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The underprivileged student I've been sponsoring suddenly shows up at my birthday party, swaggering in and waving around a pregnancy report. "Look—Pheebs is pregnant with my baby! You'd better be smart and divorce her already!" I point at the report, stunned and confused. "Are you sure it's Phoebe who's pregnant with your child?" Victor Thompson, my beneficiary, smirks proudly as he fiddles with the pregnancy report. "Duh! We conceived the baby last month on our cruise trip!" The entire room falls into a stunned silence. My ex-wife, Phoebe Jackman, has been dead for three years.

A young woman, Isla Hart, at the lowest point in her life, finds herself tangled in a one-night stand with a man whose name she doesn’t even know, Ares Valtieri, a ruthless billionaire. When a scandal threatens everything he’s built, Ares offers Isla a lifeline: a one year marriage contract that could secure his empire and give her a second chance. But every rescue comes at a cost. As they are forced together by circumstance, their world becomes a collision of power, pain, and unwanted vulnerability. Isla must decide: does she fight for her identity, or surrender to a world that’s tried to break her before?

La vie d'Ava LOPEZ était une toile de couleurs vibrantes, remplie de rires et de promesses, elle était une douce jeune âme insouciante avec des objectifs jusqu'à une nuit fatidique. L'obscurité qui s'est abattu sur elle était impitoyable, laissant des cicatrices qui refusaient de guérir. À 23 ans, son monde et ses objectifs ont été brisés par un acte de violence dégoûtant, une agression sexuelle brutale sur son lieu de travail. Les souvenirs de cette nuit-là hante, un rappel constant de la terreur qu'elle a enduré. L'Ava jadis insouciante et joviale était maintenant l'ombre de son ancien elle, son esprit consumé par le traumatisme. Les cauchemars l'ont tourmentée, et la peur d'être seule l'a étouffée, au point où elle est a développé l'androphobie. Sa famille, autrefois source de réconfort, l'a rejetée, incapable d'accepter la vérité de son calvaire. N'ayant nulle part où se tourner, Ava sentait son espoir s'échapper. Juste au moment où elle était sur le point d'abandonner sa vie, un test de grossesse a confirmé l'impensable, une nouvelle vie grandie en elle. Non pas une mais deux. ***** EXTRAIT : " Tu paieras pour avoir joué avec mes sentiments Stella " Une voix rauque a surgit derrière les épaules d'Ava la faisant frissonner. La pièce était vraiment sombre au point où elle ne pouvait rien voir même pas son visage. ___" Mais monsieur, je ne suis pas Stella... S'il vous plaît, laissez-moi partir " Elle a essayé de se libérer de son emprise mais il l'a serrée plus fort.... À cause de cet événement, elle a développé l'androphobie (Elle déteste être touchée par les hommes). Des années plus tard, Ava est devenue une femme indépendante. Elle a juré de ne jamais laisser personne entrer dans sa vie et celle de ses enfants. Jusqu'à ce qu'il arrive…

Alpha Derek was from a family that existed a thousand years ago. For many years, he protected the humans and the werewolves against the unknown creatures. Because of his quest for power, He decided to do what ever it takes to become a werewolf immortal that wishes never to die but at some point, he got tired of living after he succeeded in becoming what he wanted. He searched for death but could find none. According to the prophecy, a girl called Lucia will be born in many years coming, probably in the future. She was the only person that has the power to bring his life to an end and hence, he was relieved that one day he would die.

Rebecca trusts her friend Veronica (Nica) to the point she tells her everything including her love life. She thinks Veronica is a good friend to her and she tells him about her boyfriend Carlos and things turn out bad for her after Veronica met Carlos for the first time. Veronica plans to separate Carlos from Rebecca and her plan finally succeeds. This leaves Rebecca devastated and totally heartbroken she tries to save her relationship with Carlos but her efforts only goes to waste because he had moved in with Veronica already. Will the relationship of Nica and Carlos last.? Will Rebecca heal from the betrayal and heartbreak and finally move on.?

Silver Point University isn’t just the most elite supernatural college on the continent— It’s a pressure cooker of species dynamics, forbidden bonds, awakening magic, and the kind of heat no handbook could ever prepare a student for. Across ten interconnected shorts, Campus Wilds follows students from every corner of the supernatural world as they collide with fate, desire, and the explosive chaos of discovering their true mates amidst exams, dorm drama, and ancient rivalries. Every story adds heat, depth. The discovery that love and magic are the most dangerous subjects of all. In Campus Wilds, every species has a story. Every bond has a price. And no one leaves unchanged.

"I want this," I repeat my words. "And what exactly is this?" he smiles and holds my back with his hands in all his casual sexiness. "I want my orgasm," "You're not there yet, baby girl." He stated softly, his hands trail down to my ass and squeezed them making me pouted at him. "I can get there, you can get me there." "I will, but not right now," ***** Jessica had tried her hardest to rebuild the family legacy, but her brother's scandalous past has proven hard to make her bounce back. And when her family business was bought out, there was nothing she could do but follow her lawyers' advice. But what she didn't expect was her new boss. The fact that she has someone to report to annoyed her, and for that someone to be handsome and smart it infuriates her. She knows he's a player, he knows she's a fragile woman with a very dark past. Can she shake him off and live peacefully with her job? or will he push himself and break out from his comfort zone to make her fall for him? ***** The love story will be emotional, irritating, and eh...I'm still not sure what else :p But the happy ending will be inevitable. So, add this book to your library and join me as we read about Jessica's happy ending. ***** Warning! R-Rated for 18+ due to strong, explicit language and sexual content*

Kakakku yang sejak dahulu paling malas belajar, tiba-tiba mau ikut ujian masuk universitas. Dia bahkan memaksa ayah dan ibu untuk menikahkanku dengan putra atasan demi mendapat uang mahar untuk membayar biaya sekolahnya. Saat itu, aku tahu bahwa dia juga terlahir kembali. Di kehidupan sebelumnya, kakak selalu mengatakan bahwa sekolah itu tidak ada gunanya. Begitu lulus SMA, dia segera menikah dengan Yanto, putra seorang atasan yang melamar dengan mahar besar. Kemudian, Yanto dipindahkan ke daerah perbatasan. Kakakku tidak tahan dengan lingkungan yang keras. Dia menolak hidup sebagai istri tentara yang ikut dengan pasukan. Sementara itu, aku berjuang mati-matian, aku bahkan bekerja sambil kuliah. Akhirnya aku pun berhasil masuk ke instansi pemerintahan. Orang-orang mengatakan bahwa pekerjaan ini stabil dan terhormat. Aku pun berhasil jadi orang kota. Di kompleks militer, kakakku nekat menggunakan nama besar mertuanya untuk menerima suap. Akibatnya, ayah mertuanya ikut terseret penyelidikan atasan dan diturunkan dari jabatannya. Pada akhirnya, kakak diusir begitu saja dari rumah oleh ibu mertua. Setelah bercerai, seseorang membohongi kakak untuk pergi ke Samadi dan bermain saham. Saat bursa ambruk, uang tabungan dan dana pensiun ayah dan ibu pun lenyap. Ketika dia benar-benar terpojok, dia menemuiku. Dia menghunuskan pisau dan memaksaku menyerahkan tabungan serta rumahku demi ambisinya untuk bangkit lagi. Dalam kekacauan itu, aku ditusuk sebanyak 12 kali dan meninggal karena kehilangan terlalu banyak darah. Ketika membuka mata lagi, kakak menyuruh ayah dan ibu menikahkanku dengan Yanto. Kali ini aku menerimanya dan segera berhenti sekolah.

Jake Storm always knew that he was different, he was faster, smarter, and good in a fight, he always saw things that others didn't think were real or ever existed. He felt like a freak of nature in his own family until his father sat him down and told him that he came from a long line of monster hunters. When a new family made their way into his home town and strange things begin to occur all fingers point to a set of siblings but things were not as they seemed and the monster lurking in the shadows did not seem so monstrous and those thought to be saints were the true predators lying in wait.

If given the chance to live again, what would you change the most? As for Emma, she has decided not to marry Mark, a betrayer. In her previous life, she was deceived and harmed by him, leading to the tragic demise of her entire family. Emma, devastated and tormented by Mark, suffered to the point of death. When she woke up, she found herself back five years in the past. At that time, Emma had not married Mark; instead, she had formed a connection with David, Mark's rival. Emma decides to rely on David for revenge against Mark, but little does she know that things will take unexpected turns. What surprises await her? Read on to find out!