the desolations of devil's acre

Meet Calliope Montague, a strikingly beautiful bohemian artist with a nasty but well-hidden past. When Calliope's father who has strictly forbidden her from pursuing her passion for art, signs a contract with a long lost friend that binds her in marriage to a mysterious billionaire, Calliope must decide what path to take—surrender or rebellion. As Calliope struggles to find healing from the hurts and bitterness of her past, she realises that she is fast falling in love with a man she is supposed to hate. Will Calliope conquer her fears and embrace love in its sacrificial fullness, or is the price too steep?

Legends of old had been passed throughout the Kingdom of Shaldan. That the great kings of the past, the Alpha of the East had lost his mind and ruined the Kingdom. The Queen, the Luna named Galatea had been murdered by her own mate. Songs about the legend had been made. "Don't go to the forest. Don't go to the east. Don't go near the forest, or you'll face the beast." The villagers knew the song by heart and they knew the reason, though the monsters were only talked about in whispers. In a lullaby. The Eastern Forest was dangerous for it had been neglected, forgotten. The forest was dark. Even the lights from the moon, the stars and thousands of fireflies were not enough to illuminate the sky. Everyone knew that. For how could they forget. A stone had been carved for the purpose of everyone's protection. Sometimes the village young boys and girls dared each other to step to the edge of the meadow, just to see, but none of them actually went beyond the protective bushes at the edge. "Phil, wait for me!" Accashia screamed. Accashia had always felt that her family neglected her. Shunned her. Sometimes her older siblings would even chase her through the meadow for fun. It was easier to catch her, which meant it was easier to beat her up and tie her to the big oak tree. The only difference is when they left her that night and came back during daybreak, Accashia was gone. "Find her! Mom's going to kill us if she finds out!” Little did they know that she was picked up by someone who's silver hair glows under the moonlight. A Survivor from the East. A young man named Calleb. WARNING! CONTAINS BEASTIALITY

Alpha Paul Spane knew that he was not the Alpha loved by many. He was on a mission and that was to take back his family’s territory from the Sullivan family. They had lied and stolen over half of the kingdom from his family. Everything else was not a priority including women. He believed mates were only for the weak and despised any wolf that fell under the mates spell. Until he met his mate that had been hidden from him. Will he change or break the heart of his mate the same way he had done with all other women before her?

Pragmatic Marriage will bind them together. She fell but he didn't catch her, yet she still stayed. Not until a revelation wrecked her heart out. A secret that was kept as a hidden agenda revealed and it ruined everything between them. She left with a heavy baggage - a baggage she never expect to have in life, a baggage that made her a strong independent woman. [THIS IS THE TAGALOG VERSION OF ROMANCING THE DEVIL BY BABYBLUEAYE]

Ariana has a disfigured face, During five years of marriage, Ariana was only considered a servant by her husband.never received love, affection and recognition from her husband's family. Her ugly face was considered embarrassing to be recognized as the wife of a billionaire.

When my husband accompanies his childhood sweetheart to the vet to treat her pet fish, my son accidentally spills his drink on her. My husband watches as his childhood sweetheart's eyes redden. Then, he slaps my son hard and throws a stack of cash at him. "This is your chance to make up for your mistakes. Buy Wendy a dress—make sure it's white!" My son dries his tears while holding onto the money. He roams the streets, searching for a white dress in the middle of the night. When he finally finds one, he ends up getting beaten to death by some drunk hooligans. Even in death, he clutches the bloodied skirt tightly. I burst into tears of despair as I hold onto his body and call my husband over a dozen times. However, he's too busy with his childhood sweetheart's fish. He blocks my number. When he finally calls me back, he sounds icy and angry. "Wendy is still waiting for that dress! Where has the little brat gone to? Can't he even handle such a simple task?"

Being faced with the death sentence that is brain tumor seemed a lot less frightening when compared to the knowledge that your cheating husband and his mistress were overjoyed that you'd be gone for good. She had rushed home with the good news of her health only to be met with a shocking discovery. To make matters worse, Drusilla was killed and buried to hide the truth and take over her wealth. Surprisingly, fate had a different game in store for her. Saved by an unknown man, her strike at revenge was imminent. Their first marriage was simply an assumption, stricken with shock and disassociated amnesia disorder, Drusilla assumed she was his wife. The second time, when she got her memories back, it was agreed – a marriage for both their benefits. The third time, however, Neon could no longer take it. "You're my wife, stop looking at your ex-husband," he scolded her. "That I am, but only on paper." Unable to hold back his feelings anymore, he proposed. “let's get married then, for real this time." Neon was more than willing to marry a woman without an identity, but was she?

I’m getting married, but my CEO fiancé, whom I had been engaged to for ten years, had no idea. Thanks to his new personal maid, the man has no time to spare for me. The two of them always shadowed one another, and they might as well be sleeping in the same bed. My fiancé even bought a yacht and brought her to the Arctic to see the aurora when she was in a bad mood, completely forgetting that we were supposed to be picking out wedding gowns that day. I spent the entire day waiting in that bridal shop, waiting for a man who would never show up. So I called my dad, “I’m marrying someone else.”

“We found a decayed body… and this scarf. It belongs to Zoey—your Luna.” Alpha Lyon was the most ruthless man in the werewolf kingdom and so every damsel only admired him but never wanted to be married to him . In Skywood Pack , An Alpha must be married after his first year of reign , With no bride in sight …He captures a girl from another village and forces her to be his wife . Zoey was a weak wolf who wanted to find her path but after Lyon captured her into a loveless marriage , she is faced with the plague of faking to be the perfect wife of the ruthless Alpha but it isn’t a easy one for her . After a year of pretending, Zoey decides to runaway but unknown to her that she was carrying Lyon’s child When a dead body is found and Zoey is declared dead, Alpha Lyon has to mark another Luna, Serena. Years after her escape , Zoey and Alpha Lyon accidentally run into each other in the human society where she has been hiding, Now Alpha Lyon won’t let her escape again especially after he finds out she was with his child . Zoey finds herself back in the marriage with Lyon but this time there was another Luna who made the marriage even worse than hell for her , She was treated worse than a slave for escaping and Lyon was punishing her. Zoey decides it’s either she makes Lyon fall in love with her or hate her to the extent he sends her out of the marriage himself but unknown to her , Lyon had been in love with her from the first day he set his eyes on her but even Lyon wasn’t aware . Two Luna , One Alpha …

"You're useless, so why would I be with you!…it's over, I'm getting married to someone else!" Arthur's wife said. — Everyone looks down on Arthur stark. His in-laws call him trash and useless, they consider him lower than their maids, treat him worse than they would treat an animal. But none of that mattered, all that mattered to Arthur Was his wife, and he was patiently waiting for his wife to hold his hand without being ashamed of him. Unfortunately for Arthur that day never came, as he one day discovered his wife was a cheat.