❝𝐈 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐦𝐞.❞ A hundred concubines lived in Emperor Sylvos' inner court - the heart of his thorned fortress. With a cruel ranking system, only favored concubines had the honor of meeting with His Majesty. And only the woman able to bear him a child could become empress. Raine Stjorme had climbed the ranks to the top. And after praying each night, she was finally with child. Yet all this was rewarded with the cruelest of fates. Murdered by the man she loved, Raine cursed Emperor Sylvos with her dying breath. She cursed his whole court as they snickered at her final moments. And her curse had taken root. Now, Raine awakens three years before her destined death, on the fateful day she first encounters the emperor. Armed with this second chance, she vows to make him fall - and to bring his empire down with him. But when faced with the tyrant who claimed her heart, could she still follow through? ✦✦✦ 𝙏𝙍𝙊𝙋𝙀𝙎 𝙄𝙉𝘾𝙇𝙐𝘿𝙀𝘿: -𝙀𝙣𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨 -𝙎𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 -𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙭𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙮 -𝘼𝙧𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙜𝙚 -𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙚 -𝙑𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙞𝙧𝙡 -𝘽𝙖𝙙𝙖𝙨𝙨 𝙁𝙈𝘾 -𝙈𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙨

| | Wattys 2025 Shortlist | | Ambys 2025 Grand Favorite | | Iris is the oldest of a group of orphans, working hard and without complaint to help bring in money to feed and clothe the younger children. Everybody knows and loves her. She wants nothing more than a normal, safe life―but war looms on the horizon, threatening her plans. Char is a dragon and a certified troublemaker. He and his brother are a pain in their commanding officer's side and a favorite at parties, especially among the girls. But when Char's familiarity with humans earns him a routine scouting mission, he meets Iris―and finds more trouble than he ever expected. She's suddenly at the center of a war, shackled with a magical amulet she doesn't understand and can't control. He's too impulsive to stay out of the tangled web tightening around her, even if that means lying to his brother and risking his life to keep her out of the hands of a psychotic mage. Nowhere is safe. Nothing is normal. And Iris may hold the power to end the war and save them all. ***** A Song and a Storm: Book One

When investigative journalist Adrianna Torrence, famed for exposing Hollywood's darkest secrets, must hire protection after receiving chilling death threats, she's paired with Reed Redwood-a cocky playboy and heir to an elite bodyguard firm hiding his own dangerous agenda. He convinces Adrianna to pose as his girlfriend to expose her biggest story yet, but Adrianna soon realizes the greatest threat to her heart might be the man she's risking everything to trust. Season 2 of The Bodyguard Club *** Twenty-five-year-old investigative journalist Adrianna Torrence has built her career-and her fair share of enemies-by exposing the darkest secrets of Hollywood's elite. When a string of death threats forces her to seek protection, she turns to Gold Standard Security, the most elite bodyguard firm in the industry. What she doesn't expect is Reed Redwood-a cocky, dangerously charming playboy whose reputation has her questioning everything, including his abilities. But Reed has his own motives. After discovering that his father, the powerful CEO of GSS, is running a blackmail empire, Reed is determined to take him down and reclaim the company. To do that, he needs Adrianna to pose as his girlfriend, trading her expertise for his protection. Drawn by the promise of her biggest story yet, Adrianna agrees despite her frustration with Reed's womanizing charm. But as their chemistry blurs the lines between fake and real, Adrianna finds herself caught between her growing feelings and the dangerous truths they're uncovering. Faced with an impossible choice, she must decide: follow her heart or risk everything to expose Hollywood's most explosive scandal.

This is best read after Zolan Book 3 (The King) *** I'm the descendant of Queen Dee and King Vadnar. My family and I have lived our whole lives on an isolated island. After years of staring at the horizon, I decide to leave. My curiosity leads me to a military camp, where I'm forced to enlist as an Entertainer. I try to lay low. But with The Captain's dark, hungry gaze following me, trouble is bound to find me.

She's a mafia princess desperate for freedom. He's a self-made king with no intention of letting her go. When Sofia Vitale learns she's been promised to a powerful gang leader in Memphis, she decides there's only one option left: escape before the wedding can happen. Malik Jones has spent his life building an empire from nothing. As the billionaire leader of the most successful gang in Memphis, he doesn't need a wife-and he certainly doesn't need the complications that come with marrying the daughter of a Chicago Mafia Don. Unfortunately, a lucrative business deal leaves neither of them much choice. Determined to reclaim her freedom, Sofia refuses to make life easy for her future husband. But the more time she spends with Malik, the harder it becomes to ignore the man beneath the reputation. Because while Malik may be dangerous, he is also patient, protective, and far more difficult to hate than she expected. As tensions rise between their families and old enemies begin circling, Sofia finds herself caught between the life she's always wanted and the man she's never meant to love. Will Sofia risk everything for a chance at freedom? Or will the bargain that brought them together cost them both far more than they were willing to pay?

Brea Lancaster may have been born in the country, but she is a city girl through and through. She is stylish, influential, and loves the excitement that the party life has to offer. When she receives a call from her brother, who she hasn't spoken to in years, she is forced to return to her small country town that she hasn't been back to visit for almost a decade. Glendale is far from the pretty lights and vibrant parties of the city that Brea is used to. Especially the people in town. When Brea runs into-quite literally-her brother's nemesis and childhood friend, Zander, Brea starts to wonder whether everything she has grown up to think of Glendale may not to be true. This is a contemporary romance about a girl learning there is more to life than what meets the eye, and realizing how incredible but terrifying, falling in love is. A steamy, small town, brother's rival romance.

Aenwyn, the Mistress of the High Seas, once a feared and powerful figure, possessed the rare ability to glimpse into the future. But even her visions could not prevent the treachery that led to her capture and the devastating loss of her people. Imprisoned for centuries, she was forced to watch the world move on without her, helpless against the tide of fate. Until Sollel, the Mistress of Flame, broke the chains of the Mistress of the High Seas, freeing her from her prison, Aqua Terra. Now, armed with vengeance and guided by her prophetic visions, the Mistress of the High Seas sets sail on a perilous journey. She seeks to reunite with those she lost and wreak havoc on the ones responsible for her grief. Storms will rage, tides will rise, and nothing will stop her from enacting her revenge. But with each step toward retribution, the future becomes uncertain, and the Mistress of the High Seas will soon discover that some sacrifices may never be undone. [ BOOK 3 OF AZITERA: YTHER'S QUEEN ] UPDATE DATE: TO BE ANNOUNCED CECELIB | C.C.

Just as Celeste is on the brink of giving birth to her and Theo's twin sons, a new and unanticipated enemy of the Draven pack strikes with fury. Word that Theo is the Moon Goddess' True Alpha--a legend come to life--spreads throughout and beyond their continent, but a foreign Alpha an ocean away, disagrees. Season 3 of The Dark Alpha

"I don't think you want your whole neighbourhood to see what is going inside the car." Ryan purrs in my ear. His eyes glow with an evil glint that sends a shiver down my spine as he sneers, "Or do you?" I panic and look at the source of my fear, where my dad is standing in the balcony and my neighbours not-so-casually staring at the shady black car parked in the street. Though the glass is thick and dark, I wonder what part of the inside is intriguing them. "Are you into exhibitionism?" My eyes sprint at him. Ryan lowers his head. Keeping my eyes locked at him, he takes the small bump of my erect nipple in his teeth that pierces through my tee, and slowly bites. A sharp prickly pain surges through my body, and my hips jerk in the air as I gasp loudly. "Ahhh!" Everything feels hot and tingling. Wet and wetter. "Do you like it when people watch?" He whispers sultrily in my ears. "Does it excite you?" . . . Emara Stone.. She was never meant to get this close to the guy who has warnings written all over him. But he was her inspiration to write a book on bad boys. And like it is said, if you knock on the Devil's door.. Don't be surprised when he opens it wide. 🌶️ MATURE SCENES 🔥 . . . Highest Ranks #1 Funny #1 RomCom #1 DarkFantasy #1 Twist #1 Enemies #1 Jealousy #2 SexScenes #2 LoveTriangle #3 Comedy #3 HOT #3 Flirt #5 Adult