Mariage Arrangé

When Sierra and Zeke promptly find themselves in an arranged marriage to combine the two mafia families in a marriage alliance and both parties are in no way willing, it changes the life trajectory of both of them. To top it all, they have to live together from then on, what will both of them having to live with and accept each other?

From New York Times bestselling author Krista Lakes comes a sexy standalone novel about a billionaire and the indecent proposal he gives the local barista. Billionaire CEO Jackson Weathers needs a family for a PR boost, and I've signed a contract agreeing to give him one. A doting girlfriend in public. A wedding ceremony to invite all the socialites to. And finally, a baby for him to parade around, to show he's really a wholesome, down-to-Earth man. I've tried to remain cynical about it. He's going to make all my dreams come true. So what if it's supposed to be a loveless marriage? Only, his tenderness in private has me hooked. The way he kisses me drives me wild. When we make love, I lose myself to him. His body feels like it was meant to be on top of mine, like we fit together like two puzzle pieces. I can't help but begin to fall for him. I can't tell him, or I risk losing everything. And nobody else can find out about our little "arrangement" or it will destroy his reputation. Still, I feel like I have to know how he feels, before the marriage, before the baby, before I give my entire life over to him. Is it still just pretend?

After spending the night with the Greatest Alpha and losing her virginity to him, Celine didn't expect to be in an arranged mate bond with him. The worst was, he hated her and loved another woman... **** "I, Alpha Tyrion Macklin, in the presence of all Alpha council take Celine, as my fated mate. I vow to cherish her and..." He paused and looked at me with disgust. "I can't do this. I can't mate with a maid..." Celine is a low ranking wolf who was found in the woods by her now father when she was a baby. She was abused and lost hope for future yet always wanted to have a child of her own. To give it the world, love and home she never got. Alpha Tyrion Macklin is one of the most powerful alphas in the world, aspiring to become the Alpha King. He has a fiancée, the daughter of Great Alpha Jonathan, who gives him control over two packs. Their fates collide when the Alphas accuse Tyrion of mating with Celine during the annual meeting of alphas. Under the pressure of the Alpha Alliance, Tyrion marks Celine and takes her back to his pack. They sign a contract which states Celine will leave after she gets pregnant. Unknown about her true powers and the dangers lurking to use her special abilities, she turns a rogue and Alpha Tyrion goes crazy after her. Will he accept her as his true mate? And can she overcome his hatred and indifference?

(La vengeance, la renaissance, la traversée, l’ex-homme regrette et demande sans cesse le pardon)Julie a perdu la vie le jour de son anniversaire de mariage avec Roland. Après huit années de mariage avec cet homme, elle avait consacré la majeure partie de sa vie à des compromis pour le bien de son époux, mais son existence a finalement basculé dans la misère, culminant avec son éviction au moyen de contrats de divorce. À la suite de la séparation, un diagnostic impitoyable de cancer en phase terminale est tombé, la condamnant à languir dans un hôpital, attendant une dernière visite de Roland.C’était le jour de la Saint-Valentin, et la neige abondante. L’homme n’était toujours pas venu. Regrettant profondément, elle se répétait : « Roland... si je pouvais tout recommencer, mon cœur ne te serait plus jamais encombré. »Mais quand elle s’est réveillée, elle s’est retrouvée à l’âge de dix-huit ans ! Elle avait juré de ne plus jamais répéter les erreurs du passé cette fois et avait fui frénétiquement tout ce qui était associé à l’homme qui l’avait blessée profondément. Cependant, alors qu’elle cherchait à s’éloigner de Roland, l’homme s’approchait dangereusement. Sa voix résonnant tel un chant de sirène démoniaque dans le couloir : « Julie, épouse-moi, je t’aime... Ne me quitte pas… »

« Si nous étions tous les deux en danger, qui penses-tu que Jared sauverait en premier ? », demande-t-elle soudain. « Quoi ? » Je n’ai pas le temps de réfléchir à ses mots, car la minute suivante, je sens une poussée dans mon dos et je perds l’équilibre, glissant dans les escaliers jusqu’à atterrir au bas des marches. ***************** Arielle a tout pour être heureuse–une carrière florissante en tant que chef talentueuse et un mariage réussi avec un milliardaire. Bien que son mari soit d’un naturel distant, elle est convaincue qu’il tient profondément à elle. Elle est satisfaite de leur relation et apprécie ce qu’ils partagent. À un jour de leur troisième anniversaire de mariage, elle découvre qu’elle est enceinte. Remplie d’excitation et d’espoir, elle imagine déjà partager cette nouvelle avec son mari, certaine que cela apportera des changements positifs à leur famille et adoucira peut-être même son caractère réservé. Cependant, le destin en décide autrement. Avant qu’elle n’ait pu annoncer sa grossesse, une figure inattendue du passé de son mari réapparaît : sa « vieille amie ». Alors que cette nouvelle venue s’immisce dans leur vie, sans qu’Arielle ne s’en rende compte, cette arrivée bouleversera tout ce qu’elle pensait savoir sur son mariage, sur son mari et sur elle-même.

"I’ll give you everything a wife deserves—protection, loyalty, power. But love? I can’t give you that." That’s what Nicholas Baldocchi said the night he proposed. Our marriage was never about love. It was a deal—one meant to unite two mafia dynasties and end years of bloodshed. I told myself I could survive it. After all...he was the love of my life. I dared to hope that beneath his cold exterior, there might be something real. I was wrong. Now I’m stuck in a cold, loveless marriage with a man in love with someone else and caught in the middle of a war fueled by old family secrets and deep betrayal. Maximus Vanucci is ruthless and secretive, his thirst for revenge darker than I ever imagined. I am his ultimate leverage. And his obsession. And he won’t stop at nothing to have me. Even if I belonged to his brother—Nicholas. In a fight between two enemies bound by blood and sharing a past written in revenge, who will lose everything? And where will I stand when the storm finally hits? PS: Very steamy, 18+ content ahead.

Kathy, a precious daughter of Mr. Alex Andres and Gabriella Andres and a dear sister of Kieffer Andres, was homeschooled at their house in America since she was young. Innocent and being hidden to the outside world for her safety. She finally got her freedom at the age of 24. Thirsty on her freedom,

It all started from the day she broke up with her boyfriend, Felix. She was raped in a birthday party and the incident couldn't be traced. Her company went down and even the sales dropped. Now the only way to get back her reputation and her company is to get married to the CEO of babel's group and merge her company with his—but it turned out that the CEO is her ex-boyfriend's brother. Their love grew deeper, and at a dime minute she found out that her so-called husband was the one who raped her and damaged her reputation. Will she divorce him and lose her company or stay with him in Bitterness and hatred?

He needs a wife. NOW. With his hockey season on the line, he can’t afford any distractions. And a dating reality show is one huge distraction. But there's a surefire way to get out of this dating show contract. All he has to do now is get married. Even with a reputation like him–the Scottish bad boy of hockey–I'm confident I can find someone to play Mrs. Taylor Savage for a year. Like Becca Barnes. The one who got away. Too bad she hates me. But that's why she’s perfect for this arrangement. When her contract is dissolved. She gets the bakery of her dreams. Win-Win. She just has to live with me and pretend she loves me in public for a year. No strings. No touching (unless there’s a camera). No messy heartbreak. It’s sure to be a challenge because with the way I crave her, keeping my hands to myself might be harder than I intended. But he can handle the matter. Being married to her will be easy. As long as he doesn't fall in love with her along the way.

"I don't regret the rain or the nights I felt the pain or the tears i had to cry, some of those times along the way, every road I had to take, every time my heart would break. It was just something I had to do to get me to you" Winter had to wishes in her life, to live happily and for her crush to notice her. At first, it was like an infatuation which later developed into affection. She had always thought just looking at him from afar would be enough, but she got greedier and wanted him closer. Having reject her various blind dates simply because they weren't Xander, her Mother finally had enough of her and set her up with the Son of her childhood friend. Winter as usual was ready to reject whoever he was, until she saw him. Her crush was her blind date..... It was a matter of do or die and definitely she was going to take the chance which was laid before her on a platter. Xander had an illness which was known only to his immediate family and also the reason he was always resisting relationships. But this time, he had no choice because his brother's relationship was on the line. With Winter finally knowing the nature of his illness, she was going to do everything to make him believe he deserves to be loved, but will she succeed?