Kou Rin

**PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY BEING EDITED AND REVISED*** Dragged to a ball where the country's most eligible bachelor is rumoured to be choosing a wife, Elizabeth wanted to be anywhere but here. Knowing her mother was counting on being tied to the Dereon's, the country's most powerful family, she decides to put her best foot forward. But with no one even knowing how August Dereon looks, how will the night go? August Rain is filled with a roller coaster of emotions and storylines. From betrayals to murder and pregnancy - and a mafia subplot, get your fill of Dragonfly and Mr Dereon in this sweet romance novel. *Book 1 of The Mafia Trinity Series of Novels*

Moving to a city and opening a tea shop was a good idea or Soma thought. But that idea soon took a turn for the worst when a Detective by the name of Marks targets her and puts her in the middle of a war between him and Oliver Stone, the Alpha of the Blood Moon pack. Oliver buys tea, and he is hit with Soma’s intoxicating scent exposing her as his mate. Detective Marks finds this out shortly after. Not wanting to scare her, Oliver wants to take it slow and introduce himself, but when Detective Marks burns her store down and almost kills her, Oliver is forced to expose his wolf side to save her. Will she accept him or reject him and run?

Si Lou Wisesun ay may kakayahan na makita ang future marriage ng isang tao. Kaya nitong tuklasin ang buong pangalan ng taong mapapangasawa mo at taon kung kailan mismo kayo maikakasal. Handa ka bang magbayad para makilala si “The One”? Ngunit anong gagawin mo kung nakita sa’yo na ikakasal ka sa isang mahirap na farmer? Sa isang lalaki na may limang kapatid at walang ibang ginawa ang buong pamilya niya kundi ang magtanim ng palay sa kanilang bukiran. Kaya mo nga bang baguhin ang takbo ng tadhana mo? This is the story of Onalisa Gwen. She has a mission. A mission to stop marrying her future Husband in order to protect her family reputation.

Beatrice Stevens grew up among werewolves, but she isn't one of them. Longing to belong and be like everyone else, Bea is given the opportunity she wishes for at the cost of her life. What will she choose? ~~~~~~~Excerpt from The Ice Princess~~~~~ - "What you fought today was just a minion, a mere pawn. The root of the problem hides within the shadows. Here, take this." Omar takes out a white paper from the inside pocket of his jacket. "The number on that paper can give you all the answers you seek, including how to help your friend, but it comes with a great cost." -"What's the cost?" I ask him, my troubled heart picking up the pace. -"A life, for a life." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Gemini is special, a blessed wolf or so her Alpha keeps telling her. With the ability to take others pain and heal them since she was twelve she’s been stuck in this “blessed life” of pain and suffering. But it’s not until her brother is exiled that she realizes she’s not an asset to her pack— She’s a prisoner. And she wants out. Roscoe is cursed, the Lycan King forced to live outside his pack in order for it to thrive. For years he has suffered in silence searching for the key to release him from his own personal hell and for years he’s searched in vein. But when an offering goes awry he finds himself face to face with the twists of fate and he isn’t sure what to do with it—well, her. He thinks she is an offering, and she thinks she can escape him. But can one ever really escape fate?

Born into the Mafia Alcina saw their brutal violence from a very young age, her beloved Papa was shot dead in front of her eyes when she was only five years old. Ricardo was also born into the Mafia, the pampered spoilt youngest son of a powerful Don a stunning beautiful little boy who is as clever as he is gorgeous. They grow up in very different environments, Alcina is taken back to her mother's family by her staid, much older than her mother's sister Lady Annabella. To be brought up as an English Lady ready to inherit her mother's title of Duchess when she is eighteen. Ricci grows up trained in his father's ways so he can take over the powerful Mafia Family instead of his two older brothers. As they grow up life throws them together and the attraction is instant but they have many battles to fight before they can be together. Can Alcina forgive Ricardo for being the son of the Monster who had forced her to watch her father die? More importantly, can Ricardo forgive himself?

Tatlong taon nang kasal sina Keilani at Braxton, pero sa halip na lumigaya, nauwi sa sumbatan, kasinungalingan, at pananakit ang kanilang relasyon. Sa likod ng mga ngiti nila, may sikretong nakatago. Si Braxton pala ay may kabit. At si Keilani? May lihim din na nakakatikimang lalaki. Sa gitna ng sakit at pagtataksil, pumasok sa buhay ni Keilani si Sylas, ang CEO at Bilyonaryong asawa ng kabit ni Braxton na si Davina. Habang tinatago ni Keilani na alam niyang nangangabit ang asawa niya, doon na rin siya nademonyong gumawa ng mali. Nabighani si Keilani sa asawa ni Davina na si Sylas dahil sa guwapo at ganda ng katawan nito. Nung una, dapat ay magkakampihan lang sila sa pagtugis sa kani-kaniyang asawa, pero iba ang nangyari dahil nagkahulugan sila. Hindi na dapat itutuloy ni Keilani ang binabalak niyang pagtataksil na rin sa asawa niyang si Braxton, kaya lang, kakaiba mang-akit si Sylas, kaya nung gabing iyon, hindi na rin niya napigilang gawin ang kakaibang tikim na nasubukan niya sa piling ni Sylas. Simula nang may mangyari sa kanila, nagsunod-sunod na ito dahil aminado si Keilani na ibang sarap ang dulot ng isang Sylas sa kama kapag kasama niya ito. Pagkalipas ng ilang buwan, lumubo na lang bigla ang tiyan ni Keilani. Nung malaman ni Braxton na buntis na siya, doon ito biglang nagbago. Hindi na siya nakikipagkita kay Davina, nagbalik ang dating niyang asawang mabait, sweet at maalaga. Naiyak na lang si Keilani kasi alam niyang siya naman ang may malaking problema ngayon. Kung kailan nagseryoso na ang asawa niya, saka naman na niya ito gustong hiwalayan dahil nahulog na ang loob niya kay Sylas.

Ang kasal ay nagbibigkis sa dalawang taong nagmamahalan. Pinapangarap ito ng bawat kababaihan dahil sa hatid nitong kaligayahan—pero hindi para kay Aira. Ang groom niya kasi na si Dave ay ang long-time boyfriend ng bunso niyang kapatid na si Trina. Pakiramdam tuloy ni Aira ay magiging kontrabida lang siya sa pag-iibigan ng dalawa. Gayun pa man ay wala rin siyang nagawa dahil iyon ang gusto ng mga magulang niya. Natuloy ang kasal nila Dave at Aira. Sa kabila ng pagiging opisyal na mag-asawa ng dalawa ay nagpatuloy pa rin ang pagkikita nila Dave at Trina. Hindi naman ito naging lihim kay Aira. Hinayaan nya lang ang dalawa na ipagpatuloy ang relasyon nila. Tanggap niya na kasi ang katotohanang hindi naman talaga siya mahal ni Dave at napilitan lamang itong magpakasal sa kanya dahil sa kasunduan ng kanilang mga magulang. Ngunit sa hindi inaasahang pagkakataon ay may nangyari kay Dave at Aira Matapos nilang pagsaluhan ang isang mainit na gabi ay unti-unting nahulog ang loob nila sa isa't isa. Isang pag-iibigan ang nabuo nang hindi nila namamalayan. Sa pagsasamahang dulot lamang ng isang kasunduan ay mahanap kaya ng dalawa ang tunay na pagmamahal? Kaya bang agawin ni Aira si Dave kay Trina na una nitong minahal?

Blurb Rafael Manuel Wade. Rich. Domineering. Arrogant will stop at nothing to get what he wants ,but what he didn't want right now is to fall in love with his stubborn bride because he planned on getting divorced after a year of marriage, he knew he was already in love with his contract bride but he let her go when he felt she betrayed him ! Crystal Godie, Independent and brave would do anything to uncover the truth behind her mother's death but this turns out to be dangerous because her mother's killer is suddenly after her life and the CEO's contract bride suddenly got herself kidnapped!

**Trigger warning** Parts of this book may be difficult for people to read. Forced to become the King’s personal slave after she is the only she-wolf to emerge from the mating labyrinth without her mate, Natalia tried to make the best of her situation. The King fell in love with her and vowed to make her his Queen. But little did they both know that there were those that did not want to see a former slave become Queen. Natalia is murdered as she screams through the mind link for help. After her death she finds herself in front of the Moon Goddess herself instead of in the afterlife. Selene offers her a second chance at life. A chance to defeat those that want to destroy the kingdom. But she doesn’t know where to start or what to do. She awakens to find herself a lowly Omega once again. Can she make the right choices that will not only save her life but the future of the Kingdom? Or will she end up with the same fate?