Substituent Bride

Sunrise White, tak pernah membayangkan akan terlibat dalam pernikahan kontrak dengan CEO-nya karena kesalahan satu malam yang ia buat. Pria yang berhasil ia taklukkan semalam ternyata Khairen Crown, CEO CNC tempatnya bekerja. Pria misterius yang terkenal dingin, sempurna, dan tak pernah tersentuh itu muncul untuk pertama kalinya di hadapan publik. Keduanya setuju melakukan perjanjian kontrak demi tujuan masing-masing. Sunrise mempertahankan posisi dan reputasinya, sedangkan Khairen demi mempertahankan kekuasaan dan pewaris tunggal. Namun, di balik ikatan tanpa cinta itu, keduanya menyimpan rahasia yang jauh lebih berbahaya. Sunrise bukan sekadar wanita biasa, dia adalah putri dari musuh bebuyutan keluarga Crown, yang selama ini diyakini telah mati. Ia kembali untuk membalas dendam atas kematian orang tuanya, menghancurkan Khairen dan seluruh keluarganya. Namun takdir berbalik kejam. Saat Khairen diam-diam melindunginya dari bayang-bayang ancaman, batas antara kebencian dan cinta keduanya mulai kabur. Mereka tahu, perasaan itu terlarang. Tapi semakin mencoba menjauh, semakin dalam mereka terjerat. Tiga tahun kontrak yang dipenuhi rahasia, intrik, dan luka lama. Akankah mereka tetap bertahan hingga akhir? Atau justru saling menghancurkan, dan kehilangan satu sama lain selamanya?

Valentina Moretti is the Don the Italian Mafia. Smart and formidable, surviving a male dominated environment, overcoming tremendous challenges. Trained from a young age to be a deadly assassin, she commands respect wherever she goes. She seemingly has everything, until her father decides to arrange her marriage. Luca Delgado is the head of the American Mafia. He is a ruthless and cold individual. He understands the rules of the game perfectly and will do anything to achieve victory, including breaking others without hesitation. Their forced marriage is a cruel twist of fate. Will these two ruthless individuals find comfort in one another, or will they end up destroying each other? "I don’t remember agreeing to play strip poker," she remarked. Her lips formed a slight frown, but her eyes sparkled with playfulness. She realized she couldn't outmatch me in this game. "Are you giving up? Are you a coward? " I taunted, aiming to provoke her. Her lips quivered before she pressed them firmly together. The richness of her eye color intensified as she offered a sly grin. She began shuffling cards and removed one of her sandals. Great. We’re taking the long route. She held it up, letting it dangle from her finger before casually tossing it aside. She raised an eyebrow at me, clearly challenging me. I was pleased to know I had touched a nerve. Just as I expected. BE AWARE: Trigger warnings: MATURE CONTENT 18+ (SMUT) SWEARING SELF HARM/SUICIDE (REFERENCES) LANGUAGE THAT IS UNAMBIGUOUS CURSING VIOLENCE, GUN VIOLENCE SELF-INFLICTED HARM /SUICIDE (REFERENCES) BLOOD, DECEASE, and GORE

Selene, born in the Highlands of the North, has grown up her whole life, unaware of the commitment her parents made for her since her birth and how they have always overprotected her. Now, at eighteen years old, she is brought before King Frederick of Astor, a young, handsome man, but very serious and firm in his royal decisions; and who, from that moment on, will be her betrothed. As the king's virgin bride, she will be presented to the entire kingdom, before marrying the man she has been sold to, but does not love, as her heart belongs to her friend Henry, a handsome and very kind boy, with whom she had a secret friendship, but who never confessed to her that he is the king's cousin. What begins as a loveless marriage slowly transforms into a pure and strong love, but one that Henry's ambition will act against, as he has always wanted to be the king of what he firmly believes is rightfully his and was taken from him in the past.

It was a choice she had to make...for herself and her people... All she wanted was to find that happily ever after she had always read about but then it was too far from her reach. A human sent to be a bride of an alpha. He not only hated her but he wanted her dead. He wanted her far away from him but she was keen on making him fall madly in love with her. Vivian knew too well she was playing with fire but to get what she wanted, she was more than ready to get burned...

He’s even more attractive up close, my nostrils are invaded with his expensive scent and sex appeal. My knees grow week in my seven inches platform heels. His perfect brow raised. “Did I not request for a private session?” My daze was broken as I blushed in embarrassment of literally eye fucking this man. I nodded slowly and cleared my throat. “There’s a no touching rule, sir.” I state breathlessly. He stared down at me intensely with a slight smirk on his full lips. “Go on.” ******** Yanna has been stripping for a year to pay off medical bills, unknown to her that she is the daughter to the former don of the Italian mafia. An unexpected private session with a mysterious man, changes the course of her life as he is none other than Enzo Bernadi, the current don of the italian mafia who had been promised a wife by the former don. What happens as she is forced to wed Enzo and has to adjust to the life a mafia don's wife. Expect thrilling plot twist, action, betrayals and most importantly, the steamy romance that'll brew due to their force proximity. *Expect mature scenes*

She was never meant to be a bride. Let alone his. Mute. Marked. Mistreated. Isla has always been a ghost in her own pack—silent, unseen, and used. But when the spoiled daughter of her Alpha refuses to marry the ruthless Mad Alpha Lucien, she offers Isla as a substitute. Thrown into a deadly game of deception, Isla must pretend to be the bride of Alpha Lucien, and must not be found out as a fake as her life relies on it. But Lucien isn’t the monster the rumors say—he’s something far more dangerous. He’s her mate. And she feels nothing—— which day by day, is making Lucien grow more obsessed with her. He wants answers. And she wants her freedom. Which one would prevail? Love or freedom? And what happens when Lucien finds out that Isla is not just a mute bride, and she’s far far more than what he’ll ever be? Find out in this gripping story. Perfect for people who like slow burns, fated mates and stolen identity.

THE CAPO'S DEADLY BRIDE : SHH... I TAME REAL MEN. Delilah Flynn is an orphan living in Ashwood City with her aunt. She has a gorgeous face and that curvy body that no man could resist. She is true beauty! At day, Delilah works as a coffee shop owner, but at night, she is the sexy pole dancer who steals the spotlight. She does not just ignite the desires in men, she tame them and bend them to her will. Suddenly, she is trapped in a web, where she is forced to get married to a dangerous man in the Cosa Nostra's organisation, Marco Donato. Her in-laws believed that she was the perfect, holy, submissive wife for Marco Donato, but no, she is not. She is the one who drags him by his tie, licks his ear lobe, and whispers, "Shh... I tame real men." [Warning: This book contains graphic violence, dark content, explicit scenes, rape (not between ML and FL), explicit language, and mature themes. It may be triggering for some readers due to scenes of violence, coercion, and emotional distress.] Author: @Royalmary23

Kailangan ni Eleanor ng 50 bilyon para maisalba ang kanyang kumpanya mula sa pagkalugi. Saan kaya siya makakuha ng ganyan kalaking halaga? Dahil sa sobrang stress niya ay nagpunta siya sa isang club kasama ang kaniyang kaibigan at naglasing. Paano kung may makilala siyang isang lalaki doon at may mangyayari sa kanila? Kinabukasan ay nalaman niya na ang lalaking nakatalik niya pala ay isang sikat na negosyante, nabuhayan siya at nakaramdam ng kaunting pag-asa. Naisip niya na pwede niyang gawin itong tulay upang makakuha ng 50 bilyon. Kaya nag-alok siya sa lalaki, isang alok na hindi siya sigurado kung kaya niyang panindigan. Magpapakasal sila kapalit sa malaking halagang pera. Tatanggapin kaya ng lalaki ang alok niya? O tatanggihan.

Betrayed on her birthday by the mate she trusted, Aria Winters watches her world crumble when Marcus publicly claims another woman for power. But when her father is framed and arrested, Aria discovers the betrayal runs deeper than heartbreak. Enter Dimitri Volkov: ruthless Lycan heir with vengeance in his eyes and a dangerous proposition. Marry him for one year, and he'll save her father and destroy her enemies. It's just a contract. Just business. Just revenge. Until his mark on her skin ignites a bond that shouldn't exist. When Marcus escapes custody with murder in his heart and ancient enemies emerge from the shadows, Aria's rare white wolf awakens, revealing she's Moon-blessed, chosen by the goddess herself. But destiny demands a price, and dark forces want her power. Dimitri will burn the world down to protect her. But can their contract marriage become something real before her past destroys their future? A forced marriage. A fated bond. A love worth fighting for.

"Do you, Sarah Bernard of the Crystal-Cloud pack accept Philip Jaxon of the Blood-Slashing pack, to be your husband?" 'Am I doing the right thing? Will Sarah detest me for the rest of her life? Maybe I should confess now. My heartbeat increased and my head spun.' "Sarah?" I looked up and saw Philip watching me with hope in his eyes... How can I tell him that I am a liar? No... it is too late to turn back now. "I do" ****** Catherine has always been bullied since young because she was wolf-less, aside from her junior sister, Sarah, everyone was against her; not even her parents could protect her. Instead, they humiliated her for being an abomination. When she finally got a mate, he rejected her because she was wolf-less. Out of shame and quest to liberate from her current situation, Catherine had to take her sister’s position as Alpha Philip’s wife but unknown to her, it was her one step to hell. Alpha Philip only wanted her for his benefit. She traded her forever for her selfishness, she planned to run away but it was inevitable. If she wants the Luna position, she has to fight with her last blood. Can Catherine win or survive? Is she just a pawn in Alpha Philip's game?