Gina Howard is on a mission to uncover the truth behind Silicon Valley's most influential and wealthiest man, Raiden Snow. But when the tabloid journalist is assigned to infiltrate his multi-million dollar company, love threatens to derail the mission. Pretending to be an intern, Gina finds herself drawn to Raiden, despite the deception she must keep up. Will their passionate bond survive when the truth about her is revealed? Or will Gina be left broken-hearted and out of a job? With a maze of deception and betrayal surrounding her, Gina must find a way out. But can she find the courage to trust the man she deceived at first sight?
I ran a hand through my shock of kinky roots, letting out a deep exhale. Annoying couldn't quite describe the situation I'd found myself in. I had subconsciously bit my lip till they became a bright red. My reflection off the mirror I had taken from my drawer stared back at me with thorn-sharp eyes that were two pools of black lava threatening to boil over. I took note of the bags that were forming under my eyes and I frowned. This was what you got when you had Seth Mahoney as your assignment editor. In the past three days, I'd barely had ten hours of sleep.
I couldn't say I didn't know why Mahoney hated my guts, but it got to me every time he made no effort to disguise it. He'd had the hots for me since the first day I walked through the frosted glass door to his office with a folder full of stories I was confident were Hunch Spotter-worthy. He had liked the insider information I claimed I had on Ryder Fleming's abusive marriage and was ready to give my hunch a shot. He gave me two weeks to work on the story I had. He explained that Hunch Spotter was not just a speculative tabloid that published celebrity gossip week after week only to have the public figures deny such speculations.
"Well, our focus is celebrity news," he had said, lolling on his cushion seat behind his large desk, his copper eyes anywhere but at eye-level. He had this smirk on his thick, pale lips that irked me. Mahoney could be anything between late thirties to early fifties. He had a U-shaped balding and was running too fast.
"But we make reports based on documentaries. Photos, videos, and audio notes are all what we work with to publish a story," he had added, shooting me a grin I pinned to slap off his face.
I could tell when a man reasoned with his third leg. I could call lust out even if it showed in the most obscure of leers, but Mahoney wasn't trying to be obscure with his interest. He tried to let me know in the way his hand lingered when he shook my hands, in the way he tried to keep the conversation going when he sent direct messages to me under the guise of assigning me to a new story, that he was truly gunning for me. And when I played dumb to all that, he finally told me there was a steakhouse he could meet me at.
It wasn't so much about what he asked, but the confidence with which he asked, regardless of his two-year-old marriage I had only recently learned of, that came off to me as off-putting. So I relished poking holes in that ballooned confidence of his when I turned him down. Since then, Mahoney had gone full jerk on me, assigning me to the toughest stories with the shortest deadlines. However this last one was the worst! Of all the stories he could assign me to, he chose the Other Colors of Snow. And I got the brunt of all things unethical journalism for this assignment.
This was the story that made Celeb Xtra go out of business. It all began four years ago with a headline on Raiden Snow, the wealthiest man in Silicon Valley and chairman of Mays Games. I had only recently moved to California with an inbox full of rejection mails from the Idaho Post and a growing interest in tabloids. Frank Dudley, the editor at Celeb Xtra, ran the story of how Snow was running a sex cult under the guise of summer interns for software development undergrads. Dudley's hunch had come from Snow's offer of a paid internship to five students from UC Berkeley. The only thing was, the interns were all females.
Snow replied with a suit and by the time Dudley was done being the defendant, Celeb Xtra was neck-deep in debt. This Snow, described in the Valleys Gazette as 'the most ruthless exec you'd ever meet', was the man Seth wanted me to run a story on. For the next one month, I'd be playing Hunches' insider at the Snow's estate in Los Altos Hills, with five other female students interning at the billionaire's company. The assignment was to get photos and videos that would make the loudest noise Silicon Valley had ever heard. I was to do my assignment without getting caught.
Brianna is the smartest and most beautiful girl in college, earning her hate from the college queen who she dethroned in her first year. This leads to Brianna being set up in a hotel as a thief. Brianna can't get past the stain on her awesome reputation, she gets drunk and has a one night stand with an unknown man. A month later, the man finds her and presents her with a marriage contract she signed in her drunken state, and Brianna can't refute. Not just because the evidence is before her, but because the man is Nicholas Farrell, the richest and most successful bachelor in LA. What's more? He turns out to be her fiance's uncle. How can Brianna navigate through the family secrets and still find love without having to hurt anybody?
"I will find you, Diana. I will go through the ends of the earth to find you. No matter what comes, I will bring you back. I can't cope without you." "I swear to you, Diana." All Cinderellas end up in a castle. Not for Diana Dimitri. After being sold off to the cruelest Alpha King in the entire werewolf kingdom, she embraces her fate for slavery. But she begins to fall in love with him despite his cruelness, aggressiveness and the constant humiliation. Amidst this, she finds out they are fated to be mates. Diana tries to remain with him. But what happens when he doesn't know they are mates? He still treats her like trash. Diana cannot take it anymore and she leaves. Can the cruel Alpha king who reclines in his pride, take to the heels in search of the woman who made him feel warmth? Will he find her? What happens if he does? Will she accept him?What happens when he finds out that she is not alone?
Sheila had her back against the wall when her family tried to force her to marry an awful old man. In a fit of rage, she hired a gigolo to act as her husband. She thought the gigolo needed money and did this for a living. Little did she know that he was nothing like that. One day, he pulled off his mask and revealed himself to be the world's top magnate. This marked the beginning of their love. He showered her with everything she could ever want. They were happy. However, unexpected circumstances soon posed a threat to their love. Would Sheila and her husband make it through the storm? Find out!
As a simple assistant, messaging the CEO in the dead of night to request shares of adult films was a bold move. Bethany, unsurprisingly, didn't receive any films. However, the CEO responded that, while he had no films to share, he could offer a live demonstration. After a night filled with passion, Bethany was certain she'd lose her job. But instead, her boss proposed, "Marry me. Please consider it." "Mr. Bates, you're kidding me, right?"
Warning! Mature Contents! ***Excerpt*** "You belong to me, Sheila. I alone am capable of making you feel this way. Your moans and body belong to me. Your soul and your body are all mine!" *** Alpha Killian Reid, the most dreaded Alpha in all of the North, wealthy, powerful and widely feared in the supernatural world, was the envy of all other packs. He was thought to have it all... power, fame, wealth and favour from the moon goddess, little was it known to his rivals that he has been under a curse, which has been kept a secret for so many years, and only the one with the gift of the moon goddess can lift the curse. Sheila, the daughter of Alpha Lucius who was an arch enemy to Killian, had grown up with so much hatred, detest and maltreatment from her father. She was the fated mate to Alpha Killian. He refused to reject her, yet he loathed her and treated her poorly, because he was in love with another woman, Thea. But one of these two women was the cure to his curse, while the other was an enemy within. How would he find out? Let's find out in this heart racing piece, filled with suspense, steamy romance and betrayal.
For three years, Shane and Yvonne were wed, sharing heated nights, while his devotion clung to his ex. Yvonne strove to be a dutiful wife, yet their marriage felt hollow, built on desire rather than real warmth. All changed when she became pregnant, only for Shane to thrust her onto the operating table, warning, “Either you or the baby survives!” Broken by his cruelty, she vanished in grief and later returned, radiantly accomplished, leaving everyone awestruck. Haunted by remorse, Shane begged for another chance, but Yvonne only smiled and replied, “I’m sorry, men no longer interest me.”
She thought she was the love of his life, and he became the love of her life that fateful day she had seen him at the pack's party. Selene Grace was only a replica of Alpha Leo's real mate, and when he spotted her, Leo immediately claimed her as his Luna in order to suppress the rumors of him being mateless. Being unable to conceive turns Selene's marriage into a nightmare, and as if that wasn't enough, Alpha Leo finally reunites with his long time lover and mate, rejecting a pregnant Selene as a result. 5 years later, Selene, a now successful doctor, receives an invitation to the moon shadow pack in order to rid the pack of a deadly disease which has struck it. Will Selene return back to the pack which had caused her so much pain, and what would she do when she realizes that she is mated to the Alpha who had betrayed her in the past?
Life was perfect until she met her boyfriend's big brother. There was a forbidden law in the Night Shade Pack that if the head Alpha rejected his mate, he would be stripped of his position. Sophia's life would get connected with the law. She was an Omega who was dating the head Alpha's younger brother. Bryan Morrison, the head Alpha, was not only a cold-blooded man but also a charming business tycoon. His name was enough to cause other packs to tremble. He was known as a ruthless man. What if, by some twist of destiny, Sophia's path were to intertwine with his?