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“Why did you accept the marriage?” Audrey asked, her fingers drumming impatiently on the table.  Lucas leaned back, his gaze drifting over Audrey as a lazy chuckle escaped his throat. “It's a contract.”  A bitter smile twisted Audrey's lips. “How many months do I have to pay off the debt?” Lucas’ eyes snapped up, his brows furrowing into a shock. He hadn't expected her to be this....bold and unapologetic. He thought she would cry and plead for mercy.  “Twenty million dollars,” he muttered. “A debt even your father can't pay?”    ……………. Desperate to escape the $20 million debt her father leveraged to force her to marry Lucas Erickson, Audrey Sterling struck a deal with Thomas Whiteson, the heir of the Whiteson empire: pretend to be his fiancee for three months, and he'll pay off her debt.  But when she discovered she's an heiress to 40% share of her grandfather's company and can only claim it if she marries a man approved by her father, her world spun.  Thomas suddenly demands marriage, her father only approves of Lucas.  Trapped between loyalty to her grandfather's legacy, a deal with Thomas, and a heart falling for him, Audrey must choose: love or inheritance?

BLURB FOR THREE YEARS I WAS NOTHING MORE THAN A TOOL. Rowan used me to manage his pack while he took all the credit. Then he threw me away like trash, publicly, at our own engagement party—for a woman claiming to be an alpha heiress. They called me worthless. Wolfless. An omega who didn't deserve respect. That night, I made a choice. I walked into a bar and straight into the arms of a devastatingly handsome stranger. One night with someone who I never imagine would change my life so drastically. Except the next morning, I proposed something crazy: a one-year contract marriage. To my shock, he said yes. Caelan is everything Rowan never was—attentive, generous, mysterious. He treats me like I matter. Like I'm someone worth protecting. But he's hiding something. His wealth, his power, the way people defer to him... nothing adds up. As I rise through the Council Board trials, proving I'm more than anyone believed, I'm falling desperately in love with a man who might only see someone else when he looks at me. But I have secrets too. And when my true power awakens, everything—my past, my identity, my heart—will shatter and reshape in ways I never imagined. He saved me once. Now I'll have to decide if I can save us both.

He raised one eyebrow and leaned down. "Is that a yes to my question or to my proposal?" His eyes were focused on my lips and I struggled to concentrate, but I nodded. "Yes." I looked into his eyes that were hazy with lust, and I nodded again. "It's a yes to the both of them." He tipped my face to him and pressed a hard kiss on my lips. "Good girl." He whispered. And as I shuddered at the praise, I had no idea I just sealed my fate with the devil. ~~~~~~ Kayla, twenty-two-years-old and a single mum, has only ever wanted to be loved, even though her parents never shared the same sentiments with her. But that changed when her boyfriend eloped, leaving her nineteen-year-old self with an unwanted pregnancy and nothing but a penny to her name. Years later, the word love left a bitter taste in her mouth. Until she meets Gabriel. Gabriel Marcello, a thirty-five-year-old cold-hearted billionaire, who is still reeling from his past, does not care about anyone but his daughter... until the night Kayla Warner ends up in his arms. It was only meant to be an innocent one-night stand. She was only meant to be his for the night. Until he wanted more. Until they both needed more. Will they be able to conquer all obstacles as many secrets unfold? Will they be willing to get over their past and love each other without bounds?

werewolves were real, and they are everywhere. Damon Russell was a powerful werewolf who ran his mafia-style organization in a New York city. He was feared and respected by all who knew him, but there was one thing he couldn't control - his unrequited love for a human woman named Lily Monroe. Lily was a kind and gentle woman who had a heart of gold. she was simple and humble and no idea how Damon Russell truly felt for her. Despite his werewolf self and cunning attitude. Damon couldn't control his raging heart and wild fantasies about the beautiful human woman. One day an event would change everything for Damon and Lily. It all started with a simple robbery but things quickly spiraled out of control. They were mixed up with a deceitful and dangerous groups of werewolves who were masters of manipulation. Damon and Lily had to fight their way through difficult challenges with the help of each other, to emerge as victors. They found out about each other's secret which could destroy their love but they managed to overcome them and become stronger together. In the end Damon and Lily's love was stronger than any werewolf's power. They fought for each other with all their might, and in the end they emerged victorious. They lived happily ever after, knowing that love conquers all. Or at least they thought they did.

Seraphina Hale has spent her entire life believing she was unwanted. Abandoned as a baby and raised in abject poverty by the woman who saved her, she never expected her powerful biological family to return. But when a life-threatening illness leaves her desperate for money, they offer her an impossible deal: impersonate her missing sister and marry billionaire CEO Adrian Kingsley. For three years, she must live another woman's life. What begins as a business arrangement quickly becomes dangerous when Adrian starts noticing cracks in the lie. As secrets unravel, Seraphina finds herself caught in a world of wealth, betrayal, corporate warfare, and family conspiracies buried for decades. Because the truth isn't just that she was abandoned. The truth is that someone spent twenty seven years trying to erase her existence. And the woman everyone thought was worthless may be the most powerful heir of them all.

Daphne Vega has one rule: never feel anything. She's a professional con artist. She seduces, she steals, she disappears. Emotion is a liability she can't afford. So when intelligence broker Adrian Wolfe offers her millions to infiltrate billionaire CEO Celeste Laurent's empire — seduce her, access her classified AI technology, deliver the data — Daphne says yes without blinking. Simple job. Wrong woman. Because from the moment Daphne walks into Celeste's world wearing a fake name and a practiced smile, Celeste looks at her like she already knows every lie she's ever told. And instead of exposing her — she pulls her closer. Now Daphne is living in Celeste's penthouse. Wearing Celeste's arm like a crown at billion-dollar events. Playing the perfect fake girlfriend while executives inside Laurent Axis start dying one by one. Accidents. Suicides. Disappearances. The deeper Daphne falls into Celeste's carefully constructed world, the harder it becomes to remember where the performance ends — and where she begins. Then Celeste says four words that change everything: "I knew from the beginning." And Daphne realizes she was never the spy in this story. She was the trap. But if Celeste already knew she was a traitor… why does she still look at her like she's the only honest thing she's ever touched?

On the night she was born, blood stained the moon. The Alpha King was murdered. His kingdom was stolen. And his only daughter...the rightful heir to the throne, vanished without a trace. Everyone believed Princess Lunara was dead. They were wrong. Raised among humans by wolf hunters, Lunara renamed Lexi, grows up knowing nothing about the powerful blood flowing through her veins. Weak, unable to shift, and haunted by strange dreams of silver eyes and crimson moons, she believes she is ordinary. Until fate leads her into the path of a rogue wolf. Feared by packs and hunted by enemies, Kaelen Blackwood was once the future Alpha of his pack...until betrayal cost him everything. When the Moon Goddess reveals that Lunara is his fated mate, Kaelen does the unthinkable. He rejects her. Humiliated and heartbroken, Lunara swears she will never forgive him. But dark secrets are awakening. As ancient enemies emerge from the shadows and the truth about her past comes to light, Lunara discovers that she is not merely a wolf... she is the lost daughter of the murdered Alpha King. The last rightful ruler. With a stolen throne to reclaim, a kingdom demanding justice, and a power sleeping beneath her skin, Lunara must embrace the wolf she has spent her entire life denying. Because the people who murdered her father are still alive. And this time... The hidden Alpha is coming for her crown.

I swore I'd never crawl back the night my Alpha turned me down. He kept me a secret because I was a "fat nobody," until I saw him kiss my best friend under the full moon. He told me I wasn't good enough to be his Luna. He told me I'd hurt his reputation. After three years, I go back to Los Angeles with a kid he doesn't know about and a new name for the baby. Thanks to a DNA story that showed I was switched at birth, I'm no longer the mean Omega that everyone made fun of. I'm now the heiress of the Moonstone Corporation. No matter how much power I have, wear, or how red my hair is, he doesn't know me. He will, though. He needs me now, not you. His company is failing. The throne of his pack is in danger. And I’m the only one who can save it for a price. The contract marriage he offers? I’ll sign it just to watch him burn with the same hunger he once denied me. But every time he touches me, every time his eyes darken with that old possessiveness, I feel the tie we both tried to break. And when he finds out the truth that the little boy calling me “Mommy” has his golden eyes it’ll be too late. Because the rejected Luna doesn’t want payback anymore. She wants power. And maybe… she still wants him. He was my first loss. I’ll be his last chance

Elena Sterling gave up everything for love, only to discover that her husband never truly valued her. On their wedding anniversary, Adrian shocks her with the ultimate betrayal. to save his collapsing company, he signs her away to the country’s most feared billionaire. Damian Blackwood.Cold. Ruthless. Untouchable.But the moment Damian sees Elena, his world stops. Because she isn’t just another woman caught in a business deal. She is the mysterious stranger from the one night he has never forgotten.The one who disappeared without a trace.Trapped in a dangerous contract marriage, Elena soon realizes her husband’s betrayal is only the beginning. Hidden secrets, revenge, obsession, and a pregnancy that could destroy everything pull her into a deadly game between two powerful men.Then the truth comes out.The woman Adrian discarded is not weak, poor, or ordinary.She is an heiress.And by the time he realizes the value of the wife he sold, Elena is no longer the woman begging for love.Now he’ll have to fight to win back the woman he destroyed… while the billionaire who bought her refuses to let her go.

In the kingdom of Elyria, Crown Prince Atlas Mavros is every woman’s fantasy, devastatingly handsome, powerfully built, and destined for the throne. Ladies flock to his balls and royal dinners, desperate for a single glance from the golden prince who sets hearts racing. But Atlas has never wanted them. Not their soft curves. Not their eager touches. Until the day his carriage passes a garden and his gaze locks on Jacob, a breathtaking foreign farmer with sun-kissed skin, lean muscle, and so beautiful. One look at those strong hands of his ignites a strong desire in Atlas for the first time in his life. What starts as forbidden glances quickly spirals into secret meetings, stolen kisses that burn hotter than sin, and passionate nights where Atlas finally surrenders to the man who makes him feel alive. Jacob’s touch sets him on fire, his quiet strength becomes Atlas’s only peace, and their love grows fierce, addictive, and impossible to hide. But in Elyria, loving another man is treason. When Atlas’s jealous younger brother Gaius uncovers their affair, he unleashes a ruthless plot of blackmail, betrayal, and blood-soaked ambition to steal the crown. Torn between duty and devastating passion, Atlas must choose: the throne he was born to rule… or the farmer who now owns his heart, body, and soul. Because some desires are worth burning kingdoms for. Will Atlas risk everything for the man who awakened him or will he lose Jacob forever to the weight of a crown? Read on to find out!