Ren Yamashiro Novels & Stories

She had been the happiest woman in the world with a perfect marriage and two children. Unexpectedly, an explosion killed her beloved husband. She swore revenge and made the killer pay the price, but... she didn't expect her husband to be reborn and come back.

Being a taboo makes it all the more exciting... * * * * * Three years ago, Joslyn Patel met a man whom her best friend described as “sex on legs”. Three years ago, Gabriel Reid met a woman whose smart mouth he'd hoped was as good at blowing as it was at retorting—it had been way more than he'd imagined, by the way. Three years ago, sparks were ignited, their intertwined fate was set in stone and they had a night to remember. Fast forward to two years later, Gabriel now has a girlfriend so he definitely shouldn't be thinking about the woman from that explosive night but he can't help that the memories were now imprinted on his mind... and perhaps another part of him. Fate would have it that when Gabriel finally meets the best friend his girlfriend wouldn't stop talking about, she happens to be Joslyn, the mystery woman from two years ago. Tension brews between the two but nothing can be done about it. Skip to the present; Gabriel is now single again and nothing stands between him and finally getting the woman he's spent three years wanting, but what happens when before he can begin his chase, his divorced mother introduces a man her age as her new fiancé. What happens when the man turns out to be Joslyn's father? After all, a taboo relationship makes it all the more hot and exciting.

After being betrayed by her sister and boyfriend, Barbara Calvin decided to nurse her wound and vow not to fall in love but then again, she had to attend a ball, the only option is renting a boyfriend. She ended up renting a cold-hearted CEO, whom she accidentally punched because he reminded her of her predicament. CEO Dante, who the city refers to as a woman hater, and his slogan is punishing any offender, even for the slightest thing they do to him. Will he reciprocate the love she had for him when she start falling in love with him even without knowing his true identity? After finding out the truth, will she still love him or move on with her life?

After being away for five years, and after the contract was renounced between her and the future Alpha, Kit returns home, at her father’s request, and finds herself not able to resist the feelings between her and her once intended mate. She tries her best to make him pay for what he had done to her all those years ago, but fate has other plans for her. Even in the world the Alpha had created of wealth, status, and contract mating, will the Moon Goddess prevail with her fate for Kit, or will the cruel world that the Alpha has demised, win in the end.

Amaya was closest to her sister, but after she was arranged to marry the future king of Spain, Amaya lost her sister. Now, it was arranged that she would marry a prince herself, but which one. The French prince and the English prince were seeking her hand. She didn't want either one, for she feared the same death as her sister. Then, she met him and everything changed. Felipe was next in line for the crown after his brother and his fiance's death. He never imagined ruling Spain, but he never imagined settling down. On his world tour, he decides to pay respects to his sister-in-law's family. After meeting the little sister, he falls hopelessly in love and understands why his brother said some french girls would make you lose your heart and make you want to give up a kingdom. He hears that she will not marry a prince and keeps his identity a secret. After she finds out, can he convince her to stay or will she choose another one of the princes courting her? Amaya is destined to be a princess but of what country? She had three to choose from and now she has the hardest decision to make, one her family isn't pressuring her to make. Can she change and learn to love a prince, in spite of her beliefs?

On Christmas Eve, Ophelia Ursa Hyacinth planned to surprise her husband with the news of her pregnancy. Instead, she caught him in bed with her own sister. In one night, Lia lost everything—her marriage, her family, and the child she had waited five years for. But the betrayal ran deeper than she ever imagined. Her husband had secretly given her birth control for years, and the nephew she loved was actually their child. Broken and alone, Lia accepts a dangerous offer from the cold and powerful billionaire Phoenix Vega Alioth, a contract marriage in exchange for revenge. But Lia doesn’t know the truth. The man who promised to save her…. is the very man who believes she murdered his brother.

My parents think I'm not ladylike enough, so they buy themselves a docile and sweet AI daughter called Serafina Moretti. On the day Serafina is brought home, I get bullied by the entire family. Papa hates the fact that I'm really bad at studying, unlike Serafina, who's quick to pick up on the knowledge after being taught for the first time. Mamma wrinkles her nose at my bright and active personality. Apparently, I'm not quiet enough, which annoys her and gives her a pounding headache all the time. My older brother, Dario Moretti, even berates me all the time. "You're a disgrace to the Moretti family! What else are you capable of doing other than eating and sleeping?" Even Serafina has the gall to make fun of me, so I shove her to the floor out of anger. Mamma's expression darkens immediately. Then, she delivers a heavy slap across my cheek. "Serafina is your sister! If you're as docile as she is, you won't annoy me to the point I keep having headaches! "It's time for you to learn how to be a docile and understanding daughter in a behavioral correction academy!" So, I'm forced to study there. Two years later, my family picks me up from the academy. They keep calling my name, and yet I never respond to them. Professor Luca Caruso corrects them smilingly, "Mrs. Moretti, you must say the words, 'Activate.' Only then will NS-5 boot up on her own."

"Tell me Vanessa—does my brother fuck you better than I do?" Vanessa stared at her husband in shock, unable to comprehend the question he'd just asked her. She'd never even met Nicholas Lancaster, Sebastian's enemy and rival brother, let alone slept with him. But Sebastian didn't care about the truth as he shoved a sex tape in her face—a video showing a woman who looked exactly like her with the man she'd never touched. After losing their baby six months ago, Vanessa didn't expect her husband to call her barren and worthless, to tell her she couldn't give him the child he deserved. After three years as his secret wife, Sebastian threw divorce papers at her and demanded she disappear before his billion-dollar deal came through. Vanessa signed and left with nothing. Seven years later, she returned as Mrs. Nicholas Lancaster—married to Sebastian's brother and greatest enemy, ready to destroy the man who destroyed her. But she didn't return alone. When Sebastian's eyes landed on the six-year-old boy at her side, his world stopped. The boy looked exactly like him. What if the child wasn't Nicholas's son at all? What if he was his? Sebastian is determined to find out the truth about the boy's real father, and if the boy is his, he'll destroy everything Vanessa has built to claim his son. But Vanessa isn't the broken woman he threw away seven years ago—and this time, she's ready to fight back.

Not even in his wildest dreams did Ryan McCartney thought he would meet someone who could tame him as Valentina did. After getting married to her and divorcing her, he thought it would all end, but he found himself falling for her all over again.

Antonio has ruled the underworld for decades. A feared mafia boss with a trillion dollar empire, he operates between legitimacy and bloodshed, respected by allies and hunted by enemies. Violence is his language. Control is his law. Love has never been part of the equation except for his nine year old daughter, Ava, the only weakness he allows himself. When Ava is injured in a simple accident, Antonio brings her to a hospital in the States where he meets Dr. Minah Williams. Minah is everything his world isn’t: calm, brilliant, compassionate. A doctor in the middle of a brutal divorce, she’s spent years surviving an abusive marriage to a powerful AI specialist who discarded her for a famous model only to become dangerously obsessed when she finally begins to move on. Unlike everyone else, Minah speaks to Antonio without fear. And unlike anyone before her, Antonio listens. As an instant yet restrained connection forms, two dangerous worlds collide. Antonio’s enemies begin to circle. Minah’s ex hires investigators, stalking her from the shadows, unable to accept that another man one far more powerful has entered her life. Protection turns possessive. Desire turns deadly. And Minah is forced to confront the truth: Surrendering to Antonio may cost her the life she built… but refusing him could cost her everything. Because loving a demon always comes with a price.