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On my 18th birthday, my father, the senator, gives me the gift he thinks every little girl dreams of. The man of my dreams, and the wedding to match. Stefan Zoric is heir to an elite worldwide modeling agency. Practically a prince. My arrangement is simple, as far as sham marriages go. I give him my virginity, behave as the perfect wife, and he'll pay for the college degree my father found irrelevant. But I don't want to be the perfect wife. I want him to want me the way I want him.

"If you dare leave me for another - if you ever look at another man - if you ever let anyone else touch you...I’ll not let him live, Beauty. I won’t stop until I’ve ground his face into the dirt, until I’ve pulled out his eyes for looking at you, broken his mouth for daring to speak to you, until I’ve pulled out his guts, and," I glare at her, "smeared his blood on the ground." Her breath hitches and her pupils dilate. My thirst for violence seems to fulfill a need deep inside of her - one she doesn’t bother to hide from me, either.

He’s been watching me for months. And when his chance comes…he forces me into marriage. I’ve been trying so hard to prove myself to my Irish mafia dad, but it all falls apart. When my mission collapses, a much older Bratva guy shows up to save me. But he’s no hero. He’s a cold, callous Russian who uses this opportunity to make me his Brava bride… He calls me his Irish Princess, but it’s not meant to be romantic. He’s been observing me, watching me from the shadows like a stalker. When he finally has me at his mercy, he handcuffs me and subjects me to a medical exam. And when...

Young, smart, and attractive, Nori is a college senior with a promising future. Majoring in Economics, she dreams of becoming rich and successful. Focused, she doesn’t have time for a man after her last relationship failed drastically. That is until her world dramatically collides with Kaleb's, who is ruggedly handsome and mysterious. He’s the type of man who isn’t what he seems to be, and his effortless charm reels Nori in like a fish on a hook. Kaleb is not the average young man in his early twenties. He has seen and done more than most men twice his age. Coming from one of the ...

There were rules in the cash-for-beauty game. The money held the power. The beauty followed the rules and jumped through the hoops. The bride. I knew what everyone would think if they knew the truth about my marriage. They'd be shocked and appalled. And rightly so. I was a young, modern, independent woman, and I'd done the unthinkable. I'd sold my virginity to a spoiled rich boy. To a stranger who didn’t love me. And yes, I'd done it all for money.

I never wanted an arranged marriage to a stubborn but scorching hot alpha. Fate has other plans. Wolf shifter Xander saves me from becoming a cult's living sacrifice. The seers reveal we’re fated mates that can break the curse on his pack. I can’t keep my eyes off his infuriatingly sculpted body, Yet this brooding alpha makes me want to pull out my hair and tear off his clothes. Torn between duty and his first love, the Alpha doesn't want me as his Luna. But we agree to an arranged marriage to save his kind from extinction. His fiery touch unleashes a power I never imagined possible. ...

Arranged marriage in the twenty-first century. What could go wrong? Everything. Hayley Espel has been told her whole life that she will be marrying Julian Nicholson. Their parents started Espel and Nicholson Holdings, and their union will only strengthen the company. Hayley doesn’t care about the business. She’s been in love with Julian for as long as she can remember. She would marry him even if he didn’t have a single cent to his name. Julian, however, hates being arm-twisted into marrying Hayley. He will never trust an Espel, and he makes it clear to Hayley that he couldn’t care ...

I’m being sold off to the Bratva as part of a business deal… I’m a regular American girl, an artist trying to make a name for herself. But then Daddy tells me I’m a part of his business arrangement… I have to marry a cold, intense Bratva guy twice my age, whether I want to or not. Our marriage binds our families, giving both parties skin in the game. Nobody cares that my skin doesn’t want to be sold off to him. He says my innocence sparks an obsessive need in him. He wants me purely for himself, like an object he possesses. They say that time heals all wounds, even the most ...

The black ops Alpha rejected me and left me with nothing but a secret baby… He played me and made me an outcast in my pack, bullied and tormented constantly. Now I’m sacrificed by the pack and forced to be his mate to secure our alliance. I run, but I’m dragged back and given to him. Now I have to surrender to the Alpha who broke me… He left me in the middle of the night, leaving nothing but a note. And a pregnant belly. My pack despised me, treating me cruelly and bullying me every step of the way. Now I’m offered to him as his arranged bride, and I have no choice. If I don’t ...

I’m an outcast and forced to marry a rude Alpha. I’m an Omega from a bad family. There is no lower status in the pack than mine. I’m shocked when the rude Alpha of the rival pack claims me as his mate. I know his reputation…but I have no choice but to give him my innocence. I’m from a family of losers, and my mating with an Alpha is their chance to gain status. It doesn’t matter that my new mate has a bad reputation. It doesn’t matter that the witch in me had hoped for someone less cruel. I have to serve him and satisfy his need to mate and breed. I enter the mating ceremony, ...

A young woman fights her arranged marriage to her late sister's fiancé, a ruthless mob boss who demands three things from her: marriage, loyalty, and a baby. As their wedding date approaches, Mia struggles with a decision that once seemed easy--escape his control or surrender to her heart?

My father arranged for me to marry the heir to the Santorelli crime family, but it was my brutally sexy soon-to-be husband who chased me down and spanked my ass red when I tried to run. By the time I spoke my vows, I'd already come harder than I ever have in my life while this ruthless undercover agent turned mafia boss claimed me right there in the bridal dressing room. But being led down the aisle with his seed slick on my thighs was just the beginning. Because he's not going to be gentle with his bride. Not even on her wedding night.

He rejected me and left our pack. Now I have to pretend to be his mate. He’s my brother’s best friend and a womanizing firefighter. He broke my heart, but when I’m getting threats, he suddenly gets all protective. And he says a fake arranged marriage with him is the only way to keep me safe. After he left me, I picked up the pieces of my heart and tried to move on. Just like he did, judging by the many, many women who’ve slept in his bed since. Yet, when my ex is stalking me, he tells me we must pretend to be arranged mates. And when I don’t want to, he wears me down until I give ...

Knight Grayson isn't just one of New York's elite billionaires. He's the embodiment of Hades in a tailored suit and a beautiful devil waiting to destroy. He always gets what he wants, no matter the cost. Including me.

I owe everything to Emilia's father. I'd do anything for the man. When he asked me to marry his daughter, I thought he was insane. I was only going to protect her. That was my job. Yet, one innocent kiss changed everything. Now, it's not about what her father wants. It's all about her. When enemies try to take her and the life we could have away, they will learn why they call me the devil. I'll show them no mercy. Emilia is mine, and God help anyone who tries to come between us.

"What do you mean I'm marrying the most dangerous man in New York?" And as if being bound to the mafia don twice my age isn't enough, I'm now carrying his baby... Silvano Borelli is ruthless, powerful, and dangerously irresistible. A walking sin in a tailored suit, he commands everything—and now, he commands me. I was just a bartender, trying to escape my past. But when bullets flew and he became my protector, my world turned upside down. He offers me a deal: his protection in exchange for my hand in marriage. I should hate him, fear him, resist him. But every time he looks at me with ...

One moment I'm the forgotten daughter of one of the most wealthy families in the country, and the next I'm the blushing bride in an arranged marriage. My fate is sealed in my wedded union with a complete stranger. In public, Perry Constantine is the life of the party. Easygoing. Adored. In private, he's brooding. Dark. Angry. But so am I. It's a contest of wills to see who will break in the bedroom first, and while I try to remain strong, I find myself craving the very man I swore to hate. My husband.

He's next in line to rule the Irish mob, and he’ll do anything to make me his. I’ve been sheltered from the dangers of my family’s criminal activity for most of my life, but when one mistake puts me in debt to the Irish, I have no choice but to accept responsibility and agree to their demands. As Declan MacKenzie’s fiancée. Rumors paint the notorious womanizer as ruthless, wicked and devastatingly handsome. But I don’t know what to believe. You see, I’ve actually run into the Irish mobster before. The Declan I met was intelligent, a fellow art lover, and undeniably gorgeous. ...

Marked by vengeance, branded as mine—Lucia Terlizzi will be the key to my revenge. Dante Terlizzi has to pay. Two years ago, he broke his betrothal to my sister. Two months ago, his brother stole the bride meant for my best hitman. There’s an unwritten rule about family members and children… But f*ck the rules. Lucia is the baby of the Terlizzi family. Now I’m going to put my baby in her. We’ll see how Dante likes it when I take what’s his. I’ll dress his pretty little sister in the finest clothes. I’ll shower her in diamonds and jewels. I’ll make Dante regret ever double ...

He says he’s saved me from a fate worse than death. But all I see is a future that was stolen from me. Six months ago, my father promised me to the Bratva heir. My hand in marriage was meant to bridge the violence between our two families–Italian and Russian, mafia and Bratva–and bring peace. Then my father died. Now my godfather is my guardian. He believes the Bratva are ruthless animals, cruel and brutal, and that giving me over to them is signing my death warrant. So on my wedding day, he makes a fateful decision. He takes me for himself. Now I’m wed to the man who vowed to ...