Balanced And Barefoot

"This brutally romantic mafia love story will grip you!" ~#1 New York Times bestselling author Helen Hardt Arranged-marriage, age-gap, Mafia/cartel romance Capo to the Luciano Famiglia was my birthright. The cruelty needed to succeed in this life has been beaten into me since I was a young boy. My father, Vincent Luciano, taught by example and with the slap of his hand. My independent streak took me down paths my father would never have gone. With our enemies gaining strength, it is my idea to attempt an alliance with an unlikely bedfellow. The Roríguez Cartel and the Luciano Famiglia are improbable partners, yet even Vincent Luciano can’t deny the possible benefits. The only way to solidify the deal is for me to marry Catalina Ruiz, the eldest daughter of Andres Ruiz, a top lieutenant in the Roríguez Cartel. Catalina is young, beautiful, and thinks she understands the path she is being forced to follow. There is no way for her to know the monster she is about to wed. A man doesn’t become a made man at thirteen if he is capable of love. That emotion is beyond my scope of expertise. Saving the famiglia is my goal. And once this alliance is made, ours will be but the first of the brutal vows exchanged. Have you been Aleatha’d?

Si Lyn ay minaltrato ng kanyang tyahin noong siya ay bata pa, nalugmok sa kahirapan at lumaki sa isang bahay ampunan, nagsikap siya upang makapagtapos ng pag-aaral at upang mahanap niya ang kanyang mga magulang. Nang naging matagumpay si Lyn sa kaniyang buhay ay nagpasya na itong hanapin ang kanyang pamilya sa Australia, ngunit isang malagim na trahedya ang kanyang dadanasin dahil sa pagbagsak ng kanyang sinasakyang eroplano sa isang malayong isla sa Karagatang Pacifico. Tanging si Marcus at siya lamang ang survivor sa nasabing trahedya. Dito na mararanasan ni Lyn ang magmahal sa isang taong hindi niya naman lubos na kilala. Sobrang mahal na niya si Marcus, ngunit, isang sikreto ang tinatago ni Marcus "Napamahal na ako kay Lyn pero paano ko sasabihin sa kanya na mayroon na akong asawa?" bulong nito sa sarili. Ano kaya ang gagawin ni Lyn kapag nalaman niya ang sikreto ni Marcus.

Maya Beckham was Oscar Francis's first love. After four long years abroad, she had assumed any feelings he once held for her had turned to dust. Yet when she returned to Elminas, he proposed. Everyone swore Maya was the love of his life—his one true love, his everything. Touched beyond words, she finally gathered the courage to say yes. …Until the day she discovered Oscar secretly marrying her half-sister, Diana Beckham. She stormed toward him like a woman possessed, her voice trembling with rage. "Explain." Oscar met her fury with infuriating calm. "You vanished without a word four years ago. Diana stayed. Now she's dying—this is her last wish. How could I refuse?" Maya's lips curled into a faint, unreadable smile. What Oscar didn't know? She was the one diagnosed with a difficult illness back then. Later, Maya got into an accident and forgot Oscar entirely. Oscar broke down. Day after day, he pounded on her door like a madman, begging her to remember.

Old love passes, then comes a new love. Loyalty which is the measure of happiness, in fact, must go hand in hand with ambition. Without realizing it, love and ambition cannot go hand in hand.

Delna adalah seorang gadis manja, sifat angkuh serta egois membuatnya dijauhi oleh semua anak dikelas. Suatu hari sekolah mengadakan kegiatan PKL untuk anak tingkat dua. Bersama dengan kedua teman beda kelas, Delna menjalani kegiatan PKL disuatu desa tanpa nama. Berbagai kejadian tak mengenakan Delna alami disana, mampukah Delna mengatasi masalah yang ada?

I have been waiting for a prince charming my whole life. Pero matapos ang halos 30 years na paghihintay, 30 years of falling and failing, I have decided to move on nd embrace being a single tita. Pero bakit kung kelan sinukuan ko na ang love ay saka naman may sumusubok sa karupukan ko? At dalawa pa sila. Magmamahal pa bang muli o di na susubok pa?

She doesn't understand why she and her eleven younger sisters were cursed to dance each night for the Underground King. But when her mother's diary is found, a few things fall into place. He is surprised when the king offers half his kingdom to the man that can solve the curse. What kind of father does that? But as they come together to solve the curse, they fall in love and fall fast. Leading to the question, can they solve the curse before it is too late, or will he lose her forever?

It wasn't until one night when Alex showed up at my doorstep that I finally opened up to him. I told him everything, about the drug business and Johnson's proposal. I could see the pain in his eyes as I explained everything to him. He begged me not to leave him, but I had made my decision. I knew that it was over between us, and I couldn't risk him getting involved in my family's mess. As he left that night, I could feel my heart breaking into a million pieces. I knew that I had to marry Johnson and put an end to this nightmare, but I couldn't shake the feeling that I was making a huge mistake. Deep down, I still loved Alex, but I couldn't let my emotions cloud my judgment.

Kimora Beatrix Lucien Gomez possesses all a person could desire. She has the looks, the wealth, the friends, and the ability to make guys drool over her. She's the life of the party. Kimo's the princess, or at least for the Gomezes. What if she found out that she was not the only princess of the Gomezes one day and ran into her as she stripped off everything and everyone from her, including the chinky-eyed guy she wanted to keep for herself?

Odessa was once a girl in a small pack with dreams of finding a mate, building her own family life, and becoming a great healer for her people. At just ten years of age, her world is turned upside down from betrayal. She must start life anew as she now fights for vengeance. Levantus has been made king, an incredibly powerful lycan, both feared and respected. Having had a severely dysfunctional family and his heart trampled on by those closest to him, trust never comes easy and love comes even less so. When their worlds collide, how will they learn to navigate it? Can they join together and forge a bond stronger than any other? Or will their pasts drown their love and mate bond?