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Divine Zuma, aka Vines has given up on ever finding a mate and love. In a land where the alpha must have a mate to ascend the throne,he is rejected as alpha King and exiled as a sentry to the northern border. What happens when one fateful evening a frightened and injured young lady,Aliyah stumbles through the border and turns out to be his mate? He does not trust her though especially when she claims she is unable to shift to her would form because of a curse. With so many hidden enemies,will he let her break down the many walls he has built up around his heart and let himself be loved or defy the moon goddess and reject his mate?

Following her divorce from Dominic, Clarissa was involved in an accident that erased all her memories. A year later, during her wedding, a stranger interrupts the ceremony and claims to be her husband. However, she has fallen for her ex-husband's fiercest competitor. Dominic Romano, the Mafia Don, is determined to reclaim his wife at any cost. Known for his ruthless nature, he will stop at nothing to win her back, even if it means confronting his biggest rival. What will Clarissa do when she discovers that her entire life has been built on deception? Would she ever forgive her ex/husband for the mistreatment offered her when they were married? What will unfold when her deepest secret comes to light?

Jackson is an heir to the fortune built on the suffering of enslaved werewolves. Angry at the injustice of it all, he has no choice but to play along with his father's wishes and bend to the society's pressure. Until one day he is ordered to purchase a werewolf 'worthy of standing by his side' at the market. So, maybe he obeyed his father's wishes, but to him it's the first step in his one-man rebellion, a spark that will kindle the flames, when he chooses a werewolf who is needier than the rest. Now Jackson must stoke those flames, while nurturing the traumatized wolf to health, before the world crushes his soul for good. Check out the artwork from chapter ‘Date’ on my Instagram (willowwrites1994) here - https://www.instagram.com/p/CIgP2PQFF8W/

Evelyn thought marriage was meant to be built on love, trust, and promises that last forever. But for Adrian, it was nothing more than a business arrangement — a convenient merger between two powerful families. She gave him her heart, he gave her his name… and then broke every vow he made. Cold, distant, and consumed by secrets, Adrian never expected Evelyn’s quiet strength to challenge his walls — or his guilt. But when betrayal tears them further apart, Evelyn must decide whether to fight for a man who never truly loved her… or finally walk away with her dignity intact. In a world where love feels like a luxury and loyalty comes with a price, can broken vows ever lead to redemption?

My younger sister Ruth and I got a do-over, reborn to the day we were about to be adopted. Ruth clung to Jeremy, the butcher who'd taken me in during my last life, and begged, "Please, Mr. Butcher, let me be your daughter!" She thought she had it all figured out—Jeremy Butcher was set to rise to power, while the rich couple adopting her would crash and burn. It was clear—she was gunning for the life I built in my last run. I just smiled. She had no clue. Jeremy's success? Yeah, that was all me. Without my help, he'd stay a small-town butcher forever. From day one, Ruth was chasing a dream that was already doomed.

The day I found out I was a match for my dad—stage four leukemia—I bailed. Mom tore the world apart looking for me, but yeah, she had to watch him go. After that, she drowned herself in research, built a name, even adopted this perfect little angel. We crossed paths again at some fancy leukemia conference she was hosting. I was on the demo table. She took one look and scoffed. "Charlotte Stein, not the time for your crap. Get up and go." The host blinked, stunned. "Dr. Cooper... you know this cadaver?" She actually laughed. "What, she paid you for this stunt?" The host turned ghost-white. "M-Miss Stein passed three days ago..."

Alejandro Castillo has everything—money, power, charm. But when his ruthless father pits him against his genius younger brother for the CEO throne, Alejandro’s only hope of survival lies in passing college… and the broke tutor hired to save him. Mateo Rivera is supposed to fix his grades, not tempt his darkest secret. The more they study, the more Alejandro’s carefully built façade cracks. His forbidden attraction turns into something dangerous—something his family, his enemies, and the entire Dominican elite must never know. Because in a world of power plays, betrayals, and billion-dollar legacies… one kiss could cost him everything. And when secrets explode on live television, Alejandro will learn: falling in love is easy. Surviving it is deadly.

Five years after a single night with her high-school first love, Sophia Hart has built a life around two rules: protect Miguel and never need the Milsons. Brian Milson, a renowned billionaire bachelor in L.A returns as her new CEO without any memory of the night they shared together or the love struck girl he left behind. Sophia is forced to work beneath the man who once held her heart. A chance encounter with Miguel pulls Brian’s mother into the truth and sparks a contract marriage meant to fix the family’s image. But as jealousy flares, memories resurface, and a jealous ex strikes where it hurts most, Sophia must decide if she can trust the man who forgot her to love the family he unknowingly made.

In this sizzling paranormal romance, Lessie Count's life is turned upside down when she's assigned to Professor Dante Ravencrest's Mythology course. Unbeknownst to her classmates, Dante is the Alpha of the Shadow Ridge Pack, and Lessie's presence awakens a forbidden attraction that threatens to destroy his carefully built world. As Lessie discovers her own hidden werewolf heritage, she finds herself caught between Dante's intense passion and Kieran's warm affection. But with the evil Professor Celeste seeking to exploit Lessie's rare Moonborn power, the pack's loyalty is tested, and Dante must confront his darkest fears to protect the woman he loves. Will their love prevail, or will the dangers of their world tear them apart?

Yuhei is a soft-spoken girl with a shattered past and a family drowning in debt. One night, she is sold through a sealed contract to the most feared billionaire in the city—Elijah Blackwood. A man known for his cold eyes, ruthless heart, and an empire built on power and blood. Their marriage is not born out of love, but out of a transaction that traps her inside a luxurious cage. As Yuhei struggles to survive inside Elijah’s dangerous world, she begins to uncover the dark secrets behind his wealth and his cruelty. What starts as fear slowly turns into forbidden attraction, obsession, and a love that burns painfully deep. But in a world ruled by betrayal, ambition, and revenge, loving a monster might cost her everything. In a marriage bought by money and sealed by scars, will love be their salvation—or their destruction?