10 000 Hours Malcolm Gladwell

He worshiped her like a goddess. She let another man make her moan. Duncan Moretti had everything—power, wealth, control. Women wanted him, men feared him. But when Aphrodite walked into his world, she didn’t want his money… she wanted his soul. And he gave it to her. Every kiss, every whispered promise, every desperate moan—he thought they meant something. He planned the perfect proposal, ready to give her forever. Until she didn’t show up. Until she arrived hours late—smiling like she hadn’t just crushed him. Until a man walked in uninvited, laughing, calling her home. And when Duncan followed her, broken and burning, he saw it all with his own eyes—Aphrodite naked under another man, moaning his name like she once moaned his. Now Duncan isn’t the man who fell to his knees. He’s the man who’s rising—with revenge in his blood and nothing left to lose. She wanted to be worshiped? He’ll make sure she remembers exactly how it feels.

He killed their marriage on a stage. She faked her death on the road. Five years ago, Cassian Wolfe—a man who never believed in love—married Leah Quinn to close a deal. On their anniversary, he closed their marriage. Publicly. Brutally. Hours later, she was “dead.” But Leah didn’t die. She vanished—helped by the last person Cassian would ever suspect: his elder brother. Now she’s back. Not as Leah. But as Raven with a new face, a billion-dollar company, and a son Cassian doesn’t know exists. Her mission? Burn down everything with the Wolfe name. When Cassian meets the mysterious new CEO of a fast-rising rival firm, he feels an inexplicable pull. He doesn’t know she’s his late wife. But when the truth slowly unravels—piece by piece—he realizes what he lost… and that he’ll do anything to get her back. Even if she hates him. Even if she’s engaged to his brother.

WARNING: This book is unapologetically slutty. ••• “You can fuck me, but only with my mask on.” My boss doesn't know I'm his little wh*re sunshine. ••• Elissa can't remember the last time she got laid by a man. She is too caught up in meeting ends meet, and healing from the trauma caused by her stepmother. But her life changes when she goes to a masquerade ball and her eyes land on the gorgeous mysterious stranger, succumbing to his charm. They have a wild night together, their heated, lustful encounter leaving her breathless and wanting more. However, when dawn breaks, she flees the hotel room, and he is left with only her lingerie and an unrelenting obsession to find her. But when Elissa returns to her normal life, fate brings them together again in a shocking twist: Elissa’s new billionaire boss, Thane, is the mysterious man who has rocked her world. Now, he’s determined to claim her as his own, one sensual seduction at a time. But there’s a catch— he’s unaware that his secretary is the same woman he’s been p*unding at midnight, and Elissa must hide her arousal during work hours, waiting for the clock to strike 3 a.m. when she can transform into masked Cinderella once more. But for how long will it take for her identity to be revealed?

Some families run from their past. The Hawkins siblings hunt it down. Katherine Hawkins never asked to grow up in a world where demons were real and survival meant learning how to fight them. Alongside her brothers—William and Alex—she’s spent years tracking the things that live in the dark. But when an old exorcism tape surfaces and names from a forgotten case start resurfacing—Malcolm Smith, Matthew Conner, Gabriel Spender—their past begins catching up with them fast. Secrets their father kept buried are beginning to unravel. And the deeper they dig, the clearer it becomes: the monsters they’re chasing now are connected to something older, something unfinished… something personal. Now, with danger closing in and trust wearing thin, the Hawkins siblings must head straight into the heart of a mystery that could shatter everything they thought they knew—about their family, their history, and the war they were born into. Because sometimes, the real fight doesn’t start until after the ghosts come back.

“Hey, Stranger… You look dangerously delicious tonight. Want to get wild?” That's what Brinda says to a handsome stranger in a club— just hours after discovering her fiancé in bed with her sister on their wedding day. The betrayal cuts deep, but nothing numbs the pain like a wild night with Las Vegas’ most notorious billionaire playboy, Jason Adam. But when a pregnancy test changes everything, Jason makes her an offer: leave behind her life as a sex worker and live under the roof. No strings… or so she thought. As Brinda struggles with secrets from her past, Jason is hiding demons of his own. When dangerous enemies resurfaces and a shocking truth about her parent's death is unconvered, Brinda must decide if the man who broke her walls down is also the one who can save her. Will love be enough to heal two broken souls? Or will lust, lies, and betrayal tear them apart forever?

Two years ago, Ava Anetha vanished without a word—on the very night she was fated to become Luna. Most believed she was dead. She was betrayed and left to rot while her sister claimed everything that was hers. But fate rewound the clock, giving her a second chance. Ava returned with a vengeance and a dark secret. She was the true heir of the crimson Moon pack, a bloodline tied to ancient magic. Her list is long and every name will bleed. what she didn't plan on was him, Malcolm Hartwell, Alpha of the powerful Nightfang Pack....and the father of her ex mate. His powerful, dominant and dangerously obsessed with her scent. He's everything she should hate, older, cold, untouchable. But he sees through her. The huger for revenge, the rage, and funny enough, he wants it all. He wants her. Now Evelyn must walk the razor's edge between vengeance and something deeper than love, because when the devil himself offers you his hand, the question isn't if you'll take it, it's how long you will last before you beg him to stop.

I worked for a restaurant, and our boss loved making empty promises about giving us restaurant shares. The boss said we would start with zero shares, but we could earn 0.01% for every two hours of overtime, covering someone else’s work or saving the restaurant 1,000 bucks. I suggested she write this down in an official document and have someone track it properly. She just smiled and told everyone to work harder. She never actually put it in writing. The experienced staff did not believe her, but one prep cook took it seriously. At the end of the year, he went to the boss to claim his shares. The boss said, “Sorry, the head chef told me there’s no official document, so it doesn’t count. You can’t claim any shares.” The prep cook worked hard all year and got nothing for it, so he took his anger out on me. The day before I was going home for the New Year, he killed me with a knife. “If you hadn’t said it doesn’t count without an official document, this whole restaurant would’ve been mine!” I lay in a pool of blood. When I opened my eyes, I was back to the day the boss first made those empty promises.

“Sorry Evelyn, my love for you has died. I can't help. Since I began this affair with your sister, I've been feeling so rosy. It's been a month now, just that it's been a secret from you.” His cold face swelled into a faint smirk. Turning around, he walked away with Dorlin. She gave him a perk on the cheek, turning around to see if I was watching. I sank to my knees, crying my lungs out. I loved Frank with all of my heart and so far he's been supporting me. He happened to be my fated mate and it has been my greatest dream right from childhood to marry my fated mate. This broke through my bones and ended up with my wolf, she suddenly went blank like she died. If Frank had rejected me without cheating on me, it would have been different. Something was telling me from their attitudes that they were secretly fucking behind my back. With this heartbreak, I got drunk and ended up in a one-night stand with a stranger. My world crumbles when he turns out to be the new Alpha of the pack, the cold, ruthless and mysterious Alpha Caleb. Worst still, I'm pregnant and I'm required to marry him within 24 hours or turn a rogue.

Hayami is a rebellious girl despite being 31 years old, but all this is because she had a painful past when she was about to get married and was betrayed by the one she thought was the love of her life, Ivan, a boy of a much lower social class than Hayami, and for whom she begged her father to be by his side. After this betrayal, she decided to leave Mexico and try to continue her life, living it a little crazy; After 10 years abroad and already with her 31 years, she returns to Mexico, where after a night of passion with someone who at first thought it would be a complete stranger was complicated to learn that this was Noah, the fiancé of her younger sister Isabel, but these boyfriends about to marry kept an agreement for this, which is affected by the bride, this situation brought the breakup of the commitment of Isabel and Noah. The relationship between Hayami and Noah was not the best, they were always trying to annoy each other even though both of them thought they had had the best night of their lives. The return and meeting with Ivan makes Hayami's life a real chaos as she seeks to humiliate him as he had done with her in the past, this revenge also dragged Noah, Hayami will be in a very confusing situation for her, but that will change her life forever.

After getting raped by her uncle at the age of 10, pearl Wilson's life never remained the same. She had to live with the stigma even after her uncle Richard was sent to jail. No one knows about the case except her family and her three friends, but despite that fact, she felt eyes on herself everywhere she went. Pearl grew a deep-seated hatred for the male gender afterwards, even her own dad. She's rebellious and obstinate. As she grew, her hatred grew with her, up until college. Everyone in Legacy college knows Pearl the male hater who throws shit on the faces of every boy she meets. Pearl's male hatred met an unexpected hitch when she had an encounter with the silent one, her department's quiet boy... Ronnie Banks. Ronnie is known for his greek-god-ish calm exterior and cool personality. He only talks when necessary, but what Pearl is unaware of is that he has had eyes on her since her first year in the school. He has been watching her from a distance, and now, she willingly walked into his lair. She's caught! What happens next? When the two opposites clash... When secrets huge enough to break several hearts started coming out like. when bloodshed and unexpected events hit the ground. Are you already feeling the heat of the dramas? Damn! You don't wanna miss out on this Dark College Romance, do you? Don't you dare!