Edwina Mountbatten

Edwina is tender but very strong. She has been looked down upon since childhood, mainly because she is the only one born in the night howlers without a wolf. The rejection from her first mate, Alexander, tore her apart, but life became better after meeting and marrying Benedict, the beta of her pack. Alexander the great, leader of the night howlers was the dream of any young female in the pack. Asides his handsome features, he was a business tycoon and a billionaire, but he lost everything after the battle with the enemy, including his ability to walk, much to the irritation of his wife, Sonia who began an affair with Benedict. Their affair failed to stay hidden as Xander not only found out about Sonia’s pregnancy, he also found out that the child was not his leading to anger and frustration. In order to save the life of her husband and sister from execution, Edwina now has to agree to a condition made by the alpha, a condition that will change things for her, as to her devastation, she will have to return to her original mate, a disabled alpha with nothing to offer her…. Or so she thought.

They say opposites attract. Yet, Raffaele and Edwina avoid each other like the plague. Physically present, but lost in separate dimensions—two forces resisting, yet desperately needing each other to survive. They are each other’s equilibrium, just as fire needs air, just as heat demands the cold. They know it, but they fight it. Raffaele Marcello is the undisputed King of the Italian Mafia. A ghost in the underworld, ruthless and untouchable. One look in his eyes, and you’re as good as dead. He is a killer who has carved away parts of himself just to survive. Blood stains his hands—someone, somewhere had to die for him to live. He is his own law, the embodiment of power itself. Edwina Gemstone is fire wrapped in elegance, a force to be reckoned with. Sassy, sharp-tongued, and unapologetically fierce, she never bows to anyone. Success drapes around her like the finest diamonds, and she wears it with the confidence of a queen. But to touch her is to invite scars—she burns, and she does not regret it. Different paths. Twisted fate. A collision inevitable.

Five years ago, Edwina, the princess of Avalor is betrothed to the powerful Lycan king of Galentia for a marriage between two kingdoms. It is a promise of an alliance and in a few years, she is supposed to return to Galentia and become his queen. However, due to a mix of debauchery caused by a vicious wolf who seeks power, Edwina is framed for killing the Lycan’s mother. What happens when after years of running, the Lycan king finds her? Which will be stronger, the mate bond or the revenge?

Edwina has made it her mission to improve the lives of all commoners through her position as Royal Historian. She has worked tirelessly toward this goal, but a group of powerful nobles called the Grand Peerage stands in her way, blocking her at every turn. Alexander Claiborne, the Duke of Ice, one of the most powerful aristocrats in society proposes a deal. He'll give Edwina all she needs to take down the Grand Peerage, in exchange all he wants is her hand in marriage!?

Haunted by his own actions that led to a tragic accident claiming his best friend's life, Prince Maximillian embraces a reckless lifestyle, burdened by remorse, and is compelled to return home. Frustrated by his parents' concerns, he writes a farewell letter, intending to live as a commoner. However, his self-destructive plans change unexpectedly when he meets Edwina, or Eddie, a woman defying societal norms by dressing and behaving like a man. Enchanted by her confidence and wit, he falls in love. His attempts to win her over are thwarted by her devoted friend who desires her for himself, a persistent princess, and Edwina's determination to maintain her unique identity as her father's "son."

"Leo, please stop, not so fast!" I panted hard, my fingers clenching the edge of the table as he overwhelmed me with the intensity of his thrusts. "When you beg for pleasure, you should be able to handle it when I give you some." He growled against my ear, sinking his teeth into the side of my neck, sending a jolt of pleasure. The pleasure kept building so quickly that it made my vision turn black. It was pure rapture. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~**~~**~*~ Penny Williams is an orphan who works for her uncle and tends to the horses on the palace grounds. She is forced to go on a mission to an enemy kingdom to seduce and bring the downfall of the Duke of Mountbatten, Leander Vance Bauer. But what happens when the seducer becomes the seduced? The arrogant and hard-headed Duke brings Penny down to her knees with his ruthless charm, doing things to her that jeopardize her life because of her blackmailer ex. As she navigates through a treacherous web of secrets and lies, she must choose between love and survival.

A change was what Edwina needed, but not the kind that took her life from normal to shambles. Just when she waits for fate to play a cruel game and take her life, she is broken out of prison and forced to be a wife to the Mafia don with a false name. She finds herself thrown into a world full of deceit and lies, but she knows this plot too well. The only way is to play along and not lose her heart to Roman Moretti. But as the saying goes, the devil is a sinner's favorite.