The Blood Moon Festival is a deadly competition that selects the next generation of dragon riders. Most competitors spend their childhood honing their Divine - a rare, godlike power typically found in the ruling class. But Raven Black, a poor orphan with an unusually powerful Divine, spent her childhood breaking more laws than she can count. At sixteen, Raven's list of crimes is taller than she is, and she is paying the price for it. Caught and sentenced to death after a heist gone wrong, Raven figures her luck has finally run out. That is until a dragon rider sees potential in Raven's Divine and offers her a chance to avoid execution by competing in the Blood Moon Festival. With no other choice, Raven enters Skydescent, a castle where contestants train and form alliances. As the only ex-criminal, Raven figured she would be the most cutthroat, her competitors too worried about honor to get their hands dirty. But in Scadril, a powerful dragon is honor. 128 competitors enter the Blood Moon Festival, and each will do whatever it takes to come out on top.

Hidden deep within an enchanted forest concealed from the modern world, Eldergrove Academy trains students gifted in the six elemental magics: fire, water, air, nature, light, and shadow. Nyla Rowan has spent years mastering control. As one of the academy's top students, she refuses to let emotions, fear, or power rule her. Then her magic begins changing. Black flowers bloom from her vines. The forest screams at night. And something ancient stirs beneath the academy grounds. The last person she wants near her during any of this is Lucien Ashcroft. Ember Dorm's most dangerous student. Her academic rival. The boy with glowing tattoos carved into his skin and enough secrets to set the entire forest on fire. But as tensions rise within the academy, Nyla discovers a hidden danger surrounding her. Now the forest is waking up. And whatever sleeps beneath it knows Nyla's name.

Content Warning (18+): This book contains explicit, graphic sexual content, including scenes and references to sexual assault, as well as graphic violence and gore. Intended for readers aged 18 and over. Please read at your own discretion. She ran from a crown-straight into a storm that chose her. BOOK ONE of The Breath of Aethriel Princess Serétha has spent her life being polished, paraded, and prepared to become a political sacrifice - a sacred "union" meant to bind kingdoms under the gods' gaze. But on the eve of her fate being sealed, Serétha runs. The wilds beyond the palace are not freedom - they are hunger, cruelty, and the kind of darkness stories never warn you about. And Serétha isn't just being hunted by men who believe they own her... she's being pulled toward something she doesn't understand - something old, forbidden, and waking inside her blood. A thief with too much charm. A prince with a devotion sharp enough to cut. A world ruled by gods who do not forgive. Serétha wanted a choice. Now she has one - and it might burn Aethriel to the bone.

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-

"The weak don't survive here." At Arclight Academy, your worth is measured by the creature you bond with. For Serenya Vale, a scholarship student born with a chronic, progressive illness, surviving the brutal training seems impossible. She expects to fail. She expects to die. What she doesn't expect is Kairen Draxen. Lethal, silent, and wrapped in living darkness, Kairen is the only rider in centuries to bond with a shadow dragon. To survive his bond, he had to stop feeling entirely, turning himself into a cold, unyielding void. No one can break his control. Until Serenya walks through the iron gates. Suddenly, Kairen's shadows are acting on their own-escaping his command to pool at Serenya's feet and ease her pain. As the lethal academy trials begin, the two are forced into an impossible proximity. Bound by a cosmic soul connection that demands his darkness surrender to her light, Kairen is terrified of losing control, and Serenya is just trying to stay alive. Featuring: > 🖤 Hurt/Comfort & Underdog Heroine 🖤 Grumpy x Sunshine (Dark Romantasy edition) 🖤 "Touch her and you die" energy 🖤 Forced Proximity & Fated Soulbonds

THE HIDDEN DAUGHTER OF THE VANSHVARDHAN. The Vanshvardhans are more than a family. They are a dynasty. With an empire spanning politics, government, and billion-dollar businesses across Asia, the Vanshvardhan name is synonymous with power, prestige, and an unshakable legacy. For generations, they have stood at the pinnacle of influence, believing their family history is complete. Until one little girl changes everything. Seven-year-old Niharika has never known the life she was born into. Raised by her loving mother, Arundhati, she grows up surrounded by love despite a life of hardship. But when Arundhati loses her battle with blood cancer, Niharika is left in the care of her aunt, Deepthi, who vows to fulfill her sister's dying wish. All Arundhati leaves behind is a single name. Yuvraj Vanshvardhan. As Deepthi begins her search, she uncovers a truth capable of shaking one of India's most powerful families. Niharika is not an outsider. She is Yuvraj Vanshvardhan's daughter. A child whose existence has been hidden for years. A secret that could change the lives of everyone in the Vanshvardhan family. Will the family embrace the innocent little girl who shares their blood, or will the truth become a burden too heavy for even the mighty Vanshvardhans to bear? In a world ruled by power, tradition, and family honor, one forgotten daughter is about to rewrite a legacy. Because every family has secrets and some secrets have a heartbeat. Tropes - Hidden Child - Secret Daughter - Billionaire Family - Powerful Family Dynasty - Family Drama - Lost & Found Family - Emotional Reunion - Protective Brothers - Father-Daughter Bond - Grumpy Father, Sunshine Daughter - Found Family - Second Chance at Fatherhood - Slow-Burn Family Acceptance - Family Secrets - Emotional Healing -

Two families. One past. Each defending their own truth. The shattering ache of the past was long buried deep in the hearts of those who bore it's weight, never meant to be surfaced again. However, a young woman's ambition to pursue her dreams stirs the fragile calmness of their lives, driving them into a storm of emotions, forcing them to question their own choices. Kshitija Thakur had to follow one rule - Do not fall in love. For it was love that had once shattered her family, leaving behind scars whose true depth she was never allowed to understand. But how could she resist? Dhanunjay "Danny" Birla is a magnificent whirlwind that would lure anyone into his storm. And she was no exception. What she didn't know was that Danny hadn't crossed paths with her by chance and came with secrets of his own. Secrets that would test Kshitija's heart in the worst way possible. With promises on the line, families rendered vulnerable, feelings turning dangerously deep, will she survive the storm? Ride along the heartfelt tale of Kshitija Thakur! All Rights Reserved.

She's an innocent girl who lived with her alcoholic abusive father. Her life was barley manageable, especially when she was separated from her biological family at such a young age. When her father mysteriously dies from a car crash, she's taken to the police station where she waits for a family to take custody of her or to be sent to an orphanage. But when she's expecting the second option, what happens when her supposed oldest brother that she had no idea about shows up in front of her, calmly informing her of the sudden news that she's apparently going to live with him and her 4 other brothers? How will she handle this life-changing information? Everyone has secrets, even the 15-year-old herself. Enemies will constantly send threats towards the 'carefree' reunited family, though what happens when they act on their thoughts? Will Azalea recover from the traumatic events she faced? What consequences will they all face when her brothers back down on their promises?

Eleanor De Costa. The Princess of the Italian Mafia kept far away from her empire for a decade, being thrown on a boarding school for the rich and elite since she was just an 8 year old little sweetheart. Separated from her older brothers, cousins, uncles, aunts, and grandparents with no contact. Now that she has graduated as valedictorian, she's ready to go back home. However as she steps back into her childhood walls, greets the faces of whom abandoned her at such a young age, Eleanor can't help but feel angry. Revenger starts becoming a craving as needed as air. But as she strives to hunt and harm, ignoring the battle wounds reopening, she starts to ask questions, questions that challenge the morals she built her mental wall around. When do the consequences outweigh the prizes? When does the heart finally speak against the mind? When is it enough? _____ "The hollow hole in your soul that just for some reason keeps on growing. The loneliness slowly overcoming you. Slow enough for lack of realization yet sure enough to surely over rule you're senses one day. The kind that only family would ever dare leave in their absence." "I have my friends to fill that hole." "You can't heal a bullet wound with a bandage."

Eight-year-old Athena Dimitriou has never known safety. Raised by a mother who loved her but resented her, and a man who hid his violence behind closed doors, she learned early how to stay small, quiet, and invisible. Until the night everything shattered. When her mother is found dead and her stepfather vanishes, DNA results reveal an impossible truth-Athena is the illegitimate daughter of one of America's most powerful Mafia dons. Whisked away to New York, she finds herself in a palace of cold steel and burning loyalty, under the protection of five ruthless brothers who rule a criminal empire. She was born in silence. They raise her in steel. But beneath the violence lies something unexpected-soft hands, warm arms, a family that will kill for her, die for her... and teach her, at last, how to live. Book 1