What Lies Beneath

Modern

Twenty minutes before the "Wedding of the Century" at The Plaza, I stood outside the Presidential Suite in a fifty-thousand-dollar Vera Wang gown. I was the girl from a West Virginia trailer park about to marry Hugh Maxwell, the golden heir to a billion-dollar defense empire. I pushed the door open only to find Hugh pinned against the bed with my own stepsister, Floy. She was wearing my bridal diamond necklace, and the sounds of their laughter scraped against my eardrums like sandpaper. I didn't scream; I listened as Hugh grunted that once the wedding was over and the trust fund unlocked, he'd dump "that hillbilly trash" on a bus back to the mountains. They weren't just cheating; they were planning to steal my family's land deeds and leave me with nothing. When I set off the sprinklers and exposed their naked bodies to the paparazzi, the Maxwell family didn't apologize. They called me a "greedy peasant" and threatened to ruin my life unless I signed a new deal to save their crashing stock. I realized then that I was never a bride to them. I was a transaction, a rounding error in a ledger to be used and discarded. They thought my poverty made me weak and my silence made me a victim. "If we don't have a marriage certificate by midnight, the bank freezes thirty percent of our liquidity," their lawyer warned. So, I gave them exactly what they wanted. I used a loophole in their hundred-year-old family covenant and married the only other direct heir available. I didn't marry Hugh. I walked into the ICU and married his uncle, Fleet Maxwell-the legendary war hero who had been in a vegetative state for months. Now, I am the matriarch of the Maxwell dynasty. I've suspended Hugh's executive powers, exiled my mother-in-law to the Swiss Alps, and taken control of the family vault. They think I'm just a gold-digger waiting for a "corpse" to die so I can collect a fifty-million-dollar widow's payout. But last night, as I lay beside my comatose husband, the man they called a vegetable gripped my hand back.

Romance

Every heart has a secret... But some secrets can ruin everything. Harper never thought that love could lead to betrayal and passion. She is torn between wanting to know the truth and believing the lies. She needs to find the truth before the lies take over her and the people she loves. In a worl

Romance

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Mafia

Elora Griffiths was on her way to drop her daughter off at school when her husband's enemies opened fire in the street. The bodyguard her husband had personally assigned to protect them abandoned the car the instant the shots rang out. Mother and daughter were hit multiple times, teetering on

Werewolf

When cruel Alpha Hayden attacked and slaughtered Lila's pack, her entire life falls apart. She runs into the forbidden forest alone in fear and despair, but Kian, a strong Alpha with a bad and sorrowful past, saves her. Reluctantly taking Lila in, Kian is overwhelmed by the idea that he is impotent

Fantasy

--- Whispers Beneath the Silk A romantic thriller steeped in secrets, shadows, and seduction. --- When Evelyn Roth, a gifted textile restorer with a hidden past, receives a mysterious commission to restore an estate's vintage gowns, she sees it as the opportunity of a lifetime. The request ar

Romance

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Romance

Two years ago, Amaya Bennett witnessed a murder. A powerful man was killed in cold blood, right in front of her. She should have died that night too. Instead, she woke up in a hospital with no memory of what happened. No faces, no names and no clues. Just fragments, blurred images that slip through

Modern

ays struggled to make ends meet, working multiple jobs to support her adoptive grandmother, Alice. But when she witnesses a fatal accident, her life takes an unexpected turn. In exchange for changing her statement, Ariana is offered a place at a prestigious private school, where she is thrust into a

Werewolf

In the shadow of a forgotten village, a hidden war rages- one that will soon drag Kiera Bellamy into a world she never believed existed. After the sudden death of her father, Kiera returns to her childhood home only to discover unsettling truths about her heritage and a family bound by ancient blood

Literature

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Werewolf

An accidental meeting turns into a life changing event. When Tanisha learns the truth of her life will she stay or will she run away. She knows of werewolves..but fae, vampires and more.. what else doesn't she know about?

Romance

"Larissa Wilson, only 19, has to seek the help of her father’s friends to protect her family business after her father’s death. Larissa hears that her father and Glen Lake, the most powerful and richest man in City J, are partners, so she asks him for help. However, asking for help is not an easy th

Romance

"Beneath the Full Moon" is an enchanting tale of love and mystery set in Elmswood, a secluded village surrounded by dense forests. When Ava encounters the enigmatic stranger, Gabriel, she discovers he is a werewolf cursed to transform under the full moon. Determined to help him, Ava embarks on a per

Romance

In a world of secrets, a tale unfolds where lies shape destinies. What if one lie changed everything? Dive into a story where truths unravel, and deception reigns. Explore the consequences of a single falsehood in this gripping narrative of deceit and its tangled web.

Romance

Elena Rossi, a 17-year-old bookworm, has always lived a sheltered life under the watchful eye of her overprotective father. What she doesn't know is that her father, Antonio Rossi, is a powerful mafia boss who has been keeping her in the dark about their family's dangerous legacy. When a rival mafia

Romance

Elena Carter has spent years perfecting her plan. As a brilliant financial analyst, she infiltrates Vasquez Enterprises under the guise of an ambitious consultant, determined to expose the criminal empire lurking beneath Dante Vasquez's billion-dollar empire. Ruthless, enigmatic, and dangerously cha

Billionaires

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Billionaires

BLURB: Caroline Parker, a struggling artist in the city of Philadelphia never imagined her life would change forever after an encounter with a billionaire at an exclusive art gallery. After a passionate one night stand with the Billionaire, she discovers she is pregnant. Will Caroline overcome

Romance

Ivy Summers thought she could handle the storms life threw her way until one foolish choice turned her world upside down. A quiet night of weakness leads to a memorable one-night stand with Griffin Blackwell, a man who oozes power and control. When she learns that her mysterious lover is not only h

Werewolf

He was bred for war. Caged like a beast. Until she walked in. Aria is no one-just a servant girl hiding in plain sight, disguised as a boy to survive the ruthless world of wolves who see human women as nothing but prey. But when she discovers the kingdom's most dangerous secret-a feral lycan locked