The Cider House Rules

Don Romano Maranzano a tout perdu dans les flammes — sa famille, son avenir, sa paix. Désormais, seule la vengeance le maintient en vie. Lorsqu’il kidnappe Lucia Marino le jour de son mariage, elle devient bien plus qu’un simple pion dans sa guerre. Prisonnière de la colère d’un Don et d’un monde de secrets mortels, Lucia doit décider si survivre vaut le prix de céder son cœur. Dans un univers où la trahison est monnaie courante et où l’amour est une faiblesse, un seul faux pas pourrait les consumer tous les deux.

"Why do your rules require sex every night?" "Because I'm obsessed with you, and I like you, but you don't like me because I murder people." "Let's just try. If you want us to do it, I'll give you a month to fall in love with me." Ace Shelton has experienced several traumatic events in his life. He leads a secluded life in his family mansion left by his wealthy parents, who were brutally killed 18 years ago. However, when Unice Venixe, cafe cashier, comes to Ace's house for sale, Ace tries to kill her but later changes his mind and offers to pay her to look after him. As she spends more time in the house, Unice becomes increasingly attracted to Ace's muscular physique, leading to unexpected sexual encounters. Five months later, Ace totally falls for Unice, but he cannot reject his plans to exact his revenge on his parents' murderer, whereas Unice struggles with her feelings for Ace and the realization that she may be in danger.

I tried to destroy him in court...then I woke up naked in his bed. Sienna Cross was a rising star in the legal world until she went against biker king Maddox Kane after she lost the case he didn't only tore her career apart, he ruined her reputation and humiliated. And now she is facing prison... unless she agrees to his deal. Live in his house, obey his rules, and belong to him for three month. What starts as punishment turns into something darker, hotter, and far more dangerous, because the man she once tried to take down is now the one she can’t resist. And he also has no intention of letting her go.

Celeste pensait avoir tout compris, jusqu’à la nuit où l’homme qu’elle aimait la rejeta devant tout le monde. Le cœur brisé et seule, elle ne s’attendait pas à trouver du réconfort auprès de la dernière personne dont elle devrait tomber amoureuse… son oncle. Une nuit interdite change tout. Maintenant, les secrets refont surface. Les loyautés sont mises à l’épreuve. Et quelqu’un dans l’ombre veut la faire disparaître, elle et son enfant à naître.  Celeste doit décider à qui faire confiance, avant que l'amour ne se transforme en piège. Et avant que le destin ne décide pour elle.

A deal sealed in desperation. A marriage bound by secrets. A heart caught between danger and desire. When Isla Monroe agrees to marry a man whose name strikes fear and fascination in equal measure, she steps into a world where power rules, silence conceals, and love is the most dangerous game of all. He’s cold, unreadable, and devastatingly magnetic. She’s fragile, desperate, and holding onto her last thread of hope. What begins as a contract quickly unravels into something far more complicated…. where tension simmers, pasts collide, and every touch feels like a trap. But in a house full of shadows, the greatest mystery isn’t him… It’s why he chose her. And when secrets start to surface, Isla must ask herself the question no one dares to answer. What’s the real price of wearing his ring?

19-year-old Dolores Kirby is the typical broke college student, although she never imagined having to struggle like this; working odd jobs, classes and noisy roommates that partied every night. She dreams of the day when she will be able to afford a better life. A new opportunity arrives, to babysit a rich man's house and do some errands for a lot of money, more than she ever made by covering turns or working all weekend. Just a few rules to follow, like; don't go into the second floor, don't enter the study and don't be around when the owner is home. The easiest one and her world flips upside down, Liam H. Westbrook, her boss, suddenly turns up at his home and one look at him and Dolores is hooked, shot by cupids an arrow. He is older and so out of her league. But what Dolores doesn't know is that the attraction is mutual.

I thought I was just signing a contract. Six months. That was all. Six months living in a mansion I could barely comprehend, caring for a child I had never met, and following rules I didn’t agree to. Then I met him. Cade Ashford — cold, commanding, and impossibly handsome. The kind of man who makes the world feel smaller just by looking at you… and yet, somehow, larger, heavier, full of impossible expectations. Chloe, the little girl who clung to me with cautious trust, became my reason to fight. And just when I thought I was beginning to find my footing, she returned. Vanessa — flawless, manipulative, and dangerous — a woman who would stop at nothing to reclaim the life she thought was hers… and who had no intention of letting me survive this mansion unscathed. Every day, I am tested. Every day, I must prove I’m strong enough, clever enough, and brave enough to protect Chloe and survive Cade’s scrutiny. But in a house full of secrets, power, and hidden agendas, can I survive long enough to discover the truth? Or will I lose everything — the child who trusts me, the man whose heart is both a fortress and a temptation, and even myself — to the shadows lurking behind the mansion walls? Six months. One chance. One contract. And the question that haunts me: Who in this house can I really trust?

Laurie Brunel, 26 ans, a grandi dans un orphelinat après avoir été abandonnée par son père à la naissance. Désormais, elle est sur le point de décrocher un emploi chez Knight Enterprises, une opportunité qui pourrait changer sa vie. Ce qu'elle ignore, c'est que le PDG, Alexander Knight, a été adopté par la famille qui, autrefois, a choisi de ne pas la prendre. Lors de leur rencontre, une tension inexplicable s’installe, et les fragments de leur passé resurgissent. Alexander découvre que Laurie est la petite fille qu’il a indirectement laissée derrière. Entre secrets et passions, ils devront affronter leur passé pour décider de leur avenir.

Brooklyn Carson never planned to marry especially not to a cold, calculating billionaire who treats love like a business transaction. But when her brother’s future is on the line, she signs a one-year marriage contract with Dominic Blackwell, the arrogant CEO who sees emotions as liabilities and appearances as currency. The rules are simple: move into his mansion, play the doting wife in public, and don’t ask questions. But nothing about Dominic or this arrangement is simple. Thrown into a world of luxury, secrets, and ruthless expectations, Brooklyn must survive elite family dinners, designer makeovers, and a fabricated love story she’s expected to memorize. Yet as their chemistry turns dangerously real, so does the risk of falling for the man she swore to hate. And just when she starts to play her role a little too well, Dominic’s ex returns with one goal: to burn everything to the ground. Lies. Power. Passion. In a house where nothing is what it seems, love might be the most dangerous game of all.

La vie d'Ava était déjà un enfer vivant, forcée à l'esclavage par son demi-frère cruel. Mais lorsqu'il l'a vendue à l'impitoyable héritier de la mafia Caleb, elle est entrée dans un nouveau monde de danger et d'incertitude. En peu de temps, elle a fait face à des choix impossibles, à des confrontations avec des agendas cachés et à la menace de destruction de l'obscurité de la mafia. Avec sa vie en jeu, Ava doit décider de rester avec Caleb et de tout risquer ou de faire une pause pour la liberté. Mais alors qu'elle se bat pour survivre, elle se rend compte que son plus grand défi réside à l'intérieur... peut-elle surmonter ses propres démons et trouver un moyen d'aimer et d'être aimée en retour ?