Barbara Mori Now Novels & Stories

SYNOPSIS ‎Isabella married a billionaire to save her family from ruin—only to discover her past was waiting at the altar. ‎Isabella Moretti thought she had made a clean escape from love when she accepted Richard Moretti’s proposal. It was a transaction, a lifeline, a way to silence debt and pain. But on her wedding day, the second he calls his son forward, her carefully built new life shatters. ‎Salvatore Moretti—the man she once loved and left behind—stands before her as her stepson. ‎Now trapped in a mansion of wealth, lies, and polished smiles, Isabella is caught between a devoted husband who gave her everything… and the forbidden man who refuses to let her go. Every glance burns. Every secret pulls her deeper. And every night threatens to undo the vows she swore to keep. ‎In a house where love is dangerous and loyalty is a weapon, Isabella must choose between the man who saved her and the one she was never meant to lose.

The day Jack Prescott's family went "bankrupt," he dumped me on the spot. "My mom's house is getting auctioned. I don't want you dragged into this." I actually bought it. Went against my family and stuck by him, slinging street food just to scrape by. "Don't stress. I'll help you buy it back." Three years of nonstop work—burn scars up and down my arms—and I finally scraped together a small fortune. The day we were supposed to sign the papers, I caught him on the phone. "Jack, you coming back?" some guy asked. Jack flicked his cigarette, all smug. "What's the rush? I'm still milking this sad little simp. She's totally whipped. It just keeps getting funnier." All that time, all that love? Just a joke to him.

"What did the goddess take me for, a gay?"*****Thalia a perfect princess, was left heartbroken when her mate rejected her because he thought she was a boy. In her devastating heart, she went to the bar to drink away all her pain and ended up having a one wild night passion with the same mate that rejected her, as the sun rose, she left before he could wake up feeling happy and sad that she was able to spend an entire night with her male, not knowing a lot await her. Her step-sister is betrothed to the same man, leaving her more broken and dejected. Alpha Todd, was the most dreaded alpha, he was wealthy, powerful, and fearful in the wolf world, he was the envy of other packs, to them, he was the most blessed by the goddess, not knowing he was cursed, even before his birth, he is without a wolf, nor is he a vampire. Only one woman can redeem him. Yet he had two women in his life, his wife, the one he had a marriage alliance with, and his fated mate, whom he had rejected without knowing her gender. Who could this woman before? His chosen mate or his fated mate? ******The hybrid Alpha's scary face. Book 1: Rejected at first glance now desired. Although this book can be read as a standalone, I will recommend that you read the Hybrid Alpha's scary face, to read about their parents and how Alpha Todd acquired so many enemies before his birth. 

After Princess Winona Green abandons me at the border's military camp for five years, she finally remembers my existence and decides to bring me home. When a dozen or so carriages that are laden with wedding gifts arrive at the military camp, Winona's expression is filled with unbridled smugness. "I did tell you that once I gave birth to Shane's child, I'd marry you, Gideon. See? I didn't lie to you at all. Today, I've personally come to the border just to pick you up." Then, Winona approaches me haughtily. "Shane might be a musician, but I've already sired the oldest child with him. It's only reasonable for him to be made an equal consort, just like you, the son of an official." I merely frown without saying anything. All I do is look at Winona. She lets out a sigh before walking toward me again. "I know that you've been hopelessly waiting for me for the past five years, Gideon. That's why I traveled all the way to this barren wasteland just to prove my sincerity to you. In half a month, we shall get married." The sight of Winona immersed in her own fantasy of fake devotion makes me chuckle coldly. "Seize them!" How dare Winona make me, the general of the border, fight with a mere musician over her affections! Does she really think that my blade is just a decoration?

Even if he hated me, I couldn’t look away from him. Even if he called me an imposter, a trickster, all I could think of was how alluring his scent was. Even when he was ready to take my sister’s words over mine, I couldn’t help falling for him. I wanted him to take me in his arms and tell me that the last few weeks had been a dream after all. That he loved me, like a true mate would. I wanted him to be my prince charming. To be my salvation. But that was not my fate. Goddess forbid if I had anything easy in life! Sometimes, I truly believed that this mate bond was the curse. Not my being the Stealer. Callista Leander turned eighteen with hopes of finding her happily ever after. But instead, she was left locked in a tower of a castle, doomed to be married off to her true mate’s feral brother to save him from certain death. All because of one curse and a conniving sister. Her life was suddenly filled with betrayals and secrets, and in every corner she looked, danger lurked. Now, with the whole world against her. At the mercy of an angry king, her oblivious one true mate, will she make it out alive on the other side?

(COMPLETED) Rejected? Check. Cursed at birth? Double check. Mated to the brooding, bossy Alpha King who had abs to die for? Oh, absolutely. They thought she was nothing—just a weak, wolfless girl tossed aside by fate. But fate has a wicked sense of humor. Turns out, she’s the Chosen One. The girl in the scrolls. The spark that’ll either burn the kingdom down or build it anew. With ancient magic awakening in her blood and a crown practically begging to sit on her head, she’s no longer the broken girl they left behind. Now she’s back. Stronger. Deadlier. And absolutely done playing nice. The Alpha King wants her. The realm needs her. And the ones who cursed her? Better start running. Because the Queen has arrived—and she brought attitude.

He didn't expect to see her again, an encounter that ignited his love and desires for her; She didn't expect to meet him sooner —an encounter that ignited her hunger for revenge and a twisted desire. ****** He pushed me against the wall, "End the contract with my boss! You are playing with fire Victoria!" He roars. I remain unfazed; this is just the tip of the iceberg, and there is more to come. How I wish he could read the handwriting on the wall, he should be more scared of me, not his boss. "Dear ex-husband, are you jealous that I'm with your boss or is it something else?" I challenge him, a mysterious smile playing on the tip of my lips. His eyes blaze with fury, swiftly pinning me against the wall, his breath fanning my ear, sending shockwaves of pleasure despite the situation. "You know nothing; if you are aiming for revenge, then do it openly!" My gaze meets his, "You don't know what is coming for you, Brad; it is far more than you can fathom."I gave him a sinister smile which made him go crazy. "Fine, I admit I was wrong; I shouldn't have done that to you; I shouldn't have abandoned our love and made you sign those papers, but I did that for you!" Came his outburst. "I...I did that to protect you... because I love you... because I don't want to lose you." He cupped my face tenderly, his hands shaking against my skin; I stood still, dumbfounded. "protection from what?" I choked at my question because I knew whatever the reason may be, it might already be too late. This has gone beyond love—the thirst for revenge and duty is at stake now. Will love be given a chance again?

From the frying pan and direct into the raging fire - that sure is Ellie's situation, and everything starts on the most awaited night of her twentieth birthday. She suffers the betrayal of her life, leaving her shattered and broken, and with no hope nor energy to fight her impending fate. For a moment, succumbing to the absurdity of her arranged marriage that she never at any point of her life considered giving a chance, now seems to be the only option. But that is until a crazy idea crosses her mind. Why not just run away from all these madness? Does she have the courage to defy her father for the first time? What transpires when subsequently fate aligns her with the man she loathes the most -her fiance?

The world thought she was dead. He thought he had buried her memory. But Jacintha returned, not as the woman Reid once ignored. She's back as the rival who now owns everything he built. Once, he broke her heart and soul. Now, she holds his empire in the palm of her hand and she plans to crush it, piece by piece. Reid discovers that the mysterious heiress behind his company’s collapse is the wife he divorced, their collision sets the city on fire. A shocking truth awaits Jacintha cutting short her vengeful pursuit. When the past refuses to stay buried, will the line between love and hatred blur?

Aurora He rejected me, despised me, and treated me like trash… a wagered toy, yet he still wanted me. He still wanted that plump mate he never wanted to see, the same one he had treated cruelly, for reasons only he knew about. But only now, fate had entwined me with another, one he could do nothing about, and he might have to lose everything forever. ***** Damian I have never believed in the mate bond, at least, not after past betrayals. But when I discovered she was my mate, I felt something else… no, something far from hate. I told myself that I couldn’t accept her, yet as I was forced by circumstance to stay with her, I began to see something hidden… something different and unique about her. Slowly and painfully, I fell in love with her, without even knowing. But as time passed, I began to understand that she wasn’t just any ordinary wolf, she was rare, gifted… But then, what I didn't know was that… some things are never meant to be. ... And the truth, might be the only reason we either break apart or be together.