Thick As Daphne

Astrid Graves died loving the wrong man. She built the Riftclaw Pack beside Anthony, trusted him and defended him, loved him and gave him everything. Then she found out the truth. The mate bond was fake and the child she raised was never hers. When she stopped being useful, he allowed her to die in the hands of monsters while watching from his tower. Reborn weeks before her death, Astrid remembers everything. This time, she won’t beg for love. She won’t forgive. Anthony thinks she still belongs to him. He has no idea she’s already planning his downfall. And when the vicious Alpha King, Davian Thornevale, offers her a cold political marriage to reclaim her stolen birthright? Astrid doesn’t believe in fate anymore. But she’ll use every weapon she has, including a king who wants nothing to do with love to burn her enemies to the ground. The

Iris and Irene was born as identical twin. Despite of having the same face, their personality often clash. Irene chose to live an ordinary life with her grandmother. Living simply is not that easy. She has to work harder than anyone else, especially when the doctor tell her that her grandmother needs a heart surgery. Meanwhile, Iris was able to live an extravagant life with the support of her parents. Not until she was force for an arrange marriage by her mother. She was now three years married to a cold and arrogant billionaire—Bryle Sanchez. To gain the freedom that she once lost, Iris offered to pay for their grandmother medical bills. In exchange Irene must agree for a one month switch and help her to divorce Bryle. After knowing what kind of person Iris and Bryle during the switch, Irene was left in the middle of choosing what to do and who to side? What if in the end, she can't help herself to feel something special to the target of her mission?

Betrayed by her husband and left to die, Elena Dawson wakes up ten years earlier before her doomed marriage. This time, she won’t fall for the lies that destroyed her. Instead, she turns to Alexander Knight, the cold billionaire who always loved her in silence. In this life, Elena isn’t just fighting for love. She’s fighting for revenge, redemption, and a future that’s finally hers. -- "You’re late, Richard," Elena said coolly, her smile sharp enough to cut. In her first life, she would have melted at his charm. In this one, she saw only poison. Later that night, she stood before Alexander Knight. His dark gaze pinned her in place, unreadable, powerful. "Why are you here, Miss Dawson?" he asked, voice like steel. Elena lifted her chin. "To change my fate. Marry me, Mr. Knight."

No meu aniversário, meu noivo usou os pontos do supermercado para me dar um par de luvas de lavar louça. Mas num leilão, ele comprou uma joia de cinco milhões de dólares para o primeiro amor dele. Fiquei furiosa e o confrontei, mas ele me chamou de interesseira. — Eu sempre te dei dinheiro pra gastar. Não é mais que justo você cuidar de mim? Isso era pra ser meu teste final pra você. Se passasse, a gente ia casar. Você me decepcionou demais. Terminei com ele. Ele se virou e pediu a ex em casamento. Cinco anos depois, a gente se esbarrou numa ilha privada de férias. Alex Thompson me viu de uniforme de funcionária catando lixo na praia. Na mesma hora, ele zombou de mim. — Você torceu o nariz pras luvas que eu te dei, e agora tá aqui catando lixo. Hoje em dia, mesmo se você implorasse, eu não te daria a mínima. Ignorei ele. O projeto de estudos sociais do meu filho era limpar o quintal com um dos pais. O pai dele tinha expandido o quintal até chegar na praia. Limpar aquilo era de matar.

From the cross world of wealth and destitution, love blooms between the superiority of Primo and his wife's replica, Larika—under a curb sequence of transformation. "I formally announced you... my wife."

"Take off your clothes, Carissa. I want to see what I've bought." Nico commanded calmly. Carissa's eyes flashed with defiance. "I am not your pet! I'll die before I submit to you!" "Oh, but you are mine," he growled against her skin. "And I'll make sure you learn to obey me...on your knees, begging for my touch." CARISSA I never thought I'd be in this situation with Nico Demonio. The guy I liked when I was younger now stands in front of me, his eyes full of anger and a desire for revenge. My father sold me to this ruthless mafia boss, and now I'm trapped. Nico hates my family because he thinks we're responsible for his parents' death. He also believes my brother betrayed him and put him in prison. Now, I'm stuck in Nico's twisted world, feeling both hate and attraction for him. One minute I want to spit in his face, the next I find myself dizzy and aching for him. NICO That fool, Carissa's father, thinks he can erase his debts by auctioning off his own daughter. Little does he know I’m back for my perfect revenge. Now, Carissa is in my grasp, and I'll use every tool to break her. She will be my pet, forced to submit to my every desire. I'll push her to her limits, seeing how far I can bend her before she shatters. In the end, she will surrender to me completely...or learn the true cost of defying the Mafia Boss.

I'm the Alpha King's daughter. When I was 16, my father chose four werewolves as my future mate candidates. They are from the affiliate packs and have Alpha blood running through them. When Dad was gravely injured, he asked me who among them I wanted to be my mate. After giving it much thought, I chose Leo Martinez, the werewolf with whom I was the closest, to be my lifelong mate. However, three months into our bonding, strange wounds would emerge on my body. On the other hand, my cousin, Sylvia Campbell, who sought shelter at my house, became prettier. Thereafter, I encountered various hurdles. I even failed my pack trial, for which I prepared with so much effort. But Sylvia, with skills below par, managed to join the elite Silvermoon Strike Force alongside Leo. I stayed back in the Dark Hunters pack, licking my wound. Half a year later, I encountered an ambush while on a hunt and died on the spot. After I died, my soul refused to disperse. I saw Sylvia and Leo pull out a Moon Goddess statue wrapped with thorny vines from under my bed. They laughed wickedly at my dead body. "Sylvia, thanks to your trick, we managed to cancel the Moon's blessing with the witch's curse and switched your and Elena's fates. Now, no one stands in our way. The pack is in our hands." Never would I have thought my gentle, obedient cousin and my mate whom I grew up with, would team up to harm me. When I reopen my eyes, I've returned to the day Dad asks me to choose my mate. I dig out the statue beneath my bed and thrust it into the beast enclosure. Since Sylvia loves controlling others' fate, she shall face the consequences for doing so.

Isang trahedyang gabi ang nagtapos sa buhay ni Elena Marquez, isang babaeng nabuhay na puno ng pagsisisi at mga pangarap na hindi natupad. Sa kanyang huling hininga, iisa lamang ang hiling niya ang mabigyan ng isa pang pagkakataon upang itama ang mga maling desisyon ng nakaraan. Ngunit ang ikalawang buhay na ibinigay sa kanya ay higit na mas kumplikado kaysa sa inaasahan niya. Nagising si Elena sa katawan ni Aurelia Deveraux, ang asawa ng isang makapangyarihang bilyonaryong si Sebastian Deveraux. Ayon sa lahat, dalawang taon nang comatose si Aurelia matapos ang isang malubhang aksidente, kaya’t ang bigla nitong paggising ay itinuring na isang himala. Ngunit para kay Elena, ito ay isang bangungot na puno ng tanong at takot—sapagkat siya ay nabubuhay sa katawang hindi kanya, sa isang buhay na hindi niya pinili. Habang sinusubukan niyang umangkop sa marangyang mundo ng mga Deveraux, unti-unti niyang natutuklasan na ang aksidenteng naglagay kay Aurelia sa coma ay hindi isang simpleng trahedya. Sa likod ng mga ngiti at pakikiramay ay may mga taong may itinatagong ambisyon at lihim lalo na ang babaeng matagal nang nagnanais na mapalapit kay Sebastian. Sa kabila ng pagdududa at emosyonal na distansya, unti-unting nabubuo ang isang kakaibang koneksyon sa pagitan ni Elena at ni Sebastian isang damdaming hindi batay sa alaala ng nakaraan, kundi sa taong unti-unti nilang nakikilala sa kasalukuyan. Ngunit hanggang kailan kayang itago ni Elena ang katotohanan tungkol sa kanyang pagkatao? At kapag nalaman ni Sebastian ang lahat, pipiliin ba niya ang babaeng minahal niya sa alaala o ang kaluluwang minahal niya sa kasalukuyan? Isang kwento ng ikalawang buhay, lihim, at pag-ibig na susubok sa hangganan ng katawan, kaluluwa, at kapalaran.

Poisoned, stabbed, and betrayed by the man she trusted most, Kaida Reed dies praying for a second chance—and gets it. She wakes three years earlier, one month before her wedding. Alive. Breathing. Still wearing the ring that will one day kill her. This time, love is off the table. Revenge is everything. To take it, she turns to the one man her enemy fears most: Zavian Nolven. Dark, untouchable, and lethal in ways power alone can’t match. He sees the fire Kaida hides behind her control... and he wants it. But his help comes at a price, one that could consume her body, corrupt her heart, and shatter the careful control she’s clung to for years. Trusting him could ruin everything. Loving him could be fatal. But as the past fractures and danger closes in, Kaida realizes survival may not be enough— Because when desire turns deadly, who truly survives?

BOOK 1 She needs money. He needs a wife. The situation is a win-win for Anastasia and Caleb. To save her family, Anastasia signed a contract to marry Caleb for a year. Starting from a contract marriage, will it end up in a real marriage? Amidst the challenges, will they break a rule from the contract to survive in this marriage? or will they end up losing each other? ********************** BOOK 2 To gain freedom from her overprotective parents' hands, the sunshine Thalia Carter refused to have her internship at her family's company. In the end, she got accepted into a company she didn't expect.  As soon as he saw her resume, the grumpy Damon Kane immediately approved her internship. Not because he was fond of her but because he literally hated her surname. He plans to make her life a living hell. Hate filled the office, but what happens if love blooms without their knowing? Despite the 11 years between them, will this office age gap romance be possible for these two? ********************* This book combines Book 1 and Book 2 in the series. Book 2 starts after Chapter 130.