Calm Before A Storm

She was auctioned like an object, bought like a secret, and caged like a sin. After a brutal betrayal by the people she trusted most, Seraphina Vale is left drowning in debt and despair—until she’s sold at an underground auction to the one man every criminal fears: Lucien Marchesi, the ruthless head of a powerful mafia empire. Cold. Controlled. Deadly. The world assumes she’ll be discarded like the others who came before her. But Seraphina isn't a lamb sent to slaughter. She’s a lioness in velvet chains—calm, calculating, and waiting for her moment. Lucien didn’t expect her fire. She didn’t expect his scars. What begins as a twisted game of control and survival becomes something far more dangerous: emotion. As secrets unravel and obsession burns into something deeper, Seraphina edges dangerously close to what she swore she’d never feel again—trust. Love. Want. But she hasn’t forgotten her mission. Lucien was supposed to be her weapon, not her salvation. And when her revenge explodes into reality, both hearts will shatter under the weight of betrayal. Until he asks the one question that changes everything: “Have you ever loved me?” Chains of Velvet, Heart of Fire is a gripping dark mafia romance about love born from power, loyalty forged in fire, and two broken souls who dared to rewrite their fate. Perfect for fans of morally gray heroes, twist-filled emotional sagas, and heroines who take their power back—beautifully, mercilessly, and on their own terms.

Elyra Sol never believed in fairy-tale marriages. Living alone and carrying the scars of a broken family, she has learned to survive without trusting anyone. But her quiet life shatters when a sudden scandal forces her into an unexpected contract marriage with Zevarion Vale — a powerful and enigmatic CEO whose bride disappears on the very day of their wedding. To protect their families’ reputations, Elyra agrees to become Zevarion’s temporary wife under strict conditions: no love, no interference, and a divorce once the crisis settles. To the world, they appear as the perfect high-class couple. Behind closed doors, they remain distant strangers, bound only by a secret agreement. However, life inside the luxurious Vale empire is far from safe. Beneath Zevarion’s calm and caring exterior lies a family built on hidden illegal dealings, dangerous alliances, and internal power struggles. As Elyra slowly adjusts to her new life, she begins to notice cracks in the perfect world around her — suspicious accidents, silent threats, and someone determined to seize control of the Vale legacy at any cost. What begins as a simple contract soon turns into a perilous game of trust and survival. As enemies close in and buried truths surface, Elyra realizes her husband is not merely a distant CEO but a man fighting shadows from within his own bloodline. And while their marriage was never meant to be real, the growing bond between them becomes impossible to ignore. In a world of wealth, betrayal, and hidden danger, falling in love might be their greatest strength — or their final downfall. Will their secret vow protect them… or destroy them both before the truth comes to light?

Madeline Dexter was rejected by her mate and left to die. But the Moon Goddess had other plans. Gifted with the rare elemental power, she rises from the ashes as more than just a survivor. She becomes a queen. Now second-chanced to a wolf with a lost heritage, hunted by her ex-mate and desired by a ruthless rogue, she must choose between revenge, love, and destiny. Can an Alpha Queen survive the storm she was born to command? Or will she drown with it?

Behind the walls of St. Valen’s Academy, privilege and legacy are masks — worn to hide the rot underneath. For Althea Sombra, the masks are literal. Her family’s empire is built on secrets whispered in the dark, on powers that can never be spoken of in daylight. She was raised to obey, to charm, to control. But when the storm inside her begins to wake, even obedience can’t contain it. Noah Laurent was bred for composure — heir to a dynasty that trades in precision and power. Yet one glance from Althea cracks the ice he was born to wear. He knows she’s dangerous. He also knows he can’t stay away. Luca Ashford has always been the wildfire Noah could control. Until Althea arrives. Until jealousy and desire blur into something neither of them can name — and their friendship begins to splinter beneath the weight of her silence. When a ghost from Althea’s training resurfaces — a man who once called her his greatest weapon — the careful balance at St. Valen’s shatters. Fear tightens its grip. Loyalties fracture. And the girl with the storm in her blood must decide: to remain a shadow … or burn the world that built her.

Sailing through the wild waves, Tymoteusz found himself in the Ocean's heart. Curiosity got the best of him, so he decided to unfold every secret of the ocean's heart got in her life and soul by stealing her heart and life. Meeting, discovering and being with her is an achievement that everyone was dreaming about, can he really conquer the ocean's heart and enter her life? Can he tame her wild waves and strong breezes? Can he stop her tsunamis and maintain her to be calm just like what it should be in mornings stroll?

Ruth Abellana is egocentric, self-centered and ambitious. She never values anyone except for herself and her sister, Tina. Loves money and materialistic. On the night of May 25th, Ruth involved in an unfortunate event. In the halfway of a calm and tranquil night, an accident occurs in the bridge. Due to it, she was lying in a coma for a couple of months. After 6 months long, Ruth was finally awake, but something odd happened, she sees the soul of an unknown man, asking for help. He can't remember anything except the tragedy of his death, which was the accident on the bridge on the night of May 25.

It has been seven years since Havoc Benedict Montemayor was kidnapped and since then, they still haven't heard his voice again. He can’t just talk to anyone, he changes the psychiatrist like how he often changes his clothes. He is determined to not get treated not until Sunshine Claire Mendoza became his psychiatrist. He does not want to heal, she wants him to get better. He keeps a deep secret, she's determined to unfold it. He's a beast... would she be able to calm him down?

Cassandra Oluseyi Smith, is a twenty-three year old Nigerian girl, whose simple and boring life takes a turn for the better, or worse when she bumps into Frank Michaels, -literally- the star player and captain of a renowned football team. Her usual calm life is immediately turned upside down when she's thrown into a world filled with flashlights, red carpets and the paparazzi. All the things she avoids. Is she willing to let go of the past and embrace all the love that he has to offer. Or not. Book 1 in The Billionaire kids (TBK) series.

When the Moon Goddess intervenes in the Blowing Horn pack, Alpha Kelvin's memories are restored, leading him to Aria, the lone wolf who holds the key to breaking his ancient curse. But as he returns to reclaim his place and his heart, the treacherous Alpha Ryder watches with envy and malice, determined to claim Aria for himself and stir up a war between the packs. Can Kelvin and Aria overcome their past and unite against the coming storm, or will the curse consume them all?

19 years old Emily Watson has never understood what happiness is in most parts of her young life and she desperately wishes for a change and a saving grace from the constant wrath of her abusive step-parents but what will she do when she finds out her mate has been waiting for all her life is the cruel and cold-hearted Luka Demetrius? Will he be her saving grace or an unimaginable horrifying thunder to her raging storm?