Turning Leaf Uptown Novels & Stories

***The cover is taken from Google*** I wince when my bangles dig into my skin,forcing a smile,hoping my boredom didn't show in my movements. I inwardly roll my eyes when my father makes introductions. What lame crap. They obviously know each other. Why make intros? I hiss when my sister steps on my foot,making me looking up. I glance at a middle aged couple, freezing when I made eye contact with an all too familiar grinning face, my vision landing next to her, hoping it was just a bad dream, my heart stopping and finally turning into an icicle when I stared into eyes of the most unexpected person, the person looking back at me, but not quite acknowledging me.

Rhea Hale, a young art restorer at the old Elaria gallery, lives a life of near-perfect calm—canvases, colors, and classical symphonies that fill her every day. But when she touches a mysterious painting titled The Moon Painting, something inside her begins to shift. Strange visions, eyes watching from the fog, and wild emotions she can't explain slowly start to unravel her peaceful world. Across the city, Kaelan Viero—the national hockey team’s captain—carries the charm and composure of a champion. But beneath the arena lights and public spotlight, there's a side of him he never shows… until his eyes lock with a stranger’s in the stands. That brief moment sparks something long buried. And from then on, neither of their lives remains the same. "One glance started it all. And after that... there was no turning back."

Seven years ago, Aria was left shattered when Liam Brooks, the golden heir, denied her after spending the night with her and made her the center of ruthless humiliation. Once the broken nerd girl, she disappeared from that world—only to rise again, stronger, sharper, and untouchable. Now she's a celebrated fashion icon, Aria stands on the cusp of defending her crown at the Haute Couture Awards. But fate twists cruelly when Liam returns, no longer just her past tormentor but a powerful figure entangled in her present. What begins as a battle of ambition soon sparks a dangerous game of attraction and revenge. Aria is determined to win, to never bow again, even if it means turning Liam’s own fire against him. This time, the clash is personal—and only one of them might walk away unscathed.

When eighteen-year old Elaine narrowly escapes from getting murdered on the night of her Turning Feast, revenge is all that's on her mind. That is until the young, dashing Alpha Alexander saves her from the scene of the murder. She subsequently leaves her home pack and goes to live in Moon Stone pack with Alexander. She begins to unearth secrets about her parents' death and who their murderer is, while figuring out her feelings for her saviour. But her hopes of a forever with him is dashed when she discovers that he has a pregnant wife. Will Alexander give a happily-ever-after with his destined mate a chance, or will he choose to perform his duty to his pregnant wife instead? And when Elaine finds out that her uncle is the murderer, will she be able to finally avenge her parents? Find out in this fast-paced, adventurous book.

Scarlet once perfect life turned into a horror movie after the death of her mother. Her father picked and maltreated her every moment he had the chance(which is every time),it didn't help that the bullies in school finds her as the perfect victim to bully. After a drastic event at home,she runs away and gets saved by the Most feared Alpha in all of the supernatural world. He happens to be her mate. But the alpha has a soft side for this beauty dasmel. Having nothing to lose she accepts the supernatural world with an open arm. And now she is torn between a world she had known and a world she never knew. Turning out a big instrument in the fight between the rogues which threatens the whole world. She turns to what she found out she is good at. Fighting back.

Billionaire Julian Thorne built an impenetrable empire to protect his genius wife, Maya. But when a ruthless tech-syndicate led by Maya's own father breaches their fortress, Maya makes the ultimate sacrifice to save their newborn son: she surrenders herself, and her memories are brutally wiped clean. Julian tears the ocean apart to bring her home, only to rescue a terrified stranger who views him as a monster. Now, the Ice King must fight to win back the heart of the only woman he’s ever loved. But the memory wipe was a trap. Her father left a deadly sleeper code buried deep in Maya's mind, turning her into a lethal weapon. Locked inside their own high-tech penthouse, Julian faces his most agonizing battle yet: surviving the woman he would burn the world down to protect.

He paused and kissed her neck, turning the pale skin to red before retracting his move to fix his eyes on her, and leisurely replied. "Unfortunately, you cant wear the dress over there." He chuckled and passed a box over to her hand. "And the fortunate news is I prepared a dress for you." Ariana was a cursed little girl who could see ghosts. Her family hated her and threw her from one adoptive family to another. However, misfortune didn't act alone. When she was brought up by her aunt, she was sold as a slave. When she had thought she would become nothing but a sacrifice to the sorcerer, she was saved by a man whose identity was far different than a normal mythical being, but never knew that the man who saved her will indeed be her worst nightmare.

“You are still breathing now because of me. I save you from those men who were chasing you because of the debt you owe them. And in exchange of that..." he suddenly reached out and touched her chin softly. "You are going to be my sex slave. You must obey all my command. You are now trapped in my dominant ways. And there's no turning back." Ava Peterson's life is in danger, and it leads her to a mysterious man whom she bumps into. He offers her a role as his sex slave in exchange for saving her, promising her protection. Desperate to save herself and be free from all her problems, she agrees. Eventually, she discovers that he's not just a total stranger with desires to claim her body, but someone who plays a very significant part in her past.

Lady-Luna Millie is a pregnant Half-Faye - Half-Human woman faces a heart-wrenching decision. Her husband, eager to be with his so-called second chance mate, signs their divorce papers, leaving her in a whirlwind of political scrutiny. As she risks everything to save her unborn children from the chosen mate bond, fate intervenes. Luis, her soon-to-be ex-husband’s uncle, proposes to her on live TV, turning her life upside down. Will Millie return to her secret life as an heiress of Moonstone Grove, or embrace the proposal of her now ex-husband's rich Elder Vampire Oskar? Perhaps someone else will win her heart as she navigates the challenge of divorcing the powerful Lord Alpha vampire of the second-largest vampire colony in the US. Get ready for a rollercoaster of romance, betrayal, and suspense as we follow Lady-Luna Millie as she takes down the all-powerful Lord-Alpha Starlyn striking back and claiming what is hers.

An omegaverse with a twist. An Omega. An Alpha. Two enemies. One contract. Tyrith is a self-successful omega, who strives to help those around him. Lucian is his opposite. An alpha born with everything. Money. Power. Healthy parents. One past mistake and he lost the one thing he valued most. Both alpha and omega struggled with shared pain. Neither cared to let the other off the hook. Pain led to anger and anger led to hate. Hate led to lust and down the hill they went. The hospital Tyrith built threatened to be demolished. He had to seek help from the one man who despised him. Everything comes with a price, and so was Lucian’s aid. To save thousands, Tyrith signed a contract confining himself to Lucian. No escape route. No redemption. No turning back. Only one way forward. This was the beginning of his hell. Or so he thought.