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Renee didn’t just rebuild her life; she buried pieces of it and called it survival. A farm that runs like a machine, a house full of laughter, a man who stepped in and never once questioned loving a child that wasn’t his. Jake gave her stability, peace, and a future that felt earned rather than stolen. And she let herself believe that if she loved hard enough, the truth would stay exactly where she left it.

But secrets don’t disappear; they settle in your bones. They show up in the quiet moments, in the way she watches Jake with Mark, in the hesitation she swallows every time he says the word “son.” She didn’t lie because she wanted to hurt anyone; she lied because the truth would’ve shattered everything before it ever had a chance to grow. So she chose silence, and built a life on top of it, knowing damn well it wasn’t as solid as it looked.

Then the past refuses to stay dead. One unexpected moment, one undeniable truth staring her in the face, and suddenly the life she protected starts to feel like something she stole. Because this was never just about love, it was about control, fear, and a decision that changed more than one life without giving anyone else a choice. And now the man she erased is standing right in front of her, looking at a child who should’ve been his.

This isn’t a story about a woman caught between two men. It’s about what happens when you build something beautiful on a lie and dare to call it right. Because when the truth finally breaks through, it doesn’t ask who deserves happiness. It takes it, piece by piece, until there’s nothing left but the consequences she tried so hard to outrun.

Megan is a world-famous boxer—strong, relentless, and undefeated in the ring. But when her ex-fiancé announces his engagement to the woman he cheated with, Megan finds herself fighting a very public battle she never trained for. The tabloids are ruthless, the rumors relentless, and everyone is waiting to see if she’s still heartbroken.
She needs a solution. Fast.
Chris is a struggling ghostwriter barely scraping by, hoping for the one opportunity that could change his life. A chance backstage meeting at one of Megan’s fights brings them together—and sparks an idea neither of them expected.
Megan offers Chris a deal: pretend to be her boyfriend and help shut down the gossip once and for all. In return, she’ll pay him generously, make him the ghostwriter for her explosive memoir, and even list him as a co-writer—giving him the career boost he’s been dreaming of.
What starts as a carefully staged fake relationship quickly becomes harder to control. Public appearances, forced closeness, and late-night writing sessions blur the lines between pretending and wanting something real. Megan isn’t looking for love, and Chris knows getting involved with a celebrity can only end badly—but their hearts have other plans.
When feelings get real and the truth comes out, will a relationship built on a lie be strong enough to survive?
A steamy, emotional fake-dating sports romance featuring a celebrity boxer, a struggling writer, and a love neither of them planned.

Fighting against fate, a wielder of magic seeks balance as he is bestowed unbridled power - and an inescapable destiny. After killing his father and attempting to evade his calling as a magician and protector of the realm, Yeolani disappears deep into the forest. But when he is granted limitless power and irreverently refuses to master it, unintended havoc - and intervening fairies - drive him toward a more purposeful path. The third book in the riveting Wise Ones series, Life Giver follows Yeolani on a journey laden with magical mishaps and encounters with capricious creatures. Despite wielding a monumental gift, he struggles to make the impossible choice between a supernatural oath and an undeniable attraction - but will he find the strength to embrace a predetermined future?

Follow Reyna Park, a brilliant nerd, as her life got transformed when she encounters two enigmatic twin brothers: Ruthless playboy, Ryder, and the mysterious and elusive other brother, River.

As Reyna's world collides, she's forced to confront her own insecurities and unravel the brothers' hidden truth faced alongside her traumatic past.

Unknown to her and everyone else, these boys were twins and claim to be strangers in school.

Reyna's secretly smitten love towards Ryder, the ruthless twin. But River's mysterious presence in her life threatens everything.

Alongside all these she had found friendship, love and betrayal which she wasn't all bumped out for.

Can Reyna untangle her emotions before destruction strikes?? Would she eventually find out that they are related??

Will Reyna find love admits this turmoil, or will secrets tear them apart?

She’s falling in love. He’s just playing a part. When Adeline Baker was told that big-time Hollywood actor, Eli Hunt, wanted to film a movie in Starlight Ridge—and inside her small chocolate shop—she told them they were crazy. But the film crew arrived, and Eli Hunt with them, and fantasy quickly became reality. Adeline knew Eli would be charming—she’d read the magazines and seen the interviews—but she’d underestimated the pull he’d have on her. Too bad she couldn’t trust a word that came out of his mouth, because there was one thing Eli was famous for. He never stepped out of character while filming a movie—even off set. The first time Eli Hunt had visited Starlight Ridge, he’d known he’d found the setting for his next romantic drama. The mild winter weather and small-town beach community was exactly what he was looking for. The pretty owner of the local chocolate shop hadn’t hurt either. But as filming commences, Eli realizes he has a problem. He feels more chemistry with Adeline than his co-star. To make matters worse, he can’t step out of character. And the longer he spends with her, the more he desperately wishes he could. It will take trust and courage for Adeline and Eli to step outside their roles and discover if what they have is real, or if it is merely a Hollywood illusion. Starlight Love is the third book in the Starlight Ridge series. If you can’t get enough of small-town romance, holiday kisses, and Hollywood heroes, you’ll love reading this sweet story. Pick up Starlight Love to be swept off your feet today!

Tim’s life is a tangled mess—his stepdad Jack’s all he’s got, but weird feelings twist his heart when he discovers that they are both into each other. A girl named Lisa frames him, a hidden camera catches the truth—but it’s mysteriously gone, the key to his freedom and live with his lover Jake lies in the testimony of Lisa. But how deeply is she willing to hurt them.

It is the continuation of Irresistible Invitations. Here, Juliette had an accident and people think she died, but she was actually abducted by Zachary's enemy and again someone from Juliette's family has plotted the plan to separate her from Zachary. It is all about Zachary fighting all odds, searching for Juliette.

"Rose, I asked you to come here because I have something to say," said Tom carefully.
"What is it, Tom?"
"I love you, Rose, will you be my girlfriend,"
Rose looked at Tom in disbelief. Ah! How could that be? They only know a few days. So what was the man in front of him doing?

Tom, one of the werewolves from the Megana kingdom. The man, who is estimated to have lived for more than a hundred years, seemed to refuse the palace leader's invitation and made the residents there angry because it was believed that Tom had broken their custom.

Rose, a young girl aged 24 years and a child from a simple family. The meeting made Tom's love seeds begin to grow, as a result, the plan to approach Rose was increasingly carried out. The second and subsequent meetings brought Tom closer to Rose.

It’s better to have loved and lost, they said. They were wrong. Ruby Freedman hasn’t left the small town of Amor in four years--not since her husband died. The memory of his fateful accident was enough to cause her to sell her airplane, and never ride in a car again. Then Parker Loveland comes back to town. Now she has to add him to her list of things she intends to avoid. After years away, Parker Loveland is back in Amor to celebrate his parents’ thirtieth wedding anniversary. He has worked hard to escape the clutches of his hometown, but when he runs into Ruby, the only girl he cared about in high school, and the only one that ever stood him up on a date, he’s torn between the embarrassment he felt more than a decade before, and his desire to be around her. Caught between memories of the past and fear of the future, it will take leaving Amor to help Ruby and Parker find the second chance they didn’t know they were looking for. Borrowing Love is the second book in the Borrowing Amor small-town romance series. If you like hot air balloons, sweet kisses, and second chances, then you’ll love this timeless romance. Buy Borrowing Love and read Ruby and Parker’s heart-stalling story today!

"Moonlit Love" is a captivating and enchanting novel that weaves a tale of forbidden romance, the trials of parenthood, and the enduring power of love. Set in a secluded town, the story follows Emily, a strong-willed and independent woman, who stumbles upon a wounded wolf in the forest. Little does she know that the wolf is Adam, a cursed Wolfman capable of transforming into a human during the day.
As Emily and Adam form a deep bond during Adam's time of vulnerability, a forbidden love blossoms between them. They face societal taboos, judgment, and discrimination from the close-minded townspeople. Determined to protect their love, they keep their relationship a secret, cherishing stolen moments under the moonlit sky.
Their world takes an unexpected turn when Emily discovers she is pregnant with Adam's child. Joy and fear intertwine as they contemplate the challenges their unique child may face. As their pregnancy progresses, tensions rise in the town, leading to heightened threats against their family. Emily and Adam embark on a quest to break Adam's curse, seeking a way to secure a safer future for their child.

Throughout their journey, they encounter supernatural beings, face difficult decisions, and make personal sacrifices in the name of love. Tragedy strikes, testing the strength of their bond and pushing them to the brink of despair. But their love proves resilient as they find solace in their shared memories and the healing power of their connection.

"Moonlit Love" explores themes of forbidden love, sacrifice, prejudice, acceptance, and the struggles and joys of parenthood. It delves into the complexities of societal norms and challenges the reader to question the boundaries of love and acceptance. As the story unfolds, Emily and Adam's love story serves as a beacon of hope and resilience, defying the odds and prevailing against obstacles.

Love & Crosses is a story about a young 20-year-old lady who was made to marry a billionaire by her family. This book is about how her life changed and what happened after.

20-year-old Jamie's quiet life is shattered when a forbidden love for his guardian, Alex, turns into a deadly game of betrayal. After Riley, a woman obsessed with Alex, discovers Jamie's hidden feelings and his sketches, she teams up with her powerful father to frame him for a crime he didn’t commit. As Jamie’s world unravels, Alex is forced to confront dark truths about his past and the power-hungry forces targeting them both.

Alpha Blake has become the new alpha of the Primord’s Pack and learns he is destined to have Selene Slate as his mate, But their bond is threatened by an evil force. Threatened by a possible villain, they must choose which one has to be sacrificed and save their pack, while more secrets come to the surface.

Beta Tyler has learned he has a second chance mate. The only problem is, he let her go. His heart can't forget about her, secretly searching for her. When he finally finds her, an instant connection binds them for life. But not all is happiness for the new couple as jealousy and betrayal threaten to break them apart. He already lost her once. He won't let it happen again, even if it means killing someone in the process of getting her back.

Fated mates are hard to be together. This Book Series is a collection of love stories happening in the Primord Pack.

I am a human. A person who had never even known that wolves in human form existed until one day I collided with someone who removed me from the existence of every human's mind- except for his own kind - the werewolves.

His dominance is never ending. The ways of his love for me are overbearing. Maybe he will change- but was I always holding a false hope?


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The war between Nordmar and Myrthana had raged for years. Now, it was over.
Myrthana had lost. Ayla had seen it coming—perhaps even welcomed it.
But she never expected her own brother, the newly crowned King of Myrthana, to trade her away like a mere bargaining chip. To hand her over to King Rhobart of Nordmar—a man as ruthless and unyielding as the frozen land he ruled.
Yet, when she arrives in Nordmar, Ayla quickly realizes that not everything is as it seems. Rhobart may be furious at her presence, but he is not the monster she imagined. And when a new threat rises, forcing them on a perilous journey across the harsh, unforgiving kingdom, Ayla begins to see the man beneath the crown.
But can two sworn enemies survive the dangers ahead without losing themselves—or each other?

Alondra Thomas. She is attractive and seductive. Despite her good looks hides a bitter mark of poverty. Who would have thought that her life revolved around just one place? Along with various men who defiled her character, men are the reason she got herself out of poverty as long as she can only give the right service to them, that her body is her only investment.

She was an escort girl. She had been bedded by all the types of men she met. She had built confidence over the years to do all of the unnecessary things. But for her, only poverty can so push her to engage in some work that her soul must be buried six feet below the ground.

Until she met him.
A handsome billionaire CEO. Leandre Harrison. The man she thought would take her out of the hell she was in. Then unexpected things happened. Her father had been diagnosed with cancer. It needs to be operated on time and needs a large amount of money. To save her father's life she got the man drunk and robbed him.

Later on, her father's operation was successful, and Leandre found out that she was the one who stole his money. And he is planning to put him in jail. What about her parents if she goes to jail? But she could not give up the freedom she had, so she compromised. And what Leandre wants is for her to be his woman until she can pay back the money she took from him.

Will she agree to what he asks in exchange for her freedom? What if she already loves him but won't be hers because he is married to someone else?

Mina is an orphaned duchess living in the capital of the Nodor Kingdom. While her father was from an elite family, her mother was a gypsy from another kingdom. The high society of Athea looked down on Mina and her exotic looks making her a pariah by their social standards.
Commander Jayden, is a war hero and a bastard of disreputable and mysterious origins, coming home to claim his beloved (who happens to be Mina’s cousin, Rosalyn) only to find out she married the prince. Heartbroken, Jayden threatens to tell everyone about his past affair unless Mina agrees to his unconventional proposal. Wanting to save her family from a scandal, Mina accepts the strange proposal.
Will the young bastard commander with his broken heart and mysterious background, open his heart and home to Mina after her cousin's transgressions left him broken? Will they be able to overcome their statuses and their pasts, or will Jayden's secrets ruin it all? As the countdown to Jayden’s future draws near, who will he take to the mysterious ceremony on the night of the Litha Festival? Mina? Or Rosalyn?
Has Mina finally found the companionship and happiness that eluded her as the daughter of a gypsy in their society? Or will her path be entangled in controversy, conspiracy, and secrets better left in the dark.


Mina looked at Jayden, "If I marry you, you will have to stop seeing Rosalyn!"
His blue eyes roamed her body, "Marry me, and I will never look at another woman!"

In Jacqueline Paige's Animal Senses Series, hearts and tempers collide with wild passions and animal instincts.

Animal shifters live among normal humans (one-forms) and have since the dawn of time. They blend in without any cause for notice until a crime organization finds out and starts hunting them to sell off across the globe.

The shifter alliance is formed to protect all their kind. Their teams are working endlessly to rescue all of theirs from lives of servitude and shutting down any involvement in the underground organization.

Volume one contains the first five books in the series.
Book 1 Heart - Book 2 Scent -
Book 3 Passion - Book 4 Courage -
Book 5 Solace - Book 6 - Faith -
Book 7 - Spirit - Book 8 - Fury - (American Fiction Awards Finalist)
Book 9 - Pride - Book 10 - Torment -
Book 11 - Honor - Book 12 - Beauty -
Book 13 - Book 14 - Virtue -
Book 15 - Crave - Book 16 - Refuge -
Book 17 - Hope - Book 18 - Reverence -
Book 18 - Grace coming soon

Anya, a recently orphaned shifter, is faced with a new adventure when she loses her parents and decides to move far away from Lilop. With her wolf awakening days away, graduation, and looking for a new home the excitement only begins. However, secrets are coming to light and Anya now has so much more than she expected. A mate, war, and some magical beginnings shed some light on her life. Come journey with the Moon Children as they unravel their lives. Will Anya be able to handle it or run away from it all?

The Sexy and Hot Dr. Justin Ellis, known as the CC Terror, rules his lecture halls with a razor-sharp tongue and a gaze that strips away pretense. At forty-three, he is brilliant, ruthless, and untouchable, his presence carved from cold authority and concealed desire. To his students, he is a nightmare in a tailored suit, but beneath the discipline lies a darkness no one dares to provoke. No one except Brenda Stuart.
Brenda is everything Justin should ignore young, fiery, too bold for her own good. Her beauty unsettles him; her defiance ignites a hunger he has buried beneath years of restraint. She should be just another student, yet every sharp exchange between them drips with something forbidden, something neither of them can deny.
When Brenda confronts him after class, demanding answers for his relentless attention, their clash sparks a dangerous intimacy. What begins as a battle of wills transforms into a seduction dark, punishing, addictive. Brenda discovers that Justin’s lessons extend far beyond chemistry, into realms of dominance and surrender where rules are broken and innocence is devoured. In a world where reputations can be destroyed with a whisper, they enter a secret arrangement of lust, discipline, and obsession. But as desire deepens into something darker, Brenda must decide if she’s willing to give herself entirely to the man who both terrifies and consumes her...
Because Dr. Ellis doesn’t just want her mind, he wants her body, her virginity. And Brenda is down for anything.

Alex's first day as a college student was great so far. She enjoyed her new classes and classmates, especially the man she sat next to in her first subject. The guy's name is Richard. He's handsome and nice, and Alex cannot help but be mesmerized by him.

And then she met him again on her last subject. Maybe it was Destiny that made then meet again, and it looks like the feeling is mutual been the two of them. There is only one problem. Richard is a Quinto, and the Quintos are the mortal enemy of the Martinez, Alex's family.

Fortunately, her sister Angel was there. Even though her older sister obeyed her parents' rules, she still sided with her and helped her in her relationship with Richard. As for Richard, his cousin Bryan was there whom he considers like his real brother.

Fate seems to agree with Alex and Richard. They were able to keep their relationship a secret from their parents. Until Bryan mistakenly became Angel's boyfriend. Then things started to become complicated. How strong can Richard and Alex's love be? Can it solve the dispute that started 20 years ago? And what fate awaits Angel and Bryan, who, by helping the two, are also doomed?

Kylie hated him for being a notorious playboy. She used to hate him because he changed his girls like how he changes his clothes.

She felt sorry for the women who were made to cry and played with.

What if one day she realizes her own temptation?

What if back then she felt sorry for the girls he made cry, but this time she’s crying because of him.

Is it about love? Or is it just lust?

Aurora is A simple maiden living in the occupied lands of Montenegro.

At a banquet truss, She was invited to the mansion of the Montenegro and one night changed her life when she met her siblings, Manuel and Ezekiel.
She discovered that the siblings had a strange feeling for her. She discovers that she also has a secret love for Montenegro.

How can he fight that love without hurting the other one?

Some rules are meant to keep us pure. These stories spread your legs and make you beg to break them.

Stepbrothers who shouldn’t touch you, but shove you against the wall and make you scream their name.

Protectors who swear to guard your body, only to break every oath as they fuck you into the mattress.

Strangers who taste like sin and don’t stop until you’re ruined.

Masked lovers who hide their faces while they spread you open and make you beg.

Even supernatural beasts who mark you, breed you, and take you raw until you’re theirs completely.

This isn’t sweet romance. It is raw heat that claws, bites, and devours.

Dangerous, possessive men you should run from, but instead, you’ll spread wider, sink deeper, and take every filthy drop they give you.

Every page is a dare: moan louder, take more, surrender deeper. Because once you give in to the forbidden, you won’t just fall, you’ll beg to be destroyed.

Welcome to your new addiction.

"You're the one who deserves to die, you bitch!"

I couldn't control myself anymore. I slapped Olivia across the face—hard. She had forced her sapphire necklace into my bag, then accused me of stealing it to pay for my dying dog's surgery. "You and that pathetic dog of yours—you both deserve to die," she whispered in my ear, her voice dripping with venom.

Before I could strike her again, a brutal force slammed into my stomach. Ethan kicked me. I crashed to the floor, gasping for air. "You're beyond saving," he spat, looking at me like I was garbage. He scooped Olivia into his arms, checking her face with infinite tenderness.

I lay on the cold hospital floor, gaunt and skeletal from late-stage leukemia, bleeding from my nose. My husband was cradling the woman who framed me, while my dog lay dead in the next room. "Stay home and think about what you've done," he commanded. He didn't know I would never go home again.

In order to revenge, and find out the truth, she to be crazy married the Bryans' young mistress. The first year after marriage, he found that she was offering descendants of the master. In the second year after marriage, he found her strength, unarmed split brick. In the third year after their marriage, he discovered that she was a pianist, a secret investor, and a hacker ... In this way, he tore open her vest one by one. William Bryan felt very aggrieved, 'Wife, how many secrets do you still have?"

Olivia Morgan’s world is turned upside down when she walks in on her boyfriend betraying her with her friend. Devastated and drowning in debt, she’s thrust into an unlikely arrangement with Alexander Carter, the cold and calculating CEO of Carter Enterprises. In exchange for a year-long marriage of convenience, Olivia receives the money she desperately needs—and a promotion she never expected. But as their fake relationship blurs the lines between business and pleasure, Olivia finds herself torn between the man who offers her everything and the business rival who wants her heart. In a world where betrayal is just a step away and desire burns hot, Olivia must navigate her emotions, her career, and a dangerous game of power, passion, and secrets. Can she keep her heart guarded while falling deeper into a billionaire’s web of lust and love? Or will Alexander’s cold heart melt in the heat of their undeniable chemistry?

"Shying away from your wifely duties, little wife?" He questioned in a husky voice, lowering his face to hers.

Ariel quickly turned her head away, "No, Mr. Chaz, you're misunderstanding me again," She voiced quietly.

Aiden scoffed, not believing her. He looked down at his chest and found her slim hand still placed against it.

"You're quite corny, Ariel. Saying you don't want me, yet you're hands are all over me," Aiden whispered in her ear.


After overhearing her father and stepmother planning how they were going to marry her off in place of her Stepsister to the unsuccessful son of their debtor. That night, Ariel plans her run away, but that same night, Ariel mysteriously gets kidnapped.

Waking up to discover she'd been kidnapped by the same people she was trying to run away from made her life seem like it had hit rock bottom.

Now, she was going to be forced into a marriage with a man she didn't know and didn't love. But, would everything remain the same for her when she discovers that her new husband was the richest Billionaire in the country?

Chaz Aiden was a successful billionaire with billions of businesses all over the world and zero interest in women, especially after his mother had divorced his father for a richer man. When his grandmother asked him to do him a favor by marrying the Hudson family's daughter, he knew it was for the sake of greed.

He swore to make his new wife's life a living hell, making sure he reminded her that she would always be an object he purchased, contracted and never to be loved.

"Mrs. Avery Grayson!"
"That's me," I blurted, jumping to my feet, my heart twirling.
The warden held out a plain brown envelope. It had to be something from Chase—a message, a keepsake, something personal to remind me that he hadn't forgotten me.
I tore it open—
Divorce papers.
Beneath them a thick ivory card:
Chase Grayson and Astrid Russell request the honor of your presence.
My sister's name, in gold ink.
After spending three years in prison for a crime I didn't commit, I walked out expecting freedom. Instead, I found betrayal. My husband had not only left me—he married my younger sister. And if that wasn't cruel enough, he sold me like a commodity… to Axel Blackwood, a ruthless, enigmatic man with a dark past and even darker secrets.
Now, trapped in Axel's world of danger, power, and deception, I must fight for answers, for survival—and maybe, for a second chance at reclaiming the life they tried to destroy.

Alana Mendoza is a 22 years old cheerful girl from a middle-class family. She's loved by those around her. Her parents spoiled her from birth and gave her whatever she wanted. After completing her university, Alana has plans to find a good job to provide for her family and become an independent woman. However, her world comes crashing down when her parents inform her about an arranged marriage to an unknown man from a powerful family in Italy.

Things get complicated when she finds out the man she married has a 5-year-old son. He is a single father, rude and arrogant at best, and wants nothing to do with women.

He's ruthless, cold, and everything a woman would hate and love in a man. Ricardo Romero only lives for his son. Nothing matters to him other than the safety and happiness of his son, but when a woman enters his life. Everything changes.

What will happen when two people are trapped in a loveless marriage? Secrets are lurking in the shadows. Will Alana be able to adjust and open up to a new world full of danger, greed for wealth, irresistible desires, and new burning passion she never knew existed?

She watched her husband walk out of the obstetrics ward with his mistress. She walked out of oncology.
Years of neglect. A critically ill family member draining every penny she had. She clung to him like a parasite—not out of love, but survival. And he knew it. He was certain she would never leave.
Until the day he saw the blood she coughed up. And the prenatal report lying next to it.
He tore up the divorce papers and locked her by his side.
This time, love arrived before death did.

June Rivera was divorced by her husband after three years of marriage because he wanted to be with her sister who was pregnant for him.

Kicked to the curb with a divorce and rejected by her parents,she struggles to make ends meet and get a job until she saves Luis Ambrose from an accident - the only child of Rafael Ambrose, a widowed man and the CEO of Ambrose Corporation.

When little Luis asks to have her as a nanny, and Rafael's mother pressures him to get married, they draw a contract.

To be Luis's nanny and his fake wife for one year in exchange for 50 million dollars!

"Alistair's condition changes nothing. Whether he wakes or not, this marriage will proceed. If there's no progress, we'll proceed with IVF. Your only duty is to provide an heir."
Wait—what? Alistair Montgomery? The ruthless billionaire who once loved my sister?
Isla Bennett was no less than an exceptional woman—beautiful, intelligent, and a gifted doctor.
But she had always lived in her twin sister Liana's shadow—unseen, unloved, and unchosen.
When her father's empire collapses, Isla is forced into a cold-blooded arrangement: marry Alistair Montgomery, the powerful billionaire trapped in a coma—and Liana's former lover.
Everyone expects her to be nothing more than a vessel for an heir.
But when Alistair wakes up, everything shatters. Liana returns to claim him, secrets resurface, and Isla finds herself in a dangerous game of love, lies, and vengeance.
And just when she begins to fall for the man who was never meant to be hers—
the truth emerges: Isla isn't a real Bennett. She's the daughter of the woman accused of murdering Alistair's mother.
Love brought them together. But will the truth tear them apart?

⚠️ DARK ROMANCE WARNING ⚠️
This is a very dark romance with a toxic, possessive, unhinged male lead who gets worse as the story continues.
Expect: obsession, stalking, rape, body shaming, drug trafficking, murder, kidnapping, dubious consent, non-consent, graphic violence, rough/degrading sex, manipulation, and other heavy triggers.

The book gets darker and darker.

If any of these upset you, please do not read. This story is for adults who enjoy very dark themes only.

I WARNED!


“You will always live in my dead wife’s shadow. I will never love you.”

Those were my husband’s first words to me on our wedding day. Not I love you. Not welcome home. Just a cold promise I would spend the rest of my life paying for a crime I didn’t commit.

And the worst part?

He was right.

I was deaf. Fat. Broken. Betrayed by everyone I had ever trusted. By the time Alexander Miller walked into my life, there wasn’t much of me left to destroy.

I thought marrying him would give me stability, a fresh start.

I didn’t know it would trap me in a house filled with a dead woman’s memories.

Every time he touched me, I felt it. Even when he was buried deep inside me, he whispered her name like I was just a substitute for the wife he lost.

All because I had her face.

And he believed I had taken her life.

He made sure I paid for it every single day.

And when he finally learned the truth…
I was already dead.

Kimberly Anderson’s perfect life shattered the night she woke up beside a stranger—and a month later, found herself pregnant.

When her husband, billionaire CEO Ernest White, discovered the truth, his voice was cold as ice.
“Pack your things, Kimberly. I never want to see you again.”

Five years later, fate throws them together again—this time, she’s his personal assistant, and he’s her ruthless boss.
“I told you I’d make you pay,” he said, leaning close.
She met his gaze, trembling but defiant. “You already did.”

But behind the hatred still burns the desire neither can bury… and the secret that could destroy them both.

(Book II of the Mafia's Girl Series. )

(AN: Please read The Mafia's Good Girl before this book!)

“Before we get on with our business, there’s a bit of a paperwork you’d need to sign,” Damon said suddenly. He took out a piece of paper and pushed it towards Violet.

“What’s this?” she asked.

“A written agreement for the price of our sale,” Damon replied. He said it so calmly and so nonchalantly, like he wasn’t buying a girl’s virginity for one million dollars.

Violet swallowed hard and her eyes began to glaze over the words on that paper. The agreement was pretty self-explanatory. It basically stated that she’d agree to this sale of her virginity for the aforementioned price and that their signatures would seal the deal. Damon already signed his part and hers was left blank.

Violet looked up to see Damon handing her a pen. She came into this room with the thought of backing out, but after reading the document, Violet had another change of heart. It was one million dollars. This was more money than she could ever see in her lifetime. One night compared to that would be minuscule. One could even argue that it was a bargain. So before she could change her mind again, Violet took the pen from Damon’s hand and signed her name on the dotted line. Right as the clock struck midnight that day, Violet Rose Carvey had just signed a deal with Damon Van Zandt, the devil in the flesh.

Warning: Mature content ahead. Enter at your own risk. *

Vera Andres gave up everything including her inheritance and her arranged marriage in order to marry her husband Francis Coleman.
However, on the night of their third year anniversary, he betrays her and frames her up to get arrested. He also drops the bump of their divorce on her face, abandoning her alone in jail to face the consequences of his actions.
Unexpectedly, she gets released the next day with the help of her arranged fiance whom she had eloped from three years ago. Now, she is bound to get revenge on Francis with the help of Raymond Anderson, her fiance, who proposes marriage immediately after her release, and offers to help her get back her inheritance from her scheming stepsister and mother.
What Vera needs to do is to agree to this contractual marriage and have a child.
Will she succeed in doing all of this?

Rigella’s world shatters when she spots her husband, Ivan, having a romantic lunch with his mistress—Lara—at an upscale restaurant. Already burdened by years of emotional neglect, this public betrayal leaves her silently devastated. Determined not to ruin her long-awaited reunion with her best friend, Roxanne, Rigella hides her pain behind a forced smile.

But secrets have a way of surfacing. When Roxanne notices the bruises on Rigella’s arm, concern turns into fury. Rigella tries to lie—tries to protect the man who’s been hurting her. But it isn’t long before the truth claws its way out in the form of another violent encounter. Ivan ambushes her in the restroom, slaps her, and reminds her of her place: a wife only on paper.

Escaping into Roxanne’s arms, Rigella is forced to confront the wreckage of her marriage. Torn between the pain of staying and the fear of breaking her son Ice’s heart, she begins to question if love—especially from Ivan—was ever truly hers.

As the chapter closes, a thunderous knock at Roxanne’s door sends Rigella’s heart racing. Ivan is here. And this time, she can no longer run from the truth.

"Do you hear that? The woman who is chosen to be Damian Chase’s fifth wife will be offered 5 million dollars!” 

“Even 10 million dollars I won’t marry such a jerk!”

Sabrina Jade was recognized for being a competent and gorgeous secretary. For five years, she had worked for her boss Damian Chase, who was renowned as a womanizer. Almost every woman who knew Damian wanted to sleep with him, but in Sabrina’s eyes, her boss is an absolute asshole. She just wanted to stay away from him.

Sabrina never thought an accident would intertwine her and her boss’s fates, and she found that her boss was not so annoying?

"Whose child are you carrying, Emily?" I opened my mouth and closed it again, unable to give him an answer because I also don't know if it's his or his brothers. "Answer me, dammit!" I whimpered in fear when banged the door behind me with his fist.

When Emily's father died living her with a hospital bill, she had no choice but to accept Dan Cross's proposal for a fake marriage. Dan Cross wanted to gain control of his father's company and Emily only wanted money and a roof over her head, maybe love later on. What she didn't expect is to fall in love for Tyson Cross, her brother-in-law. The last straw was finding out that she's pregnant but who's the father of the baby.

I fell in love… with the reckless son of the ruthless man I was about to marry.
When Cash Graves returned from his wild escapades in deep trouble, everything changed.
Younger, magnetic, and dangerously tempting, he was impossible to resist.
His father, Carl Graves, isn’t just anyone.
He’s rich, obsessive, and a power-hungry man. He owns me. And Carl will do anything to protect the secret he buried twenty-three years ago… even if it means destroying us all.
To save himself, Cash takes Carl’s deal: go undercover, find the link between Amelia Cruz, a girl missing for decades, and the sadistic serial killer known as The Man-Eater.
What was supposed to be one mission turns into a twisted game of obsession and betrayal: A missing daughter, a yearn for revenge, a scheming enemy hiding in plain sight and a taboo relationship no one can ever know.
They say age is just a number. But how can I walk away when my body still remembers his touch? When my heart aches for the broken boy I should have saved from his own family?
Now I’m trapped between Carl’s possessive grip, his dangerously irresistible son I should never have touched, and a truth that could destroy us all.
Because in our world, love always comes with a price… and someone lurking in the shadows is determined to make sure we pay it in blood.
When the secrets come out, all hell will break loose. No will escape unscathed and Carl Graves will finally answer for what happened twenty-three years ago.

"I will marry her, but I will never give her my heart."
Elara Hart enters her marriage to billionaire heir Aaron Blackwood knowing it is nothing more than a contract, a union built on power and convenience rather than love. What she does not expect is how quickly she will become invisible in her own marriage, living beside a husband who belongs emotionally to another woman.
Aaron is cold, distant, and untouchable. His silence is heavier than words, and his indifference is constant. The memory of the woman he once loved lingers between them, making Elara feel like an intruder in a life she was never meant to enter.
Yet Elara is not as fragile as she appears. As a plus size woman who has spent her life being overlooked and judged, she carries a quiet strength that refuses to break. Slowly, she begins to affect Aaron in ways neither of them can control.
Just as their fragile distance begins to shift, a scandal shatters everything. Humiliated and betrayed, Elara disappears without a trace.
Her vanishing forces buried secrets within the Blackwood family to surface, revealing a history of obsession, betrayal, and a tragedy long hidden. As Aaron searches for her, he realizes she was never just an unwanted wife.
She may be the only one who can expose the truth.
And someone has been watching her all along.

“You, I chose you to be my seventh wife.”
Her eyes widened. She couldn’t believe that among the twenty women that passed through his evaluation, he chose her!
“C-can you choose another woman?”
“I chose you. No one in this room passed through my taste. It was only you, I will make sure to get you pregnant, Shiloh."

Shiloh Harding, a 25-year-old half human and half Lycan from a wealthy family but when her father died, their family fell into debt that they needed to pay off.

Loki Roosevelt, a 38-year-old ruthless and powerful King Alpha of Verlice. He is the last male royal blood of Roosevelt, unfortunately, after trying to conceive a child for twenty years over six wives, the Royal Council wanted him to surrender the throne. In order to keep his position, he has to do everything to conceive a child within the year.

Three months of fake marriage with my Alpha mate

"Breathe." My body, as if under his command, did as he said
He gently pressed the wet cloth on the corner of my lips, and heat bloomed where he touched, my fingernails digging into his shoulder.
He ran the wet cloth over the swell of my breast, and his eyes turned darker.
My lips parted. He pulled away, curling his fingers into fists, and his neck turned red.
My lower stomach turned into knots.
The tension in the air started to steal my breath, and the room felt extremely hot. The urge to do something almost paralysed me.

Rosette, the red-haired human Princess of the mortal island, rejected her arranged marriage with the Alpha Prince but soon she was framed to kill her former fiancé. While running away, Xen the Alpha of the Crescent Moon Pack saved her. He said she is his mate, but Rosette only wanted to run away to find her witch's mom.

Xen proposed to let Rosette pretend to be his wife for three months and then he will let her go. Rosette agreed. But when the world is involved in the immortal crisis, how will they protect themselves from vampires, witches or Lycans? And will they find the true love hidden in each other’s hearts?

"Fuck!" Sebastian muttered, "The condom broke," 
Still recovering from the mind shattering orgasm I grabbed his face and kissed him. "Don't stop, I can't have kids anyway."


Mia Anderson felt her life crumbling when she received a notification that Gavin Campbell, her husband, was going to be a father of another woman's child.
After an intense confrontation, Mia was left to confront the painful reality of their shattered marriage. Despite the pain and anger that flowed through her veins, Mia kept it to herself and decided to take control of her future. She reignited her passion for fashion consulting and found solace in the support of one of her clients, Sophia Coleman.
At Sophia’s wedding, Mia encountered Sebastian Thornton, leading to an unexpected passionate night. Even though the condom accidentally broke during their one night stand, Mia wasn't worried- after all, one of the reasons she divorced her husband was that she couldn't get pregnant.
However, weeks later Mia shockingly discovered that she was pregnant, leaving her in a tumultuous storm of emotions and hard decisions.
As for Sebastian, the billionaire bachelor who never expected to be a father at his current age. While after a steamy night with Mia, he suddenly received a letter demanded that he renounce any parental rights to Mia Anderson's unborn child.
What the hell is going on?