Barry B Benson Looking Up

Istri dari mendiang sahabat suamiku mengunggah foto hasil pemeriksaan kehamilan. “Terima kasih atas spermamu yang memberiku kesempatan memiliki anak sendiri.” Aku melihat di kolom suami tertera nama suamiku, Benson. Lalu, meninggalkan komentar tanda tanya. Tak lama kemudian, Benson langsung meneleponku dan memarahiku habis-habisan. “Dia itu seorang janda dan hidupnya kesepian. Dia hanya ingin punya anak supaya ada teman di rumah, biar agak ramai. Masa kamu nggak punya sedikit pun rasa toleransi?” “Lagipula, Celvin itu sahabat baikku. Dia sudah meninggal, jadi wajar kalau aku menjaga istrinya. Ini namanya setia kawan, kamu mengerti nggak, sih?” Tak lama kemudian, janda sahabatnya itu kembali memamerkan foto sebuah apartemen mewah tipe penthouse di Sandona. “Untung ada kamu yang menemaniku, membuat aku kembali merasakan hangatnya sebuah rumah.” Melihat foto punggung Benson yang sedang sibuk di dapur, aku pun berpikir, sepertinya pernikahan ini memang sudah waktunya berakhir.

Many years have passed and as the remaining pure blooded vampire, Ajax Michaelis was told to wed the princess to save their remaining kind but always refused. More years have passed him by and in the quiet of the night, he smelled an enticing scent coming from someone that dares to trespass his territory. Erin finally escaped from her father one night. As she was being chased by the guards, she stumbled into a property deep in the forest. Now, weakened by her state and exhaustion, she passes out after entering the mansion in hope for a shelter. What she woke up to is something she never expected. She was in someone else's bed and there was a strange noise outside the door, when she emerged…

I was in a temporary shock from an allergic reaction. The two guys I had grown up with didn't even look my way. One of them was busy helping Vivian Byrd carry a pile of gifts, while the other was snapping pictures of her at some popular social media spot. It was a stranger passing by who called an ambulance and got me to the hospital, saving my life. The next day, Vivian called, her tone almost smug. "Trish, Zeke and Hendrick were so exhausted after shopping with me yesterday. I heard you threw a tantrum and ended up in the hospital. Should I come visit you?" I simply replied, "No need." Zeke Benson and Hendrick Peay were my childhood friends. They once treated me like I was everything to them—promising to pluck the moon and stars from the sky and to protect me forever. But ever since Vivian came into the picture, their world no longer revolved around me. I thought for a moment and then dialed my mother's number. "Mom, I'll accept the marriage arrangement."

"Let's get engaged for a few weeks,just to bolster the lie, then we'll break it off and go our merry way." The unexpected offer caught Janet Benson by surprise. After a serious heartbreak, she had already sworn off men for good, now billionaire Kevin Watson was making her a deal she couldn't refuse.She accepts, determine to steel her heart. But things take a streamy turn when business is mixed with pleasure!

She was left at the altar. Her fiancé married another woman right in front of her. Joan Richard's perfect life collapsed in a single moment. Humiliated and grieving she disappears to a quiet town with nothing but her father’s old motorcycle and a heart full of rage. There, she meets Jax Wolfe a rugged, tattooed biker with a past as brutal as hers and a name that isn’t what it seems. He’s running from a bloodstained past. She’s running from betrayal. Neither of them is looking for love. But love doesn’t wait for permission. It crashes in loud and fast, like chrome on asphalt. And love on two wheels? It’s dangerous. It’s reckless. And it never comes without a price.

Alexandra Gomez a 27-year-old extremely rich brutal Mafia lord who ruled the streets of New york city falls in love with Amelia Mills, a 21-year-old woman who was sold to him by her father to pay off his gambling debts. Amidst the threats facing his empire from government and rival gangs, he starts to fall in love with Amelia, and each day they overcame the obstacles together he fell harder. But what happens when the gang looking to destroy his empire turns out to be Amelia's ex boyfriend whom she never broke up with as she was abruptly sold to Alex. Now, Amelia has to choose between both men whom to be with, and Alex might lose his empire and the first love of his life.

Le PDG milliardaire Killian Blackwood recherchait les gènes parfaits. Il offrait une récompense colossale pour une mère porteuse. Dix milliards d'euros pour un bébé. Mais les soixante-dix-sept femmes avant moi avaient toutes disparu. Noyée sous les dettes, je n'avais pas le choix. J'ai serré les dents et suis devenue la soixante-dix-huitième. J'ai porté son enfant pendant des mois. J'ai accouché. Et je n'ai pas disparu. Mais au moment où je tendais les bras vers mon bébé, prête à recevoir mes dix milliards, j'ai éclaté en sanglots de terreur. Mon bébé n'était pas humain. C'état une portée de trois louveteaux.

In a land ruled by the iron law of fate, being moonbound is a death sentence. Sevia, born under the cursed omen of the twin moons, has always felt hunted by shadows—especially the one in her dreams: a silver-eyed stranger who haunts her every night, whispering her name like a vow and a warning. When she flees an unwanted marriage and joins the mysterious Starveil Caravan Clan, she discovers that the man from her dreams is real—and far more dangerous than she imagined. Kael, a masked fugitive prince, is cursed with blood-magic that devours everything he touches—including her. Bound by fate, drawn to each other by a magic older than the gods, they fight a bond that threatens to consume them both. Because if they give in, it might not just cost them their lives—it might unmake the world. Some threads were never meant to be severed. But some should never have been woven at all.

Qi Abadi: Kebangkitan Wu Xuan Wu Xuan lahir dengan tubuh yang cacat—meridian rusak, tak bisa menyerap Qi, dan dicap sebagai beban Sekte Langit Timur. Dalam dunia kultivasi di mana kekuatan adalah segalanya, ia ditertawakan, diremehkan, dan didorong keluar dari jalan menuju keabadian. Namun takdir berubah saat ia menemukan jimat hitam kuno di Lembah Kabut Mati—artefak warisan Dewa Naga dan Pemurni Dosa. Dalam sekejap, tubuh lemahnya mulai berubah. Qi ungu kehitaman mulai mengalir, dan warisan para dewa yang telah lama terlupakan terbangun dalam dirinya. Dengan langkah pelan namun pasti, Wu Xuan melangkah di jalur tiga warisan: darah naga sejati, seni pemurnian iblis, dan jalan alkemis abadi. Di tengah persaingan antar sekte, kompetisi alkemis, dan kebangkitan Gerbang Dosa, Wu Xuan bukan hanya bertarung demi kejayaan pribadi. Ia membawa nyala kecil yang mampu membakar langit—mengguncang takdir para dewa, iblis, dan kultivator agung.

Emerson and her family are moving to new home, Andover, OR after a series of tragedies struck them. There she meets Quinn, who has had his share of hardships. They see something in each other, but he doesn’t like outsiders. Will they save each other, or will his past ruin his future? *has mature themes*. This book contains themes that may be triggers