Chelsea Van Der Zee

Elena has always been an outcast. Born with a hole in her heart, blamed for her mother’s death during childbirth, rejected by her father, and treated as a servant in her own home, she grew up lonely and unloved. With a weak heart that leaves her fragile, she had never felt like she belonged. Until the night everything changed. At the Full Moon Festival, everyone is shocked when the mate bond ties the smoking hot and ruthless immortal Lycan King; Lycan Nikolai, to Elena. For centuries, Nikolai has searched for his destined Luna—a reincarnation of the powerful woman he once loved but lost tragically. Realizing that Elena is weak and sick, he rejects her without a second thought. Elena’s stepsister, Sophie, gladly takes her place as Nikolai’s Luna, unaware that fate has other plans. A tragic accident that plunges Sophia into a state of coma forces Elena into the role she never wanted. She becomes a substitute bride to a king who sees her as worthless and a total waste of time. Thrown into a ruthless world of elite wolves, betrayal, and secrets, Elena is determined to survive. As she uncovers her own hidden strength, she begins to form an undeniable bond with Nikolai. But Sophie won’t let go so easily, and the shadows of Nikolai’s past threaten to destroy everything. Secrets unravel, prophecies are revealed, and enemies rise from the shadows. Will Nikolai see past her weakness to the powerful woman she truly is, or will the ghosts of their pasts and present temptations destroy them both?

Kara inherited her grandfather’s ranch and is working hard to keep it after most of the men walked away when they found out she inherited the ranch. A chance meeting with a stranger on the last night of their cattle drive, throws her world into turmoil and she is annoyed by him, unaware that he is actually a billionaire and has set his sights on her.

Gemma is invited to an interview that could change her life for the better, but finds herself locked in an apartment and forced to work for a werewolf pack. When the pack is attacked she hopes that it would bring her freedom, but the commander of the army simply locks her back in the same apartment. She decides to take matters into her own hands and manages to get away from pack lands, but the wolves follow her. With some help from her unlikely friends, will she be able to escape completely?

"You signed the contract, Bianca." Damien’s voice was dark, and laced with cruel possession as he towered over her. "That means when I say strip, you strip. When I say crawl, you get on your knees. And when I say beg… well, show me how desperate you can be." Bianca clenched her fists, trembling and, swallowing her pride. This was the price she had to pay for revenge. She lifted her chin and exhaled. "Yes, sir."

Gadis Anastasya, perempuan 32 tahun yang cerdas dan mandiri, merasa semakin tertekan dengan pertanyaan yang terus muncul di sekitarnya: *"Kapan menikah?"* Meski berkali-kali ditolak oleh pria yang dikenalnya, Gadis tak pernah berhenti berharap. Dia yakin, jodoh pasti akan datang meski entah kapan. Namun, di tengah kegalauannya, dia mulai merasa pasrah dan lelah. Sampai suatu hari, undangan reuni SMP datang. Gadis memutuskan hadir, sekadar melepas penat dan bertemu teman-teman lama. Di sana, dia tak menyangka akan bertemu kembali dengan Arya Dirgantara, kakak kelasnya yang dulu sangat populer dan menjadi pemimpin redaksi mading sekolah. Dulu, Arya adalah sosok yang supel dan menyenangkan, sementara Gadis hanya siswi kutu buku yang mengaguminya dari jauh. Namun, Arya yang sekarang sangat berbeda. Dia sudah menjadi duda beranak satu, dan kesedihan mendalam setelah kehilangan istrinya mengubahnya menjadi sosok yang dingin dan tertutup. Gadis tak pernah membayangkan dirinya terlibat dalam hidup Arya, hingga suatu hal mengejutkan terjadi: Arya melamarnya. Tanpa basa-basi, Arya menawarkan pernikahan yang lebih tampak seperti kesepakatan daripada kisah cinta. Arya membutuhkan seseorang yang bisa merawat putrinya, sementara Gadis merasakan desakan untuk menikah. Dalam kebimbangan, Gadis akhirnya menerima lamaran itu. Pernikahan mereka pun dimulai dengan rasa canggung dan tanpa cinta. Gadis harus beradaptasi menjadi seorang istri dan ibu tiri, sementara Arya tetap menjaga jarak dengan sikap dinginnya. Hari demi hari, Gadis merasakan betapa sulitnya membangun cinta di atas fondasi yang goyah. Namun, seiring waktu, kebersamaan mereka mulai mengungkap sisi lain dari Arya—luka yang belum sembuh dari kehilangan istrinya dan rasa takut untuk mencintai lagi. Di saat yang sama, Gadis pun menemukan keberanian untuk membuka hatinya, meski awalnya tidak ada jaminan cinta akan tumbuh. "Terpaksa Menikahi Duda" adalah kisah tentang dua jiwa yang terluka, mencoba merangkai cinta di tengah keterpaksaan, dan belajar bahwa kebahagiaan kadang hadir ketika kita berani memberi kesempatan kedua.

He broke her once. His brother owns her now. ✺ ✺ ✺ Purity De la Cruz thought she had escaped heartbreak when she married Ryat Reigns—the dangerous, ruthless heir to a Mafia empire. But her perfect life is nothing but a gilded cage. Her husband cheats, her dreams are shattered, and her heart? It never truly belonged to him. Because before Ryat, there was Ryan. His older brother. The man who taught her what love felt like, before he disappeared without a word and left her to bleed. Now Ryan Reigns is back. Not just as the Don of the most feared crime syndicate, but as the one man she can’t stop wanting, the one man who was always forbidden. And this time, she’s not the naive girl he left behind. She’s colder. Sharper. Ready to burn it all down for revenge… and for him. But their desire is a dangerous game. Each kiss is betrayal. Each touch is a war. And when the truth explodes, blood won’t be the only thing on the line.

Welcome to Seaside Oregon, where star sightings are as common as Malibu. It's Hollywood's biggest known secret, the place where rockstars and actors alike go to get away from it all, only now that filming has started on what's said to be the newest blockbuster hit, it's getting harder and harder to get some privacy.Capture: All Dani wants to do is survive the summer on set as Lincoln Green's newest assistant. The only problem? She's a selective mute and the guy won't stop talking or flirting.Keep: Zane "Saint" Andrews is known for a lot of things, mainly his music and sexual appetites, when he stops in Seaside for a much-needed break, he latches onto Fallon, a girl he thinks could be his new muse. What happens when she finds out that the sexy superstar hasn't actually ever had sex?Steal: Ex-boyband member Will just got assigned to represent his ex-girlfriend and ex-love Angelica Greene. Babysitting an actress that high maintenance wasn't part of the plan but he's her only hope, and when they start to blur the line between love and hate, they realize that maybe the past can't just stay there, not when there's so much left to explore in the present.Seaside Pictures is created by Rachel Van Dyken, an EGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

Lira Valencia Vale perceived her life to be lost after Cauis, her mate, rejected her coldly due to her low status at the bottom of the hierarchy and she was thrown into the Blackmoor forest. A place where the discarded and forgotten are exiled and left for dead and she froze for weeks while pleading for the goddess to take her life. But a strange phenomenal occured and she found that the dried up area where she was thrown in had somehow flourished during the week she had laid there and they all branched towards her to shield her from the harsh glare of the sun. And a pup chasing it's own tail glowed above her weak body, illuminated by the small streaks of sunlight filtering in through the gaps in the trees. As she tries to umearth what this could mean, a wolf approached her and offered a deal that would change her life, a deal that would change the land but at what price and would she take this deal? But again, what even is this deal that carried so much power behind it and who is this Wolf?

Nyra Kingswell is a 35-year-old woman who’s about to marry her childhood sweetheart, Draven Langford. But on her wedding day, she discovers something shocking. She walks away heartbroken, leaving him at the altar. Things got worse: Draven tries to assault Nyra sexually, leading her to the hospital. There, she wakes up to find Jayden Sterlings, her best friend’s younger brother. He is now a 25-year-old cardiac surgeon, confident, attractive, and emotionally dangerous for Nyra. To protect Nyra from her vengeful ex and media, Jayden offers a secret marriage with no emotional strings. But as they live together, their connection deepens into something real and forbidden. Just as she starts to feel safe, her past resurfaces, and a rival appears, threatening her fragile new happiness. Now, Nyra must decide: Will she risk her heart again or protect herself by walking away?

Ember is a human orphan taken in by a pack after her father’s murder. She is the god daughter of the alpha, but not everyone is happy to have her there. When someone she thought a friend does something stupid and blames her for it, she is banished from the pack and sent to an Elite werewolf academy as a scholarship student. The Academy is the catalyst for the chaos that is her life to be exposed to everyone, including herself and she is forced to think on her feet as secrets and history is suddenly exposed.