Clive Cussler's The Serpent's Eye

Rumors said Fabrizio Medici, Don of the Medicis, was ruthless in everything he did. Yet he was nothing but devoted to me, his mother, as if I were his lifeline. Ten years ago, my husband, Victor Medici, betrayed us all. He conspired with foreign enemies, abducted Fabrizio, and staged a coup from within. To save my child, I blew up a car, destroying my leg and face, and erased myself from the world by faking my own death. Fabrizio hardened and lay low. Ten years later, he wiped out our enemies, killed Victor with his own hands, and reclaimed everything that had been stolen from him. Afterward, he spent a fortune rebuilding my body, piece by piece. But when I returned to the country under a new identity to attend Fabrizio's engagement party, his fiancée, Giovanna Valery, mistook me for a hidden mistress. She stormed in with her friends and humiliated me in every possible way. By the time Fabrizio finally arrived, I was covered in blood. Giovanna pointed at me, her voice shrill as she screamed, "No wonder I never see you messing around. So this is your type? Older women?"

"Flower, you are mine. Mine to hold. Mine to pluck. Mine to scatter. Mine to decorate. You will bloom in my garden and die there as well, if need arises." 'The Vampire's Flower - The Tragically Imperfect yet Perfectly Sweet Love Story Of A Human Assassin and A Vampire King' As a child, Eleanor was always against killing. But, something changed her narrative completely one day. The Murder Of Her Mother. The wrong done that night to her made an unfathomable killer come to birth. The killer who turned the Vampire Kingdom Of Eleneas upside down. Knife. Her way of murdering people shook others to their core as the people as well as the nobles grew terrified of this person. And, their fear led them to the gates of their Tryant Ruler. Daniel. Seeing the reaction of his subjects piqued his curiosity. As he went to search for this killer. Deep in the woods. There she was running after children with an innocent laugh on her lip. Her blonde hair like sunlight fluttering in the air with a smile burning brighter than the sun.  And, in that moment, he knew he found his queen. But, she loathed him. For every wrong and right reason. So when she was forced to marry him. Instead of wearing a white gown like an angel. She walked down the aisle covered in RED!

Jessica has always believed she was just an ordinary girl, that is until tragedy befalls her and she has to go back to the hometown she barely remembers. After years of traveling, she returns to live with family following the sudden loss of her parents. But from the moment she steps foot in Lunar Cove, it’s clear that something isn’t right. The town feels different, shrouded in secrets she can’t quite grasp, that is until she finds out that her father was the former beta of a werewolf pack, one he had to leave after falling in love with her mother who was human. Everything changes when she crosses paths with the enigmatic and powerful Alpha of the Lunar Cove pack, Alpha Christopher, her fated mate. But shock engulfs Jessica because Christopher instead of welcoming her, rejects her outright. A weak, ordinary human could never be Luna, especially not when war looms on the horizon. Yet Jessica soon realizes she is far from ordinary. Strange changes begin to stir within her, unlocking a truth that has been hidden from her all along. Determined to prove herself, she embarks on a dangerous quest to awaken her dormant shifter abilities. But with enemies closing in and time running out, she must decide will she fight for her destiny, even if it means risking everything?

Dante Moretti, the ruthless Billionaire CEO, hungers for power and control. Cold, calculated, he sends shivers down his rivals' spines with his cold, calculated way into any business deal that might pop up in his way. But inside the steely exterior of this man, a traumatic past torments him to have left him detached and numb as regards love. His goal is simple: solidify his control and paramountcy and build on an empire. Lyra Caine grew up privileged in a family that had disintegrated; the fortune of her father, Richard Caine, once a strong king of finance, had shrunk due to a number of bad investments. She needed to be married off to Dante Moretti, a man rumored never to have shied away from getting ruthless in whatever business dealings he had, so that their name would not be utterly ruined. Lyra had lived her whole life by what this great shadow of a father expected from her: fragile, with this inner fire barely apparent in herself. But here is the kicker that makes it even more twisted: Dante isn't marrying Lyra out of love or even because of business needs. He has an ulterior motive linked to her father's long-buried secrets, one that could totally unravel her family should it come to light.

"I'm not the pet woman you can marry on the grounds of love at first sight. You're very wrong if you think so!" -Valencia Addison "I did love you at first sight. If you don't believe it, then I can only prove my sincerity." -Asher William Xander Valencia Addison is a woman the Addison Family picked up after being stranded in Broughton Country and losing her memory. She was constantly tortured for no reason, making her hold many grudges until she met a mysterious man named Asher. An unexpected fate makes Vallen suddenly married in just one night. She, who did not accept her status, with a man who claimed to fall in love at first sight, made Asher give a bet. "If I can make you fall in love with me in one year, then you must accept your status as Mrs. Asher!" "I accept your challenge. But if my feelings are still numb for you, then stay out of my life!" For the sake of revenge, Valen accepted the marriage. How will Valen get her revenge by using her identity as Mrs. Asher? Then, who is Vallen? Why is she receiving unwarranted torture from the Addison family? Will Asher be able to conquer Vallen's vengeful heart?

Mia Nova is sold to the devil to clear her fathers debt. Luca Barone, known in whispered fear as Diavolo, doesn’t just collect money, he also collects souls. Luca expects to meet a broken Mia who will plead for her life with tears and vivid fear. Instead he meets a petty thief who fears nothing. She smiles when he threatens to sell her to men, and makes jokes about her breast size not being enough for these men. In Luca’s world, the biggest currency is fear, but it seems Mia is bankrupt. When she steps into Pandemonium, his secret lair where powerful men are undone, she becomes the queen of the night, raking in five hundred million dollars in her first night. They make a second deal. The freedom of her soul costs six billion dollars in the six months of her gracing the golden chair every night. A kiss seals the deal. That same kiss changes everything between them. He becomes possessive, and she wants to surrender to him, but the ghost of the woman who graced the chair before her, returns with a fire that is set to burn everything down. Mia must decide between running from the Devil who owns her, or staying with the man who no longer wants to.

My three-year-old son looked nothing like my husband. Suspicious, my father-in-law secretly took my son for a paternity test. The results showed that there was no biological relationship between them. Furious and humiliated, my father-in-law erupted in anger, hurling insults at me and even threatening to kill us. My husband, just as enraged, slapped me hard across the face. "You shameless wrench! You've made me raise another man's child for three years!" As I stared at their accusing faces, I calmly produced another report—the paternity test between my husband and his father. It confirmed they weren't biologically related either. Their expressions froze in shock. With a faint smile, I said, "Looks like we don't know for sure who isn't part of this family, do we?"

Alexander is Jeselle's one true love, well as for her. He is the man of her dreams. Lahat ay naganap na naaayon sa kaniyang mga ninaais na mangyari, na para bang kakampi niya ang tadhana na handa siyang tulungan ano mang oras. Nang dahil sa isang kontrata, naisakatuparan niya ang kaniyang tanging pinapangarap na buhay. Nang dahil sa kasunduang ito ay nagkasalubong ang kanilang mga magkakaibang estado ng pamumuhay at mundo na siyang ikinagulat ng isa't isa. At sa kanilang pagpapatuloy, marami silang natutuhan sa isa't isa na naging susi upang sila'y magkamabutihan. Maayos na ang lahat, until that moment when she found out that everything is not as it seems.

"I don't care what you say, Maya. You might say you want to be independent, but that doesn't mean you're not mine. You're mine, Maya." He growled angrily. I stepped back in shock, I'd never seen this side of him before. I was shocked but yet turned on. ~*~ Maya is a good girl barista with a dream to open up her own café in New York City Alexander is a broody and mysterious billionaire who needs her as his Personal Assistant, and in more ways than that too. They come from wildly different backgrounds, but they bond with their shared desire for each other, and when these two worlds collide... All hell is ready to break loose. The Billionaire's Assistant is a dramatic romance novel that is bound to leave you feeling different emotions all at once.

The world has been cruel and dreadful to Cleo Remington ever since her father died. She was compelled to leave their province and work her fingers to the bone just to make ends meet. Life is indeed full of unexpected surprises, because in a fortuitous way, her path will cross with Zaccheus Garren Montreal, one of the youngest and most successful business tycoons in town. He's the epitome of power and dominion. A man who has the world wrapped around his fingers. When Cleo met him, she etched it in her mind to keep her distance from him.  Aside from the fact that his rude, blunt, and unfeeling attitude ticks her off, their first encounter was, without a doubt, horrible.  But how can she avoid him when they are living under the same roof and breathing the same air?