Chris-ann Brennan

Inaya, a law student, the queen bee of her privileged world, where champagne toasts and designer heels are the norm but when her sister runs away on her wedding day, Inaya's life gets a major reality check. Suddenly, she is forced to marry her sister’s groom, a complete stranger and that stranger just happens to be her criminal law professor, the man she hated the most, Professor Marcel!!! They both wonder what this marriage built on hatred has in store for them.

She died believing she was unloved. She returned knowing she was betrayed. Once, she gave up everything, her name, her family, her future, for a man who called her his wife. In the end, she lost more than her life… she lost the truth. Now fate has turned back. Reborn into the past, she stands at the crossroads she once fled from. This time, she will not run. She will accept the marriage everyone feared, reclaim the life stolen from her, and uncover the face behind her betrayal. But when love, blood, and secrets collide, one question remains Can revenge rewrite destiny… or will it destroy her twice?

An meinem Geburtstag flüsterte sein Untergebener ihm leise auf Russisch zu: „Heute Abend hat Fräulein Sara eine Überraschung für Sie vorbereitet.“ Mein Ehemann Martin Meier schnitt mir liebevoll ein Stück Kuchen ab und antwortete dann lächelnd auf Russisch: „Sie hat im Bett so einige Tricks drauf. Ich schaue gleich bei ihr vorbei.“ „Auf keinen Fall darf Lea davon erfahren. Ich will nicht, dass sie mich verlässt.“ Alle Anwesenden lächelten wissend und versprachen einmütig, Stillschweigen zu bewahren. Sie wussten alle nicht, dass ich seit meiner Kindheit mehrere Sprachen fließend beherrschte. Ich hatte auch längst das Handy entdeckt, das er im Geheimfach versteckt hielt – und darauf die schamlosen Videos, die er mit Sara Lange aufgenommen hatte. Ich hielt damit hinter dem Berg. Stattdessen nahm ich Kontakt zu ehemaligen Vertrauten der Familie Schneider auf, um mir eine völlig neue Identität zu verschaffen. In drei Tagen würde Lea Schneider für immer verschwunden sein. Damit hätte er mich endgültig verloren.

Ich stand kurz davor, ein Blutband mit einem anderen Vampirfürsten einzugehen. Doch mein Partner, mit dem ich ein ganzes Jahrhundert verbracht hatte, Kaelan, ahnte nichts davon. Er war viel zu beschäftigt damit, mit seiner neuen menschlichen Assistentin Sylvia zu turteln. Nächtelang steckten sie zusammen in seinem Büro, angeblich um „synthetisches Blut zu erforschen“. Er machte sogar unser hundertjähriges Jubiläum zu ihrer Geburtstagsfeier. Vor allen Anwesenden überreichte Kaelan ihr eine Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte, verziert mit Silberglöckchen. Sie lachten und schmierten einander Sahne ins Gesicht. Dass die Blüten für mich tödliches Gift waren, hatten sie schlicht vergessen. Meine Kraft brach zusammen. Schmerz durchfuhr mich, und die Schatten peitschten unkontrolliert aus mir heraus. Die Wachen meiner Familie mussten meinen zuckenden Körper fortschleppen. Und während ich allein in der kalten, dunklen Gruft lag und mich erholte, feierte Kaelan weiter – und badete im Jubel, der ihm und Sylvia galt. Das Blut in meinen Adern gefror. Ein Jahrhundert voller Liebe und Hoffnung verbrannte zu Asche. In diesem Moment stimmte ich der Vereinbarung meiner Familie zu. Ohne zu zögern. Eine Verbindung mit dem Herrscher des Obsidianthrons – einem Vampir, den man die leibhaftige Macht nannte.

"Perduli setan kau kakakku, kakak ipar, atau bahkan ibuku sekalipun. Tubuhmu milikku, dan kau budakku. Kupastikan keluargamu hancur di detik kau berani meninggalkanku, Sienna." . Dijual, dijadikan mesin uang, Sienna Halim, tidak pernah merasakan kebahagiaan semenjak dia lahir di keluarga konglomerat. . Tekanan dari orang tuanya yang selalu memaksanya mengencani anak-anak pengusaha, membuat kepribadian Sienna yang lembut, menjadi rusak. . Di rumah, dia adalah putri semata wayang teladan. Di sekolah, dia adalah Ratu bully yang ditakuti semua orang. . Semenjak Henri, ayahnya, memaksa Sienna untuk merayu ketua OSIS di sekolahnya, Sienna meluapkan kekesalannya pada satu orang. . Tak ada yang lain, lelaki cupu yang selalu dia siksa setiap hari di sekolah, Samuel Yudhistira. . Kehidupannya yang penuh tekanan menjadi sedikit menyenangkan semenjak 'rutinitas' wajibnya dengan Samuel di mulai. . Yang Sienna tidak tau, Samuel juga diam-diam merencanakan pembalasan balik untuknya. . Hari itu, Sienna diculik. Dan alih-alih melihat siapa penculiknya, dia tercengang dengan sosok Samuel, berdiri dengan seringai tajam di bibirnya, menjadi Samuel yang benar-benar berbeda dari sebelumnya. . "How was it, Sienna? Rasanya disetubuhi oleh lelaki yang biasa kau bully?" === Peringatan : Novel ini ditujukan untuk pembaca 18+, mengandung tema hubungan intim, permainan psikologis, dan dinamika relasi yang tidak konvensional. . Cover Ilustrasi by fb Rida Graphic

After three days of the silent treatment, my fiancé, the Capo of the Moretti family, took his assistant, Bella, on an island vacation. He expected me to be driven mad with jealousy, just as I always had been. But when he returned to Valmont a month later, he found a different woman. He made me give up my corner office. I didn't fight him. I just packed my things and handed it over. To prop Bella up, he discredited me in front of a key partner at the annual family meeting, just so she could shine. I didn't try to prove my innocence. I just accepted the family's reprimand and took my punishment. When Lucas wanted to put Bella in charge of the family's most profitable business, I didn't even get angry. I handed over all the necessary documents without a fight, letting him redistribute power as he saw fit. Bella was smug. "See? What did I tell you?" "A woman like her just needs a firm hand. One trip to the island and she's terrified of losing you. Look how obedient she is now." Lucas bought it, praising Bella for her insight. In a move he'd never made before, he promised me a wedding so grand it would become a legend in the Valmont underworld. But he seemed to have forgotten the dissolution agreement he signed, the one I slipped him right before he got into the car for their vacation. I had already severed all ties with him. I was leaving, but he had no idea.

Catherina Hanshaw Dalton has spent six years believing she lived a fairytale, married to billionaire Xavier Dalton, cherished by him, and building a life rooted in devotion, even amid one heartbreak she cannot control: their inability to have a child. Though Xavier assures her she is enough, Catherine senses his quiet disappointment, a wound deepened by the venomous hostility of his mother, Lydia Dalton. Lydia never misses a chance to insult Catherine’s infertility, idolize Xavier’s sister Mia and her children, or imply Xavier married beneath his status. Catherine endures it all, clinging to the one constant comfort, Xavier always defends her. Or so she believes. This Christmas, however, Catherine’s dread of another humiliating Dalton family gathering turns into confusion. Lydia is gracious….kind, even. The manor is full of relatives, business partners, and esteemed guests, including Hunter Powell, Xavier’s ruthless business rival. The brief moment when Cathy’s eyes meet Hunter unsettles her, but nothing prepares her for Lydia’s “special Christmas gift.” During the toast, Lydia presents Caroline Turner…a beautiful young woman who is allegedly four months pregnant through surrogacy…with Xavier’s child.

Katrina Davidson returns after five years with two kids after being pregnant for a strange man she was set up with by her step sister and Fiance. unbeknownst to her, the same man was Dylan Mickelson, a renowned billionaire and the most eligible bachelor in the city who has vowed to never give love a chance after his ex fiance's death. Not only were they bound by a nightstand but by two adorable children, making Dylan willing to give love a chance again. But Katrina has been betrayed and heartbroken, making her feelings unsure.

All Bethany Blakes wanted was to graduate from college and marry her childhood sweetheart, Clement, running an art gallery while living a happy married life but things went haywire when she realized she was nothing but a bet to her beloved sweetheart.  In an attempt to get rid of a urinary tract infection, she got inseminated with the sperm of a cold and ruthless billionaire, Falcon Gray who has wealth, power, a dark past and was desperately in need of an heir to secure his inheritance.  Unable to let his only chance at securing all he had toiled for slip off his fingers, he struck a deal with the final-year student to keep the baby and spend the Christmas holiday with him at his family's annual get-together but as their bond grew stronger, his dark past and undying love for his supposed fiancée Leonie Winters threatened to tear them apart. 

Vine had always been a "by the book" kinda of girl. Chasing her dreams, minding her busy and ready to handle just about anything, until she meets the ravishing billionaire Nate Ross. She's called to plan his wedding but his exotic smiles and boyish charms proves to be too much for Vine to handle and will make her fall for him (literally), breaking every moral code she had sworn to stand by. As the wedding planner, Vine goes on the forbidden path of loving the groom but will the bride fold for her or will this become a tug of war?