13/40

They say life begins after 40, but Cassie ain't feelin' it. Divorced and feeling trapped by her job, she wants to let loose for her friend's tropical beach wedding. She decides to let her hair down and get a little unpredictable. That's when she meets a handsome bartender, Wyatt. Despite a few grey hairs, Wyatt's the liveliest man that Cassie has ever met. She knows that there's got to be more to his life story than just being a bartender, but this is just supposed to be a vacation fling. And after sunny days spent breaking all the rules on the beach together, Cassie realizes that nobody has ever listened to her the way that Wyatt does. His carefree life is enviable, his kisses are intoxicating, and she can almost imagine a life with him. But all vacations come to an end. And when Cassie invites him to visit her hometown, Wyatt reveals that he can never go back. Not to her town. Not to America. Not to civilization. Cassie leaves, confused and heartbroken, wondering just who she got herself involved with. Suddenly, her predictable life gets turned upside down when she sees her picture splashed across the Internet. And when the tabloids come looking for the mature woman who found the lost billionaire, she has no idea what to do... ...until he comes back.

Maria's life wasn't perfect, her father died when she's 10 so she needed to work early as possible to help her mom. Because of her young age, she had no choice but to sell feet pics at 13 just to have money, to survive. Her mother married another man, she thought her life will be less cruel, having another parent to provide for them but it's the other way around. She decided to moved out, to be free from those creepy stares of her step father behind her mother's back. As she moves away, and continue her illegal earnings she met, Jackson one of her longest client. The guy is persistent, demanding and controlling but Maria keep on pulling herself away. She knows her goal, she's not easy to persuade and even how weak she is inside her mind will quickly block every poison that the guy will throw.. even how much money he'll invest to get closer to her. How long will Maria push the guy if her heart is slowly giving away? How long will Jackson endured every push if he's freaking enjoying his stay under the girl's sheet?

23 year old, Harshika is a curvy girl who is the perfect definition for "adamant". At the age of 13, she lost both of her parents in a car accident. Due to his unconditional love for his sister, her uncle had brought her to his house and reared her as his own daughter. She is staying in the servant quarter of the RN mansion with her uncle's family. Her only desire and goal is to marry her crush, RN mansion's younger son, Naresh kumar. Her world and embody will always revolves around her crush naresh.. Her entire focus will be on how to get closer to him. At one point she came to know that he was in love with his childhood sweetheart tashvi.. Cruel revelation shattered her dreams and desire mercilessly. Even after she knew his relationship, she was very determined that her dream and desire to be his wife should never be broken. Therefore, she began to proceed her evil plan to break off his relationship with the idea of ​​making him as her's. How will she cope when fate smashes all of her plans and turns her life upside down ??. What will happen when she was forced to get marry because of the conspiracy she made ??. Peep into the story to know how destiny played a game in her life..

**Recommended, but not necessary, to read The Reluctant Alpha before reading Her Second Chance Mate.** Holly Boland - Returning to Bloodmoon was meant to be quick—settle my in-laws’ estate and leave. But seeing Alex Whitland, my former Luna’s best friend and now my second chance mate, has turned my world upside down. I never imagined loving anyone after Nigel. Can I risk my heart again, or will the past keep holding me back? Alex Whitland - I’ve loved Holly Boland since the moment I saw her, but she was never mine to have. When Nigel died, I held her through the agony and let her go. Now, years later, she’s back, both of us with lives built around our sons. Fate has given us a second chance, and I won’t let it slip away. Bloodmoon Series: Book One - Alpha Logan Book Two - Beta's Surprise Mate Book Three - The Reluctant Alpha Book Four - The Hunted Hunter Book Five - The Genius Delta Short Story - Cult of Love (included in The Genius Delta) Short Story - Spy Games (included in The Genius Delta) Book Six - Seducing The Bloodmoon Princess Short Story - Warrior's Redemption (included in the Bloodmoon * Incubi Anthology) Short Story - Love After 40 (included in the Bloodmoon * Incubi Anthology) Short Story - The Hybrid's Rogue (included in the Bloodmoon * Incubi Anthology) Short Story - The Hybrid's Vampire (included in the Bloodmoon * Incubi Anthology) Book Seven - Her Second Chance Mate

Najwa Anastasia. Perempuan yang sudah menjadi yatim piatu semenjak ia berusia 13 tahun, dan tinggal di panti asuhan. Setelah kedua orangtuanya meninggal. Najwa di buang oleh Om dan Tantenya, yang tega meninggalkan ia di sebuah panti asuhan pada malam hari. Setelah menikah dengan Beni. Najwa merasa kebahagiaan akan datang, tapi ternyata salah. Beni justru menggangtung kan urusan finansial pada Najwa. Keluarga Beni yang ikut mengusik, rumah tangganya. Hingga sang Ibu mertua menjodohkan Beni dengan wanita cantik bernama Delia yang berprofesi sebagai pramugari. Delia Anjani. Ia adalah wanita dari keluarga kaya raya, membuat Laras mertua Najwa silau akan semua itu. Semua terbongkar dari percakapan grup WA Keluarga Beni. Betapa sakit hati Najwa melihat mereka merencanakan pernikahan Beni dengan wanita idaman mertuanya. Tapu Najwa tak tinggal diam, akankah ia bisa membuat Beni menyesal. Ternyata keluarga Delia masih ada hubungan dengan Najwa. Memori masa lalu bangkit kembali. Kekayaan itu ternyata adalah hak Najwa. Semua yang di kenakan Delia, itu seharusnya adalah menjadi milik Najwa. *Apa yang akan di lakukan Najwa pada keluarga penghianat itu?*

결혼기념일, 나는 집 안 청소를 하다가 앨범 하나를 발견했다. 알고 보니 내 남편은 매년 이맘때쯤 자기의 첫사랑과 웨딩 촬영을 하고 있었다. 40살부터 60살까지, 검은 머리가 흰머리가 될 때까지 장장 20년간 한 해도 빠짐없었다. 심지어 사진 뒤에는 남편의 유창한 필체로 쓴 문구가 적혀 있었다. [영원한 내 사랑.] 남편이 나를 사랑하지 않는다면 나도 남편을 위해 빨래하고 밥하고 아이와 손자를 길러줄 필요가 없어졌다. 어쩌다 보니 벌써 반평생을 함께 보냈지만, 지금 모든 걸 바꾸는 것도 늦지 않았다.

Nina became friend with Dewey at 13, they got really close over the years and she fell in love with him. At 18, she found out he was his mate, her joy knew no bound but the joy didn't last a day as he rejected her heartlessly. Broken and dejected, she ran into the woods to cry out her sorrow, it was such a painful experience but she didn't expect to meet an handsome man in the wood, she jumped on the man and seduced him to make love with her and he in turn satisfied her to the brim. Ten months later, Nina stood as a slave with her two handsome children by her arms before the most ruthless and aloof alpha king, Roland, who was popularly known for killing his late wife for cheating on him with a slave. His hatred for slaves knew no height, infact, it made him gave an order that slaves are not permitted to give birth to children nor have children lesser than three years old with them. Nina wouldn't allow her babies to be separated from her. About to sentence Nina to a lifetime in the Deungeon for disobeying his order, Nina confessed to him that her twin boys were his. In a world where DNA test doesn't exist, how will Nina prove to him that her twins were for him? Will he let go of his deep rooted hatred for slaves and accept the mother of his children or will he destroy her for disobeying his command?

Influenced by placid and solicitous home, Jason woods possess every outstanding qualities you wouldn’t see in an average 20 years old boy. He has that decency you’ll barely find in guys of his age especially not with the sinfully charming looks he emits. though he’s of the middle class but who cares? Every girls in la wanna ride for him despite his low financial status, and his charms does the tricks. He could have easily live of a playboy and enjoys it while it last, but aside from the fact that he doesn’t want to break any girl’s heart, he wills to wait for that girl whom had taught his little heart how to love. Her childhood love, Melissa whom due to some circumstances had to get separated for good 13 years but finally. His wait yeild, his joy knew no bound when he heard that mellisa was back in town but that joy quickly crush to the dust as the acknowledgment that mellisa has arrived with the identity of a billionaire’s daughter. Clearly him and mellisa weren’t of equal basis anymore and he’s heard stories of how the rich antagonizes the poor, the fear of loosing his childhood love was beginning to tear him apart but will Melissa accept him again? Would she even remember she had shared a thing with Jason? Would love blossom between these two? Find out in this suspense filled novel

Setelah suamiku meninggal karena kecelakaan, aku mengelola restoran kecil untuk membesarkan anakku. Sehari sebelum pernikahan anakku, aku tiba-tiba menang lotre senilai 160 miliar. Aku merasa sangat senang. Aku berencana menjual restoranku dan memulai kehidupan pensiunku. Siapa sangka, saat aku menelepon putraku untuk memberitahunya rencanaku, calon menantu yang selalu bersikap sopan tiba-tiba menjadi galak. "Kamu harap kami menghidupimu ya? Kami baru kerja dua tahun. Kami nggak punya uang untukmu!" Calon menantuku juga mengancam putraku, "Kalau kamu berani memberi uang kita pada ibumu, aku bakal batalkan pernikahan ini!" Putraku yang marah pun bertengkar dengan pacarnya. Kemudian, dia menghiburku, "Kamu sudah bekerja keras selama bertahun-tahun. Sudah waktunya istirahat. Aku yang akan menghidupimu." Aku merasa sangat lega. Aku pun berniat mentransfer 40 miliar kepada putraku supaya dia bisa berbisnis. Keesokan hari, aku malah mendapat panggilan yang memberitahuku bahwa putraku mengalami kecelakaan. Butuh 1 miliar untuk menyelamatkan nyawanya. Aku langsung mentransfer uang itu, tetapi putraku tidak berada di rumah sakit. Saking paniknya, aku pergi ke kota tempat putraku tinggal dengan menerjang badai. Ketika menemukan putraku, ternyata dia sedang mengadakan acara pernikahan di hotel. Putraku berlutut kepada cinta pertama suamiku dan memanggilnya ibu saat bersulang. Mengejutkannya, yang duduk di sampingnya adalah suamiku yang meninggal sepuluh tahun lalu!

結婚記念日の日、私は家事をしながら一冊のアルバムを見つけた。 どうやら私の夫は、毎年この時期に初恋の人と一緒に結婚写真を撮り続けていたらしい。 40歳から60歳まで、黒髪から白髪へ、20年間、一度も欠かさずに撮り続けていた。 写真の裏には夫の手書きの言葉も添えられていた。「永遠の愛」と。 どうせ私のことを愛していないのなら、もう彼のために洗濯や料理をする必要もない。 子供を育て、孫の世話までしてきた私の人生。 あっという間に過ぎてしまった半生だが、今からでも変えるのは遅くない。