betrayal

In the courtroom,heavy silence reigned,even a pin drop would be hear as everyone tried to process what they just heard. "A marriage proposal?" Isabelle says,her voice low,daring the man standing before her to repeat himself "Yes milady" The man affirms without flinching,unfazed by the threat in her voice. Though he was impressed. His answer seemed to not have helped matters as a wave of murmur followed as the ministers whispered to each other,some of them visibly showing their outrage on the face. "How dare...?"Felix starts taking a step forward but is immediately stopped by Isabelle's raised hand. Isabelle sits up,the silver white veil that covered half her face didn't mask her commanding aura at all, straightening her back,the sleeves of her gown shift with her translucent champagne-gold fabric, draped like a royal mantle, edges threaded with fine gold embroidery shaped like anvil-forged vines. The bodice beneath is a structured steel-boned corset overlaid with gold leaf patterns, glinting softly like polished metal, cinched tightly at the waist before flowing into sheer layered skirts split by a forward slit, framed in subtle metallic details. At her neck rests a pendant of pearls and clear gemstones set in forged gold, sitting like armor shaped for a queen. A crown-tiara of interlocking blade-like points holds her ginger waves in place, and at her feet, gold-strapped sandals with delicate ankle filigree ground her firmly, a ruler who embodies beauty, war, and law in equal measure. Her blue grey eyes hardened as her eyes showed a smile which was not a smile. "Leave my courtroom" she says cauing the entire room to go dead silent. "What!?" Declan Moore couldn't believe his ears "If you're going to stand in my courtroom,right beneath my throne,in my kingdom and yet you can't address me properly,leave my courtroom NOW" Isabelle says word by word looking him dead in the eye

Makun's life has been cursed since birth, or so he thought. When spiritual chains binding his soul begin to break, he discovers his failures weren't bad luck. Someone has been feeding off him for years. Now awakened to a world of mystics and predators, Makun must fight to survive, uncover who chained him, and claim the power that was stolen from him. But in a world where every deal costs a piece of your soul, how much of himself will be left when he finally ascends?

Jasmine Towers married billionaire Keith Acland in an arranged marriage meant to benefit two powerful families. There was no love, no romance—and Jasmine accepted it. As the CEO’s wife, she devoted herself to maintaining the perfect image and raising her son to become the rightful heir of the Acland family. Everything collapses when Keith’s former lover returns… with a child she claims is his. Overnight, Jasmine’s position is questioned. Her son’s inheritance is threatened. And the woman who once stood quietly beside her husband is pushed out of her own home. Betrayed by her husband and abandoned by high society, Jasmine is forced into a ruthless battle for survival—where losing means watching her son lose everything. In a world ruled by power, bloodlines, and money, Jasmine must fight to protect her child… and reclaim what was stolen from her.

Nunes is an unstable cop, trapped in a desolate future and addicted to black-label pills. His only company? The terrorist who turns his pain into pleasure. After a catastrophic space mission, he is captured by an insurgent who sees him as a bargaining chip, leaving them both stranded in a system on the brink of temporal collapse. Forbidden to love her, Nunes finds himself irresistibly drawn to the woman who turned his suffering into ecstasy—caught in a passion as insane as it is dangerous.

On the night of her engagement party, Alayna Sandra discovers her future contract husband is cheating on her with her own sister. She's shattered, broken, and furious all at once. So when she finds his stepbrother, Dafa Halton, she marries him instead. But now, why is her ex fiance the one begging her to come back? And who would have thought that his useless stepbrother would turn out to be the best man she's ever met. -Love Reclamation: Escaping My Contract Husband, Finding His Stepbrother By Yuliaresi Anjelina

Elowen was never meant to be a hero. Ranked E- the weakest classification.she spent her days being ignored by allies, mocked by stronger heroes, and judged by the very people she swore to protect. In a world where power defines worth, Elowen had none. Or so everyone believed. When the villain organization offers her something the heroes never did, recognition. Elowen makes a choice that will rewrite her fate. By day, she remains the team’s most useless member. By night, she becomes a spy for the villains, feeding them information in exchange for power. But power always demands a price. As Elowen grows stronger, colder, and more dangerous, she begins to see the world differently. Heroes protect appearances. Villains embrace results. And somewhere between those lines stands Kaelen, the feared leader of the villain organization. Would power really make Elowen happy? or is it a disaster in disguise?!

Katherine Blaire has worked six grueling years to rise to the top of the banking world of Manhattan. Confident, voluptuous, and ambitious, she's nearly within reach of the promotion that will help to finance the college education of her autistic brother. She needs but one account- the account of Anthony Marvin, arguably the most influential and dangerous man in New York. Anthony "Tony" Marvin doesn't just own hotels and nightclubs. He controls both legitimate and underground empires as the heir of the most notorious mafia family in the city. Tony is ruthless, heartbreakingly handsome, and untouchable until Katherine enters his club with the business plan and with an unwavering refusal to back away from him. When Tony offers Katherine something she cannot refuse —a night with him in exchange for the contract —she storms out, humiliated and outraged. But Tony is interested in the woman who had the strength to say no to him, and Katherine finds herself drawn into a dangerous game of power struggle, desire, and growing love. As their relationship grows stronger, Tony's father, the ruthless mafia kingpin Thomas Marvin, will do whatever it takes to eliminate what he sees as his son's greatest weakness. Surrounded by enemies and with Katherine's entire family in danger, she and Tony must decide if their love is worth risking everything — including their lives. In a world in which love is the ultimate vulnerability, can a banker and a mafia prince redefine the rules of power?

On my third wedding anniversary, my husband poisoned me. As I lay dying on the cold restaurant floor, I watched him smile beside my step-sister his mistress since before our wedding day. My marriage was a lie. My love was a tool. And my death was carefully planned. I thought dying would finally set me free. Instead, I woke up three years in the past one week before I married the man who killed me. This time, I won’t be the obedient wife who walks blindly into her own grave. I’ll cancel the wedding. Expose their betrayal. And marry the one man my ex-fiancé fears the most. Adrian Blackwood. The Devil CEO. A ruthless billionaire with no mercy for his enemies. I walked into his office with a deal: “Marry me. Help me destroy Ethan Cole and I’ll give you everything you need to take him down.” I expected a cold contract marriage. What I didn’t expect… was the way he looked at me like I already belonged to him. “You’re under my protection now, Sophia,” he said calmly. “And I never let go of what’s mine.” Revenge was supposed to be simple. Love was never part of the plan. But falling for the Devil may be far more dangerous than the man who murdered me. Because Adrian Blackwood doesn’t play games. And once he chooses something he keeps it. Forever. In my first life, I died for love. In this life, I’ll make them all pay.

He loved the wrong sister and it cost him everything. Amber Ann Lance-Trace is a highly successful biochemist who built a perfect life—perfect house, perfect job, and a marriage to the charming and handsome, globe-trotting entrepreneur Dan Marcus Trace. The only problem? Their five-year marriage was built on the consequences of one drunken night. To add insult to injury - Dan has always been in love with Amber Ann’s older sister, the glamorous, humanitarian Jessica Jeanine Lance. Amber Ann knew the truth but settled for being his second choice, desperately hoping time would turn his heart. Emails from Jessica – heralding her eminent return home after six years abroad – shatters the delicate sham. Just thinking of her husband and sister rekindling their old flame is the catalyst Amber Ann needs. With a silent plan already in motion—a filed resignation, signed divorce papers, and a secret new property—Amber Ann leaves behind the mansion, the career, and the pain, symbolically handing her house keys to Jessica and walking out of her life forever. She is finally ready to build the dream her family always dismissed as "just a hobby": a specialized bakery on the peaceful outskirts of Carson City. But Dan, suddenly given what he felt he had always wanted, finds his fantasy quickly unraveling. Jessica is selfish, critical, controlling, and focused on changing his entire life, while Amber Ann's quiet competence and selfless support are suddenly and painfully absent. When a document courier arrives delivering the final divorce papers, Dan is confronted with the shattering reality: the stable, loving life he took for granted is gone, and the woman he had grown to love has left without a word. Now, Dan must face the brutal truth: He let go of the right sister. The chase is on to find Amber Ann, confess his true feelings, and convince the brilliant, newly independent woman that his second choice was the right choice all along.

After the War of the Living, the world does not rebuild — it stabilizes. Peace is enforced through control, surveillance, and calculated violence. Chaos is gone, but so is meaning. Outside this system exist the Pikas — individuals stripped of fear, attachment, and ideology. They do not fight for justice or survival. They exist to end pain. Voi Dione is one of them. Labeled the evil left from all wars, Voi moves through abandoned lands and controlled cities, killing without hesitation and without belief. His actions expose the fragile logic behind enforced peace and force governments to confront a truth they refuse to accept: violence does not disappear — it evolves. As systems attempt to erase him and recreate his power, the line between order and destruction begins to collapse. VOID is a dark dystopian science fiction story about power, moral ambiguity, and what remains when meaning is no longer necessary for survival.

Sonia Wittersham thought she had left the flames of her past behind. But when Hector Hall, an alpha Beastman with insatiable desires, reappears in her life, the line between love and obsession becomes blurred. Torn between the fragile safety offered by Frédéric Washington and the intoxicating chaos of Hector, Sonia is caught between desire and loyalty, passion and survival. The shadow of Anna Collins, her manipulative ex, heightens the tension, exposing betrayals, secrets, and deadly grudges. In a world where strength rules and hearts are scarred by pain, Sonia must face choices that will forever change her destiny… and that of the men she loves. A tragic, intense, and dangerous romance where every embrace can be either a kiss… or a fatal blow.

Ariana Sterling the supposed president of the Sterling group had her title and the company she had worked for taken from her by the people she considered family. All her hard work down the drain. The fiancé she loved so much cheated on her a week to their wedding. Brimming with rage, she sought revenge and the infamous Azaiah Hawthrone, the epitome of old money wealth and sinful beauty offered to help her with her revenge plan but at a cost.

"No one will want you after I'm done with you. Doesn't matter, even if you reject me. I'll always have a new mate, but no one will want the scraps left by a royal enforcer." **** When he's rejected by his first mate, only to be given an omega as a second-chance mate, Acrod's Royal Enforcer, Grant Hindley, is everything but thrilled at the decision. Especially since he refuses to get over his ex, one of the most powerful Lycans alive, so he takes out his anger and frustrations on the omega he is mated to. A part of Grant expects a rebellion, but what he gets is love from his ever-abused omega. But is it love, though, when the omega is not even an omega, but a vengeful psycho werewolf prince who loves playing mind games and despises the enforcer for his cruelty toward his people? — — — Hiding in plain sight as Nour, an omega, and against his father, the king's, wishes, free-spirited Prince Cassius only wants to have fun before ascending the throne. He doesn't want a mate, much to his father's dismay, but the king lets him be. However, a mating ceremony forces him out of his comfort zone, and into the most challenging of adventures, one that he leans into, because he wants the full experience of a mate bond. He forces himself to endure, but there is only so much that he can endure before he snaps. And when he does snap, everything is turned upside down. Heaven becomes hell in so many ways. Justice is a thing of the past as vengeance shows up in the form of the goddess's worst creation - a devil Lycan mate for the prince. A man who doesn't mind getting his hands dirty just to see a smile on the prince's face. And his first target? Royal. Enforcer. Grant. And he is determined to avenge his prince; come hell or high water. Maybe two wrongs make a right after all, no? *** // Sequel to "Alanor, The Lycan King's Prisoner." But it can be read as a standalone. * When Fire meets Fate

Karen Maléfice was given one mission. Get close to a man she knows nothing about. Gain his trust. Learn what he knows. Report back. That was all. But unfortunately, the man isn’t who she expects, and neither is she. The closer she gets to this mystery of a man, the more things starts to fall apart in the perfect life she believed she had — about him, about her family, about the life she’s always accepted without question. What starts as obedience turns into doubt, and that very doubt consumes her and her sanity — Their sanity.

In a world where magic is forbidden and witches are hunted, Ashlynn Blackwell has hidden her mark of the witch since birth. The night of her wedding she's betrayed and her secret is exposed. Attacked by her husband and his knights, Ashlynn was abandoned and left for dead in the wilderness. Rescued by the vampire lady Nyrielle, Ashlynn is offered a choice: die as a human or embrace her power as a witch. Bound by a mystical blood pact, Ashlynn is plunged into a world of ancient magic, immortal vampires, and deadly political intrigue for the chance to find eternal love. [Bronze Winner: Weekly Love Tales - Vampire] [Book of the Month: September/October 2024]

In the war-ravaged realm of Multiverse 217v—where a century of endless trench warfare has bled humanity dry—a desperate solution is born from the mind of a grieving scientist: replace human soldiers with biologically enhanced dogs. Under the order of “The Great Safe Guard,” every household must surrender their beloved canine companions to be transformed through the mysterious “Paradise” procedure granting them human-level intelligence, tactical reasoning, and unwavering loyalty… but also the crushing awareness of their own expendability. To steel their hearts for battle, each dog is allowed to choose one cherished item from home during the haunting “Shoe Share Event.” Most choose shoes imbued with the scent, memory, and love of the humans they’re sent to die for. This is the story of WiWi, a Pembroke Welsh Corgi who once chased ducks in a quiet suburban park and slept curled beside her seven-year-old boy, Jian. Now, she’s Registry TK-2847-C—a soldier in the blood-soaked trenches of Thway Kan, the “Blood Pool,” where mud swallows the dead and hope is measured in hours. From the tender final days with her family… Through the surreal horror of becoming something more—and less—than a dog… Into the deafening chaos of a war that no longer distinguishes between enemy and ally, only between those who still remember love… and those who’ve forgotten how to feel it… For fans of All Quiet on the Western Front, Watership Down, and The Book Thief—with the soul of a war epic and the heart of a faithful companion.

Anne Allistair has long forgotten about romance since her failed marriage to Thomas Brown. Now she wants a simple life, one that doesn’t require her having her heart broken again.  However, things take a wild turn when she walks into the office of her boss, Riccardo Antonelli. His charm is inescapable, even for Anne who’s heart sought no romantic affairs. Now caught in his web, Anne must make a choice; risk losing her job for the sake of her fragile heart, or remain the secret woman who shared a bed with her boss. 

In a world where humanity faces extinction at the hands of mysterious entities known as the Zunan, supernatural soldiers rise to defend mankind and uncover the true nature of these otherworldly threats.

Two people become a couple in everyone’s eyes—except their own. Caroline and Marcus enter university inseparable, their closeness slowly transforming into a story that the entire campus believes. By their final year, the truth no longer matters. What matters is the image, the expectation, and the silence that keeps them trapped inside it. When emotions shift and choices can no longer be postponed, the legend they built becomes the thing that tears them apart.