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Blurb: One night shattered her innocence. One betrayal awakened her fury. Leah Sterling has always been the quiet one, the forgotten daughter trapped in the shadow of her stepsister Natasha and tormented by her stepmother, Vivian. But when they drug Leah and arrange for her to be ruined by a stranger, the carefully constructed facade of her life crumbles. Waking up in the arms of a man she's never met, Leah's world spins out of control. And the worst part? Her family's plot worked-until it didn't. Ethan Blackwood, the powerful, stone-cold tycoon, was supposed to marry Natasha. But when the proposal reaches the Sterling family, he's unaware he's asking for the wrong sister-the woman he slept with that night was Leah. Desperate to escape the humiliation, Leah is forced into a marriage with Ethan, while Natasha seethes with jealousy. Now trapped in a marriage built on lies, Leah's heart burns for more than just survival. With her family plotting against her and her husband unknowingly tangled in their deceit, Leah vows one thing: revenge. She'll tear down everything they hold dear, and this time, no one will see it coming. In a world where love and betrayal are two sides of the same coin, Leah must decide-will she find redemption, or will her thirst for revenge destroy her before she can claim what's rightfully hers?

"You remember how good it felt," he murmured, his lips grazing my ear. "Don’t pretend you’ve forgotten what it’s like when I make you beg." One night. One mistake. Now he’s her boss... and her stepbrother. Sophia thought she could forget the stranger who whispered filthy promises against her skin but fate isn’t done with her. Her new job comes with high stakes, strict rules... and Ethan Blackwood — her arrogant, sinfully gorgeous boss. The same man who nearly ruined her with one look. The same man who is now, horrifyingly, her stepbrother. He’s forbidden. Untouchable. But Ethan doesn’t play by the rules. And he wants her — again and again. She tries to resist. He dares her to fall. But Ethan’s secrets could destroy everything — including her. She knows she's falling hard, but Ethan has plans of his own... And love was never part of it, is Sophia just a pawn in his twisted game?

Isla Romano’s life was shattered the night Antonio DeLuca, the ruthless mafia boss, murdered her father before her eyes. Consumed by grief and vengeance, Isla sets her sights on the one person she holds responsible: Antonio’s son, Dante DeLuca. But as she infiltrates the DeLuca empire, seeking to destroy the man who ruined her life, Isla finds herself entangled in a dangerous game with Dante—one she never expected. Dante is everything Isla hates, yet there’s an undeniable connection between them that pulls her deeper into his world. Her mission was simple: destroy Antonio. But as her obsession with Dante grows, she must decide if vengeance will be worth the cost of losing herself—and the man she never thought she’d desire. In a twisted dance of power, passion, and revenge, Isla’s love for her father’s memory might just lead her into a darker path than she ever imagined, and Dante’s unrelenting obsession with her could either be their salvation or their doom. Will Isla’s thirst for revenge cloud her judgment, or will she finally come to terms with the truth that her heart may already belong to the enemy? ---

Freda Aton dream was about to come true; getting married to her mate and future Alpha until a strange mark deemed her cursed.  Rejected and abandoned by her pack, she ran into the Blood moon pack Alpha, Craig Redding, who kept his identity hidden from her. He knew about the cursed mark, and Freda would do anything to know about the mark that just ruined her life. Together they embarked on the journey to discover who Freda really was.  Is the truth about both their identities going to break or make them?

Sophia had it all: fortune, loving family, and a bright future. Because of her blind love for him, she was willing to throw everything away. Then her best friend Laura betrayed her, and her lover Daniel deceived her. Sophia saw her life being ruined, saw the loss of her family, her fortune, and, finally, her life. Lying on her deathbed, she acknowledged that she was foolish and wished she just had one more chance to set everything right. And thus, Kismet heard. Years in the past, Sophia wakes up and is given a second chance at re-writing her story. This time, she would not be so naive. With painful lessons of the past life, Sophia gets determined to shield her family, expose the people who betrayed her, and take revenge from those that ruined her. Playing the part of the innocent, trusting girl she once was, Sophia outsmarts Laura at her own game and also Daniel. As her revenge develops, there comes into view a new player-a figure mysterious, with secrets and motives all his own. Can Sophia trust him, or is he another piece in a larger game?

Plot Summary: ‘…well, for starters, I think he shouldn’t be here, in my apartment, making me all uncomfortable and squirmy. And I also think he shouldn’t be talking about Ciara’s wedding. Isn’t there some kind of unwritten rule where you should never talk about your ex’s marriage?...’ *** When Ryan Shelby, the hot talk of NYC appears on Tiara James-Lemptons’ doorstep, there is only one thought in her mind. Flight. He is hot, he is dark, he is single – finally –, but he is danger. Like the flame that draws the moth, he burns, and when he makes an offer for her to be his fake girlfriend, like the moth to the flame, she finds it hard to resist. She isn’t the only one doing the resisting, however. Ryan is drawn to Tiara, to the girl that has always been on the side. The girl that has somehow morphed from that lanky college girl to the curvy but slender 23-year old, staring back at him with wide eyes and a luscious mouth. He had always had a thing for her, right from college, it was what brought the fight to his relationship with Ciara almost regularly. But up till now, he has always kept his feelings – and dick – in check. Does he want revenge on Ciara Lemptons? Or does he just want to find a way to deal with his growing feelings for Tiara? And how on earth could he prove to her that he isn’t some two-faced jerk that could play both sisters?

Two broken hearts, an eventful evening, and an ineffable temptation. 21-year-old Allen Ian’s social life was ruined when his aunt set him up in a loveless engagement. Living in his father’s shadows and chasing lost dreams, he almost gave up until he met Cheryl Gareth. 19-year-old aspiring model Cheryl Gareth’s life had always been restricted to the opinions of her mom, and living in the shadows of her sister. What happens when their worlds collide? Would they overcome their relatives’ adamant potency on keeping them apart?

Phoenix’s life takes a disastrous turn when she wakes up in a grimy hotel room just two days before her mating ceremony. Her life is ruined, and she didn’t need a soothsayer to tell her because not only is their a lingering smell on the sheet, which indicates that she has been unfaithful, Dylan is in the hotel room yelling profanities at her. By her unexplained actions, she has become disgraced, banished, and may have sparked a war between her pack and Dylan’s. Werewolves mate for a life, and a broken mating arrangement is an unforgivable sin. At 16, Phoenix was promised to Dylan as a way to unify their packs after years of rivalry. An alliance now broken by her infidelity. Although she would have preferred to wait for her chosen mate, she has long accepted that being Dylan’s chosen mate and Luna of his pack is a fate she can endure. Now branded as a disgrace and banished, Phoenix has been replaced by her half sister as Dylan’s mate. Exiled from the home she has always known, Phoenix is left to wander the forests as a rogue. Her central thought is to survive and navigate life alone whilst looking for a pack that will take her in, but she must face all her fears one at a time. Her life in exile takes an unexpected twist when she finds her true mate in the most unexpected way. How does she keep the secret of being the fated golden wolf? How does she stay away from her chosen mate to keep her secret? Will she learn to harness her powers and save her kind from a looming war with the hunters? Like her name, will she rise from the ashes?

Summary: Inspector Thomas Bertrand, a methodical and respected police officer, is tasked with investigating a mysterious murder. The evidence seems to point to the assassin being a beautiful and young woman, Isabelle Dufresne. But as soon as he meets her, an irresistible attraction grows between them, a feeling that deeply unsettles him. The battle between his duty to justice and his growing emotions for Isabelle leads him into an intense inner struggle. As the investigation progresses, he discovers that nothing is as it seems and that dark forces are manipulating the truth. His heart and mind are in conflict, and the hidden truth could very well destroy him.

Sharon pledged to never give her heart to any man ever again. When a greedy and contemptuous billionaire sets his beady eyes on her farm, of course she would do anything to protect it – including going on 10 dates with him. That’s not so hard is it? Even if the said billionaire's eyes aren't beady at all… Raymond sees all women as the same. They want only two things: money and a handsome man to show off to their friends And Sharon is no different. So acquiring the land shouldn’t be so hard after all dhe is just a woman. Just throw some money around and if that doesn’t work. A little seduction should do it. Or that’s what he thought. But a rumour starts to go around about him being an ass so he decides to do something about it, so his reputation won't be ruined "I’ll sponsor your farm if you will go on 10 dates with me” he said but it turns out Sharon is different. The more time he spends in her company, the more he realizes how skewed his perspective of life is… And he realised that he would do anything to kiss the beautiful but guarded beauty. Will Sharon and Raymond be able to save the farm or will she lose both her chance at love and her beloved inheritance?