Avery's senior year is turned upside down when a kiss with her older brothers' best friend ignites a forbidden relationship tangled in danger, heartbreak, and family secrets that could destroy everything. *** "Aiden..." I shake my head, eyes fixed anywhere but the gorgeous man next to me. His hand grips my chin tightly, just enough to make me avert my eyes to his. "You know you want this as much as I fucking do. I want you to be mine. I want to be the one to hold you and kiss you the one you go to whenever you're happy or fucking sad. But let it be me, let me fucking show you that it should be me." He glares, jaw tensing. ...... ©hessaherophinelove

[Edited Version] “You ever think about letting your hair loose?” Ashton asked, his breath kissing Amor’s neck as they waltzed. “My hair’s fine,” Amor snapped in annoyance. Ashton chuckled. “That’s not what I meant.” His hands slowly hiked up the hem of her dress and her breath caught. “What are you doing?” She uneasily glanced around at the dancing couples. “Giving a new meaning to dirty dancing,” he replied quietly. And he entered her. [Cover by @zarawhite]

When Valerie Adams gets to know that she is betrothed to the youngest billionaire in New York, just to save her father's dying company, it is two nights after she caught her boyfriend cheating on her with her best friend. She is upset with the news of the betrothal and becomes more pissed when she finally meets him. Ryan Lorenzo is the most arrogant, pompous, and cold-hearted guy she will ever cross paths with. He is less interested in keeping a woman but what he needs is a wife to satisfy his parent's desires for him to be married and considered responsible. Valerie decides to take advantage of the situation, to save her father's company and to make her cheating boyfriend jealous. She suggests a CONTRACT for their marriage and Ryan is making the RULES.

COMPLETED✅ Arturo Vasquez -Head of Spanish mafia- was planning on accepting the proposal of Russian mafia leader Ivan Volkov's for his daughter, Aiyana, for her hand in marriage. Laying the cards down on the table, Marco Dominic Valentino - Head of the Italian mafia - makes a better counteroffer, hence it's settled that Aiyana would marry Amren Valentino, the heir for the Italian mafia. They only met once before they're married, but sometimes once is enough. Challenges and hurdles thrust their way left and right, leaving the couple no chance but to manifest this fake relationship into something real. ❣️•••❣️ Excerpt : "I think I'm strong enough to handle myself" She confesses with specks of anger darting through her eyes. I groan "You are, but it doesn't mean I like you being away from me in case anything happens" I stress my words, my breath hitting her face in gentle waves. "Shall you put me on a leash too?" She spits defiantly, smelling the tinge of alcohol on her breath, the knife digging deeper into my skin, I feel it's only moments away from piercing through my skin. My eyes snap to her angry contortions, her eyebrows furrowed, mouth slightly agape. "Come on, dance with me. The earth is spinning, we can't just stand on it" ❣️•••❣️ *I do not own any of the pictures used in this book, they belong to their rightful owners. *contains cursing. *contains mature themes. *focuses more on the romantic aspect, but I guarantee there's some action;) HIGHEST RANKINGS: #1 in mafiamarriage #7 in ForcedMarriage #1 in mafiaking #1 in arranged #10 in arrangedmarriage #1 in fastpaced #1 in fake #1 in darkacademia #3 in mafia #1 in marriage #6 in completed #4 in youngadult #1 in enemies #1 in enemiestolovers #1 in drama #1 in spicy

Mila is a sweet, kind girl who sees the good in everything and everyone. Caleb, on the other hand, is a cold-hearted guy whose heart was broken by a girl who he thought loved him the same way. He now forms the belief that there is no such thing as goodness or love. Mila is given a proposal by her friends to save this cold-hearted man and show him the goodness in people. Will Caleb learn that there are still good people in this world and true love does exist? Or will Mila learn that not everyone has goodness in their hearts as she thought? Two complete opposites. 1 love story.

"He bought my freedom. He locked me in his world. Now, my heart is the next thing he'll own." When Selena Cross steps onto the auction stage, she knows she's signing her life away. Sold to the highest bidder-cold, ruthless billionaire Damien Volkov-her debt is no longer hers to pay. It's her soul on the line. One year. No love. No escape. No lies. But the deeper she falls into Damien's world of secrets and steel, the more the rules begin to break. And when one kiss turns into something far more dangerous, Selena realizes... In Damien's world, nothing is free. Not even her heart. The Price of Your Kiss - A dark billionaire romance where obsession burns hotter than betrayal. --- "Strip." The command cut through me like a whip. I blinked at him, frozen. "What?" "You heard me." There was no anger in his voice. Only brutal authority. "You wanted my attention," Damien said, shrugging out of his jacket with elegant precision, "Now you have it." I stared at him, my mind racing. "No," I said finally, lifting my chin. "You don't control me." For a moment, silence reigned. Then he laughed-a low, humorless sound that raised goosebumps across my skin. "You really don't understand yet, do you?" he said softly. "In this world, Selena... control isn't given. It's taken." Before I could react, he closed the space between us again, seizing my wrists and pinning them above my head against the wall in one swift, practiced move. His body crowded mine, hard and unyielding, a prison I couldn't escape. "And I always take what's mine." ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © 2025 victressxx

Riann Hsu's life takes a drastic turn when she got engaged to Edward Vanderbilt, one of New York's richest billionaires, based on a deal. The terms are clear, the most important one is: clear abuse allegations against Edward and rebuild his dead reputation, and he'd help her repay her mom's debts and hand her the socialite role on a silver platter. The only thing keeping her from having a peaceful marriage is the animosity between her and Theodore, her fiance's son and devil-reincarnate. They're both biding their time to destroy each other. But the line between desire and hatred blurs when, in a moment of mutual wanting and vulnerability, he shows her just what his mouth is capable of aside from throwing snark comments her way. From pushing aside her growing feelings for Theo to discovering strange clues that reveal dark secrets the family hides, she has to fight off every obstacle lining up her way to remain in the household. As she digs deeper into the family's buried past, the mystery turns out to be darker than an ordinary case of domestic violence. Everyone in the Vanderbilt family holds an agenda of their own, and if she wants to find the culprit before they target her this time, she has to pretend she is just a naive, housewife unaware of the danger lurking around. But investigating an unsolved case by herself is risky, and it's only a matter of time before someone sees through her pretense and ruins her plan. · · · [ status: ongoing ] ‣ extended blurb + trigger warnings inside

Beverly Hills is home to the wealthy and the A-listers. Where Rodeo Drive shoppings are a must and the gated driveways hide more secrets than cars. Belgrave Academy is an elite prep school for Los Angeles' elites. And then there's Max Wentworth the son of billionaire Benedict Wentworth. He's the captain of the Belgrave Vultures Football Team, president of The Empyrean Order, the most elite society on campus, and dating the love of his life, Cece Harrington. With his loyal circle of best friends and popularity, everything seems perfect. Until it isn't. Because one morning, his father Benedict Wentworth drops a bombshell on everyone. He has a son named Xavier Smith Wentworth from Nevada City and is older than Max by three months. And now Max is being forced to accept it and act everything is fine. Xavier is now part of his life, living in his house, having the attention from their father that Max always asked for, and now enrolled at his school. And drama starts piling up into their elite lives.

He was once married. Married to my older sister. A seemingly fairytale that should have had a happy ending. But then tragedy befell upon them and the ending they received was my worst nightmare. The mistake of one person became the fall of my entire family. A devastating change that left me at the mercy of a ruthless Don despite my being innocent.

Her biggest rival... His greatest obsession. A rivals-to-lovers, ex-boyfriend's elder brother forbidden love story Arthur Inheriting my father's construction empire was a heavy burden, but it brought me two things I cherish above all: money and power. I would stop at nothing to keep them, even if it meant dirtying my hands with the mafia. Life, as unpredictable as it is, threw a new obsession my way: Isabella Green. At just 27, she stands as my fiercest business rival, and I'm consumed by my hatred for her. Isabella Once, all I sought was love, but now, revenge fuels me. Arthur James Anderson might not remember, but he shattered my life when I was just 18. Nine years later, I'm in his city, determined to make him pay for destroying my father's career and taking away the boy I saw my future with. But in my pursuit, the mafia has set its sights on me, and fate has brought me face to face with my ex boyfriend -Jason Anderson, Arthur's younger brother who is ready to give us a second chance. Raised to uphold righteousness and honesty at all costs, I'm now questioning the price. What if the cost is too high? What if there are shades of grey between black and white? And what if I'm irresistibly drawn to that grey?