Gravity Tal Bauer

MATED is book #2 in a new paranormal romance series by bestselling author Bella Lore, whose series MY TRUE MATE and THE ALPHA’S MATE have over 500 five-star reviews.

“I couldn’t stop reading.”

--Reader review (My True Mate)

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When her father suddenly dies, Winter Grace, 17, is forced to fly across the country and attend a mysterious prep school, an ancient castle in a fog-covered island on the coast of Maine. Nothing here is what it seems, and it isn’t long before Winter, feeling a surging power for the first time, realizes that she is not who—or what—she thinks she is.

But when Winter feels an inexplicable crush for an elusive and dangerous boy at the school, she realizes a greater destiny is at play. She knows the relationship might destroy them both—yet she also knows that they can never be apart.

In MATED, Winter and her crush embark on a dangerous quest to retrieve the magic relic and save their friends their school.

Yet they have no idea of the fate awaiting them—or what they will need to do for each other to survive.

Creating an unforgettable world of vampires, werewolves, shifters and magic of all sorts, a world of fantasy, love and sacrifice, MORTAL will take you to another place, rife with shocking twists and turns. Fans of books such as Vampire Academy and Twilight and Crush are sure to fall in love!

Future books in the series are also available.

"The story was very well written and was unique as compared to other shifter stories.”

--Reader review (The Alpha’s Mate)

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“Excellent from start to finish and leaves you wanting more.”

--Reader review (My True Mate)

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Amara, seorang wanita yang ditalak oleh suaminya, yang tak sengaja menumpahkan kopi ke adik madu yang lebih tua dari Amara. Fadli ---suaminya menyiksa terlebih dahulu, lalu pergi meninggalnya setelah menalak 1 Amara. dengan isakan wanita itu mengemas pakaian dan memasukan ke koper pergi dari

As the heir to the North's most powerful pack, I must choose my mate from the three rival Alphas. My heart had already chosen. Alpha Ethan. He was my destiny. Our mate bond was a roaring fire, impossible to ignore. But just days before the Mating Ceremony, we were ambushed by rogues. Everything went black. When I woke up, a new wolf was howling in my soul. Nyx. She claimed to be from my past life. And she was screaming in my head, begging me not to choose Ethan. "He'll kill you! Him and that bitch Clara. They'll steal everything you have! Arthur is the one you have to choose!" Arthur? The cursed Alpha doomed to die before he turns twenty-five?

My newlywed husband wants to kill me. He's backing me to the balcony with a knife in his hand. The blade pierces my heart, and he shoves me off a 20-story building. At the same time, I see the tear streaks on his face. He says, "Long time no see, my perfect lover."

"Rule number one, you can't let other men touch you," he whispered to her like a curse. In a cruel world where she's nothing but a pawn used by her beta father to gain more power, Loraine's dream is to free herself and choose a life of her own. But after the boy she loves meets his fated mate and leaves her, a new world opens for her when she's chosen by the new alpha to be his wife. Thinking that Alpha Calix is just like her father who wants to control her, she hates marrying him and is intent on escaping his grip. But Alpha Calix is intent on keeping her no matter what. After all, she is his from the very beginning… his beloved mate who can't recognize him.

One day her life took a turn for the worse. Carine Gonzales is an innocent and sweet soul who has been through hell in the hands of her family, especially after the death of her father. Her world was flipped upside down the day she sold to a mafia lord by her stepbrother in exchange for his unpaid debt. Gianluca Martelli is a cruel and domineering mafia lord who would do anything to get what he wants. But what happens when the mafia lord gets tangled with the stubborn yet innocent and sweet Carine?

Amyra,a half-breed werewolf girl born of a banished queen who was exiled after an illicit affair with a human, struggles to find her bearing in a world that would never accept her. She has always longed for acceptance and belonging, despite all the abuse, scorn and betrayal from the same people she has once cared for. After her clan was invaded by her treacherous grand uncle Valtor, who was power thirsty and sought also to destabilize the peace of the four tribes which had lived in harmony for ages. Amyra’s world is shattered further. Following the betrayal of her best friend Claire, who secretly works with the enemy and also had long grievances against her, she feels lost and alone. However, she encounters a powerful lycan—once her captor—turned into her lover, he helps her reclaim her strength and rightful place. As love blossoms and her destiny unfolds,Amyra forges her own path, rising against the darkness and betrayal .

Deema, wanita cantik berusia 24 tahun tanpa sengaja memergoki suaminya, Bhanu. Pria berusia 27 tahun yang bekerja serabutan itu bersama dengan mantan kekasihnya, Afseen, wanita yang lebih muda. Tak tahan dengan pemandangan yang dia lihat, Deema menghampiri keduanya. Melihat istrinya, pria itu menarik Deema menjauh. Bahkan pria itu meminta istrinya untuk pergi dan mengancam akan menceraikannya kalau tidak menuruti perkataan pria itu. Deema pun diam dan menurut. Semalaman, wanita itu menunggu suaminya. Namun, pria itu tak jua pulang. Hingga akhirnya tertidur. Pagi buta Bhanu pulang dan keributan terjadi di antara mereka. Bahkan, pria itu mengungkit malam pertama mereka. Pertengkaran tersebut berakhir pada ucapan talak oleh, Bhanu. Namun, tanpa sengaja Nirmala, wanita berusia 55 tahun yang notabene adalah ibunya Bhanu tak terima putranya menceraikan Deema. Wanita itu marah pada putranya itu. Pada akhirnya, Deema memilih pergi dari rumah Bhanu. Baginya tak ada alasan untuk bertahan. Bertahan justru akan menyakitinya. Wanita itu memilih pergi daripada hidup dalam penderitaan. Suatu ketika, Deema mengunjungi Nirmala. Wanita itu hendak menjenguk sang mertua. Walau bagaimana pun, wanita itu sudah baik padanya. Hubungannya dengan Bhanu boleh berakhir, tapi hubungan di antara mereka tak bisa berakhir. Sayangnya, tanpa sengaja dia datang ke rumah Nirmala berbarengan dengan kedatangan Bhanu dan Afseen. Kedatangan mereka hendak meminta restu pada ibunya. Apalagi Afseen sedang mengandung anak pria itu. Bukan hanya itu, Bhanu juga meminta Deema untuk mengajukan perceraian terhadapnya dengan alasan akan lebih mudah putus jika pihak wanita yang melakukannya. Memiliki pemikiran yang luas, Deema menolak permintaan Bhanu. Hingga suatu ketika pria itu mengancam dan akhirnya Deema menggugatnya. Ujian bertubi-tubi dihadapi Deema. Tak berselang usai perceraiannya, ayahnya mendapat musibah. Tanah garapan pria itu dirampas oleh orang kepercayaannya. Beruntung ada Farabi, pria berusia 30 tahun yang mau membantunya dengan syarat wanita itu mau menikah denganya.

Every other student could hear the inner thoughts of Chloe Yates, the campus belle. It was like a radio station was broadcasting her mind, and unfortunately for me, the broadcast was usually bad news. It started during the ROTC courses in our freshman year. I was doubled over with terrible period cramps and asked to sit out. Chloe just shook her head, letting out a dramatic, pitying sigh. "Oh, this is awful," her internal voice broadcast to everyone. "Should I tell everyone the truth? Sylvie is totally faking it. If the sergeant finds out she's lying, he's going to punish the whole class because of her." The sergeant, hearing her thoughts, immediately assumed I was a liar. He forced the entire class to run 30 laps as punishment. After that, no one would talk to me. Later, when I applied for the need-based financial aid grant, Chloe went on a rampage with her internal thoughts. "Her family isn't poor!" her voice screamed in everyone's heads. "They have a car and a house. She's just vain. She's trying to scam the college out of grant money so she can buy a new phone. I feel so bad for the actual poor kid whose spot she's stealing." Once the class heard that, they silently agreed to vote against my application. Without that money, I had no choice but to work three part-time jobs just to survive. I worked myself into the ground until I finally gave out. I collapsed in the classroom while clutching my chest, suffering a massive heart attack. I cried out, begging my classmates to call 911. However, Chloe's voice cut through the air right then. "She doesn't have a heart condition. She's pregnant. She's trying to trick a guy into taking her to the hospital so she can get an abortion, and then she's going to frame whoever helps her for getting her knocked up." Terrified of being blamed, the students backed away from me like I was radioactive. They stood there and watched as I died on the classroom floor. Right up until the moment I died, I never understood why my life had turned into such a nightmare. However, when I snapped my eyes open, I had returned to the day of the ROTC courses. The cramps were back, and the sun was beating down on me. Chloe did not know one crucial detail. This time, I could hear her thoughts too.

Isolde was born under the red full moon. Something that was rare and marked as a curse in the werewolf world. Her pack wanted her gone, saying she would bring destruction. Her wolf was sealed before she could reach the awakening age, leaving her worthless. Helpless. Vulnerable. Then came the night that changed her life, stumbling her into the worst world possible. She was married off to the cruel rogue Alpha Drogo. A male bound by the curse of the moon goddess after committing an eternal sin. He was defined as the most ruthless male in the country. Behind the shadow, never to be dared. What happened when Isolde realized she bears the face of a ghost that haunts him from his past? The face of the very woman that doomed him.