Hard Bound Meaning

Ava, the illegitimate daughter of a wealthy family, has always been treated as an outcast in her own home. Forced to endure daily abuse and neglect, her life takes an unexpected turn when she is compelled to marry Liam Tyson, a billionaire who is mentally unstable. Facing backlash from Liam's powerful and disdainful family, Ava realises that there may be more to this family than meets the eye.

“You're perfect,” Daniel whispered, his large hands moving urgently over my body, one settling on my waist and the other moving up towards the gentle swell of my breast. “Right here, right now, in this moment, in this garden, you're perfect.” **** In order to secure a lucrative contract, Daniel Sutherland needed a wife for a year. A wife he could court in public, and share a bed with at night. But who could he find to fulfill this special position? When a grave illness almost took the life of her step mom and when her fiance ended things with her after betraying her, Jessica Adams was ready to grasp at any straw to salvage what's left of her esteem as a woman and more importantly to save her stepmom's life. And when Daniel asked her to marry him for a year, it suited her to accept. She had no feelings for Daniel or he for her- or so she thought, until Crystal Rodriguez came back into his life. And by then, it was too late.

~"I will not touch you until you beg me to" he whispered the words heatedly in my ears. ~ I never wanted to marry him, he was a stranger, a handsome stranger with looks to rival a Greek god, and a smile that could make angels weep with envy. But it was the wish of my dying father. Marry Ian Quinn, the new owner and a notorious businessman, and ensure our blood continues to be a part of the company. I would be giving up my life, my future. Still, I signed my name on the dotted line. And then I said the two words. I do.

***** When Emilio falls deeply in love with Lucas, he has no idea that his soulmate is a vampire. But their whirlwind romance takes a deadly turn when Emilio is transformed into the very creature his family has hunted for generations. Emilio's family, renowned vampire hunters, will stop at nothing to destroy Lucas's kind. But as the danger closes in, Lucas faces an impossible choice: protect his lover or safeguard his own. Will Emilio's heart be strong enough to overcome the darkness, or will his family's legacy tear them apart?" Find out more in this intriguing novel.

“I want to go home,” “You think you can come into my territory without my permission and then decide when you leave?” He said, “That is not possible,” “Please Let me go,” I pleaded. “You are mine now,” ~•^•*•^•*•^•*•^•*•^•*•^•*•^•*•^•*•~ Blue Winter had entered into the most feared and ruthless wolf pack territory with a burning desire for vengeance against those who had taken her father’s life. But what she doesn't know is that she is mated to the Alpha of the pack responsible for her dad’s death.

Anita Hayes thought she had it all—a luxurious life, a devoted husband, and a future filled with promise. But behind the glittering facade of her marriage to self-made billionaire Alexander Grayson lay a truth that shattered her: Alex’s empire always came first, leaving her as a mere shadow in his life. On the night of their fourth wedding anniversary, Alex misses yet another important moment, choosing a business deal over their marriage. Heartbroken and determined to reclaim her identity, Anita walks away from the penthouse and the man she once loved, returning to her small hometown to rebuild her life. But Alex isn’t the kind of man who lets go easily. As he fights to win Anita back, her childhood friend, Ethan Carter, steps in, reminding her of the love and support she’s been missing. Torn between the memories of her past and the possibility of a new future, Anita must decide: will she give Alex a second chance, or is it time to close the door on their shared history forever?

“You weren’t saved, Bianca. You were claimed.” When Bianca Ricci is sold by her venomous stepmother to Matteo Romano the most feared Mafia Don in New York her world fractures into chains made of silk and blood. Matteo doesn’t believe in love, He believes in loyalty, control, and keeping enemies where he can see them especially when they carry the last name Ricci. But Bianca isn't a lamb, She's a lioness in velvet. And when her fire collides with Matteo's iron grip, none of them expects the burn. As enemies circle, old blood debts rise, and a hidden betrayal threatens to collapse the entire underworld, Bianca and Matteo must navigate a marriage built on lies, lust, and legacies soaked in revenge. Bound by an oath neither of them chose, they must decide: Is survival enough or will they rewrite the rules of the empire together? In a world where freedom is a currency and love is a weapon, one bride will defy a king or destroy him.

Jason King was a billionaire at the age of 30. He has everyone and everything he could possibly need...or so he though. He suffers from depression after a certain past event changed his life for the worst. Maya Lewis, an innocent young woman was forced into an arranged marriage by her parents when she was 18 years old. The couple barely knew one another. After the wedding, Jason dropped her off at the villa far away from everyone, including him. After nearly 5 years of wrecking his cars and burning villa's down, Maya finally got Jason's attention. She spends her time trying to be a devoted wife but is constantly shunned by her husband. Will Jason stop fighting his feelings and accept that he was bound to fall in love with her? Will his past make or break their marriage? Will Maya stay with Jason despite the trauma or will it be too much to handle?

TRIGGER WARNING: This book contains physical harm, torture, explicit contents including— Dark themes, erotic sex scenes, non consensual situations. And mature topics including trauma, loss. While this is a romance story, READER DISCRETION IS ADVISED. — — — — — — — — — — — — “You’re mine now,” he breathed those words on my neck, his hands trailing down my body and stopping only to linger on my thighs. “I’m Axel Salvatore Rossi. And whatever I want— I get.” * * * * * Bound to a man she barely knew, Olivia is confined to a world of games and organized crime. After her sister steals a priceless item, she’s left to pay— with her existence being tied with the mafia lord, Axel. What starts as an unexpected encounter turns out to be something more. Passion ignites, past secrets are revealed, and an ex lover knocks at the door to interrupt a new beginning. Olivia must make a choice— play the game, or fight the players who play dirty…

Elysia Moretti thought her life couldn’t get worse—until she slept with a man and the same night the Mafia King himself walked into her home. Adrian Valente, cold-blooded ruler of the underground and the most feared man in the city, comes for one thing:the fifty million dollars her father stole from him. With her father missing and enemies circling, Elysia has only two choices: death… or marriage to the devil who wants to own her. Adrian makes it clear from the start — He doesn’t share. He doesn’t forgive. And he never lets go of what’s his. Dragged into his world of violence, power, and obsession, Elysia becomes the wife of the most ruthless mafia boss alive. But Adrian is not what she expected. He’s cruel to the world, yet gentle with her. He kills without blinking, yet shields her with his own life. And the more she tries to run, the tighter his hold becomes. But when she learns a devastating secret—that Adrian was the reason her father fled— everything shatters. She escapes his mansion… only to fall into the hands of a rival mafia who wants to use her as a weapon against him. And Adrian? He burns the city to find her.His obsession becomes feral. His darkness becomes uncontrollable. Because the Mafia King can survive betrayal. He can survive war. But he will never survive losing her. “Run all you want, Elysia. I’ll still find you. I’ll always find you—because you’re not my wife by choice. You’re my wife by fate.” When love becomes war, when loyalty becomes death, and when desire becomes obsession— What's left is a bond stronger than blood.