"It is your choice," he said, stepping so close to me that our lips were almost touching. "Either do what I say - or get another job." My heart stood still as I gazed up into his deep, dark, dangerous eyes... In a world where women's only role in life is to sit at home and look pretty, Lilly is determined to fight for her freedom. There's only one problem: a powerful man blocking her way.

Book three in 'The Bond Series' This book is Ryker and his mate's perspective of the war and past that:) ---------------------------- In a time of uncertainty, fate takes Madeline Pierce for a ride of her own. With a war brewing around her, nothing is safe and you can't trust anyone. Being mated to a powerful Alpha was not something she expected, let alone the daunting future that was ahead of her. However, Madeline learns something that proves the Alphas just didn't meet their mates for any reason. The new Lunas are here for a much bigger picture-one that will affect the war in many ways. Madeline has to learn to take control of her future and to use her new information to not only help the wolves win their war but to take down a dangerous enemy that lurks in the shadows. There is a terrifying weight on her shoulders with many lives at stake. She just wonders if she is going to break free of it or let it crush her. ----------------------------- Series in order: 1. The Royal Bond 2. The War Bond 3. The Power Bond 4. The Intelligence Bond 5. The Immaculateness Bond 6. The Malevolent Bond 7. The Rampant Bond 8. The Queen's Bond

Henley agrees to pretend to date millionaire Bennett Calloway for a fee, falling in love as she wonders - how is he involved in her brother's false conviction? ****** Henley Linden's brother is in jail for a crime he didn't commit, and she'll take any job to raise the money needed to free him. Soon, she's agreed to pretend to date millionaire Bennett Calloway for ten thousand dollars, so his mother will ease up the pressure on him to find a wife. But once Henley is enmeshed in Bennett's world, he falls for her, and she starts to have feelings for him as well. Despite her romance with Bennett, as she grows closer to the Calloways, Henley realizes they are somehow involved in her brother's conviction. Journeying deeper into a world of wealth and conspiracies, Henley is forced to rely on Bennett, though doing so could cost her everything. [[word count: 200,000-250,000 words]]