“What do you want, Stefan? What do you want from me?” I asked in a weak voice. Pulling close, he whispered into my ear. “Marry me and let us ruin Jason together. You have no option in this. Choose to walk away and you are sentenced to life imprisonment for murder. Choose to marry me, I'll protect you and your child.” “You're a pathetic son of the devil, Stefan!” He patted me on the cheek, his evil smirk not faltering. “I am the devil himself.” ***** After five futile years of trying, Olivia is finally pregnant. She decides to surprise her husband but she walks into what is the worst moment of her life and a turning point to misery— her husband having a threesome with her best friend and his best friend. She learns that he is also getting married to his best friend on the day she gets humiliated at work by the one and only Stefan Volkov, a business Tycoon, one of the Tycoon gods and a literal god walking the earth. Turns out he is the devil because he manipulates her into wanting revenge after she has chosen to give up, makes her watch him kill her ex-husband's fiancé, and blackmails her into getting married to him if she doesn't want to be sentenced to life imprisonment. But that is the begining of it all. She is soon plunged into a mess. Three of the Tycoon Gods wants her for different purposes. Stefan doesn't care about her, Hermes wants to love her and treat her right, Jaime wants her dead. Olivia is torn apart as realisation starts to set in but it is too late as she has been plunged into a web of dark secrets and evil. All for the sake of revenge…

Soraya Beverley believed she was living a fairy tale—an unforgettable Christmas cruise, a boyfriend she adored, and a mother-daughter bond she cherished despite its flaws. But it all comes crashing down when she discovers her boyfriend, Tristan, has been having a secret affair with her manipulative, narcissistic mother. Betrayed and humiliated, Soraya’s dream holiday turns into a nightmare.Enter Maxim Zicari, an successful Star actor and the heir to a powerful Italian empire, seeking refuge from an impending arranged marriage with the daughter of a ruthless Arabian tycoon. The two cross paths on the lavish cruise, and when Maxim proposes they fake-date to cause chaos for their respective tormentors, Soraya reluctantly agrees. Together, they craft a plan to turn the tables on Tristan and her mother, making their lives a living hell.What begins as a delicious act of revenge slowly transforms into something more as Soraya and Maxim start to see each other in a new light. Sparks fly, and soon the lines between their act and reality starts to blur out. But Maxim’s secret—that his inheritance depends on him marrying Aliyah, a cruel and entitled woman determined to humiliate Soraya at every turn, ruins everything.When the truth comes out, Soraya is left heartbroken once again, questioning whether she can trust anyone with her heart. Can Maxim fight for the life he truly wants, or will duty and family expectations keep them apart?Full of drama, scandal, and sizzling romance, Merry Deception is a whirlwind story of betrayal, heartbreak, and the unexpected magic of finding love when you least expect it.

After losing her mother to the cold hands of death at the age of sixteen, Greta Van Buren is subjected to the harshness of the world, working hard to make ends meet. She meets Klaus Hoffmann on her first day as a bartender and he forces her into becoming his fake fiancé after he has her fired. She agrees to do it just to save herself and make some money out of it, but she is drawn into a web of family secrets, deep hate directed towards her because she is none other than the daughter of the prostitute who slept with Klaus's father and possibly Klaus's stepsister. ***** Klaus pins me against the wall, pressing his body into mine and I squirm, fighting the gust of desire that engulfs me. For fuck's sake, I am in love with Kylian and will be married to him in a week! "You need to look like you are in love with me, Greta," He whispers into my ears as his teeth nip my earlobe. He has me under his spell. Cupping my buttocks, he pulls me into him and tips my chin to look up at him. "Say you love me." "I don't." I whisper, holding back a moan that threatens to escape my throat. "For crying out loud, act like you do. Practice it so it feels smooth against your tongue when you say it before my family members." Sighing, I nod. It takes a lot for me to say those words. I feel like I am betraying Kylian who is probably back home ordering my wedding dress and his suit which I paid for with the money Klaus paid to me. "Say it." He commands. "Say you love me, Greta." "I...I love you!"