An Imperial Affliction By Peter Van Houten

The novel is mainly about the forgotten British poet/writer named C. J Richards who lived in Burma/Myanmar in colonial times and he believed himself as a Burmophile. He served as I.C.S (Indian Civil Servant) and when he retired from I.C.S service, he was a D.C (District Commissioner) and he left for England a year before Burma gained its independence in 1948. He came to Burma in 1920 to work in civil service after passing the hardest I.C.S examination. He wrote several books on Burma and contributed many monthly articles to Guardian Magazine published in Burma from 1953 to 1974 or 1975. Though he wrote several books which had much literary merit to both communities, Britain and Burma (Myanmar), people failed to recognize him. The story has two parts: one part is set in the contemporary Yangon (then called Rangoon) in 2016 context and a young literary enthusiast named “Lin” found out unexpectedly the forgotten writer’s poetry book and there is surely a good deal of time gap that led him into a quest to know more about the author’s life. The setting is quite different comparing to colonial Burma and independence Myanmar (Burma), early twentieth century and 2016 which is a transitional period in Myanmar. The writer’s life is fictionalized in the novel and most of the facts are taken from his personal stories and other reference books. It is a kind of historical novel with a twist and it has comparatively constructed the two different periods in Myanmar history to convince readers, locally and abroad more about history, authorship, humanity, colonialism, and transitional development in Myanmar today.

Dahlia Nicholson and Dustin Rhys had been married for three years. After Dahlia’s meteoric rise to success, she abandons the useless dead weight that’s Dustin, proposing divorce. Unbeknownst to her, everything she had ever achieved was only because of him.

Simula nang mag-transfer sa unibersidad na pinapasukan ni Max si Ridge ay wala ng ginawa ang lalaki sa bawat araw na nagdaan kung hindi buwisitin ang araw nya. Hindi naman nya alam what Ridge can get from doing it so. Satisfaction? Happiness? Nah. Imposible. Malamang, napasobra lang ang nalanghap na usok ng katol ang lalaki kaya't sya ang napagdiskitahan. Ngunit nang lumipas ang ilang araw, her enemy's action and act gets destructive, weirder and seductive. Kaya't naging mariin ang pagpapaalala nya sa sarili na kaaway nya ang binata, that he's an enemy.

"Kneel!” He roared, seeing I wasn't moving. I scrambled to my feet, landing my knees to the floor. My face scrunched in pain when I suddenly felt all my bruises. I bit my lip, resisting a sob but my tears refused to stop falling. He grabs my jaw, squeezing it tightly between his fingers. He forced me to meet his eyes. "I'm going to ruin you." His words were heavy and filled with venom. “And then… see how they'll think when their precious daughter becomes the very beast they despise, hunted… and killed.” Nasrin has struggled all her life because of her heart disease. She was neglected by her family and the people around her that treated her like a fragile doll. One night, she woke up from a knock on the door. She didn't know that the man behind it will change her life. All it took was one bite from a vengeful beast, her life had completely changed. From a fragile doll to becoming a being that she only read in books. Lucan Maximus Black, the Alpha of the Blood Moon pack. There's only one thing that Lucan wants and that's revenge for his family and pack. When he knew that the sickly fragile girl was his enemy's daughter, he immediately knew what to do. Take her and make her the being that his enemy hated the most. Unfortunately for him, falling for the enemy's daughter wasn't part of his plan.

Every person has their own secrets, and Alastair Emrys was no exception. Normally he was just a multimillionaire and worked as the chairman for the company light corporation. Light corporation was leading in almost every sector of business. He was the only child to his parents, he was raised to inherit their family business and during the process, he relied on himself and stopped relying on anyone else. His parents were worried about him but never voiced it out.  But all of his demeanor changed once an omega named Daelyn trespasses into his life. He just intended to use her to shut his board members on settling down, but the omega held more surprises. She wasn't a typical omega but there was more to her than that seemed.

A cabin by a lake for the summer with barely a soul in sight sounds like the perfect place to disappear to for eight weeks. Just me and my laptop, writing my next bestseller. Away from the city and the drama. My plans soon change on my first day here, all because of a handsome stranger who turns out not to be as much as a stranger as I thought. Sound's complicated, right? I didn't come here to get involved with anyone, the opposite really, but Kyson has a way to get to me easily, one which isn't so easy to fight especially when he is next door for the entire summer. I could resist, I should resist, but it is hard to fight chemistry, lust and connection, all things we seemed to share. I didn't think when I came here my summer would change everything and not all for the best.

Samantha: Jaecar, the fiercest of the Border Guard, has always been kind to me. Indulging me despite what I thought was his lack of sexual interest. That all changed the day he told me he'd have me as his mate. I said no. Spurring Jaecar to go from the sweet boy next door to the hungry wolf with his eye on me. Jaecar: She was mine. She'd always been mine. She just didn't know it yet. I courted her, I was kind to her, all with my end goal in mind. Possessing her. She thinks she can run from me. But I know everywhere she'd go. I know everywhere she'd hide. Because I know everything about Samantha. The Mating Moon is rising. And she will be my mate. Willing or not.

“Tell me, my sweet Mila, do you want me to stop?” “No!” I gasp. “Good, because no matter what, no matter who walks in, I won't,” He promised. Killian Knight was many things, dangerous, a certified killer, devastatingly handsome, my father's business partner and married. He was not just off limits, he was forbidden, he was a sin and I was tempted enough to risk the hell fire. He was everything that could ruin me and my body, my mind and my soul; everything was ready for it. Mila Anderson’s life takes an unexpected turn when she succumbs to the magnetic allure of her father’s enigmatic and dangerous mafia associate. What she doesn’t know is that Killian Knight has the power to unravel everything she’s carefully built. One secret revealed could bring it all crashing down. For Killian, one night with Mila changes everything. She’s everything he desires, yet she comes with her own web of secrets—and he’s determined to uncover every single one.

Amelia had been beaten severely for the last five years by the man who claimed to be her father. Her mother died when she was 13 and she has had to suffer the wrath of this man. She was now 18 and has been planning to escape to get out of this hell hole of a pack.

Lyph is notorious killer. She kills for a living. Either good or bad, Innocent or not. She simply doesn't care. Her heart has nothing but emptiness, She is completely heartless. All of this was a result of all the betrayals and hate she experienced in this world. She walked the darkest path, people can't even imagine, she sought for satisfaction through all the things she do to ease her desire, she had long hold unto. Yet unexpectedly she experienced another betrayal which pierced her deep. The noment dhe woke up all her desires disappeared like a bubble, leaving her with nothing but warmth.