Falling In Love With Stranger Novels & Stories

"Your punishment. Shall we?," Matteo asked, this time moving towards me. He stepped closer and ripped open my half-buttoned shirt. "If other men can have you," he added quietly, "Why can't I?" I froze. "You—" "You have two choices," Matteo said, undoing his cufflinks and pushing me back toward the bed. “Choose wisely.” "One: take your pants off. Let me see what you used on my brother." "Two: I call Alessandro and have him come watch what I do to you." "You're insane," I snapped. "Does your brother know you're a fucking pervert?" "He doesn't need to," Matteo said, his hand settling on my belt. "He only needs to know you betrayed him." He said as my buckle clicked open. "And now, La mia bambola ( My Doll).” Matteo continued softly, "You're about to learn what consequences really mean." Betrayed by his fiancee two days to their wedding, Alessandro spirals and falls into the hands of a play boy--Luca Mariani. Matteo Rossi, Alessandro's brother looks into Luca and finds a full file of his promiscuous nature, seven men in two months. He warns Luca to flee from his brother but Luca has no intention of doing so. What happens when luca finds out that the so called overprotective brother is the feared head of the Italian mafia. And worst still finds him in bed with another man. Let's find out!!

Sawyer Campair finds herself thrown into a world she never wanted to be a part of. After moving to be closer to her mother, she is forced to interact with the family of her mother's new husband. A family that is the richest and most powerful family in the entire city. And her stepfather is the head of it. Dimitri Drakos owns the massive company that is the major source of the family's wealth. But while her mother believes Sawyer has come to be with her, she has an ulterior motive for being in the city—to bring the company down. After getting a job in a critical department, she believes she is well on her way to achieving her goal. Until she meets someone who could derail her plans... and potentially steal her heart. Sylas Drakos was the prodigal son returning to the fold of the family that despised him. After fifteen years away, it was time to fulfill the last wish of his deceased father—root out corruption within Wyvern Capital. Sylas showed up prepared for a fight but he wasn't prepared to fall for the last person he ever would have expected—his brother's stepdaughter. With an animal attraction, the two find it impossible to stay away from each other. When they discover they are both working toward similar goals, they team up—in both the boardroom and the bedroom. But the task soon proves to be more dangerous than they both anticipated. Can Sylas keep Sawyer safe without losing her? Can Sawyer find vengeance without losing herself to the man of her dreams? Will either of them survive their forbidden relationship before the family finds out?

When I saw her from across the bar with her pretty little face, her big brown eyes, her long black hair and her beautiful body, I just knew that I would never be able to shake her from my damn mind. She turned my life upside down from the day I laid eyes on her. But then, the situation changed. She saw something she shouldn’t have seen. Found out who I really was. The truth behind my rugged exterior. But you know the rules of the Corsican Mafia. No witnesses… So I had to take her in. I had to make her my hostage. And I had to make her my wife… Whether she liked it or not.

Jace Maddox is a billionaire tech CEO known for his cold heart and strict routines. Behind closed doors, he's a man haunted by betrayal, grief, and secrets too heavy to share. River Hale is an ex-military bodyguard with nothing left to lose. Disgraced and angry, he’s hired to protect the one man he can’t stand, Jace Maddox. When a dangerous scandal threatens to destroy Jace’s empire, the only way to survive is a fake relationship. A staged romance to control the media. But fake feelings start to feel real. As secrets unravel and enemies close in, both men must face their pasts, and the truth about what they’ve come to mean to each other.

BLURB ‘She was never supposed to be his. That's exactly why he had to have her.’ Harper Thorne knows the rules. Don't get noticed. Don't make enemies. And whatever you do…… never look twice at Asher Kingston. He's the billionaire heir. The hockey captain. The boy every girl at Sterling Academy wants and every smart girl knows to avoid. Harper is smart. She just stopped being invisible at the worst possible moment. Now he owns her time, her schedule, and every room she walks into. Personal assistant. That's what he calls it. What it really is — is a game. And Asher Kingston plays to win. She tells herself she hates him. She almost believes it. Until the night he pins her against the wall of the rink and says her name like it's something he's been keeping in his mouth for weeks. Until his hands are in her hair and his voice drops to something low and private that was never meant for anyone else. "You were supposed to be easy to break." She isn't. And now neither is he. But wanting her is the most dangerous thing Asher has ever done. Because someone is watching. Someone who knows exactly what Harper means to him now — and plans to use it. He thought he was punishing her. Turns out, she's the only thing standing between him and everything he's about to lose. *********************** For readers who like possessive heroes, slow-burn tension that snaps, and love stories that hurt before they heal. ‘He came for her silence. He stayed for so much more.’

Who never had it hard? André Pastore reunited with his family after 19 years. A night changed everything for him and his brothers, Drake and Enzo Pastore as Emily Foreman who wanted to enjoy the night as a graduate entered their lives subconsciously. They found themselves attracted to her seamlessly and with less effort. But, Emily is not the type that enjoys the company of men. She only takes pleasure in seducing them and leaving them to fight their sexual urges themselves – she counts this as punishment for everything she has faced in life. The three brothers; Sons of Raymond Pastore, the renowned billionaire, fell in love with Emily who catches fun with men and dumps them when she wants. She faced an ill fate when she found out that the three men she was trying to play with were brothers. Deep inside each one of them, she didn't know what to do. Three brothers in her life right now, she wants to choose one, but who would she choose? This is a story of love, family, and secrets.

I fished my boyfriend from the sea. I empty my pockets to treat his amnesia, and he turns out to be a CEO when he regains his memories. Due to the disparity in our statuses, Quinn Hoffman doesn't hesitate to dump me. He says, "You're just a fishmonger. How can you be worthy of me?" He refuses to pay me back for the money I spent on his treatment. I'm backed into a corner—I need the money for my grandmother's surgery. In the end, I get tricked, and all my organs are gouged out. On the day Quinn learns of my death, he holds my belongings and refuses to let go. "You're just playing hide-and-seek, Kay! Aren't you?"

Sports journalism student Iris Bennett’s life unravels when she catches her famous hockey-star boyfriend, Mason Hart, kissing another woman after a championship victory. A video capturing her reaction goes viral, turning her heartbreak into a nationwide spectacle. After refusing to reconcile with Mason, Iris suddenly loses the scholarship that has funded her education for years. Convinced the decision is connected to Mason’s powerful father, she takes on multiple jobs to stay enrolled, including an internship with the rival university’s hockey media department. Things become even more complicated when Mercer Athletics offers her a modeling contract. The company’s most recognizable ambassador is Dean Mercer, captain of the rival hockey team and heir to one of the most influential sports dynasties in the country. As Iris and Dean are repeatedly thrown together through work and hockey-related commitments, a cautious friendship begins to form. Over time, that friendship grows into something deeper. While Iris fights to rebuild her reputation and uncover the truth behind her scholarship revocation, Dean struggles under mounting pressure from his father to embrace a future that no longer feels entirely his own. When long-standing tensions between the Hart and Mercer families resurface, Iris and Dean find themselves caught in a battle fueled by money, influence, loyalty, and public image. Together, they must decide whether love is worth the risk of standing up to the powerful people determined to shape their futures for them.

"You are like a father to me, I can't marry you." "If you can't, then I guess you prefer to be an orphan if your mother dies." Juliet Jones, was torned in between saving her mother's precious life, and getting into a contract marriage with her father's closest friend, George Watson. And when she was left with no better choice, and the time is ticking faster on her mother, she got married to Mr George, to save her mother's life. But unfortunately, it was too late, and her mother died, after she had already signed a contract agreement with Mr. George.

“These sneakers cost more than your family makes in a month and you dare step on them?” I cursed. The very first day I met this kid, it ended in chaos after he stepped on me, but he had this energy I just couldn't match. I found it intimidating and disrespectful and of course, dealt with him. Only for me to arrive at dinner and mom introduced him again as my step brother. The plan was to ruin him as I hated him even more and in achieving that, I accepted a bet to make him fall for me. But what started as a dare grew into something darker and fiercer. The real feelings set in and this was when the millionaire question struck me: In a world built on lies, dares and betrayal, would love make me or break me?