Dust Yourself Off And Try Again

Elara Nightingale has a secret—she can see everyone's emotions as colorful auras. Everyone except Cain Blackwood, the mysterious man who returns to their small coastal town after ten years away. When Cain's mother starts making threats about an upcoming event called "the Convergence," Elara discovers her quiet life running the family bookstore has been built on lies. Her parents weren't just booksellers—they were magical guardians protecting the town from a darkness that emerges every 93 years when the barrier between worlds thins. Now that darkness is returning, stronger than ever. And according to town librarian Mrs. Holloway, only Elara and Cain can stop it. As magical attacks force them into hiding, Elara and Cain must learn to control their complementary powers—her ability to see beyond normal perception and his power to create protective shields. Their families have been performing a ritual for generations that temporarily contains the darkness, but it comes with a terrible price: binding their life forces together permanently. Elara's parents died trying to find another way. Now she and Cain must finish what they started—a purification ritual using a mysterious crystal called the Lens. While training together in a remote cabin, their initial distrust turns to friendship, then to something deeper. But Cain's power-hungry mother is determined to perform the traditional ritual, even if it means killing Elara. As the Convergence approaches and strange phenomena plague the town, Elara and Cain must race to decipher hidden clues, navigate secret tunnels beneath the town, and prepare for a magical showdown in the chamber beneath the lighthouse. When the stars finally align, they'll face a choice: follow tradition and be bound forever by duty, or risk everything on a new path—one where they choose each other freely, transforming darkness into light through the most powerful magic of all.

Meet Hera Julius, popularly known as the daughter of the NightWalker pack's traitor, but she's far from your typical damsel in distress. With her beauty and fierce spirit, she's a force to be reckoned with. But when she publicly rejects Alpha Lucien, she sets off a chain of events that will test her strength like never before. Just like other Alphas, Lucien's ego is crushed by Hera's rejection. He vows to make Hera pay, but how far will he go to make her suffer? Fate takes a sharp turn, sparing Hera from the pack's wrath after being accused of a murder she didn't commit. She's handed over to Lycan Damien as his breeder, with a precarious deal on the table threatening her life. Can she convince Damien to break the deal, despite his icy demeanor? What if there's more to the situation than meets the eye, particularly given her position as his breeder?

Supreme Delta Toffe Cloudwater has had a rough start after being released from prison, he tried to kill his brother's murderer which is what landed him in prison, he was imprisoned for over a thousand years since his brother's demised along with King Aidan and Drax in a coup by their best friend and blood-brother. These events made him more determined to prove his loyalty to his family as he felt like he had let them down when they died. The Supremes are known to be mated to two mates to appease their wolf and vampire but Toffe is still without his second destined mate years later. After a brief fling and one night in the heat of passion with a warrior he cared about, he ended up with a son but certain circumstances made her runaway unknown to him.

Elle était pure. Il était feu. Et le destin les a liés. Forcée d'épouser Adrien Delcourt, héritier d'un empire, Alayna voit sa vie basculer du jour au lendemain. À vingt et un ans, timide, innocente, elle se retrouve propulsée dans un monde d'opulence, de faux-semblants et de secrets. Lui, Adrien - trente et un ans, séduisant, charismatique, redouté - n'a jamais cru à l'amour. Son cœur appartient à une autre, mais son corps, lui, commence à se brûler au contact d'Alayna. Dans les villas de luxe, les dîners mondains et les regards de la presse, un jeu dangereux s'installe : celui de l'attirance, du pouvoir, et d'un désir qu'aucun d'eux ne voulait admettre. Mais sous les lumières de New York et la chaleur des Bahamas, leurs cœurs vont apprendre à battre à l'unisson... Même si le monde autour d'eux fait tout pour les séparer. Entre passion et devoir, mensonge et vérité, ils devront apprendre à se découvrir, à se blesser... et peut-être à s'aimer.

The three-year contractual marriage had fulfilled Ember’s dream.However, everyone knew that the dashing Caleb had his own dream with a woman called Penelope.His love returned, and the contract had ended, but Ember found herself pregnant with Caleb’s child.On the day that they were supposed to complete the divorce, something happened to Ember. Caleb could never find her again. Life seemed to have returned to normal, until one day when Caleb got drunk at a bar. His friends dialed a number saved as “Honey” - only to find it was Ember’s terminated number, not Penelope’s.******Only when Ember returned with her son did Caleb notice he had already fallen for her. He regretted his decision and began his journey to take his wife back. He would sacrifice everything for her.Then one day, when he once again held her hand and pulled her into his embrace, he said with a coarse voice, “Em, I already noticed you the day you gave the speech. When are you coming home? Our house has been so cold…”Ember pushed him away. “Stop acting so lovey-dovey with me. Our son’s watching…”The boy ran away and put his hands over his ears. “Bye, Mom! Bye, Dad!”

Ananda Larisa, gadis berusia 19 tahun, seorang office girl cantik yang mendadak terikat kontrak pernikahan dengan atasannya sendiri, Dion Pamungkas. Dion berjanji akan melunasi seluruh utang keluarga Nanda ketika berhasil melahirkan keturunannya. Dion membutuhkan Nanda untuk menjatuhkan ibu tirinya, yang diduga terlibat dalam percobaan pembunuhan ibunya. Konflik pun memanas saat ibu tiri Dion mulai menyiksa Ananda yang saat itu sedang hamil anak Dion. Mampukah mereka bertahan dengan rumah tangga yang semula hanya kontrak semata?

Nineteen-year-old community college student Maya and her twenty-year-old boyfriend Ethan have their lives mapped out in the vague, dreamy way young couples do. But their "someday" plans are shattered by two unmistakable pink lines on a pregnancy test. Terrified and unprepared, they must navigate the fallout of an unplanned pregnancy, from breaking the news to their disappointed families to facing overwhelming financial stress. "Against All Odds: A Love That Endures" is the story of two kids forced to grow up overnight. It follows their journey as they fight to build a life together, trading romantic dates for sleepless nights and discovering that true love is forged not in idealized plans, but in the shared struggle to survive the unexpected.

“Sampung milyon. Magpapanggap ka lang na buntis ka na at fiancee kita sa buong tatlong buwan. Matutulungan kita, matutulungan mo ‘ko,” pakiusap ang certified f*ckboy ng taon na si Joaquin sa bestfriend nyang si Abby. She agreed straight away. Seeesh! So easy. Chicken feed! No big deal. Walang malisya. Halos parang nakikitira na rin sya sa penthouse ni Joaquín sa dami ng gamit nya. And so she convinces herself. Pero habang tumatagal, lalong nagiging kumportable para sa kanya ang penthouse nito at lalong lumalamig ang mga gabi tuwing mahihiga sya na nasa kabilang dulo ng malambot kama ang bestfriend. Paano nya kokontrolin ang damdaming noon pa gustong makawala? Paano nya lalabanan ang sinasabi ng isip nya bestfriend lang sya? Hanggang kailan nya kaya kayang panghawakan ang kanyang pagpapanggap?

"Mother said you agreed to marry me," I stared at her deeply in the eyes, as I took in her beautiful features. "Yes, I did," Her sultry voice replied. "Good. We will get married, but only for a year," Her face wore a confused look as she blinked. Taking her wrist, I allowed my thumb to gently sweep up and down. "Make me fall in love with you within a year, and we will live forever," I let the words in my heart out "What if I fail?" Her gaze met mine. "Then we will end the marriage and part ways. Worse still,you will lose everything you have,"I replied icyly, as her wrist slipped off. She looked at me with disdain. ******** Ariel Peterson, a young twenty five year old lady was thrown out of her so-called home, by her step mother. She decided to end it all, but found herself in a hospital. A marriage proposal in front of her, giving her a second chance, one she jumped at without a second thought.' Marriage will be lovely,'she thought. The cold Billionaire she was to get married to gave her a difficult task. 'To make him fall in love with her within a year' Will she be able to work her way into the heart of her husband? When a lady from the past finds her way Into their life, what misfortune will it bring to them? Will their love become happily ever after?

I begged Dylan Leveson three hundred and four times to take my dying dad on one last trip out to sea. Guess what? He bailed. I stood on the shore, watching the warmth fade from my dad's body, breath by breath—alone—while Dylan played Romeo in the highlands. Millie Stone—his forever flame—posted a cozy little selfie: [Far from the world, as long as I have you.] I accidentally hit like. Dylan popped up instantly. [How many times have I told you to leave Millie alone? Can't control yourself? We're getting a divorce!] Oh, the classic divorce threat. I'd lost count. [Cool. Divorce it is.]