Part1

In order to save her grandmother, Elena agrees to marry into the Rodríguez family. On the night before her engagement, she is invited by her friends to celebrate her last night of singleness. She is advised not to keep her virginity for her so-called fiancé, a man with a playboy reputation. That night, she meets a handsome stranger. She seduces him and gives him her first time—only for him to show up the next day at the engagement party as her fiancé’s powerful uncle and the heir to the Rodríguez empire. What would happen when the two cross paths again, and what secret is the Rodríguez family hiding?

Vera’s heart raced as Nero backed her into a corner, his gaze piercing through her defenses. “Why do you keep defying me, Vera?” he murmured, his voice low and dangerous. She tried to push him away, but his grip on her wrist was firm. “I won’t be owned by you, Nero.” A slow, wicked smile spread across his face. “Is that so?” His hand slid around her waist, pulling her flush against him. The heat of his body seeped through her clothes, making it hard to think. Before she could protest, his lips crushed against hers, hungry and demanding. She wanted to resist, but the intensity of his kiss broke down her resolve. Her hands, instead of pushing him away, clung to his shoulders, pulling him closer. When he finally pulled back, they were both breathless. “You can pretend all you want,” Nero whispered, his breath hot against her ear, “but you can’t deny what’s between us.” Vera’s heart pounded, knowing he was right, and hating herself for how badly she wanted him. *********** Vera’s life takes a dark turn when she’s thrust into the dangerous world of mafia lord Nero Falcone. Forced into a twisted bond, their fiery clashes ignite a passionate, undeniable connection. But as rival factions close in and secrets unravel, Vera must decide if she can trust Nero or if their intense love will be the death of them both. In the end, love and loyalty are put to the ultimate test.

Liesl McGrath is an up-and-coming artist but for eight years she focuses on her husband as a devoted partner, adjusting her life and her career around him achieving his goal of becoming CEO by the age of thirty. Her life is perfect until her glass castle crashes down. Her husband admits to infidelity with none other than her own sister and there is a child coming. Liesl decides the best way to mend her shattered heart is by destroying the one thing he holds more important than anything else: his career. Isaias Machado is a billionaire first generation American he knows the value of hard work and doing what it takes to survive. His entire life has been geared to the moment he can take the McGrath company away from the corrupted men who once left his family homeless. When Liesl McGrath approaches the billionaire to bribe him with information set to ruin her ex-husband, Isaias Machado is chomping at the bit to take everything the McGrath’s prize including Liesl. A story of love, revenge and healing needs to start somewhere and Liesl’s pain is the catalyst to the wildest rollercoaster ride of her life. Let the bribery begin.