Philip Roth The Great American Novel

Every moment with him tempts me closer to my own destruction. I was supposed to marry Ethan Volkov, the golden-hearted heir of the most feared mafia empire. He thought I was fragile, innocent, easy to control… just another pawn in his game. But his older brother Adrian Volkov had other plans.Ruthless, magnetic, sinfully powerful, he kidnapped me in front of everyone and made it clear I belonged to him… and I couldn’t resist the darkness he brought with him. Adrian doesn’t know I came with a secret mission, one carefully planned from the start, designed to destroy everything he loves. I’m the genius hacker the clan has been hunting for years, and I’ve spent my life preparing for revenge. Every touch ignites a fire I shouldn’t feel. Every look drags me deeper into his dangerous world. And every whisper reminds me of the man I swore I would never love. Hating him should be easy. Killing him should be simple. But craving him… is impossible. In a world ruled by blood, betrayal, and obsession, I’ve fallen for the wrong Brother.

This is a dark mm romance with dub-con/CNC, blood play, knife play, robe play, light bdsm, kidnapping of MMC, torture, murder and possessive behavior. If you have any of these triggers, please do not continue. This book is only suitable for readers over 18. Contains graphic sexual scenes, bad language and unprotected intercourse. The last place expected to see my last hookup was at my mother's wedding and worse, he's my new stepbrother. My mother and his father hoped we would get along, how do I tell them we have gotten along just not in the way they think? Extract: “Fratello,” he murmured, his lips curling into that maddening grin. “What?” My chest tightened. “That’s your safe word,” he said. “Say it once, and everything stops. I won’t touch you again. From that moment, I’ll only ever treat you as my stepbrother.” Even as he spoke, his hand gripped me, and I gasped, trembling. My body betrayed me, responding in ways I hated and craved all at once. “Until you say that word,” he whispered, eyes dark with something between amusement and hunger, “you’re mine. Mine, brother.”

Widowed on her wedding night... and forced to marry her stepson. One single day, her life was destroyed. Her Alpha father died. Her mate betrayed her with her best friend. Her own pack called her a curse-and tried to burn her alive. At the edge of death, a powerful pack claimed her as their destined Luna. Forced into marriage, her Alpha husband dies instantly. Now the elders deliver a brutal rule: Choose one of his three sons. Three brothers. One throne. Her choice decides everything. Whoever she chooses becomes the next Alpha...Choose wrong, and both packs will fall.

Laury runs away every time Ezekiel and Jeremiah, the irresistible brothers, cross her path. For months, she's fought the attraction that consumes her in their presence, determined to keep her heart shielded, just as she always has. She's unwilling to give in, no matter how tempting they are. However, fate tests her at her best friend's wedding. After losing her room key, she finds herself with no choice: sleep in the hallway or knock on the door across the hall, where the brothers are waiting. With a knot in her stomach, she chooses the latter. They greet her with provocative smiles and looks that promise danger. What begins as a temporary solution transforms into a bold proposal: a night with both of them, an experience that awakens her deepest desires. Between passionate kisses and disarming caresses, Laury accepts, but one certainty haunts her: when dawn breaks, her world will have changed forever.

Isla and her sister—Mavli— are captured during a raid and a sold into slavery. When Isla tries to escape with the help of her earth-moving powers, she attracts the attention of the King and Queen of Altsas who had been searching for a woman whose thoughts move the Earth as a bride for their son. She is forced into a betrothal with Prince Kyan.Isla must escape from the clutches of royalty, save her sister her people from a life of slavery.

Bailey , a fierce werewolf, made a tough choice to leave her pack and embrace her destiny. But when she returns, she's thrown into a world of danger, power, and forbidden love. As Bailey tries to find her place, a new pack king, Nathan Frost, emerges. Handsome and ruthless, he demands her obedience. But Bailey's not one to back down easily. She's determined to fight for her freedom and the love she truly desires. Just when Bailey thinks she has it all figured out, a shocking twist sends her world spinning. The mysterious stranger who took over the pack's throne might not be who he seems. Secrets unravel, alliances shift, and Bailey's life is on the line.

~ Ducan : Demon king ~ My kingdom is on the verge of distraction and my race is about to perish in a blink of an eye. What I need is a blessed maiden who can only be found once per hundred years. A virgin girl with the favour of the gods, who will open her legs for me In order to restore the power slipping away from me. To balance my kindom and the reels of hell, I need her to carry my seed so I could secure my position and forever rule my kind. Once my eyes are set on her, she will become mine with or without her approval, affections or consent.

When Amara moves in with her powerful new stepbrothers and into a pack that sees her as nothing more than a burden, her quiet world shatters. Bullied, belittled, and branded as the omega without a wolf, she’s pushed to the edge alone and unwanted. But secrets have a way of surfacing. Her stepbrothers cold, dominant, and destined for greatness try to ignore the pull she stirs in them. They’re forbidden to want her. She's forbidden to want them. Yet the more they try to keep their distance, the harder it becomes to resist. As tensions ignite and desire burns beneath the surface, the line between hate and need begins to blur. Amara isn’t just some weak little omega… and the girl they once dismissed might be the one thing they can’t live without. Bound by blood. Tempted by fate. Will they survive the fire they’ve started—or be consumed by it?

She agreed to marry the man she had been promised. She woke up beside the man she was never meant to choose. By the time she realizes the truth, it is already too late. The vows have been spoken. The documents signed. The marriage is legal, binding, and irreversible. The man she married is not gentle, nor apologetic. He does not explain himself. He does not beg for forgiveness. Instead, he watches her with calm authority and tells her what no one else will. This was never a mistake. Trapped in a marriage she never consented to, she is pulled into a world ruled by power, silence, and family secrets that refuse to stay buried. Every step she takes is measured. Every decision has consequences. And every attempt to escape only tightens the grip around her life. Between two brothers bound by rivalry, resentment, and unfinished history, she becomes the center of a war she never saw coming. One brother wants her back. The other refuses to let her go. What begins as fear slowly turns into something far more dangerous. Something that blurs the line between control and desire, resistance and surrender. In a marriage born of deception, the most dangerous question isn’t how she ended up here. It’s whether she will ever be able to leave… or if she will choose to stay.

Audrey is a stripper. She gets into a tight situation after the death of her parents and is left alone to take care of her little sister, Mira who is a cancer patient. Things take a swift turn when she has no other choice but to be a contract bride to one of the famous billionaire CEOs, Rollins Fane who is paralyzed due to a car accident that took place on his wedding day.But what happens when she had previously had sex with Jayden fane, second master of the fane family. Will Audrey and Jayden forget about everything that happened that night now that she was his sister in-law? or would the relationship between them intensify? Read to find out more about this novel.