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[When the second in power is no longer the Empress...] -AU -•-•- The Kingdom Of Yun was a prosperous country that is the largest out of all the others. Though everything went to chaos when the Crown Prince, who became the Emperor, suddenly married a man! He even declared that his husband shall now hold the title of Prince Consort, a position higher than the Empress!! Even if homosexuality is not really considered strange, it was still absurd to take a man as your partner as an Emperor because you'll need a heir. So what is the Empress role now if it has been deemed lower? To assist the Prince Consort with the affairs of the harem. Not only is the Prince Consort in charge of the harem affairs, he also assist the Emperor with the court affairs! Many have joined the harem but the sad thing to say was that the Prince Consort was the only man in the harem while the rest are all women. Those snakes who entered thought they won because the Emperor never visited his lover's chambers at night. Oh yeah, no one in the Harem knows how the Prince Consort look like, not even the Empress.

Desperate for money, Christian Wallis is offered a job. To pretend date Neil Ericsson for 6 months for the money he needs. What motivates Neil Ericsson, the richest guy to want to date Christian. Christian who is drowning in debt and finds it hard to turn down Neil's offer. When circumstances force Neil and Christian to get married, will they be able to keep their facade going?

BOOK 1. CRESCENT FALL PACK. Alvares wasn't anti social he longed for a mate, for love but when his brother betrayed him and deprived him of that, he sets off alone, on his own journey. Five years later, he's not the same man he was, more so he has become an alpha worthy of his title. #1.lgbtfiction #1.mxm

Spencer O'connor. A socially anxious wolf who is scared of everyone. He will only mutter a few words to people he knows. He has to leave his pack when he is kicked out for shifting late. To make it worse, when he does shift, he turns out to be an omega. Aiden Steele. A soon to be Alpha who is learning to run the pack. He is cocky, arrogant, and full of pride. He's a scary boy, but is super nice when you get to know him. Spencer stumbles onto Aiden's territory, a newly made rogue. How does Aiden react when he finds him? Can little Spencer change the soon to be Alpha's ways?

He was his first best friend, his first crush, his first kiss, and his first love... Chris Donovan has never known peace since that fateful night. He'd done something very bad. And he never dreamt he would ever come face to face with the person he'd wronged...the one person whose name made him shake with regret, pain, sadness and desire...the one person who could make his world stop, with a mere glance. Shane Lewis had everything that money could buy. He was a billionaire. Shane had the looks, power and money. His name put the fear of God into people. So what could render a hunk like Shane speechless, make him quiver in fear, and even make him wish for death? Each man had to learn the hard way that once you give your heart away, you don't so easily get it back. And no matter how much they pretend, they could never forget the taste of their first kiss. Theirs was an unbreakable bond! This story contains hot graphic sexual scenes...lots of it, mind-blowing passion and total hotness. Don't say I didn't warn ya. Peace! (Cover by the amazing SuperSonicPaGer)

-- Wattys 2021 Winner!-- When Luis, an Alpha werewolf, learns his mate Rowan is human, he worries Rowan won't accept him, only to discover that his mate is more essential to the werewolf world than anyone could have guessed. ***** Eighteen-year-old Rowan Arti just wants to enjoy the mountain air and scenic views on his senior camping trip. The last thing he anticipated was Luis Delgado, his quiet and brooding peer who suddenly seems to be everywhere. As unexplainable forces pull him towards Luis, Rowan uncovers a secret in himself that even the pack couldn't have predicted. And with unknown dangers closing around them, Rowan might just be the key to the pack's survival. [[word count: 100,000 - 150,000]] Cover designed by Regina Dionela Book One of the Solar Flare series