M Proust

After I get reborn, I've orchestrated every missed moment with my biological parents. When they want to take my adopted sister, Simone Graham, to take a family portrait, I'll take cold showers so that I can catch a fever. When they decide to book a cruise ship overseas in order to celebrate Simone's birthday, I join a classified project, which stops me from leaving the country. When they start a company for Simone, I quickly apply to get dispatched to South City, which is 600 miles away from my hometown. I also make sure to declare that I will never fight with Simone over anything in life. In my previous lifetime, Simone and I had been fighting over our parents' affection for decades. But all I got were comments on how manipulative and cunning I was. Everyone preferred Simone, who was pure and innocent, while showing disdain toward me, who was a woman of little words. Even my own husband and child couldn't understand my pain at all. "We're all family here, aren't we? Can't you just stop your dramatics for a few days? Whenever I come home, you always start a fight and cause unrest among everyone! You really should reflect on your own actions!" Just like that, I died on my sickbed all alone. When I open my eyes again, I've returned to the day I get accepted back into my family. This time, I'm not going to fight anymore. I'm going to live for myself instead.

I had been married for seven years when I invited my widowed stepsister, Mable Stark, to stay with us for a while. I never imagined I'd catch her flirting with my husband, Lester Kaine, on our balcony. Blinded by rage, I chose to end it all for the three of us. But when I open my eyes again, I'm back on Valentine's Day—the day she and I both fall into the water. This time, Lester doesn't hesitate to save Mable. Then, he hires paparazzi to take photos of me in explicit angles just to ruin my reputation. With my name dragged through the mud, my dad cuts all ties with me. Four years later, Lester returns as a world-renowned lawyer with the pregnant Mable. They cling to each other like an enviable, loving couple. When Lester spots me singing in a private lounge, he starts mocking me. "Erica, four years have gone by, and you've ended up singing in bars. "If you'd just admit you were wrong, I might consider helping you find a better job. You shouldn't have to waste away in a place like this."

Trigger Warnings: This is dark, not soft romance. Expect BDSM, breeding kink, power play, rough sex, omega submission, orgasm denial, impact play, primal rut/heat, age-gap obsession, violence, and depraved scenes. Read at your own risk. ~~~~~ I spent two years grooming myself into the perfect omega for the man who rejected me: the deadliest SSS+ Alpha alive. Marcus Kane—my father’s best friend, old enough to be my uncle—wants no children, but only a woman dark enough to take his brutality. So I became her. If he craves a throat that swallows his cock or cum without complaint, thighs that spread for his waist to occupy, or a body begging through pain and filth… I’ll give it all. But he still fucks other omegas. Never me. Then danger stalks us when my father’s research puts a target on our backs and shadowy enemies are looming, leaving Marcus as our only shield. I had to move into his penthouse. And now, I’m done waiting. I will have him. The Alpha who swore he would never claim me is ready to burn the world before anyone takes what is his—ME!

Five days before my wedding, a group of MadeMen drag me to an underground casino. "I'm the fiancé of Lorenzo Gambino, Don of the Gambino family and Gambino Corporation! Think of the consequences you'll face if you dare touch a hair on my head!" My stern warning is met by mocking laughter. I curl up in agony under the brutal blows of their baseball bats; they pierce my ankles with sharp blades, severing my tendons. I gather the remnants of my consciousness to shield my abdomen, where my and Lorenzo's child grows. Lorenzo finally arrives with hired mercenaries. He razes the underground casino to the ground and saves me. I lie on the hospital bed and force myself to hang on. I don't want to end up in a coma. Unexpectedly, I overhear Lorenzo's conversation with a doctor. "It's not too late to operate, Boss. If we delay this any longer, Ms. Jones won't be able to stand anymore! There are many other ways for you to marry Ms. Valente—why did you have to do this to Ms. Jones?" "Being crippled is the only way Renee will obediently accept my and Kelly's child. I can keep a cripple by my side but not a troublemaker. Kelly values ceremony more than anything—I promised her I would give her a perfect wedding," Lorenzo says coldly. "But… Ms. Jones is pregnant. She's four months along…" "Make her miscarry, then." Tears stream down my face without anyone noticing. It turns out no one wants to bless the wedding I've been looking forward to. If so, any woman who wants to be Lorenzo's wife can have him. He's just a small mafia boss, anyway. I'm going back to being the heiress of the East Coast mafia's Don. I'll be the queen of my own life.

A gorgeous new lawyer named Charlotte Lowell joins our law firm and claims she has been reborn. One day, a publicly listed company offers us a massive ten-million-dollar case. Charlotte warns our boss, Levi Howard, that the company has major issues. If we accept the case, we'll lose in court and be hit with a huge payout. Levi isn't sure if she's bluffing, but in the end, he listens and passes. The next day, that very company collapses. And the rival firm that took the case is hit with a compensation claim worth tens of millions of dollars. To celebrate dodging the bullet, Levi asks me to book a restaurant. But Charlotte immediately tells him not to go to that restaurant because that place is about to have a gas explosion. Hours later, the restaurant blows up just as she mentioned. News of it hits the trending list. After those two incidents, Levi is all-in on believing Charlotte's claim of having been reborn. In order to keep Charlotte, he gives her the executive position that was initially promised to me. When I hand in my resignation, Charlotte urges Levi to stop me. "If Yelena jumps to another firm, she'll use the resources she gained here to crush us. A year from now, we won't even have a firm left." Upon hearing Charlotte's words, my boyfriend and colleague, Finley Smith, steps forward to back her up. "Charlotte's right. I saw a job offer from Vera Legal in Yelena's email. She's really petty. If she joins Vera Legal, we'll surely face her revenge." Levi believes them and rejects my resignation. I file for labor arbitration, but it's no use. In the end, I'm demoted to a janitor at the firm. Driven by resentment, I fall into depression and end up hanging myself at the entrance of the firm. When I open my eyes again, I've gone back to the day Charlotte claims she has been reborn.

« Je retrouverai Alina, quitte à la chercher dans chaque recoin de ce maudit pays. » grogna Kael, ses yeux brillant de détermination. « Tu ne comprends pas, Kael. Elle est partie parce qu’elle savait que tu ne l’as jamais vraiment vue. » répliqua Ismara, sa voix chargée d’une fausse innocence et son sourire cachant plus qu’il ne révélait. Alina Shadowfen n’a jamais cherché la reconnaissance ni la gloire, et pourtant, elle ne s’attendait pas à tomber amoureuse de l’homme qu’elle avait sauvé d’une mort imminente. En trouvant Kael Grimmhart blessé et abandonné à son sort, Alina a risqué sa propre vie pour le secourir, tissant ainsi avec lui un lien qui semblait indestructible. Mais elle n’aurait jamais imaginé que sa bonté deviendrait sa plus grande douleur. Tout a changé lorsque Kael s’est réveillé et, en voyant Ismara, la demi-sœur d’Alina, il a cru qu’elle était celle qui l’avait sauvé. Ismara n’a pas démenti l’erreur de Kael, s’appropriant sans scrupule le mérite qui revenait à Alina. Dévastée, Alina a regardé l’homme qu’elle commençait à aimer choisir sa demi-sœur. Brisée, elle a pris la décision de partir, emportant avec elle les souvenirs d’un amour qui n’a jamais pu éclore. Kael découvrira-t-il la vérité et tentera-t-il de réparer son erreur ? Son amour sera-t-il assez fort pour ramener Alina auprès de lui ? Réussira-t-il à la reconquérir avant qu’il ne soit trop tard ? Ou les ombres du passé les sépareront-elles à jamais ?

Alors que le corps d’Isabella Luz se vidait de leur enfant à naître, Geoffrey Halem levait sa coupe au retour flamboyant de son amour de jeunesse. Quatre années de soins patients, de nuits à veiller, de présence fidèle… tout cela fut balayé d’un revers de main méprisant. Pour lui, elle n’avait été que l’ombre qui tient le foyer : une domestique, une cuisinière, rien de plus. Isabella toucha le fond du désespoir et y puisa une force inattendue : celle de signer la rupture. Dans leur cercle huppé, on ricanait de sa réputation de femme « pot de colle », de celle qui ne sait pas lâcher prise. On fit des paris. « Avant ce soir, elle sera revenue ramper », souriait-on. Geoffrey, lui, affichait un calme olympien. « Un jour ? C’est long. Donnez-lui une demi-journée tout au plus, elle reviendra d’elle-même. » Mais le rideau était tombé. Isabella ne jouait plus. Elle se leva, épousseta les cendres de son ancienne vie, renoua avec la carrière sacrifiée et laissa de nouveaux visages croiser son chemin. Les heures s’égrenèrent en jours, puis en semaines. Le silence de son absence devint assourdissant dans la maison vide de Geoffrey. Et pour la première fois, la panique lui serra la gorge. Avant qu’il ne puisse l’atteindre, une silhouette s’interposa. Une main ferme le repoussa, une présence glacée qui glaça l’air ambiant. John Johnson, le regard aussi coupant qu’une lame, lâcha cet avertissement cinglant : « On ne touche pas à ta belle-sœur. » Il ne l’avait jamais aimée. Il s’en rendait compte maintenant, alors qu’il venait de la perdre. Mais lorsqu’il voulut enfin s’agenouiller pour elle, il n’y avait plus de place.

My husband hates my body. But his brothers worships it. Debbie, married to Alpha Black, the powerful Alpha heir of the Dark-hearts Pack. But life with him isn’t what anyone expects. She is bullied, body-shamed, and abused — forced to run into the arms of her brothers-in-law. The triplets: Rain, wild and passionate. River, calm yet dangerous. Rex, quiet and magnetic. They didn’t just come to rescue her… they came to claim her. The same body her husband despises, they worship. They are obsessed with it. One woman. Three men. And a forbidden passion that refuses to be tamed. Warning: This book contains smut, BDSM, and more smut.

After my 99th confession, my childhood best friend, Michael Leight, finally says yes. I am overjoyed, believing that my years of unrequited love have finally paid off. But when I walk past the pantry, I overhear him speaking tenderly to our family chef, Tahlia Duvey. "Once I take everything from the Kingstons, I'll kick that idiot Ariel to the curb and throw us a grand wedding. Everything here will be yours." My heart feels like a sword has been plunged into it. That night, I storm into Grandpa's study and point at a photo of the Gordon family's heir—Charles, known for always keeping his distance from women. "Grandpa! I want to marry him!" I announce.

There's no time for second chances with a guy who humiliated and took everything from you. Instead, just date his uncle. Cassie was in love. She would do anything for Trent, burn the whole world if she had to. But how did he repay her, he cheated on her with her sister. Trent sent her to rock bottom, ruined her image, and when he was done, he divorced her. After his betrayal, Cassie has to start from the ground up. She wants revenge, and when she meets her prince charming, they form an unstoppable team. Will their joint quest for revenge lead to a promising romance?