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Her aunt sold her at eighteen… to a ruthless billionaire, Thomas Brooks, to save her dying brother. She lost her baby, her name, and three years of her life to a monster who treated her like she was nothing but a worthless possession bought with money. And on the night she finally broke free from him, she fell into the arms of the one man she was never meant to touch… her stepson, George. One night of reckless, forbidden passion gave her a child she kept a secret, and a shame that haunted her for many years. Now, six years later, Alice Cooper is no longer that desperate girl who begged to be seen. She's the queen of a half-billion-dollar empire, and the city that once crushed her now bows to her feet. But the past catches up to her sooner and faster than she could ever imagine. Thomas is losing money, and his empire is crumbling… and now he comes crawling back to her, begging for help. Her aunt, Samantha gives her an ultimatum… help Thomas rebuild his empire or watch her darkest secret exposed to the world. With threats closing in and the safety of her child hanging on the line, Alice must decide… assist the same people who broke her, to keep her secret buried… or destroy them all, even if it means risking everything she has ever built.

Adriana Hayes never knew the true nature of her father’s dangerous life until he sold her. Now, she’s been handed over to Hunter Rivers, one of the most feared and powerful gang leaders in the city. Cold, ruthless, and determined to keep control over everything around him, Hunter doesn’t hesitate to claim Adriana as his own. What he doesn’t expect is the spark between them a spark that challenges everything he’s built his empire on. Adriana, caught between fear and attraction, finds herself torn between wanting to escape and the undeniable pull she feels toward the man who now holds her captive. As the days pass, their dangerous dance of power, control, and desire grows more complicated. Adriana discovers that beneath Hunter’s cold exterior lies a man who may have his own demons and the more she learns, the harder it becomes to keep her distance. But in a world where trust is a luxury and betrayal is always lurking, falling for the enemy could be the most dangerous choice of all. Will Adriana remain strong and fight for her freedom, or will she surrender to the passion that threatens to consume them both?

Willa Roane dies the same night she catches her boyfriend in bed with her sister. Instead of waking in peace, she’s dragged onto a ghostly bus and informed—by a mocking intercom—that she’s entered the Survival Game: a twisted show where the dead are thrown into lethal, terrifying worlds for the cruel amusement of an unseen audience. The rule is simple: survive each round… or your soul is erased forever. Her only ally is Corvin Thorne, the devastatingly beautiful stranger who yanked her off the road and onto the bus. A hybrid vampire–werewolf with a past soaked in blood, Corvin is bound by a wicked secret contract to keep Willa alive… or forfeit his own soul to the game. As they descend deeper into the nightmare realms—from a monster-ruled Dracula Castle to ruined neon cities—Willa realizes she is the key. The deadly worlds are twisting around her darkest fears and fantasies, turning her own horror stories into elaborate traps. She isn’t just a player; she’s the author of the chaos. And the man sworn to protect her may be the only thing she can’t control. Now Willa must rely on the dangerous man she’s falling for, a man who swore he would never love again. The heat between them is undeniable, but as their bond deepens, it’s impossible to tell which is more dangerous: the monsters hunting them… or the love that could destroy them both. Love might be beautiful—but in this game, it’s never sweet. It’s a weapon, a weakness, and the one thing that might rewrite the rules of Hell itself: desire. ---

Blurb: Drowning in debt and grief, Serena Voss never expected salvation to come in the form of Daniel Hawthorne. The city’s coldest and most feared billionaire. Daniel Hawthorne came, offering her a deal she can’t afford to refuse. “Become my mistress, and I’ll erase your past.” She tells herself it’s just a transaction. But Daniel isn’t just powerful. He’s addictive. The closer he gets, the harder it is to breathe, let alone resist. Love was never part of the deal. But now her heart is on the line...

I died the night I caught my husband cheating—with my sister. My life ended with blood on my lips and a baby in my womb. But fate gave me a second chance. I woke up five years in the past, right before I married the wrong man. Now I won’t be sweet. I won’t be kind. I will protect my unborn baby, and I will destroy those who betrayed me. But I never expected him—the cold, rich, dangerous CEO who once ignored me—now he’s chasing me, touching me, claiming me like I belong to him. He says I’m his obsession. His future. His wife. But I have secrets, and I have revenge to serve. Will love ruin my plans… or save my soul?

“You are driving me crazy” the stranger murmured, his voice low and strained. “I need you right now.” “Then take it, take the wheel and give me a good ride” I whispered with reckless abandon. “It seems your p**sy is also sobbing?” His breath skimmed my neck, slow and deliberate as he slipped a finger into it. “Fuck me already” I begged. This sin tested like everything I vowed not to commit but too late, I've lost control. For five years, Camille Christopher Hayes played the role of the obedient wife to a narcissistic, cheating husband who stripped her of her voice, her dreams, and her freedom. Until the night she snapped. And ended up having a one night stand with a stranger in the dark. A man who turned out to be her husband’s powerful boss. and his secret stepfather. The almighty Duke Smith. Older. Ruthless and devastatingly irresistible—with a sprinkle of scandal, who was also rumored to be impotent. Yet one forbidden night shatters every lie, leaving the allegedly barren Camille pregnant and entangled in a passion powerful enough to destroy empires.

Nora Ashford thought she was giving a desperate couple the gift of life. Instead, she became a pawn in a cruel game. Contracted as a surrogate for billionaire CEO Marcus Wolfe and his fiancée Jade Rivers…. Nora's former best friend…. she endures nine months of isolation, control, and cold indifference. But when she gives birth, Marcus rips the baby from her arms and discards her like trash, invoking a contract clause she never saw coming: zero custody, zero rights, zero compensation beyond medical costs. Broken and alone, Nora discovers the devastating truth…. Jade was never infertile. The surrogacy was a lie to avoid "ruining her body." Worse, Marcus isn't just ruthless; he's the man who had her father killed five years ago to steal his groundbreaking tech company. Enter Elias Moretti… a dangerous nightclub owner with mafia ties and a smile that promises violence. He saves Nora from rock bottom and offers her something irresistible: revenge. He'll help her destroy Marcus and reclaim her daughter. But Elias has secrets of his own. He orchestrated their meeting. He's been watching her for years. And the baby Nora carried? The fertility clinic switched the sample. Elias is the biological father. Caught between two ruthless men…. one who discarded her, one who's obsessed with her…. Nora must become the player instead of the pawn. As Marcus realizes what he's lost and begins a terrifying pursuit to win her back, and Elias's true motives unravel, Nora faces an impossible choice: revenge or redemption, safety or passion, the monster she knows or the devil she's falling for. In a world where everyone has an agenda, Nora must fight for her daughter, her identity, and her survival.

The Awaited Lycan Queen by pemeemee Aliyah was never meant to survive the night her pack fell. Captured and gifted like property to Leo, the future Alpha of the powerful Blood Moon Pack, she endured five long years in silence, humiliated, feared and hated. Except him. Leo was her only light in a world that wished she didn’t exist. Through small kindnesses and fleeting glances, a quiet bond began to form—something that made her believe she wasn’t truly alone. But love was never enough. Driven by hatred unknown to her, Leo’s mother forced Aliyah out of the pack with a forged goodbye. Heartbroken and unaware of the truth, Aliyah vanished. She never expected the ambush that followed or the power that awakened under the full moon. She didn’t just become a wolf. She became something rarer. A Lycan. Eleven years later, Leo is a grown Alpha, hardened by grief and still haunted by her memory. When he steps into her new world, the past crashes back into them both, along with secrets about her bloodline and the role only she can play. Now secrets are unraveling. Old wounds are reopening. And destiny is calling her home. But after everything that tore them apart, can they survive what’s still to come? Will they choose love or power?

“Forbidden marriage, dangerous love, and a bloody inheritance.” Enola Spark was nothing more than a “useless child” in the eyes of her family—beautiful but always looked down upon, oppressed by her uncle, and sidelined by her cousin, Clarine, the perfect heiress. But everything changed on the night of Clarine’s engagement to Damian Cassel, the tyrannical heir feared by the entire city. A scandal erupted in front of family and guests: Damian chose Enola instead. One night of sin binds them in a marriage that shocks everyone. Clarine is humiliated, her uncle is furious, and Damian’s stepbrother vows to bring them down. The wedding is only the beginning of the war. Enola must endure humiliation, jealousy, and betrayal from the family dinner table to the corporate boardroom. Yet behind Damian’s cold exterior, Enola discovers a side of the man he only shows her. In a world filled with intrigue and inheritance battles, can Enola survive? Or will this forbidden love be their downfall?

I had one night left before my father handed me to Anton Reves, a man who collects women and territory with equal cruelty. So I ran with four hundred dollars, a fake name, and no plan beyond survival. I ended up in a town that belongs to Lucien Varga, ruthless, controlled, and more dangerous than the man hunting me. Lucien dragged me behind his walls and told me I wasn’t leaving. He calls it protection. I call it another cage. But unlike every man who has tried to own me, he sees the steel beneath my fear and the fury beneath my silence. Now Anton is coming with money, men, and blood on his hands. The town is about to become a battlefield, and I’m trapped between the monster I escaped and the king who refuses to let me go. Somewhere between midnight strategies, stolen glances, and war at the gates, I stopped planning my escape. I started fighting for the first place that has ever felt like mine. #DarkRomance, #Mafiaromance, #BikerKing, #possessiveHero, #Forcedproximity, #RunawayBride, #EnemiestoLovers, #Strongheroine, #Suspense #Romance, #SlowBurn, #TouchHerandDie

He slammed into her, harder, deeper, each thrust stealing her breath. “You’re mine tonight,” he growled, voice rough with need. She trembled beneath him, gasping, “Please… don’t stop. I need you harder.” His hands gripped her waist, pulling her closer. One night fueled by hunger and surrender where every whispered command and aching plea pulled them deeper into a dangerous game of craving, control, and obsession… and every touch burned hotter than the last. ️ This story contains explicit, intense sexual scenes, raw passion, and dark romance. Strictly 18+. Read at your own risk.

Five years ago, Zara Sterling stood in a hospital corridor in a seven-thousand-dollar wedding gown and watched her future dissolve. Her billionaire fiancé, Ethan Cole, had survived a horrific car crash on their wedding day, but he woke up with no memory of her. Instead, her manipulative stepsister was holding his hand, claiming to be his bride-to-be. Penniless, heartbroken, and carrying a secret she had yet to discover, Zara took a payoff and vanished. They thought that was the end of her. They were wrong. Fast forward five years. Zara isn’t the soft, trusting girl they broke. She is Zara Frost, the ruthless, untouchable CEO of a rival multinational conglomerate, and she has just stepped off a private jet with two goals: dominate the city's tech industry, and protect her four-year-old son, Leo—a boy with Ethan's steel-gray eyes and terrifying intelligence. Her first corporate target puts her directly in the path of Ethan Cole. He is still engaged to her stepsister. He still doesn't remember her. But as they clash in the boardroom, Ethan finds himself inexplicably, magnetically drawn to his fierce new rival and her child. What neither of them knows is that Ethan’s amnesia was never a medical tragedy. It was a conspiracy, maintained by daily memory-suppressing drugs fed to him by the woman sharing his bed. But the suppressants are failing. The memories are bleeding through. And when the glacier of the tech world finally remembers the woman he left behind, he will burn his own empire to the ground just to fall to his knees at her feet. Unfortunately for Ethan, Zara Frost didn't build an empire just to be a billionaire's forgotten bride. If he wants his family back, he's going to have to bleed for it.

Emery Sinclair had spent years perfecting the art of being the perfect wife. The devoted, loyal, and elegant Mrs. Sinclair. Even when whispers of her husband's infidelity trailed after her like a ghost, she held her head high, convinced that love—her love—was enough to fix the cracks in her marriage. But the moment she walks into that hotel suite and finds her husband entangled with another woman, something inside her shatters. She doesn’t cry. She doesn’t scream. Instead, she walks away, her heart numb, her mind spinning. The life she built is over. The man she sacrificed everything for never deserved her. Then comes Killian Wolfe. Cold, calculating, and ruthlessly powerful, Killian is everything her husband is not. And he is done watching from the sidelines. For years, he’s kept his distance, biting his tongue as his foolish stepbrother squandered the one good thing in his life. But now? Now, Killian doesn’t hold back. He steps in—offering her a way out, a place to stay, and, most dangerously, a deal she never saw coming. "Let me take care of you," he tells her, his voice a low, commanding whisper. She should say no. She should run. Because nothing about Killian Wolfe comes without a cost. But the way he looks at her—like she’s something precious, something worth ruining kingdoms for—makes her wonder if, just this once, she should let herself be wanted. The game changes in a single night. A kiss turns into something more, and before she knows it, she’s tangled in his sheets, in his world, and in his control. But Killian doesn't just want her in his bed. He wants everything—her body, her mind, her soul. And most terrifying of all? He wants her heart.

Imagine paying a stranger $1,000 outside your ex’s wedding to pretend to be your boyfriend… only to discover he’s your ex’s cousin. And it gets worse. His real girlfriend— the one he planned to propose to just hours earlier— catches you both in the act, right in front of every guest and your smug ex. To keep the lie from collapsing, he drops to one knee… and proposes to you with the very ring meant for her. As if that wasn’t enough, you later learn the man you hired isn’t just anyone. He’s the richest billionaire in all of New York. Now the whole city is watching. And the real game has only just begun.

He forgot their vows. She remembers every lie. After a brutal accident leaves Callum Thorne with no memory of his wife, Iris is forced to fight for a love that only she remembers. Trapped in the Thorne family estate, surrounded by people who want her gone, Iris is determined to win back the man she married—even if he’s no longer the man he was. But when fragments of the past start to resurface, Callum begins to suspect his accident wasn’t so accidental. The more he uncovers, the more he questions everything—especially the woman he’s drawn to but can’t trust. In a world of wealth, control, and buried secrets, love isn’t safe. And the truth might cost them both more than their marriage. Vows He Doesn’t Remember is a dark, gripping romance about memory, manipulation, and the fight to reclaim what’s real—before it's too late.

Sage Monroe lost everything when her father's company collapsed in scandal. Desperate and broke, she applies for a job at the one place she swore she'd never go. Greyson Enterprises. Run by her stepbrother Kaid, the cold billionaire who's made it clear he hates her family. But Kaid doesn't offer her a job. He offers her a deal. A contract marriage to save her family and his reputation. She'll play the devoted wife in public while he uses her to complete his revenge against her father. What Sage doesn't know is that Kaid destroyed her father's company. That he's been planning this for years. That the car accident that killed his mother and paralyzed his sister wasn't an accident at all but murder orchestrated by James Monroe. As hate turns to obsession and fake marriage becomes real passion, Sage discovers she's pregnant. But before she can tell Kaid, his mistress Vivian pushes her down the stairs. The baby is lost and Sage's world shatters. Then the truth comes out. Vivian isn't just Kaid's ex. She's James Monroe's illegitimate daughter. Sage's half sister. And she's been playing both sides, manipulating Kaid's revenge to destroy both families and take Greyson Enterprises for herself. Now Sage and Kaid must choose between vengeance and love. Between destroying each other and saving what's left of their broken families. Because the real enemy has been hiding in plain sight all along.

$1M for 30 days. One rule: Don’t fall in love. Avery is drowning in debt. Dominic Thorne, the "Ice King" of Wall Street, needs a fake fiancée to save a merger. She’s his perfect asset, until the line between business and pleasure burns away. In this game of cold silk, who will break first?

Unique single-handedly supported her family. Aside from selling balut at night, she decided to work as a secretary in a large building that was hiring. She was confident she would get the job because she was a high school graduate. However, when she applied for the job, Unique thought she was hired as a secretary, but it turned out that she has to pretend to be the daughter of the building owner. Could she accept the offer in exchange for a large sum of money for her family? How long could she suppress his feelings and prevent herself from falling for his older brother?

Alicia, a girl from New York, embarks on a journey to Colombia, thinking that she got her dream job not knowing that fate had other plans for her. Dive into this twisted story if you love plot twists.

Lara Finn, a twenty-eight-year-old woman who has struggled for years to find a stable job, finally lands a high-paying position shortly after being rescued from dangerous men at a club by a striking green-eyed stranger. To her surprise, the mysterious man turns out to be her new boss—Adrian Romano, the powerful CEO of Blackstone. Still healing from a heartbreaking betrayal by the man she once planned to marry, Lara slowly finds herself drawn to Adrian’s charm, protection, and the unexpected comfort he brings into her life. But Adrian has secrets of his own. Thirty-two-year-old Adrian Romano has known Lara for almost a decade, and in his eyes, she is connected to the tragedy that destroyed his family—his mother’s death. Consumed by revenge, Adrian secretly made sure Lara’s job applications were rejected for years, determined to make her suffer without her ever knowing why. Saving her that night at the club was never part of his plan, nor was falling for her after protecting her from his father’s men. What begins as a calculated revenge slowly turns into something far more dangerous: love. But with buried secrets, jealousy, family pressure, and painful misunderstandings threatening to tear them apart, Lara and Adrian must decide whether their hearts are strong enough to survive the truth… or if they were always destined to destroy each other.