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CASTELLO DI CARTE MAFIA CHRONICLES, BOOK 2 [Also known as POSSESSION: THE GAME OF CLUBS] 𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐄 What is worse than being forced to marry a man you’ve never even met? Drinking with a man who’s off-limits and sleeping with him to prove a point. After one drunken mistake, I swore to never entertain him again. But the next time we met, things did not go as expected. He was the enemy, one I should've known better than to involve myself with, but I couldn’t resist his unbreakable allure. was not the only reason. It was the way he softly whispered sweet words into my ears and the way he held me. It was the intensity with which he looked at me and made me feel desired. There was one tiny problem. His marriage was in four months. To the woman who called me her friend. 𝐋𝐔𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐍𝐎 They say there’s pleasure in tasting the things you cannot have. Forbidden has its own mind when deep-rooted inside someone. I never knew the depth of these words until I saw her. She was the brightest pink rose in a sea full of white ones. She was covered in thorns, a boundary only I dared to cross because I had nothing to lose. Only, she wasn’t mine, nor I, hers. Every moment we spent together reminded us of the reality meant for us. Some sacrifices are made for the greater good, but what good comes from leaving behind the one thing you never had and have finally found? She surrendered herself to me. Until the end of our agreement. So what if one of us wanted more in the end? What if the one was me?

Amara has known only cruelty and servitude, first as a slave to the Blue Moon Pack and now as a breeder for the ruthless Alpha Magnus of the Blackthorn Pack. Stripped of her freedom and dignity, her life takes a dangerous turn when she catches the attention of Kael, Magnus’s fiercely loyal yet compassionate son. Drawn together by an undeniable bond, Amara and Kael discover they are fated mates, a revelation that threatens to ignite a firestorm of betrayal, forbidden love, and deadly schemes. As secrets unravel, Amara learns of a shocking truth about her heritage that could change everything. With enemies closing in and love pushing them to defy the rules, will Amara and Kael risk everything to claim their destiny? Or will the darkness within the pack tear them apart forever?

When Mia Armstrong's mother got remarried, she knew she would have a new family, but she never expected Aaron Boyd? A boy who hates everyone and make it a point of duty to bully her, to be her new stepbrother!! The two vowed to never get along, until one day, both their parents couldn't make it home because of a storm. Soo, tension runs high, and with just a simple touch of their lips changed everything. With stolen kisses, touches and a forbidden love. What will happen between the two?

"Did you enjoy the show?" He murmurs close to my ear. "Did watching me make another woman scream my name turn you on so much that you can't stand it?" "N-no," I rasp, feeling my core throb with desire. "I didn't, why would I?" "Just say the word and that can be you. Give into your desires, little minx, and I'll show you what a real man can do." When Avery King finds her best friend and boyfriend in bed together, she promises to get revenge. And what is a better revenge than seducing the father of her cheating boyfriend? After swearing that one day Connor would call her mommy, Avery begins her plan to seduce and conquer the much older, much more mature, and elusive Atlas Jennings. However, doing so turns out to be much more than she bargained for and introduces her to a whole new world she never knew existed. Soon, Avery finds herself in the world where Atlas is determined to tame her wild and impulsive ways. Atlas Jennings has always enjoyed taming women, making them his playthings, and then throwing them aside once they've served his purpose. However, when his son's ex approaches him and attempts to make him hers, he finds that he's weirdly attracted to her confident and seductive nature and decides that he will conquer her to get her out of his mind.

In the shadowed alleys of Ravenwood, Celeste Osborne finds herself irresistibly drawn to the enigmatic and dangerously alluring Lucian Bathory. Hired as an au pair for the mysterious Bathory family, Celeste quickly discovers that Lucian is no ordinary man—he’s a centuries-old vampire with a thirst for blood and a hunger that goes far beyond the physical. As Celeste is pulled deeper into Lucian’s dark world, the boundaries between fear and desire begin to blur. Her days are filled with tension, but it’s in the secret hours of the night that their passions ignite. Lucian’s touch awakens something wild within her, something she never knew existed, but it comes at a price. His world is one of power, danger, and ancient rivalries, and loving him means embracing a darkness that could consume her whole. As their forbidden romance intensifies, Celeste must decide if she’s willing to surrender to the seductive pull of Lucian’s world, where every kiss could be her last and every touch could bind her to him for eternity. In this tale of love, lust, and immortality, Celeste will learn that some desires are worth risking everything—even her soul. "Crimson Shadows: Forbidden Thirst" is Book I of the Crimson Shadows series. It is a dark and passionate story where love and danger entwine, pushing the boundaries of what it means to surrender to desire.

Isabella Harrington is twelve years old when she is adopted by the Gray family. Henrietta Gray is her mom's friend who takes her under her wing after her parents' death.  However, the moment she sets her eyes upon their younger son, Weston Gray, six years older and a typical bad boy, she knows that he's trouble. Can she deny the attraction that she feels since the moment they clash with one another? Can she deal with the tornado called Weston Gray? With every moment spent in his company being charged with emotional upheavals, how will the innocent Isabella save her heart? Can she forget the moments spent with him when he leaves home for his further studies? What will she do when he returns back with a girlfriend? What will she do when she realizes that she has fallen for him? What will she do when his girlfriend announces their upcoming wedding?  Will Weston Gray own up to his true feelings for the girl he had set his eyes upon since she was twelve years of age? Or will he marry a girl he has no feelings for? Read Isabella's story as she falls for her foster brother and the upheavals that she goes through. With plenty of twists and turns, this powerful and passionate love story will surely make you emotional!

[WARNING: This story contains mature themes with profanities, hardcore graphical explicit sexual situations, and others. Strongly recommended for 18+ only. Otherwise, read at your own risk.] Jack was still a child when his father abandoned him to Marianne, his lovely and caring stepmother. Through the good and bad times, they only have each other. But what if Jack suddenly admits that Marianne is the only person he wants to be with and love forever? A forbidden love that overflows like magma, so intense and hot that it burns with every touch. How will this kind of love survive in a world full of uncertainty, temptation, and mistakes? What if there are people who constantly try to keep them apart? Jack once told Marianne, "I don't give a damn about anyone. I want you to be mine! And it's fine with me if our love for each other burns me. Just want me and love me until the end, I am more than willing to be burned to death." Can their love last all the way to the end? NOTE: This is an English translation of a Tagalog story with the same title and author. The author wishes to apologize for any errors in vocabulary, spelling, phrases, or other translation issues found in this novel. In the future, this book will be further edited and polished to make it more suitable for English readers. For the time being, please enjoy it and don't forget to leave comments or feedback. Have fun reading! (The Tagalog/Filipino version is also available in this app).

"Would you love to be my mate?" The Handsome man in front of me asked, taking me by surprise, Who walked up to a stranger and asked her to be his mate? Without even a proper introduction, I looked at the man in front of me, his eyes fixed on me, Boring deep into mine like his life depended on it. He Flashes at me with a flirty smile. The fact that he even flirts with me makes me more annoyed. "Excuse me, do I know you from somewhere? "I asked the gentleman, who seemed not to be gentle. His scent is far different; as you all know, each wolf pack has its own scent. The scent makes you know they are not from your pack. Amelia was nothing but a care free girl ,who work as a stripper for her survival,but everything change the night she made an encounter with the Alpha of the Mistwood pack. All he wanted was a toy ,and not a mate and all she wanted was him ,will they nevigate through their desires . It started as a contract,which turned into Obsession fuels with desires and passion.

In the power games of the mafia, love is a dangerous gamble. Liora, the only daughter of the mafia leader, lives in a world woven with luxury and shadows. From a young age, she was taught to stay away from danger, but her heart is captured by the cold and powerful bodyguard, Kaelan, during an unexpected encounter. Their feelings quietly blossom in secrecy, but when Liora's father discovers their secret, a storm of fate ensues. In this suspenseful and emotional story, how will Liora and Kaelan confront each other's pasts? Amidst the shadows of hatred and betrayal, can they reclaim the love they once shared? As the truth gradually unfolds, what direction will their fates take?

“Let's give this another shot. I promise I'll make this worthwhile, I'll make up for all the lost times…please.” He forgot her but his wolf never did. Lily was Darius’s fated mate, once but he rejected her due to issues none of them could ever be able to control. Then Darius lost his memories— erasing her completely. Lily was now a powerlifting servant in his palace until a forbidden touch on a forbidden night ignited all they'd lost but will love return or will fate make her suffer again?