Manhattan Beach A Novel Novels & Stories

Evelyn Langford spent three years loving Khalid Voss in silence, trading her promising career as an interior designer for the role of the perfect, understanding wife in their opulent Manhattan penthouse. But when Khalid’s empire expands and his charismatic Executive Vice President—and ex-lover—Natasha Cross reclaims her place at his side, Evelyn becomes invisible in her own marriage. Tired of broken promises and lonely anniversaries, Evelyn reclaims her talent and independence, shining brighter with every passing day. As her name rises in New York’s design world, Khalid finally notices the woman he has taken for granted. Now, faced with the terrifying possibility of losing her forever, he must confront the depth of his regret. In a city that never sleeps, can a forgotten wife find the strength to either forgive or walk away?

This story is only for adults! In the shadows of luxury and forbidden desire, four women find themselves drawn into a world of intense passion and complete surrender. Elena is swept into the opulent mansion where a powerful man awakens her deepest cravings. Sophia discovers overwhelming temptation in a secluded mountain cabin with commanding figures from her past. Lila surrenders to dangerous attraction on a sunlit beach, risking everything for pleasure she cannot resist. Shy Ava is transformed aboard a lavish yacht, where dominant men push her beyond every limit. Each woman experiences the thrilling push and pull of dominance and submission, where pain blends with ecstasy and “Please me, Daddy” becomes their sweetest plea. In this collection of velvet sins, age gaps, forbidden connections, and secret indulgences blur the line between control and addiction. Enter a world of dark luxury, intense longing, and desires that consume everything. This book explores daddy themes, age-gap dynamics, forbidden stepfamily tensions, hidden affairs, shared passions, and intense power exchange.

So how many times you accidentally end up having an annoying roommate? It's a story about Haze and Richard. In life unexpected things are expected, and we do our best to deal with it. How about this two? Can they deal with this unexpected roommate thingy? Let's find out

Starting with a boy named Daffa Setyawan who is constantly bullied, he unexpectedly gains a system power to eliminate the bullies at his school. However, instead of just targeting the bullies, he inadvertently attracts the attention of all the gangs in the city, making himself the hunted. Will he succeed in conquering both the school and the city, and be able to control the situation?

**She thought she knew the man she loved. She was wrong about everything.** Vanessa Rodriguez's perfect life shatters in a single morning when she overhears her boyfriend Marcus discussing "loose ends" and how to "handle" her. The sweet daycare teacher who thought she was dating a banker suddenly finds herself running from a man she no longer recognizes—and straight into the arms of the most dangerous man in the city. **Alexander De Luca doesn't trust anyone. He can't afford to.** The ruthless mafia don has built an empire on fear and blood, but his six-month-old daughter Aria is his only weakness. When his longtime housekeeper can no longer care for the baby, Alexander needs a nanny he can trust. What he gets is a woman with secrets as dark as his own. **Some lies are worth dying for. Others are worth killing for.** When Marcus is gunned down in what appears to be a random mob hit, Vanessa has nowhere to turn except the penthouse of the man who just hired her. But as she settles into life caring for Aria, Alexander begins to suspect his new nanny isn't the innocent woman she appears to be. **In a world where trust is a luxury and love is a weapon, Vanessa and Alexander must decide what they're willing to sacrifice for the truth.** *Because some secrets are too dangerous to keep... and too deadly to tell.* --- *A dark mafia romance filled with betrayal, passion, and the kind of love that's worth going to war for.*

Blurb She needed ten thousand dollars. She got sold for two million. Desperate to save her family, Elena Marcelo walked into a Manhattan club. She walked out as merchandise, witness to a murder, trapped in an auction, bought by Adrian Kael, the coldest underboss in New York. He promised her brother's safety and her mother's hospital bills. She promised him nothing. When a rival calls her his toy at a syndicate gala, Adrian doesn't raise his voice. He breaks the man's nose. Then takes her hand and walks out. Because Adrian Kael didn't buy a prisoner. He bought the only witness to a war he didn't know he was fighting. And the man who never needed anyone? He's already drowning in her.

When Hayley Winters meets an elderly woman on the beach, she has no idea the turn her life is about to take. The elderly woman turns out to be Helen Dominic, grandmother of billionaire Xander Dominic, one of the most gorgeous, sought after bachelors around. Having just found out she is unwell, Grandma Helen decides its time her playboy grandson settled down. Preferably with someone that would care for him more than his money. Hayley is her choice. Sparks fly between Hayley and Xander from the second they meet and a marriage of convenience soon turns into something more special than either of them could have envisioned. However external forces like ex's, backstabbing friends and personal insecurities all work together to try and cause a rift between the happy couple. With the odds stacked against them from the start, will their blossoming love and a grandmothers well wishes be enough to keep them together when the contract ends or will they give in to the forces working against them?

After dying in a tragic accident, Rhianne found herself transmigrated in a novel world as a character. To her much disappointment, she became the character who has a tragic fate in the end just because she falls in love with the wrong person. To avoid her tragic fate in the novel, she decided not to do all the stupid things the original character did in the novel. Instead, Rhianne decided to fulfill the dreams she didn't accomplish in her past life. But the novel doesn't want to let her off easily. Instead, all the people she wanted to avoid were now approaching her one by one. Even if she decided to change her fate, how can Rhianne avoid her tragic ending?

An unexpected birth. An unlikely rebirth. A young alpha fighting for his place. Xavier Damon's life has never been easy, growing up in the slums and watching his family get murdered at a very young age. He is forced to fend for himself on the streets of Manhattan until he is taken in by a very unlikely family. On his first day of school, Xavier is attacked by a Lycan sent by the Lycan king who wants him dead and there, he discovers that he comes from a long line of werewolves under the threat of extinction from the cruel Lycan king that killed his family. Xavier sets out for revenge against the lycans who murdered his family. But love has other plans, with Lyanna, the beautiful daughter of the Lycan king and Ariana, the daughter of Xavier's foster parents lurking around the corner. Would Xavier be able to overcome the Lycan king against all odds? Find out.

Six years ago, Lila Hart fled Manhattan with two secrets clawing beneath her ribs—secrets with silver-streaked hair and eyes that glow like fractured moonlight. Now, the past howls at her door. Her twins are changing. *Not into wolves. Into something worse.* Asher Voss, the billionaire Alpha who exiled her, arrives in a storm of rage and regret. He wants his heirs. His enemies want their blood. And Dr. Eleanor Graves, a rogue scientist with a God complex, wants to carve their DNA into a weapon. Trapped between warring packs and a love that won’t die, Lila must decide: trust the man who shattered her, or let the world burn. But when the twins’ powers awaken a primal prophecy, the real enemy emerges—a shadowed Council that’s manipulated their bloodline for centuries. Sacrifices will shatter bonds. Betrayals will rewrite loyalties. And a mother’s love? It might be the deadliest curse of all.