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Claudia Araneta is the flawlessly composed CEO of Lueur Empire, the country’s most prestigious luxury fragrance brand. Every bottle with her name on it promises elegance and desire. But behind her perfect image lies a secret: she was born without a sense of smell. In an industry built entirely on scent, Claudia has spent years compensating with sharp business instincts, exquisite branding, and an iron grip on her public persona. No one suspects the truth. No one gets close enough to see the cracks. That is, until she’s forced into a fake marriage with Raphael, an infuriatingly perceptive man who sees right through her act. As their arrangement blurs the line between pretense and something dangerously real, Claudia finds herself confronting the one thing she’s never been able to control. Because love, like scent, can’t truly be captured—or denied.

Layla portrays the journey of a 21 year old Nigerian girl that settles for an arranged marriage with the Handsome Nabeel but is left by her suitor on her wedding day and is conditioned into marry his younger brother.The book circles around their married life, their struggles. Will these two people that know absolutely nothing about each other be able to make their marriage work.

My heart shattered the second I walked into that bar and saw my boyfriend of three years making out with who I thought was my best friend. My boyfriend, the one who had just talked to me about getting married to me a few nights ago. In a night of heartbreak and alcohol, I bowed to forget about him. But fate threw me a curve ball when I woke up in bed with the person I least expected... Dad's partner and the same man that I had lost my virginity to when I was younger, Daniel Halloway. To make matters worse, we were married, and he refuses to annul our marriage. "I'll give you a divorce, but only after our contract is over. After that, you're free to go." he corners me back to the wall making me feel like a small prey, waiting to be devoured by its hunter. "But until then... You're mine, and I will do with you as I so damn well please." he whispers in my ear, sending shivers up my spine.

In the Shetland Islands, a birth awakens something that should never have been.

Layla An Elf’s Tale: Hi my name is Layla and I am an Elf living in the human world, my life has not always been easy. But with the love and support of my loving Granny and best friends being an outcast among my own kind was at the very least survivable. That is until the day I met Alex Night, that day my life changed and for the first time in a very long time I was happy. But like most things my happiness didn’t last. Now I am a prisoner of the Prince of darkness a.k.a the soon to be king of the Dark Elves. In a very short time, the world I thought I knew is turned upside down and I find myself in the midst of an evil scheme. With the burning question why me? Will I find my happily ever after or will I sub come to the wicked scheme of my capture?

Layla is a demon, born from Lucifer and Lilith’s love, raised by humans. She loses her family to a fire. She travels the world to give that family a legacy so that their memory will live on. She adopts children to give them a home. With a war coming she must learn from god and Lucifer and choice a side. This book tells you how Layla became the person she is.

Un monde caché. Un appel qu’il ne peut ignorer. Et un destin déjà en marche.

Layla Addison is everything people crave and everything they fear—reckless, beautiful, and impossible to control. At school, she wears chaos like a crown. Behind closed doors, she’s unraveling. Haunted by a past she refuses to name, Layla drowns herself in smoke, pills, and bad decisions, chasing silence in a mind that won’t stop screaming. Losing herself feels easier than facing what broke her. Then there’s James Peterson. Quiet. Watchful. Dangerous in a way that doesn’t shout. He doesn’t try to fix her. He doesn’t flinch when she pushes him away. And somehow, that makes him harder to escape. What begins as curiosity turns into something neither of them planned—something raw, consuming, and dangerously real. But some damage doesn’t fade. Some pasts don’t stay buried. And as Layla spirals closer to the truth she’s been running from, she’s forced to make a choice: Keep destroying herself… Or risk everything by letting someone see all the pieces she tried to hide.

Married to a man who would go to ends of the earth to make her happy, Layla didn't live the picture perfect life she had always dreamt of. It was rather considered a curse After the second beep, his gruff voice rang on the other end of the call "si, who am I speaking with " Her heart thudded sharply in her chest on hearing his voice, he would forever have that effect on her. "Don't waste my time, I have important things to do " He spoke on obviously irritated at her silence Layla's lips quivered in what seemed like an attempt to make a sentence but rather she hung up the call after seconds of utter silence. The pretty little bundle of joy begun crying in her crib immediately Layla picked up the glass of water on her side table, it was as if she was aware of her mother's vile intentions.

[Hidebound Older Man VS Two-Faced Heiress: Daddy-Type + Seductress + An Old House on Fire] Everyone in Aethelgard says, a man should marry a woman from the West Family. The eldest daughter of the West Family is gentle and virtuous, a sought-after prize in high society. On the eve of her engagement. Her fiancé cheated on her. Willow West, having played the good girl for so long, decides she's done pretending. Fueled by alcohol, she finds a handsome man. Just one wall away from the scumbag ex and his mistress. The next day, she wakes up to her world collapsing. She had slept with the circle's famous 'older man'—Aiden Pierce, her dear uncle's best friend. Her impression of Aiden Pierce wasn't very good. Years ago, when she was having her first romance, she had tried to sneak a kiss with her young boyfriend, only for Aiden Pierce to report her to her uncle before their lips could even meet. The Aiden Pierce of today is even more dull—celibate and restrained, with everyone from his secretary to his assistant being male, and zero romantic scandals to his name. He's nothing short of a hidebound traditionalist! Willow West wants to escape. Aiden Pierce's well-defined hand grips her chin. "Miss West, a man's virtue is still virtue. You must take responsibility for me." * Aiden Pierce, who had practiced self-restraint for thirty years, was captured by Willow West—a woman gentle and demure in public, yet passionate and daring in private. Everyone thought Willow West was a good girl. Only Aiden Pierce knew that behind closed doors, the young woman not only smoked and drank but was also a cool, badass biker. * The assistant has recently noticed a change in the workaholic President Pierce. Not only is he hitting the gym three times a week, but his style has also shifted from uniform high-end suits to a different streetwear brand for every day of the week. His once stern and unsmiling face now frequently breaks into a smile. Even his eternally unchanged screensaver has been replaced. It's now a picture of a sexy, wavy-haired beauty in a black biker suit, holding a cigarette and sitting on a motorcycle!