Darwin Awards

At the awards for the Global Jewelry Design Competition, my stepsister Sandra took the grand prize. She used the designs she stole from me. What she didn’t know was the show’s biggest sponsor: Jude Moretti. Godfather of the Moretti family. A bloodthirsty monster scarred in an explosion, a man they say can never have children. And the grand prize? Becoming the Godfather’s bride. That night, Moretti’s men, all in black, delivered a gold-trimmed marriage contract. They were here for the “genius designer.” My fiancé, Marco, panicked. He whisked Sandra off to Vegas to save her. They got married that night. With the deed done, Sandra strutted back in, wearing my silk robe. She flashed the ring on her finger and the hickies all over her neck. “Marco’s mine now,” she purred. “What are you going to do, Odessa? The Godfather’s only giving you a day. If you don’t marry him, the Family will have to appease him. That means sending you to the red-light district. Selling you to the kind of sicko who gets off on broken things.” She was wrong. I had another choice. I found my father and stepmother, both scrambling to deal with the contract. “I’ll do it,” I said. “I’ll marry the Godfather.”

Inosente sa unang tingin tila di makabasag pinggan ang awra ni Dorothy Sebastian. Pero kapag ito ay umpisa ng magsalita ikaw ay mauubosan ng dahilan, palusot, oh anong pigil mo wala ring kwenta. Parang bata, wala sa tamang pag-iisip, baliw, kulang sa pagmamahal, abnormal, at higit sa lahat' manyak. Yan ang laging bansag sa kanya dahil kung anong laman ng utak n'ya. Ay gagawin at gagawin n'ya ang gusto n'ya. Paano mo ba maiiwasan ang ganitong babae? Lalo na kung ikaw ay nagustohan at natipuhan n'ya? Kahit anong pigil mo para hindi kalang magkakasala. Paano kung s'ya na mismo ang gumagawa ng paraan. Kaya mo pa kayang umayaw kung ang ng gagahasa sayo' ay isang inosenteng manyak? Hanggang saan ba ang pagpipigil ni Darwin sa sarili' para hindi lang magkasala sa kanyang misyon. Kung gayong unti-unti na s'yang nakaramdam ng pag-ibig kay Dorothy.

"Don't play with me, I can hurt you Clara; get out of here immediately!" Adrik yelled at her, pulling her away from him. "But why?" Clara enquired. Adrik Novikov was a vicious member of the Italian Mafia organisation " Novikov Consigliere," which was owned by his adoptive father. He is also a top graduate medical student from Harvard University who has worked as a professional surgeon in a top hospital in his country. Because he strongly believes in the sanctity of human life and suppresses his craving for blood in order to treat terminally sick patients and save lives, he is able to conceal his Mafia identity and live freely everywhere. His life is turned upside down when his adopted father dies and his step brother takes over as godfather and tries to frame Adrik to death, but he forgives him for the sake of his adoptive parents and leaves Italy with his best friend Darwin to settle in California, USA. Starts working as a professional surgeon in a well-known hospital, where his love life begins with one of his colleagues, Clara William. A fiery doctor and the daughter of Chaelol Group chairman Jace William, who owns the hospital. She is extremely capable, but snobbish and self-centred. How will they make a couple when they both have the same personality "Aggressive?" There is no one who is willing to accept defeat. Adrik intends to make her despise him! Clara wishes to make him fall in love with her! Who will triumph in this love conflict?

Hera Altezza harus rela terjebak dalam sebuah perjodohan bersama Jayden Xavier. Menikah tanpa cinta membuat Hera merasa jika pernikahannya tidak akan bertahan lama. Namun perhatian dan kebaikan Jayden membuat Hera luluh dan jatuh cinta pada pria itu. Tapi siapa sangka jika semua kebaikan yang dilakukan Jayden semata-mata bentuk balas dendamnya pada Hera. Karena perjodohannya dengan Hera membuat Jayden tidak bisa menikah dengan Elena Darwin, kekasihnya. Balas dendam Jayden bukan hanya membuat Hera kecewa dan sakit hati namun juga membuatnya terjebak dalam pernikahan penuh derita. Diduakan, diperlakukan tidak adil bahkan dianggap tidak ada. Hingga Hera bertemu dengan Haidar Pratama. Seorang pria yang bersedia membantu Hera. Tapi kembali lagi, bantuan Haidar tidaklah cuma-cuma karena ada alasan di balik itu yang berkaitan dengan masa lalu Hera. "Aku ingin lepas darinya, namun akan banyak yang terluka karena perpisahan ini," Hera Altezza. "Jika kau ingin tetap bersamaku ... ceraikan Hera secepatnya," Elena Darwin. "Hal itu tidak bisa kulakukan sebelum balas dendamku selesai, lagi pula aku butuh dia untuk kepentingan bisnisku," Jayden Xavier. "Aku akan membantumu lepas dari pria itu ... namun sebagai imbalannya kau harus jadi milikku, bagaimana?" Haidar Pratama.

Winner of The People Choice Awards (Fiction) 2019 for Best Diverse Books When "Gossip " meets "Pretty Little Liars" and had a kid with "Sherlock Holmes". That kid is "The Bad Nerd Boy". "You know my secret now. That's really bad, Summers." He smirked. That nerd smirked! And call me crazy but at this moment, he looked goddamn hot.      "I won't tell others." I blurted the words out, hoping it gave the assurance he needed so he would let me go because even though he looked damn hot, he also looked dangerous. Trying to stop myself from trembling, I bit my lips.  His eyes caught the movement and he bent forward, filling my nostrils with the smell of dope he smoked earlier. Tilting his head, he clicked his tongue and smiled. "Wrong move." With that, he slammed his lips against mine, knocking all the air from my lungs. He kissed me with no mercy. His tongue slipped at the seam of my mouth, and my mind went blank when I felt the tip of his tongue caressing mine. Pulling away he watched me with a mischievous look on his face as he said, "now I'm going to be yours." * * * Professionally edited by Fernanda Lemos. All Rights Reserved 2018 © agatharoza

New York’s youngest bestselling author at just 19, India Seethal has taken the literary world by storm. Now 26, with countless awards and a spot among the highest-paid writers on top storytelling platforms, it seems like she has it all. But behind the fame and fierce heroines she pens, lies a woman too shy to chase her own happy ending. She writes steamy, swoon-worthy romances but has never lived one. She crafts perfect, flowing conversations for her characters but stumbles awkwardly through her own. She creates bold women who fight for what they want yet she’s never had the courage to do the same. Until she met him. One wild night. One reckless choice. In the backseat of a stranger’s car, India lets go for the first time in her life. Roman Alkali is danger wrapped in desire. He’s her undoing. The man determined to tear down her walls and awaken the fire she's buried for years. Her mind says stay away. Her body? It craves him. Now, India is caught between the rules she’s always lived by and the temptation of a man who makes her want to rewrite her story. She finds herself being drawn to him like a moth to a flame and fate manages to make them cross paths again. Will she follow her heart or let fear keep writing her life’s script?

Setelah mengumumkan pengunduran diri, banyak orang bersorak dan sangat setuju. Hanya pacarku yang terlibat gosip dengan seorang pria bernama Sherwin, seorang musisi jenius yang tidak setuju. Di depan banyak wartawan, pria itu berpura-pura peduli. “Semua ini salah paham. Kak Yonatan adalah musisi berbakat yang tak tergantikan di dunia musik. Aku berharap dia bisa kembali berkarya.” Aku mematikan ponsel dan mengabaikannya. Di kehidupan sebelumnya, karya dan laguku sama persis dengannya. Netizen menyebutku plagiat, bahkan mengutuk seluruh keluargaku. Aku tidak terima dan membuktikan proses pembuatan laguku, tapi tetap saja kalah dengan waktu rilis lagunya. Lagu barunya dirilis sepuluh menit lebih cepat dariku. Hanya karena sepuluh menit itu, netizen mengirimkan karangan bunga dan foto pemakamanku, bahkan ada yang datang ke rumahku untuk menyiram cat. Selama beberapa tahun, perundungan media yang terus-menerus membuatku mengalami depresi. Orang tuaku menghabiskan semua harta mereka untuk membersihkan namaku, tetapi akhirnya mereka dibakar hidup-hidup oleh penggemar fanatik. Pada hari Sherwin memenangkan Golden Melody Awards untuk ciptaan lagunya, aku melompat dari gedung tinggi. Tak kusangka, saat membuka mata lagi, aku terlahir kembali.

For six years after their marriage, Miranda Stone devoted herself wholeheartedly to being Mrs. Gibson. She only found out later that while he was abroad, Felix Gibson had been secretly keeping his first love by his side. Miranda had once believed that even the coldest heart would eventually warm if she just loved hard enough. But that belief shattered the day his beloved first love won an international award and threw a lavish celebration—while their daughter was being wheeled into a freezing cold operating room. That was the moment Miranda finally woke up. She took back her worthless love, filed for divorce, and walked away with her daughter without ever looking back. Once she picked up her career again, the woman who used to be a stay-at-home wife transformed into one of the most sought-after experts in the medical field. Her research papers were published in top international journals. Her breakthroughs won prestigious awards across countries. When she stepped back into the spotlight, glowing with confidence and ready to give herself another chance at happiness, the man who had always held himself above everyone else—so composed and restrained—finally broke. He lost it completely. His eyes were bloodshot, his voice hoarse with desperation. He dropped to his knees in front of her, pleading like a man who had lost everything. “Mira, please don’t leave me.”

Ganador de los premios People's Choice Awards 2019 a los mejores libros diversos —Ahora conoces mi secreto. Eso es realmente malo, Summers. —Él sonrió. ¡Ese nerd sonrió! Y llámame loca, pero en ese momento, se veía malditamente sexy. —No se lo diré a los demás. —Solté las palabras esperando que le diera la seguridad que necesitaba para que me dejara ir porque aunque se veía muy sexy, también se veía peligroso. Tratando de no temblar, me mordí los labios. Sus ojos captaron el movimiento y se inclinó hacia adelante, llenó mis fosas nasales con el olor a la droga que fumó momentos atrás. Inclinando la cabeza, chasqueó la lengua y sonrió. —Movimiento equivocado. Con eso, golpeó sus labios contra los míos, sacando todo el aire de mis pulmones. Me besó sin piedad. Su lengua se deslizó por la comisura de mi boca y mi mente se quedó en blanco cuando sentí la punta de mencionada acariciar la mía. Al alejarse me observó con una mirada traviesa en su rostro mientras decía—: Ahora voy a ser tuyo. Versión en español de "The Bad Nerd Boy".

Khyfer Casteliogne - the world's hottest billionaire bachelor architect and one of the (4) European youngest billionaires and who is being famous for winning numerous prestigious awards in the field of Architecture, which made him the greatest architect in this 21st century and hailed as the world-renowned architect of all time. As he establishes his own company and proves that he has succeeded his wicked father in the business world, an event will change his life. For one intimate and passionate pleasure over the Grand Hotel de la Minerve, The present will shock his darkest past. A past which is riddled with secrets that would undoubtedly ruin his life and cause him to lose the only lady he has loved for a long time. Pasts that are related to his friendship with the brother of the woman with whom he slept with that night in Italy. The unexpected stranger turned out to be the only woman he'd ever loved. He knows that the secrets he encased in the darkest part of the hell pit will undoubtedly destroy the woman's sanity and cause her to avoid and despise him forever. Susubukin ng isang hindi malilimutang gabing namagitan sa kanila ang mga damdaming matagal nang nakakubli sa likod ng kanilang mga pusong naging sing tigas ng bato dahil sa mga pangyayaring napagdaanan nila sa nakaraan. Their intimacy and love connection will be their strength to look back to their past then untangled the web of secrets and lies before facing the future with acceptance and peace. Will he take the risk? Will she take the lies? ---------- ONE NIGHT PLEASURE European Billionaire Bachelor Series Book 1 Hreint | Kaethy GS