The Turtle And The Monkey Summary

Alec and his best friend Keith are the elite fighters in their village. Swordsmanship has been part of their life since they were children, and now that they've grown up they want to be soldiers. Their dream will be shattered once Alec mistakes the Mad King for his friend because of their incredible resemblance. The consequence of their unfortunate encounter will lead Alec to be forced to work in the palace, doing anything requested from him in order to escape from execution. But being near the Mad King will open his eyes to a world he's never seen before. Keith will break the rules trying to save his friend, but stepping inside the palace will bring untold tales, uncovered secrets and bloodbath.

#YA/Teen romance set in an elite high school. This academy is home to children from wealthy families who use their status to boost their social standing among the rich. We follow a teenage girl named Gabrielle as she faces the difficulties of feeling out of place after earning a scholarship to Green Valley Academy. She experiences teasing because of her lower status, but her strong determination keeps her going. Things take an unexpected turn when she encounters the school's notorious #playboy, Damien Morgan. He represents everything she promised herself to avoid, but for some reason, he keeps showing up around her. Gabrielle is stunned when he publicly claims her as "his girl" and warns her to stay away from clear of Tyler, the head boy and Gabrielle's crush. After rejecting Damien and starting to date Tyler, Damien does everything he can to break them apart. As rumors about Gabrielle spread throughout the school, she begins losing friends, and even Tyler denies any relationship with her. Feeling lost and alone, Gabrielle seeks comfort in the arms of the boy she had vowed never to get close to.

Eight months pregnant and abandoned by the Alpha who swore to protect her—Ava's only crime was refusing to sacrifice their child. Ava never imagined her fated mate would become her greatest betrayer. When Alpha Rowan Thorne's first love returns with a terminal illness, he casts his pregnant Luna aside. A high-risk pregnancy becomes his excuse, terminate the pup or leave. Ava refuses. Stripped of her title, replaced by another woman, and confined like a prisoner, Ava endures until the unthinkable: abandoned during labor, driven into rogue territory by traitorous guards, she delivers her baby alone in a blood-soaked car as death circles closer. She should have died that night. Instead, she survived. Five years later, Ava has become everything Rowan never believed possible. A powerful wolf, a renowned healer, and a woman who owes him nothing. The daughter she birthed in agony was lost forever. Or so she thought. When a small stowaway tumbles from Ava's luggage at a council meeting calling her "Mommy," two impossible truths collide: her daughter is alive and has been raised by the Alpha who left them both to die. Rowan stands before her, desperate and shattered, claiming he searched endlessly and thought her dead. But Ava remembers the locked doors, the cruel choices, the forest where he sent her to her grave. He wants forgiveness. She wants him gone. But their daughter's tears might break them both and force a reckoning neither can escape.

THE ALPHA KING AND HIS PRISONER Ashina never thought she would be captured by the rival pack, let alone become a bargaining chip in their alpha's quest for power. As the daughter of her own pack's alpha, Ashina was raised to be strong and independent, but now she finds herself at the mercy of her captors. However, Ashina soon discovers that the rival pack's alpha, Draco, is not what she expected. He's not the ruthless and heartless leader she imagined, but rather a complex and conflicted man with a troubled past. As Ashina spends more time with Draco, she begins to see him in a different light, and a forbidden attraction starts to grow between them. Caught between loyalty to her own pack and her growing feelings for Draco, Ashina must navigate a dangerous and unpredictable world of werewolf politics and power struggles. But as she gets closer to Draco, she realizes that he may hold the key to ending the conflict between their packs and bringing peace to their World. As the tension between their packs reaches a boiling point, Ashina and Draco must decide whether to follow their hearts or their loyalties. But when a common enemy threatens them both, they'll have to rely on each other if they want to survive. Will their love be enough to overcome the odds stacked against them, or will they be forced to choose between their families and their happiness?

Broken and dispirited, Ara runs away from her Pack, who were determined to destroy her, and in her escape, she runs into the path of Eros, the ruthless Lycan King. A man who is known for his cold and aloof personality. A man who never shows his emotions. But all these changes when he meets Ara. Suddenly, he could feel. The only problem is that the woman who rouses his feelings is too broken to reciprocate. Would Eros be able to convince Ara to risk her heart again when the last person to owe her heart shattered it beyond repair?

Para mailigtas ang bahay nilang malapit nang marimata, Amara De Leon ay napilitang ibenta ang sarili sa isang estranghero kapalit ng malaking halaga. Kinaumagahan, tinanggap niya ang bayad at umalis nang hindi lumilingon. Isang buwan ang lumipas, at doon niya nalaman ang hindi niya inaasahan... buntis siya. Nang matuklasan ito ng kanyang mga magulang, itinakwil siya at pinalayas. Sa loob ng apat na taon, tiniis ni Amara ang lahat—nagbanat ng buto sa iba’t ibang trabaho, pinalaki ang anak nang mag-isa, at pilit itinaguyod ang sarili upang makapagtapos. Hanggang sa dumating ang pagkakataon na maging sekretarya siya sa isang kilalang kumpanya. Ngunit nang humarap siya sa kanyang bagong boss, halos mabura ang mundo niya nang makita kung sino ito. Cassian Montenegro. Ang lalaking minsang binayaran siya... at ang ama ng kanyang anak. Pero bago pa siya makatakbo palayo, isang balita ang narinig niya... Si Cassian ay kasalukuyang engaged at malapit nang ikasal. At ngayon, araw-araw silang magkasama sa opisina, habang pilit niyang itinatago ang lihim na maaaring makagulo sa buhay nito. Ngunit paano kung si Cassian mismo ang makatunog na may isang bagay siyang hindi sinasabi? At paano kung ang isang gabing hindi nila inasahan ay hindi pa talaga tapos?

She fought to catch her breath as she took in her mates. They looked satisfied and —fuck if she didn't feel satisfied. “I can't believe I did that.” She whispered softly to herself but they heard her. “Oh, that was just the beginning, dolcezza. When you are ready to have us, we will fuck you so hard that you would feel the soreness in between your legs for days.” Callan said with a smirk. *** **Trigger warnings: This is a dark werewolf/vampire romance book. Containing steamy, erotic scenes, multiple men, filthy languages, bdsm, kinky group sex and more** Claire Evans got the biggest shock of her life when she found out that she was mated to two Alphas. It has never been heard of in the history of werewolves. Claire spent most of her life as the omega of her pack. They were treated like trash by the high ranked pack members and their Alpha. She dealt with insecurities for years, until she found her mates. Callan and Cameron, the twin Alpha of the dark moon Pack. They were known as cold and ruthless, killing anyone without remorse. They had always wanted one mate from a young age and the moon goddess finally granted their wishes. But will they succeed in pushing her out of her comfort zone? But they are left in shock when they find out that their mate wasn't who they really thought she was. She had her darkest secrets too. A secret she had never told anyone, including her mates. A secret that has haunted her all her life. She was a hybrid. Not just two but three species. Werewolf. Witch. Vampire. But she gets an even bigger shock when she finds out that her vampire side has a mate.

He wants to be the CEO and she wants to start her dream company. For that to happen, Nathan and Linnea have to get married. But what if the two of them can barely stand one another? In order for each of them to achieve what they want, they need to put their differences aside and tie the knot. Are they going to survive living under one roof for a whole year or are they going to set each other on fire? Can love find its way between them? Read to find out!

"The Mafia Boss and His Muse" Si Ysabella Fuentes ay isang ambisyosong babae na handang gawin ang lahat upang maiahon ang sarili at pamilya mula sa kahirapan. Nang matanggap siya bilang personal secretary ni Zachariel Ezekiel Montenegro, ang misteryosong CEO ng Montenegro Industries, hindi niya inaasahan na mabubuksan ang pinto ng isang madilim at mapanganib na mundo. Si Zachariel ay hindi lamang isang makapangyarihang negosyante—siya rin ang pinuno ng pinakamalaking sindikato sa bansa, ang Montenegro Mafia. Sa kabila ng kanyang malamig na ugali at walang-awang reputasyon, natagpuan ni Bella ang isang lalaking puno ng sugat mula sa kanyang nakaraan, naghahanap ng dahilan upang muling magtiwala at magmahal. Habang nalalapit ang dalawa sa isa’t isa, unti-unting nalantad ang mga lihim na bumabalot sa buhay ni Zachariel, at si Bella ay naipit sa gitna ng alitan ng kapangyarihan, taksil na alyado, at mga kalabang walang awa. Ang kanilang pagmamahalan ay sinubok ng panganib at pagdududa—isang relasyon na maaaring magdulot ng kaligtasan o kapahamakan. Sa gitna ng baril, dugo, at pag-iibigan, mapapatunayan ba ni Bella na siya ang muse na magpapabago sa takbo ng madilim na mundo ni Zachariel? O masisira ang kanilang relasyon dahil sa mga lihim na hindi kayang takasan ng Mafia Boss? "The Mafia Boss and His Muse" ay kwento ng laban para sa pagmamahal, pagtitiwala, at pag-asa sa kabila ng dilim at panganib.

A Cinderella story with a difference. Wearing a mask allowed Ella to be herself for a change, attending the annual Blackwater Manor Masquerade Ball she meets a handsome masked man and like Cinderella, Ella runs before Masks are taken off at midnight. Little does she know the man she had just seduced was Prince Nickolas hiding away in this country estate. Nick is looking for his Cinderella.