What Are The Best Gifts For A Stepson?

I ditched a shot at studying abroad to help my boyfriend, Gavin Censori, launch his startup. Stuck it out with him through seven brutal years. Then boom—success hit, and so did the ghosting. On Valentine's Day, he hit me with the classic "work's crazy" excuse. Instead of showing up, he had some random delivery dude drop off a box of cosmetic samples. Samples. Later that night, his secretary Rebecca popped up on my feed, flexing hard. Caption: [With a boss like this, why go home early?] Pic: A box of high-end makeup. Same brand. Hers weren't samples. I dropped a comment: [You're doing great at your sidechick job. Gold star.] Gavin called instantly, losing it. "What's your problem? She's just an employee! I bust my ass making money for you, and you're always jealous!" I laughed. Didn't even yell. Just dumped him. Seven years, and I'd never touched a dime of his. Joke's on him—his precious startup? Secretly bankrolled by me. Fast-forward three years. Business summit. He rolled in wearing a tailored suit. The second he spotted me with a bag of bottles, his smirk kicked in. "Didn't like those cosmetics I gave you, huh? Now look at you—reduced to bottle collecting?"

Sold off by her stepmother after her Father’s death, Katie found herself drawn to Blaze, the son of the man she was forced to marry after a dare from him. Things go from mere hatred and attraction to something stronger and forbidden. Katie must maintain her dignity even when her body yearns for more of him. ☆☆☆☆ At first it was just an hate move from Blaze's side and a means to prove that she was cheap until he found himself wanting more and more from her. Even when he knew they can never be together.

I was the Falcone family's top consigliere. Their brain. And today, I was walking away—handing over the books to every legitimate business I ran, severing my final tie. My protégé couldn't understand. "You're the future of this family, Aurelia. You can't just leave." I shook my head with a bitter smile. They didn't know. I'd been secretly married to the Don, Vittorio Falcone, for three years. I thought my looks, my mind, and everything I gave him would be enough to win all of his love. A hit at the docks three months ago showed me the truth. I took thirteen bullets. Emergency. I needed the family surgeon—which required Vittorio's direct order. I called him over a dozen times. But when he finally answered, all I heard was a soft, breathless voice on his end. "Vittorio, we haven't cut my birthday cake. Will you hold my hand and cut it with me?" That voice. My best friend. The woman Vittorio once had a crush on. Carina. In the safe house, weak from blood loss, I dug the bullet out myself and had one of my men rush me to a family clinic. Right before they wheeled me into the OR, Vittorio burst in—carrying Carina. Twisted ankle. Needed a doctor. Now. My surgeon was dragged away. The antibiotics came too late. The wound got infected. I fought for my life for a week. When I woke up, I stared at my phone. Not a single message. The tears finally came. I understood. I was just the woman he'd been forced to marry after he was drugged and slept with me. A scandal averted. All he cared about was my value and his reputation. And me? The secret princess of the Rossi family, who gave up everything to build his empire. All for nothing. So I prepared four parting gifts. A celebration of our mutual destruction. Then he'd never see me again.

CONTENT WARNING ⚠️🔞 This book is strictly for a mature audience only. Reader's discretion is advised. On her eighteenth birthday, Sabrina's life is stolen from her. She was sold into marriage to Scott Wendell, a ruthless and powerful billionaire more than twice her age. A man she's never met. A man who claimed her as payment for a debt she never owed But the real problem wasn't the vows she took or the marriage document she signed. It's his son. The revelation that Ace Wendell, the one boy in school that she's always fantasized about, the boy she's secretly loved from afar, is now her stepson. Now living under the same roof, Sabrina finds herself torn between duty to her marriage and the dangerous pull toward the stepson who has wanted her just as desperately.

In the glittering shadows of New York’s elite, 22 years old Ava Sinclair is forced into a cold, loveless marriage with 58 years old billionaire industrialist Victor Langford to save her family from ruin. What begins as a transaction becomes a gilded cage of silence and duty. Until Damien Langford Victor’s ruthless, dangerously charismatic son, returns from a self-imposed exile in Europe. Their first meeting ignites with raw hatred and suspicion. But stolen glances turn into electric tension, lingering touches into burning obsession. As forbidden desire spirals out of control, Ava and Damien uncover dark secrets about Victor’s empire: money laundering, corporate assassinations, and a web of powerful enemies who will stop at nothing to bring the Langford dynasty down. Lust, betrayal, and deadly danger collide in a high stakes game where love is the ultimates sin and the only thing worth dying for. In a world of luxury penthouses, private jets, and blood-soaked boardrooms, one wrong move could destroy them all. She married the father. She craved the son. Now both want her and one of them is willing to kill for her.

Lena Hart has been waiting her entire life for the day she would meet her fated mate. This dream is however shattered when she turns nineteen, as her mate happens to be the ruthless Alpha Kade Blackwood who rejects her outright. Humiliated and heartbroken Lena leaves her pack, promising herself not to come back again. Nevertheless, fate decides otherwise when dark force threatens both of their packs Lena rises as an unexpected leader with newfound strength. With war on the horizon Kade finally realizes he made a catastrophic mistake. But is it still too late to get back the mate he once carelessly tossed aside?