Tahereh Mafi

"Please tell them it's a lie," I whispered in my quivering voice and looked up into his eyes. They were cold. Emotionless. "This marriage isn't one from my end." He crashed his lips into mine taking them for a dominant, rough kiss. My eyes teared up as the scenes of my tortured future flashed in my mind. "Welcome to hell Rachel. I warned you not to play with me." His bone-chilling voice rang in my ears. What will happen when Vincenzo forces himself into Rachel's life? Where will this forced marriage lead them to? Vincenzo is ruthless and cold. Doesn't care about consequences and certainly doesn't accept denials. Rachel is innocent but not submissive. Her confident attitude makes her appealing to the mafia king who wants to tame her.

Puluhan manusia tak berdosa diculik oleh seorang ketua Mafia ke negeri asing. Mereka dijadikan budak bahkan tak sedikit yang berakhir tragis karena organ dalamnya diambil untuk diperjualbelikan. Mentari dan Shaka adalah dua muda-mudi yang berusaha melarikan diri dari kekejaman Max—sang Ketua Mafia. Berjam-jam mereka bertarung di dalam hutan demi terbebas dari gelar sang Tawanan. Namun, usaha keduanya justru berujung nestapa. Karena pada akhirnya Max berhasil membawa mereka kembali. Hingga sebuah fakta terungkap. Shaka diam-diam menaruh hati pada gadis bermata bening itu. Sayangnya, cintanya tak terbalaskan. Justru berakhir pilu karena Mentari harus terikat dengan Max. Ikatan yang membuat semua kisahnya menjadi sangat menyedihkan. Harga diri, kehormatan, bahkan hatinya juga direnggut paksa oleh pria iblis itu. Akankah keduanya sanggup menghadapi tantangan berdarah ini? Mampukah mereka kembali ke negaranya dengan keadaan masih bernyawa? Semua kisahnya terangkum dalam cerita ini.

RAVENNA COSTA Some women fear the fire Others simply become it... Ruling over a criminal organization wasn't easy especially when no one wanted you to rule. If they thought they could kick me out because I was a woman, then they had another thing coming for them. I'll show them I'm not to be messed with, and when I'm done, they'll know I was not just a woman. I am the woman. ************ Ravenna Costa found her house up in flames after returning from a park with her nanny. The house getting burnt wouldn't have bothered her if her parents weren't in the house. They receive a text message from her father telling them to run, and that was what they did for ten years. During those ten years, they lived on the streets. They thought they had escaped their old life of luxury, but that was until Ravenna's past comes knocking on her present. She gets kidnapped on her way to the rundown apartment she had managed to secure for herself and her nanny, and then she's knocked unconscious. Waking up, she finds herself in a room, and she gets the biggest shock of her life. Turns out her father had been involved in shady business she never knew about. She's introduced to the world of organized crime, and there she meets her childhood best friend. Only he wasn't a child anymore, but a full-grown man. A full-grown man she wanted. The problem was they fought on opposite sides of a war, but that doesn't stop Ravenna from wanting him, after all, the heart wants what it wants. Decisions must be made as the line between love and hatred begins to blur, and Ravenna is forced to choose between her duty or her love for her childhood best friend.

💋“I'm pregnant," I announced. “Abort it!" He retorted, barely letting me finish. ………… “Please come back to me, Hazel. We are mates, remember?” He pleaded, grabbing the Hem of my skirt. I smirked as his miserable voice reverberated through the room. “Not anymore. I found my mister perfect." I whispered, turning to leave as I snatched my skirt away from him. ……….. It was time to get revenge on her ex mate. Aside from pushing him away, what other tricks could Hazel Moonlight pull to make him miserable? Will she get her revenge? Hazel is vengeful and strong, but what happens when her Mister perfect turns out to be worse than her ex? What happens when she discovers he was only using her? Find out in this tale of revenge, love and heartbreak!!

In the shadowy underbelly of Chicago, where loyalty is currency and power is everything, 18-year-old Kylie Santos finds herself at the center of a dangerous game she never asked to play. What happens when duty collides with desire? When the price of family loyalty is your own heart? Born into the notorious Santos crime family, Kylie has always known her life would be different. But nothing could have prepared her for the bombshell her father drops one fateful evening. As rival gangs close in, threatening to destroy everything the Santos family has built over generations, Kylie learns that she is to be the linchpin in a desperate plan for survival. "You will marry his oldest son, Lysander," her father declares, his voice as cold and unyielding as steel. In an instant, Kylie's world shatters. She's to wed Lysander Vincenzo, heir to the New York Familia — their longtime enemies turned reluctant allies. can decades of bloodshed and mistrust truly be erased by a single union? Suddenly, Kylie is thrust into a world of high-stakes politics and deadly power plays. Every move she makes could tip the delicate balance between peace and all-out war. As she navigates this treacherous new reality, Kylie must grapple with her own desires and ambitions. Can she sacrifice her dreams for the greater good of her family or find a way to forge her own path amidst the chaos? But Lysander Vincenzo is no mere pawn in this game of chess. Rumored to be as ruthless as he is handsome, he harbors his own secrets and ambitions. As Kylie and Lysander circle each other warily, an unexpected spark ignites between them. Could their arranged union blossom into something real or will the weight of family expectations and old grudges snuff out any chance at true love?

Hazel Vlatien dijual oleh ayahnya ke keluarga. mafia untuk melunasi hutang. Dia pikir itu akan menjadi kehidupan yang suram selama sisa hidupnya. Tapi keluarga angkatnya justru memanjakannya sepenuh hati. Pemimpin mafia yang kejam dan perfeksionis berlutut dan berbicara lembut pada gadis kecil. William: Apa yang kau inginkan untuk ulang tahunmu? Apakah sebuah kapal pesiar cukup? Nyonya yang dikenal elegan berteriak melihat keimutan di depannya. Janette: Anakku cocok dengan semua perhiasan ini! Beli semua! Tuan muda yang berkali-kali membunuh musuh mengajari adiknya kosakata baru dengan sabar. Gavin: Kamu tidak mengerti? Tidak apa-apa, kamu hanya perlu bermain dan tidur. Ketua klub bela diri yang ditakuti menggendong gadis kecil dengan hati-hati. Athan: Apakah kamu menyukai cokelat ini? Kakak akan membeli tokonya untukmu!

Rosie White, the only daughter of the whites who had fallen in love with her boyfriend since first grade, finally managed to date him and became his fiancé despite all the difficulties. But in the third year of their relationship, he cheated on her with an unknown woman, the truth chattering her will to love again, until she had a one-night stand with an unknown man, who pestered her to take responsibility. Rosie is the best surgeon doctor in eastern Georgia, popularly known as Miss Rose. She always appears cold-hearted and looks strong, but breaks on the inside. Being a twenty-eight-year-old spinster and having been pressured by her family to get married, the Whites were desperate to marry their daughter to someone of similar status. Mr. Logan, as Rosie calls him, is clingy as hell, and will pester her on a day-to-day basis, and finally decides to get married to him, on the premise of repaying him for rescuing her and according to the contract, divorce after after three years! But why is this man not planning to divorce at all? Who is Mr Logan? The most devilish and feared man in the United States! With so many secrets looming behind the scenes, her life is just like a Pandora's box, following the uncovering of so many truths. Excerpts “Wifey, you taste sweeter today, let me have some more.” James hugged Rosie possessively, unwilling to let the squirming woman underneath him go. “You wish! That’s what you said yesterday!” Rosie rolled her eyes and attempted to push him off her. “I’m hungry, wifey.” “There is food in the kitchen.” She stated, still typing vigorously on her laptop. “No... I want you...”

Demi kebahagiaan sang kakak, Olivia Angelica rela menikah dengan Alvaro Vederich. Namun ternyata, pria yang dinikahinya adalah seorang mafia--yang mampu membunuh siapa saja yang mengganggu bisnisnya. Mampukah Olivia bertahan di sisi pembunuh berdarah dingin dalam ikatan pernikahan ini?

Akiko Eloise adalah gadis yang menderita penyakit kanker darah, sejak kecil dia selalu dibenci orang tuanya dan sering kali mendapat kekerasan fisik sampai tubuhnya penuh dengan luka. Akhirnya, Akiko harus menjadi tawanan seorang mafia kejam yang akan menghancurkan perusahaan keluarganya, yaitu Glen Xander Mckenzie. Namun, Glen justru jatuh cinta pada mangsanya sendiri. “Pria tidak punya hati sepertimu … apakah bisa jatuh cinta?” tanya Akiko saat mengetahui bahwa Glen menaruh perasaan padanya. “Kenapa tanganmu selalu dingin? Kau juga jarang sekali makan, aku tidak ingin kau sakit,” Glen berusaha mengalihkan pembicaraan karena tidak suka membahas soal perasaannya sendiri. Akiko menatap pria yang mulai fokus menyetir. “Aku sudah sakit, Glen. Sudah dari dulu.” Gadis berambut pendek itu bingung, apakah dia perlu memberitahu Glen bahwa dia punya penyakit kanker? Apakah pria itu akan peduli setelah sekian lama menyiksanya? Bagaimana reaksi Glen saat tahu bahwa hidup Akiko tidak akan lama lagi?

“Choose. Choose what you want.” “Like this is some ice-cream flavour to choose?” Agatha seethed, the gun in her hands that hung limply by her side. Gustav grinned like the psycho he was, finding excitement to see his own daughter quivering in fear. “Almost the same honey. Now choose. Will you save the man you love, or yourself?” Shutting her eyes, Agatha lifted the gun up, and the next time her eyes opened, they were burning with rage. “Fuck love.” _______________________________ The Mafia world is filled with all kinds of crime and sin, committed by their very own Lords. That’s right, just the Lords. But what if the most ruthless Italian Mafia fails to have a future Lord, and instead has two Lady’s? Who will it be, Agatha Russo, the cold hearted, cruel monster that values her own life above anything, and will do anything to stay in power, or Soralina Russo, the sweet, kind hearted angel, whose only sin was to be born as the daughter of the Lord of The Cross Sword Mafia?