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Jenna Rosario has always been the fierce, loyal protector, the friend who would stand in front of a storm but never step into one. Yet deep inside, she longed for the rush her world never gave her... the thrill of danger and the taste of action her best friends could never understand. Xavier lived in that darkness every day. Cold, relentless, and cunning, he knew the shadows of the Mafia better than anyone. When the mission demanded a partner to play the role of his wife, he needed someone with fire in her veins. Jenna was the perfect fit. Together they are thrust into a deadly underworld where every glance could be betrayal and every touch could mean exposure. Pretending to be bound by love, they find real passion burning between them. The deeper they sink into the game, the more the line fades between duty and desire, between the mission and their hearts. But in a world where trust can kill and passion can destroy, Jenna and Xavier are about to discover just how fatal their vows really are.

BOOK TWO Five years ago, Dawn Ramsey let the wrong man in. Alessandro Ruiz charmed his way into her bed to access an encrypted file that should have stayed buried. He got what he came for, but she caught on and walked away before he could take anything more. Now he is back, acting as if the past holds no weight. He offers her a position at his firm. A chance to refine her skills. She agrees, with one condition. Everything between them must remain strictly professional. But her reasons for accepting run deeper. Someone has been taunting her, leaving coded messages only another hacker would understand. Each message feels more deliberate. Each one cuts closer to the people she loves. She knows she must uncover the truth before the threats become something irreversible. And that includes protecting the man she has tried so hard to stop loving.

Nothing prepares you for heartbreak that lands only hours before your wedding. One moment you are celebrating the last hours of single life, smiling at a future you trust. The next, you are staring at proof that the man you love has betrayed you. He says he is sorry. He pleads. Yet the picture of love you held so tightly fractures in an instant. Sports agent Fiorella Barella has more than one truth to uncover, and with her closest friends beside her, she is ready to pull at every thread until the whole story unravels.

"Our love was a case we both lost." When a brilliant lawyer and her ruthless prosecutor husband turn their marriage into the most brutal case they've ever fought, love becomes the one verdict neither of them can win-or walk away from. *** Naomi Carter is a fiercely intelligent lawyer with a near-perfect winning streak of 97% cases won. The only times she ever loses is to her husband. She's sharp, controlled, and commanding in the courtroom, but behind closed doors, she hides a woman who's never truly learned how to love. Nathaniel Carter is a ruthless prosecutor, relentless in his pursuit of justice, and impossible to read. Driven by a fierce need for control, he struggles to keep his own life from unraveling. He's the one man who knows his wife's weaknesses and exploits them with a quiet intensity, stirring both her frustration and desire. Their marriage is a constant battleground, scarred by a shared tragedy neither can overcome. Join these two broken souls as they fight to protect themselves while craving the one thing they fear most: each other. *** #1 in bwwm #1 in eroticromance #1 in blackwoman #1 in enemies #1 in grief #1 in childloss #1 in pregnancy #1 in brokenmarriage #1 in loverstoenemies #1 in darkromance #2 in mentalhealth #2 in enemiestolovers #1 in romance

She didn't come looking for love. She came to forget - and he made sure she didn't. Kallyin has spent years perfecting emotional distance. No attachments. No promises. No mistakes that linger longer than one night. Nathan is the kind of man people warn you about - quiet, unreadable, and dangerous in ways that don't show on the surface. He doesn't ask questions, and he doesn't let go. What was meant to be a distraction turns into obsession. Fights that burn. Kisses that hurt. Feelings that cross every line she swore she'd never step over. Some encounters fade. This one leaves scars.

Beth Corday is about to face the consequences for falling for Rob B. Illion. When a ruthless mafia heir and Rob's rival insists on marrying her, she must find a way to save not only herself, but the man she loves. Season 2 of How to Rob a Billionaire *** Beth Corday had managed to pay off her debts to Rob B. Illion, the billionaire who kept her as his personal thief. But just as she realizes her feelings for him, she is snatched away by Alistair Chase... a cutthroat mafia heir and Rob's number one rival. Alistair Chase grew up thinking he would inherit the Russian Mafia from his godfather, but when the time came, he was refused. Now it seems the only way to get what he wants is to use the card he kept hidden. He must marry the don's secret daughter, Beth Corday. No matter what it takes. Rob B. Illion has never let anyone near him. But all that changed after Beth entered his life. Now he will do anything to keep her close, but that's easier said than done. He has to find a way to get Beth back before she falls too deep into Alistair's world. Before there's no turning back. As the three enter a dangerous game, they all find themselves questioning what the right choice is: To choose the path they were born for or the path they carve themselves.

Beth Corday never expected that accidentally stealing from crime boss Rob B. Illion would land her in a dangerously intimate contract with him. With her life on the line, can she make him fall in love with her? Season 1 of How to Rob a Billionaire Series. *** At just twenty-three years old, Beth Corday has mastered the art of thievery to pay the debts her mom left behind. Once she completes her biggest mission yet, by stealing from the mysterious billionaire, Rob B. Illion, she's thrilled by the forty million dollars she acquires...Until she realizes Mr B. Illion has no problem with killing for revenge. Now trapped in the deadly world of this ruthless crime boss, Beth silently vows to make him regret the day he crossed her path. Rob B. Illion doesn't think twice about the young woman who stumbled into his arms, until he discovers his forty-million-dollar watch is gone. When Rob proposes a deal to Beth to work for him in exchange for her life, he realizes she's his best shot at taking down his rivals. When he moves Beth under his roof, he also discovers she's incredibly smart, sly, and impossible to trust... And now she's all he can think about. As their dangerous game unfolds, they find themselves drawn to each other in ways they never expected. But can Beth steal Rob's heart before it's too late?

It should be a simple weekly BDSM hookup, but it turns into something that could save-or kill-them both. Season 1 of Love & Other Things *** Hennessy thinks Ruby's a Chelsea socialite trapped in an abusive marriage. Ruby thinks Hennessy's a bad boy bouncer at a North London nightclub. Both have deadly secrets. Ruby is spending her days hiding out in her secret apartment, sleeping the days away to try and forget her tragic past. When she meets her neighbour Hennessy and agrees to become his Tuesday play thing, it's not long until their chemistry becomes addictive. But with the mafia watching her every move, how can she keep herself and Hennessy safe? Hennessy doesn't do love. He's open about having arrangements. Different girls to play his BDSM games for different days of the week. But once the game is over, it's over. So what is it about Ruby that makes him want her to belong to only him when the ring on her finger tells him that's not even possible? And why is it he wants to kill anyone who comes anywhere near her? Neither of them ever imagined their sex games would pull them both into a treacherous game of life or death.