The Defiant Mate Book 2

She is broken but sweet. He is cold but possessive. And a deal bought them together. All her life, Daisy has been trained and groomed to please a man, to be the perfect and obedient wife. Lorenzo DeLuca, the cold Mafia Boss, lost his fiancee ten years ago and has no time for love. But tradition demands he marry before his thirtieth birthday. When Daisy's father sells her to Lorenzo in exchange for an alliance. Lorenzo makes it clear to her: know your place and don't expect anything more. But their engagement ceremony lures a stranger—a maniac—who claims Daisy as his own and in a planned confrontation, he kidnaps her. What happens when the Mafia boss has to buy his wife for the second time? Scroll through to find out.

A scientific mutant Jessica Carrie white whose family was murdered by Franklin moonlight during her time serving in the military, She then returns forcing her way into the Los Angeles police were she is hired as a homicide detective to solve murder cases yet her aim is to find the murderer Moonlight whose Identity is a mystery. During her work with the Los Angeles police, she meets a lady forensic Science specialist Vivana Carter whose curiosity about Jessica's plan led a bad start with there relationship and threatened any chances of getting along at all in there work together yet Jessica being assigned to work with Vivana who can hardly be kept a secret from.

When Lynette returns home after years at a secluded temple, she expects to reunite with her best friend, Rowan. Instead, she finds someone who looks like him but feels entirely different—a stranger with Rowan’s face, an aura of danger, and an inexplicable pull that leaves her breathless. Determined to uncover the truth behind Kassian’s enigmatic walls, Lynette vows to make him hers—even if it means facing the shadows of his past and the secrets he refuses to reveal. Kassian, hiding under his twin’s identity, is unprepared for the storm Lynette brings into his life. Discovering she is his fated mate—a bond so rare it’s practically myth—thrusts him into a whirlwind of guilt, fear and longing. Torn between protecting the memory of his brother and the magnetic connection he feels with Lynette, Kassian fights to keep his resurging powers and deadly secrets at bay before they spiral out of control. As ancient forces awaken, Lynette finds herself pulled into a hidden world of shifters, fae, and vampires, unraveling truths about her own past that challenge everything she thought she knew. With darkness rising and their bond tested by betrayal and danger, Lynette and Kassian must decide if love and determination can overcome fate’s cruel hand—or if their secrets will tear them apart forever.

Humanity has finally done it and destroyed the world. After the spread of the killer virus that no one had a cure for, countries started to fight as greed has pushed them to expand their territories. And in the process, they provoked mother nature to take a stand. The plague evolved into something that twisted and deformed humans; they were neither dead nor alive. Just walking empty husks that fed on flesh and had one purpose, killing. The supernatural were exposed to the rest of the world; as they weren't spared and got affected, too. The result of this knowledge was chaos. Instead of creating one unity, the rest of the living were fighting among themselves and the undead. The entire world turned into a big arena and it was (survival of the fittest).

Maya is riding high after finally becoming a member of the pack. On that fateful night, the best and worst things happen to her. Not only does she turn into a wolf, but she finds her mate. None other than the pack’s nomad alpha, Luke. He doesn’t want her as his mate. All he's ever needed was his bike and the freedom of the open road—until Maya. Luke knows he's made a mistake by rejecting Maya. Nothing else matters to him. Each time he visits the pack he hopes to see her, but she's perfected the art of avoiding him—until he decides to stay. Maya wants to stay mad at Luke to protect herself, but with every passing day she learns more about their aloof alpha. She wants to give herself to him completely, but will she be risking more than her body? He left once. He rejected her once. He’d been cruel. Is there any chance that he's really changed?

Layne needs to pay off the hunter who is threatening to sell her dad off to the highest bidder. One year, one million dollars. How does she plan to do it? By working as a for-hire mate at her auntie's high-end mate (escort) service. Easy enough to spend a little less than one month each with a man who she doesn't have to sleep with if she doesn't want to, right? With never-ending love for her dad and writing off love with anyone else, this beautiful bombshell plans to throw caution to the wind and sign up for the ride of a lifetime for the next year. Get in, make money to save dad, get out. Keep her head in the game and her heart out of it. That's the game plan. How hard can it be to stick to it?

Paige Stevenson is a Huntress in the secret order of Baset, The females of her people have been blessed with supernatural power from the Goddess Baset. Hated by the order elders and the rest of the huntresses, because she is different, her mother mated an Alpha, making Paige impure, a huntress/wolf hybrid. Her only allies are her team of male hunters, lead by her guardian Jared. As she gets closer to her 18th birthday, her feelings for Jared change, but during a mission to pose as a student in a private school ran by werewolves she is also drawn to the sexy young Alpha Ryder. When the school is attacked, by not only rogue wolves and ripper vampires, but her own people, they are thrown into a world of conspiracy. Who can she trust? Her life hangs in the balance as she discovers just how deep the the betrayal of her people goes, she must trust in the bonds she is forging with both Jared and Ryder, as they help her find her father and take down the place she has always called home.

Airah got a lowest score in their exam. So her friends decided to give her a punishment because that is one of their promises. If one of them got a lowest score in exam, they will be facing a punishment. And Airah was the one who will faced that punishment which they called a dare prank. Her friends told her to pretend pregnant and tell the guy that he's the father. So Airah did nothing but to follow her friends. She cried in front of a man to convinced the people around them. But because of her fooly, her life become miserable on the hand of that man which name is Gino.

"Kemarilah Camelia. Akan aku kenalkan padamu kemewahan yang selama ini hanya ada dalam anganmu." - Tetsu Harada - Alih-alih merasa bahagia, Camelia justru begitu takut saat dirinya di utus sebagai simpanan tuan Tetsu selama mereka berada di Kapal Pesiar Royal Queen. Tapi Camelia tidak punya pilihan lain. Hanya ini caranya untuk mengambil hak asuh Adira Nur Cahya, Putrinya dari tangan suami bejadnya, Derdy "Camelia, Camelia... Gak sangka, ternyata air mata buaya lo bisa di jual menjadi uang yang sangat banyak. Kalau begitu mulai sekarang gue akan terus membuat lo menderita" - Derdy Cahyo-

Huit ans après avoir transformé un mariage forcé en un empire de sang et de soie, Elara et Damian Vannucci pensaient avoir enfin acheté leur paix. Ils se trompaient. L'ombre ne meurt jamais, elle change simplement de visage. L'empire Vannucci est au sommet. Damian règne avec une poigne de fer tempérée par la sagesse d'Elara. Leur fils de huit ans, Alessandro, est le joyau d'une couronne que beaucoup convoitent encore. Mais sous la surface de leur vie parfaite, les fondations vacillent. Une mystérieuse attaque financière menace de réduire leur fortune en cendres en une seule nuit. ​C'est alors qu'apparaît Guylana. ​Froide, calculatrice et d'une intelligence effrayante, Guylana ne vient pas pour tuer, mais pour posséder. Envoyée comme consultante pour sauver les Vannucci, elle s'immisce dans leur intimité, défiant l'autorité d'Elara et fascinant le jeune héritier avec une vision du pouvoir que même Damian n'ose pas explorer. ​Entre trahisons technologiques, alliances forcées et secrets du passé qui ressurgissent, Elara doit faire face à son adversaire la plus redoutable : une femme qui lui ressemble plus qu'elle ne veut l'admettre. ​Le trône est solide, mais le cœur est fragile. Qui de la Reine, du Capo ou de l'Infiltrée survivra au brasier de l'ambition ?