Guilty Crown

He rejected her in front of the entire kingdom. He crowned her rival queen. Then, he offered her as a sacrifice… to his father. Esmeralda had it all—or so she thought. The future queen. The beloved mate. A father who raised her with honor. But in a single night, everything crumbled. Thorne, the man who once kissed her scars and promised her forever, humiliated her before the entire werewolf court and handed her over as a traitor. Betrayed. Rejected. And pregnant. Marked as a disgrace, Esmeralda escapes into the wild lands with nothing but a heartbeat growing inside her and the ghosts of a love that was never real. But the wilderness holds its own secrets, including a pack of dangerous rogues and a cold, powerful Alpha who wants nothing to do with her. He saved her once. He regrets it already. Now Esmeralda must fight to protect her unborn child, survive a pack that sees her as a threat—and face the one man whose hatred burns as deeply as his stare. But what if the real enemy is the king she once loved? And what if fate still has a crown for her… just not the one she expected?

Once upon a time, she had been Elsa, the queen of the acting world, all that had changed when she retired to her married to Gabriel Lockwood. When she discovers her husband is cheating on her and even plans to divorce her, she is heartbroken and decides it's time for a new start in her life. Will she go back to acting and take her crown again? What happens when she has enemies, which includes her ex husband, who do not want her taking back that crown. And is Asher, her long time friend who recently came back into her life, being genuine with her? Read to find out.

In a world of royalty and ancient magic, Princess Sofia is forced to flee her arranged marriage and suffocating royal life. But her quest for freedom is short-lived, as she's captured and sold into slavery. Enter Crown Prince Stefan, the powerful alpha werewolf prince, who buys Sofia unaware of her true identity. As he whisks her away to his kingdom, Sofia must conceal her royal heritage and navigate the treacherous world of werewolf politics. Initially, Stefan is cold and dominant, but as he gets to know Sofia, he's drawn to her strength, compassion, and beauty. As their forbidden attraction grows, Sofia must choose between her loyalty to her family and her growing feelings for the prince who owns her. But Stefan has secrets of his own, and their love is threatened by the danger of discovery, the pressure of royal obligations, and the temptation of other suitors. Can Sofia and Stefan overcome the lies, secrets, and family obligations that stand in their way?

She was born wolfless. He promised her forever. But betrayal was just one heartbeat away. Ostracized for not having a wolf, she’s the pack’s shame until the alpha’s son claims her as his mate. Their love is forbidden but fierce, and everything was supposed to change at the claiming ceremony. Until he collapses poisoned. All fingers point at her as the guilty one. With the pack in chaos and the healers helpless, she does the unthinkable: seeks out the reclusive Lycan King the same mysterious man she once saved and never forgot. But the boy she remembered has become a cold, powerful ruler with eyes that burn through lies and through her soul. He agrees to help... at a price. A vow to return. When she returns to save her mate, she walks into her worst nightmare. Her sister wears the Luna’s crown. The alpha’s son no longer remembers his promises. And she is branded a traitor. Now, hunted by her own pack, her only hope lies in the one man she once abandoned. The Lycan King.

“He made her his bride to break her… but underestimated the fire he’d ignite.” Elena Romano was never meant to rule. Promised in marriage to the ruthless Luca Valenti, she was nothing more than a bargaining chip in a deadly alliance between rival mafia dynasties. But the night her brother is murdered, and secrets buried in blood rise to the surface, Elena begins to see the truth—she’s not a pawn. She’s a ticking time bomb. Now trapped in a mansion of marble and shadows, bound to a man who wears cruelty like a crown, Elena must play the obedient bride while plotting her revenge in silence. But Luca Valenti is more than a monster—he’s dangerous, brilliant, and utterly intoxicating. And falling for him may be her greatest betrayal yet. Betrayal. Power. Obsession. When a pawn learns to play the game, even kings fall.

Crown Prince Logan Alfredo has it all, strength, strategy, and a throne to inherit. But the one thing he’s cursed to never find? A mate. Until a single voice shatters his curse. Daciana Black, the nation’s most beloved superstar, is invited to perform at a royal concert meant to distract a terrified city. But on that electrifying stage, one look, one scent, and her destiny changes forever. As love sparks between the cursed prince and the luminous singer, darkness looms. Ruthless rogues, betrayal from blood, a secret born of dark magic and a seduction plot gone wrong that shifts the kingdom’s fate. When treachery erupts from within the palace walls and a deadly ritual threatens to steal everything, Logan and Daciana must fight for their bond, their kingdom, and the life of their unborn child.

Elena Vale never knew her father. Raised in hardship after her mother’s heroic sacrifice, she devoted her life to becoming the best Pack Healer in the Silvermist Pack. But when the Moon Goddess fated her to Alpha Damien—the very son of the couple her mother died protecting—Elena thought her life was finally turning around. Until he rejected her. Labeled a weak, unwanted orphan, Elena was cast aside as unworthy of the Luna title. Forced to attend Damien’s wedding to his new bride, the cruel and entitled Samantha, Elena endured brutal public humiliation. Just as she was about to lose the last shred of her dignity, a powerful stranger intervened. That stranger was Lucien Draven—the mysterious and dangerously magnetic Lycan King. Drawn to each other by a force neither of them could resist, one night of forbidden passion changed Elena’s fate forever. She never expected to wake up marked… and carrying the King’s children. But as secrets unravel, enemies close in, and a crown hangs in the balance, Elena must choose—will she remain the rejected orphan? Or rise as the Queen destiny always intended her to be?

 Ivy Sinclair was born to be forgotten.  Ivy, a wolfless runt of the Bloodfang Pack, had little choice but to disappear into the shadows after being turned away by Alpha Killian Wolfe. However, a long inactive power awakens within her when Killian's brutal rejection leaves her broken and alone. She lives as something darker, strong, created by sadness and wrath, rather than the weak girl she was before. Centuries old, a prophecy was said out loud: "Born of light, born of shadow, a queen without a crown, a wolf without a pack... The forsaken will cry out, and the broken will rise. With the rogue king, Ronan Devereaux, by her side, Ivy sets out to tear down the empire Killian built. But the path to vengeance is not without its cost, and Ivy soon discovers that the darkness within her runs deeper than she ever imagined. Her soul is bound to something ancient, and when Killian returns, desperate to reclaim her, Ivy must face a choice that will shatter everything she’s fought for. The storm is rising, and Ivy is no longer the one who will be broken. She is the one who will break everything.

By day, Maeve Briggs is just a regular, quiet high school senior. She tries to blend in, takes care of her younger brother, and deals with her mom cleaning the huge, fancy Dovewood mansion—a mansion owned by the very rich and very dangerous Caden Dovewood. But at night, Maeve becomes someone totally different: Eve. She puts on a black wig and high heels, dancing for strangers in a secret club. No one there knows who she really is. It's her secret way to escape her tough life and earn money to pay the bills. Then, Caden Dovewood walks into the club. He sees her, recognizes her, but Maeve remains unaware he's witnessed her secret life. It's only later, likely at his mansion, that Caden reveals his knowledge. He's loaded with money, he's dangerous, and he's the last person Maeve ever wanted to know her secret. Now that he does, he won't let it go. He's always a step ahead, pulling her closer with words that make her heart race and eyes that seem to see right through her. He doesn't just want to know her secrets; he wants her. And he doesn't feel one bit guilty about going after her, making their whole situation a dangerous and twisted game.

Kingdom of Ash and Blood Book one of the Sicilian Ruin Series She was the fire he thought he had extinguished. He was the ruin she barely escaped. Three years ago Amara Varela vanished without a trace --- betrayed, broken, and hunted by the man who once owned her heart. Now she's back in Sicily, not as the naive girl he left behind, but as a woman forged by survival and secrets. She has a score to settle and Luca Moretti is at the top of her list Luca, the heir to the brutal Moretti empire, never forgives himself for losing her. When he finally finds her alive, everything he buried erupts --- lust, rage, obsession. But the Kingdom he now rules is built on blood, and his bride-to-be is not the one who haunts his dreams. Torn between a crown he never wanted and a woman who could destroy it all, Luca must choose loyalty or desire, power or love. In a world of violent cartels, arranged alliances, and ruthless vendettas, Amara and Luca's reunion is anything but tender. It's a war. And their passion? It could burn Sicily to the ground. Dark. Obsessive. Addictive. This is not a love story. This is a Sicilian ruin.