THE DON’S FORBIDDEN MARRIAGE The Don’s Forbidden Marriage – Chapter 4 ©Joy Cindy The Enemy Inside The alarm continued to echo through the mansion. Elena stood frozen in the hallway. Alessandro had disappeared into the darkness. Leo was beside her. And somewhere outside, armed men were trying to enter the estate. “Elena.” Leo’s voice brought her back. “What?” “We have to go.” She shook her head. “I’m not leaving Alessandro.” Leo stared at her. “You barely know him.” “I know he protected you.” “That doesn’t mean you can trust him.” Elena looked toward the corridor where Alessandro had disappeared. “Do…
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THE DON’S FORBIDDEN MARRIAGEThe Don’s Forbidden Marriage – Chapter 3©Joy CindyThe Brother in the ShadowsElena couldn’t breathe.The words echoed in her mind.Your brother is alive.For eight years, she had mourned him.Eight years of memories.Eight years of unanswered questions.Eight years of believing she would never see him again.And now Alessandro stood in front of her, telling her that everything she believed was a lie.”Where is he?”Her voice was barely audible.Alessandro didn’t answer immediately.”Where is my brother?””Somewhere safe.””Take me to him.”His expression hardened.”Not yet.”Elena stared at him.”Not yet?””Your brother is being watched.””By whom?””People who want to use him against your family.”She shook…
THE PATIENT The Patient – Chapter 20 Theme: the violence of willful blindness. How much truth are we willing to sacrifice for love? Settings: port Amber, Port Amber, a fictional gray coastal city. St. Dymphna’s Hospital. The ghost town of Blythe in the northern hills. Genre: dark romantic suspense••••• Mystery:What really happened in Blythe? Where is Clara? And is the man in Willa’s care a survivor, a savior, or a monster? Tags: gothic romance, missing child, anti heroine protagonist, forced proximity•••• ® FINESSA. ♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣ The Price Of Blood The shot never came. In the space between Silas’s finger tightening and the…
THE PATIENT The Patient – Chapter 19 Theme: the violence of willful blindness. How much truth are we willing to sacrifice for love? Settings: port Amber, Port Amber, a fictional gray coastal city. St. Dymphna’s Hospital. The ghost town of Blythe in the northern hills. Genre: dark romantic suspense••••• Mystery:What really happened in Blythe? Where is Clara? And is the man in Willa’s care a survivor, a savior, or a monster? Tags: gothic romance, missing child, anti heroine protagonist, forced proximity•••• ® FINESSA. ♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣ The Servant’s Tunnel The kitchen garden was a graveyard of frozen herbs and dead rosebushes, their blackened…
THE PATIENT The Patient – Chapter 18 Theme: the violence of willful blindness. How much truth are we willing to sacrifice for love? Settings: port Amber, Port Amber, a fictional gray coastal city. St. Dymphna’s Hospital. The ghost town of Blythe in the northern hills. Genre: dark romantic suspense••••• Mystery:What really happened in Blythe? Where is Clara? And is the man in Willa’s care a survivor, a savior, or a monster? Tags: gothic romance, missing child, anti heroine protagonist, forced proximity•••• ® FINESSA. ♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣ The Burning House The corridor was a throat of smoke and fire. Willa ran with her arm…
THE PATIENT The Patient – Chapter 17 Theme: the violence of willful blindness. How much truth are we willing to sacrifice for love? Settings: port Amber, Port Amber, a fictional gray coastal city. St. Dymphna’s Hospital. The ghost town of Blythe in the northern hills. Genre: dark romantic suspense••••• Mystery:What really happened in Blythe? Where is Clara? And is the man in Willa’s care a survivor, a savior, or a monster? Tags: gothic romance, missing child, anti heroine protagonist, forced proximity•••• ® FINESSA. ♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣ The Walls Between The Thorne estate had a name Willa had never heard before: Grayhaven. She learned…
THE PATIENT The Patient – Chapter 16 Theme: the violence of willful blindness. How much truth are we willing to sacrifice for love? Settings: port Amber, Port Amber, a fictional gray coastal city. St. Dymphna’s Hospital. The ghost town of Blythe in the northern hills. Genre: dark romantic suspense••••• Mystery:What really happened in Blythe? Where is Clara? And is the man in Willa’s care a survivor, a savior, or a monster? Tags: gothic romance, missing child, anti heroine protagonist, forced proximity•••• ® FINESSA. ♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣♣ The Dead Man’s Gambit The lighthouse rose before Elias like a skeletal finger pointing at the sky.…
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THE DON’S FORBIDDEN MARRIAGE The Don’s Forbidden Marriage – Chapter 2 ©Joy Cindy The Don’s House The journey was silent. Elena sat in the back of the black car, staring through the rain-covered window. Alessandro sat beside her, perfectly still. She had expected him to say something. He didn’t. That silence was beginning to frighten her more than his threats. Finally, Elena turned toward him. “Where are you taking me?” “Home.” She frowned. “Your home?” “Yes.” “I don’t want to go there.” Alessandro looked at her. “That wasn’t a question.” Elena’s eyes narrowed. “You really enjoy ordering people around,…