Novels by H.I Pearl

Sois ma femme et réchauffe mon lit », dit-il avec un sourire narquois. « Et tu dois respecter les conditions. » Les conditions : pas de grossesse, lui rappeler sans cesse d'utiliser une protection, demander sa permission pour les choses les plus simples — même pour rendre visite à sa mère malade — et ne jamais lui refuser l'intimité. Sophie Thompson aurait dû partir. Elle aurait dû lui dire où il pouvait se mettre ses conditions étouffantes. Mais quand la vie de sa mère est en jeu, Sophie signe et abandonne sa liberté au milliardaire masqué dont le baiser a le goût du péché et dont le toucher la fait trembler. Elle pensait que ce ne serait qu'un accord. Elle pensait pouvoir survivre à son monde de richesse et de pouvoir. Elle avait tort. Car Julian a des secrets enfouis dans l'obscurité, une ex-fiancée qui veut le reconquérir, et un passé qui pourrait les détruire tous les deux. Et quand Sophie enfreint la seule règle qu'elle ne voulait jamais briser — tomber amoureuse de lui — elle découvrira la vérité mortelle qui se cache derrière le masque du milliardaire.

I was raised as nothing more than a sex slave to the Alpha—trained to please, to obey, to never dream of freedom. My body was his property, my future already written in chains. Falling for anyone in this pack was forbidden…especially him...Thorne Grimsong. The Beta. My master’s most loyal second-in-command. He wasn’t supposed to look at me. He wasn’t supposed to touch me. And I was never supposed to crave him the way I do. Yet one stolen glance turned into a touch. One touch burned into a sin I couldn’t take back. Now I’m trapped between the monster who owns me and the man I was never meant to want. One will kill me for my disobedience. The other might kill me with his love. #3

My mom always warns me about being too forward. But I can’t help it. I hate seeing rich people throw their power around, especially when they use it to bully those who can’t fight back. Unfortunately, that habit has finally landed me in trouble. Because I never imagined that one impulsive decision would put me in the path of the most arrogant, infuriating man I’ve ever met. And somehow, escaping him turns out to be the one thing I can’t do. #4

"내 여자가 되어 내 침대를 데워줘," 그가 비웃음을 지으며 말했다. "그리고 너는 조건을 따라야 해." 그 조건: 임신 금지, 항상 피임을 상기시킬 것, 아무리 사소한 일이라도—심지어 아픈 어머니를 방문하는 것까지도—항상 허락을 받을 것, 그리고 절대 그의 잠자리 요구를 거부하지 말 것. 소피 톰슨은 떠났어야 했다. 그의 숨 막히는 조건들을 어디에 처넣으라고 말했어야 했다. 하지만 어머니의 생명이 위태로운 상황에서, 소피는 키스가 죄악처럼 느껴지고 손길이 그녀를 떨게 만드는 가면 쓴 재벌에게 자신의 자유를 서명해 넘긴다. 그녀는 그저 거래일 뿐이라고 생각했다. 그의 부와 권력의 세계에서 살아남을 수 있을 거라 생각했다. 그녀는 틀렸다. 왜냐하면 줄리안에게는 어둠 속에 묻힌 비밀들이 있고, 그를 되찾으려는 전 약혼녀가 있으며, 두 사람 모두를 파멸시킬 수 있는 과거가 있기 때문이다. 그리고 소피가 결코 어길 생각이 없었던 단 하나의 규칙—그에게 사랑에 빠지는 것—을 어길 때, 그녀는 재벌의 가면 뒤에 숨겨진 치명적인 진실을 알게 될 것이다.

“Be my woman and warm my bed,” he said, with a smirk. "And you must follow the terms." The terms: no pregnancy, always remind him to use protection, constant permission for even the simplest things—even visits to her sick mom—and never denying him intimacy. Sophie Thompson should have walked away. She should have told him where to shove his suffocating terms. But when her mother’s life hangs in the balance, Sophie signs away her freedom to the masked billionaire whose kiss feels like sin and whose touch makes her tremble. She thought it would be just a deal. She thought she could survive his world of wealth and power. She was wrong. Because Julian has secrets buried in darkness, an ex-fiancée who wants him back, and a past that could destroy them both. And when Sophie breaks the one rule she never meant to—falling for him—she’ll learn the deadly truth that hides behind the billionaire’s mask. #1

**„Sei meine Frau und wärme mein Bett“, sagte er mit einem spöttischen Lächeln. „Und du musst dich an die Bedingungen halten.“** Die Bedingungen: keine Schwangerschaft, ihn immer an den Schutz erinnern, ständige Erlaubnis selbst für die einfachsten Dinge – sogar für Besuche bei ihrer kranken Mutter – und ihm niemals die Intimität verweigern. Sophie Thompson hätte gehen sollen. Sie hätte ihm sagen sollen, wo er sich seine erdrückenden Bedingungen hinstecken kann. Doch als das Leben ihrer Mutter auf dem Spiel steht, unterschreibt Sophie ihre Freiheit an den maskierten Milliardär, dessen Kuss sich wie Sünde anfühlt und dessen Berührung sie erzittern lässt. Sie dachte, es wäre nur ein Deal. Sie dachte, sie könnte in seiner Welt aus Reichtum und Macht überleben. Sie irrte sich. Denn Julian hat Geheimnisse, die in der Dunkelheit begraben liegen, eine Ex-Verlobte, die ihn zurückwill, und eine Vergangenheit, die sie beide zerstören könnte. Und als Sophie die eine Regel bricht, die sie nie beabsichtigt hatte – sich in ihn zu verlieben – wird sie die tödliche Wahrheit erfahren, die sich hinter der Maske des Milliardärs verbirgt.

WARNING: Please, before reading this book, note that it contains: violence, abusive scenes, and mature scenes. "I was supposed to kill you, Cassius," I whispered, my voice trembling. "Do you think you can?" he replied, his gaze piercing. He gently took my hand, the warmth of his touch contrasting sharply with the coldness of the IV drip that fed into my arm. "I would shoot a bullet into your head if..." I started, but before I could finish, he sealed my lips with a kiss—soft yet filled with an urgency that took my breath away. **** Zara Singh, an undercover assassin, receives a contract to seduce and eliminate Cassius DiMarco, the most feared Mafia king who is known for his ruthlessness. But what would happen when she finds herself unexpectedly drawn to Cassius? And what would happen when Zara finds out Cassius had a hand in her parent's death? Would she be able to forgive him? #2

"كوني امرأتي وادفئي فراشي،" قال بابتسامة ساخرة. "ويجب أن تلتزمي بالشروط." الشروط: لا حمل، تذكيره دائمًا باستخدام وسائل الحماية، طلب الإذن المستمر حتى في أبسط الأمور — حتى زيارة والدتها المريضة — وعدم رفض قربه الجسدي أبدًا. كان يجب على صوفي طومسون أن ترحل. كان يجب أن تخبره أين يضع شروطه الخانقة. لكن عندما تكون حياة والدتها على المحك، توقّع صوفي على التنازل عن حريتها للمليونير المقنّع الذي تشعر بقبلته وكأنها خطيئة ولمسته تجعلها ترتجف. ظنت أن الأمر سيكون مجرد صفقة. ظنت أنها تستطيع النجاة من عالمه المليء بالثروة والسلطة. كانت مخطئة. لأن جوليان يحمل أسرارًا مدفونة في الظلام، وخطيبة سابقة تريد استعادته، وماضيًا قد يدمرهما كلاهما. وعندما تكسر صوفي القاعدة الوحيدة التي لم تقصد كسرها أبدًا — الوقوع في حبه — ستكتشف الحقيقة القاتلة التي تختبئ خلف قناع المليونير. #1