Elena Rossi needs her housekeeping job. She definitely doesn’t need her three-year-old daughter interrupting her billionaire boss’s meeting—and ordering him to eat his breakfast. But Adrian Moretti opens his mouth. Everyone else fears him. Mia worries that he’s forgotten how to smile. What begins with a spoonful of oatmeal becomes something Elena never expected: a place for her daughter in his guarded world, and a growing attraction she can no longer ignore. Then Mia discovers a brass key beneath his desk. Elena recognizes it. Her late husband had one just like it. Now the man she’s beginning to want is connected to a part of her husband’s life she never knew existed. And the closer they become, the harder it is to separate the secrets bringing them together from the feelings making her want to stay.

Avery transmigrates into another world—and finds herself selling her own stepbrother to a slave trader. She looks at the arrogant buyer before her, then at the stepbrother behind her, his face empty of hope. She pushes away the beast crystals being offered. “I’m not selling him.” But after taking him home, she discovers they have nothing but bare walls. Without selling someone, they really might not survive. Her other stepbrother is away with the hunting party, but his share of the meat is barely enough to feed Avery alone. Three people in the household. Two going hungry. Yet both brothers work tirelessly, never complaining, too timid to stand up for themselves. What else can Avery do? She touches her own animal ears, rolls up her sleeves, and gets to work feeding her brothers. … A few world-building details: Females retain a partly animal form, while males ordinarily look human and shift into beasts when hunting. The extent of their transformations and mutations depends on their rank…

Three years ago, Adrian Blackwell believed another woman's tears—and destroyed Claire Bennett's career. He never knew she was raising his son. Now Claire has returned to television with five-year-old Noah, a boy who can negotiate a bargain, solve a puzzle, and spot a fake smile before the cameras do. One viral clip brings them everything Claire needs: paid work, a fresh start, and a chance to stop running. It also brings Adrian. The resemblance is impossible to ignore. So is his demand to know why she kept Noah from him. But while Adrian wants answers, the woman he once protected wants Claire gone again. This time, she's willing to use Claire's child to make it happen. Claire has already lost her name, her career, and years of her life. She won't let them take her son's voice too.

New York's most feared mafia boss, Dante Moretti, has survived assassinations, betrayals, and bloody gang wars. But nothing prepares him for a three-year-old girl who shuts down his multimillion-dollar security system with a stuffed rabbit. Wearing a yellow raincoat and carrying a handwritten bill, little Lily storms into his secret War Room and demands three years of unpaid child support. Dante wants the tiny troublemaker gone—until he discovers a mysterious birthmark, a familiar silver ring, and a connection to the only woman he ever loved. As buried secrets resurface and enemies close in, the ruthless mafia king faces his greatest challenge yet: protecting a little girl who might be his daughter. And this time, even the Ghost of New York may have met his match.

Emily Carter is barefoot beneath a mafia boss's desk when her husband walks in and tells him she's unstable. For three years, Derek has controlled her money, her friendships, and the story everyone believes about their marriage. Tonight, Emily has nowhere left to run. But Alexander Moretti refuses to hand her over. Then Derek mentions her dead father's name—and the man who hasn't flinched at a single threat suddenly loses his composure. Emily thought she was escaping a cruel husband. Now she must uncover what he has been searching for, why Alexander knew her father, and how much of her marriage was a lie.

Six days after giving birth, Erin Moretti asked her husband for one thing: stay home. Roman chose another woman's birthday instead. He promised to return before nine. When her calls went unanswered and a stranger's voicemail arrived, Erin packed one bag, took their newborn daughter, and left. Now the most feared man in Milwaukee wants his family back. But explaining that night won't erase the months Erin spent feeling unwanted—and loving him doesn't mean she's ready to return. Roman knows how to make people obey. Winning back the wife who no longer waits for him will demand something far harder.

At eighty years old, Eleanor Whitmore walks into a prestigious New York dance academy, only to be mocked by arrogant instructor Adrian Cole and his students. But when Adrian performs a legendary routine to humiliate her, Eleanor calmly reveals something that leaves the entire room speechless: she created the choreography herself. What begins as an embarrassing confrontation uncovers a fifty-four-year-old secret involving stolen artistic credit, a powerful dance dynasty, and a woman whose name was erased from history. Now, with time running out before the historic studio closes forever, Eleanor must confront the man who stole her legacy and prove that it's never too late to reclaim what belongs to you. A powerful story of dignity, betrayal, second chances, and the courage to be remembered.

One slap silenced an entire mansion. One scar brought Chicago's most feared mafia boss to his knees. When Elena Brooks is falsely accused of stealing a $250,000 emerald ring, she refuses to bow to the powerful Romano family. Instead, she slaps Vincent Romano in front of forty stunned guests. But when Vincent notices the burn scar on her wrist, everything changes. Fifteen years ago, a mysterious twelve-year-old girl saved his life during a devastating warehouse fire. He was told she died. Now she's standing in his mansion—and she believes his family murdered her father. Elena came looking for justice, not love. Vincent is determined to uncover the truth, even if it means destroying the empire he inherited. As buried secrets surface, deadly betrayals emerge, and forbidden feelings grow, one question threatens to tear them apart: Can a woman fall in love with the man whose family destroyed hers?

Connor Reed was hiding behind a steering wheel when Charlotte Hayes ran into his headlights—barefoot, drugged, and pursued by armed men. He saved her life. Once she recovered, they shared a night neither could forget. Then he disappeared. More than four years later, the beautiful CEO finds him beneath a truck in a rundown garage. This time, she brings a little girl with his eyes. Charlotte wants answers. Their daughter wants a daddy. Connor wants them both close enough to protect—and far enough from the truth to stay safe. Because the man Charlotte thinks she can bring home is the man his enemies call the Merchant of Death. And someone has just discovered he has a family.

Ella Bennett escaped her family's cruel scheme—and spent one unforgettable night with a man whose name she never learned. A month later, she's pregnant. With her grandmother's care held hostage, Ella travels to meet Cole Whitmore, the cold commander her family expects her to marry. She intends to end the engagement, not make him responsible for a stranger's child. Cole refuses even to meet her. He's searching for another woman, and sends money to make Ella leave. Then he sees her. Suddenly, the man who wanted her gone is begging her to stay. But Ella has already learned what promises can cost. Before she'll trust his, Cole will have to prove he wants her—not just the baby.