Three Pines Review

I never knew what it could be like...to feel the sun on my face...until him. He became the sunshine to my world of darkness. He taught me how to smile. He taught me how to live.

Blurb One sacred promise, a thousand lies, and one secret that destroys. For Dewangga, his wedding day with Vivian should have been the beginning of a perfect and honorable life. However, a small incident in the dressing room—an accidental spill of coffee—led him into a trap he never expected. Behind the locked door, he met Davian, Vivian's wild and manipulative half-brother. Davian knew Dewangga's biggest secret. He knew that behind the dashing wedding suit, Dewangga hid an orientation that he suppressed deeply. With intoxicating touches and sharp words, Davian began to ensnare Dewangga in an irresistible forbidden obsession. Now, Dewangga is trapped in a torturous charade. By day, he is the perfect husband to Vivian. But in the darkness, he is a prisoner of Davian's passion. When his wife's touch no longer stirs his body, Dewangga is forced to borrow another man's shadow to survive his wedding night.

My elder sister, the crown princess, died on the road while searching for medicinal herbs to save me. The obsessive merman, cunning fox spirit, and unhinged lion shifter she had entangled herself with all came looking for her. Each one believed he was her true love, and they immediately began fighting among themselves until all three were gravely wounded. When they learned that my sister had died because of me, they turned their fury to me, seeing me as the root of all their suffering. The merman brutally ripped out my spiritual core. "You killed her, so you don't deserve to live either." The fox spirit forced deadly poison down my throat. "Simply dying would be far too merciful for you." The lion shifter imprisoned me and tortured me daily. "That face of yours that looks like hers is the only reason you're still breathing." I carried the guilt of my sister's death, and I suffered in silence to keep my parents safe from their wrath. Three years passed, and I had become nothing more than a broken shell. I fought desperately to escape and return to the royal palace, only to hear familiar laughter echoing from the inner chambers. It was my sister's voice. "Thank heavens you came up with this brilliant plan, Mother. I certainly wasn't about to keep dealing with those disgusting beastmen forever." Rage consumed me. I burst through the doors, determined to kill us both, but her personal guard cut me down with a single strike. When I opened my eyes again, I had returned to the day my sister staged her own death.

“Tatlong buwan na kasunduan sa isang Aroganteng Bilyonaryo." Dalawang bagay lang ang mahalaga kay Zehra: ang kapatid niya at pera. Sa murang edad ay namulat na siya sa hirap ng buhay kaya naman wala siyang ibang ginawa kundi ang magtrabaho nang magtrabaho upang matugunan ang pang-araw-araw nilang pangangailangan. Ngunit isang dagok ang siyang susubok sa kaniyang katatagan—nagkaroon ng malubhang sakit ang kaniyang minamahal na kapatid. Para siyang pinagsakluban ng langit at lupa nang mga oras na iyon; wala siyang malapitan at wala rin siyang ideya kung saan kukuha ng malaking halaga. Sa gitna ng kaniyang pakikipagsapalaran, isang kilalang tao ang lumapit sa kaniya sa pinagtatrabahuhan niyang bar. Ito ay si Thauce Arzen Alessandro Cervelli. Isang bilyonaryong negosyante. In-offer-an siya nito ng limang milyon kapalit ng tatlong buwan. Kailangan niyang kuhanin ang atensyon at mapaibig ang pinsan nito na si Errol sapagkat ito ang napupusuan ng babaeng minamahal ni Thauce. Ngunit sa loob ng tatlong buwan na kasunduan, aayon kaya ang lahat sa plano? Mapapaibig nga kaya ni Zehra si Errol o sisingit ang mapaglarong tadhana at iba ang mahuhulog sa kaniya?

Evelyn spent three years playing the part of the perfect, invisible wife to Arthur Hayes, a man who only married her out of a sense of obligation to his father. She endured the cold nights, the silence, and the constant belittling from his family, hoping that one day he would truly see her. But when his first love returns, Arthur doesn't hesitate to throw divorce papers in her face. ​After a final, violent confrontation where Arthur chooses a lie over the truth, Evelyn disappears with a secret he was never supposed to know. Five years later, she is back—not as the girl who needed a savior, but as a powerhouse who owns the very debt threatening to sink the Hayes empire. Arthur wants his heir and a second chance, but Evelyn is no longer for sale. This time, if he wants her, he’ll have to survive the wreckage of the lies he once believed.

When my Prince shattered our Eternal Blood Vow for the ninety-ninth time, I dragged my drained, broken body to the Tribunal of Vows. "I am here to request the dissolution of my Eternal Blood Vow with the Prince of the Kindred." Ten minutes later, Damien stormed in with Isabella in tow. The Prince of the Kindred strode toward me, his hand shooting out to clamp around my neck before he slammed me against a cold marble pillar. "You'd go so far as to dissolve our vow just because you're jealous of Isabella's promotion? Has the bloodlust driven you completely insane?" My mother Eleanor's voice echoed icily through our bond. "Forging lab results to play the victim, all for his attention. You've always been so deceitful." Tears of blood welled in Isabella's eyes as she tugged on Damien's arm. "I'm so sorry, Seraphina. I never should have accepted this position. Please, stop putting yourself—and the Prince—through this!" I wiped away the tears of blood seeping from my eyes and faced the tribunal official once more. "I no longer have the protection of a clan. So that I may turn to ash in three days, please help me complete the dissolution ceremony."

The Three Faces of Rose is a gripping tale of supernatural romance and self-discovery. Rose David has spent 21 years invisible—bullied at school, overlooked at work, and trapped in a life where no one seems to notice her at all. On her 21st birthday, everything changes. An ancient curse, cast by a bitter witch long ago, awakens three distinct personalities inside her: the wise and sharp elderly Mrs. Choice, the innocent and fragile childlike Susy, and the daring, seductive Blaire. Each face has a mind of its own and each threatens to take control. When CEO Kelvin Halt enters her life, he sees more than just the shy, timid secretary everyone else ignores. He sees the complexity, the pain, and the magic that binds Rose’s fractured soul. But falling in love with her is not simple. To truly save her, Kelvin must confront the dark curse at its source and help Rose face the secrets and betrayals of her past. As Rose struggles to balance her three faces, she learns that the curse is more than just magic—it’s a test of identity, courage, and trust. Only by embracing every part of herself can she hope to reclaim her life and her freedom. And in the end, she must decide if love can truly heal the wounds left by centuries of pain, fear, and magic.

WARNING: ADULT CONTENT Anna Clark, a regular high school graduate turns eighteen and is taken to the club by her boyfriend Jason to celebrate. She gets the most eventful night of her life when her body begins to change and she eventually turns into a werewolf. Jason is completely horrified and calls Anna a monster right before breaking off their relationship. Heartbroken and afraid, Anna stays cooped up in her apartment, hiding from the public. However, she gets a surprise visitor in the person of Alex, one of the most sought-after bachelors in the city. He tells Anna that she is his mate and he accepts her. While Anna tries to understand what Alex means, Evans, a famous actor who is also her celebrity crush shows up and right after that, Matt the world-renowned footballer shows up as well and they all claim the same thing: that Anna is their mate. Anna finds herself dumbfounded as her three supposed mates are not only the most eligible bachelors in the city but also enemies who all hate each other. She tries so hard to escape her new reality but, with her boyfriend begging for a second chance and her body constantly in heat, she finds herself thinking, "why can't I have them all?

Brie never believed in mates—especially not in the cold, ruthless Alpha Alex, her power-hungry mate. But fate shows her his true colors in the cruelest way possible. She walks in on him sleeping with one of the palace mais. Betrayed, humiliated, and determined to keep her honor as a warrior, Brie runs. The woods should have swallowed her whole. Instead, they threw her to the rogues. And just when death came close, three Alphas saved her. The Alpha triplets of the Obsidian Fang pack. They were dominant, fierce and strong. Everything she had been warned to fear… yet everything her body ignited for. Now, Brie finds herself breaking every rule she swore to live by. Because in their arms, claiming feels like craving. And craving feels like surrender. And surrender… feels like destiny

MATCHED is book #3 in a new paranormal romance series by bestselling author Bella Lore, whose series MY TRUE MATE and THE ALPHA’S MATE have over 500 five-star reviews. “I couldn’t stop reading.” --Amazon review (My True Mate) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ When her father suddenly dies, Winter Grace, 17, is forced to fly across the country and attend a mysterious prep school, an ancient castle in a fog-covered island on the coast of Maine. Nothing here is what it seems, and it isn’t long before Winter, feeling a surging power for the first time, realizes that she is not who—or what—she thinks she is. But when Winter feels an inexplicable crush for an elusive and dangerous boy at the school, she realizes a greater destiny is at play. She knows the relationship might destroy them both—yet she also knows that they can never be apart. In MATCHED, Winter and her love reach the place they never though they would. They are so close to retrieving the relic—when an unexpected twist may just force her love to sacrifice everything—even himself—for her. Creating an unforgettable world of vampires, werewolves, shifters and magic of all sorts, a world of fantasy, love and sacrifice, MORTAL will take you to another place, rife with shocking twists and turns. Fans of books such as Vampire Academy and Twilight and Crush are sure to fall in love! Future books in the series are also available. "The story was very well written and was unique as compared to other shifter stories.” --Amazon review (The Alpha’s Mate) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Excellent from start to finish and leaves you wanting more.” --Amazon review (My True Mate) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐