“The catch,” he said, “is that I don’t make offers twice.” The silence stretched. My entire life was behind me like a dead end. The apartment. The bills. The …
The night a drunk stranger grabbed my wrist at an underground auction, the most feared man in New York broke every rule in the room just to claim me. Read More
“Terrifying.” He held that for a beat. Then he said, very carefully, “Good. Because I am terrified too.” That stole the air from my lungs. Gabriel Mercer did not …
The day my mafia boss told me he knew my baby was his, I realized I had already lost the right to walk away. Read More
“Mr. Sokolov requests your presence.” The blood drained from my body. “Sokolov?” I repeated. He nodded once. “Michael Sokolov.” So that was the name. The whole city knew it, …
The night I bandaged a mafia boss, he ordered his men to find me before sunrise. Read More
His eyes held hers with a severity that made her pulse stumble. “Because no one talks to my wife like that.” The way he said wife should have sounded …
The mafia boss hired a fake wife to save his empire, but the chubby waitress he thought he could ignore became the only woman he could never let go. Read More
“I don’t know.” “Call her.” Eleanor turned back. “Not from your office line,” Jacob said. “Not from your company phone. And make the appointment in Chicago.” “You give a …
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Mia smiled, though her eyes looked tired. “No, thank you. You should go home. Your daughter has school tomorrow.” Elena hesitated. “He may still come.” Mia looked toward the …
the korean mafia boss thought his wife married him for money—until he saw her sell the wedding ring he gave her Read More
“North wall breach. Three men. They’re here for the kid.” Leo screamed when the first shot cracked through the hallway. Johnny jerked backward, hitting the doorframe. Blood spread across …
the mafia boss saw his fat nanny dancing alone at midnight—and realized the woman everyone ignored was the one person he couldn’t lose Read More
Chapter 1: The First Saturday My name is Hannah Miller. I was twenty-eight years old, a senior accountant at a mid-sized auditing firm in Topeka, and my life had always …
My father-in-law served me soup every Saturday, and I would wake up three hours later with my blouse buttoned wrong. My husband always said, “Your bl00d pressure dropped,” until I recorded seven forbidden seconds. Read More
Part 1 My name is Emily Rivera now, though I was born Emily Parker. I am twenty-eight years old, and this is the story of how I finally stood up …
My parents abandoned me in a hospital at 13 because my ca.nc.er treatment was “too expensive.” 15 years later, hearing I was the Valedictorian of Columbia University College, they demanded VIP tickets Read More
PART 1 The spoon stopped first. Not the conversation. Not the air in the room. Not Daniel, who stood in the kitchen doorway with one hand on the frame, pretending …
In the second month of our marriage, my mother-in-law said, “Since you live in the family house, you should pay all the bills.” I smiled and answered, “Then I’ll move back to the house I bought before we got married.” My husband turned pale and asked, “What house?” Read More