She looked up, tears drenching her dark eyelashes. She sees him in the obsidian shadows of the room. A scream is stuck in her throat, unable to erupt from her mouth. She tries to turn and run, but as she moves her feet and takes a step, muscly arms encircle her waist. She feels her body lift above the ground, and seconds later her back slams against the wall. His fingers dig into her wrists, making her feel a stinging pain shoot up her arms. Her eyes are shut tight. 'Open your eyes'. She keeps them shut. 'Open your eyes, angel'. Her head is twisted to side, wanting to melt into the wall. His broad chest pressed up against every inch of her skin. He slams her against the wall again, making her yelp in pain, 'I SAID OPEN YOUR EYES!' She opens them slowly and looks at his face. She can see his eyes, black pools of emotion. Obsession. Lust. Possessiveness. Desire. Love. Dominance. Angelica Ziva Kareem. A beautiful, young woman, who aspires to complete her degree in Medicine. Her dream? To travel the world, to be free and to help those in need. Gabriel Dominic Rodrigo. Handsome, dark, possessive. Rich and hard working to the world above. Monster to the underworld. His life? What he wants, he gets. And he has his eyes set on little Angelica.

Jessica Baker is 25 years old, young, beautiful and looking for love. She takes a job getting paid to go on dates, she's no escort, no prostitute, just a hired date while out looking for love. Aiden Parker is a 28 year old pilot who is barley ever home, his brother is getting married and needs a date. Without wanting the family to know he is single, he hires Jessica to be his date. Once he meets her his heart changes from wanting to be single to wanting to wanting to get to know her more, becoming obsessed.. Not only is Aiden obsessed with Jessica but so is another client of hers.. Credit for cover: Www.selfpubbookcovers.com/Shardel

Leah has been in love with her boss Christian from the moment she saw in him in that tight grey suit. After five years of living on her own after a... misunderstanding with her family, Leah starts to think for herself and her own happiness for a charge. Yet not all is fair in love, when Leah finds out that not only is Christian Howard dating someone, he's dating her elder sister Jess who cannot stand Leah for reasons unknown to her. Struggling with these new and powerful feelings she's never had for anyone before, Leah works to hide how she truly feels for her boss. More so than ever when the family is re-joined in celebrating her granddads birthday in the country. Leah must go on this journey of discovering her own voice and fighting for want she really wants. The question is does Christian really put up a fight to stop her or is he hiding some hidden desires himself.

Daniel Beckham, a wealthy Chief Executive, and manager is one of the many eligible bachelors well known in London City, Britain. He was only two months away from the big day with his stunning fiancee, but his world came crashing down when he caught her in bed with another man. What's more? She still didn't stop when she realized she had an audience... The lack of a fiancee' was not his biggest problem yet though. His eccentric mother Teresa was getting married-fourth marriage to be precise- and he was required to bring his fiancee', to the wedding with him. What will happen? Is it possible to find another girlfriend in the space of seven days?" Or will he just have to try the only other option: hiring a young woman who fitted the criteria of his family?." So they could both fly back to New York City for the wedding. This is where Marissa Sinclair, is dragged in, a generous and kind young girl with a broken heart who was dumped recently by her malevolent boyfriend Eric for her worse enemy. Being an Unemployed 23-year-old, she decided to look for a job, And a flyer hung on the huge iron gates of Daniel Beckham's Company, caught her attention. Marissa and four other girls went for the job but were shocked when all four girls were turned down. Marissa, gulped as she goes in for her interview unsure of what the outcome may be... Find out in His Hired Wife. BTW, I changed the name of my story from Professional Help Needed to His Hired Wife. As you can see now and also the book cover THIS Beautiful cover was made by my great and talented friend@MLEsther Many thanks. Keep reading you won't regret it... Never judge a book by its cover! This Book is Now Uploaded here I uploaded the first chapter on here the 2, APRIL 2014. So Enjoy! VOTES! COMMENTS! FOLLOWS! SHARE!

Meet Sydney Hughes. She hasn't had a steady boyfriend since college. She's been too busy tending bar in her dad's neighborhood pub since her mom died a few years ago. Though she has a degree in hotel management, she enjoys helping her father out with his business. Her infectious smile, sense of humor, and lively showmanship pack the bar every weekend. Enter Alexios Verga, co-CEO of The Midas Touch, the latest hotel and casino to crowd onto the Las Vegas Strip. While his brother runs the hotel, Alexios is responsible for the casino and entertainment. Which are not doing particularly well, since he prefers to frequent the Strip's lounges with his latest hottie instead of manage the business. Until Daddy lowers the boom: raise the hotel's bar revenues or start taking orders from his younger brother. The first time Alexios enters Jimmy's Bar it is so crowded he can barely enter. It obviously has something he hasn't thought of. And that something turns out to be Sydney Hughes. Alexios is fascinated with Sydney's ability to take drink orders, schmooze with the patrons, and entertain using flamboyant moves more in keeping with a magician than a bartender. It also doesn't hurt that he's drawn to her fresh, girl-next-door looks and personality, so unlike with whom he normally surrounds himself. But when he makes her a lucrative job offer, she flatly turns him down, unimpressed by his good looks or his credentials. Unused to rejection, he goes around her back. Now that Sydney reluctantly works for Alexios, she's even more the ice queen where he's concerned. And he finds himself obsessed with the sexy bartender, thinking of her morning, noon, and night. Is Alexios capable of changing his playboy ways, and winning Sydney's trust? Or will this be his last call?

Italian playboy billionaire Marco Orsini has a dilemma. With the ultimatum to either marry or get disinherited, he must now find himself a wife before his grandfather's birthday--and he entrusts his fate on one woman to find him the perfect bride. ********** Twenty-nine-year-old Francesa Marcolini never expected that the day will come when the handsome yet hateful playboy billionaire Marco Orisini would barge into her office and announce that he needs a wife. Despite being a teacher of etiquette and personality development, Francesa had no intention of becoming the matchmaker for this arrogant Italian no matter how determined he is for her help. But to Francesca's horror, she finds herself on that very job! Cover design by Holly Thurston

Leilani Davide can't believe this is happening to her. Her pulse clambering desperately, she waits for the plane to take off. Upon receiving life-changing news, Leilani sets forth on an impulsive journey away from her home in Australia to magnificent Rome, Italy, to discover the truth. Quiet and deeply unsure, she runs right into the arms of those who are secretly looking for her. In a story of trust, the search for knowledge, and finding what it means to finally belong, Leilani strives toward discovery on an intricate pathway to love, tragedy, and hope. Suddenly forced into a world of fantastic wealth, a dangerously successful business empire, and the bizarre circumstances of imminent arranged marriage, Leilani must ask herself if she will ever uncover the tiny shards of her past through the pending disaster... And if she can succeed, will it be worth the cost?

I look at him weirdly and before I know it his lips are on mine and his hands are in my hair. God his lips are so soft. I forget about what was going on and start to kiss him feeling his tongue asking for entrance. I suddenly open my eyes and push him away "What the fuck?! Bipolar much." He just looks at me and smirks "oh I think we'll get along just fine." He starts driving again. I wipe my mouth and glare at him. What a psycho.....one that I have to deal with for two years. Grey is 17 and waiting to move out and away from her verbally abusive dad . Little does she know that her dads in a pit of trouble. The only way for him not lose everything he worked for is for grey to marry Colton brooks the billionaires son. Grey finds out a ugly truth from Colton and starts to remember things in her past that she blocked out all these years. Warning ⚠️ : will have mature content and I'm not very good at grammar, some dark stuff. I am slowly revising the book as of 7/16/2020

Alicia Stevens is an African-American woman who is 21 years of age. She just moved in with her best friend Kelisha in New York 1 month ago and she still hasn't found a job. Interviews upon interviews and she hasn't been contacted by anyone. She is beginning to lose hope, then she remembers she has one more interview at James Cooperation for the assistant position. Hopefully it goes well . Andrew James, the rich, arrogant CEO of James Cooperation is always in a sour mood. He is 23 years of age and is the well known playboy of New York. He has had a dark past that no one, not even his parents know about. For the past week he has had interviews for his assistant position but all he has seen is sluts or girls trying to get into his pants. With one more interview left he is praying that he can get through it. Will Andrew's and Alicia's past come back to haunt them or would they be perfect for each other? Read to find out..