Synonym Staggering

ISABELLA DANTE has a night out with her friends to celebrate graduating from the most prestigious college in Italy. As the first, legitimate, most adorable daughter and heiress of Leonardo Dante, the most powerful business tycoon in La Nostra Terra, she's admired by all the men in the nightclub but known for being reserved and prim, and no one makes a move on her. They all just admire from a distance. When the night draws to an end, Isabella accepts her last drink from her step-sister, Aurora Dante, and it makes her feel intoxicated and almost lose consciousness. Her view gets blurry, and she finds herself staggering to the rooms in the VIP section and passing out. A month later, the rumor of her sudden pregnancy hits the media, causing a mad uproar. Her father experiences a drastic blow in his business as his stock drops. The scandal blows like wildfire, almost tossing the Dantes into misery. Infuriated and disappointed, Leonardo Dante gives Isabella an ultimatum – revealing who the father of her child is or getting disowned by him. Isabella is in a dilemma with no way out. Without a second thought, she would have revealed who the father of her child is, but she has no idea. The memories she had from that night are foggy. She can't recall who the man she might have slept with was. She tries pleading, but it falls on deaf ears as she gets disowned by her father. Years later, as a successful businesswoman and single mother, Isabella crosses paths with Enzo Ferrari, the menacing Capo Dei capi of the Italian Mafia. Drawn to her and her daughter Sofia, Enzo finds himself torn between his responsibilities to the mafia and his growing love for Isabella.

Blurb Stealing is all Mila’s ever known. Trained by her parents to be the perfect little siren to lure rich men in and steal from them. Until fate catches up with her and a Mafia associate she has just robbed wants his money back, with a staggering interest. Stealing to return stolen money is a disastrous plan, but one she readily goes along with. But the General is like no other man she’s ever crossed parts with. He makes her come alive in ways she had never envisioned and soon she finds herself falling for a man who is only supposed to be a job. Amid this perfect betrayal and unexpected love is an enemy that always seems to be one step ahead and the biggest twist yet in her already complicated story.

One desperate contract. One year to pretend. One chance to change the trajectory of her life. Amelia Davis never expected her past to collide with her present—it almost seemed like a soap opera. When her childhood friend, Dax Hughes, wakes from a three-year coma, and the Chairwoman of Kenzyl group, his mother demands the unthinkable: Amelia must pose as Dax’s wife to help him recover—else pay a staggering debt left off from ten years ago. Bound by obligation and driven by desperation Amelia steps into the world of wealth, lies, and manipulation. What began as strictly business quickly spirals into an undeniable web of lies and deceit. A thin line between pretense and reality is crossed too many times, as her heart is tested—Dax’s charm could not be denied, pulling her whilst he drew closer, igniting feelings and emotions she didn’t care to feel. But when Dax reclaims the life he'd forgotten, old love resurfaces and Amelia's resolve shatters. Can Amelia still go on playing the role of a wife? Or will this fake marriage break her, much more than her heart in ruins?