Ciara Sanchez spent her entire life living in the shadows. While her older sister, Sheila Sanchez, was adored and celebrated, Ciara was treated as an inconvenience. Hidden from the spotlight and subjected to years of cruelty from her parents, Armani and Rosà Sanchez, she learned long ago that no one was coming to save her. Then the debt collectors came. Desperate to repay a debt owed to one of the most feared mafia bosses in the country, Armani and Rosà are given a simple choice: offer one of their daughters in marriage. To them, the answer should have been obvious however the mafia boss doesn't care which sister he takes neither does Ciara. After years of being treated as disposable, becoming the bride of a dangerous stranger seems no worse than remaining trapped with the family who destroyed her. Yet as she enters the ruthless world of organized crime, Ciara discovers that monsters come in many forms-and some wear expensive suits and charming smiles. Because after a lifetime spent drowning beneath the weight of everyone else's choices, Ciara finds herself clinging to the one thing she never expected..Her anchor.

For over a century, the Valenti Mafia has produced only sons. Generation after generation, the powerful family expanded its empire through ruthless leaders, feared heirs, and dangerous men whose names alone commanded respect throughout the underworld. Then, after decades of waiting, a daughter was finally born. Aria Valenti. The youngest child of the Valenti family and the only girl among eight older brothers. To the outside world, she is the family's greatest treasure. To Aria, she is simply a frightened eleven-year-old girl living in a mansion full of men she barely knows. Her brothers are feared throughout the country-mafia bosses, strategists, enforcers, and heirs to a criminal empire. They are not warm. They are not gentle. They do not know how to comfort a child. And Aria is terrified of every single one of them. Having spent most of her life surrounded by nannies, tutors, and distant relatives while her brothers managed the family empire, Aria has grown up believing she is little more than an obligation. She keeps to herself, never asks for anything, and tries her best not to be a burden. But when a small accident reveals just how isolated and vulnerable she truly is, her brothers begin to notice the little sister they have overlooked for years. What starts as concern soon becomes something far more dangerous. Because someone is watching Aria. Someone inside the mafia world is searching for her. And buried within the Valenti family's history lies a secret connected to the last daughter of the bloodline-a secret powerful enough to threaten the empire itself. As enemies close in and old family secrets come to light, Aria finds herself caught between fear and trust, surrounded by eight intimidating brothers who may not know how to express affection-but who would destroy anyone who dares to hurt the only daughter of House Valenti. In a family built on power, loyalty, and blood, one small girl may become the most important Valenti of them all.

Trouble ran once before. This time, she's not coming back. After years of surviving abuse at the hands of the man who was supposed to love her, Trouble Bennett finally snaps when her husband lays a hand on their son. With nothing but her little boy, a dog, and the clothes they can carry, she drives straight into the past she swore she'd never return to. Home. Back to the motorcycle club compound she grew up in. Back to the father known as Heartbeat Jones. Back to the chaos, loyalty, violence, and brotherhood of club life. But returning home means facing more than old memories. It means confronting the woman she used to be-the wild girl born to raise hell-and the dangerous man who never really forgot her. In a world ruled by club colors, blood loyalty, and buried secrets, Trouble quickly learns that escaping one monster doesn't mean the fight is over. Because Judd isn't done with her. And the club? The club protects its own. Raw, emotional, and fiercely protective, Trouble is a gritty motorcycle romance about survival, found family, and a woman willing to burn the world down for her child.

𝘋𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭. ==================== Angel- I ran away from him. I was done behind his whore. I was tired. So with help, and the perfect opportunity, I ran away. But after 5 years. He got me. Ambrose- She was mine since the time I first saw her. She was perfect and still is. I am ready to give her my world. But she left me and I will find her. And when I do, I will make sure she will never leave me. And that's a promise. ================== ||FAST PACED BOOK||

She is the heir to an empire built on silence and blood but she didn't inherit her father's throne out of sentiment. She earned it. Boardrooms bend. Rivals vanish. Men who underestimate her don't get second chances they get erased. She is beautiful the way a loaded weapon is beautiful: polished, precise, lethal. They call her a monster. She never corrects them. Aiden was never meant to protect her from danger. He was meant to protect the world from her. He's seen the version of Gabrielle that doesn't hesitate the one who smiles before she destroys you, who answers betrayal with extinction. He knows exactly what she is. And he loves her anyway. That's the problem. She doesn't believe someone like him could ever love something like her. And he's certain she would never choose someone like him a bodyguard, an orphan, a man born outside the crown. So they circle each other. Almost confessing. Always retreating. Because love is weakness and weakness is the one thing Gabrielle has never allowed herself to be. But when betrayal strikes and someone dares to aim for her throne, Aiden stops pretending he's just a guard. He will burn the world to keep what is his. Bleed for her. Kill for her. Die for her. And Gabrielle? She has never planned on letting him die. Because the monster may not love gently But once she chooses... She never lets go.

When (Y/n) decided to go on a camping trip for the summer with her four college friends, she hadn't quite realized what she had signed up for. 🌊☀️🌲🍋 ~~~ Cole, the reckless pretty boy who'll drag her into his mess then hide behind her body when consequences arrive. Jax, the driver whose knuckles have whitened on the steering wheel for the last hour, his temper a countdown rapidly approaching zero. Vincent, privilege personified, smoking with elegant disgust while his eyes track every move she makes. Claude, the quiet one scrolling his phone, only intervening when someone gets too close to her. Four college men. One cabin. Zero boundaries between her and their escalating chaos.

He was never the villain they feared. He was the punishment their kingdom earned. For years, the people of Elysium whispered that their terrifying emperor had finally been leashed by a gentle queen. Ophelia softened the monster beneath the crown with warm hands, soft smiles, and a love powerful enough to make a tyrant kneel willingly at her feet. She became the mercy in a kingdom built on bloodshed. The shield standing between the empire and the beast wearing the throne. And then someone poisoned her. Now the queen lies unconscious. Their unborn child hangs between life and death. And the empire is beginning to understand a horrifying truth: Achille was never protecting Ophelia from them. Ophelia was protecting them from Achille. Because the moment blood spilled from the empress's lips, something ancient and merciless woke inside the emperor. The leash snapped. The restraint vanished. And the man who conquered kingdoms with fire and brutality remembers exactly why the world once feared him. The court is no longer a place of politics. It is a hunting ground. Every smile hides betrayal. Every ally looks guilty. Every servant, noble, and friend becomes a suspect beneath the emperor's cold gaze. Heads begin to roll. Bodies pile beneath the throne. And somewhere inside the castle, a traitor realizes too late that they did not poison a queen- They wounded the only thing keeping the empire alive. Now the kingdom prays for Ophelia to wake before another river of blood floods the palace halls. Because if she dies... The emperor will not stop until every nation burns with her.

An incredibly shy librarian who finds it almost impossible to talk with people unless it's about books. A dominant who comes into the library is captivated by the shy woman behind the circulation desk. The minute she says Yes, Sir to him, he knows she's his. He just needs to convince her of that.

We were friends with benefits. Reed would stop by every time he was in Anchorage, and that was the extent of things, although I started to want more. Then he ended our arrangement, and I suspected there was another woman, but it wasn't until I overheard a conversation that I understood completely. He thought I was calling and texting because I couldn't take no for an answer. That wasn't my problem at all. Two blue lines were.

He was hers...since he was 8 years old. Jace and Rose were inseparable throughout their childhood and teenage years. However, a shocking betrayal forced her to leave the only home she ever knew. Ten years later, she's on the run from a vicious enemy, and there's only one place she can go: home. Now the enforcer of the Devil's Saints MC, Jace lives a half-life ever since he lost his Rosie-the beautiful girl that loved him before he knew what it was. Now, a decade later, he has the chance to right his past wrongs. Will Rose let him in, or are things too damaged too fix?