The Ugly Duckling Summary

“Who is this angel?” This was Sébastien Olivier de Monfort’s question the moment he saw Cassandra Applegate. She seemed so young, so innocent and so damn beautiful… He knew he had to have the gorgeous Cassandra at all costs. Sébastien discovers she is a young widow, and that her marriage has left her feeling ugly, broken, unwanted, and very doubtful around men. So, the moment they met in person, he took it upon himself to teach her all he needed her to know about sex, pleasure, passion… and love. In a short period, Sébastien teaches Cassandra so many things about life, about love, about herself… Right in front of her stunned eyes, he opens the gates of a new world where everything is possible, even falling in love and getting married in Paris to a devastatingly handsome French tycoon.

A forced marriage between a human girl, ugly and fat at first sight and a very handsome and rich alpha? Thanks, but no thanks! For six months she was his luna and yet he has never seen her in this time! He left her alone and lived in his packhouse. She was underage at the time of their marriage because she was adopted and none knows her real age , but things are never easy in the world of werewolves. And when you discover after divorcing that your ex-wife was your fated mate , all you have to do is learn that the sky starts at the ankles, right from where you stepped on it. But Meredith and Max's story is not a sad one. It's just another story about what happens when karma hits you with all its might. It is a story about mistakes , reconciliation and forgiveness. But most of all, it's about love.

My boyfriend of eight years didn’t just leave me. He left me for my sister. And then suddenly, they were getting married. I hate being seen as the weakling, the ugly one. So I did what I could. I made an offer to Liam Carter —my Highschool Bully when we met in Tuscany. The last person I ever wanted to owe anything to. We pretend to date for the summer, to make everyone believe I’ve moved on and in return I help with his PR stunt. It was supposed to be fake. No feelings. No strings. Just a deal between enemies with something to prove. But the more we pretend, the more the lines blur—and suddenly, the boy who once made my life miserable might be the only one who truly sees me. And the worst part? I think I’m starting to fall for him.

Love makes you do crazy things — like inking your husband’s name on your lower back. A permanent gesture for a forever union, right? Wrong. In the throes of a messy divorce, Sienna is back to the tattoo shop to get a coverup tattoo. But the tattoo artist, she doesn’t remember him looking so hot and smelling so damn good. He is Gavin Kessler, the Tattoo Master. Tough on the outside, tougher on the inside. With an ugly past casting a long shadow on his present and future. What starts out as a crazy bet between them spirals into something far more dangerous. Sienna soon realizes that she wants more than a tattoo from the Tattoo Master. She wants his díck, his protection, and if the differences between them will allow, his heart. Which of these is Gavin willing to give? ⚠️ WARNING: This book is exclusively for adult audiences (18+). It explores themes such as BDSM, morally complex characters, toxic family dynamics and occasional violence.

Emma, a very strong willed lady was faced with a situation where she had to go save her sister, Elizabeth, only to get there to find out that it was all a set up. She didn't only lose her virginity to a stranger that night but also lost her boyfriend the next morning. Life slapped her with both betrayal and heartache that she had no other choice but to pick up whatever was left of her and leave the country.  Years later, she didn't only come back smarter and wiser, but with three cute angels whom she still didn't know who their father was. What happens when the enemies from five years ago come again to raise their ugly heads?  Will Liam Brooke finally realize that the lady he had slept with wasn't the same lady he was giving special treatment all these years? What happens when Emma realizes that Elizabeth was pretending to be the lady that was slept with and was enjoying the benefit that followed?

"Who are you?" I ask, gawking at this ugly man who looks like the devil himself. "Your savior." savior? I may not remember anything from my past, but one thing is for sure, according to my judgment: this monster-lookalike can't be a savior. And from whom did he supposedly save me? "And if you are done ogling me, now, on your knees. Time to serve the purpose for which I saved you." I am snapped out of my thoughts by him tearing his shirt and walking closer in a pretty unnerving way. "Whi...ch is?" I whimper, trying to stand up from the bed and perhaps run for my dear life. Unfortunately, he grabs me viciously before I can take a step. A loud growl slips from my lips as he slams me back on the bed and hovers atop me. "To please me, little dove." He hoarses, embarking on his evil, dirty mission.

Manuel, a tactical billionaire with an ugly past now known as Donald along side his brother Miguel, a ruthless member of a mafia group now known as Mike are out to seek revenge on Mr Delmont the man who took the lives of their parents when they were just boys. Everything seems to be going according to plan until Donald meets a captivating woman, Rebecca at the bar. Rebecca is gentle, kind, and everything he never knew he needed. But she’s hiding something. Everyone is. She seems to have a normal life with a hunting past of an abusive father and a mother she loves so dearly. She seems like an open book. Donald falls in love too quickly. In their quest for revenge, something is not adding up. There is a rat amongst them and it could be the calmest person in the room. In a world driven by secrets, lies and betrayal. Would Rebecca choose loyalty to her bloodline or the man she has grown to love deeply.

I'm Ella, at seventeen years old and this is my first shift, my world is completely shattered. Black, the guy I loved so much, chose my best friend as his partner. It got worse because no one really wanted to love me and accept me. I was just a helpless werewolf. Even my mother hated me because I reminded her of the Alpha-my father-who left her. When everything seemed hopeless, I met Alpha Nigel, Black's older brother, my former lover. Rumor had it that he was an ugly, deformed, and extremely cruel Alpha. But, I didn't find the same in Alpha Nigel. He was a perfect man. And under the full moon, he claimed me as his mate. "I will find you again, My Mate. When my coronation comes, I will take you into my pack," Nigel says before he disappears into the darkness of the forest.

Marcellus Thor is a powerful Lycan who ruled and lived with his Rogue pack. Unfortunately his mate died during a fight and since then he's been alone. it was until he saw Maya Parker in a club celebrating her birthday. Maya didn't know she was a wolf and always lived a normal human life with her human parents. But when she meets the Lycan, Marcellus she starts to experience changes in her body. Going against the moon goddess, and his own pack, he soon marks her with his teeth and then she shifts into a wolf and is mated with him. But the tragedy occurs when he discovers an ugly truth about her. if she was a werewolf, then why did she have human parents? Moreover she was not aware of who her real parents were. Will Lycan ever accept her? or will she be abandoned just like her parents did? a cruel love story, of tragedies and conflicts.

" I can never marry someone else. Not her at least!" Two weeks after my twin sister's passing, to keep the relationship between two families, my parents proposed the idea of marrying me off to my twin sister's husband. But, both of the family know, I DON'T suit their taste of having a daughter-in-law in a family like them where my sister was a perfect match for everything. But... He got married for the sake of the relationship between two families. " Don't ever think of getting close to me. I will make sure we both go different ways soon. In this world, only one person lives in my heart. She will be there forever!" I thought it was acceptable. He married someone ugly like me is enough to get satisfied for me. However, not only did I walk onto the thin and sharp layer of ice, but also I had to face the Cruelty of rich and beautiful people...