ascendance of a bookworm

Fated Mates can be wrong. Follow your heart, see with your eyes, and think, instead of obeying fate. Thorne Lamont and Azalea Archer are fated mates in their third year of their arranged marriage, but the cracks in their relationship are starting to show. Azalea loves Thorne deeply, although not with overwhelming , she supports him to excel as Alpha of the Crescent Moon pack. Though their marriage has always been a shallow, loveless one, they shared their share of happy times and Azalea has developed feelings for Thorne; however, something has been going on with Thorne and he has been distancing himself even more... Vanessa Ivanov, Thorne's first love has returned to the pack and she has her sights set on the man she left behind. As Thorne struggles with his feelings for Azalea he carries on with Vanessa until eventually Azalea makes a decision that will change both their lives. Now her ex-boyfriend Axel Rivers has returned, seeking revenge on Thorne and has vowed to steal more than his title of Alpha, he wants Azalea, too and will stop at nothing to stake his claim. Will Thorne and Azalea be able to mend their shattered pieces of a broken marriage? Or will they succumb to the revengeful plots of those who have their own agendas? The tension between them is palpable, as they try to navigate their way through the treacherous waters of their feelings for each other and the outside forces that threaten to tear them apart.

Craig and Collins are twin brothers, Collins got missing when he was six years, Their parents died while searching for Collins, Craig was left all alone In the world fending for himself when he was fifteen years, Craig dreams was to become a popular boxer, but his twin brother, Collins attitude and his misdeed keeps hunting and drawing him back from his dream, but he later....

Love between two worlds collides in a story of passion and inner battle. Lei, a feisty half-wolf girl, falls in love with a charismatic werewolf from the from the elite Sun Clan named Sol. However, Lei must hide her relationship with Sol because she has been betrothed to Sergey, the leader of the Moon Clan who is the archenemy of the Sun Clan. Lei realizes the feud between the clans cannot defeat her growing feelings. However, her parent's live under Sergey's control keep Lei trapped. Lei realized that any choice could trigger a major war between the clans. However, Lei must still choose whether to follow her heart and face great danger, or must sacrifice her love for Sol for the safety for the respective clans.

Aries Scott Vincenzo is a licensed architect and is currently working in an architectural firm. Despite his success in life, walang nakakaalam sa madilim nitong nakaraan. He let himself in prison of pain... He is suicidal. On the other hand, Sachiko Falasca is a woman who was spoiled by her mother. But unfortunately, her mother died and she couldn’t accept the fact that her father wanted to marry another woman... She is impulsive. Isang kasunduan ang magbubuklod sa dalawa. Ngunit anong klaseng samahan ang mabubuo? Will they accept each other’s imperfections? O tuluyan na lang ba nilang susukuan ang isa’t isa?

Sometimes, nature is fraud. You have lived in the world for months, years, or decades but you have one reserved for seven billion people. Erizzabeth is one of the independent women. At her younger age, she's able to do what she wanted and until she discovered the unusual place, an Island called Asynithis that she never thought existed in her whole life. There she'll meet Wayne Ozan. She like him but Wayne can't love her back because he don't want to like someone younger than him. When she return to the city, Erizz focus her attention on her dream. But she do not think that only Wayne will destroy it. Erizz's parents are hackers and do illegal activities. There is no secret that cannot be reveal so Erizz is the one who make payment for all the sins of her parents. So even though Erizz is about to get married, Wayne is still the man in her mind. It was only then that she cheated. Until the time came when she always lied to her fiance for a deception and for Wayne's love. Erizz did not think that the infidelity she committed was her own parents would also be doomed if she chose to love Wayne when she only once gave herself happiness. Happiness for a night of deception. Cheater. Loser. Winner!

Janet Sanders is at the top of her game and as a result, business has never been better, even with a new killer in town. After all, since her twin brother's murder at the hands of a deranged serial killer, not much can hurt or surprise you. That is, until she finds out that her father, Dan Sanders, may have been the culprit all along. Therefore Janet, now shrouded with an ironclad will, decided to do what she knows she can do best, dedicating all of her time to two things: her ever profitable career as an escort, and making sure that Dan Sanders is sent to the deepest pit in hell, even if it means she has to hand-deliver him to the devil herself. Now that the handsome Antonio has made his way back into her life with the hopes of capturing who the media has dubbed as "The Strangler" along with Janet's heart, she's dead set on sending him packing once and for all as she has seen firsthand the steep price of "love" for the Sanders family

For years, Cara searched relentlessly for her lost fated mate, fearing they were destined to be apart forever. Then, at long last, she found him—but their reunion was nothing like she had dreamed. Raven, the man who was once her everything, was now the formidable Alpha of the Blood Moon pack. Worse, he had no memory of her. The bond between them still burned as fiercely as ever, yet he denied it, casting her down to the role of a mere slave under his cold and ruthless rule. Her love was trampled, her heart betrayed. With no other choice, Cara shattered their sacred bond and fled, desperate to escape the chains that bound her. And in the moment she threw herself into the abyss to escape Raven’s relentless pursuit, she made a vow—she would never forgive the man who had broken her heart.

Lisa and Lena are twins. Lena was originally about to marry Jack for the sake of the two families. But before the wedding, Lena disappeared without a trace. So Lisa had to replace her sister, and she married Jack. Initially, it was only for profit, but Lisa fell in love with Jack. But Jack only loved Lena. After Lena returns, Lisa wants a divorce, but Jack holds her back. Can the tears that have spilled out of the glass be saved? Where will this love triangle go?

Nursing her broken heart and trampled pride, Abigail Marie Fuentebella Sandoval gatecrashed her ex-fiance's engagement party. At the corner of the massive hall, she painfully watches his betrayal while drowning herself in several glasses of champagne. Her boyfriend for eight years fathers her scheming stepsister's unborn. Worst, they look so happy together. So, to get even, she randomly hooked up with a striking man among the crowd of fine gentlemen. Believing he is someone of importance. However, that night, she becomes a laughingstock when she found a pauper instead of a prince. She was immensely ridiculed for having a nobody as a replacement for her wealthy ex-fiance, the President of F&D Group of Companies, Justin Del Castillo. From a millionaire boyfriend, she ends up with a struggling man who cannot even bring her on a date in her family-owned luxurious hotel. Unknowing to all, especially to Abigail, she wasn't mistaken that night. Yes, everyone was right. The man she picked is unfortunately not a millionaire... ...But a BILLIONAIRE. The business tycoon, CEO Lucas Alexander Montes Wright. The precious firstborn of the world's richest family and eldest heir of the Petrov Mafia.

An Alpha in a wheelchair and a mate beaten and abused. Alpha Thaddeus was the strongest Alpha around. So fearless no one would dare cross him. But one moment changed his life forever, leaving him bound to a wheelchair. However, his wolf was unaffected, a mystery no one could explain. And so, his reputation remained strong, and so did his spirit. Until the day he finally met his mate, who cruelly rejected him. Repulsed by his legs and the fact they were both men, his spirit broke that day. Six years later, fate blessed him with a second chance mate. Someone abused and on the brink of death. Thaddeus is an Alpha with a broken body & a broken heart. Aiden has never known love, only darkness, pain & abuse. Will they be able to accept and heal each other, or will their pasts come back to destroy them?