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The Bodyguard’s Boy follows the tumultuous journey of Cassian Wesley, a spoiled yet emotionally wounded billionaire heir, and Rowan Maddox, the elite bodyguard assigned to protect him. Their relationship begins with conflict Rowan enforcing discipline Cassian’s never had but grows into a dangerous emotional entanglement. When a hookup steals Cassian’s car and dies in a crash, the world believes Cassian is dead. While hiding him, Rowan is forced to face the depth of his feelings. Cassian, shaken by the close brush with death, starts to reevaluate his purpose, privilege, and desire for real connection. The story unfolds with slow-burn chemistry, layered vulnerability, media scrutiny, and family power struggles. In the end, both men must decide what they’re willing to risk: their safety, their reputations, or the truth.

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?

Clyde Harrison is a ruthless Billionaire who is no less than the devil. He doesn't hesitate to kill a person and make his life hell. His past is full of dark nightmares and pain and he has a secret that no one else knows. Olivia Smith was his one true love but he felt betrayed by her and her father who was behind the death of his father. Filled with hatred, he left town and after a few years, he returned with a new identity and name, seeking revenge on the one person he truly loves but Olivia is innocent and does truly love him. She is forced by her father to marry Clyde based on a contract and when she does, her life becomes a living hell, because Clyde is the devil. But when the truth is revealed, Will they be able to find their peace?

The powerful Stormclaw pack's twin daughters, Daisy and Dahlia, were very different. Dahlia is the pack's favorite future Luna, and Daisy, the pale Omega who is "useless," is haunted by strange dreams and a mysterious silver-eyed man who warns her of a hidden power within. Daisy's instincts save lives during an unsuccessful pack hunt, raising suspicion and curiosity among the pack. A prophecy of twin wolves, one to save and the other to destroy, casts doubt on Daisy's loyalty and identity as tensions mount. Dahlia's envy grows to betrayal, blaming Daisy for bringing trouble in a sensational show of dominance to secure her future as Luna. Daisy accepts her Omega identity after being forced to confront her destiny and learns that her true strength is unity and resilience. In the end, Daisy's journey demonstrates that strength is courage to embrace one's own path rather than rank. The Useless Omega's Awakening is a story about self-discovery, family ties, and the indomitable strength within.

Matt Simpson meets Tess Holloway on a dating app through with the help of his friend Greg. They (Matt and Tess) go out on a coffee date where they bond after which they fall in love. It doesn’t take long before they get married. It doesn’t take long before tragedy strike. Tess dies a few hours after her childbirth throwing Matt into a deep sorrow. This incident leaves Matt totally devasted knowing how heartbroken he has been all his life after he lost his parents at an early age and also a series of heartbreaks. After some time, Matt decides to give Love another shot but after a few dates, he gives up any hope at getting a shot at love and tries to concentrate on raising his son. Just when he thinks he had forgot about the way Love feels, destiny smiles at him in a such a way that he never imagined. Gradually Matt is thrown into the dilemma of coping with stress of being a single Dad and maintaining a relationship with Karen who has just fallen in love with. He has to decided whether to be a father to his son or give up the custody of his son to Joan (Tess’s Mum) just to be with Karen.

John Handful’s first client is a member of the local Polish community wanted by the police for the disappearance of his pregnant wife. A new miracle cancer drug is stolen from a pharmaceutical complex located on a shingle spit, just off the Suffolk coast. A wealthy local financier is blackmailed, and a ripple of malice spreads across the village of Oxmarket. Each household of a cul-de-sac have a secret that could point to them being the murderer of a man found shot dead in his bedroom.A perplexing case unfolds with the revelation of secret lovers, flowers from the garden and a death that is not as it appears.John Handful finds himself enmeshed in a violent, multi-layered plot at a luxury hotel on a remote island. A man kills himself despite receiving the good news that his lover’s husband has agreed to a divorce.A woman is witnessed shooting herself by her husband even though she had already been dead several hours.A man has been found shot through the head in a locked room with suicide well and truly ruled out. How did he die?Severed limbs in a concrete block, leads, John Handful to believe that a cold calculated killer with a thirst for revenge is on the loose. Ten cases, one connection. What is it?

Gabriella's life has always been complicated. Her father, the Don of the mafia, kept his business life separate from his family life. But Gabriella knew; the late night meetings, hushed conversations, his rivals ending up dead, and the occasional "business trips" that would leave her mother worried sick. Because of this, Gabriella chose to distance herself from her father's world. She attended college far from home, and even started a different life far from her father's shadows. But there's only so much you can do when you're seen as a weakness. Her worst fears finally become a reality, and her parents are killed in their living room, while she's on the verge of death. Someone's does save Gabriella, and she survives, but loses her sight in the process. Gabriella is grateful for this guardian angel, and years down the line, they get married, start a family, and love in perfect peace. But even the devil itself can disguise himself as an angel….. Gabriella has a shot to get her eyesight back, but that shot opens up a can of secrets that will ruin her perfect reality forever.

Sapphire's gripping journey from privilege to adversity as her father's wealth and freedom are ripped away by a ruthless adversary. Taken in by her protective aunt and cloistered by her safety, sapphire's life takes an unexpected turn when she secures a scholarship to california's most prestigious school. Amidst the opulence and secrets of the elite, sapphire finds love in the charming Quicney, only to have carefully guarded identity exposed. Will she reclaim her stolen legacy and forge her own path in a world teeming with betrayal and desire?.

"You are mine, Princess. For the next two months, I own this body and you will not give it out to any other man. I own every fucking inch of this body." Dante trailed her boob with the flogger. * Mireille had been a good girl all her life, sheltered by her protective brother until he goes on a three months travel. Mireille has to stay with his best friend whom she last saw in highschool. Mireille thinks she would finally be free from her brother's protectiveness but she turns out to be wrong as her brother's best friend is a worse version of her brother... Protective and possessive. Mireille wants to hate him but it seems to be impossible to hate a man as hot as Dante Romano. Hot, sexy and a billionaire mafia boss, Dante wants to make Mireille nothing more than his best friend's sister but it seems impossible with the heat that runs through their bodies with their every contact. She is his innocent princess and she is supposed to remain so but when lust pulls her close, she becomes his woman, his possession, the Bad Boy's Princess. But there are many more secrets lurking around, secrets insistent on pulling Mireille out of her innocent lifestyle. Note: This book contains mature scenes including violent scenes and plenty of explicit sexual scenes.

"Each time you miss a shot, a part of your body will forever be mine." *** Janet Corrigan left behind her life in New Orleans and ventured to Springfield in search of her father, who served as the Capo of the infamous Italian Mafia family. Unfortunately, she became a target of her father's enemies and was kidnapped to be sold to the Russian mafia. Just as darkness enveloped her, a beacon of hope emerged in the form of the future Mafia King. Sebastian Genovese was arranged to marry Larisa Sherian, a mafia princess, to strengthen his dominance and power. However, everything unraveled when Janet walked into his life and completely derailed his plans. Her charm was an irresistible temptation, and his affection became a dangerous addiction. She was his salvation. His heaven in hell. But one fateful night, everything changed when Janet saw Sebastian ruthlessly killing her father. She realized her father's warnings about him were true, and she vowed to destroy the Genovese family. In the dead of night, Janet disappeared, taking something precious from Sebastian Genovese: his unborn child. Will fate give them another shot at love, or has their journey reached a tragic end as her father wished? What will happen when they meet as a highly regarded Cop and a feared mafia? Experience the thrilling clash between Janet and Sebastian as their guns meet in a high-stakes face-off.