Brutal Billionaires Series by Laurelin Paige

He’ll get what he wants—even if I’m already taken. Holt Sebastian is royalty in our world.As CEO of the Sebastian News Corp, he’s the man with all the power. The man who decides if I’ll always just be a local television anchor or if I’ll be the rising star of my own show.I make it my mission to be noticed. Make him see my potential. But soon, it's clear he's the one in charge.His possessiveness is brutal.His eyes own everything they touch. I feel his gaze on me when he's in the room... moreHe’ll get what he wants—even if I’m already taken. Holt Sebastian is royalty in our world.As CEO of the Sebastian News Corp, he’s the man with all the power. The man who decides if I’ll always just be a local television anchor or if I’ll be the rising star of my own show.I make it my mission to be noticed. Make him see my potential. But soon, it's clear he's the one in charge.His possessiveness is brutal.His eyes own everything they touch. I feel his gaze on me when he's in the room. The heat of them as they rake down my body, taking me in, marking me as his. He doesn’t just want me on the screen—he wants me in his bed. And Holt Sebastian gets what he wants.No one will stop him, no one will get in his way.No one can protect me from his desire.Not even the man who promised nothing would come between us and his ambition—my husband. Laurelin Paige delivers a twist on Indecent Proposal in this billionaire workplace standalone romance featuring elements of fake relationship, marriage of convenience, enemies to lovers, and a new alphahole readers will love to hate. less

It was supposed to be one night. Now he's obsessed. When my one-night-stand turns into an all-time-fail, I vow not to tell anyone about the much older hottie who walked out on me mid-deed. (On my twenty-first birthday, no less.)Too bad I bump into my almost lover at my mother’s wedding a few months later.That's when I discover he’s none other than Reid Sebastian—my new step cousin and the billionaire son of my step-dad’s rival. Which means he’s my rival, too, obviously... moreIt was supposed to be one night. Now he's obsessed. When my one-night-stand turns into an all-time-fail, I vow not to tell anyone about the much older hottie who walked out on me mid-deed. (On my twenty-first birthday, no less.)Too bad I bump into my almost lover at my mother’s wedding a few months later.That's when I discover he’s none other than Reid Sebastian—my new step cousin and the billionaire son of my step-dad’s rival. Which means he’s my rival, too, obviously.While I thought he was cruel before, he's become obsessed with torturing me. And because we're family, he's always around.Now we're playing a brutal game that neither of us can possibly win.But I have a secret—the more we play the more I want him. Even if it means we both lose everything. Brutal Secret is a complete standalone forbidden, age-gap, forced proximity romance set in an intriguing world of billionaires, power, and scandal. While it is recommended to read Brutal Billionaire first for best reading experience, it isn’t necessary to thoroughly enjoy the story. less

He can have any woman he wants.He wants his brother’s.Alex Sebastian is the billionaire who knows exactly how to re-launch the pop career I walked away from to raise my little sister.He knows everything, apparently, about what’s good for me. For my image. Even for my lingerie. Everywhere I turn, he’s there, smirking. I cannot stand him.So why can’t we stop sneaking around?Maybe it's his filthy, bossy mouth that does things more wicked than his insults... moreHe can have any woman he wants.He wants his brother’s.Alex Sebastian is the billionaire who knows exactly how to re-launch the pop career I walked away from to raise my little sister.He knows everything, apparently, about what’s good for me. For my image. Even for my lingerie. Everywhere I turn, he’s there, smirking. I cannot stand him.So why can’t we stop sneaking around?Maybe it's his filthy, bossy mouth that does things more wicked than his insults.Maybe it's that he does know what’s good for me when he uses it—backstage before my show, during a black tie event, in another man’s living room.Because maybe deep down, I've never been the good girl the world sees, and the dirty, shameful things he makes me do are exactly what I crave.The problem? Alex isn’t the Sebastian billionaire I'm dating––I’m dating his brother. less

She needs a husband. He won’t let anyone else have her. Ax Morgan has played many roles in my life: My brother’s best friend. The most notorious member of the Sebastian News Corp executive team. My enemy with benefits. But my husband? No thanks. Our after hours scenes are simply a convenient way for me to blow off steam while I plot my exit from my toxic family’s company... moreShe needs a husband. He won’t let anyone else have her. Ax Morgan has played many roles in my life: My brother’s best friend. The most notorious member of the Sebastian News Corp executive team. My enemy with benefits. But my husband? No thanks. Our after hours scenes are simply a convenient way for me to blow off steam while I plot my exit from my toxic family’s company. But when I need a groom so I can claim my inheritance, he presents me with a choice that’s more like blackmail—marry him, or he’ll sabotage me. So between the devil and the deep blue sea, I let the devil put a ring on it. Turns out this is the role he plays best of all. The worst part of pretending with Ax is how real it's starting to feel. Now my future is in his hands. And if he finds out what I'm planning, he'll be the one with the impossible choice. Who loses everything—his best friend or his fake wife? less