Showing results for "Beast" in Contemporary

I am the president of The Knights of St. Bon Motorcycle Club. A seven-foot mountain of muscle and bone in a pair of motorcycle boots and a leather cut. Cursed with demons and darkness and secrets that run deep. To the people of St. Bon, I am a monster. To my club brothers, I am a fearless leader. To her, I am a nightmare.

Leo Morelli is known as the Beast of Bishop's Landing for his cruelty. He’ll get revenge on the Constantine family and make millions of dollars in the process, even it means using an old man who dreams up wild inventions. Haley Constantine will do anything to protect her father. Even trade her body for his life. The college student must spend thirty days with the ruthless billionaire. He’ll make her earn her freedom in degrading ways, but in the end he needs her to set him free.

Nobody touches what's mine without deadly consequences, but when the most beautiful woman is brought to face my fury, my dead heart suddenly begins to beat again. There are no fairy tales in this life. Beauty will never fall for the beast. But this monster doesn't intend to let her go. Everybody has a price. It's just a question of currency. My sweet little hacker can't be swayed by money, but she will do whatever it takes to save her family.

I need a bride, and Cinderella is perfect to play the part… The beauty crashed my friend's wedding, called me a beast… and ran. But I always find what I want. And I want her. Turns out she's my mentor's daughter. Her curves are so off-limits! So to keep her close, I give her a job. And make her an offer she can't refuse. All she needs to do is parade on my arm as my fake fiancée. And I get to be CEO. Playing pretend? Easy AF. Playing by the rules? Hard as hell.

Michael Byron Domenico Sovrano. The Capo of Sicily's notorious Mafia company. My father owed him, so he took me to repay the debt and married me to further his own ambitions. I hate him; I am determined to resist him. But what happens when I begin to fall for my new husband?

When the brainy, luminous Louise Vandermeer embarks on a transoceanic quest to marry an aristocrat, she dives into a scorching affair with a stranger on the ship. Their trysts take place in darkness, so Louise does not know her lover is Charles d'Harcourt, the passionate European playboy who just happens to be her intended! Charles is playing a game, but his plan has unexpected results.

Once upon a time, I fell in love with two men. Their feelings for me were matched only by their hatred for each other. Gaeton, with his brash charm and casual cruelty. Beast, his lust equal to his penchant for violence. Being with them was sinful and perfect in different ways. In the end, I couldn’t choose, and I lost them both. Now, my sisters have tasked me with securing our power base, no matter the cost. I will do anything for my family - even if it means agreeing to the terms set by Gaeton and Beast.

A charismatic man could not see beyond his own brilliant reflection, never learning that true beauty lies within. His selfish behavior drew the ire of a witch with enchantment on her wicked tongue. A fiery curse was unleashed, engulfing the self-centered man's entire existence. When at last the flames extinguished, he gazed upon his reflection to discover he was no longer breathtakingly handsome, but condemned with scorched flesh and twisted scars. He was no longer a man at all, but a beast.

Briar Rose always knew she would be married to the highest bidder. So it comes as no surprise when she finds herself at the altar with Cillian Blackwood, a notoriously beastly billionaire. No one mentioned anything about the other monsters, though. With his scarred face and hulking brawn, Dane is enough to scare most people out of their skin—literally. And when he isn't around? The clever, callous Rhys is all too happy to prove there are worse things than fear.

Love isn't always pretty - especially not when you fall for a Beast. I ran like hell from the tragedy in my past. I didn't slow down, and I didn't look back. But I couldn't outrun the memories...or escape the nightmares. I came to North Carolina to be alone. Hayden Graham attracts problems like a magnet. She's a complication I don't need. This time, the mess she's in has put her life in danger. What she needs is a hero to rescue her. But I'm no knight in shining armor. I'm a wounded animal - a Beast. She tastes like Heaven. She only adds to my Hell.

A woman expecting to spend the holidays alone finds warmth in the iciest man she knows in this steamy and charming later-in-life romance by New York Times bestselling author Jane Porter. It’s been five years since Andi McDermott lost her husband, and she's finally starting to feel like...

Entre le bien et le mal, l'amour tente de survivre. Ollie s'est toujours sentie prise au piège. Coincée entre Huck et Sawyer, les deux demi-frères ennemis du riche foyer au sein duquel elle a grandi. Cinq ans après le tragique accident qui a fait imploser cette famille, Ollie se tient sur le palier de Huck, un but bien précis en tête : regagner sa confiance. Quoi qu'il lui en coûte. Et ce, malgré la haine qu'il semble encore lui porter et les sensations inattendues qu'elle éprouve à ses côtés.

Sometimes, in fairy tales, the heroine falls in love not with the hero but with the villain. That was my story. I fell for the man many called the Beast of Boston, Cian O'Callaghan. I didn't plan on it, especially after he stole me away from my father and forced me to marry him. But like all good tales, there were twists along the way. The world saw only a beast when they looked at Cian, but I knew him as a man with haunting secrets—secrets that only drew me closer to him.

Money. It’s the root of all evil and I need it bad. You could call it the wrong place, wrong time. To me the day I met Enzo was the day the old me died. When he kidnaps me thinking I’m the daughter of his enemy, the only thing I can do is pretend to be something I’m not. But the more I pretend, the deeper I fall. Enzo is dark, cruel, and menacing, but he’s protective, fierce, and determined. Soon he wants to forge a contract between our families, making me his bride, but he has no idea I’m not whom he thinks I am and when he finds out … well, I know I’m as good as dead.

Hat man Angst, verschwindet die Liebe. Wenn man liebt, dann verschwinden die Ängste. Nicholas Park ist eitel und selbstgefällig und hat in der Stadt einen ausgesprochen schlechten Ruf. Ihn interessiert nicht, was andere denken und er ist kein Typ, mit dem man sich anfreundet. Blair hatte niemals damit gerechnet, dass er ihr einen Job in seinem Unternehmen anbietet. Schließlich konnte er sie, die kleine Schwester seines besten Freundes, noch nie leiden. Doch Blair ergreift die Chance und lässt sich nicht unterkriegen. Weder von seinen finsteren Blicken noch ihren Streitigkeiten.

Alana and Ghoul are faced with multiple challenges that leave them breathless. In the mob world, trust is not an easy commodity to come by, so will it be the catalyst that puts a dagger into their relationship?

Opposites attract for two single parents in this heartfelt romance novel from New York Times bestselling author RaeAnne Thayne Sometimes, the real crime is not giving in to love. When ex-con Wes Calhoun moves into Brambleberry House, his neighbor Jenna Haynes gives him a wide berth. Widowed, and...

With his good looks and his charming ways, Kyiem "Ghoul" Bianchi has the attitude to match. He has no qualms about flossing his rich status and his mob boss behavior. With his parents constantly in his ear about settling down and taking the helm of the business, Ghoul's only goal is to have a good time and play bed tag with as many women as possible. That's until one malicious night at his business changes everything, trouncing his world and thrashing his heart.

Nie hätte ich gedacht, dass ich mich eines Tages freiwillig dafür entscheiden würde, bei dem Biest der Bratva zu bleiben. Ich hatte die Chance, das Mafialeben hinter mir zu lassen. Vielleicht hätte ich sie wahrnehmen sollen, doch irgendetwas hält mich bei ihm - Beast ist so viel mehr, als sein Name vermuten lässt. Und mit jedem Tag bei ihm scheine ich wieder zurück zu mir selbst zu finden. Bis ich erneut zwischen die Fronten gerate, plötzlich steht alles auf dem Spiel. Dies ist der zweite Teil der "BEAST"-Dilogie, damit ist die Geschichte abgeschlossen.

Living with her mother seemed like a good idea at the time. But Elliott Donovan's living arrangements are not working for her anymore. Desperate to get back on her financial feet after a divorce and out from under her mother's thumb, Elliott takes a job in the child care center at Weight Expectations, a local gym. It has everything she needs - family friendly hours, more pay than she expected, and a super-cute trainer who just happens to have part of his house for rent.