Reader-response Criticism

MATED is book #2 in a new paranormal romance series by bestselling author Bella Lore, whose series MY TRUE MATE and THE ALPHA’S MATE have over 500 five-star reviews.

“I couldn’t stop reading.”

--Reader review (My True Mate)

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When her father suddenly dies, Winter Grace, 17, is forced to fly across the country and attend a mysterious prep school, an ancient castle in a fog-covered island on the coast of Maine. Nothing here is what it seems, and it isn’t long before Winter, feeling a surging power for the first time, realizes that she is not who—or what—she thinks she is.

But when Winter feels an inexplicable crush for an elusive and dangerous boy at the school, she realizes a greater destiny is at play. She knows the relationship might destroy them both—yet she also knows that they can never be apart.

In MATED, Winter and her crush embark on a dangerous quest to retrieve the magic relic and save their friends their school.

Yet they have no idea of the fate awaiting them—or what they will need to do for each other to survive.

Creating an unforgettable world of vampires, werewolves, shifters and magic of all sorts, a world of fantasy, love and sacrifice, MORTAL will take you to another place, rife with shocking twists and turns. Fans of books such as Vampire Academy and Twilight and Crush are sure to fall in love!

Future books in the series are also available.

"The story was very well written and was unique as compared to other shifter stories.”

--Reader review (The Alpha’s Mate)

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“Excellent from start to finish and leaves you wanting more.”

--Reader review (My True Mate)

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Sahithi, a girl of eighteen, joins a boarding school for girls that is run by strict management with strange rules. She has to graduate in order to inherit unlimited wealth. Will she manage to do that, or will she buckle under the hardships and give up? This story contains spanking and other content that is not suitable for underage readers. Reader discretion is advised.

Sign the divorce papers!” **** Ruby's husband, Logan Thompson, surprises her with divorce papers on their fourth marriage anniversary, revealing he only married her for her family's company. He and her foster sister Sophie, have been plotting against her, causing an accident that left her crippled and ultimately leading to her death in a burning house. But Ruby is REBORN on her wedding day four years before their betrayal, given a second chance at life. Seeking revenge, she joins forces with Julian, Logan's cousin, who was also wronged by the Thompson family. Together, they plan to take down Logan and Sophie and reclaim what's rightfully theirs. With the obstacles that will come their way, Will they be able to overcome? The love, the criticism, the heartbreak… and even more thrilling, Julian's true identity and sin. What happens next?

During a drinking session, Ibiza received a dare to cheat with Cydeo—who got a girlfriend that time. Ibiza Blessed Bartolome was a happy-go-lucky rebellious girl who longed for real love from someone who will see her worth. Cydeo Adams Izquierdo was the two-good-shoes popular guy in college who got a perfectly clean reputation. Ibiza and Cydeo's worlds seemed impossible to cross lines until Ibiza accepted the dare and guess what? Cydeo's response will shake her world.

She was meant to save the heroine, but now she's carrying the tyrant's baby. "Found you." He smirked, tightening his grip on Selene's arm. ~~~ Selene is an avid reader of dark romance and is currently obsessed with a tragic tale where the beautiful Rosalind, daughter of a fallen noble, becomes a servant and falls into the clutches of the ruthless tyrant king, Alaric. When Rosalind becomes pregnant, the king casts her aside for another woman, leaving her to die in heartbreak. Devastated after finishing the book, Selene's emotions overwhelm her-until, in a flash, she's pulled into the very world that shattered her heart. But to her surprise, she's no longer just a reader but Rosalind's loyal servant. She then accepts her destiny and becomes determined to rewrite the story and protect the female lead from the king's cruelty. Yet fate has a twisted sense of humor. As Selene tries to shield Rosalind from King Alaric, the tyrant becomes captivated by Selene's fiery defiance and wit. Instead of Rosalind, it's Selene who catches his eye... and soon, it is she who is carrying the tyrant's child.

A day before Ethan starts his college life , his dark secret of lust for his adopted brother, Asher, is exposed to the last person he wanted to find out; Asher himself. Expecting to be cursed and hated for dirty lust, Ethan is shocked and confused at Asher's conflicting response and, seeing him publicly kissing his girlfriend a day after their little entanglement. Things became even more complicated when his secret wasn't his to keep anymore in this new campus.

Judy’s fated mate rejected her to marry the Lycan Chairman - Gavin’s daughter. As if that wasn’t bad enough, he ruined her family and tried to make her his secret mistress! Judy’s response? “I’d rather sleep with your father-in-law than ever be with you!” Gavin is known for his power, wealth, and being the ultimate playboy who never sleeps with the same woman twice. But Judy’s about to break all his rules… again and again.

Malinda Kristen is an orphan who lost her parents when she was young in a car accident, she was sent to an orphanage home where she grew up, she later left the orphanage home in search of a job and got a job as a maid in a wealthy man mansion, since she had no other qualifications to get a better job. There she met the son of the wealthy man, Russeli Ryan who is a musician but, has no emotions whatsoever, they seem to share the same trauma and Russeli Ryan, to stop the criticism of the public in his music and to avoid his father's consistent persuasiveness to go to many blind dates, he decided to meet someone who his father set up for him, but unaware to him, he had developed feelings for Malinda Kristen, he had to secretly date her. What will happen when her boss finds out? Read to find out!

There are three things Deborah love: stargazing, sewing and Eric — her best friend. However, only the first she easily has within her grasp while the other two she struggles to keep and claim. Finding Us is more than just a story: it's also a relatable journey to self-discovery with harsh turns and the need for a happy ending. DISCLAIMER: certain events/scenes might be found triggering, therefore, the reader's discretion is advised.

Twenty-two year old Eliza Jane Hernandez is still hunted by the heartbreak from five years ago, because she didn't give his twenty million dollars demand. She never know that her relation with her suck money-grabbing ex-boyfriend was a lie. After five years of that bitter end relationship, she still wasn't able to be healed. Instead she decided to marry a man who know's nothing about her background being a billionaire heir. She married Clarence Garmet, younger son of the garmet family. The son who was become a center of coaxing, mockery, criticism, and brickbat because of his uselessness. What will happen to their life inside the Garmet mansion? How did Eliza Jane Hernandez continue to leave in that hellish life at the hands of the overbearing family? Will she comeback and retrieve her billions? Or choose to stay with him till the end?