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Brianna didn’t want a new life; she wanted a way out. When her mother, Eloise, marries the tech tycoon Declan Van Doren, Brianna is dragged into a world of cold marble, sharp whispers, and a stepbrother who treats her presence like a stain on his family crest. Dawson Van Doren is the heir to an empire and a man with a heart of jagged glass. To the world, he is the brilliant, untouchable billionaire. To Brianna, he is the monster in the bedroom down the hall—the man who watches her with a mixture of loathing and a dark, suffocating hunger that makes her skin crawl and her heart stutter. But the Van Doren mansion is a house of glass. While Dawson breaks her spirit by day, his father’s closest friend—the man she calls Uncle—watches her with a terrifyingly different kind of heat. Caught between a stepbrother who wants to ruin her and a forbidden protector who wants to own her, Brianna is walking a tightrope over a pit of fire. And Dawson is about to prove that the only thing more dangerous than hating him... is letting him touch her.

In the scorching heat of a lakeside summer, Emma returns home to stay with her best friend Mia and unwittingly reignites a long-buried obsession with Mia’s older brother, Jake Harlan a notorious playboy who doesn’t believe in love. What begins as stolen glances and electric tension explodes into a forbidden, passionate affair. Jake, determined to prove he’s changed, surrenders to feelings he’s never known, while Emma risks her heart and her closest friendship for the man she’s secretly loved for years. But their bliss is threatened by Kayla, Jake’s unhinged ex, who has been stalking him for months. Armed with intimate photos and manipulated evidence, Kayla wages a vicious campaign of jealousy and revenge, determined to destroy the new couple and reclaim what she believes is hers. As secrets unravel, trust fractures, and danger escalates, Emma and Jake must confront Jake’s past, their deepest fears, and a stalker willing to cross every line. In a summer filled with raw desire, heartbreaking betrayal, and unrelenting obsession, they fight to protect their love or lose everything to forbidden sins.

The night before her wedding, Selina’s perfect life ended. Her fiancé, Jason, cheated with her closest friend, leaving her heartbroken and furious. Determined to make them pay, she began a bold plan of revenge. Her first strike humiliated her best friend—but the backlash was swift. Her enemy vowed to destroy Selina in return. Then came the next step: seducing Jason’s brother, Adrian, a man she barely knew, to hurt Jason indirectly. Yet, revenge took an unexpected turn. Selina’s calculated plan began to unravel as she fell for Adrian, and he, too, found himself drawn to her. But secrets have a way of surfacing. Jason discovered the truth, her brother became entangled in the chaos, and her best friend schemed relentlessly to ruin their budding relationship. With every obstacle, every betrayal, and every whispered secret, Selina and Adrian’s love was tested. Could love survive the consequences of revenge? Or would their hearts pay the ultimate price? Twisted Intentions is a story of betrayal, passion, and love found where it was least expected.

Kara never thought she’d be discarded so easily. A weak, unassuming omega, she always believed she could never be worthy of the Alpha’s love. But when Alpha Karien rejected her as his mate in front of the entire pack, her world shattered. Her heart broken, her pride crushed, Kara disappears into the wilderness, far from the pack that humiliated her,while she was pregnant with his child. But when her life is threatened by those closest to her, she vows to rise, not as a meek omega, but as a force of vengeance. Kara returns, no longer the quiet, submissive woman she once was. She is stronger, fueled by anger, and driven by the promise to make Alpha Kariem regret rejecting her. With a secret baby on the way and a dangerous mission to avenge her heart, Kara will stop at nothing to reclaim her strength, her pride, and her revenge. But when the Alpha who once discarded her realizes the true consequences of his rejection, will he fight for the woman he pushed away—or will his pride keep them both from a second chance at love?

Rose Melody Jacobs is a 21-year-old student at NYU. She lost her father at a very young age and it traumatized her. Her life was a simple bubble before his death popped it open. She finds Love in Sterling Hunter. A love-struck 24-year old that longs after the heart of Rose. He has never been normal and yet his closest attempt to trying to date Rose was to stalk her. He felt like he couldn’t ruin things from a distance and it was better that way. At first, the word “supernatural” made Rose burst out in fits of laughter, but after seeing it for herself; her whole perspective changed. Sterling Hunter, her imperfect boyfriend is a 100-year-old ghost from past. They try to make the relationship work but when other ghosts starts visiting them, including one of Sterling’s exes. It all starts to go to hell. Rose Melody Jacobs was looking for a mystery, and so fate brought her the biggest enigma of her life. Sterling Hunter. More secrets begins to unravel and Sterling begins to look more like a stranger every single day.

Allisya was set up on a blind date with a man named Aris, even though she had a boyfriend named Daniel who attended the same university as both her and Aris. But their relationship had been kept secret all this time, unknown to her parents, because she would face serious consequences if they found out she was dating while still in school. While dating Daniel, Allisya came to know his true nature, and it was eventually revealed that Daniel loved her only for her physical appearance and material possessions. Just as her romantic relationship was being tested, Luna appeared—Daniel’s best friend who also harbored romantic feelings for him. After discovering there was another woman close to Daniel—and that woman was Allisya—Luna felt hatred and resentment toward her presence, leading to a determination to remove Allisya from Daniel’s life by any means necessary, even involving those closest to him. Who are they? Does this include Aris’s friend, who was also involved in the act of revenge that nearly cost Allisya her life?

At the age of 21, Marthania Jade Louise is the youngest Salazar to become a multi-billionaire and CEO-Owner of a Salazar company after her parents' mysterious death. Buong buhay niya ay hindi niya inakala na mawawala nang maaga ang kaniyang pinakamamahal na mga magulang. That's why she couldn't accept that it was an accident. Pinatay ang mga magulang niya. Iyon ang itinatak niya sa kaniyang isipan at ipinangako sa sarili na pagbabayaran ng mga taong nasa likod ng aksidenteng 'yon ang kanilang ginawa. However, her world turned upside-down when she found out that her late parents had written another will and testament that was exclusively emailed to her by them 6 months after their death, saying that they want her to marry Zachary Alastair Ricaforte, the son of one of their closest family friends and one of the members of the board of directors of their company. MJ is willing to do anything that will make her beloved parents happy, even if it means having a perfectly fake marriage with the son of her parents' putative killers.

For two passionate years, Bella Black's marriage was everything she dreamed of, a connection built on love, trust, and an undeniable chemistry that kept their flame burning bright. But in one devastating moment, a tragic accident steals away the intimacy that once defined their relationship, leaving her husband broken and their marriage hanging by a thread. When her husband's three closest friends move in to help during his recovery, Bella finds herself sharing a home with three dangerously attractive men who remind her of everything she's lost. As days turn into weeks, the tension becomes unbearable. Their lingering glances, their easy charm, their proximity, it all awakens desires she's been desperately trying to suppress. Caught between her vows to the man she loves and the magnetic pull of forbidden temptation, Bella must navigate an impossible choice. Will she honor her marriage through the darkness, or will the heat of forbidden desire consume everything she holds sacred? In a house where loyalty, lust, and love collide, Bella Black is about to discover just how far temptation can push a faithful heart.

I was hit by a car and suffered a brain injury while trying to save my fiancé. Before I was taken to the hospital, I accidentally saw him locked in a kiss with his assistant, Sarah Mineli. I suspected he was cheating, so after I woke up, I pretended to have amnesia to test him. "Do we know each other?" Ethan Meyer paused, his expression faltering. Then he suddenly pointed at his best friend. "I'm your fiancé Grayson Hudson's closest friend. I came to attend your engagement ceremony." I watched as he and Sarah stood there, their fingers tightly intertwined, my face turning deathly pale. Grayson stepped forward and draped his coat over my shoulders. "Baby, I'm your fiancé," he said softly. "It's my fault I couldn't protect you." I felt the warmth of his palm and gave a faint smile. "Then let's go home," I said. "We still have an engagement ceremony to prepare for."

Twice in One Life follows the story of Celine Hayes, a once-powerful businesswoman whose life is cut short by a betrayal orchestrated by the people closest to her. A year after her death, Celine returns as a ghost, unable to move on until she finds justice. She crosses paths with Ònààrà, a modern-day shaman, and discovers Evelyn, a woman who unknowingly serves as the perfect vessel for Celine’s spirit. With Ònààrà’s reluctant help, Celine possesses Evelyn and begins to piece together the events that led to her murder. She returns to the life she left behind, re-entering the world under the guise of Evelyn, and plans to marry her former fiancé, Darren. But as truths begin to unravel, Celine learns of Darren’s inappropriate relationship with his sister and the deep-rooted hatred that led to her death. As her connection to Evelyn begins to blur, and her desire for revenge intensifies, Celine is faced with a painful reality: to find peace, she may have to sacrifice the last shred of her humanity or risk dragging another innocent soul into her tragic fate.