"I, Alex Haynes, Alpha of the Bloodmoon Pack, reject you, Eleanor Jackson, as my mate," Alex's voice rang out coldly. A sharp pain pierced Eleanor's heart, but she didn't let it show. Not now. She stood tall, crossing her arms over her chest, her face a mask of defiance. "I accept your rejection with pleasure," she spat back, her tone dripping with sarcasm. "Better to be alone than to be mated to an arrogant asshole." Inside, the words stung more than she'd admit, even to herself. The bond that had sparked between them had been torn apart, leaving a raw ache in its wake. But she refused to let him see that. Not Alex. Her heart may have been breaking, but her pride remained unshaken.

Highest Ranking: #1 in triplets Meeting your mate, or as the case may be, mates at a party drunk is not the best way to get to know each other. Them leaving you in bed after sleeping with you is even less cool. Getting rejected by a simple note is definitely worse. But them being your future Alphas of the Blood Moon pack takes the damn cake in the history of bad situations. Unfortunately, this is exactly what happened to Ava Smith. Being only 16 at the time, she ran without looking back. Little did she know that she was pregnant with triplets, but she made it work with her friends turned family. Fearing that her ex-mates would reject their children like they did her, her little family stayed as rogues. But they did more than just survive, they thrived. Creating the "Smith Organization" to help other rogues, Ava with her friends make the best of what could have been an awful life. However, life apparently had a hate for Ava and got her kidnapped by a group of Hunters. Barely escaping that same group, her pups, Emma, Jackson and Ethan, are forced to go to their fathers. Things just couldn't get worse. How much do you want to bet?

Alora, shunned by everyone, including her own three brothers, thought things couldn't get any worse. But they did when the soon-to-be Alpha, Aziel discovered they were mates, took her virginity and cruelly rejected her. Heartbroken and desperate, she fled to a distant pack, seeking refuge with a friend she'd only known through her workplace. Just as she begins to rebuild her life, she faces an earth-shattering revelation: she's pregnant with her ex-mate's baby. Now, against all odds, Alora must return to the pack that spurned her, carrying a secret that could change everything.

Twelve years ago, Julia believed she was Harold's fated mate, only to be callously rejected. So when years later he asks her to be his fake mate, she can finally even the score and get her revenge...but then Harold will lose his last chance at redemption, and Julia will never learn if they're fake or fated. Season 3 of The Astronomical Odds *** Her pack knows her as Julia the Doc or the Thornback--a slur for an unmated she-wolf. Twelve years ago, the provisional Alpha Harold mated, abandoned her for a deceitful Luna Scarlett, only to be broken and left dead inside by the temptress. Scorned, Julia's only chance for vengeance is to agree to be Harold's fake mate for political purposes, then publicly reject him in a mating ceremony, destroying his chances to pick up the pieces. What she doesn't expect is that their fake match would make both of them re-evaluate their adolescent feelings. While Julia and Harold walk the thin line that separates fake mates from fated mates, only the goodwill of the most respected Alpha on the continent and his Stargazer Luna prevent their bluff from being called. But someone is poised to give them a little push from the shadows, so that they fall from grace once and for all.

[Wattys 2022 Shortlist] The Elven battlemage Gynefra Caul-Marrel has fought many foes over her two centuries. Humans have proven the most obstinate, yet they have forgotten the lessons that led to the War of the Great Coalition. That short-lived race has now spread into the shattered former battlefields of that conflict, building villages atop barrows of ancient dead, toiling away in mines better left abandoned. When a plague spreads through their lands, she is dispatched by the Watchful Tower to investigate. The horrors are much worse than she'd imagined. An unholy alliance has formed in the depths below, which threatens to tear apart the fragile order that's existed since the War of the Great Coalition. It's not enough to simply fight-the Great Evil they face requires a unified defense from every realm. Yet even saving human refugees isn't enough to dampen the paranoia of the Inquisition. The grievances between Elves and humanity have been built over millennia and seem impossible to mend. Yet if they cannot succeed, kingdom by kingdom will fall, until the mortal world is swept clean. Under Gynefra's leadership, a new War of the Great Coalition must be waged-yet this time united in struggle against the Twisted One, who threatens to devour their realms.

When Yas Packer finds out that he is a werewolf he thinks that this should be the most empowering thing in the world. That isn't the case however when he finds out that a powerful Alpha leader of another pack is looking for a beta wolf. A Beta wolf is the submissive wolf to a more dominant match. Yas must compete in an event called the "Mating Season" With other potential Beta wolves to gain the highly desired role of Beta wolf to a sexy. aggressive werewolf named Walid. Unexpectedly, he finds himself not only butting heads With the other potential beta wolves but also with the alpha wolf who is supposed to dominate him.

As an Omega, the lowest-rank werewolf in any pack, Claire is confident her smoking hot Alpha can't be her mate. But she's wrong -- not just about him, but also about her place in the werewolf world. ***** Adopted into a family of Omegas, the lowest-ranking werewolves in the Mistwood Valley pack, eighteen-year-old Claire Masters is more concerned with her schoolwork and her adorable little brother than pandering to pack politics. But when Nathanial Groves, the pack's inescapably attractive Alpha, steps into her life, her entire world is thrown into disarray. Because Claire can't help feeling drawn to him -- irresistibly so -- and it's distracting her from the growing danger looming over her town and her family. A mate is the last thing she has time for, but can Nate be ignored? [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]

“Don’t you know? I get what I want, whenever I want. Nothing will stop me from having you, not even your family.” He smirks. I shudder knowing how true his words were but not wanting to accept it. ******* He gets what he wants. Nothing stops him from getting her. After all, who would when they know their life will be at risk. Lucca Stone is someone you would never want to meet. This cold billionaire is the devil himself with no emotions whatsoever. Tormenting people mercilessly is his favourite hobby. But there’s more to him that not all knows… After all, there is always a back story to why one is the way they are now. Rose Steele just happens to stumble upon him at the most disadvantaged time. From then on she feels lust, pain, jealousy and love. Why must the innocent and vulnerable suffer when they have already suffered from before? Can her heart bear the weight of another betrayal? Thus, this begins the pain journey for Rose and whether or not she wants to escape his overbearing, controlling self.

Dr. Jacob White shattered Katelyn's unremarkable existence when he wields his hypnotic charm to lead her down a path of passion and control that she could never have imagined. But just as Katelyn feels she's found true love and fulfillment, Jacob drops a bombshell - Katelyn must pass a test to join a secret society, where hierarchy and control reach unimaginable levels, and failure means the end of their relationship as if he never existed. The emotional fallout from Jacob's revelation and the demands of the society force Katelyn to confront her deepest fears and desires. As she grapples with the emotional fallout of his revelation and the demands of a secret society where hierarchy and control reach unimaginable levels, Katelyn must decide whether to take the ultimate risk for the love and power she's found. The bombshell revelation and fall out leaves her questioning everything she thought she's learned about desire and power. But as she delves deeper into the secret society, Katelyn is forced to confront the true extent of its power and control. She must decide whether to take the ultimate risk for the love and power she's found, or to opt for the safety of the life she has always known. Will she trust him enough to risk everything for the love and power she's discovered, or will she choose the simple familiarity of her old life?