Romane von Josephine

Twenty-four-year-old Ava Sinclair has spent her life following the rules, hiding her loneliness behind a perfect smile. But one reckless night in Manhattan changes everything. She meets Luca DeLuca a dangerously handsome stranger with blood on his hands and secrets in his eyes. Luca is no ordinary man. He is the ruthless heir to one of New York's most powerful criminal empires, a man feared by enemies and haunted by his past. Ava knows she should run from him. Instead, she finds herself drawn deeper into his dark world of violence, betrayal, and forbidden desire. As their connection intensifies, Ava uncovers a shocking truth: her family's past is tied to Luca's in ways neither of them could have imagined. Now trapped between loyalty and obsession, Ava must decide whether to walk away from the man who could destroy her or surrender to a love that burns as dangerously as the secrets between them. In Luca's world, trust is deadly. And loving him may cost Ava everything.

Lorrie Elmundo never imagined that saving her family would cost her freedom. Burdened by her father's crushing debts and desperate to protect her sick mother and younger brother, she accepts an offer that changes her life forever. Marry Lorenzo Dimitri. At thirty-four, Lorenzo is the feared head of the Dimitri Syndicate—a man whose name commands respect, fear, and absolute obedience. Cold, calculating, and devastatingly handsome, he agrees to a one-year marriage contract for reasons known only to him. He offers Lorrie wealth. He offers her protection. He offers her his family name. But he never offers love. Lorrie promises herself she will endure twelve months and walk away with her heart intact. She doesn't expect Lorenzo's possessiveness. She doesn't expect his jealousy whenever another man smiles at her. And she certainly doesn't expect the way his icy gray eyes soften when he thinks she isn't looking. Lorenzo Dimitri has spent his entire life believing love is a weakness. Until the woman he bought becomes the only person he cannot afford to lose. And when enemies threaten to take her away, Lorenzo is willing to burn down empires, betray allies, and kneel before the woman he once considered nothing more than a contract bride.

Synopsis Rejected, Bound to the Ruthless Alpha Athena Grant was born to become the future Luna of the Silver Moon Pack. But after a devastating fire claims the lives of her parents, she is branded their murderer by her own brother, Alpha Damon Grant. Stripped of her title, her wolf sealed by forbidden magic, and forced to live as a servant in the pack she once called home, Athena survives years of cruelty with nothing but the hope that one day the truth will set her free. Everything changes when the Alpha Council gathers for the annual Moon Summit. The moment the feared Alpha Evan "Buck" Buckley of the Ironclaw Pack catches her scent, the Moon Goddess reveals the impossible—they are fated mates. But instead of claiming Athena, Buck rejects her before every Alpha, convinced that a broken servant could never be worthy of becoming his Luna. Humiliated, abandoned, and left to die, Athena escapes into the forbidden forest, where she is rescued by the noble Alpha Eddie Diaz. As she begins to heal, long-buried secrets emerge. Her parents were not killed by accident, her wolf was never weak, and a dangerous conspiracy threatens every werewolf pack. Now Buck must live with the unbearable consequences of rejecting his destined mate, while Athena rises from the ashes of betrayal to become a woman no one can control. But winning back the heart he shattered will be far more difficult than defeating the enemies closing in from every side. As war looms, loyalties are tested, ancient prophecies awaken, and love becomes the greatest battlefield of all. In a world where fate chooses mates but trust must be earned, can the Alpha who rejected her prove he deserves a second chance, or will Athena choose the Alpha who never let her fall?

Five years ago, Seraphina's world shattered when her fated mate the ruthless Alpha King, Killian Blackthorne publicly rejected her before the entire pack. Humiliated and exiled to the deadly Rogue Lands, she was left to die. But Seraphina survived. Alone, pregnant, and heartbroken, she built a new life as a skilled healer, determined never to depend on the man who destroyed her. Now, her greatest treasure is slipping away. Her four-year-old son, Leo, is dying from a rare magical disease, and the only cure is the blood of his biological father. Desperate to save her child, Seraphina returns to the last place she ever wanted to see again—the Alpha King's palace. Disguising her scent and concealing her identity beneath a healer's cloak, she enters enemy territory with one goal: save her son and leave before anyone discovers the truth. But the moment she crosses into Killian's territory, the shattered remnants of their fated bond ignite once more. Haunted by the woman he rejected and unable to resist the mysterious healer who stirs memories he thought were buried, Killian becomes obsessed with uncovering her identity. As old wounds reopen and dangerous secrets threaten to surface, Seraphina finds herself trapped in a deadly game of deception. Because if Killian discovers that the fierce little boy hidden within his palace walls is his son, he won't just demand the truth. He'll claim them both. And this time, the Alpha King won't let them go.