An Elegant Defense

On the day of my daughter Eleanor Baldwin's second birthday party, my entire family stood nervously by the banquet hall entrance. They were not there to greet guests, but rather to keep me from showing up and causing a scene. Mom's face was written all over with anxiety. "Lucas wouldn't actually crash the party, would he?" Dad's brow stayed tightly furrowed. "Who knows? That disgrace of a son is capable of anything." My younger brother, Cody Baldwin, had his arm wrapped gently around my wife, Kendra Clarkson, trying to reassure her. "Don't worry. If Lucas dares to show up, I'll keep you and Ellie safe." Kendra nodded slowly. "If it really comes to that... maybe we should just let Ellie be his goddaughter. At least then, we're still family..." However, the party came and went, and I never appeared. I had already made up my mind to join a classified national defense research program. Only this time, it was for good.

Ever thought you were different from the world, that no matter how you tried, you just never fit in? That no body would accept the real you? Things felt the same for Ariana Bliss. It never got better after she realized the head agent of her defense academy that everyone answered to was the most annoying schoolmate she could ever come across. ******************************. "It's gonna be like this for a month." He smiled. Punch him. Break his nose or finger, dislocate his leg, shove a book in his mouth, stuff a pen into his nostrils. Ari's mind kept thinking of several possible ways to hurt him. "You don't know how much I wanna hurt you." She mumbled truthfully. "You can't, cos I'm gonna beat you again. Just like earlier today." He smirked. Arrrgh! "Just ignore. I'm just gonna ignore you for the rest of my life. " She said and the teacher walked in.....

Isabella was born in the mafia, but she wasn’t born of royalty. All she knew was pain and ran away from a life of chaos and destruction before it could kill her. Now, she’s older and a defense attorney living in New York City. All was going well until she received a letter from the one person who has always looked out for her. She was getting married and wanted Isabella to come home and witness her union. Isabella wanted to refuse, but she knew she had to do it. Now that she’s back home, she’s thrusted back into the flames of Mafia life. A certain man has his eyes on her and won’t let her leave. What will happen when Isabella learns that the very man who sets her body ablaze, is a man who runs the same Mafia she’s running from? This is a story about finding love in all the wrong places, and how forgiving the past can open you up to a beautiful future.

Gumuho ang mundo ni Liza Mia nang biglang nalantad sa buong Law Community ang kalokohang ginawa niya, at dahil doon ay itinakwil siya ng kanyang Ina. Nanganganib pa na mawalan siya ng lisensiya bilang abogado dahil dito. she thought it was the end of her,not until a handsome billionaire named Harry Henriques came to the picture- ang maswerteng lalaking nakakuha ng virginity niya. Kaya naman, ganoon na lang ang pagkamuhi niya rito. ang problema,kung anong ikinaiinis niya rito ay siya namang ikinagusto nito sa kanya. she is trying to forget and call it quits. Ngunit sadyang paglalapitin sila ng Tadhana dahil sa Isang di inasahang pangyayari. He badly wanted her to represent him in court- as his defense lawyer. Would she decline or accept his please? When she knows it's her only way of gaining back her tainted reputation.

Andreas Sanders daringly returned to Ashford City in order to escape from his engagement party that was to be held in Paris. He would never accept an arranged marriage that would clearly trap him further in his own family's game. Therefore, he realized that there was only one thing to do now. That is to secure a beneficial marriage. Love and fairy tales were unnecessary. The only thing Andreas needed was an intelligent woman who could engage in mentally stimulating debates with him. Luckily, Andreas found her in the form of his friend's secretary. She was tall and elegant, dressed in a tailored suit with long pants, supported by seven-centimeter-high heels, with wavy hair, red lipstick, and, of course, a sharp tongue. A truly perfect combination. The woman that Andreas desired. Vlora Anderson. * 2nd book of seri 'The CEO'

Ivy loved Ryder with all her heart, she left her life aside just to be with him. But when his ex returned, he discarded her without hesitation. Going out with her and taking care of her need as though she was the wife he had always wanted. Angered and betrayed, Ivy decided she'd give them the space they craved. She came into his life to be loved by him, and if he couldn't give her that love, then goodbye to him. Years later, Ivy returned happier, elegant, richer and even more confident than the ex he chose over her. Now he wanted her back but Ivy already had a new life and wasn't interested in revisiting her past.. 'Sorry but you're now a thing of the past.'

Caught between a best friend’s betrayal, a man who awakens desires she can’t control and the husband she promised forever, she finds herself trapped in a dangerous game where the lines between love and loyalty blur. Meet Ava Moore, an elegant businesswoman who had it all. The power, the house, the beauty, heck! The corner office as CEO of TMPInc. Until one reckless night that shattered everything… One forbidden touch turned into nights of fiery love making in tangled sheets, where passion and sweat mixed and desires that knew no boundaries refused to be silenced. As her world crumbles in her face, she must make a choice. Would she choose passion and desire over love and respect or risk losing everything she’s worked so hard to build?

Aria Lin was once the perfect socialite... Obedient, elegant and married to the city's most powerful CEO. But on the night of their 5th year anniversary, he made her signed over her company to him and then killed her. But fate? It gave her a second chance at life and she had decided to make him pay for every single betrayal. Right at the moment of his grand proposal, Aria did the unthinkable. She walked right up to her brooding assistant and kissed him right on the lips. Cameras flashed and the crowd gasps, but Aria? Didn't mind them at all. This right here? Was her statement. And her quest for freedom and revenge has begun with an impromptu kiss and a contract. Or has it? When her supposedly brooding assistant turned husband ended up being more possessive than her ex?.

As I fought a stray dog for a loaf of moldy bread, distinguished guests arrived at the orphanage. They'd come to find the long-lost heir of a wealthy family. After confirming their choice, they donated $100 million to the orphanage and handed out chocolates to every child. My mouth watered as I reached for a box, but glowing messages flashed before my eyes. [Lawrence, show your locket! They're here to bring you home!] [Don't let that impostor steal your birthright. It's yours!] They revealed the truth: the elegant couple were my biological parents, and the poised girl beside them was my fiancée. Yet I clutched my chocolate and ran, aware of their true purpose: they'd come here just for the fake heir. Even if I revealed my locket, they'd not pay me any attention.

WARNING!!!!! THIS BOOK IS AN EROTICA ROMANCE NOVEL AND IT CONTAINS EXTREME EXPLICIT CONTENT IN ABOUT 60% OF THE BOOK. THE BOOK IS ONE IN THE EROTIC ROMANCE SERIES. Her name is Jenna Laurence. She is an embodiment of extreme beauty with a burdened heart of guilt and suffering. Her entire life is in a total mess and in dire need of immense support. She finds an opportunity in a rich billionaire named Eric with a desire for sexual pleasure. Her desperacy makes her sell her dignity. She signs a contract with him and then begins a life of erotic pleasure and sex with him. But what they didn't expect is to find themselves falling into an irresistible in-depth passion for each other. A passion so strong that a moment without each other feels like they have been sucked off their life forces. Their desire and extreme want for each other almost makes them go insane. They become inseparable and he isn't willing to end his deal with her so soon. But then, a huge rock as mighty as a hailstorm breaks the defense in their budding relationship when a treacherous secret from her past stands in their way creating a dilemma that shakes both their worlds. But whatever happens, they can never remain the same.