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Eighteen-year-old Jaslyn Carter thought her biggest problem was her controlling mother Vanessa, until Vanessa's marriage to billionaire CEO Damien Blackwood thrust her into a world of opulent danger and hidden truths. Moving into the Blackwood estate, Jaslyn clashes with her brooding twenty-two-year-old stepbrother Ryder, the future Alpha King of a powerful werewolf pack. Unaware of their supernatural reality, Jaslyn becomes the object of Ryder's fierce, possessive protection. He knows she is his fated mate but fights the bond to shield her from their brutal society and the jealous rage of his pack girlfriend Sienna. As Jaslyn unravels the secrets of her new family, a forced rejection under ancient law fails spectacularly, binding their souls tighter and igniting unbearable pain when apart. Her investigation into her past shatters everything: she is no ordinary human, nor Ryder's stepsister by blood. As the legendary White Moon Wolf, Jaslyn must embrace her immense power amid betrayal, war, and an ancient evil threatening their pack. Together, she and Ryder face impossible odds, discovering their unbreakable bond holds the key to love, survival, and a new era of peace.

Book 1 - You'd better watch out. The danger is not just lurking in the dark. accompanies each of our steps. Instinct drives them.In a world full of monsters, there are those who are willing to risk their lives to save humanity from ruin. The hunters.After the trauma of her childhood, the ambitious young Grace decides that she will be one of those who hunt down the monsters and does everything she can to achieve this goal. She only wants one thing, to take revenge on the beings that her parents once snatched from her. But when Grace is forced to meet the grouchy Reese and his troubled brother Nick, she has to admit that the monsters of this world not only lurk in the dark shadows of the night. She is drawn into a vortex of intrigue, power struggles and greed for money and soon finds herself confronted with a creature that is more dangerous than anything known before.-------Book 2 - You'd better watch out. The danger is not just lurking in the dark. accompanies each of our steps. Instinct drives them.In a world full of monsters there are those who are willing to risk their lives to save humanity from perdition. The hunters.Finally, the years of hard work are paying off, Grace is officially a Venator and with Reese at her side she believes she can cope with anything that fate throws at her. But an unbelievable message from Jilin pulls the shadows from the past and stirs her thirst for revenge. Grace takes on this challenge and gets a stone rolling that cannot be stopped and slowly not only she begins to doubt her sanity.

TIGGER WARNING!! SEXUAL CONTENT, VOILENCE, ABUSE. ** “I, Adrian Blackthorne, Alpha King of the werewolves, reject you, Morana Ambrose, as my mate.” He said coldly, each word a dagger that pierced my heart with such pain that I felt like I was dying. Without saying a word, he turned and walked away. ** Rejected and tossed aside by her fated mate, Morana Ambrose, a naive, kind-hearted, wolf-less girl, vowed to never be the girl she once was. Years later, when fate brought Morana in front of her fated mate, Adrian Blackthrone, the ruthless Alpha King and Lycan, unlike anything she's ever met, gone was the naive, kindhearted girl and in her place stood a fierce, strong-headed, independent and sharp-tongued Morana. Realizing what he lost and regretting ever rejecting her, desperate Adrian begged for her forgiveness and another chance. But as she went deeper into Adrian's world, she uncovered hidden truths about her true identity, the true power she holds, and long-buried secrets that questioned everything she thought she knew. What will happen when he learns who she is? Will Morana be able to uncover the mystery surrounding the centuries-old curse? Will she unlock the secrets of her past and embrace the power within her? Will she ever forgive Adrian? Will she ever take him back?

Stella has spent years loving one man with everything she has. She cheers for his victories, sacrifices her own dreams to support his, and quietly opens doors for his career without ever asking for credit. She believes that one day, Chase will finally see her the way she sees him. Instead, he humiliates her in front of an entire stadium. As if that isn't enough, she discovers their relationship was nothing more than a cruel bet. Broken and with nowhere else to go, Stella finds unexpected kindness from the last person she ever imagined—Jaxon, the league's most feared hockey star. Quiet, patient, and impossible to read, he sees the pain everyone else ignores and offers her something she has never known before: respect. While Stella struggles to put her shattered heart back together, she accidentally steps into a world filled with dangerous secrets, powerful Alphas, and a destiny she knows nothing about. As feelings begin to grow between them, old betrayals return, hidden truths refuse to stay buried, and the man who threw her away suddenly wants her back. But some hearts are only broken once. And this time, Stella must decide whether to keep chasing the past... or trust the man who never let her fall.

Vanessa never thought she would have a hot one-night stand with a stranger on the same day her boyfriend, Justin, cheated on her with her best friend. She wanted revenge. She wanted him to pay. Justin never felt remorse, instead, he wanted her too. But her words were bold. “ I would rather f*uck your father than give you another chance!” In anger and pain, she had an encounter with a stranger. Sawyer, her one-night stand. Hot. Gorgeous. Every woman's dream even in his early forties. “ I'll f*ck you, Vanessa. I'll make you forget everything else.” “ Do it, hunk…I want you, deep inside me” she said provocatively. The next morning, she saw the same face in the board meeting and Justin cheerfully calling Sawyer. “ Dad!” Vanessa was stomped. She actually f*uvk his dad! She regretted it. She wanted nothing to do with him. She pretended. Stayed away. Little did she know she was never going to get away from this forbidden love. What would happen when Vanessa saw Sawyer in another light and person? Will she open her heart once more to the father of the man who once shattered it? Will this forbidden love triumph over Sawyer's hidden identity or will it shatter every hope of love between them?

WARNING ⚠️ PG 18 THIS BOOK CONTAINS SENSITIVE CONTENT, READERS DISCRETION IS ADVISED. "For every pain you have made me feel," I whispered, "you will feel ten times more." The wind carried my words away. "I will make sure every member of your family feels the same pain and torment you forced upon me." I stepped back, further into the shadows. "The sins of the father," I murmured, "will be visited upon his children.” ******************************************** Betrayed by her boyfriend, Ruby watched her family gruesomely murdered. She was defiled by her parent's killers and left to the cold hands of death, However, it seems fate had so much in store for her, As she was Saved by a Ruthless Mafia lord, Kairo, driven by Rage, and Betrayal, and pain of losing her loved ones, Ruby vowed to get her revenge on Harlow's family. Unexpectedly, Ruby finds love amid her revenge, caught between carrying out her revenge or accepting her feelings. Will she be able to get her revenge on the Harlow family? Or will she give it all up for the sake of love?

Aria Collins wakes up after a mysterious night she cannot fully remember, trapped in fragments of memory she cannot trust. Days later, she is unexpectedly hired into Blackwood Enterprises, a powerful corporate empire where she is placed directly under the authority of billionaire CEO Damien Blackwood. Unknown to her, Damien is the same man from that missing night, and he recognizes her immediately—but chooses silence instead of truth. As Aria navigates her new job, she begins experiencing emotional and memory distortions that blur her sense of reality. Damien maintains strict control over their interactions while quietly becoming obsessed with her presence. Every encounter between them increases tension, pulling Aria deeper into confusion she cannot explain. The situation escalates when Victor Harrington, a rival billionaire CEO, enters the conflict and begins using Aria as a strategic weakness against Damien. His manipulation exposes cracks in Damien’s control and pushes Aria into the center of a corporate war. What begins as a professional role quickly transforms into emotional entrapment between two powerful men. As hidden truths begin to surface, Aria discovers that her missing memory is not accidental—and that both men are connected to what she cannot remember. Betrayal, obsession, and power collide as she is forced to confront a reality she never chose. In the end, she must decide whether truth is worth the pain it carries—or whether walking away is the only way to survive.

Bailey Ashwood has loved Liam Black for as long as she can remember. As the youngest daughter of the pack’s Beta, she grew up admiring the future Alpha from afar, praying every night to the Moon Goddess that he would one day become her mate. Her only comfort was her childhood best friend, Jenny — the one person who knew her deepest secret. But on the morning of her eighteenth birthday, Bailey’s world shatters. Drawn by the sudden pull of the mate bond, she follows the intoxicating scent straight to Liam’s room… only to find him in bed with Jenny. Heartbroken and humiliated, Bailey is publicly rejected by the very man she had loved all her life — a rejection fueled by dark secrets, ambition, and betrayal. Unable to bear the pain, she leaves her pack and disappears into the human world, masking her wolf scent with the help of a mysterious witch. For two years, she builds a new life, determined to forget everything about mates, wolves, and destiny. Until the day a powerful and enigmatic CEO walks into her workplace. Xander Draven is feared across the werewolf world as the ruthless Alpha King. The moment he sees Bailey, he knows she is his fated mate — the one he has waited his entire life for. But Bailey no longer believes in fate. And she has no intention of returning to a world that once broke her. As Xander fights to win her trust, old enemies resurface, hidden truths come to light, and a war that could destroy entire packs begins to rise. This time, Bailey must decide: Will she run from destiny again… Or rise from betrayal to claim the throne meant for her?

To avoid a brutal war, the alpha of Blue Ridge Pack reluctantly agrees to an arranged marriage between his beta's daughter Piper and his enemy's son. His son, Xander, learns of his plan to sacrifice Piper and helps Piper run away. Xander makes her promise to stay hidden until she finds and marks her destined mate. A few years later, after she turns 20 and is able to identify her mate, Piper begins to struggle with stomach pain. She assumes that the pain is caused by the herbs she is taking to mask her identity. Unfortunately, Piper's world crushes down around her when she discovers that the stomach pain is not really stomach pain at all… she is experiencing betrayal pains. The only problem? She does not know who her mate is. As the betrayal pains become more frequent and more destructive, Piper must race to find both her mate and the reason that neither he, nor she, recognize one another.

"You kill so wonderfully well, little Raven," he murmured, his voice incredibly smooth, "but you did a terrible job hiding yourself. That beautiful scent of yours... wood, jasmine, and blood. It's unmistakable." Thirteen years ago, ten-year-old Romy Hawthorne hid in the vineyard and watched the Supreme Alpha, Rowan Ashwing-Kael Vexley, pull a bloodied blade from her sister’s chest as her home burned. Now, Romy is "Viper"—a lethal, wolf-less assassin. When a twenty-million-dollar bounty drops on the man known as the Beast of Flames, she eagerly takes the job. Her mission: infiltrate his territory, plunge a silver knife into his heart, and avenge her family. But her target is a dangerously powerful Fire Lord who has spent the last decade hunting the real syndicate that murdered his fiancée. When Romy breaks into his stronghold, he doesn't find a victim, he finds the surviving little sister of the woman he lost. And to their absolute horror, she is his fated mate. Bound by an agonizing supernatural tether where every ounce of physical pain she inflicts on him is violently mirrored in her own body, Romy is completely trapped. With enemies closing in, she must make a choice: Will she fulfill her lifelong vow and kill the monster who ruined her life? Or will she surrender to the intoxicating fire of the Alpha who would burn the world down to keep her safe? #Enemies to Lovers #Fated Mates #Assassin/Alpha #Touch Her and Die #Revenge #Forced Proximity, #Misunderstanding #Hidden Identity #Steamy.