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I knew my husband, Josh Perkins, had faked his death and taken on his younger twin brother's identity—but I never said a word. Instead, I went straight to the commander of the military district and filed an official report of my husband's death, requesting his name be permanently removed from the service rolls. In my last life, my brother-in-law died in an accident. Josh gave up his rank as regimental commander, abandoned his own name, and stepped into his brother's shoes—all to spare his fragile sister-in-law from becoming a widow. Back then, I recognized him immediately. I confronted him and demanded to know why he was pretending to be a dead man. But Josh just looked through me, cold as a winter morning. "Riley, I know you're grieving Josh. But I'm not him. Don't mistake me for my brother." He shielded that delicate sister-in-law of his behind him, then shoved me into the icy river and warned me not to harbor delusions. Later, our five-year-old daughter cried, asking why her daddy didn't want her anymore. For that, she was dragged to the cowshed for "reflection"—left there, starving, for three days and nights. My mother-in-law called me a curse, a jinx who'd killed her son, and threw my daughter and me out with nothing but the clothes on our backs. Josh made sure everyone knew I'd "gone mad"—that I was lusting after my brother-in-law before my husband was even cold in the ground. The whole town turned their backs on us. That last winter, I wandered the streets with my girl, dazed and numb, until the cold finally took us both. But when I opened my eyes again, I was back. Back to the very day Josh buried his old life and stole his brother's.

On the eve of her loveless arranged marriage, heartbroken Ava takes the ultimate gamble—proposing to DeMarco, the mysterious bartender who says yes without hesitation. Their impulsive elopement shocks her controlling family, but Ava has no idea her new "nobody" husband is secretly a billionaire. Determined their love won't be bought, DeMarco whisks her away to his ranch, hiding his fortune so they can build something real. As old flames, family pressures, and buried secrets threaten their fragile bond, Ava must decide if she'll risk everything for the unpredictable promise of real love—or fold and return to her former life.

Thirty days. One month. A single, heartbeat-stopping wager. Benjamin Parker was the sun. A golden-haired scholarship recruit with flour on his hands and a heart that he wore—vulnerable and beating—on his sleeve. He spent weeks chasing the school’s "Ice Prince," offering handmade tarts and a smile that could melt the coldest winter. He thought his persistence finally paid off when Jonathan Hayes—the obsidian-eyed, terrifyingly beautiful heir to a tech empire—pinned him against the school gates and claimed him in front of everyone. But the "Golden Romance" was a lie from the very first kiss. Jonathan didn't choose Benjamin because of his heart; he chose him because he was a convenient target for a cruel poker-room bet. The stakes? A vintage motorcycle. The duration? Thirty days of manufactured affection. Now, the countdown is ticking. Between the silk sheets of Jonathan’s penthouse and the shadows of the St. Jude’s library, the line between the game and reality is blurring. Jonathan is the predator who accidentally caught himself in his own trap, growing addicted to the very light he’s destined to extinguish. Benjamin is the lamb who is slowly realizing the wolf isn't just at the door—he’s in his bed. When the moon turns red and the thirty days are up, the truth will do more than just break Benjamin's heart. It will shatter his soul. One month of sweetness. A lifetime of ruin. In the game of hearts, the house always wins... and Jonathan Hayes never plays fair.

**Temptations After Dark** is a seductive collection of short stories that will leave you breathless, flushed, and craving more. Within these pages, fantasies come alive, each tale exploring the raw, unfiltered heat of passion in its most intimate and forbidden forms. Sensual, daring, and unapologetically erotic, this collection is your invitation to indulge without restraint… because some desires are meant to be satisfied.

Seven years ago, Aiden Voss destroyed her life with a bet. Rich, reckless, and untouchable, Aiden was the king of Westbridge International School until a scholarship girl named Emily Kane looked him in the eye and refused to bow. What started as a cruel dare to make her fall in love became something dangerously real. But when Emily discovered the truth, she ran heartbroken, pregnant, and determined to never look back. Now, Aiden is a cold, powerful billionaire, and Emily is his new executive assistant. She’s no longer the innocent girl he once knew. She’s a fiercely protective single mother with a six-year-old daughter who has Aiden’s gray eyes and a smile that haunts him. Aiden will do anything to earn forgiveness. But Emily isn’t sure she can trust the man who once broke her. Especially when dangerous secrets from their past refuse to stay buried and two people are willing to destroy everything to keep them apart. As old wounds reopen and new temptations arise, Aiden must prove he’s no longer the boy who made the bet. And Emily must decide if love is worth risking her heart and her daughter’s, one final time.

She was off-limits. He was forbidden. A reckless bet ignited a love that defied family, secrets and social class. Adina Marisol Rivera had always lived by her carefully mapped plans until she collided with a popular and wealthy playboy,Giovanni Atticus Malvetti. What started as a game of revenge turned into a passion neither of them could resist, dragging them into a world of hidden secrets, family feuds and betrayal. Eight years later, their children and their past forced them back together, proving that some love can’t be broken, no matter the odds.