BLURB Seven years ago, Lena Marshall's world shattered in one forbidden night. Timid, love-starved, and desperately craving affection, the naive eighteen-year-old fell helplessly for her charismatic step-brother, Caleb Blackwood — the heir to a powerful empire and the only man who ever made her feel truly seen. Their attraction was magnetic, undeniable… and utterly forbidden. A single passionate encounter left Lena pregnant with Caleb's child. But before she could confess, Caleb's cunning fiancée, Serena Vane, and her own mother, Celeste Marshall, joined forces to destroy her. Framed for a scandalous affair and painted as a shameless homewrecker, Lena was cast out of the Blackwood family in disgrace. Heartbroken and betrayed by the man she loved, she fled New York with nothing but the clothes on her back and a secret growing inside her. Now, at twenty-five, Lena has transformed. No longer the fragile, overly trusting girl who once begged for scraps of love, she is a successful, independent interior designer in Los Angeles and a devoted single mother to six-year-old Jonah — a smart, kind boy who secretly longs for the father he's never known. When Harold Blackwood, the only man who ever showed her genuine fatherly kindness, passes away, Lena is forced to return to New York for the funeral. She must face the opulent world she escaped, the cold step-brother who broke her heart, and the two venomous women who ruined her life. Caleb Blackwood has changed too. Harder, more ruthless, and burdened by regret, the once emotionally detached heir has spent seven years haunted by the memory of the sweet, gentle girl he pushed away. The moment he lays eyes on Lena again, the dormant bond between them roars back to life — fiercer and more dangerous than ever. But Lena is no longer the girl who would quietly accept rejection. She has built a life for herself and her son with blood, sweat, and tears. This time, she refuses to be anyone's secret, anyone's burden, or anyone's weakness. As old secrets surface and fated desires threaten to consume them both, Lena and Caleb must confront the lies, betrayals, and burning passion that still smolders between them. In a world where power, image, and family legacy mean everything… can a love once deemed immoral survive, or will it destroy them all over again?

BLURB In a modern world where werewolves live hidden among humans, Elena Voss, a fiercely independent wildlife photographer, moves to the remote Pacific Northwest town of Silverpine after inheriting her late grandmother's cabin. She's running from a painful breakup and the stress of city life. There, she meets Lucas "Luke" Blackthorn, the brooding, enigmatic owner of the local lumber mill and alpha-in-waiting of the Silverpine Pack. Luke is bound by pack law: he must mate with a chosen werewolf female to strengthen the bloodline. But the moment he catches Elena's scent during a full moon run, the mating bond snaps into place—an undeniable, soul-deep pull that neither can resist. The problem? Elena is 100% human... or so everyone believes. As passion ignites between them, ancient secrets about Elena's bloodline surface, threatening the pack's stability and forcing Luke to choose between duty and the woman who completes his wolf.