Underneath The Surface Encanto Novels & Stories

In a world ruled by Alpha Lycans, power is everything—and love is a dangerous weakness. When Kaela Vale is dragged into the territory of the ruthless Nightfang Pack, she expects rejection, humiliation… maybe even death. What she doesn’t expect is the impossible. Two Alpha brothers. One bond. And a connection that shouldn’t exist. Cold, dominant, and feared, Alpha Kael claims her instantly—his voice a command, his touch a warning. To him, she is his by right, his mate, his possession. But his brother, Ryker—the rogue, the rebel, the one who was never meant to rule—looks at her like she’s something else entirely. Something he refuses to lose. Caught between two possessive Alphas, Kaela is pulled into a forbidden love triangle where loyalty fractures, instincts collide, and desire turns into war. Every glance is a challenge. Every touch is a betrayal. Because in a world of dominance and hierarchy, loving the wrong Alpha doesn’t just break rules— It destroys bloodlines. And as secrets unravel and past betrayals surface, Kaela must make an impossible choice: follow the bond that claims her… or the one that consumes her. Because in the end— She can’t have both. And one of them will not let her go.

"As much as I hate to do this after everything you did to me," Jason said, trailing the tip of his fingers down my thigh, "I'll kiss you and worship you in all the right places again. I will make you cum so hard you'll eventually forget your name." ********** Isabella's world came crashing down when she discovers the arranged marriage her father had lost his life getting rid of for her was going to still happen. Not after she sought revenge by going out with his twin brother when she caught her betrothed cheating on her. Catching feelings for Jason was never the plan, but when push came to shove, Isabella disappeared when she discovered she was pregnant. Now she has to get into a contract marriage with Jason, her betrothed twin brother to run away from her responsibilities. And like all contract marriages, the attraction she denied for so long came back to the surface, threatening to choke her. Now Isabella has to choose. Allow herself to fall freely for Jason and live a life with the daughter she thought she lost or run away from it all again.

Lena Hartford has everything the world envies—a billionaire husband, luxury, influence, and the image of a perfect marriage. But behind designer gowns and flashing cameras lies a prison built on fear. For six years, Lena has endured Vincent Hartford’s cruelty in silence, trapped by secrets that could destroy her family and terrified of losing her little son, Ethan. Then Adrian Cole returns. The man she once loved now burns with hatred for her. Adrian believes Lena betrayed him years ago, choosing wealth while his life was destroyed in fire and blood. He comes back to New York determined to ruin both Lena and the powerful man she married. But revenge becomes dangerous when old feelings refuse to die. As buried truths rise to the surface, Lena and Adrian are pulled into a twisted web of lies, obsession, blackmail, and deadly betrayal. With Vincent’s political empire growing stronger and enemies lurking in every shadow, loving each other may cost them everything—including Ethan’s life. In a world where appearances are the perfect lie, Lena and Adrian must decide if love is worth surviving the darkness that surrounds them… or if some broken hearts are beyond redemption.

Synopsis: “If you agree to be my pet for a year, then you and your father will be free,” Xavier whispered coldly, his eyes filled with desire. “Yes, I agree to be your pet for a year,” I replied even though I knew my decision would drag me to hell. Meet Jade Williams, a 23-year-old who is faced with the harsh realities of life. To save her father who stole from the popular and ruthless mafia lord, she agrees to be his pet for a year. What happens when she dares to confront this ruthless mafia boss that everyone surrenders to? Would she agree to his terms just because she wanted to save her father's life or there were other reasons too? What is Jade’s true reason for agreeing to the deal? Will this deal that started as a pleasure trade by force grow into more? Will they crave and fall for each other? Or will they just break up when the contract expires leaving their passion behind? As the story unfolds and secrets surface, the couples find themselves confronting their differences, navigating through love, betrayal, and hope of second chances. Will their hearts be swayed, making them want to stay together, damning all agreements or are their destinies forever intertwined in heartache? Find out in this book.

“I’m coming back anyway,” she muttered under her breath. “To take back what’s mine and avenge my mom’s death.” Sixteen years ago, Amber Shaw lost everything. After her mother's death, her father handed her inheritance to his mistress, abandoned her, and erased her existence from the family that should have protected her. Raised far from the glittering world of New York's elite, Amber grew up believing she would never return. Until a single letter changed everything. Now she's back and the family that cast her out wants her gone again. Their solution? Cancel her engagement to Oliver Winchester, heir to the most powerful dynasty in New York. But Amber has no intention of walking away. Especially after a chance encounter with a dangerously handsome stranger fleeing assassins—a stranger who turns out to be Oliver himself. As secrets buried for decades begin to surface, Amber discovers that her mother's death, her stolen inheritance, and the Winchester engagement are connected by a truth powerful enough to destroy empires. And this time, she's not the girl they abandoned. She's the woman coming to take everything back.

Over Labor Day weekend, my workaholic husband finally agreed to take our two kids on a beach vacation. I was out on the water with my son, Blake Warren, when the ocean surface suddenly exploded with 99 towering columns of water. Blake nearly tumbled into the sea from the shock, screaming as he clung to me desperately. From a yacht not far away came the cheers of my husband, Zachary Warren, and his secretary, Celeste Quinn. I gripped my phone tightly and called him. "Zachary, have you lost your mind? Stop this right now! Blake is here too!" Yet, he only sneered. "You wouldn't let Celeste come on this trip, and she's been upset for days because of it. She got her feelings hurt, so I have to make it up to her somehow. Besides, it'd be better if that bastard son of yours just died anyway. Then, he ordered someone beside him, "Fire 50 more torpedoes. Teach her a lesson she won't forget." Before he had even finished speaking, wave after wave of water columns erupted around my boat. As Blake was about to fall into the water, I screamed with every ounce of strength I had left. "Zachary! Stop this now! This is your own son, Blake!"

Alexandro Lancaster is a billionaire feared mafia boss. As the head of the Lancaster mafia empire, he has everything a man could want... wealth, power, and influence. Everything except the woman he lost. When he meets Isabel Ramirez, a cheerful nanny struggling to survive, he is shocked because she looks exactly like his late wife, Emily. Unable to resist, Alexandro hires Isabel to care for his daughter, Kai. What begins as a professional arrangement soon turns into a dangerous attraction. Isabel thought that this is true love, but it shatters when she discovers Alexandro's darkest secret that he is a ruthless mafia boss. Worse, she learns she was never special to him. She was merely a replacement... Heartbroken and abandoned, Isabel disappears from his life. Then fate reveals an impossible truth. She is not Isabel Ramirez. She is Emilia Valeroza... the long-lost heiress of one of the most powerful mafia dynasties in the world. Five years later, Isabel returns as Emilia... a billionaire and a feared mafia queen. She's a woman no one dares underestimate. Now Alexandro must face the consequences of losing the only woman he ever truly loved. But as old enemies rise, shocking family secrets surface, and a woman believed dead returns seeking revenge, Alexandro and Emilia must decide whether love is still worth fighting for or whether power will destroy them both.

Zara Thomas is 23, broke, exhausted, and desperate. A waitress clinging to dead-end shifts and shattered dreams, her world collapses further when her mother is diagnosed with cancer.and the bills are more than she could ever afford. Out of options, out of time, and out of hope, Zara does the unthinkable: she sells one night of herself for money. She walks into a luxury hotel suite expecting shame. she meets Alexander Sterling a dangerously magnetic billionaire who strips her down with his eyes and undoes her with a single touch. One night. No names. No emotions. Just survival. Until fate twists cruelly. A week later, she lands a dream job… as his personal secretary. He’s cold, commanding, and acts like she’s invisible. But his gaze lingers. His touch remembers. And so does hers. What begins as tension spirals into a relationship laced with passion, pain, and everything neither of them expected. But just as Zara starts to believe in something more, a ghost from his past returns, lines blur between duty, desire, and something deeper, past secrets begin to surface, and one devastating truth could change everything. Will love be enough to rebuild the empire they lost or will the weight of their past destroy everything they almost had?

My sister and I married into wealthy families at the same time and became glamorous society wives. She had been childhood sweethearts with her husband, a CEO who was admired and respected by all. On the surface, their marriage was harmonious and respectful. But three years after the wedding, she got drunk one night and tearfully confessed to me. "Carrie… he's seeing someone else. He even has a love child now. They've been together longer than we've been married. He's been lying to me all this time. I'm just a joke to him." My eyes burned, brimming with unshed tears. "Actually… Kai's cheating too. He even bought his mistress a luxury car." We cried together all night. Gradually, our sorrow slowly turned into cold, clear resolve. "I don't want that bastard anymore, Carrie." "It's okay, Rachel. If you're walking away, I am too. I don't want my scumbag husband either." After a long talk, we made our final decision: Since this life wasn't working, we'd disappear. We'd leave it all behind and vanish without a trace.

Honor student by day, Camgirl by night. Iris Williams has it all on the surface: brains, beauty, a scholarship and a clean respectable reputation in Hawthorne College. But by night, she is the Masked Muse, a Camgirl who streams to a mystery patron whose generous payments keep her afloat…and stir a dangerous longing in her heart. When Caleb, the golden-boy playboy of Hawthorne, makes his way into her life, she contemplates leaving the past behind until she overhears his cruel wager to date her and all of her feelings crumble.  She didn't expect to run into Dmitri, his uncle and the cold captivating professor on campus. Her phone slips from her hand, revealing her identity. Mortified, she flees, yet that moment changes everything. Because she soon discovers that the cold, enigmatic Professor before her was the very benefactor she had been fantasizing about. And as their eyes lock across a classroom, she knows, he knows. Torn between shame and desire, she tries to escape him at every turn, but Dmitri, after meeting the woman he has been obsessed with, has no plans on letting her go. When giving into her desires threatens everything she's worked hard for, it's up to her to decide whether to risk everything for a chance at the passion that now threatens to consume them both.