Team Awesome

Calen was a benchwarmer on the university swim team, someone who never actually competed. The captain, Karl, was everything he wasn’t, a campus golden boy. Three records broken. A new girlfriend every other week. One night, Calen realized he’d left something behind and went back to the locker room. That was when he heard it. Ragged breathing. Strained, barely held back. And beneath it… the slow, awful sound of metal bending under pressure. He pushed the door open. Karl stood with his back to him. His bare muscles writhed beneath his skin, moving wrong, his spine standing out in sharp ridges. His fingers were dug deep into the steel locker, nails tearing through metal, leaving long, brutal gouges. The air was thick with the smell of blood… and something wild. Predatory. Karl snapped around. His eyes burned gold in the dark. Blood stained the corner of his mouth, and when he bared his teeth, the canines were far too long. Far too sharp. He ran. He barely took two steps before something crashed into him from behind, slamming him to the floor. Karl’s weight pinned him down, his body radiating heat… too hot, almost painful. A low voice brushed his ear. “You saw something you weren’t meant to see.” “I won’t say anything….” Karl lowered his head, his nose grazing his neck as he inhaled slowly, deeply. “…You smell fucking irresistible.”

Book 1: The Alpha King's Special Mate (Standalone and completed) Starlette was sold to the northern Alpha king, Maximus, to be his breeder. However, when the Alpha King realised that she was his fated mate, he vowed to reject her after siring his pups. Little did he know that she wasn’t just the worthless omega he thought she was, but a blessed special wolf. By the time he realised his mistake, the southern Alpha king, Silas, also wanted her for himself. *** Book 2: Her Forbidden Alpha (Standalone) Waking up early and Axel f*cking Northwood—the arrogant lacrosse team captain—are two things Violet hates the most about Equinox Academy. She plans to avoid him forever, but Axel has other ideas. He vows to make her want him, just like every other girl—even if it means dumping her afterward. Him: "You know, if you admire me that much, you could just say hi instead of staring from afar." Her: Spins around, stunned, only to bump into a solid chest. “Excuse me?” Him: Pins her to the wall, his breath hot against her ear. "No, I'd rather watch you writhe under me with pleasure." Why did her heart patter to an uneven beat? Axel is the northern prince, and Violet, the southern princess. With the fathers of these two being sworn enemies, would their forbidden desire ever stand a chance, or would it set both kingdoms on fire? Hop on this ride to find out. Both books can be enjoyed as standalones.

Born From Darkness - A Legend Will Rise After many years of fear and suffering, the brave Ravennites of the Dark Zone have come out of hiding and engaged their oppressors from the Outside in an all-out war to reclaim their homes, their lives and their freedom. In the wake of countless victories and losses across the vast, mountainous territories, there are many who attribute their newfound hope to the young Outsider who selflessly turned his back on his own life to save all of theirs: Alex Lee. Determined to prove his loyalty to the cause, Alex leads a small but daring squad of Ravennite warriors to take the fight deep into enemy territory. As time continues to wear on, Alex’s mind is constantly plagued by many unwelcome thoughts; the fear that the day may come when his valor and his resolve fails the people he calls his family, a growing and restless love for the young Ravennite woman who vowed to fight by his side, and the haunting memory of the night, many months ago, when he reluctantly revealed the location of the last Ravennite refuge known as the Citadel. Time is running out. Alex’s heart is torn between what he believes is worth fighting for and protecting the one he loves. As he struggles to keep his gallant team, and himself, intact, he soon finds himself before a trial far more malevolent than anything he has ever faced in his life. His convictions are being challenged, his mettle put to the ultimate test, and in his mind, Alex begins to wonder if he is truly losing his sanity - and if he will ever leave the Dark Zone alive.

Bea had a deep crush on Thyago since fifth grade but he happens to be her cousin's boyfriend- Elena. Thyago was not only the good Mayor's son and the grandson of a Multi-millionaire Business Tycoon but he happens to be the Captain of the football team and the ultimate crush of every girl on the whole campus. Following the persuasion of her friends, she befriended him until she finally succeeded in being close with him. As a hopeless romantic girl, she chronicled all her emotions in writing a diary and hid herself in the codename: Miss Pretty, but as the saying no secrets will remain hidden, Elena found the diary and humiliated her to the whole Campus. The worst part is Thyago avoided her after learning about her diary. When she tried to explain, Thyago only broke her heart into pieces by telling her to stay away from his life. 8 years later, their paths crossed again in unexpected ways. Thyago Williams happens to be the VIP client of her firm. Being professional, she set aside the past they had and tried to work with him ethically. To her surprise, Thyago suddenly turned out to be very vocal and aggressive in showing his attraction and desire to have her. Being vengeful, she rejected him many times but the cunning Billionaire never accepts no for an answer. What he did is kidnapped and blackmailed her to marry her. He bargained and offered her something she doesn't have a choice to decline with. With all the deceit and manipulations, will she marry him and take to risk her heart for another heartbreak once more?

Our expedition team ventured into a desert wilderness to investigate rare mineral resources when we were suddenly struck by extreme heat that reached 158 °F. I nearly passed out from dehydration and quickly reached into my backpack for the electrolyte water I had prepared in advance. Just as I was about to drink it, I realized the bottle was half-filled with urine. When I turned around, I saw Ben Murphy, my wife’s childhood friend, gulping down my electrolyte water. As I was about to confront him, Amy Garner, my wife, grabbed my sleeve and said, “Don’t be mad. I gave Ben your electrolyte water. He’s almost dehydrated. You can make do with this for now.” My vision started to blur. Clutching the half-empty bottle of urine, I asked through gritted teeth, “I’m dehydrated. Instead of letting me rehydrate properly, you want me to drink this? Are you trying to kill me?” Amy was upset. “Don’t be ridiculous! Ben doesn’t work out daily like you do. He can’t handle this heat. Wasn’t it right to give him the electrolyte water? Besides, urine can hydrate you, too! Don’t be picky at a time like this.” Seeing how unreasonable she was being, I sent a distress signal with my location just before losing consciousness. [Severely dehydrated, near death. Expedition mission suspended. Request immediate rescue. Also reporting a robber in the team. Notify the police immediately.]

Many centuries ago, the humans and the wolf packs lived together and were in peace. Daciana, princess of the Justificative Commands, lives in the Kingdom of Peace. She is fearless, breaks the rule, and wants to be free from her responsibility. On the other hand, Adolf is the son of the known strongest and legendary Alpha Werewolf, Wolfrith. Because of the pressure from his father, Adolf is known to be bashful, isolated, and cold from the pack. However, when an invader, Azariel, steps into their land and challenges the Alpha, Wolfrith, to overthrow his pack and take over. Due to the sudden events, Wolfrith was killed, and Azariel took over everything in the land of Dawn. This shook the packs and the tribe's lives, leaving them dumbfounded. Azariel then swears to kill all the remaining humans and let the Skulks take control. Fear for their lives, the wolves and the tribe fought back but were lost in remorse. Years later, Daciana, who survived the madness in the Land of Dawn, decided to seek revenge for her father and take back what was rightfully theirs. However, after years of separation, Daciana met Adolf, who now looks like his legendary father, the late Alpha Wolfrith, during her journey to save her Kingdom. The two decided to team up to save the Kingdom of Peace while developing feelings for each other. However, a terrible confession shook Daciana's world when she found out who was the reason behind Wolfrith's death and how her Kingdom fell to pieces. Will the two end up together after knowing what Adolf did? Will Daciana still look at Adolf the way he is? Or will she turn around and fight the last standing Alpha in their land?

In our galaxy, there are at least twenty billion Earth-like planets able to sustain life. My name is Skye. I am eighteen years old. Our astronautic scientists discovered a planet within our galaxy with human life similar to ours. By probing this planet’s satellite systems, they have learnt that wars have wracked this world over many millennia, where various zealots strive for dominance. Before setting out on a twenty-year expedition to visit this planet, our group has spent a year being educated in the various languages of this alien world and acquiring the skills to survive in any hostile environment we may find ourselves in. OUR DESTINATION IS EARTH. SKYE is the first book in a trilogy. It is a coming-of-age adventure of Skye, a young alien girl, and her fight to survive in a post-apocalyptic world governed by fundamentalists. After surviving a meteoroid tsunami, her spaceship crash lands in the Mexican wilderness. One of the survivors, Judah, a gifted physician from a superior technological civilization, is discovered in the desert and taken to Texas. Judah is promoted as the new Messiah by a right-wing extremist known as ‘The Preacher’. The Preacher’s propaganda machine convinces America’s devastated survivors that it was the sins of the world’s population that, as prophesized in the Bible, brought down the wrath of God. Judah is exploited to restore the people’s faith in the divinity of God as decreed by the Preacher’s tyrannical interpretation. The Preacher aims to reverse the emancipation achieved by Abraham Lincoln in 1863 and bring about a dictatorship through the reunification of America. Skye must put her trust in a member of the Preacher’s security team to rescue Judah from this new confederacy.

Before our wedding, my fiancée, Sarah Hargrave—a professor of medieval history—held a private ceremony in a secluded chapel in the countryside. But not with me. Under the glow of candlelight, she cradled Benjamin Wheeler—her first love, his face gaunt from the cancer consuming him—in her arms. Her smile was soft, almost reverent, as she murmured, "In the eyes of God, vows made before the altar are the only ones that matter. Even if the law says I belong to Daniel, my soul was never his." And so, to the faint echo of hymns and the scent of old incense, they drank from the same silver cup, exchanged rings, and stepped together into the dimly lit sacristy—their makeshift bridal chamber. I watched. Silent. Motionless. No outbursts, no demands for explanation. Just the quiet dialing of a clinic to undo the vasectomy I'd gotten for our future. From fifteen to thirty, I had loved Sarah for fifteen long years. But in all that time, there'd never been room for me. That space had always belonged to Benjamin, my stepbrother. So I let her go. Afterward, I joined a geological research team bound for the isolation of Antarctica—a land cut off from the world, quiet and clean. Before I left, I handed Sarah a divorce agreement…and a final gift to mark the end. I never anticipated that Sarah, who'd always met my devotion with frosty detachment, who'd never once glanced back as I walked away, would look ten years older overnight.

During the Labor Day team retreat, I had booked out the entire top floor of the Grand Summit Hotel. Yet, when my fiancee, Serena Wagner, found out, she was enraged. "Matthew Grant, are you out of your mind? Spending over 800,000 dollars to rent a place for one day? Since you're so rich and have nowhere else to splurge, just let me help you spend it!" Then, she called over our intern, Dylan Foster. She pointed at him and started yelling at me. "He only makes 6000 a month as an intern. Why don't you give him this money instead?" I looked at my colleagues standing nearby, their faces clearly uncomfortable. I replied calmly, "His salary isn't low compared to industry standards. Besides, the team-building budget belongs to everyone. Why should I give it all to him?" However, the moment those words left my mouth, Serena exploded. "I'm your finance director and your future wife! Of course, I get to control where your money goes. If you don't agree, then let's call off the engagement!" With that, she stormed off with Dylan. I silently picked up a bottle from the floor and poured myself three glasses. The first glass was for her, for being with me through the first half of my life. The second glass was for me, for having a clear conscience in this relationship. The third glass was for both of us. I wished us well as we parted ways and moved on with our separate lives.

Humans…very different in their ways. There are a lot of good things and equally a lot of bad things in them.. But what they ignore is that, there are other creatures who live on earth too. The vampires. They are very powerful, with piercing eye sights, abnormal strength and speed. The werewolves. They posess the ability to shed their skin and transform into wolves. They are very agile, fast and also posses great strength. But there is one problem: Vampires and werewolves are mortal enemies. The reason for their enmity still remains unknown. In every millennium, there is the occurrence of ‘The Blue Moon’. The blue moon is a very deadly weapon against both werewolves and vampires, because on each blue moon, the rays of the moon eradicate the race of the werewolves and vampires. Prophecy tells that on the night of the blue moon, the most powerful vampire and the most powerful werewolf must come together in order to save the lives of their kind. Meet Cassius, an hybrid- half vampire, half werewolf. He is the leader of a group made up of werewolves and vampires, they call themselves the ‘X team’. He is a bloodthirsty maniac who is thirsty for power, blood, and also has a crazy sex drive. Meet Jessica, the most powerful werewolf. Very pretty with well shaped body. She’s very smart, and also has the spirit of leadership. Meet Stephen, the most powerful vampire: cold, ruthless and cruel. He has an impressive speed, and he’s equally a master of seduction. Last but not the least, meet Ameliah, a very kind and caring young girl, who wants nothing but to live happily with her family. What happens when ‘The Blue Moon’ comes knocking, threatening to eradicate their kind? Let's find out!