Define Rival

The novel "Moonlight longing" follows Selena, a young writer who moves to a small town in search of inspiration for her next novel. After getting lost in the woods, Selena discovers a pack of werewolves and is introduced to a world of supernatural beings. The alpha werewolf, Ethan, is immediately drawn to Selena and they develop a complicated relationship as they face conflicts and challenges. The climax of the story arrives when Ethan's pack is threatened by a rival werewolf pack, and the couple must work together to protect the pack and each other. The story concludes as Ethan and Selena's bond grows stronger, and they profess their love for each other as mates. However, the story ends with a hint of possibility for future danger or conflict. "Moonlight longing" explores themes of love, trust, and the challenges of relationships in a supernatural setting.

One night. One mistake. Isang lalaking hindi niya dapat makilala. Heartbroken and drunk, she let herself fall into the arms of a stranger—Matthew Villarama, the most feared mafia boss in the city. After that night, she thought she'd never see him again…but she was wrong. Dahil nakita silang dalawa ng kalaban papasok sa isang private na hotel—she became the target. The rival syndicate made only one assumption: she was his woman. His weakness. Now with danger closing in, Yshra finds herself trapped in a deadly game where her survival depends on the man she barely knows…and the man who just might be more dangerous to her heart than to the world.

'IT' knows what's scares you... Janice Ross finds herself behind bars for the crimes that she claims she didn't commit. Coincidences were a part of books until they entwined with demonic power and uprooted the lives of young teenagers who face the wrath of wrong choices. Her life took a turn for worse when, even in prison, the evil plagued her dreams. The bizarre circumstances of Janice Ross's encounters intrigued Byron, a true-crime writer. Not believing the strength of the ancient curse, he proceeds to investigate the story and caught up in a series of horrific evidences that turns his life on its axis. Together, Janice and Byron have conjured hauntings that rival reality and uncovers the truth. Will Janice escape her fate or will Byron become another victim of the broken night.

Margaret Queen receives an unexpected visit from a dangerous man, Nikolay Ivanov, who claims to have her brother captive and that he owes him a substantial sum of money. She is willing to do anything to free her brother from the clutches of this man with a deep and devilishly attractive gaze, who makes her work for him, eliminating his rivals in the largest drug trafficking market in all of Europe. Margaret fulfills her mission to the letter, although they both find themselves in a bind when Nikolay's main enemy appears and suspects his rival's intentions. To throw him off, Nikolay has to make Margaret pose as his wife. But an unexpected attraction begins to blossom between them to the point of having an intense and passionate relationship, resulting in the conception of a baby.

In the third year the law firm was established, Claire Stone joined the firm as an assistant. From then on, my boyfriend started buying breakfast for her. My childhood friend also drove her to and from work. As for me, I became the wicked woman who bullied the newbie. The repeated disappointments made me decide to expel them from my life. So I agreed to a marriage contract with someone else, and while my boyfriend and childhood friend mocked me, I left the firm we had formed together. Later, they learned that they had been showering all their love and attention on a spy sent by a rival law firm. When they regretted their actions and asked me to go back to them, my husband sent them an invitation to our wedding.

Ally is a young chef who worked her whole life to get to where she is. She was orphaned as a six year old when both her parents died in a car crash. At age twenty six, she meets the head chef to her biggest rival restaurant. She instantly falls in love with him . She discovers that he has a dark side before her best friend is set to marry him. In an attempt to help her friend, Ally finds herself in a desperate situation where she is forced to marry a man she fears. She is hell bent on overcoming all obstacles to make sure that she is the next world renowned Chef. Even if that means her husband is her biggest competition.

Trapped in a gilded cage, a defiant artist becomes entangled with a ruthless mafia Don. Valentina, a talented artist and stripper struggling to survive in the city's underbelly, witnesses a brutal act that plunges her into a world of danger. Captured by Dante Russo, the enigmatic head of the Russo famiglia, she finds herself a prisoner in his opulent mansion. Haunted by a violent past, Dante is a man shrouded in secrets, ruling with an iron fist and a hidden vulnerability. As tensions rise between rival factions vying for control of the city, an unlikely bond sparks between Valentina and Dante. She uses her art to capture the brutality and fleeting moments of tenderness within his world. But their connection is a dangerous dance. Can they navigate a web of deceit and betrayal, or will the city's dark secrets consume them both?

All Ayla ever wanted was to fit in. Sadly, that would never happen. Not only was she the only girl that looked like she did, but she was also destined to be something out of this world altogether! If being a werewolf wasn’t enough, being adopted by the Alpha from the rival pack to your parents! Was throwing its own challenges at her. Days before her eighteenth birthday, the Alpha declares there is to be a pack-wide meet on their territory. Ayla not only has her adoptive Brother on her case, but she comes face to face with the Three devastatingly handsome Chase Brothers! Learning her fate and finding love at the same time as constantly defending herself is tough. Will she be able to hold it all together? Or will it feel like the world has chosen the wrong girl?

At their university, Maria Brittany Sarmiento is known as a 'ghoster.' She was frightened of commitment, but when she met Johann Caleb Vergara, an Engineering student at the same university, all of her fears and hesitations about starting a new relationship vanished. Caleb, however, was a rude, snob with a cold personality, unlike the other boys she had ghosted. Despite his rude attitude, Brittany still has feelings for Caleb, so she pursues him until he reciprocates her love. When Caleb eventually fell in love with Brittany, however, it was also the moment for two people from their past to return to their lives. Will Brittany choose the present over the past? Will she continue to pursue the guy she wants to marry, even if her rival is Caleb's first love?

Amanda's life came crashing when she caught her husband cheating on her, worse was her family was in full support of her husbands actions and even arranged her step sister to him. Amanda was enraged, she didn't know how to get back at them for their betrayal and to stabilize her mother's company until she met Lucas who was willing to help her with whatever she needed. The only catch was, she has to marry him. Amanda goes all in with her exhusbands rival, but as times goes on feelings start to get attached. Would they stick together after all that has been said and done? Would the secret Lucas has kept so dearly destroy his newly found relationship?