Books Read By Julia Whelan

I was married to one of the city's richest billionaires, but inside his home, I was just a ghost. Damian never once looked at me with love. Never did he touch me with kindness. He didn't see me as a woman, or even a person. I was just… a stand-in. A stand-in while he waited for someone else to come and my heart broke in silence. But the day he walked into our home with his first love, Vanessa, hand in hand it finally broke for good. I found my strength and I placed a signed divorce papers on his desk. Damian scoffed, his eyes cold. “You’ll regret this. You’ll crawl back. Women like you always do.” I thought he was right. I thought I had no one, nowhere to go, and nothing to live for. Until the black car stopped in front of me. That night, three powerful men stepped out, calling me by a name I didn’t even know was mine. Adrian Valehart, a ruthless tycoon whose eyes were as sharp as steel and silenced a room. Nathaniel Valehart, the cold, brilliant lawyer who never lost a case. And Leo Valehart, the superstar adored by millions. They told me I was, their long-lost sister, the only daughter of a billionaire family. I thought they were wrong. But when Adrian gave me shares worth billions, Nathan vowed Damian would walk away with nothing but shame. Leo wrapped his arm around me and declared to the world, “This is my sister, my one and only.” Everything changed And Damian… Damian refuses to let go. He came crawling back, begging for a second chance. “Please, give me another chance,” he said. But my three overprotective brothers wouldn't let him touch me and his pride will not die quietly.

On the night Ava expected to be chosen as the Luna, Alpha Damon publicly rejects her- without explanation. Humiliated and broken she finds herself in the arms of a stranger who rescued her who has secrets of his own Dante Blackwood, he is Damon’s banished brother. Ava is the key to breaking a generational curse that haunts the bloodline of two brothers Now both brothers want her One controls the past One controls the future Ava must choose between the Alpha that rejected her for some unknown reason and the Alpha that saved her One will burn the world for her, the other will burn himself for her

Eleanor worked herself to the bone—three jobs a day, even selling her mother’s only heirloom—all to pay off her boyfriend Luca’s debts. Then, on their third anniversary, she caught him shopping for rings… with her best friend. Turns out, Luca isn’t the struggling artist he pretended to be. He’s the only heir to the city’s most elusive billionaire. Heartbroken and reckless, Eleanor ends up in the arms of an older, devastatingly attractive stranger—a man whose powerful presence and faint resemblance to Luca pull her in like a dangerous dream. Only after she says yes to Luca’s proposal does she discover the truth: The stranger from that night is his father.

What would you do if your best friend slept with your husband—and then fate bound you to his uncle? Natasha’s world crumbled when she caught her husband and her best friend betraying her in the cruelest way possible. The heartbreak was enough to make her walk away, divorce papers in hand. But fate wasn’t done with her. Because the moment she tried to leave, destiny shoved her into the arms of someone else—Alan. The cold, powerful, and untouchable Alpha of Nightwolves Pack. The same man her husband called “uncle.” The same man she unknowingly spent one passionate night with. Now Alan wants her. Not just as his mate, but as his Luna. And he’s ready to destroy anyone—including his own nephew—to keep her. Natasha thought betrayal was the worst pain she’d ever felt. She had no idea love could be even more dangerous.

SYNOPSIS Aurora Sinclair is a broken Omega who's never shifted until her fated mate, the ruthless Alpha Damon Blackwood, publicly rejects her at the Mate Revelation Ball, destroying her in front of hundreds. But rejection awakens something ancient inside her. She's not just an Omega. She's the lost Lycan Princess with a bloodline powerful enough to shake the werewolf world. And she doesn't have one mate, she has two. When the mysterious Lycan King Kai Thorne claims her, Aurora must choose: accept the Alpha who shattered her heart, embrace the King who saved her, or forge her own destiny as the Silver Queen who answers to no one. One rejection. Two fated mates. A queen's rise from the ashes.

"If you are not going to seduce me, I will seduce you. I'm officially going to chase you and make you my girlfriend, Charity," I was stunned that those words came from Chase "Pretend to be my girlfriend, and I promise to pay you any amount you want. I will protect you from being bullied by those wretched students," The hot Doctor offered to protect me. A part of my life is my classmate who would do anything to see me in pain which was not limited to bullying me, and on the other part is the hot doctor who would do anything to protect me from being bullied. Isn't it crazy how my bully suddenly turned around and wanted to be my lover? Well, I guess this world is full of crazy things but that was the last thing I ever expected from my bully, Chase Denver, the popular rich kid in school and the leader of the notorious toxic bullies in my school, the K5. Again, how was I supposed to lead two lives as a high schooler and pretending to be Doctor Mason's girlfriend? But I guess I would eventually have to choose whether to keep getting bullied or be with Mason and be protected from those toxic bullies. What should I do especially now that Chase is ready to do anything to keep me to himself?

“A Luna is meant to be graceful and elegant not…” His mother sniffed, her nose up in the air, “not this.” Disdain and disgust dripped from her words. Every word felt like a blow to my heart, I kept still, waiting for Roland to come to my defense like a good mate. I sent a pleading gaze to him but all I got was an icy stare in return, but I still held faith in my heart. He sighed and his gaze softened with something that looked like self-loathing, “I'm sorry Selena, you're not just Luna material,” His gaze shifted to the person beside me, “And I'm in love with another.” There was a ringing in my ears as time slowed and my world came to a standstill, “W-what?” I choked out, dazed. Selena was the fat unwanted twin, the one her mate rejected for her prettier, slimmer sister. Once rejected, betrayed and left for dead, she almost gave up on life itself. When she stumbles into the arms of two alpha werewolves the world fears, she doesn't know whether to laugh or cry. Four years later, she returns, stronger and fiercer, a queen in her own right. The weak fat wolf is dead and in her place is someone they would never see coming. A weapon. Vengeance.

Amelia Blackwood has spent the last two years as an outcast, serving the pack that once claimed her as family. Her crime? She didn't shift on her 16th birthday, leading to her family treating her as less than a servant. After she turned eighteen... everything changed. Whether for the better or the worse would depend on the ruthless Alpha King, Lukas Volkov. As Amelia navigates a treacherous path between servitude and sovereignty, she must confront her painful past and the brutal pack dynamics that threaten her very existence. When danger lurks in the shadows and betrayal seeps into every corner of the kingdom, Amelia must decide whether to bend to the Alpha King's will or fight. With the bond to her mate stronger than she ever imagined, will she embrace her fate as queen, or will the darkness of her past consume her once more?

Nothing on earth could have prepared Keira Ashford for her fated mate's betrayal on their one year anniversary. Dominic Crane didn't apologize or offer her an explanation when she found him in bed with her own step sister. He just stared at her with cold indifference and called their bond a mistake. Broken and humiliated, Keira takes matters into her hands and does the unthinkable. She severes the mate bond herself. But Dominic's cruelty didn't end there as he is upset at being rejected. He vows that no wolf in the territory would ever dare claim her as their partner as long as he remained the Alpha's heir. Her step-family mocked her weakness and spewed rumours to the pack, whisperinh of how she was now damaged goods. Everyone was forced to believe that she had failed as a mate—they were wrong. Keira has a plan for revenge. She would acquire a mate before the next three months was up, one that could stand on par with her ex mate. Who better than his father, the one wolf Dominic fears above all others. Alpha Matthias Crane, the most powerful wolf in the Pacific Northwest. Kiera starts a game of hide and seek using seduction as her only leverage. But what she doesn't expect is for Matthias to see through her and second her actions. Matthias has been watching Keira and knows exactly what she's doing. And he has plans of his own. Soon what begins as a calculated game of seduction quickly spirals into something that is remains: Who is really playing whom?

After I've completed 98 tasks for my fiancee, Cheryl Landeau, she finally agrees to marry me once I've completed the 99th task for her. For that task, I'm required to pick her up outside her company. On the day I stand outside Cheryl's company with a huge flower bouquet in my arms, I don't see her at all despite having waited till late night. Soon after, I get hospitalized due to a high fever. When I tap on my phone, the first thing I see is a photo of the marriage certificate belonging to Cheryl and her assistant, Jason York. Jason even includes a caption with the photo. "My mom is very satisfied with her daughter-in-law. Please take good care of me from now on, my dear wife." The next day, I hang a banner outside the company. "May Ms. Landeau and Mr. York grow old in harmony and be blessed with children." All of my colleagues are stunned, to say the least. At that moment, Cheryl quickly pulls me into her office. She then explains, "Jason's mom is severely ill. Her death wish is watch him get married. What's wrong with me fulfilling her wish? Can't you show more kindness toward Jason? "Now, stop throwing that tantrum of yours and get rid of the banner. Once Jason's mom passes away, I'll file for a divorce from him." I just smile as I set off more fireworks at the doorway. "Oh, you don't have to bother with a divorce. I'm worried that his mom might come back to life soon. Let's just end things here."