Black Winter

My father bought twin brothers from the black market to serve as bodyguards for me and my sister. My sister chose the tall, strong older brother, leaving me with the frail, mute younger one. Feeling sorry for him, I kept him close, seeking doctors for his silence and maintaining distance to respect his apparent OCD. I thought trauma had shaped him that way. But when our father's enemies kidnapped us, he abandoned me without hesitation, choosing to die shielding my sister. In his final moments, he spoke for the first time. "You finally see me." To me, he said, "In the next life, please don't choose me." I realized then that he was neither mute nor afflicted with OCD. His silence and aversion were directed solely at me. When I opened my eyes again, I was back on the day we chose the bodyguards. This time, I'd grant his wish.

Bloom, a 25 year-old single mom, loses her low paying job and must find a way to not just get herself a new job to cater for her 5 year-old son, but also landing one that pays much better than the one she was practically kicked out of. Plain, shy and antisocial Bloom Santiago is forced by her big brother to take up a job interview at W.M Companies to fill in the position of the C.E.O's secretary. But this shy 'Fluffy Little Rabbit' is lured and caught up in a whole new dangerous world that threatens the peace and tranquility of her little innocent world when she unfortunately attracts the desolate eyes of the Ice King, Hayes Warren. He's cold-hearted, introvertive and always seems to walk around bearing an ominous aura that reflects the void of his soul. Lost in the looming narrow corridors of his past, he chases after a woman he only met once. But what is this? Why does this little fluffy rabbit intrigue him so much? "You're hired" After his encounter with her, this little Rabbit successfully begins to hole her way into his heart with a relentless force he's never experienced before. Will the emotions the Ice King decisively buried away into the deepest abyss of his soul, ever be revived again? And will Bloom be able to survive in his resplendent, desolate abyss and save him from himself?

Nick Horden was the kind of man everyone in New York’s elite circles whispered about. He was rich, reckless, and a little unhinged. But for all his chaos, he only ever cared about one person: Lisa Winters, a girl with nothing to her name, the half-starved homeless girl he once pulled off the streets. From fifteen to twenty-five, he gave her everything. His love, his devotion, and every bit of tenderness a man like him was capable of. Then one day, another woman appeared. Nick said she was different. She had been through hell, fought her way back, and refused to break. And little by little, she took Lisa’s place…

When Idrish is accused of killing an elven royalty, the female hunter is forced to join the winter arena in the king's favor. But as a commoner of Springgan, a country with a bloody history of slavery and hierarchy, can she protect the ones she loves...when she can barely protect herself? *** What happens when an elf is in possession of a power that's beyond one's social standing? Idrish Aeric is living at the bottom of Springgan's strict hierarchy, barely able to scrape a living for her younger siblings through hunting and foraging. Her simple life flips when she receives a legacy from a royal elf and she has to run to protect her family. In order to escape death, she's forced to enter the elven royal family through marriage and join the winter arena in the king's favor. But in a world ruled by power and slavery, is Idrish ready to step up her game to change the system--or will she wind up dead before the song of the winter solstice plays?

HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! Cheerful sounds of laughter echoed inside the Xstacy club which is known to be one of the most exclusive and the most ᙭- rated clubs in Abuja. Here inside the club, Rich pot bellied men and handsome playboys enjoy themselves as they lavish and squander bundles of cash both in naira, dollars and pounds on strippers that dance n--kedly before them. While some of them were busy focusing on strippers, some were busy playing cards, while some were busy discussing shady business deals and some were discussing top government secrets. Here in the VIP lounge, Commissioner Badmus and some politicians discuss and argue amongst themsleves about a current government project that didn't sit well with either of them ; Badmus who was more disturbed showed his resentment towards the project. What is the project and made them not to have interest in it is what we are going to find out next...

He then moved his hands beneath my dress and ripped it apart. I gasped. ''.....You are perfect....'' He whispered, hoarse, unclear. ''Damian'' I hushed. I leaned in closer, deeper into his chest. He stood still behind me caressing the heat on my skin. Fingers grazing my bare stomach, up the ample of my breasts. Circling seductively around them, rubbing slowly on the hardened tips............ ''I'm going to make you scream tonight...'' #### Sky thought she had a perfect life until one night when her innocence was ripped away by someone she trusted the most. The table turned and her life became Darker Than Black!

***This book contains strong language, explicit scenes, extremely detailed sex scenes. Proceed at your discretion*** Ellie loses her brother to ‘mysterious’ consequences and her life is turned upside down the second she learns of it. A man obsessed with control. A man consumed by the need to always win. A man with nothing left to lose. In the streets of Milan, they're known as The Black Rose but to Ellie, they're the thorns that will puncture the bubble that was once her normal life. Lorenzo, Noir and Silas will become Ellie's worst nightmare as well as her greatest desire. When they claim her as theirs to protect, theirs to own, she realizes that her old life is gone and that there's no such thing as normal when it comes to these men. Not when The Black Rose wants her. Not when they will burn the world down just to keep her by their sides. They will have her. And she will break them.

What if the Little Mermaid fairy tale ended in a completely different way? Nokté did marry a prince, but after failing to bring an heir into the world, she was banished to the Black Cliff Castle. One day, on its northern shore, waves brought gutted newts. Who would want them dead? The little mermaid will have a lot to figure out and face her fears all alone.

Adalah Lisa, siswi pemurung yang hanya memiliki segelintir teman, pelanggan ujian remedial, dan cenderung pesimis dengan hidupnya. Serenina adalah nama karakter dalam game online yang lisa mainkan dengan citra yang berbanding terbalik dengannya di dunia nyata. Pemain tersohor dan dapat diandalkan banyak orang. Hidupnya yang dikira akan begitu-begitu saja, ternyata berubah drastis setelah Lisa menyaksikan kematian sepupunya yang terbunuh karena berusaha melindunginya. Hal-hal tidak masuk akal mulai terjadi, membuatnya terjebak dalam permainan hidup dan mati. Semakin Lisa mencari, semakin dia tidak mengerti, semua kekalutan dan kebingungan seolah berujung pada satu pertanyaan. "Siapa di balik cerminmu?"

"จะให้ผม ส่งไปถึงใครก่อนดีครับคุณธีรา แม่คุณ พ่อคุณ หรือบ้านพี่ชายของคุณ" " ผมว่า ตัวจริงคุณสวยกว่าในรูปตั้งเยอะ ทั้งสวย ทั้งขาว หอมหวานไม่มีที่ติ" ธีรากำหมัดของตัวเองแน่นเธออยากจะต่--อยปากคนพูดนัก ทำไมเค้าถึงได้หยาบคายกับเธอขนาดนี้ "อย่าโกรธผัวเลย ผัวแค่อยากจะย้ำกับเมียอีกครั้งว่า อย่าไปไหนกับใครตามลำพังอีก ไม่อย่างนั้น ผัวคนนี้จะเดินเข้าไปที่ สุทธิรักษ์โยธิน แล้วเอารูปกับคลิปที่มี ไปให้พ่อตาแม่ยายดู" ราเชนทร์ หัวเราะออกมาแล้วรวบเอวบางที่สวมเสื้อยืดเอวลอยกับกางเกงยีนส์ขายาวเข้ามาแนบกับตัว เองเอาไว้ พร้อมกับลูบแก้มบางเบาๆ "ถ้าธีไม่ดื้อกับพี่ พี่จะลบรูปให้" คนตัวเล็กดันตัวเองออกมาจากอ้อมกอดทันที "ฉันมีพี่คนเดียว คือพี่คุณเท่านั้น" คนฟังหัวเราะลั่นอีกครั้ง แล้วบอกเสียงดุดันว่า "งั้นก็เรียกผัว ผัวขาแบบนี้ละกัน ดีไหม เมีย"