Böcker av Catharina Maura

A brand-new spicy, high-angst forbidden romance from Catharina Maura.

Celeste and Zane are childhood rivals, inheriting their rivalry from their grandparents before them. Except, the line between love and hate is thinner than either expected. When Celeste returns from college overseas, Zane asks for a chance to show her he's no longer the childish boy she grew up with.The two date, despite the odds, and despite their grandparents' disapproval. Just as they've decided to forge ahead and get married, tragedy strikes, forcing them apart, and leading Celeste to believe Zane cheated on her with her best friend, who takes her own life after confessing. As a result, she attempts to sabotage our (innocent) hero, who in turn brings her family's company to the brink of ruin, only for both grandparents to intervene and enforce a merger, and an arranged marriage between the two.The two learn to be together again, and the longer they're married, the clearer it becomes that the truth the is subjective.The two must learn to overcome their past, and build a future from the ruins.

Dion and Faye have been engaged since they were kids, but their 10-year age gap led Dion to stay away from her for years, going as far as going to boarding school overseas, and college in the UK. Unbeknownst to anyone, part of his reluctance is fueled by guilt ¿ he's convinced he was the reason his parents and Faye's mother were on the plane that took their life, and he's unable to face Faye.When he's forced back home for the wedding he can no longer escape, he learns that his timid fiancée now has a boyfriend. After intercepting the two on their way up to a hotel room in a hotel his family owns, he becomes increasingly intrigued by the parts of Faye she hides from the world. The more he learns about her, the harder he falls.Except, it soon becomes clear that all Faye has ever wanted was true freedom; something she never had in her abusive household. She soothes his soul and heals his wounds, so how could he keep her captive in a marriage she never wanted, when she's meant to fly high?Our sweet hero learns that sometimes, letting someone go is the best way to love them. What he doesn't expect is that sometimes, love is worth coming back home for too.

Luca Windsor is convinced he hates the secretary his grandmother assigned him, but he knows he can't function without her either. Valentina is highly professional, and always a step ahead of him. Despite his insistence that he'd never want her, he loses his composure the second his grandmother mentions pairing her up with another man. A dance leads to a kiss, and the lines are blurred.Except¿Luca has always known he'd end up in an arranged marriage, and he knows Valentina isn't on his grandmother's list (or so our silly hero thinks). He attempts to distance himself from her again, but is unable to, going as far as reinforcing a companywide anti-dating policy to keep her from seeing anyone else.When Valentina experiences a personal crisis, he demands the ultimate price for help he'd, unbeknownst to her, already given her: her hand in marriage.The two start a marriage of convenience, and along the way, they learn they're better suited than they ever thought possible, leading them to rethink the 3-year timeline they put on their marriage.

She's his fiancée's younger sister. He's the man she's always loved.When her sister doesn't show up on her wedding day, Raven has no choice but to take her place ¿ but marriage to Ares Windsor is nothing short of torture.The elusive billionaire media mogul is the man she's always loved¿ yet he's only ever had eyes for her sister.Married to him at last, Raven is determined to win him over.After all, everything is fair in love and war.And this?This is war.

From the author of The Wrong Bride and The Temporary Wife comes another steamy and angsty billionaire arranged marriage romance.

When her boyfriend breaks her heart, Alanna goes after his older brother in a quest for revenge.It would have been simple - if he wasn't also her new boss.As they work together it soon becomes clear Silas knows more about her than he should. He knows about the past she's forgotten and the memories that evade her... but some secrets are better left buried.

Official blurb coming soon. This is Leia and Adrian's story, and this book is part of the off-limits series. It's a standalone novel with a guaranteed happily ever after.Author's note: the official publication date will likely be sooner than stated.

You've read Alyssa's side of the story in The Tie That Binds. Now it's Daniel's turn.I thought I could stay away from her.I thought wrong.What was I supposed to do when I found out that Charles Moriani's last wish was for me to marry his only daughter? I owed the man everything - he taught me all I know and took on the role my late father was unable to fulfil, never asking for anything in return.Until now.The choice was easy to make. Too easy, perhaps.I tried to make myself believe I married her for honourable reasons, but nothing could be further from the truth. Alyssa was never meant to find out how I feel about her. She was never meant to end up in my bed. And she was definitely never meant to love me back.

A single kiss changes everything for two lifelong rivals in this best friend's brother romance.It was hate at first sight for Emilia and Carter. Neither remembers how their feud started - yet every day, their war intensifies.Until one night. One unexpected kiss blurs the lines between love and hate, and their lives are forever changed.The stakes have never been higher. Carter is Emilia's best friend's brother, after all.Author's Note: The Stolen Moments Trilogy follows Emilia and Carter's epic love story through high school, college, and adulthood. This trilogy was previously named Mayhem, and the contents remain unchanged.