The Mafia’s Substitute Bride

“Don’t do something you regret later, baby doll.” His breath was fanning against my neck. As if some electricity has run down to my spine, I shuddered at his imagining touch. “I have regretted way too much of my stupidity. Now I want to think wisely.” Controlling my running heartbeat, I spoke without cracking a voice. “Fair enough. I will wait for your wise and right decision, sugar.” Saying, he detached his body and looked into my eyes. This time, his eyes were cold. The eyes used to be held warmth for me now have something I can’t pin-point. ‘Why am I getting the feeling something is off?’

Vampires are a myth, but for Charlie Preston vampires are real. With the mysterious appearance of a man by the name of Maxwell Barnett, Charlie’s life changes in a matter of minutes. Unfortunately, not for the better. Every vampire is assigned a bloodline and Charlie is about to learn that she’s Maxwell’s property. There’s no easy way of accepting that you were born to nourish a vampire. No easy way of accepting that he wants you to be his vampire bride. From seduction to murder, Charlie and Maxwell face many obstacles together and against each other, but what Charlie doesn’t know is that death is the only way to survive what’s coming.

Years of living his life in hell, Kai forgot how it felt to be happy. All his life, only pain and agony constantly remains in his heart. The songs he wrote and the tune of music were the only thing that allows him to hold on and live his life. He doesn’t even know if living lifelessly is still called living. He was there hiding in the dark where nightmares haunt him every night and woke up alone in his empty bed, sweating bullets and tears, he just wanted to end it all. But one accident changes everything. After the incident, Kai woke up only to see an unfamiliar place and people calling him as ‘His Bride’. Will this new life allow him to heal and live as the way Kai wanted to or will it be the reason for him to totally lose himself?

"Do you, Sarah Bernard of the Crystal-Cloud pack accept Philip Jaxon of the Blood-Slashing pack, to be your husband?" 'Am I doing the right thing? Will Sarah detest me for the rest of her life? Maybe I should confess now. My heartbeat increased and my head spun.' "Sarah?" I looked up and saw Philip watching me with hope in his eyes... How can I tell him that I am a liar? No... it is too late to turn back now. "I do" ****** Catherine has always been bullied since young because she was wolf-less, aside from her junior sister, Sarah, everyone was against her; not even her parents could protect her. Instead, they humiliated her for being an abomination. When she finally got a mate, he rejected her because she was wolf-less. Out of shame and quest to liberate from her current situation, Catherine had to take her sister’s position as Alpha Philip’s wife but unknown to her, it was her one step to hell. Alpha Philip only wanted her for his benefit. She traded her forever for her selfishness, she planned to run away but it was inevitable. If she wants the Luna position, she has to fight with her last blood. Can Catherine win or survive? Is she just a pawn in Alpha Philip's game?

She was just a jilted bride-to-be looking to drown her sorrows. He was a billionaire bachelor resigned to an arranged marriage. But when their worlds collided one fateful night, Lily Walker and James Watson did the unthinkable - they got drunk-married in a spirited act of rebellion. Now, Lily finds herself thrust into James' ultra-elite social circle where his vengeful ex-fiancée Chloe will do anything to take her down. Chloe wages a relentless campaign to sabotage the new couple, Stop at nothing to destroy Lily and dissolve the marriage she sees as a sham. Banding together against the salacious gossip and endless scheming, Lily and James gradually fall for each other's fiery spirits. But darker secrets and escalating scandals loom, threatening to tear them apart for good. Can they fight against the vicious social vultures and build a real partnership? Or will high society's devious shadows finally force Lily out of the lavish life she never asked for?

Alora spent all her life being second-best to her sister, Elara. She was made invisible by her parents and crowned a loser by all who knew her. She had no life until she found her mate, Tamlin, Son of the Alpha of Riverdale pack. He was everything to her and promised to stay by her side until he was taken by her sister too.But when a tragic incident took her sister’s life, everyone blamed Alora for her death except her mate.Instead he requested for her to be his bride. Little did she know he wanted to make her life miserable.After she found out the truth, she ran away from him and the pack, only to stumble at the feet of another Alpha, Alpha Arnold.From the minute he set his eyes on her, he trapped her in his twisted world making a decision to never let her go. Will she be able to mend his broken heart or fall a prey to his secrets, secrets that are darker than death itself?

"Marriage was never on Ariana's mind. Living a lifetime with a man, living in a dream house, having children who look like him, and a partner - these were all beautiful daydreams that other girls might entertain, but not her. Ariana decided to live a single life and enjoy the rest of her days alone. However, what if she was forced to step into the shoes of her twin sister, who disappeared right before the wedding, and marry a man she doesn't know? Although some people might consider her lucky to be married to a young billionaire who owns an international venture company, Ariana doesn't feel that way. So, will her marriage go according to plan because people are pressuring her? Or would the results be different?"

After running away from home seven years ago to escape a loveless arranged marriage, Kyra Wilder has finally mastered up the courage to be back in her small town of Ruthwell in Washington DC. She’s ready for a second chance with her parents and the people who used to be her friends back in high school and most of all, she’s ready to tell her parents that she’s about to become a bride. But the small town she lived in hasn’t changed all that much in the past seven years and no one seems to have forgotten her betrayal, or seems anywhere near ready to forgive her for her past mistakes. Everywhere she goes, she’s met with hostility and anger and it’s thinning out her chances of redemption ever second. Now, how does she tell her parents and her friends that not only has she moved on in her life, further than anyone had ever anticipated, but she’s happy and successful in what she does? And amid all the truths and revelations, how does she tell everyone that she isn’t marrying a man, but the woman of her dreams?

For centuries, the villagers have whispered of Solas, the forgotten moon god imprisoned in a cave deep within the ancient forest. Solas's wrath has been a force of terror, barely contained by the magical runes that bind him. Every decade, a bride is sent as a sacrifice to appease his fury, only to be met with a swift and merciless death. But this decade, something is different. Solas's powers are growing stronger, and the bonds of his prison are weakening. As another bride offering day approaches, Solas is ready to kill once more. But when he meets her, he is thrown off balance. This bride doesn't tremble in fear like the others. She comes to him not with the desperation to survive, but with a quiet resolve to die. Her defiance infuriates him. Solas decides he won't kill her right away. Instead, he will break her will, torment her until she begs for death, and only then will he deliver the final blow. But as he begins his cruel game, Solas finds himself unexpectedly drawn to her resilience and strength. In this battle of wills, who will emerge victorious—the god of the moon who wields power over the elements, or the mortal bride who refuses to bow to his wrath?

Mariya Amber Sason lives with her aunts who always watch her every move. They never fail to give adverse comments to every man who approaches her, so when her father constantly shows up-even if she despised him growing up-she accepts the invitation to go to Brooklyn, New York for a vacation. But what if a trouble arises as she boards the plane? Will her splendid expectations turn into a nightmare? Or is it just the start of the troubles that await her?