the inadequate heir

× Book III of The Heir's Secret Obsession × Ready to take on the world of medicine, Mykaela is forced to confront the secrets of her past while fearing the possibility of losing her best friend Miles, the heir to a wealthy and secretive Italian vampire clan. To keep Mykaela safe, Maximiliano Falco must choose his future and risk it all with the Falcos or find a one-way ticket out of the perilous mafia life he's always hated. Lorenzio Tomassini is a shrewd multimillionaire businessman with ties to the Italian mafia. After a death in their clan, he pursues a quiet life in America as his brother faces prison time for orchestrating heinous crimes in Italy. When a public health crisis hits major cities, Mykaela and Lorenzio struggle with the demands of their careers as the wrath of the Russian mob lurks in the shadows. Will their families' ongoing turf war tear them apart? Or will their love turn into nothing but a marriage of convenience? × GENRES: Contemporary Romance / Mafia / Vampire × × This story is for MATURE readers only! × × cover designed by MZ Mauve

Like they say, we find love in the most unlikely places. It was love at first sight for him. Dash always found beauty in the most weirdest things, places and even people. That day, he had hit Rosario with his car, that was when he first saw her. He came from a dangerous mob family and he knew he had nothing to offer her, but the feelings were already there, so he made it his mission to avoid her, though it didn't help that they attended the same school. He couldn't ignore her for long so he decided to allow himself to live for once even after knowing it might end disastrously. He asked her out against his dad's will and they started dating. Rosario's mother was against the relationship too. One day she came to know something deep and bad about Dash and started blackmailing him with it to leave her daughter alone. Due to some life threatening events she went through with him. She pieced things together. People were after him. Eventually Rosario found out all about his lies and deceit and secrets and she was left disappointed and scared. What scared her more was who was after Dash. Not just his family enemies... But his own dad. Will Dash be forced to leave her to give her a chance at living peacefully?

Storm had hoped for a happy marriage but dragged by his father to an arranged marriage. When he finds out that his wife is just as apathetic as her brother, he stays only to fulfill his duties as a husband in paper for the sake of their deal. When he sees his wife in a TV interview, he discovers a whole new side of Aira, a side he only wished existed. In the midst of family chaos and business rivalries, can these two people find true love? Storm is determined to be more than a billionaire heir husband, but can Aira allow herself to fall for a complete stranger?

Bata pa lamang si Ariya ay siya na ang taga-salo ng problema ng kanyang kakambal na si Ayana. Dahil sumama ito sa lalaki gabi bago ang kasal nito kay Ashton Herrera ay napilitan si Ariya na pakasalan ang binata. Iyon na sana ang huling kahilingan na ibibigay niya sa ama kapalit ng limang milyon, ngunit gumuho ulit ang mundo niya nang malaman na buntis si Ayana at kailangan niyang magpabuntis sa binata bago siya umalis sa pamamahay nito. Tatlong buwan siyang namalagi sa bahay ng binata noong una ay galit na galit ito sa kanya, ngunit di maglaon ay tinanggap at minahal na rin naman siya nito. Ngunit bago niya pa maamin sa binata ang sekreto niya ay kinidnap na siya ng kanyang ama at ipinalit na nito si Ayana. Sa muli nilang pagkikita ay makakaya pa kaya niyang aminin sa binata na ang tunay nitong anak ay ang batang hawak-hawak niya? O hahayaan na lamang itong maging masaya sa piling ng kanyang kakambal? Magpaparaya na lang ba siya katulad ng palagi niyang ginagawa kahit na hinahanap na ng kanyang anak ang ama nito?

Power, secrets, and bloodshed, no one is safe in a world built on lies. Rico Blackwood was born into power, but behind the wealth and influence lies a family built on bloodshed and betrayal. When his sister’s murder exposes cracks in the Blackwood empire, Rico is forced to make a choice dig deeper or become the next casualty. Melissa Reynolds should be dead. The world thinks she is. But staying in the shadows is no longer an option. Someone knows she’s alive, and if she doesn’t find them first, her second chance at life will end in a body bag. Catherine Blackwood is the perfect wife, the perfect mother… and the perfect predator. When she learns of a woman from Rico’s past, a woman who should have stayed buried, Catherine is ready to do whatever it takes to protect her throne. And Evelyn Hawthorne? She’s not playing games. She’s waging war. In a city where alliances shift like shadows, secrets are unraveling and bodies are piling up and love is a weapon as deadly as a bullet, survival isn’t guaranteed. Some will rise. Some will fall. And Some will burn!

When the Stellers take in the five-year-old Lucian, they doesn't realize the looks could be deceiving. He is a beast–a predator–devised to kill. Things take a turn when it is time for his first shift. Prince Lucian Armand Orszak–the only heir to the Lycan throne is on the run with his guardian Dimitri Van Speybroeck. Lucian is forced to leave the place and the people he has known for his entire life at five. When his guardian is attacked and left immobile, Lucian finds himself on the streets. Now living alone, rummaging through the garbage bins for food, he is abducted by a child trafficking group and witness a young girl being attacked. He saves her risking his life. He is taken in by her kind family, but everything changes when he hits puberty. He does not understand the change he is going through or know the reason for unheard beasts attacking him out of the blue. What happens now with his enemies closing in on him and his feelings towards his childhood friend have changed to something different? Plus his biological parents are also after him.

Sa gabi ng salo-salo ay nakilala ni Lianne Zambrano si Ethan Lopez, ang gwapong bilyonaryo na kasintahan ng kanyang stepsister na si Mildred. Sa pag-asang makapaghiganti sa galit kay Mildred ay binalak ni Lia na agawin ang atensyon ni Ethan mula rito. Nagtagumpay si Lia sa kanyang plano at nauwi iyon sa isang kasalan. Sa kabila ng kanyang intensyon, pinakasalan siya ni Ethan dahil sa galit at hinangad nitong saktan ang kanyang damdamin bilang kapalit. Para kay Lia ay may hangganan ang kanyang pagtitiis. Dumating sa punto na siya na mismo ang sumuko at nagpasyang iwanan si Ethan, dala ang balita na siya ay nagdadalang-tao. Lingid sa kanyang kaalaman, hinahanap siya ni Ethan. Patuloy pa rin bang malilihim ni Lia rito ang kanyang tagapagmana?

When a war between political gangs and mafia groups breaks up in fort canon city, Blake Walker an upcoming business man is forced to relocate to his in-laws to take shelter and recover from losing everything he has worked hard for. Muddled in this misfortune, his loving wife Tessa Wallace and her family would however turn on him and treat him worse than a street dog in the Wallace manor. None of their offence changes the love he has for Tessa until she decides to divorce him, beaten to a pulp and shot to the brink of death, Blake finally signs the divorce papers and gets thrown out of the manor. But the gods of luck would smile on him when it turns out he is a long lost Heir to one of the richest and most dangerous Mafia groups in the city. After taking his rightful place at the high table, revenge is inevitable and tables turn. He serves it hot with his guardian angel by his side. Anita Baker former employee at the manor and the only person who stood by him when he needed help the most.

Aria Jones has always been a pawn—trapped under her ruthless father’s control and forced into an arranged marriage with a man she barely knows. But on the day of her wedding, everything shatters. A daring escape with the infamous Nikolai Petrov—dangerous, untouchable, and heir to a rival empire—thrusts her into a deadly underworld where love is a weakness and trust can get you killed. Now hunted by her vengeful fiancéand a jealous rival; and caught in a ruthless war between cartels, Aria must do more than just survive—she must transform. With enemies circling and a past that refuses to let go, she has two choices: return to the gilded cage she knows or embrace the dark power that Nikolai sees within her. But as their passion ignites, so does a war that could destroy them both. In a world where betrayal is inevitable, will Aria and Nikolai be each other’s salvation—or their downfall?

Bella was the true Alpha daughter but was treated worse than a common Omega, Bella is maltreated by her uncle and her cousins. Her last hope was finding her mate but the day she found her mate, he rejected her and marked her cousin, but her troubles were just starting. Her uncle sells her off to Alpha Draco, the ruthless rogue Alpha King. Unknown to her she thought that she was just going to be his maid before it later dawned on her that she was going to be his breeder. Succumbing to fate and destiny, she decided to bear him a son and leave the pack but the moon goddess stepped in and changed everything. Alpha Draco was her fated mate but he had refused to recognize the mate bond between them. **** Pregnant for the Cruelest Alpha, Bella was opportune to hear him speaking to his Beta that she was just a tool to bear him an heir. Displeased and angry, Bella ran away from the pack with Alpha Draco's unborn child. Would Alpha Draco find out about his unborn child, heir to the throne? Would both of her mates fight for her love? Will Bella accept Alpha Draco or her mate who rejected her from the beginning?