He is a king of shadows; she is a master of the light. In the high-stakes heat of Miami, Dr. Vivienne Saint-Preux is a woman of impossible standards. A brilliant trauma surgeon by day and a fierce legal mind by night, she has spent her life building a fortress of logic and independence. As the daughter of a proud Haitian family, she knows that in this city, you either command respect or you are crushed by it. Rafael "El Padrino" (The Godfather) Varga is the chaos she never saw coming. When the head of Mexico's most ruthless cartel is wheeled into her ER-shot, bleeding, and barely clinging to life-Vivienne does the one thing she was trained to do: she saves him. But saving a man like Damian comes with a price. He doesn't just want to express his gratitude; he wants to own the hands that mended him. For Rafael, Vivienne is a revelation-a woman who doesn't tremble at his name or blink at his power. For Vivienne, Rafael is a moral landslide. As his enemies descend on Miami, the hospital walls can no longer protect her. She is pulled into a world of gilded cages and blood-soaked legacies, where her legal brilliance is his greatest weapon and her medical skill is his only weakness. Between the sterile white of the OR and the dark neon of the underworld, Vivienne must decide: will she uphold the laws she's sworn to protect, or will she become the queen to a man who recognizes no law but his own?

Her village burned. Her family died. And while running for her life, she stumbled upon a hidden dragon egg. For six months, Liora survived alone in the wilderness with the silver dragon who hatched in her arms. But when the Dragon Riders finally find them, she is dragged to an Academy ruled by nobles-where a girl of her status has no right to a dragon. Inside those walls, danger takes a new shape. There, she's caught between two riders: - Aiden, the charming rider who openly protects her, defends her, and treats her like she belongs. - Kael, the cold prodigy who trains her in secret, pushes her harder than anyone else... and is tangled in secrets he refuses to share. Liora has only one goal: Keep her dragon safe. But the creature that destroyed her village is still hunting. And the Academy-filled with ambition,and lies, -might be even more dangerous than the monster that burned her home.

She crossed the Parapet with her eyes closed. No one knew her name. Not really. Not the riders, not the commandant. Not even the boy she once knew, who now leads the very quadrant she's been thrown into. Aeliana Sorynne is a survivor. Marked by magic, scarred by secrets, raised in the shadows of rebellion. Now, she enters Basgiath War College under a name no one remembers - carrying nothing but a rune, a memory, and the skills of someone who should've died years ago. Assigned to Fourth Wing, Tail Section, Second Squad, Aeliana must navigate brutal training, suspicious cadets, and the heavy eyes of dragons that seem to see more than they should. She's not here to be chosen. She's here to endure. But surviving is never that simple - not when her past walks the same halls, not when dragons are watching, and not when trust could mean everything... or cost her everything.

Born a forbidden hybrid..half Dragon, half Lycan. Araya Dravén has spent her entire life hiding. Not just her power... but her bloodline. Because Araya isn't the abandoned outcast the world thinks she is. She is the only daughter of Commander General Vealen Dravén, Supreme Commander of the Dragon Armies, second only to the Dragon King himself. His wealth can buy nations, his influence can shift thrones, and his strength is feared across every clan. And for eighteen years, he hid his daughter from a world that would end her for what she is. Until the Academy of Flames and Fangs summons her. Here, strength determines status... power decides survival... and fate chooses your mate. But fate betrays Araya the moment she arrives. Her first fated mate, a rising Lycan prodigy, takes one look at her low-status cover identity and rejects her, unaware that she is the heir to the second-most-powerful Dragon in existence... and the key to a destiny that could elevate him beyond imagination. Her second destined bond is far more perilous: a Dragon prince who sees through the lies she built her life on... and recognizes exactly what she's hiding. Now, caught between rival clans, resurging grudges, and brutal trials, Araya must keep her identity buried while navigating two dangerous destinies and two hearts powerful enough to shatter kingdoms. Enemies want her broken. The Academy wants her controlled. Everyone wants the truth. But Araya didn't come to be claimed. She came to survive. And survival is something she excels at. And somewhere deep in the shadows of this world... something long-buried has begun to awaken. In a world of fire and fangs... she might be the spark that burns the old order to ash.

At Aelinthos, nothing is simple. Not the dragons. Not the bonds. Not the feelings. Lira Vexley came to the Academy to train. But what she carries inside her... cannot be taught. When an ancient power begins to awaken and a voice from the past reaches her through a flame that never dies, Lira is forced to face the truth: She is not just a rider. She is the Flame. And the closer she gets to the truth about her mother, the more dangerous everything becomes. Because some will do anything to stop her. And others- will burn with her. "She wasn't meant to burn. She was meant to ignite." -Kael Draven-

They sent her to the academy to learn control. What they didn't expect... was the storm she carried inside. Luna doesn't care about redemption. She isn't here to make friends, play nice, or be saved. She's darkness wrapped in flesh ,a girl with a stone heart, colder than death, and power that could tear the world apart if she let it. She's sent to Fledgling Institution,a prestigious school for different kinds of supernatural beings where they're molded to master their gifts and blend seamlessly into the human world. Secrets stir. Powers clash. And something ancient is waking beneath the surface of it all. Some monsters are born. Others are made.

She's a girl who feels as though she's had the weight of the world on her shoulders. He's a guy who shows her what it means to feel safe, to not keep waiting for the other shoe to drop.

Savannah "Sav" Blake is a quiet but strong 19-year-old girl from Spanish Town trying to stay focused on her future. But everything changes when she meets Kadeem "Ghost" Ricketts-a mysterious man known only by reputation, silence, and rumors. What starts as harmless messages quickly turns into a connection neither of them expected. Ghost is calm, distant, and emotionally guarded-but there's something about him that pulls Sav in deeper than she understands. But Ghost isn't just "mysterious." He's hiding a life Sav was never meant to step into. As feelings grow, so do secrets. And in Spanish Town, love and danger never stay separate for long. Now Sav has to decide: walk away before it's too late... or stay and risk getting caught in a world she never belonged to.

❛𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒔𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒆?❜ he asked, voice low like it wasn't meant for nobody but her. 𝒛𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐡 didn't speak, just tilted her head a little and stepped in close. she traced one of the tattoos on his arm, finger light like a whisper...when she finally looked up, slow and lazy, doe eyes glinting beneath her lashes--she kissed the corner of his mouth. once, twice--then pulled back. 𝒐𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢 smirked. ❛𝒅𝒊𝒅𝒏'𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒔𝒐.❜ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ She doesn't speak-not out loud, not anymore. Zariah Hart's been quiet since the night she lost everything, and moving to The Palisade at Skyview Apartments was supposed to give her a fresh start. No expectations. No questions. Just peace. But peace gets complicated when a man like Omarion Jordan starts showing up in it. He's nothing like she expected. Tatted, quiet, with eyes that read people better than they speak. A mechanic with a past he doesn't explain-and a presence that says more than his mouth does. He doesn't ask about her silence. She doesn't flinch at his reputation. Somehow, that's enough. What starts as simple glances turns into shared space. What feels like comfort turns to something neither of them planned for. But Atlanta doesn't forget what people try to bury. And sometimes, the loudest truth is the one you never say out loud. 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐃: 𝐉𝐔𝐍𝐄 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓