Matrimonio Por Contrato

My mother was the best portrait artist in the police station. She had a strong sense of justice and brooked no evil. However, all I got was a sharp retort when I called her to save me. "You know it's your sister's coming-of-age celebration today, and you're cursing her? Kidnapped, are you? Fine, the kidnappers can kill you for all I care." She assumed it was a prank call. So, she refused to go to the police station and do her job. I wasn't saved in time and was tortured to death. When the DNA report came out, she came to the scene all wobbly. She drew a portrait of me with my bones as reference, her hand trembling all the way. "Jessica? It can't be her. This is a mistake!" She tried again and again. Yet, it didn't matter how many times she redid it as the portrait showed my face. My mother, who had hated me my whole life, teared up.

Elleanna's journey was never an easy one. It will filled with pain, heartache, torture, and loss. She learns to fend for herself, but also how to trust. When the time comes will she able to let her heart feel love or will she ultimately break? Many people along her life journey show her love and compassion, but love doesn't overcome everything and sometimes there is just too much loss. Come along the journey to see where her life takes her and if she will ever get to be happy. ** there are triggers like abuse, torture, and other things in here so you are warned in advance **

This novel contains explicit sexual content and depictions of violence. Reader discretion is strongly advised. **************** College rugby star Andre Williams only has one rule: win at any cost. It is how he stays the golden boy, how he keeps the Bay Tigers on top, and how he keeps his life clean enough to survive the season. Then Richard O’Reilly arrives. No one seems to know where he has come from, only that he is too good, too calm, and too threatening to Andre, who until now has always been the one on top. Richard is not just talented at rugby, he is mysterious and hard to read. He keeps his past sealed up tight because he is hiding something that could blow his life apart. Andre has built his whole life on control. The first time Richard appears, Andre realizes control is not as solid as he thought, and it could slip. It starts as a cutthroat rivalry. Then it turns into obsession. And the obsession grows into a hunger neither of them can explain or control.

Tres años de matrimonio, y todo termina con dos palabras. Fírmalo. Ni siquiera levantó la mirada cuando lo dijo. Simplemente deslizó los papeles sobre la mesa, como si yo fuera otro trato empresarial por cerrar. No se suponía que nos enamoráramos; empezó como un contrato, algo práctico, algo seguro. Pero los sentimientos tienen la costumbre de crecer donde no deberían. Por un tiempo, pensé que le importaba. Los momentos en silencio, los pequeños detalles: recordaba mi canción favorita, cómo tomo el té, lo mucho que odio la lluvia. Creí que significaban algo. Resulta que sí lo hacían… solo que no para mí. Cada gesto, cada palabra suave, estaba prestada de un recuerdo. De ella. La mujer que lo tuvo primero. La que se fue. La que ahora ha vuelto. Así que firmé. Sonreí. Me fui. No porque quisiera, sino porque tenía que hacerlo. Él no me persigue. Todavía no. Pero puedo sentirlo: el peso de todo lo que no se dijo sigue suspendido en el aire entre nosotros. Tal vez se dé cuenta de lo que perdió. Tal vez no. De cualquier manera, esta vez no voy a quedarme esperando para averiguarlo.

Samantha Lee’s life was already a mess. A top cheerleader in New York, juggling school pressure and a rocky relationship with her single mother, the last thing she expected was to catch her boyfriend cheating—at a party, no less. One reckless night and too much alcohol later, she wakes up next to Tyler—the arrogant, straight-A hockey star who’s also her academic rival and personal nemesis. Things couldn’t get worse… until her mother announces she's getting remarried—to Tyler’s father. Now, Samantha is stuck under the same roof as the one guy she swore to avoid. He’s off-limits. Her stepbrother. The boy she can’t stop thinking about. As secrets grow harder to hide and sparks fly in the most forbidden ways, Samantha and Tyler must face the truth: staying apart might be the right thing to do… but falling in love might be inevitable. Sport Affair (His Little Dirty Secret) is a steamy, emotional rollercoaster of forbidden love, rivalry, and second chances.

Camilla is used to getting every thing she needs. But what happens when she bites a little more than she can chew? Camilla May McKenna is convinced her best friend's boyfriend is cheating on her. But to prove this to Faye, her best friend, she must get evidence of this cheating. And so, begins the quest to stalk and capture Vanya in the act. But fate has other plans in store for her. When news break out about Vanya's marriage, she seizes that chance as the perfect opportunity to crash his wedding and exact her revenge. If you hurt her best friend, you hurt her, and she won't let it go. Maksim is getting married to someone he doesn't love. That's how it has always been in their family, so it's no big deal to him. But when a lady storms into the church on his wedding day, wailing and calling him names for cheating on her, the wedding is cancelled. The cancellation cost him a lot. And he's not one to take this lying down. So, he sets out to find this crazy chic who thought it okay to crash his wedding and lie to his face.

When I'm trying to save a female patient's life, I use a pair of scissors to cut open her bra. But my fiancee, Scarlett Baxter, uploads a video of me pressing on the patient's chest to the Internet. "I know you're saving the patient's life, but isn't protecting the patient's privacy important as well? Besides, you keep touching her chest! This makes me feel very uncomfortable!" This incident goes viral on the Internet. The hospital I work at chooses to de-escalate this matter by demoting me and deducting my annual bonus. On top of that, I also receive a huge penalty for my actions. I did everything I could to save that patient's life, and yet everyone decided to paint me as a molester. Fine. I might as well not do anything, then. I'm not going to save anyone now. This time, the entire hospital falls into chaos.

This book is about a woman who has found favor in the eyes of the Gods. The God Minerva grants her with the opportunity to enter a world where she will be able to learn from her past mistakes and become better, bolder and braver than she's ever been. Will she chose to tale the offer? Read to find out

Naomi Carter pensait savoir reconnaître le danger. À Empire Heights University, elle partage sa vie avec Liam Harrington, star du campus. Charismatique, intense, parfois brutal dans son caractère… mais passionnément amoureux d’elle. Elle croyait que le danger avait son visage. Jusqu’au jour où elle est sélectionnée pour un stage prestigieux à New York. C’est là qu’elle rencontre Alexander Blackwood. Toujours impeccable. Toujours maître de lui. Un homme respecté, craint, admiré. Un homme en costume. Froid. Calculateur. Impitoyable en affaires. Mais certains dangers ne crient pas. Ils observent. Ils attendent. Entre passion, ambition et pouvoir, Naomi va découvrir une vérité qu’elle n’avait jamais imaginée : Le plus dangereux n’est pas celui qui perd le contrôle. Le plus dangereux porte un costume.

On Valentine's Day, I paid in full for a sports car and gave it to my wife as a gift. But when my wife arrived at the private dining restaurant, she brought her parents—and her childhood sweetheart—along with her. The moment my mother-in-law saw it, she slammed her hand on the table, furious. "Tyler, do you have so much money that it's burning a hole in your pocket? Is all this really necessary just for a meal? "Megan pinches every penny at home, and here you are throwing money around outside—just to show off?" Embarrassed, I tried to explain that this was simply a token of my love for Megan. My father-in-law, however, kept a stern face. "No matter how expensive the car is, it's still going to get stuck in traffic during rush hour! It's not even as useful as the electric scooter Brandon gave her. If you ask me, you didn't put any real thought into this. "Oh, right. I heard the salesperson who sold you the car was introduced by Brandon. How exactly are you planning to repay that favor? No matter how busy you are with work, you can't just push everything onto Brandon to handle for you." I could hear the hidden meaning behind his words. So that was what this was really about. They were still holding a grudge because a week ago, when my father-in-law had twisted his back, I hadn't gone to the hospital to visit him. But at the time, I had been busy cleaning up the mess Brandon Hayes had caused for the company. I'd even kept him out of prison. Yet, instead of gratitude, they were turning the blame on me. After a long silence, my wife finally looked at me. "Tyler, transfer ten percent of the company's shares to Brandon as repayment." "And if I don't?" My father-in-law barked angrily, "Then I'll have Megan divorce you!" I laughed. Then I calmly pulled a divorce agreement from my pocket and placed it on the table. "Go ahead," I said. "Sign it."