"Victor?" she gasped, startled by the sudden force. "Release her!" her father barked, stepping forward. Victor's lips curled into a dark, chilling smile. "Don't come any closer," he said, his voice dripping with menace. His free hand slid to his waist, revealing a knife he pressed against Elena's side. "Unless you want to see her bleed." "Victor!" Elena's voice trembled, a mix of confusion and fear. His grip on her arm was painfully tight. "How easy it is to manipulate you," Victor sneered, pulling her even closer. "Do you know why I chose you, Elena? Because you're so easy to control. So easy to make dance on my fingertips." Her heart shattered at his words, her disbelief etched onto her face. "Victor... you're hurting me." "And I'll hurt you again if I have to," he hissed, his voice cold and void of the warmth it once held. "Did you really believe I changed? That I was capable of being anything more than what I am? I'm the mastermind, Elena. Manipulation is my art. And you? You're my perfect little puppet." Starting: Jan 4 , 2025 End : 1 Feb , 2025

[Updates Weekly] 💍An arranged marriage, billionaire, enemies to lovers romance 📚When her one night stand turns out to be her sworn enemy...and the man she's been arranged to marry 🔥Rated R for mature sexual content and graphic language • 18+ *** Cyrus Montgomery is my sworn enemy...even though I've never met him. While industry magazines love to praise him and his fake lab diamond company for "saving the earth", I can see through the facade--Cyrus is a big kid with way too much money who gets high off of spewing lies and cutting others down. Never in my life did I imagine I'd end up here: agreeing to marry him in order to save my family's natural diamond legacy from ruin. In theory, it should be simple. Through the marriage, I'd get my projects funded and the business carried on the backs of many generations would stay afloat. All I have to do is keep my distance, survive the charade, and send Cyrus a cut of the profits. But, everything changes when I finally meet the man. Turns out, my enemy is the same anonymous stranger I spent one reckless, unforgettable night with. Now he's not just the man I'm forced to marry. He's the man I can't stop thinking about...A constant reminder of the one night I came alive. This war for diamonds might just fail before it even starts.

Έφτασε νύφη της τιμής... Μα εκεί που την πήγαν, η τιμή δεν είχε φωνή. Είχε μόνο αίμα , πόνο και σιωπή. Είχε βία. Απειλές. Κορμί ξεσκισμενο. Ψυχές φθαρμένες... Η Αγγελική μπήκε σε ένα σπίτι που βρωμούσε αμαρτία. Ένα σπίτι σκληρό, πέτρινο, γεμάτο βλέμματα που δεν ξεχώριζαν τη γυναίκα απ' το χώμα... Όχι όλα τουλάχιστον. Κι όμως, εκεί, στη σκιά της ντροπής, γεννήθηκε κάτι που έμοιαζε με λύτρωση. Όχι καθαρή. Όχι επιτρεπτή. Μα ζωντανή. Μια συνεχή απαγόρευση και μια κάψα που δεν έλεγε να σβήσει... Και τότε όλα άλλαξαν. Η νύφη έχασε την τιμή της και ένας γιος της ψυχή του... Το βιβλίο αυτό θα είναι αρκετά σκληρό. Απευθύνεται σε άτομα που μπορούν να αντέξουν. Επίσης είναι άνω των 18 και το επισημαίνω All rights reserved © Ζέτα Ορφανού Απαγορεύεται κάθε αντιγραφή, αναδημοσίευση και αναδιανομή χωρίς τη γραπτή άδεια του συγγραφέα Κάθε πάταξη αυτής διώκεται ποινικά

@theAmbys 2023 Round 3 Qualifier 2023 @ContemporaryLit 's Romance Reading List! EDITOR'S CHOICE July 2022 @wattpad @wattpadexplore #editorschoice #RomanceAwards2022 Shortlister! BIRDS & BULLETS follows the POV of Agent James 'Jaime' Reyes. This novel is written in English, but does include Spanish. Translations are provided in the brackets. --------¤-------- Agent James Reyes; tall, dark, a little disturbed and trained to be handsome. Though once a Marine; always a Marine, some days are harder to keep who he really is straight. His job requires him to be anyone and everyone, every waking moment, but honestly? He's just tired. Tired of sex, tired of lies, of rules, of women, of men, the job. Tired of whichever 'James' he has to be today. When the latest movements of the villainous Dr. Roche take him to Spring City to investigate treason, James faces an adversary he's known before; love. But with Kasey? Er... Agent Evans... Things feel different. Real. Right? Can he be trusted to solve the case? Or will morality, identity, and justice crumble beneath his unsteady hand? --------¤-------- [This story is rated M and intended for readers 18+. This story contains: Death, Violence, Sexual Content, Strong Language, Criminal Activity, and Self-Harm.] [ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ ᴅɪsᴄʀᴇᴛɪᴏɴ ɪs ᴀᴅᴠɪsᴇᴅ.] Please note: Actions, decisions, thoughts and motives do not represent those of the author. They are not intended to represent or influence those of the reader. . . . 'Crimes of Passion' Reading List @crime OCTOBER 2021 #4 in #español OCTOBER 2021 #3 in #espionage AUGUST 2022 #6 in #firstperson AUGUST 2022 #14 in #darkacademia SEPTEMBER 2022

Moe Rivas has spent her whole life waiting for the perfect storybook romance, but as she approaches her senior year of college -- single, and incredibly disappointed with the male species -- she decides she's sick of daydreaming. Turning her back on love, Moe hooks up with Theo Landing, the grumpy barista from her favorite coffee shop. And it goes a little too well. Eager to explore something casual, Moe proposes a friends-with-benefits relationship, and Theo, burned by an ex's betrayal, agrees to the arrangement. But as Moe spends more time with Theo -- in and out of the bedroom -- she realizes falling in love is easy; it's denying love entry that's challenging. And day by day, her resolve is splintering.

Aria has been cordially invited to the wedding of the century . According to her mom . Her older sister is finally marrying her high school sweetheart and she couldn't be any happier. Until she realizes she isn't just the Maid of Honor but the Best Man is none other than her good for nothing ex boyfriend . The man that ruined all other men for her and not in a good way . Unfortunately replacing the best man is out of the picture since he is , afterall, the groom's brother . Worse yet , he won't be coming alone . He's bringing his fiance to the wedding, the same girl you caught him cheating on you with, not more than 6 months ago. You know you can't not show up at the wedding , so you cook up a plan to find a fake boyfriend. You think about hiring an escort but shake that thought because you really don't have that kind of money to pay someone for a week. Your bestfriends suggest doing a little swiping and maybe convince the guy to help you out with your dilemma. What happens when you do an accidental swipe and the man you connect with is THE ONLY man who agrees to your hair brained idea?

She hears all the locker room talk. She helps when the guys drink too much before a game. She tapes them up when they're injured. And in return, they watch her back. While most students spend their time partying, Lily spends her free time working. But her job as the assistant athletic trainer for the PSU football team comes with the benefit of being friends with every player on the team. Except the entirely too cocky, reckless, and charming golden boy of the team: Vincent Bradshaw. When they aren't spouting insults at one another, Vincent and Lily are doing everything in their power to avoid each other. That is, until Vincent gets injured.

(#1 ChickLit) Annie is having a very bad day! First, she walks in on her boyfriend having sex with another woman (the kinky kind), then she accidentally gets arrested and loses her job. Unfortunately for Annie, her very bad day lands up turning into a very bad year. So when her sister invites her on Holiday to Mauritius, she jumps at the opportunity to get away from it all. But her holiday soon turns into a nightmare when she discovers her ex and 'the other woman' are staying at the same resort. #Anniesbigday Enter Chris, a cynical screenwriter with a bad case of writers block, who agrees to play her 'pretend boyfriend'- so she doesn't land up looking like the single, lonely, pathetic ex.

"I don't think he's a member; he must be the new personal trainer." Bursting with humor and emotion, The Fat Bitch Diet tells the light-hearted story of a heavy, witty, twenty-something female who challenges herself to lose weight after she becomes a victim of a viral video. A.R. Khan skillfully entertains with witty banter, while educating the reader on weight loss and touching on themes of self-worth, sexuality, social media, love, loss and family. Viola is twenty-nine years old, heavy, and counting down the days to an inevitable marriage proposal from her boyfriend, Franklin. After hearing his true intentions and being humiliated over a radio call-in show, Viola becomes a viral sensation. With a desperate desire to win Franklin's heart, lose weight, and become his bride, Viola quickly realizes that fate has other plans for her.