forced marriage

"I didn't do anything wrong," I choked out. "You stuck your nose into my private matters," he hissed. "No one can sentence me without proof," I challenged him. He straightened up. Any traces of a smile abruptly disappeared from his face. "You still don't get it, do you? I own this city. It means that if I say you go to jail, that means you go to jail." He leaned over me again, his stare piercing right through me, "And if I say that I want you, that means you are already mine." My jaw tensed as I resisted an urge to talk back. This wasn't a battle I could win, and this wasn't a man I could win against... How did I get myself into all that mess?! *** My name is Cora Bell, and I'm about to marry Aren Lan, New York's most wanted bachelor. A dream come true? I highly doubt that. The guy is an arrogant, wealthy beyond imagination, asshole. Not to mention that our relationship is based solely on a contract, a contract I was forced to sign when I accidentally ruined this guy's engagement... I used to dream of a simple life. I wanted to graduate from university and work as a software programmer, but my fate chose a different path for me to follow. First, I had to give up on my studies to take care of dear Grandma, and now I'm forced to play the role of a manipulative jerk's loving fiancée! The problem is that my husband-to-be is insanely sexy and enjoys teasing me a bit too much. How the hell am I going to survive being close to him throughout the two years of our fake marriage?!

Chiara Giaccobbe loses everyone she loves in one tragic night, all because of an old family feud that she was never even aware of. Her punishment for being a Giaccobbe is to marry Enzo Castelli, the notorious capo of Giotto Puglia’s family. He is arrogant and dangerous, and their alliance is one that benefits only him. His psychotic ex-girlfriend, Flavia, will stop at nothing to separate them, and her jealousy knows no bounds. Chiara is forced to depend on Enzo for everything, even protection, but he can’t be trusted. He has secrets of his own, secrets that could change the course of their lives and change everything. Secrets that could change the way she feels about him. Secrets that are deadly.

Jostein De Vere and Caleb Rothschild are one of the elite class German business executives in the Philippines. They dominate the entire economy and make them one of the monopoly oligarchs in the country. Jostein De Vere is a kind of gentleman. Same as Caleb but he is a bisexual, when the naughty Jostein wants the only daughter of Mr. Alfredo Monteverde, he abducted its service after the grand party held at Caleb's mansion. The cousins are so powerful that it makes Mr. Alfredo down to his agony; after seeing his only Daughter Keesha Monteverde with Jostein De Vere at his place. Alberto Martinez is a Spanish-Filipino butler of Mr. Alfredo. His mission is to spy inside the company. Save and expose the secrets of the silver void organization ruled by Jostein and Caleb. However, when doing his research and spying from them. Alberto slowly discovers the dark secrets of the place where he meets Caleb Rothschild. Little by little falling in love with him.  Will he expose the dark secret of the organization? To rescue Keesha Monteverde and fulfill his mission; that he promised to her father. Or to locked in the place where it is heaven created by the cousins?

Carina Swan is a self-taught painter with a lively personality, but all changes when she meets the man she believes can alter her life for the better, but she is mistaken. This man will be the one capable of inducing nightmares in her. However, she uncovers a past that can serve as a warning to her mind not to fall in love with this guy. In the past, she lost her memories and suffered brain damage, and this guy she despises is actually her husband. However, how can this happen? Read the novel what happen next!

What happens when Stella's father asked her to get married to the proud and wealthy son and heir of the Sanchez family - Jeremy?? She hates him because his friends bullied her when she was still at middle grade. She's bent on making his life a living hell in order to avenge his cruelty towards. Two crazy people - one house - and a baby to make. How's it gonna be for them?

Ankti- Sweet, an innocent girl with a pure heart and with a dream which she wants to fulfill. She wants to make her dead parents proud. She only wants love which she never got after her parent's death. Arav- He is smart, handsome, rich, everything which a girl wants for a partner, he is ruthless for the outside world and soft for his loved ones. He is like a coconut, hard from outside and soft from inside. What will happen when their life takes a U-turn? What will happen when Ankti has to marry Arav instead of her cousin, and Arav has to marry Ankti to protect his family's reputation. Will they accept each other? will they start a new life with each other? Let's start a journey of their life and see what will happen in their life.

Pernikahan yang terjadi antara pria tampan nan kaya raya dengan seorang gadis yang begitu cantik namun sederhana. Pernikahan yang terjadi bukan karena perjodohan ataupun paksaan. Sebuah pernikahan yang terjadi juga bukan dilandasi dengan yang namanya cinta, namun pernikahan itu terjadi karena perjanjian yang saling menguntungkan bagi keduanya. Akankah Pernikahan yang dimulai dengan sebuah perjanjian itu bisa menjadi seperti pernikahan pada umumnya? Atau malah berakhir sesuai dengan perjanjian awal mereka? Ikuti ceritanya jika kalian mau tau kelanjutannya!

In the bustling city of New York, a young and ambitious lawyer named Emily has just landed her dream job at a prestigious law firm. She's always been dedicated to her work and her career, and has never really had time for anything else. However, her parents are pressuring her to get married and settle down, which is something she's not interested in. One day, Emily's boss assigns her to a new case. It's a high-profile divorce case between a billionaire businessman named Ethan and his estranged wife, Victoria. The catch is that Ethan's prenuptial agreement states that if he doesn't have a child within five years of the marriage, he'll lose half of his fortune to Victoria. Desperate to keep his money, Ethan proposes to Emily that they enter into a contract marriage for five years, with the sole purpose of having a child together. In return, he'll pay her a handsome sum of money. Emily is taken aback by the proposal, but ultimately agrees to it. After all, it's just a business arrangement, and it could help her pay off her student loans and finally gain financial independence. Would Emily truly get free off the contract deed? Will she gain her financial independence? Would Emily loose her career Pursuit? What is Victoria's fate?

Masayang namumuhay mag-isa si Daphne bilang Doctor. Hanggang sa nalaman niya mula sa kaniyang Ina na siya pala ay naka-arranged marriage sa isang lalaking hindi niya kilala. Sobrang hirap para kay Daphne na tanggapin na lang basta ang mangyayaring kasal. Kaya naman may isang desisyon siyang hindi niya lubos na pinag-isipan at pinaghandaan. Isang gabi na puno ng pagnanasa at kapusukan. Mas pinili niyang Ibigay ang kaniyang pagkabirhen sa isang estranghero. At sadya namang mapaglaro ang tadhana, dahil ang lalaking kaniyang nakasama nang gabing iyon ay si Treyton Louis Fuentevalle, ang lalaking kaniya pa lang pakakasalan. Ngunit, ang nakapagtataka ay hindi siya naaalala ng lalaki, at ang mas masakit ay ang kapatid niya ang naaalala nito nang gabing sila ang magkasalo. Matutuloy pa ba ang kasal? Makakayanan ba ni Daphne na makasama ang lalaki habang kahati niya ang kaniyang kapatid na higit niyang kinaiinisan? Paano kung malaman niya ang tunay na motibo ni Treyton? Kakayanin pa kaya niya?

Emerald Greene, CEO of Greene Shipyard Company. The gentle,softhearted,obedient granddaughter of Thomas and Avengeline Greene,who would do anything to fulfill her grandparents' wish even if it costs her loosing her childhood love. But she isn't your damsel in distress.She is a lioness with sharp claws who can tear a person into shreds if it comes on her self respect. Davian Knight, future CEO of Knight Aeronautical Co. He is a player after work.He doesn't believe in L word. Whom to blame?He saw marriages are being traded in his family.He took an oath to break this tradition but find himself standing in the same situation with no way to escape as it may cost him ,the most precious thing,his company. He has everything to loose by a simple refusal to the marriage proposal by his grandfather Darian Knight,who has a leash on his grandson and wants him to marry his friend's granddaughter. One night of drunken passion at a nightclub and they left to remorse on their act,they did in their lost senses and they clearly don't remember the person ,they just spent a steamy night. Would this forceful bond will turn into a fairy tale ending? Or more secrets will come unfold.