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He ruined her family to make her his. But what happens when love starts to ruin him instead? In a world where love is a luxury and trust is a lie, one woman learns that even a heart built on revenge can still break for love. Amelia Rayna James has always believed that love is a luxury she can’t afford. Her life takes a dark turn when her family’s fortune collapses overnight, leaving them buried in debt. To save them, especially her reckless younger brother, Oliver. Rayna agrees to an unthinkable deal: a contract marriage with the cold and ruthless billionaire, Denzel Connor Adams. Behind Denzel’s sharp suits and icy demeanor hides a man scarred by a violent past, a secret he’s spent his life burying. What Rayna doesn’t know is that Denzel planned her family’s downfall just to make her his. Thrown into a world of power, deceit, and forbidden desire, Rayna must navigate jealous rivals, a manipulative ex-lover who claims to be Denzel’s child’s mother, and a best friend whose loyalty will end in tragedy. As her fake marriage turns dangerously real, buried truths threaten to destroy them both. When betrayal, blackmail, and death tear through their fragile love, Rayna faces a final choice to walk away from the man who shattered her family, or risk everything for the only love she’s ever known. In a world where everything has a price, can love survive beneath the layers of luxury?

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He pulled back, his hands on either side of her face. “Look at me, sugar.” She opened her eyes. “I’m not a gentle man, Reena, but I can be. I’ll be gentle with you, I promise.” He ran the tip of his finger along her full lower lip, over the tiny scar that Simon’s violence had left there. “I’m not like – like him. I’d never hurt you. Not ever.” “I know.” “Let me take you to my bed and show you, babe. Let me love you.” **** Reena Mackay has been taken advantage of one time too many. This latest betrayal leaves her broke, betrayed, and possibly homeless. So when she’s offered a chance to split rent with Mitch Corrigan – a pro fighter desperate to escape a roach-infested hotel – she takes it. Survival leaves little room for caution. Mitch is dangerous by trade and forged by a brutal past. He expects to want women who look fearless. Instead, he’s blindsided by his attraction to Reena: soft-spoken, blue-eyed, and far stronger than she appears. He wants to protect her. Claim her. Keep her safe from a world that keeps hurting her. But Mitch knows fairy tales aren’t real... and women like Reena don’t choose men like him. He’s wrong. Reena understands violence better than he ever will, and her faith in people is hard-won courage. When a so-called Prince Charming shatters her trust, Mitch is the one who stands between her and the dark. The question is whether she’ll risk her heart one more time... and whether Mitch can be her forever, or at least her now.

Mac saw her eyes burst into flame, just jump to life. His hand stilled, and his cock stiffened. “There you are, babe,” he whispered. “I knew you were still in there somewhere.” Her eyes sparked again. “Shane…” “Nuh-uh.” His voice was husky and dark. “Don’t say anything – just keep looking at me like that.” “Like what?” “Like I’m buried deep inside you, and you’re just about to come.” **** Four years ago, Miranda Campbell – once Miranda Kane – walked away from the only man she ever loved. Not because she wanted to, but because staying would have gotten him killed. She vanished to protect Shane MacIntyre, rebuilding her life in secrecy and fear. When fate throws them back together and Shane demands the truth, Mirrie knows she can’t run anymore. It’s time to tell him who she really is, and why loving her was never safe. Shane “Mac” MacIntyre doesn’t believe in attachments. The woman who broke him disappeared without a word, leaving behind a life of hard work and harder one-night stands. Seeing Mirrie again changes everything. He’ll fight monsters, enemies, and fate itself to keep her alive and bring her back to him. But some dangers don’t forgive bravery. And if Shane survives what’s coming, he may still lose Mirrie...for risking everything she sacrificed to save him.

When her first love died, my wife jumped from the cruise ship to end her life on our honeymoon. That was when I realized she had never let go of Tyler. Reborn back to our teenage years, she didn’t hesitate to shake off my hand and walk straight toward her first love. I watched them leave together, then turned away. From that moment on, our lives became two parallel lines that would never cross. Ten years later, we meet again at a lavish gala in Rivendell. She was now the rising star of high society, proudly clinging to Tyler’s arm as they made their entrance. When she saw me crash the gala in search of someone, she couldn’t help but advise me. “Why are you still obsessed with me? Even if you’ve waited ten years, I’ll never love you.” I ignored her and pulled my son out of the corner where he had been sneaking cake. Her eyes instantly redden as she grabs my hand in a panic. “You’re doing this on purpose, aren’t you? Didn’t you say you’d only ever love me in this life?”

Quinn Callaghan is destined to become the alpha queen, a title she desperately fights against. As the sun is suddenly shrouded in darkness and perpetual twilight spreads across the world like wildfire, everything changes. Vampires rise and their presence stirs fear among humanity. Quinn must forgo her newfound independence and desires to go back home as her pack needs her. Can she defeat those who walk during the night and protect her kind? Or will their dark temptations consume her?

Michael Patterson, an embodiment of a playboy.Jennifer Miller, an epitome of innocence. What will happen when destiny will bring them together? Let's join the Hot-shot Billionaire Michael and the Sweet-innocent Jennifer in their journey, a journey of love, heart-break and redemption.

Claire nodded, then groaned as he withdrew his finger from her pulsing, aching sex. She heard him walk down the hallway, heard him open the drawer in the bedside table, heard the crinkle of the condom wrapper, heard him approach her again. And that whole time, she stayed where she was: legs trembling and open, hands clenched into fists on the wall, heart pounding and pussy fluttering. Suddenly, he was on her, his cock nudging her from behind, his hands on her hips. Claire whimpered again, pushed back against him. **** John “Griff” Griffin lives by rules. Always has. From the Navy to the SEALs to his job as a bodyguard at Solid Security, control is survival. Protocol saves lives. Boundaries exist for a reason, especially during honeypot ops. Break the rules, and people get hurt. Griff knows that better than anyone. The problem is Claire Worthington. Claire is supposed to be a spoiled socialite hiding after a billion-dollar Ponzi scheme. A criminal. A mark. Instead, she’s living quietly in Denver: working, rebuilding, and starting over like she actually means it. She doesn’t look guilty. She looks… real. When Griff breaks every rule and falls for her, it feels like freedom. It’s also a lie. He’s hiding his name, his job, and the truth – that he was sent to get close and gather evidence. If Claire knew, would she forgive him? Should she? And if she really is guilty, will Griff turn her in… or protect the woman he loves, no matter the cost?

Ava Priestly is a hopeful young lady whose family was jeopardized by a stepmother and stepsister from hell. When the family business plummeted to the brink of bankruptcy, much was expected from her. She is arranged to pay the debt with her untouched body. Left with no choice, she agreed for the sake of her mentally challenged younger brother. On the night of her biggest sacrifice, Ava entered the wrong suite. It brought her to the elusive Matthew Lancaster’s bed, a mega-billionaire who hated the spotlight and fame. Ava found herself deliciously ravaged in his arms and bound to an unbreakable tradition that goes back millennia. Like any union driven out of necessity, theirs lacked truth and love.

After I closed a million-dollar deal right before Memorial Day weekend, the company followed tradition and handed out employee bonuses. Everyone in my department got thick envelopes stuffed with cash. Yet, all I found was a stack of fake money that looked like it came from a Halloween prank when I opened mine. I went straight to my manager. "Was there a mistake with my bonus?" She sneered and threw a termination notice in my face. "A cheap slut like you thinks you deserve a bonus?" She looked me up and down with open disgust. "Fake money's still money, right? Maybe you can use it where you're headed. Since making money on your back must be exhausting, I figured I'd be generous and give you plenty." Then, she pointed toward the door. "And this came straight from the CEO. Now, get out before you dirty our floors." I stared at the contempt on her face. Then, I laughed at her face. I thought, 'The CEO's decision? Funny. Why did my brother tell me about this?'