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Vanessa harboured a stunning secret-she was born into a powerful family and was an heiress of a renowned company. Yet, her distant husband divorced her without ever learning her true identity. She endured mistreatment from his family and his mistress, leaving her devastated. Five years later, she resurfaced at an auction, flaunting her newfound status and accompanied by a child who bore a striking resemblance to her ex-husband. With her return, she exacted revenge on those who had wronged her. Her reappearance shocked everyone, and to her satisfaction, her ex-husband, Michael, began to regret his actions. Determined to win back both his child and Vanessa, he swore to reclaim her from his business rival, Matthew, who was now involved with Vanessa.

All her life, Aura has been sheltered and protected by her parents. Although everyone says otherwise, Aura dares to believe she is precious just like her parents assured. But when Alpha Mich discovers her, an Omega, as his mate, his cruel action forces Aura to doubt all she's been thought to believe. With little to no hope in herself, she's made to go through life as an Alpha's rejected mate.

The day after my wedding night, my mate shattered my heart and my life. He betrayed me, stripped of my title as Luna, and watched as his guards sold me at a blackmarket auction like I was nothing. Then three powerful Lycan brothers bought me, and I found out that I was destined to be their mate. To stay alive, I must endure the brutal Luna Trials, tests designed to break me and make me beg for more, proving I’m strong enough to handling mating with three alphas. But every trial forces me deeper into their world, and into their arms. With a prophecy looming of me being who will change the fate of our kind, I’ll have to survive the heat, the danger, and the men who refuse to let me go.

When Steven Baxter, the heartthrob of the school, admits that he loves action movies the most, my childhood friend, Lisa Thornton, has my limbs strapped to four huge drones. During the flag-raising ceremony on Monday morning, the drones lift me high up in the air in front of the entire school. The students' laughter is deafeningly loud. The videos they take quickly go viral, too. I only get to return to the surface once the drones finally run out of power and make their descent automatically. With a wide grin on her face, Lisa unties me from the drones. "Steven loves action movies, so we had you cosplay the main character from the most popular Tom Cruise movie. "We grew up together since we were kids, Dominic. Surely you don't mind, right?" As I sit on the ground, Steven pulls Lisa into his arms before he starts guffawing at me. Tears soon streak down his face from all the laughing. "I can't believe you actually peed yourself!" "Ahahahaha!" I get up to my feet and walk away. From then on, I don't return to Lisa's side. But Lisa soon loses her mind. "We've known each other for ten years! Must you really do this to me?"

Damon Woods is the next Alpha Enforcer. They are jaguar shifters and the law keepers of the supernatural world. Damon lives through his own betrayal and loss when he's tasked with babysitting a human writer.Finley Blake lives in a world where her fantasy novels are seen as a threat by the wolf packs. She has no clue that what she writes is actually the truth. She doesn't like people and she's also not really Finley Blake. She's in hiding from her husband and when her neighbour worms his way into her life, she feels her walls crumble.Join Damon and Finley on their journey where he tries to keep her safe, breaks the laws and also breaks her trust and heart. Finley struggles to accept the truth, even when it literally stares her in the eye. Will fated love prevail or will the hurt of the past be too much for them?

The simple life of Siena Mori suddenly changed when a billionaire, Adalfo Garcia, chose her to become his heiress. The most confusing thing was she had to solve the riddle about the location of Adalfo's assets in five other countries out of USA. Riddle? Exactly, because Adalfo left the clue in form of codes! Alfonso Garcia, Adalfo's own grandson, would not let a stranger claim his grandfather's possessions. He threatened Siena with her past mistake to reclaim what was supposed to be his. Liked it or not, they had to work together to solve the codes. Two persons who despised each other were forced to travel together. The journey became adventure, revealing the pain from their pasts, sweet and bad memories at the same time. Everything became more complicated when the facts were unveiled one by one, while sparks of desire and love started to burn irresistibly between them.

***Warning this book does contain sexual assault, suicide attempt/ideation, physical violence, and adult language. Please read at your own discretion.***** Davina lives an ordinary human life with her parents, having no clue werewolves, vampires, elves and witches and warlocks truly exist. Everything changes when her family is attacked, leaving her orphaned and in the care of the man she believes is her uncle. But little does Davina know this isn’t the first time Davina has been left orphaned and the ones that raised her are not her parents. She has no idea just how important she is and how the magical world relies on her for their survival. Will the local Alpha of the Palmetto Pack be able to accept that Davina is his mate, despite her being the very reason his father is dead? Their meeting will spark a series of events that will unfold the mystery of Davina’s past and what she truly is.

Ruchee had long forgotten what it meant to live for herself. Since the day life stole both parents from her and left a fragile little sister in her trembling hands, she became everything at once, mother, father, shield, and sacrifice. She built her world from sleepless nights, ruthless decisions, and endless risks, caring for no one beyond the thin line of blood that tied her to the only family she had left. People were distractions. Friendship was unnecessary. Love was a luxury she could never afford. For Ruchee, survival was simple: keep moving, keep fighting, and never let anyone close enough to become another weakness. Until one night, everything was ripped away. Abducted without warning, Ruchee woke up inside a world she never knew existed, a lavish empire drenched in money, sin, and human desperation. There, beneath crystal chandeliers and behind the smiles of monsters dressed in silk, she was no longer a woman. She was merchandise. A rare prize. One of the highest-valued items in the most notorious underground auction where the powerful came not to bid for possessions, but for people. Men with blood-stained fortunes and godlike influence watched her like hungry predators, each number called dragging her closer to a fate worse than death. But among them stood one man. An extraordinary billionaire feared even by the underworld itself. Untouchable. Merciless. A collector of dangerous things. And the moment his eyes settled on her, Ruchee realized the auction was only the beginning. Will she find a way to escape before her freedom is sold to the highest bidder? Or will she become the most prized possession of the one man no one dares to refuse?

Warning: This collection contains explicit adult content, including intense power dynamics, dominance/submission, dubious consent themes in fantasy context, BDSM elements, age-gap scenarios, breeding kink, group play undertones, and graphic sexual situations. Strictly for readers 18+. All stories feature consenting adults in fictional scenarios. In this scorching anthology, eight ruthless, ultra-wealthy billionaires each claim total ownership over the woman who enters their world—whether through debt, auction, obsession, or sheer predatory desire. Every novella stands alone, delivering a different flavor of erotic heat while threading the addictive "owned by the billionaire" fantasy throughout. Dive into whichever kink calls to you... or devour them all.

Police officer L. Vos saved Sofia Sullivan five years ago from the father of her child, Gael Cliff, a wicked man, who threatens to harm her and her son. After his brave action, L. Vos sacrificed his own life to keep her safe, making deals within a very dark world and quitting his job to become someone else. She didn't know what happened to him after she was saved; she only wanted to see him one more time to thank him. When their worlds meet again, the beautiful Sofia feels that her chance to say thank you has come, but she never thought she would find the same man being another person. There was nothing left of that good officer. Nonjocular look nor kindness. Now he exuded impertinence and coldness. However, despite the shock of the encounter, life kept under its sleeves a great attraction, as strong between them as the power of the dark secrets he always hid. What will Sofia do when she discovers the truth of that coldness? How will Leonel keep her away and safe from all that darkness? This is a novel of drama and action, romance and eroticism, where the evil of the good reigns to preserve life.