WHEN THE DUCKLING BLOSSOMED

Getting a job was supposed to change her life. She never expected the job to change her entire world. When twenty-four-year-old Sophia Bennett walks into the interview room at one of New York's most powerful companies, she has one goal: get hired, earn enough money to clear her family's debts, and finally leave her struggles behind. But her interviewer is not an ordinary employer. Alexander Blackwood is a ruthless billionaire CEO known for his sharp tongue, impossible standards and complete lack of patience. He has built an empire by never allowing emotions to interfere with business. And he certainly doesn't hire people who challenge him. Sophia does exactly that. Their first meeting ends in an argument. Their second leaves him questioning his decision. And by the third, Alexander makes an unexpected offer: a personal assistant position with a salary so generous that Sophia cannot afford to refuse. There is just one problem. Working for Alexander means dealing with his impossible demands, his unpredictable temper and a private world filled with rules she never agreed to follow. Sophia is determined to keep things professional. Alexander is determined to remain in control. But the closer they work together, the harder it becomes to ignore the tension growing between them. Then Sophia discovers that her employment at Blackwood Enterprises may not have been as accidental as she believed. Someone wanted her inside that company. And Alexander Blackwood knows more about her than he is willing to admit. She came for a salary. He hired her for a reason. But what happens when the woman he thought he could control becomes the one person capable of turning his carefully controlled world upside down? Sometimes, the most dangerous decision a billionaire can make is hiring the wrong woman.

Five years ago, one unforgettable night changed two lives forever. It was never supposed to mean anything. They were strangers, both drunk, and by morning, they had gone their separate ways without exchanging promises. But for Emma, that night came with an unexpected consequence. A pregnancy. With no way to contact the wealthy stranger and barely enough money to survive, Emma made a decision to raise her child alone. Five years later, her little boy is her entire world. He's talkative, mischievous, full of questions, and the only reason she keeps fighting through life's difficulties. What she doesn't know is that fate is about to bring her face-to-face with the man from her past. Alexander is a powerful billionaire CEO. Cold, demanding and impossible to impress, he has everything a man could want. He's also preparing to marry the beautiful woman he believes will be his perfect wife. Until an unexpected hospital encounter changes everything. One look at Emma brings back memories he thought he had forgotten. But it's the little boy standing beside her who catches his attention. The boy has his eyes. His nose. His smile. Could it be possible? When the truth finally comes out, Alexander demands a place in his son's life. But Emma isn't ready to trust the man who wasn't there when she needed him most. And with a wedding approaching, a jealous fiancée, and a little boy who has no idea that the stranger looking at him is his father, their lives are about to become complicated. Alexander thought he had everything under control. He was wrong. Sometimes, the greatest inheritance isn't money, power or a company. It's the family you never knew you had.

HATING MR. STERLING Charlotte Bennett has three rules in life: work hard, mind her business, and stay away from arrogant rich men. Unfortunately, her new neighbour is determined to make all three impossible. Alexander Sterling is London's most eligible billionaire. Handsome, wealthy and ridiculously arrogant, he is used to getting everything he wants. He likes silence, order and people who know their place. Charlotte is none of those things. From their disastrous first meeting to their endless arguments over apartment noise, parking spaces and unexpected midnight disturbances, the two neighbours quickly become each other's biggest headache. But their little neighbourhood war takes an unexpected turn when Charlotte's event-planning business brings her into Alexander's professional world. Now, avoiding him is almost impossible. Alexander thinks money can solve every problem. Charlotte believes some men simply need to be told no. Neither is willing to surrender, and neither is prepared for what happens when irritation slowly turns into something neither can explain. She has her rules. He has his money. But what happens when the billionaire who has everything meets the one woman he cannot control? Sometimes, the person you can't stand becomes the person you can't stop thinking about.

Charlotte Bennett was never supposed to be the bride. When her elder sister, Victoria, discovers that her arranged husband is a billionaire confined to a wheelchair, she refuses to go through with the marriage. She would rather walk away than spend her life married to a man she considers broken. But their family's business is on the verge of collapse, and their parents refuse to let the agreement fall apart. With no regard for Charlotte's feelings, they make an unexpected decision: she will take her sister's place. Suddenly, Charlotte finds herself married to Alexander Sterling, a wealthy, cold and dangerously difficult man who never wanted a wife in the first place. To Alexander, she is nothing more than a replacement bride. To Charlotte, he is a stranger whose world she has been forced into. Their marriage begins with resentment, secrets and two people who never asked to be brought together. But behind Alexander's cold personality lies a past filled with unanswered questions, and his uncertain chances of walking again are only part of the story. Charlotte thought she was sacrificing her happiness to save her family. She never imagined that becoming Alexander Sterling's wife would change everything. Sometimes, the bride who was never chosen becomes the one nobody expected.