When Arianna marries billionaire Zach Price to save her family, she doesn't expect to fall in love with a man who'd always consider her a second choice. An unexpected turn of events brings the couple closer together, but can a marriage based on lies and deceit ever survive? ***** When Arianna's older sister, Olivia, decides to run away on the day of her wedding, Arianna is forced to take her place to save her family from ruin. But her new husband is angry, heartbroken, and seems to hate her guts. The cold, elusive billionaire Zach Price has never quite struck Arianna as the kind of man she'd want to spend her entire life with. She was more than content with her sweet, thoughtful boyfriend Noah, but when circumstances force them together, Zach and Arianna's hearts get entangled in a way she never saw coming. As the couple grows closer, they must battle the demons of their past and of the lives they left behind - especially when Olivia returns and decides she wants Zach all for herself. Content/Trigger Warning: This story contains scenes of violence and sexual abuse, and mentions abortion and miscarriage. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]] Cover designed by Ren Tachibana

"He found himself in her pages. She lost herself in his world." Nevaeh Caya is a young writer who loves to create stories about love and hope. But her life changes when her newest novel describes a real mafia crime before it even happens. Lucien Mikhail Reznov, the cold and feared leader of the Russian mafia, thinks she is a spy who knows too much. To find out the truth, he takes her into his dangerous world filled with secrets, power, and fear. While staying in his mansion, Nevaeh discovers that the man everyone calls a monster spends his nights reading her diary. And soon, she starts to see the person behind his darkness. As they grow closer, Nevaeh's feelings begin to blur the line between love and danger. She must decide if she's writing a story about falling in love, or one that could be her last.