Underneath The Surface Encanto Novels & Stories

Detective Quinn Hale has seen her share of clean murders. But the moment she steps into Victor Blackwood’s study, she knows this case is different. Because this one is meant for her. As more bodies surface across different cities, the pattern becomes impossible to ignore. The victims have nothing in common until Quinn digs deeper and finds the one connection that changes everything. Now, with a chaotic but brilliant profiler, Damian, constantly pushing her limits, and her composed, unreadable boss Mark watching every move, Quinn is forced to confront a truth she’s been avoiding. This isn’t just a case she’s solving, it’s a message. And as the past begins to resurface piece by piece, one thing becomes terrifyingly clear- The killer isn’t just watching her, they’re waiting for her.

Arlene Rhodes thought prison had taken everything from her. She was wrong. The most dangerous chapter of her life began the day she married Simone Brookes. The marriage was supposed to be just a deal. A fresh start for her, and a solution for him. Nothing more… But the man waiting behind the gates of the Brookes estate is colder, darker, and far more complicated than Arlene expected. The closer she gets to him, the more secrets she uncovers, and the more she realizes that some wounds never truly heal. As old enemies return and buried truths begin to surface, Arlene finds herself trapped between the life she lost and the future she never saw coming. Because in the Brookes family, everyone is hiding something. And falling for her husband might be the most dangerous mistake of all.

When Layla Bennett loses her father, she inherits nothing but crushing debt, a younger sister to protect, and a brother depending on her. Just when she believes everything is lost, billionaire CEO Ethan Harrington offers her an unexpected contract marriage—one that could save both their futures. To secure his inheritance, Ethan needs a wife. To save her family, Layla needs hope. Their marriage is meant to be temporary, built on honesty and respect rather than love. But as betrayal spreads through the Harrington empire and dangerous secrets surrounding Ethan's family begin to surface, Layla and Ethan discover that someone is determined to destroy everything they've built. With trust tested, hidden enemies closing in, and a conspiracy years in the making, they must decide whether their marriage is merely a contract... or the beginning of a love worth fighting for.

Valerie~~~ On the day I got pregnant after six years of marriage, my husband accused me falsely for extra-marital affairs and kicked me hard that I bled and miscarried my baby. I died but miraculously, I was reborn and brought back in time to six months before my pregnancy and this time, I would make them feel my wrath, I would make them pay for loosing my baby but then, fate tossed me into the arms of a strange man and I was caught up in the web of his charms. Can you believe it? I got entangled with a ruthless mafia Lord who chained me to himself. With his help, I dealt with the people that mocked me but then, a buried truth is brought to the surface and I am left to grapple through my forbidden desires or revenge.

Iris Rossi, a 23-year-old sharp young attorney, has been building a reputation for dismantling the criminal networks of New York’s elite. She sees the Moretti family as her ultimate takedown. Dante Moretti, newly in charge of his late father’s empire, needs to appear legitimate, to secure his position against rivals and federal investigators. After a major courtroom win against one of Dante’s shell companies, Iris is confronted by Dante himself. Instead of threatening her life, he offers her a deal: marry him for one year and secure his public image, or watch her family’s hidden crimes surface, destroying her career and reputation. She discovers evidence that her late father laundered money for the Mafia, and Dante is holding it over her.

When orphan wolf Erin is rejected by Alpha Marty for lacking proper bloodlines, she flees with a secret that could destroy him—she's carrying his heir. Taking refuge in neutral territory under a new identity, she begins building a life of independence and strength. But Marty's world crumbles without her, and when he discovers her location, he invokes an ancient law to reclaim her. Now Erin must navigate a dangerous game where her growing power, hidden pregnancy, and mysterious past collide. As rival Alphas vie for her attention and dark secrets about her origins surface, Erin transforms from rejected orphan to the most powerful she-wolf in generations. But when the truth about her bloodline emerges, it threatens not just her relationship with Marty, but the entire structure of the pack world.

Seven years ago, Ivory Wells lost everything—her pack, her mate, and the child she thought died with her shattered heart. Banished and betrayed, she rebuilt herself in the human world as a fearless investigative journalist determined to trust no one again. But when a mysterious little boy with Darrel Williams’ eyes keeps appearing at her door, the past she buried claws its way back to life. Darrel claims he wants to protect her. Ivory believes he wants revenge. As secrets unravel, enemies close in, and the truth about her lost child begins to surface, Ivory is forced back into the dangerous world of wolves, lies, and forbidden love—where one revelation could destroy them all… or bring them back together. Some bonds never break. Some truths refuse to stay buried.

Ten years ago, Rayden’s family was mercilessly slaughtered. He was left for dead, a mere shadow of a once-respected clan. In the eyes of the world, Rayden was gone. But in the darkness, he grew. Honing forbidden arts. Nurturing an unquenchable rage. Now, Rayden returns. Not as an heir, not as a hero. But as a sinner. A cultivator who has chosen a forbidden path for one reason—revenge. Beneath the veil of the modern world, cultivator clans hide their secrets, their artifacts, and their power. The Bramasta family, seemingly clean on the surface, is his first target. But the deeper Rayden infiltrates, the larger the web he uncovers, including a name that has haunted his every waking moment—Lucien Dorne. Every step Rayden takes will challenge the laws of cultivation, uncover old betrayals, and test his own moral limits. Because to destroy a monster, sometimes, you have to become a greater one.

"Do you really think we're going to accept you? A traitor's daughter?" Roxanne has always been known as the daughter of a man who betrayed his king and his kingdom. Everyone she came into contact with hated her for it and life was a different sort of hell for her. With a sister whose whereabouts was unknown, Roxanne sets out to go find her, but by chance she crosses paths with a man the whole kingdom fears and resents. A man whose mask made her feel he hid something dark and horrible underneath, and whose icy blue eyes made shivers run down her spine. A search for the truth joins them together and soon, Roxanne finds herself drawn to the one they call the dark prince, the same prince in whom she sees nothing but someone who is hurt and who was misjudged. Ariel couldn't understand what was happening to him. He had been cursed by a powerful witch, a punishment for his cold heart and for the past two hundred years of his life, all he wished for was death. He had gotten used to his dark and dreary life, but yet the appearance of a strange girl turns his world upside down. She was a girl who smelt of roses and sunshine, with hair the color of fire, and glaring silver eyes. His wolf panted after her. He thirsted for her like he thirsted for water. He could not understand the feelings that threatened to turn him into a fool, but with Roxanne's appearance, a series of actions were set into motion. Actions and decisions that might provide a silver lining for him and that might bring out the truth about Roxanne's father and her true identity.

It all seemed like a naughty prank at first. You know, the 'disappearing' trick lovers usually pull on each other to see who misses the other most? Yes, that was what Katniss thought at first until months passed and still, Noah was absolutely no where to be found.... Witty, beautiful and bubbly. Just a few adjectives to describe Katniss Costello's interesting and charming character. A young lady who had it all; from affluent parents to wealth and popularity to a quite amazing love life she shared with Noah Rogers, her then soon to be husband. Her life seemed to have come to a shattering halt after reality dawned on her that Noah might never return. She barely talked. Barely smiled. Barely went out, always bed ridden, gloomy and depressed. Void of all emotions. Indeed the shadow of her previous self. Her parents took advantage of the absence of her fiance and deemed it fit to have her married off to a proud, rich and arrogant son of their friend. She strongly opposed to the arranged marriage for few wisps of hope that he might return still laid in her heart. It was the motivation and inspiration she had to wait for him and when he does return, she'd still be here...waiting. When the pressure from her parents was getting too tough and unbearable, she wanted to get rid of it all, get rid of the emotional pain, get rid of the weight that was becoming far to heavy to carry. All she wanted was freedom, but there was only one way to do that... That night, underneath the Blue Moon, standing on the deck above the Ballad River where she wanted to end it all, there she met Asher Holden and that was the onset of her rollercoaster love life.