Cement Squidward

Bianca Sinclair a toujours vécu dans l’ombre de sa sœur. Elle et Bridget sont des jumelles identiques, mais tout le monde voit Bridget en premier. Elle est audacieuse, aimée et admirée. Bianca est discrète, prudente et souvent oubliée. Lorsque deux familles puissantes fusionnent pour créer un empire technologique, un mariage contractuel est arrangé. Aaron Fernandez, l’héritier froid et prospère, doit épouser Bridget. Bianca cache sa douleur et les soutient, même si elle aime Aaron depuis l’enfance. Puis Bridget meurt. Le mariage ne peut pas être annulé. La fusion doit continuer. Bianca est choisie pour prendre la place de sa sœur. Elle épouse un homme qui ne l’aime pas. Bianca se dit que l’amour peut grandir. Que le temps changera les choses. Alors elle donne, et donne, et donne — jusqu’à ce qu’il ne reste plus rien d’elle. Puis Bridget revient. Tout ce que Bianca a essayé de construire commence à s’effondrer. Aaron devient distant. Les anciens sentiments reviennent. Des secrets remplissent la maison et l’entreprise. Bianca est mise de côté, blâmée, puis finalement rejetée. Brisée mais pas détruite, Bianca part recommencer sa vie. Quand elle revient, elle n’est plus la même femme. Mais le pouvoir a un prix. La confiance est dangereuse. Et la vérité est bien plus sombre que Bianca ne l’imagine. Alors que le passé et le présent s’entrechoquent, Bianca doit se battre pour sa place, son nom et son cœur. Parce que certains amours ne meurent jamais. Certains mensonges ne restent jamais cachés. Et certaines batailles ne font que commencer.

Elena, betrayed by her husband and sister, dies filled with regret and hatred. Fate grants her a second chance when she wakes up three days before the wedding that ruined her life. Everyone expects her to plead for love again, but instead, she walks away from the groom and enters into a contract marriage with the cold, untouchable billionaire who has always been in her husband’s shadow. What starts as a calculated act of revenge evolves into something much more dangerous, protection, obsession, and an unexpected love. This time, she refuses to die quietly, and the right man will fall for the right woman.

*** What would you do if you were adopted by one of the wealthiest and most prestigious families in New York City, only to be treated like garbage for ten years just because you’re diagnosed with dyslexia? What would you do if on the third anniversary of your marriage, you find out that your dearly beloved husband is not only cheating on you with your spoiled, bratty adopted sister, but he also asks her to marry him behind your back? In Astrid’s case, she’s furious and heartbroken. All she wants is revenge. So she accepts a stranger’s invitation to a sex club and ends up enjoying a rough, passionate night with Silvan Rourke, the ruthless demon king of Wall Street… and her step brother. When Astrid finds out that she’s the heir to a winery company worth millions of dollars, she flees New York City but makes a grand return five years later to exact her revenge on the Montessori family for the years of abuse she suffered in their home. This time, she’s not alone. Astrid returns with little twin girls — the results of her passionate night with Silvan. But there’s a problem. The girls bear a striking resemblance to Silvan Rourke and the grumpy billionaire is starting to suspect that they might be his. Ultimately, Astrid has two missions: she must exact her revenge on the Montessori family and also prevent Silvan from finding out that Zoey and Zahra are his children. Will she succeed, or will forbidden chemistry spark between the step-siblings once again? Only one way to find out!!

After a relentless climb in the financial world, Isabelle Wakefield is on the brink of a monumental merger that could cement her as a Wall Street icon. However, the deal hinges on her being married. Enter Damien Blackwood, a ruthless billionaire known for his unyielding negotiations. He agrees to a short-term marriage contract, seeing a chance to expand his empire. Their intense chemistry and clashing personalities spark a passionate bond, challenging their views on love and authority. Isabelle's tenacity captivates Damien, while she is drawn to the empathy beneath his arrogant exterior. As their professional and personal lives intertwine, they must decide if their temporary agreement can evolve into a lasting relationship, overcoming their fears to embrace a shared future.

In the rugged, mist-shrouded forests of the Pacific Northwest, three werewolf packs vie for dominance: the Silver Claw Pack, the Red Fang Pack, and the ruthless Black Shadow Pack. At the heart of the conflict is Samantha "Sam" Lykos, the youngest daughter of Alpha Mike of the Silver Claw Pack. A rare hybrid of pure strength and cunning intellect, Sam is the key to uniting or destroying the packs. Her childhood nemesis, Alpha Kevin of the Red Fang Pack, becomes her unexpected ally and soulmate as they face the tyrannical Alpha Zane of the Black Shadow Pack, who seeks to claim Sam as his mate to cement his rule. Love and war collide in a tale of primal passion, brutal battles, and a bond that could save them all.

The essence of relationship is trust, and the stones and cement of that foundations are honesty. Aries Manabat Valencia was contented having her long-time boyfriend, Leo Valencia with her. She was beyond happy as they were officially announced as wedded couple and get to live in the same roof as husband and wife. She never experienced heartbreak althroughout the whole years they had been together, not until that day comes. Ari didn't really expect that, that moment would come. She trusted and depended her life on him that she got crushed into pieces from the moment that Leo lost his trust on her that completely ruined their marriage.

The Sinclair family's story continues in The Lupian Chronicles saga with Fire. This series should be read in order starting with Resurrection and then Gravity. Death's revelation about the Norns and the decisions he makes about it, will shape the future of the Sinclair family for generations to come. Kiran has to face soul-shattering personal loss and new enemies in his pursuit of self awareness. The very real yet surreal threat of losing all that he's built, will only be made worse by the charge of sexual assault he's arrested for. In addition to that, Kiran is also compelled to wage a war with an enemy miles away from him who is hellbent on destroying everything Kiran holds dearest. The challenges and Kiran's decisions will leave him at Death's mercy. Kiran has always believed that love is the strongest magic there is and his agonizing trials will cement his beliefs.

Soulmates. Everyone, between the ages of sixteen and eighteen, would have the names of their soulmates appear on their left or right wrist in a light grey ink that turned red when you meet them. Should your soulmates die then their name would turn white. *** *** Luca stood staring down at the water below him as he stood on the thick cement railing of the bridge. Looking down at his wrists he traced the names Williams Roswell and Jedidiah Roswell, the names of his soulmates who he had yet to meet. “I’m sorry,” He sobbed. “I can’t do it anymore. You both will be better off without me, you don’t need me… I’m nothing…”. “Goodbye.” He dropped his hands to his sides and took a deep breath then jumped in.

My mother sent me to Chicago to marry Marco Ricci. A power move. One meant to cement our family’s control of the city. After all, my grandfather was the one who put the Riccis on the map. They owed us. They were supposed to treat me like royalty. I went to the fanciest jeweler in Chicago to buy my fiancé a gift. But some broad snatched it right from me. Before I could move, the store manager was fawning all over her. “Miss Bianca! A gift from Mr. Ricci? It’s perfect on you!” Marco? My fiancé? So this was his whore. She slid the sapphire ring onto her finger and shot me a look of disgust. “Who the hell do you think you are, bitch? Trying to take what’s mine?” I didn't even look at her. I just called Marco. "Your whore has something of mine. You have three minutes. Get down to the jeweler and handle her."

***BRATVA WOLVES: BOOK 2*** As a scentless half-human/half-werewolf, Lily Vega always expected abuse, violence and bloodshed - the norm for her step-brother's pack of Lycans. Given to the BloodCrest Pack as a gift to cement the bond between New York and Las Vegas, she didn't expect to become second in command to the Heartless Beta, Konstantin Volkov. And she didn't expect to fall in love with him either. Konstantin never cared for love or finding his mate as the Beta to the Alpha God. Who needs a mate when you have a pack to protect? However, everything seemed to fall into place when Lily stepped into his life. She was his second in command and the best damn fighter he'd ever met - until she decided to leave his side when she apparently finds her mate. After a misunderstanding, which culminates in a steamy encounter with Konstantin, Lily leaves his side, never to return. What will Konstantin do once he finds out Lily is truly his mate and pregnant with his prophesied firstborn... and that she's being held prisoner by a creature even older than the Werewolf God Xamnir? Book 1 - Alpha Kai Book 2 - Konstantin: The Heartless Beta