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Dans une meute où les femmes sont censées obéir à leur compagnon, Lena Storm refuse d’être une simple pièce du jeu. Promise à l’Alpha le plus puissant, elle défie l’autorité et s’entraîne en secret pour revendiquer son propre droit à diriger. Mais Ryker Blackwood, l’Alpha auquel elle est destinée, n’est pas du genre à se laisser défier. Leur affrontement devient un jeu dangereux entre attraction et guerre de pouvoir.

À la veille de son mariage, Eleanor Sterling, brillante héritière et PDG de Sterling Tech, découvre que son fiancé, Grayson Whitmore, est secrètement amoureux de sa demi-sœur, Isla Vaughn, depuis des années. Humiliée et trahie, elle annule immédiatement la cérémonie sous les regards moqueurs de l’élite de San Francisco. Mais alors que les rumeurs se propagent, un retournement de situation inattendu secoue la haute société : Adrian Wolfe, le magnat le plus puissant de la Silicon Valley, rival et ancien mentor d’Eleanor, annonce publiquement qu’il va l’épouser. Pourquoi cet homme, réputé pour son cœur de pierre et son empire inébranlable, voudrait-il l’épouser ? Pour Eleanor, c’est une occasion parfaite de se venger et de reprendre le contrôle de son destin. Pour Adrian, c’est un mouvement stratégique… ou peut-être bien plus que cela. Entre jeux de pouvoir, secrets du passé et une attraction irrésistible, Eleanor et Adrian devront naviguer dans un mariage qui semble factice… mais les sentiments qui commencent à naître entre eux, eux, pourraient bien être réels.

Aurora “Rorie” Montgomery never expected to wake up married to a billionaire, but when she impulsively takes the place of an heiress forced into an arranged marriage, she finds herself trapped in a world of power, contracts, and ruthless business deals. Nathan Westfield, CEO and notorious workaholic, agreed to marry for convenience—not love. His only conditions? His wife must be discreet, loyal, and provide a future heir. Rorie has secrets. Nathan has rules. And neither of them expected to actually want this marriage to work. From the moment she steps into Nathan’s world, Rorie challenges him at every turn. She’s nothing like the obedient wife he anticipated, and she refuses to be a silent player in his life. But when Nathan discovers her true identity, instead of walking away, he protects her—publicly and mercilessly shutting down anyone who dares to question her place at his side. As past betrayals resurface and enemies threaten to unravel their carefully crafted arrangement, Rorie realizes the greatest danger isn’t losing her secret—it’s losing her heart. Because somewhere between the heated arguments, the stolen glances, and the moments where Nathan looks at her like she’s his entire world, she starts to wonder… What happens when a marriage built on lies starts to feel real? Perfect for fans of slow-burn romance, enemies-to-lovers tension, and billionaire love stories with high stakes and sizzling chemistry, The Last Minute Bride is a tale of deception, power, and a love that refuses to be just another deal.

le diable n'est rien d'autre que le reflet de ce que nous sommes........Alors qui sommes nous ? Cette histoire nous dira

Kaïla, une jeune fille issue d'une meute de loups-garous, qui se sent de plus en plus exclue de sa famille et de son groupe. Contrairement aux autres, elle possède des pouvoirs uniques et des instincts différents qui la rendent mal comprise. Alors que ses capacités sont jugées dangereuses et imprévisibles, Kaïla lutte pour trouver sa place dans un monde qui valorise l'unité et la tradition. Confrontée aux attentes de sa meute et à ses propres doutes, elle cherche à comprendre la véritable nature de ses pouvoirs et à trouver sa propre voie. Un jour, la meute de Kaïla reçoit la visite inattendue d'Aric, le grand souverain des loups-garous, le plus puissant des alphas. Respecté et craint par tous, Aric est un leader d'une puissance exceptionnelle, capable de régner sur plusieurs meutes d'un seul geste. Son arrivée dans leur territoire provoque une onde de choc, et Kaïla se retrouve soudainement confrontée à un homme dont la présence bouleverse tout son monde. Ce n’est pas juste un visiteur : Aric est son âme sœur, une révélation qu’elle met du temps à accepter. Cependant, l'attention d’Aric n'est pas seulement captée par Kaïla. Sa sœur aînée, Lyra, voit en lui une occasion de renforcer son propre pouvoir et n'hésite pas à user de tous ses charmes pour tenter de le séduire et de l'attirer dans ses filets. Kaïla se trouve alors déchirée entre sa relation naissante avec Aric et les manœuvres politiques de sa sœur, qui veut à tout prix s’assurer le soutien du souverain. Kaïla devra non seulement lutter contre la jalousie et les complots de Lyra, mais aussi accepter ses pouvoirs uniques et sa différence. Aric, en tant que souverain, pourrait être celui qui renverse les traditions et forge un avenir où elle pourra enfin s'accepter.

Growing up, Oceana knew she was different from anyone else coupled with the I'll treatments she got from her step family and father. When her power thirsty father gave her out to fulfill his acquisition, Oceana must find out who she truly is. Meeting a guy who changed her ruthless behavior and helped her find who she truly is. Oceana is forced to choose between the safety of herself or to achieve what she came for

His hand shot out, gripping her chin tighter, forcing her to meet his eyes “listen carefully and make sure this words stick in your head” “You belong to me, I own you. No matter how far you run.. i will find you and then the next time you try to escape, I will make sure you are in a wheelchair for the rest of your life. Do you understand?” Rosa’s body shook as his words sank in, each one a cold sharp blade, she nodded unable to form words. ******* Sold to Italy's most feared mafia don to repay her father's debt, Rosa's life becomes a prison. Her only way out? Escape - even if it means running while eight months pregnant. But one wrong move leads to betrayal, a bullet, and her disappearance. Years later, Rosa reemerges as Jia - a new name, a new life, a loving husband, and twin children. She's finally free... or so she thinks. When fate brings her face to face with Silvio, the man she fled, Jia must hide the truth at all costs. But with each encounter, danger grows and so does a forbidden attraction

They had lived in peace, a small tribe in the mountains for generations, but when the humans figure out what they are. Packs begin to go missing, villages wiped out. Then, when Lycia wakes up in a facility with no memory of how she got there, her life changes, along with all the others who were forced to enter there

Natalia was born to obey, raised as a bargaining chip to secure peace between packs. It was the way girls were raised in her family. And within powerful families, being an only child, her father was sure to make her know her place since her fate was sealed when he had arranged her marriage to the brutal Alpha of the Crimson Howl pack. But Natalia refuses to be anyone's pawn. She refused to obey, and most importantly, she refused to be controlled. On the day of her wedding, dressed in white and suffocating in expectations, she runs. By the edge of a forgotten river, she finds a stranger. A man with cold eyes and a darker soul, Alpha Nolan. He mocks her at first, calls her dramatic, tells her she’d drown ugly if she jumps. But beneath his sharp tongue lies a haunted alpha with no love, no mercy, and no reason to care… until now.

PLEASE DON'T READ (Under major editing*) He stepped closer if that was even possible at this point. "I want you, Melanie." He rasped beneath his breath, his gaze falling to mouth. I hated the way I shivered visibly at his words. "So much." He ran his thumb along the inside of my elbow, closing his lips over mine again. One minute we were trying to kiss slowly. The next he was parting my lips and we were back to devouring each other. Our lips stayed locked even as he moved his fingers higher and higher. **** Melanie Steele and Damon Trent were practically the two opposite poles of a magnet. They had almost nothing in common. She liked her solitude, he liked being in the spotlight. She loved living for herself and being comfortable. He was in a constant competition with nobody. She hated attention, he craved it like the oxygen he breathed. They could never work... Or could they? When Damon finds out that he had to be married to get possession of his late father's properties, he let his friends talk him into putting up an ad in the News Paper and making a public spectacle to look for his future wife. What he didn't see coming was Melanie signing up for the competition. Somehow along the way, lines are not just crossed they're being completely erased. He's broken all his rules with her and she's thrown way her sanity when it comes to him. They find themselves battling an attraction that was slowly becoming something more. What happens when Damon's secret gets out? Would Melanie be able to forgive him? Or will their story end before it even has a chance to begin?