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On the Island of Niapachad, there are rumors and mystery that would bring you back in time as the inhabitants of this island is a blast from the past. They talk strangely, dress strange and the community is strange. They still acquaintance themselves with the old ways, having gentry as the social hierarchy. There is so much to learn and discover when you're here. The wonderstruck balls, the dazzling operas, and spectacular views from all over the island. But beware, for you don't know what's lurking the shadows and something might be more than just a beautiful dream that you wanted. ***** Lady Rebecca 'Becca' Davis thinks that she was up for sale when her family decided that she will be marrying with a gent from the Higher Court. She wanted to rebel on the night of the ball but something caught her eyes when she met someone at the ball. His allure was catching Becca into his web of deceit. Would Becca sacrifice herself or would she turn away from her new captor? Duke of Belikov, Niklaus Dragomir, has wanted nothing in his life for he was a man that has everything. Until he met Lady Rebecca Davis. Her sassy mouth and rebellious nature were stirring something dark inside him. Something that wanted to take control of her body as she begs for his mercy. What happened when Becca found out about his secret? Will she stay or would she run away for her only instinct was to survive against such legends?

Laura Smith life falls apart when her mother introduced a new man that she wanted to marry, two years after her father's death, which she cannot accept, but the worst part is that she will have Cole James Huntsman--the campus darling as his future step brother.

Jarek yanked me into his arms squeezing me tightly. "That is not how that works here." His hand had moved to my skin sending those same tingles through my body. I tried to shove back but he held me tighter. "Mine!" He growled sticking his nose in my throat. "My mate. No one will hurt you again." "She is not yours!" Ajax growled shoving us apart with me flying behind him. "See? Like a possession." Having been homeless since your were 14 means you can handle pretty much anything and everyone. That was until two giants show up trying to kill you on someone's orders while a and Demon wolf shifter show up telling you that you have family left alive and you are magical just like them. That family is waiting for you at a school for the supernatural because that is what you are. Ready to be done with it all but your bestfriend who is a big mutt is injured so you go with them. You want her fixed and a chat with this so called grandpa. It might end up being a violent chat but no one has ever called you a lady. Doesn't help that you felt mate tingles with one of the guys and the rest of their friends are hot as sin. This is not where life was supposed to take you but you are down for the ride.

Elina mengalami kecelakaan kerja yang membuatnya tewas di tempat. Tapi tiba-tiba saja ia terbangun di dalam tubuh tokoh antagonis komik yang terakhir dibacanya! Ellisha De Faelwen. Tokoh yang nantinya akan mati di tangan suaminya sendiri. Elina bertekad untuk mengubah alur cerita tersebut. Tapi mengapa ia seperti tetap berada di jalan yang sama? Sebenarnya apa yang salah? Ikuti kisah perjalanan Elina bersama tokoh favoritnya, Duke Charless!

The Duke was standing in the middle of the room, his hands in his pockets, his head tilted to one side. It was a relaxed, casual pose, and yet the way he looked at her was anything but casual. The deep midnight of his eyes burned and he radiated a subtle, sensual energy that made the air around him crackle. He looked like a man who’d never heard the word ‘no’ in all his life. Unluckily for him, ‘no’ was the only word she had. “There's no reason why I should stay,” Anna clasped her shaking hands together in an effort to still them. “I’m not marrying you.” His gaze flickered, his mouth curving slightly, and she had the disturbing thought that far from putting him off, her insistence was only inciting him further. “But you haven’t heard my proposal yet,” he said mildly. “Isn’t that why you’re here?” “I don’t need to hear it. I already know that my answer will be no.” “Of course. But you can hardly tell your father that you heard me out when you haven’t, in fact, heard me out…. Anna.”

Terjepit utang nyawa demi operasi ibunya, Helena terpaksa menukar kehormatannya dengan koin emas dari sang Duke yang haus belaian. Di balik kemegahan kastil, Arthur yang dingin dan diabaikan istrinya menuntut Helena bukan sekadar menjadi pelayan, melainkan pemuas gairah di ranjang rahasianya. Satu tanda tangan pada kontrak gelap itu menjerat Helena dalam pusaran syahwat dan pengkhianatan yang tak memiliki jalan pulang.

Aku adalah Cecilia, seorang gadis biasa yang hidup di jalanan. Namun suatu saat hidupku berubah setelah Marques Magrita menjadikanku sebagai anak angkat. Seperti mimpi indah dalam semalam, kupikir itu memang benar adanya. Tapi ada sesuatu yang ternyata mereka sembunyikan dariku. Mereka menjadikanku sebagai 'pengganti' putri yang asli untuk menikahi seorang Duke haus darah yang bahkan membunuh kedua orang tuanya sendiri. Ya, tidak ada yang bisa di percaya di dunia ini selain diriku sendiri. "Apa kau akan pergi setelah membuat semua kekacauan ini? Istriku?" Salah satu orang yang paling kubenci, adalah pria ini. Suamiku. Dengan mudahnya dia berkata seperti itu setelah membantai satu keluarga dihadapanku. "Kau Gila, Revanov." "Iya, aku memang gila. Itu semua karenamu, Sayang." Bisakah aku lepas darinya?

Leon always believed he was an ordinary human, until the night he woke up in a strange medical facility, surrounded by strangers who insisted he belonged to the Shifter Realm. Thrown into a world ruled by werewolves, hierarchy, and ancient laws, Leon learns he is an omega whose scent is so potent it destabilizes every alpha around him. His arrival at Shifter University instantly sends the campus into chaos. Two men are affected the most: Roan Blackthorn, a dominant alpha with a violent reputation and a past tied to Leon in ways he doesn’t understand; and Professor Alister Vale, a brilliant, cold, dangerously controlled shifter who once almost kissed Leon in the human world. Their rivalry sparks the moment they meet, pulling Leon into a dangerous gravitational field of desire, possessiveness, and unspoken history. Leon wants neither of them, but can’t deny the pull toward both, a pull that grows stronger each time his omega instincts flare. The truth begins to unravel when Leon uses a mysterious key left by his human lawyer. It opens a hidden safe on campus containing papers from his parents: a royal pack seal, documents proving his rare omega lineage, and a terrifying warning, The Null Order is hunting you. The Order’s presence becomes undeniable when Leon’s first heat hits, violent enough to collapse him. Roan and Alister both sense it from afar, colliding outside his door in a feral fight for dominance and access. It takes both men working together to stabilize him, and in that moment, the first threads of an impossible triad bond begin forming. But the danger only escalate Will there love survive or will it be crushed under the weight of this danger?

Demi menyelamatkan keluarganya dari tiang gantungan karena sang kakak yang melarikan diri tepat di malam pernikahannya, si bungsu yang terabaikan, Lady Elara von Astley, dipaksa mengenakan cadar pengantin sang kakak. Dia harus menikah dengan pria paling ditakuti: Duke Valerius von Drakenhoff, sang "Monster dari Utara" yang terkenal kejam dan tak mengenal ampun. Valerius tahu bahwa wanita di hadapannya adalah sebuah kepalsuan. Dia bersumpah akan menjadikan hidup Elara seperti neraka sebagai pembalasan dendam atas penipuan yang dilakukan Astley padanya!

Dikirim sebagai pengantin pengganti, Florence tahu dirinya hanyalah pion dalam konspirasi antara dua kerajaan yang bermusuhan. Sebagai si kembar dengan label "kutukan" yang disembunyikan sejak lahir, ia menggantikan sang kakak yang merupakan seorang "berkat" untuk dinikahkan pada Duke Cassian of Silverhood, seorang panglima perang yang membenci keberadaannya.