Villain Mask

Her mother despised her. Her brother said she disgusted him. Her boyfriend proposed to her twin sister in front of thousands of hockey fans. And she accepted the ring with a devious, triumphant smile. All because Scarlett Whitmore was born with a heart condition. All because she was sick. When push comes to shove, Scarlett is forced to kiss the first man she sees at the club just to save face. And he turns out to be Harlan Rousseau, star left wing and Captain of the Vancouver Titans. Everyone thinks he’s a broke hockey star with a dead, alcoholic mother who left him with a mountain of debt. But behind that mask is a formidable billionaire, and heir to Rousseau Petrocorp — the largest oil conglomerate in Canada. Scarlett thought everything would end with that one deceitful kiss. Instead, she caught the devil’s attention…and awakened his desire. Now, he wants her. And Harlan Rousseau has enough money, power and influence to get anything… and anyone he wants.

"He was supposed to be cannon fodder. Now he’s the CEO’s obsession.” Sky Templeton thought dying broke was the worst fate. That was until he opened his eyes in the body of a doomed secretary inside a cheesy romance novel he once rage-dropped. The role? Cannon fodder, destined to be crushed under the heel of the cold and ruthless billionaire CEO, Dream Lancaster. But life gives Gloss no time to despair. A mischievous system binds to him with cruel missions: survive 100 days, raise the CEO’s affection score from -1000 to +1000, and…most terrifying of all, rewrite his tragic ending. Gloss only wanted to survive. He never expected to become entangled in office politics, fake dating contracts, or the dangerous pull of a man who despised him. Yet, with every mission cleared, Dream’s icy mask begins to crack, revealing scars and loneliness Gloss never thought a ruthless CEO could carry. Was this just the system’s game, or had fate rewritten both their stories?

“Just who is the woman behind that mask?” It’s no lie that Evangeline Laendler is one of the best con artists around. The trail of devastated moneybags who are both heartbroken and near bankruptcy because of her is enough proof. It’s all owed to her impeccable skills of switching through disguises and emanating the characteristics that her targets want to see. But this was not the life she and her dear brother had wanted for Evangeline. So when a high-priced opportunity to retire early suddenly comes, Evangeline accepts it. It was easy anyway. Seduce the billionaire heir, sway him to do terrible things so he doesn’t inherit the company, break his heart, then leave. Easy. It’s not like there was more to this guy’s story, right? What was unknown to her was just how messy and tangled this new job was, revealing secrets that even she never knew about her life. In any case, she will keep fighting to keep the facade on. Although this time, someone might just be able to unveil the real Evangeline hiding underneath.

“He told me to run. I chose to kneel.” Maya has spent years hiding her dark, twisting crush on Silas King…her best friend’s father, a ruthless corporate billionaire twice her age. He is a predator in a suit, cold, calculating, and strictly off-limits. But when a blizzard traps them in his isolated Aspen lodge, the mask slips. Silas hasn’t just been ignoring Maya; he’s been starving for her. Trapped by snow and silence, the boundaries of morality shatter. Silas offers Maya a choice: “leave the room now and save herself, or stay and belong to him forever.” Maya stays. But what starts as a forbidden holiday fling spirals into a dangerous obsession. From the frozen peaks of Aspen to the cutthroat boardrooms of New York, Silas will burn his entire empire to the ground to keep her. Even if it costs him his daughter. Even if it costs him his soul. In this game of ownership, love isn't a fairy tale….it’s a war.

To avoid a brutal war, the alpha of Blue Ridge Pack reluctantly agrees to an arranged marriage between his beta's daughter Piper and his enemy's son. His son, Xander, learns of his plan to sacrifice Piper and helps Piper run away. Xander makes her promise to stay hidden until she finds and marks her destined mate. A few years later, after she turns 20 and is able to identify her mate, Piper begins to struggle with stomach pain. She assumes that the pain is caused by the herbs she is taking to mask her identity. Unfortunately, Piper's world crushes down around her when she discovers that the stomach pain is not really stomach pain at all… she is experiencing betrayal pains. The only problem? She does not know who her mate is. As the betrayal pains become more frequent and more destructive, Piper must race to find both her mate and the reason that neither he, nor she, recognize one another.

“Relax, Eden. Open the box, hand over the contents, and everyone will be fine.”Even with a mask on, I can tell this robber isn’t your typical criminal. There’s something about him that makes my body respond… that makes me want him to take me instead.***Eden Smith’s normal life as a bank teller is interrupted the day the Golden brothers walk. Dante and Ryder have been watching the bank, and Eden, for weeks. Eden is taken a hostage. When she has a chance to escape, finds she is tired of her abusive boyfriend and normal life. With the Golden brothers, that could all change. All it takes is one look from the brothers for her to find herself doing things she never would’ve dreamed imaginable!Will Eden leave or will the brothers claim her? Eden must decide if she will go back to bank telling or dive into the Golden brothers’ lifestyle luxurious, steamy—but dangerous—lifestyle.Trapped Between the Mafia Brothers is created by Scarlett Rossi, an EGlobal Creative Publishing author.

One night, I was a girl seeking vengeance in a velvet mask. He was the stranger who took me against a cold stone wall, his touch a silent, lethal promise. Now, he is Caspian Blackwood—the most feared architecture professor at Aethelgard. When my "perfect" boyfriend, Dominic Calloway, cheats on me and sabotages my degree, Caspian offers a lifeline with a razor-thin edge: Be his silent, nude model for thirty days. The rules are absolute. I must wear a silk mask and a weighted collar. I must never speak. I must hold the poses he demands until my muscles scream for mercy. In the lecture hall, he ignores me with arctic indifference. In the studio, his gaze is a physical weight, stripping me faster than his hands ever could. But as the charcoal scratches against the paper, I realize the "deal" isn't just for art. It’s for the soul I accidentally gave him in the dark. Will the deal destroy his career, or consume me first?

*Excerpt from a small excerpt: Shophia Marin ran as fast as she could to escape the large mansion. Running a long distance, he probably couldn't catch up, she turned her head to see that the mansion was no longer there, so she took a break under the tree. System, is Ralius still chasing me? [ Host, stop chasing but... ] But what? [But when people ran out of here, it pissed him off... the host made him black... he was right behind the host] Huh!!! "Shophia Marin, I'm too far from the villa to run away to relax." - Ralius lifted Marin's chin and forced her to lean against the tree trunk to support her head with her hands, dark eyes looking at her. The black male villain is terrible, the system saves me. [Sorry host I can't help] "You are becoming more and more intelligent, next time I will monitor you." - Ralius carried Marin on his shoulder and returned to the mansion. "Forgive me, I don't want to be here." - Don't trust this useless system in the first place.

Nora Dalton’s life collapses in a single night. Her parents are murdered, her brother is kidnapped, and her fiancé abandons her for a richer family alliance. When the man responsible for her destruction—Adriano Greco, the feared mafia heir—forces her into an engagement contract, Nora agrees only to save her brother. Adriano believes Nora’s family destroyed his, and he is determined to take everything she has left. But as Nora enters his dangerous world, she begins to see cracks in the monster everyone fears. He protects her, shields her with his own body, and his enemies become her enemies. When the truth behind their families’ past begins to unravel, Nora discovers the real villain is someone far more powerful—someone who manipulated both sides and wants them all dead. Caught between revenge, betrayal, and a forbidden pull she can’t explain, Nora must decide if the man she swore to kill is the only one who can save her. Their forced engagement becomes a war of hearts and secrets— and the truth may destroy them before love has the chance to save them.

The legendary, all-powerful Goddess of War passed away and was reborn as a helpless and oppressed young woman who was a pushover. She had a despicable father and a scumbag fiancé who later broke off their engagement because of a pretentious bitch.She had a bad reputation and was often bullied.The reincarnated Sienna bore the title as a ‘good-for-nothing’ all the way without revealing her identity. She allegedly could not do anything, but actually...She was the unrivaled racing goddess, the brilliant doctor with superb medical skills, the best actress, the top hacker, and also the Goddess of War who had conquered countless powerhouses!Sienna only wanted to take revenge and get back at the people who had wronged her, but unexpectedly, a frail and weak rich man started showing interest in her and approaching her in all kinds of ways!She only accepted his approaches reluctantly because of his pitifully brief life.However, Sienna found out later that this man was not as simple as she had thought. It turned out that he was also an incredible man who had a lot of aces up his sleeves!What about his alleged brief life? Hah! He was a villain who would never die!