clive cussler's the serpent's eye

When Marcus, a notorious playboy billionaire, makes a bet with his friends that he can get any woman to marry him, he never expected to fall for the one woman he chose purely on a whim. Nicole is a struggling artist, barely making ends meet, and when Marcus offers her a sum of money to enter into a contract marriage with him, she reluctantly agrees. At first, their relationship is purely business, but as they spend more time together, they begin to realize that there's something deeper between them. Marcus is a complex man with a troubled past, but Nicole sees something in him that no one else ever has. As they navigate the difficulties of a contract marriage, they begin to fall for each other, despite their initial reluctance. However, their newfound love is threatened by outside forces. Nicole’s ex-boyfriend, a jealous musician, tries to sabotage their relationship at every turn, and Marcus’s cutthroat business rivals see his marriage as an opportunity to bring him down. As they fight to protect their love, Marcus and Nicole must confront their demons and learn to trust each other to build a real, lasting relationship.

People know her as a billionaire, Vixen as she is feisty as hell, Spoiled brat, Smart, beautiful, Successful in young age, born with a golden spoon!!! Only she knows What She really is??!! Meet Eleanor Blue Anderson, architect, the owner of Blue Architects, soon to be owner of Anderson group of industries, is a bold women known for her temper and sassy remarks,a broken little girl in heart join hands with Parker group of Industries in a new project.Meet Noah Elijah Parker, Owner of Parker group of Industries is entering the hotel Buisness to rule along with Anderson's is a handsome young male species, known for his hard work and ruthlessness.His past with a woman called Jasmine is bad. He is broken by her.That's what he thinks.He doesn't know the real reason.He doesn't know that a girl named Eleanor captured his heart before anyone.Both work hard to escape from reality! Will the same work bring them together to enjoy a little?"Hello! Ms.Vixen!, I heard people calling you that!!!", That dumb always getting on my nerves. Ignoring his smirk "Yeah! Mr.Devil! No!!! Mr.Manwhore!!, Heard from that same people ", I smirked. " You", he started."Guys! Is this something to brag about? You both are Crazy", Drake looked amused. "Shut up!", Me and the devil said unison.Drake laughed hard.Join the journey of Eleanor and Noah to know more.Characters, place, scenes everything is fiction.

Mia knows she is falling hard for Christian Wayne, the cold, calculated, and incredibly sexy billionaire who is bent on reclaiming what is righteously his from his father/her boss that he hates. Years ago, Mia made a promise to Christian's father, a promise she now regrets deeply and would inevitably put her on Christian’s opposing side. In this war between father and son, which side should she choose? The father to who she swore allegiance or the son that she feels irresistibly attracted to? Is she a fix for this irreparable father-son relationship? Or does she just become collateral damage in the two men's war?

Synopsis.  "Sleep with me, convince Mr. Christian or get fired" Mr. Frederick Harrison, gave Lucy a menacing smile, taking slow steps towards her. Mr. Christian Seth Caspian is the owner of the biggest energy company in Chester known as Caspian Power.  He is rich, powerful, and a famous man that you wouldn't want to cross paths with unless you want your world to be in darkness.  Lucy Raine Eliot, is your typical normal girl, working at a famous news company.  She'd do anything to keep her family safe. She knows of Mr. Christian and how powerful and arrogant the man is and the last thing she ever wishes is to cross paths with him. However, her Boss Mr. Frederick Harrison  had given her three options after she willfully denied going to Mr. Christian.  Not wanting to sleep with her Boss, nor getting fired, She decided to convince Mr. Christian even though knew that she  was no one to talk to him, not to talk of convincing him. Yet, what she didn't envision came knocking at her door as Mr. Christian proudly asked her to be his cleaner. A journey of love, betrayal, hate, obsession and  revenge.

When Silene's mother died she continued to work as a servant for The Arrowhead Pack in order to pay her mother's debt. She endured a lot of emotional strains and suffering as she was maltreated and constantly abused, she always dreamt of finding her mate and leaving her life of slavery behind. But what happens when Harol, the daughter of The Alpha of The Arrowhead Pack runs away from home on the morning of her wedding, and Silene is forced to marry the arrogant and supercilious Alpha Lustrows of the Silver Pack in her place? What happens when the Silver Pack mansion is full of dark and horrifying secrets? What happens when she finds her true mate?

Mia’s life takes a dramatic turn one evening when is kidnapped and find herself in an auction room. She is sold and then handed over as a gift to the dangerous Mafia leader, Marco. As his pet, she must satisfy his every need. What would happen when Mia realizes she has fallen in love with him? Faced with a tantalizing opportunity for freedom, she finds herself torn between loyalty and the allure of a risky romance.

Book 4 of The Elemental Lovers series Daisy Dyer is a Ph.D. student that is experimenting with outer space matter to understand the Paleoclimate of the Earth even more. But with Dylan Windell as her lab partner, it might take more than the meteorite composition to get on the same page.Dylan Windell has been waiting for the moment where he will be showing his skill in understanding the vacuum capacity and how the wind will be directing its direction according to the composition of the air from time to time. But Daisy was making it harder for him. And the secret that his father had with Daisy's father was making it even more difficult.What will happen when they shared something intimate in the heat of the moment? Will they forget it and move on, or will one of them never forget it and they will do whatever it takes to make sure the other person push their difference and start something new together.

Complete! A century ago, a pack of wolves made a decision to stop fighting and seek tranquility. Some chose to stay, while others decided to flee and hide in the farthest corners of the earth, where they wouldn't be seen again. They gave up many material possessions in the process. The wolves who remained and gave up everything gathered their best engineers and members who desired peace to construct a base in the underworld. Over time, they stopped discussing their losses and eventually forgot about the path to the surface. As their population grew and their beliefs and opinions diverged, time passed by. However, after hundreds of years, they forgot that there was once a way to return to the surface. Gradually, they began to face food shortages, and the underground base started to collapse due to climate change from above. Unfortunately, there will always be people who are born voracious and greedy, which disrupted the once peaceful place and turned it into a warzone similar to the surface they had escaped from. The wolves now face the challenge of restoring peace and avoiding war once again.

Needing to get married before his grandfather dies, Dr. Lyrek Cole goes to the bar to drink away his problems. There he meets the most beautiful bartender he has ever saw. Captivated by her beauty, he tries to catch her attention. Veronica Reed, however, is too preoccupied with her own troubles to notice him. She is drowning in medical bills and her brother is dying of a brain tumor, which is why she is works four jobs. Her brother's brain tumor is inoperable, but she is doing everything she can, in hopes of saving him. Little does she know, Lyrek is exactly who she needs to save her brother. Only if she agrees to marry him. Not only because is the best brain surgeon in the world, but also because he has more money then he knows what to do with.

Alisa: I never knew who my parents were. You see, I was left at the steps of the convent as a child and it is at the convent where I grew up. But something is wrong with me. I woke up on my eighteenth birthday with an insatiable hunger, a hunger that no food can satisfy. I soon realized that there was only one thing that could satisfy me. The pleasures of the flesh. Because of that, I was branded a succubus, a demoness who seduces and sucks the life force out of her victims. The convent, they wanted to ‘cleanse’ my soul, they wanted to rip me apart and clean me inside out. I was scared. So I ran and ran and that was when I found him…. Alpha Ryder: I came from the strongest pack. We have everything we needed; money, fame and power. But a prophecy hangs over our pack. A succubus will come and seduce the one in power, tearing the pack apart and burning all that we have worked for to the ground. I grew up with the prophecy in my heart. As Alpha of the Red Moon pack, I will let nothing stand in my way. Nothing. But then I met her. And everything changed….