Numbers Don't Lie

Penelope’s life takes a brutal turn when her arranged marriage to Max Castillo is shattered. The night before their wedding, her step sister attacks her and kills her mother. Penelope survives the attack, but her face is left severely damaged. After undergoing surgery to restore her appearance, she vows revenge on everyone who wronged her, especially her stepsister, who not only killed her mother but also married Max, the man Penelope was meant to marry. Training under a dangerous crime boss, Penelope prepares to take down the Castillo family. She’s given one task: kill the Castillo’s Don in exchange for her revenge. To do that, she’ll have to seduce Silvio Castillo, the ruthless Mafia Don, and use him to destroy the family from the inside. But as she gets closer to Silvio, she starts to feel something she never expected: real attraction. Now, as she faces the consequences of her plan, Penelope must decide what’s more important, revenge, or the man she’s falling for. Will he forgive her for trying to kill him Will a quest for revenge destroy their love?

"Before anything, before you allow your inner thoughts to go on an overdrive, know that I love you. I love you so fucking much and I don't care who you currently are, Serena or Rosalia doesn't matter to me, it's just a name. But what I do know is that you are mine and under no circumstances would I do anything to hurt you" ** Rosalia had thought her biggest problem was how to secure a new job after losing her current one, and avoiding the ex convict who seemed to be out to get her. But she wasn't prepared for the sudden intrusion of a certain man who claimed to be her husband! Husband? She didn't even know him!. Worst of all, they already had a daughter who looked exactly like her! Rosalia was thrown into a state of confusion where everything seemed to belong to her but not at the same time. She was determined to find out what had happened to her in the past and how to fix the present which seemed already damaged.

🔞 MATURE CONTENT WARNING! This book contains explicit language, sexual content and adult themes. If it's not your thing, you might want to skip this one. Otherwise; enjoy the ride!🔞 Gwendolyn thought she had the perfect life, a thriving career as a chef and a boyfriend she adored. But when he shatters her heart on their anniversary, she drowns her sorrows in a night of reckless abandon at a gay bar. One steamy encounter with Armando Denaro changes everything.   She never expected to see him again until he showed up with a shocking revelation. Armando isn’t just any man; he’s the ruthless Mafia Don, and their one-night stand has put a target on her back. To keep her safe, he offers her only one choice: a contract marriage.   Thrown into a world of power, danger, and deadly secrets, Gwen must decide if she can trust the man who holds her fate in his hands. But as passion ignites between them, she uncovers a chilling truth—their pasts are tangled in ways neither of them ever imagined.   Now, love isn’t just dangerous. It’s lethal!

"I need an answer, Collins. Or is your guilt eating you up so bad that..." "There is no guilt," he deadpans, the weight of his words resting on my shoulders, making them sag in sorrow. "It was only a matter of time until you found out. I want to say I'm sorry, but that would be me lying..." Blood rushes to my ears. I can't believe what I'm hearing. "What? You're... you're not — " "No," he shrugs. "You brought this upon yourself." "Excuse me? I made you cheat?" "Yes." ----------------------- When hotshot billionaire mogul Collins Black propositions her to be his wife, twenty-two-year-old, script writer Anna Whitfield believes she's the luckiest woman on earth. But things quickly go sour when one year later, she discovers that Collins has been cheating on her with her best friend, Diana. What's worse? Collins proposes to Diana on a night which is supposed to be the most important night of her life. Enraged, and frustrated, Anna begs the nearest man she can find for a kiss to spite her ex-husband. But the man who obliges isn't just any man, but the most powerful mafia don in Russia. Viktor Ivanov. [NOTE: This is an ex-husband/mafia romance. You’re guaranteed to have a swell time reading. Do enjoy]

Alessia Ardelia tak pernah menyangka, hidup yang sederhana dan penuh luka justru membawanya ke dalam dunia yang paling ditakutinya, dunia mafia. Hanya dalam satu malam, ia dipaksa mengenakan gaun pengantin, dinikahkan dengan pria asing yang bahkan namanya baru ia dengar. Pria itu adalah Drazhan Alvaro. Don muda yang namanya digemakan dengan rasa gentar, pewaris kerajaan mafia yang dingin, kejam, dan tak pernah gagal menundukkan lawan. Namun pernikahan itu bukanlah tentang cinta. Bagi Drazhan, itu hanyalah formalitas, sekadar jalan untuk mengamankan kekuasaan dan mempertahankan posisinya. Sementara di balik semua itu, ada seorang wanita lain, Seraphine Morelli yang menjadi alasan sesungguhnya mengapa ia rela menyeret Alessia ke dalam ikatan pernikahan tanpa hati. Bagi Alessia, pernikahan itu adalah belenggu. Sebuah penjara tanpa jeruji, di mana setiap tatapan tajam sang Don adalah ancaman sekaligus misteri. Ia ingin bebas, tapi semakin ia berusaha menjauh, semakin kuat ikatan takdir menariknya kembali pada pria itu. Dalam pusaran pengkhianatan, darah, dan cinta yang terlarang, bisakah Alessia menemukan jalannya? Ataukah ia akan selamanya terperangkap dalam belenggu cinta sang Don Juan? cinta yang bisa menghancurkan, atau justru menyelamatkan?

R18 Helen Zachary’s life had always been tranquil and quiet, until one fateful windy evening. She was on her way to her boyfriend’s place to surprise him for his birthday when an unexpected event occurred. She found a young man covered in blood on the road. Helen wanted to help him, so she stepped out of her car and approached him, only to discover that it was a trap. He had pretended to be lifeless so as to make her feel pity for him. Helen was battered by the young man that night, and his companion raped her. Anger was the theme of the day, and she pledged to exact vengeance on the young man, known as Steven Alfredo, a Mafia boss. Steven had just escaped from prison, and he takes delight in seeing others suffer, but after meeting Helen for numerous times, he resolved to be a different person. ‘However, what happens when Helen confuses Steven’s twin brother for Steven? And if his twin falls for her, will she reciprocate the feelings and abandon her plans to exact revenge on Steven?’ ‘And what happens if Steven also falls for her? Who would Helen choose? Steven, his brother or her boyfriend?’

“No one touches what is mine and gets to live,” he replies firmly, sending a cold shiver down my spine. “Alessandro, I am not yours. I am not anyone’s property,” I argue. He laughs softly. “Okay,” he says casually, as if what I said doesn't matter. “I mean it; I will never be yours—not your property, not your plaything, and certainly not your mistress,” I've already made it clear that I won't be his mistress; I don’t know why he can’t seem to accept that. His jaw tightens, then he scoffs. “He threatened you, he touched you,” he says, his eyes narrowing. “It really didn’t matter if the device was his or not; he knew what was coming for him.” In search of her missing father, Renée, a 24 year old boudoir photographer, moves to a new country and makes a deal with the FBI. She helps them bring down the most feared Mafia Don in the country, and they help her find her father. All she has to do is seduce him and get him to lower his guard—easy. Alessandro has been married for three years to the perfect wife, the princess of the East Mafia dome. That kind of marriage makes Alessandro the leader of both the South and the East of the Mafia dome and untouchable, Ruthless. Then one night at a masquerade ball, he meets her, the seductive stranger with a different accent. She looks like the typical type of woman he would make his mistress. But is that enough? Will his world accept a woman like her? It has been a rule for as long as he can remember that certain races can't mix, at least not from where he stands. Plus, he is a married man. Everything about her is forbidden.

Lake Monteverde: adopted and a prodigal son who never follows any rules other than his own. Aniya, "My life, my own rules." Sa pagnanais na maisalba ang lupang kinatitirikan ng bahay, naging stalker si Millow nito nang mapag-alaman ng dalagang pamamay-ari ng lalake ang kinatitirikan ng nag-iisang ari-arian nila. Millow: Inosente man sa ngalan ng pag-ibig, ito ang kanyang naging misyon. "Mapapasunod kita sa nais ko, Lake Monteverde, by hook or by crook. Whatsoever!" Pero—hindi pala ganun kadali ang pinasok ni Millow. Langit at impyerno ang magiging buhay ng sinuman na magtangkang paibigin ang lalake.

In his past life, Ronan Vance was reunited with his biological parents — a reunion he treasured more than anything, having been stolen from them as a child. But despite their blood ties, his parents, his four older sisters, and even the adopted son of the Vance family turned on him. Their betrayal was relentless, their cruelty unending — and it cost him his life on the operating table. When he was reborn, Ronan saw everything clearly. He severed every tie without hesitation. Of course, once he turned his back, his parents and sisters, even his childhood friend, all came crawling back, overcome with regret. But to Ronan, their belated affection and sorrow meant less than nothing. If they thought he would forgive them, they could dream on.

When Daisy's Jones cousin, Callum is murdered her quest for answers leads her into the world of Kaiden Nikolaou. Kaiden Nikolaou is the Greek Mafia boss who she suspects of organising the hit. As Daisy navigates the dangerous undercurrents of Kaiden's empire, she is forced to confront the sinister forces that played a part in Callum’s death, as well as the forbidden attraction she feels towards Kaiden. Will Daisy escape the ruthless clutches of the mafia boss or will she become his next obsession?