Nandipha Madlanya

I looked Dante dead in the eye and said with crystal clarity, "Security! Please come and escort these clowns out. It seems they missed their way to the circus." Lucien, still seated, finally spoke, his voice like frostbite. "If I see him within ten feet of you again… I'll take it personally." **** Ravenna has always lived in the shadow of betrayal. "Lily suits Dante better… she's the one he truly wants." The words stung, but not as much as the moment Dante himself confirmed them. "Don't overthink it, Ravenna. You know Lily and I share a history you can't compete with. " That was the day Ravenna stopped waiting to be chosen. A gifted doctor with hands that heal what others cannot, she hides her scars behind composure—until her father and stepsister strip away her last freedom. Faced with Dante's betrayal, her sister's scorn, and her father's indifference, Ravenna accepts the demand to marry in her sister's place—because she knows that respect is never granted, only taken. Bound to Lucien, a man she neither chose nor trusts, she steps into the marriage determined to seize her own power. But Lucien is not the cruel stranger she imagined. Cold and calculating, yet bound by secrets of his own, he unsettles her with moments of unexpected tenderness. What was meant to be her prison becomes a battlefield of silence, suspicion, and a desire she cannot ignore. As Ravenna works to bring down those who wronged her, she must also face the dangerous pull of a husband she was never meant to love. In the end, will vengeance define her—or will love rewrite the fate she thought was sealed?

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.

"Stop calling me that," he muttered. "Max. To you, it's Max." His fingers slid from my wrist to my palm, and then, slowly, he brought my hand to his chest, pressing it over his heartbeat. I froze. "You're not them," he repeated, quieter this time. "You're Ava." Something inside me cracked. I should have walked away. I should have left him in that car. But instead, I leaned in. And when I kissed him, he didn't pull away. His lips were warm, his breath slow and deep as he let me in. His hand tightened around mine, anchoring me to him. I was holding onto him- even if just for tonight. *** She was his perfect assistant. He was her forbidden obsession. For years, Ava has been the invisible force behind Max- his shadow, his confidante, the woman who knows him better than anyone. But when Max orders her to buy an engagement ring for his fiancée, Ava's built walls crumble. Until one night. A mistake. A passion too dangerous to ignore. He swore their night meant nothing. She vowed never to be seen again. Bound by duty, Max has no choice but to follow his family's demands—to marry the perfect woman from the perfect family. His life is not his own. His choices are not his own. At her lowest, Ava finds an unexpected savior. Wealthy, powerful, and… he also happens to be Max's brother. Ava never thought she'd cross paths with another Anderson. And Max never thought he'd crave what he let slip away.

I never cared about any female other than my sister and mom. They are only good for one thing, and that is f*ck*ng. My dad always told me that everyone in the Mitchell family has someone they are destined to be with. I never believed him. Who needs love when you are rich and can get anything you want? That's what I thought until she came along and changed my life forever. Camela Davis' Life changed when her mother was murdered, and her stepfather abandoned her, leaving her to take care of her three-year-old brother Liam. She had also lost her job the same day her stepfather abandoned them. She decided to go to Mitchell's INC for an Administrative Assistant position. Not believing she would get the job because of inexperience. She is wrong, and she meets Blake Mitchell, one of the richest men in America, and her life changed forever.

"Being second best is practically in my DNA. My sister got the love, the attention, the spotlight. And now, even her d*mn fiancé. Technically, Rhys Granger was my fiancé now-billionaire, devastatingly hot, and a walking Wall Street wet dream. My parents shoved me into the engagement after Catherine disappeared, and honestly? I didn't mind. I'd crushed on Rhys for years. This was my chance, right? My turn to be the chosen one? Wrong. One night, he slapped me. Over a mug. A stupid, chipped, ugly mug my sister gave him years ago. That's when it hit me-he didn't love me. He didn't even see me. I was just a warm-bodied placeholder for the woman he actually wanted. And apparently, I wasn't even worth as much as a glorified coffee cup. So I slapped him right back, dumped his *ss, and prepared for disaster-my parents losing their minds, Rhys throwing a billionaire tantrum, his terrifying family plotting my untimely demise. Obviously, I needed alcohol. A lot of alcohol. Enter him. Tall, dangerous, unfairly hot. The kind of man who makes you want to sin just by existing. I'd met him only once before, and that night, he just happened to be at the same bar as my drunk, self-pitying self. So I did the only logical thing: I dragged him into a hotel room and ripped off his clothes. It was reckless. It was stupid. It was completely ill-advised. But it was also: Best. S*x. Of. My. Life. And, as it turned out, the best decision I'd ever made. Because my one-night stand isn't just some random guy. He's richer than Rhys, more powerful than my entire family, and definitely more dangerous than I should be playing with. And now, he's not letting me go."