"I suggest you sit down, Rajkumari..." the old spy whispered, barely above a breath as he collapsed before her. His cloak was soaked in blood-not his own-and his face was pale with terror she had only seen on the battlefield. Jhanvi's hand froze mid-motion as she reached for her goblet. It had only been four days. Four days since she was forced to return to Deshmukh and left her Ranjha alone. "What happened?" Her voice was quieter than she expected. The man looked up, shame clouding his eyes. "Forgive me, Rajkumari... I could not stop him. No one can." Jhanvi's brows furrowed. "Prithvi?" He nodded. "The King has executed seventeen prisoners in three days. No trials. No questions. Among them... a boy, fifteen, who tried to steal from the temple steps. An eighty-year-old woman accused of speaking ill of the crown. He didn't flinch." Jhanvi's breath caught. "That's not... him." The spy clenched his fists. "He doesn't sleep. He skips meals. The royal doctor says his body is tearing from the inside-he's injured himself thrice during combat drills. Blood everywhere. He won't stop." Jhanvi stood, heart pounding. "Why are the ministers allowing this?!" "Who dares to stand in his way?" the man cried. "When an ambassador from an allied kingdom said, 'Your Majesty is fortunate to have been loved by such a divine woman,' he exiled the entire delegation. Burned the alliance papers and cut ties with the most powerful kingdom." Jhanvi staggered back, hand to her chest. "He... ended a diplomatic tie over... me?" "He screamed," the man rasped, eyes wide with memory. "He threw his sword and shouted, 'If I'm so fortunate, where the hell is my raani?!'" Silence filled the chamber. The spy whispered, "He's not a king anymore, Rajkumari. He's a man burning alive from the absence of his queen." Jhanvi clutched the table, heart aching. "He'll destroy himself," she whispered, a tear slipping down her cheek. "But... what about my self-respect?"

Copyright © 2025 by Bookish Dae Adam, a reformed ex-convict who built a honest life as a mechanic, is blissfully married to Zara, the love of his life who sees only the good in him. However, his world shatters when a series of cruel, undermining comments from his father in law, Robert, finally push him over the edge, causing him to unleash his own deep seated insecurities onto Zara in a devastating verbal attack.

Arna is forced to replace her brother in Sector 17 - the country's most feared military program - after he mysteriously disappears. She enters the system to find him. To uncover the truth. But one mistake shatters her chances. And lands her in front of Hridhan - the coldest, most dangerous mentor in the sector. The one everyone fears. The one she hates on sight. Unfortunately, her search keeps leading back to him. To find her brother, she'll have to trust him. But trusting him is dangerous. And falling for him? That might ruin everything she came to save. He was supposed to break her. She was supposed to hate him. But not everything goes as expected. Welcome to sector 17 🕷️🏴☠️ ~~~ Tropes Mentor X trainee [ professor X Student ] Forced proximity One bed trope Marriage of convenience Slow burn He falls first and harder Dystopian setting

Damien Donovan is a ruthless CEO known for his power, precision, and complete control-except when it comes to Natalia Sinclair, his fiercely independent assistant. For nine long years, he's buried his desire, watching her slip through his fingers day after day. To Natalia, Damien is just her arrogant, workaholic boss-a man too cold to feel anything real. But when their carefully drawn boundaries start to blur, she begins to glimpse the fire he's kept locked behind those stormy eyes. Now the tension between them threatens to ignite everything. Will Damien risk it all to claim the one woman he's never been able to forget, or will his pride cost him the only thing he's ever wanted?

𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 She wants freedom, he craves control - but when their families force them into marriage, their union becomes a dangerous game of power, passion, and betrayal. ... Emilia, a mixture of Enzo and Elianna. She isn't afraid of anyone and is a headstrong force to be reckoned with. For most of her life, Emilia had only had two goals in mind: attaining her degree and finding her forever. Santo, a mixture of darkness and cruelty. He loves to be in control and is known for being the heartless leader who killed his people. For most of his life, Santo had only one goal in mind: kill anyone who gets in his way. ... A marriage between these two will result in a disaster. What will happen when the fathers of these two strike up a deal that will benefit both mafias? Will Santo stop Emilia from achieving those two goals she has in mind or will she stop him first? ・‥...━━━━━━━☆☆━━━━━━━...‥・ A STAND-ALONE! *SLOWBURN* *MATURE* This book contains sex scenes, some inappropriate language, physical and verbal abuse which may be triggering for some readers. Please read at one's own risk as a trigger warning will not be designated at each chapter. THANK YOU FOR THESE TOP RANKINGS #1 in enemiestolovers #1 in enemies #1 in mafia #1 in mafiaprincess #1 in Italianmafia #1 in hate #1 in rivals #1 in slow burn #1 in lovers #1 in agegap #1 in arrangedmarriage #1 in forecedmarriage #1 in sunshinexgrumpy #1 in mafiaromance #1 in darkromance All Rights Reserved

❦ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 & 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 For Natalia Sanchez the most important thing in her life is work. Working as a police officer and keeping a small social circle, not to mention the casual relationship she has with her sexy co-worker; she has everything she could possibly need. Nash Hendrix, one of the lead detectives in the force and the man who's currently in a friends-with-benefits relationship with Natalia wants to make it exclusive but it's something she's always been hesitant about happening because of a painful past. Natalia has got her work cut out for her when the two are paired together to work a case where the stakes are high and it's a race against time to solve it. And add a kid to the mix, her life is about to get even more hectic. Tensions start to soar when an old flame is assigned to work with them and she's definitely got her work cut out for her. Can Nash show Natalia that loving someone isn't painful and in turn become something more? And what happens when their suspect is closer than they seem? ✘✘✘ ⚠️𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐝𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐞𝐱𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭/𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬.⚠️

He's what you want in a man. He's someone you dream about. Someone soft on the inside but protective on the outside, respectful & kind, but also out of reach for other women once he's in love. He's here to fix you.

𝔅𝔯𝔬𝔨𝔢𝔫 𝔅𝔯𝔦𝔡𝔢 𝔖𝔢𝔯𝔦𝔢𝔰 #4 𝐶𝑎𝑛 𝑏𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑 𝑎𝑠 𝑎 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑒 ═════ ✥.❖.✥ ═════ Sitara Bose is the quiet storm. The girl with glasses, the one who always plays the side character in everyone else's story. She's endured more than her share of storms. Cruel betrayals, relentless bullying, and the sting of broken trust. But no matter how many times the world tried to break her, she refused to fall. Rudraksh Suryawanshi is a man who thrives in control. A ruthless businessman with a past buried under layers of secrets, he carries a darkness that no one dares to uncover. But the moment he lays eyes on Sitara, something inside him snaps. She's his angel, his obsession, his only desire. There's just one problem: She's meant to marry his brother. As the wedding looms closer, fate twists in ways neither of them expects. Betrayed by those she once trusted, Sitara is left shattered. But Rudraksh has already made his choice. He will have her, no matter the cost. As tension simmers and boundaries blur, their connection becomes an unstoppable force, dark, passionate, and inevitable. But with every stolen moment, every heated glance, they walk the fine line between love and destruction. Did the stars align for them, or were they doomed from the start? ═════ ✥.❖.✥ ═════ 𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑦 𝑖𝑛 𝐸𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑖𝑠ℎ 🎀 𝙒𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 🔞⚠️ This book contains mature content intended for readers aged 18 and above. Reader discretion is advised.

#𝐀 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝-𝐀𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 (𝐀𝐃𝐕𝐈𝐊 𝐗 𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐕𝐈𝐊𝐀) "𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐞. 𝐇𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦 𝐡𝐞𝐫."👑 𝑯𝒂𝒏𝒗𝒊𝒌𝒂 𝑺𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒉 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒍𝒂, the crown princess of Karela and a powerful CEO, is a woman who commands attention. Fierce, intelligent, and untouchable-until the night she asks 𝑨𝒅𝒗𝒊𝒌 𝑺𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒉 𝑮𝒂𝒖𝒓 to be her fake boyfriend at a grand party. What begins as a fleeting arrangement spirals into something much deeper, pulling them into a whirlwind of passion, power, and obsession. Advik, a man who fell for her long before he even saw her, will stop at nothing to make her his. But in a world where power is a dangerous game, love is never simple. As secrets from the past begin to unravel and enemies plot against them, will their love survive the storm, or will their kingdom of trust come crumbling down? A tale of ambition, love, and the price of wearing the crown. 📚✨ 𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚 𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬! 🙏 📖 𝐊𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮-𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐭! 💖

Sequel to Paint Me Saved. Not to be read as a standalone. Time has the power to change people, the power to heal any wound. After a failed mission, Leonardo Brenton finds himself in the hospital. Battered both in body and confidence, he goes into hiding. He has given up on love too, knowing it was a game she played on him. Deciding to move to a new city, away from media scrutiny bought forth by his father and the reminders of once sacred love, he soon realizes not everyone can escape their past. Zemira Ford will not give up on love. She waits patiently, biding time for the love of her life to return to her. When her father's health takes a turn for the worst, she must decide - move to a different city or stay back for love. When their worlds intertwine, and lies holding together the foundations of their fragile relationship crumble, Leonardo and Zemira must decide. Are they ready to change and admit to the mistakes and lies breaking them apart? Or will theirs turn into a wound of a relationship no time could heal? Part 2 of Redeemed by a Soldier series. ⚠️ This book contains PTSD and drug abuse references. Reader's discretion is advised. ⚠️