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Iris Jones thought her life was perfect, blessed with everything she could ever ask for, and with a perfect mate who loved and adored her or so, she thought. Her world came crumbling down when she was killed by the two people she trusted most in her life. Dying in a pool of her blood, she was told she was just a tool used to enrich his pack and that she meant nothing to him. Iris had thought she was going to die but the Moon Goddess had other plans for her, taking her back in time a year before she introduced Theodore, the one she wishes to spend the rest of her life with to her parents. Given a second chance to undo what had happened to her, Iris wasn't going to let the chance go to waste as she strived to make them pay. Everything was going so perfectly well, but little did Iris know that the changes she was making would draw her to meet her true maye Tristan the beta of her pack. Would she succeed in carrying out her revenge plan, or would she fail and end up with the same fate as her future self?

Witty, self made Aurora Russet experiences a sudden life changing encounter when she wakes up one morning, surprised to find herself in a hospital bed. To make matters worse, she gets a shocking revelation when she finds out that she was heavily pregnant, and this is odd because all she could remember is going on a trip months ago in a bid to escape the pain of catching her ex fiancé cheating on her with her best friend months ago. Aurora is stupefied, and is even more alarmed when a beautiful dark and mysterious stranger, whose wealth and charms manage to sweep her off her feet all the time claims ownership of her pregnancy. One chaos leads to another and so she’s therefore plunged into his world of darkness, the world of war and of blood but in the midst of it all, she finds that one thing her soul has always craved for… love. Does it matter now that the love she wanted was being showered upon her by a creature she always feared and despised? And what happens when Aurora finds out that she wasn’t so different from these monsters after all? Read to find out!

She was his redemption and also his downfall but he could not let her go, not after waiting forever for her. ********************************** After she is betrayed by her best friend and rejected by her mate, Belinda leaves the pack and lives among the humans for five years.  Five years of self discovery but filled with nightmares. When she makes the decision to finally go back and face her fears, she meets the rumoured heartless lycan king who turns out to be her second chance mate. But what happens when she realises that the man in her nightmares is none other than the lycan king? Will she acknowledge the bond or choose to run away again? Alexander has lived to find his mate because only she can break his immortality curse and help him fight the darkness looming over the kingdom. When he meets Belinda, he can't help but fall for her despite knowing that she could be his doom or salvation. As the two embark on a journey of run and chase, love and redemption, secrets unfold, They have to unite and fight the forces against them. When Belinda is caught between saving the people or her mate, who will she choose?

"I don't dream anymore. I have no future, I only have 'now'." * * * For Samantha Covington, these words are her stark reality after her husband Richard's ultimate betrayal. She has become collateral damage to his self-destruction, leaving her a shell of her former self, her once vivid spirit suffocated. A chance encounter with Daniel Sanford, the powerful and enigmatic yet secret Alpha, ignites a forbidden flicker of hope in her, and the dangerously protective instincts in him. Daniel becomes Samantha’s lifeline, his sure and steady presence, the anchor she needs to rise from the depths of despair. But their worlds are intertwined more than they know, and the one man tying them together is the one man determined to keep them apart. Caught between the man who helps her reclaim her worth and a husband who strips it away, she must navigate a treacherous path to secure her heart and her freedom. But Daniel’s dark secrets chillingly echo Richard’s darker lies. Can Daniel earn her trust? Will his wolf respect her freedom? Or will she forge a new path as she leaves Richard in the wreckage of his self-destruction?

Athena Foster never ever thought that her life would go off track by just one mistake. As a respected fertility specialist, she prided herself with always been very accurate with all her patients, that is until a mix-up at the clinic left her pregnant with a stranger's child. Xander Knight a ruthless billionaire isn't the kind of man to accept accidents, so when he learns his sperm was wrongfully implanted into a random woman, he is more than just angry... He is furious, demanding answers, the baby and worse... 'her'. But Athena isn’t the weak, submissive, batting eyelash kind of women he’s used to throwing orders to. She refuses to be bullied by him but Xander turns out to be more stubborn than the horrible germs in the incubator trash bin. As Athena fights over with the 'no good' billionaire, she finds out that her pregnancy is more than a mistake. With strange things happening around her; pregnancy hormones, constant horny feelings, weird cravings and the strange attraction that keeps pulling her to the self centered man that keeps her within his eye sight ... She wonders how on earth she would escape this mess.

Rachel Rivers, a television host and magazine journalist with strong family values finds everything she ever worked for and believed in crashing down she she walks in on her husband and teen babysitter having sex. Sad and broken by this revelation of her husband's infidelity she goes out and makes a drunken fool of herself. But actions are not without consequences. Her drunken charade is not overlooked and soon she finds her left alone with nothing, not even her once perfect self image. She suddenly finds herself under the limelight of mockery among friends and foe alike when her soon-to-be ex husband begins to tarnish her image, making her look like the bad guy. She struggles to rebuild her image, seeking whatever help she can until one road leads her to Nate Madden. Rich successful driving force, selfmade billionaire, Nathaniel comes to the rescue with a seemingly innocent offer. What is not innocent however is the price Rachel must pay because Nate is a man she once crossed paths with. He is charming, he is secretive, he is powerful and dominating. He wants to introduce Rachel to a lifestyle she has never known before in exchange for her fame, her life and her job back.

"Brother, please spare my life!" Sera cried out. She kneeled and bowed down to show sincerity but her brother's eyes did not show any emotion. "There is no mercy for traitors, Sera. That's the family motto, remember?" Xander's voice was stern and filled with contempt. "I didn't do it! I don't even know what the Duchess looked like!" She was desperate but none of her family members even tried to listen to her. "We shouldn't have accepted you. The prophecy was true when it said that you will only bring tragedy to this family!" Her father's voice was filled with rage. All her life, all she asked was to be acknowledged. All she wanted was to feel the warmth of a family. Was it too much to ask for? "I wish I was never born," she mumbled. "Prepare to die, Seraphina. This is the punishment for taking my mother's life." Xander lifted his sword and drops of blood splattered when the blade cut through Sera's head. "Sera!" Seraphina jolted when she heard her mother's voice. Her eyes grew wide when she saw the familiar small room and she immediately touched her neck to confirm that her head was not severed. What happened? Why am I back to my ten-year-old self?

Marcel was born a Vampyre but never felt at home in Blackledge Castle or his own body. His father Halen has created an army of feral vampires, the means by which he will gain power and deliver justice to the descendents of the High Priestess who made him the monster he is. The curse his father's barbaric past has brought down upon Marcel is one he sets out to rid himself of. The cullings and rampant bloodshed Halen thrives on are atrocities in Marcel’s eyes, and he knows if he does not leave, he will be dragged down with the clan when the Blackledge empire inevitably falls. This story follows Marcel as he learns to accept who and what he is through encounters with undying witches, dragons as old as the mountains in which they live and packs of warrior werewolves. Marcels eyes are opened to a world he never could have dreamed of from inside the tall walls of his former home. Marcel's journey is one of hardship, heartache, self discovery and wonder but it is not without its obstacles and hardships. When he finally finds a place he could call home he needs to make a choice, love or belonging. Can a Vampyre have it all? ***This book is part of my 'Twin Alphas' series. You do not need to have read the other stories as Marcel’s story is his own.

Harriet Morrison is at her senior year at North Point High. She eats her lunch at the janitor’s closet and thought of meeting the legendary wolf who lives in the forest and will always be the talk of the small town she’s living in. She went home into her parents’ fight then at night, her mother’s death. Two weeks later, her father gets rid of her because she wasn’t her real daughter. She inherited a farmhouse from her late mother but entered the wrong house and found the legendary wolf with his gamma, Harriet heard him talking to the tomb of his long-lost lover, a girl in his past that he has fallen in love with. So, out of the heat of the moment she asked him if she could live with him, and in return, they could pretend they could be together in order for him to go to school and find his long-lost lover to which the wolf agreed and her bullies ran away, but each time they interviewed a girl from her school that looks a lot like his lover, they open up a new quest that got her to discover secrets on her own self, family, her past, and her true identity. Can Harriet handle all of it with the help of the legendary wolf? Or would she end up dead with all the misery and demise she got?

After a fateful night, Melissa awakened to the realization that she has given her virginity to a stranger. With only a note and a bundle of money as clues, she embarked on a journey of self discovery and motherhood. Years later, Melissa finds herself navigating the cutthroat world of paparazzi reporting while raising her genius son, Jason. Her quest for a scandalous scoop lead her to the enigmatic billionaire CEO, Damien Ashford. But wait, why does he shares a striking resemblance with her son? As she dives deeper into Damien's world, she can't deny the magnetic attraction between them. Damien, suffering from a haunting secret, feels the same way. Determined to know her, he makes an unexpected preposition. As they explore complexities of their newfound connection, they discovered shocking revelations that bind them together in unimaginable ways. Melissa and Damien each hold a secret that could shatter their fragile bond. Will they find the courage to reveal the truth and embrace the love that fate has brought into their lives? Or will Damien's unexpected encounter with a woman long presumed dead threatened to tear them apart once and for all? Well, let's delve deeper to find out in this intriguing read of Melissa and Damien's love story.