Proud

Winter, 2025. Seattle is shrouded in the cold mist of its endless rainy season. For the sake of a single recommendation letter to Stanford, Catherine Hale—a destitute but proud art student—knocks on the doors of the Highlands Manor to return a restored Song Dynasty porcelain. She intends to leave as quickly as she came, but instead stumbles into the world of William Sterling, the young, enigmatic patriarch of an old and powerful family. Cold, noble, and unfathomable, William draws her into a game of testing and maneuvering that plays out in the cracks between social class and self-esteem. From their first meeting on a rainy night to a silent rescue amidst the vanity fair of high society, Catherine fights to escape a glittering vortex she doesn't belong to, only to find herself falling step by step into William's gentle trap, lingering with the scent of cold cedar. In this rain-soaked city, a forbidden attraction blooms across the divide, unaware that fate has already secretly marked the price of its gifts.

In Elena’s past life, she was the hated Luna who did everything she could to please others, desperately chasing a love that was never returned. But in the end, it was her own fated mate, Alpha Killian, who betrayed her and sent her to her death. Blinded by lies, Killian believed she was trying to harm the woman he truly loved—Elena’s adoptive sister. What he never knew was that Elena died carrying his child. Fortunately, fate gave her a second chance. Reborn to a time before everything fell apart, Elena's love for Killian has turned into burning hatred. Now, all she wants is to escape him and make everyone who hurt her pay. But this time, the Alpha who once cast her aside refuses to let her go. Killian, once too proud to even look at her, now bows his head and begs her to stay by his side...

Sa kasagsagan ng kanyang pagtakas upang hindi matuloy ang kasal na siyang binabalak ng kanyang mga magulang. Morley Aurora Lopez got into an event in which she hasn't expected upon escaping. Liam Easton Adler got her inside the prestigious clubhouse upang roon sana magtago. The alluring man in his authoritative aura made Morley to stopped along with the man's bodyguards as his companion just to reach her out. Namalayan na lamang ng dalaga na nakatira na siya sa poder na lalaking hindi niya lubusang kilala. But Morley Aurora Lopez's admitted to herself that meeting Liam Easton Adler made her to become a woman. He made her to be a villain in every aspects, and that, Morley is proud to tell anybody, that she was owned by the hot, Gorgeous and charismatic Billionaire in which she hasn't expected to be part of her lifelong journey.

Book two of A Dragon’s Legacy, sequel to Dragon’s Breath. With Eleonora leading the Perilous horde into a fierce battle to protect her home. She now must travel the lands of Midgar in search of allies to aid her. After a meeting with the notorious Horde of Fates, Eleonora travels to the Hidden Forest of the Fae. The Fae were proud allies of the Perilous horde during the great Fires of Alira. Now over a thousand years later the Perilous horde is once again turning to the Fae for help. Eleonora's and Flavius's relationship is challenged as new unexpected problems arise during the war with the horde Betsalel. Will Eleonora once again close herself or will Flavius be able to pull her from the depth of despair. During these troubled times, new people come from the shadows, some friends others foes. Will Eleonora be able to uphold her relationships and settle in as the new chieftain of the Perilous horde or will everything burn once more?

~Ved ~ I am Ved Singh Arora, the CEO of Arora Group of Industries They call me arrogant, ruthless and proud womaniser. But I don't care because it is true. Women adore me and men wish they were me. The words 'sweet' and 'gentleman' are not even in my dictionary. I am a devil and I have no plans to change........................................... ~Ella ~ I am Ella, an ordinary girl with a beautiful family and a sweet boyfriend who is a perfect gentleman. What more could a girl wish for? My life is perfect! ********** What would happen when the arrogant billionaire Ved Singh Arora sets his eyes on Ella, a sweet beautiful girl who was content with her life? Ved always got what he wanted and what he desires now is the beautiful Ella. Would Ved destroy her perfect world or would the heartless billionaire learn the meaning of love? Follow the journey of Ved and Ella filled with hatred, obsession, romance and love.

"At this point in a werewolf's life, all sons of an Alpha will be proud and eager to take over as the next Alpha. All, except me!" Damien Anderson, next in line to become Alpha, conceals a dark secret in his family's history which gnawed his soul everyday, turning him to the villain he once feared he'd become. Despite his icy demeanor, he finds his heart drawn to Elara, his mate. To protect himself from love's vulnerability, he appoints her as a maid, an act that both binds them and keeps them apart. Just as it seemed he might begin to open up his heart to Elara, a revelation emerges that shakes the very foundation of their bond, and he must confront the dark truth about his family's legacy. The stakes are higher than ever as Damien faces a choice that could lead to salvation or plunge him deeper into the shadows he has fought to escape.

Anita Diane Marrero believed that she was not someone to be proud of. She was always alone, seeking love and attention. Since she was a child, no one wants to be with her. Her baker father died and her mother decided to work in a small-time club as a prostitute again. It was Jacob Konstantin Avacena who made her believe that she's a gem. He protected her and was with her upon her mother's request. It turns out, Jaco is not her ideal knight. He's a two-faced elite who's very mysterious and cunning. Her young heart was crushed into pieces after learning that he married her only friend, which she thought his cousin. The rise of betrayals led them apart from each other. the hatred in her heart ruled for years, that no matter what he does, no matter what he say, no matter if he's back again, she will loath will forever.

All Malia, the poor nerd ever wanted was to be like the other girls but when you think you are not classy enough, it's a problem to avoid getting ditched. Malia finds out that her secret crush, Maverick who is eager high school girl's dream man is her step brother and the first thing he does is to ask her out on a date. This gives her a chance to finally get past her fear and make a proud statement to her critics but her best friend, Ethan, a fellow nerd, is opposed to their relationship. How does she soar through the challenges her best friend's rebuttal throws her way? What happens when she finds out the secret that her step brother had always been keeping from her? Will she ever become the 'classy girl's that her nerdiness has so unfortunately stopped her from achieving?

All she wanted was a child. Not a husband. Not a relationship. Just one last thing to cross off her bucket list. Single since birth and proud of it, she's the youngest of five, a professor, a homeowner, and completely content with her quiet, independent life—until a drunken night out flips her world upside down. What was supposed to be one reckless, out-of-character mistake turns into something far more complicated when she discovers she’s pregnant… and the father is none other than Poseidon Atticus Koznetzov—elusive billionaire, CEO of Koznetzov Industries, and a man she never expected to see again. Now he’s back—and he wants answers. Caught between her carefully planned life and a powerful man who doesn’t take no for an answer, she must decide. Will she keep him at arm’s length and raise her child on her own… or let herself fall into the kind of love she never wanted in the first place?

To rebel against my family's arranged marriage, I run away from home. Six months later, I decide to return to university and continue my studies, only to be told by a professor that Adam Richmond enrolled six months ago. Not only that, but he and my fiancée have apparently become the campus' picture-perfect couple. I go to confront him, but the woman claiming to be Adam's fiancée drives me away. "You beggar and fraud, how dare you call yourself Mr. Richmond? Besides, I am Erica Wright, the eldest daughter of the Wright family. How could I not recognize my own fiancé?" I stare at the woman before me, unable to hide my doubts. I've never met her, yet I've always heard that the eldest daughter of the Wright family is supposed to be gentle and poised. Could this proud, overbearing woman really be my fiancée?