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Bianca Rossi is the Camorra’s star lawyer and the quiet monster who makes bodies and scandals disappear with ink instead of bullets. When the new don decides he wants her loyalty and her heart, Bianca must choose between staying clean enough to escape or embracing the darkness that finally understands her.
To save her family’s struggling heritage cafe, Elena Vance agrees to a year-long marriage contract with the city's most beloved 'golden boy' CEO, Julian Thorne. But Julian’s sunshine personality comes with a catch: to convince the press, they must live in a tiny 300-square-foot apartment above the shop. Can Elena keep her heart cold when her fake husband is literally the human embodiment of a warm latte?
Caught between a ruthless billionaire seeking redemption and the mysterious investigator determined to bring him down, Elara must navigate a web of lies where every kiss feels like a betrayal. As the city’s elite fall to a string of scandals, she realizes her heart is the ultimate prize in a game she never asked to play.
Forced to share a vintage van on a 2,000-mile cross-country trip with the man who stole your promotion, you expect a nightmare. But as the miles pass, Renjiro’s sharp competitive edge softens into a protective warmth that makes your heart race. How can your worst enemy feel like your only home?
Elena thought her father’s debt was settled in blood, but Silas Vane demanded her soul as interest. He didn't just buy her freedom; he built a gilded cage and waited for her to realize he had been stalking her from the shadows for years before the contract was ever signed.
Ten years ago, Ishani was the discarded daughter of a disgraced empire, but now she owns the very city that broke her. When her former flame, the ice-cold Nordic heiress Elin Vance, crawls back to her for a desperate favor, Ishani has one condition: Elin must play the role of her submissive wife in public—and her greatest enemy in private.
Bianca is the daughter of the judge who put the Iron Vipers behind bars, but now she’s the one trapped in their dusty desert compound. Jaxson Thorne was supposed to use her for leverage, but every time he looks at the fiery Italian beauty, he forgets he’s supposed to be the villain. Can a man who sold his soul to the road ever be worthy of the woman he was born to destroy?
The Crown Princess is supposed to be untouchable, but her silent bodyguard has already seen her scream his name in the dark. When a leaked video of their midnight tryst threatens to topple the monarchy, Seraphina discovers that Cassian isn't just her protector—he’s the exiled heir of a rival bloodline here to burn her world down. Now, she must decide if she’ll save her crown or surrender to the man who was born to destroy it.
Zayn Al-Farrah, the 'King of the Diamond,' discarded her the moment he signed his multi-million dollar contract, leaving her with nothing but a broken heart and a positive pregnancy test. Five years later, he’s back to claim his throne—and he's just discovered the son she kept hidden in the shadows of his fame.
You’ve been his invisible shadow for three years, but one night of forbidden passion in a darkened penthouse changed everything. Now, you’re carrying the Al-Fares heir, and the man who never misses a detail has no idea his most loyal assistant is his greatest secret. If he finds out, he won't just claim the baby—he'll destroy the woman who 'betrayed' him.
Sent to the Black Pines as a human offering to end a century-long winter, you expected a bloody death at the paws of a beast. Instead, the pack's lethal Alpha Jin-Ho recognizes your scent as his fated mate—the one woman his laws forbid him from keeping. Now, he must choose between the survival of his people and the Nordic 'sacrifice' he refuses to let go.
You thought your father’s debt was paid in cash, but Zayan Rathore only accepts payment in flesh and devotion. Now, the most feared man in the underworld has locked you in his penthouse, claiming he’s been waiting ten years to finally own you. You are his captive, his queen, and his most dangerous addiction.
To erase her family's debt, Elena is handed over to the man who pulled the trigger on her father: the ruthless King of the New York Underworld. Silas Thorne doesn't want a wife; he wants a living trophy to break until she forgets her own name. But as the silk sheets turn into a battlefield, Elena realizes the only thing more dangerous than his hatred is the dark, suffocating way he craves her.
To save her family's legacy, Zara must fake an engagement to the man who swore to dismantle it. Arjun Varma-Rajpoot is cold, calculating, and the most dangerous billionaire in Mumbai—and he just made her an offer she can't refuse. But when the cameras stop flashing, the way he looks at her feels far too real to be part of the contract.
To settle a blood debt she didn’t owe, Chiara was handed over to the man who swore to dismantle her family piece by piece. Mateo De La Cruz doesn't want her heart; he wants to witness the moment her Italian pride finally snaps under his thumb. But in his gilded cage, the line between hatred and obsession begins to bleed into something far more dangerous.
To save the monarchy from a leaked scandal, Princess Elena must marry the man who orchestrated her downfall: her own stoic protector. But Soren isn't just a traitor; he’s the rightful heir to a throne her family stole generations ago, and he’s back to claim his crown—and her—by force.
For three years, Mei Lin was the ghost in Sterling Vance’s office, anticipating every need of the city’s most ruthless titan. But when a rival threat targets his legacy, Sterling reveals he didn't just buy her company—he bought her father’s life-long debt. Now, he’s demanding she step out of the shadows and into his bed to play the role of his future queen.
You were the only witness to a high-profile execution, and now the mob has put a price on your head that no one can ignore. Your only sanctuary is the Iron Reapers’ clubhouse, guarded by a man who hates everything you stand for. Jaxson Thorne doesn't offer protection for free—he wants your absolute submission as payment.
Five years ago, Silas Vane threw Elara out of his life, never knowing she was carrying the next Vane successor. When a chance encounter brings them face-to-face, Silas realizes the child she’s raising has his piercing grey eyes and ruthless streak. Now, he’s determined to reclaim his heir—and the woman who dared to steal his legacy.
You were the bargaining chip used to settle a twenty-year-old blood debt, traded to the man who spent a decade planning your family's downfall. Dante Volpe doesn't want a wife to love; he wants a captive to break, and your wedding night is only the beginning of his cold-blooded retribution.
Five years ago, Elara fled the city after the ruthless Lorenzo Valenti discarded her for a tactical marriage, never knowing she was carrying his child. Now, the King of New York’s underworld has tracked her down—and he’s not just coming for her, but for the four-year-old boy who shares his piercing silver eyes and lethal temperament.
You were born to be the kingdom's savior, but the man meant to guide your power is the very tyrant who murdered your lineage. King Valerius needs your light to break his eternal shadow curse, yet every touch from him threatens to corrupt your soul. Will you fulfill the prophecy to destroy him, or succumb to the dark desire of the man you are destined to kill?
He was supposed to execute me for my father’s crimes, but instead, he claimed me as his mate in front of the entire court. Now, I am trapped in the volcanic obsidian palace of the dragon-shifters, carrying a secret that could destroy both our realms. If King Valerius discovers the truth about my lineage, my life—and the child I’m carrying—will be forfeit.
To save her father from prison, Sienna Sterling must marry the man who destroyed him—the cold-blooded titan Dante Thorne. She expected a marriage of convenience, but Dante has spent ten years planning this union as the final piece of his revenge. Now, she's trapped in his penthouse, discovering that his hatred is just as intense as the dark passion he demands from her every night.
To settle a blood debt, my father traded me like a pawn to the man who slaughtered our entire lineage. Now, I am the captive 'princess' in Dante Moretti’s cold, obsidian empire, forced to marry the monster who wants to destroy my name. He says he bought me for revenge, but the way he looks at me suggests a much darker hunger.
To settle her father's debt, Ji-won signs a one-year marriage contract with the nation's coldest CEO. The rules are simple: no touching, no feelings, and definitely no falling in love. But when the cameras turn off, the act starts feeling dangerously real.
After five years of being the perfect shadow to the cold-hearted Director Kang, Min-ah finally hands in her resignation to pursue her own dreams. But why is her 'robotic' boss suddenly finding every excuse to reject her notice and keep her by his side?
When data-obsessed analyst Lena Ortiz learns the firm only promotes “stable, partnered” executives, she panics—right up until charming creative director Theo Hale offers to be her fake boyfriend for the company’s couples-only retreat. Sharing a hotel room, a carefully curated backstory, and too many almost-kisses, Lena has to decide what she’s willing to risk when their fake relationship starts to feel dangerously real.
Brilliant defense attorney Elena Moretti makes criminals disappear from the system, but the night she signs an exclusive contract with Milan’s most feared mafia kingpin, she realizes she just sold more than her legal skills. As she’s pulled into his world of blood oaths and velvet threats, the line between client and lover becomes the most dangerous conflict of interest of her life.
Serena Valenti is the secret strategist of New York’s most feared crime family, forced into an engagement with the heir of their blood-sworn enemy to stop a war she secretly started. When the man she once aimed a gun at slips a diamond on her finger, you must decide if you’ll betray your family, your fiancé, or your own heart first.
Forced into a marriage with the Bratva heir whose heartbeat she almost ended, Valentina is the mafia princess who pulled the trigger and lived to regret it. Now, trapped in a gilded cage of blood oaths and desire, she has to decide if she’ll finish what she started or fall for the man who should be her greatest enemy.
You only took the job as the billionaire’s private translator, not knowing his family runs New York’s most feared crime syndicate—or that he’s the heir desperate to escape it. When a botched deal puts a price on your head, he claims you as his fiancée to keep you alive, but the most dangerous thing in his world might be how safe you feel in his arms.
Elena Rossi thinks she is signing divorce papers for her ex, only to walk out of a midnight courthouse as the legal wife of ruthless mafia don Dante Moretti. Now every heartbeat could be a bullet or a kiss as she becomes the one woman he cannot afford to lose.
Alessia Romano is the mafia princess turned reluctant assassin who wakes up handcuffed to the very man she was sent to eliminate. To end a brutal turf war, she must pretend to be the dutiful wife of ruthless heir Luca DeLuca while hiding the truth that her first wedding gift to him was a bullet.
On the night you think you’re signing divorce papers, you walk out of a Vegas chapel as the new wife of the city’s most feared mafia heir. Now every rival family wants you dead, and your only safe place is in the arms of the man you were never supposed to love.
In the heart of the criminal underworld, love is her riskiest move. Can she trust her instincts, or will it lead to ruin?
Falling in love with the mafia heir wasn't in her plans. But when secrets come to light, Sofia's life takes a drastic turn.
Caught between loyalty and love, Juliana must navigate a treacherous world of power and betrayal.
She was the FBI's top undercover agent, tasked with infiltrating New York's most dangerous crime family. What she never expected was to fall for the ruthless heir who sees through her lies - but keeps her close anyway.
He's the ruthless heir to a criminal empire, and you're the one woman who sees past his hardened exterior. But in his world, love is a weakness that can get you killed.
