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In Heat For My Step-brother

Isabella had been in love with her stepbrother since her mother remarried, but she could never confess her feelings because Maximilian cut ties with his girlfriends the moment the relationship became anything more than physical. Afraid of losing him forever, she kept her feelings hidden until her 18th birthday arrived and, being wolfless, her countdown from the pack finally ended. She was broken at the thought of being separated from Maximilian forever and was preparing to leave when Maximilian went into rut. And Isabella blindfolded him taking place of his fling.

The Unwanted Wife's Return (Ex-Husband Wants Me Back)

Nineteen-year-old Hannah Jones has always been the unwanted daughter—overlooked, undervalued, and sacrificed for her family's sake. When her father's company faces bankruptcy, she's forced to marry billionaire Elijah Martinez in place of her spoiled younger sister, Janet. Framed by her own family as a jealous schemer, Hannah endures cold indifference from Elijah and cruelty from his family. Broken and alone, she finally escapes, leaving the country, her toxic family, and her loveless marriage behind. Seven years later, Hannah returns as a successful writer and designer with twin children and a fortune of her own. She's ready to divorce Elijah and close that painful chapter forever. But Elijah, who spent years searching for her after uncovering the truth, refuses to let her go. He's determined to win the heart of the woman he once ignored even if she no longer needs him. "You're still my wife, Hannah. You're not going anywhere." "Your wife? I have more money than your entire family now, Elijah. I don't need you or your name anymore."

The Apocalypse Survival Manual

An apocalypse driven by natural disasters. Survival of the fittest. Typhoons, floods, deadly cold, scorching heat, earthquakes, tsunamis, insect plagues, acid rain… After struggling through three years of the apocalypse, Nicole Floyd met a brutal death. Miraculously, she woke up and found herself three days before it all began. Nicole seized the advantage to reclaim her storage space, flipping the switch on full-on stockpiling mode. She shopped until she ran out of money, and her storage was packed tight. She also looked for the dog that had saved her life once before. She sharpened her knives, stacked her supplies, and took care of unfinished business. She paid back every debt, whether owed in blood or in kindness. And then, disaster struck. Her right hand gripping a knife and her left stroking the dog, Nicole pressed on through the ruins of a world without order or morals.

Too Late To Love Me: I Already Left With His Twins

Five years ago, I left my husband a note. Three sentences. A returned bracelet. A door closing softly at 4am. He told me to get rid of our baby. I got rid of him instead. Now he’s sitting across my boardroom table in the city I built for myself, looking for the woman he married. She’s gone. What’s left is stronger.

Billionaire's Match

After two years of marriage, Khloe Roswell went to reissue her marriage certificate—and discovered the document she'd cherished was a forgery. Determined to confront her husband, Trey Fox, she instead overheard the devastating truth: the man who had tenderly cared for her for six years had, in fact, been married for five—to their university’s advisor, who was six years older than him. She wasn't just his cover; he had branded her barren and forced her to raise his child with another woman. Disgusted, Khloe called the lawyer about her inheritance. Her declaration was simple and left no room for doubt. "I am unmarried. I have no children. The assets are mine, and mine alone." With that, she walked away without a backward glance. Trey, smug and convinced she had nowhere to go, waited for her to come crawling back. He never imagined the day he'd see Khloe again in a marriage alliance broadcast to the nation. Now, she stood in the spotlight, commanding unimaginable wealth, side-by-side with a man at the pinnacle of power—basking in the world's envy.

He Chose My Sister, So I Married His Enemy

On the night of my engagement party, I found my fiancé with his hands in my sister’s hair. I thought the betrayal ended there. I was wrong. Minutes later, Ethan stood in front of both our families and announced that he was in love with Ava. My sister. While everyone rushed to comfort them, I became the villain for refusing to smile through my own humiliation. Then Damien Black walked into the room. Powerful. Untouchable. The one man Ethan feared. Before the night ended, Damien handed me a contract. One year. One marriage. One chance to save my father’s company. All I had to do was become his wife. I should have said no. Instead, I signed. Now my ex can’t stop watching me. My sister can’t stop competing with me. And the man I married keeps protecting pieces of me I thought nobody noticed. The problem is that Damien Black is hiding something. And every day I spend with him makes me less certain that our marriage was ever supposed to be just a contract.

Tied to the mafia man

Luca Vitiello is cold, aloof and the Mafia boss of the New York underworld. But he seized so many other outfits into his control, making him the Ultimate boss of half of the US. He was seen less, and talks even less. He is ruthless and emotionless. People will either freeze or shiver when they see him.He is colder than the Arctic. What happens if he was forced to protect a warm-hearted and innocent girl, who starts to melt the ice around his heart since the moment she met him?Emma Costello is the unwanted daughter of Frank Costello. He treats her like a maid and a commodity. What happens, when she was taken away from her sad life into a life of luxury. What happens when her savior starts to fall for her.He is 10 years older than her.Will she love him back?Will he be able to protect her when her father comes back for her?What will Luca do, when he finds out that her father sold Emma to a highest bidder?

Entangled with the Mafia Don

"You want me, Davina. You can deny it all you want. I will make you scream the truth." His voice, a guttural purr, slid over my skin, igniting a shameful, undeniable heat. His hot, possessive gaze consumed me, stripping me bare, making my body clench with fear and anticipation. I was trembling, aching, for a man who I should hat. The man that can destroy me. --- The anonymous call pulled Davina Wilson into a nightmare realm of carnal secrets and violence. Summoned to her estranged father's bedside, she found a brutal aftermath reeking of raw power. Malcolm's chilling dismissal and her stepmother's icy glare hinted at a depraved family darkness she'd never imagined. Then came Ezra, a formidable, unapologetically masculine force, unsettlingly aware of a past Davina had erased thirteen years ago—a past he was determined to excavate and brand as his own. Plunged into a dangerous underworld to shield her family, Davina found herself Ezra's captive. He hungered to devour her innocence, seeing a wild, unyielding lust he was determined to dominate and unleash. His possessive interest deepened into an all-consuming claim. He was the alpha predator she should flee, yet the forbidden craving was undeniable. As Davina navigated this treacherous landscape, the lines between captor and savage lover, threat and intoxicating surrender, blurred. An attraction so potent ignited, promising either her ultimate downfall or a dark, exhilarating damnation.

Betrothed To The Mafia Lord

Forced to marry the ruthless mafia lord, whom everyone was afraid of at the age of eighteen, Sofia had no other choice but to follow her father’s wishes like a dutiful daughter was supposed to. While Luca Ricci only took a wife, because he wasn’t getting any younger at the age of thirty-three. She was the angel to his demons, the light to his darkness, the innocence to his sins… He wanted to protect her, since the moment he locked eyes with hers on their wedding day and saw the amount of fright brewing in it. He wanted to make her good for him, to mark her as his. But he was the mafia lord, and danger just seems to be lurking around him, wherever he goes, and in whatever he does. He must protect his wife at all costs.

After Hours Service

Dr. Kate Hooper has spent years building a life nobody can take away from her. As the owner of an after-hours emergency veterinary clinic, she's accustomed to blood, difficult patients, and making impossible decisions. But when a dangerously handsome stranger arrives with a bullet in his shoulder, Kate breaks more than a few rules to save his life. Antonio Cagliari is thirty-eight, ruthless, powerful, and accustomed to absolute obedience. As the head of a notorious crime family, he has enemies everywhere and trusts almost no one. The last thing he expects is a sharp-tongued veterinarian who treats his gunshot wound, mocks his intimidating reputation, and demands he say please. Antonio is fascinated. Kate is attracted. Neither realizes how dangerous that combination will become. When a trusted associate is murdered and another disappears, Antonio discovers that someone close to him may be orchestrating his downfall. His enemies are closing in, and the woman who saved his life has become an unexpected vulnerability. But Kate has secrets of her own. Born Caterina Barone, she abandoned her powerful Italian mafia family after refusing an arranged marriage. She sacrificed her name, her protection, and everything she knew for the freedom to choose her own future. Falling for another mafia boss was never part of the plan. Antonio's instinct is to protect what he considers his, regardless of the cost. Kate has already escaped one controlling family and refuses to surrender her independence to another. As betrayal, violence, and old enemies threaten everything they've built, Kate must decide whether trusting Antonio means losing herself—or finally finding someone dangerous enough to stand beside her. He rules through fear. She refuses to be afraid. And loving each other might be the most dangerous decision either has ever made.

I Transmigrated Into the Mafia Don’s Doomed Bride

A tired office worker is pulled into the mafia novel she was reading and wakes up as the bride who is meant to die on her wedding night. She does not know that the ruthless Don who is supposed to avenge her can hear every thought in her head.

The Mafia Lord's Forgotten Wife

Elena woke up in a hospital with no memory of the last three years. The stranger sitting beside her bed — cold eyes, expensive suit, a jaw carved from stone — tells her he's her husband. He's lying. She can feel it. But she can't prove it. And the more she tries to remember the more dangerous her questions become in a world where secrets are kept with bullets. Hook: She lost her memory. He lost his heart. Neither of them knows which is more dangerous.

The badboy's hometown princess

Stella is the popular nerd, who can make any guy go head over heels for her just with her smile. She never wanted anything complicated in her life. But things never always go fine especially when a complicated handsome badboy calls her 'His Princess'

The Badboy’s Little Kitten

“I'm going to take you to the edge, kitten, and you're going to beg for more,” Axel whispered, his hot breath sending shivers down Amber's spine. Her eyes snapped open, locking onto his. The intensity in his gaze made her pulse race. She felt his fingers dig into her hips, pulling her against his hardened body. “Is that a promise?” Amber whispered, her body already screaming to be touched. Axel's lips curled into a sly smile. “It's a warning.” Amber's heart skipped a beat as Axel's hands slid up her back, unzipping her dress. The fabric slipped off her shoulders, pooling around her feet. She stood before him, vulnerable yet unafraid. “Tonight, you're mine, little kitten,” **** Amber had always wished to have her brother’s infamous best friend since she was in high school but is hurt because he only treats her like a little sister. When Amber got admitted to college and moved in with her brother, she is surprised to see that her longtime crush was under the same roof. Her brother leaves for an important business, and she is left alone with this hot devil. She knew this was her chance to get him, and she wasn’t ready to screw it. Axel had always loved Amber but knew she was off bounds because she was his best friend’s sister, but when she is left in his care, he began to lose control. From stolen kisses to steamy sessions, he knew he was in trouble when he became addicted to this little kitten. ~~~ The Badboy’s Little Kitten is a two in one series… BOOK ONE: Stolen Moments: My Brother’s Best Friend BOOK TWO: Whispers Of Seduction: We Meet Again, Little Kitten Bask in the steam because it only gets hotter!!! ©️Purple Ink 2024

My Bully is A Psycho

"Use your words Isabella , I want to hear that sweet voice of yours " His voice dripped with cold menace as his grip on my jaw tightened even more. My lips trembled under his harsh glare. I could barely manage to hold his gaze with my blurry teary ones . "I..I'm sorry A..Ace" I stuttered "You are always sorry, a pathetic cry baby is all you are ever going to be. " He sneered further tightening his grip on my shoulders. I couldn't stop an embarrassing tear that escaped my eyes at his words. "You are so pathetic, I will only hurt you more until you are nothing more than dust beneath my feet " My eyes widened when he inched closer , not knowing what to expect i shut my eyes tightly close . I stopped breathing when his breath fanned against my cheeks. When I opened my eyes he was gone. He used to be my crush and childhood best friend... But now he's my nightmare. He hates me, and he's vowed to make my life a living hell. Because I made a huge mistake. Staying alive when I should have died.

Breaking the Ice with My Fake Boyfriend

Six years. That’s how long I gave to Gavin, helping him train, secure his spot in the minor leagues, and build his status. I thought we were destined. But when I caught him with another female in the apartment I paid for, my world shattered. Seven months later, the final insult arrives: a gold embossed invitation to his mandatory Pack Unity Cruise. He wants me there to watch him flaunt his new life. He thinks he left me a broken, packless nobody. He thought wrong. I don’t just find a plus-one to ruin his night. I march straight into the private, heavily guarded training sanctuary of Kaelen Vane—the terrifying, dominant True Alpha captain of the Boston Frost Giants, and my ex’s absolute idol. Kaelen is a lethal god on the ice and a ruthless king off it, famous for his icy detachment and a rule never to touch the same woman twice. But Kaelen is facing a suspension from the Council unless he can prove his inner beast is tamed by a steady, respectable mate. We strike a mutually beneficial, completely forbidden deal. We fake a fated-mate bond. I get to completely shatter my ex’s fragile ego on that cruise, and Kaelen gets the Council off his back. It was supposed to be a strict, business-only arrangement. But the second Kaelen’s dark, smoky Alpha scent wraps around me, my inner wolf wakes up with a roar. And Kaelen’s eyes aren't looking at me like a business partner they're glowing gold with a hunger that says he has no intention of ever letting me go

Anonymously Yours

Aria Vance never wanted a new family. After her mother marries a billionaire businessman Richard Hayes, eighteen-year-old Aria is forced to leave behind the life she knew and move into the enormous Hayes estate. But there is only one problem. Richard already has a son, Jaxon Hayes. And Jaxon immediately hates Aria. To him, Aria and her mother are outsiders who have invaded his home, his family, and potentially his inheritance. He makes Aria’s first year at Crestwood College miserable, constantly reminding her that she doesn't belong. But Aria has one secret, Blake Reed, Crestwood’s golden-boy hockey captain. She's admired him from afar for months but lacks the confidence to approach him. After her handwritten love letters are repeatedly discarded, Aria decides to take a risk and secretly obtains the phone number she believes belongs to Blake. She begins texting him anonymously. Unknown to her, the number doesn't belong to Blake, it belongs to her stepbrother, Jaxon. And while Aria believes she's finally communicating with the boy of her dreams, Jaxon slowly becomes fascinated by the mysterious girl behind the messages. Meanwhile, Blake begins noticing Aria in real life. Suddenly, Aria is caught between the boy she thinks she's talking to, the boy she secretly loves, and the stepbrother determined to make her life miserable. And eventually, everyone is going to discover the truth.

The Captains Tutor Girl.

Ivy Bennett has no time for boys. Between keeping her scholarship, paying her bills, and worrying about her younger brother in foster care, she already has enough on her plate. Then Ryder Knox fails a class. Westbury’s arrogant hockey captain needs a tutor, and unfortunately, Ivy is the best one available. She hates his attitude. He loves getting on her nerves. But when Ryder asks Ivy to pretend to be his girlfriend, their simple arrangement starts becoming dangerously real. Because Ryder isn’t supposed to fall for his tutor. And Ivy definitely isn’t supposed to fall for the boy she swore she hated.

A Joint Divorce: Like Mother, Like Daughter

My mother marries into the Patterson family with me after her divorce. She marries Thomas Patterson, the dean of a veterinary hospital. Meanwhile, I marry Walter Patterson, a firefighter captain and Thomas' son. On this day, there's a huge storm. I'm almost due for labor, but I still head to the hospital to pick my mother up after an operation. We head to the subway, but it ends up being flooded. I endure the labor contractions and call Walter with trembling hands, wanting to ask for help. He finally answers after hanging up on me 18 times. "What the hell do you want? How stupid can you be, calling me in such a huge storm? "I'm saving lives here! Tracy's foot was cut by glass while being saved, and I've just bandaged her wound. Now, I have to take her dog to Dad's hospital so he can save it. The dog is hanging by a thread; if you need help, get some other firefighter to do it! Don't pester me!" Later, the rescue team arrives. My mother and I are pushed to the back of the crowd, and people won't stop shoving us around. The floodwater rises, and I have no choice but to carry her on my back while trudging along the corridor. This continues for three hours. When we're finally rescued, my mother is already unconscious, and I end up losing my child, who's almost to term. My mother and I look at each other tearfully in the ward we share. I say, "Mom, I'm getting a divorce." She says, "It's not a big deal, sweetheart. I'll do it with you. I've done it once before—I know how this goes."

I Give Up This Rotten Marriage

My husband's first love, the woman he had once idolized, had left him for a powerful and influential school bully. Years later, she found herself in the midst of a bitter divorce and in need of a lawyer. And who else but my husband, now an accomplished attorney, ended up back in her orbit? As he moved toward her once more, I decided it was time to step aside. After all, there was no stopping someone determined to chase after a lost cause.

The Regret of the Ex-husband

On the day of our daughter's birthday, my husband brought the daughter of his true love home.The little girl had her arms wrapped around my husband's neck. She pointed at me and asked, "Dad, who is she?"My husband tried to comfort her. "Baby, she's the nanny that I've hired for you."I tried my best not to be affected by the pain in my chest and bowed respectfully. "Mr. Frost, Please pay me for the work that I've done for the past seven years..."My husband laughed angrily. "You're such a gold digger!"Well, I indeed love money. Why couldn't I love money? I was dying and needed to make preparations for my daughter in advance. Not only that, but I also would make them all pay the price!

A Final Prank That Goes Up in Flames

For the 101st time, my boyfriend, Carl Hopper, plays a prank on me by hiding my hearing aid. He tells me, "The same old rules apply. If you can't guess where I hid it, you'll have to go through the night without being able to hear anything as a punishment." That night, a fire breaks out in the apartment building. Carl knocks a few times on my room door and urges me to hurry downstairs, then turns right around and shields my best friend, Joanna Kingston, out of the apartment. By the time I wake up, choking on the thick smoke, I'm already trapped in the blazing fire. I lean out the window, shouting for help, and just so happen to spot Carl in the crowd. He has Joanna huddled in his arms as he gently comforts her. Neither of them even remembers that I'm still inside the building. Before I suffocate to death, I suddenly recall how I stubbornly insisted on transferring into the Music Department previously, all so I could be with Carl. At the time, a frowning Carl said to me, "Rebecca Jink, have you forgotten that you're deaf?" When I next open my eyes, I realize that I've gone back to that day in my second year of university, when I was applying to transfer departments. Out of anger, Carl has hidden away my hearing aid once more. Bowing my head, I cancel my application to transfer departments. Now that I've gotten a second chance at life, I refuse to be the target of their pranks again.

Sponsored Student Stole My Husband's Heart

At the very bottom of my husband Raymond Hudson's safe, I dig out an old phone that doesn't even have a passcode. It takes only three seconds to turn on. Yet, those three seconds shatter my seven-year marriage into pieces. The lock screen wallpaper isn't our wedding photo. It's a candid shot of a young woman. She's seated at the piano, and her profile's soft and gentle. Raymond stands in the shadows. The tenderness and restraint in his eyes are so intense they could drown someone. It's a side of him I've never seen before. That young woman is Monica Melanie, a college student whom Raymond and I've been financially supporting for years. My hands and feet go numb as I tap on the memo on the phone. "2018: I married Linnea. She's obedient and suitable to be a wife. She pleases my family. However, why do I feel like I've fallen for the student we're financially supporting?" "2020: Moni's back, and we put all our cards on the table. It feels so good to know that our feelings are mutual! It breaks my heart to see her cry." "2023: Moni will be heartbroken if Linnea gets pregnant. In that case, I'll make sure we don't have a child." Raymond's phone slips from my hands. At long last, I understand why I've only ever gotten pregnant once in our seven years of marriage. I lost our baby, and after that, I never conceived again.

Willing Surrender Called Love

Asher Pearce is a notoriously stubborn and wilful heir in Fantonia's social circles. Despite his striking good looks and prestigious family background, his wild and uninhibited personality makes every woman want to stay away from him, except for Regina Gleason, his childhood friend who grew up alongside him. When he wants to go street racing, she maps out a safe route for him. When he gets into a fight, she quietly hands him a cigarette afterward to calm him down. When he's hungover from a full night of drinking, she learns how to make his favorite hangover food from the household staff. People often say that Regina would simply hand Asher the knife with a smile even if he told her that he wanted to commit murder. Or, in other words, she simply always puts up with him and tolerates his behavior unconditionally. However, everything changes on the day of their wedding.