Arden Name Meaning

Descended from two lines of assassins, Alina Istrati is one of the most prolific assassins in the world. Always taking pride in her work, the cold nature of her crimes paired with her modus operandi earned her the alias, Blackheart. A new contract that should have been a simple job proves to be more than she bargained for when she finds herself the target of the person who hired her. On top of that, she's stuck babysitting her former target, who intrigues her at every turn. Alina will be put to the test as she fights to uncover diabolical plots and uphold obligations in the assassin underworld while trying to maintain her Blackheart status around the man she was assigned to kill. Follow ADB_Stories on IG for series updates. Codename: Blackheart is the first book in the Codename trilogy.

Ein Abkommen zwischen unseren Familien zwang meinen Verlobten Marco Corvini, mich zu heiraten. Meine Eltern waren tot. Seine Besessenheit galt Isabella Falcone, der Prinzessin unserer Rivalen. Am Ende verschlang Marco das Imperium meiner Familie und warf mich den Wölfen zum Fraß vor. Er präsentierte Isabella an seinem Arm wie eine Trophäe, die er gewonnen hatte. Zwanzig Jahre später lag ich auf meinem Sterbebett. Mein eigener Sohn – unser Sohn – hielt das Gift in der Hand. Er sagte, ich sei nutzlos, dass sein Vater die Macht der Familie Falcone brauche. Dann öffnete ich die Augen. Ich war zurück. Zurück am Tag meines Bluteids. Dieses Mal, um meine Familie zu retten, setzte ich nicht meinen eigenen Namen unter das Abkommen. Ich setzte ihren Namen darunter. Den von Isabella Falcone. Und ich? Ich nahm das Vermögen, das meine Eltern mir hinterlassen hatten, und verschwand. Dieses Mal würde ich nicht die Närrin sein, die sich für einen Mann aufopferte, der nie mir gehörte.

"I love you, Luke?" "Hindi niyo alam ang sinabi niyo, ma'am!" "I'm old enough to know what I'm doing," gusto niyang isigaw iyon. "Why don't you want to believe?" Zarah Buenaflor ang dating anak-mayaman na walang ibang alam kundi ang mahalin ang kanilang hardinerong si Luke. That was six years ago. Noong langit at lupa pa ang pagitan nila. Ngunit sadyang bilog ang mundo at umiikot ang gulong ng kanilang kapalaran. Luke Guevarra was once a gardener who became to be a billionaire. Regardless of his wealth, he was inherently arrogant. "What have you done to your life, Zarah? You're playing the role of a whore!" asik ni Luke. "Wala kang pakialam!" "Pang-ilan na ba ako sa pinagregaluhan sa'yo?" "Hindi ko na mabilang!" Ang kauna- unahan nilang tagpo pagkatapos ng mahabang panahon. Ngunit bakit tila hanggang ngayon ay naroon parin ang familiar na tibok ng kanyang puso? Hindi pa ba sapat ang katagalang iyon upang tuluyan na itong mawalay sa kanyang sistema? Paano kung sa isang araw ay bibilhin siya nito sa isang napakalaking halaga? Papayag ba siya o tuluyan niya na itong iwasan at kalimutan? At paano niya ipaglaban ang sarili kung gayong nakatatak na sa isip nito, na siya ay isang mababang uri na babae? Tunghayan ang masalimuot na kuwento sa buhay nina Luke and Zarah. How their lives being twisted in a cruel twist of fate.

BOOK THREE of COALESCENCE OF THE FIVE: After a bitter betrayal, he refuses to trust hunters, but a certain huntress catches his eye... Greg Claw's bonded mate did the unthinkable, conspiring against him and his family during their time together, so she was punished with death. Now he knows never to trust a hunter. This includes the newly appointed Chief Octopus, Sushmita. But the more he's around her, the more intrigued he gets. The longer they work together, the more he can't deny the connection growing between them. It's not a bond, but there's certainly something. Sushmita has her own secrets and motives for everything she does, and choosing this profession is no exception. Greg finds himself caring about her… for her. When her former lover waltzes in, Greg wonders if this ex is what stands between him and Sushmita. One thing's for sure, with threats pressing in close, danger lurking in the shadows, and things not appearing to be what they seem, Greg has to do everything within reach and beyond to protect everything and everyone he holds dear, which - oddly - includes her. *** BOOK ONE: The 5-Time Rejected Gamma & the Lycan King BOOK TWO: The Rogues Who Went Rogue

Sophia Miller has spent her life cultivating beauty in her tulip garden, a family-owned flower shop nestled in the heart of Eldenbrook. Her mother’s legacy lives on through her prized “Midnight Flame” tulip, a rare and radiant bloom that symbolizes hope and resilience. But as land developers close in on her beloved shop, Sophia faces losing everything she’s worked to preserve. When Alexander Kane, a reclusive billionaire and tech visionary, wanders into her garden, Sophia sees him as just another customer with deep pockets and shallow intentions. But Alexander isn’t there for tulips—at least, not entirely. Desperate to salvage his company’s struggling renewable energy project, he believes Sophia’s unique flowers may hold the key to revolutionizing biofuels. Drawn together by unexpected chemistry, Sophia and Alexander find their lives entwined in ways neither of them could predict. As Sophia shares the secrets of her garden, Alexander begins to question the cost of his ambition. But when she discovers the truth about his hidden motives, their budding romance is uprooted, leaving betrayal and heartbreak in its wake. In a race against time and corporate greed, Alexander must decide: protect his billion-dollar empire or fight for the woman who taught him to see beyond the numbers. Can they find common ground in the soil of their shared dreams, or will their love wither before it has a chance to bloom?

When desire knows no boundaries, every moment counts. Untamed Desire brings you a collection of provocative short stories exploring forbidden touches, secret cravings, and unexpected connections. From strangers trapped in a storm to tangled love triangles and power plays, these tales explore lust and longing in all their raw, intoxicating forms. Each chapter is a standalone story—perfect for quick, sultry reads that ignite your imagination and leave you wanting more.

Playboy, Casanova e Destruidor de corações, foram alguns adjetivos usados pelos paparazzi para descrever o brilhante designer de interiores e o CEO mais badalado do Grayson Group Of Hotels, Áries Grayson. Mas isso mudou rapidamente quando seus olhos pousaram na namorada perfeita de seu melhor amigo, Cara Silencio. No momento em que seus olhos a fitaram pela primeira vez, sua inocência tomou seu mundo de assalto. Cara era tudo o que Áries secretamente desejava em sua vida, mas ela estava fora dos limites, e Áries escolheu seguir as regras do código Bro. Cara Silencio tem sua própria cota de segredos que podem destruí-la. Em meio a mascarar sua verdadeira identidade do mundo e tentar sobreviver, ela estava exausta. Ela queria se casar com o cavalheiro de sua vida, Keith Wilson, e levar uma vida pacífica. Mas os demônios de seu passado destruíram tudo, empurrando-a para o túnel interminável da escuridão. Anos mais tarde, quando Áries a encontrou no infame clube de strip, seus desejos voltaram à vida e, desta vez, ele estava com o objetivo de reivindicá-la. Uma noite de intimidade não impediu a saudade dela. Ele a queria em sua cama todas as noites, esperando por ele. Áries voltou ao clube para encontrá-la, mas Cara se foi, não deixando vestígios. Determinado a encontrá-la, ele chamou seu informante mais competente para encontrar Cara Silencio, apenas para tropeçar na verdade chocante. "Sr. Grayson, a mulher que você está procurando é a herdeira do maior império de negócios de Nova York!"

Mia Klein war seit drei Jahren mit Philipp Huber verheiratet. Sie hatte geglaubt, dass sie sein kaltes Herz irgendwann erwärmen könnte. Doch das Schicksal zeigte ihr eine andere Seite, als sie eines Tages ein Foto von ihm und ihrer eigenen Zwillingsschwester im Bett in den Händen hielt! Mia war gebrochen. Endlich war sie bereit, ihn loszulassen, und sich selbst ebenfalls. Doch als sie Philipp die Scheidungspapiere reichte, zerriss er sie vor ihren Augen und drängte sie an die Wand. Seine Stimme war voller Zorn: „Mia Klein, wenn du dich scheiden lassen willst, dann nur über meine Leiche!“ Mia blickte ihm mit kaltem, gleichgültigem Ausdruck in die Augen. „Philipp, zwischen mir und Sophie Klein kannst du nur eine wählen.“ Am Ende wählte Philipp Sophie. Doch als Mia tatsächlich aus seinem Leben verschwand, erkannte er, dass sein Herz längst ihr gehört hatte...

“Tyler Brooke, do you take Miss Becky Smith as your lawfully wedded wife?” “Yes, I do” I replied so firmly with a smile on my face. “And do you, Miss Becky Smith, do you take Tyler Brooke, as your lawfully wedded husband?” One minute, two, and some more minutes passed as she looked around. I wasn’t worried because i knew she had no choice, this wedding had to happen or she would lose everything. Becky's father asked her to get married to their gardener — a gardener she hired by herself to tend to the garden in her father's mansion. Of course, you wouldn't expect a classy woman like her, who has eyes for wealthy men, to accept a classless gardener as her husband, especially when she already has a fiancé. But what happens when her father uses her love for money against her by taking all her assets, putting her in a tight spot and leaving her with only one choice — to marry the poor gardener. What happens when she realizes that this poor gardener had a secret that could either make or destroy her marriage to him? She hates him, but he isn't ready to let her go. Will they be able to stand the test of time, or will they be overwhelmed by the dangers that lurked at every turn they took?

Being the only child to the Queen of Castle Grey, lost within the confines of mount Trenon, Kilvic is made to learn a number of things best suited to the heir to the Elzcrid bloodline at the hands of tutors handpicked by his mother. However, his fifteenth birthday sends him beyond the reaches of his mother’s domain. She has tasked him with the duty of learning more. Understanding greater things than she can teach him, greater things with which to cope with the curse upon his bloodline as she had been taught by her father and mother. Finding himself in a new kingdom, in an academy designed for only the most elite of mages, Kilvic is tasked to survive the new things he will come to learn, while struggling with the chaos of human association, as he comes to understand that while he may know a great deal about the world from the castle archives, it is a different thing to experience them. The association between people isn’t as easily deciphered as the books made them seem. As he struggles with the task of becoming a mage and a student along with surviving new friendships, failure threatens him at every turn and people prove pettier than the books would have him believe. Yet, despite all these, somewhere hidden in the shadows of the kingdom, a creature stirs, taking from the academy the one thing it values most. Kilvic must survive the trials of the academy, keep his friends, best his first enemy, and ensure that what stirs must not cause more damage than the kingdom can bear, lest the supremacy of Castle Grey be called into question in realms beyond that which most know. And all in time to attend the Winter Hall Fest.