I'm not like this. At least, that's what I like to tell myself. At first, everything was clear to me. The impulse that moved me was strong, sharp and pristine. I wanted to destroy this man. But now I feel confused and guilty. Nothing makes sense anymore. Have I failed? My motivations are muddy, my hate has lost its temper and now I don't know whether to slap his face or fall into his arms. He's dangerous, to be sure. A cold, calculating man. But he's also able to say the sweetest words... Lara Everwood faces a dilemma. Her father is lying in a hospital bed, victim of a man who's set out to take the work of his whole life: Theo Lambert, eccentric billionaire, playboy, traveller, alpha male, owner of an economic empire, and general asshole. Lara needs to get close to him and find a way to make him pay for what he's done. But as she gets to know the bad boy a bit better, things start to get complicated. Is she getting too close? Why is she suddenly not to sure about what she must do? What makes her dream about Theo punishing her when she knows just how bad he really is? Lara is discovering the hidden side of the monster, and deep inside, she's hoping to find a heart of gold. But at the same time, Theo is coming closer and closer to discovering her own secret, her web of lies. She'll end up being BOUGHT by him, and who knows what will happen afterwards? This is a romantic novella with no cliffhangers and a happy ending.

VAN Being a mail-order bride should be simple. You get in, you get sold, you get out. A ticket out of misery and despair. And what's better, a ticket that someone else pays. But I just couldn't make it work. I was stupid enough to leave the comfort and safety I had found only to wind up falling for the most dangerous man the country. Ace Hart is as handsome as he's powerful, and as dangerous as he's handsome. And I'm attracted to him like a moth to a flame. I know I should keep well away from him, but the situation I'm in keeps pushing us together. And soon there will be no escape. ACE When stakes are high, you need rules to survive. And the stakes are very high. Millions at a time. Billions, even. Fortunes made and unmade at a poker table. I have two rules that I live by: No mercy for cheaters. You cheat, you meet my iron hand. And the most important one? Keep my own heart safe no matter the cost. I've managed to enforce both ... until now. But then this pretty foreigner appeares. Just when shit is about to go down everywhere. Love is never convenient, but now? It's suicide. I have to stay away from her, for her own protection. And yet, to protect her, I must be with her. Man, I fucked up real good. This is a romantic novel with no cliffhangers and a happy ending. And action. And sex. And plot twists.