Define Succumb

Dylan grew up with no fear and a distaste for being controlled. He wasn't friendly nor able to humble himself. However, he had no option except to serve the arrogant and demanding son of a chairman after taking over his father's job as a personal bodyguard. Alexander wasn't satisfied with his life. His ultimate goal to seek justice for his mother's death drove him to obey his father. He was admired by most people, except the lofty bodyguard responsible for his safety. As these two individuals engage in a game of toying with one another, who will first surrender control and fall into the trap of frivolous fate? Who will succumb to the manipulation game and end up on top or bottom?

Most women fall for rich businessmen, dashing doctors, or genius lawyers… but me? I fell hard for my bodyguard. *** Caroline thought it was just a one-night stand—a reckless escape from an arranged marriage to the cold and powerful Alexander. She’d rather give herself to a stranger than tie her life to that man. But what if that stranger… was Miguel—the quiet yet dangerously alluring bodyguard of her family? She thought it ended that night. But fate had other plans. As sparks turned into something deeper, Caroline finds herself falling for the one man she’s not supposed to love. In a world where name, wealth, and status define one’s worth, what happens when her heart chooses someone from a different world? Will she defy her family’s expectations and fight for a love that’s as dangerous as it is forbidden? Or will she walk away from the man who made her feel alive—just to keep everyone else happy?

An overnight conspiracy crowned me the ruler of East Millsdearne. A ruler unfit to rule, a ruler always questioned, and looked down upon as weak. Why? Because I am a woman. Princess Adria was a rebel. Since young, all she wanted was the power and respect in every eye that looked at her. But all she got was lust. Where the crown gave her the power, she still surged to get the respect. Respect that came laced with lust, loss, and sacrifices. Sacrifices that kept her away from the love of her life. Tangled in a journey to find and give what women deserve, Adria tangles her love life. Will she succumb to the power of the throne, or will she draw herself out? A tale of the queen, that deserved power, and love. The question is how will she hold onto both.

BLURB: Where loyalty is a luxury, love is a deadly sin Emma Carter's world is turned upside down when her sister's treacherous actions destroy all she cherishes. She is compelled to wed Luca Moretti, a merciless mafia leader, and finds herself ensnared in a complex web of lies and longing, altering her destiny forever in a world where loyalty can be deadly. As Rexxie's malice escalates, Emma's heart is torn between vengeance and vulnerability. Luca's secrets whisper darkness, yet his touch ignites a forbidden passion. Will Emma succumb to the shadows of her past or risk everything for a future with a man who may destroy her? Dive into a world of twisted loyalty, heart-wrenching betrayal, and intoxicating love."

Princess Sophia Monteverde has to transfer to an academy she never heard of just because her parents told her that her life is in danger. She got a group of royalty as her friends. But there's one big problem, Clyde Villegas hates her to the core and she doesn't know why. They always fight, they hated each other guts but despite that, she still ends up having feelings for him but the problem is Clyde is already in love with his long lost best friend. Would her feelings for him be unrequited or not? What if while staying in the academy she found out that she's living a lie all her life? What are betrayal and fear that succumb to her? Would she be able to trust or other people again?

Eighteen-year Lyle of the Blood Moon pack was devastated when the man she loved more than her life left her for another woman. Her heart became numb with pain and she grew colder. She vowed never to fall in love. Until... She met her competitor and enemy, the ruthless, dark and mysterious Alpha Ryder of the Silver Moon pack. During the course of events, she has to stick with him in order to stay safe. On a mission of life and death, Ryder finds himself protecting the pup. With a heart made of steel, he resists her attraction. Will Lyle be able to give herself another chance? Will Alpha Ryder get attracted to the pup? With enemies around them, can they deny their natural instincts—or will they succumb to their fate?

SONIA was supposed to be the first ever Female Alpha to rule the Redmoon pack and as such she was trained all her life to be perfect and capable of taking that role. However, everything turned upside down, when she learnt she would never be given the role of the first female Alpha and that no amount of training would ever make her one as she was not born a male. However the cruel Lycan king, her former childhood friend turned enemy, offers his support, to fight by her side and gives her the army to bring back her land. She quickly learns that he isn't so cruel after all, at least not with her. Would she be able to maintain a strictly professional relationship or succumb to the allure of something more?

In their second year of high school three boys find themselves in complex triangle of love. Maya and Taiga have been dating since their first year, maya having feelings with his ex dante, unable to move on maya soon realizes he's deeply inlove with both his boyfriend and his ex, how would he break the news to taiga, unknowingly to him taiga can't seem to wrap his head around the fact that he's attracted to his boyfriends ex, maya having welcome dante to their relationship, maya desperately trying to get taiga and dante to succumb to his fantacy, a fantacy taiga and dante secretly loves. Told with raw emotion and heart this is a story about bad communication, pretense and love.

When Thalia found herself in an unusual but beautiful mansion owned by the handsome but dangerous Dante Connaught, she had no idea what she was being dragged into. After five years of being a slave to the very traffickers who kidnapped her, all she wanted was to escape from his control.    William Kade is the beta for the Hellhounds and ex military. Handsome, smart but damaged, the last thing he expects is to find his mate while carrying out his duties. But that is exactly what happens. Thalia's and Kade's worlds soon collide and both find themselves in the middle of an impending war which will spell doom for all the souls on Earth if it isn't stopped. Can Kade and Thalia stop the great war before it happens? Or will they both succumb to their own demons?

Stacy and Jerome are trapped in a loveless contract marriage, meant to last only a few months. But a moment of weakness leads to a forbidden night of passion, resulting in an unexpected pregnancy. Stacy is now carrying Jerome's child, and her health is also at risk forcing him to abandon his plans to marry the wealthy and influential Debby, who was supposed to be his next bride. Debby, heartbroken and vengeful, refuses to accept Jerome's change of heart and is determined to destroy his marriage with Stacy. As tensions rise, Jerome must confront the consequences of his choices and decide where his true loyalties lie. Will he stand by Stacy and their unborn child, or will he succumb to Debby's wrath and risk losing everything? Who is Larry and how does he comes into the picture?