The Wrong Bride Catharina Maura

She was trapped in the darkness. He ruled over it. Zarya Rogov, born to be a sacrifice. Always kept in the dark, she learned to live along with it. To the world, she was just another spoiled princess but only the walls of the Rogov's mansion knew the true tale of her unending sorrows. She thought escape would mean freedom. She thought the world outside would save her, only to realize she loved the mansion walls that trapped her more than to be caught by the actual beast out there. But it was too late, she was trapped again and his cage was cruler, colder and reeked of wrath. Sergei Morozov, the Pakhan feared by all. The man who walked over those he crushed mercilessly. His next target was her father, and to crush that old man, he captured his daughter, made her his wife, and decided to keep her as just a mere accessory in his mansion, just a mere caretaker for his son. That was his plan, until he found himself unable to look away from her, he found himself craving her, loosening his tie in her vicinity just because she was just too hard to resist. He hated the feeling because he promised himself that he would be the one to take her life and no one else, not even god. But one thing he knew for sure, he craved her more than he craved to sin, and she was worse than a sin, she was addiction, and he was hooked. WARNINGS: FORCED MARRIAGE. NON-CONSENSUAL RELATIONSHIP. POWER IMBALANCE. PSYCHOLOGICAL MANIPULATION. OBSESSIVE/POSSESSIVE MALE LEAD. GORE.

In the crimson glow of a forbidden moon, Elara Voss locks eyes with Kael Blackthorn, the most ruthless Alpha the packs have ever feared and the world stops. One glance, one heartbeat, and the mate bond slams into her like a storm: primal, inescapable, terrifying. He claims her instantly, brutally, as his bride, his to possess, his to break, his to keep forever. But Kael isn't offering love; he's demanding submission. A dark pact seals their union: her bloodline for his power, her body for his control, her soul for the survival of his warring pack. Elara knows monsters hide behind those silver eyes, the same eyes that once destroyed everything she held dear. Yet every possessive growl, every punishing touch, every stolen moment in the shadows awakens something savage inside her, something that craves the beast who swore to ruin her. As ancient enemies circle and betrayal bleeds through the pack, the line between obsession and destruction blurs. He’ll burn the world to keep her. She’ll fight to the death to escape him. In a bond forged by fate and sealed in blood, can love born at first sight survive the darkness... or will it devour them both?

She needs to save her company. He’s running from a public breakup. To get what they both want, they’ll have to make a deal. Alexa Black work is her life, putting her dreams of having a family on the back burner. But when her father declares his plans to step down as CEO of the family company, she must find a way to beat her scheming brother for the top spot, but it’ll come at a cost in the form of an alliance with a charming billionaire. Salvatore Bradford is the most eligible billionaire bachelor in the Pacific Northwest. After a public breakup with an A-list actress, he’s tired of hiding from the media. When his business partner, Alexa , expresses her concerns about the future of her company, he comes up with a plan to save both of their jobs… a proposal. When their marriage of convenience turns into something more, will their love prevail, or will the ones who conspire against them succeed?

They say you can't help who you fall for. But what if you fall for the wrong man twice? Arthur Klein was my everything. Until I caught him in bed with someone else. I stayed. Because I'm weak. Because I love him. His stepbrother Liam saw me at my lowest. And he made me an offer: ‘Let me teach you. Fourteen days. I will make you irresistible. He will never stray again.’ I said yes. But Liam's lessons aren't just about clothes or confidence. They're about him. His hands. His voice. The way he looks at me like I'm something worth keeping. And now I don't know who I'm doing this for anymore. Arthur? Or Liam? The man who broke me? Or the man who's slowly putting me back together—just to break me all over again?

Setelah mengetahui pengkhianatan pacar dan sahabat yang ia percayai ditambah lagi kepergian ayahnya, Rhea Pramidita benar-benar terpuruk dan putus asa. Lalu seorang pria muncul mengulurkan tangannya kepada Rhea. “Kau bisa menggunakanku dengan syarat, beri aku anak,” ujar Maven Williams. Kalimat yang terdengar seperti godaan itu membuat Rhea menerima uluran tangan Maven Williams.

Zoe lost her husband in cold blood. Worse, she watched them do it even though she couldn't see their faces. Six months later, her mother gets her into an arranged marriage with Avery Trent, a very handsome billionaire. There's a catch though; Avery suffers from dissociative identity disorder and it is her duty to join in keeping the secret from the public. When Zoe walks into the Trent family, things begin to change and get ugly as well. Why was she falling madly in love with Avery just six months after her ex husband's death? Why were her new family getting death scares and how will she handle the fact that it all had to do with her ex husband's death six months ago?

Yvette Swan grew up believing she was the cherished daughter of a powerful wolf pack.  Until the true heiress returned.  Overnight, love turned to rejection… then cruelty. Her home became a cage, and she became nothing more than a disposable mistake.  Only one person stood by her. Her brother, Nathan.  Until she woke up beside his corpse.  Framed for his murder, tortured by her own pack, and betrayed by the man she was meant to marry, Yvette is left broken… and abandoned to die.  With her final breath, she makes a vow. If she ever gets another chance… she will destroy them all.  Fate answers. But not with mercy. Rescued by the Alpha of the powerful  Crimson Moon Pack, Yvette awakens to a dangerous opportunity.  Their daughter, Isabelle Quinn, has disappeared.  And Yvette looks exactly like her.  Given a new identity, she steps into Isabelle’s life. A life bound to power, deception… and a fragile alliance with the most feared Lycan bloodline.  Because waiting for her is Cassian Knight.  A Lycan king shaped by war. Cold. Ruthless. Untouchable.  A man who feels nothing…  Until her.  He knows she is hiding something. He can sense it. Smell it.  But instead of exposing her… He keeps her.  Watching. Testing. Hunting. Because if she is a lie, he wants to see how far it goes. And if she is not…  She might be the only thing capable of awakening the monster inside him.  Now trapped in a dangerous bond of secrets and obsession, Yvette must outplay a predator who sees through every weakness…  While hiding the truth that could get her killed.  She wants revenge. He wants to feel.  And in a world ruled by wolves and Lycans…  They may destroy each other first.

“In a world of ruthless mafia rivalries, the Italian mafia, La Famiglia De Luca, has been embroiled in a brutal five-year war with the Mexican mafia, La Mano Roja (The Red Hand). Desperate for an advantage, Capo Ivan De Luca forges an unlikely alliance with the feared Russian Bratva, led by the powerful Pakhan Sergei Morozov. But at a steep price: his daughter's hand in marriage to the Pakhan's ruthless grandson, the future Pakhan. Meet Mikhail Morozov, a half-Russian, half-Cuban mafia heir with ice in his veins and blood on his hands. He rules with silence and steel, trusting no one and loving none. Raised in brutality, Mikhail believes emotions are liabilities and mercy is weakness. And Donatella De Luca, the sharp-tongued and fiercely independent second daughter of Capo Ivan De Luca. With a quick wit and sharp mind, she navigates the complex world of the De Luca famiglia with confidence and poise. When the Pakhan chooses Donatella as the bride, a complex web of loyalty, power, and forbidden love is set in motion. Will Donatella’s strength be enough to tame the devil, or will Mikhail cold heart consume her?”

Leila Oke has spent her career exposing the corruption of the rich and powerful. But when a scandal threatens to ruin her, she's forced into an unthinkable deal-marry Adrian Kane, the ruthless billionaire she despises, or lose everything. Adrian needs a wife to save his empire, and Leila is the perfect choice. Except she hates him. And he enjoys pushing her limits. Their marriage is nothing more than a contrast, a performance for the world to see. But the more they play the role of husband and wife, the more the lines between hatred and passion begin to blur. Secrets simmer beneath the surface. A past betrayal threatens to unravel everything. And in a game where love was never supposed to be real, losing might mean breaking the one rule they both swore to uphold- never fall in love.

Beneath the cover of a decent society lurks a hidden world, a world of darkness ruled by blood, betrayal and greed. But in this dark Mafia world, years of war and turmoil have left many crime families in ruin and on the brink of extinction, and among them is the once mighty Lorenzo family. Born into this world of blood and power is the beautiful Isabella Lorenzo… born and raised from childhood to obey and serve, in a world where women were nothing but currency for power and alliance. When her aging father, Don Antonio Lorenzo begins to lose his grip on the remains of his once powerful empire, Isabella is forced to become a pawn in a last ditch alliance: a contract marriage to Luca Bastoni, the deadly and emotionless heir of the rival Moretti syndicate. To the outside world, their union is a merging of wealth and influence, but beneath it lies a fragile bundle of chaos waiting to erupt. Luca is every bit a mafia prince… ruthless and power hungry, while his wife Isabella is a beauty who buries her pain under loyalty to her father. However, there is an undeniable attraction between Luca and Isabella, but years of bad blood between both families make trust an impossible dream… they may share a bed, but not a soul. Unknown to Isabella, the Morettis have no intention of keeping their part of the bargain… Their marriage is only a cover for annihilation.