Burning Bright

Jane Morrison stands next in line to inherit the Morrison fortune. A near-death ambush escape leaves her dad with no choice but to hire a bodyguard. Security Guard, Marcus Connelly, struggles to hang on to life as his previous job's complications cost him his partner's life and causes him to flee and seek homage in Austria with his family. He is drowning in debts and yet to get on his feet when a light at the end of the tunnel shines on him; a job as a bodyguard to a wealthy heiress. He is determined to keep her safe and impress her father, but her rudeness, arrogance, and pampered attitudes pose a challenge. What was meant to be a guard-and-mistress relationship, grows into a union that would yield patience, love, and trials that would enable them to pull through obstacles like an evil boss and a greedy fiancé.

The day I finally secured an investment worth over 20 million dollars, I walked into the office and immediately caught sight of that calculating assistant wearing a smug look as she spread gossip around. According to her, my husband, the CEO, was planning to strip me of my position and exile me to some forgotten branch in Northreach. Contract in hand, I headed straight for the CEO's office. I stood behind my husband and rubbed his temples while joking casually, "You won't believe what I just heard. Apparently, you're sending me off to a branch office. If only they knew we've been married in secret for seven years and are about to make it public." He didn't look surprised at all. He gently pushed my hand away and smiled. "It's not a rumor. Andrea messed up the last project, and the board is breathing down my neck. They want someone sent to Northreach, and they picked her. That place is brutal. She wouldn't survive it. She's not like you. She doesn't have the luxury of failure. If she goes there, her career is finished. She was my junior back in school. I can't let her life fall apart." He paused, then added softly, "Once you come back, I'll announce our marriage. And I'll make sure you get what you've always wanted. A child." I smiled, but it held no warmth. I turned around and walked out without another word. Before I reached the elevator, I made a call to his biggest competitor. "Looking for a vice president? I'm bringing 20 million dollars of funding with me. I only ask for one thing: Don't send me to Northreach."

The mystery behind their births and the sacrifices that were made to keep her them safe and apart from each other is brought to light when a brother and a sister reunite seventeen years after their birth. Their world is completely altered by this revelation but an answer must be found as to how who they are and their destiny.

« Assieds-toi sur ma gueule, Gabi », dit Kai d'une voix rauque, le regard sombre fixé sur sa fausse petite amie aux formes généreuses, debout devant lui. « Je… je… je ne peux pas, Kai. Tu ne vois pas ? Je suis ronde et trop grosse… », murmura Gabi, la voix empreinte d'autodérision. Elle détestait ne pas être mince et belle comme les autres filles de la fac. « Raison de plus pour laquelle je veux que tu t'assoies sur ma putain de gueule, Princesse. » Les grandes mains calleuses de Kai se glissèrent jusqu'à l'arrière de ses cuisses, l'attirant contre lui. « Étouffe-moi jusqu'à ce que je perde mon putain de souffle et crois-moi, Princesse, je mourrai comblé. » ****** Mais elle était heureuse que son copain aime ses formes, du moins jusqu'à ce qu'elle découvre qu'elle n'était qu'un pion dans son jeu. Il ne voulait qu'une aventure d'un soir et, une fois son désir assouvi, il l'a larguée. Se sentant trahie, Gabi, fou de rage, fit irruption dans un bar où elle tomba sur Kai Nightwale, un motard dangereux et notoire. Blessé, elle l'aida à stopper l'hémorragie. Depuis, leurs chemins ne s'étaient plus croisés, du moins c'est ce que Gabi croyait jusqu'à ce qu'elle recroise ce même motard à la fac. Il lui proposa un marché : un faux rendez-vous. Elle devait être sa fausse petite amie pendant un an, le temps qu'il l'aide à gérer son ex-petit ami toxique et tous ceux qui se moquaient d'elle et la traitaient de grosse. Cependant, un faux rendez-vous ne devait pas paraître aussi réel, et pourtant… Kai Nightwale était complètement sous le charme de Gabi. Chaque faux baiser, chaque caresse, chaque mot cru la rendait tellement réelle qu'elle semblait impossible à ignorer !

My CEO husband developed a strange illness. His heart chose me, but his body chose his intern. He would vanish for ten days every month to see his intern for "treatment." “Zoe, the doctor says it’s a physiological dependency. My body chose Molly, but you’re the one I truly love, now and always!” To make me believe him, he swore vicious oaths and even went so far as to hurt himself to prove his love. My eyes burned red, but in the end, I softened. It wasn't until I was late in my pregnancy, when a falling billboard struck me and I miscarried. I called my husband again and again, but he never picked up. Then, moments later, I saw the intern’s post online. The caption wrote: [Unlocked a new identity: Mom. From now on, we’re a happy family of three!] In the photo, my husband looked at her with gentle affection. His hand rested on her belly and her prenatal report clutched in his other hand. That was when I realized the one his heart and body had chosen all along was her. At that moment, I knew our marriage was over.

Ria thought her life was perfect—a devoted fiancé, a bright career, and a future she could taste. But on the night it was all meant to begin, her world shattered. Drugged, disgraced, and waking up beside a stranger, she’s left betrayed by the two people she trusted most: her fiancé… and her adopted sister. Devastated but fueled by vengeance, Ria is drawn into the dark, magnetic world of Alex—the mysterious man from that night. He’s ruthless, guarded, and somehow the only one who sees the fire burning behind her broken smile. But as she digs deeper into the web of secrets and deceit, Ria uncovers a buried truth about her own past—one that threatens to destroy everything. Now torn between the thrill of revenge and a chance at something real, Ria must choose to surrender to the darkness or fight for a love that might finally set her free.

When Beautiful Bright Leah Monroe was faced with an arrangement that could change her life, she is forced to figure out if her family's legacy is more important than her heart. ***** After Leah Monroe lost her mother, her life turned upside down. The fate of France's most popular wine producers was in one hand and an engagement she couldn't get out of in the next. She was always in touch with her wild side; but also lived by the rules of her domineering father, thinking the actual love was off limits. That was until she met Xander Hayes, the new driver on her father's Vineyard. Despite his efforts to not fall for his boss' daughter, Xander couldn't hide his burning passion for her. So maybe he could have a chance at love..... That's if his secret and her father didn't ruin it.

I was the girl Ian Sutherland, the underworld boss himself, personally picked to be a shield for his beloved. By the third year of our marriage, I'd been kidnapped by his enemies for the eighth time. When Ian came with his men to rescue me, the negotiation hadn't even lasted five minutes before the girl called him. "Ian, I lost a dare and have to kiss one of the guys here. But I want my first kiss to be yours. Can you come get me?" … The moment Ian left without a second thought, a knife plunged into my abdomen, and blood gushed out. His men handled it the same way they had the last seven times—paying off whoever they had to, then sending me to the hospital. In the ambulance, I heard someone wondering if I'd live long enough to see the day that girl could stand on her own. They burst out laughing, while I was the only one crying. My mission to save the underworld boss had failed, and I was about to be erased by the system. Ian, I wouldn't live to see that day.

In the first year after marrying Victoria Kingsley, I choose to celebrate the holidays with her in her childhood home. At dinner, my mother-in-law suddenly claims that she's lost her gold bracelet. That's when Victoria's childhood friend, Jonathan Zane, points at me. "You must be the one who stole the bracelet! After all, you've been a serial pickpocket since you were young!" Everyone turns to stare at me, their gazes unkind. I thought Jonathan must have mistaken me for another person, so I tell everyone that I never stole the bracelet. But Jonathan continues confidently, "You were punished for stealing from others in high school all the time! Not to mention, I saw you at the police station last month! There's no way I'd have gotten the wrong guy!" Then, Jonathan lays down the details including the time, location, as well as the clothes I was wearing that day. All I feel is mixed feelings at the moment. The thing is, I was at the police station because I needed to obtain some evidence. After all, I'd already joined the judiciary a long time ago. Last month, I was even promoted to the presiding district court judge.

After a night of passion and a broken heart, Sophia thought marrying Bright was the best way out: a marriage without love, commitments, or ties. But lies come at a price, and Sophia and Bright must pay it. When danger lurks and the past resurfaces, Sophia and Bright, will have to face their true feelings. Will danger bring them together, or will it destroy them first?