The Lying Game Ruth Ware Synopsis

"Even if you run away, I would search to the end of this world until I found you. Because the only place you can stay is in these arms." ****** He was ruthless. He had no weakness. He was not afraid of death. Not until he met her... Who would have thought that saving a man's life one night could change her life forever. When Megan Rose had landed in Rome, she was thrilled to start over. New life, new identity, new her. When she saved Xavier Vellutini, the head of a powerful Italian mafia, he had since been obsessed with her and she found herself slowly falling into his trap, falling in love. Yet, by a twist of fate, Xavier broke her heart, and she walked out of his life. Two years later, Xavier finally found Megan but this time she held a secret that will turn their lives upside down...

He walked away unaware... she stayed behind with his child. Aleshca Niña Del Puerto, a top architect, takes on the renovation of Ricorrere di Ugalde, a resort designed by her late father and owned by the powerful Ugalde family. There, she meets Abueme Brent Ugalde, the cold and solemn heir, who turns out to be someone from the past, the one she unknowingly hurt long ago. Over time, feelings grow, slowly blossoming into love. They marry and begin a new life together. But just when everything seems perfect, Brent suddenly walks away, leaving Niña heartbroken in the rain, unaware that she's carrying his child. Years later, he came back in the least expected time, but will things be the same between the both of them? Will Niña ever be able to forgive the man who destroyed her trust and shattered her heart?

“My Luna? my bride? I would never marry you or accept you as my Luna!”  Although he accepted their mate bond out of pressure and marked her, he slammed her with those words that shattered her heart into pieces. To him, she was nothing but a silver dagger pressed at his throat.  ******************** Forced to wear a title and crown she never wished to bear…. Forced to play a role in a world she never chose… Yet most painfully, forced to spy on and ensnare the Alpha she loved… Aria must not only learn to survive but protect her heart in a game where love and duty collide.  Fighting to hate the girl who makes his world feel less cold in order to protect his pack and his parents’ legacy, Damon must choose between duty and desire.  Two hearts bound by fate, caught in a game where love could save them…or destroy them. 

When Aria Vale enters the world of The Ruthless Elite, she’s not seeking power—she’s hunting it. After her parents died under mysterious circumstances linked to The Order, Aria reinvents herself and steps into the enemy’s lair, determined to bring it down from within. But Damien Voss, the Order’s most feared weapon, is watching. Trained to detect threats and eliminate them, Damien sees something in Aria that doesn’t quite fit. She’s too clever. Too calm. Too dangerous. What begins as suspicion turns into a battle of wills—and then into something darker. Something forbidden. As secrets unravel and enemies close in, Aria and Damien must decide if love is a weakness... or the ultimate weapon.

Isabella Martinez never expected to trade her dreams for a marriage contract, but when her conniving step-sister flees an arranged marriage, she's forced to take her place. The groom? Alexander Kane, Manhattan's most ruthless CEO, a man known for destroying companies and breaking spirits. The same man who nearly ruined her father's company years ago. At forty, Alexander Kane has everything money can buy, except revenge against the Martinez family. When his intended bride escapes, he finds an even better alternative in her younger sister Isabella – the one person his rival truly loves. It's the perfect opportunity to complete his vendetta. What starts as a cold business arrangement soon turns into a dangerous game of attraction. Behind closed doors, Alexander's icy facade melts away, revealing a man haunted by past betrayals and unexpected tenderness. Isabella discovers that living with her enemy awakens desires she never knew existed, even as she uncovers the dark secrets that drive him. As their fake marriage transforms into something real, Isabella must choose between her family's loyalty and her growing love for Alexander. Meanwhile, Alexander faces his own demons: can he trust in love again, or will his quest for revenge cost him the only woman who's ever touched his heart?

Ayah Adler is a nineteen-year-old girl who had a traumatizing childhood growing up which forced her to leave her country and parents to move to Japan where she struggles to make ends meet. Working three jobs at a time was hectic in itself as she became entangled with a ruthless Billionaire who cared nothing about the hurt he caused others. But time plays Its part as she becomes reluctant to accept his demonic sides but will she ever feel what he feels? Elio Ford is a twenty-four-year-old young billionaire who owns one of the most influential security companies in the world and is known to have the nickname ’The Ruthless’. His traumatized heart makes him close his mind to anything that gives him pleasure but when he lands on an encounter with a girl so fierce, he loses his mind to grand indulgence. And when he offers her the contract, her refusal makes him more persistent in making her his. Will Ayah give in to her own desires when he makes her his or will the past haunt them both? Or what will happen when their path connects?

My husband, Jonathan Rivers, was a notorious playboy in Polesburg's elite circles. Beautiful women surrounded him constantly, yet he claimed to have fallen for me at first sight, saying it was a love that would last forever. He dismissed all the other women around him for my sake. Everyone said I was his destined soulmate. Seven years into our marriage, I had seven abortions for him, simply because he said he did not like children. Then on Father's Day, I saw him on his secretary's social media feed. The same man who claimed to be away on business was there with a child beside him, calling him "Daddy" loudly. It turned out that when he said he did not like children, he meant that he did not like children with me. I dialed his number through tears. "Do you want another wife?"

Sefira Kelsey Lafuente, a famous model, has found her own destruction when she met the manipulative, dangerous and cunning man, Thaddeus Dark Trimarco. She knew this man would only cause her trouble because the moment their eyes locked, she knew she's someone she should distance herself from. The moment Thaddeus offered her to be his girlfriend, she knew she's doomed. Betrayal. Truth. Agony. Deception. But as days pass by, she can't understand why her heart wants to be close with him, to be admired by such man. And no matter she suppressed herself, she always end up melting by his soulful eyes. She was already owned by the ruthless.

Caleb Raixon Montemayor ay Mayor ng Sta Rosa at nasa ikalawang termino na siya nito. Kilala siya bilang isang suplado at masungit na Mayor ng bayan nila. Sa kabila ng ugaling pinapakita nito ay kinagigiliwan at minamahal pa rin siya ng mamamayan na sakop niya dahil kahit kailan ay hindi niya pinabayaan ang kanilang bayan. Mas pinagtibay pa ni Caleb ang bayan ng Sta Rosa, bukod pa roon ay marunong siyang makinig sa hinaing ng taong bayan sa kabila ng pag-uugali niya. Sa kabila nito ay napapatanong ang nasasakupan niya kung may babaeng magpapaamo sa suplado nilang Mayor? Hanggang dumating ang isang babaeng magpapabago sa ugali nito. Sierra Solaire Madrigal, ang sekretarya nito.

After signing the marriage contract given by the mafia boss. Svanna had to accept the fact that Nightroe offered a hellish atmosphere in her life. Four years ago they had many memories. But everything changed because of a mutual mistake. Love turned to hate, but can it be the other way around in the future?