In the elite halls of High Crest University, he is feared. Revered. Untouchable. Professor Abhimanyu Chauhan is a man of many faces-one, a cold and brilliant academic; the other, a ruthless mafia king cloaked in shadows and sin. A hacker who commands empires, a killer who hides behind calm eyes and a tailored suit. For seven long years, he's watched Harshita Rathi from the shadows. His obsession. His madness. His future. But Harshita doesn't know the devil is closer than her breath. All she sees is a man she loathes-arrogant, controlling, suffocating. The professor who unnerves her. The stranger whose presence haunts her dreams. What happens when the man she despises... claims her as his bride? What happens when she realizes he's been controlling her world all along? In a world where love is possession, and obsession is lethal- Will she escape the chains of his love, or will she burn beneath it?

They're Off Limits Reading Event 😈 They know they shouldn't. They're going to anyway. Forced proximity, messy boundaries, and stories that don't hold back. 📚 Read from the They're Off Limits Reading List 🏆 30 mins → 30 Coins 🏆 90 mins → 90 Coins 🏆 150 mins → 150 Coins 📅 May 11 - 17 Stay for the tension. Leave with Coins. Avery's senior year is turned upside down when a kiss with her older brothers' best friend ignites a forbidden relationship tangled in danger, heartbreak, and family secrets that could destroy everything. *** "Aiden..." I shake my head, eyes fixed anywhere but the gorgeous man next to me. His hand grips my chin tightly, just enough to make me avert my eyes to his. "You know you want this as much as I fucking do. I want you to be mine. I want to be the one to hold you and kiss you the one you go to whenever you're happy or fucking sad. But let it be me, let me fucking show you that it should be me." He glares, jaw tensing. ...... ©hessaherophinelove

Running from hell isnʼt easy. Especially when someoneʼs dragging you back down into it. Belligerent, brash and always in shades of black, Freya is hardly a lady. Hidden away by her father, sheʼs lived a normal life despite being born into the dark waters of New Yorkʼs underworld. Heʼs cold, cruel and calculating, with a proclivity for destruction. Feared by even Made Men, Torren is the boss of the stateʼs most leachorous crime syndicate. Freya hates his crudity and possessiveness, but she canʼt deny the way her breath hitches at his rough touch, the deep timbre of his voice, and his dark, heated gaze. Torren hates her disobedience, her recklessness, and her chaos. To him, sheʼs only something to be tamed. And after he slips a ring on her hand, snatching away her future, she makes only one vow---to become his biggest torment.

"No-please-don't do this!" Seraphina sobbed, her voice cracking as she clung to her eldest brother's wrist. "I-I'll be good. I'll do whatever you say, just don't-" A sharp crack echoed through the room as his palm struck her cheek, sending her crashing to the marble floor. Pain exploded across her skin, but it was nothing compared to the terror clawing at her chest. From above, his voice was cold. Unmoved. "You will marry him." She shook her head wildly, crawling backward until her spine hit the wall. "He's a monster," she whispered, her breath shuddering. "He's not human. Please, don't make me do this. I'll die." Her second brother crouched in front of her, grabbing her chin roughly, forcing her to look at him. His lips curled, eyes void of warmth. "Then die." Her breath hitched. "But you will die as his wife." The door behind them creaked open. Heavy footsteps. Her father stepped inside, his expression unreadable. "Lock her in this room," he ordered. "She will not step out until her wedding day." Sera thrashed as hands seized her, dragging her toward the massive iron doors. "No! Please-Father, please!" But he didn't even look at her. The last thing she saw before the door slammed shut was her brothers standing side by side, indifferent as she was thrown into a fate worse than death. Then darkness. And the only thing left was the suffocating truth. She was a sacrifice. A bride to the Sinister, a devil himself. #A STANDALONE BOOK

As war erupts between the Greek and Sicilian mafias, the powerful Accardi family must fight to protect their empire. Accardi Obsession unravels a dark, multi-POV mafia story charged with forbidden chemistry, explosive family tensions, and an arranged-marriage pact that turns sworn enemies into something far more dangerous. *** The Sicilians trusted them. The Greeks tried to take their empire. Now, the balance of power hangs by a thread. In the third season, the Accardi family faces their greatest war yet - one that will test loyalty, love, and blood itself. Costa and Millie are fighting to protect the family they built together, even as war threatens to tear them apart. Rocco and Alessia are learning what it means to be married in a world that can take everything from you in seconds. And when a new marriage alliance is proposed, one Accardi makes the ultimate sacrifice, and enemies become lovers... or whatever you call it when hate gets complicated. There's a war brewing, a wedding on the calendar, and at least four people pretending they're not in love. The Accardis are back. Pray for whoever stands in their way.

"𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐦𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐭, 𝚴𝐞𝐫𝐨." A shudder ran down Nero's spine as she watched the man before her lean back against his office chair, spread his bulky thighs, and tip his head back as he watched her with those sultry eyes of his. She knew it was wrong to want him, that wanting him would only bring her trouble, yet she found her mouth salivating at the mere sight of him. It was unfair how attractive he was. "Why? You didn't let me cum yesterday." His eyebrow twitched, the corner of his lips tipping in amusement. "Only good girls get to cum, diavolina." ❦ It was never Nero Rothschild's intention to find herself as the central figure in every fantasy of the don of the most influential and dangerous mafia in New York. Especially when said man also happened to be Niccolò Lyon, the rival of the Lucchese family she was forced to work for. After generations of conflict, the two mafias had finally settled their issues by arranging the marriage of Niccolò Lyon with the cousin of the Lucchese heir-a marriage that would save thousands of lives from dying in the meaningless war. Everyone knew the importance of the marriage, understanding what it meant for the future of the underworld. Everyone but Niccolò, it seemed. The day Niccolò Lyon saw Nero Rothschild, he knew he had to have her, to possess her. He found himself pining after her attention, her touch, and her lips. He knew he was wrong to want the girl so badly. She had already been claimed by his rival despite wanting nothing to do with the lovesick man. The fact only made Niccolò desire the little devil even more, especially when he found out that the Lucchese family had gone against their promise of peace by hiring her to coldheartedly murder him. He needed to have her, to make her his, and to own her. Fiancée be damned.

13 pièces. 1 échiquier. La partie n'a jamais été aussi dangereuse... Greer McCray Fille d'un puissant juge de New-York, elle compose avec les attentes d'une mère toxique, d'un père exigeant et le jeu sadique imposé par Jaxen au lycée. Victime, elle traverse les couloirs de Riverview Prep en espérant que l'enfer prendra fin le plus tôt possible. Des pires coups bas à la sex tape, Greer doit survivre, coûte que coûte. Quitte à entraîner un innocent en enfer avec elle. Alby Cooper Devenu l'aîné malgré lui, Alby veut passer ses deux années à Riverview Prep loin des ennuis et de l'attention de ceux qui y font la loi. Élevé avec les principes du gang, il sait faire profil bas lorsque c'est nécessaire. Impliqué dans le jeu malsain de Jax au lycée, Alby va très vite devoir choisir son camp. Devenir bourreau ou soutien ? Jaxen Ross Chef de meute à Riverview, il est le supplice ultime de Greer. Un père gouverneur, une mère névrosée sous cachetons, Jax a son rôle à jouer dans la partie qui oppose le Roi à ses pions. Son secret, il l'emportera dans la tombe, et avec lui, la jeune femme et le petit nouveau. Prêt à tout pour parvenir à ses fins, il ne reculera devant rien. Tuer ou être tué. Aut Caesar, aut nihil. Adrian Davies Il est celui qui connaît tous les secrets et qui n'a qu'un seul but ; faire tomber le Roi. Pour cela, il est prêt à tout, quitte à sacrifier toutes les autres pièces de l'échiquier, lui y compris. Et faire... Echec et mat.

Deux mois sont passés depuis les événements de Scarlet Hollow. C'est le temps qu'il a fallu à Amanda pour peaufiner sa vengeance. Dans l'espoir d'en finir avec l'homme mystérieux à la tête de l'agence Silence, elle doit à présent infiltrer une société étrange qui semble détenir de nombreuses réponses aux questions qu'elle se pose. Mais c'est aussi le temps qu'il a fallu à Erik pour retrouver sa partenaire. Après l'avoir traquée sans relâche de ville en ville, il est prêt à lui offrir son aide pour cette dernière mission en commun. Dès leurs retrouvailles, une toute nouvelle comédie se met en place. Le but ? Montrer que ces deux mois de séparation ont éteint la flamme entre eux. Mais sont-ils prêts à laisser M. et Mme Spike derrière eux ? Rien n'est moins sûr...

À trente neuf an, redoutablement manipulateur et belliqueux, diaboliquement fourbe et intelligent et sacrément charismatique et viril, Julian succède à son impitoyable grand-père à la tête de la dynastie des Hunter et du géant pétrolier le Hunter Group. Publiquement, il couronne sa carrière professionnelle de succès tout autant qu'il pare sa vie scabreuse de conquêtes et de maîtresses. Dans l'ombre, cependant, il peine à surmonter les séquelles psychologiques laissées par une enfance malheureuse et sanglante, et qui le rendent dangereusement irritable, instable et imprévisible. Sa rencontre avec Anna Carson, une douce et candide serveuse d'apparence, le conduira à mener la bataille de sa vie contre sa famille, ses rivaux, et ses démons intérieurs, mais surtout contre son passé et son cœur qui lui interdisent de succomber à la seule femme qui lui fit découvrir les délices de l'amour. Connaîtra-il enfin la paix et le bonheur, ou sombrera-t-il encore plus dans la haine et la folie ?

Amanda et Erik ne se connaissaient pas avant d'emménager ensemble dans la ville paisible de Scarlet Hollow. Mais ils ont désormais un but commun : tuer Scott Benson, leur voisin. Si Erik excelle dans l'art d'assassiner efficacement, proprement et discrètement, Amanda est une femme fatale douée pour séduire. Pour ne pas éveiller les soupçons de leur cible, ils devront se faire passer pour M. et Mme Spike, un couple de jeunes mariés épanoui. Quitte à se prendre au jeu et à se perdre dans leurs mensonges...