Mooring Line Arrangement

Alexander Brookes was once a rising star in the competitive world of business, until the love of his life, Alessia , left for Paris, crushing his hopes. Diverting into depression and frequent drunkenness, he gave in to his father's opinion , marrying Camilla—a woman he hardly knows—in a loveless arrangement intended to save his reputation. For three years, their marriage has been frigid, but when Alessia unexpectedly returns, Alex's addiction reignites, blinding him to the love that has gradually built between him and Camilla. Camilla realizes she is pregnant, a secret that might change everything, just as their lives cross paths again. As Alex battles his problems and accepts the consequences of his decisions, Alessia's envy leads to a catastrophic kidnapping of Camilla's child, forcing him and Camilla to collaborate. In a high-stakes game of love, betrayal, and forgiveness, will Alex find the courage to recover his life and become the father and partner they deserve?

Vienna’s world shattered three years ago when her fiancé, Alan, betrayed her. Her father was framed and imprisoned, her family lost everything, and Alan delivered the final blow by publicly humiliating her and choosing her adopted sister instead. Now, years later, Vienna struggles to survive while caring for her broken family. Alan, once the man who ruined her life, reappears changed, powerful, and blinded by a tragic accident. He offers her a shocking deal: a contract marriage in exchange for rescuing her from poverty. With no other choice, Vienna agrees. But as she returns to his side, she begins to uncover dark truths and evidence that Alan himself was deceived, manipulated into betraying her. As old wounds resurface and hidden enemies close in, Vienna and Alan must confront the lies that tore them apart. Will this contract marriage remain a temporary arrangement or will it give them a second chance at the love they once lost?

You are getting married to him tomorrow, and that's final. Helena never wished to get married so soon, but one night, trapped by her grandfather’s ruthless arrangement and desperate to reclaim her freedom, she signed a marriage certificate with a man she had never met, nor seen before. Barron Kane is a tech mogul who trusts only one person in the world, his grandmother. When she asks him to marry a woman he only knew by a nickname, he agrees, unaware that fate was already closing in. What neither of them knew was that the woman Barron married would become his newest employee and the man Helena would work for was her legal husband. As tension grows, they fall for each other while believing they belong to someone else. Bound by contracts, secrets, and misunderstandings, they fight feelings they should have never had. But when the truth finally surfaces… will love survive the lies that built it?

IVAN MILLER, IS THE MOST ELIGIBLE BACHELOR AND A MULTI BILLIONAIRE, WHO IS ALSO A SECRET DON OF UNDERWORLD, MOST FEARED MAFIA BOSS. CASSANDRA WILLIAMS, A BRATTY AND FREE SOUL CAR RACER WHO ASKS A FAVOUR FROM THE DEVIL HIMSELF. AND A DEAL WITH DEVIL IS NEVER EASY, SPECIALLY IF THE DEVIL IS IVAN MILLER. 》THIS BOOK IS MY OWN IMAGINATION, COPYING THE STORY LINE OR SCENES WILL NOT BE APPRECIATED. 》THIS BOOK CONTAINS MATURE CONTENT 》HAPPY READING

I opened my eyes to a sharp sting in my arm. Pushing up my sleeve, I froze. A dense line of jagged letters had been carved into the skin of my right forearm: [This house has monsters! Every time I'm killed, I'm thrown into a loop and lose all my memories. With each death, I mark my hand.] Beneath the warning, three crooked tally marks were etched deep into my arm.

‎A relationship built on lies, was bound to perish by lies. ‎ ‎It was just a saying until it happened - ‎ ‎To me. ‎ ‎Now, I was entangled in a ferocious web of lies, secrets and forbidden lust - one that felt too good to turn my back on. ‎ ‎However, such entanglement was going to cost me everything I had worked hard for, including my marriage. ‎ ‎Was I ready to put everything on the line because of one forbidden fruit - my husband's best friend, Kayden. ‎

Tony and Dillon have just entered 2011 and the next year of their love and lives. No matter what the world has in store to throw at them, they will make it through just fine regardless. The Second Symphony is the next book in the line of eight that will show how close two people can become. Walk with both Tony and Dillon again as they grow together while at the same time grow into individuals. Love, even an unconventional one like theirs, has the potential to weather any storm.

Content Warning: This is a collection of dark, steamy age-gap romances centered on marriage, possession, and angst. These are stories where vows are a transaction, love is a battlefield, and the only happy ending is the one they fight for. He is always the other father—the guardian, the protector, the older man forced into a role he never asked for. She is the complication, the temptation, the younger woman who disrupts his carefully controlled world. Their unions are never simple. A marriage contract for protection. A vow sworn in desperation. A wedding to secure a future for a child. But behind every practical arrangement lies a dangerous, simmering tension that vows alone can't contain. This collection delivers standalone stories where passion is a privilege earned only after "I do." Expect charged glances across crowded rooms, kisses that feel like claims, and the slow, angsty burn of a man who believes he doesn't deserve her, fighting the overwhelming need to make her his in every way. For readers who like their romance dark, their heroes possessive, and their happy endings hard-won.

They were raised to protect her. They never realized she was the one holding the pack together. Born of the Beta line, Lexara Veyne was trained to steady Alphas when instinct burned too hot and loyalty fractured under pressure. With a mind sharp enough to read power like strategy and a gift known as Resonance, she can calm rage, expose lies, and turn chaos into control. When cracks form in the ruling Alpha line, Lexara is pulled into the heart of pack politics—where strength is measured not just by dominance, but by restraint. Surrounded by overprotective brothers who believe they’re guarding her, Lexara navigates shifting alliances, forbidden attraction, and enemies who mistake her calm for weakness. But she doesn’t need to raise her voice to command attention. She doesn’t need to bare her fangs to win. As old laws begin to fail and the pack edges toward war, Lexara must decide how far she’s willing to go to protect what she’s built—especially when hatred turns to desire, and love itself becomes a dangerous variable. Because when a Beta’s flame is pushed too far… it doesn’t burn out. It burns through.

There are no grown men in our village. When girls turn 18, they participate in a coming-of-age ceremony in the ancestral hall. Dressed in ceremonial clothes, they line up to enter, and when they come out, their faces show a mix of pain and joy. When my eldest sister turned 18, Grandma forbade her from attending. However, one night, she snuck into the hall. When she came out, she was limping, and blood was dripping between her legs.