"My mother always told me not to play with fire. I guess I should've listened." ... Alana has spent her life adhering to strict rules, raised in a family where appearances meant everything. Trained to be the perfect daughter-calm, composed, and obedient-she's never dared to step out of line or show her true self. Sergei has been betrayed more times than he can count, leaving him hardened, ruthless, and haunted by paranoia. He's built walls no one can penetrate, trusting only in his own power to survive. ... When a professional encounter with an angry Sergei at Alana's job leads her to be kidnapped, she's thrown into his ruthless underworld, held captive in exchange for her life. What will happen when their lives collide in a marriage neither wants but can't resist? Will their undeniable passion spark the possibility of love or will it fade once reality hits? #1 in enemies #1 in dark #1 in darkromance #1 in mafiaromance #1 in manipulation #1 in adultthemes #1 in captive #1 in russian #1 in heartbreak

Ever so slowly, I lowered my mouth to the lime. As I did so, I felt the brush of her lips on mine. Just a touch. Just a breath, and it ignited fire in my veins. And at that moment, I forgot a lot. My heart stopped, my breathing quit, my thoughts ceased. But I knew one thing, and it was screaming in the hollows of my brain. 𝘐 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦. 𝘐 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘳. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘥𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳. - an academic rivals to lovers romance - Emilia Laurent, top of her class. Augustus Casen, top of his class. What happens when the school sends both to a competition in California? One month. One competition. One hotel room. Two rivals. What could go wrong? - book one in the erudite trilogy - rankings: #1 in compete (sep 12 2023) #1 in competition (oct 16 2023) #1 in academicrivalstolovers (nov 28 2023) #1 in rivalstolovers (jul 27 2024)

An arranged marriage, a cold CEO, and one very flustered newlywed wife. Nandini never expected to go from her quiet home life to living in a luxurious mansion with her husband's 40-member loud and chaotic family. And definitely not married to Siddharth Roy-the most untouchable, unreadable, and unfairly hot business tycoon in the country. She's shy, sarcastic, and soft. He's cold, composed, and annoyingly irresistible. But sparks start flying faster than oil in a hot pan when she flicks flour at him one night during dinner prep-and he doesn't back away. He leans in.

𝒜𝓃𝒹 𝓌𝒽ℯ𝓃 𝓉𝓇𝓊ℯ 𝓁ℴ𝓋ℯ 𝒽𝒶𝓅𝓅ℯ𝓃𝓈 ℴ𝒷𝓈ℯ𝓈𝓈𝒾ℴ𝓃 𝒷ℯ𝒸ℴ𝓂ℯ𝓈 𝓂𝒶𝓃𝒹𝒶𝓉ℴ𝓇𝓎 ✧･ﾟ::･｡ ˚ʚ ᗢ₊˚✧ ୨୧ ❝𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐚 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐭❞ he said I smirk in unision when he strolled back from washroom being shirtless I twitched toward him and he check me from toe to head I wrap my arms infront of my chest and said "this is your punishment because you ignore me" he smirked and said "do you really think it's a punishment for me" 𝘼𝙣𝙖𝙨 𝙧𝙞𝙯𝙫𝙞 ~ head of multinational company of rizvi enterprises cold-hearted with a perfect looks and smartest brain 𝙈𝙖𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙖 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙖 ~ talented singer and powerful business women beauty with brain with savage love "I'm not blaming Asher he is so sweet he knows girls like and dislike more than me, mai bas ye nhi chahta ki wo tum jaisi ladki ke piche apna time waste kre" Her heart squeeze at his words "mujh jaisi ladki se kya matlab hai tumhara" "mai bahut achhe se janta hu tum jaisi ladkiyo ko jinhe sirf dusro ki feelings ke sath khelna ata hai" he scowl A realation start with a misunderstanding~ "𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐚, 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐟𝐞, 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐥𝐥, 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐭" he said tightening the grip on her waist Ended up like this~ Trope~ Childhood sweethearts Past trauma Enemies to lovers Grumpy x sunshine Obsessed with eachother

BOOK 2 OF BRIDE SERIES #2 in Top Ten in India ______________________________________________________ Wafa Mittal had a perfect life-a career she loved as a gynecologist, dreams she nurtured, and a heart that believed in simplicity. But everything turned upside down the day she collided with Ehsaan Agnihotri, a mysterious hacker with a sharp mind and an even sharper tongue. Their first meeting? A disaster. Their banter? Relentless. Their hatred? Instant. From the very beginning, they were sworn enemies, challenging each other at every turn. But when fate cruelly tied them together in a marriage neither of them wanted, their war only intensified. She had someone else in her heart. He, too, longed for a love that existed only through a screen. But as much as they resisted, something dangerous began to bloom between them-something neither could afford to feel. Every argument made them stronger. Every challenge brought them closer. And when the truth unraveled, it shattered everything. With their paths diverging, will they hold on to their past loves, or will they surrender to the connection they never saw coming? A fiery enemies-to-lovers, forced marriage romance filled with playful rivalry, slow-burning desire, and unexpected fate.

!! 𝐀 𝐑𝐨𝐦-𝐜𝐨𝐦- 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 !! " 𝐌𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞, 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐲, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐞. " ˙✧🪐 ๋࣭ ⋆｡ °✩ I despised chaos. Loud annnoying noises that disrupted my peace. All I craved was serenity, a sanctuary from the whirlwind of thoughts in my mind. But then, like a sudden gust of wind, she entered my life. she was a storm of chaos, who flipped my peaceful world completely upside down. I couldn't stand her. She was embodied chaos itself, and I was determined to despise her until the very end. But little did I know that her chaos would become the only essence of my peace. The chaos is 𝐌𝐢𝐫𝐡𝐚 𝐟𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐯. I have had my fill of dictators in my life. Everywhere I turned, I encountered coldness. All I yearned for was warmth. The cozy feeling that wraps around you like a soft warm blanket after being drenched in the rain completely and going numb. I have already had enough coldness and dictatorship in my life and the last thing i needed was another person adding to it. He was the epitome of frigidity, capable of freezing you with a single glance. I despise dictators and the chilling aura they bring. And I absolutely despised him. I couldn't stand him one bit. But little did I know that the warmth I was so desperately searching for would be found in that Antarctica of a person. The dictator is 𝐙𝐚𝐲𝐫𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐤.

AYANSH MEHRA, 28 years old, he is the CEO of Arya Company.... He is hot, handsome and kind hearted man.. But he never got love Or support in his life.. He is son of his father's first wife... After death of his mother, his father married again and started his new life forgetting him.. His new mother and step cousins didn't like him much. And his father also didn't like him much... ANJALI KASHYAP, 25 years old smart, beautiful, cute, kind girl.She is fashion designer in Arya Company.... She believe in concept of love.. She hate betrayals.. What will happen when Anjali has to marry ayansh because her fiance naman, ayansh's cousin ran away from marriage? Will love blossom between them? Will Anjali become source of happiness in ayansh's life? TROPES: Soft romance Slow burn romance Past of ml Fearless female lead Replaced groom CeoxEmployee