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Greed is a powerful feeling that has changed the world over thousands of years. Science, religion, and magic have built a new era and there are some who want to end it all, for the sake of a dying world. It is only up to certain beings to awaken the world and cleanse the lurking evil within the desires of the current rulers, or to wipe out those who can't contribute any good to a new rising world.

A high-profile rape case rocks Corvessa City. During the autopsy, I examine the deceased's private area as part of the standard procedure. My wife, a police captain, blows up in front of the onlookers. "Don't we have a female medical examiner in our unit? Do you realize you're re-victimizing the deceased? And your wife is standing right here. Are you really that desperate?" The crowd turns on me in a heartbeat. Bowing to public pressure, the department suspends me and tells me to keep reporting in at my own expense. I hand in my resignation on the spot. Without me, nobody in Corvessa City is going to crack this case.

In a world full of werewolves and vampires, a huge power struggle is threatening to take over. At the centre of it all is the Ring and Journal of Lythian, said to have the key to ultimate control. Audrey, rejected mate of the Alpha's son and a reborn Ashtarah, and Leo, leader of a vampire resistance cult called the Shadows, are both trying to get their hands on the artifacts to further their evil ambitions and cause chaos. But against all odds, Adrian and Lily, the "chosen one", have found each other and their special powers may be the key that tips the balance in the fight. As Audrey's plans become more dangerous, secrets are revealed and it's up to Lily to use the Ring and Journal to figure out how to stop her. With the help of her friends Sarah, Theo and Tyler, she goes on a dangerous mission to uncover the truth and save the realm. Will Lily be able to decide between her love for Adrian and her commitment to her pack? Or will she have to make the ultimate sacrifice in order to keep the person she loves safe? "Forbidden Mate" is a story of love, sacrifice and the ultimate fight between good and evil - where the decisions of a few can decide the fate of many.

With Jared's ex coming back, things between them went sour. Coming back was not the problem, she brought back a child with her. Given the circumstances, it is proven that the child belongs to Jared. May is forced to leave him alone again. She discovered something with herself too. She has to run away from him. Thinking she had gotten rid of him for a few years, he ended up coming back for her again. What happens when he finds the same ex who tried to kill him is now acquainted with May? He also finds out something of his is with May. Will May be able to run away again?

A wealthy heiress from Belvoria’s elite circle asked me to be her dead boyfriend’s substitute. My compensation included a 50,000-dollar base salary, plus 8,000 dollars per shared meal and 10,000 dollars per accompanying shopping trip. My hypocritical older sister quickly stopped me from agreeing to this deal. “We come from a respectable family. How can you sell your dignity for such little money?” Yet she later became a rich man's mistress and successfully married into wealth. Meanwhile, I struggled to balance work and studies to pay for my tuition. This hurt my academic performance. After graduation, I could only find a job with a monthly salary of 3,000 dollars. I even developed a tumor from overworking. I eventually died in a cold and impersonal hospital, unable to afford treatment. When I opened my eyes again, I had returned to the day the young heiress asked me to be her dead boyfriend’s substitute. This time, I agreed without hesitation. I was determined to take this role.

For twenty years, Lyra Solis was the perfect daughter, the perfect socialite, and the perfect fiancée. But the moment the Solis family’s biological daughter, Seraphina, returned from the Outer Rim, Lyra’s life became an expired contract. The betrayal was total: her parents turned their backs, and her fiancé—the man she was supposed to spend her life with—spent his sacred Alpha rut in the arms of her sister. To seal Lyra’s fate, Seraphina committed the ultimate crime: she hacked Lyra’s terminal to submit a Genetic Pairing Application. Under Alpha Prime Interstellar Law, the match is permanent. The bond is unbreakable. And the recipient is random. Lyra didn't cry. She didn't beg. She simply walked away from the only home she ever knew to meet the stranger the system had chained her to. She expected a commoner. She expected a life of obscurity. Instead, she found Valerius Thorne. He is a vision of lethal beauty: ink-black hair, violet eyes, and nine shimmering silver tails that speak of a lineage long thought extinct. Trapped in a violent, drug-induced rut and hunted by assassins, the Nine-Tailed Prince of the Empire is at his most vulnerable. When he clings to Lyra, whispering, "My star, did you come to take me home?" Lyra says yes. What Lyra doesn't know is that she is a Null-Frequency, the only genotype in the galaxy capable of taming the most powerful Alpha in existence. The Solis family thinks they threw her to the wolves. They have no idea she’s coming back at the side of a God.

Averine Cullen, the half human and half werewolf girl had only one dream; to find her fated mate and leave her Alpha father, his family and the toxic pack forever but she had a flaw. She was scentless. On the night of her eighteenth birthday, she met her destined mate who claimed her without realizing their mate bond and disappeared the next morning. Humiliated and punished, she was given to cruel Alpha Heyden Croft in a marriage but he had other plans for her. He presented her in a secret auction to sell her to the highest bidder. There was no hope for Averine to escape the hell she was about to experience until Lycan King, Winston Primrose crashed the auction to claim the girl whose face had been bothering him ever since he laid his eyes upon her and spent an unforgettable night with her. She was claimed by him but he was yet to discover the connection between them.

Aubrey longed for just one night of pleasure with the Alphas son in bid to get him out of her system and what better day could it be to do so than the night before his wedding? Especially if he was the one that had initiated it. What was meant to be a night of secret pleasure turns into a scandal and ruins Aiden's wedding hereby causing his Coronation to be held on a standstill, to Aiden's dismay. Her claim of having a night with him as the pictures indicated angered him and, fueled with anger Aiden disgraced and slutshames her. In shame and unknowingly pregnant, Audrey is forced to flee her home and leave her life behind. Years later, a knock interrupts the usual banter of her children, only to discover that her presence is needed to cure the land of the pandemic threatening clear the existence of werewolves. Aubrey, now a famous and renowned doctor and married to Hayden, the man that had held her today when she felt like she had no one. They are a little bit too late as she had moved on and wasn't about to let go of the only thing that had kept her normal over the years. The brothers who once betrayed her in their different ways now find themselves at odds - one seeking her forgiveness, and the other hoping to use her for his ends but amidst their differences both of them share a common goal, getting her back by all means. A choice must be made, The Angel, Devil, or the man that had been there for her at her weakest, or why not all? Audrey must decide whether she can let go of the past before it affects everything and everyone around her.

"Under this bright moon, we shall seal our fate and destiny would take its course." **** Adeline's life took a drastic turn when she got married to Aiden Albert - a shattered man whose life and career crumbled after being involved in a heart shredding accident that made him blind. Aiden lost control over his business empire and a once thriving CEO has reduced into nothingness; living in pain and regret. Being an omega, Adeline felt helpless but despite the challenges, Adeline stood by his side and after a groundbreaking operation, Aiden's sight was restored. Would Adeline find love in her marriage? What happens when threats arises and their love for eachother is tested, will they be torn apart? What does fate has in store for them? Find your answers in this intriguing book, what are you waiting for? Dive in! Flip on!

"You're not his wife!" "But I am the mother of his child! And I have an equal share in this family!" Camila's life turns blissful when she gets pregnant by a billionaire and now she is the daughter-in-law of the Russells, basking in luxury and privilege. But she will never have one thing she has always craved, and that is a loving relationship. Or will she? Being rich comes with problems money can solve and others money can't. As she faces the life-threatening hassles of being a daughter-in-law and wife to Konrad, her perspective begins to change. Will the love that blossoms turn her into a good person or is it all just a facade to become the next billionaire in 9 months?