Reputation Embersofapril Novels & Stories

BOOK ONE:[AN AFFAIR WITH MY HUSBAND] Gianna never expected that a wild night of drunken passion would lead to a spontaneous marriage to Tobias Whitlock, a man she barely knew. But after disappearing and leaving behind only a tattoo and a memory, she thought she'd left that chapter behind—until fate drags her back into Tobias’s life. Saved by a mafia boss, Gianna is given a dangerous mission: seduce Tobias, ruin his reputation, and break his heart. Adopting the name Renee Wilson, she enters Tobias’s world as a maid, determined to carry out the plan. But when she sees Tobias again, a strange connection stirs between them. She can't shake the feeling that they’ve met before, and Tobias seems to recognize her too. As she gets closer to Tobias, the line between revenge and love begins to blur. With her heart pulling her in one direction and her mission demanding another, Gianna must confront her past and decide whether to betray her feelings or risk losing everything in the name of love. BOOK TWO: [ Coming soon] BOOK THREE:[Coming soon]

Valerie was the love of Brian’s life but she saw his devotion as manipulation and despise him. After the tragic loss of her mother, Valerie felt she had nothing left to live for and vanished without a trace. Her step-sister, Jane, reveled in her disappearance. Seizing the opportunity, she wove a web of lies - accusing Brian of murdering Valerie. She whispered poison into his parents' ears, claiming they had been lovers before he turned violent. To her delight, they believed her over their own son. Now, Jane had one demand: marriage. To silence her and "protect" their family's reputation, Brian’s parents forced him to agree. But behind his cold obedience burned a deadly resolve - he would kill her before their honeymoon ever began. On the wedding day, Jane stood at the registry in her lavish gown, triumphant. Brian was ready to leave the house with his family, his heart steeled for vengeance. Then, a stranger appeared. A woman no one expected, with a pair of twins in her arms. Secrets will unravel. Blood will spill. And before the night ends, someone will die. Will Brian get his revenge… or will the lies destroy him first?

When the arrogant and ruthless billionaire and mafia king, Dante Russo and the daughter of a dubious mogul, Vivian Lau enter into a marriage arrangement under duress, orchestrated by a blackmail scheme that threatens Dante's position, Dante is furious. But he has to to protect his reputation and his brother's life. Dante is ruthless and arrogant, initially determined to end the engagement and destroy Vivian's father's company. Vivian, while outwardly compliant and ambitious, finds herself falling for her new husband, which complicates her life and plans. The story follows Vivian's journey from a dutiful daughter to a strong-willed woman who finds her own voice and learns to assert her own desires and boundaries. Dante, through his interactions with Vivian, begins to let his guard down and develops genuine feelings for her. But what happens when there is another scheme that threatens Dante's position and holds more risk and promise of death for his family. Someone is determined to destroy the Russo family, and Vivian stands in his way. And he is more than determined to do anything to bring the Russo empire down, even if it means fulfilling Vivian's death wish...

One reckless night, and her whole life took a new turn. Isabella Hart had her whole life working against her. From quitting a job one day to finding herself in the arms of a stranger the next. She made it clear to him that they would never meet again, but as life was always against her, she met him again, this time as her boss, a ruthless Mafia don. Just when she had promised herself that she would remain professional, she discovered she was pregnant. He proposed a ruthless marriage contract to protect his reputation, which she accepted due to her condition. As Isabella tried to settle into her new life, she found herself falling in love with the two sides of him, the sweet and the ruthless. But life, again, decided to play its darkest humor on her. She found out she was pregnant for the murderer of her father. The one person she had vowed all her life to take revenge on. Torn between her growing love for him, the future of her unborn child, and her deep-rooted hatred and desire for revenge. Which will win, love, loyalty, or vengeance?

Blurb: Elena Hart’s life crumbled in twenty-four hours. Her secret relationship with her boss is weaponised against her. Her promotion is stolen. Her boss’s new fiancé humiliates her in front of the entire company and is if that wasn’t enough— she’s fired over fabricated evidence she can’t even fight because everything points at her credentials. With her father’s life hanging by a thread and her only hope to pay for his surgery stolen, Elena thinks she has reached the end of it all…until Alaric Carrington—and the last person she expected to see again offers her a deal almost bold to speak aloud: Marry me. Carry my child. I’ll save your father and restore your reputation…and give you the power to exact your revenge on Xavier. It’s insane, reckless, almost impossible. But Elena has run out of options —and yet real danger isn’t the contract. She is about the learn that some answers are worth any cost —her sister’s disappearance. And she’s ready to pay; either it could destroy her…or save her.

Grover Lawrence never knew he was a werewolf, at least not until strange things began to happen in his life after the incident in the forest. He was bullied in middle school. He was considered weak and strange. He lived alone with his uncle, Sargon Lawrence. He always kept many things about his family's past hidden. Grover grew up full of questions about himself. Until one day, when he entered high school, his uncle enrolled him in a popular school known even among ordinary humans: Nocthollow Academy. The school stood isolated in the middle of the forest, flanked by two large rivers, seemingly cut off from the outside world. Not everyone could enter because Nocthollow Academy was no ordinary school. Behind its majestic walls and mysterious reputation, a great secret hid unbeknownst to ordinary humans. And without realizing it, Grover wasn't just a new student there. He was part of that secret. What exactly was Nocthollow Academy hiding? And how did Grover overcome all the obstacles? Read his story in the book, "The Alpha King of Nocthollow Academy."

Joaquin Antonio Jr., A young CEO, handsome, outlet of wealth, and a certified playboy, but a good son. For him, there is no need to take women seriously. There are many of them and they come to him voluntarily, because he has a lot of money. He has agreed to find a bride within two months in order to thwart his father's wanting for him to marry his childhood friend who is secretly in a relationship with his best friend, Patrick. Because of this, he offered marriage to a stranger woman who turned out to be the mother of his own daughter whom he had impregnated four years ago, Lara. But what about his father's reputation? The honorable name of their family that had long kept from being tarnished if the woman he chose to marry for his father would bring shame to their family because she is a scourge and a disgrace? Is he willing to lose everything and this time stand up against his father whom he has always followed for the only woman who truly loved him despite him hiding to her his true identity? Where does a romance that started with pure lies lead?

Pathetic Isla. Worthless Isla. Hated Isla. Isla Kingston is the designated trash bag and unwanted omega of her cruel pack. Even with the biggest mating event at hand, she has no hope for love or finding her partner. However, her life takes a drastic turn when Axel Pendragon, the dangerously attractive Alpha prince, calls her his mate and steals her breath away. It’s love and lust at first sight, and Isla gives herself to this mysterious man, letting him own every inch of her skin and marking her as his, all in one night of wild passion. But Isla’s rude awakening comes in the morning when Axel brutally rejects her with no explanation. Her reputation is tarnished, and she has no choice but to run far away from home, carrying a deadly secret. Years later, Isla is successful and now engaged to a powerful billionaire, but when her twin daughter needs a transplant from her father, she knows she has to go back to her old pack and confront the man who had once rejected her, now a ruthless Alpha King, Axel Pendragon.

It was meant to be the happiest night of Layla’s life—her birthday, the moment she officially stepped into adulthood. Instead, she walked into a crowded nightclub and watched her boyfriend laugh, drink, and kiss another girl while the world looked on. Humiliation followed swiftly. Dragged into a cruel game of Truth or Dare, Layla became the night’s entertainment. When the bottle landed on her, the challenge sounded harmless enough: seven minutes in heaven with a man of her choice. Everyone expected her to choose him. She didn’t. Her gaze went to the man watching silently from the shadows—his uncle. The one man she was never supposed to want, yet couldn’t look away from. Seven minutes was all it took to spark something forbidden. Something dark. Something that refused to stay contained. When the night ended, nothing returned to normal. He became her obsession and most dangerous temptation. And Layla found herself willing to risk everything—family, reputation, even her own heart—for a man she was never meant to desire. This is a story of betrayal, passion, and the pull of a love that should never exist. Once caught in it, there is no turning back.

Caroline Dela Vega was sent by his politician father on a secret mission to spy on the notorious mafia boss, Dark Vergara. Due to the mysterious and suspicious establishments being built in the city, Caroline’s father suspects that it might be harmful and dangerous to a lot of people due to Dark Vergara’s dirty reputation in society and bad record aligning with injustice. To expose the mafia boss and his gang’s evil plans, Caroline must be close to him so that she can get access to his secrets and businesses to be reported to her father. It got to the point that they married each other. But as time passes by, Caroline begins to know Dark Vergara deeply and eventually falls in love with him despite her primary plan of displaying an angelic façade and fake concern for a long time towards him. As Dark also started to get swayed by Caroline, events transpired and one traitor emerged to expose Caroline’s treachery and her exploitation of Dark gang’s sacred information. Will Dark Vergara spare Caroline after the betrayal and lies she did? Or will he be blinded by vengeance and anger, disregarding the fact that she has already captured his mind and heart?