A grumpy bartender, a desperate influencer, a bet and a fake relationship. What could possibly go wrong? Lena The internet is watching my career crash and burn in real-time. One viral breakup video, and suddenly my influencer empire is collapsing faster than my ex's fake apology video. My sponsors are running for the hills. My manager is stress-eating donuts by the dozen. The only solution? Find a man who has no clue who I am and convince him to be my fake boyfriend. Enter Max Carter. Holy mountains of muscle. He's a bartender with a permanent scowl who looks at me like I'm everything wrong...

🔥 AUCTIONED TO THE CARTEL 🔥 I was born a daughter of the cartel. Branded. Promised. A pawn in my father’s ruthless empire. I spent my life waiting for an escape. But when the walls finally closed in, freedom didn’t come. Santino Corso did. The Butcher of Buenos Aires. The man who stole me in the dead of night. Not to save me. Not to set me free. To own me. He tells me I belong to him. That I was never meant for another. That he’ll break me before he ever lets me go. But I’m done being a pawn in this world of kings. I’ll fight him. Tempt him. Manipulate him. And when the time...

He’s much too old for me…but he’s obsessed with me and forces me into marriage… I’m the innocent one, the good girl who didn’t know about the Bratva. Until he marches into my life and decides I’m his. And the next thing I know, I’m locked in his mansion and forced to be his Bratva bride. I spent my youth bouncing around foster care homes. I’ve never been anyone’s choice. But when he sees me, his eyes get dark and a slow smile curls his lips. He takes my phone and puts in my job resignation for me. And when someone else comes too close, he’s wracked with jealousy and ...

🔥 OWNED BY THE CARTEL 🔥 I knew the knock at the door was a warning. I didn’t expect it to be a sentence. They came in the dead of night. Not for money. Not for retribution. For me. Valentín Montoya—the name that rules Buenos Aires like a whispered prayer and a curse. A man who doesn’t negotiate. Doesn’t forgive. And now, he owns me. My husband’s debt should have died with him, but Montoya doesn’t believe in loose ends. So I was dragged into his world, my daughter cradled in my arms, with no chance of escape. I was meant to be a prisoner. A lesson. A possession. But he ...

Riley When I left my life as the daughter of the most powerful mob family in New York City, I never imagined I’d be forced to marry my identical twin sister’s fiancé. Even if he’s Finn Gallagher, the family’s heartless, handsome, and intimidating top enforcer. And the only man I’ve ever wanted. But when my sister disappeared on her wedding day, my father demanded I impersonate her. If I refused, I’d endanger the lives of everyone. If I agreed, I’d be putting myself back into the hands of the Gallaghers, the family that betrayed me. Nothing could be more dangerous. Then he ...

💀 UNTIL THE INK RUNS CRIMSON 💀 I built a life from needles and ink—etched freedom into skin while trying to erase my past. But some scars run deeper than art. And some vows are written in blood, not ink. Lazaro Virelli is the kind of man who doesn’t need to raise his voice to own a room. Cold. Calculating. Untouchable. The king of a criminal empire built on violence and silence. And now, he claims I was always his—by blood, by oath, by a contract I never signed. He says I’m part of a legacy I tried to outrun. That I was promised to him before I ever knew his name. But I’m ...

The Bratva king took one look at my innocent, voluptuous curves. Now, he wants to knock me up. I tried to forget about my problems by going out and letting off some steam. That’s when my best friend’s Bratva dad takes my virginity. That’s when he decides he’ll force me into marriage and impregnate me with his baby. He says he can take care of all my problems if I become his wife and give him an heir. I’m shocked and run away. But the Bratva don’t care whether you come willingly or not. He throws me over his shoulder and tosses me in the backseat of his car. He lays down his ...

I came back to bury my past. Instead, I walked straight into the arms of my worst nightmare. Malachim Vetrov. Ruthless. Calculated. The Pakhan of the Vetrov Bratva—a man whose name is a whispered threat in the underworld. The boy who once tormented me has become the most powerful man in Moscow, and now? He holds my fate in his hands. His offer is simple—stay under his roof, care for his daughter, and pretend the past between us never happened. But nothing with Mal is ever simple. His gaze is a silent warning, his presence a storm I can’t outrun. The man I hate is also the one I ...

Power is never granted… it can only be seized. BLOOD AND EMPIRE begins best-selling author James Maxwell’s long-awaited new epic fantasy series, THE GATEWAY SAGA—a gripping tale of ambition, sacrifice, and defiance in the face of destiny. Young seamstress Bethany dreams of becoming a diviner, one of the select few able to navigate the mysterious gateways that unite the empire. But without wealth or education, and only her mother to raise her, she is on a path to disappointment. Then Bethany meets Charlton, a cleric, who offers her books and guidance, and she glimpses a life she had ...

Daddy’s best friend bought me like a commodity…and knocks me up. He’s a ruthless billionaire and almost 20 years older than me. When my family’s business spirals into bankruptcy, I am sold at an auction. That’s where he takes his chance…to make me his wife whether I want to or not. I grew up innocent and sheltered, never thrust into their dangerous world. But suddenly I’m sold and forced into a marriage to protect my family’s status. A marriage with a cold and intimidating billionaire. A marriage that is surely only for show…or so I thought. Because my new husband demands ...

I was told I could never have children — now how do I tell the billionaire who doesn’t trust women that I’m pregnant with his baby? Eight years ago, Cole Matthews humiliated me in front of everyone at my best friend’s wedding and became the man I loved to hate. Since then, I’ve avoided him at all costs. After an infertility diagnosis, I didn’t think things could get any worse, until my best friend begs me to do her a favor — one which involves working with Cole to uncover a secret. Cole’s dealing with his own wounds. A devastating heartbreak cemented his belief that women ...

I was my father’s prized possession, sheltered and obedient. But when he promised me to Viktor Sokolov—a man fifteen years my senior and as feared as he was respected—my life became a dark gamble. Viktor was ruthless, a cold enforcer with a history drenched in blood and betrayal. His eyes burned with unspoken torment, and his touch was both a promise of pain and pleasure. I was thrust into a marriage that bound me not just to a man but to a world where trust was scarce, and survival meant playing by brutal rules. He said I was his, that there was no escape. I fought him at every turn,...

Ruthless Biker. Ex-Army Ranger. Dangerous Single Dad. As a nomad biker, I’ve always gone my own way. But that all changes when my brother and his wife are murdered by a ruthless drug gang. The only survivor is their baby boy, my nephew, Charlie. Now, I’m no longer a nomad, I’m a substitute single dad on a mission: keep my baby safe. Nothing else matters. Until I meet Emily. Emily’s young, sweet, and everything I'm not. I'm a dangerous dad with blood on my hands; she's a pharmacist's assistant with a heart of gold. I should stay away from her, but there's something about Emily I ...

❖ Some monsters don’t hide in the shadows. They stand in the light and dare you to run. ❖ I disappeared seven years ago. Left behind a name, a past, a life that was never truly mine. Now, I exist in the quiet spaces, a ghost slipping through the cracks. Until him. Alessandro Silvestri. Powerful. Unrelenting. A man who commands fear with a single glance. I should’ve stayed invisible. Instead, I walked straight into his domain. And now, he won’t let me leave. He sees through my lies, picks apart the secrets I’ve buried deep. I know what men like him do to people like me. They ...

Harper I was supposed to walk down the aisle to Finn Gallagher, heir to the Gallagher mafia. Instead, I walked out of my own life as the favored mafia daughter to start a new one in Hawai’i. On my terms. Now they’ve found me. He’s found me. Cian Mahoney, the most wanted and despised enforcer in the Gallagher Mafia. My nemesis. And the man whose kiss intoxicated me the night I disappeared. If he drags me back to New York, my life is over. So I formulate an escape plan. Make Cian believe I want him. Need him. Crave him. Except my performance turns real. Cian Harper Brennan has always ...