Novel & Cerita Ann Takamaki Panther

**She thought she knew the man she loved. She was wrong about everything.** Vanessa Rodriguez's perfect life shatters in a single morning when she overhears her boyfriend Marcus discussing "loose ends" and how to "handle" her. The sweet daycare teacher who thought she was dating a banker suddenly finds herself running from a man she no longer recognizes—and straight into the arms of the most dangerous man in the city. **Alexander De Luca doesn't trust anyone. He can't afford to.** The ruthless mafia don has built an empire on fear and blood, but his six-month-old daughter Aria is his only weakness. When his longtime housekeeper can no longer care for the baby, Alexander needs a nanny he can trust. What he gets is a woman with secrets as dark as his own. **Some lies are worth dying for. Others are worth killing for.** When Marcus is gunned down in what appears to be a random mob hit, Vanessa has nowhere to turn except the penthouse of the man who just hired her. But as she settles into life caring for Aria, Alexander begins to suspect his new nanny isn't the innocent woman she appears to be. **In a world where trust is a luxury and love is a weapon, Vanessa and Alexander must decide what they're willing to sacrifice for the truth.** *Because some secrets are too dangerous to keep... and too deadly to tell.* --- *A dark mafia romance filled with betrayal, passion, and the kind of love that's worth going to war for.*

Every Christmas Eve in Port Saint Giovanni, the Camerlano family hosts the Claiming Rite at Saint Giovanni Manor. Twelve girls stand in a line. Whoever receives the white-gold signet pin becomes the heir’s publicly acknowledged bride candidate. I am Grace Sorrento, the bastard daughter of the Sorrento family. If I do not receive that signet tonight, by sunrise I will be put on a plane to Chicago and married off to a Rizzo, a man rumored to have killed two former fiancées. Adrian Camerlano, the boy I grew up with, swore to me in blood three days ago that the signet would be mine. But when the moment came, his hand turned. With a smile, he pinned it on Lucia, the orphan his family had sponsored. Then he leaned close to my ear. "Let Lucia have her moment. No one has ever really looked at her before. Don’t worry. This is my estate. No one will dare arrange your marriage without my say." I grabbed his sleeve, but he removed my fingers one by one. "Lucia has no roots and no last name. Tonight is all she has. But you are a Sorrento. Even without the signet, no one will touch you." That phrase, no last name, drew every gaze in the ballroom toward me, full of pity and quiet mockery. The next morning, I boarded a flight to Chicago. When Adrian heard, he made one call to Port Saint Giovanni Air Control. "Ground every plane. Nothing leaves today!"

How will the Lannister family handle the rumors of the blood-stained virgin whom their son had mercilessly taken advantage of? With the press on their neck, Monica Lannister and Warren Lannister had to do something about it. They did? Or They didn't? However, what if the blood-stained virgin girl was more than whom they assumed she was? Dangerous? Or Manipulative Or Both? Perhaps, she came back for revenge; for all, they had done to her previously? For the love, she was deprived? For the maltreatment she experienced? Possibly, she could be the rich kid whom he had loved all of his life. You can only find out in this novel. #Unexpected Romance #Erotic #Pain #Plot Twist #Cliffhanger Read at your risk

Elsa a 20 years old human was sold by her family and regarded as a nobody. But her life changed when she meets Gwa the most powerful werewolf who was on the point of death. Elsa was introduced to the world of werewolves by Rapheal which she never knew existed.

Just when Alannah thought her life could now be better, life seems to slap her in the face over and over again. Running away from her abusive uncle and getting saved by this particular person, Alannah believes she could now make something out of her life. But what happens when she realize that the man she had loved was an enemy to her? His family was merely the reason behind her pain, how could she keep up? Running away doesn't seem much of an option for her, what next could she do?!

Elsa is a 23 years old human girl who is unaware of the mysterious world around her until she encounters the last moments of Gwa the Alpha werewolves. Gwa chooses her to be the next Alpha, this changes Elsa life forever as she now struggles with Raphael and others to gain the favour of the other werewolves an also to defeat Adrain and the kingdom of the weredragons.

Marianna tries to run from her past to start over but surprises along the way force her to confront her demons.

I die on my wedding night. When Zachary Gordon receives a call from the police asking him to identify my body, he snorts disdainfully. "Who cares whether she's dead? I'll be there for the funeral." "We're not joking, Mr. Gordon. You should come down here." He glances at the woman in his arms as a hint of impatience flickers in his eyes. "Fine."

Lauren Young never imagined falling in love with a billionaire CEO, especially her cold-hearted boss Damien Burlington. Despite being just his maid, Lauren is determined to protect his children at all costs for the extravagant salary of $100,000 a month. But when Damien unexpectedly shows her a vulnerable side, Lauren finds herself torn between her love for him and her duty to his family. As outside forces threaten to tear their unlikely love story apart, will Lauren be able to overcome the barriers of their different worlds and prove that true love knows no bounds?

Turning my gaze up to the sky, I made up my mind. “If something doesn’t change in the next five days, then I’m going to take my life.” Savannah Reed’s--illegitimate daughter of the Alpha King of Hybern—life had always been rough due to her status. Everyone saw her as the weakling with no powers and no mother. One day, her pain and humiliation got too much to bear and she dared the moon goddess, asking for a miracle or she’d kill herself. The moon goddess heard her words and in some way, she gave her a way out, as Savannah was arranged to marry the prince of Sylvia, for an alliance. The only problem was that... there were rumors…rumors that Prince Reginald was a villain. Was this Savannah’s salvation or her nemesis?