Celeste Ng Little Fires Everywhere

When 25-year-old Elena Torres loses her parents in a tragic accident, she believes her world has already crumbled. But a shocking revelation turns her grief into something far more dangerous: her father’s debts have sold her into marriage with Nicholas De Luca, the city’s most feared Mafia boss. To Nicholas, Elena is payment for a debt owed. To Elena, he’s a cold and calculating captor. Yet beneath the fear and defiance lies a strange connection neither of them can deny. As their lives intertwine, Elena begins to uncover secrets about her father’s death and Nicholas’s role in her family’s downfall. But Nicholas is not the only threat lurking in the shadows. Rivals, betrayal, and deadly power plays soon make Elena a pawn in a much larger game. As the truth unfolds, Elena is faced with an impossible choice to fight for freedom or risk everything she believed in for the man she had began to fall in love with. How far would you go to uncover the truth? Can Elena escape Nicholas’s obsession or will she lose herself in the process?

"Little wife," he whispers slowly, leaning closer so that his hot breath caresses my collarbone. "If there's one thing you need to know about me, it's that I can't be seduced by any woman." ************** Elvis Gray's life was turned upside down in a matter of hours. She went from an arranged bride to a contracted wife, with the sole purpose of bearing a child for the cold and arrogant billionaire, Demetrius Quintin. Demetrius doesn't believe in love and has a phobia of women. But when he meets the feisty and outspoken Elvira, things start to get a little crazy. Elvira had no experience in seduction and knew nothing about love. And, seducing the big devil seemed like an impossible task. But little did she know that what awaited her at Demetrius's mansion would change her life forever.

Marabelle Daisy Graystone has spent twelve years in witness protection, living among humans as "Daisy Thompson" while hiding her true nature—she's a rare "diamond wolf," one of the Goddess's chosen born once per millennium. Working at her burger restaurant while secretly running a multi-billion-dollar empire as bestselling author Black Orchid and artist Silver Knight, she's built a perfect cover in human society. But when Kieran, her murdered father's former Beta, tracks her down seeking to claim her power, her carefully constructed life shatters. Rescued by Jackson Hunter, the brooding son of the powerful Moon Hunter Pack's Alpha, Marabelle discovers he's her fated mate—the very wolf she's been avoiding for years. She'd overheard Jackson tell his friends that if she turned out to be his mate, he would reject her, choosing duty over desire. When Jackson arrives to return a precious family heirloom, Marabelle braces for the rejection she believes is inevitable. Instead, he confesses his feelings have changed—that witnessing her courage made him realise duty and desire can align. As their mate bond awakens her suppressed abilities, Marabelle must reclaim her birthright as Alpha of the decimated Silvercrest Pack while navigating treacherous pack politics. When the Moon Goddess herself appears to bless their union, their relationship triggers supernatural consequences that reshape the werewolf world. But happiness attracts dangerous enemies. Alpha Thorne of the Western Reaches emerges from isolation, claiming that "untrained" diamond wolves pose a threat to all wolfkind. Together, they forge an unprecedented alliance of eleven packs, creating the first Wolf Council in three thousand years. Racing against ancient powers that would control or destroy her, Marabelle must demonstrate that her unconventional path represents the future of their kind, proving that strength comes not from isolation but from the courage to build bridges between worlds.

Stranger at day, fuck buddy at night, this isn't a sweet love story, it is a kind of story where lust meets love. Maya came from a small rural village, working as a dancer in a downtown bar just to afford her younger brother’s medication. Life had been nothing but struggle a relentless cycle of poverty and heartache she endured alone. On her very first night at the bar, Atlas Volkov watched from the shadows of a VIP sit. The billionaire CEO was known for ruthless business tactics and a cold, unforgiving empire. But as he looked at her, he didn’t see a dancer; he saw something he was determined to possess. He summoned her to his private space, the air thick with tension. “I can pull you out of this place,” he said, his voice smooth and dangerous. “But there’s a condition. You’ll be mine—a companion behind closed doors. Sign the contract, follow my rules, and you’ll be paid more than you’ve ever imagined.” Maya’s heart raced. She’d heard stories of the urban elite—their world built on rivalry and power. Getting involved with a Volkov was like walking into a hurricane. Yet the image of her brother “How much?” she whispered. “Two years. Ten million dollars.” The number stunned her more than she could earn in a hundred lifetimes, but desperation won out. “Deal,” she said, her voice shaky Atlas brought her to the Volkov Villa a sprawling estate where staff bowed in unison, he ordered her to undress. “No,” she snapped. “No contract means nothing.” He tossed her a folder. “Sign it. Now.” Her hand trembled as she scrawled her name.

Angela Claire is just an ordinary woman who is striving in her life just to sustain her grandmother's medication. But one day her life turned upside down when the handsome CEO of JBC Corporation - John Blaire Castillejo II claimed that she is his wife! But how could that be possible? She might have met an accident a few hours before but her memory is intact. She is single all her life and never has been married!

Aria is a business mogul who is dashing, beautiful and intelligent. She is 29 now, and her dying father has chosen a man for her, for the sake of the family business and his happiness. She is ready to marry anyone, except for Lorenzo Walter; the wicked mafia Lord who froze her heart.

Emberlyn is drowning in medical bills, student loans, and a sister whose life depends on money she doesn’t have. One reckless night at a strip club forces her to break her own rules, and in doing so, she collides with Jaxon Sullivan, a man whose gaze feels like possession and whose touch awakens something feral inside her. By morning, Emberlyn learns the truth; the man she gave herself to is her professor and he will not let her go. Jaxon is an Alpha heir fighting for a stolen throne, and Emberlyn is his forbidden mate, human, fragile, and dangerously tempting. A bond ignited by desire puts her directly in the path of his enemies. Protection turns into possession. Desire turns into obsession. And loving him might cost Emberlyn her humanity or her life.

Biglang tumunog ang celfon ko at ng tignan ko ito hindi familiar ang numero, binuksan ko ito at nagulat ako sa laman ng mensahe, "kumusta kana? saan ka ngayon pwede ba tayo magkita?" wala akong idea kung sino ang nagtext kaya sumagot ako ng "sino ito?" sagot nya ang bilis mo naman makalimot ako lang naman ang laging laman ng isip mo. sagot ko ulit ahh talaga walang laman ang isip ko ngayon kundi pera, pera ka ba? sagot nya, ibibigay ko sayo yan basta magkita tayo sa panaginip ko. napakunot ang noo ko at bigla akong nacurious kaya sumagot ako "sige matutulog na ako para magkita ko na yong pera na inaasam asam ko hahaha". saan kaya nya nakuha number ko at sino kaya ito? tumunog ulit ang celfon ko di ko maiwasan tignan "alam mo bang nakahiga ako ngayon sa pera, asam ko na katabi kita hihi, pero wala akong saplot ngayon sarap sana kung katabi kita" pero uminit na ulo ko sa nabasa ko di na ako sumagot. Tumunog ulit ang celfon ko, di ko maiwasan tignan, "ini imagine ko na katabi kita at hubot hubad ka din sinisimulan ko ng dilaan ang malaki mong ut*ng habang hawak mo ang nabubuhay ko nang t*t* nahuhumindig ito at galit na galit na gusto ng pasukin ang p*ke mo, ahh sarap ng labi mo pinapasok ko na dila ko sa bibig mo habang ang kabila kong kamay ay nasa baba ng p*ke mo sinalat ko ang hiwa mo sobrang basa kana pakiramdam ko gusto mo nang ipasok ko ang oten ko sa kepyas mo napaungol ako sa sarap ng itutok ko sa butas mo ang sikip bago ko tuluyan ipasok hinimas himas ko muna sa hiwa mo naririnig ko ang ungol mo." "bastos!" sagot ko..

Faced with the difficulty of raising the hospital bills for her ailing mother , Sussex sweetheart Adriana Levine decided to get herself mixed up int the dark arts of life by trying out that one thing she had always been scared to do- hacking. That one day mistake that had been carried out in desperation pushes her into the dark web of gore and blood and she finds herself unable to escape the latches of the handsome daredevil, Massimo. Would love be enough to tame the beast? Or did he just need something more, something a little more sinister to hold him down? Read to find out! If love truly could conquer the devil and the hell he dwells in.

Ang ampon ng aking ama ay ikinulong lamang sa masikip na storage closet nang halos labinlimang minuto, ngunit tinalian niya ako at itinapon sa loob bilang parusa. Tinakpan pa niya ang ventilation gamit ang mga tuwalya. "Bilang nakatatandang kapatid ni Wendy, kung hindi mo siya kayang alagaan, marapat lamang na maranasan mo rin ang takot na naramdaman niya,” seryoso niyang sabi. Alam niyang may claustrophobia ako, ngunit ang aking mga desperadong pakiusap, ang aking matinding takot, ay sinagot lang ng malupit na sermon. "Magsilbi sana itong aral sayo para maging mabuting kapatid." Nang tuluyang lamunin ng kadiliman ang huling hibla ng liwanag, nakakaawa akong nagpumiglas. Isang linggo ang lumipas bago muling naalala ng aking ama na may anak pa siyang nakakulong at nagpasya siyang tapusin na ang aking parusa. "Sana'y naging magandang aral sa iyo ang isang linggong ito, Jennifer. Kung mangyayari pa ito muli, hindi ka na pwedeng manatili sa bahay na ito." Ngunit kailanman ay hindi niya malalaman na matagal ko nang nalanghap ang aking huling hininga sa nakakasulasok na silid na iyon. Sa kadiliman, unti-unti nang nabubulok ang aking katawan.