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It's said that a one-night stand should end with the sunrise, either remembered as a brief thrill or forgotten like a bad dream. No numbers, no names — just touching of skin, lips, and the dense moments of drunken decisions. I disregarded all of my own rules that evening even though I didn't intend to consume so much alcohol and dancing with a stranger was not my intention. To top it, I had no intention of following him to a hotel room but, that week had been harsh; I had lost a job, a relationship, and what little control I believed I still had. And he felt like the perfect distraction, he did not ask for my name and I did not ask for his as well. Yet something about him felt dangerously familiar — like I was meant to know him, meant to find him, even if it was only for that night. He was gentle but intense, confident but not arrogant. I remember how he looked at me — like I wasn’t broken, like I wasn’t drowning in my own sorrow. — and most unexpectedly, I thought I would never see him again.

He was sinfully gorgeous, A dangerous fantasy, a walking orgasm with strings of broken hearts behind him a proof of his heartless nature.He was everything decadent yet delicious your mom warned you about.She wanted light.He wanted her.After running away from her horrible family, Maya could say she just wanted happiness ever after.A husband, a picket fence, a dog, and three adorable children.After she catches her fantasized soulmate cheating on her with her best friend, she is shattered which leaves her deciding to throw caution into the air once and indulge in a mind blowing one night stand.The night left her sprawled on the bed humiliated, turned on, and intrigued about the hot stranger with the distant cold blue eyes who practically freaked out when he discovered she was a virgin.Her friend gets her a job as a PA to the CEO of one of the biggest establishments in the country, but turns out Mr. CEO was the hot stranger and what more? He wants to claim her in every way possible but Maya knows what a picket fence guy material looks like, and her insanely hot brooding boss who she had to remind of his mother's birthday and was made to drop a dozen of roses and a one line note of "let's not make this more than it was," to his numerous one night stands."

Havilah, a lone human, bears the curse of Lady Meredith— anyone who gazes upon her face will suddenly be struck down dead by an unknown force; something that makes everyone in the village avoid her like a plague. When the only human connection she has left has been set on fire, after an entire family is rumored dead by mysterious circumstances, Havilah has no choice but to flee from the village for her nonexistent life, mourning the loss of the elderly herbalist that cared for her. Havilah stumbles into the border of creatures she never knew existed— the Vampiric Dominion where Vampires reside. The Vampire King, Lord Kaelen, senses the strange and ancient power she wields, and he knows his end is near. Her presence can shatter and destroy all the bonds of the Vampires he rules. She Is the only creature capable of destroying a vampire and his entire family with one look, but that is not all... In as much as she is the bane of his existence, he senses the first stirrings of the Anima Vinculum with her— the soul bond which predestines a Vampire's eternal mate... the rarest thing that could ever happen to a vampire. She is destined to be his real Queen Consort. Recognizing the soul bond could strengthen the entire vampire realms, but she can also bring about their doom.

Aria Bennett is a stripper by night, an engagement crasher by day, and a woman with nothing left to lose. For three years, she’s been grieving her sister, who died after tangling with the powerful Pembroke family. Her sister's baby, delivered just moments before death, was stolen by the same family who denied the baby when she was alive. Aria tried to fight back, but against billionaires? She never stood a chance. Until now. Grant Pembroke is the golden boy of a ruthless empire, and he's got secrets buried deeper than the family vault. To dodge an arranged marriage, he hires an engagement crasher, only to end up with Aria, the woman who’s been dying to bring his family to their knees. Aria seized her chance and flipped the script on Grant. "I will marry him," she said instead of leaving...

"What's wrong, kitten? Am I getting you riled up?" he asks teasingly. I turn away from him, hoping he won't see how much he's pissing me off.  He knows I hate that f*ck*ng nickname, but he hasn't stopped calling me that since we were little. "I told you to stop calling me that," I murmur, trying to keep my voice steady. "And I told you that I would never stop calling you that." I grind my molars, feeling my frustration rise. "You're such a d*ck. Why is that my nickname anyway?" "Because you always have your claws out, but when it's time to scratch and bite, you're practically harmless." A bitter laugh bubbles out of me as I turn back to him. "F*ck you. I could claw your d*mn eyes if I wanted to." "Sure, you can, Kitten," he says again, grinning just to piss me off more. "But just in case those claws don't sink deep enough, keep in mind that you can always call on me, Niko, and Mace if you're in trouble." Why does he keep saying that? I don't need them, I never have. Not even when my dad was murdered. I never let anyone see me cry and wiped my own tears in private. Just like Daddy would have wanted from his tough girl.  "He's right, sweet girl. You can call us if you ever need us," Nikolai adds, emerging from the house and joining us. Mace appears right behind him.  Oh, great. Here are all three dumbasses.  ***** TW: ABUSE, VIOLENCE, DARK ROMANCE, DADDY KINK. THERE WILL BE MM, MF, and MFMM s*x At twenty-three, Alyssa Bennett returns to her small hometown, fleeing her abusive husband with their seven-month-old daughter, Zuri. Unable to contact her brother, she reluctantly turns to his *ssh*l* best friends for help-despite their history of tormenting her. King, the enforcer of her brother's motorcycle gang, the Crimson Reapers, is intent on breaking her. Nikolai aims to claim her for himself, and Mason, ever the follower, is just glad to be part of the action. As Alyssa navigates the dangerous dynamics of her brother's friends, she must find a way to protect herself and Zuri, all while discovering dark secrets that could change everything.

Nelly never imagined her design degree would leave her broke, jobless, and pouring drinks at a bar she hates. So when she stumbles on a live-in housekeeping position paying $120,000 a year, she’s convinced it’s a scam, until her friends push her to try. But nothing prepares her for the Aiden’s estate. The money is real. The rules are strange. And the first one is the hardest: she must never be seen by the estate’s only resident. Aiden Kensington, billionaire, brilliant, and inconveniently irresistible has survived by keeping his world small and his secrets smaller. He has no interest in chaos or his family… until Nelly arrives and accidentally becomes the face of a lie he told his business partner: the fiancée he invented to save a deal. Now Aiden has to keep up the charade. Nelly has to survive the job. And the house that brought them together begins unraveling every truth they thought they knew, about each other and about their own pasts. From an accidental housekeeper to a fake fiancée to something dangerously real, Nelly and Aiden must decide whether love is worth fighting for when families interfere, old wounds resurface, and the life she’s always wanted finally stands within reach.