52 Book Club 2021: #12 Title Starting With The Letter D

“I CAN’T BELIEVE YOU FIRED ME!” she screeched, looking like she’d just lost a leading role on Love & Hip Hop. “I’M THE BEST EMPLOYEE YOU EVER HAD, YOU STUCK-UP BITCHES!” Then boom, she picked up her laptop and chucked it across the room like she was auditioning for the shot put in the Olympics. Trevor gasped. “Not the MacBook!” “I’M NOT LEAVING! YOU’RE GONNA HAVE TO DRAG ME OUTTA THIS MUTHAFUCKA!” she screamed while kicking over her filing cabinet and knocking the shared Keurig onto the floor. The damn machine sputtered its last brew..... Without Warning follows the unexpected and passionate love story of Sienna Carter, a strong,  witty, but unconfident woman who wasn’t looking for forever, and Knox Michaels, the charming younger brother in a powerful Chicago family known for their business, influence, and drama. What begins as heated encounters quickly spirals into something deeper, something neither of them saw coming. Their chemistry is undeniable, but with family secrets, jealous exes, workplace politics, and complicated loyalties surrounding them, navigating their relationship is anything but simple. When Sienna discovers Knox’s dark past, the once thought to be the carefree bachelor is thrown into a whirlwind of fear, surprise, and overwhelming love. Determined not to lose her, Knox steps up, claiming his future with Sienna even as both of their families reel from the news. As the two try to merge their worlds, tensions flare, siblings clash, friends turn into rivals, and unexpected alliances form. With an announcement party meant to bring everyone together turning into a powder keg of secrets and emotions, Sienna and Knox must decide if their bond is strong enough to survive the storm, because love, like life, doesn’t always come planned. Sometimes it comes, Without Warning

Henry Bishop is an Alpha who has yet to meet his mate. He hoped his mate would be Kennedy, the oldest daughter of his ally. However, she is mated to his brother. Then, he thought he might be mated to her sister, Wendy. However, in the last year, she has slowly moved away from him, preferring to spend time with the students at the Warrior Academy her brother attends. After years of waiting to find his fated mate, Henry has given up and decided to take a chosen mate. As a thirty-three-year-old man and Alpha, it’s time for him to settle down and start a family. After spending months in his mother’s previous pack, he’s decided on his chosen mate, Justine. She’s young enough to give him pups but mature enough to be the Luna that his pack needs. Piper Conley is a student at the Warrior Academy. As an Alpha female who hadn’t met her mate, she decided to apply to the Academy so she could make her own way in the world. Piper has a fiery personality, no filter on her mouth, and she’s passionate about the people in her life she cares about, including her current romantic partner, Zach. When Henry comes to the Academy to sign an alliance agreement with Yorick and his new mate, he unexpectedly comes across his fated mate, Piper. What will happen now that Henry has found his fated mate after agreeing to take a chosen mate? Can Henry accept that Piper is a very different kind of mate than he was expecting? Is Piper willing to give up her dreams of becoming an elite warrior to become Henry’s Luna? Will Henry choose Piper over Justine? Find out in Book Four of the Pack Series.

Eva Ann Rayner has always loved her best friend’s brother, Alexander who is six years older than her. Soon she realizes the gorgeous, temperamental, overprotective and arrogant Alexander Van Every is forbidden to her and definitely off limits. He doesn’t reciprocate her feelings, nor does he acknowledge her very existence. To him, she is always his little sister’s friend! Eva loses all hope when Alexander announces his engagement to the daughter of a business mogul. For four years she concentrates on her studies and career, avoiding Alexander at all costs. With his parents hating her with a vengeance, it isn’t a difficult task at all. So, what will Eva do when Alexander breaks his engagement after four years? What will she do when she needs to live with her best friend in the same building as him? Can she deal with the whirlwind of feelings that seeing Alexander every day unleashes within her? What happens when hidden secrets about her family are unearthed? Will Eva realize why his family is against her? Will she lose hope in Alexander forever? Read this unique and epic romance to know how Eva tames the possessive, dominant, overprotective, hot, and jealous billionaire with her sweetness.

Irina, 18 ans, est une jeune prodige originaire de la Fondation BloodMoon, connue pour former les leaders les plus influents au monde. Déterminée, elle consacre sa vie à ses études et ses ambitions, reléguant les relations sentimentales au second plan. Trouver l'amour n'est pas dans ses priorités, surtout lorsqu’elle est prête à tout pour honorer l’héritage de sa famille. Mais que se passe-t-il lorsqu'elle découvre qu'elle est fiancée par contrat au plus impitoyable milliardaire un homme venant d'un pays lointain et dont la réputation effraie même les plus puissants ? **Xander Draymore**. Ce nom seul fait trembler les investisseurs et les magnats du monde entier. Dangereusement séduisant mais d’une cruauté légendaire, il a bâti son empire sur des ruines et des sacrifices. Convaincu que le destin lui joue un mauvais tour, il refuse d'accepter ce mariage arrangé qu'il considère comme une punition. Mais pourquoi, dès le premier regard échangé avec Irina, a-t-il soudain l'impression qu’elle est différente des autres ? Est-elle une menace pour son pouvoir ou une clé pour ses propres ambitions secrètes ? "Tu n’es pas heureux ?" osa demander Irina, alors qu’il fixait la ville illuminée par la fenêtre de son penthouse, son visage éclairé par les néons qui le rendaient presque vulnérable, un contraste saisissant avec sa réputation de prédateur des affaires. "Heureux ?" répondit-il avec un sourire glacial, un éclat d’ironie dans la voix. "C'est un concept que je n'ai jamais compris... et que je ne comprendrai jamais." Ces mots brisèrent quelque chose en elle. Mais pourquoi Xander semble refuser toute émotion ? Quelles blessures cache-t-il derrière cette façade de perfection glaciale ? Irina sera-t-elle capable de percer son armure avant de perdre son propre cœur dans ce jeu d’ambitions et de trahisons ? Et surtout, quel secret sur leur lien commun pourrait tout bouleverser ?

*COMPLETED* This is the second book of my first story " Demons within Me series entitled " The Incubus Slave".A story of Diana and Thamer's son. Adoneram Reid is a cambion. He inherited the demon's ability from his father Thamer. Diana thought that he's not a cambion like his father but on his 21st birthday, his cambion's transformation begun. They kept it from everybody to keep him safe until he fell in love with a werewolf girl named Yennifer Lorca. But this girl made their lives in chaos. She's the lost daughter of an Alpha King Lucian. She had a mate from their pack and he was Gerald Itopia. He would do anything to find her and the battle begun between the Cambions, Lycans, Vampires, and Werewolves when Yennifer chose Adoneram's side, her first love. Would true love prevail or the enemies? Ps. Please read Book 1 first to understand the story briefly.

Une jeune fille très aimée par sa famille, particulièrement par son père, Chose qui change suite à une tragédie familiale lié à la polygamie. Sur ceux, sa mère se retrouve en prison pour un meurtre qu’elle n’a pas commise. Déterminée à innocenter cette dernière, elle fait un pacte avec un homme très mystérieux et très riche qui lui promet de faire libérer sa mère si en échange elle arrive à changer le mal incarné (Son fils) en bien. Arrivera t’elle à changer le mal en bien? À quel prix ?

When Helena Bale decides that a marriage is overrated, she decides to skip all the formalities and to get to what she really wants; an heir. Headstrong and determined to have her way, she convinces Alexander to abide by her contract. What she didn't count on is how emotional it will all get.

Jervis Dean Pendleton successful businessman and owner of Pedle/Vie pharmaceutical company met Adelyn Axelle Dela Fuente na isang pharmacist, Para makuha ang babae ay gumawa ito ng kontrata. babayaran niya ito kapalit ng serbisyo nito para maging babae niya. sa unang paghaharap nila ay tila hindi nito nagustuhan ang offer ni Jervis hanggang sa magkasakit ang ama niya, kailangan nila ng malaking pera para matustusan ang dialysis nito tatlong beses sa isang linggo. Pumayag siya sa offer ni Jervis. nung una nga ay sumusunod lang siya sa gusto nitong mangyari hanggang sa may nangyari na sa kanila, unti unti na siyang nahuhulog dito at minahal na nga niya ang lalaki na ganun din naman ang nararamdaman sa kanya, hahadlangan nga yun ni angelica na gagawin ang lahat para makuha si Jervis, Sisirain niya ang reputasyon ni Adelyn bilang isang lisensyadong pharmacist. Sisirain niya ito sa trabaho kay Jervis at sa magulang nito nang magtagumpay sa paninira si angelica ay nagpakalayo layo si adelyn kasama ang magulang at ang magiging anak nila ni Jervis na nasa sinapupunan niya pa. Nang malaman ni Jervis ang paglayo ni adelyn ay halos ikabaliw niya ito pinahanap niya ang dalaga na inabot ng taon. at nang matagpuan ito ay dinakip niya ito at dinala sa maliit na isla ng balabac, dito nga ay ipaparamdam niya sa babae ang sobrang pagmamahal at obsession na nararamdaman niya

So far Amberleigh Dubois rags to riches story hasn’t been much of a fairytale. Impregnated by billionaire Grayson Godwin, told pretty promises, only to be dumped when the railroad heir chose another. She found comfort in the arms of his best friend Leo Clemonte. But fate brought the three of them back together. And it became a love story that broke all the rules. Amber, Grayson, and Leo's happily ever after is threatened by their enemies.The evil Van Tessin empire must fall. The Godwin dynasty must unite in the face of those seeking to tear it apart. To make the world safe for their little princess.The trio will face more enemies than one as Grayson’s illness progresses. Is a new drug the miracle cure? Who will rise and who will fall? Life’s not a fairytale until you make it into one...

Une femme voit sa vie basculer lorsque l’homme qu’elle croyait être son allié le plus sûr se retourne contre elle. Trahie, rejetée par sa propre famille, elle est peu à peu effacée de l’existence de ceux qu’elle aime. La douleur se mêle à l’humiliation publique, jusqu’à la réduire à l’ombre d’elle-même. Mais au plus profond de cette chute, une flamme de survie demeure : la certitude qu’elle n’a pas encore livré son dernier combat. Alors qu’elle tente de se reconstruire, une rencontre inattendue bouleverse son destin. Face à un homme aussi puissant qu’inquiétant, elle se retrouve confrontée à une proposition déroutante : s’unir à lui dans un pacte froid et calculé. Ce marché pourrait la sauver de l’abîme ou l’y plonger définitivement. Entre méfiance et fascination, elle est contrainte de choisir entre fuir son passé ou affronter le danger d’un avenir incertain. À mesure que les secrets se dévoilent et que les alliances se forment, la frontière entre vengeance et rédemption devient de plus en plus floue. Les trahisons passées résonnent encore, mais une question reste en suspens : cette femme brisée saura-t-elle renaître de ses cendres ou se laissera-t-elle consumer par la noirceur qui menace de l’engloutir ?