Best Ursula Le Guin Book

Maya has always lived in the shadows, hiding her dreams behind quiet brushstrokes and careful smiles. Love? That was a risk she never dared to take — especially not with Ethan, her best friend’s successful, enigmatic older brother. With his sharp suits and quiet strength, Ethan is everything she shouldn’t want… and the only man who has ever truly seen her. But when a charming rival starts pursuing Maya, her safe world begins to unravel. Suddenly, she’s forced into the spotlight, facing the whispers of a town that never really forgave her family — and the haunting secrets Ethan carries behind his guarded eyes. Torn between a love she craves and a past that still holds her hostage, Maya must find the courage to fight for her own happiness. A stolen glance. A hidden touch. A love so deep it could heal them… or break them forever. When her heart is finally on the line, will Maya risk everything for the one man she was never meant to love?

After Anastacia caught her boyfriend Gregory cheated on her. Naging mapag laro siya at natakot ang daddy niya sa mga pinag gagawa ng anak. He talked his best friend na bantayan ang anak habang nasa malayo ito at pumayag naman si Maximo Anderson sa gusto nga kanyang kaibigan. When Anastacia knows about it. She tried to seduce her Dad's best friend many times but she's failed. Until one night. Maximo dragged her at the party and gave her punishment.. A punishment that Anastacia couldn't forget for the rest of her life...

Aidan, a billionaire and CEO of Empire is known for the title 'Top 5 Hottest Bachelor' for two reasons. His extremely good-looks and for not wanting to get married, at least until he reaches forty but his mother keeps on setting him with unwanted dates, leaving him frustrated. Kenna, Aidan's best friend, is a doctor who has never found the right time for love. She has always been busy with work to an extent that she forgets about her own personal life. Both of them has always been close ever since they were kids, after a single incident that happened, instantly making them inseparable. As they grew older, things began to change yet best friends are forever . . . no matter the circumstances. What happens when Aidan sets up a contract and wants Kenna to be a part of it?

JADEN BAKER is stoked about college, new friends, and a second chance to erase the memory of high school. But moving on comes with a price. Her dad has made arrangements for her to move into her brother's apartment. But there's a glitch in her dad's plans. There are also two roommates living in the apartment. Suddenly, living in an off campus apartment with three college-aged boys seems like a bad idea -- but not to Jaden. CADE JENKINS grew up on the opposite side of the tracks from his best-friend and his privileged little sister. But things are looking up. He's met someone. Too bad she's his best-friend's fresh out of high-school, inexperienced little sister.

"This is wrong, Collen," I breathed out as Collen's s lips claimed mine. "Shhhh and let's think about the consequences later," he said in a husky voice before spreading my legs open and trailing his lips down to the juncture of my thighs before burying his face between my legs. Here's a rewritten version of the text, with a more engaging tone and language: When Allison transferred to the prestigious Ivy League college, she thought she'd left her small-town life behind. But fate had other plans. With the help of her best friend Hannah, she settled into her new life, only to discover that her one-night stand was none other than Hannah's boyfriend - her fated mate! Torn between loyalty and desire, Allison must navigate this forbidden attraction, all while keeping her secret from her friend. Will she confess her transgression, or will fate and passion prevail in this sizzling werewolf romance?

You’re not supposed to want your best friend’s girl. It’s like an unspoken forbidden rule, but it becomes one that Felix Wilder might just break. ~ Felix Wilder considers his life simple. In the mornings, he works and at nights, he’s in bed to fuck a girl of his choosing—anyone he wants, he gets. His life moves around that cycle until things start to get complicated when he finds himself becoming more aware of the brown-eyed girl that’s been coming in and out of his house for almost a year. He shouldn’t want her because not only does she hate the mere sight of him, but she also happens to be the one the boy who means so much to him once called his, but that doesn’t seem to stop his desire to want to own her. Will Felix betray the only true friendship he has to chase after the skirts of a girl who not only wants nothing to do with him but might end up being his undoing? Or will he catch himself before he gives into the wrapped sin that’s Brynn Addams?

She thought she was safe in his world. She was wrong. When her curiosity pulls her into danger, he knows there’s only one way to protect her—by keeping her close. Too close. She’s off-limits, but the temptation is impossible to resist. Every glance, every touch ignites something darker, something undeniable. Now, enemies are closing in, and the line between protection and possession is disappearing. Once he claims her, there’s no turning back. In his world, rules don’t exist—and she’s about to find out just how far he’ll go to make her his.

Emily Carter, une agente du FBI redoutée pour son intelligence et sa beauté glaciale, est chargée d’infiltrer l’un des plus dangereux cartels de New York pour faire tomber son chef, Victorio Valenti. Fils d’un parrain légendaire, Victorio règne sur le crime organisé avec une froideur impitoyable. Il est connu pour sa brutalité et son absence totale de pitié. Lorsqu’Emily se rapproche de lui sous une fausse identité, elle découvre un homme complexe, à la fois sombre et magnétique. Victorio, méfiant mais intrigué par la beauté et le caractère indomptable d’Emily, la prend sous son aile. Malgré sa méfiance initiale, une tension sensuelle s’installe entre eux, jusqu’à ce qu’Emily se retrouve prise au piège entre son devoir et le désir irrésistible qu’elle éprouve pour Victorio. Alors qu’Emily lutte pour garder son identité secrète, Victorio découvre la vérité. Mais au lieu de la tuer, il lui propose un choix : soit elle reste à ses côtés et trahit le FBI, soit il la détruit. Entre passion dévorante, trahison et loyauté, Emily doit décider si elle est prête à brûler son passé pour l’homme qui pourrait autant la sauver que la condamner.

Le jour de mes 22 ans, mon oncle Bastien Rodier a découvert mon journal intime. En apprenant que je l'aimais en secret, il m'a envoyée à l'étranger. Peu de temps après, il a dépensé des millions pour organiser son propre mariage et épouser son premier amour...

Léo, un antiquaire solitaire et timide, acquiert un vase grec ancien. Il découvre qu'il abrite Cassia, un esprit bienveillant incarnant la sensualité et la sagesse érotique de la Rome antique. Chaque nuit, Cassia émerge du vase pour initier Léo à l'art du plaisir et de la confiance en soi. Leurs rencontres, d'abord troublantes, deviennent de véritables leçons de sensualité où se mêlent toucher, confiance et épanouissement charnel. Léo se transforme peu à peu, gagnant en assurance. La menace arrive avec Marcus, un collectionneur sans scrupules qui connaît la vraie nature du vase. Prêt à voler l'artefact, il force Léo à utiliser sa nouvelle confiance pour protéger Cassia. Leur lien, né de la magie et du désir, est alors mis à l'épreuve entre le monde des hommes et celui des esprits.