Ao3 Hogwarts Legacy

She lost everything—her husband, her home, her best friend. Then fate handed her a billionaire, a child in need, and a second chance. After a brutal betrayal, May Hemlings is left broke, pregnant, and humiliated. But when she saves a child from a car accident, her world collides with billionaire John Bells and his grieving son, Saint. What starts as a nanny job turns into a high-stakes deal: Live with John for one year, play the perfect live-in nanny, and walk away with $50 million. But secrets don’t stay buried. The child in her womb isn’t her ex’s—it’s John’s. And their arrangement ? It's getting dangerously real. Between boardroom wars, jealous exes, and a powerful family that wants her gone, May must decide: walk away with the money… or fight for the unexpected legacy she’s building—love, family, and a future worth staying for.

Vivienne Moonborne was born by whim of the Moon goddess Selmara, and heir to the most revered pack in the realm. Until the night everything burned. Her parents were slaughtered. Her wolf silent. Her mate—Silas Vale—betraying her in the arms of another. She was sold into the Lycan slave trade and marked as nothing more than breeding stock for the highest bidder but Vivienne was never meant to be anyone’s pawn. Beneath her skin burns the truth of her birthright: she is the last Silvercrown. A Rune-marked silver wolf born of prophecy and power. Her blood can save or enslave. Her enemies want to control her but when fate collides with fire, a new legacy rises. Rescued by Cassius Noctbourne the ruthless Alpha King of Noctshire. Vivienne is offered protection but protection has a price and love… is the most dangerous game of all. She was betrayed once. She won’t be again. The wolf they tried to bury is back and this time, she’s hunting for vengeance.

I thought I had finally escaped. Walking away from my toxic marriage should have been the end of my suffering. Instead, it was only the beginning. Betrayed by my husband, deceived by my best friend, and used by my own mother—I was nothing more than a pawn in their game. But when the truth about my family’s legacy came to light, I seized the chance to take back control. With Justin, a man whose intentions I still can’t fully trust, I begin rebuilding my life. But just when I think I’m free, the threats start. Bloodstained baby clothes. Anonymous messages. A shadow that refuses to let me go. And when we finally uncover the person behind it all, the truth is far more horrifying than I ever imagined. Because some betrayals cut deeper than others. And some ghosts refuse to stay buried.

Savannah Cole is drowning in debt and desperation when she’s summoned to a penthouse interview with elusive billionaire Colton Briggs. But instead of a job, she’s offered a contract marriage: six months, one million dollars, no intimacy, and no questions. It’s a lifeline for Savannah—until she signs. What begins as a cold, calculated agreement spirals into a twisted maze of secrets. The deeper Savannah is pulled into Colton’s opulent world, the more she realizes nothing is as it seems. A blood-stained wedding dress. A locked vault. A missing heiress who once wore her ring. Whispers echo through the mansion’s marble halls—and every warning points to one truth: Colton Briggs is hiding something dark... and deadly. Bound by lies, trapped by a contract, and stalked by shadows from the past, Savannah must decide—will she survive Colton’s world long enough to escape it? Or is she the next chapter in a legacy of vanishing brides? When love is a transaction, and trust is a gamble, the price of saying “yes” might just be her life.

Ariana Blake was born into wealth, raised on power, and left with nothing when her father’s scandal destroyed everything. Now working two jobs and avoiding the spotlight, Ariana wants one thing, freedom from her family’s ruined name. But when a hostile takeover threatens the last piece of her father’s shattered legacy, she faces the man behind it all: Damien Voss. He’s cold. Calculated, and evastatingly irresistible. And the billionaire who’s spent years plotting revenge against the Blakes. Damien expected to break her. He didn’t expect her fire. He didn’t expect the pull. As the lines between hate and desire blur, Ariana finds herself torn between exposing the truth that could finally clear her family’s name, or protecting the man she’s falling for. But Damien has secrets of his own. Secrets that could ruin them both. In a world built on betrayal, money, and power, can love survive when vengeance comes knocking?

In a world where the line between human and werewolf blurs, Cza Georgianne Lewiston, a spirited and kind-hearted half-breed woman, finds herself entangled in the mystifying legacy of her werewolf family. Raised in privilege, her life takes an unexpected turn when a financial crisis threatens her family's real estate business. To save their livelihood, her father strikes an unthinkable deal with his werewolf best friend, Jackson – a marriage between Cza and Jackson's enigmatic and cold-hearted son, Conri Maximo Montenegro. Forced into this arranged union, Cza must navigate a tumultuous relationship with a man who denies their fated bond. As their world collides with vampires and a web of supernatural intrigue, Cza discovers her hidden werewolf abilities, unlocking a destiny she never imagined. Amidst secrets, rivalries, and a heartbreaking loss, she finds solace in Zeeb, Maximo's half-brother, whose kindness opens her heart to new possibilities. In the end, whose sides Cza's heart will beat? Now that she is already carrying Maximo's kid?

“You’re not his wife. You’re a ghost in a borrowed face.” Lena Moore thought she had outrun the darkness. Engaged to billionaire Aaron King and carrying a child she’s not sure belongs to him or the stalker, Kian, Lena’s past comes crashing through the doors—dressed in white. Jennifer, Aaron’s long-dead wife, is alive. Or so it seems. One betrayal spirals into another. On the run from heartbreak and chasing what’s left of her sanity, Lena goes into labor on a stormy highway—only for her ex-lover, Kian, to take their newborn and vanish. When Jennifer is found murdered and Lena is arrested, the world turns its back on her. But behind bars, the truth unravels. Jennifer was a puppet. Alara—Lena’s estranged mother—has been the mastermind all along, manipulating lives, identities, and deaths from the shadows. Lena is done running. With her child missing, a legacy built on lies, and the world doubting her every breath, she’s ready to burn the past down—face by face.

Liena carter is determinea to mae Adrian Blackwood pay. The arrogant billionaire ruined her father's legacy, leaving her family humiliated and struggling. So when Adrian approaches her with a shocking proposition-marry him for one year in exchange for financial security-she accepts. But only with one goal in mind: destroy him from within. Adrian has his reasons. A critical business merger depends on his marriage, and Elena is the perfect candidate. She's smart, beautiful, and desperate. He believes he can control the situation, but he never expected the fire she would bring into his cold, calculated world. As they live under the same roof, their hatred ignites into something far more dangerous-passion. Elena is torn between her need for revenge and the growing desire she can't suppress. Adrian finds himself drawn to the one woman who was supposed to be just a business deal. But when hidden truths are exposed, betrayal shatters their fragile connection. Will their love survive the wreckage of their past, or will their marriage end the way it started —with nothina but hate?

When Anais marries billionaire Alexander Bennett to fulfill her father's wishes, she doesn't expect to fall in love with a man who only saw her as a business deal. As they grow closer she begins to wonder, if a marriage built on lies and selfishness can ever survive. Alexander Bennett, a ruthless billionaire, is not someone any one wants to get close to. Unfortunately for Anais, she doesn't have a choice. At the mercy of her family, Anais always has to do what her father says. So when she is forced into a marriage with cold-hearted Alexander Bennett in order to save the family name and legacy, she has to keep up with facade of happy bride and content wife to a husband who is angry, heartbroken and makes no attempt to hide how much he hates her. When situations force them together, the couple get entangled in ways they never expected. As they grow closer they must confront their past lives but could their lonely hearts share the same dream of happiness?

There are a lot more truths in the books we read, than we’d like to admit. What if a book delves into the lives of the very town you live in? Reveals to you some personal stories of people you know? Or thought you knew. Bookstore owner Kevin Ellison faces this truth when a mysterious book shows up in Through a Mirror, Darkly by Kevin Lucia. Through a Mirror, Darkly is a Supernatural Thriller collection masked as a novel. With elements of mystery, suspense, and otherworldly horror, Through a Mirror, Darkly successfully delves into the worlds of Lovecraft, Grant, and the mysterious Carcosa. ©️ Crystal Lake Publishing Arcane Delights. Clifton Heights' premier rare and used bookstore. In it, new owner Kevin Ellison has inherited far more than a family legacy, for inside are tales that will amaze, astound, thrill...and terrify: An ancient evil thirsty for lost souls. A very different kind of taxi service with destinations not on any known map. Three coins that grant the bearer's fondest wish, and a father whose crippling grief gives birth to something dark and hungry.