Mikaella Vergara Assunção is the daughter of a powerful mafioso, but she lives a life filled with restrictions and rules imposed by her father. After a heartbreak, she decides to leave everything behind and makes a pact with herself: not to fall in love again. However, her life takes an unexpected turn when she meets the seductive Romeo, a captivating man who has no idea of Mikaella's true identity. As love blossoms between them, Mikaella finds herself torn between revealing her connection to the mafia to protect her beloved or keeping her identity a secret and risking it all. In this romance full of twists and turns, follow Mikaella's escapades and her best friends, and discover if she can keep her promise not to fall in love again or if she will surrender to a forbidden love with dangerous consequences.
Beluvia has always been known as the city of love, but also as the city of lust. And it's in this sensual and mysterious place that our story unfolds.
Romeo Petraglia is the heir to the city's largest publishing house, Petraglia Books. Known for being an irredeemable womanizer. Single and happy, this was Romeo Petraglia Petraglia's mantra. Nothing was more pleasurable than being able to have any woman he desired and never fall in love, breaking hearts and never having his heart broken. But his life will change completely when he meets Mikaella Assunção Vergara, his new secretary, serious, gentle, and seemingly "innocent."
Romeo will do the impossible to have her in his bed.
Mikaella Vergara Assunção is a free-spirited woman who had to live by the rules her whole life. As the daughter of the responsible lawyer Fernando Assunção, she had no choice but to pursue a career in law. After a major romantic disappointment, Mikaella decides to give up everything to pursue her dream. As a condition to be happy with herself, she makes a pact not to fall in love with anyone else.
Until one tumultuous morning introduces her to the seductive Romeo. Will she be able to keep her promise and resist the charms of this skilled seducer? Or will she stand firm in her decision and let the chance to discover a new love slip away?
Mikaella Vergara is a free-spirited woman who had to live by the rules her whole life. As the daughter of a family of lawyers, she had no choice but to pursue a career in law. She would work in a cubicle in the city center until she became a model lawyer like her brother David. He was a man who lived for work, and Mikaella didn't want to be like that. It wasn't her dream to be buried in an office. Her biggest dream was to be an editor. She loved to read and felt she had a great instinct for discovering successful stories. She also planned to try her hand at writing someday. She had many drafts of stories she had been writing since her adolescence but had never had the courage to show them to anyone other than her best friend, Betina. They had been friends since childhood, and Betina was responsible for getting them into the biggest and most fun messes. Mikaella adored her friend and knew that without her support, she wouldn't be able to handle all the challenges she had faced since her mother's death less than a month ago. She had thought she would fall apart. Her mother was her guardian angel, her fairy godmother, the one who would always be there for her, always protecting her from any harm. And she had protected her until her last moments, when stomach cancer had completely consumed her life. Without her mother, no one would defend her, especially not her father, who constantly pressured her to work in the family's law firm. She was about to explode, and without her mother, she felt helpless. David had tried to help, but he never dared to defy their father or go against his opinions, even though he loved his little sister.
With her mother's death, her hopes of finally pursuing her dreams were shattered. Until she met Julio L'port, a wonderfully handsome and talented painter. Well, he was handsome; talented, Mikaella wasn't so sure. She had never understood any of his paintings, and she didn't dare to say so for fear of hurting the young man's feelings. What mattered was that he supported her, and she was completely in love with Julio's freedom. They had met casually one afternoon when Mikaella visited Betina at the café where she worked. Julio was sitting at one of the tables, enjoying a cappuccino and reading a book that Mikaella immediately identified as "Justice at Dawn," a book by her favorite author. She was not the type of woman who would hit on a man, take the initiative, or start a conversation. That was definitely Betina's role. But when she noticed the book in the hands of the man, she was filled with an unknown courage, despite Betina's discouragement.
"Hey, where are you going?" Betina asked when she noticed Mikaella heading towards the unknown man in front of her. Mikaella turned to her friend and smiled.
"Hey, isn't it you who keeps saying that I should be brave, that I should take the initiative and be a strong, independent woman? Well, I'm going to be a strong, independent woman now!"
She said, walking towards the stranger.
"Mikaella, wait, not with this guy! Oh, darn!"
Betina tried to stop her, but it was too late. Mikaella had walked directly toward her fling from the previous month, and she couldn't reveal that and make her friend feel embarrassed on her first courageous moment.
"But why did it have to be Julio, my God? Out of all the wonderful men out there, this airhead had to be interested in the jerk! Oh, God, help me."
Betina thought, raising her hands to the sky as if waiting for a miracle. Mikaella walked slowly toward the handsome stranger who was sitting reading his book.
"Good morning, may I sit here?" she asked, gathering her newfound courage, hoping he wouldn't respond with a resounding "no," and dreading the sight of a wedding ring on his finger. The man raised his face to look at her, and Mikaella was enchanted by him. He was one of the most handsome men she had ever seen, with long black hair that reached his neck and puppy-dog eyes that she adored. It was as if he had been waiting for her.
"Of course!" he agreed, while gazing at her, assessing every detail of the beautiful brunette in front of him from head to toe. He stood up, gently pulling out a chair for her to sit in front of him.
"Sorry for coming out of the blue and interrupting your coffee. I don't usually do this, so please don't get me wrong. But a friend always told me that I should be brave, take the initiative, and make a move. And when I saw you reading 'Jô La Femme,' I felt that I really should get to know you."
"Imagine, you don't bother me at all. I was quite bored sitting here alone drinking coffee. So, you also like Jô La Femme?"
"Like her? I don't just like her, I'm absolutely passionate about everything she writes. I'm in love with her. If she wrote a notebook of notes, a recipe book, or even a shopping list, I would read it and fall in love. She's simply a legend in the world of romance writing."
"Wow, you really love this author! It's great to meet someone so passionate about something. It's been a while since I heard someone speak so passionately about something they like."
He said those words, and Mikaella was completely smitten. Was this man for real? Had she found the right guy this time? He seemed so sensitive, definitely in love, and he liked Jô La Femme! He knew Jô La Femme! That should be valued, and it earned him a thousand points on the ideal man list. Betina couldn't stand watching her friend approach Julio in silence
. If only Mikaella knew...
She thought about interfering, going over there, making up an excuse to take Mikaella away from him, but it would be awkward to suddenly separate her friend from him. Maybe she should have done it earlier if she had foreseen what would happen in the future. Trying not to be too intrusive but also trying to protect her friend, Betina took a tray with coffee and a plate of cookies and walked toward the table where they were.
"Excuse me," she said, pretending not to know the man in front of her, "Would you like to try our new cookie flavor?"
Julio looked a little surprised, but quickly realized that she didn't want to reveal their acquaintance and played along.
"Oh, yes, of course. I'd love to. What's the flavor?"
He asked provocatively, and Betina was sure he wasn't asking about the flavor of the cookies. Mikaella seemed not to have noticed that the two of them knew each other and smiled at her friend. Betina noticed that Mikaella gave Julio that look, the same look she gave every time she thought she had found the love of her life. The three hundred thousand times she had done it.
ROMANCE + LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT + BOY BITCH + FRIENDS TO LOVERS + PINCH OF DRAMA A family that lives in the midst of a curse that only love can break. Lorelai lost her parents at a very young age, but even so, she never let her shine fade due to the twists and turns in her life. She always believed that she was predestined for Jonathan, her childhood love, but she became tremendously disillusioned. Nathan is a respected lawyer who has also loved and been disillusioned, closing his heart to this feeling, until he met Lorelai at a train station. An overwhelming passion amidst many intrigues and a curse. Will Lorelai be the woman to win Nathan's heart once and for all? Will Nathan end the curse that surrounds sweet Lorelai's life?
Fire has a purifying power. It helps you destroy everything that is disposable, bad and that will not add anything to us, however, it also destroys good things. I was just nine years old when my life started to fall apart. However, the future holds great surprises and I will be ready for them. A heart marked by pain! A revenge in mind! A trail of consequences!
Blinded in a crash, Cary was rejected by every socialite—except Evelina, who married him without hesitation. Three years later, he regained his sight and ended their marriage. "We’ve already lost so many years. I won’t let her waste another one on me." Evelina signed the divorce papers without a word. Everyone mocked her fall—until they discovered that the miracle doctor, jewelry mogul, stock genius, top hacker, and the President's true daughter… were all her. When Cary came crawling back, a ruthless tycoon had him kicked out. "She's my wife now. Get lost."
Sawyer, the world's top arms dealer, stunned everyone by falling for Maren—the worthless girl no one respected. People scoffed. Why chase a useless pretty face? But when powerful elites began gathering around her, jaws dropped. "She's not even married to him yet—already cashing in on his power?" they assumed. Curious eyes dug into Maren's past... only to find she was a scientific genius, a world-renowned medical expert, and heiress to a mafia empire. Later, Sawyer posted online. "My wife treats me like the enemy. Any advice?"
Maria took her sister’s place and was engaged to Anthony, a disabled man who had lost his status as the family heir. At first, they were just a nominal couple. However, things changed when things about Maria were gradually exposed. It turned out she was a professional hacker, a mysterious composer, and the sole successor to an international jade sculpting master… The more that was revealed about her, the less Anthony could rest easy. A famous singer, an award-winning actor, an heir of a rich family—so many excellent men were chasing after his fiancee, Maria. What should Anthony do?
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?
They don't know I'm a girl. They all look at me and see a boy. A prince. Their kind purchase humans like me for their lustful desires. And, when they stormed into our kingdom to buy my sister, I intervened to protect her. I made them take me too. The plan was to escape with my sister whenever we found a chance. How was I to know our prison would be the most fortified place in their kingdom? I was supposed to be on the sidelines. The one they had no real use for. The one they never meant to buy. But then, the most important person in their savage land-their ruthless beast king-took an interest in the "pretty little prince." How do we survive in this brutal kingdom, where everyone hates our kind and shows us no mercy? And how does someone, with a secret like mine, become a lust slave? . AUTHOR'S NOTE. This is a dark romance-dark, mature content. Highly rated 18+ Expect triggers, expect hardcore. If you're a seasoned reader of this genre, looking for something different, prepared to go in blindly not knowing what to expect at every turn, but eager to know more anyway, then dive in! . From the author of the international bestselling book: "The Alpha King's Hated Slave."
Five years ago, Alessia La Rosa's life took a drastic turn when, suffering from memory loss, she wed to Dominic Carter under her grandfather's mysterious arrangement. But their marriage was a facade, bringing her only humiliation and heartache as Dominic showed no love, and she couldn't conceive. Upon discovering Dominic's infidelity, Alessia sought liberation through divorce. Yet, fate had more in store for her. Five years later, spurred by an anonymous email hinting at her lost child's whereabouts, she returns to the city with her twin babies in tow, determined to uncover the truth. As she navigates the tangled web of her past, a surprising twist awaits. Dominic, upon meeting her again, finds himself drawn to the woman she has become, unaware of her true identity as his former wife. Little does he know, the woman he's falling for is not only his ex-wife but also a powerful Doctor and Master Hacker.