Ava Sinclair is desperate. Her father's rare illness is bankrupting her, and time is running out. In a last-ditch move, she joins Velvet Circle-an elite underground agency where powerful men pay fortunes for one night of total control. Xavier Blackwood doesn't do love. He's a billionaire who treats women like transactions: hot, hard, gone by morning. No strings. No repeats. Until Ava steps into his world. One contract. Fifty thousand dollars every time he calls. No feelings. No questions. Just her body on demand. But obsession creeps in fast. His hands can't get enough of her curves. Her moans start sounding like surrender. And the money can't drown out the truth they're both avoiding: What happens when "just sex" becomes something neither can walk away from? A raw, steamy, addictive billionaire romance packed with dominance, possession, and heat that burns everything down.

Emilia "Mila" Ferretti never expected to inherit her sister's fate. When Daniella dies tragically, Mila becomes the replacement bride for Dominic Kane: the ruthless heir who was promised a Ferretti wife. Facing her family's financial ruin, Mila has no choice but to marry a man she barely knows. But Dominic harbors a twisted secret: he never wanted Daniella. He's always wanted to claim Mila, the woman he's been in love with for years. And now that she's his, he'll destroy anyone who tries to take her away.

Rhea has always been the forgotten twin - quieter, softer, never enough. But when her sister decides to back out days before a powerful arranged marriage, everything changes. Now Rhea must take her place, wearing her name, stepping into a life built on lies... and into the arms of Damian Voss - a man who sees too much and trusts too little.

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Her love is a weapon. It's killed before. And this time, she's sworn it won't happen again. Everyone at Blackthorn University thinks Kara is just another human girl juggling midterms, frat parties, and overpriced lattes. No one suspects the truth: that she's a Phoenix shifter, hiding in plain sight in a world ruled by werewolves and lycans. Even her closest friends don't know the fire simmering beneath her skin. But Kara isn't just hiding from them, she's hiding from fate. From the one thing she dreads more than anything else: her mate. She's done letting her love be a death sentence. She won't survive another loss. The scars she bears run deeper than flesh. So when Ryker, the dangerously magnetic lycan General, realizes Kara is his fated mate, she does exactly what she swore she would. She pushes him away. Again. And again. And again. But lycans don't walk away from their mates. And Ryker? He's dominant, possessive, and utterly relentless. He's a storm she can't outrun, a flame that won't go out. And every heated glance, every stolen moment, threatens to shatter the walls she's spent years building. As secrets ignite and her past begins to unravel, Kara must face the truth: Can she let herself love again, knowing it could destroy them both? Or will her lies-and the deadly curse entwined with her love-be the very thing that dooms them forever?

An adaptation to the fairy tale "Beauty and the Beast", Rhys Ashcroft is vain and arrogant until a near-fatal accident brutally maims his features. Presumed dead, Rhys resides alone in Falmouth Castle, away from society which was just the way he preferred. Enter Danielle Carmichael: a curious country miss who is drawn to the hostile, cloaked stranger for reasons unknown to her.

Captain Cole Stanley was a man bound to the sea and lands beyond the stifling industry of London. There was no space in his busy lifestyle for a woman, especially not a prim little miss like Oriana Brightmore. Yet despite her shyness, there appeared to be an underlying wit and spirit to her personality that Cole begins to find irresistible. Oriana always thought that her future-husband should be charming and even-tempered; none of which belonged to Captain Stanley- the odious guest residing with the Ashcroft's for a short spell. Although the obnoxious man vexed her beyond reason, he also may just be her only solution to finding a man who will want her- one that was currently on his way to the Americas.

Lady Evelyn Wyndham never imagined seduction would make her debut to-do list. Preparing for the Season isn't just about gowns, balls, & social calls-it also demands mastering the silent language of fans, handkerchiefs, and stolen kisses. With her debut fast approaching, Evelyn refuses to be caught unprepared. What she lacks in experience, she intends to learn-and there's only one man she trusts with such a delicate task. Captain Emmett Shaw thought love was beyond his reach. An injury destroyed his military ambitions, leaving him haunted by failure and guilt. His aunt drags him to Eltham Palace, hoping the change of scenery will mend his spirit. He never expected his second cousin, who he remembered in his youth as an imp-to transform into a determined young swan with a reckless proposition. Evelyn asks Emmett to become her tutor in flirtation and seduction. Reluctant at first, he cannot resist her earnestness-or the danger of her blossoming allure. But guiding her through the art of desire soon tests his every boundary. The girl he once teased now tempts him with not only her tempting body, but caring nature. Author's Note: First draft is complete. Editing is in progress. Constructive criticism is appreciated. The heat level is explicit. This is a standalone, though you might recognize Evelyn, who is a major side character in the first book, 'An Affair at Apsley House'. This will be an alternative version to the book I will actually publish because I have to make it a sensual heat level. Disclaimer: This work is a piece of fiction. All characters, events, and settings depicted are purely the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or deceased, businesses, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

On an alien planet where callous, menacing soldiers rely on sex to fuel their battle rage, one human servant is about to bring their fearsome General to his knees. Joan doesn't remember how she arrived at Zolan. She just knows that, as the sole human servant in her military camp, she must keep her head down and never look the Masters in the eye. Unexpectedly, she runs into The General and breaks the single most important rule by meeting his icy gaze. There, she finds something that forever changes her quiet servant life: fascination. Now, Joan has a choice: resist the General's advances and continue her life of desperate survival, or submit to their intense attraction and allow him to claim her. As war closes in on the camp, Joan and the General wage a second, far more intimate battle. One of desire, defiance, and a forbidden connection that could change everything. *** Zolan Series Book #1 of 5