Free Enemies to Lovers

When a ruthless pirate captures a defiant lady of high society, neither expects their bitter rivalry to become something far more dangerous. As Arabella uncovers the secrets behind Adrian's past and the dark conspiracy threatening them both, distrust slowly turns into trust and forbidden attraction. But when the pirate who once held her captive finally gives her the freedom to leave, Arabella must decide whether the most dangerous man she's ever known has become the man she cannot live without.

Captured by the Scottish laird her father taught her to hate, Isla MacLeod expects revenge—not the unexpected kindness and fierce protection of Ronan MacGregor. As an ancient feud threatens to destroy both their families, Isla and Ronan uncover a dangerous secret that proves their hatred was built on a devastating lie. But as distrust slowly turns into trust and forbidden attraction becomes something neither can deny, their growing love places them in even greater danger. When Isla is finally given the freedom to leave, she must decide whether the man who once held her captive has become the man she cannot imagine living without.

He mistook her for a servant. She never forgave him for it. Clara Whitmore has no patience for arrogant gentlemen, especially one who looks at her as though she doesn't belong in his world. When the Earl of Ashford makes the humiliating mistake of assuming she is a servant, their first meeting ends in sharp words and wounded pride. But Clara soon discovers there is more to the cold, guarded earl than his arrogance. And Julian discovers that the stubborn woman who challenges him at every turn is becoming impossible to forget. What begins with irritation slowly turns into friendship, stolen glances, quiet conversations, and a love neither of them expected. But with Julian determined to protect his heart and Clara unwilling to settle for anything less than a love freely given, their growing feelings may be the one mistake neither of them can afford to make. Sometimes the greatest love story begins with the worst first impression.

He thought she was a servant. She thought he was insufferable. When arrogant Lord Adrian Hawthorne mistakes Eleanor Vale for a servant, their first meeting becomes a battle of sharp words and wounded pride. But as their constant arguments turn into stolen glances, unexpected friendship, and undeniable attraction, Adrian begins to see the woman behind his first impression and Eleanor discovers there is far more to the earl than his arrogance. What begins as a mistake may become the love neither of them ever expected.

She's given up on love after a heartbreak that changed everything. He's never believed in love at all. When Nora and Ethan meet for a disastrous first date, they agree they'll never see each other again. But fate and a new project at work has other plans. As irritation turns into laughter, attraction, and unexpected trust, they begin to wonder if the person they were determined to avoid might be the person they've been waiting for. Sometimes the worst first date can become the beginning of the greatest love story.

For three years, Detective Marcus Cole has hunted Alessia Moretti, the ruthless woman who rules the city's criminal underworld. But when a mysterious enemy from Alessia's past emerges, the hunter and the hunted are forced to join forces. As danger closes in, suspicion slowly turns into trust—and trust into something neither of them expected. He was supposed to arrest her. She was supposed to destroy him. Instead, they discovered that sometimes the most dangerous choice is the one that leaves your heart unprotected.

Lia Vasquez was desperate. Her sister was dying, the bills were piling up, and she'd run out of options. So she broke into the office of the most dangerous man in the city and stole something she thought she could sell. She didn't know the journal belonged to Kael Morozov's dead mother. She didn't know it was the only thing he'd ever loved. She didn't know she'd just signed her own death warrant. When he catches her, she expects to die. Instead, he follows her home. He meets her dying sister. He pays for everything. And then he makes her an offer she can't refuse: come with him. Stay with him. Be with him. She's his prisoner. His obsession. His revenge. He wants to destroy her. He wants to possess her. But the more he tries to break her, the more she breaks him. She's the first person in thirty years to make him feel anything. She's the only person who's ever looked at him without flinching. She's his enemy. She's his heart. He's not sure which one he'll kill first. He should have killed her the night he caught her. Instead, he made her his. And now he's not sure who's really the captive.

For twenty years, the war between the Moretti and Chen families has been a bloodbath of revenge and retribution. Matteo Moretti was twelve when he watched his father die at the hands of Victor Chen's men. He's spent two decades building his empire, waiting for the moment he could finally destroy the Chen family completely. He made a vow on his father's grave-he would not rest until every Chen was erased from existence. Lina Chen was nine when she watched her mother murdered in front of her. She's spent nineteen years learning to be invisible, to never be a target, to never let anyone close enough to hurt her. She made a vow on her mother's grave-she would protect her family, no matter the cost. When their paths finally cross, Matteo sees the perfect weapon to destroy the Chens from within. Lina sees the monster who's been hunting her family for decades. Neither of them expected the obsession that would consume them. Neither of them expected to fall in love. But the war is coming, and when it finally arrives, they'll have to choose: their vows or each other. One choice will shatter their families. The other will shatter their hearts.

Five years ago, Emilia Chen made a choice that destroyed the only man she ever loved. She testified against him. She sent him to prison. She broke his heart and shattered his future in one devastating act. Now Lucas Sterling is free—and he's back to collect what he's owed. He's harder now, colder, carved from years of rage and betrayal. He wants revenge. He wants to make her suffer the way he suffered. He wants to destroy everything she's built. But when he finally has her cornered, when he's inches from making her pay, he realizes the worst punishment isn't hurting her. It's making her love him again. Because loving him will cost her everything-and he wants to watch her lose it all. But Emilia has secrets too. Secrets about why she testified. Secrets about what really happened five years ago. And when the truth comes out, Lucas will have to decide: was she the villain of his story, or was she trying to save him from something far worse?

Alessia Lombardi was born into blood. Daughter of the most powerful mafia don in New York, she's been sheltered, protected, and treated like a fragile treasure her entire life. But when rival boss Dante Russo captures her during a raid, she discovers the truth: the world outside her gilded cage is far more dangerous—and far more seductive—than she ever imagined. Dante is ruthless, merciless, and utterly obsessed with destroying everything her family built. He should kill her. He should use her as leverage. He should do anything except what he actually does: keep her, claim her, and slowly, impossibly, fall for the woman who was supposed to be his enemy. But Alessia has secrets too. She's not the fragile princess everyone believes her to be. And when the war between their families reaches its breaking point, she'll have to choose: her blood or her heart. Either choice starts a war. One choice could end them both.

Marcus Sterling has six months to marry or lose everything-his company, his legacy, his reason for existing. His grandfather's will is clear: wed or be destroyed. Enter Elena Vasquez, a woman who doesn't want his money, doesn't want his name, and doesn't want anything from him except enough to keep her mother alive. It's the perfect arrangement: no feelings, no complications, no strings. He gets his inheritance. She gets her miracle. They shake hands on it like business partners. But Marcus didn't account for the way she looks at him like he's not a monster. Elena didn't account for the way he holds her like she matters. And neither of them accounted for the fact that his family's enemies are watching, waiting, and ready to destroy them both. The arrangement was supposed to be simple. Sin was supposed to be simple too. Nothing about this is simple.

When Ava Chen's father testifies against a crime syndicate, she becomes the perfect pawn. Leo Moretti is sent to kidnap her-a message, a warning, a threat. He's been trained to be ruthless. He's never failed an assignment. But he didn't expect her to fight back. He didn't expect her to see through the monster to the man who's been trapped in this life since he was twelve. And he certainly didn't expect to protect her when the order comes to kill her. Now they're both on the run-from his family, from her father's enemies, from a world that wants them dead. She knows she should hate him. She knows what he did is unforgivable. But somewhere between the locked doors and whispered confessions, she stopped seeing him as her captor. And that's the most dangerous thing she's ever felt.

She ran for eighteen months. He found her in two days. Declan Voss tracks the most dangerous people alive. Mara Solis is the one witness he never stopped looking for — the one who walked out of his safehouse and left three words behind. Don't look for me. He looked anyway. But finding someone and having them are very different things. And Mara isn't interested in being found, claimed, or protected by a man who never learned the difference between keeping someone safe and keeping them controlled. He came to claim what was his. She's about to show him he never had a claim to begin with. Some predators meet their match. Some hunters learn that the most dangerous thing they'll ever face isn't a criminal or a fugitive. It's a woman who knows exactly what she's worth.

Sera Voss arrived as payment. Barefoot. Furious. Ready to fight. Caius Aldric is the cruelest prince in the realm - cold, calculating, and hiding something beneath the cruelty that she wasn't supposed to find. She was sold to him. He was supposed to break her. Neither of them expected honesty to be the most dangerous thing in the room. Some wars don't end in surrender. Some end in something nobody planned for.

She was taken as payment for her father's debt. He's the most dangerous man in the city. She's his prisoner. He's brutally honest in a world full of lies. She hates him. She can't stop seeing him clearly. And that's the most dangerous thing of all.