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MORTAL is book #1 in a new paranormal romance series by bestselling author Bella Lore, whose series MY TRUE MATE and THE ALPHA’S MATE have over 500 five-star reviews.. “I couldn’t stop reading.”--Amazon review (My True Mate)⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐When her father suddenly dies, Winter Grace, 17, is forced to fly across the country and attend a mysterious prep school, an ancient castle in a fog-covered island on the coast of Maine. Nothing here is what it seems, and it isn’t long before Winter, feeling a surging power for the first time, realizes that she is not who—or what—she thinks she is.But when Winter feels an inexplicable crush for an elusive and dangerous boy at the school, she realizes a greater destiny is at play. She knows the relationship might destroy them both—yet she also knows that they can never be apart.Will Winter sacrifice it all to be with the one she loves?Creating an unforgettable world of vampires, werewolves, shifters and magic of all sorts, a world of fantasy, love and sacrifice, MORTAL will take you to another place, rife with shocking twists and turns. Fans of books such as Vampire Academy and Twilight and Crush are sure to fall in love!Future books in the series are also available."The story was very well written and was unique as compared to other shifter stories.”--Amazon review (The Alpha’s Mate)⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Excellent from start to finish and leaves you wanting more.”--Amazon review (My True Mate)⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

She came to steal a plant. She left utterly destroyed and completely his. Aria Chen is a brilliant hacker, underground artist, and medical prodigy — but none of it can save her dying mother from a rare disease with only one cure: Vitalis Radix, a nearly extinct medicinal plant cultivated exclusively on billionaire CEO Damien Blackwood's private estate. Desperate and out of time, Aria does the unthinkable. She infiltrates his mansion as a maid under a false identity, planning to steal the plant and vanish. Get in. Get the plant. Get out. Until she meets him. Damien Blackwood is power incarnate — ruthlessly intelligent, devastatingly handsome, and dangerously observant. When he makes her his personal maid, Aria thinks she's found perfect access. She has no idea he's been waiting. He knows exactly who she is. And his punishment won't come from police or prosecution — it comes in whispered commands, in his hands claiming every inch of her virgin body, in a world of dark eroticism she never knew existed. She becomes addicted. To his touch. His dominance. The obsession that makes her question everything she came for. When he finally catches her in the greenhouse, the confrontation is explosive. "Did you really think I didn't know? You played your game, Aria. Now it's time for mine." Betrayal. Rage. And a passion that blurs every line. READER WARNING — Dark Erotic Romance: virgin awakening, dominant/possessive hero, power dynamics, morally gray characters, sex toys, punishment scenarios, exhibitionism, explicit content, and intense emotional angst. GUARANTEED HEA — but the journey is dark, twisted, and absolutely filthy. "Welcome to Blackwood Estate — where every rule is meant to be broken, every boundary pushed, and love is the most dangerous game of all."

Astraea Soem Cadieus is the definition of the most beautiful woman in the world. The innocent young lady with a terrible personality, living in a sacred castle of the cursed kingdom of Cadieus. Many years ago, after the Caelum bloody war, Cadieus' kingdom had fallen, causing a complete change in the world's power balance. To find the way to the truth, Soem was sent to Caelum Academy, an elite and exclusive school for only Caelum's students with outrageous powers and skills.

Bella Marchant controls everything. Her empire. Her life. Her heart until Adrian Wei walks into her world and shatters every rule she’s built. Adrian is a hybrid werewolf Alpha, he’s rare, lethal, and absolutely obsessed. The moment he sees Bella, his beast recognizes her as his fated mate. He doesn’t ask for permission. He doesn’t negotiate. He claims her. But Bella is human. She has no idea paranormals exist. She has no idea that refusing a fated mate bond doesn’t end the obsession… it ignites it. Adrian’s need for her becomes dangerous, Possessive and Consuming. If she won’t accept him willingly, he’ll burn her entire world until she has no choice. When paranormals expose themselves to humanity, Bella is forced into Adrian’s paranormal existence. Pack wars ignite. Hunters close in. A mysterious woman from Adrian’s past emerges with secrets that could destroy them both and a rival Alpha wants Bella dead… not to hurt Adrian, but to break his bond and claim her for himself. Bella must decide: surrender to Adrian’s claiming and risk losing her humanity entirely or fight him and watch everyone she loves burn. Because Adrian Wei doesn’t just love dangerously… he loves absolutely and if she’s not his mate by choice, she’ll be his mate by conquest. A dark paranormal romance where obsession becomes love, possession becomes devotion and the only choice is between burning together or burning alone.

(WARNING: MATURED CONTENT!) Nasa kanya na ang lahat, mayaman, maganda... Pwera nalang sa magandang ugali. Ngunit nang mawala sa kanya ang lahat, ay napilitan siyang mamasukan bilang katulong. Sa isang gwapong bilyonaryo. He had the devastating power to seduce her senses, to make her shiver with emotions she dared not confess. She was paying more attention to his steamy seduction than the dangers than lies within him. Magagawa niya kayang makipag laro sa init ng apoy na tanging ito lamang ang may kakayahang magpa liyab? O... Magagawa niya kayang kontrolin ang nararamdamsn niya para rito, gayong bawat kilos at salita palamang nito ay siya na mismo ang kusang lumalapit dito?

Briella is a strong headed girl who doesn't believe in being anything but an Alpha! Even though her brother is the rightful one to take over she still believes she has a chance! until she meets Alpha Erik a strong- cocky alpha who believes he can win her over! However her smart mouth and constant need for trouble makes that difficult. She isn't normal, something no one not even him can understand. This power she hold will being much danger if he can't ground her. will it swallow her whole? Or will he win her over and save everyone else from the distraction? if you enjoy this book please read my other two about Briella's family. 1. Different 2. Alpha Alexander

She was born an omega — weak, voiceless, invisible. He was born an Alpha — ruthless, feared, untouchable. When Aria Hale’s fated mate rejects her before the entire Silvercrest Pack, she’s left broken… until the night her blood burns silver beneath the moon. Hunted for a power she doesn’t understand and bound by a destiny older than the packs themselves, Aria must rise from ashes and face the Alpha who once cast her aside. But when love and vengeance intertwine, will she destroy him… or claim him forever? In a world where power is everything, the Luna of the Lost Bloodline will remind them that even the moon bows to her light.

Promises? Billionaire CEO, Zaki Omidyar abhorred them. Especially one that may likely compel him to a soulless marriage with celebrity heiress, Amelia Rodriguez. But he was crazy in love with Freya Ortega--his childhood friend and a sexy columnist with a heart of gold and long legs, that drove him wild for her. Was he really going to give her up for Amelia? A woman who pushes him to the limit with her every word and absolute nonchalance? She's with Zaki, is a novel about a billionaire's love triangle that would keep you on your toes.

"I do not need a broken thing. I need a Luna." Those were the last words Elara heard before Alpha Ashren Thalric rejected her. Born without a wolf, she was the pack’s shame, weak, powerless, and unworthy. Broken by the bond he severed, she was left to die in the frozen Forbidden Forest. But Elara didn’t die. Five years later, the Silver Creek Pack is on the brink of annihilation, overrun by a rogue army. Desperate, Ashren begs the Lycan King for help. He expects a relief squad. Instead, he gets General Elara. She isn't the fragile girl he threw away anymore. She is the long-lost Lycan Princess, heir to the Onyx Throne, and the deadliest warrior in the kingdom. Now, Ashren must take orders from the woman he broke, watching her rule with the power he despised. As the war rages, the mate bond reignites, fiercer and hotter than before. Ashren wants her back. But Elara didn't return for love. She returned to watch him bow. Will she save her fated mate or let his kingdom burn?

A simple game of truth or dare turned the life of an African girl, Dede, who had come to the Western World to seek greener pastures upside down, when the fiancee of a powerful actress called Melissa, kissed her confessing his love for her in the presence of many. What will happen to Dede in this battle of Money, Love and Power?