Call Me Patent Queen

For ten years, Ava dedicated her life to Caleb, enduring a passionate secret affair and a three-year hidden marriage while the world assumed he despised her. He never once acknowledged her publicly. Five years after their separation, they cross paths again at a Seattle university reunion. While classmates urge her to pursue the city's most eligible billionaire bachelor, Caleb sits beside her to ask how she has been. With a calm smile, Ava delivers her final answer: her life is perfect without him.

To secure his legacy, a desperate Alpha claims a fertile she-wolf, naming her Luna once she conceives his only heir. Hidden away for her safety, she believes she is protected. Yet, her peace is shattered when Lyra, a favored newcomer, uses her influence to seize control. Falsely accusing the secluded Luna of treasonous infidelity, Lyra orchestrates a horrific punishment, brutally stealing the unborn pup's life before delivering the tragic proof directly to the Alpha.

At the altar, Isabella faces Salvatore Romano, New York's most dangerous mafia boss, only to be unmasked as an imposter by her own father. He declares her half-sister Camilla the true bride, leading to Isabella's imprisonment and a death threat. Disowned and slapped into silence, she watches Camilla wear her dead mother's ruby necklace, having stolen her identity and tragic past to enchant Salvatore with lies. Isabella, hardened by twenty years surviving Chicago's brutal streets, sees the truth Salvatore misses: his beloved fake bride is embezzling millions for his greatest enemy. When the deception crumbles and Salvatore begs Isabella to take her rightful place, she refuses his billions. Her goal is not marriage but the complete destruction of the Romano empire.

Hilda Henson destroyed her own dignity working at a host club to raise a $500,000 ransom for her husband, Silas James, believing he was being tortured by the mafia. But after a brutal client lands her in the hospital, she discovers the agonizing truth. Silas is unharmed, tenderly caring for her pregnant best friend. He fabricated the entire kidnapping to cover up his betrayal. Cruelly mocking her fall from grace, Silas has no idea that Hilda's sacrifice cost her their own unborn child.

As a Weaver, I protected the empire's borders, but my Alpha husband considered me defective. I traded my fertility to save his life, yet he discarded me for a pregnant mistress. Realizing our mate bond was a prison, I decided to break free. I drank Tabula Rasa to kill my wolf spirit and shattered the estate's magical defenses. Now, with my memories and soul-tie permanently erased, I face him as a complete stranger, finally liberated from his cruelty.

Alice Stone’s life shatters upon realizing Victor Voss, her domineering sire, is secretly devoted to Rose Wyndham. To escape his toxic grip, Alice attempts to mate with the South pack’s alpha. Despite Victor’s obsessive kidnapping and manipulative tactics, a dangerous escape and his subsequent injury solidify Alice's resolve. By choosing to marry Quentin Morgan, she finally breaks free from Victor’s shadow to claim her own destiny and a life of independence.