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He called me boring. Useless. A wife he was embarrassed to claim. Three years ago, Julian Thorne slid divorce papers across a mahogany desk and threw me away like yesterday's trash. No tears. No fight. Just a check for ten million dollars and a locked door behind me. I didn't take the money. I took a promise: I will make you regret this, Julian. Today, I walked back into his world wearing a blood-red gown and holding a black card that doesn't have my name on it. I am no longer the quiet librarian he married. I am the new COO of Kael Corp — his biggest rival. And I just outbid him for the company he needed to survive. Julian says he still loves me. Julian says he made a mistake. Julian says he wants me back. But Julian doesn't know that I'm not here to forgive him. I'm here to destroy everything he built. Piece by piece. Deal by deal. Memory by memory. And the man standing beside me — Damian Kael, the billionaire with no soul and too many secrets? He's not my lover. He's my weapon. But when Julian reveals a secret about my past that changes everything… when I discover the child I thought died is actually alive… when I have to choose between the man who broke me and the man who saved me… I realize revenge comes with a price I never planned to pay. My heart. HIS REGRET, MY REVENGE is a full-length billionaire romance thriller with a second-chance twist, a hidden identity, and an ending that will leave you breathless. No cheating. No cliffhanger within each book. HEA guaranteed. WARNING: Contains mature themes, dark pasts, and a hero who will make you forget every other book boyfriend.

He was forbidden. My brother's best friend. The most dangerous man in the country. And I signed myself over to him. Eve Thorne had one rule: stay away from Dimitri Valentino. It shouldn't have been difficult. He was ruthless, feared, and devastatingly beautiful in the way that only truly dangerous things are. The kind of man who owned nightclubs, commanded armies, and made grown men weep with a single look. The kind of man her brother Mike trusted with his life. The kind of man she had absolutely no business wanting. But one shattered marriage, one bottle of whiskey, and one catastrophically bad decision later, Eve wakes up in Dimitri's bed with a signed contract on the nightstand and six months of her life no longer her own. Her body. His rules. No exceptions. The contract is iron-clad, the penalty clause suffocating — fifty million dollars she doesn't have. And Dimitri Valentino, the Wolf of the Italian underworld, has absolutely no intention of letting her go. He says he'll ruin her for other men. He's not lying. Because beneath the cold control and the thousand-dollar suits is a man who has wanted her for seven sinful years — who has memorized the curve of her smile, the sound of her laugh, and exactly how to take her apart piece by piece until the only word left in her vocabulary is his name. Eve came to him broken, looking to feel wanted. She never expected to feel owned. She never expected to love it. Undressed by the Mafia Lord is a scorching dark romance about forbidden hunger, dangerous obsession, and the catastrophic moment a good girl stops running from the wolf who has always been hunting her. Some contracts change everything. Some men are worth the fine print.

At two in the morning, when the pack elders' urgent summons came, I had just crawled out from beneath my childhood sweetheart, the Alpha heir Slade. My body was still aching from his rough possession. As the only human healer in the entire Blackwood Pack, I was ordered to prepare herbs as a gift for Slade's marriage alliance with the Thorne Pack. I gently lifted Slade's arm from where it was wrapped around me. After a night of passion, his powerful Alpha body was still radiating a feverish heat. I assumed this was just another wolf princess he needed to turn away, so I poked his chest playfully and asked with a smile, "Slade, what excuse are you going to use the 99th time? That you've suddenly developed an allergy to the princess?" He rolled over and kissed my forehead, his eyes heavy with sleep. "My sweet girl, this time the herbs must be prepared by you, and you alone. The success of this alliance rests on your shoulders." I froze. For the past ten years, I had been his secret solace, the one who soothed his violent rages every night. I thought I would earn a formal bonding ceremony, sooner or later. But in that moment, I understood. I was just a convenience, a body for him to use. If that was all I was to him, then I would burn everything we had to the ground. I made a call to my old mentor at the National Institute of Medicine, Professor Sterling. "Professor, that research position regarding gene... is it still open? I'm ready to return to the human world." But when that arrogant Alpha, who claimed we were 'just friends' and 'strictly professional,' discovered he could no longer catch even a faint scent of me in the air, he completely lost his mind.

The night before the wedding, I'm about to share the news of my pregnancy with Chester Miller when I see Giselle Thorne sitting in his lap intimately. I'm about to storm in and confront them when I notice a man standing beside them. That man looks exactly like Chester, my boyfriend. I freeze, holding my breath as their voices carry clearly through the room. "Chester, this is ruthless. You actually proposed to her. From what I know, Miranda poured so much effort into this wedding," Giselle says. Chester snorts. "Giselle, she ruins your work and costs you the chance to win. I can't wait to see her, all dressed in her wedding gown and beaming with joy, only to watch me walk down the aisle holding your hand. Just thinking about it gives me a thrill." My eyes widen. It's clearly Giselle who has threatened me to hand over my work, and when she fails, she tears up her own painting in fear of losing the competition. Before I can react, the man who looks like Chester suddenly speaks. "Chester, who's walking down the aisle with her—you or me?" Chester chuckles. "Of course I am. Felix, have you forgotten? Miranda belongs to you only at night." In that instant, I finally understand why Chester Miller is cold by day and passionate by night. It turns out they aren't the same person at all. He and Felix are twin brothers. I clutch the pregnancy report tightly, pressing it against the doorframe as I glare at the three of them through the crack. "I won't let any of you get what you want," I vow silently.

"Say you are mine, Aphrodite," he growled; his voice low and hoarse. His eyes were dark with anger and full of obsession. "No, you can't just tell me what to do. You have to ask me to be your girlfriend first. You can't just declare that you own me," I said, my voice rising. I watched as his eyes darkened to a stormy black, and he advanced on me like a predator cornering its prey. I stumbled backwards until my feet hit the edge of the bed, and I sat down hard. He loomed over me, his eyes burning with something I couldn't name. He gave a slow, satisfied smirk, seeing that I had nowhere to run to. "You've been mine since the first moment I laid eyes on you. Every part of you belongs to me, your body, your soul, your heart. I don't need to fuck you senseless to make you understand that, princess, or do I?” He bent down until his face was level with mine, his eyes boring into me. I felt a blush rising to my cheeks at his words, and the intensity of his gaze. Aphrodite parents gave her up for adoption immediately after she was born. She struggled to make ends meet, but finally managed to get a job at a company. One night after a long and tiring day at work, she and her friends went to a recently opened club. There, someone drugged her, and the drugs took effect. She had sex with the last person she would have expected. Tired of being used for his money by the women he has been dating, he decided he was done with dating. Thorne Rocco went to check on his new investment, a nightclub he had recently opened

Zariel Thorne is a witty and fiercely independent young woman secretly running a struggling fake-dating agency while working as executive assistant to billionaire CEO Kaelen Sterling. Buried under family debt and desperate to survive financially, Zariel accidentally sends Kaelen a premium contract marriage proposal meant for another client. Instead of firing her, Kaelen signs the contract. Facing pressure from his conservative board members and needing a stable public image to secure a billion-dollar global merger, Kaelen offers Zariel a deal that could solve all her financial problems: become his temporary fake wife in exchange for financial freedom. What begins as a cold business arrangement slowly transforms into something dangerously emotional. Zariel’s chaotic warmth clashes constantly with Kaelen’s rigid and calculating personality, creating explosive chemistry inside the walls of his luxurious penthouse and corporate empire. As the fake marriage gains public attention, enemies begin attacking from every direction. Kaelen’s manipulative stepbrother Julian wants to destroy him and steal the company, while high-society heiress Elodia Blackwood becomes obsessed with exposing Zariel as a fraud. Media scandals, hidden betrayals, surveillance schemes, and corporate sabotage push the couple into increasingly dangerous situations. Despite strict rules against emotional attachment, Kaelen slowly reveals the broken man beneath his icy exterior, while Zariel realizes she is falling in love with the one man she swore never to trust. Their relationship reaches its breaking point when their contract marriage is publicly exposed during a global corporate summit. With the entire world watching, Kaelen burns the original contract and asks Zariel to marry him for real. Together, they must survive betrayal, rebuild their reputations, and fight for a love that was never supposed to exist.

She was his rejected mate. Now she doesn't remember him at all. Brynn Hollis has spent three years as Alpha Dax Thorne's wife in name only. A rogue with no pack, no family, no status, she has endured his cold shoulders, his empty bedroom, and his public indifference—all while secretly loving the fated mate who looks at her like she ruined his life. When a pregnancy test reveals two pink lines, Brynn dares to hope. A baby could change everything. An heir could finally make Dax see her. But hope shatters the night she walks into a pack party and finds Dax celebrating with his ex-girlfriend. In front of dozens of wolves, he humiliates her. He admits he married her only for the powerful offspring fated mates can produce. And when Sera Voss raises her glass in a cruel toast—"To the womb with legs"—Dax does nothing to stop her. Heartbroken and fleeing into the October night, Brynn loses control of her car on a mountain pass. She wakes up three days later in the pack hospital with no memory of her husband, her marriage, or the life she left behind. Dax doesn't believe her amnesia is real. He's certain the desperate rogue who once begged for his attention is now playing an elaborate game. But as he watches this quiet, composed stranger move through his pack—offering kindness to omegas, settling disputes with unexpected wisdom, and carrying his unborn child without fear—he finds himself drawn to her in ways he never was before. And Brynn, with nothing left to lose, begins to discover a strength she never knew she had. But when her memories return, will she forgive the Alpha who broke her—or will she take his heir and disappear forever?

Kyra McCauley was absolutely unstoppable on the track, a true superstar with a flawless record - she had never lost a race. With another win just seconds away, it seemed like nothing could stop her, but then disaster struck, a shocking crash that would turn her life upside down and ultimately take it away. She wakes up in another world as Alina Crosswell. She's not a hero, she's a total disappointment. A world where racing is everything, one person's career has been totally ruined. Someone messed with their chances, and now they're known for all the wrong reasons. This is a place where the best machines, tricky politics, and raw power decide who comes out on top. Kyra didn't make it to the top by giving up, she had to fight to stay there. And she didn’t come back just to stay broken. Alina's life has taken a dramatic turn, now that she's tied to a mysterious System that constantly evaluates her, trains her, and drives her to exceed human capabilities. Each race is a challenge, every rival a potential danger, and every win a step closer to reclaiming what's rightfully hers. In a world where speed and power go hand in hand, and corruption is everywhere, trying to rise to the top again is like putting a big target on your back - it's a sure way to attract unwanted attention. Especially his. Ryker Thorne, the undefeated number one racer. Cold. Calculated. Untouchable. A man who respects only strength and sees failure as a weakness… until Alina Crosswell begins to defy every rule he believes in. She looks like a failure to the rest of the world, just trying to get by. To the System, she is the perfect candidate for evolution. To her rival “zaria brakes” She's a threat.

A Dark Paranormal Romance | Fated Mates | Slow Burn Obsession He came to her in chains. But it’s her rules he’ll beg to obey. By day, Ronan Thorne is an Alpha shifter - commanding, ruthless, untouchable. By night, he's something else entirely: a feral beast cursed by a vengeful moon goddess after he dared to seduce her sacred virgin. Every sunset splits his soul, forcing him to live half a life—and leaving behind blood and desire he can’t remember. Desperate for control, he seeks out Eidolon, the most exclusive underground dominatrix club in the city. But he doesn’t expect Talia, a woman with a voice that stills the storm inside him and eyes that see too much. Talia doesn’t do emotional entanglements. Her clients submit. They don’t haunt her dreams. But Ronan is different. Dangerous. Addictive. And when she touches him, something ancient stirs inside her a legacy tied to the very goddess who cursed him. He wants to surrender. She was born to command. But what begins as a game of control quickly spirals into obsession, forbidden lust, and a choice that could destroy them both. Can she tame the beast without losing herself… or will she awaken a hunger no one can contain? --- Author's Note Welcome to Marked by the Beast — where dominance is delicious, secrets are deadly, and the line between pleasure and danger? Paper-thin. This story contains mature themes, dark romance, and explicit scenes that may not be suitable for all readers. If you're into primal bonds, forbidden heat, and a heroine who doesn't just tame the beast—she owns him— Then, darling, you're exactly where you need to be. Read responsibly. Hydrate. And don’t say I didn’t warn you. From your favorite dark romance author Elle Targaryen😉

“Stay low, Omega. Unless you want to be flattened.” On the ice, I am not a girl. I am a liability. At least, that’s what Jaxon Thorne tells me every time his skates spray ice over my gear. As the only female on the university’s elite hockey team, I expected the chirping. I didn’t expect the suffocating, predatory shadow of our coach. Jaxon is a True Alpha in every sense—brutal, commanding, and obsessed with purity on his team. He hates that I’m here. He hates that my scent messes with his focus. And he spends every practice making my life a living hell. But his hatred feels… heavy. It’s in the way he traps me against the boards during drills, his massive frame pinning me until I can feel the thrum of his heart through our pads. He says he’s "fixing my stance," but his hands linger too long on my hips, and his growl sounds less like a coach and more like a beast claiming its prey. Then comes the ultimate penalty: a housing error makes us roommates. Now, there’s no rink to separate us. Just thin walls and the agonizing pull of our biology. He glares at me across the kitchen table with eyes that want to ruin me, yet he’s the one sliding the bolt shut on the front door. He says Omegas don’t belong in his sport. But the way he looks at me when I’m cornered says he thinks I belong exactly where he can keep me: on my knees, under his command, and utterly his. ************************** Trigger Warnings: 18+ Content/Hardcore: Graphic sexual content, CNC (Consensual Non-Consent) elements, dub-con (due to biological "Heat/Scent" influences), aggressive Alpha behavior, and language.