C. Tamika

Getting pregnant by her boss after a one-night stand and suddenly leaving her job as stripper was the last thing Serena had hoped for, and to make matters worse, he is the heir to the mafia. Serena is calm while Christian is fearless and outspoken, but somehow the two must make it work. When Christian forces Serena to go through with a fake engagement, she tries her hardest to fit in the family and the luxurious life the women live while Christian is fighting as hard as he can to keep his family safe, but everything takes a turn when the hidden truth about Serena and her birth parents comes out. Their idea was to play pretend until the baby was born, and the rule was to not fall in love, but plans don't always go as expected. Will Christian be able to protect the mother of his unborn child? And will they end up breaking the rules? But most importantly, will he be able to keep his promise?

Quedarse embarazada de su jefe tras un lío de una noche y dejar de repente su trabajo como stripper era lo último que Serena esperaba, y para empeorar las cosas, él es el heredero de la mafia. Serena es tranquila mientras que Christian es intrépido y franco, pero de alguna manera los dos deben hacer que funcione. Cuando Christian obliga a Serena a llevar a cabo un falso compromiso, ella intenta por todos los medios encajar en la familia y en la lujosa vida que llevan las mujeres, mientras Christian lucha todo lo que puede por mantener a salvo a su familia, pero todo da un giro cuando sale a la luz la verdad oculta sobre Serena y sus padres biológicos. Su idea era jugar a fingir hasta que naciera el bebé, y la norma era no enamorarse, pero los planes no siempre salen como se espera. ¿Será capaz Christian de proteger a la madre de su hijo nonato? ¿Y acabarán rompiendo las reglas? Pero lo más importante, ¿será capaz de mantener su promesa?

His Promise Spin-Off <THIS BOOK CAN BE READ AS A STAND-ALONE.> Vincenzo Garcia is the boss of the Garcia crime family. Three years after waking up from a coma, Vincenzo tries to restore all his dad has destroyed while moving on from a one-sided love. Aria Morales is the only heir to the Morales family. She is new in town and she is spoiled, opinionated, and has her eyes set on Vincenzo. After forcing him into an arranged marriage, she soon learns that the guy she had expected to be a true gentleman may not be as sweet as she thought and despises her with every bone in his body. With no way out of the loveless marriage, Aria is determined to find her way through his heart. Will she succeed?

«A partir de ahora, eres mi prometida, y mi prometida debe vivir conmigo. No hables, no hagas preguntas. Solo obedece», dijo él. «Cuando vengas mañana a la mansión, espero verte con ropa de diario y con tus maletas». —Cuando Jimena, una joven madre soltera con un pasado oscuro y un ex violento al que está desesperada por olvidar, se cruza en el camino de Alessio Fanucci, un peligroso heredero de la mafia, su mundo se pone patas arriba. Lo único que quería era ganarse la vida trabajando como empleada doméstica en la mansión Fanucci y mantener la mayor distancia posible de los tres infames hermanos Fanucci. Las cosas dan un giro cuando el hermano mayor y heredero, Alessio, rompe su compromiso concertado con su ex y necesita urgentemente una nueva prometida. Alessio, frío, despiadado, dominante y alguien a quien nadie se atreve a llevar la contraria, ve a la callada Jimena como nada más que un peón. Mientras tanto, ella ve a Alessio como nada más que otro monstruo del que necesita escapar. A medida que pasan más tiempo juntos, las líneas entre lo falso y la realidad comienzan a difuminarse, y descubren que tienen más en común de lo que pensaban inicialmente. La tensión aumenta cuando regresa el exnovio de Jimena, amenazando su nueva y cómoda vida y los secretos que ella ha estado ocultando. Él busca venganza y está decidido a llegar a cualquier extremo para conseguirla, incluso si eso significa formar una alianza con el enemigo de los Fanucci, que resulta ser la familia de la ex de Alessio. Con una guerra, verdades ocultas y sentimientos en juego, ¿se mantendrán los nuevos lazos de Jimena o se derrumbará todo a su alrededor?

"From now on, you're my fiancée, and my fiancée should live with me. Don't talk, don't ask questions. Just obey," he spoke. "When you come to the mansion tomorrow, I'll expect to see you in your casual clothes and with your suitcases." -- When Jimena, a young single mother with a dark past and a violent ex she's desperate to forget, crosses paths with Alessio Fanucci, a dangerous mafia heir, her world is turned upside down. All she wanted was to get by working as a maid at the Fanucci mansion and to keep her distance from the three infamous Fanucci brothers as much as possible. Things take a turn when the oldest brother and heir, Alessio, breaks off his arranged engagement with his ex and urgently needs a new one. Alessio, cold, ruthless, dominant, and not someone anyone talks back to, sees the quiet Jimena as nothing more than his pawn. Meanwhile, she sees Alessio as nothing more than another monster she needs to escape. As they spend more time together, the lines between fake and reality begin to blur, and they discover they have more in common than they initially thought. Tensions rise when Jimena's ex returns, threatening her new comfortable life and the secrets she’s been withholding. He is out for revenge and is determined to go to any length for it, even if that means forming an alliance with the Fanuccis' enemy, who happens to be the family of Alessio’s ex. With a war, untold truths, and feelings at stake, will Jimena’s newly formed bonds keep standing, or will everything around her crumble?

“You’re mine, little puppy,” Kylan growled against my neck. “Soon enough, you’ll be begging for me. And when you do—I’ll use you as I see fit, and then I’ll reject you.” — When Violet Hastings begins her freshman year at Starlight Shifters Academy, she only wants two things—honor her mother’s legacy by becoming a skilled healer for her pack and get through the academy without anyone calling her a freak for her strange eye condition. Things take a dramatic turn when she discovers that Kylan, the arrogant heir to the Lycan throne who has made her life miserable from the moment they met, is her mate. Kylan, known for his cold personality and cruel ways, is far from thrilled. He refuses to accept Violet as his mate, yet he doesn’t want to reject her either. Instead, he sees her as his puppy, and is determined to make her life even more of a living hell. As if dealing with Kylan’s torment isn’t enough, Violet begins to uncover secrets about her past that change everything she thought she knew. Where does she truly come from? What is the secret behind her eyes? And has her whole life been a lie?