Crooked #gd

Everything was supposed to be fine. I was dancing between success and happiness. My path was straight, with no major things to take away. All my things was going well, almost perfection, I swear, until I became the obsession of a boy named Maël, and my world became so crooked...

Sebastian Manchini est un monstre déguisé en dieu grec. La ville craint son nom. Les femmes implorent son contact. Et moi ? J'ai eu la malchance d'être propulsée directement dans son monde. Je m'appelle Lily Garlo, j'ai 22 ans, je suis étudiante et je ne rêvais que d'une vie simple. Mais dès mon premier jour de travail, je suis entrée dans son bureau sans savoir qui il était. Il m'a coincée, m'a déshabillée et m'a dévisagée comme une proie. Tout a basculé ensuite dans le cauchemar. La dette de mon demi-frère envers la Cosa Nostra est devenue ma prison. Un soir, j'ai été entraînée de force dans une soirée fastueuse qui s'est avérée être mon propre mariage… avec Sebastian Manchini. Je n'ai pas remonté l'allée de mon plein gré. On m'y a traînée. Il me possédait. Il me dominait. D'un simple regard, il pouvait me faire tomber à genoux. Puis il est mort. Du moins, c'est ce que je croyais. Des mois plus tard, anéantie par le chagrin et une fausse couche – j'ignorais porter un enfant –, son jeune frère Dante est arrivé et est devenu mon seul refuge. J'ai recommencé à respirer. J'ai recommencé à ressentir des émotions. Et puis… Boum. Sebastian est revenu d'entre les morts. Plus dangereux. Plus impitoyable. Et il est venu me réclamer comme sienne. Cette fois, il n'y a pas d'échappatoire. Je suis enfermée dans sa cage dorée, prisonnière de son amour empoisonné… et une partie de moi brûle encore pour le monstre qui a ruiné ma vie. Il était le roi de la mafia – le doux poison que je n'ai jamais demandé, et l'addiction dont je ne peux me défaire…

« Tu vas me tuer pour t'avoir trahi ? » demandai-je, le cœur battant la chamade. Il s'approcha, me saisit par le cou et me murmura à l'oreille : « Enlève tes vêtements et écarte les jambes pour moi, petit oiseau. » Il était le parrain de la mafia, impitoyable, craint, et il devait une épouse. Mon frère était criblé de dettes. Pour sauver sa peau, il m'a vendue à la Cosa Nostra. À l'homme qui m'avait été promis, Damiano Lombardi, l'homme le plus dangereux de la famille criminelle new-yorkaise. Mais au lieu d'accepter mon sort, j'ai fui – loin, vite, sans me retourner. Des années plus tard, il me retrouve. Je pensais qu'il me tuerait pour l'avoir déshonoré. Mais Damiano ne veut pas ma mort, il veut se venger, obtenir son obéissance… et m'avoir. Ce qui avait commencé comme un mariage arrangé se transforme en une obsession dangereuse. Damiano Lombardi n'est plus seulement l'homme que j'ai fui. C'est lui dont je ne peux m'échapper : son contact, sa fureur, son amour. Mais dans l'ombre de notre passé, des ennemis guettent. Et dans ce monde, l'amour n'est pas un refuge. C'est une arme. Damiano était un véritable dieu grec. Les filles se jetaient à ses pieds et je me croyais si différente d'elles, mais je me trompais.

Pria Percival, a student of PAFI, passionate for films and documentaries. Ironically, her life is not in her direction as she was fired from her part-time job and met Triden Mark Lavadez, heir of Lavadez Shipping Lines. Then, had an explicit agreement that would benefit both parties. Agreement that made Pria ingest her remaining dignity and philosophy.

The infamous Aleksander Konstantinov is an important executive with an impeccable name, a perfect image and a life that every mortal would like to have. Although pragmatic, by day he is a correct being, apparently the prince charming that women look for in a fairy tale, being in reality insidious, because when the moon rises he is a crooked, frivolous man, he is dangerous, at night his dark side and The most evil desires take over his dark and implacable soul, unleashing all the demons in him.

I opened my eyes to a sharp sting in my arm. Pushing up my sleeve, I froze. A dense line of jagged letters had been carved into the skin of my right forearm: [This house has monsters! Every time I'm killed, I'm thrown into a loop and lose all my memories. With each death, I mark my hand.] Beneath the warning, three crooked tally marks were etched deep into my arm.

He married into power—but he wasn’t powerless. Everyone thought Julian Ward was just the quiet husband in the shadow of the mighty Lancaster family. A live-in son-in-law, tolerated at best. Disposable at worst. But when enemies close in from all sides—corporate titans, crooked politicians, even his own blood—Julian doesn’t just endure. He retaliates. In a world where family is everything, this one doesn’t protect its own—they protect him. And together, they become a force no one can touch.

Vampires and humans cohabit in peace in the City of Pinephil. Vampires are divided into two factions: shadow vampires are the ones who put mercy on the bottom of their list and scavengers are those who do not take pleasure in killing and clanking a glass of human blood but to celebrate holidays like an ordinary human being. And oftentimes, Scavenger Hut is a place to be if you want a safe celebration between you and your family. But behind these great cuisines stands a two-star Michelin chef who has spent his life savoring every drop of chances to earn his third star and vanquish La Rosa. But how can he do it when his adversary is a coward who crawls to the Elders' feet and hides behind his puppets? But as he continues to walk through a crooked path of vengeance and burning ideas... a passerby will hook his craving.

Adelynn is left with no choice, but to get married to a CEO, in order to clear off her father's huge debts. Six months into their marriage, she encounters her exboyfriend, Jensen. He becomes dangerously obsessed with getting her married to him. With this agenda on his mind, he tries to get rid of Dominic, Adelynn's billionaire husband. When she realizes that she's in love with both men, she has to make a crucial decision. Will she choose to save her marriage with her billionaire husband or will she give in to her desires to be with her exboyfriend who is also her boss? When the truth about Jensen's crooked personality is revealed and Dominic's intentions come into play, what is Adelynn willing to do for the sake of love? Guys, please check out this book. I'm not going to disappoint, I promise.

Four years after marrying Wesley Coleman, Emma Payne is expecting a baby. She shows up at the hospital with her forms to get registered, but when the nurse runs her info, she tells her that the marriage certificate isn't valid. Emma simply can't believe it. "No way. That can't be right." The nurse taps on the stamp. "Look at that. The seal is all crooked, and the code doesn't check out." Emma isn't convinced yet. She rushes to the courthouse, but they tell her the same thing. "Mr. Coleman is married, and his spouse's name is Sandra Payne." The news hits her like a ton of bricks. Her mind just goes blank. Sandra Payne is Emma's half-sister. Worst of all, she is also Wesley's first love. Years ago, she went abroad to chase her dreams. She never showed up to her own wedding and left Wesley heartbroken. And now, she is actually his legal wife.