1974 Fran Ross

During the holiday, my six-year-old son received his cleft-lip surgery. He wore a mask and sat quietly in our family bookstore, engrossed in a picture book. A young man came in, pinching his nose dramatically as he swaggered up to the manager. "Why did you let someone with an infectious disease in here?" he demanded loudly. "Get them out!" The manager winced. "Sir, I'm sorry, but I don't have the authority to remove other customers." Undeterred, the man marched up to me. "Be wise and get out of here. My girlfriend is Imogen Slater, CEO of the Slater Group. You don't want to mess with me." I froze in stunned silence. Imogen despised all men except me, and this guy claimed she was his girlfriend.

Dans les profondeurs des terres oubliées du Sud, à l'insu des humains, Vladimir, le chef des vampires, vit reclus, emprisonné par son chagrin. Après la perte dévastatrice de sa bien-aimée, il se retire du monde, abandonnant son clan et se condamnant à une lente agonie. Sa souffrance, aussi ancienne que son immortalité, le pousse à ignorer les affaires du clan et sa propre faim, jusqu'à ce que les anciens, inquiets de son état, décident d'agir. Pour raviver l'obscurité de son appétit, ils lui apportent une princesse humaine dont la présence va bouleverser l'équilibre de l'existence monotone de Vladimir. Alors que Vladimir lutte contre son désir primal, des sentiments qu'il pensait enterrés à jamais ressurgissent mais pas que… Le destin joue des tours cruels. La réapparition de sa fiancée, qu'il croyait morte, fait ressurgir de douloureux souvenirs et des choix impossibles. Coincé entre son amour perdu et la promesse d'un amour naissant, Vladimir doit naviguer dans un monde où ses propres sentiments s'entrechoquent et s'opposent. Alors qu'il est contraint à affronter la réalité, des secrets enfouis et les blessures du passé refont surface, laissant Vladimir dans un dilemme terrible: Son passé ou son présent… Vladimir sera-t-il capable de choisir entre son passé tragique et un présent prometteur, ou sera-t-il condamné à errer éternellement entre deux mondes ?

The sound of church bells, melancholy but resounding, reached the heart of a nearby girl during a sacred marriage in progress. In the middle of the church is a couple of bride and groom saying their vows, the bride's gentle face smiling. The groom is tall and stylish, lightly kissing the bride's cheeks, with a loving expression this scene is so happy, it makes many people dream. However, she was the only person in the lonely and lonely hall, silently mourning and heartbreaking. Can she not be heartbroken the person she loves is getting married, and the bride is not her. Didn't I say I liked you didn't I say I wanted to live with you why did I go to hug another woman after the night of my confession. You say that you like me is cheating, joking, or acting, but how can my heart love you take it back. The beautiful girl's eyes are sparkling transparent tears slowly fall to the music of the wedding, is there any more painful moment like this?..

Payapang namumuhay si Dea kasama ang kaniyang pamilya sa isang kagubatang malayo sa sentro ng Malefica-ang kaharian ng mga mangkukulam. Ilang taon na silang naninirahan dito upang makaiwas sa namumuong sigalot sa pagitan ng mga kauri niyang mangkukulam at bampira. Ngunit isang madaling araw, isang halimaw ang umatake sa kanilang tirahan at walang awang pinaslang nito ang kaniyang ina at nakatatandang kapatid na babae. Hindi pa nakuntento ang halimaw at ginawaran ng isang sumpa ang kaniyang bunsong kapatid. Naging isang mabangis na halimaw ang kaniyang kapatid at halos hindi na makilala pa dahil sa pagbabagong anyo nito. Sa araw ding iyon, nagtagpo ang landas ni Dea at ang reyna ng mga mangkukulam. Sinabi nito sa kaniyang isang bampira ang halimaw na lumusob sa kanilang tahanan at ang may kagagawan sa lahat ng kaguluhang nangyayari sa buong Malefica. Ang pangalan ng bampirang ito ay Trevor Hemlock. Namuo ang matinding galit sa puso ni Dea at nangakong ipaghihiganti ang sinapit ng kaniyang pamilya.

The journey of four siblings who fight the ups and downs of life to get successful futures. Follow the lives of Stacey, Gloria, Avery and Madison As they face everything head on with their own unique characters.

While presiding over a transnational meeting, I received a distressing call from my daughter's kindergarten teacher. "Mrs. Payton, a kid drew a massive clown on Anna's face during nap time! No matter how much I try to wash it off, it won't come off!" I immediately rushed to the kindergarten. My daughter, Anna Payton, was sobbing at the door. Her usually fair and tender face was now red and swollen. The clown drawing on it was particularly eye-catching. The new teacher was so panicked that she was crying herself, her voice trembling. "The parent of the other child is in the office. They said they're willing to compensate any amount, but... But there's no way you can make their son apologize." My anger surged as I kicked open the office door. However, I instantly froze in place. In the office, my husband, Arlo Payton, who was supposed to be in Swizor for a year of intensive studies, was holding up the bully. The next second, the little boy in his arms pointed at Anna and laughed. "Look, Dad. Clownface is here!"

When Deanna finds out that she has to do one more thing to graduate she is taken by surprise. She has to go to the one professor she had a crush on years before and see if he will take her on as a TA. Max looks up to see the one student he wanted in the five years he had been teaching standing there asking for a job. After his internal debate he accepts but he finds he has certain conditions. Everything around the two starts to fall apart as they grow together. The three book series is now complete.

C'est l'histoire d'une jeune fille qui vivait avec son père et sa mère tranquillement et dans l'harmonie. Mais avec le temps, sa mère n'arrivait plus à avoir d'autres enfants proposa donc à son mari de prendre une seconde épouse pour pouvoir avoir d'autres enfants car elle était dans l'incapacité de lui en donner. C'est ce qui fut fait après quelques hésitations. Cette dernière femme Va se montrer très compréhensive dès le début mais lorsque qu'elle sera enfin enceinte, tout va changer car après une visite chez ses parents elle serait une toute autre personne, elle fera de la vie de cette fille un enfer juste après la mort de sa mère.

Mya Smith thought she had secured her place in a life of luxury when she married billionaire CEO Damon Smith. Instead, she was met with neglect, disdain from his relatives, and a marriage that existed only in name. When Damon brazenly brought his first love, glamorous socialite Sloane Monroe, into their home, Mya finally snapped. She walked into his office, slammed the divorce agreement onto his desk, and left his sneer of “You’ll regret this” behind her. Alone and humiliated, Mya’s world seemed to collapse—until four powerful men appeared: Alexander, Adrian, Cameron, and Casey Cross. To her shock, they revealed she was not an abandoned wife, but their long-lost sister and rightful heiress of the Cross family empire. With Alexander’s wealth, Adrian’s legal brilliance, Cameron’s fame, and Casey’s fierce loyalty, Mya was reborn as Mya Cross, and the world took notice. But Damon would not let her go so easily. Fueled by obsession and wounded pride, he launched a scandal to ruin her—fabricated affairs, forged evidence, and whispered lies meant to destroy her image. Yet his scheme backfired spectacularly. On live television, her brothers dismantled the lies and exposed Damon’s affair with Sloane. Overnight, Damon lost his family, his investors, and his reputation. Now hailed as a wronged but dignified heroine, Mya shines brighter than ever, her name synonymous with power and grace. And when Damon returns, broken and begging for another chance, her brothers deliver the final, cutting verdict: You will never be near our sister again.. The Cross Family is a tale of betrayal, rebirth, and revenge—where one woman learns that losing everything was only the beginning of finding her true self.

On the eve of my wedding, my parents returned from abroad, and my fiancée, Seraphina Vale, went into the kitchen to host them, preparing her specialty—passion fruit tea—for everyone. My parents, Edward and Eleanor Blackwood, and I had barely taken our first sip when the bodyguard, Alaric Sterling, standing beside her, burst into laughter. “You really are a family,” he said. “All of you drinking toad eggs as if they were passion fruit, savoring every mouthful.” Nausea rose instantly, and my parents and I retched uncontrollably, after which I swung my fist and went straight for him. But Seraphina shoved me away. “You were the one who called Alaric a toad before,” she said. “I was just helping him get even.” Alaric looked at me smugly. “Aren’t your parents biologists?” he said. “You should be thanking me for the hands-on experiment.” I lifted the scalding soup and splashed it at Alaric. Seraphina screamed as she ordered the other bodyguards to break my hand. “You insulted Alaric first,” she said. “That’s why he retaliated. What right do you have to lay a hand on him? “If anything happens to Alaric, you won’t get away with it.” I watched Seraphina hurriedly escort Alaric away, her face tight with concern. I turned to my parents. “Can you ask her if she’s still willing to marry me?”