Non Zero Sum Novel Novels & Stories

**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.*

Never did Jessie dream of being kidnapped, let alone forced to marry a man she has never seen in her life. All because her father has an addiction to gambling and a drinking problem. He sold her to an Alpha Werewolf hoping to get paid a lump sum to maintain his nasty lifestyle. Not knowing that Jessie was the Alpha's mate and he would get her either way. With her new life came about nothing but chaos, a jealous ex, a crazy sister who wants to rule the world. And a whole boat of other threats that wants to tear the newly weds apart. Can Jessie and her mate prevail as conquerors? And finally, be able to live a happy life. Or will they grow exhausted from threats after threats? And be defeated by their greatest enemy yet. Read now to find out.

Arranged to marry a man she had never met at age twenty, Caroline wasn’t keen about it, but ended up reluctantly agreeing to the contract marriage on realizing there was going to be a huge sum of money involved. The marriage ended up being a complete whirlpool of different things for Caroline and her husband, Richard, and they ended up getting a divorce, before parting ways. Five years into the future, a freshly shot patient gets rushed to the hospital in which Caroline works, who surprisingly turns out to be her ex-husband, Richard. Love really does bloom in unexpected situations and Richard ends up falling for Caroline harder than he ever thought possible, realizing that he could never let her go this time, especially now that he knew she had bore him a son in secret.

Real Deal Ares Collin He's an architect who live his life the fullest. Money, fame, women.. everything he wants he always gets it. You can consider him as a lucky guy who always have everything in life but not true love. He tries to find true love but he gave that up since he's tired of finding the one. Roseanne West Romance novelist but never have any relationship and zero beliefs in love. She always shut herself from men and she always believe that she will die as a virgin. She even published all her novels not under her name because she never want people to recognize her.

Amelia had only wanted to hang out with her friends, but everything went to hell when she passed out after drinking a glass of champagne. She woke up in an auction house and a mysterious buyer paid a large sum of money for her, she was shocked when she later found out who had bought her. The man she hated with a raging passion, her ex who broke her heart and left. Unless he wasn't the man she thought she knew. And this time he isn't willing to let her go. She found out she had enemies who wanted her dead and he was the only one who could help her. Will she forget what happened in the past and forgive him? Or would the rekindled flames be extinguished with blood this time?

Matilda Hoult Moved to a little town in Boston, with her father in search of a fresh start, but little did she know that the reason why they had moved was to escape from Mace Hunter, the ruthless billionaire cartel leader of New York City, the Capo dei Carpi of one of the biggest crime syndicate in the Mafia world, whom her father owed a large sum of money. When Mace Hunter came to claim his money all Dennis Hoult could do was beg for more time, being true to the Mafia teachings and belief, Mace swore never to forgive and claimed Matilda as his pound of flesh. But Fate spun a dangerous wheel that turned Matilda from a debtor to the contract wife of Mace Hunter. Can Matilda survive living in the lion's den for 2years? Will she lose her heart or will he?

SLOANE HOLBROOK is a thirty-five-year-old copywriter whose only commitment is to sarcasm, but every major holiday turns her into a single, pitiful spectacle for her judgmental family. Her solution? JACKSON, a charming, commitment-phobic Australian golf coach who needs a distraction just as badly as she does. They forge the "Holidate Pact" a year-long contract to be each other’s flawless, platonic plus-ones for every major event, with one rigid rule: zero feelings. But when a New Year's Eve kiss designed for public consumption feels startlingly real, Sloane and Jackson realize surviving the holiday calendar is easy; surviving the relentless, rule-breaking, undeniable attraction might be impossible. They signed up for a cynical transaction, but what happens when their fake relationship becomes the most honest thing in their lives?

After Charlene Downing's family goes into bankruptcy, I move into a basement with her. I have to work three jobs per day in order to help her rebuild her career. When Charlene finally succeeds in her career, she vows to give me a real home. On our third year of marriage, I accidentally notice the property deed of our marital home. The owner of this deed appears to be Charlene's first love, Travis Roach. With red-rimmed eyes, Charlene explains to me, "I owe him this much." I nod in return before pushing a pile of photos in her direction. These are photos of the I.O.U notes from back when we stayed in the basement. "You've already used our home to pay Travis back for what you owe him. Then what about the sum you owe me?"

In a world where only the werewolves exist, Lana is a mateless omega who is struggling to make ends meet. Her situation becomes worse when her mother is diagnosed with lung disease and she requires a huge sum of money for immediate surgery. Driven by distress and desperation, Lana falls back to the company where she worked as a cleaner with high hopes for a loan, only to be denied. But her disappointment quickly comes to an end when she encounters an Alpha werewolf and Billionaire CEO, Max Donovan who offers her help by proposing a contract marriage to her for his own hidden purpose. And without hesitation, she accepts. But Lana is soon to find out the true motives behind the hasty contract marriage that was proposed to her? Will she stay knowing Max is cursed and deceptive? Or could she become more than a mere purchase to Max ?

Isabella needs a huge sum of money for her aged grandmother's surgery. She has nowhere to go for help and she decides to seek help from her Billionaire boss, Jayden. Jayden doesn't believe in marriages and happily ever after but he needs a wife so his mother would stop pestering him when he eventually proves to her that marriage isn't for him by getting divorced after a year. Isabella comes to him for help at the right time; a contract is signed and there will be no strings attached. After a year, they will both go their separate ways. What will happen after a night of drunken passion between them? Will Isabella be able to endure his cruelty for just one year or leave before the stipulated time for their marriage to end? Will Jayden find Isabella or let her go with his seed growing inside her?