Val Westover Burns

Before the rise of kingdoms, the Moon still ruled the wolves—and her curses were carved in blood. Sold to another Alpha. Feared by all. Desired by too many. Elira has survived by keeping her heart caged… until she’s delivered into the hands of a creature more dangerous than any before him. He is ruin wrapped in fur and fury. She is a secret the gods never meant to live. In a land where monsters rule and fate burns bright as moonfire, one forbidden bond could remake the world—or end it. THE ALPHA’S BANE A dark romantasy of curses, prophecy, and forbidden love—perfect for readers who crave feral alphas, dangerous tenderness, and love written in the stars.

She was born an omega — weak, voiceless, invisible. He was born an Alpha — ruthless, feared, untouchable. When Aria Hale’s fated mate rejects her before the entire Silvercrest Pack, she’s left broken… until the night her blood burns silver beneath the moon. Hunted for a power she doesn’t understand and bound by a destiny older than the packs themselves, Aria must rise from ashes and face the Alpha who once cast her aside. But when love and vengeance intertwine, will she destroy him… or claim him forever? In a world where power is everything, the Luna of the Lost Bloodline will remind them that even the moon bows to her light.

Born beneath the Blood Eclipse, I carry two curses: a soul that burns my mate alive and a bond that only ends in death. Born under a cursed moon, I was destined to destroy my mate. He rejected me. The next day, my parents sold me to a monster. Now I’m trapped in a loveless marriage, carrying a child I can’t explain, and pulled into a second bond with the one man my first mate calls brother. Everyone wants to control me. No one sees the storm I’m becoming. ~ “I let you go to save you, Avelyn.” Rhett muttered, with a lowered gaze. “No,” I whispered, voice trembling. “You let me go because you were terrified I’d destroy you.”

Blurb One secret. One threat. One stepbrother I should never want. I only wanted to survive my first day at a new school. But then I caught Max—the school's untouchable golden boy—locked in a scandal that could ruin him forever. He swore he'd destroy me if I talked. I swore I wouldn't be intimidated. But fate had other plans… because the boy I vowed to stay away from just became my new stepbrother. Now, every boundary blurs, every touch burns, and every choice could break us. And when danger comes for me again, Max might be the only person who can save me… …or the one who shatters me completely.

Mira was born unwanted, weak, hated, and doomed to be cast out. But the night her pack burns, she becomes a captive of Alpha Harrison, a man who sees her body as her only worth. Her escape leads her straight into the arms of Alpha Sorren who is powerful, cold, and already promised to another. The Alpha instantly rejects her. But fate isn’t merciful. A prophecy whispers of a Faceless Luna, a woman who will either save the wolf world or drown it in darkness. As Mira’s hidden power awakens, desire turns dangerous, and Sorren’s control begins to break. The woman he's desperately searching for is the one his heart is opening to. She was meant to be a pawn. He was meant to destroy her. But together… they might burn the world or maybe… save it?

How could you forgive the one who shattered you and still makes your heart burn? Seth was a broke scholarship student by day, and a forbidden secret by night. Caught between survival and desire, he sold pieces of himself until one man changed everything. Then came a night of passion that ended in tragedy… and turned his world upside down. When the truth explodes, Seth is branded as a liar, a gold-digger, and worst of all…August’s ultimate betrayal. But love this raw doesn’t die so easily. Every kiss burns like revenge, every touch blurs into need, and the line between hatred and obsession vanishes between them. He’s the boy August can’t forgive… and the man he can’t let go of.

Seraphina, a graduating high school student from Section F, has harbored a secret crush on Jayden, the campus genius from Section A and the school's consistent top student, for four years. Mustering all her courage, Seraphina decides to confess her love, hoping for a fairy-tale ending. Instead, her world crumbles: she faces rejection, her house burns down, and a series of unfortunate events follow. With nowhere else to turn, Seraphina's family moves in with her dad's friends, who happen to be Jayden's parents. Suddenly, she's living under the same roof as her unrequited love. As Seraphina navigates her new living situation, she wonders if these misfortunes are blessings in disguise. Will this twist of fate be the start of a blossoming romance, or will her love for Jayden remain heartbreakingly one-sided?

My dormmate, Summer Lodge, always uses heavy-duty electrical appliances to cook in our dorm. I kindly remind her that it's a fire hazard and that she'll get a demerit if the college finds her out, but she snaps at me and tells me to mind my own business. One day, her oven bursts into flames and burns one of our dormmates—the daughter of an affluent family—to death. When the college investigates the matter to apportion the blame, Summer and another dormmate push the blame on me. I'm expelled and cyberbullied. My dead dormmate's boyfriend even comes after me for revenge. He shoves me and my family into the furnace at a crematorium. When I open my eyes again, I'm back to the day when Summer decides to make a meal with the oven.

“Run, little flame,” he growled, voice thick with hunger. His voice dropped lower, “But if I find you…” “I'll fuck you till your legs give out. Until you forget who you are. Until all that's left is my scent on your skin and my name on your tongue.” And she ran. ** She was the one wolf he should've killed on sight. Instead, he craved her. Cursed to die if he chooses wrong, Alpha Kael is drawn to Nyra–a hunted temptress born of forbidden blood. But the closer he gets, the harder it is to tell... Is she his fated mate? Or the end written in his prophecy? Yet the moment he smells her, he knows. She's his salvation. His ruin. But when it all burns hot...who the hell wants to survive?

"Don't do it," he yelled. "Elara! Stop!" I wanted to, so I gave in to it... gladly letting the darkness take me with it. ****** She was wolfless, powerless, and marked as an outcast. He was born ruthless, powerful — an Alpha feared not just in the packs, but in the underworld where blood and power rule. When Elara discovers her fated mate is the man who destroyed her pack and crushed her world, her life begins to fall apart again. He should be her protector… but to him, she is nothing but a liability he cannot afford. But fate is merciless. They tried to fight it but their bond burns too fiercely to be ignored. Will Elara risk her heart and safety for the mate who ruined her life, or fight to reclaim her freedom before his darkness consumes her?