Carter Slade

When Mia Blake arrives in Vermont for a peaceful Christmas holiday escape, she expects quiet mornings and time away from her chaotic life. Instead, she ends up stranded in a blizzard with no power, no phone signal, and no place to stay. Her rescue comes in the form of Ethan Carter, a rugged single dad living in the secluded cabin next door, and his sweet five-year-old daughter, Lily. Forced to share a roof with them while the storm rages, Mia soon discovers that the handsome dad is carrying wounds far deeper than the snow can cover. Their unexpected chemistry heats into stolen glances, slow-burn touches, and nights where the tension grows too thick to ignore. But buried secrets, dangerous shadows from Ethan’s past, and a twist that threatens their fragile bond force Mia to choose: run back to her old life, or stay and fight for a love she never saw coming.

I, Knox Mercer, future Alpha of the Crescent Moon Pack, reject you, Mila Carter, as my mate.” Seven years ago, Alpha Knox Mercer rejected me as his mate… in front of everyone. He rejected the bond because I was a lowly omega. Now I’m forced onto a legal auction stage to pay a debt to my pack, and get money for my dad's treatment, Knox is the last person I expect to see there. He sees me and he recognizes me. And with a single bid, Knox Mercer buys me—claiming what he once rejected. The bond between us flares back to life. The hatred lingers. And the desire? That’s impossible to ignore. How can I live with the Alpha that hates me and once rejected me? And How can I deny this force of attraction between us. ***

Et si le hasard, déguisé en panne sur une route oubliée, devenait la clé d’un amour impossible ? Et si l’homme le plus dangereux que vous ayez jamais rencontré était aussi celui qui vous sauverait… à sa manière ? Jade Carter, 20 ans, est une jeune mécanicienne farouchement indépendante, élevée par son père dans la petite ville d’Elkridge Falls. Elle vit pour son garage, sa liberté, et les routes qu’elle répare plus qu’elle ne parcourt. Grayson Elias Blackwell, 32 ans, est le PDG impitoyable d’un empire technologique et sécuritaire. En pleine mission secrète, sa voiture tombe en panne — sabotée — au cœur d’une forêt isolée… où le destin lui met Jade Carter sur la route. Ce qui aurait dû être une rencontre brève devient une collision frontale entre deux mondes. Jade sauve Grayson d’une embuscade mortelle. Puis, plus rien. Il disparaît. Jusqu’à ce qu’il revienne, des semaines plus tard, quand son père s’effondre et que Jade n’a plus d’issue. Grayson lui propose un contrat : un an de mariage en échange de l’opération vitale de son père. Dégoûtée, brisée, elle accepte. Mais Jade n’a jamais été une femme qu’on possède. Et Grayson n’a jamais voulu aimer. Entre secrets, trahisons, protection et passion, un jeu dangereux commence où les règles ne cessent de changer. Et quand un bébé entre dans l’équation… la donne explose.

Mein Vater war der Don der Familie Moretti und der Pate, der das gesamte Mafia-Imperium beherrschte. Meine Mutter war die Bossin der Familie Carter und die Vorsitzende der Carter Multinational Corporation. Sie hatten zwei Verlobte für mich ausgewählt. Der eine war Damian, der weltweit bekannte CEO von Aegis Corporation. Der andere war Caesar, eine beeindruckende Figur, die den gesamten illegalen Waffenhandel kontrollierte. An meinem zwanzigsten Geburtstag, bei meinem Fest, würde derjenige, den ich heiratete, der neue Pate werden, der das gesamte Mafia-Imperium regiert. Alle waren schockiert, als ich ohne Zögern Caesar wählte. Ich hatte Damian seit meiner Kindheit tief geliebt und schwor einst, nur ihn zu heiraten. Doch niemand wusste, dass ich aus der Zukunft zurückgekehrt war. In der Vergangenheit hatte ich Damian geheiratet, wie ich es mir gewünscht hatte. Doch in unserer Hochzeitsnacht hatte er eine Affäre mit meiner Magd. Später erfuhr meine Familie davon und entließ die Magd. Sie jagten sie aus dem Haus. Damian hegte Groll gegen mich. Nachdem ich schwanger wurde, brachte er jede Nacht verschiedene Frauen mit nach Hause und schlief vor meinen Augen mit ihnen. Selbst an dem Tag, an dem ich mit Mühe und Not in den Wehen lag, lenkte er alle medizinischen Ressourcen ab. Trotz meiner Bitten ließ er mich und mein ungeborenes Kind leiden und sterben. Nachdem ich in die Vergangenheit zurückgekehrt war, entschloss ich mich, ihm seine Freiheit zu gewähren. Ohne zu zögern, wählte ich meinen anderen Verlobten, Caesar. Doch ich hatte nicht erwartet, dass auch Damian wiedergeboren worden war...

Ava is a beautiful, focused and independent-minded lady who finally gets to date a man out of pity and she still keeps him because he matches up to the status of her dream man. But she is heavily crushing on her building mate whom she sleeps with and gets pregnant for. She is not ready for marriage but she still decides to keep the baby. Another baby walks into her life and she becomes a single mother of two. Liam and Carter are the men in her life. Olivia her friend betrays their friendship by involving in fraud and is jailed. Raquel finds out about her husband's secret lover and kills her by making it look like a suicidal act. She also kills Noah after realizing that he had found out her secret. Every character in the story gets to meet one another at different times.

Ariana Carter never imagined her life would take a complete turn when she tripped—literally—into Ethan Cole’s world. One moment she was a struggling nurse, and the next, she was locked in a year-long marriage contract with a ruthless billionaire. Ethan, cold and calculated, needs a wife for 365 days to secure his company from his cunning cousin, Jared. Ariana, clumsy yet full of life, is everything he isn’t. But the more time they spend together, the more lines begin to blur. Jared isn’t one to back down easily. And when Emma, Ariana’s estranged sister, shows up with a shocking revelation—a fake pregnancy—Ariana finds herself in the middle of chaos she never signed up for. With betrayals, hidden agendas, and an undeniable pull between them, will Ethan and Ariana’s contract marriage last a year… or will it end in heartbreak?

After the one night stand Ivery Lycanster had with Franco Millistone, she had no choice but to accept been a contracted wife to him for a month, inorder to carter for her sick mum who needed a surgery to sustain her life. After their one month marriage, ivery wanted to break the news of her pregnancy to him which was the result of the one night stand they both had. Franco ruined everything when he asked for their contracted to be terminated. Ivery immediately ran away together with her mum, hiding her pregnancy from him. Years later, her birthed smart secret triplets wouldn’t stop asking her about their Dad. Fate finally brought them to their Dad, and they couldn’t wait to reunite them together. Would it all work out? Seeing that their Dad was already engaged to someone else? Find out!

My fiance's precious childhood crush, Amber Sweeney, was in a political union with the infamous Julian Grant, heir to the Grant family empire and a notorious playboy. Unable to stand the thought of Amber being "sacrificed", Ryan Carter barged into her wedding to stop it. They registered their marriage that day, making headlines across the city. The whole of D.C.'s elite waited to watch me and the Grant family become the city's biggest joke. What they didn't expect was that on the very next day, Julian would roll up to my company in his high-key sports car, leaning against the hood like he had all the time in the world. "Your fiance stole my bride. You'll be repaying that debt by marrying me. Fair trade, right?" I stared at his blazing red hair and wild grin, and smiled back coolly. "Sounds fair to me."

My boyfriend of eight years didn’t just leave me. He left me for my sister. And then suddenly, they were getting married. I hate being seen as the weakling, the ugly one. So I did what I could. I made an offer to Liam Carter —my Highschool Bully when we met in Tuscany. The last person I ever wanted to owe anything to. We pretend to date for the summer, to make everyone believe I’ve moved on and in return I help with his PR stunt. It was supposed to be fake. No feelings. No strings. Just a deal between enemies with something to prove. But the more we pretend, the more the lines blur—and suddenly, the boy who once made my life miserable might be the only one who truly sees me. And the worst part? I think I’m starting to fall for him.

When my husband Jason Carter’s first love, Renee Lynn, showed up at our doorstep heavily pregnant in my past life, I still refused to divorce him. She was soon accidentally pushed down the stairs by debt collectors, killing both her and the baby. Ever since then, Jason hated me to the core. Not only did he cheat and keep a mistress, but he also conspired with her violent, mentally unstable brother to kill me. Before I took my last breath, he sneered, “You owe Renee a life. It’s time to pay up.” Fine. I must have been blind. After my reincarnation, I decisively signed the divorce papers, abandoned my savior complex, and stopped meddling in others’ fates. If he wanted to be a pathetic simp, I would let him be.