Of Harrowed Hearts

He is my protector, my guardian, my best friend, but what Nathan does not know is that he is also my crush, the love of my life. I have lived in the shadow of my older best friend for so long, the handsome, and ruthless playboy, king of the streets. I have watched him break several women's hearts, using them and dumping them like they don't matter. He calls me his sweet Angel, the only pure thing in his dark world. He does not believe he is capable of loving me the way I deserve to be loved, but I would show Nathan that deep down, he still has a beating heart. Would I find the courage to show him my heart already beats for him? I am VERA.

Valerie My own image haunts me Two billionaires deceived me and broke my heart just because of my face. Now the woman who stole their hearts smiles blissfully as I'm forced to plan her wedding. Drew threatens to ruin me if I break my silence. Aiden's volatile nature scares me. But I am worth more than a borrowed life. My once hopeful heart now burns with an icy flame. I will reduce their empire to embers. Their lies will have ruinous consequences. I am Valerie. When Valerie's heart is shattered by two men and she is forced to plan a wedding for one of them she swears revenge to ruin them for life. But will Valerie escape the trap these two billionaires that have caught her in? Or will exposing their lies ruin her too?

"D...Don't...Ah!!" I moaned even though I tried hard not to. He has something in him that always makes a woman moan his name as he touches them. "You know very well that you can't resist the temptation then why try..." He was pushing it deeper while brushing his lips over my earlobe. "Say the word..." He whispered. "Daddy," *** Clarissa Green, a sweet, beautiful, hot-headed and stubborn woman who hates it when someone disrespects or speak low of her. She has faced many obstacles in life which made her a strong and amazing woman. Apollo Villin, He's calm and collective, smart, manipulative, cold, notorious multi-billionaire who's famous for his looks and his mysterious personality. *** Secrets will be revealed, hearts will get broken and relationships get destroyed.

Aria was born to be great. Her father was in the running to become the next Alpha King who will rule the southern werewolf kingdom and her mother was the best warrior in the kingdom. But Aria had a devastating secret that could ruin everything… On her 18th birthday, she failed to get her wolf. Now, she is a student at the prestigious Academy of the Supernatural and she is trying to keep out of trouble but it all comes to a head when she meets Professor Atlas, the new Alpha King of the rival kingdom in the north, and she discovers that he is her true mate. From the moment they meet, the game of the hearts begins and the first one to fall in love loses. Will true love prevail or will centuries of rivalry and tradition keep Aria and Atlas apart? The Heart Of Ice Alpha is created by Claire Wilkins, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

Râmiki Words in an unknown tongue haunt her dreams... ever since those deep blue eyes locked onto hers and whispered a forbidden name. Lila Harper believed her mother's rushed marriage would bring only one nightmare: her new stepbrother, Ryan. She was wrong. Secrets whisper from the shadows. Promises are carved in blood. Memories vanish. Hearts are claimed—and broken. Lila never dreamed she'd stumble into a world beyond human... where every gaze hunts her, every touch craves her heart... and deception binds them all. Trapped between four dangerous, otherworldly men—who hide fangs behind smiles. Who truly loves her? Who will betray her to keep her? And who is Evangeline Montfort... the woman screaming inside her soul?

Imagine your boss pays you to spy on his fiancée. You need the cash to save your brother, so you take the job. Simple. Until you get caught by the man she’s sleeping with. He’s Foxe; a dicey billionaire who immediately pulls you into his orbit. But just as the tension with him sparks, you find yourself falling for your boss, too. Now you’re trapped in a messy triangle between the man who hired you and the one you’re investigating. And the fiancée? She isn’t just unfaithful; she's homicidal. After surviving her active attempts to kill you, you realize this isn't just a job anymore. You’re dodging bullets and breaking hearts… You're Anella Bymor.

My boyfriend, Jules Gray, was the most ruthless young Don of his family, while I was the best mercenary who had once struck fear into the hearts of the underworld. He said he liked gentle women, so I laid down my weapons for love. We were at war. To settle it, he broke my hand and sent me to the Grays' rival family as a 'sacrifice'. "Skylar Shaw, it's your honor to die for the Gray family." Three years later, I returned as the Donna, took over his territory, and blew up his arms ships. When he knelt before me, begging for mercy out of our past ties, I grabbed his neck with my mechanical right hand and fired the gun without hesitation. "Survival rule number one—the loser dies!"

Illustrator Isabelle Montrose arrives in Valmont’s rain-soaked quarter, sketchbook in hand but ideas elusive beneath the amber glow of Café de Minuit. One evening, architect Alexander Vale seeks shelter under the same streetlamp, crimson umbrella in hand. His measured gaze meets her restless creativity, and a silent bond forms as raindrops dance on cobblestones. As Isabelle’s graphic-novel deadline approaches, self-doubt claws at her confidence; Alexander, torn between family expectations and his passion for design, struggles in silence. A misread glance threatens to sever their fragile connection, forcing both to confront fear and longing. In lavender-tinted twilight and beneath flickering lanterns, Isabelle and Alexander choose vulnerability over solitude. Together, they discover that true art—and true love—arises when two hearts light each other’s darkest moments.

Emma has always excelled at everything—except love. Betrayed by the two people she trusted most, her heart shatters in an instant, leaving her questioning everything she believed about loyalty, trust, and happiness. When an unexpected opportunity lands in her inbox—a prestigious internship in Paris—Emma sees a chance to escape the heartbreak and start anew. But leaving behind everything familiar is never easy. As she steps into the romantic streets of the city, she discovers that love can be as unpredictable as it is irresistible. Between stolen glances under the Eiffel Tower, the pulse of the city at night, and a mysterious stranger who challenges everything she thought she knew about love, Emma must decide if she’s ready to trust her heart again… or if some scars are too deep to heal. Some hearts must break before they can soar.

Temptation slips past every boundary and takes what it wants. What looks controlled, familiar, and respectable on the surface is only a mask. Beneath it, hearts are pulled toward desires they should never indulge—Dangerous. Intoxicating. Forbidden. Inside this collection, you will find stories like these: A lonely wife slipping into the arms of the one man she was never meant to touch… her bodyguard. A woman drawn to her husband’s brother, a quiet, brooding presence who has always wanted her too much. A young female employee unraveled by her CEO A student entangled in a consuming attraction with a professor twice her age And many more tales where lines are crossed and dangerous obsessions shimmers Every story is a sin. Beautiful. Addictive, and impossible to forget. Several forbidden passions. One unforgettable collection. Indulge… if you dare.