Thomas Mann's "the Magic Mountain"

I'd been lonely lately. Having accrued enough wealth to no longer need to go on the raids I was well off. Now I just needed a little slave girl to warm my bed. I'd considered a docile thing with a warm spot for me. But instead, I was intrigued by the spitfire commanding she'd not be touched. I saw her body and thought her too tiny but when I touched her, I wanted her. And what I want. I get. Afterall, I'm a wolf at heart. And a full moon is coming. She'll learn the way of things. One way or another.

He wasn't looking for love, the pack needed a Luna, and he needed a wife. Someone he was incapable of loving and Celia Wright was the perfect she-wolf for the role. But everything changed when the council gave him Kayla Wright instead. He didn't want her. She was not only beautiful but she seemed so naive and kind. He didn't like the fact that she made his cold heart flutter and the desire to take her in his arms, rip off her clothes, and claim her, was driving him insane and it awakened his inner beast. Alpha Asher, the most dreaded and dangerous Alpha King in the council. He was known for ruthlessness and wicked deeds. A vicious being that dished out punishment like a pack of candy and killed mercilessly without batting an eye. He was handsome, powerful, wealthy, and widely feared in the whole universe. After he unknowingly killed his mate through the manipulation of an evil sorcerer. He lost it and became a feral being whose only quest for blood was insatiable, and he vowed never to fall in love again. But everything changed when he was offered Kayla Wright in replace of her sister. He had to fight whatever attraction or feelings that were forming between them because he was still in love with his dead mate Emily. What happens when his dead mate suddenly comes back to life, and he is torn between doing what is right and following his heart? As the story unfolds, Alpha Asher finds out that the three women in his life came for different purposes. One will stop at nothing to be with him because of power and wealth, One was on a revenge mission to kill him, and the other one was his destined mate.

Aria Stone transfers to the Blood Ridge College with only one aim – to show her father, a renowned werewolf hunter, that she is capable of the same thing as her older sister. Hunting down wolves. But the moment she sets foot into the small mountain town, the wolves sense her, and the veil that has been in place for centuries, protecting the pack from hunters, is lifted. Alpha Darius feels it first. A strange pull that feels too much like a mate. Too much like a pulling apart. But the thing is, Aria doesn't even know she's part wolf. Trained to kill them since childhood, Aria believes that her new nightmares and her heightened senses are all signs of a curse that started when she set foot into the town. But when she crosses paths with the dark and possessive Alpha Darius, who feels too familiar, Aria realizes the truth. She wasn’t here to hunt the pack. She was sent here to destroy their Alpha.

Joan is a girl who's struggling to make ends meet and to pay for her mother's medical bills. A glimmer of hope appears when she gets invited for a job interview to work as a maid for the Stonewood family. Derrick Stonewood is a name that's well known. He's a billionaire and America's most eligible bachelor. However, he has a secret to his wealth. What happens when these two cross paths? Will they be able to keep their hands off each other? More over, what's the end result when business is mixed with pleasure?

When Luna's boyfriend accuses her of murdering his parents, she has to go on the run if she wants to survive it. what better place than Alexander's community? Alexander, the ruthless and merciless mafia boss, whose rumours creates shudder and brews fear in the mind of any listener. He was the man with no last name, the man with a cold persona and a hardened heart. With a mutual enemy; Jess and his father, Alexander and Luna's bond only grows tighter while battling them. ********* He's cold, silent and mysterious. She's warm and a lover of adventure, coupled with excitement. He has a heart of stone. She's determined to soften that heart. He's the man with no last name; Alexander, just Alexander. She's the daughter of his enemy, Luna Valentino. What happens when this mafia boss begins to melt for the daughter of his supposed enemy?

BOOK TWO OF THE OBSESSION SERIES ~~~ Adriana thought her relationship was the perfect fairytale. Ryan Lazzare was every girl's dream, and she was beyond thrilled when he asked her to be his girlfriend. But two years have gone by, and she can no longer hide the truth. She's starving. Ryan is boring, manipulative, and worst of all, he's a bloody cheat. Yet she loves him. Her world revolves around him. Everything changes when she meets Nick Lazzare, Ryan's older brother–a dark, mysterious stranger who instantly awakens a savage hunger within her. He's older, dangerously attractive, a man built like sin, the type she wants to commit. He doesn't ask, he takes. And the moment he sets his eyes on her, he doesn't hold back. He claims her, giving her the wild passion she longs for, the darkness she craves. It's forbidden, and it's dangerous, but that's what makes it so exciting. When Nick wants something, he goes after it, and he takes it, destroying whoever stands in his way. Now he wants Adriana, his brother's girlfriend, and he will have her. No matter the cost. He's what they call forbidden fruit, the one she isn't supposed to eat. But she wants a taste, and Nick will gladly let her. He's the first man to show her real pleasure. And he will burn down the world to keep her with him. ~~~ Warning: Story contains dark contents and trigger warnings. This is book two of the series, but it can be read as a standalone. ~~~ BOOK 1: THE MAFIA'S DARK OBSESSION (completed) BOOK 3: THE DEVIL'S OBSESSION (coming soon)

The story is set around Emily who is driven by circumstance into the Reed's family, to work as a maid. In the mansion she's faced with challenges that she must overcome, not for her life's sake, but for her mother's as well. She does well to fight to her capacity, until she's faced with the greatest battle of all. The battle of the heart. Falling in love with the second son of the billionaire family, The Reeds. Emily faces more trouble which threatens her existence. Will she be able to weather it all, and come out victorious to end up with the one her heart beat or let herself be kicked back into misery?

What Jaxson assumed was his son in his fiance's womb turned out to be his step brother's child. After being deceived by the two people he trusted, Jaxson drowned himself in alcohol out of devastation. Cattleya happened to be at the same club where he was, filling a job given to her by a friend. When their paths collide, Jaxson fabricates an unexpected ploy inside his mind. He offered Cattleya a job. It was to be his play date and pretend to be Jaxson's new girlfriend so that he could show his family and ex-fiance that he was unharmed and quickly moved on; for fear of being an embarrassment. Despite her hesitation, Cattleya was persuaded to accept Jaxson's offer due to the money and benefits offered. It will be extremely beneficial to her education as well as her brother's medical assistance. The two strangers attended the Madrigal family dinner as new lovers regardless of knowing nothing about each other. What they weren't expecting, was Jaxson's father's immediate order to marry Cattleya in exchange for an offer they could never reject.

In a world where werewolves rule, Daisy's life is turned upside down when her boyfriend, Dickson, chooses her stepsister Rosa as his mate during his Alpha welcoming ceremony. Despite feeling the bond between them, Dickson prioritizes his Alpha duties and marries Rosa. Daisy is heartbroken, but their one night together before Dickson's marriage leads to unexpected consequences. Five years later, Daisy and Dickson cross paths again when she becomes an investor in his company. Dickson is determined to win Daisy back, but she's now a single mother of quadruplets and engaged to Alpha lycan. As Dickson and Daisy's feelings for each other resurface, secrets from the past threaten to tear them apart. Rosa's manipulation and Alpha lycan's jealousy fuel the conflict, leading to a dramatic showdown that will determine Daisy's fate. Will she choose the love she once knew or forge a new path with Alpha lycan? "Moonbound Betrayal" is a heart-wrenching tale of love, loyalty, and self-discovery in a world where werewolf politics and family drama collide.

Isabella Romano is drowning in her dead father's $250,000 debt to the Valentino crime family. When the city's most feared Don comes to collect, he doesn't want money, all he wanted was a wife. One year. Play the perfect mafia queen. In exchange, her debt vanishes and her sister's future is secured. Dante Valentino built his empire on fear and control. He needs a contract wife to maintain independence from rival families, nothing more. But the defiant woman who refuses to break awakens a dangerous obsession he can't control. As their arrangement ignites into real passion, enemies close in and a deadly conspiracy surfaces: Isabella's father was murdered for discovering a traitor in Dante's organization. Now the couple must decide—honor the contract's end or fight for a love that could destroy them both. Some debts are paid in blood. Some obsessions are worth dying