Waking Up

RAVENNA COSTA Some women fear the fire Others simply become it... Ruling over a criminal organization wasn't easy especially when no one wanted you to rule. If they thought they could kick me out because I was a woman, then they had another thing coming for them. I'll show them I'm not to be messed with, and when I'm done, they'll know I was not just a woman. I am the woman. ************ Ravenna Costa found her house up in flames after returning from a park with her nanny. The house getting burnt wouldn't have bothered her if her parents weren't in the house. They receive a text message from her father telling them to run, and that was what they did for ten years. During those ten years, they lived on the streets. They thought they had escaped their old life of luxury, but that was until Ravenna's past comes knocking on her present. She gets kidnapped on her way to the rundown apartment she had managed to secure for herself and her nanny, and then she's knocked unconscious. Waking up, she finds herself in a room, and she gets the biggest shock of her life. Turns out her father had been involved in shady business she never knew about. She's introduced to the world of organized crime, and there she meets her childhood best friend. Only he wasn't a child anymore, but a full-grown man. A full-grown man she wanted. The problem was they fought on opposite sides of a war, but that doesn't stop Ravenna from wanting him, after all, the heart wants what it wants. Decisions must be made as the line between love and hatred begins to blur, and Ravenna is forced to choose between her duty or her love for her childhood best friend.

Kurt Blackwood became the wealthy head of the British Mafia to win the love of the woman who saved him. He had to find his angel and make her his wife. The thought is consuming his every waking moment. Grace Evans, a doctor who saved the life of a man under attack. She thought nothing of it until her fate led her to meet the man again, and he made her feel things like never before. Tall, handsome and intelligent, what is there not to like? Grace is wondering if Kurt is the man she will finally lose her virginity to. But will Kurt and Grace’s night be consumed by passion, or will Kurt’s obsession go too far? One thing is for sure, the course of love never runs smoothly!

Mia was hopeless. She was starting to believe that life after college was so cruel for someone like her. Puro rejected ang job applications at wala na halos makain until she found belongingness with strangers in an online world Diamond Hub. Sa isang iglap, nakakalimutan niya na ang problema niya. Sa isang iglap, pinag-aagawan na pala siya.

Isang gobernador na sugatan ang puso, dahil sa mga nakaraang pagtataksil ng kanyang dating nobya. Ay binigyan ng tungkulin na alagaan ang apo ng kanyang mahal na yaya. Ang inaasahan niyang simpleng gawain ay naging isang bagyo ng damdamin nang makilala niya si Aya, isang nakakaakit na dalaga.

Perjanjian antar keluarga memaksa tunangan aku, Marvin Kurniawan, untuk menikah dengan aku. Orang tuaku telah meninggal. Sementara dia tergila-gila dengan Irma Fasnitan, putri dari musuh keluarga kami. Pada akhirnya, Marvin menelan seluruh kekaisaran keluargaku dan membuang aku ke dalam bahaya. Ia memamerkan Irma di sisinya, seolah wanita itu adalah trofi atas kemenangan yang berhasil diraihnya. Dua puluh tahun kemudian, aku berada di ambang kematian. Putra kami sendiri, anak aku dan Marvin yang menggenggam racun itu. Dia berkata aku tidak berguna, dan ayahnya butuh kekuatan keluarganya Irma. Lalu saat membuka mata lagi, aku sudah hidup kembali. Kembali ke hari sumpah pernikahan aku. Kali ini, untuk menyelamatkan keluargaku, aku tidak akan menandatangani namaku di perjanjian itu. Aku menandatangani namanya, Irma Fasnitan. Sedangkan aku? Aku membawa lari seluruh harta warisan yang ditinggalkan orang tuaku dan menghilang. Kali ini, aku tidak akan menjadi orang bodoh yang sekarat demi pria yang tak pernah menjadi milikku.

Tiga tahun setelah menggelar resepsi pernikahan, suamiku yang merupakan seorang pilot sudah 18 kali membatalkan rencana pendaftaran pernikahan kami. Pertama kali karena murid perempuannya sedang uji terbang, aku menunggunya di depan Kantor Catatan Sipil seharian. Kedua kali karena dia menerima telepon dari murid perempuannya dan buru-buru pergi, dia bahkan menurunkanku di pinggir jalan. Kemudian, setiap kami akan mendaftarkan pernikahan, murid perempuannya akan mengacaukan rencana kami. Akhirnya, aku memutuskan untuk meninggalkannya. Namun, setelah aku menaiki pesawat menuju Doma, dia malah nekat mengejarku ke Doma.

After serving three years for a crime I didn't commit, I discovered the devastating truth on my release day: Chase Grayson, my husband, had divorced and betrayed me, marrying my younger sister. Worse still, he sold me to Axel Blackwood, a powerful and feared stranger. Heartbroken and trapped in Axel's world of secrets and lies, I faced a new prison that threatened to consume me.

Once, I was their princess. And then Kylee showed up. Having been in the foster system the majority of her childhood, my parents treated her like a charity case and gave her everything. At 13 years old, Kylee was adopted. Then the "accidents" started happening. Kylee would be walking past me and would suddenly fall over. "Oh, Mom! Sarah didn't mean it! Shes just having a hard time adjusting to her new sister!" Eventually, her little accusations turned into straight out bullying and, well, I'm sure you can figure out the rest. I did my best to ignore Kylee. I got a job as early as the law would allow. I saved my money. I got the best grades in school, becoming the class valedictorian. My parents didn't notice, though. They were too busy playing into Kylee's 5-year-long pity party. Don't worry, though. Soon I'll be gone to Harvard and you can have the happy family you wanted. I don't need you, anyways.

"Bear my child, and I'll give you two million. Then, leave." - Cameron Silvestre. The deal was simple: carry his child in exchange for two million then vanish, leaving the baby in the hands of Cameron Silvestre- The notorious, cold, distant, and heartless Mafia Lord. Perhaps, the most hated and feared man she had ever encountered. But when Charity saw her baby's eyes for the first time, everything she'd agreed to shattered. Defying the terms, she fled with her child, and hid from Cameron's wrath. She knew, however, that no one could outrun Cameron Silvestre forever. When he finally tracked them down, Charity's life spiraled into a waking nightmare under the control of a heartless Mafia Lord.

Follow Raven's journey after a heart stopping tragedy. In response to betrayal, Raven shocks her mates and family in another great display of power bringing the lycans back from the brink. After reviving their kind, Raven and Liliana travel to Silver Moon with Alpha Benjamin and Luna Ares, where they are once again attacked by Dagon. With a shift in power Liliana and Raven journey to their respective kingdoms where they work together to bring peace among all species. Will Raven's ambition uniting all realms to defeat Dagon succeed, or will it get her and her family killed? Book one: Raven's Waking Dream Book two: Raven's Agony of Desire Book three: Raven's Daring Ambition There are plans for more untitled books