Contract Bound

Arranged-marriage, age-gap, Mafia/cartel romance, forbidden Due to my birth order as a child of the Luciano famiglia capo, I’m used to second place. Second son. Second in standing. Never number one. It’s the way my life has always been. Only in the dark alleys, private clubs, and seedy establishments am I respected. Not just as the consigliere to my brother, the new capo of the Kansas City Famiglia, but also for my unmatched skills with a knife and my particular skills of interrogation. This status is as high as I will achieve. First place will forever be out of reach. Camila Ruiz is the younger daughter of Andrés Ruiz, a top lieutenant in the Roríguez cartel. From the first moment I laid eyes on her, I knew I wanted her. She is too young and fragile, though, to be with a man like me, a killer and criminal. I don’t deserve a woman like Camila. Taking her would ruin her. With the newly established alliance between the Luciano famiglia and Roríguez cartel, I ask for the impossible and promise my life. With the blessing of my capo and the Roríguez drug lord, Camila is to be mine. For once, I will be first in another’s eyes. And Camila will always be first to me. What happens when the fragile alliance is tested? Can I keep my promise to my wife and my oath to the famiglia? Have you been Aleatha’d?

"I never plan of having children, let alone a pathetic mother of my child!" *** Gagawin ni Magenta ang lahat para sa inang may sakit, kahit pa ibenta maging ang kanyang kaluluwa sa demonyo. *** Because of her sick mother, Magenta has no other choice but to accept the job that she never heard of before and is offered to her. She has to work with a business magnate known in the business world as the king of investments as he owned the largest holding company in the country. A billionaire who prefers paying a woman to fill his bed in a one-month contract. And later, she had to pretend as his wife. Magenta didn't know him until she accepted the job of being his woman for a month. When she met him in person, all of a sudden, she felt reluctant to sign their contract. Brooding and mysterious, he's every inch of a dangerous man. But the thought of her mother gives her the strength to sign the contract with the devil. He is the first man she gives her innocence to. But she did not just give up her pride and dignity. She surrenders her heart, but it seems like he has no intention of taking it.

Rhea Santos thought she had it all a stable job as a marketing executive, a loving boyfriend, and a future she’d already planned in her head. But one night shattered everything. After catching her boyfriend cheating, Rhea swore never to cry again. She wanted closure, not revenge. Until a mysterious stranger began sending her messages: “You don’t deserve tears, Ms. Rhea. You deserve revenge.” She ignored them until she met her new CEO, Lucas Monteverde. Cold. Powerful. Mysterious. And he knows more about her pain than he should. As Rhea gets pulled into Lucas’s world of secrets, contracts, and dangerous passion, she begins to question: Was he sent to save her… or to destroy her completely?

A marriage based on blackmail. A contract signed with blood. And a man who follows his own rules. When feisty, impulsive Ciara Moretti is lured into the perilous world of the Romano Mafia, her life is upended quickly. Her father's betrayal has sold her to the highest bidder: Luca Romano, the brutal and demanding Mafia boss. Cold, arrogant, and sinfully dangerous. Luca does not want a wife; he wants a pawn. A beautiful shield to protect his empire. However, Ciara is not the frail doll he expected. She's stubborn, sharp-tongued, and ready to fight tooth and nail for her freedom. Unfortunately, the more she resists, the more Luca wants to own her.   The mansion may be her jail, but it is the fire between them that is most threatening. However, the lines get increasingly hazy the more she battles. She is enraged and at the same time drawn to his dominance, uneasy by his presence, and most terrified by the boiling tension between them. Ciara must make a choice in a realm of darkness where love is a weakness and loyalty is deadly. Either resist the Mafia boss's dangerous pull or give in to him entirely. *Updates every Monday, Wednesday and Friday*

On her wedding day, Mia Evans was betrayed by her fiancé and humiliated by her own sister. Overnight, she became the scandal everyone whispered about. Then came Alexander Blake. Cold, ruthless, untouchable, the billionaire heir who offered her a way to rise from the ashes. A one-year contract marriage. No emotions. No mistakes. To him, Mia is a weapon. To her, he’s the only man who can turn her pain into power. But living under his roof means playing by his rules, facing his ex who refuses to let go, and resisting the pull of a man who swore he’d never love. Because in Alexander Blake’s world, contracts are binding, hearts are dangerous, and falling in love? That was never part of the deal.

Tori is struggling to keep her bakery afloat while also caring for her sick father. But when she finds a marriage contract belonging to a wealthy bachelor, everything changes. He offers her a contract marriage, promising her financial stability in exchange for posing as his wife for six months. As they navigate their fake relationship, Tori begins to unravel dark truths behind her mysterious husband leaving her questioning everything she thought she knew. Will Tori be able to hold on long enough to save her father and business, or will she get drowned in the darkness and secrets of her new husband?

Camilla Hart’s life is small but warm, filled with early mornings with her best friend Anya and caring for her sick aunt Roseline. An encounter with an arrogant stranger that she spilled coffee, will change everything. That same stranger, Adrian Harrington, a billionaire CEO, shows up at her big presentation. Impressed, he offers her a job as his personal assistant. Camilla is thrown into a world of glass walls, power games, and sharp eyes that never stop watching. Her desk sits just a glass wall away from Adrian Harrington’s — the arrogant billionaire she can’t escape from him. Everything changed when Adrian puts a contract in front of her: one year as his wife. No intimacy, no questions, no strings. In return, her aunt’s surgery will be paid for, and 20 million dollars . Cornered, Camilla signs. A dinner party with Adrian’s powerful family push her to her limits.Eleanor, Adrian's grandmother looks down on her because of her background, his father shows kindness, and just when she starts finding her place, Adrian’s childhood sweetheart, Celine, comes back to claim him. Jealousy simmers, sparks ignite, and the “rules” of their marriage start to break. Between late-night arguments, almost-kisses, and truths they’re too afraid to say , something real grows. But just as Camilla begins to trust what’s happening between them, her world is rocked: her long-lost father returns, wealthy and powerful, carrying secrets that turn her life upside down. When the contract ends, Camilla walks away, determined to stand on her own. But Adrian won’t let her go. In front of both families, at an engagement party no one saw coming, he makes his choice clear: what started as a deal on paper has become the only promise that matters.

“I want to go home,” “You think you can come into my territory without my permission and then decide when you leave?” He said, “That is not possible,” “Please Let me go,” I pleaded. “You are mine now,” ~•^•*•^•*•^•*•^•*•^•*•^•*•^•*•^•*•~ Blue Winter had entered into the most feared and ruthless wolf pack territory with a burning desire for vengeance against those who had taken her father’s life. But what she doesn't know is that she is mated to the Alpha of the pack responsible for her dad’s death.

***** When Emilio falls deeply in love with Lucas, he has no idea that his soulmate is a vampire. But their whirlwind romance takes a deadly turn when Emilio is transformed into the very creature his family has hunted for generations. Emilio's family, renowned vampire hunters, will stop at nothing to destroy Lucas's kind. But as the danger closes in, Lucas faces an impossible choice: protect his lover or safeguard his own. Will Emilio's heart be strong enough to overcome the darkness, or will his family's legacy tear them apart?" Find out more in this intriguing novel.

"No feelings involved, Kontrata lang." Malinaw iyon kay Pristenna Raye Zorajero at Stefano Ryl Ignacio. Magpapakasal sila para sa parehong interes, kapag nakuha na nila ang mga ito ay tatapusin na nila ang pekeng kasal. Ngunit paano kung sa gitna ng kasunduan ay may tumubong damdamin? Sa gitna ng pangangailangan ay may kumislap na pag-ibig. Kaya kaya nilang harapin ang damdamin o pipiliin pa rin nila ang hindi matapos-tapos na responsibilidad?