Mafia's Caged Poppy

The space between them disappeared. She arched into him, tilting her head as his lips traced a slow path down her jaw, then lower. Goodness, she wanted more. *** Valentina De Luca was never meant to be a Caruso bride. That was her sister's role—until Alecia ran off with her fiancé, leaving behind a family drowning in debt and a deal that couldn’t be undone. Now, Valentina is the one offered up as collateral, forced into marriage with Naples’ most dangerous man. Luca Caruso has no use for a woman who wasn’t part of the original bargain. To him, Valentina is nothing more than a replacement, a means to reclaim what was promised to him. But she isn’t as fragile as she seems. And the more their lives tangle, the harder she is to ignore. Everything begins to go well for her, well, until her sister returns. And with her, the kind of trouble that could ruin them all.

"They call me Cherry... But you can call me anytime." ~Cherry~ She would be looked down upon the society, treated as a mere object by men, and considered the dirt of every city because of her job. But for him, she's special. She was the woman who captured his young heart, and everything he has ever dreamed of. He was her first man. And she was his... His Prized Possession. ***** World-renowned most eligible bachelor Xander Oxford is already prepared to be the next Boss of Asia. He's also the heir to the biggest company in the country -- the Oxford Group of Companies. As the son of the most powerful man in the country, he technically has no worries to think of. However, his almost perfect life is rattled when he fell in love with Cherry Lyn Avante - the girl he met in Club-V. At his age, he just doesn't care anymore as long as their relationship doesn't interfere with their private life, and feel happy with each other. Not until Cherry disappears with no trace or means of contact after everything he does. Determined to make their relationship work, can Xander do everything just to find Cherry and be with her again? Or stop himself from falling for the girl who is off-limits to him?

Macey being indebted to Mr Onward the Mafia boss, was forced into marrying his son, and also determine to make him fall in love with her. She was being treated badly, but decided to endure and remain married to him, even when her father wanted her to leave the marriage and go with him. After Mr Onwards death, Will she still remains married, and continued trying to make him love her, or she would finally go with her father?

"Anong Gusto Mo?" A simple yet tricky question that turned Bella's world upside down. A breadwinner and a loving big sister, Bella will sacrifice everything she could just to make her little sis happy. Little did she know, the innocent lil sis that she adore deeply would stab her back. Betrayed and left by the people she once loved, Bella felt helpless and was at lost of hope... Until one strange but familiar man appear out of blue... Who??? He is the infamous living demon, who can control life and death of one person. A single glance, can take anyone's soul... But a rare smile was enough to capture anyone's affection and Bella's frigid heart ain't an exception... Nevertheless... In his arm holds warmth and mystery... They've never met, but in his cold, ruthless dark pupils lies deep sadness and longing.. *** Who would have thought after her lil sis and boyfriend's betrayal, she would meet an accident, an accident that could dig the pain, danger, happiness and mysteries that has been buried for years.

“Why did you bend over, Maverick?”   “Because you told me to, assh*le.”   “I’m so tempted to f*ck you right now. You’re the most exquisite woman I’ve ever been with, the only beautiful thing I see and have.”   “Then what are you waiting for? Just punish me already!” *** MAVERICK As a working college student, I struggle to make ends meet until a stranger approaches me with a proposal—to be his employer’s wife for an enormous sum of money. Knowing the cash will help me pay my grandmother’s medical bills, I accept the offer with a demand—just a marriage of convenience, nothing more. It’s too late to realize I’m marrying the gorgeous, to a fault, young Mr. Winston. And there’s this instant fire between us despite my inhibitions. Things get more complicated when our marriage is put to the test by his father, who threatens to expose my dirty little secret. *** LAKE Being a Braddson-Winston heir is sometimes a curse. My father is a real SOB and a pain in my ass. He makes one outrageous demand for me to secure the CEO seat in the company—marriage. So I find a perfect bride— Maverick Bates II, beautiful but in a dire financial situation. I only ask two things. We stay MBA and keep things purely business until the contract ends. As simple as that. It was meant to be a straightforward deal, but each day I get to know her, my position is not the only thing at stake but also my heart. I realize I can’t let her go even if she’s the daughter of the ruthless don of the Sicilianos.

Vetta's father is a notorious gambler who has raked up huge debts for himself and his family. His irresponsibility leads to the death of his wife and downfall of his family. After struggling to pay the debt he owes Dinero Ricci Roderigo, the most brutal and notorious drug lord in Mexico and an unsuccessful escape attempt, he is forced to give his daughter in exchange for freedom. She is not worth the thousands he owes, but Dino has eyes for her and wants her as his possession. How will Vetta react when she finds out she is not just working for the same man who subjected her family to suffering, but is now his property? Will she ever forgive her father's betrayal? Will she accept her fate, or fight her way to freedom?

[DARK ROMANCE STORY] "Who sent you to me?" the man asked. His fingers traced every inch of Natalie's beautiful face. "No one." She remained expressionless. "Liar!" Mr. Vittorio grabbed Natalie's long hair with such force that she winced in pain. Tears finally dripped from her eyes. Natalie thought being imprisoned by her ex and losing her modeling career was the most horrible thing in her life. However, she was wrong. Being auctioned off and bought by Don Vittorio was far more horrifying than anything else!

Love? A fucking enigma that lures you thinking it was romantic and loving. Until you are finally trapped by it. Hurt and stumbling on your feet. Thorne. A mutant. Mine and I don't care how being with me would hurt him. But he was fucking mine even if I had to bind him in my bed!

*If you start this obsession… you won’t escape it either.* Eva Voss was never supposed to fall in love with Adrian Moretti. He was Terror and Danger itself, leader of the gangs and the kind of man who didn’t ask twice. For three years, she belonged to him in secret as his lover. In exchange, he saved her mother’s life. And Eva… gave him everything, her time, her body and eventually… her heart. But the contract ends, and the moment it did, Adrian Moretti ended her too. He discarded her like she had never meant anything. And when she came to tell him she was carrying his children… She found him in bed with the same woman who had tried to destroy her. Broken and used, Eva disappeared for three years. She’s no longer the girl who waited for him, she is a mother. Until Adrian Moretti walks back into her life. At her movie premiere. Watching her like she still belongs to him. Now he wants her back. But Eva is no longer the woman he broke. She has dangerous secrets now and a past she buried deep enough to survive. So when he comes closer…the only question left is Will she run again, or finally make the man who destroyed her, pay for everything he took?

“The Rossellinis are to the Mahonnas what the Montagues are to the Capulets, sworn enemies bound by years of feud that fuels hatred and bitter rivalry. In summary, the man standing beside me, the man who I just said my vows to, is my father’s archenemy.” *** When Marco Rossellini, a ruthless Mafia boss, feared and respected in the underground world kidnaps Vienna’s husband-to-be on her wedding day, and forces her to marry him as an act of revenge against her father, she is trapped under the painful existence of being married to a man as cold as ice. As they navigate through the stormy waters of hate and the treacherous landscape of mafia politics, Vienna is torn between loyalty to her father and the growing feelings for the man who married her as an act of revenge. But can she trust Marco, or will his vendetta against her family shatter her into a thousand broken pieces beyond repair? *** All his life, Marco has only wanted one thing - vengeance against the man who wronged his family. What better way to get back at Daniello Mahonnas than taking away his most prized treasure, right underneath his nose in one calculated move? Marriage to the beautiful Vienna was supposed to be an act of revenge, a genius move that will bring the Mahonnas down on their knees, pleading for his mercy. But with every banter, with every smile she sends his way, every heated kiss and stolen passion, she chips away at his icy exterior, leaving him bare, vulnerable and worst – in love. Will he be able to move past his vendetta and love her the way his heart wants or will those eyes staring back at him remind him more of his past than he ever wanted?