A FORCED MARRIAGE / REVENGE DARK ROMANCE Six years ago, Harold Dalton framed me for theft and sent me to jail to steal my diamond discovery. He gave his daughter to Jack Clarke in exchange for the excavation rights. Today, I'm walking free, and I'm coming for him with a vengeance. Six years of cruelty make beasts out of men. I'm going to take back what he stole from me, and more. I'm not interested in his properties or shares. I don't want his small change. I want his biggest asset. Beautiful, mentally unstable, Angelina Dalton-Clarke. Worth billions, she's the wealthiest widow in the country, and also the craziest. Her self-harming tendencies had Jack declare her incompetent before he put a gun to his head and blew out his brains. Lina isn't allowed to touch a cent of her riches. Her father manages her finances. He has all the signing power. As her husband, that chore will fall to me. But if she thinks I only want her for her money, she's sadly mistaken. * This is a standalone novel. There is no cliffhanger. Other novels in the Diamond Magnate collection: Diamonds are Forever Trilogy Diamonds in the Dust (Book 1) - 19 May 2020 Diamonds in the Rough (Book 2) - 14 July 2020 Diamonds are Forever (Book 3) - 15 September 2020

Beauty in the Broken: A Diamond Magnate Novel

Pauls, Charmaine

Literature & Fiction

Independently published

Repulsiveness personified, that's me. I own a mirror, and I'm not afraid to look in it. What you see on the surface is a reflection of what runs under my skin. I'm a loan shark. Breaking people is in my blood. The Haynes's were supposed to be a straightforward job. Go in and pull the trigger twice. One bullet for Charlie, one for his sister. But when I saw Valentina, I wanted her. Only, in our world, those who owe us don't get second chances. No way in hell will my mother let her live. So I devised a plan to keep her.It's depraved.It's immoral.It's dubious.It's perfect.Just like her.(DUBIOUS is the first full-length novel in a two-part duet and ends on a cliffhanger. The second book, CONSENT, is available.)

Dubious (The Loan Shark Duet: A Dark Mafia Romance)

Erotica

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Never trust a loan shark. Nine years of paying off my debt is turning into forever.\nA DARK MAFIA ROMANCE 
When Gabriel broke down my door, he took over my body and life. Never with force, but always with clever manipulation. He stripped me of my independence, my defenses, and my clothes and turned me into an addict. My addiction is him.\nOnce, I had dreams and a future. Now, I have fears, scars, and insatiable needs. I'm damaged beyond repair, but if I'm to survive the most dangerous man in Johannesburg, I can't allow him to break me, because broken toys are destined for the garbage dump.\nNote: Consent is Book 2 of The Loan Shark Duet and concludes Valentina and Gabriel's story. Dubious (Book 1) must be read first.

Consent (The Loan Shark Duet: A Dark Mafia Romance)

Eight poignant, romantic and quirky holiday stories to enjoy for the holiday, including, The Three Gifts of Christmas by Nell Duvall, A Miracle for Christmas by Charmaine Pauls, Deck the Stalls by Shannon Kennedy, Merry Christmas, India Stone by Megan Hussey and Linda White-Francis, The Feast of Yule by Leslie D. Soule, An American Noel by Marianna Boncek, Secret Santa by Terry Barr, Merry Christmas, Henry by Aubrey Wynne

Holiday Hopes

Barr, Terry

Wynne, Aubrey

Boncek Marianna

Kennedy, Shannon

Hussey, Megan

DuVall, Nell

White-Francis, Linda

D. Soule, Leslie

Contemporary

Melange Books

An Enemies-to-Lovers Standalone\nOnce upon a cold, dark night, a Russian killer stole me from an alley. 
I’m dangerous, but he is lethal. 
I escaped once. 
He won’t let me do it twice.\nThe revenge is his. 
The betrayal is mine. 
But so are the lies to protect the ones I love.\nWe’re cut from the same twisted cloth. Both merciless. Both damaged. 
In his embrace, I find hell and heaven, his cruelly tender touch destroying and uplifting me at once.\nThey say a cat has nine lives, but an assassin has just one. 
And Yan Ivanov now owns mine.

Darker Than Love

Zaires, Anna

Grey Eagle Publications LLC

"A one-sitting, unputdownable read that will have your pulse racing from start to finish." ~ L.J. Shen, Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author\nPower. That’s what I think of when I spot him across the ER. Power and danger.\nOne of the wealthiest Russian oligarchs, Alex Volkov is as ruthless as he is magnetic. He always gets what he wants, and what he wants is me, in his bed.\nHe’s the kind of trouble every woman should run from. The bullet his bodyguard took for him proves that.\nI should stay far away, but for one night, I give in to temptation. Before I know it, he’s pulling me deeper into his world of excess and violence, invading not only my life but my heart.\nHow much trust can I place in a man so dangerous? How much do I dare risk for his love?

White Nights

My instincts warned me that Alex Volkov is a dangerous man. My mind told me to run when he set his sights on me with unfaltering determination. It’s not that I didn’t try to resist, but Alex had a game plan. He was always one step ahead of me, skillfully drawing me deeper into his web. Even when he gave me freedom, it was only an illusion.Now, even that illusion has vanished. I’m his prisoner in the truest sense of the word, whisked away to Russia on his private plane. I no longer have a say, not while our lives are at risk, and maybe never again. Our story balances on a thin edge between disaster and happiness. With each day that passes, I grow less certain of which side the coin will land on… or if we’ll even survive.Note: This is the conclusion of Alex and Kate's story.

Midnight Days (White Nights)

White Nights: The Complete Duet

Dark Prince’s Captive (A Realm of Dragons & Scrolls)

Grey Eagle Publications

Pyromancist (FIRE) - Seven Forbidden Arts, Book 1 He's playing with fire. One of them will get burned. At the same time as mysterious fires rage through Clelia d'Ambois' home village in Brittany, France, she starts sleepwalking. Daughter of a Japanese orphan, Clelia's heritage is riddled with dark secrets that threaten anyone she loves. In a recurring nightmare she sees Josselin, the haunted man who abandoned their village nine years earlier, come for her, but she doesn't know why. All she knows is that she has to run. As fast as she can. Leader of a paranormal crime taskforce, Josselin de Arradon is called back to his hometown with a mission-find and kill the firestarter responsible for Larmor-Baden's blazing destruction. Sensing that Clelia is the key to solving the crime, Josselin kidnaps her to use her as bait. The battle doesn't turn out quite as he expected. Nothing could have prepared him for the truth, or the depth of his desire for his prisoner. This book contains explicit language and consummated love scenes. Reader discretion is advised. Although this is Book 1 (FIRE) of the dark paranormal erotic romance series, Seven Forbidden Arts, the story also reads as a standalone. For best reading enjoyment and character insight it is recommended that the series is read in chronological order. The SEVEN FORBIDDEN ARTS series in order:#0 Loving the Enemy (Prequel novel) #1 Pyromancist (FIRE) #2 Aeromancist, The Beginning (AIR, a novella) #3 Aeromancist (AIR) #4 Hydromancist (WATER) #5 Geomancist (EARTH) #6 Necromancist (SPIRIT)#7 Scapulimancist (ANIMAL)#8 Chiromancist (TIME)#9 Man (GRAND FINALE)

Pyromancist

Satin Romance, an imprint of Melange Books, LLC

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