books with strong female characters and romance

Azkia Rachel Poernomo, seorang Gadis yang tidak pernah percaya diri untuk menjalani hubungan LDR (Long Distance Relationship) akhirnya memutuskan untuk mengakhiri hubungannya dengan sang Kekasih saat dia akan pergi untuk kuliah di kota yang berbeda dengan Teguh, kekasihnya. Perselingkuhan yang dilakukan oleh ayahnya di masa lalu, membuat Kia sulit untuk mempercayai bahwa sebuah hubungan yang terpisah jarak akan dapat berhasil. Meskipun hubungannya diputuskan sepihak oleh Kia, Teguh tetap pada pendiriannya memperjuangkan kekasih hatinya. Hingga akhirnya dia lelah dan mulai menyerah, kemudian membuka hati untuk yang lain. Bertahun-tahun Kia menghindar, akhirnya ketika takdir membawanya kembali ke kota kelahirannya, Kia disambut dengan undangan pernikahan Teguh. Kia tetap berusaha menghadapinya seolah tidak terjadi apa-apa. Seolah memang sudah tidak ada lagi cinta untuk lelaki itu. Tapi sampai kapan Kia sanggup membohongi perasaannya sendiri? Haruskah dia menjadi orang ketiga di dalam rumah tangga Teguh? Sedangkan dia sangat membenci orang ketiga, karena itu pernah membuat rumah tangga orang tua nya hampir berakhir. Ataukah dia harus membuka hatinya untuk menerima cinta yang lain? Sedangkan dirinya masih merasa belum berani untuk jatuh cinta, karena cinta yang sebelumnya dia rasakan hanya membawa luka bagi dirinya.

“You are not human or one of us.” I broke the silence. “What are you?” I wanted to know. Her smell was very strange, lingering softly in the air. I couldn’t put my finger on it. It was like a sweet herb with a hint of something spicy. It pulled me in, triggering in me a hidden desire to know more about this girl. She shifted uncomfortably in her seat and balled her little gloved hands into fists. When the mysterious woman arrives at Grey Moon, an elusive werewolf pack hidden deep in the mountains, neither she nor the Alpha and his pack could have anticipated the adventures that fate had in store.

"How dare you?" Zack rages on, staring intensely at me, "How dare you bring back a bastard and try to call it mine! You have got some nerve coming here to tell me you're pregnant" "Zack please, it's not like that. The doctor said it was a mist.." I didn't even get to finish my sentence before he interrupted me midway. "...If it was a damn mistake like you claim then why did you even bother to come back in the first place. Why didn't you get rid of it?" My eyes widen at his words as more tears continued to trickle down my cheek. Did he just said to get rid of it? Just like that? ** After trying to conceive for her mate for so long, twenty two year old Meghan dream of becoming a mother come to pass when her doctor announced she was pregnant. Meghan joy was short lived when she was told her pregnancy was not for her mate. Meghan thought that was the worst thing that could ever happen to her until she broke the news to her mate only to get rejected and thrown out of his life. Broken, unmated and Oregon, Meghan is left to fend for herself far away from everyone else, leaving her painful past behind. Six year down the line, Meghan is now living her best life with her twins babies and as a well sort after lawyer but soon enough, duty came calling and she is forced to return home where she would not only face her past once again but get a second chance at love again.

Minahal ni Madeline Crawford si Jeremy Whitman sa loob ng labindalawang taon, subalit siya mismo ang nagpadala sa kanya sa kulungan. Sa gitna ng kanyang sakit at pagdurusa, nakita niya pang nahulog ang lalaking ito sa ibang babae… Limang taon ang nakalipas, nakabalik na siya ng may panibagong lakas, hindi na siya ang parehong babae na pwede nilang maliitin ilang taon na ang nakararaan! Sa bago niyang anyo, sisirain niya ang kahit sinong magpapanggap at aapakan niya ang lahat ng sinumang basura. Kaya nga lang, nang sisimulan niya na ang kanyang paghihiganti sa lalaking sumira sa kanya… Biglang nagbago ang ugali nito. Mula sa pagiging isang malamig at walang emosyong tao, naging isa itong mapag-alaga, maalalahanin, at mapagmahal na lalaki! Hinalikan pa nga nito ang kanyang paa sa harap ng maraming tao habang nangakong, “Madeline, nagkamali ako na magmahal ng iba. Mula ngayon, ibubuhos ko ang natitira kong buhay para bumawi sa iyo.” Tumugon naman si Madeline, “Papatawarin lang kita kapag…. namatay ka na.”

In the shadowy town of Ravenwood, where ancient magic lingers and the moon holds secrets, Emilia Grey discovers her long-buried heritage as a werewolf. As she's drawn into a world of primal power and forbidden love, she must confront the darkness of her past and the danger that lurks in every corner. Ryder Blackwood, the enigmatic alpha werewolf, is determined to claim Emilia as his own, but their love is threatened by the weight of their destinies and the evil forces that seek to destroy their kind. As the full moon rises, Emilia must embrace her true nature and join forces with Ryder to uncover the secrets of their tangled past and secure their future. Will their love prevail, or will the shadows of Ravenwood consume them? Dive into a world of myth and magic, where the lines between love and loyalty are tested, and the moon holds the key to their survival. "Shadows Moon Rising " is a gripping tale of love, redemption, and the enduring power of hope in the face of darkness.

Braden hills, the cold and ruthless devil minded CEO of the Hills Global Tech Enterprise is determined to make Camilla Ross, his first love and ex girlfriend pay for every single tear she made him shed years ago and not even the heavens was going to stop him. Camilla Ross, a graduate desperate to care for her ailing brother, takes on a belittling job to be the devil's maid for five months. And ofcourse she knows that a deal with the devil never ends well. * * * * * He gave his heart to her in the past, he was ready to worship the ground she walked on but she shattered his heart into smithereens. Ten years later, he is a completely different man, CEO to one of America's wealthiest companies. Power oozes from his name and he swims in wealth. He decided to give love a chance again many years after his ordeal with his first love but his ex wife abandoned him and their five year old daughter for another. He vowed then to seal his heart forever and never give any woman the chance to even come close to his affection except his little daughter, Vanessa. But unfortunately, he crosses path with the woman who dealt him his first blow--Camilla Ross and now tables have turned. He is determined to torment her and get his revenge. Can Camilla withstand the flames of Braden's hell? Or will she be left burnt?

What would a young wolf do when he is rejected by his mate and pack? David, the true heir of redmoon pack had to face that. His only support, his dad and grandpa died in the war against vampires and soon, someone poisoned his grandma.... leaving him all alone. What's worse? He was framed and accused of his Grandma's death. He flees........ What was he going to do now?

When Erin run into her high school boyfriend, who now is a billionaire, at a restaurant, he cornered her against a bathroom stall "Behavior yourself." She warned him "Be a good girl if you don't want to be heard. " -- "Are you ladies bothering my girlfriend?" "Gavin?" One of the girls spoke up, her voice suddenly shrinking to a whisper. Gavin Pierce. He was the Alpha of the Darkmoon Pack, renowned as one of the most formidable and ruthless Alphas in our universe. And he also happened to be my ex-boyfriend. The same one that I had left behind in high school. Without any regard for my soaked shirt, Gavin casually draped an arm around my shoulders. The girl and her friends gaped at us, speechless and unsure of what to say next. "You two got back together?" She finally managed to ask, her voice almost a hollow echo. "I had no idea." "My personal affairs are none of your concern, Cassondra," he replied, sounding disinterested and nonchalant. "Of course, they're not..." Cassondra stammered, bowing her head in our direction. "I'm very sorry." -- “You owe me for saving you out there,” he said in a deep and threatening tone. I swallowed the lump that had formed in my throat, staring into his gorgeous eyes. “What is it you want?” I asked, my tone low and breathless. “Don’t you remember the last time we were in a bathroom together?” He asked, that smirk appearing on his lips again. “It was in a stall… just… like… this.”

“My mate?” he scoffs, laughing at me like I have just uttered hogwash. "Goddamnit, I can’t have a girl like you as my mate. Do you think you are up to my standard to become my mate? You are useless. Can’t you see Bella? She is my type of girl! You are in no class with her!" He spits at my face, and my heart cracks inside my chest as I take a step back in grief. I fought back my tears as I summoned some courage to speak. "Noah, you can’t say that to me. I belong to you, not Bella. Bella is not yours, but me Noah!" I didn’t realize it when a tear broke out of my eyes. He’s mine, and he's rejecting me for Bella. "Noah ..." My lips shake as I become speechless. "I don’t care what the moon goddess says. I love this girl, and I want her. She has everything I want in a woman. She is beautiful; she has the standards, and we’ve been dating for so long. " he yells.. "Noah, we.."He comes to stop whatever I’m about to say as he holds my neck in front of everyone. "Don’t you ever try to come in between us. I reject you as my mate, and you are free to find any other guy!"

Mona, calm down. " I looked at him through narrowed lashes. "I have a name and that is Ivy. " I let my hands ran in my hair. "what exactly should I call you, brother, uncle or lover " He just watched, he stood there like an eucalyptus , seeing me this hurt yet he did nothing . He knew, yet he f