Novel & Cerita Edith Thompson Boardwalk Empire

When Elara Vance was at her breaking point—homeless, grieving, and clutching a positive pregnancy test—she turned to the only person she ever trusted: Julian Thorne. But instead of the protection he promised, he gave her a cold shoulder and a one-way ticket out of his life, choosing his family’s empire over their "pathetic" love.Five years later, Elara is no longer the girl who begs. She has rebuilt her life from the ashes, fueled by a quiet strength and the secret she kept from the world. But fate has a cruel sense of humor.When her new job lands her in the inner sanctum of the tech industry’s most ruthless billionaire, she finds herself face-to-face with the man who destroyed her. Julian Thorne is now at his peak—more powerful, more handsome, and more dangerous than ever. He doesn't recognize the woman he discarded, but he wants her.He thinks he can win her with his billions, unaware that Elara isn't there for his money or his heart."You told me I was a mistake you couldn't afford, Julian. Now, I’m the debt you’ll never be able to pay off."As the past and present collide, Julian is determined to claim her, but Elara has a bombshell that could topple his empire: The child he never knew existed is waiting at home.

The Ice King has a secret… Alexander Moreau, Paris’s most powerful architect, is sharp, demanding, and untouchable. But behind the cold exterior lies a forbidden desire for his assistant, Isabella Carter. Bella is witty, fearless, and unlike anyone Alex has ever met. As she navigates ambition, office politics, and a growing attraction she can’t ignore, Alex must decide: protect his empire, or risk everything for love. When walls of control meet sparks of passion, will the Ice King finally melt—or will their hearts stay frozen forever?

A single line of code was all it took to catch a monster’s attention. After infiltrating the world’s most secure tech empire, a brilliant young hacker, Elliot Lane, finds himself taken—not to jail—but to the glass penthouse of Timothy Blackwood, a cold, calculating billionaire. Timothy doesn’t rage. He doesn’t threaten. He studies. He claims. He obsesses. What begins as punishment becomes possession… and what begins as control slowly turns into something far more dangerous. A desire neither of them is ready to admit.

Carolyn Okoli never asked to be noticed. She was just a scholarship student, an outsider among the wealthy elites of Covent High. All she wanted was to study, survive, and stay invisible. But from the moment she stepped into the school, she made an enemy out of the worst possible person—J.J. Johnson. J.J. is ruthless, untouchable, and feared by everyone. As the heir to the Johnson Empire, he controls the school with a smirk and a whisper, deciding who rises and who falls. When Carolyn dares to stand up to him, he makes it his personal mission to break her.

Liora Rhodes has nothing - a crumbling apartment, an empty bank account, and a metal box her mother left behind with one brutal instruction: find the truth. What she finds instead is Damian Hawthorne. A Billonaire. Ruthless. The man who built his empire on the grave of her brother Elias. Liora has to choose: finish what she came to do, or trust and love the man she was never supposed to want. Some Truth don’t set you free. They just change who’s holding the gun.

The Silver CEO’s Bound Lunar In a world where shadows hunt and power is the ultimate currency, one secret could destroy a billion-dollar empire—or unite two souls destined by the moon. MAYA THORNE is a sharp-witted private investigator who doesn't believe in fairy tales, let alone monsters. When she’s hired to recover the "Silver Moonstone," a stolen relic from the private vault of the world’s most reclusive tycoon, she thinks it’s just another corporate heist. She doesn’t expect to be cornered by a man whose presence feels like a thunderstorm and whose eyes flash with a predatory gold. CILLIAN VANE is the "Silver-Backed" Alpha of the North Ridge Pack and the billionaire CEO of Vane Global. For years, he has used his fortune to keep his kind’s existence a myth. But when a human investigator tracks down the very stone that anchors his pack’s power, his world begins to crumble. The moment Cillian catches Maya’s scent—rain-soaked cedar and wild mint—his inner wolf roars one word: Mate. Maya has the evidence to expose him. Cillian has the power to silence her. As rival packs emerge from the dark to claim the stone, Cillian must decide: will he protect his empire by getting rid of the woman he is biologically driven to claim, or will he sacrifice everything to make her his Luna? The hunt is on. The moon is rising. And this time, there is no escape.

What goes on between the ex wife they discarded and the uncle they plotted to kill? A second chance in love? Or simply a path to take revenge. Three years ago, Camilla Voss abandoned her billionaire inheritance for love. Three years later, she walks into her bedroom and finds her husband in bed with her best friend. Humiliated, blamed for infertility, and discarded the moment another woman becomes pregnant, Camilla finally learns the devastating truth: She was never the problem. Her husband was. So on the same night the Hartford family celebrates their future heir, Camilla serves divorce papers at the dinner table and returns to the powerful family she once betrayed. But her homecoming comes with a price. To reclaim her place as the sole heiress of the Voss empire, Camilla must enter a new arranged marriage with a man far more dangerous than her ex husband ever was. Luca Xavier Milano. Cold. Ruthless. Sinfully unreadable. The billionaire owner of Nova Corporations. And the one man capable of destroying the Hartford family overnight. There’s just one problem. Luca isn’t only Nathaniel Hartford’s business rival. He’s his uncle. Now the woman they mocked as barren and disposable returns wearing another man’s ring, standing beside an empire powerful enough to bury them all. And as revenge, desire, and old family secrets collide, Camilla begins to realize her marriage to Luca may not be a contract at all. It may be the beginning of a war.

“You taste so good Meadow baby” He groaned as his tongue dug deeper into her. “Please don’t stop, Please.” She begged her back arching off the office desk. “Be a good girl for me and spread your legs wider baby” He whispered as his nose pressed into her. “Yes sir” She barely spoke out. The billionaire CEO Jamey Salvador is shackled to an arranged engagement with Debby Hester, the ice-cold heiress who needs this merger to go as planned. She wants his company and his last name and will stop at nothing to get it. In the Solitude of his building, he bets his best friend that he can get the uptight, rule-following Meadow White, His new secretary, into his bed before the next quarter closes. Easy win. James was supposed to collect his winnings, marry Debby, and walk away. Instead, he’s catching feelings for the one woman who was never supposed to matter. He has to decide his fate: Hand his empire and his soul to a woman who’ll bleed him dry or prove the man who made the bet is gone, and the one who’d burn his empire down to keep her is real. Tempeted by the Tycoon is an office romance with a billionaire boss, a secretary heroine, a Steamy office erotica, a nail-biting slow burn, one cruel bet, one villainous fiancé, and a fall that could ruin them all.

A Fallen Angel. A Demon on the Throne. A Desire that will Set the World Ablaze. "On the sixtieth floor, sin isn't confessed... it's committed." Carter isn’t your typical executive assistant. He’s a celestial guardian on a sacred mission: to protect the soul of Dorian Thorne, the brilliant yet arrogant CEO of the Thorne Empire, whose life took a nosedive after a tragic accident. But Heaven has its rules, and Carter broke the biggest one: he fell in love with the mortal he was meant to watch over. When a desperate act of black magic miraculously heals Dorian’s legs, it comes with a hellish catch. Dorian is no longer the man Carter adored; his body has become the vessel for Astaroth, a Demon King with an unquenchable thirst for chaos and a twisted obsession for the angel guarding him. Caught in a tangled web of corporate ambition, family secrets, and an electric attraction that defies the laws of the universe, Carter faces a tough choice: Will he stick to his duty and exorcise the demon, even if it means destroying Dorian’s body in the process? Or will he give in to the seductive allure of a monster who knows his deepest desires better than God Himself? As Dorian’s father pulls the strings of power and a scorned fiancée seeks revenge, Carter will learn that in the battle between Heaven and Hell, the most dangerous place isn’t the abyss... it’s the office on the sixtieth floor. Welcome to the Thorne Empire! Where saints fall, and demons rule.

Alora was called the Ice Princess in school due to her cold and distant personality. She is the youngest daughter of the Smith's, one of the richest family in the country. She was rumored to be the next heiress of the Hoseki Empire, the largest jewelry manufacturing company in Japan, US and Europe. Luke is the richest and the most popular guy in school. He's cheerful, friendly and enjoys being around with people. At the age of 17, he already have his own company making him the youngest CEO of the year. His goal is to build an empire by himself without his father's help. Luke and Alora were not socially close. But unknown to everyone, they were childhood lovers and was already engaged when they were young. But a tragic incident made Alora completely forgot about Luke. What will happen if they were given a second chance? Can this young couple overcome their differences? What will Luke do if he found out he's engage with a person with multiple personality? What's the secret behind Alora's mental illness? "I will love you no matter what. Even if you forget about me, I will keep on loving you because you're the only one for me." - Luke "Forgetting you was the biggest sin I've committed. My mind doesn't remember you but my heart and soul will always be yours. - Alora If you're into mystery-romance this is definitely for you! **Book cover is not mine. Credit to the rightful owner.**