Characters In Flash Gordon Novels & Stories

“I’ve been waiting for you for five years,” said Julian Mendoza as he kissed my neck. “Do you know how crazy it drove me to wait that long, always imagining your sexy body on top of mine?” “But I’m fat and ugly, that’s why your nephew divorced me,” I said, biting my lip as he sucked on my neck until it turned red. “He’s such a fool! You’re absolutely beautiful with your curvy body,” he said. ** Lorena was divorced by Diego Mendoza because he considered her fat and ugly. He also believed she was infertile. Until one day, Lorena had to meet Julian Mendoza, a CEO and Diego Mendoza’s uncle. She borrowed one million dollars to pay for her father’s surgery, while the rest was used to pay off her parents’ debts. Julian Mendoza gave her the one million dollars, but on one condition: Lorena had to become his wife.

They say what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, mine didn’t. I came back with a marriage certificate bearing a stranger’s name, a ring worth more than my parents’ love ever was, and a son whose father I’ve never seen, never known, never remembered. I went to Vegas for a racing competition. I won. I celebrated. And somewhere between the victory and the sunrise, my life changed forever. For six years, I’ve lived with the consequences of one reckless night. I built an empire. I raised my son. And I searched for the man who changed my life without even knowing it. Then fate laughed in my face. My sister married my ex-fiancé—the man I was promised to since childhood. The man I was supposed to become Mrs. Windsor for. The man who now wears my family name… and looks far too much like my child. Every time I’m near him, the past presses closer. Every glance feels like a question I’m terrified to ask. I shouldn’t notice him. I shouldn’t feel anything. He is my sister’s husband. But some secrets refuse to stay buried. Because the truth about Vegas isn’t just in the ring on my finger or the child in my arms. It’s standing right in front of me. And when it finally comes out, it won’t just destroy a marriage, it will burn an empire to the ground.

There was a loud silence in Rayuwa. Certain things were never discussed, but everyone knew it was forbidden for the people of Rayuwa to leave the Island. The Only person that was allowed that privilege was the Sarki and his family. It was believed that in the past, to save Lafiya and prosper the land and people, the Island of Rayuwa and its people were sacrificed. They were to carry the burden of keeping the deities happy while they prospered the land and the country. The price that Rayuwa paid for this responsibility was confinement. They were never to leave the island. People had been rumoured to try and escape the Island, but they never made it. Some of them ended up as corpses washed onto the shores of Rayuwa. Soon the people just stopped trying to leave. Binta was born on the island with no hope of ever escaping until she met Adam and fell in love. When she becomes royalty, she can leave the island but the liberation of the people of Rayuwa is paramount and she and Adam work closely together to liberate the people. (The point of view of the story changes. In each chapter, different affected characters will tell the story from their point of view. This is to enable the reader to have the full understanding of the story and also understand how the characters reason.)

This was never truly a choice. It was an ultimatum. A marriage to a stranger. A business contract disguised as a wedding. Vanessa slid a pen across the table. “All you have to do is sign.” Selena stepped forward and stared down at the marriage agreement. Adrian Kingston. Even the name felt dangerous. But the moment she pictured her mother lying unconscious in that hospital bed, her hesitation shattered. Before her heart could stop her, Selena picked up the pen and signed her name across the paper. The ink glided beneath her hand, sealing away the last fragments of her freedom. Vanessa smiled immediately. “Good decision.” Meanwhile, across the city, on the top floor of Kingston Global, a tall man dressed in black sat behind a polished wooden desk. Adrian Kingston. Sharp features, cold dark eyes, and an overwhelming presence that made the entire room feel tense in his silence alone. His fingers tapped steadily against the file resting on his desk while his gaze remained fixed on the photograph attached to the front cover. “Mr. Kingston, the Reeds have responded,” said Nathan Cole, Adrian’s longtime executive assistant. “She accepted?” Adrian asked coldly. “Yes.” Adrian leaned back slightly in his chair and reached for the glass of whiskey resting beside the file. Selena Reed. An ordinary woman with a quiet background. No social influence, no scandals, nothing particularly remarkable.

On the day of her mother’s funeral, Rebecca Jillian is served divorce papers and finds out her husband's mistress is pregnant. Left with nothing but betrayal and grief, Rebecca makes one reckless mistake, spends a drunk night with a stranger. She never expects to see him again. Until she finds out exactly who he is. And off all the men she could get entangled with. It had to be Dominic Hayes. Dominic Hayes doesn’t chase women. No, Women chases him. Desperate to secure his inheritance, he finds himself in bed with Rebecca. The woman who begged and moaned his name all night but in the morning, walked away without a second thought. And now, Dominic wants her. So he offers Rebecca a deal: A contract marriage in exchange not only for power and revenge but the truth behind her mother’s death. Now Rebecca is caught between two dangerous men, one who destroyed her life and one who might own her completely. But in a world of lies, betrayal, and lust. Who will should she trust? The devil she knows or the or the one who’ll make her beg for the chains he comes with?

BLURB: Daniella Reyes only wanted two things: to survive university and build a future far away from the life she grew up in. But one betrayal destroys everything. After being secretly sold for one night by her own boyfriend to his uncle, Daniella wakes up alone in the bed of Blackthorn University’s most feared professor, Kent Brandon. He was the cold and dangerously handsome teacher rumored to be a billionaire. She tells herself it meant nothing until two pink lines changed her life forever. Now carrying the child of a billionaire and a man older than her, Daniella becomes trapped in a world she never knew existed… One filled with ruthless rich families, dangerous secrets, possessive instincts, and a man who cannot seem to stay away from her no matter how hard he tries. Kent never planned to fall for anyone. Not with the pressures of his family, a forced engagement hanging over his head, and a desire that only brings destruction whenever he loses control. But the more he learns about the girl he unknowingly hurt, the more obsessed he becomes with protecting her. Even from his own family. As enemies close in and buried truths begin unraveling, Daniella realizes the terrifying professor may be the only person willing to fight for her.

When Sadie Blake died clutching divorce papers, watching her husband Marcus Whitmore and best friend Gwen celebrate over her poisoned body, she swore her last breath would not be in vain. Betrayed, beaten, and robbed of her unborn child, she closed her eyes on a life of shattered dreams. But fate had other plans. Sadie awakens three years in the past, standing before the same three marriage contracts that once sealed her doom. The first belongs to Marcus Whitmore—the man who would become her murderer. The second to Julian Ashford—her childhood sweetheart who chose Gwen over her. The third to Damien Cross—the disabled CEO she'd callously rejected, pitying his wheelchair-bound condition. This time, Seraphina knows exactly who to choose. What she doesn't know is that Damien Cross harbors his own deadly secret. Reborn from his own violent death at Marcus and Gwen's hands, he's spent three years plotting their destruction. When the woman who once scorned him suddenly appears at his altar, willing to be his bride, Damien suspects a trap. Two souls reborn. Two hearts burning for vengeance. One marriage contract that will either unite them in their quest for justice—or destroy them both when their hidden truths collide. In a game where love and revenge intertwine, will Sadie and Damien become each other's salvation, or will their secrets tear apart their second chance at life? Sometimes the greatest revenge is living well... together.

Maya Collins, a struggling art major picking up shifts in Estonia for the holidays, thought her night couldn’t get any darker after a masked stranger at the strip club slid a fat envelope across the table. ALL HE WANTS is a night with her. A COLD REFUSAL TURNS INSTANTLY TO REGRET Then came the call that shattered her world: her best friend, Kate Harlow, had just had a catastrophic accident—a DIFFICULT MISSION FOR MAYA: one hundred thousand dollars. Money Maya doesn’t have, BUT desperation drove her to the devil himself. His name is Aleksandr Harrington, a well-known Estonian war criminal. Though he masks his identity to avoid the law, his plan for revenge is well on the way; all Aleksandr has to do is lie low and let it play out. But then an unprecedented miscalculation has disrupted his plans, and her name is MAYA. He knew he recognised her somewhere—somewhere from his past. SOMEWHERE IN NEW YORK. Worst of all, this evil man, Maya, can't stand being related to a long-time crush, art lover, and philanthropist, KEVIN CARTER. She’s now locked in a deadly game between two rival brothers. Maya faces a cruel bargain: she must decide which of the brothers is worthy of her PRICELESS BLOODLINE, who will father the heir to the Harrington empire. A cold deal, one heir for one hundred thousand dollars, or Kate dies. A DEADLY MISHAP: Marooned on a private island with the man she both fears and desires, Maya must wrestle with her pride FOR HER BODY or risk Kate’s survival. Because in this dangerous game, passion could be her only salvation.

"I can't give you the stars, But I promise I can make you see stars." Ava whispered to him boldly. Dominic Blackwood is ruthless, arrogant and dangerously determined. The only thing standing between him and his father’s powerful empire is one brutal condition, marriage. He’ll sacrifice anything to claim what’s his. Ava Laurent isn’t looking for love. She’s hunting revenge. Dominic Blackwood destroyed her family the day her brother died because of him. Now she’s ready to destroy him right back. But revenge requires proximity. And proximity leads to a wedding ring. What starts as a calculated game turns into a marriage neither of them expected. Dominic isn’t gentle. He commands. He dominates and he doesn’t bend. Too bad because ava didn’t have submission in her bones She talks back, she tempts and she provokes. But the deeper she digs into Dominic’s world, the more the lines blur. Because sometimes the villain isn’t who you think he is. And sometimes revenge tastes dangerously close to desire. She thought she was trapping her enemy. She never realized she was falling for him…. If you crave hot, flirty, tension filled dark romance with a dominant hero and a heroine who refuses to be controlled, this book is for you.

Ria spent her life longing and waiting for her childhood sweetheart, Adrian. who vanished after promising to marry her when they turn adult. Years later, when she finally sees him again, her joy turns to heartbreak as her trusted stepsister betrays her, claiming her identity as his long-lost love. Ria is cast as a villain in her own love story. Believing the lies, Adrian develops hatred for Ria and subjected her into a loveless marriage after an unexpected pregnancy from a one night stand. She endured his torments while her stepsister basked in stolen affection. Tired of being humiliated and tormented constantly by her stepsister's schemes, Ria was determined to expose the truth. As she uncovers the depths of betrayal, Ria fights to reclaim her identity, prove her love, and make Adrian regret ever doubting and not recognizing her. Will Adrian realize the truth before it’s too late, or will Ria walk away, leaving him to face the consequences of his actions? A gripping tale of love, betrayal and resilience that will keep you turning pages until the very end.