Secret Bride

TRIGGER WARNINGS ️ This is a dark romance, it contains explicit sexual and violent content with morally grey characters that will make you consider ripping your hair out. *** Gabriella Leone is the illegitimate daughter of the Don of the third most powerful Italian mafia clan—a truth that makes her both protected and despised. Though she is her father’s favorite, it does nothing to shield her from the cruelty of her stepmother and sister. After years of quiet suffering, Gabriella is finally exiled from the Leone family and erased from the world she was born into. Five years later, she rises to the top of the music industry, building a life far from violence, fear and secrecy. As alliances weaken and war looms within the Italian underworld, Marco Vitale emerges as the unseen force controlling the syndicate. Ruthless, calculating, and dangerously obsessed, Marco has spent years protecting Gabriella from the shadows, bound to her by guilt, secrets, and a past soaked in blood. On the night of her first concert, Gabriella becomes the target of her father’s enemies. Marco intervenes personally, shattering the distance he once swore to maintain. Gabriella never intended to fall for a made man, but every secret meeting, every stolen moment, every heated encounter with Marco Vitale chips away at her defenses. Drawn into a love built on secrecy and obsession, she soon learns that the most dangerous thing about Marco isn’t his power… it’s what loving him will cost her.

For months, Liam has been silently captivated by Alex, his charismatic personal trainer whose fiery determination hides a soft heart. Every shared laugh, every lingering glance during their sessions at the gym feels like a spark, but Liam harbors a secret that keeps him from confessing his feelings. Liam is a werewolf. He’s spent years concealing his dual nature, keeping people at arm’s length to protect himself and those around him. But Alex is different. He's someone who stirs feelings in Liam he thought he'd buried long ago. The bond between them grows stronger with every interaction, but Liam’s fear of rejection and exposure holds him back. When Alex begins noticing strange behavior, and Liam's unexplainable strength. And then his aversion to late-night workouts during the full moon, and fleeting glimpses of something primal in his eyes that turns curiosity into confrontation. One stormy evening, Alex corners Liam with a single question that shakes him to his core: “What are you hiding from me?” Now, Liam must decide whether to reveal his secret and risk losing the one person he’s ever truly cared for or run from his feelings, forever haunted by what might have been. In this tale of love, trust, and self-acceptance, two souls must navigate the shadows of fear and the light of truth to find out if their connection can transcend the boundaries of the ordinary and the supernatural.

Ceysa Harris melarikan diri satu jam setelah mengucapkan janji pernikahan. Dia mendapati jika pria yang baru saja dinikahinya memiliki kekasih yang sedang mengandung. Trauma dengan kisah mamanya yang meninggal saat mengetahui papanya yang memiliki anak dengan wanita selingkuhannya membuat Ceysa tidak sudi hidup bersama dengan pria yang memiliki watak seperti papanya. Dia bersembunyi di rumah sederhana sahabatnya yang bernama Calvin Nelson, yang memiliki keluarga yang hampir sempurna versi Ceysa. Dia menemukan kebahagiaan di sana, berharap agar suaminya tidak menemukan keberadaannya dan segera menceraikannya. Olsen Miller sangat marah mengetahui istrinya pergi dengan pria lain dan melarikan diri dari pernikahan yang baru saja mereka jalani. Kemarahan dan rasa malu yang dia rasakan membuat Olsen berjanji akan membuat hidup wanita yang dinikahinya itu menderita. Dia mengerahkan kekuasaan dan orang-orang kepercayaannya untuk mencari keberadaan Ceysa. Mendapati jika wanita itu hidup bahagia dengan pria lain, membuat Olsen berusaha untuk menghancurkan keluarga Nelson dan peternakannya. Tidak ingin Olsen menghancurkan keluarga bahagia itu, Ceysa terpaksa kembali ke suaminya dan bersedia melakukan apa saja agar Olsen tidak mengusik hidup keluarga Nelson. Bukannya senang istrinya kembali, Olsen semakin marah karena Ceysa mau melakukan apa saja demi pria lain. Dia pun melampiaskan kemarahannya hingga Ceysa benar-benar terluka, namun kisah keduanya menjadi rumit ketika ada cinta yang tumbuh di antara mereka.

When a woman need to do something for the sake of her mother, even her own will sacrifice. Marrying someone who she didn't know, a billionaire man. What will happen after the wedding? Will they treat each other just like a married couple do?

When Lauren Westbrook was sold by her father in exchange for a debt he owed a dangerous and notorious man, Hunter Cyprus. Her life changed.

Tatiana Mattew is offered as payment to a widowed man to be his wife so her father can pay off the colossal debt they owe to corrupt bankers. She has no desire to marry, much less to this man whose nickname is the Shady One. However, Tatiana is in love with her longtime boyfriend, Lucian. Now she will be forced to tell him about her impending marriage with that stranger. Dario Magghio, since his wife died giving birth to their only child, has lost his joy and faith in humanity. Since then, he has dedicated himself to taking care of his son Dante and his business has been failing. For this reason, he decides to get married so that his son will have the care and love he needs, which he feels he is unable to provide. Only then can he focus on his business and forget the pain of watching his son grow up without his mother. Life brings them an unexpected twist and news that will either leave them in emotional misery or absolute and eternal joy. Life presents second chances in love, even third chances, even if we are blind not to want to see it and deaf to not listen to the cries of sadness and anguish heard around us.

"Maaf, tuan. Aku hanya seorang penari, aku tidak melayani." Bukan sekali dua kali dia harus mengatakan itu pada pria - pria pengunjung klub malam tempat dia bekerja. Ini adalah resikonya, sebagai penari di sebuah klub malam. Tidak heran jika banyak pria yang meminta nya untuk menemani mereka, atau bahkan melakukan hal lebih. ~Gruzeline Moel~ . . . "Berhentilah membawakan ku banyak wanita, itu tidak akan berhasil. Milik ku tidak akan pernah kembali bangun." Ya, sebuah kecelakaan membuat miliknya tidak bisa bangkit. Itu adalah siksaan bagi nya, dan sudah banyak pengobatan yang dia lakukan bahkan dia sudah mendatangkan puluhan wanita telanjang untuk membangunkan miliknya, namun semua tidak berhasil. " Aku, impoten." ~Rafael O'niel~

Beneath the cover of a decent society lurks a hidden world, a world of darkness ruled by blood, betrayal and greed. But in this dark Mafia world, years of war and turmoil have left many crime families in ruin and on the brink of extinction, and among them is the once mighty Lorenzo family. Born into this world of blood and power is the beautiful Isabella Lorenzo… born and raised from childhood to obey and serve, in a world where women were nothing but currency for power and alliance. When her aging father, Don Antonio Lorenzo begins to lose his grip on the remains of his once powerful empire, Isabella is forced to become a pawn in a last ditch alliance: a contract marriage to Luca Bastoni, the deadly and emotionless heir of the rival Moretti syndicate. To the outside world, their union is a merging of wealth and influence, but beneath it lies a fragile bundle of chaos waiting to erupt. Luca is every bit a mafia prince… ruthless and power hungry, while his wife Isabella is a beauty who buries her pain under loyalty to her father. However, there is an undeniable attraction between Luca and Isabella, but years of bad blood between both families make trust an impossible dream… they may share a bed, but not a soul. Unknown to Isabella, the Morettis have no intention of keeping their part of the bargain… Their marriage is only a cover for annihilation.

Kelsey Parker is an average 23 year-old woman with financial needs. With her little brother in the hospital, her mother working as a babysitter, and her not being able to finish college, money has been pretty tight to make their ends meet. Mason King is a billionaire. He can buy anything he wants being the CEO of the company his father is going to pass on to him. At the age of 25, his grandmother thinks that he should stop messing around with women and start settling down. His grandmother makes a deal with him that if he doesn't get married in three months, she will ask her son to take the company out of Mason's hands and instead, give the company to Mason's sister, Ella. Desperate of not wanting to lose the company, Mason hunts for the perfect girl to hire as his bride. He knows that the only perfect woman is Kelsey. What will happen with the two? Will it be a marriage that will break them or make them?

A girl who ran away from the house finds herself in the big city, where she started to work as the assistant for one of the country's most powerful and rich people. A CEO whose Grandfather has left the will has to marry the person they choose if he wants to inherit the business, and the person they choose is someone he couldn't even stand, his assistant. Both the people with strong personalities now have to stay together; what will happen when they have to live as couples in front of their family when they are on each other’s throats? They also have to keep their relationship silent. They don't want anyone to know that they are married because both hate each other's guts. But slowly, as time went by, they fell in love with each other. How will they face everything, their personalities, work, and past, when those become the stumbling blocks in their relationship? Everyone is familiar with a story, but everyone loves to read because we all love the story filled with immense love and passion. A cliche love story, but with a lot of romance, comedy, and secret office romance. P.S: The cover isn’t mine; I just edited it, Please do comment and review the book. ❤❤