"I'm marrying your daughter." "W-what do mean you're marrying my daughter?" "James, you failed to pay what you owe so now I'm going to take something from you, your daughter and I shall make her my wife." "P-please, I don't want her or my wife to know about my gambling addiction." "It's a bit late for that... Don't you think?" * * * Valentina Rosetta Martinez, 22 years old. She has a normal life... Or so she thinks that she does , she works in a small cafe and she lives with her mum and dad. The thing she doesn't know is her dad has a gambling addiction, her mum doesn't know either and things are getting worse for her dad. What happens when James, Valentina's dad has to give her away to Luca Marino, the 25 year old ruthless billionaire playboy? Secrets will unfold... There will be heartbreak, love and betrayal.

Tobias and Talia are complete opposites, yet thrown together in an arranged marriage. Can they navigate married life in the wake of a terrible tragedy? ***** After being pressured into an arranged marriage to merge their families' companies, Talia and Tobias are stuck living together as husband and wife. Although they are both unhappy, neither tries to make the best of it. Tobias is too busy, and Talia is too distraught by the tragic death of her former fianceé, Jason. But as time goes by and they spend more time together, an undeniable attraction develops between the two. Despite this, Tobias can't seem to see past his jealousy of Jason and accept Talia - and Talia, plagued by guilt, is unwilling to let Jason go. Are the two heading for better - or are they headed for far worse? [[word count: 50,000-100,000 words]]