A Botanist's Guide To Parties And Poisons

Venessa was always the picture of innocence—a sweet, gentle soul who never knew the dark truth that kept her alive. As a child, she was involved in a tragic accident that left another girl, Sophia, fighting for her life. But a powerful, heartless billionaire had a deal to make, one that would change everything. In exchange for Sophia’s heart, her life would be traded away so that Venessa, dying from a congenital heart defect, could survive. Fast forward years later, and Venessa has grown into a beautiful young woman, blissfully unaware of the dark secret that beats inside her chest. But when Alex, a charming yet cold billionaire, entered into a contractual marriage with her , things start to unravel. Venessa is swept up in a romance with the man who, unbeknownst to her, is the son of the man responsible for her father’s untimely death. As their love deepens, Venessa uncovers a devastating truth: the heart that keeps her alive is the heart of Alex’s first love—Sophia, the very girl she unknowingly doomed. And Alex? He’s now torn between a love that could heal him and a betrayal that could destroy them both. In a tale of passion, secrets, and vengeance, Venessa and Alex must navigate a twisted fate neither of them ever saw coming. Will love conquer all, or will the truth tear them apart?

Andy Williams is a nineteen year old Senior struggling to balance her school life, after hours job and moonlighting as a rock star. When her band is booked to do the end of term concert her cover is blown and she struggles to cope with the groupie, who just happened to be her Mathematics teacher, Miss Gweneviere Sheldon.Her English teacher, Miss Preston, offers to tutor her during the holidays and they start to get really close, perhaps too close? Uncomfortable with the situation Miss Preston calls everything off and sends Andy spiralling into a world of alcohol and drugs.Andys band tries to help Andy get over Miss Preston but ends up making the situation worse. Andy rethinks her actions during a couple of days in the hospital, she quits the band, changed her school schedule and starts extra Mathematics lessons to make up for lost time.She makes new friends, finds a new job. Her life seems to be back on track when a tragic accident happens on a school trip that leaves Andy temporarily paralyzed.She makes it through with the help of family and friends and reconnects with the band. With a little hard work Andy graduates and is free to pursue Miss Carol Preston.

Stephanie's voice trembled as she took a hesitant step backward, "But you have a fiancée," she stammered, shaken by the unexpected turn of events. "I couldn't resist," Paul Costa replied in a husky tone, his own steps closing the distance between them. "But..." Stephanie tried to protest, but he silenced her with a gentle yet firm answer, "Shhh. No buts. I want you, and I will have you," he whispered, sending thrilling shivers down her spine. A single night of passion with her boss, Paul Costa, takes an unforeseen twist when Stephanie discovers she's carrying his child. Paul, the CEO of a corporate giant, is on the brink of marrying an heiress from another influential conglomerate, destined to become "Mrs. Costa." However, fate has a different plan, as he finds himself falling deeply in love with Stephanie, a love he cannot openly embrace due to societal expectations and traditions. Their budding romance faces the harsh realities of tradition and social norms, and they must face a world filled with lies, deceit, and betrayals. A dangerous secret lurks, threatening to destroy everything they hold dear

Her life made a drastic change when she seduced the wrong twin, and now she's got the Mafia Lord obsessed with her.  Anabeth made the choice of seducing Irah King, her first love, but she wrongfully seduced his dangerous twin brother, Uriah King. She tried to get away from him, but her father and his mistress sold her to a brothel where Uriah saved her and bought her, asking for her virginity as payment and working for him as his nurse. Anabeth's relationship with Irah strengthened as her hatred for Uriah also grew, but one night wavered her feelings when Uriah saved her life. She found herself torn between a billionaire and a mafia lord. Will she choose her first love, or perhaps, she should give a new love a chance?

I hated him for being so good at playing me. At making my body crave his touch. At making me forget everything else and focus only on him. I hated that even though I was mad at him, I couldn't resist him. But I wanted to prove so badly that he didn't have me wrapped around his little finger so I spat, "Eric, stop!" Eric looked at me briefly and then pulled his hand out of my slit. He unbuckled his belt and let it hang loosely in his belt loops. Still holding my gaze with his, he unzipped his pants and brought out his cock. I shuddered and swallowed. "Say that again," he gruffed. . In an attempt to forget about her cheating boyfriend, Sapphire not only gets wasted in a nightclub but also takes part in a truth or dare game with her friends and she's dared to make out with any random guy present. She goes through with the dare – only that her pick is not just any random guy. Eric is the drop-dead hot grandson of a family of generational billionaires and also the new CEO of the company where Sapphire works at. After a heated argument between him and his mother over his refusal to get married, he goes to a nightclub to drown away his frustration. There he meets Sapphire, the perfect distraction. Their encounter leads to a mind-blowing one-night stand. And Eric is forced to enter into a one-year contract marriage with her afterwards. What starts out as a mere agreement becomes fueled by raw attraction and love for each other. But Sapphire’s new villainous mother-in-law, Eric’s philandering nature, a dark secret of the Donovans and the universe itself will threaten to break the two apart in more ways than one.

After five years of dating, my girlfriend, Rachel Meyers, cancels our wedding 52 times. The first time, her intern, Ethan Cole, messes up a form at the law firm where she works. She rushes back to fix it, leaving me stranded on the beach for the entire day. The second time, during the wedding ceremony, she hears that Ethan is being bullied by another attorney. She abandons everything to help him, leaving me to become the laughingstock of our guests. After that, no matter when we hold the wedding, Ethan always seems to have some kind of emergency that demands her attention. Eventually, I grow numb and decide to break up with her. But on the day I move out of Westerbay, Rachel loses her mind trying to find me.

Amelia waited for Zack at the Civil Affairs Bureau to get married, but he abandoned her. He only showed up to break their engagement, accusing her of being “cheap” after seeing the fabricated photos that had always destroyed her chances. Her heart broke, especially knowing her mother would be furious if she failed to marry yet again. At the peak of her despair, a stranger approached her. Tall, handsome, and charismatic, he too had just been left by his bride-to-be. Without hesitation, he offered Amelia marriage, saying they could both benefit from it. Shocked and uncertain, Amelia hesitated. But weighed down by pressure, humiliation, and her desperate desire to escape the Rinov family, she finally accepted the reckless proposal.

Para kay Tyra Reign Agustin, ang kasal ay isang mahalaga at sagradong seremonya na dapat pahalagahan ninuman. Samantala, iba naman ang pananaw ni Damien Alistair Prescott sa bagay na ito. Para sa kaniya, ang kasal ay walang importansiya at hindi dapat gaanong bigyan ng pansin. Nang makipaghiwalay si Tyra sa kaniyang dating nobyo na si Ethan Alexander Carter ay nakilala niya si Damien Alistair Prescott — isang hot bachelor CEO ng Prescott Nexus, na kilala bilang isa sa nangungunang maipluwensiya at makapangyarihang kumpaniya sa bansa. Ang kanilang unang pagkikita ay hindi pangkaraniwan. Suot ang pang-guwardiyang uniporme ay tumakas si Damien sa inihandang kasal ng kaniyang ina para sa kaniya, at sa kaniyang pagtakas ay nakasalubong niya ang umiiyak at lasing na si Tyra Reign. Dahil sa kagustuhang makatakas sa pangingialam ng kaniyang ina sa kaniyang buhay pag-aasawa ay walang pasubaling inalok ni Damien ng kasal si Tyra. Dala ng kalasingan at maling akala ay pumayag si Tyra na pumirma sa isang marriage contract. Sa kabilang banda ay naisip ni Damien na baka si Tyra na ang kaniyang hinahanap, dahil sa agaran nitong pagpayag sa kaniyang alok na pagpapakasal ay nagustuhan niya ito sa hindi malalim na paraan. Nakasuot lamang siya noon ng pang-guwardiyang uniporme ngunit nagawa pa ring sumang-ayon ni Tyra, para sa kaniya, ang babae ay ibang-iba sa nire-reto ng ina. Sa paglipas ng panahon ay nagkamabutihan sila, naging opisyal ang kanilang relasyon kahit pa hadlang dito ang pamilya ni Damien — lalo ang sariling ina nito. Ngunit dahil sa kaniyang pagmamahal kay Tyra ay nagawa niyang sumuway at labagin ang kagustuhan ng pamilya. Subalit ang kaniyang pagmamahal ang magbibigay rason kay Tyra upang iwan siya nito, bitbit ang isang sanggol na susunod na magmamana ng lahat ng mga kayamanan ng mga Prescott.

Ava and Clara have be friends from childhood untill they developed feelings for each other. But their love was put to test when Ava was involved in a plane crashed, everyone thought he was dead not knowing he was safe by geologist, but Ava lost his memory. He couldn't recognize where he was and the trace to find his hometown was given. So he remains with Raine the geologist and his wife for two years. At the other hands, Clara thought to have a husband from his family member, since she couldn't forget him or have someone like him. This made her tried changing Sherman Ava twins brother, he has Ava resemblance, but opposite in character, he was rude and arrogant, and have no time for women, he felt it was not necessary then. Clara while trying to change him for good, she save his life and made him a change person. She had pregnant for him, and on the eve of their wedding, Ava regain his memory, he rushed down to Serangroon on the day of Sherman and Clara wedding, hearing that she was getting married to Sherman his brother after his two years of disappearance, he rushed to the temple where they wedding was ongoing. He got in immediately Clara was about to exchange the wedding vow with Sherman, she called her name, Clara saw him, she tried running to meet him, but fell and fainted, when she was revived, she realized she was in between the twin brother, she was left with he choice of wedding with Ava or Sherman.

The plan was to run from him. But no one can outrun destiny. "I'm mated to the twin alphas of Bloodmoon. Your moon goddess must be wrong to think I'd want a third mate. Nevertheless, a cursed king." *** Avalyn Drakara became a fugitive taboo the moment she was born. Children born from the combination of two shifters never survive. The struggle of dominance from each gene would never allow that, but she did, fulfilling the prophecy of the flame reborn. Amidst various sacrifices to hide her identity, she finds herself living as a human runt in a cruel hierarchical werewolf pack where she's mated to the twin alphas. Fate is cruel, and decides being a pet to one more alpha is the price she'd pay for the power she was never meant to have. But he isn't just any alpha. He's Alpha Kael Draven, the cursed lycan of the north and a descendant of the royal family. She isn't his first, but she is the key to breaking his curse. But when you've spent years bound to what you know, leaving it becomes difficult. Ava has no idea about who she truly is. Kael doesn't care; all he wants is to break free. Yet with a prophecy that ties both together, a gruesome, inevitable love is bound to happen. It's either them, or their entire world.