S. Wright

For centuries, a savage beast has been imprisoned beneath the frozen peaks of Mount Everest — cursed and betrayed by his own brother. Every night, his furious howl echoes across the mountains, carrying a single vow: revenge. On the day Alpha Kaleb Rutherford prepares to claim the throne, the curse finally shatters. The beast is free. And he is coming for blood. Theodora Van Amstel has heard his voice since she was a girl — a dark, magnetic call whispering her name in the dead of night. When her village is destroyed and she is taken as a slave to serve the ruthless Alpha Kaleb, the voice grows stronger… and more possessive. Now trapped in the heart of enemy territory, Theodora finds herself caught between two powerful brothers. One is her captor, the king who wants her as his queen. The other is the ancient beast who haunts her dreams — the one who has already claimed her soul. As war looms and fate tightens its grip, Theodora must make an impossible choice. Survive the monster who calls to her… or surrender to the one who wants to destroy everything she knows. Because some curses aren’t meant to be broken. They’re meant to be claimed.

They say fate cannot be changed. For Emily Wilburn, those words become a nightmare. A hardworking young woman struggling to support her family, Emily never imagined crossing paths with Cade Callaghan — a ruthless, devastatingly handsome billionaire who doesn’t believe in love, only in control. When her world collapses under debt, medical bills, and threats, Cade offers her a bargain she cannot refuse: pretend to be his fiancée and accompany him to his private family island. In return, he will erase all her problems. Desperate to save her parents, Emily agrees. But stepping onto the island is the biggest mistake of her life. Surrounded by secrets, lies, and dangerous mysteries, Emily finds herself falling for the very man she should fear. As dark truths about Cade’s past — and his connection to her own trauma — begin to surface, she realizes the bargain may cost her far more than she ever imagined. On an island of forbidden desire and deadly secrets, how long can she pretend… before the lines between fake and real completely disappear?