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One of them wants her dead; the other wants her alive. Whichever it is, the end is pretty certain to the woman who dies a pauper and is reborn as a powerful bride. Damnation. In flames of passion. ~~~ Quinn Parker meets an unfortunate end when she crosses paths with the terror of her city, mafia kingpin, hybrid charmer, Luciano Draven, and dangerous sparks fly between them. But after a deadly deal with his twice as charming twin, Adrien Draven, in the supernatural realm between life and death, a second chance is given to her. At a lethal, deadly cost that could upend her life again. What happens when she's caught in a web of lust, intense, crippling passion and betrayals between two brothers sworn to enmity and hatred? Does she take the path of life or death? Ready yourselves, hell is comin’.

"You married me with a bastard in your belly, Lyra. Did you think I wouldn't scent the truth?" Alpha Kaelen Blackthorne is a predator who rules the Ironvale Frost-Fangs with icy ruthlessness, faking a crippling injury to avoid a blood-oath marriage he never wanted. But when Lyra Nightbane—the "stray" from the Duskwild Expanse—steps into his den, his primal instincts ignite. She’s gorgeous, defiant, and carrying a secret that should make him kill her. Instead, it makes him want to claim every inch of her skin. Lyra only needs thirty days to reclaim her family’s legacy, but she didn’t count on the heat between them turning into an inferno. Between the high-stakes world of pro hockey and the moonlit dangers of pack politics, their "fake" union turns into a raw, 18+ battle of dominance and desire. He’s the Alpha who hates her; she’s the mother of a secret heir. When the clothes come off, the hunt truly begins. Tags: #WerewolfRomance #EnemiesToLovers #SecretBaby #AlphaMale #ModernFantasy #ForcedProximity #SpicyRead

Five years. That's how long I survived behind those iron bars for a crime I didn't commit. A crime that my own parents pinned on me to protect my sister, Laura. My mate, Alpha Victor Smith, promised to wait for me. He promised to protect our newborn twins. Promised it would all be okay. But, he wasn't there when the prison gates opened. I found him at a Valentine's Day celebration instead, standing beside Laura like she belonged there. My son Jasper doesn't recognize me as his mother. He hates me, he sees only the murderer everyone told him I was. Now my sister wears my life like a stolen coat—my mate, my son, even my legacy. She's taken everything while I rotted in a cell for her crime. But I'm done being their scapegoat. I'm petitioning the council for a divorce. I'm going to expose every lie, clear my name, and reclaim everything they stole from me. They should have killed me instead of just caging me. Now they'll learn what a betrayed Luna can do.

For three years, Rebecca was the "Shadow Wife." She stood by Silas Vane’s side, endured his family’s cruelty, and loved him in silence, all while knowing she was just a substitute for her runaway sister. On their anniversary, she expected a celebration. Instead, she got divorce papers. "Seraphina is back," Silas told her, his voice devoid of emotion. "It's time you return to the nothingness you came from." But Rebecca didn't come from nothing. She was the secret genius behind the city's most successful tech empire. Now, the divorce papers are signed, the heels are higher, and the heart is colder. Silas wants his "perfect" life back, but he’s about to realize that the woman he scorned is the only one he can’t live without.

Valentina Moretti is the Don the Italian Mafia. Smart and formidable, surviving a male dominated environment, overcoming tremendous challenges. Trained from a young age to be a deadly assassin, she commands respect wherever she goes. She seemingly has everything, until her father decides to arrange her marriage. Luca Delgado is the head of the American Mafia. He is a ruthless and cold individual. He understands the rules of the game perfectly and will do anything to achieve victory, including breaking others without hesitation. Their forced marriage is a cruel twist of fate. Will these two ruthless individuals find comfort in one another, or will they end up destroying each other? "I don’t remember agreeing to play strip poker," she remarked. Her lips formed a slight frown, but her eyes sparkled with playfulness. She realized she couldn't outmatch me in this game. "Are you giving up? Are you a coward? " I taunted, aiming to provoke her. Her lips quivered before she pressed them firmly together. The richness of her eye color intensified as she offered a sly grin. She began shuffling cards and removed one of her sandals. Great. We’re taking the long route. She held it up, letting it dangle from her finger before casually tossing it aside. She raised an eyebrow at me, clearly challenging me. I was pleased to know I had touched a nerve. Just as I expected. BE AWARE: Trigger warnings: MATURE CONTENT 18+ (SMUT) SWEARING SELF HARM/SUICIDE (REFERENCES) LANGUAGE THAT IS UNAMBIGUOUS CURSING VIOLENCE, GUN VIOLENCE SELF-INFLICTED HARM /SUICIDE (REFERENCES) BLOOD, DECEASE, and GORE

Harper, a 19-year-old art student accidentally photographs a reclusive 38-year-old tech billionaire committing a murder to protect his illegal weapons program. Instead of killing her, he kidnaps her, forces her to marry him in an underground ceremony, and gives her 365 days to give him an heir. If she fails or tries to escape, he leaks the photos and frames her for the murder. The twist? She starts falling for him just as the FBI closes in with proof. Now what can she do?

My father, the Beta of our pack, had sworn our bloodline to serve the Alpha King, Andrew Amadeus. By tradition, I was destined to be his mate. The night before our mating ceremony, I risked everything to save my stepsister, Emma Hughes, crossing into rogue territory—Wild Nest. I fought fiercely but was overpowered. At the ceremony, a cursed projection stone revealed my assault by the rogues. The pack recoiled in disgust. Andrew, seething with rage, rejected me and marked Emma instead, making her Luna Queen. To them, I was a disgrace, unworthy of an Alpha’s mark. As they called for my exile, Andrew’s younger brother, Anthony Amadeus, stepped forward. "Sophia Hughes, I have loved you in silence. By the name of the moon, I vow to be your mate for eternity." His words saved me. A year later, the healer told me I could finally carry a pup. Overjoyed, I rushed to find Anthony—only to overhear a chilling conversation. "Anthony, we helped the rogues infiltrate, lured Sophia to Wild Nest, and spread the video. She trusts you now… did we make a mistake?" He sighed. "For Emma to become Queen, Sophia had to be sacrificed. But it doesn’t matter—I’ll spend my life making it up to her." Betrayal cut deeper than any wound. My suffering had been planned. But if they thought I was broken, they had underestimated me. I would carve my own fate—with claws bared.

"Listen kitten, I fucking own you now. Sign the goddamn papers" He says, with a smirk on his face. Very much aware of the effect he has on me. In daze, I sign the papers realizing I have no choice in this. ~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~ Valerie is sent off by her grandparents to marry Stephano, the most feared and dangerous Mafia leader in the country. She's determined to put up a fight and not submit willingly to him. Stephano finds her rebellion exciting since it's a change from his usual submissive women, He makes it his side mission to tame her and make her submit herself to him, to taint her innocence. Can she be able to resist his sinful touch? Would she eventually submit herself to him?

"I’ll give you everything a wife deserves—protection, loyalty, power. But love? I can’t give you that." That’s what Nicholas Baldocchi said the night he proposed. Our marriage was never about love. It was a deal—one meant to unite two mafia dynasties and end years of bloodshed. I told myself I could survive it. After all...he was the love of my life. I dared to hope that beneath his cold exterior, there might be something real. I was wrong. Now I’m stuck in a cold, loveless marriage with a man in love with someone else and caught in the middle of a war fueled by old family secrets and deep betrayal. Maximus Vanucci is ruthless and secretive, his thirst for revenge darker than I ever imagined. I am his ultimate leverage. And his obsession. And he won’t stop at nothing to have me. Even if I belonged to his brother—Nicholas. In a fight between two enemies bound by blood and sharing a past written in revenge, who will lose everything? And where will I stand when the storm finally hits? PS: Very steamy, 18+ content ahead.

Mia's life turns around when she eavesdrops on a billionaire conversation and dents his expensive car. Allen makes Mia his substitute bride when he finds out his fiance has been cheating on him as a payment for denting his car.  Mia turns from a girl with debts to a billionaire's wife in just a day. After she signs a contract to be the billionaire's wife for a year,  she is determined to stay until the end just because of the payment she will receive. Will she be able to abide by the rules of the contract? Will she be able to stay with him for a year even though his ex keeps trying to break them apart?