Courage

Everyone had been poisoned. The toast for my party had just happened and now people were dropping like flies around me. And then I saw him. He entered the hall like an angel of death, his dark brown eyes two pools of malevolence that shone with sinister intent.Despite his twenty years of age, he definitely had more kills under his belt than years on his person. I was viciously yanked into the hard body of the man responsible for everything going on.One muscular arm went over my chest, pinning me to him. Fear lodged itself in my throat upon the sensation of cool dangerous metal at my temple. I bit back a whimper. He was going to kill me. “The name is Gabriel Rossi,” he murmured, his deep voice sending ripples of fear down my spine. “And your papa is going to watch me k*ll his precious princesa. He took my birthright from me. I’m gonna take something from him too.” I gathered my courage and with a surprising amount of strength fueled by the sheer terror pumping in my veins, I pulled myself out of Gabriel’s grasp. He tried to grab my arm, only for his hand to go over the protective bangle that suppressed my magic. I gave another fierce jerk of my body and the bangle broke away, left behind in his hand as I pulled free. I heard the cocking of his p*st0l. My eyes met the feral glowing yellow eyes of my killer, one hundred percent sure I was going to die. “Mate,” Gabriel Rossi said, staring straight at me. **** In a world where darkness and magic collide, Evelina finds herself entangled in a perilous dance with fate. You can run from Gabriel Rossi....but you can't hide. ***

For 23 years old woman, Gia Florence went through lots of breaks up and she never been in a relationship for more than six months. All because she ends up being cheated or any other reason. She always thinking of a fairytale where the princess meets her prince charming and they live happily ever after but didn't find the right guy to be her prince charming yet until one day, she encounters Lucas Santiago who also her father's business client. She had this feeling that he is different from any of her ex and wants to get to know him. She tries various ways to get his attention but it's hard than her thought. So, she gains all her courage and tries again and again. ***** I waited for a few rings before he picks it up. "Hey Lucas, it's me, Gia," I said. "Yes, I know it's you, Miss Florence. What do you want?" He asks. "You save my number?" I ask to ignore his question. "Even if I didn't save your number, I'd probably already memorize your number because this is not the first time you call me. So, what do you want from me, Miss Florence? I am busy right now," "Come on, it's weekend. Stop working on the weekend, will you? Take a rest and enjoy the weekend." "If you don't have anything important to say, then bye." "Wait! Don't hang up yet." "Yes?" He asks and I know he annoyed right now. "Can you accompany me for dinner tonight?" I ask hoping he will agree. "No." With that, he hangs up. I look at the screen and sigh. ***** Wants to know what happens? Give it a shot! It will be a roller coaster love story but also it is worth it to read it.

He was trained to repair failing hearts. She never imagined hers would be the one placed in danger. When Iris Moore steps into Hale Heart Institute as a newly graduated medical trainee, she carries ambition, grief, and hunger beneath her calm exterior. Raised by her grandmother after losing her mother early, Iris chose cardiology to honor love, survival, and sacrifice. Desire was never part of her plan. Until Dr. Nathaniel Hale. Powerful. Controlled. Forbidden. Nathaniel is the hospital’s most respected cardiologist, bound by legacy, family, and expectation. The woman chosen for him has his name, not his heart. Discipline built his world. Iris threatens to burn it down. From their first meeting, tension coils tight and breathless. Training becomes intimate. Touches linger. Hands brush skin too slowly. In quiet labs and shadowed corridors, restraint frays, desire pulses, and every heartbeat feels like a risk. But hospitals whisper. Nurses watch. Jealousy sharpens. And the woman waiting to claim Nathaniel’s future moves to destroy the threat. A complaint is filed. Warning arrives. line is crossed. Iris is targeted, isolated, and tested. Nathaniel is forced to choose between duty and desire, control and craving. Every stolen look costs more. Every step closer invites ruin. Because when forbidden hearts collide, consequences are brutal. And when restraint finally snaps, passion will demand payment. Some loves are dangerous because they feel too right. Some choices shatter everything. In a hospital built to save lives, this love might destroy two. And when secrets surface, survival will require courage, sacrifice, and surrender. Iris must decide whether to run or stay. Nathaniel must risk his name, his family, his future. Because once desire claims the heart, there is no safe way back. This story burns slow, deep, and unforgiving, pulling readers breathless toward scandal, surrender, obsession, desire

I've been mated to Alpha Alaric Goremane for five years, and I'm still a virgin. On the night he claims me, I stand before him, naked. With my heart pounding against my chest, I muster the courage to step forward and wrap my arms around him. But he pulls away, and then comes the words that lingered in my head for years like a devil's whisper. "I'm sorry, Kyna. I have severe germaphobia and can't handle physical intimacy. Please give me some time." In that moment, my heart plunges into the abyss. But when I see the torment in his eyes, I convince myself that he doesn't love me any less. He's just sick, and all I have to do is wait. So, I wait for five long years. On our fifth mating anniversary, I cross thousands of miles in a raging storm just to see the look of delight on his face when I surprise him. Sure enough, I see the warmth in his eyes and gentleness in his expression. But what a pity… it isn't for me. The Alpha, who claims to be an obsessive clean freak, is on one knee before his childhood sweetheart. He gently slips off her rain-soaked heels, dries her feet, and warms her cold toes with the heat of his palm. It's as if that's the most natural thing in the world, and as if his world holds no one else. He sighs. "Serene, how many times have I told you that you'll catch a cold? What would you do without me?" In that instant, the last of my delusions shatters. I finally realize that his germaphobia is selective, and I'm simply the one he can't bear to touch. Instead of making a fuss, I slip off the ring I've worn for five years and walk into the storm without looking back. Later, I hear he tries to win me back with the most expensive roses in the city. But the Kyna Lupen who loves him is long gone.

Her eyes widened in horror. The sound was unmistakable — the snap of a belt buckle, the hiss of it being undone. Then came the crash of fabric hitting stone. Terror exploded in her chest. She struggled violently, chains biting into her wrists until blood slicked her palms. Her chest heaved, heart pounding so hard it hurt. Ezra pressed harder, his knee locking her in place. One hand clenched her throat — not enough to choke, but enough to remind her she could not escape. His breath was ragged, wild, as if possessed. “You feel it too,” he growled against her skin. “Don’t lie to me, Nova. Your body wants this. You want me.” No. No, no, no. Her body burned, but it wasn’t for him. It was the cursed bond, the fire belonging to another. And that other… Her eyes filled with tears. Her lips shaped a silent prayer: Kilian. The bond within her surged like wildfire. Her chest arched, a gasp tearing from her throat. She felt it — claws raking down her soul, a storm breaking in her veins. He was here. He had come for her. *** Nova is a skilled hunter, fierce and independent, yet unaware of her true nature and the extraordinary destiny that awaits her. Humiliated by her fellow hunter colleagues for refusing to kill innocent wolves, she flees — only to be rescued by Kilian, the feared Lycan King. Thrust into his world, she must prove herself and earn her place within his pack, all while navigating the sharp wit, teasing sarcasm, and growing tension between them. Kilian is powerful, commanding, and fiercely protective, yet finds himself drawn to Nova in ways he cannot explain. Their connection develops slowly, charged with banter, challenges, and unacknowledged desire. But Nova is far more special and powerful than anyone could have predicted. Her choices, and the bond she shares with Kilian, will shape the fate of their world — deciding whether to destroy it, or to revolutionize and transform it for the better. As they uncover enemies deeply rooted in their lives, they must rely on their bond, courage, and love to face what comes next.

Synopsis Emily, une jeune femme de 22 ans, vient tout juste d’obtenir son diplôme universitaire. Elle est effrayée et anxieuse face à l’avenir, incertaine de ce que la vie lui réserve. Après avoir postulé à de nombreux emplois sans succès, elle est complètement dévastée. Par hasard, alors qu’elle se rend à un entretien pour le poste de ses rêves, elle croise Liam, le PDG d’une des entreprises à la croissance la plus rapide de New York et l’un des célibataires les plus convoités de la ville, dans l’ascenseur. Liam, séduisant, charmant et irrésistible, vêtu de son costume élégant, lui propose un poste de secrétaire personnelle au sein de son entreprise. Emily, ravie, accepte immédiatement, mais sa vie bascule lorsqu’elle découvre que son patron, un séducteur invétéré, l’a fait boire lors de leur premier rendez-vous. Emily se réveille le lendemain et réalise avec horreur qu’elle a perdu sa virginité avec Liam. Lui, satisfait de son plaisir, l’a abandonnée à l’hôtel. Emily est choquée : comment pourra-t-elle reprendre le travail auprès de cet homme après un tel incident ? Quelques mois plus tard, découvrant qu’elle a manqué ses règles, elle apprend qu’elle est enceinte. Elle prend son courage à deux mains pour en parler à Liam. Sa réaction brise Emily : il la rejette et l’abandonne, la laissant seule face à cette situation. Emily devra décider si elle garde l’enfant ou si elle choisit l’avortement. Parviendra-t-elle à survivre aux conséquences de cette liaison destructrice ?

« Ce n’est pas ce que ça a l’air— » « Vraiment ? Parce que ça ressemble à une tromperie avec la sœur de notre partenaire d’affaires. Le jour de notre cinquième anniversaire. Dans notre lit. » Alessandra Dela Cruz a bâti sa vie sur la confiance. La confiance que son mari l’aimait. La confiance que leur cabinet de design était un rêve partagé. La confiance que le travail acharné et l’intégrité suffiraient. Mais une nuit dévastatrice réduit tout cela en miettes. « Nous nous voyons depuis six mois. David dit que tu ne le vois pas comme moi. » « Tu m’as volé mes créations. » « Je prenais des décisions intelligentes pour l’entreprise. Tu n’étais tout simplement pas prête à faire ce qu’il fallait. » Maintenant, il ne lui reste rien d’autre que ses créations volées, des contrats falsifiés et une cible dans le dos. Car la trahison de David va bien au-delà de l’infidélité—il fait partie d’une conspiration qui s’étend aux plus hauts niveaux du gouvernement. Avec la sécurité de sa famille en jeu et sa réputation détruite, Alex a deux choix : abandonner et laisser les autres gagner… ou se battre et révéler tous les secrets qu’ils ont tenté d’enterrer. « Ramon a des relations haut placées. Les choses pourraient mal tourner pour toi et ta famille. » « Essaie. » Des rues animées de Davao aux couloirs du pouvoir à Manille, voici une histoire de trahison, de vengeance et du courage qu’il faut pour se reconstruire quand tout ce que l’on a toujours connu n’est qu’un mensonge.

Zoé Bennett ne voulait qu'une seule chose : se venger de son ex. Après avoir été humiliée et laissée devant l'autel, tout ce qu'elle désirait, c'était faire son entrée dans cette salle de bal en femme fatale, au bras d'un cavalier parfait. Mais comment son gigolo engagé pour l'occasion avait-il pu se révéler être… un milliardaire ? Devant elle se tenait Christian Kensington, PDG terriblement séduisant et follement arrogant du Domaine Kensington, l'un des hommes les plus riches du pays. À cet instant précis, Zoé avait eu l'impression que le sol se dérobait sous ses pieds. Pas de problème ? Si, il y en avait un. Et pas qu'un seul. Tout l'internet croyait désormais qu'ils formaient un couple. Et le plus gros souci dans tout ça ? Le grand-père de Christian y croyait lui aussi. Désormais, Christian devait entretenir le mensonge s'il voulait hériter de l'entreprise familiale. Zoé, elle, ne voulait qu'une chose : sortir de cette situation sans se faire poursuivre. Mais à mesure que la frontière entre mensonge et réalité s'estompait, elle sentait le piège le plus redoutable se refermer sur elle : retomber amoureuse. « On m'a déjà laissée tomber, Christian. Je ne referai pas la même erreur. » « Qui t'a dit que cette fois, tu serais la seule à perdre ? » Une comédie romantique pleine de rebondissements, de secrets bien enfouis et d'un désir impossible à ignorer. Zoé trouvera-t-elle le courage d'ouvrir à nouveau son cœur ?

I, Daphne Thorn, am an impoverished woman from the slums. William Blackburn, on the other hand, is the son of the richest man in Wylland. Unexpectedly, the two of us who share such vastly different identities end up being together. So far, we've tried out various difficult positions in our bouts of passion during our secret rendezvouses in secluded areas. Like the madman he is, William often torments me in every session. I'm so exhausted that I'm about to fall asleep. That's when a notification pops up on William's phone, which is sitting next to me. So, I take a peek at it. "William, my stomach hurts a lot! I'm suffering so much right now!" It's a text from someone named "Ellie". All the exhaustion in me disappears. I can feel my chest tightening up in discomfort. Once William is done with his shower, he leaves the bathroom and picks up his phone. "You should sleep first. I'm heading out," he says. When I see William turning his back on me, I blurt out, "Are you going to meet that childhood sweetheart of yours?" William wheels around to look at me. Suddenly, he moves to lift my chin. There is a trace of wariness in his eyes. "Don't go around sticking your nose in my business, Daphne. I like my woman docile and obedient." But I end up stalking William all the way to Royale Hotel, where I witness him visiting Elaine Moore, his childhood sweetheart. He coaxes her as though she's the most precious treasure in the world. I don't have the courage to question William in person. But still, I want to know who he thinks is more important to him—me or Elaine? So, I give him a call. "William, my gastritis is acting up again! It hurts so much! Can you drive me to the hospital?" I said. I use the same tactic that Elaine had used earlier. That night, I keep waiting for William, and yet he never returns to me. That's when I decide to not love him anymore.

Les Chaînes de l'Éternité Dans la brume éternelle de Londres, Victoria, une jeune infirmière au grand cœur, mène une vie modeste et solitaire, hantée par la mort de ses patients. Une nuit, en rentrant chez elle, elle croise le chemin de Lord Caspian, un vampire aussi ancien que la ville elle-même. Caspian n'est pas un amant ténébreux et romantique ; c'est un prédateur. Blasé par des siècles d'existence et de cruauté, il est attiré par l'éclat particulier de la vie qui émane de Victoria. Il ne veut pas l'aimer, il veut la posséder, la briser, faire d'elle son nouveau jouet pour tromper son ennui. Il la traque, la terrifie et finit par l'enlever, l'emmenant dans son manoir isolé, un mausolée de richesses et de souvenirs macabres. L'amour, ici, naît dans la contrainte et le désespoir. Victoria, pour survivre, apprend à lire en lui. Elle découvre que sa cruauté est une armure contre un vide immense. En refusant de le craindre constamment, en lui tenant tête avec une fragilité teintée de courage, elle éveille chez Caspian quelque chose qu'il n'avait pas prévu : non pas de la pitié, mais un besoin viscéral. Leur relation devient un dangereux équilibre. Caspian se surprend à la protéger des autres monstres, à vouloir qu'elle le regarde sans horreur. Mais sa nature profonde le rattrape. Plus il s'attache à elle, plus il a peur de la perdre, et cette peur se transforme en une violence accrue. Il est cruel parce qu'il commence à aimer, et cet amour le terrifie.