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"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? Dr. Isla Bennett was an exceptional woman, but she always lived in her twin sister's shadow—unseen, unloved, and unwanted. When her family's empire collapses, she's been forced into a cold-blooded arrangement: marry Alistair Montgomery, a ruthless billionaire trapped in a coma. Everyone expects her to be nothing more than a contracted wife. Until—Alistair wakes up, and everything shatters. Her sister returns to claim him, secrets resurface, and Isla is thrust into a dangerous web of love, lies, and vengeance. But they completely underestimated the man standing by her side. Once Alistair claims his wife, he will crush anyone who threatens her peace. Yet, just as Isla falls for the man who was never meant to be hers, the ultimate truth emerges: Isla isn't a real Bennett. She’s the daughter of the woman accused of murdering Alistair's mother. Bound by a cold contract, they found a dangerous love. But can it survive a truth meant to destroy them?

She was the good wife now she's the woman they can't control. One marriage, two men and zero rules. Sophia Lancaster was the perfect wife—until betrayal taught her how to burn. She built Lancaster Innovations, but let her husband Daniel Hawthorne wear the crown. She gave him her trust, her body, her future… until she found him in their bed with another woman and a cold smile on his face. His twisted solution? An open marriage. His pleasure? Her silence. What he didn’t expect… was for her to say yes. Trapped by a ruthless prenup and a sick mother she can’t afford to abandon, Sophia plays along but not for him—for herself. Her revenge begins the night she gives her body to Ethan Calder, a billionaire with dangerous eyes and darker appetites. He doesn’t just want her—he wants to ruin every man who’s ever hurt her. And he’s not the only one. As Sophia reclaims her power through seduction, dominance, and a slow-burning hunger for more, Daniel starts to spiral, now he wants his wife back but she’s not his anymore. She belongs to the fire. To pleasure. To men who worship her. One woman. Two men. No rules. And no one’s ready for the woman Sophia’s about to become.

Everyone deserves a second chance at happiness... even a killer. Serendipity Fizzlestitch wants nothing more than to be left alone. In a small cabin a stone's throw from the house where her sisters and mother breathed their last, Serendipity toils away, making the dolls her late father was working on when he disappeared beneath the ocean waves. Serendipity is content to spend the rest of her existence here, trying to atone for the mistakes of her past by creating the dolls that bring joy to so many others. When a mysterious letter arrives in her fireplace, an unusual stranger shows up at her door, and her favorite mouse friend goes missing, Serendipity is forced to face the outside world--and the ghosts from her past. Will she accept the opportunity to join the most famous toymaker of all time, or will her guilt prevent her from finding the happiness everyone deserves? The Doll Maker's Daughter at Christmas is a whimsical romantic fantasy that proves everyone deserves a second chance, no matter how horrific our past. Perfect for Christmas, or any time of year, The Doll Maker's Daughter at Christmas will bring back the magic we can only find when we truly believe.

Content Warning: This is a collection of dark, steamy age-gap romances centered on marriage, possession, and angst. These are stories where vows are a transaction, love is a battlefield, and the only happy ending is the one they fight for. He is always the other father—the guardian, the protector, the older man forced into a role he never asked for. She is the complication, the temptation, the younger woman who disrupts his carefully controlled world. Their unions are never simple. A marriage contract for protection. A vow sworn in desperation. A wedding to secure a future for a child. But behind every practical arrangement lies a dangerous, simmering tension that vows alone can't contain. This collection delivers standalone stories where passion is a privilege earned only after "I do." Expect charged glances across crowded rooms, kisses that feel like claims, and the slow, angsty burn of a man who believes he doesn't deserve her, fighting the overwhelming need to make her his in every way. For readers who like their romance dark, their heroes possessive, and their happy endings hard-won.

In search of true love, Kathleen Sayers, a heiress disguises herself as poor and meets Devon Cross, but their marriage lasted just five years before Devon calls it quits, calling Kathleen a parasite and a burden, unaware of her true identity. Kathleen signs the divorce papers and appears a few months later, Devon boss, in her real identity. Devon sees her and regrets his action. He wants her back but there is someone there already. Kathleen's adopted brother, whom Kathleen is begining to develop feelings for. Who would Kathleen choose? The man that broke her heart, but is socially accepted or the man she is forbidden to love? Please, guys this book is under editing.

Violet Wintour is a controversial heiress in the 21st-century high society, but not for the same reasons other rich kids of London are. Her father, the Duke of Averbury, passed away with a family will that leads to a surprising twist. Across the world, Clare Leighton is living a modest life. Years of struggling with bankruptcy begin to take a toll on her family. Her caring yet depressed parents force her to take a different path that she hasn't prepared for. When the hand of fate brings these two different women together, something is going to change forever.