Ann Patchett Books Ranked

*Book 5* One mistake centuries ago left Lemuel cursed by the Goddess Merlos and forced to wander the earth granting the wishes of those who touch him. Lemuel was looking at an eternity of loneliness until his unexpected soulmate plucked him right out of the sea. Shocked to find he's been bound in more ways than one to Sebastian, the future King to the Kingdom of Atlesper, Lemuel resists Sebastian's advances at every turn, believing this may be one pairing Goddess Zarseti got wrong. Lemuel will have to face his past in hopes of starting a new future, but an overly flirtatious King is the least of his worries when he learns Sebastian's parents are convinced that a conniving usurper disguised as a curvy blonde, is the future king's true soulmate. A Queen Among Tides is the fifth book in the Queen Among series. Each story is set up in the previous book, so reading the books in order is recommended. Here are the books in the series: A Queen Among Alphas - Book 1 Bite-Size Luna - A Queen Among Alphas Prequel A Queen Among Snakes - Book 2 Runaway Empress - A Queen Among Snakes Prequel A Queen Among Blood - Book 3 Whole Again - A Queen Among Alpha's spin-off A Queen Among Darkness - Book 4 Dark Invocation - A Queen Among Darkness spin-off A Queen Among Tides - Book 5 Valor, Virtue, and Verve - A Queen Among Tides Prequel Spin-off A Queen Among Gods - Book 6 A Queen Among Tempests - Book 7

Élise Dubois a laissé derrière elle son ancienne vie en tant que Camille Delcourt, l’épouse du magnat Vincent Delcourt. Après un divorce tumultueux, émaillé de scandales et de menaces, elle choisit de disparaître pour échapper à son passé. Dans une petite ville pittoresque, Élise se reconstruit, changeant d'apparence et de nom, et trouve l'amour avec Adam, un architecte sensible. Cependant, lorsque Adam lui propose de rencontrer ses parents, Élise, hantée par la peur de son passé, prétend être orpheline. Tout bascule lors d'une sortie en boîte de nuit où elle croise Judith, une ancienne amie qui l’interpelle par son ancien nom, révélant ainsi son secret. Élise se retrouve face à un dilemme : doit-elle tout révéler à Adam, risquant de perdre son amour, ou continuer à vivre dans le mensonge ? Alors qu'elle navigue entre son ancienne vie et son nouveau bonheur, Élise réalise que la vérité, bien que douloureuse, peut être libératrice. Elle doit apprendre à accepter ses cicatrices et à se montrer vulnérable, tout en espérant que l'amour véritable pourra surmonter les ombres de son passé.

In order to take away her father's equity,she was frame by her husband and girlfriend. A paper divorce thrown on her face,she was force to go out of the house. Four years later she return with her son. "Mummy ",I heard that it is popular now,you wait, I will recognize one to support you!!! A few days later the son took back as super handsome guy who looks exactly like him.. "Mummy, you can rest assured, I checked, and ranked first in the global rich list, specializing in all kinds of dissatisfaction! Said her son confidently. Looking at the stunned woman gong ye thrown a paternity test coldly " Woman , when did you steal my spicies?" "Cheng liyue anger, which bastard slept four years ago self-repossible?!!......

Katherine Riley thought she found the love of her life when she meets Nile O' Hare. They move on to marry and immediately start a family, even though Nile's father disapproves of their nuptials. Life is sweet for the newly weds until their world comes crashing down when Nile lost his life in a horrific accident. Katherine is now a single mother, left to raise her twins by herself. She struggles at first, but with help from her parents and friends, she becomes a successful bakery owner. Reconnecting with Nile’s family was never in her books, but after she gets a letter from their lawyer informing her of her children's inheritance, she decides to pay them a visit. Being in the hometown of her late husband stirs up the memories of her past, reopening her old wounds. When her children see her crying in the dark one night because she misses their father, the two little rascals decide to play Cupid and go on the hunt to find their mommy a new husband. They stumble unto a handsome man who fits their checklist, Aiden Windsor, a billionaire CEO with a stone-cold heart but a soft spot for children. The twins show him a picture of their mother and demands for him to take her out on a date. Intrigued by their boldness, he decides to play into their demands, not knowing that Katherine will be his forever after. But will Katherine lower her guard and fall for the man her kids secretly chose for her? Let us find out who will fall first in the Husband Trap.

Bree is a confident young woman who doesn't want a mate because she thinks that it is a burden while Reece is the future Alpha of the pack who has already claimed Bree's elder sister as his mate even though they aren't pre-destined mates. On her eighteenth birthday, Bree finds out that Reece is her true mate but she has to let him go because first, she wants her sister's happiness and second, she and Reece have always hated each other since they were kids. They both resist the mate bond at that moment but can they resist it forever? What happens when they finally lose control one day and things take a different turn? Read this amazingly spellbinding story to find out. You can follow on Facebook @ Booksby K Thurah for more updates on my books~

To everyone, Maxim and Maxine are two books that seem the opposite. Maxim is an open book, and Maxine is a closed book. Even so, they have a lot in common. Always misunderstood by everyone, also lonely in the crowd. What Maxim is looking for is in Maxine. And vise versa. Yet the world seems reluctant to be kind to let the two meet each other in one sense, to have them together like Alpha and Luna out there. Will love find its way, as most people say?

Falling in love for the first time should be the most amazing feeling in the world. For me, it was the exact opposite. See, the guy I fell in love with turned out to be a cheat. The best part, the real doozy? He cheated on me with my very own twin sister. The entire debacle left me with enough wounds, and knives in my back to last me a lifetime. I was convinced I’d never fall in love again. Ever. Until I ran into my past. Orlando was my first crush. My friend. But he’s not the Orlando I remember. He’s changed. Now he’s the silent, brooding type. The type I should avoid while nursing a broken heart. I know I shouldn’t risk it. I know I should keep my distance. But here’s the thing…I can’t.

Apa salah jika ia yang seorang anak angkat mengharapkan kebahagiaan? Dulu, awalnya kehidupan gadis cantik bernama Nayyara Naizha Qotrunnada begitu indah karena mendapatkan kasih sayang kedua orang tua angkatnya. namun seketika semuanya berubah saat kehadiran Rania Ishani yang merupakan seorang anak kandung yang selama ini sudah begitu di nanti-nanti, perlakuan mereka kian berubah seiring berjalannya waktu. Nayyara kerap kali di salahkan dan di anggap seolah tidak ada, karena tidak tahan lagi dengan semua penyiksaan yang ia terima. Nayyara memilih untuk pergi, untuk apa ia bertahan dalam keluarga yang tidak lagi menginginkan hadirnya? bagaimanakah kisah perjalanan kehidupan Nayyara selanjutnya? akankah kebahagiaan itu akan ia rasakan saat memutuskan untuk pergi?

Lidya terpaksa datang ke pernikahan Iqbal--pria yang tak lain adalah suaminya dengan wanita lain yang bernama Irna. Lebih mengejutkannya lagi, di acara hajatan tersebut, ada juga Ibu mertuanya. Itu menandakan, bila pernikahan Iqbal dan Irna sudah direncanakan dari dahulu kala. Lidya yang merasa sakit hati dan kecewa, tak ragu untuk membawakan barang-barang milik suaminya ke acara hajatan, hingga berakhir ricuh, karena Lidya secara sengaja mengakui tentang siapa dirinya. Lantas, apa yang akan terjadi selanjutnya? Akan 'kah Iqbal membalas semua perbuatan Lidya atau justru sebaliknya?

Lily was the little sister of my fiancé’s best friend. She was a mistress to a mafia Don—a sugar daddy—until his wife found out, and the clip of Lily getting beaten up ended up on the local news. Yet, somehow, everyone thought the woman getting dragged on TV was me. People at work who never liked me jumped at the chance to pile on. One of them even pointed right at my face and called me shameless. I tried to explain, “My fiancé is Sam Johnson, the CEO of Johnson Group. He’s handsome and ranked third on the Forbes list. Why would I become a mistress to a sugar daddy?” However, no one believed me. If anything, they looked at me like I was even more pathetic. One coworker sneered and pointed to the TV. “You’re not just morally bankrupt; you’re a liar. The CEO’s fiancée? That’s not you.” The TV was playing a breaking news segment titled: First Appearance of Johnson Group CEO’s Fiancée. And there Sam was, arm in arm with Lily, officially announcing their relationship.