Are Arranged Marriages Still A Thing

The Complete Series of: The Mafia's Bloodlust Series. Arranged To The Mafia Love In The Mafia Wars The Mafia's Bloodlust Games (The Final Chapter) “Our marriage is nothing but a deal” He said looking the girl in the eye, her green eyes met his silver blue ones, both of their eyes hard as they glared at each other. “Believe me love, I don’t want this marriage any more than you do, but if it will bring peace to our families, then I will sign that stupid paper” she said glaring at him. ********************* She is the daughter of the English Mafia boss, and he is the Russian Mafia boss, and the only way to guarantee a proper, safe alliance between the two families, the Brook and the Ivanov family…

My daughter hid inside the cabinet, her trembling hands dialing her father—James, the Alpha of our pack. "Mommy's bleeding a lot. Please, come back and save her," she pleaded. "I'm busy. Don't bother me," James said coldly. "If she's going to die, make sure she does it far away." As he wished, I never bothered him again. Because I really did die, right in front of our wedding photo. When he found out, he went mad, completely mad.

Siya si JADE MADISON AUSTRELE mula sa mayamang pamilya. May mala artistahing kutis at pangangatawan, minsan pa ay napagkakamalan itong may lahi dahil sa kulay asul nitong mata. Queen yan ang tawag sa kaniya ng karamihan sa mga estudyanteng nasa pinapasukan nitong eskwelahan. Isa siyang spoiled brat princess ng kanilang pamilya at yan ang pagkakaalam ng mga estudyante doon. Sa Campus nila ay maraming takot sa kaniya, walang nakakahawak sa kaniya (maliban sa mga kaibigan nito) dahil sa angking nitong taray at pagiging matapang, wala itong kinatatakutan dahil siya ang kinatatakutan. Pero sa kabila nang ganyan niyang ugali, may mabuti rin naman itong puso. At dahil sa business ng kaniyang pamilya ma-a-arrange siya sa isang kasalan na minsan ay hindi niya ginusto at hindi niya lubos na maisip na mangyayari. At ang masaklap pa, sa nerd siya maikakasal. Ano na lang kaya ang sasabihin ng iba kung malaman nila iyon? Na ang isang sikat at hinahangaan ng lahat ay maikakasal sa isang nerd a si EFRAIM CARTER.

Blurb Hazel and Maeve, twin sisters born in Goldmine. Hazel was favoured more because she was born as a wolf, while Maeve was sidelined. When Hazel ran away due to the arranged marriage set up for her with a young Alpha, Maeve was forced to take her place. Arthur doesn't like the fact that he had to be married off to someone who was not of his picking as his parents arranged Maeve for him. Will Arthur and Maeve find love?

TRIGGER WARNING : THIS BOOK EXPLORES HEAVY THEMES SUCH AS EMOTIONAL ABUSE, MANIPULATION, BDSM AND TORTURE, SEXUAL ABUSE, AND TRAUMA – AS WELL AS STRENGTH, RESILIENCE, AND THE WILL TO RECLAiM ONE’S POWER. IF YOU'RE SENSITIVE TO ANY OF THE THEMES MENTIONED, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO READ WITH CARE, TAKE BREAKS WHEN NEEDED, OR SKIP IF THIS BOOK IS NOT RIGHT FOR YOU AT THIS TIME. READER DISCRETION IS ADVISED. INTENDED FOR MATURE AUDIENCES (18+) ONLY. Blurb She was the price her father paid. He was the monster no one dared defy. Their marriage was never meant to feel like love – only like survival. Seraphina Houston, the strong-willed daughter of an Alpha Houston; a failing werewolf pack, never imagined her fate would be sealed by a contract… or by the cold hands of a Lycan king. When she’s forced to marry the powerful and ruthless billionaire, Leone Night, to clear her father’s debt, she becomes little more than a pawn in a brutal political game. From the moment she enters the Blackthorn Pack’s palace, Seraphina is silenced, ignored, and betrayed, used as nothing more than a vessel to fulfill a cursed bloodline. Her husband shows her no kindness, his twin brother taunts her with a past she barely escaped, and her only comfort lies in the arms of a gentle palace doctor who offers her something the others never could: a choice. But the deeper she sinks into the lycan world, the more secrets unravel. A mistress with a familiar face. A child with forbidden power. And a prophecy that ties her fate to both Lycan brothers… with deadly consequences. When the time comes to choose between survival, love, and freedom…will Seraphina continue to suffer in silence, or become the rebellion the monsters never saw coming?

Lori is marrying Kim Elijah; heir to Kim Enterprises, one of the country’s hottest bachelors and a total pain in the ass. She does not want to marry him and neither does he want to marry her. But in families like hers, marriage does not come with love.

Diana, berusaha untuk terlihat baik-baik saja setelah mengalami kesedihan yang belum lama ini menyesatkannya dalam rasa pahit di hidupnya. Kini ia bertemu seseorang yang pernah menjadi alasannya tak pernah menyukai orang lain hingga sekarang. Mungkinkah itu bisa membuatnya keluar dari kesedihannya? Revan, sedang mencari jati diri dengan merubah tindakan dan perilakunya yang ternyata selalu terikat dengan masa lalunya. Kini ia bertemu seseorang yang mengubah pandangannya tentang dirinya sendiri. Bagaimana mungkin ia masih terikat masa lalu padahal dirinya sudah berubah? Kevin, sifatnya selalu ceria, jahil dan cerewet. Ia juga selalu bisa menerima siapapun menjadi keluarga baginya. Ialah yang lahir dari kesendirian. Kini ia bertemu dengan seseorang yang dibencinya tapi malah sering bersamanya. Apakah memang benar siapapun bisa menjadi keluarganya?

When Charlotte Knight runs out of options, she reluctantly agrees to her parents’ outrageous plan of marrying a complete stranger. To her, it feels less like taking responsibility for her actions and more like being sold off like a commodity, but just when she thinks things can’t get worse, they do. At the wedding venue, Charlotte is stunned to find her supposed groom exchanging vows with another woman. Humiliated and overwhelmed, Charlotte acts on impulse, kissing the cab driver who brought her there. To her surprise, the cabman is none other than Liam Blackwood, and he makes her an unexpected offer of getting married to her instead. Knowing this could work in her favor, Charlotte agrees. But is it truly to her advantage? When reality sets in and she’s faced with choices she never anticipated, can she find redemption? Or, will love bloom in the ruins of betrayal?

I was a monster, and she was too innocent for my world. But that didn't stop me. One taste of her kept me going back for more... Even if it killed us.

After she was dumped by her fiance just when they were about to wed, Bianca's parents decided to arrange for her to be married to Richard Smith, the Alpha's only son, believing it was the best thing for her. But she doesn't want this; going into something as big as marriage with someone she hadn't even seen before. To make matters worse, she learns he is a famous playboy who didn't sleep with the same girl twice. Rage filled her and she ended up in a nightclub. Under the influence of alcohol, she ends up having a passionate one-night stand with a very hot stranger who saved her from being taken advantage of that night. She thought it was just a one-night stand and it would be forgotten, but what if a twist of fate reveals that the hot stranger is none other than the famous playboy, her future husband, Richard Smith? Then what ultimately happens when Richard's long lost ex girlfriend who he never officially broke up with returns, ready to go any length to get back what's hers?