He was used to women falling at his feet. His wife would rather step on them. Orson Petrakis had a reputation to protect: shameless playboy, irresistible flirt, and the last man any woman should expect forever from. Then his grandfather decided it was time he got married. His bride? Laura Moretti-a quiet heiress with simple clothes, no interest in impressing him, and a surprisingly sharp tongue. Laura had spent years being made to feel small in her own home. An arranged marriage could finally give her the freedom to claim her inheritance and follow her dreams. She wasn't about to exchange one controlling household for an arrogant husband. He wanted a wife who wouldn't complicate his life. She wanted a life that didn't revolve around him. But sharing a home meant arguments that got a little too personal, glances that lasted a little too long, and a husband who suddenly had plenty to say whenever another man made her smile. Laura was finally finding the courage to want more. And for the first time, Orson couldn't charm his way into getting what he wanted. Especially when what he wanted was his own wife. Arranged Marriage • Enemies to Lovers • Playboy × Oppressed Heiress • Zero to Hero

Twenty-eight-year-old ER physician, Jade Rahimi always loved a reckless thrill. Still not satisfied with the pure adrenaline that the chaotic trauma bay brings, Jade finds a walking disaster that she couldn't help but take advantage of: Pastor Callum Laurent. There's only one slight problem: it's her best friend's father-in-law. To the rest of the town, Pastor Laurent is a pillar of holy virtue and moral authority. To himself, he is nothing but a hypocrite. Recently divorced, he spends his days delivering sermons on purity, righteousness, and the wages of sin before going straight between the legs of someone he should stay far away from: his daughter-in-law's best friend. What started off as a few nights of "blowing some steam off", quickly spiraled into a dark, suffocating addiction that will land the two into a grave so deep, not even a miracle could pull them out.

Kiara Hendrix walked away from the only man she ever loved because loving him meant losing herself. When Yurii Bolosh became Pakhan of the Fedorov Bratva, the man she loved disappeared behind silence, blood, and an obsession that consumed him: uncovering the truth behind his familys' deaths. The higher he rose, the further he slipped from her grasp. He stopped choosing her. Stopped letting her in. So she chose herself. She walked away before his hunt for justice buried them both. But Yurii never stopped searching, not for answers, and most especially not for her. Now, pulled back into the same orbit by loyalty, the marriage of their bestfriends, and unfinished love, Kiara finds herself face to face with the man she left behind. He's more powerful. More dangerous. And still undone by her presence. She knows she should stay away. Because Yurii Bolosh does not love in halves. He never has. What he gives, he gives with teeth, with blood in his mouth and devotion. And that terrifies her. He tells her he will respect her distance. That he understands why she left. That he will not touch, will not ask, will not beg. But restraint has never been his strength. And as the past claws its way to the surface and vengeance inches closer to becoming reality, Kiara must decide what frightens her more: Walking away from the man who still knows her heart like the back of his hand. Or staying long enough to find out whether she was the one meant to save him from himself or if she was always destined to be the thing he would lose last.

Adrian Navarro- a mafia boss who was never meant to be seen. When a job goes wrong and he's left bloodied, injured and alone, he stumbles into an empty library. The same library where Zaria Vasquez, a college student, is cramming for an important chemistry test. He sees her. She sees him. And Zaria is left with two choices; leave him to bleed out on the floor, or spend the next hour saving his life. One decision. A sealed fate neither of them expected. When she parts ways with the dark haired stranger, Zaria is determined to pretend it never happened. But how could she when his face is all she can think about? While she fights to get him out of her head, Zaria doesn't know that Adrian is already doing everything in his power to find her. He won't stop until he does. After all, she's completely unaware of how obsessed he really is. And truth be told...neither is he.

Lina Reeves has always been better at putting her feelings onto a canvas than putting them into words. She's worked hard for success and independence, hoping that she'll finally have everything she's ever dreamed of. However, she's spent years hiding parts of herself she isn't ready to face...until a certain ex-best friend shows up. Sloane Laurent has never been the type of woman to apologize for who she is. She's successful, sharp-tongued, confident, and brutally honest. She thinks she has it all until a certain ex-best friend returns to her life and makes her realize how much she's missing. Now that Sloane is back in town, she has one thing in her mind, and so does Lina: business. After all those years of resentment, unresolved feelings, and secrets rushing back, will these two be able to work together or will undeniable feelings get in the way?

Miles Cunningham is not the right guy to fall for. Isabella knows that. So when he decides to barge his way into her life, she does everything she can to keep him out...but part of her likes where things are heading. Will the consequences be too much for her to handle? ***** Just when Isabella Gallagher thinks she's in control, it takes only one incident to completely throw her off balance. With perseverance, she works hard to get her life back on track so she can focus on nursing school. However, someone unlikely and brash wants to get closer to her heart - Miles Cunningham, the most notorious bad boy on campus. Knowing he's a bad idea, Isabella tries to resist him, but his charm may be stronger than she realizes... Content/trigger warning: This story contains a sexual assault scene.

𝐈𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐥𝐮𝐫𝐬. 𝐄𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫; 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐝, 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞. 𝐇𝐞 𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐬, 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬' 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐮𝐥, 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐞. The Damned Dynasty Series #2

Soraya Erickson has it made. Perfect fiancé. Perfect best friend. Perfect life. In her world, things were perfect. You know, until they weren't. Twenty-eight days before her wedding, Soraya's carefully constructed life begins to crack, and suddenly the people she trusts most are starting to look like strangers. Then there's Luciano Vega. Dangerous, powerful, and connected to a world Soraya never knew existed, he seems to know far more about her than he should. But the deeper Soraya is pulled into Luciano's world, the harder it becomes to separate the truth from the lies. Everyone around her is hiding something. Everyone seems to know something about her that she doesn't. And the closer she gets to the truth, the more she begins to question how much of her life was ever real. Because the most dangerous deception is the one you never knew you were living.

UPDATES PAUSED "You think forcing me into your bed will make him pay?" He leaned in, smirking. "No, princess. That's just a bonus." 𓆩ꨄ︎𓆪 Elio Moretti is cold. Beautiful. Vicious. The kind of man who doesn't ask. He takes. And what he wants is me- Not because he loves me, but because he hates my father. I, Sofija Kastrati, daughter of the Albanian mafia's most feared leader. I've lived in silence, surrounded by men who kill for my father and spoil me to keep me quiet. But when Elio returns from Italy, he doesn't come for blood. He comes for my hand. My freedom. My life. He wants to punish my father for a betrayal I don't even understand- And I'm the weapon he plans to use. But I'm not soft. And I'm not afraid of the dark. Because the moment Elio put a ring on my finger, He made a mistake. He forgot the Kastrati blood in my veins. And I will make him remember.

Isabella is desperate for her own independence, but her overprotective father stands in the way of her future. When she demands that she attends a University two hundred miles away from her home, her father only has one exception; a bodyguard. Elio is dedicated to his career to honour his late sister, but when he owes a favour to an ex-mafia boss, he takes body-guarding to a completely new level. Isabella is reckless and likes to push her bodyguards limits. Elio has zero patience and a desire to punish his client. When things start to get heated and unexpected feelings get in the way, their forbidden relationship becomes a distraction when Isabella's life is on the line. Elio is desperate to not let down another important woman in his life. But he can't save everyone, including his own bleeding heart. Tropes: - Mafia Romance - Bodyguard - Age-gap (8 years - FMC is 21 and MMC is 29) - Forbidden Love - Brat FMC/Grumpy MMC - Light BDSM (sub/dom vibes) - Size difference (5'4 & 6'6) - University/College Setting - Past Trauma/Healing - ANGST (so much of it)