Velvet Lies is a dark, slow-burn mafia romance centered on power, betrayal, and the danger of falling for the one person capable of destroying you. Selene Blackwood (Twenty seven)is a billionaire crime queen who rules a global underground empire with silence, strategy, and absolute control. Cold, untouchable, and emotionally detached, Selene believes love is a weakness she cannot afford. Her world begins to fracture when Adrian Moretti (Thirty ),a rival mafia king known for his precision and restraint, quietly interferes with her operations. Rather than open war, Adrian makes calculated moves that force Selene to acknowledge him—not as an enemy to crush, but as an equal who understands her darkness. Their first confrontations are tense, controlled, and charged with unspoken danger. As their territories overlap, a hidden third syndicate begins sabotaging both empires, forcing Selene and Adrian into a reluctant temporary alliance. Working together reveals unsettling similarities between them—shared discipline, buried trauma, and a mutual refusal to surrender control. What begins as strategy slowly evolves into a dangerous emotional pull. Trust becomes a battlefield as attraction grows beneath hostility. Selene struggles to maintain emotional distance, while Adrian challenges her belief that power must exist without intimacy. The alliance blurs lines between enemy and ally, making every interaction a test of dominance and restraint. The central conflict lies between power and vulnerability. Selene must decide whether opening herself emotionally will cost her the empire she built, while Adrian must choose between conquest and connection. As betrayals surface and secrets are exposed, Selene discovers that someone close to her inner circle has been feeding information to their shared enemy. Trust shatters. The alliance fractures. Love becomes a liability in a world where weakness is punished. The hidden syndicate launches a coordinated attack designed to collapse both empires at once. Selene is forced to confront her deepest fear—losing control—not just of her power, but of her heart. Adrian risks everything to protect her, even when it costs him territory, reputation, and blood. In the midst of violence and betrayal, Selene must choose whether to stand alone as she always has, or trust Adrian fully and fight beside him. Ending (Resolution) The war ends with the destruction of the third syndicate, but not without irreversible consequences. Selene survives—scarred but undefeated. Adrian walks away changed, no longer just a rival, but not fully hers either. Their relationship remains unresolved, forged in fire and restraint, leaving room for future power struggles and emotional reckoning. Selene retains her throne, but this time, she rules knowing that love is not always weakness—it can be a weapon just as sharp as silence. Velvet Lies is a dark, serious, and emotionally intense mafia romance that explores dominance, trust, and the slow, dangerous pull between two powerful enemies destined to collide.

My mate betrayed me the day he moved his brother's widow and her pup into our home, treating them like his real family while I became a ghost in my own pack.Humiliated and discarded when he chose his perfect Alpha Princess, I fled with a dangerous secret — carrying the child of the ruthless Lycan King who had claimed me in the shadows.Three years later, I return as Dr. Selene Kane, the realm’s top surgeon — cold, powerful, and untouchable. When my ex-mate kneels in my clinic begging for mercy, all I feel is a delicious thirst for revenge.But King Darius Blackthorn’s possessive obsession has only grown stronger. His heavy gaze strips me bare. Is his dark claim my ultimate salvation… or just a more intoxicating cage?Now my former mate howls in jealous, belated rage — but I have already tasted the King, and I will rise as the Blessed Luna he never deserved.Blessed Luna Rising.

In the shadows of the ancient Nightfang territory, humans are prey, and wolves rule under the Blood Moon. But when a powerful Alpha marks a human as his mate, centuries of laws, rival packs, and forbidden prophecies collide.Lila is just an ordinary girl—until one night, a monstrous wolf becomes a man before her eyes. Alpha Kael of the Nightfang Pack chooses her, marking her with a bond that no human should survive. Now, hunted by his own pack, challenged by rival territories, and guided by a mysterious power she doesn’t yet understand, Lila must navigate a world where danger lurks behind every shadow.Kael is Alpha, unchallenged and feared—but choosing a human mate could destroy everything he has fought for. Every decision carries blood, betrayal, and the weight of the prophecy. Together, they must survive the Blood Moon, confront the pack’s unrest, and discover whether love can exist in a world built on teeth and claws.Secrets will be revealed. Loyalties will be tested. And by the time the moon rises again, nothing—and no one—will ever be the same.

Elena a 19yrs who returned from college to meet her step mum who her father re married after the death of her mum after so many love and hate relationship they ended up falling in love with each other