Franklin Library Leather Bound Books Novels & Stories

Her mission was to kill him. Her fate was to love him... Ezinne had always felt like an outcast because of her chubby nature. Her life spiralled out of control when a fateful mistake by her untamed wolf led to the tragic loss of the Alpha's chosen mate's unborn child. Cast out, rejected by her mate and derided by those she once called family, Ezinne found herself exiled to the dreaded depths of the evil forest and left to die. But fate seemed to have a twisted path laid out for her. Her life was mysteriously spared but at a price. She must vanquish the Dark King, an invincible man feared by many. But what will Ezinne do when she discovers that the man she was supposed to vanquish was her second chance mate? When she learned that everything she knew might be lies? What is the price of a life reborn from ashes?

Flora struggled with an underpaid job for her sick mother. She got involved in the mafia world when she ran across the ruthless Dante Romano and became his tool for power. Many women had been to Dante's bed, but none into his heart. Dante thought love was a weakness, but it all changed as he got to know Flora. Flora crossed paths with the ruthless Dante when she witnessed a crime so he forced her into his world in exchange for financial gain and her silence. Will the darkness of the mafia world prove too much for her to handle? Or will she adapt and rise in the ranks much to the surprise of everyone? Read on to find out.

Born as an omega, Aisla never expected to draw the attention of one Alpha, let alone three. The triplet heirs of Silvercrest Pack are powerful, dangerous, and bound by a prophecy that ties their fate to hers. But when the Moon Goddess marks Aisla as the mate of all three brothers, the pack is thrown into chaos. Love turns to rivalry, loyalty clashes with desire, and the ancient laws demand a sacrifice. Between passion, power, and destiny, Aisla must decide whether to follow her heart or fulfil the prophecy that could destroy them all.

Even though their worlds were completely different, he was just an ordinary human and she was born a she-Alpha, Ella sacrificed everything for the man she thought loved her. She left it all behind: her pack, her title, her destiny. 
For six years, she lived as his secret wife, breaking every rule for his rise to fame. Then it all came crashing down the night he announced someone else as the love of his life. 
Humiliated, shattered, her mind spiraled through everything she had abandoned for him. He called her weak. So she went back. One cold deal with her father: reclaim her rightful place… in exchange for marrying his rival’s son, betraying his pack, and destroying it from the inside. One broken heart. A ruthless, solid revenge plan. Two powerful hearts now pitted against each other. Who wins the fight?

In the ruthless underworld of New York’s Italian mafia, peace comes at a deadly price. When Luca Rossi, the cold-blooded heir to the Rossi empire, executes the Vitale family’s prized soldier, war erupts between the two most powerful crime families. To prevent total annihilation, a marriage alliance is forged but the Vitale don offers something no one expected: his defiant, openly gay younger brother, Alessio. Luca has spent his life burying his desires beneath layers of violence and duty. Marrying a man is unthinkable in their traditional world yet refusing means rivers of blood. Alessio, beautiful and unbreakable, is delivered to Luca like a sacrifice… or a weapon. What begins as a contract of convenience explodes into obsession. Stolen touches in penthouse shadows. Whispered praise that shatters Alessio’s walls. A possessive love neither man saw coming. But in a world built on betrayal, someone is plotting to tear the fragile truce apart and kill the newlyweds before they can claim real power. Two men bound by vengeance. One love forged in fire. Only one question remains: will they rule together… or die trying?

"Why did you save me?" Prostitution wasn't exactly the future I'd pictured for myself. But fate landed me in a brothel I couldn't escape, and a life that stripped me of my humanity. Until he came in. The man who looked down at people like they were nothing but dirt and planted bullets in the heads of people for staring at him the wrong way. His name was Killian Morozcov. He came into The brothel and left with me, and no matter how much I pleaded at the time, he refused to tell me why. when he did, though, I wished he hadn't. because killian hadn't meant to save me that night in Vegas...he had come from to save his sister and made the costly mistake of leaving with me instead. our relationship built into something fragile that shouldn't exist and would no doubt, ruin us. especially when we continued to discover how much of it was built on lies. In my experience, I've learnt that you either stab someone in the back or they'll do it to you. Nice people were always the quickest to swing the knife. And Killian Morozcov was by far the nicest man to ever cross paths with me.

After finding her beloved mate in bed with her enemy, Avery is hurt and rejects her mate, but he refuses to accept. Chaos erupts when the beloved Beta dies suddenly, and Avery is left holding all the blame in a pack that has turned against her. Imprisoned and awaiting her trial, Avery is helped by the only one she can trust, her best friend. Weak and exhausted, she runs away until she faints and wakes up to find the playboy Alpha, who is rarely seen and is, in fact, her second chance mate. How will the pack react to this news, and will Avery ever find true happiness in a world without memory of her life before Moonshadow Pack?

Evelyn "Evie" Moretti never wanted to be part of the mafia world. The daughter of a disgraced underboss, she’s spent her life dreaming of freedom—a life far away from the violence and betrayal that destroyed her family. But when her father’s debts to the powerful Romano crime family spiral out of control, Evie is forced to pay the price: an arranged marriage to Don Alessandro "Alessio" Romano, the ruthless and enigmatic head of the Romano family. Alessio is as cold as he is handsome, a man shrouded in darkness and driven by a thirst for revenge. From the moment Evie meets him, it’s clear that their marriage is no love story. It’s a transaction, a way to settle a debt and secure power. But as Evie is thrust into Alessio’s world of luxury, danger, and deceit, she begins to realize that there’s more to their union than meets the eye. Alessio harbours a deep hatred for her family, and his cruelty toward her is both calculated and personal. As Evie struggles to survive in her new life, she uncovers shocking secrets about her family’s past—and Alessio’s true motives for marrying her. Betrayed at every turn, she must navigate a treacherous web of lies, power struggles, and forbidden desires. But the more she learns, the more she questions who she can trust—and whether she can resist the dangerous pull of the man who holds her captive in every way. Bound by Blood and Betrayal is a dark, emotional mafia romance filled with twists, tension, and a love that burns as fiercely as it destroys. Can Evie find a way to escape Alessio’s grip, or will she lose herself in the shadows of his world?

BLURB; Diva Crest is the Luna of her pack and has always been the weakest, powerless, unwanted wolf in her pack. But when the pack’s soothsayer announces her mate, her life takes a dangerous turn. She is fated to Alpha Derek Valen, the ruthless and merciless leader of the Blackfang Pack, known for killing without hesitation. Stuck in a bond she never wanted, Diva vows to escape, but fate has other plans. Derek is just as unwilling as she is. Cold and dominant, he never expected to be mated to someone so weak. But as much as he tries to resist, something about Diva pulls him in. There’s a connection between them that feels unnatural. When a rogue pack led by the vengeful Alpha Ronan launches an attack, Diva learns a horrifying truth—her mate's bond with Derek was never real. Ronan, once Derek’s trusted beta, manipulated fate itself, cursing them both in his twisted game for revenge. Bad still, Diva was never meant to be weak. Her true powers were sealed away, hidden beneath layers of deceit. As the truth unravels, Diva is faced with an impossible choice: embrace the power she was born with and fight for her freedom, or give in to a love that was never meant to exist. But when the bond between her and Derek starts to break, they must both decide,was it ever just fate, or something far more dangerous? Will Diva rewrite her fate, or will she lose herself to a love that was never meant to be?

Lyra Nightshade has spent her entire life being treated as weak. Born from an Omega bloodline and raised in the shadow of stronger wolves, she endures years of humiliation inside the Moonridge Pack while desperately hoping one thing will save her future — the mate bond she shares with Rowan Vale, the future Alpha. But during the sacred mating ceremony, Rowan publicly rejects her before the entire pack, shattering her heart and destroying the little dignity she has left. Humiliated and abandoned, Lyra prepares to leave the pack forever. Until the arrival of Alpha King Kael Draven. Feared across all territories for his unmatched strength and ruthless rule, Kael is cold, untouchable, and rumored to have rejected every potential mate brought before him. But the moment he catches Lyra’s scent, something impossible happens — the powerful Alpha King feels a bond he cannot explain. And before the stunned crowd, Kael declares Lyra belongs to him. Suddenly, the weak girl once mocked by everyone becomes the center of attention in the werewolf kingdom. Forced into the dangerous world of royal wolves, political enemies, and ancient pack rivalries, Lyra discovers hidden truths about her bloodline and a power buried deep inside her. As Kael’s obsession with protecting her grows stronger, so does the undeniable attraction between them. But dark secrets surrounding the mate bond threaten to tear them apart, and Rowan soon realizes rejecting Lyra may have been the greatest mistake of his life. Now caught between a possessive Alpha King, a jealous former mate, and enemies who fear what she may become, Lyra must decide whether to trust the bond tying her to Kael… or run from the dangerous destiny waiting for her.