Crimson Cat

Blurb: Anna Lancaster was never meant to wear the crown, or the gown. Born as the illegitimate daughter, the family's shame. She grew up hidden in the shadows, while her half sister Lauren shone as the priced Lancaster jewel, adored, protected, celebrated, destined to marry William Fairchild, the enigmatic heir to a billion dollar empire. However on the night of her fairytale wedding, the unthinkable happens. Before she could walk down the aisle, Lauren Lancaster takes her own life. Her priceless gown drenched in blood, her secrets stitched into every crimson stain. To bury the scandal and save their empire, the Lancasters forced Anna into the same bloodied dress… and into Lauren's place as William Fairchild's bride. A marriage that was never meant to be hers to a man that despises her very existence. Inside the gilded walls of the Fairchild mansion. Anna uncovers a world of obsession, betrayal and whispered lies. And she realizes that in this house of secrets, brides don't live happily ever after… they die… Do you desire to uncover the dark, twisted truths that haunt the Fairchild's walls? Step inside the Fairchild mansion if you dare…

We graduated from the same college, but my narcissistic Beta boyfriend doesn't think I will cut it, so I’ve been doing part-time at the convenience store. But Alpha Dorian Vellum of the prestigious Crimson Crest Empire notices me and wants me as his personal secretary. Am I really talentless, and the Alpha only wants me for my body, or is my boyfriend lying to me? Will I ever find love and pursue my dream job at Crimson Crest? *Book cover by CC Covers.

"Stay awake," he ordered softly, deadly. "Stay, or I swear I’ll fuck you alive right here just to keep your heart beating." *** She signed her submission. Now she has to surrender her soul. Aria Valente is the picture of perfection, billionaire heiress, tech mogul, mafia princess. But beneath the steel facade lies a secret desire to surrender in a world where control is an absolute necessity for survival. To submit. One night at the infamous Crimson Vault BDSM club, she meets a masked dangerous man who makes her knees weak with one command his name is Dominus. Their chemistry is dangerous, their sessions addictive so she agrees to become his submissive under a strict contract. He never shows his face. He gives no name. Only rules. Only touch. Only pleasure. She is summoned by her family and finds out that she was betrothed at birth to the Don of a powerful Moretti mafia this is meant to merge bloodlines and end an old vendetta. Refusal means losing her shares, her company, her freedom. She vows to destroy the union. Until she meets her future husband ,Nero Moretti, the youngest, most feared Don in Italy. And when she sees him she freezes. Because Nero… Is Dominus. Now bound by blood, lust, and secrets, Aria must play his game or lose everything. But what if she doesn’t want to win anymore?

I had just gotten home when a parent in my son’s class group chat erupted: [Ms. Zinn, what kind of place are you running? Do you let just any random stray off the street become a teacher?] [My daughter came home, grabbed two forks, and tried to jump off the balcony. She said it was Miss Never who told her to!] The homeroom teacher panicked and denied it at once, insisting there was no such person as Miss Never at the kindergarten. She even posted the official teaching schedule in the chat to prove it. On the security footage, there was not a single trace of this so-called Miss Never. However, later, my son whispered to me in secret, “Mom, Miss Never is an old lady with a cat’s face.” “She says only kids can see her.”

Rhian Monteclara, a fun-loving and fiercely ambitious 25-year-old, is the face behind Glam Perfume—the brand that brought “One scent, one story” to life. Rhian only wanted to forget a heartbreak—but one drunken night leads to a pinky promise with a dangerously charming stranger in a crimson suit. She wakes up in his bed, wearing a nightdress she doesn’t recognize… and a promise she might’ve made to marry him. The catch? He’s not just any man—he’s Damon Damien Alejandro, a powerful mafia boss with secrets as lethal as his smile. And now, she might be his… whether she remembers it or not. But what if their meeting wasn’t random? What if he’s been watching her all along? And what happens when a bubbly dreamer finds herself in the deadly world of crime, secrets... and a husband who may be her greatest danger—or her only salvation?

Two years ago, Ava Anetha vanished without a word—on the very night she was fated to become Luna. Most believed she was dead. She was betrayed and left to rot while her sister claimed everything that was hers. But fate rewound the clock, giving her a second chance. Ava returned with a vengeance and a dark secret. She was the true heir of the crimson Moon pack, a bloodline tied to ancient magic. Her list is long and every name will bleed. what she didn't plan on was him, Malcolm Hartwell, Alpha of the powerful Nightfang Pack....and the father of her ex mate. His powerful, dominant and dangerously obsessed with her scent. He's everything she should hate, older, cold, untouchable. But he sees through her. The huger for revenge, the rage, and funny enough, he wants it all. He wants her. Now Evelyn must walk the razor's edge between vengeance and something deeper than love, because when the devil himself offers you his hand, the question isn't if you'll take it, it's how long you will last before you beg him to stop.

Under the blood moon, the Crescent Hollow Pack gathers for their annual Moonbinding Ceremony, a sacred ritual where chosen wolves pledge their lives to one another to strengthen the pack. Lyra is a spirited healer’s daughter who has always dreamed of finding her true mate, not being bound by pack politics. Kael, the fierce, cold Alpha heir, bound by duty and promised to Lyra since birth. A lone wolf from an enemy pack, mysterious and untamed, who crosses paths with Lyra on the night of the Blood Moon. Lyra never believed in love at first sight until she met Rowan. One glance beneath the crimson sky, and her wolf stirred like never before. Her soul whispered, Mate. But that same night, the Alpha announced her forced betrothal to Kael, the very man who would become her pack’s leader and her husband whether she wanted it or not. Lyra and Rowan’s eyes meet during a tense encounter at the forest’s edge; they feel the mate bond instantly, their innate wolves howling for one another. Lyra is duty-bound to marry Kael to seal an alliance between families. Kael doesn’t believe in the mate bond; he sees love as weakness but is drawn to Lyra’s defiance. The mate bond with Rowan burns like fire, but the forced promise to Kael locks her to her pack’s future. When tensions between the packs rise, Lyra is obligated to follow her heart to Rowan and risk war or remain by Kael’s side and surrender to duty.

“I want you, Your body. Your mind. Your obedience. I want everything to belong to me for a year.” Lia Morgan is barely holding her life together until her brother steals from the wrong man. Kade Valen isn’t just a billionaire CEO, he’s the cold and ruthless head of the Crimson Circle, a secret crime empire that buries its enemies without a trace. And now, he owns her brother’s fate. To save him, Lia is forced to sign a contract that sells her body…and freedom to Kade for one year, but what she doesn’t expect is that the man behind the cold, brutal mask would become Possessive. Seductive. Addictive. As desires twist into obsession, Lia is caught between hating and craving him…but she soon learns that in Kade Valen’s world, Love is the deadliest game of all.

Warning!... konten mengadung 21++"Kenapa kamu mau menerima pernikahan ini? Apa kamu tidak akan menyesal sama sekali menikah dengan pria cacat sepertiku? Bahkan Jessica saja yang sudah menjadi kekasihku selama 3 tahun lebih memilih meninggalkanku karena aku, karena sekarang aku hanyalah seorang pria cacat dan tidak berguna dan pastinya kan menyusahkan untuk kedepannya," ujar Jonathan penjang lebar sambil melihat ke arah mata hitam cerah milik Kalisa. Kalisa tampak berpikir dengan keras, dirinya mana mungkin akan mengatakan yang sejujurnya jika dia terpaksa menerima pernikahan ini karena menerima sebuah hukuman yang diberikan orang tuanya padanya. Tiba-tiba saja otak kecil Kalisa mendapatkan ide gila dan dia yakin Jinathan akan mempercayainya. "Memangnya ada yang salah jika aku tidak menyesal menikah denganmu, Mas? Lagipula yang cacatkan kaki kamu," jawab Kalisa santai dan malah membuat Jonathan heran yang mengerutkan alisnya tak mengerti dengan jalan pikiran Kalisa. "Gak perlu ngerutin alis kaya gitu kali, mas. Tapi benerkan yang cacat itu kaki kamu aja kan?" Tanya Kalisa dan di angguki oleh Jonathan."Kalau cuman masalah itu mah gampak, kita bisa nyari dokter terbaik di dunia untuk menyembuhkannya. Dan poin terpenting yang aku lihat dari Mas adalah---," ucap Kalisa menggantung sambil memperhatikan Jonathan dengan cermat."Apa poin penting yang kamu lihat dariku?" Ucap Jonathan. "Poin pentingngnya adik kecil milik Mas yang dibawahnitu gak ikutan cacatkan?" Ucap Kalisa lancar tanpa ada rasa malu sedikitpun. Jonathan melebarkan matanya mendengar pertanyaan yang keluar dari bibir tipis Kalisa yang menurutnya sedikt vulgar.

Illustrator Isabelle Montrose arrives in Valmont’s rain-soaked quarter, sketchbook in hand but ideas elusive beneath the amber glow of Café de Minuit. One evening, architect Alexander Vale seeks shelter under the same streetlamp, crimson umbrella in hand. His measured gaze meets her restless creativity, and a silent bond forms as raindrops dance on cobblestones. As Isabelle’s graphic-novel deadline approaches, self-doubt claws at her confidence; Alexander, torn between family expectations and his passion for design, struggles in silence. A misread glance threatens to sever their fragile connection, forcing both to confront fear and longing. In lavender-tinted twilight and beneath flickering lanterns, Isabelle and Alexander choose vulnerability over solitude. Together, they discover that true art—and true love—arises when two hearts light each other’s darkest moments.