Rencontre Arrangée

She; Who was given the name by men as 'IRON GIRL'. A girl who has heart cold as ice never believed in love, and never wanted to be in a serious relationship would be one day have this kind of day! A day that she gets betrayed by her beloved mother. Her mother arranged a marriage for her with her best friend's son. She finds it hard to believe. She still in her early 20s, the age at which you want to travel and have freedom, party, and enjoy life. Why would she has to settle down? Of course, she wouldn't agree. So, on the day she gets to meet him for the time, she plans to reject this arranged marriage in front of him. Who would have thought he didn't even show up. Although she feels happy because she's now sure he doesn't want this marriage to happen, too. But she feels more frustrated because the reason he couldn't come is he has a basketball match. It was the first time that a boy stood her up and with such a ridiculed reason. A thought comes to her mind. 'I will get revenge.' Thus the romance between a girl with a bad past and a hot-blooded boy begins.

Prologue Celine Dela Cruz never imagined na mauuwi sa ganito ang buhay niya. Sa probinsya, simple lang ang mundo niya—gising ng maaga para tumulong sa tindahan ng pamilya, makipagbiruan sa mga kapatid, at mangarap na balang araw… magkakaroon din siya ng love story na parang sa pelikula. Pero isang gabi, habang sabay-sabay silang kumakain, bumagsak ang bombang hindi niya inasahan. “Anak…” mabigat ang boses ng tatay niya. “May kasunduan tayo. Ikakasal ka.” Nag-freeze si Celine. “What? Papa, seryoso ka ba?” At doon niya narinig ang pangalan. Liam Alcantara. CEO ng Alcantara Group. Isa sa pinakamakapangyarihang tao sa Maynila. Mayaman, guwapo raw sabi sa mga balita, pero kilala ring cold at walang puso. Arranged marriage. Hindi niya choice, hindi niya gusto. Pero dahil nalulunod na sa utang ang pamilya niya, wala siyang nagawa. Sa moment na iyon, narealize niya—hindi lahat ng love story nagsisimula sa kilig. Minsan, nagsisimula ito sa kontrata. At minsan, ang taong akala mong magpapabagsak sa’yo, siya pala ang matututunan mong mahalin.

Blurb Hazel and Maeve, twin sisters born in Goldmine. Hazel was favoured more because she was born as a wolf, while Maeve was sidelined. When Hazel ran away due to the arranged marriage set up for her with a young Alpha, Maeve was forced to take her place. Arthur doesn't like the fact that he had to be married off to someone who was not of his picking as his parents arranged Maeve for him. Will Arthur and Maeve find love?

Marqué à jamais par l'abandon de sa mère à l'âge de deux ans et la perte rapide de son père, Alexandre a bâti sa vie sur un socle de solitude et de rancœur. Vingt-cinq années se sont écoulées, et la haine qu'il voue à cette femme, qu'il appelle "Renarde", s'est étendue à toutes les femmes. Lorsqu'il retrouve enfin sa trace, la vie de Julienne veuve, mère d'une autre enfant et confrontée à des difficultés financières est loin de l'image qu'il s'en était faite. Pourtant, une seule idée l'obsède : la faire payer pour son absence. Et une idée malsaine qui bouleversera sa vie à jamais le vient à l’esprit

Un magnat des affaires a perdu sa femme des suites d'une maladie foudroyante, se retrouvant seul avec leur bébé de neuf mois. Homme d'affaires très occupé, actif aussi bien dans le monde légal que dans le milieu criminel, il a besoin d'aide pour s'occuper de sa fille. Il se lance donc à la recherche d'une nounou convenable en organisant des entretiens. La nounou se révèle être bien plus que ce à quoi il s'attendait. La luxure s'insinue, tout comme le danger qui surgit lorsque des secrets enfouis refont surface. Il s'avère qu'ils sont tous deux le roi et la princesse de deux mondes criminels distincts, et ennemis jurés. Que se passera-t-il lorsque le parrain le plus puissant et le plus redouté de la mafia reviendra réclamer ce qui lui appartient ?

Bella Flynn lived her life of privilege. There was an arranged marriage between her and her childhood Friend, Michael Sean, and this made him to detest her, thinking she forced their parents due to her obsession for him. Jealous and filled with rage, Bella set out to destroy Mandy, her husband's lover and in the process committed many sins. But her sin caught up with her and she died and untimely death. But her story doesn't end there, she finds herself reborn with her memories intacts. In her new life, she is determined to avoid any path of destructions she had taken in her past life. "Like you've always wanted. Let's get divorced." She told her husband and he was shocked to the bone. She thought everything will be fine and they will separate but michael Sean is not making it easy as he is not ready to divorce. Okay then, she will be the most powerful socialite and later divorce her husband. But who is she Kidding, Michael Sean is not ready to divorce. "Mrs Sean, you are tied to me forever. Till death do us part."

Some lines aren't meant to be crossed. We cross them anyway. A struggling artist signs a contract to become a billionaire's live-in muse, in exchange for her to surrender her body, and even her soul. A college student watches his best friend's father through the window. The father watches back. And puts on a show. A therapist knows every trigger point of his patient's body. Late-night sessions become something far less professional. A man confesses his darkest desires to a priest who's bound by vows to only listen. The priest's restraint shatters. A photographer's lens captures more than boudoir photos. Eventually, he puts down the camera. Two stepbrothers' best friends steal moments in a house full of people who can't know. The risk makes it hotter. A student loses a dare and brings a vibrator to her strictest professor's class. He hacks it. Control it and own her. Two rival lawyers hate each other in court. In hotel rooms, they work out their aggression the only way that satisfies. This isn't romance. This is an obsession collection not for the faint hearted. GET WET. GET WILD. GET LOST IN THE FORBIDDEN.

When Alkira Kelly Muller is forced to marry the young billionaire, Zane Lander Johnstone her world turns upside down as he vows to make her life a living hell. To him, she is just an opportunist, using him for her own financial gain. But little did he know, there is more to the story than he believes, and he can trust no one. Not friends, not family! Can he even trust himself?

In order to save a failing company, the Melendezes decided to marry off their daughter, Akasia Melendez, to the next CEO and billionaire of the Fajardo heritage, Caleb Fajardo. Akasia and Caleb were childhood best friends, but they grew apart from each other when Caleb’s parents decided to live abroad. Many years later they came back to handle their companies. Will crossing their paths in a marriage lead them to each other deeper?

From New York Times bestselling author Krista Lakes comes a sexy standalone novel about a billionaire and the indecent proposal he gives the local barista. Billionaire CEO Jackson Weathers needs a family for a PR boost, and I've signed a contract agreeing to give him one. A doting girlfriend in public. A wedding ceremony to invite all the socialites to. And finally, a baby for him to parade around, to show he's really a wholesome, down-to-Earth man. I've tried to remain cynical about it. He's going to make all my dreams come true. So what if it's supposed to be a loveless marriage? Only, his tenderness in private has me hooked. The way he kisses me drives me wild. When we make love, I lose myself to him. His body feels like it was meant to be on top of mine, like we fit together like two puzzle pieces. I can't help but begin to fall for him. I can't tell him, or I risk losing everything. And nobody else can find out about our little "arrangement" or it will destroy his reputation. Still, I feel like I have to know how he feels, before the marriage, before the baby, before I give my entire life over to him. Is it still just pretend?