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I spent twenty-one years believing I was broken. The weakest wolf in my pack, unable to shift properly, pitied by everyone who knew me. Then my mother told me we were moving to Seattle in five days because she had secretly married an Alpha, and I would be living with his twin sons. Logan Pierce hated me the moment I walked through his door. He looked at me like I was a threat he needed to eliminate. His twin Lucas was everything Logan was not. Warm, charming, dangerous in softer ways. He pursued me like I was worth fighting for while Logan sent me texts telling me I did not belong. I was caught between ice and fire, between two identical faces and opposite hearts. My wolf only purred for one of them, but my heart was breaking for both. Then I discovered the truth. I was not weak. I was a Silver Wolf, rare and powerful, my abilities suppressed since childhood by my mother's poison disguised as protection. The weakness I hated myself for was a cage built to keep me safe from Alphas who would claim me by force and use my bloodline for power. Now that cage is broken. Unmated Alphas are circling, ready to wage war for the right to make me mine. Logan swears he despises me but his wolf is screaming to claim me. Lucas makes my heart race but my wolf does not recognize him. And the marriage that made us step-siblings was never legal to begin with, which means the forbidden attraction tearing us all apart is built on a lie. They said I would destroy this pack. They said I had to choose between the twins before their rivalry killed them both Start reading to find out how I did it.

Ten years ago, the world of billionaire Elias Thorne collided with the grounded simplicity of recent grad Vivian Holloway during one scorching, unforgettable summer fling. For a few perfect months, they lived in a bubble of passion and promises, believing their connection could overcome anything. But Elias was the heir to Thorne Global, and his ruthless family—determined to secure a crucial business merger—intervened. His controlling father orchestrated a painful lie: Elias was forced into an arranged engagement, believing Vivian had coldly abandoned him for her career. Meanwhile, Vivian's fervent attempts to contact Elias went unanswered. When she discovered she was pregnant, she made a difficult choice: she would protect her child, from the manipulative Thorne empire, choosing a life of quiet independence over battling a family that clearly didn't want her. She built a quiet, fiercely independent life for herself and her son, far from the cold reach of the Thorne empire. Elias Thorne, a cold and driven CEO, arrives in Vivian’s small coastal town. His latest ambitious real estate project requires him to acquire her property, bringing him face-to-face with the woman he never stopped mourning—and the undeniable, ten-year-old proof of their shared past. The shock of seeing Leo shatters a decade of misunderstandings. Elias realizes he was betrayed by his own family. He demands his place in Leo’s life, furious at the time he lost. But Vivian, fiercely protective, has built a life without him and refuses to risk her son's happiness on the word of the man who vanished. As Elias fights to earn back her trust, proving he is more than just the Thorne name, his family discovers the truth and prepares a new attack. Elias must choose: the corporate legacy he was born into, or the family he fought his way back to.

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..."

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.

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.

Laura Jones thought she had it all — a loving husband and a life built on trust. But when she discovers she's pregnant, Thomas Grayson's celebration turns into threats of divorce if she keeps the baby. Heartbroken, Laura watches as the man she loved manipulates her, controlling the business she helped build and plotting to take everything from her. The final betrayal hits like a dagger. Thomas has been cheating, scheming to steal her money, and sending her away. Laura did the one thing she could afford and left the country. Five years later, Laura has risen to famee, and Thomas is forced to watch. He realizes too late that making an enemy of Laura Jones was the biggest mistake of his life.

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?

In a company built on love, lies run deeper than romance. Andrea thought Everett Langston was just another difficult client. She was wrong. * * * Working as a relationship consultant suited Andrea just fine until she was assigned to Everett Langston, a powerful and notoriously difficult client with a talent for intimidation and a past he never speaks about. Everett is cold, calculating, and impossible to read. Yet behind the arrogance are cracks Andrea can’t ignore and secrets that begin to surface the closer she gets to him. Then there’s Donald. A man tied to Everett by blood, guilt, and mistakes that refuse to stay buried. As hidden agendas collide, friendships strain, and old betrayals resurface, Andrea finds herself pulled into a dangerous web where love is a weapon and trust is a liability.

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.

On the night of her fifth anniversary, Maya Voss waits for her husband who never comes home, and discovers instead that Alpha Declan’s heart has always belonged to another woman. What begins as a marriage built on convenience and debt spirals into betrayal when Maya is reduced to nothing more than a political asset, offered up as a concubine in exchange for loyalty she no longer owes. When she walks away, she unknowingly steps into a far more dangerous fate, one tied to the rise of the feared Night Reaper, Cassian, a ruthless ruler who everyone fears but he is the only man who has ever truly loved her, and he has loved her long before she even knew his name.