Charles Robert Darwin

Meg and Charlie meet on Titanic, but their lives were intertwined long before they ever stepped foot on the doomed ship. Follow their story from the very beginning. Prelude After Meg's father dies, her life spirals out of control. Her mother is mean, her uncle abusive. When she discovers she’s been promised to a wealthy American, she’ll do whatever she must to flee Southampton, hoping for a new life in America and a chance to start over. Charles Ashton knows that his father arranged for him to marry Meg. Even though the temptations of being young and rich beckon him, he believes in keeping promises. However, his attempts at meeting Meg are thwarted and eventually, Charlie wonders if Meg exists at all. Ultimately, destiny’s plan will be revealed and their worlds will collide aboard a ship named Titanic. Titanic Meg never dreamt she would find herself aboard Titanic. Now that she finally has the opportunity to escape it all, she realizes the man she's engaged to is also aboard the ship. If Charlie discovers her identity, she will end up breaking his heart all over again. Will Meg find a way to reveal her identity without destroying their relationship, or will her last chance at true love end up in the abyss? Residuum The survivors of Titanic arrive in New York, but being back on dry land doesn't end the terror, and for some of the passengers, the nightmares are just beginning. Having escaped her haunting past, Meg knows she should be excited to start her new life as millionaire Charlie Ashton's fiancée. However, Titanic has scarred both of them, and part of her wants to escape into the night. Will she stay by Charlie's side? The voices in Charlie's head are ever-present. Will he lose Meg all over again?

At twenty-eight, I held the dubious honor of being the last unmarried socialite on New York's Upper East Side. Everyone around me was growing increasingly anxious about my single status. In my previous life, my mother arranged a matchmaking cocktail party, where I was told to choose a husband from ten handpicked elite bachelors. I bribed the event planner to place Mark West's profile at the very top—and as I had hoped, I chose him. After we married, Mark treated me with what seemed like tender affection. He even bought me an oceanfront villa in the Hamptons, making me believe I had finally found true love. But that illusion shattered the day I was nine months pregnant, just hours away from giving birth. Mark drove a scalpel straight into my abdomen—then, right in front of me, hurled our newborn onto the floor. "If you hadn't forced me into this marriage with your family's power, Sofia wouldn't have been heartbroken enough to go drinking and get drugged and assaulted. This… this is what you owe her!" He tossed the scalpel aside, then calmly let his private doctor pin down my blood-soaked body. I fought through excruciating pain for six agonizing hours, until I finally bled to death. Afterward, Mark dumped my corpse into the Hudson River. But for Sofia, he hosted a grand funeral—funded with my money, under my name—and paraded himself to the world as a grieving, devoted widower. Given a second chance at life, I refused to step foot in that cursed matchmaking event. Instead, I went straight to my mother with a demand: marry me to Robert Black—the most ruthless, cold-blooded titan of Wall Street, whose scarred face was feared by all. In the end, stripped of my financial backing, Mark's hedge fund collapsed. He became a disgraced fraudster, spat on by everyone on Wall Street.

EXTRACT. “Why should I hand you my heart again, when all you did was shatter it into a million pieces before?” Emily hissed. Alpha Robert took a daring step closer, “I know I messed everything up, but I can’t breathe without you. Please, just one more chance, and I’ll prove myself.” From behind Emily came a deep, resonant growl. Alpha James moved forward with a possessive intensity. “Step away, cousin. She’s my mate. My soul is bound to hers.” “Since when do I belong to anyone? Fate might decree it, James, but it doesn’t mean you own me.” Emily inquired. A menacing voice from the shadows then seized her attention, “And what about me, little omega? How do you explain this undeniable pull between us? Or are you too scared to admit that your enemy stirs your very core?” Alpha Michael questioned. *** Emily Parker, a wolfless omega, endures constant hatred and disdain from her own father and his family. But her world isn't entirely bleak; she has a loving fiancé who stands by her side. That is, until he shatters her heart by cheating on her with her half-sister, who turns out to be his true mate. Devastated, Emily is sent away by her father to another pack for her studies. Two years later, Emily returns to her father's pack, only to cross paths with the mysterious Monstrous brothers, the formidable sons of the Demontail pack. To her astonishment, she learns that she is the destined mate of the eldest brother, while the younger brother harbors a deep grudge against her. As if things couldn't get more complicated, her ex-fiancé now wants her back. Caught between three potent Alphas fighting for her heart. Who will win her heart: the destined mate, the enemy, or the ex-lover?

“I want you.” Aurora whimpered softly. “Tell me how much you want me, little wolf.” “I want you so bad.” She gasped when his lips grazed her ear, his breath making her shudder with need. Henry watched her with pleasure-laden eyes, his hand coiling round her waist possessively. “You belong to me, Aurora. You're mine.” … In the moonlit world of werewolves, Aurora Rose Thompson was a stunning young she-wolf with a fierce spirit and a beauty that rivaled the moon goddess. On her 18th birthday, the moon goddess paired her with the Alpha of her pack, Alpha Bishop Dawson, a union that seemed like a dream come true. But behind Bishop's chiseled facade and commanding presence lay a sinister plot: he didn't want a mate and he despised the mate bond. Two nights after they were mated, he cruelly rejected her and banished her from the pack. Enter Henry James Robert, the most powerful and ruthless Alpha King who had been mateless for more than a hundred years. He saved Aurora from Bishop's banishment and took her back with him to the lycan kingdom where he ruled. What he didn't expect was to fall desperately in love with her. A deep passion bloomed between them until everything shattered one day. Henry's dark secrets came to light, secrets he had managed to bury all these years. Hidden conspiracies arose, threatening to shatter the bond between him and Aurora. The truth about Aurora's identity is revealed, and when Bishop discovered that she was now Henry's mate, he suddenly wanted her back at all costs. Can their love survive the darkness of Henry's past and the treacherous forces that seek to destroy their bond? Or will the very thing that brought them together ultimately rip them apart?

Hatred, sacrifices, family's love and hell. 'Yon ang naging definition ni Erica Dhana Hermés sa buhay niya. Matapos s'yang ipakasal ng magulang niya sa lalaking kinaiinisan niya. Noon paman isa na itong bully, na mayabang na antipatiko na walang ibang ginawa kun'di ang saktan ang damdamin niya. Ngunit ng muli niya itong makita sa araw ng engagement party nila, hanggang sa makasal sila at magsama sa iisang bobong ay ibang Axel Charles Hill na ito. A stranged one a dangerous one. But who is she? She is not just Erica Hermés. May happy ending kaya sa kanilang dalawa? May puwang pa ba ang pag-ibig sa dalawang tigreng puso nila? LET'S THE WAR BEGGIN! SexyBeast series 2: The Gay doctor Desperada na kung desperadang tawagin ang kahibangan ni Cathy kay Edward Alcantara. Dahil kahit siya ay hindi kayang labanan ang sariling puso na nagwawala sa tuwing nakikita niya ito. Simula pa lang alam na niyang bakla si Edward, na malabong masuklian ang pagmamahal niya para rito. Doon pa lang sa isiping iyon parang hinahalukay na ng kutsilyo ang puso niya. Sinubukan niyang kalimutan ito, ngunit sa nakalipas na sampung taon at sa muli nilang pagkikita ay mas lalo lang lumala ang nararamdaman niya para sa isang bakla na ngayon ay doctor na. Na mas lalo pang sumusigaw at nang-aakit ang kamachohan at ang pagka-strikto nito. Kung guwapo ito noon ay mas umaangat ang kaguwapuhan nito ngayon. Nagsimula na siyang mabaliw ulit rito, nagsimula na siyang habul-habulin si Edward. Pero kahit anong paganda at pasexy ang gawin niya gaya lang rin ng inaasahan walang epekto ito sa isang bakla. Mas lalo lang siyang binalewala nito. Hanggang saan siya maghahabol? Hanggang kailan siya lalaban sa pag-ibig na walang kasiguraduhan? O susuko na lang ba siya at kakalimutan ang baklang doctor na kinabaliwan niya…

Son père a trompé sa mère pendant leur mariage. Dévastée, celle-ci a sombré dans la dépression et s'est suicidée. La maîtresse a alors emménagé dans la maison avec ses deux enfants, prenant toute la place. Manon Robert, laissée seule, a été recueillie par une amie proche de sa mère. C'est ainsi qu'elle a grandi aux côtés de Lucas Leroux, son ami d'enfance. Sous le même toit, leur relation s'est tissée naturellement. Leur amour semblait aller de soi. Mais le jour de ses vingt-deux ans, alors qu'elle pensait que leur histoire allait enfin aboutir au mariage, Lucas a annoncé publiquement sa relation avec sa meilleure amie... Et elle ? Elle n'a eu droit qu'au titre de « petite sœur», devenant la risée générale. Aux yeux de Lucas, elle n'était qu'un parasite pitoyable, un chewing-gum collé au talon dont il ne parvenait pas à se débarrasser. Lui et ses amis la méprisent profondément. Tous lui conseillent d'ouvrir les yeux et de ne pas gaspiller les derniers restes de leur lien passé. Sa meilleure amie, pleine de bonnes intentions, va jusqu'à lui proposer de lui présenter un petit ami. Alors Manon décide de se tourner vers Julien Bernard, cet homme froid et inaccessible. Julien est justement celui que sa meilleure amie convoite depuis toujours celui qu'elle désire sans jamais avoir pu l'obtenir. Julien n'est pas seulement un chirurgien cardiaque de renommée mondiale, il est aussi l'héritier de la plus puissante famille de Norville, les Bernard. Il est un autre ami d'enfance de Manon, mais aussi... l'amour secret de sa demi-sœur. Julien déteste le côté capricieux et arrogant de Manon, il déteste son manque de retenue, et surtout, il déteste sa manière de manipuler. Mais voilà : la jeune fille est belle, vive, séduisante à en perdre la tête. Et lui... il n'est pas un homme vertueux. Attiré dès le premier regard, il s'est laissé prendre au jeu, en est devenu accro, incapable de s'en détacher. Il a fini par se soumettre entièrement à elle, devenant son unique chevalier.