะอักษรศาสตร์ ส่วนสูง : 158 ซม. สัดส่วนช่วงบน :ไข่ดาว นิสัย : อ่อนน้อมถ่อมตน สเปก : ไม่มี สถานะ :โสด ซีรีย์นิยายเซท 4 เรื่อง เด็กวิศวะของหมอเถื่อน - พี่หมอสายลม เรื่อง เด็กบริหารของเพลย์บอย - พี่ซีวิค เรื่อง เด็กคนนี้...หวงรักเพื่อนพี่ชาย - พี่สกาย เรื่อง เด็กอักษรศาสตร์ของคนรวย - พี่ธาวิน เรื่อง เด็กฝึกงานของหมอโหด - พี่หมอธีโอ (ถึงจะเป็นเซ็ทซีรีย์ก็หาสามารถอ่านแยกเล่มได้ค่ะ)

ความรู้สึกที่เปลี่ยนไปของเขา ทำให้เขาคิดว่า..ถ้าเปลี่ยนสถานะจากเพื่อนเลื่อนขั้นมาเป็นแฟนมันจะดีไม่น้อย "ไอ้บ้าเฟิล หอมแก้มฉันทำไมเนี่ย" ณิชาเอามือลูบแก้มตัวป้อยๆ ด้วยใบหน้าร้อนผ่าว เมื่อเพื่อนคนตัวสูงเอนตัวยื่นหน้าหอมแก้มของเธอฟอดหนึ่ง "หอมแก้มเมีย เมียน่ารักดูแลผัวดีจริงๆ" "พูดผัวๆ เมียๆ อะไรของนายเนี่ย อย่ามาพูดแกล้งฉันแบบนี้นะ" "ฉันไม่ได้แกล้ง แต่ฉันพูดความจริง" "อมแล้วก็เรียกว่าผัวเมียปะ"

Adele Green was a werewolf in the Silverlake pack born to an Alpha family. She trained with her father and brother from a young age and became the pack head warrior at the age of 18. She was a very skilled warrior and also very intelligent with good leadership qualities. When she was 20, she found out that she had not 1 but 2 mates Chris Black and Liam Taylor who were the Alpha and Beta of the most powerful pack in the world, Blackwood pack. Adele was very ecstatic as she was told mate bond is the most sacred bond which needs to be cherished but her mates did not share the same idea. Chris and Liam were best friends from childhood and their friendship turned to love by the time they were 15. When they were 18, they became the Alpha and Beta of Blackwood pack. Both hated woman and even the concept of mates. According to them women are good only for one thing , to bare pups and take care of them. **** This book can be read as a Standalone ****

Harley was the product of an affair. After her mother died, she decided to make contact with her father, Ron Hale, a criminal and leader of a felon-filled, biker outlaw club, The Savage Scorpions. After months of virtual communication, she decides to visit him in his small Californian town of Pleasant-Tree-Ville. When she arrives, she gets less than a warm welcome from the other SS members. As the days pass, she starts forming friendships, bonds and something a little more with Alexander Coates, Her father's second-in-command... and best friend. It's not till Harley opens up to one of her new friends that some old, dark family secrets come to light. Mother betraying Daughter, Wife Betraying husband.. And Friend betraying Friend. All Harley wanted to do was meet her father... but she is about to get a lot more than she bargained for!

Mina endured unimaginable pain—physically, mentally, and sexually abused by her own mother and stepfather. When she was finally rescued and placed under the care of her real father, her life slowly began to change. But the scars of her past refused to fade. The nightmares still haunted her, pulling her back to the darkness she desperately wanted to escape. And no matter how hard she tried, the dream of living a normal, peaceful life always seemed just out of reach. Because peace, it seemed, was never meant for her. Kristoff and Kenobi Sandoval—two brothers burning with hatred for Mina’s biological mother—decided to make her the target of their rage. Kenobi made it his mission to turn her college life into a nightmare. No matter what she did, no matter how hard she tried to stay out of his way, he always found an excuse to bully and humiliate her. Then there was Kristoff. The complete opposite of his brother. He was her unexpected protector—the one who always stepped in to shield her from Kenobi’s cruelty. But behind his gentle facade was a secret agenda, a hidden motive for getting close. And Mina, once again, finds herself caught in the middle of a game she never wanted to play.

Rowena Pierce has lived a harsh life, and she faced mistreatment from the people whom she called family. She suffered all that in the hopes that one day the boy who promised her salvation would come and rescue her. When that day came, she was only met with rejection and disappointment. Rejected, Heartbroken, with no one to turn to. She agrees to mate with the mysterious Alpha of the Golden Pack. Lukan Gable has lived in fear all his life, constantly looking over his shoulder, all because he wasn't supposed to be born. He longs for the need to have a mate and share a future with someone, even when no one thinks it is possible. Lonely, desperate, with no choice. He agrees to make a deal with one despicable pack for a mate. They both live different lives, yearning for something different, but somehow, they fit together.

"This is your new sister," they said. "Protect her," they said. Not love her. Not obsess over. Not need the lost and abandoned orphan with no where else to go with every fiber of my being. Just protect the new messenger of the old gods, with all that I am..... Forbidden love in a lost world of fairies, shifters, and Shin.

Livie thought she found her forever with long-time boyfriend Abel. Livie and Abel were just meant to be. At the age of eighteen, they sneak off to get married. On the night of their wedding, things go too far. A drunken Abel is tricked by Livie's sneaky cousin, Anna. Anna has been jealous of Livie their entire lives. Determined to wreck Livie's happiness, Anna does a terrible thing. When Livie discovers what Anna and Abel have done, she runs away, stepping out of their lives. A heartbroken Abel moves away when his band becomes an overnight success story. A sick Anna reaches out to make peace with Livie nearly a year later. Livie forgives her dying cousin. Suddenly, Livie is thrust into parenthood by caring for Annas young son, Fin. Fin's famous father adds to the distraction of Livie's new reality. Faced with the truth that it is time for her to move forward in life, Livie reaches out to Abel for a divorce. Unfortunately, Abel causes a stir when he declares he wants their marriage to work out. Livie must learn to navigate her feelings for Abel and her desires for a fresh start. Her fresh start may be with a new man or it may be with a second chance romance.