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Ana, a student majoring in conservation, went to Alaska to conduct research for her final project. Armed with a brown-bound book that she finds in her shed, she is desperate to explore a dense forest in Alaska. Her quest turns frightening when she has to run from a man who is after her life. When Ana is about to lose consciousness, she hears a howl that calms her down. The howl that opened her destiny. That she must be trapped in a place that is considered a fairy tale. The girl's destiny is gradually revealed, especially about who she really is and what happened so that she had to end up in the human world.

Klaire was abused by her own family, sold to a billionaire, married to an alpha. ---- He was taken aback when he noticed a young woman seated on a tree branch. She was dressed in a white gown and wore no shoes. Her pitch-black gaze locked on the stream below. The breeze ruffled her hair. The pleasant aroma as it approaches causes him to close his eyes. Mate! - growled his wolf. “Yes,” he said, confirming that he had found his Luna. Unfortunately, there was something odd about her. And he quickly clenched his palm into a fist upon noticing something strange about the female. She is a human...

This story is a story about power, the main male character is obsessed with being powerful and by all means wants to get it, that brings about the female lead, represents all he wants. so he concocts a big plan of getting it from her, take it all, her power, her wealth and leaves her with nothing. the female lead though isn't one who wants to forget this so she strikes back, she loses so much to give up, so she comes back, with anger for her sword and is determined to not stop until the people who hurt her knows what it feels like to be broken.

Kenzie Middleton has been down on luck since childhood in an orphanage. She just can't seem to get a break, but it looks like that is about to change when her ex-boyfriend Caleb invites her to his fathers gala in the hopes of finding her a new job. Little does she know, she is about to be thrown right back into the life of Caleb's father; a famous billionaire who just so happens to be one of the most notorious play boys of the century. Will she withstand his charms even though they have a steamy secret hidden between them, or will she finally give in to his ways?

"Some cages feel like safety… until you fall in love with your captor." Leona has spent her life escaping—from homes that felt like prisons, from scars no one sees, from a past that keeps dragging her back. At seventeen, homeless and hunted, she crashes into the life of Marco De Santos—a billionaire with ice in his eyes, secrets in his past, and a twisted need for control. He takes her in. At first, it’s charity. Then, it’s ownership. Marco is used to women obeying. But Leona isn’t like them. She’s fire in silk. She disobeys. She challenges. She learns him—in ways that terrify and undo him. What begins as protection becomes obsession. And when secrets unravel the truth about her parents, about his past, and about the dark connection binding them—everything explodes. As the world threatens to pull them apart, Leona must decide: will she stay the girl he saved, or become the woman who saves him? Because pleasure can heal... or destroy.

It was my 30th birthday, and my husband said he had a surprise for me. However, on the day of my birthday, he was nowhere to be found. I called him countless times, but no one answered. Just as I was about to panic and consider calling the police, I happened to see a post on the social media feed of his female secretary. “A typhoon hit, and my boss was worried about my safety, so he personally took me home. How wonderful! I’ve got a guardian angel for myself!” My anxiety turned to cold calm in an instant. I commented on her post: “Traveling during a typhoon is dangerous. Tell him he doesn’t need to come back.” Not long after I posted the comment, my husband called. “Kelly, I was only concerned about the safety of my subordinate, and yet you’re thinking such vile thoughts. “Birthdays come every year. Missing one won’t kill you!” You were right. Birthdays came every year. But there was no way I would celebrate them with you.

BLURB Maya Chen thought the worst day of her life was when her husband Ethan Hart divorced her after three years of marriage, replacing her with her best friend Vanessa. But when the world ends in an extreme cold apocalypse weeks later, Maya realizes her personal hell was only the beginning. Given a second chance when she mysteriously wakes up one month before her wedding, Maya has thirty days to rewrite her fate. She must decide whether to save the people who will betray her, whether to trust the dangerous investigator who offers her revenge, and whether to warn a world that won't believe her about the frozen doom coming for them all. As temperatures plummet and civilization crumbles, Maya discovers that survival isn't just about stockpiling supplies. It's about choosing who deserves to live and who deserves to freeze. And when Ethan realizes what he's lost and comes crawling back, Maya will have to decide if some betrayals are worth forgiving—or if revenge is a dish best served frozen.

*Excerpt* “You don't understand, Xavier," I take a step back, “Brandon will find me. He always does. And when he finds me this time, he'll kill you. As much as I want to be free of him, this isn't the way.” “I'll protect you–” “You're not listening to me. I'm not worried about me. If he catches us, he'll just punish me but he won't kill me. I'm too important to him. But you…” My throat closes up as I turn to leave, but Xavier grabs me by the elbow as I push back the door. I turn to look at him, my heart aching for us. There's a cold indifference in his eyes though, and for the first time ever, I'm scared of what he's capable of. “We can do this the hard way or the easy way, Audrey. All I know is that I'm not leaving you here.” *** Audrey Watson has been scared of dreaming about a better life, because as the saying goes, dreams are for losers. But Xavier came to the scene as her knight, albeit one with rude behavior. This was it, her better life. Or so she thought. Little did she know that this was basically a new chapter of hard decisions and regrets. They always say that when life gives you lemons, you should make lemonade out of them. But what if life gives you bitter kola instead? How do you go about making it into something sweet? Find out more about Audrey and Xavier's journey in this captivating novel.

A hot billionaire with secrets and the sexy reporter from hell, bent on unravelling them. When the chemistry ignites between them, all is at risk of burning down. Mahi was one step away from unravelling the mysterious secrets about the hot Billionaire banker Kartik who has insulted her on live TV and Mahi was about to get her revenge, fair & square. But before she could dig up his dirty secrets and broadcast it to the whole world, the handsome billionaire knocks at her door with an ultimatum worse than death. His deal was simple- either Mahi agrees to be his wife or he tells the Whole world what kind of cheat she is!

Willa was cursed. When she found her destined pack, Gemini Crescent, and met her destined mate, Alpha Kirsch, she couldn't recognize him as her mate, instead, she ended up luring the wrong Alpha, Taran Evernight into bed. Like Willa, Alpha Taran was also cursed. All three of their deep dark secrets crashed together and entangled their lives. This is a story about two Alphas wrongfully mated to the same luna and having all kinds of fun in bed. [This book is not a pure porno, but if you don't care about the storyline, the chapters with * in the name are what you are looking for] Warning: dark romance coming your way