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BITE ME is on sale in bookstores now!!! You can order a copy here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/816095/bite-me-by-alicia-wallace/ Bite Me is available in both graphic novel formats! Experience Kieran and Mason's love story through two different lenses in BITE ME and LOVE BITES. Dive into unexpected twists and thrilling romance in any format you like. Werewolves and vampires don't mix, or that's what Kieran Callisto, a seventeen-year-old vampire, has believed all his life - until he falls for the Alpha's son. ***** When Kieran meets his new classmate, Mason Kane, he bristles with an unexplainable disdain. Soon it becomes apparent why: Mason is a werewolf. But when a fight turns into a sudden kiss that neither expects, Kieran's feelings for Mason turn to attraction in an instant. None of it makes sense - vampires and werewolves are supposed to be mortal enemies, so why does Kieran find Mason so irresistible? He knows that each kiss is dangerous, each bite is unpredictable...

Kim Seokjin has only known pain-losing his parents, living under toxic step-parents, and being trapped in a false, abusive love. His only light in the darkness is his younger brothers, Jimin and Jungkook. Everything changes when he is forced into an arranged marriage with Kim Namjoon, a soft-hearted CEO who is nothing like the world Jin grew up in. What starts as a loveless contract slowly turns into something Jin never believed in-care, warmth, and a family that truly loves him. In a house full of kindness, Jin begins to heal... and for the first time, he learns what it feels like to be loved the right way.

*18+ read at your discretion-includes graphic sex scenes, mature themes and violence) +++ Once every ten years, the Alpha's and Luna's of the land meet for a three month Gathering. For the first time ever, a human is invited. Ivara is attending with one purpose: get her Princess a proposal from one of three eligible Alpha's. Ezra-the charming, unserious flirt with silent ambitions. Syre-the quiet one with a dark secret. Atreus-the ruthless Alpha who can see through every lie she tells. However, on arrival, a lethal secret forces Ivara onto a new path: she must carry out tasks as instructed. To poison, steal, lie and manipulate. All for an unknown purpose, coming from an unknown person. The longer Ivara is at the Gathering, the closer she becomes to the very Alpha's she cannot have, yet who want her. Alpha's who are also vying to fulfil a prophecy to become Alpha King. But desire and attraction become dangerous, and the stakes get higher with every instruction Ivara recieves. Soon, she must make a choice. Which Alpha will she choose, and when it comes down to it, where do her loyalties lie? (FYI: Generative AI was NOT used at any point during the process of creating this story. Not in idea generation, writing or editing. This is an original story)

Odette Hart, a half-human, half-wolf hybrid, is forced to move from her small hometown and brave the icy weather of Russia. Soon after her 22nd birthday, Odette's scent changes, and she must face the consequences of being a newly perfumed omega. Soon, after she is thrown into this new world, she stumbles upon her mate, who already has a pack attached to him.

18+ Content Warning - Read at your own discretion! +++ Werewolves have been extinct for as long as Evoni has been alive. Or at least, she thought they were. A dark and vacant woods has always bordered her town, but she has never dared enter them. Not until she makes the trek alone into the forest to search for a flower said to boost werewolf fertility. Only to encounter a terrifying and surprisingly gorgeous werewolf, who takes her back to his pack, that has remained hidden from humans for centuries. Unable to return home, Evoni faces the reality that her captor is the last Alpha, and he has tasked her with solving a single issue - werewolves failing fertility. The longer she spends in his pack, the stronger her connection to the sexy and forbidden Alpha becomes, and the closer she comes to fulfilling an ancient prophecy that foretells a mate bond between a human and an Alpha that will unite werewolves and humans once and for all.

"Stop," the beast growled in my ear. The sound vibrated through my entire body. I froze for a heartbeat from pure shock. He lowered his head beside mine, breath warm against my neck. His voice was low, dangerous... fraying at the edges. "Aurora," he said, "if you run from me again, I will chase you. And I will catch you. His hold tightened as if proving the point. "I will always catch you." Tears spilled down my cheeks. "You're scaring me," I whispered, voice shaking. His breath hitched-barely, but enough that I felt it. For a moment, just a moment, the iron in his grip softened. His hand slid from my waist to my wrist, holding firm but no longer crushing. Then his other arm locked around my upper body, strong enough that escape was impossible. "Aurora," he said, his voice rough, "you cannot run from a bond like this." I shook my head violently. "I'm human! I'm not meant for- for you!" His chest rumbled behind me, a low, frustrated sound. "You are meant for me," he said, lips brushing the shell of my ear. "Fate does not make mistakes." Aurora Hayes, a human girl from a village called Eldermist, a remote settlement tucked beside the enchanted Blackpine Forest. Her people had lived in fear for generations fearing the Beast said to roam the woods. On one night Aurora ventures out into the woods and comes face to face with the beast her village fears. Roman the ruthless Lycan King instantly recognizes Aurora as his mate and takes her to his pack. Roman will stop at nothing to claim the woman destiny has chosen for him.But Aurora is human. She's fragile and Untouched by the brutal world of Lycans and vampires.

"I, Kael Voss, reject you, Lyra Ashwood, as my mate." One sentence. That's all it took to destroy everything. On the night of the Moon Ceremony, eighteen-year-old Lyra Ashwood finally discovers her fated mate - Kael Voss, the Beta's golden son, the most desired wolf in Silverpine Pack. But instead of claiming her, he rejects her. Publicly. Brutally. In front of every wolf she's ever known. Cast out into the Wildlands with nothing but the clothes on her back, Lyra is ready to die. Until the Shadow Guard finds her. They serve Alpha King Damian Nightfang - the most powerful and feared Alpha on the continent. A man who hasn't taken a mate in ten years. A man with eyes like midnight and secrets darker than the shadows he commands. When Damian sees Lyra, something impossible happens. A second mate bond ignites between them. But Lyra is broken, distrustful, and refuses to be claimed again. And Damian? He's hiding a truth that could shatter them both. ⚠️ Contains: mate rejection, second chance romance, slow burn, possessive alpha, strong FL, dark secrets, pack politics 📖 Updates regularly

The Singhaniyas are powerful, respected and feared. BUT..... Behind the perfectly set breakfast table and effortless sibling laughter lies a past no one speaks of. Rhyna Singhania has learned to survive with calm smiles and silent prayers. Two years after her husband's death, she lives surrounded by the chaos of three brothers who see her as their world-their bhabhi maa. What was believed to be an accident hides truths too dangerous to surface. Loyalties will be tested. Secrets will unravel. And the house that once felt safe will no longer be the same. Because some families are bound by love... and some by secrets. 𝖲𝗍𝖺𝗋𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝗈𝗇 9 𝖥𝖾𝖻𝗋𝗎𝖺𝗋𝗒 2026

In the slums of Dawnridge, humans dream small. A full stomach. A warm bed. A single golden petal drifting from the Spring Union Parade, said to promise love and a better future. Zaria has stopped believing in fairytales, but she still searches for the petal every year. Because hope is hard to kill. Beyond the crumbling streets of Dawnridge, tension between humans and wolf-shifters grows more dangerous by the day. Villages refuse to unite, old hatred festers, and the borders weaken against the horrors lurking beyond them, from flesh-ripping rotfangs to child-stealing skullcrows and rebels eager to watch the kingdoms burn. When Crown Prince Cassius arrives in his bedridden father's place to restore order, he expects resistance. What he does not expect is her. Cold, ruthless, and fiercely loyal to his kingdom, Cassius believes humans and wolf-shifters should remain separated, though he honours the fragile alliance for the sake of his father's wishes. Then one encounter with a fiery, stubborn human girl changes everything. After fate chains Zaria and Cassius together in ways neither of them expected, they are drawn into a dangerous world of political unrest, buried secrets, deadly creatures, and a bond that threatens everything they thought they knew about loyalty, hatred, and themselves. Because some chains are stronger than iron. And some fates refuse to be broken.

After being rejected by her husband and Alpha in front of half the werewolf world, Allison does the only thing left that makes sense- she walks away. Heartbroken but unbowed, she rebuilds from the ground up, turning her experience as a Luna into something new: Luna's Compass, a consultancy that fixes the messes other packs are too proud to admit they made. No attachments. No politics. No pity. But fate has a sense of humor. Her newest client, Gordon Hale, is a widowed Alpha raising three daughters and holding his pack together by sheer will. What starts as a six-month contract becomes something far more complicated- professionally, politically, and painfully personal. Between grief, politics, and the slow burn of something she swore she'd never feel again, Allison must learn that fate isn't about who you're tied to - It's about who you become when the bond breaks. Updates Tuesdays and Fridays at Noon (Pacific)