Stick Figure Violence

She was sold by her own father and forced into a loveless marriage with the most feared mafia boss. Trapped in a world of power, violence, and silence, she has no choices—and no way out. Until she realizes the most dangerous temptation in that house isn’t her husband… It’s his son. Cold. Protective. Forbidden. He watches her from the shadows, guards her with quiet devotion, and desires her in secret. When escape becomes their only chance at freedom, they are hunted without mercy. Because in the mafia, a woman is property. And betrayal is always paid for in blood.

Evelyn Hart sait que le mariage avec un milliardaire n’a rien d’un conte de fées, surtout lorsque son mari, Adrian Blackwood, est contrôlant, cruel et infidèle. Elle endure des années de violence émotionnelle et de trahisons pour une seule raison : sa fille. Son monde fragile finit par se fissurer le soir où elle découvre la liaison d’Adrian. Désespérée d’échapper à sa douleur, Evelyn passe une nuit imprudente avec un inconnu qu’elle ne s’attend pas à revoir un jour. Le destin en décide autrement lorsque cet inconnu se révèle être Julian Cross, un puissant magnat de la technologie et le rival d’affaires le plus dangereux d’Adrian. Attentif, doux et profondément bienveillant, Julian offre à Evelyn et à son enfant un amour et une sécurité qu’elles n’ont jamais connus. Ce qui n’était au départ qu’une échappatoire d’une nuit se transforme en un amour qu’Evelyn n’aurait jamais cru mériter. Avec le soutien de Julian, elle trouve le courage de quitter son mariage toxique et croit enfin que sa fille a trouvé une véritable figure paternelle. Mais l’amour cache parfois de sombres secrets. Evelyn découvre une vérité dévastatrice sur Julian qui brise sa confiance et la force à s’éloigner malgré son chagrin. Puis, la tragédie frappe, la laissant submergée par le deuil. Dans son moment de plus grande faiblesse, Adrian revient, affirmant avoir changé, tandis que Julian refuse de l’abandonner. Désormais, Evelyn doit choisir entre son passé et son avenir, son premier amour et son dernier amour, et la vérité déchirante que les deux hommes sont frères.

The soon-to-be King, Neil Gabriel J. Rashid-Al, was called by his father King to go home to their country after 7 years of jumping from one country to the other one, but for other reasons he is not ready yet who came back, and because he has a past that he doesn't want to go back to Dubai. And so, to escape his past, he looked for a woman who would agree to be his wife and in an unexpected chance, he saw the maid who was cleaning his house, her name was Wendy, and she was raised impoverished. Meanwhile, Wendy Lee saw her boss for the first time because whenever she came to his house to clean, he was out doing his business. But that day was different and because of circumstances she agreed to be his contract wife even though they didn't know each other very well. Soon, they fly going to Dubai and the Rashid-Al family were all surprised by their news, especially his elder sister who knows everything about him. The question is...will the soon-to-be King, Neil, take the throne and be willing to be true to himself, or will he hide and stick to his plan? But what will happen if the past meets the future? What side is he going to take?

Book One in the Rock Haven Series. Each book is stand alone with a promised HEA. Delilah Jones is not just your average girl next door. She is the daughter of Andrew Jones a NFL Football Legend living in a beach town in South Carolina. Her mom was a famous runway model before she passed away tragically from cancer. She is smart, beautiful and every guys dream girl. She's been best friends with the boy next door Liam Anderson since they were kids in preschool. Over time their friendship blossomed into something more. For months they hooked up in secret, as friends with benefits. But when Liam's band becomes popular overnight he leaves to tour the country without even saying goodbye. When he returns home a year later to finish senior year and rekindle their romance, will Delilah be up for it? When their romance is discovered and rumors abound, will they choose to stick it out or give up on what they have? Will he dare to take on the world for her and tell everyone that she is the love of his life? Or will he hide behind the badboy image the media has created for him? This book is full of angst and lots of drama will unfold along they way to their HEA.

Noel Ashford is the only child of Scott Ashford, famed law attorney of the small town of Bisbee, Arizona. Life for the two is rather simple. Until the day her father brings home a stray criminal in the form of a 6-foot devil, by the name of Harken Lewis - who makes it his everyday mission to uproot Noel's simple life and welcome her to the dangers of his. At the loss of her mother at the age of 10, Noel has depended on herself in the absence of her father, counting down the days until she can leave her small town and finally start living her life outside of her shut-in home. Harken Lewis has lived his 18 years in and out of juvie and foster homes, never knowing the meaning of a home, never allowing himself to be tied down. Shacking up with his lawyer and her daughter is meant to be a means to an end, a pit stop on his journey to greener pastures. He doesn't expect to find the one thing to shake his resolve and shatter everything he thought he knew about himself. Stick a shut-in hermit and an adrenaline junkie delinquent under the same roof, what do you get? Disaster.

Korra has only ever known two things: hunger and fear. Since the death of her mother, her life has been a prison built from her father’s fists and his debts. But the night her father tries to sell her to pay what he owes, something inside her shatters. Instead of surrendering, she runs, but rather than into safety, she runs straight into the jaws of danger. Hunted by rogue men, she crosses an unseen border, and her fate changes forever. The Moonhowl patrol finds her; to them, she is a rogue. To their Alpha, Rhyker, she is nothing but a threat. Yet when Kael, Rhyker’s son and heir, locks eyes with her, the bond snaps into place with a force neither of them can deny. Torn between rejection and survival, she faces a cruel choice: bow to the fate Rhyker forces upon her… or rise from the ashes of her past and seize the bond that could be her only chance at freedom. ************* “But it was,” the figure said. “Before your mother ran, before the order went wrong, and against all odds, you survived.” Korra’s breath caught. “You know my mother.” “Everyone knew your mother.” The figure stepped closer. “She was supposed to die alone. Quietly and not leave a child behind.”

She never intended to fall for anyone—let alone three of them. Trying to make ends meet in Los Angeles, Alexis didn’t expect to be caught between her childhood crush, his irresistible brother, and a rising celebrity she was only supposed to fake date. With family chaos, betrayal, and forbidden love threatening to tear everything apart, Alexis must figure out where her heart truly belongs… before it’s too late.

Nina had the perfect life. She had a caring boyfriend and friends that never left her side until one night when her world came crashing down. Deciding to embark on a new journey, she is met with more questions than answers. After countless rouge attacks she finds herself in a sticky situation and her savior is someone she least expected. Nina now has to figure out if she can fulfill her destiny.

ღ꧁ღ╭⊱ꕥ Maria Isabel Monedero fantasized about being like Shakespeare. She devoted her all life to writing romance tragedy stories. She joined many writing competitions but never won. She almost gives up her spirit, but her bubbly personality doesn’t. Until the day she graduated college. Then, Maria Isabel Monedero, known as Mimo as her pseudo name, joined Story & Life publishing incorporation to work as a creative novelist. She got admitted, and many editors demanded that she be in their lineup. Unfortunately, before she gets to designate a team, she must undergo provision training within six months. Then, finally, the publisher assigns her a personal editor named Jaime Tejedor, who claims to be a hopeless romantic. He dislikes tragedy romance stories, which is Mimo’s best field in writing. He rejected Mimo’s works twice, and she only has the last chance to stick around. If she ever gets rejected again, it’s the edge of her career. For her to evade that… She plots to seduce her editor to approve her work. Will she succeed? Or fall entirely to his charm? ꕥ⊱╮ღ꧂ღ

Just a year after losing her mother, she was sold out by her stepdad to repay a loan he took from the cruel alpha, her supposed mate. All she ever wanted from him was love, all she cared for was his attention but he never gave her any of that instead he tormented her, and he treated her like she was nothing. To him, she's only but a breeder who'd be discarded after she births his heir, but then she did the unthinkable. If she can't have his love, then he will never have an heir. Set to make him lose the way she did, she fled in the night leaving him shattered by dawn. Years passed and they crossed part again, now he wants her back, he needs his heir to secure his throne. Will she let go of the past grudges and accept his love now that he's willing to give it? Or will she stick with his brother who was always there for her even when he abandoned her? Find out in Sold to be the Cruel Alpha’s Surrogate.