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On my 18th birthday, my father, the senator, gives me the gift he thinks every little girl dreams of. The man of my dreams, and the wedding to match. Stefan Zoric is heir to an elite worldwide modeling agency. Practically a prince. My arrangement is simple, as far as sham marriages go. I give him my virginity, behave as the perfect wife, and he'll pay for the college degree my father found irrelevant. But I don't want to be the perfect wife. I want him to want me the way I want him.

I’m being sold off to the Bratva as part of a business deal… I’m a regular American girl, an artist trying to make a name for herself. But then Daddy tells me I’m a part of his business arrangement… I have to marry a cold, intense Bratva guy twice my age, whether I want to or not. Our marriage binds our families, giving both parties skin in the game. Nobody cares that my skin doesn’t want to be sold off to him. He says my innocence sparks an obsessive need in him. He wants me purely for himself, like an object he possesses. They say that time heals all wounds, even the most ...

Arranged marriage in the twenty-first century. What could go wrong? Everything. Hayley Espel has been told her whole life that she will be marrying Julian Nicholson. Their parents started Espel and Nicholson Holdings, and their union will only strengthen the company. Hayley doesn’t care about the business. She’s been in love with Julian for as long as she can remember. She would marry him even if he didn’t have a single cent to his name. Julian, however, hates being arm-twisted into marrying Hayley. He will never trust an Espel, and he makes it clear to Hayley that he couldn’t care ...

There were rules in the cash-for-beauty game. The money held the power. The beauty followed the rules and jumped through the hoops. The bride. I knew what everyone would think if they knew the truth about my marriage. They'd be shocked and appalled. And rightly so. I was a young, modern, independent woman, and I'd done the unthinkable. I'd sold my virginity to a spoiled rich boy. To a stranger who didn’t love me. And yes, I'd done it all for money.

I never wanted an arranged marriage to a stubborn but scorching hot alpha. Fate has other plans. Wolf shifter Xander saves me from becoming a cult's living sacrifice. The seers reveal we’re fated mates that can break the curse on his pack. I can’t keep my eyes off his infuriatingly sculpted body, Yet this brooding alpha makes me want to pull out my hair and tear off his clothes. Torn between duty and his first love, the Alpha doesn't want me as his Luna. But we agree to an arranged marriage to save his kind from extinction. His fiery touch unleashes a power I never imagined possible. ...

"If you dare leave me for another - if you ever look at another man - if you ever let anyone else touch you...I’ll not let him live, Beauty. I won’t stop until I’ve ground his face into the dirt, until I’ve pulled out his eyes for looking at you, broken his mouth for daring to speak to you, until I’ve pulled out his guts, and," I glare at her, "smeared his blood on the ground." Her breath hitches and her pupils dilate. My thirst for violence seems to fulfill a need deep inside of her - one she doesn’t bother to hide from me, either.

Young, smart, and attractive, Nori is a college senior with a promising future. Majoring in Economics, she dreams of becoming rich and successful. Focused, she doesn’t have time for a man after her last relationship failed drastically. That is until her world dramatically collides with Kaleb's, who is ruggedly handsome and mysterious. He’s the type of man who isn’t what he seems to be, and his effortless charm reels Nori in like a fish on a hook. Kaleb is not the average young man in his early twenties. He has seen and done more than most men twice his age. Coming from one of the ...

"What do you mean I'm marrying the most dangerous man in New York?" And as if being bound to the mafia don twice my age isn't enough, I'm now carrying his baby... Silvano Borelli is ruthless, powerful, and dangerously irresistible. A walking sin in a tailored suit, he commands everything—and now, he commands me. I was just a bartender, trying to escape my past. But when bullets flew and he became my protector, my world turned upside down. He offers me a deal: his protection in exchange for my hand in marriage. I should hate him, fear him, resist him. But every time he looks at me with ...

He’s been watching me for months. And when his chance comes…he forces me into marriage. I’ve been trying so hard to prove myself to my Irish mafia dad, but it all falls apart. When my mission collapses, a much older Bratva guy shows up to save me. But he’s no hero. He’s a cold, callous Russian who uses this opportunity to make me his Brava bride… He calls me his Irish Princess, but it’s not meant to be romantic. He’s been observing me, watching me from the shadows like a stalker. When he finally has me at his mercy, he handcuffs me and subjects me to a medical exam. And when...

Nobody will touch what belongs to us, including the women we claim. Brutal. Fierce. Relentless. Everything I do I do for my family name. Now they’re giving me another task—take the bride my father chooses for me. They call it business. I call it revenge. Only one empire with mafia ties can rule. I’ll use her as a pawn. Break her down. She’s already damaged from the life she’s led. But then something happens. She rises from the ashes…and learns how to break me too. **A hero with an out-of-control possessive streak and the woman forced to be his bride. The claws come out, but the ...

Knight Grayson isn't just one of New York's elite billionaires. He's the embodiment of Hades in a tailored suit and a beautiful devil waiting to destroy. He always gets what he wants, no matter the cost. Including me.

I owe everything to Emilia's father. I'd do anything for the man. When he asked me to marry his daughter, I thought he was insane. I was only going to protect her. That was my job. Yet, one innocent kiss changed everything. Now, it's not about what her father wants. It's all about her. When enemies try to take her and the life we could have away, they will learn why they call me the devil. I'll show them no mercy. Emilia is mine, and God help anyone who tries to come between us.

A young woman fights her arranged marriage to her late sister's fiancé, a ruthless mob boss who demands three things from her: marriage, loyalty, and a baby. As their wedding date approaches, Mia struggles with a decision that once seemed easy--escape his control or surrender to her heart?

It's just another Tuesday with Mercury in retrograde. Cue Nikolai Volkov. A devil in Armani with a body built for sin. Protective. Ruthless. Magnetic. Oh, and did I mention he's hot enough to melt Siberia? I should despise him for stealing my freedom. Instead, I'm playing house with the beast and melting every time he growls 'mine’. But as it turns out, this good girl has a knack for taming monsters.

I’ve been taken captive by a man who wants to destroy my family. There’s no escaping him–or the way he makes me feel. I was born a mafia princess, the only daughter of the most powerful man in Italy. My purpose has always been to marry well, to be used to form an alliance that will benefit my father–and the man he chooses for me. But now I’m being used for revenge. For two years, Andre Leone has been kept as a my father’s prisoner, under house arrest on one of his estates. For two years, he plotted how he would bring my father down. And now, he’s taken his first step. He’s ...

One moment I'm the forgotten daughter of one of the most wealthy families in the country, and the next I'm the blushing bride in an arranged marriage. My fate is sealed in my wedded union with a complete stranger. In public, Perry Constantine is the life of the party. Easygoing. Adored. In private, he's brooding. Dark. Angry. But so am I. It's a contest of wills to see who will break in the bedroom first, and while I try to remain strong, I find myself craving the very man I swore to hate. My husband.

My father arranged for me to marry the heir to the Santorelli crime family, but it was my brutally sexy soon-to-be husband who chased me down and spanked my ass red when I tried to run. By the time I spoke my vows, I'd already come harder than I ever have in my life while this ruthless undercover agent turned mafia boss claimed me right there in the bridal dressing room. But being led down the aisle with his seed slick on my thighs was just the beginning. Because he's not going to be gentle with his bride. Not even on her wedding night.

I’ve been kidnapped, bound, and forced into marriage with a Mafia silver-fox who wants more than just my body—he wants my soul… Dominic Castellano is power incarnate—cold, ruthless, and magnetic. The moment our eyes meet at my father’s gala, something stirs inside me. Beneath his icy exterior is a hunger that sets my body on fire. Just as I start to succumb to him, Dominic storms into my Miami art studio, takes me captive, and drags me into his world. His touch is rough, his kiss demanding. No matter how much I fight, I crave him more. On our wedding day, everything unravels. ...

I’m arranged to marry my much older Bratva ex. And nobody told me. He’s the Bratva King, my family’s rival. Our love was forbidden, so he broke my heart. Now he proposes that his brother marry me for an alliance between our families. But when I walk down the aisle, I find out that I’m marrying the man who broke me instead. Nobody knows about our past, that I once loved him and that he dumped me. He kisses my lips after our vows, bringing back a flood of memories. He wipes the icing off my face with his thumb, reminding me of the feel of his skin. But I know the coldness in his heart...

Marked by vengeance, branded as mine—Lucia Terlizzi will be the key to my revenge. Dante Terlizzi has to pay. Two years ago, he broke his betrothal to my sister. Two months ago, his brother stole the bride meant for my best hitman. There’s an unwritten rule about family members and children… But f*ck the rules. Lucia is the baby of the Terlizzi family. Now I’m going to put my baby in her. We’ll see how Dante likes it when I take what’s his. I’ll dress his pretty little sister in the finest clothes. I’ll shower her in diamonds and jewels. I’ll make Dante regret ever double ...