Grayslake Public Library

Camilla walks into my study, and the air shifts. She's a distraction I can't afford, but fuck if I can resist her. Her fingers trace the edge of my desk, her eyes locked onto mine. "What are you doing, Camilla?" I growl, my control already fraying. She's a walking temptation, and she knows it. She smirks, her voice a sultry whisper, already undoing me. "Pushing your buttons, Zeke. Seeing how far I can go before you snap." My control falters. I spin her around, pressing her against the desk. My hands roam over her body, and I can feel her submitting. "You want this?" I ask, my voice a low growl. "You want to see the beast you're unleashing?" *** Camilla Dawson never expected to see the sinfully hot stranger she once hooked up with in a public washroom ever again. But fate—or rather, a father she never knew existed—has other plans. Now, she's bound and delivered as payment for a debt, straight into the hands of none other than Zeke Russell—the ruthless kingpin who always gets what he wants. Zeke built his empire on power and control, and he never takes no for an answer. Business or pleasure, the rules are his. It’s been years, but he’s never forgotten the woman who left him wanting more. Now, with Camilla thrust into his world as a replacement for his promised bride, everything spirals into chaos. She was never supposed to matter. Yet somehow, she’s slipping past his defenses, unearthing secrets he’s buried deep—and igniting a dangerous obsession. And when enemies close in, there’s nothing he won’t do to keep her. After all, what’s one more crime in the name of love?

“You’re a liar. And a coward. And you broke me twice.” I laughed—hollow, bitter. Then bent to pick up the torn pieces of the file. I couldn’t believe I’d fallen for the same man twice in one lifetime. If this was a dream, it was a cruel one. When I walked past him, I didn’t look back. “I know I hurt you,” he said behind me, his voice low and raw. “But I never stopped loving you… not even for a single day.” --- They were never supposed to end up together...again, but fate had other plans. Alina has always been the unwanted twin—the quiet, overlooked sister living in the shadow of her perfect twin. So when her father faces financial ruin, he makes a chilling decision: marry one of his daughters off to save the family name. The groom? A powerful, mysterious heir hidden from the public eye. The chosen bride? Alina’s stunning sister. But at the last moment, her father switches them. Now, Alina finds herself married to a man she doesn’t know—yet strangely feels drawn to. A man who might just remember her from a forgotten moment in their past. As sparks begin to fly, she finds herself falling in love with a familiar stranger again. But dark secrets begin to unfold—and a family desperate to reclaim their “true” daughter fights dirty. She was never supposed to be the bride. But she just might be the woman he’s waited for all along.

Ethan Leo, CEO of the Leo Empire, was infamous for his cold-hearted nature, shaped by the loss of his mother at a tender age. Love was a foreign concept to him until Sasha unexpectedly entered his life, igniting a passion he couldn't ignore. Determined to possess her, Ethan found an opportunity to make Sasha his, when she crossed paths with his Mafia cartel. Unbeknownst to all, Ethan's public facade masked a darker identity: Hades, the mastermind behind the world's most notorious criminal syndicate.

When Brynn lands a sudden, great job at a management company in New Beerenland, she revels in the fact that she has made it. A great job means the end of all the financial atrocities: no sharing apartments, no ex-drama, no checking the menu before ordering. With the perks of managing a private management agency, she gets the occasional run-in with royalty hosting their public engagements and managing how they appear to the general republic. Enter Ryker Glucksberg, a prince who runs his eyes down all over Brynn’s body and can’t seem to keep her off his mind. They meet, and sparks fly. Brynn doesn’t believe in love. Ryker is not the prince who wants to settle down. And then zero in on the institution that will do everything in its power to keep them apart or bring them together?

How can you fight for your love when it is not legal? How can you hold his hand in public and hug him to show how much you love him, when your relationship is secret? When your love ones is in a relationship with someone who is so close to you?

Natalia, after being bought from a strange orphanage home was showered with fake love and affection only to be used by her foster parents as a blood bank to save their daughter, Emily. She tried to live up to their expectations but everything came crumbling down when Emily found out that she was loved by the almighty Bellamy A. Brooks, a perfect figure who was loved by the public but has his dark side. He was married to an heiress of a prestigious family due to her weak health status. He showed her no love at all since his heart was only for Natalia. Out of jealousy, Emily finally got rid of her obstacle to get closer to Bellamy. But it made things worse. Bellamy returned to becoming a devil. He showed no mercy to anyone who defiled him because the love of his life was gone. Little did he know she was reborn as his weak wife whom he showed no love. Will he realize the truth before it's too late? Will he be able to remove his own obstacles to be with the love of his life again?

Prologue Yvana est une jeune fille de 25 ans qui est en formation en analyses dans un institut privé. Elle vient d’une famille polygamique où son père a 3 femmes chaque femme vivant dans sa maison . Sa mère a elle est la première femme et elle a 6 enfants dont 4 filles et 3 garçons et elle est la dernière fille des 6 enfants. Elle est plutôt proches de sa famille et a connu une deception amoureuse depuis lors elle est célibat et se concentre sur ses études d’autant plus qu’elle a réussi à un concours d’état pour être technicien de laboratoire. Elle est en stage dans un hôpital public et lors de son stage d’ imprégnation elle fait la rencontre d’un homme qui sera plu tard l’amour de sa vie ....

Evelyn Melgren is a CEO, living in Seattle with her lovable dog. She spends most of her days at her workplace, trying to make her company reach the corners of the city. One evening she meets the person from her past who owns a whole book in her library of memories. The person she'd tried to let go of, but couldn't. The person she loved with her whole being, and then lost herself for. Warren Archer is the CEO of a multi-million dollar empire. The guy who's been battling the memories that are in the shape of the girl he's loved since high school. The girl he never wanted to hurt, but ended up doing that. The girl he's loved with every corner of his heart. Ten years later when Evelyn and Warren cross paths. The universe plays with their heart strings, and the feelings that have died begin to resurrect. The dead love in one's heart starts to kindle due to the blazing heart of the other. A series of circumstances set in, and they get to have a second-chance at their story.

Nadia Wilde, the once docile daughter of a wealthy and famous pastor who is loved by the public, has her life turned upside down when she’s sent to prevent her hidden and rebellious step sister from showing up at a one-night stand that could jeopardize her father’s reputation. But in the process, Nadia ends up on the hotel bed instead of Ava and is unable to stop what happens next because, deep down, she’s never been the good girl everyone has always adored. Six years later, Russell Lane, a young CEO whose automobile company is taking over the industry, develops the need for a contract wife, and Nadia, the perfect candidate, falls prey to his trap. With only flaming eyes to remember each other since that fateful day, Nadia recollects who he is, and Russell can’t seem to take his mind off the mysteriously familiar woman. Oblivious to the fact that he’s the father of Nadia’s twins, Russell wants her as his contract wife, and he plans to get her by any means, regardless of what she wants. Can Nadia keep up with a powerful family that tramples down on the likes of her and use this god-given opportunity to climb back up the social ladder? Will Russell be able to overcome the obstacles and keep his company away from the hands of his overambitious brothers and sisters? Most importantly… Will Nadia and Russell make what started as an accidental one-night stand thrive into something much more real, or will their contract marriage, along with everything else, end just as it was supposed to?

.." Miss Davis, how long have you and Mr Ashton known each other?" Someone asked from the crowd and Elisa's eyes widened in shock. " How long have you been dating?" Another reporter asked. " Was it your idea to keep your relationship a secret from the public?" Relationship? " How is Mr Ashton treating you as his lover? Is he as romantic as many of the ladies think he is?" Elisa, a young girl whose passion was acting and dream for bigger platform even though her dreams seemed impossible but something happened, a scandal that binded her fate to that of the richest billionaire in the city, a scandal that changed her life and made her dreams reachable. Love and passion, power struggle, betrayal, secrets and truths. Will Elisa have a happy ending especially with a man like Noah Ashton who didn't believe in love?