Courier-journal Com E Edition

Betrayed by the man she once called husband, Cassia Munroe learned the hard way that love doesn’t always come with loyalty. She was never his first choice, but their child was everything. And when she asked for a divorce, she was forced to make the most painful sacrifice of all… leaving her five-year-old daughter behind. That loss became her fire. Years later, the world knows her name — not as the woman Frederick Jones discarded, but as a self-made powerhouse. A world-class chef. A renowned fitness mogul. A secret cybersecurity genius. A billionaire investor who could crush empires with a single trade. But the man who broke her has no idea that the empire she built was born from the ashes he left her in. Now Frederick wants what he once threw away. Yet Cassis’s heart is no longer his to claim. Because a mysterious man just shook the world with a single tweet: “My wife is the most beautiful woman alive. And the photo attached? Cassia Munroe. The woman everyone thought was broken has just become the one thing every billionaire in the world wants.

“Why did you betray me? Why did I have to die?” Xiao Chen who died because he was killed by his ex-lover and his lover’s affair, he reincarnated as a child of the famous Xiao family on the continent. He was born into a strong and loving family since then Xiao Chen decided to live without doing much effort. Stay humble, and enjoy the love of his family but have a rather naughty nature among his family elders. Until one day Xiao Chen changed into a different person so that the family who used to love him turned to hate him. “Why did you do all this? Why? Answer me XIAO CHEN!” The angry voices of every elder and member of the Xiao family only made Xiao Chen laugh. His life did not need to be controlled by others and his life did not need others to question, he only lived according to his own heart. “Hahahaha, why? Of course because I don’t like him, being too genius makes my heart very jealous of him and it awakens the devil in my heart. I Xiao Chen will make you feel what real pain is!”

Cresenia was tied up by a forced marriage to a cold hearted and full of vengeance man named Adrien. She assumed that her marriage will be filled up with love and care but she assumed wrong, Adrien only married her for the sake of his revenge for her sister that was killed by the mafia group named Midnight Blades which was ruled by Cresenia’s parents which she doesn’t know about. However as time passes, Adrien’s feelings become different every time he spend times with Cresenia. Will this hate and revenge turn into love and care at this moment?

Have you ever dreamt of becoming your stepson's wife? Of course, Jules never expected it, until she met him. * “Who is she?” he barked staring at the woman standing beside his dad with a cold gaze. “Your stepmom, Jules. My newly wedded wife.” his father answered, drawing Jules closer. Hero's lips twitched. Stepmom? He took in the young exquisite woman and sneered. She's more like a gold digger and as long as he's here, he would never accept her as his stepmom. Never!

Barely escaping a tragedy, Leandra Beatriz Carmine, an heiress bound to marry the man who almost destroyed her life on her eighteenth birthday, is found unconscious inside a severely damaged car. With her determination to run away from a marriage she never really wanted, Leandra found herself inside it once again, only that the last thing that she would think of is to marry someone beyond her existence, a vampire, especially a Prince meant to rule everyone, Rozicoe Hades Montgometry. Listing all the possible dangers to her life, Leandra still couldn’t take her mind off on why in a snap, she is hail as the future Queen and how in a blink, just like them, she thirsts for blood too. Even with one of her feet placed in a grave, Leandra took the risk, living as the Princess they want her to be and spending each day with Hades, later on catching feelings for him. But when the day comes that the real owner of the identity that she’s trying to live to appear in front of her face, is Leandra ready to give up the life she has and try to live as the naive and submissive Leandra again, or will she fight for her right as the real and worthy vampire queen to the throne? But how is that possible when the last time she checked she is just a mere human? Or so she thought…

"¿Entonces qué? ¿Simplemente salgo con todos ustedes?" ¿En qué mundo tenía ella algún derecho a salir con tres hombres a la vez? Tal vez la Diosa le sonreía, o tal vez la Diosa la odiaba. Esas eran las únicas dos opciones porque esta locura parecía un sueño hecho realidad o una pesadilla. *** Cuando el padre de Amelia es asesinado por un lobo solitario, ella de repente se convierte en la líder de su manada. Siendo la hija de un Alfa, es más fuerte que la hembra promedio. Y también más deseable. Luchando a través de su duelo y asumiendo su poder, se enamora no de uno, sino de tres hombres. Julian, el líder militar, Nathan, el cerebro, y Lucas, el leal Beta. Mientras caza al asesino de su padre y toma el mando como Alfa, también debe decidir a quién amará a solo un mes de su primer cambio. ¿Podrá elegir? ¿Incluso tiene que hacerlo? «Compitiendo por la hija del Alfa» es una creación de Amelie Bergen, una autora de eGlobal Creative Publishing.

I was so excited when I discovered I was finally pregnant after all these years but that happiness came crumbling down as I discovered my sister was also pregnant. And my husband was responsible. He didn’t even feel an ounce of remorse and readily, he asked for a divorce so he could settle with my sister. My adopted family also gave them their full support. No one cared about my feelings and I knew it was needless to reveal my pregnancy. I had to leave the city to start a new life. But little did I know, my life would flip around overnight. In the flash of a day, I became a World-class billionaire heiress and I wasn’t going to let my ex-husband go scot free for the pain he had cost me in the past.

**Title: RATED 18 COMPILATION *** Rated 18 Compilation is a sizzling collection of erotic short stories that ignite the senses and unravel hidden desires. Each tale plunges into the heat of forbidden encounters: a chance meeting in a rain-soaked alley sparks untamed passion, a mysterious stranger at a masquerade ball unveils secret longings, and a quiet bookstore becomes the stage for a slow, teasing seduction. With vivid, sensual prose, these stories explore the raw intensity of lust, the thrill of surrender, and the electric pull of connection in unexpected places. Perfect for those who crave steamy, uninhibited narratives that linger long after the page is turned. Warning: Explicit sexual content, mature themes, and graphic depictions of intimacy. For readers 18+ only.

Eu carreguei o filhote do meu companheiro destinado. O filhote do Alfa Seth. Mas por doze anos, ele se recusou a me aceitar. Eu era seu segredo. Sua curandeira pessoal. Nada mais. Ele nunca sequer permitiu que nosso filho, Leo, o chamasse de "pai". Tudo porque ele odiava que o destino tivesse escolhido uma companheira "impura" como eu. Ele alegou que eu o drogara, que eu o prendi com uma criança. Ele faltou ao Primeiro Uivo de nosso filho por causa de outra mulher. Uma Beta poderosa chamada Sarah. Aquilo foi a gota d'água. Eu o rejeitei. Peguei nosso filho e fugi. Dizem que o orgulhoso Alfa enlouqueceu. Que a dor da rejeição o destruiu, e que ele nos caçou como um louco. Mas não há volta. Não há perdão.

Ma meilleure amie, Ada, avait pitié de mes huit années de crush pour Théo. Alors, lorsque nos loups se sont reconnus comme compagnons, Ada m'a simplement donné une herbe qui amplifie les phéromones et m'a envoyée dans le lit de Théo. Enivré par mon odeur, Théo m'a prise comme un fou. Quand je me suis réveillée, il a accepté froidement d'organiser la cérémonie de marquage. Mais peu après, Théo s'est mis à visiter souvent les meutes européennes et est resté absent pendant cinq ans. J'ai élevé seule notre fils, Alex, en l'attendant dans la meute. Mais il n'est jamais rentré, se contentant de me dire qu'il n'aimait pas les louveteaux. Jusqu'au jour de l'anniversaire d'Alex. J'ai vu une vidéo dans laquelle quelqu'un demandait à Théo : « Quel a été ton moment le plus heureux ? » Il a répondu avec désinvolture : « La semaine dernière, en Europe. Après avoir endormi Marcus, j'ai emmené Claire sur la table de la salle à manger. » Au milieu des sifflements et des rires, j'ai senti mes mains et mes pieds devenir glacés. Claire, c'était son ex-petite amie. Marcus, c'était le fils de Claire. On disait qu'il vivait avec eux depuis cinq ans, en Europe. Tout était donc vrai. Le cœur brisé, j'ai soumis une demande de rupture de lien d'âme au Conseil des Alphas, et j'ai quitté l'Amérique du Nord avec mon fils, effaçant notre enregistrement de meute.