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~"Why is the best fruit always forbidden?"~ Alecander Blackford is that perfect Alpha blessed with the face of an angel but cursed with overbearing parents who would not stop tailing after his ass. After he runs away from the pack to stay at his aunt’s house, he did not expect that he would meet his mate who turned out to be more than he had expected and everything he was not. Soft, caring with a touch of defensive instincts, Elristeya Larsen is just that girl who has two parents that were in love since forever and a brother who would do anything to make her frustrated. When she meets her brother’s new best friend, it turned out to be the Asshole that had slammed the door in her face, Alec. She was undeniably captivated by his hypnotic orbs and the way he looked like everything a human was not. Like a different breed. Alec’s entire plan to stay away from her as far as he could begins to fall flat right before his own eyes. No matter how he tried to ignore her, like a moth to a flame he was attracted to her. When circumstances fell into place, they slowly began to get closer, creating more connection and strengthening the bond between them. Elristeya soon realized that Alec was no prince charming of hers but her beautiful downfall. Her perfect nemesis. Her flawless damnation. Theirs was the mate bond that was never supposed to be formed. Forbidden right from their births and when they try to fight against the fate that binds them, ugly and haunting secrets, capable of ruining them both and those they cherished, from the past are unleashed, threatening the soul bond they shared.

“Sekarang, kautelah menjadi seorang pendekar sejati. Karena itu kausudah berhak menyandang gelar Pendekar Macan Tutul. Tapi ingatlah selalu, jangan pernah berbuat mungkar dan berlaku sombong, karena di atas langit masih ada langit. Hindari sifat pamer, sifat adigang, adigung, dan adiguna. Tak ada manfaatnya kamu menampakkan diri bahwa kamu seorang pendekar sakti. Utamakan sifat bersabar. Karena dengan sikap bersabar seseorang akan sangat mudah untuk berpikiran adil dan bijak. Jangan berlebihan dan berbuat dan bertutur.”

This is the story of May Jacobs, a teenage human girl who is suddenly sucked into the supernatural world by fate. After being betrayed by the person she dearly loved, she is beaten up and presumed dead. To cover up their gruesome crime, the two, her best friend Florence and her former boyfriend Shame, dragged May to the deep woods and dumped her there. What they did not know was that she had played dead just so they could stop assaulting her. Meanwhile, Leslie Martinez, a werewolf Alpha decided to run the perimeters in the dead of night. There, he meets his mate dangling on the thin life between life and death. Follow May as she struggles to grasp everything but eventually overcomes her fear and embrace her new life. Through it all, she still remains loving and forgiving.

Shan had grown up as a college freshman with her best friend, Ciara for over a period of fifteen years. Ciara Jones is smitten with his best friend Shan, but she can't tell because Shan is dating someone else. Being their loyal best friend, she still supports Shan with everything and shows her love for him. Shan will eventually discover the truth about his real father, Phillip Garcia, and within his family, things happen unexpectedly. Will they conquer everything? Will their family would ever be fixed through everything?

Blair is an enigmatic grad school student, artist, writer and creator who is in a complicated "friendship" with a married man. She is an attractive and down-to-earth girl with a personality that people gravitate towards and looks to compliment. Hunter is a successful man with a cushy finance job who just got out of an 8-year relationship after walking in on his girlfriend cheating on him. Hunter is handsome, witty and charming, but his judgemental temperament can make him seem like an asshole at times. Conservative Hunter and wild-child Blair are the polar opposites of each other in too many ways to count, but end up striking up an odd friendship. But is that all there is between them—just friendship?

Magkababata sina Athalia Ramos at Luke Sebastian. Nagtungo ng Canada si Luke kasama ang magulang nito para doon mag-aral. Sa pagbalik nito, nalaman ni Athalia na may kasintahan na ito. Labis siyang nasaktan dahil umaasa siya na matutugunan na ni Luke ang nararamdaman niya para dito ngunit hindi pala. Naging kasintahan niya si Charles na nakilala niya sa Welcome Party para kina Luke. Nalaman na lang niya na hiwalay na si Luke at ang nobya nitong si Mickaela. Ipinagtapat ni Luke na mahal siya nito. Anong gagawin ni Athalia? Handa ba niyang sundin ang nilalaman ng kaniyang puso o ipagpatuloy ang relasyon kay Charles na walang ibang ginawa kundi ang mahalin siya?

Saga sang pemimpin sekte iblis terus di siksa lembah hitam tempat penyiksaan yang lebih mengerikan dari neraka, saat menerima siksaan Saga terbangun di tubuh yang lemah, seketika Saga tersadar dirinya hidup kembali saat itu juga tekadnya sudah bulat akan membalas dendam pada wanita yang membunuhnya. "Tunggu saja aku akan datang, tapi sebelum itu aku akan memperkuat tubuh ku dan membalaskan pemilik tubuh ini," Saga mengepalkan tangannya.

 Erika Wiratama. Perempuan, muda, cantik dan cerdas, tapi memiliki masa lalu kelam yang tak banyak diketahui orang. Seorang sekretaris handal, sekaligus selingkuhan atasannya sendiri. Semua itu dia lakukan demi balas dendam pada Kaisar Arya Jayantaka.    Kaisar yang tak tahu masa lalu keluarga dan rahasia besar perusahaannya yang nyaris bangkrut, terpaksa menerima pernikahan bisnis, juga Erika sebagai sekretaris. Dan ketika Erika memberikan tawaran untuk berselingkuh, Kaisar menerimanya dengan tujuan menghindari sang istri dan mencari tahu motif Erika kembali melengket pada keluarganya.    Lalu ketika akhirnya Kaisar mengetahui semua rahasia yang pernah ditutupi ayahnya, pria yang pada awalnya membenci Erika itu, seketika merasa bersalah. Sialnya bukan hanya perasaan bersalah saja yang muncul, tapi juga cinta. Demi cinta dia rela melakukan apa saja.    Akankah Erika yang sudah terlanjur tersakiti mampu menerima Kaisar, walau tujuan awalnya berhubungan dengan pria itu hanya demi dendam? Terlebih di yang saat bersamaan adik Kaisar, Bima juga menawarkan rasa yang sama.

Sam Harper is my best friend and has been since we were kids. Unfortunately, he sees himself as my unofficial big brother. Which is to say that the guy is a major cock block. I swear he has a sixth sense when it comes to me getting laid. It's frustrating how I can be on the verge of sealing the deal when Sam will appear out of nowhere, and suddenly my night is going up in a big ball of sexually frustrated flames. I think the guy enjoys messing with me. Why else would he do it?Lately, I'm starting to notice things about Sam that I shouldn’t be noticing. Like those piercing blue eyes that pin me in place. Or his short blond hair that I want to drag my fingers through. Not to mention those killer abs that I sometimes catch a fleeting glimpse of. The strange feelings that have sprung up in me are definitely starting to freak me out. We’ve always been just friends. And I don’t want that to change.Friend Zoned is created by Jennifer Sucevic, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

Mercedes Maxwell is devastated when her twin sister is driven to take her own life by none other than her husband, William Braxton. Determined to make her brother-in-law pay for the injustice, Mercedes travels to Dorchester, England, to find him. She is shocked to find that William is unaware of his wife's death, and when Mercedes is mistaken for her sister, she decides to pose as her twin to glean some answers. Mercedes embarks on an adventure she never dreamed of in hopes of bringing justice to her sister. Instead of justice, Mercedes uncovers a plethora of secrets and mystery. As she works to unravel the mystery and discovers who she can trust, Mercedes finds that all is not as it seems, and that William Braxton may be the one man she can trust.