Without Further Ado

The aloof CEO and his childhood sweetheart bring the tragic novel's female lead to an orphanage to adopt a child. All the children pounce on the childhood sweetheart, saying, "Mommy, pick me! Pick me!" The viewers' comments come flooding in. "She can't birth her own child, and now even the orphans don't want her. The tragic female lead is truly pitiful, humiliated by both her husband and his childhood sweetheart!" "The childhood sweetheart keeps winning—spoiled by the CEO, and the orphans scramble to call her 'Mom.' The female lead is nothing but a piece of decor." "It's not tragic enough! Make her even more miserable! It's even better if she cries on the spot so that later, when the CEO recalls this scene, he'll have to work double time to win his wife back!" I glare at the comments, feeling so mad that my short legs push me forward, landing me right in front of the ignored female lead. I tug at her sleeve. "Missy, can you make stew?" The female lead freezes up. "I… I can." My eyes light up with joy. "That's it then! That's exactly what I love. I'll go with you!"

Mira has always lived in the shadow of pack politics, her heart tethered to Lucian, the powerful Alpha of Blackpine. When Lucian chooses duty over desire and claims another as his mate, Mira’s world shatters. Alone and carrying Lucian’s child—a secret that could ignite war—she flees into the wild, determined to protect her unborn pup from the harsh traditions that once bound her. Lost and vulnerable, Mira stumbles into the territory of Rowan, the enigmatic Alpha of Silverpine. Unlike Lucian, Rowan offers acceptance and a chance at a new life, vowing to protect Mira and claim her child as his own. As Mira’s bond with Rowan deepens, she finds herself torn between the pain of her past and the hope of a future she never dared imagine. But Lucian cannot let go. Driven by regret and an unyielding need to reclaim his child, he risks everything to breach Silverpine’s borders, threatening to ignite a conflict that could destroy both packs. As loyalties are tested and old wounds reopened, Mira must choose where her heart—and her child—truly belong.

Beatrice is back to face her greatest threat since. . .well, the last time! In Cooper’s Cove a hapless team of archaeologists unleash the vengeful spirit of a 16th Century witch on the sleepy seaside town of Dorsal Finn. Hexes and curses fly as Beatrice and her friends must find out what links the appearance of this incredible foe and The Spirit of the Ocean, a super-yacht hosting the biggest celebrity charity event the town has ever seen. As the population of Dorsal Finn succumbs to witchcraft, so Beatrice must gate-crash the party with her motley-crew of friends and allies in the hope of stopping the witch's sinister plan, and save everyone from endless oblivion. . . Again. ©️ Crystal Lake Publishing

Casados há três anos, Heitor Mendes tratava Patrícia Vieira com uma frieza cortante, mas a amante dele ousou ultrapassar todos os limites ao enviar uma foto vestindo a camisola de Patrícia. [Patrícia, não fique brava. O Heitor disse que eu fico melhor com essa roupa do que você.] A amante acariciava a barriga levemente arredondada, enquanto lançava um olhar cheio de desprezo e provocação para Patrícia. Durante três anos de casamento, Patrícia dormiu sozinha na cama de casal, acreditando que o marido estava apenas focado no trabalho. Até que a amante apareceu, tirando-a de vez do lugar que ela ocupava. Foi então que Patrícia entendeu: todo o amor e dedicação de anos haviam sido despejados em um verdadeiro ingrato. — Me dê metade dos bens e eu entrego o lugar de Sra. Mendes ao seu "primeiro amor"! Patrícia deixou os papéis do divórcio sobre a mesa e saiu da casa que antes chamava de lar, dando espaço para que os dois traidores ficassem juntos. O que ela nunca imaginou era que, ao pedir o divórcio, o homem frio e distante que ela conhecia iria chorar até os olhos ficarem vermelhos e se ajoelhar aos seus pés, implorando por uma segunda chance.

Mi esposo y yo éramos las dos almas que más se aborrecían en este mundo. Él me detestaba por haberlo arrebatado del lado de la mujer que amaba; y yo le guardaba rencor, pues su corazón permanecía cautivo de otra dama. Durante ocho años de matrimonio, las palabras que con mayor frecuencia cruzamos no fueron de afecto ni de deber, sino amargas maldiciones. No obstante, el día en que la ciudad sucumbió, todo cambió. Las banderas enemigas ya se divisaban más allá de la puerta interior. Él fue al frente y tomó el camino, interponiendo su cuerpo entre el acero enemigo y mi huida. —Vive —pronunció quedamente. Acto seguido, alzó su espada y no volvió la vista atrás. Las flechas cayeron cual lluvia inclemente. Mientras lo atacaban, volvió la cabeza una vez, solo una vez. Tras aquello, su cuerpo custodió el camino, y nada ni nadie logró cruzarla. —Si existe otra vida… ruego a su Alteza que me conceda la misericordia de pertenecerle a ella. Aquella noche, con la ciudad reducida a cenizas y el pueblo yacente o en fuga, subí a la torre más alta del palacio. Y salté al vacío. Cuando mis ojos volvieron a abrirse, me presenté ante el Rey. —Los reinos del norte requieren una desposada real —dije—. Yo iré. En esta vida, seré yo quien cruce la frontera. En mi vida anterior, él halló la muerte creyendo que le había fallado a ella. Esta vez, no permitiré que tal lamento exista. Tomaré el matrimonio destinado a ella. Portaré la corona labrada para su exilio. Caminaré hacia un destino que ella nunca debería padecer. Que ella siga aquí. Que él la proteja. Que él viva su vida creyendo que, finalmente, ha cumplido su promesa.

I was separated from my family at a young age and was adopted by my adoptive parents, who treated me very well. The day I turned eighteen and became an adult, my biological parents called me and begged me to meet them. Even though I had not seen them for years, I decided to fly to the city where they lived for a meetup. On the day I arrived, I shopped for gifts to give them as a gesture of goodwill, all while waiting for my biological brother to come and pick me up. When I finally picked up the gifts, a young woman decided to take them for herself. “I want the smoking pipe, the tie, and the necklace she’s holding!” She signaled to the shop assistant with a quirk of her lips, and the latter snatched the gift boxes from me. “Hey, I saw them first!” I was furious, but she looked me up and down with a sneer. “All these items are from the most expensive brands in the store. They cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. Can a penniless loser like you afford them? “I am the daughter of the Ferrero family. My older brother is the heir of the Roccia Gang, the city's most powerful gang. Over here, no one dares fight me over things I’ve set my eyes on.” ‘Ferrero? Isn’t that my biological family?’ I thought. As it turned out, she was the girl my parents had adopted after they lost me. I raised an eyebrow and called my older brother, who was coming to pick me up. “Hey, your adopted sister snatched the gifts I bought for you all. What’re you going to do about it?”

I’m trapped, trapped in a mate bond I hate. Will I ever escape its hold on me? “I, Than Sable, Alpha of the Amber Desert Pack, reject you Kaia Glace as my Luna.” I remember his cruel cutting words as if they were only yesterday. Our mate bond is non-existent. That’s a lie, it exists but Than doesn’t allow himself to get close to me…to be alone in a room with me. It’s as if I disgust him. He has reduced me to nothing. A shadow of a mate and I hate him for it. I can’t keep living like this, waiting… I am Kaia Glace, the rightful Luna of the Amber Desert pack. Yet my mate, Alpha Than, refuses to let me rule by his side. I feel cheated by the mate bond, unwanted by my own mate. Years I’ve spent trying to get him to love me…to see me…but how can I? When he has another…. I can’t stay, it isn’t safe for me anymore or my unborn child. A child created by force. I have to leave…to runaway and find my Father. He is the only lifeline I have. However, he was last seen at the enemy pack, the Dark Phantom pack. A notorious pack with a cold and scheming Alpha, who doesn’t take kindly to outsiders. It is said, those who enter the pack are never seen again. But I have no choice…into the enemy pack I must go to rid myself of my mate bond. Only, I myself find another. Another that dooms me to the same trickery of the mate bond.

MO HIUYAN The only child of the Mo family, she was once a bubbly and cheerful girl but became a cold and domineering CEO due to a terrifying trauma. Men became plagues to her and she always detest men touching or having any contact with her. Would she be able to find her true love, Would she able to reconcile with her teenage lover.... •• MU FEIBAI The eldest son of the Mu family left the country to further his studies but not without comforting the love of his life "Yanyan don't cry I promise I will be back in no time" "Are you sure, if you don't come back I will get married and bear another man children hmmph.." "I promise you, by the time I am back we will be of legal age to get married" " Yah.. then we will be the most adorable couple ever I will be the most beautiful bride and you most handsome groom ever." She smiled. Then after that she placed a kiss on his cheeks and he turned and left. But unfortunately on her way home she hot involved in an accident and muttered ''Brother Feibai' before she lost consciousness. But when she woke up she had lost all memories of him. TEN YEARS LATER After searching for her continuously he finally found her at the most unexpected place - A charity event "Yanyan I missed you so much"He said when he saw her and wanted to hug her but was stopped because of her shout "Don't touch me who the hell are you? "Yanyan it's me brother Fe.... "I don't know you who are you?" she asked but he couldn't answer because he was in a state of shock. She doesn't remember me SHE HAD FORGOTTEN ABOUT HIM

No instante em que eu renasci, a primeira coisa que eu fiz foi espalhar as "cinzas" da minha melhor amiga, Helen Doyle. Na última vida, ela engravidou antes do casamento e foi abandonada tanto pelo namorado quanto pela própria família. Lutou sozinha até o fim da gestação e, depois de sofrer horrores durante o parto, teve uma hemorragia massiva na sala de cirurgia. Com o último fio de vida, ela me implorou que eu adotasse o filho dela. Eu aceitei por pena. Para criá-lo, eu me atrasei nos estudos e fui obrigada a abandonar a escola. Sem escolha, eu levava meu filho adotivo, Aidan Sutton, comigo para o trabalho, suportando humilhações e olhares frios por onde passava. Por fim, quando ele fez dezoito anos, um olheiro descobriu o talento dele. Depois de um filme, ele virou sensação da noite para o dia e ainda levou o prêmio de Melhor Ator. Na cerimônia, Helen, que eu tinha visto morrer dezoito anos antes, entrou de braços dados com meu ex-namorado, Joe Shepherd. Fiquei tão atônita que, quando recobrei os sentidos, já tinha avançado para confrontá-la. Helen só me encarou e sorriu. — Parabéns. Você passou no teste. Eu ainda estava em choque quando Joe explicou, cheio de orgulho: — Helen é a filha do homem mais rico. Vai saber se você não se aproximou dela por dinheiro, né? Ele continuou, como se estivesse me fazendo um favor gigantesco: — Já que você criou bem o nosso filho, pode ser uma amiga comum dela. Se você criar ele até ele casar e ter filhos, aí sim você pode virar a melhor amiga da Helen. Minha cabeça explodiu. Como se eu quisesse ser amiga dela! Aquilo tinha sido dezoito anos da minha vida! Consumida por raiva e dor, com os olhos injetados de sangue, eu avancei nos dois. Mas Aidan correu do palco naquele instante e me empurrou com força. — Como ousa machucar meus pais? A raiva subiu direto para minha cabeça, e eu apaguei ali mesmo. Quando abri os olhos de novo… eu estava de volta ao dia em que Helen entrou em trabalho de parto.

"Amidst the ancient woods of Silverwood, a forbidden love blooms in the moon's gentle glow. Rosalie, a gifted violinist, and Caleb, heir to the Greywolf pack, find themselves bound by destiny's delicate threads. As they journey through the mysterious depths of their intertwined worlds, they will unravel ancient prophecies, and confront a nefarious force that threatens to shatter their love. Will love's melody conquer the shadows, or will darkness reign supreme?"