Liana, witnesses the fall of her pack. Her father, the alpha, is killed in a brutal battle against a rival werewolf pack. Liana is captured and brought to the victorious pack, where she is treated as little more than a slave. Her alpha lineage is ignored, and she is humiliated for being part of the “weaker” exterminated pack. At the age of 18, Liana meets her mate, Jaxon, the son of the current alpha. But Jaxon rejects her without hesitation, seeing her as beneath him—a slave, a disgrace to his pack. Heartbroken and humiliated, Liana faces the ultimate rejection. The emotional toll, combined with the months of physical abuse, pushes her to the brink of despair. With her mate’s rejection solidified, Liana decides to leave the pack. She embarks on a dangerous journey through unknown territory, determined to find her place in the world away from the oppressive rule of her captors. She escapes and comes across another wolf who might be her second chance mate, Rylen. With Rylen’s pack, Liana finds a new home, but it is threatened by Jaxon who is determined to get her back. As she struggles to overcome her fear and the shadows of the past, she faces a bigger evil than Jaxon referred to as ‘The darkness’ where she has to take on the role of a leader and form alliances with other wolves of her kind who possess the bloodline of the ancient wolves to overcome it. During her final battle with ‘The Darkness’ Liana unleashes an ancient power inside her that is hidden in her bloodline. The power saves the werewolf race against the darkness, but is poses a greater danger where more powerful and ancient forces would emerge to claim it for themselves. Thus, Liana must go on a challenging journey to train and learn how to control her power that has the ability to control nature itself before the power consumes and controls her.

Venus Miller thought she had her life planned out. A week before Christmas, she boards the cruise of her dreams, ready to relax before proposing to her long-time boyfriend, Joel, on Valentine’s Day. But her plans capsize when she catches Joel, who was supposed to be away on a business trip entangled with her high school nemesis, Sarah, on the very same cruise. One slap on Joel’s face later, Venus walks away from the man she thought she’d marry. A whirlwind night and too many cocktails lead Venus to wake up in a stranger’s bed. A devastatingly handsome stranger who turns out to be Jared West, a billionaire football player dodging his family’s relentless matchmaking schemes. Jared has a proposition: fake-date him through the holiday season to keep his family off his back, and they’ll part ways after Valentine’s Day. Reluctantly, Venus agrees, thinking nothing could be more ridiculous than pretending to be in love with someone she just met. But as sparks fly and emotions deepen, neither of them expects their arrangement to feel so… real. Just as their time together is about to end, Venus discovers an unexpected complication—she’s pregnant. Can Venus and Jared turn their pretend romance into a happily ever after? Or will the fear of the future tear them apart? A heartwarming, funny, and steamy holiday romance that will leave you rooting for love against all odds!