marriage first, love second

Lauren's life is turned upside down when her chosen mate of ten years leaves her for his fated mate. A mate who had rejected him for a more powerful alpha With her arrival back in their lives, Everything is stripped from Lauren leaving her with nothing. Feeling broken and dejected she leaves, unable to bear the consuming pain of betrayal. Circumstances force her back and she finds an unlikely ally in Alpha Sebastian. A man who is both feared and Revered. A king without a throne, he rules both the human and wolf world. He is also her ex mate's nemesis. Theirs is an unusual union. He's too cold and she's not his type. Love is not in their agenda. So why does she get a thrill when he calls her his? and why does he look at her like she's his salvation? Turns out their enemies are the least of her worries. Not when the real danger is in the fire that ignites between them. The fire that could set them a blaze in love and passion or destroy them. Note: This book is a two in one. Book 1: The Alpha And His Contract Luna Book 2: The Alpha And His Chosen Mate

Three years ago, she was a poor judge of character. She was willing to donate her kidney and become disfigured for an a**hole. However, not only did that man cheat on her, he had even nearly caused her to lose her life!Three years later, she regained her beauty. Upon her glorious return, she swore to make all a**holes pay for what they did.It was widely known that Stanley Batton, the wealthiest tycoon in Atlantis, was a cruel man feared by many. Although he had the facial features of a passionate man, he was known for his heart of ice.People constantly speculated on the kind of woman who would be able to open his heart.However, to everyone’s surprise, he kneeled on one knee under the spotlight, and in front of every known media company, to tie a butterfly knot on her shoe.“Stanley Batton, what do you really want?” She seemed panicked and flustered.He laughed at himself. “Xyla Quest, no one else but you can take my life away!”

🏆 ["Sliver Medal" in "The Most Popular Novel" of "Meganovel Annual Writing Contest 2022"] 🏆 Damon is the poorest son in-law of the billionaire family of Lilian, his wife, whose mother in law treats him as the worst and does everything in her power to get rid of him because of his financial status, despite the fact that he has a child with her daughter, they want him gone, but when worst comes to worst, Damon discovers a powerful secret about his child and the selfishness of his wife which breaks him, but he gets stunned more to discover that He's the richest man alive.

Dare, A Nigerian whose educational and normal life was a mess, a poor fellow, with a sick mother, met a Billionaire online. He couldn't chat with her because he was a reserved person and the billionaire wanted him to reveal his dick pic. He shared his login details of the dating app with his friend who was open and carefree. But the friend betrayed him. Instead of working for him as they had agreed, his best friend stole the opportunity and traveled out of the country to meet the billionaire. Dare has a rich uncle who hasn't be there for his mother and him. But the uncle out of the blue showed up to help him. Dare thought of that as an opportunity to fly out of his country to search for the betrayer. He left for California with the aim of going to the Billionaire's house and ratting his friend out. But seeing the woman's daughter he fell for . Love at first sight.  So, his motive changed. The Billionaire woman, getting to know the true nature of his friend kicked the friend out and took him, Dare, in. But Dare doesn't really like the woman, he only wanted to stay with her because of her daughter. But the daughter doesn't like him, because she thought he was a gold digger who wanted to take his mother's properties. Now, he needs to devise a plan... A plan to convince the daughter, come clean with the mother and marry the daughter. His one month intention of staying in California is now prolonged. The fear of his mother about to come to pass.Disclaimer: This is no racist, sexiest or AROUSAL OF ANY SORT OF UPRISING. The work is based on true events and looks to deliver it with humor and reality.

Naging ampon ang isang batang babae nang dahil sa mapaminsalang plane crash. Gayundin, ang isang lalaki na babago sa buhay niya.Sa kasamaang palad, kasalanan ng tatay ng batang babae kung bakit naulila ang lalaking ito. Eight years old pa lamang siya nang dalhin siya sa Tremont Estate ng lalaking sampung taon ang tanda sa kanya. Akala niya noong una, dinala siya dito ng lalaki dahil sa kabutihang puso nito, hindi niya alam na nandito siya para pagbayarin ng kasalanan ng kanyang ama.Sampung taong inisip ng babaeng ito na may galit sa kanya ang lalaki, dahil mabait at maingat ito sa ibang tao pero masama ito sa kanya... Ipinagbawal sa kanya ng lalaki na tawagin siyang 'kuya'. Kailangan niyang tawagin ang lalaki sa pangalan nito - Siya si Mark Tremont, paulit-ulit niyang sasambitin ang pangalan na Mark Tremont hanggang sa tumatak ito sa kanyang isipan...

Amy didn't expect that her husband whom she had loved and trusted earnestly for many years would be cheating on her by having sex with his secretary. When she confronted him, he and his secretary mocked and ridiculed her, they called her barren to her face, afterall, she had not conceived for the past three years that she had been married to her husband, Callan. Terribly Heartbroken, she filed for divorce and left to the club, she picked a random gigolo, had a hot one night stand with him, paid him and dissapeared to a small city. She came back to the country six years later with three identical cute boys and three identical cute girls of the same age. She settled and got a job but soon find out that her CEO was the gigolo she had sex with six years back at the club. Will she be able to hide her six little cuties from her CEO, who happens to be the most powerful man in NorthHill and beleived to be infertile? Can Amy and the most powerful man in NorthHill get along considering the social gap between them?

Alcohol and heartbreak are definitely not a good combo. Too bad I learned that a little too late. I’m Tessa Beckett and I painfully got dumped by my boyfriend of three years. That led me to get drunk at a bar and have a one-night stand with a stranger. Before he would see me as a slut the next day,I paid him for the sex and deeply insulted his ability to please me. But this stranger turned out to be my new boss!

Darkness. Complete utter darkness that could make even the devil shudder laid in the heart of a single man. Unable to bear this darkness, he had locked away his dark side so it could never interfere with his normal life but that did not mean that he had dropped it behind. This is the story of a man who had achieved all there was to achieve but still felt there was something lacking. He decided to do something he had never done before, he had decided to find love. Now that it was beginning to seem like he had found this feeling that had eluded him for years, he now has to tackle between maintaining what his heart desires and keeping his dark side at bay. Journey with one of the most powerful men in the urban world as he traverses the world of love, guns and everything in between.

Siya’y isang mahirap na babaeng lumaking nakadepende ang kanyang buhay sa iba. Napilitang maging isang panakipbutas sa krimen at piniling ipagpalit ang kalayaan na nagresulta sa kanyang pagkabuntis. Siya naman ay ang pinakatanyag na binata na sagana sa kayaman at kapangyarihan. Kumbinsido siyang isa siyang anak ng kasamaan na napalilibutan ng kasakiman at panlilinlang. Hindi siya nito magawang mapainit kaya naman mas pinili niyang umalis sa tabi nito. Galit na galit niyang sinumpa na gagawin niya ang lahat upang mahanap siya saan mang lupalop ng mundo ito naroon. Alam ng buong lungsod ang kanyang kapalarang tila mauupos sa ilang milyong piraso. Nagmamakaawa niyang tinanong, “Umalis ako sa relasyong ito nang walang kinuhang kahit ano, bakit hindi mo pa ako pakawalan?” Sinagot sya nito na may pagmamalaki, “Ninakaw mo ang puso ko at iniluwal ang aking anak, ngayon pipiliin mong umalis?”

Monica Silva wants to be a famous writer. Célio das Graças wants to be a powerful person to help people, and wants to get involved in politics to achieve his goals. Both have known each other since childhood, but the long life has transformed friendship into love. But when the two put their life goals at the forefront, can the love survive?