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Isabella needs a huge sum of money for her aged grandmother's surgery. She has nowhere to go for help and she decides to seek help from her Billionaire boss, Jayden.
Jayden doesn't believe in marriages and happily ever after but he needs a wife so his mother would stop pestering him when he eventually proves to her that marriage isn't for him by getting divorced after a year.
Isabella comes to him for help at the right time; a contract is signed and there will be no strings attached. After...

All of a sudden there was a growl that ripped through the room and the band stopped playing and I heard something smash. Like it was a wooden chair or something.
Everyone looked in that direction and there was a man standing there that I had never noticed before. He would have been in his early 20's, brown hair to his shoulders, a brown goatee, 6-foot 6 at least and very defined muscles that were now tense as his intense gaze was staring directly at me and Mason.
But I didn't know who he was. I ...

Struck by a mysterious illness and burdened by a heartbreaking past, Luna Xane, a poor girl has only one wish before she dies: to find a man whom she will love and adore but in return, the man will not love her.
Enter Alexandra Qinn, a cold-hearted billionaire who doesn't believe in love and has no room for it in his busy schedule. When fate brings these two very different people together, their worlds collide in unexpected ways.
As Luna and Alexandra begin to navigate their complicated relati...

"I swore I'd never fall for the man my parents chose for me.
But one night, one kiss, and I gave in to Damian Richardson—the CEO who once said I wasn't his type."
Valerie Smith never wanted a marriage of convenience, especially not with a man as cold and arrogant as Damian. Forced into a contract to protect their families' business empires, she braces herself for four miserable weeks until the wedding.
But things change the night she lets her guard down—and lets Damian in.
Just as they begin to ...

Step 1: Seek and find her.
Step 2: Beat her until she submits.
Step 3: Chain her in that house and forcibly make her your fiancée...
Step 4: Buy two rings, invite a whole lot of guests, take her to a church, and get a damn priest...
Step 5: If she so much as whispers "no," kill her when the crowd's no more—but make sure to warn her beforehand.
Like paper thrown into fire, Lexie Dillon's old life quickly burned, leaving behind nothing but memorable ash.
After refusing a marriage proposal, s...

As a young shifter, she was always going to go after her fantasies of being a Doctor and getting to f*ck almighty man of her dreams, who happens to be her father's friend and business partner, the sexiest wolf on earth and a man who is twice her age. But when such a dream is impossible, she decides to focus on being a Doctor— a dream that needs a sponsor and she lacks finance.
She agrees to be a surrogate to another man and carry his secret baby but things don't go as planned when the unknown ma...

She is his passion, desire and his obsession. Luciano Greco, a formidable mafia boss has one goal in mind: making Jade Peterson his wife. And not even the forces above can stand in his way.
|Strong female lead, Dominating Male Lead, Obsession, Crime, Love and Lust|
Luciano Greco, the ruthless crime boss of the Italian-American mafia has been betrothed to Jade Peterson but his would be wife is not as submissive as he imagined her to be.
Infact, she is the opposite of everything; she is f...

Can I trust a werewolf with my life? The Bad Boy I shouldn’t love but Do.I’m a witch on the run from a relentless stalker,My brother’s best friend was destined to be the next alpha until I entered his life.Desperate to sever the bond with my supposed mate,I turned to a werewolf, the Alpha-in-training, with a plea.With his bulging biceps and unwavering confidence,He agreed to mark me as his own, sending his pack into chaos.But the more time I spend with him,The more I yearn to make him mine.Now, ...

I just wanted to protect my sister, but I ended up in the hands of Dante Moretti, the most powerful and dangerous man in the mafia. Trapped in a deal I can’t break, I find myself caught between deadly secrets, a desire I can’t deny, and choices that could cost me my soul.

I felt that being a nun was my true calling until I sensed power and masculinity radiating from a ruthless mafia boss.
At that moment, my heart raced, and the ground seemed to disappear from under my feet. His dark eyes were mesmerizing, and I felt enchanted by them. He was dressed in black attire that accentuated his beauty even more, and his face was perfect as if sculpted by a skilled artist.
That feeling made me question everything about life outside the convent. I knew I couldn't st...

Growing up, Guinevere had no parents. She suffers from her aunt's mistreatment. But everything will change when she turns 18. A beautiful stranger appears in front of her door and says he's taking her. She knew she should run as far as she could but the man tells her that he owns her. Being sold to someone you don't know is one thing. Realizing that the one who bought her isn't human is another. Because he is the lord of the underworld. A beautiful temptation.
Will she be able to run from this...

Alpha Richard had always wanted a boy while his mate Emily wanted a girl.
But life wanted something else for them.
Finally the day came for emily to bring her child into the world and not only did she put to bed to a boy but also a twins.
But what would happen when the first child has no wolf?
Will he still become the Alpha he was destined to be or will his brother take his place?
Let's read and find out

Eva Miller had a very rough past. She was used and abused by her family resulting in a beautiful baby. Some time later, she became unemployed and her son is in a hard condition. She needs a very expensive operation and the only one who can save her from that tragedy is businessman Nicholas Hills, who offers her a night of pleasure in exchange for helping her.

This story is about a controlled marriage that goes wrong, the naive protagonist decides to lose her virtue with a stranger, but not satisfied with making a mistake once, she decides to do it a second time, being with two strangers, finding out on her wedding day that the man she will marry is the one she was with the second time.
To complete the problems she gets pregnant, not knowing which of the two would be the father, but what she does not know is that both men are brothers.

Jessica Winters is more than broken and beautiful after being betrayed by her fiancee and bestie, in anger she runs away and lodges in a hotel but forgot her phone and money. Fortunately, she was saved by the C E O of the hotel Davis Miller.
Davis Miller was a good looking, sexy young man with a Son Robin.
What happens when Jessica goes to look for a job and is offered a huge deal by a billionaire?
What happens when Jessica starts acting as Robin's real mother while his biological mother is s...

Damian Sterling, the ruthless CEO, never wanted a wife, especially not Sophia Miller, the desperate journalist forced into his world by a marriage of convenience. She was his unwanted bride. He drafted a contract with clear terms: no feelings, no strings attached. When Sophia kneeled before him, begging for an interview to save her career, Damian saw it as another manipulation. He, however, granted her request to get her off his back. What he didn't expect was her relentless gratitude, chipping ...

Dominic is set to take over as godfather of La Famiglia but when his father is brutally murdered the vultures settle and the seat is up for grabs. Intrigue, murder, and family secrets will unfold in this thrilling dark mafia romance as Dominic takes on the role as the head of the Vittori family.
Lovers will become enemies and alliances will be tested. Federal agents are watching him, his family is in danger and old feuds are renewed when Dominic loses someone he loves. There's a thin line betwee...

“Is this the Senior class?” a pretty teenage girl popped her head into the class, with bright blue eyes, a pearly white smile, and a dashing mob of blond hair.
Dario rolled his eyes. “Yes, Shysie, you guys are late,” he said, annoyed. Dario hoped that the group of Vampires that are in hiding with him would have kept a low profile and behave themselves until the air was cleared with the Higher Council.
A group of 3 students stumbled into the classroom laughing. Ann’s eyes met one, and she start...

"Never call a girl a bi-t-ch," I said, my gaze locking onto his as he blinked awake, the bright blue drink I had just doused him with still trickling from his dark locks. "Or she might just give you a taste of her temper."
I flashed him one last sardonic smile before brushing past him and walking away, practically swaying with attitude.
Well, this year promises to be... interesting.
Carla Summers: a self-proclaimed connoisseur of sarcasm and the living embodiment of impulsive missteps. In an ...

“You think I’d share my mate? Just stand by and watch while you fuck another woman and have her kids?”
“She’d just be a Breeder, you would be the Luna. Once she’s pregnant, I wouldn’t touch her again.” my mate Leon’s jaw tightened.
I laughed, a bitter, broken sound.
“You’re unbelievable. I’d rather accept your rejection than live like that.”
As a girl without a wolf, I left my mate and my pack behind.
Among humans, I survived by becoming a master of the temporary: drifting job to job… unti...

Lila Anderson never thought fairy tales could exist, but when she enters a contract marriage with the reticent billionaire Ethan Cross, she finds herself in a nightmare from which she is unable to free herself. Lila believed she understood everything there was to know about her new husband and herself, but Ethan's world is murky and full of secrets and whispers.
Upon arriving at Ethan's vast, desolate estate, Lila soon found out that their marriage is more than a mere business deal—it's a risk...

David Ramirez has just broken up with his boyfriend after catching him having sex with his best friend. To forget what he saw David goes to the club to let out some steam and hopefully find someone to have sex with.
He does eventually meet Maxwell Sharaf a hot brown-skinned god who he’s willing to have sex with to forget about his ex. After a night of passion, David leaves Max’s house before he wakes up, he loves what happened last night but he can’t seem to forget about his ex. He’s walking o...

Bound by duty, torn by fate.
When Raven Elowen is forced into an arranged marriage with the cold and enigmatic Alpha Kael Rathmore, she vows to keep her heart guarded. But as a sinister rogue threatens their packs, their fragile alliance is tested at every turn. Secrets from the past and whispers of an ancient prophecy loom, forcing them closer.
“I’ll protect you, no matter the cost,” Kael promises.
“And if I don’t need saving?” she counters.
As danger closes in, Raven must decide, trust th...

In her most helpless moment, only Edward Harrison was willing to help Abigail Peterson.
She fell hopelessly in love with this man and stayed by his side for seven years as his secret lover.
When she discovered she was pregnant, she was overjoyed, but Edward said he was going to marry his true love, and she could continue to stay with him as his mistress.
Abigail's heart died.
Later, she cut off this relationship and resolved to leave him and start a new life. When she was dating another man, Edw...

"Betrayal cuts the deepest when it comes from family. But what happens when fate ties you to a man more dangerous than your worst enemy?"
On the night of her 18th birthday, Tanya’s life shatters when she catches her boyfriend in bed with another woman. Drowning in sorrow, she drinks herself into oblivion—only to wake up beside a dangerously powerful stranger.
But the nightmare doesn’t end there. The woman in her boyfriend’s bed? Her own sister.
As Tanya fights to clear her name, she becomes e...

I'm throbbing for him. Asa groans softly as he rubs his tip against my wet folds a few times, before positioning himself at my entrance. He looks down up at me, and I nod, reassuring him that this is what I want.
As soon as he enters me, I whimper, my hands flying up and grabbing onto his shoulders, my nails pressing down on his bare skin. A wave of pain flashes through my body as it stretches to meet his large girth and length.
Thankfully, Asa notices me tense under him, and he pauses, giving...

“Nira,” he breathed, reaching for the back of her head.
She continued to work every inch of him, her hands teasing, her mouth caressing, until his legs began to shake and his knees nearly buckled. She started to feel him grow larger as she moved faster, pulling his hips to her as she swallowed every inch of him, listening to him pant and groan.
It began with the legendary love story between Nira and Cursed One, Mikael. Mythical Investigator Nira Daniels was sent to look into a realm ...

No one ever told her that the monster under the bed could have a pair of forest green eyes and an angelic smile. When a young woman’s life is turned upside down, she finds herself in the grasp of a notorious gang member who operates in the shadows of society. Drawn in by his hypnotic beauty and the aura of danger surrounding him, she discovers that her captor is not just a villain, but a complex man filled with dark secrets.
As the two struggle against the forces closing in around them, the you...

"Join hands."
The elder’s command rang through the hall, echoing in Irwin’s ears. Her body tensed, knowing what was coming next. Her hands felt clammy as she slowly raised them, extending her palm toward Dorian.
For the first time, Dorian’s eyes locked onto hers. There was something there, something beyond the cold mask he always wore. But it was fleeting, and before she could make sense of it, he took her hand
The moment their skin touched, it was like lightning struck..

Eloisa Martinelli is everything she once feared—ruthless, dark, and unrelenting. Driven by vengeance for her family, she has become a deadly force, slipping through shadows and leaving devastation in her wake. Murder is no longer a taboo but a necessity. Yet, beneath her lethal exterior, she battles with her humanity, wrestling with the price of blood on her hands.
Then there is Xavier Romano. Cold and calculating, he revels in his dominance, finding satisfaction in the terror he instills and t...

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Everyone deserves a second chance, even if they tried to strangle you to death in your sleep.
Aya has been trained all her life as a living weapon, but she has never taken a life. She has never been with a man. She lives her life for the sake of her mistress Lady Charlotte. Her latest mission: impersonating her lady and becoming bride to the barbarian prince who has invaded her homeland and imprisoned the former queen.
It will be a brutal task, assassinating the prince and his father and recla...

Elettra has big plans.
Finish her degree, get her mother healthy again, then get the hell out of Dodge.
She’s done with the Bellarmine family. Would’ve run years ago if she could.
She just wants a life free from their control, the memories they buried, and—most of all—free from Dorian Bellarmine.
But Dorian Bellarmine isn’t done with her.
He shows up without warning. Breaks into her flat. Screens her calls. Threatens anyone who gets too close.
He says he’s protecting her. He says no one else can...

When Aria stumbles across Kael while trespassing into Nightclaw territory to gather rare herbs, the pull between them is instant—and undeniable. But their packs are enemies. Her Alpha would never allow it. And Kael has sworn off the bond that fate once used to destroy someone he loved.
Yet every moon draws them closer.
And when a dark force threatens to wipe out both packs, Aria and Kael may have no choice but to either fight fate—or surrender to it.

“Clarissa Emberdale, I reject you! Leave my pack at once!!” It replays in her mind, and she is compelled to leave the group, her head down in shame. But it isn't enough to deter Clarissa from living her best life as a caregiver while simultaneously providing a better life for the kid growing in her belly. She decided to take a second chance at everything except love. Having made up her mind that there is no guy that would actually love her except to use her, she was given the opportunity to ...

Anastasia Abel possessed everything one could desire: fame, wealth, prestige, and a lifetime's worth of suitors. Her strong will prevents anyone from easily manipulating her with harmful intentions. Anna chose to distance herself from all of them, as she had suffered from heartbreaks in the past. Her father was the one who scared everyone. He was a billionaire and also, Mafia. He had control over every business in town, regardless of their size. Whatever it was, it was his and soon-to-be Anastas...

"You taste like warm sweet honey and I want more of you!" He growls as he presses his manhood into my hip. "Give yourself to me tesoro." [Treasure]
His words are like fuel to my igniting fire.
I want him, I crave him and when his lips start to suck on my heated skin I turn into a puddle of water when his hand dips into the top of my dress….
What began as a fling evolved into something far greater than either of them could have imagined.
What will the Italian billionaire do to save Vanessa whe...

Scarlett Blackwood, a beautiful and independent woman, had it all - wealth, love, and family. But when her twin sister Scarlynn died in childbirth, Scarlett's life took a drastic turn. To protect her family from a powerful mafia leader, she assumed her sister's identity and married him. Now, Scarlett must navigate this treacherous deception, all while keeping the truth hidden from her husband, Asher. If he discovers her secret, will he forgive her family or seek revenge? Scarlett's charade is a ...

In a future where humanity struggles to colonize new worlds, Shaira, a young copilot just nineteen years old, finds herself trapped on a hostile planet after a violent attack brings down her ship. Waking up in an unfamiliar forest and surrounded by dangers she doesn’t understand, Shaira is rescued—and captured—by a handsome and enigmatic indigenous warrior, belonging to a people fiercely defending the lands humans have begun to plunder.
As she confronts her new reality and the growing attractio...

Orphaned servant, Lyra– a girl born under the cursed moon with silver eyes and a crescent birthmark has always been an outcast in her pack due to the prophecy surrounding her birth.
On the night of her eighteenth birthday, she is publicly rejected by Alpha Kade.
Desperate to save her face and avoid further embarrassment, she runs into the unbound lands and is attacked by a stray rogue, only to be saved by a mysterious wolf with silver fur who marks her after discovering their mate's bond.
But...

Every year, the harvest comes. And every year, the vampires choose.
Eighteen-year-old Isla never paired, never bred, never followed the path carved out for human girls. Instead, she was drawn to the cold, to the mist, to the forbidden castle on the hill.
Now, she knows why.
It's him. It's always been him. Prince Aeron, the first of his bloodline. He is ancient, devastatingly handsome, and cruelly dangerous. He chooses her to be his human. His pet.
Or so she thinks.
Isla is more than just a...

" Open wide for me baby. I'll give you what you want"
One spontaneous decision throws Avah into a life she didn't plan. Suddenly her peaceful life was not peaceful anymore.
Warning ⚠️ this story will contain mature scenes.

After a crushing breakup, 21-year-old Alina Stone returns home, seeking refuge in her mother and stepfather’s quiet werewolf territory. But her plans for a fresh start are upended when she crosses paths with Dax Carter—her arrogant, devastatingly handsome stepbrother and the notorious playboy of her college. Worse still, he’s the alpha-in-waiting.
Alina knows his type, and she wants nothing to do with him. But fate has other plans. One heated encounter changes everything when Dax’s wolf recogni...

As a committed security agent, Julia Harper has dedicated her professional life to shielding people from the evil forces that lurk in the criminal underbelly. After her husband passes away and she is persuaded by coworkers to try dating apps, she meets Ethan, a handsome stranger who rapidly becomes her solace from loss. However, Ethan is not who he seems to be.
Raised in a society where lying is necessary to survive, Ethan Chase is a con man. Employed to control Julia, he views her as only anoth...

“Well… Well, look who is a curious little mutt.” a deep voice says, sandalwood and vanilla enter the room. Letting me know that Cole is behind me, turning I smile softly. He is leaning against the door frame, his golden red ones staring at me.
Making me wonder how long he has been standing there. He has a smirk on his face, yet his eyes hold a jealousy in them. I take it that these are Derrick’s or he smells his soap on me. I wonder how hard it is for them to share one mate.
Natalina Collins is...

After being abused for most of her life, Emily turns to witchcraft for protection. However, she gets more than she bargains for when twin demon brothers show up. They protect her from everything while longing to fill her every need.
At that moment she found out she really liked being controlled in the bedroom. He had already given her a few orders, each one turning her on just a little bit more than the last. “Suck.” Sal ordered Emily, while placing a black toy in her mouth.
“Now I a...

"Dera," he said, his voice low and strained.
Before I could process what was happening, we were drawn to each other as if by an invisible force. Our lips met in a kiss that sent a shockwave through my body. For a moment, the world faded away, leaving only the two of us.
But then, Eric bit my shoulder, marking me as his mate. The sharp pain snapped me back to reality, and I stumbled back, my hand flying to the mark.
"What are you doing?" I asked, my voice shaking.
Eric looked just as shocked ...

Maris Caine is a counselor who has the ability to enchant anyone with her voice but what happens when she disrupts a ritual and runs away with the entity needed for it to be completed, leading to Azazel birthing a new demon that he sends after her–Vampire.
Logan Wolfe is the Alpha of the Oberon kingdom who happens to save his mate from Azazel and swears to protect her but how is that possible when she is stubborn and blames it all on Logan?
She finds out a secret about herself and wages war am...

In a city ruled by crime and divided by blood, two mafia bosses reign as bitter enemies. Alessio "The Viper" Moretti is ruthless, calculating, and feared by all. His rival, Dante "The Wolf" Russo, is equally dangerous, with a reputation for being unpredictable and merciless. When Alessio is betrayed by his own men and brought before Dante, bound and helpless, he expects nothing but death. But Dante has other plans.
As tensions rise and secrets unravel, the line between hatred and desire begins ...

His fingers crawled down from my shoulders to my waist like he was going through an art piece, but was breathing heavily at the same time.
“Thalia…” his breath touched my left ear. “Our bond isn't just about instinct…”
I pulled him off me, stepping back into the room. “Jaden, I'm human, and you're a werewolf. A bind cannot exist between us.”
“And does that matter?”
“It… it should.”
He pulled me back into his arms, and our lips engaged in a kiss, his scent of fresh grass waffling through my ...