barbaric proposal

Blurb. Isabella is the Del Luca mafia princess whose life took a drastic turn when her mother died. Her whole life changed, she became more of a slave than a princess. She was caged like some hardened criminal. After finding out that her father is responsible for her mother's death, Isabella wants revenge, and to get this revenge, she must agree to a marriage proposal with Matteo Bellini. Matteo is a ruthless assassin who goes by the name shadow walker, he has made a name for himself in the Mafia world, and Dons all over the globe strive to get his allegiance and loyalty for themselves. But his eyes are set on one particular empire, the Del Luca empire. He would stop at nothing to bring the empire down. He is out for blood and not love, the only reason why he's agreeing to the Del Luca marriage proposal is because he wants to use the little mafia princess as a stepping stone. But what happens when things take a drastic turn and Matteo realizes he is obsessed with the Del Luca mafia princess? Secrets are unfolded, hearts are opened, can their desires overcome all? Or will they be devoured by the claws of revenge?

Olivia Bonifacio hates her mother. She even hates her more when she surprisingly announced that she was getting married... again. At hindi lang iyon, dahil ang lalaking pakakasalan nito ay ama ng matagal na niyang kinamumuhian na lalaki sa balat ng lupa - Andrew Villanueva. Ever since their high school days, she always disliked him. From the way he walks, talks, smells... even the way he smiles. He bugs her big time. It turns out that he doesn't want his father to marry her mother as well. So, he proposed to her a special "contract" to stop his father's and her mother's engagement - and that is to marry him. Since she wanted to displease her mother more than anything, she decided to accept his proposal, kahit na ang kapalit nito ay ang makita at makasama araw-araw si Andrew. She will just have to endure being near his presence and pretend to be in love with him for the sake of their "contract" and her mother's unhappiness. But the more they pretend, the more she realizes that the hate she once felt for him is slowly turning into a different feeling. Will she accept this fact that she is now in love with Andrew for real? Or will she just turn a blind eye on this whole new feeling she has for the sake of her sanity?

Mirabella Jones grew up chasing success, her eyes set on fame as an actress. Her father walked out, leaving her to care for a sick mother while he built a new life with his mistress. The hunger to climb the ranks of stardom burned in her, pushing her forward. One night, a mistake rewrote her path. The drug which she had prepared for a famous actor slipped into the wrong glass. Aiden Hayes, a powerful business tycoon with a deep aversion to touch, ended up in her bed instead. Aiden didn’t let it end there. He offered Mirabella a proposal—marriage, but with strings attached. Behind the offer hid his own motive. She wasn’t a bride. She was an experiment, a possible cure for the illness that twisted his mind and body after trauma shut him off from women. As the truth begins to surface, Mirabella stands at a crossroads. Can she forgive the deception? And when Aiden confesses the feelings that crept up on him, will she accept the love he never planned to find?

Lena Carter wakes up to a life she doesn’t recognize. A ring on her finger. A marriage contract she doesn’t remember signing. And a husband she’s never met—Nathan Hale, the ruthless new president of Hale Group. She was supposed to be engaged to her longtime boyfriend, David Langford. But at what should have been her perfect proposal, a stranger walked in and called her his wife. The contract is ironclad—three years of marriage before she can even consider divorce. Nathan offers only one explanation: “You asked me to marry you, Lena. You just don’t remember.” Determined to uncover the mystery, Lena dives into her past, only to find blanks where her memories should be. Someone erased her past. Someone wanted her to forget. What really happened during her business trip to Las Vegas? Why did her powerful parents support the marriage without question? And why is David—once the man she loved—suddenly desperate to destroy her? Trapped in a dangerous game of power, deception, and secrets, Lena must figure out the truth before it’s too late. Because someone wanted her to forget that night. And if she remembers—she might not live to tell the story.