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She’s fire wrapped in silk. He’s ice laced with fangs. And when they collide, the world burns.
In the velvet shadows of Vancouver’s most dangerous secrets, RedLine — an underground club pulsing with magic, blood, and desire — is where vampires come to indulge. But when Katalim, a woman cloaked in mystery, steps into this world, everything changes.
Locked away for years, she’s finally free — but not safe. Katalim isn’t just a witch — she’s a weapon. Her power? The ability to channel raw sexual ...

Anna Miller
"I see...even after a year apart, your ice barricades hadn't melted yet Kardoula mou...." He was looking at her with a faint hint of aversion.
It was like waving a red cloth in front of an angry bull. She felt mad. 'How arrogant can a man be? A year ago, she had barely escaped the cell, where he had locked her up - in his ancestral castle in Greece ......after marrying her, and then throwing her away like a used toy that no longer interested him.
And if that hadn't been enough......

I was raised with the criminal underground’s most notorious crew turned government-sanctioned mercenaries in Texas and Colorado, known as the Death Kings. My uncle is one of them known as the Gator King. Now I walk in his footsteps, leading a crew of my own with his backing. To my family, my nickname is Seraphim, but in my kingdom, I’m the Viper King. Now the boys who left me, who swore they would stay by my side to protect me, are back in town. They are attempting to become like C.H.A.O.S. who ...

"You're going to meet your mate someday." I whispered.
"Olivia."
I forced a smile and lifted my head. "And it's fine. I'll be rooting for you all the way."
He cut me off with a soft "Liv."
I blinked away my tears. "No, listen to me. We need to accept that this won't last forever. You could find her on your next trip out of town, and I'll be forgotten."
I swallowed the lump formed in my throat. "I just hope we'll still be friends."
His face twisted in pain as he rested his forehead against mine, ...

'Miss Klean, the CEO would like to see you now." The junior secretary said to Varisha Klean with a warm smile and for a strange reason, whatever had caused Varisha to have doubts about this interview seems to have disappeared at this moment.
After attaining a degree in hotel management at Stanford University, Varisha set to prove to the world that she could make it without their support.
She never got their help when she needed them, anyway.
This was the first step to being the girl sh...

Harper Cole has been preparing her whole life to become her pack’s next Alpha. When her father gives the title to her youngest brother, Harper will proposition a fellow Alpha with a fake marriage, hoping to reclaim her position as heir.
Asher Black, Alpha of the Rising Moon Pack, is struggling to lead his Pack and get rid of his controlling uncles when he is offered a strange proposition from a beautiful young wolf. As Harper and Asher fight to secure their positions, their fake relationship wi...

the night of her highly anticipated jewel launch, Eloise's world shatters when her husband Lucian publicly divorces her on national TV, rekindling his relationship with his ex-lover Jennifer, who is also Eloise's step-sister. As Eloise picks up the pieces, she meets a new man, who happns to be her boss, and sparks fly. Just as she begins to find success and happiness again, Lucian comes crawling back, desperate to reclaim what he lost.

I stepped into the room and he smiled at me.
That was my first warning.
Rowan Vaughn hadn’t smiled at me like that in years. Not since the cheating. Not since the Cold War between us began.
"Hi," he said, like I was a stranger.
And just like that, I knew.
He didn’t remember.
Not the marriage. Not the fights. Not the night I begged him to sign the divorce papers.
But then she walked in, Gigi.
And he remembered her.
I stood there, invisible again, while he held her hand and called her nam...

The day before her wedding, she witnessed her boyfriend, whom she loved for nine years, having an affair with his big brother's fiancée. He was even plotting to marry his future sister-in-law as she's carrying his baby.
While this disgusting truth broke her heart, a reserved man stepped into her life. He offered a sophisticated solution.
"Marry me instead, so my shameless brother and fiancée will have to call you Sister-in-law for rest of their life. Agree?"
It didn't take long, she took his off...

WARNING!!! MATURE CONTENTS.
READ AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION.
" If you think you can pin someone else’s child on me ..." Drake smirked as he turns towards Sarah who was beginning to shed tears
" I didn't do this on my own Drake,I came here for the money." tears flowed down her eyes , there was no way Drake was accepting her child after the incident with his best friend last night and now he wouldn’t let her explain.
" I will wire the rest of your balance to your account in the morning, I am sorry...

In the glittering skyline of Chicago, where fortunes rise as fast as they fall, Laura Castillo has made a career out of heartbreak—literally. As a professional bride, she’s survived by marrying desperate men for money, selling illusions of love with a flawless smile and a perfectly tailored dress. But behind the practiced charm is a woman drowning in emotional debts, haunted by a dying father’s final wish and a parasitic mother’s relentless demands.
When Andy Hayes, billionaire heir to the Haye...

"Love me or hate me either way, I will fuck you every night.."
MXM R18+
A FORCED CONTRACT MARRIAGE WITH THE DEVIL.
I sucked in my breath when he all of a sudden took hold of my jaw and kept my other hand above my head" "Let go of me, you devil," I beat against his chest repeatedly. I wanted to shove him off me but he didn't even budge a bit. Within minutes , l brought my knee up and kicked him in the shin. As soon as I did, he groaned out in pain and I took that as an opportunity to free myself...

In the high-stakes world of corporate power plays, billionaire CEO Alexander Carrington has everything—except a wife. To secure a deal that could elevate his empire to untouchable heights, he needs to find a bride. Fast. Enter Victoria Sinclair, a fiercely independent young entrepreneur with a promising startup and a desperate need for funding. When she agrees to a contract marriage, it’s strictly business—until sparks fly, and their icy agreement begins to melt.
But Victoria has a secret that c...

This is not your average Romeo and Juliet love story; it comes with a dark twist.
When your Romeo wants you dead!
Julienne Campry fell in love with Corey at first sight. He wooed her endlessly with gifts and sweet words and then left her to die, choking on her blood, shame, and plots for revenge.
When her cry for a second chance is provided, Julienne wakes up to realize she had gone back in time two weeks to her death. This time, she's not going to be a puppet.
It’s her second chance!
...

Nancy Morgan grew up living with her aunt's family, enduring constant bullying but remaining resilient and independent. After a whirlwind marriage to Christian Mason, the world's richest man, her life and work became even more thrilling. When faced with humiliation from her aunt and a wealthy socialite, Christian Mason publicly revealed her true identity, which only led to more skepticism and schemes. Together, they navigated the complex situations, uncovered the truth behind the conspiracies, a...

Founding out her boyfriend got her sister Pregnant, Zoe Gil flirted with an unknown stranger and ended up marrying him in a flash.
But why did the stranger turned out to be the most richest and powerful man in the city?

I pulled her closer and entered her again. Again and again, picking up the rhythm. The more intense my movements, the louder she screamed.
"Amelia?" I asked.
"Stop asking if I'm okay and take me, Leonardo!" she shouted. "Harder!"
My boss, proposes that we get married for six months to improve his bachelor image and save his company. I agree, thinking it's just a game. But from the first kiss in this fake marriage, I realize my innocence won’t last long.
Rule number one? Some boundaries are m...

"Did you ever, even once, imagine yourself loving me?" Sarah posed a hopeful question to Philip.
“Don’t make me laugh, Sarah. Everything between us has been purely about pleasure and business.”
Sarah had harbored feelings for Philip ever since she first saw him in a sports magazine. When his fiancée abandoned him at the altar to elope with another man, Sarah selflessly offered herself as a replacement bride to spare his embarrassment.
After enduring three years of a loveless and toxi...

"Marry me."
What the hell?
"Put this on tomorrow," he expained, "You're going to tell the press that Bella cheated on me, and that's when we started dating. When Bella found out, she tried to break us up. When that didn't work, she blackmailed you into posting the photo. That way, it looks like I hate you- but we've already reconciled."
How did I get myself into this kind of mess?
Laura finds herself in a devastating dilemma when her mother is kidnapped. Her captors demand she post a photo o...

I never imagined I’d end up as Mrs. Alexander Kane. The cold, enigmatic billionaire barely notices anyone—let alone me. But when his grandfather's will demands that he marry and have a child within 18 months, I become his unexpected choice after he dismisses dozens of other women.
Why me? I don’t know. But I’m determined to make him see me as more than just a convenient solution.
Life in his world is nothing like I imagined. Beneath his frosty exterior lies a man haunted by secrets—and the clo...

A marriage bound by a contract, and she obliged to accept it. He was her boss, and she was his secretary.
She gave him everything he wanted, but her love was neglected, but when she decided to leave, he offered her a contract marriage to make her stay. But, someone occupied his heart, and he couldn't offer anything to her except his talent on the bed.
After their marriage, she endured the pain, but scheme after scheme destroyed her tolerance. Finally, she was ready to leave him, but su...

"Please marry me, I promise to compensate you in whatever way I can," Marina said to the man staring at her with confidence.
"Alright, I will."
After the wedding, "I want to get a divorce. Let me go Aiden."
"No, you are my compensation for marrying you," Aiden remarked, on his lips hanging a cocky smile.
She was left at the altar. He offered her a deal. Neither expected to fall in love.
When Marina is humiliated on her wedding day—abandoned in front of hundreds of guests—her life becom...

It was a big day for Callie. She looked forward to marrying her handsome groom. Unfortunately, he abandoned her at the altar. He never showed up throughout the wedding.
She was made a laughingstock in front of all the guests. In a fit of anger, she went and slept with a strange man on her wedding night.
It was supposed to be a one-night stand. To her dismay, the man refused to let her be. He pestered her like she had stolen his heart on that night.
Callie didn't know what to do. Should she give ...

My stepmother is extremely vicious. She actually drugged my drink and sent me to another man's bed. To make matters worse, the next morning, a group of reporters was waiting outside the door...

"You won't expect love from me and will please me whenever, wherever I want."
What will happen when Christian Elvis, a person with a golden heart tainted black marries Sophie Skye, a normal girl just to fulfill his lust?
But, between that show of seduction, there was something else- a promise- A promise he made to someone dear to him.
Yet sadly, he turned their marriage which can become salvation for them into nothing but a mere contract.
They were different, he knew she was his since t...

Consumed by the pain of a past relationship, Viktor decides to take revenge on his ex-girlfriend by using Eleonora as the centerpiece of his plan. When he asks her to marry him in a moment of pure provocation, he doesn't imagine that it will trigger an unexpected connection between them.
Eleonora, on the other hand, is a strong and determined woman, who realizes Viktor's game from the start, but also finds herself drawn to his complexity. While he tries to keep his distance because of his emoti...

Kadian Hayes was the only grandchild in the Hayes family. She was never welcomed or recognized as such until the death of her mother when she was nine years old. Her grandfather was a billionaire who ruled his family with an iron fist. He was a tyrant who always got what he wanted without exception. When Kadian was twenty one she came home for summer break from college and found out that her grandfather had arranged a marriage for her to his business partner's grandson Justin. Kadian refused to ...

Our marriage is falling apart and there's need to spice it up. An open marriage for 2 weeks can help right? But let's not forget the rules, after all not everything is open in an open marriage.
WARNING: THIS BOOK CONTAINS MATURE THEMES AND

We wouldn't sleep together.
We wouldn't do things married couples does.
We would just be normal friends.
When we reached the court room, where the marriage was to be held.
I then noticed the man I was about to get married to, it was someone that made me so shocked.
"Here is the copy of the contract, Sign it, and we would make it contractual."

I loved Jayden for three years until his beloved Sherry returned from abroad, and I realized I was just a substitute.
I broke up with him.
Jayden thought I was being unreasonable. He yelled impatiently:
'Gabriella, stop it. There's nothing between me and Sherry."
'I only treat her like a sister."
But at the banquet, he put his arm around her waist, acting intimately, ignoring me.
Until after I died, Jayden would kneel in front of my grave with red eyes, acting like a madman.

When Catherine finally found the courage to escape from her abusive boyfriend, she didn't know how painful the price of freedom would be.
Billionaire businessman and politician Nathan appeared in her life at the exact time she needed saving.
Just when Catherine was beginning to put her past behind her and longing for a happy ending, she and Nathan’s past came calling, a past that threatened to destroy them and their loved ones.
Will they fight it through or allow it to consume them?

She doesn't want to rely on a man because she believes all men are jerks.
She does literally anything as far as it would generate more income to her account, What she doesn't do is stealing, killing and kidnapping. But anything else apart from those three she will do it.
She signed a 90 days contract marriage with a billionaire.
He is the heir of Rainbow Company and the CEO of one of the biggest businesses.
On his grandmother's death bed she makes him promise to get married.
What will...

Two extraordinary love stories in a series.
When Sadie Greer gets into an arranged marriage with a Crypto developer, an evil wrapped in a pretty thousand-dollar suit Cenric Wollf, she thinks her life is over. She only agrees to escape the family trap with a hefty price tag.
With an ulterior motive, Cenric Wollf marries the daughter of his enemy—she’s just his subject, his pawn, and to warm his bed.
They fall deeper into their own trap—crazy chemistry and thrills, afraid they’re losing contro...

“OH MY GOD! I’LL PAY! FOR GOD’S SAKE, JAEWON, JUST TELL ME HOW MUCH, AND I’LL PAY!” Catherine fell to her knees, clasping her hands in desperation as she looked up at Jaewon.
Jaewon removed the gun from her brother’s head, a thought—or rather, a solution—crossing his mind.
“I don’t want money; I only want you.”
Catherine finds herself trapped in a marriage with Jaewon, forced to accept the union to save her brother's life. They were once childhood friends, but their friendship ended after a t...

Rather than marrying a repulsive blind date, I'd prefer a quick wedding with a handsome older man. What I didn't anticipate, however, was that this man I hastily married would turn out to be not only kind and caring but also a hidden billionaire...
（I highly recommend a captivating book that I couldn't put down for three days and nights. It's incredibly engaging and a must-read. The title of the book is "The Billionaire's Daughter" You can find it by searching for it in the search bar.）

Gabrielle has been in love with her fiancé for years, however, her fiancé betrayed her and messed up with someone else. Once he left, Gabrielle started a relationship with a strange man, Joshwa Powell, who is the heir to Powell family. Joshwa owns a good-looking face as well as countless wealth. He is as vicious as Satan and he never misses a object that he desires. Somewhat, Gabrielle becomes the prey of Satan, at the same time, the game of love formally begins.

I was betrayed by my boyfriend, and in a moment of revenge, I slept with his friend. That impulsive decision landed me in "big trouble"...

Sarina is a nurse who grew up in a province and chose to become a private nurse to Maximus Lardizabal because of the very high salary. Lardizabal is a well-known businessman in the country and a playboy as well. He has a girlfriend, but because he doesn't love her, he still plays with women. When he had an accident in another country and returned to the Philippines, he was blind and confined to a wheelchair, which caused his girlfriend to leave him.
Meanwhile, Maximus unexpectedly proposed an of...

My fiance had a new lover, so I tracked her uncle. Since I couldn't be his wife, I decided to be his aunt! The man married me with hatred, and this marriage was filled with indelible lies, hatred, and greed.
In this wealthy marriage, there were calculations filled with intrigue. My husband's ex-girlfriend repeatedly put me in unjust situations, while my ex-boyfriend caused trouble everywhere.
I was overwhelmed by the situation, and in the end, I was tripped up. I left with a divorce agreement, s...

They're nothing more than longtime enemies and business rivals. They never imagined themselves working together. Justine needs a husband in order to become pregnant, while Lawrence needs a new bride. They always say that desperate times call for desperate methods. Justine reveals to Lawrence that his cousin and fiancée is cheating on him.
"Your wedding day will be in three days, right? What if you’ll change your bride? Why don’t you marry me instead? "
You only want an heir, but your husband i...

“Can you kiss me?”
“No, you are a married woman and you deserve my respect if not for anything then for that tag,”
“You also see me as dirty, you should be man enough to let me know,” she cried.
“God please, it’s a harmless kiss,” he thought to himself and decided to kiss her.
Being the First Lady should mean being happy and having everything at your beck and call but to Alma, it was far from that. She was stuck in a marriage that to the public looked like the perfect marriage but to h...

On the day of the flash marriage, the newlywed husband left Shelley for a business trip. Since it was a marriage of convenience, Shelley thought they would lead separate lives. Unexpectedly, her husband suddenly proposed they should be a real couple. But he didn't give Shelley his door password when she moved to his apartment. Besides, Shelley sent him a message, but he treated it as harassment... Shelley Harper was speechless and thought to herself, "Mr. Layton, you must be kidding me." When Sh...

After the death of Leon Soo-Yun's father, her mother Leon Min-Soo couldn't handle the Leon Cooperation Alone. She wanted her daughter to join the company as a CEO, but Soo-Yun never agreed with her. She always missed her father. Soo-Yun believes that her father's death wasn't a normal death it's was murder. She wants to find the real reason behind her father's murder. Of course, she was a lawyer so this is an opportunity for her. After that her mother decided to hand over the company to a very r...

All her life, Caroline used to believe werewolves are fantasy creatures. Not until her 18th birthday was Caroline told that she was adopted and to make her feel worse, she was adopted into a werewolf family. More importantly, she was her stepbrother's Mate and her stepbrother is an Alpha. Just when Caroline was blending into the situation, she was found by a man who told her he is her real cousin.
She was also told her identity as a Lycan- werewolf's most hated enemy and the only way to live is...

“I will not listen to any more of your insolent behaviour boy. You brought this on yourself. You marked this young woman and now you must take her as yours.”
In that instant Ziza felt her heart shrivel, die and plummet deep into the bottom of her acidic stomach. Take her as his? Her hand in marriage? Surely the king wouldn’t be so cruel that he would give her hand in marriage to his beast of a son.
She just lost her job, lost her boyfriend, and was tortured by her half-siblings and their mothe...

Life is sweet when it's filled with possibilities. For eighteen year old Skyler Johnson it's more true than anything. Newly graduated and looking forward to spend the upcoming summer with her friends possibilities seem endless. That is until dinner with her parents go terribly wrong and she's introduced into a world she knows nothing about. With anger and confusion in the air can she trust everything she's feeling? Is there more to the story than what's being fed to her and does she stand to loo...

“I don’t know,” I said desperately, my voice breaking. “I was there, yes, but I didn’t touch her. She—she slipped, James. It was an accident.”
“An accident?” he spat, his eyes narrowing. “Just like my sister’s death was an accident? Just like our baby—” He yelled, running a hand through his disheveled hair.
“Don’t,” I whispered, tears streaming down my face. “Don’t bring our child into this.”
“Why not?” he said, his voice rising, his eyes blazing with fury. “It’s the truth, isn’t it? You ta...

When high school dropout Riana Tanning is made homeless by the people she had always known to be her family, she is thrown into a world of chaos and drama.
Finding herself in the abusive hands of a rich Puerto Rican drug dealer who gives her everything she wants, except love and happiness, Riana remains in his home, too scared to go back hungry and homeless.
As more travails unfold with her boyfriend thrown in jail, losing everything to his name, she is back on the streets.
Eventually managing t...

Olivia's mother was diagnosed with a brain tumor and needed urgent operation. Two days before the operation, she hadn't gathered enough money for her operation. She turned to her father for help, but he chased her out, colluding with his mistress.
Disheartened and helpless she left the house, but before she could reach the hospital she was caught in an accident.
Two days after the accident Olivia woke up to an unfamiliar yet classic and Luxurious room, but how did she end up here ? Who ...