Beca And Chloe

Layla Hayes is used to surviving. Raised by adoptive parents who treated her like a burden, she learned to keep her head down, keep quiet, and dream of escape. When her long-term boyfriend cheats and leaves her with nothing, one wild night in a bar is supposed to be her only rebellion — a kiss of freedom before going back to hell.But the stranger she gives herself to isn’t just anyone. He’s Colden Frost. Elusive tech billionaire. Ruthless CEO. The media calls him the Ice King for a reason.So when he offers a flash contract marriage—cold, clinical, and signed in ink—Layla says yes. She wants out of her old life, and she doesn’t care if her new husband has a frozen heart.Only he’s not the monster the tabloids claim. He’s just… never home. Never warm. Never hers.But slowly, walls begin to thaw. And Layla realizes the man she married may be the one thing she never thought she'd find:Safety.

"Her knight in shining armour or her kidnapper?Allie has loved Jay forever. But he sent her away when she was eighteen and forced her to live her own life, away from the street and the gangs. Away from him. It had hurt, but she’d done it. For ten years she'd built a career and a life separate from him. Now he's back and he wants what belongs to him.Furious that Allie was hurt while out of his protection, Jay decides it's time to bring the woman he loves home where she belongs. Whether she wants to come or not. He's done lurking in the shadows, watching but never touching. She was always his. The difference is, now she knows it.Will Allie quietly accept her new life and let her old one go? Or will she fight the man she's loved her entire life because she can't risk losing herself again...Because You're Mine, Mine to Keep is created by Nikita Slater, an EGlobal Creative Publishing signed author."

Tara isn't your everyday beauty shit she wasn't a size 0 runway model, she was curvey thick and flawless nonetheless. It took her years to see that in herself after going through the ups and downs of being tossed through the foster system she had all but lost her faith in herself. This is why she chooses to become an advocate for foster kids like her. When she first launched her UFCP program she had only one private supporter. Now here she was at a huge charity banquet representing her program publicly and the program would now be recognized nationally. It was like a dream come true especially when she runs into the investor who happens to be an old friend from the foster system who was in the same house as her. Giovanni Berlusconi, he had glowed up since she last saw him all those years ago and he apparently felt the same about her. The only problem was he was a mafia king pin and Tara might have known much about the mob, but she sure as hell knew she wanted no parts of it. Especially after two of her colleagues end up dead in a mysterious car crash after questioning Gio's family connections to the recent spike in missing persons cases in the city. Tara had tried to blow him off politely but Gio wasn't having it. Stopping by her office unannounced. Tara was desperate to avoid the mob boss at all cost that is until she accidentally stumbles on to a private family meeting and witnesses him killing someone. Now she has only two choices marry the very man she fears or die.

My wife, Caroline Bailey, was a forensic pathologist. For her first love, Ian Lawson, she was willing to break every rule she held sacred and allowed him into the autopsy room to observe. She even let him throw acid onto a corpse's face. That was, until Caroline took on a new case. As she stood over the disfigured body on her operating table, she began to fall apart. The acid-burned face was starting to look more and more like mine.

Her sister committed suicide because she could not bear the betrayal she made to her. Maya Strong was a normal girl with dreams of her own but life dealt her a terrible hand. She was betrayed, abused, escaped death, and lost allies. Her life changed on a fateful night she ran away from her boyfriend only to be captured and lured to a life of misery.***WARNING THIS BOOK HAS STRONG GRAPHICS***If you are not strong at heart I advise you not to read because things get dark.

A power couple has been together forever since high school and is destined to be a happy family, but faces instability. Past ties have resurfaced, driving a wedge between what was meant to be and what is wanted.

As an intern at a prestigious marketing firm, Dahlia had briefly dated a lawyer from her building, only to discover he merely wanted arm candy for his family's holiday gathering. Her friends Todd and Jason whisked her away to Germany to lift her spirits, where she encountered and freed a wolf caught in a hunter's trap. Now back home, she faces pressure to submit her "perfect Christmas" letter for the company's annual auction. At their post-Thanksgiving holiday party, three eligible bachelors will each select one woman to accompany them for a week-long getaway in the Swiss Alps. At the holiday party, one of the bachelors selects Dahlia, while the other two choose her workplace tormentors. The six of them travel to the Swiss resort, where Dahlia has a shocking encounter, the wolf she rescued in Germany has followed her, and he's no ordinary animal but a shapeshifter named Lupin. When her bachelor companion Hunter discovers Lupin's true nature, the two men clash violently. As Dahlia struggles to process this supernatural revelation, her phone buzzes with an urgent message from Todd: a mysterious stranger is searching for her, someone who knows exactly who she is. Who is Dahlia and who is her true mate?

Akala ni Elena ay handa na siyang umalis sa nakaraan matapos ang pagkakanulo ng kanyang pamilya at ang planong kasal na para lang sa kapatid niyang paborito. Sa isang gabing wasak ang puso at puno ng galit, nagpakalunod siya sa alak at sa yakap ng isang estrangherong lalaki-gabing akala niya'y mananatiling lihim magpakailanman. Pero hindi niya inaasahan na nakatakda na pala silang muling magkita. Ngayon, boss at sekretarya ni Enzo Monteverdi. Sa bawat titig na puno ng alaala at bawat sandaling sila lamang ang magkasama, unti-unting nabubuhay ang isang pagnanasa na hindi dapat maramdaman. Isang pag-ibig na kailangang itago. Isang lihim na maaaring sumira sa kanilang reputasyon, pamilya, at prinsipyo. Hanggang saan sila lalaban kung ang pagmamahal ay bawal... at ang mundo ay handang humusga?

When my husband accompanies his childhood sweetheart to the vet to treat her pet fish, my son accidentally spills his drink on her. My husband watches as his childhood sweetheart's eyes redden. Then, he slaps my son hard and throws a stack of cash at him. "This is your chance to make up for your mistakes. Buy Wendy a dress—make sure it's white!" My son dries his tears while holding onto the money. He roams the streets, searching for a white dress in the middle of the night. When he finally finds one, he ends up getting beaten to death by some drunk hooligans. Even in death, he clutches the bloodied skirt tightly. I burst into tears of despair as I hold onto his body and call my husband over a dozen times. However, he's too busy with his childhood sweetheart's fish. He blocks my number. When he finally calls me back, he sounds icy and angry. "Wendy is still waiting for that dress! Where has the little brat gone to? Can't he even handle such a simple task?"

Pergi dari kampung halamannya untuk tinggal bersama sang kakak di ibu kota membuat Sakya harus menyesali keputusannya. Bukan seperti apa yang diharapkannya, tetapi justru membuat hatinya hancur. Dengan tega sang kakak menjualnya ke tempat sebuah pelacuran. Beruntung baginya dapat kabur dari tempat tersebut hingga akhirnya ia bertemu dengan Nakula, seorang pria yang berprofesi sebagai seorang pilot. Sakya tidak tahu tujuan dan tak tahu harus ke mana pada saat itu, Nakula pun akhirnya menawarkan Sakya untuk tinggal di sebuah apartement miliknya sampai Sakya tahu akan ke mana setelahnya. Beberapa hari tinggal di apartemen Nakula membuat Sakya harus menelan pil pahit. Di malam itu Nakula yang baru saja mengalami patah hati karena diputuskan oleh sang kekasih. Pria itu mabuk dan memperkosanya. Beberapa waktu berlalu setelah kejadian nahas itu, Sakya mendapati dirinya hamil. Alin. Sahabat Sakya menuntut Nakula untuk bertanggung jawab atas perbuatan pria tersebut. Namun, dengan tegas Nakula menolaknya. Ia meyakini bahwa anak yang dikandung Sakya bukanlah darah dagingnya. Alin marah dan kesal. Ia berjanji akan menuntut Nakula. Namun, belum sempat Alin melakukannya, orang tua Nakula mendengar semua penuturan Alin dan meminta Nakula untuk bertanggung jawab atas perbuatannya. Nakula tak punya pilihan selain mengikuti apa yang diperintahkan kedua orang tuanya. Menjalani kehidupan berumah tangga dengan Sakya membuat Nakula sedikit banyak merasakan ketenangan. Namun, itu tak berlangsung lama saat cinta pertamanya kembali hadir dan meminta untuk merajut kembali kisah cinta mereka yang sempat terputus. Dilema melanda Nakula. Satu sisi ia ingin kembali bersama sang kekasih, tetapi di sisi lain ia juga tak ingin melepas Sakya. Sebuah pernikahan yang dilandasi tanpa adanya cinta dan hanya karena sebuah pertanggungjawaban. Akankah keduanya mampu menjalani kehidupan pernikahan seperti itu? Lalu bagaimana perjalanan pernikahan mereka? Akankah pernikahan keduanya berjalan semestinya seperti pasangan suami istri pada umumnya? Atau pernikahan ini akan berakhir karena tidak adanya cinta diantara mereka?