curtis brown first novel prize

"You had your chance to escape my punishments but you are so determined to get me angry, I told you there will be consequences for your actions, didn’t I?" She didn't reply. "Answer me." I snarled out. She nodded. "Use your fucking words." "Y-yes." "Good. Now, you know what you're going to do for me?" "No." "Oh, let me enlighten you." I pushed her hair away from her face and gripped her face in my hands. "You're going to fuck yourself. Here, and now." —————————————————————————— Maya is a human who has been living her life with fear and curiosity. Ten years ago, she witnessed her mother being killed by a werewolf with ‘brown' eyes, those eyes never left her memory for that she hated werewolves and had sworn to kill that werewolf. With that incident in mind, she goes out to seek her revenge. She hides her identity as a human because she is aware of what the werewolves do to humans. Being in the land of werewolves Maya rides the rollercoaster of love and mating; where she comes across secrets and transformations that turned her life upside down.

“I...I’ve never had an orgasm before!” I blurt out, backing away a few steps. He sits up, dark hair ruffled and messy from the fingers I ran through it. His eyes, once wide, slowly darken. “You what?” He breathes. *** Running from a dark past, a girl stumbles into a territory ran by a notorious Alpha. He's cold, dangerous and poisons her, forcing her into his proximity. But she harbours a dark secret, which when revealed to the wrong people, causes her to become tied to the Alpha in an arranged marriage that reveals more about them than anticipated... Including the bond they share when they touch. And the Alpha too has a secret, an obsession. For her.

Harry Sy needed a wife, and he needed her NOW! His trusted assistant was able to provide him the woman he was able to marry...only to forget about her, minutes after signing the marriage contract. A ten billion dollar deal. A woman scorned. A man intent to give punishment to a woman he never met. In a game of revenge and punishment, whose tactics will prevail? "I will never get tired of giving the punishment that you deserve."

(A sequel to His Maid's Son) Daniel didn't just get to be warden by chance; his no-nonsense personality and integrity made him the man he is today. That is until he met Liam. Never had he been torn between the need to protect someone and his moralities. Playing dirty wasn't his style but somehow the slender scared boy with golden-brown stares made him question everything he believes in. Completed on November 2019

**Strong language and sexual and violent situations** Lexi goes to Dallas to spend the weekend with her old high school friend, Brock Lockhart. However, the fun weekend turns into a death trap that Lexi might not walk away from. Will Lexi, Brock, and the other guests survive?

Ocean Series: 1Stella, a orphan probinsyana wishes to become a cardiologist. She sets on an adventure to the city of Manila with her bestfriend's kuya, Alen. She soon learns how to love, how one person chose to clutch the knife, the ugly side of the world and how to heal oneself.

Seumur hidupnya, hanya satu nama yang terpatri begitu dalam dihatinya. Hanya satu nama yang mampu membuatnya menangis dan tersenyum disaat yang bersamaan. Dalam setiap mimpinya, Clara selalu membayangkan lelaki itu. Clara Devina tidak bisa dengan mudah menghapus nama lelaki itu, lelaki yang menjadi Cinta Pertamanya. Ketika lelaki itu tiba-tiba saja hadir dan mengguncang dunianya, ia pun harus dihadapi satu kenyataan pahit dibalik kehadiran cinta pertamanya. Apakah Clara bisa berakhir dan bersama dengan Cinta Pertamanya?

Alea seorang gadis biasa yang dianugerahi kecerdasan yang membuatnya mampu bertahan di sekolah kalangan atas sebagai siswa kelas sosial di sekolah itu. Pertemuannya dengan sekumpulan pemuda tampan yang menjadi pusat sekolah ini memberikannya banyak masalah. Nathaniel, pemuda yang diam-diam jatuh cinta padanya akan menjadi pelindung bagi keberadaan Alea. Saat cinta mulai mekar dan berbunga indah, tiba-tiba Nathaniel harus pergi meninggalkan Alea. Apa alasan semua ini terjadi? Tapi akankah hubungan mereka akan semudah cinta remaja yang hanya penuh bunga bermekaran? Ikuti kisah cinta mereka yang sangat segar namun penuh perjuangan untuk menikmati indahnya sebuah cinta pertama.

Ang kuwentong ito ay hindi angKop sa mga batang mambabasa.*** Mula pagkabata ay minahal na ni Astin si Laura. Pero one-sided love lang iyon. Laura never had feelings for him. Pero hindi siya sumuko. Binakuran niya ang dalaga hanggang kolehiyo. Dahil sa utang na loob ni Laura sa pamilya niya ay napa-oo ito nang magpropose siya sa mismong harapan ng magulang niya. Alam niyang hindi tatanggi ang dalaga. Akala niya siya na ang pinakamasayang lalaki nang araw na iyon. Hindi pala. Inamin ni Laura na may nobyo na ito. Si Gael. Pero hindi siya pumayag na hindi matuloy ang kasal. Sa nalaman ay minadali niya ang mangyayaring kasalan. Dumating ang araw ng kasal nila, hindi sumipot si Laura and that was his first heartbreak. One-sided love is torture. Ilang buwan siyang nawala sa sirkulasyon. Iniwan niya ang maalwan nilang buhay. Para makalimot pumasok siya sa military. Apat na taon ang ginugol niya sa training. Pagkatapos ay ipinadala ang grupo nila sa ibang bansa para sa unang misyon. Pero tumagal iyon. 8-years is long enough kaya nagbalik siya sa Pilipinas. Muling nagtagpo ang landas nila ni Laura. Pero hindi na siya ang dating Astin na patay na patay sa dalaga. Ilang babae na ba ang iniiwan niya ng luhaan sa tuwing nadedestino sa ibang lugar? Pero paano niya ngayon maiiwasan ang dalagang walang ginawa kung hindi ang humingi ng tawad at suyuin siya araw-araw... At hanggang saan kayang tiisin ng dalaga ang malamig na pakikitungo ng binata? ****** Read niyo rin po ang Story ng parents nila: Title: My Secretary Owns Me ********** May story din po si Thunder Santillan: Title: The Desire of a CEO ******* May Incoming story naman po ako bunsong kapatid ni Astin: Titile: Taming My Husband

When Summer, who hates attention and dating, meets Elijah, little does she know her life is going to be turned upside down once the inevitable occurs. - Summer Hayes has everything one could ask for - an understanding family, the bestest best friend ever and good grades. Boyfriend? She hated that word. But when she meets Elijah Grey, she should have nothing to do with him since he is the type of guy she completely despises. Then approaches the history trip of the college which ends up bringing them together for a day, making her she realize that she doesn't want to stay away. And so does he. However, when all odds start turning against them, the choices Elijah is left with, leads to a heartbreaking story, one that is planned out well by their fates. But, will he be able to choose what's right with a realistic mind, even though that will snatch everything away from him...again? *** "FIRST" is the first thing I wrote before I started embarking on a journey of being a writer so please be kind with my newbie mistakes. TW: Contains unclean language. Not rated mature. WILL contains accidents and deaths and heartbreaks.