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HIS FORBIDDEN SURROGATE BRIDE  - Romance novels & stories
Geena writes
“I'll give you everything you want in this world, just carry my child.” “What are you saying?” Anastasia asked, lips quivering with shock. “I’m saying, be Mrs. Moretti again, be my wife, and carry my child.” ************************ Anastasia’s perfect life turned out to be a sham after she found her husband cheating on her with his secretary and lost her child. But instead of remorse, her husband blamed her for it and stole her father’s company from her. This filled Anastasia with hate. She promised to make him bleed and pay him back in his own coin, but she had been swindled out of her family’s fortune and could only ask people for help. The only person who offered was her ex–brother-in-law. She knew the only person who could dare go against her ex-husband was his half-brother, so she agreed. But he had only one condition: she had to carry his child, and it had to happen within a year. “We just have to sleep together during your fertile window, and the moment you carry my child, we are done.” That was the agreement, but it wasn’t that simple. As the fire of revenge burned through Anastasia wanting to destroy her ex husband, she found herself burning for her ex-husband’s brother. But she didn’t want that, because behind the man’s cold demeanor lay a secret she couldn’t handle.
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Pregnant with my Ruthless CEO Boss (ENGLISH VERSION) - Romance novels & stories
Mr. Rams
After losing her job, getting evicted from her apartment, and finding her long-time boyfriend in bed with her cousin, Giselle Saavedra thought her life couldn’t get any worse. Buried in heartbreak and alcohol, she spent the night with a stranger and gave away the one thing she promised to save for marriage. Her virginity. She thought she’d never see him again. A month later, she lands a job as an executive assistant, only to find that her new boss is Jake Johnson, the same man from that night. Cold, ruthless, and extremely powerful, Jake is the country’s most elusive billionaire and also the father of the baby growing inside her. But secrets don’t stay buried for long. Just as love begins to grow between them, dangerous people from their past plot to tear them apart, no matter the cost.
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You Don't Own Me, Mr Billionaire  - Romance novels & stories
Pure Heroine
Warning: This book is rated +18.** It is a box set of short spicy erotic dark billionaire/mafia romances that includes themes of enemies to lovers, forced marriage, age gap, and surprise pregnancy. The story features explicit sex scenes and rough intimate nature. Please read this book only if you are comfortable with such content. Each book in this series is a standalone novel with no cliffhangers.... lf you're not up to 18 this book is not for you! ***** Katya's father didn't protect her. He auctioned her off. Straight into the hands of a ruthless billionaire twice her age. The devil in a perfectly tailored three-piece suit... Isaac Kozlov. A man who never asks—he commands. One forced vow stole Katya's freedom. One night as his wife shattered every promise she'd made to herself. She swore she would never love him. Never surrender to the dangerous pull of a man who ruled through fear, power, and absolute control. But Isaac Kozlov doesn't negotiate. He conquers. Every battle of wills between them only fuels the fire she desperately tries to deny, blurring the line between hatred and an attraction far too dangerous to resist. Then the war reaches her. Kidnapped and used as a pawn by Isaac's enemies, Katya becomes the leverage they believe will bring the ruthless king to his knees. They made one fatal mistake. They forgot who she belonged to. Isaac Kozlov will burn kingdoms to the ground to bring her back. Not for love. Not for forgiveness. But because, in his world, possession is forever. And when Katya is finally back in his arms, he'll make sure she never forgets exactly where she belongs... Beginning with the child she swore she would never give him.
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My Mafia Stepdad's Obsession  - Romance novels & stories
Joyce Claire
I never expected my mother's new husband to turn my world upside down. At nineteen, I have already been betrayed by the man I loved. The last thing I need is Hermes Vitali, a dangerously charming Mafia billionaire who seems determined to get under my skin. He's forty-four, powerful, and always in control. I'm the one person he never planned for, yet every encounter draws us closer to a line neither of us should cross. But my mother has secrets of her own, and Hermes's marriage was never what it seemed. When betrayal tears my family apart, I'll have to decide whether the man who captured my heart deserves my trust. I never chose to fall for him. But I may be the only one who can bring him to his knees.
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Ruin me Father-in-law  - Romance novels & stories
P. Inks
“You’re mine, this is mine” George grabbed my throat groaning , his grip bruising my neck. “Say it.” Fuck! I loved when he claimed ownership of my body. Pleasure tore through me, sharp and overwhelming. My body clenched around him as I shattered, moaning like his bitch. “I am…yours.” I said,struggling to breathe. “A better man than my son could ever be. Repeat it, as a mantra.” He ordered,I hesitated. My feet were curled up, close to orgasm when he pulled out his fingers and began licking my pearls till my legs began to shake uncontrollably. I had imagined this moment with my husband for more than five years but it never happened but here I was ,leaving my dreams of a dirty happy wife. . ********** Olivia’s life takes a dramatic turn one evening when she finds her husband in bed with her best friend. Torn by the truth,Olivia decides to drown herself in misery but fate had other plans. On the night of the discovery,she meets a stranger and had sex with him only to discover that she had slept with her father in-law. It wasn’t right but What happens when a dangerous affair of satisfaction and revenge blurs the lines between right and wrong? Faced with a daring opportunity for freedom,Olivia finds herself torn between loyalty, Revenge and the deadly risk of forbidden romance.
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Owned by the Billionaire's Heart - Romance novels & stories
Ms. Dhessa
Elena Vance signed the binding contract with Dante Moreno believing it was merely a cold, transactional sacrifice to save her family's legacy. She had braced herself for a ruthless corporate titan, not a man who would systematically dismantle her defenses. Instead of a distant business arrangement, she steps willingly into a gilded cage of psychological dominance, raw possession, and scorching, unspoken tension. Dante doesn't just demand her compliance; he claims every facet of her existence, weaponizing his fierce obsession against her fragile autonomy. Behind closed doors, their interactions shift from hostile negotiations to intense, power-laden games where every touch is an interrogation and every surrender exacts a heavy toll. He learns the exact shape of her vulnerabilities, tracing her scars—both physical and emotional—with a possessive reverence that terrifies her as much as it ignites her. As the boundaries between captor and lover blur in the heat of midnight confrontations, Elena is forced to navigate a treacherous labyrinth of visceral heartbreak and compulsive desire. In the shadows of his sprawling estate, past secrets claw their way to the surface, threatening to shatter them both. Bound by a dangerous, consuming passion where submission and control are dangerously intertwined, they must decide whether to destroy each other or surrender completely to the darkness they awaken in one another.
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His ruthless uncle's obsession  - Romance novels & stories
Kokei dove
On a perfect, sunny afternoon, Rebecca Adam decided to surprise her husband at work. But the surprise was on her. At the front door she discovered there was a "Mrs Adam " already inside. The one the staff knew. not a rumour, not a mistress. a wife. She bypassed security and overheard a truth that made her blood boil. Adam Saint, the man for whom she had abandoned her social circle and her status as a billionaire’s daughter to play the role of a devoted housewife had never loved her. He was already married to her best friend, Elena, long before their own wedding. Rebecca was only a tool. She had even given him her kidney and almost lost her womb in the process, while they had a daughter that bears her name. They wanted the Greene empire. Angry, Rebecca walked away. She stormed into her father’s study and told him she wanted the company. But soon, tragedy struck. Their most powerful partner, a ruthless widower and Adam’s own uncle, Michael Knox pulled out of the deal, sending her father into a life-threatening collapse. Now, to save her legacy, Rebecca must face the coldest man in the business world. Michael Knox expected a blonde spoilt brat. Instead, he met a woman who would do anything to save her family's legacy. Intrigued and dangerously attracted to his nephew's young wife, Michael tried to keep her away. He instructed his staff to never give her access. Day after day, she waited. Same time, same place. It took a heavy downpour and a moment of raw vulnerability to bring them together, setting off a power struggle that would see Rebecca transform into the most powerful woman in the city. And the only one Michael will burn the world for.
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Captured By The Powerful Mr. Moore: His Forbidden Claim  - Romance novels & stories
Chloee Ariadne
Aurora Scott’s life has never been fair. Born into poverty, burdened by a sick mother she couldn’t save, and cursed with a gambler father who saw her as nothing more than collateral. But her true nightmare begins when he sells her–to a wealthy old man who strips her of her last shred of freedom. Just when all hope is lost, Grayson Moore steps in. Powerful. Cold. Untouchable. But he doesn’t save her out of kindness. He doesn’t rescue—He Claims. Now trapped in his world, Aurora is nothing more than a pawn in his sick game of vengeance. Grayson took her for one reason–to destroy the man who ruined his life. But the longer she stays, the more she unravels the darkness within him, stirring a need he never wanted to feel. She was meant to be his weapon, not his weakness. Love was never part of the plan. Now, Grayson stands at a crossroads: hold onto his revenge and risk losing her forever… or surrender to the one thing he swore he’d never need... Her.
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Entanglement: Falling for Dad's Bestfriend - Romance novels & stories
Moyema
Isabella Romano's idyllic existence falls apart in just one week. Her engagement and career have been ruined, and the only place she can go is to her father's construction business. Finding herself in front of Dominic Castellano, her dad's business partner, best friend, and the man she's desired since she was eighteen, is the last thing she expects. For years, Dom has avoided contact with Vincent's daughter. She is everything he shouldn't want, off-limits, and prohibited. His good intentions, however, are immediately dashed when she arrives, broken and desperate. A single touch triggers another. An uncontrollable fire is started by a single kiss. With a hunger that had been growing for years, he forced her against the office wall and framed her face with his rough hands before snatching her mouth. "This is insane," he growled against her lips while his fingers entangled themselves in her hair. "Then stop," she said softly. No, he couldn't. He couldn't, God forbid him. As he raised her, plans strewn across the floor, her legs encircled his waist. It was everything he had denied himself: the taste of her, the sensation of her gentle curves on his. She gasped as his lips touched the tender region on her neck. "Dom," she said. "Please—" “Dom? "You in there?" The door opened and Vincent's voice roared in. Both of them froze
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BOUGHT BY THE RUTHLESS WILD BILLIONAIRE  - Romance novels & stories
ZELIA
“He bought me for one night. I gave him a lifetime. Then he tried to return me.”_ I had three strict rules: never trust a man in a suit, never cry in public, and never fall for a man who owns more than he feels._ I broke them all the second Dominic Caldwell bought me on the auction stage. Now, I’m the only debt he can’t repay, and the captive he refuses to let go.
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The Devil’s Bargain - Romance novels & stories
Leo
She needs him for her revenge. He needs her to escape an arranged marriage. Trapped and abused by her family, Zoe Thorne bets everything on a single, desperate gamble: seducing Aaron Kael, her own aunt’s cold, powerful fiancé. What begins as a cold, physical bargain soon ignites into a haunting battle of wills. When two individuals burdened by dark secrets clash, their collision sparks a passion that could burn down all their enemies... or consume them both. Will a love born from hatred be their path to redemption, or a death sentence for them both?
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Once Upon A Night With My Stepson  - Romance novels & stories
Introvert's Mind
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.
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FESTERING HEART - Romance novels & stories
Goddess
"If staying in prison is too harsh, warming my bed should be better, right?" He whispered into my ears, his eyes burning and his tone husky. With a push, I landed on his bed, my body shaking violently under his burning gaze, "For a filthy whore, fucking you gently isn't a punishment so I've prepared some things for you," Xavier bent over, revealing his perfect set of abs and his strong abdominal muscles. He grabbed my chin and forced my head up, showing me sets of sex toys he had prepared for me. "Shout for me, slut!" "Scream, Whore," Slowly but steadily, I became Xavier's bed warmer and sex toy... But what could be more achy than forbidden love? I got pregnant for my brother! However, Liam entered and gave me a new chance. "I will love you, fight for you, and make him pay," This was his vow to me~
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Between Her Shithead And The Wrong Brother  - Romance novels & stories
Richmoor
Blub. Ariella Valencia became Mrs. Thorne to save her family, not her heart. Damon Thorne, the man she married, doesn’t trade in affection. He trades in power, secrets, and control. Beneath the diamond rings and curated smiles lies a prison dressed in silk. When Damon’s estranged brother, Jace, resurfaces with proof that her marriage was built on a lies, Ariella’s illusion begins to shatter. With a mysterious informant feeding her truths and Damon watching her every move, she turns seduction into strategy and love into leverage. But Damon isn’t a man who can be played, and Ariella is done being owned. In a war of love, loyalty, and legacy, only one will walk free.
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Addicted to My Stepbrother  - Romance novels & stories
Pearl Hart
“Please… I need you,” I cried, unable to hold back the pleasure he made me feel. For years, my toxic ex made me feel ashamed of my high sex drive, as if something were wrong with me for wanting more. But when my mother married a ruthless billionaire, I saw my chance to get close to the one man I had no business wanting: Julian Cross, my cold, arrogant stepbrother and secret obsession. I thought working at his company would be enough to satisfy my curiosity. I was wrong. Julian had been watching me through the two-way smart glass wall, and after a late-night spreadsheet mistake brought us face-to-face, the tension between us finally snapped. One moment, we were arguing in the executive conference room. The next, I was trapped beneath the man I'd secretly wanted for far too long. But our secret didn't stay hidden for long. An anonymous text appeared on my phone, accompanied by a photo of us together. Someone knew what had happened behind those closed doors, and they were ready to use it against us. Now, with corporate spies closing in and a blackmailer threatening to expose us, I have to decide whether Julian is worth risking everything for. Because the man I've always wanted might be the very one who destroys me.
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He Watched Me Grow…Then Claimed Me - Romance novels & stories
Ghostgoddess.
• • • FOR ADULT READERS ONLY • • •️️️ I shouldn’t have wanted him. Not when he was older. Not when he was untouchable. Not when he was my father’s best friend. Not when he belonged to a world I was never meant to step into. But I did. I was five years old when I decided he was mine. Standing at his wife’s graveside in the rain, I held his face with my little hands and told him I would grow up and be his. He said: Is that right. Not a question. So I kept my word. Adrian Keller. My father's best friend. The man who watched me grow. The man who built an empire on control. The man no one touches. The man I wasn’t supposed to want. For thirteen years, I loved him the only way I was allowed to. In silence. At a distance. Across rooms that belonged to our families — not to what I was carrying. Until the night I turned eighteen. I said it out loud. He shut it down in one word: “Don’t.” So I did. I stopped looking at him. I stopped wanting him. I stopped being the girl who built her entire world around a man who would never choose her. I walked away. That should have been the end. It wasn’t. Because the moment I stopped reaching for him, was the moment Adrian Keller started looking for me. Across rooms. Across tables. At midnight — staring at a name he shouldn’t want. The man who taught me control is starting to lose his. And this time… He’s not asking. And underneath the empire, Underneath the discipline, Underneath fifteen years of unshakable control— Something ruinous is coming loose.
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The Mafia King and His Bride - Romance novels & stories
jengreyy
Miranda was never meant to be a bride, she was collateral. She was shock to learn that her gambling-addicted father sold her to settle an unforgivable debt, she was just a young woman who is forced into a loveless marriage with an aging Mafia King, Salvatore DeLuca. A man whose power commands fear and whose name ends wars. Trapped inside a gilded prison of wealth, violence, and silence, she learns quickly that obedience is her only survival. But within the shadows of the empire lives his handsome son, the heir. Cold, ruthless, and bound by blood and loyalty, he despises the transaction that bought her life. Anger burns in him every time he sees her wearing his father's name, yet desire follows just as fiercely. What begins as resentment turns into dangerous attraction. Every glance to her is a sin, he knows that. Every stolen moment is treason. Yet Lorenzo couldn't help it. In a world where power decides fate, their forbidden love could either destroy the empire, or set them both free.
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The Ruthless CEO's Obsession  - Romance novels & stories
King Emerald
At Calloway Holdings, ambition comes first, and love is the one risk no one can afford. Sophie Matthew has worked tirelessly to earn her place among Seattle’s top corporate professionals, determined to succeed through talent and hard work. Her biggest challenge arrives in the form of Ethan Calloway, the arrogant, infuriatingly handsome billionaire heir set to lead the company. Sophie sees him as nothing more than a privileged executive, while Ethan views her as the only employee fearless enough to question him, sparking an intense rivalry from their very first meeting. Everything changes during a late-night strategy session that draws Sophie into Ethan’s private world. Behind his cold, commanding exterior lies a man burdened by painful secrets and a troubled past, while Sophie discovers feelings she can no longer ignore. One reckless night shatters the boundaries they both swore never to cross, leaving Sophie to face the reality that she has fallen for her boss. As billion-dollar deals, fragile trust, and corporate politics threaten to destroy everything between them, Sophie begins to question Ethan’s true intentions after uncovering hints that he may have hidden the real reason he brought her so close. With passion turning into obsession and their futures hanging in the balance, they must uncover the truth before ambition tears them apart. But when Ethan finally reveals the secret he has guarded for so long, will Sophie risk her heart for the man she loves, or discover she was only ever part of Ethan Calloway’s most dangerous deal?
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Thorned Desires: Claimed by the Enemy - Romance novels & stories
Yva/ Yad ombretta
Content Warnings: Explicit sexual content (adult readers only), violence, organized crime, brief captivity, mention of past parental death. Slow-burn. Seraphina Calloway has spent eleven months building a case against the most dangerous family in New York. She’s a former prosecutor turned private investigator, and she is mere inches from the evidence that could end the Voss empire until she breaks into Voss Tower at two in the morning and finds Lucian Voss waiting for her. He doesn’t call the police. He makes her an offer. She spent sixty days as his fake fiancée, a role staged to deflect a political alliance with rival crime lord Viktor Drakos. In return, she received every file she had ever needed and the names of the two people who had destroyed her previous cases before they reached a judge. Sera knows it’s a trap. She agrees anyway. What begins as a ruthless arrangement between enemies spirals into something neither of them can control: obsession, fury, tenderness, and a consuming desire that isn't concerned about self-preservation. Lucian is colder and more dangerous than his press release suggests, and in the moments when he doesn’t know she’s watching, he is something entirely different. Sera is sharper and more relentless than his investigation revealed and is carrying a secret identity that connects her to his world in ways that will shatter everything they’ve built. Then Viktor takes her. And Lucian discovers that sixty days was never what the game was about.
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The Price of Ashbourne  - Romance novels & stories
Bam Bam
Elena Hart’s wedding day was supposed to mark the beginning of a better life. Instead, it becomes the day everything she believed in is torn apart. Her fiancé, Ethan, fails to appear at the ceremony, and she soon learns that the man she trusted has been living a double life with another family. Before she can even begin to process the betrayal, her mother dies. Grief and shock collide, and Elena suffers an accident that erases every memory of who she once was. When she opens her eyes again, she is no longer in the modest world she knew. She finds herself inside the opulent, tightly guarded universe of the Ashbourne dynasty, under the care of its formidable heir, Damien Blackwood. He tells her she is his fiancée. With no memories to contradict him, Elena has little choice but to believe him. Life inside the Ashbourne mansion, however, feels strangely familiar. Fragments of memory surface without warning—faces she cannot name, places that stir recognition, a father whose death was never properly explained, and family symbols that seem to belong to a history she was never meant to know. The deeper Elena digs, the more disturbing the truth becomes. She is not merely connected to the Ashbourne dynasty. She belongs to it. She is its rightful heir. And the people responsible for destroying her family may still move freely within the empire she now inhabits. One complication she never anticipated is the most dangerous of all: she has fallen in love with Damien. Now she must choose between the truth that could destroy him and the love that has become the only thing that feels real. In a world built on carefully maintained lies, love itself may prove the most perilous deception of all.
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