Sarah Dessen Books

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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Sarah fell in love, a decision she believes to be her biggest mistake.Her supposed happily ever after, her carefully planned forever had just been caught in bed with another woman and she had been carelessly cast aside.She's careful not to make the same mistake a second time.But, what happens when love is reignited after the embers have died down?What happens when you can't just let of love?

Sarah was abused by her family for years and was sold to another pack when she turned 18 years old. She met her mate at that pack but was rejected due to her humble birth. One day her wolf was awakened and was told she has the Alpha blood. What will she do after her wolf is awakened? How could she change her fate when she had the strength? What happened when fated to two Alpha?

Vivian Harper has always been invisible—a shy, introverted high schooler who prefers books to bullies at Westbridge High. But when Tyler Grayson, a dangerously handsome transfer student with eyes that pierce through her defenses, arrives, her quiet life unravels. Tyler whispers of werewolves and mates, secrets Vivian can’t comprehend. As Vivian grapples with the truth of her hidden werewolf nature, Tyler reveals his own: he’s a future alpha, bound by pack duty, and Vivian is his fated mate. But with every secret unveiled, a new threat emerges—will their mate bond survive, or will the shadows tear them apart?

Jewel is expected to be a modest Hasyenda Mangubat heiress but she is addicted to erotic novels. She would buy those books in secret and hide them in her room, away from her parent's eyes. She agreed to marry the Mayor's son, Gideon Manasseh, in the hope that Gideon would tolerate her vices. But to her surprise, her new husband appears to be stricter than her parents. Not only do her vices need to be hidden from him, but so do her sexual nightmares. Because those wet dreams are crawling out of her fantasies into her reality... and it is scarier than she thought.

Dunia yang kukenal runtuh satu per satu. Bisnis keluargaku bangkrut... Tunanganku, Bastian Wicaksono, tanpa ragu membatalkan pertunangan kami dan memilih Sarah Laksmana sebagai penggantiku. Saat aku jatuh ke jurang kehancuran, Rangga Mahardika datang seperti malaikat penolong. Dia melunasi semua utang keluargaku, mengurus pemakaman ayahku, menarikku keluar dari abu kehidupan yang nyaris membakarku habis. Tiga tahun penuh, dia selalu mendampingiku. Selalu ada. Aku sempat percaya… mungkin inilah bentuk penyelamatan yang selama ini kutunggu. Namun, tepat di malam sebelum pernikahan, tanpa sengaja aku mendengar percakapan Rangga dengan sahabatnya... “Kamu serius mau nikah sama Vanya? Nggak takut, suatu hari dia tahu… kalau kematian ayahnya dan bangkrutnya bisnis Keluarga Devara itu ulahmu?” “Sarah sudah nikah sama Bastian, aku sudah nikah sama Vanya. Nggak masalah kalau dia tahu, toh semua utangnya sudah kubayar. Pemakaman ayahnya juga sudah aku urus. Intinya… aku sudah menebus semuanya.” Saat itu juga aku sadar… Ternyata, Rangga pun menipuku. Dari awal hingga akhir, semua hanyalah permainan. Dan satu-satunya orang yang benar-benar hanyut di dalamnya… hanyalah aku sendiri.

After seven years of being mates with Alpha David Jones, he secretly cheats on one she-wolf after another from the Nighthowl pack. When I'm pregnant and almost due for labor, his secret lover offends the Alpha of Wildrift pack. To prevent a battle between the packs, David wants me to get to my knees before Wildrift pack's Alpha and beg for forgiveness. I refuse, afraid that it'll hurt the child. He snaps, "How can getting on your knees affect the child? We can just have another one if you have a miscarriage!" He drags me to the Alpha of Wildrift pack and forces me onto my knees. Then, he tells me to beg for forgiveness. My water breaks just then. David's lover, Sarah Lloyd, merely laughs mockingly. "Look at her, so scared that she's wet herself!" That night, I suffer from a difficult labor, almost losing my life. Meanwhile, the news of David heroically storming the Wildrift pack's territory to save Sarah spreads throughout the pack. I'm calm when David's mother, Celine Anderson, hurries to my bedside. "You promised I could leave after giving birth to an heir. Can I go now?"

Setelah putriku dinyatakan mengalami kematian otak, suamiku membujukku untuk menandatangani perjanjian donor organ. Aku menderita karena rasa rindu yang begitu menyakitkan, semangat hidupku sudah hampir hancur. Namun secara tidak sengaja, aku menemukan bahwa dokter penanggung jawab yang bernama Sarah, adalah pujaan hati suamiku. Mereka memalsukan laporan dan menyatakan bahwa putriku mati otak, hanya demi membujukku menandatangani perjanjian itu, lalu menipuku untuk memberikan jantung putriku pada putrinya Sarah. Aku menyaksikan suamiku yang mengantar putri Sarah keluar dari rumah sakit. Mereka bertiga tertawa bahagia, seolah-olah mereka adalah sebuah keluarga yang sempurna. Aku pun menghadap mereka, hanya untuk didorong jatuh dari tangga dan mati di tangan suamiku dan pujaan hatinya. Namun aku diberikan sebuah kesempatan lagi, aku kembali ke hari aku menandatangani perjanjian donor itu. Sambil melihat putriku yang terbaring di atas tempat tidur rumah sakit, aku diam-diam bersumpah. Kali ini, demi kamu putriku, aku akan membuat pria dan wanita bajingan itu membayar dengan nyawa mereka.

"Rather than serving you, I prefer to die." The Outsiders have been subjected to the oppression of the king's soldiers for centuries, especially during the annual Purge, where every fifteen-year-old person - now an adult - is kidnapped. Ystal is only a child when, during his tenth Purge, is bought by a mysterious man. He says his name is Sylien and that he is an Alchemist, the only known survivor of a population that has now been destroyed. He claims to be looking for an assistant, and that Ystal is the right person. Through mysterious spells, ancient books of lost history and unknown feelings, Ystal will make a journey, in search of true freedom, against a tyrant who, for years, has reigned supreme.

The novel is mainly about the forgotten British poet/writer named C. J Richards who lived in Burma/Myanmar in colonial times and he believed himself as a Burmophile. He served as I.C.S (Indian Civil Servant) and when he retired from I.C.S service, he was a D.C (District Commissioner) and he left for England a year before Burma gained its independence in 1948. He came to Burma in 1920 to work in civil service after passing the hardest I.C.S examination. He wrote several books on Burma and contributed many monthly articles to Guardian Magazine published in Burma from 1953 to 1974 or 1975. Though he wrote several books which had much literary merit to both communities, Britain and Burma (Myanmar), people failed to recognize him. The story has two parts: one part is set in the contemporary Yangon (then called Rangoon) in 2016 context and a young literary enthusiast named “Lin” found out unexpectedly the forgotten writer’s poetry book and there is surely a good deal of time gap that led him into a quest to know more about the author’s life. The setting is quite different comparing to colonial Burma and independence Myanmar (Burma), early twentieth century and 2016 which is a transitional period in Myanmar. The writer’s life is fictionalized in the novel and most of the facts are taken from his personal stories and other reference books. It is a kind of historical novel with a twist and it has comparatively constructed the two different periods in Myanmar history to convince readers, locally and abroad more about history, authorship, humanity, colonialism, and transitional development in Myanmar today.