Best Stand Alone Sci Fi Books

Fresh from a business trip, my husband swept me into his arms and pulled me toward the bathroom for a passionate shared bath. As our lips met in a dizzying kiss, I noticed something odd out of the corner of my eye: the toilet lid was down. Seven years ago, after reading an online article claiming that men urinating while standing could splash bacteria onto the seat, he insisted we always keep the lid up for hygiene's sake. In all our years of marriage, it had never been lowered until now. A chill ran through me. The bathroom was pristine, not a stray hair in sight. But then I noticed the shower's water temperature was set five degrees higher than the 98.6°F he always preferred. Men preferred cooler water, and women warmer. In an instant, I realized that Nick Doyle had betrayed me.

Ashley was once the strongest warrior, the most gifted healer, and the chosen Luna. Her future was set… until the night she vanished. Kidnapped by rogues and left to die, Ashley reached out to her mate, Alpha Jace, only to be met with a cold “contact later” as a response. The rogues laughed at her. “Even your Alpha doesn’t care if you live or die.” Alone and wounded, Ashley escaped but lost her wolf, Amy, in the process. When she was in need of his help, Jace was attending to Carina, his childhood friend. Ashley felt hurt and betrayed once she realized this and made the painful decision to reject Jace and sever their bond. But Jace refused to let her go and proposed an enticing offer. Just when Ashley tries to believe him, she uncovered the truth—she was never the mate. She was a stand-in. A shield to protect Carina. As the final straw, Ashley turned the tables. She blackmailed Jace’s beta, Lucas, when she discovers his involvement with the rogues and forced him to help her escape. But at the edge of her freedom, Jace is waiting and the final blow is delivered: losing her wolf was part of their plan. As Jace completed his plan by marking her as his forever, Ashley braced for the end. Until the Lycan King arrived. He doesn’t come to save her. He comes to claim her. But why would the most powerful man want a broken substitute? And what will happen when Ashley discovers she was never a pawn—she was the prize?

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ปวีร์ อัศวภัชรกุล (วีร์) อายุ 32 ปี หนุ่มลูกครึ่งไทย-จีน นิสัย : เย็นชา บ้างาน ขี้หึง ขี้หวง ไม่เจ้าชู้ ปรางทิพย์ จันวราสกุล (ปราง) อายุ 22 ปี นิสัย : ชอบช่วยเหลือคนอื่น ขยัน ประหยัด ตั้งใจเรียน เก่ง มีน้ำใจ “ใจเย็นสิเด็กน้อย นิ้วมันจะไปสู้เอ็นอุ่นๆได้ยังไง”ว่าเสร็จประธานก็ยืดตัวขึ้นจับแก่นกายชักขึ้นลงสองสามครั้งแล้วแยกขาหญิงสาวออกกว้างเพื่อที่จะได้แทรกตัวเข้าไปได้ ประธานหนุ่มเอาหัวปลายหยักไปเขี่ยถูไถบริเวณติ่งเสียว เป็นการทักทายร่องสวาทก่อนที่จะเช้าไปเชยชมความคับแน่นข้างใน “อ๊าส์ ครางชื่อผมวีร์ อื้ม เด็กน้อย” “อ๊ะๆ วีร์ขาปราง อ๊าๆ เสียวแรงๆค่ะ อื้อๆ ปรางไม่ไหวแล้วอ๊ะๆ เสียว” จะเป็นอย่างไรเมื่อเขาและเธอได้กลับมาพบกันอีกครั้งหลังจากที่คืนนั้นที่ทั้งสองได้มีความสัมพันธ์ลึกซึ้งกันไป เมื่ออีกฝ่ายอยากลืมเหตุการณ์ที่เกิดขึ้น แต่อีกฝ่ายกลับโหยหาสัมผัสที่เขาเคยได้มันจากเธออย่างไม่อาจลืมเลือนได้ ความสัมพันธ์ที่เริ่มต้นทางกายจะแปรผันมาเป็นความรักได้อย่างไรและความสัมพันธ์ของทั้งคู่จะลงเอยกันอย่างไร.....

Clay Nikolaidis: I don't know why everyone's so worried about me. I'm happy being single. H-A-P-P-Y, Happy. I don't understand why my twin sister thought her getting married and having my niece and nephew meant I felt left behind. Least of all, to the point that she decided I needed a dog… It’s a joke. She gave me a corgi and said he’s my new wingman. of a wingman, I've been striking out, and worse, just got evicted from my apartment. Now I'm staying at my cousin's place till I find a new one. This dog owes me. Xenia Rosario: I've loved everything about living in the Big Apple. Everything but my apartment seems to be big here. Shoebox apartment aside, I just became the owner of Tinkerbell, a therapy training dropout. Trust me when I say her name is meant to be ironic. She's bigger than me. This is probably how I got dragged through the park, and if I ever find the owner of that tiny dog who scared Tink, I'm giving them a piece of my mind. This is a standalone story but is the fifth book in the Ravenwood series. Book 1 - The Princess of Ravenwood Book 2 - Chasing Kitsune Book 3 - Expect The Unexpected Book 4 - Out Of My League Book 5 - Man's Best Wingman

BLURB After a painful teenage rejection from her crush who happens to be her father's best friend, Sophia is determined to win over his heart at all costs, especially now that she is going off to college and would be living under the same roof as Henry. He is a 40-year-old breathtakingly handsome man. He doesn't even look a day over forty. Henry is a renowned businessman and also best friend and business partner with Collin's Sophia dad. When Sophia moves in to live with him, he tries to resist the urge to be with her especially knowing all the complexity it would cause, him being twice her age and knowing Collins would adamantly kick against it, But he begins to nurture strong feelings for Sophia which is at first disguised as Jealousy and later he realizes he has fallen deeply in love with her. What would they do with this growing strong affection they have towards each other and how would they deal with all the complexity that comes with being in-love?

ชีวิตของฉันเรียบร้อยจนเกินไป... จนวันหนึ่ง "พายุ" พัดเข้ามา ลินลี่ หญิงสาววัยยี่สิบสี่ ผู้ไม่เคยมีแฟน ไม่เคยรู้จักคำว่า ‘รัก’ แต่คืนเดียวกับชายแปลกหน้า กลับเปลี่ยนทุกอย่าง เขาคือ "พายุ" ผู้ชายที่ร้อนแรง อันตราย และยากจะลืม แต่เมื่อความจริงเปิดเผย เขาคือเพลย์บอยตัวพ่อ ลูกนักธุรกิจพันล้าน และที่เจ็บที่สุด—เขาจำเธอไม่ได้เลย ระหว่างความรู้สึกที่หยุดไม่ได้ กับความจริงที่เจ็บปวด เธอจะกล้า “เสี่ยง” กับรักครั้งนี้... หรือควร “ถอย” ก่อนที่หัวใจจะพัง?

Alkohol adalah racun, Kesucian Katya Cessa Martin, gadis remaja berusia tujuh belas tahun itupun terenggut saat dirinya mencoba menenggak minuman haram itu bersama teman laki-lakinya. Seketika malam itu berubah menjadi petaka dan meninggalkan trauma yang membekas pada diri Katya. Pergi, itulah yang ingin dilakukannya, Menjauh dari Pria yang sudah menorehkan luka dan aib padanya. Disaat yang sama Aeron, laki laki yang merenggut kesuciannya sedang mencari keberadaannya setengah mati. Lantas, bagaimana Katya melanjutkan hidupnya?

He is my only chance at freedom. She is the daughter of my enemy. Will their love survive? Zain As the Sultan of one of the most powerful countries in the Middle-East, I need to find my Sultana. But I don’t intend to have heirs or even get married. Until I stumbled into Nasrin Elbaz. I cannot resist her. So I will claim her as mine. My Sultana. My Wife. My Lover. I, Sultan Zain Al Latif, will propose to Princess Nasrin for a marriage. If she rejects me… Well, I have been told I can be quite persuasive and demanding when I want to be. Nasrin He is a Sultan and I am the Princess of the country he is nemesis with. I don’t belong in his wealthy country that bleeds gold and his Palace. I am trying to hold on to what little freedom I have. No way can I fall for some dirty talking or his obsidian eyes curling with hunger whenever he sees me. Even if my body craves his tender touch and his sinful mouth. I have to get my freedom and find a way to escape the proposals of marriage. Without his help, thank you very much. “I am asking you to marry me.” “Are you asking or ordering, Sultan?” “I am asking, Princess.” I smiled at her. “For now.”

Daniel Walter took his best friend, Kira Michael to a party and slept with her right in front of his friends. Kira couldn't forget the fact that Daniel slept with her forcefully. She traveled out of the country and months later, she had twins. Daniel's children. Five years later, Kira suffered a lot to cater for her children. She finally got a job as a personal assistant to a new CEO and turned out to be Daniel. Her long time best friend. Everything turned into a mess. Daniel wanting forgiveness, a second chance and take responsibilities but Kira never wanted to associate with him not even getting close to the children he knew she had for him.