Melanie Saul

He owns the school. I just survive in it. Matt was supposed to be my safe place. My best friend. My maybe-someday. Until he chose her—the girl who’s bullied me for being poor, curvy, and unwanted since day one. Now he’s dating her, and I’m left with nothing… Except rage. And a deal I never saw coming. Lucien Knox Ravenscroft is danger in a tailored uniform—the son of a trillionaire, heir to Ravenscroft Academy, and the guy every girl wants. He also happens to be her ex. And nobody dumps him. Especially not for some millionaire’s son. So when he offers me a deal—a fake relationship that puts us front and center—I say yes. He wants revenge. I want Matt to regret ever choosing her. But then comes the bet. If Matt notices me again, I win—and Lucien will help me ruin her. If not… I’m his. For as long as he wants me. Now the whole school is watching. My father works for his powerful, monstrous dad. My crackhead mother is a secret buried deep. And Lucien? He doesn’t believe in soft. He plays dirty. And the more we fake it, the more real it feels. This isn’t love. This is war. Fake Dating the Bad Boy for Revenge is a dark high school romance filled with betrayal, secrets, obsession, and a heroine who refuses to stay quiet. No one fakes a relationship with Lucien Knox Ravenscroft… and survives it whole.

“I’m already engaged.” I heard Richard say almost in a roar. Everywhere went silent. “I’m engaged,” there was a slight pause, as if he was searching for the words. “To Stacey Smith.” he finally revealed, with that familiar smug voice I despised. Wait!! D-did he just say Stacey Smith? Like me? Stacey Smith? I stood still, frozen with shock, trying to piece together the words in my head, to confirm what I thought I heard. ~~~~~~ Stacey Smith has been working quietly as a Secretary at Desmond Pictures for about a year, slowly but steadily building her résumé to kickstart her dream of becoming a movie Director but her mundane life is turned upside down when her arrogant, playboy boss who she hates suddenly proposes to her. Billionaire Richard Desmond would rather lie that he is engaged than lose an investment deal. Then comes his perfect victim, Stacey Smith, his Secretary who he has never really noticed but coincidence had made her perfect for his agenda. Afterall who wouldn’t want to be engaged to the hottest billionaire in LA. But things get more complicated as dangerous alliances are made, contracts are formed and obsession grows in plain sight all at once. Would they be able to work together for their mutual benefit despite the constant obstacles thrown at them or would the secrets they both hide rear up and destroy what might have been?

"My fiancé cheated on me with my best friend, and I told him I'd sleep with any man just to call it even. So, will you sleep with me?" I spat. He took a step back, eyebrows raised."No strings attached? No cuddling, no phone calls, and no matter how good we f**k, we leave it at that." After a one-night stand with the Mafia god, Ace, Aubrey found out she was married to him and no memory of saying yes. But the real shock comes when she learns her ex-fiancé, Xavier—the man who cheated on her with her best friend—isn't just a liar. He's a drug lord. And a killer. Now caught between two dangerous men on opposite sides of a bloody war, Aubrey must navigate a world of secrets, lust, and deadly loyalty. Xavier wants her back—not out of love, but obsession. Ace? He says he doesn't do love. But the way he protects her, touches her, claims her… tells a different story. Torn between the man she thought she loved and the one who just might teach her what real love—and real pleasure—feels like, Aubrey must make a choice. Would Aubrey choose Xavier who she had loved all her life even after finding out he is a serial killer or would she give the Mafia god a chance to show that he can love her better and f**k her better?

"One night, Alana Ferrer found herself sharing an intimate session with the man whom she adores, her brother-in-law, Theo Brown. Followed by her fantasies, she tried her best to seduce him. However, will she succeed? - EXCERPT: "Why should I swallow this sense of injustice, brother-in-law?" "Then whatever you want, I can give you anything," Theo sneered rhetorically. "Anything?" Alana went into a trance for a moment before hooking her lips and smiling. “A beautiful and affectionate person like me is definitely much better than my sister Ysabel, how about you abandon her and marry me?”"

He hates her so much but she feels so safe with him... Orla Sullivan is the seventh and last daughter of Arnold Sullivan. She is a young girl who is loathed and rejected by every member of her family. Though a Sullivan, Orla lived a solitary life until she met Callan Barlowe at an uninvited dinner in her home. Callan Barlowe is a ruthless billionaire, a man whose aura exudes dominance and agitation. He believes in working hard to make money and when he needs to relax; sleeping with high-class hoes is not an option, but a must-do for him. Marriage is not included in the list of things he has to do in life, but his mother wants him to get married at all costs. Callan's and Orla's worlds collided and now, Orla's life is about to completely veer around from worse to something more inimical because she's about to get married to Callan Barlowe; the ruthless billionaire boss who doesn't give a sh*t about anyone.

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?

Everyday is a test. I struggle with past trauma and heartache daily, some days have me in such a choke hold I can barely breathe. Working as a florist brings me a small sense of peace while I try to work through my messed up life. Until I literally fall through the door of a conference room I was never meant to be in. Ronan Callaghan is the devil of the city. As the leader of the Irish Mafia, he's ruthless to the core. But what I've been told and what I see are two vastly different things. This man is a cinnamon roll. And hes willing to burn the world to the ground, JUST. FOR. ME.

Hiraya Lewis is a 4th year student of the College of Education. She worked tirelessly to give herself a better life. She is a student during daylight, and an angel in disguise at night. She’s a well known online stripper. Everyone sees her as an angel because of her prevailing beauty. Cassius Taylor is a cold-blooded, ruthless mafia boss. He works underground and murders those who deserve to be killed. He's a regular customer at the Red Room Club and his next target is it's owner, an underground business. The club is associated with human trafficking and illegal drugs. Cassius is more than just a mafia boss; he's also an agent who wanted to take revenge on those who killed his loving fiancee.

I looked at her amused. I got up from my seat and stood infront of her. Not too close, not yet. ''You imagine too much Ms. Vitale. I can assure you that I'm not plotting anything, although I did plan something different". I whispered the last part. ''W-what?'' She asked looking confused. Cute. ''I'm sorry for what happened that day. You are right, I shouldn't have kissed you without your consent.'' I said taking a step forward. ''You are sorry?'' She asked looking surprised. I chuckled. ''Yes'' I said taking another step. She leaned back slightly, it's almost unnoticeable, but didn't move from her place. Trying to look brave huh? ''T-Then why are you doing all this?'' She asked in low voice. I took one last step. We are finally too close. I can feel the heat radiating from her body. I started trailing my fingers from her arm to collarbone, she shuddered and goosebumps erupted on her skin. I leaned down, brushing her earlobe with my lips, making her breath uneven. ''Are you in a relationship Ms. Vitale?'' ''N-No'' Her words came out in a whisper. ''Good.''

"I'm Don Alessandro Moretti and your worst nightmare. Your father crossed the line when he killed someone special to me years ago. And now, I'm going to repay the favour by killing someone special to him." He pauses, eyes dark with sixteen years of rage. "And oddly, that's you." Revenge! The only thing the strong powerful and ruthless mafia don Alessandro Moretti has harboured for years. When he discovers the identity of his mother's killer, he doesn't go after the man alone. He wants everything belonging to Giovanni Conti burnt to the ground, including his most valuable possession-his daughter. Auctioned off by her uncle to the highest bidder, Isabelle Conti's fate is sealed. Not until masked gunmen crash her wedding, and she wakes up in the don's den. She becomes his captive. His obsession...His willing prey. His weapon of vengeance. Isabelle Conti turns out to be different from the others, this time around she doesn't want his affection...she needs his downfall. And when she finally has him where she wants him and she's torn between her feelings and surrendering to the ruthless don. One question threatens to destroy everything, Have you ever loved me?

"Sign it or go to jail." "I'm done with this marriage. I already got what I wanted, so you're no longer needed." Dale Beldson said it calmly, without guilt, as if ending our marriage meant nothing. In that moment, Chloe Dave finally understood the truth. To him, she had never been important. With tears in her eyes, she signed the divorce papers and walked away from the life she once fought so hard to keep. She left his house, his family, and the illusion of love behind. But she made herself a promise. One day, she would come back stronger. She would become someone no one could ignore again. Chloe once believed marrying Dale was the happiest moment of her life. He was powerful, admired, and the man she had loved for years. That belief did not last. Her marriage turned cold, her husband distant, and his family never accepted her. Still, she held on, hoping there was at least a small place for her in his heart. Everything fell apart when she was framed by Nora, his closest friend. She was accused of crimes she did not commit, yet Dale chose to believe another woman over his own wife. That was when Chloe stopped hoping. When she returns, she will not be the same woman he cast aside. And this time, she will be the one walking away while he watches.

🔥 THIS STORY CONTAINS EXPLICIT S*X SCENES, POSSESSIVE ALPHA ENERGY, AND INTENSE EMOTIONAL TENSION. READER DISCRETION IS STRONGLY ADVISED. When Liana Rivers fell into bed with her brooding, dominant, dangerously irresistible stepbrother, Killian Wolfe, she gave him everything, her heart, her body, her virginity. But when she discovered she was pregnant, and found out he was engaged to another woman, she ran. No goodbye. No explanation. Just a shattered heart and a baby he would never know. Now, seven years later, she’s a struggling single mom working as a hotel janitor, doing everything she can to hide her past, and her son, from the ruthless Alpha who broke her. Until one night, he finds her again. Richer. Darker. More powerful than ever. And he wants her back. Killian isn’t just here to play house. He wants control. Of her life. Her body. Her son. And this time, he’s not asking. She ran from him once. But now that he knows the truth… He’ll burn the whole d*mn world to keep what’s his.

"She paid a stranger to take her virginity—unaware he already owned her. Victoria Howlthorne only has one night to destroy her value and escape a brutal fate—being sold as a virgin to the infamous Alpha Moretti. But the dangerous stranger she chooses in the shadows of Devil's Lair isn't what he seems.  ""Buy a girl a drink?"" ""Shouldn't you be in college?"" he smirks. ""My birthday,"" she whispers. ""I'm celebrating survival."" She gives him her body. He gives her the most unforgettable night of her life… and takes her innocence with a hunger that feels destined. But Leo isn't just anyone—he's the dominant Alpha she was already promised to. She thinks she ruined the deal. He knows she just sealed her fate. When secrets unravel, desire turns to obsession. She tried to escape the monster. Instead, she gave herself to the devil who already owned her name. Will she run when she learns the truth, or surrender to the man who can never let her go?"

Harriett Edwards has been in love with Damien Daniels since childhood, so when both their parents arrange for them to be married, she gladly accepts even though she was well aware that it wasn’t what Damien wanted. For the three years of their marriage, she devoted her life to him with the hope that she would be able to change his mind and eventually get him to fall in love with her. It all comes crashing down when someone fabricates a picture of her cheating with Damien’s brother, Adrian. After seeing the pictures, he coldly said. “I want a divorce!” And even when she confessed her love to him, his reply was cold and hurtful. “I know. It doesn’t matter. I don’t love you.” What he didn’t know was that in her hand were pregnancy test results from a mistake he made due to his drunken state. Years later, they both meet at a friend’s wedding and he is shocked to see her with a set of identical twins that looked just like him. “Are they mine?” He asked. Harriett laughed and replied, remembering his own words. “It doesn’t matter, Damien. They don’t need a father.”

"Twelve years of love, loyalty, and promises—shattered in one gunshot moment. Aria thought she knew what love meant: sacrifices, patience, blind faith in the man she'd called her fiancé for over a decade. But on Valentine's Day, with a gun pointed in their direction, Liam instinctively shielded his ex, Sophia—while Aria was left bleeding and invisible. ""You almost died!"" ""And he didn't even look at me, Lili. He wrapped his arms around her like I was nothing."" Torn between heartbreak and dignity, Aria makes a bold move—marrying Liam's wealthy rival, Aiden Carter, in an impulsive act of revenge. But Aiden is more than a rebound. He's powerful, possessive, and unexpectedly protective—and he plays for keeps. Now caught between a love that failed her, and a man who may demand more than she's ready to give… Aria's heart faces the ultimate reckoning. Will she finally become someone's first choice—or lose herself trying?"

"You took my wedding dress for my stepsister?" My voice was ice as I stared at the man I had loved for six years—the man I had saved with my own blood, drop by drop, through years of his illness. Atlas Brooks couldn't meet my eyes. "She's dying, Mandy. Susie's last wish is to marry me." Six years of devotion. Endless blood donations. And this is what I get in return? The man I saved wants to trade me for the sister who destroyed my family. Let him. I'm done fighting for someone who never fought for me. But when I tried to walk away, Atlas caught my wrist. "After she's gone," he whispered, "we can still be together. Just... let her have this." The dress. The wedding. The man. Let her have everything. I'm not waiting around as anyone's second choice. Not anymore. I'm ready to say goodbye to everything. I thought I was leaving love behind forever. I didn't know that at my stolen wedding, I was about to find it.

"I never loved you. You were just a placeholder for her." On our third anniversary, I held my four-month pregnancy scan, ready to surprise my husband. Instead, I found him with my twin sister, Yulia. The betrayal was swift and absolute. "I'm pregnant with his child," Yulia sneered. "The heir you couldn't give him." When I slapped the sister who stole my life, Franklin didn't hesitate—he slapped me back. "Touch my woman again, and I'll make you regret it," he roared. To him, I was just a "convenience," a body to fill a space. To her, I was a joke. That night, he threw me into a torrential storm with nothing but divorce papers. "Please, Frank... I'm pregnant..." I sobbed against the locked door. He didn't open it. Inside, my sister was already in my bed, wearing my clothes. As I collapsed in the mud, a Rolls-Royce stopped. George Williams, the billionaire I once saved, stepped into the rain. "If he doesn't want this child," George whispered, lifting me up, "I will." Seven years later. Franklin is back, begging for the wife he discarded. But I'm no longer that broken girl. And when he sees the twin boys who carry his eyes but call another man "Daddy"—he'll realize that some mistakes can never be undone.

"Why are you here, Jadon?" "That's a good question, " Jadon answered out of the blue with a strained chuckle. Seeming rather agitated, he dropped his phone on his lap and ran his hand over his hair. "Why did you agree to see me?" he asked. Tapiwa looked away. "I don't know," she answered truthfully. "I kept thinking about you." ****** Waking up naked with a stranger in her bed wasn’t how Tapiwa pictured the end of her night out with her boyfriend. But the surprises are only starting. Soon, Tapiwa realizes she not only had her first time with a man she’d never met before, but she can’t remember it, and he is her boyfriend’s brother. Tapiwa wants nothing more than to forget what happened. Unfortunately, someone doesn’t want her to and is prepared to turn her life on its head for their own profit. Jadon isn’t sure where his life is headed. After being forced into the position of CEO and fighting for his father’s approval, he just found out he slept with his brother’s girlfriend. To make matters worse, someone else knows about his recklessness and is blackmailing him. When the chaos hits, who can they trust? Can Tapiwa and Jadon even trust each other? With danger lurking in the shadows and pressure from every side, Jadon and Tapiwa must figure out what brought them together and determine if it’s enough to keep them together. All before whoever is after them wins.

What if your brother's best friend became your worst distraction? Klaus, with his chiseled charm, piercing gaze, and reckless smile, was that distraction for Morticia. •••••••••• Morticia Addams had always noticed Klaus, her brother's best friend, since they were young. He was the ultimate forbidden fantasy. The man who could have anyone, and usually did. But she? She was an off-limits--an innocent nerd who lives in the shadow of her protective brother. Or at least, that’s what she told herself. She had always thought she stood no chance with Klaus because he's a notorious womanizer who chased everything in a skirt. For years, she watched as Klaus broke hearts and left women craving more of his reckless love and lust. But when she got into the same college as him, everything changed... Then, she discovered a different side of him - fierce, primal, and unapologetic. ~~~~~~~~~~ "Wha—is that a banana in your pocket?" Her gaze dropped on the bulge between his legs. He moved closer, trapping her against the wall. "Yeah. Would you like to eat it up?" His eyes drifted to her chest, lingering on her hardened n*ppl*s. "I wouldn't mind."

"...I gave your wedding dress to Elise." Julian said. "What...Did you say?" I asked, just to be sure I didn't hear wrong. "Elise," he said again, "I gave her the dress." "And why would you even do that?" I snapped in anger. "We've been talking, okay?" He rubbed his temples, trying to explain "She told me she wants her last wish to be getting married before she passes to me. So...I thought this, as the right thing to do." The words exploded out of me like a volcano. "How could you do something like this without asking me first? That's my dress, Julian! For our wedding, that's in two days!" *** For many years I gave up my dreams and my youth to bring Julian back from the edge of death. We were legally bound in a secret ceremony, waiting for the day he could finally stand beside me at the altar. But on the day of our wedding, the dress I made for myself was on my stepsister, and the man I called my husband was leading her to the priest. With nothing left but a broken heart, I made a deal with the one man Julian feared, Sebastian Hale. He is cold, dangerous, and the most powerful billionaire in the city. He offers me protection, wealth, and revenge, but in his world nothing is free.