Berkat Mansion

The rumbling of the thunder and the rain kept pouring in torrent as Martina knelt in front of the man she called her husband and beside him was the only person she had ever called friend. With blood dripping down from her white nightwear and sweat glistening her forehead despite the cold weather, tears were streaming down her eyes. The two people in front of her looked like the devil she has watched from movies when she was just a child and the much talked about demon from her Bible stories. This was the longest night of her life, how she wished everything would end and she would wake up in her big comfy bed back at her father’s mansion but here she was, kneeling in front her own husband begging for her life while her best friend just sat there with a glass of whisky in hand. Martina was left wondering if it was not too cold for whiskey at this time. Five years later, she is reborn as the youngest and richest CEO and guess what??? Her ex husband is her cousin and she will be married to the richest and the most dominant man in America.. revenge is sure to be served hot.

Because of Mr.Madrigal’s huge indebtedness to the businessmen with whom he was associated, he was able to betray and sold his daughter River to a businessman named Spencer Vilavide. Well known to be a billionaire and handsome but, has a Narcissistic Behaviour where it becomes manipulative and overly arrogant. So even though River was afraid of this man, she don’t have any other choice but to follow what her father's ordered. For the sake of her family, who needs to provide financially and physically for her. And during her stay in Vilavide’s mansion, she suffered a lot and endures the pain from Spencer's abusive hands. But as time went on. She also got used to his sadistic behavior and her fears of him, turn into a furious toward the man. Until she didn’t notice that she was gradually falling in love with the young man who was also gradually changing his treatment of her. Will two people shaped by cruelty and suffering stay together? Is there any chance that River can fall in love with a man who causes her pain and struggle in life? And Can Spencer change his narcissistic behaviour for love?

When Lena Caldwell’s father died, he didn’t just leave behind grief. He left behind debt. Debt owed to Edward Caldwell the most feared man in the city. Marrying Edward was supposed to settle everything. Instead, it trapped Lena in a life she cannot escape. Inside his mansion, every day is controlled by Edward’s rules, his temper, and the silent understanding that Lena belongs to him. Then Edward hires a bodyguard. Ethan Cole is calm, observant, and impossible to intimidate. His job is simple: stay close to Lena and protect her. But Ethan quickly notices the things others overlook the tension in the house, the fear Lena tries to hide, and the bruises that tell a story she never speaks about. Everything changes the night Lena overhears a phone call that shatters her world. Edward didn’t just collect her father’s debt. He murdered him. Now Lena is trapped in a marriage built on lies, and the only person who knows the truth is the man hired to watch her. But trusting Ethan may be the most dangerous decision she has ever made.

I never meant to fall for my boyfriend’s father. When I caught Liam cheating and ran to his family mansion for answers, the last thing I expected was to end up pinned against his father’s desk, moaning Diego Ramos’ name while his fingers ruined me. Diego is everything Liam isn’t — powerful, ruthless, and dangerously addictive. The billionaire CEO is twice my age, my boss, and completely off-limits. But after one forbidden kiss, one stolen night in my childhood bedroom, I can’t stop craving the man who makes me scream “Daddy” while my family is downstairs. Now Liam is back with a fiancée on his arm, demanding his parents play happy family for appearances. His mother is threatening to destroy everything. And the worst part? I don’t feel guilty anymore. Because every time Diego looks at me like he wants to claim me, I realize the truth: I was never meant to be Liam’s. I was always meant to be his father’s dirty little secret.

Born unwanted and raised in neglect, Seraphina grows up fragile, obedient, and starved of love until her parents sell her at eighteen to settle their debts. Sent to America believing she will belong to a cruel billionaire, she instead meets the powerful man who has secretly protected her all her life—her estranged uncle. Cold yet unexpectedly gentle, he takes her into his mansion and gives her everything she has never known: safety, education, and care. Under his protection, Seraphina slowly blossoms from a naive, broken girl into a graceful and mature woman. But her innocence and quiet devotion begin to stir feelings in him that he is forbidden to have. Bound by blood and duty, he forces himself to remain distant and seeks a suitable suitor for her, determined to secure her future and bury his emotions. Yet Seraphina refuses every match, unable to accept anyone else—because she has unknowingly fallen in love with the one man who saved her. As both struggle to deny what they feel, their lives become a silent battle between duty and desire, forcing them to choose between moral boundaries and a love that was never meant to exist.

***“Then came the words that shattered her world. 'I need a divorce,' Dennis said, his voice cold and bitter. Cardi froze.”*** Cardi Belmont was born into zillions—but all she ever wanted was real love. On the day the city waited to witness the union of two dynasties—Cardi Belmont and Alex Carlson—Cardi vanished. She didn’t want a marriage built on wealth or status. She wanted Dennis Blake. A simple man. A humble man. A man she believed would love her for who she was… not for her last name. In order to live a quiet life as the person Dennis believed her to be—a regular girl from nowhere—she gave up everything she had, including her mansion, name, and legacy. However, when Cardi eventually chooses to tell him the truth after two years of marriage, he beats her to it—with a truth of his own: He’s leaving her. For someone richer. Now, the woman who gave up everything for love has been dumped like a trash bag… and one question burns louder than all: How will Dennis react when he realizes he had dumped a wealthy lady for a rich one?

Forbidden love, that’s what came to mind by Yvo De Luna when he fell in love with Karadine Monteza, the daughter and the heir of the leader syndicate in the city of Eldefonso, Renato Monteza. Yvo is one of the personnel of Renato Monteza and it got inevitable that he was closed with Karadine, the first lady who could shown him an arrogance and braviness. That if not because of their agreement for some things, he would not see the genuine heart of her. Yvo and Karadine have easily fell in love to each other. But when Renato Monteza has find out their closeness to each other, it was the time that they got separated their path together. Karadine has stayed in the mansion for few months and got warned from any illegal transactions of her father to other clients, simply because, she had the trust of taking care before for her father’s business. The reason why their Yvo’s meeting have became elusive as well as the foundation of love that they build together have been shattered. However, it was true that a forbidden thing is really fun to do. The reason why it could provoke them to comply with their desire to love each other in the midst of illegal ways where they were living. And despite of the weapon that serve as their defense everyday, will they going to defense their love despite of the forbidden love?

I married Julian Yu—the perfect man everyone envies. Handsome. Powerful. Untouchable. To the world, he’s the ideal husband. But behind closed doors… he is a man who owns everything. Including me. Every smile hides control. Every gentle touch is a silent command. I thought surviving him was the hardest part. Then I met Adrian Yu, his older brother. Dark. Arrogant. Obsessive. He has been watching me longer than I realized… and he seems to know things about me he shouldn’t. Where Julian cages me, Adrian burns the cage down. Where Julian demands obedience, Adrian awakens something far more dangerous. Desire. Now I’m trapped between two brothers—one who refuses to let me go, and another who will destroy everything to claim me. In the Yu family's mansion, where secrets and obsession live behind every door… every touch feels forbidden… and every choice feels like a mistake. Because loving either of them might ruin me. But walking away from both of them? That might destroy more than just me.

Sophia’s world shatters when her cheating boyfriend and backstabbing best friend smear her name across the city with vicious lies. Jobless, homeless, and desperate to vanish, she stumbles across a cryptic online ad: live-in tutor, remote estate, one thousand dollars an hour. She clicks apply before doubt can stop her. The mansion is breathtaking, the little girl heartbreakingly quiet, and the contract… written in blood. One crimson signature later, the gates lock behind her, and the truth claws its way out: wolves in tailored suits, monsters in the shadows, and a ruthless Alpha who orchestrated her arrival. Ethan Blackwell—billionaire, pack leader, and the stranger from her drunken one-night escape—claims her as his fated mate. He doesn’t want the bond; he’s too proud for a fragile human. But he’ll never let her leave. Worse? His two brothers circle closer, eyes glowing with the same primal hunger, ready to challenge tradition and tear the pack apart to possess her. Sophia came to hide. Now she’s the prize in a war of teeth, fate, and forbidden desire. One click. One drop of blood. No way out.

Jack Saunders wanted one last hurrah before taking the mantle of DS Oil & Gas, the billion-dollar company that his father founded. His friend, Owen, let him borrow his mansion on a tropical island so that he could throw a final party before “marrying” the business that would dominate the rest of his life. He brought his secretary, Brandy, hoping that he could kindle a relationship that would last through the long days and nights of running a company. However, while the party was great, the gold digging woman he brought was not, and Jack resigned himself to a lifetime of loneliness. That was until he took a walk down the beach and met her. A woman who didn’t recognize him from the tabloids and only saw him, the man behind the money. Of all the women Jack had ever met, there was nobody like Emma LaRue. With one pretend marriage ceremony, she would change his life forever, and become the only one he ever wanted to give his saltwater kisses to. This novella is the first half of Saltwater Kisses written from Jack’s point-of-view, with a few bonus scenes thrown in as well.