Early American Literature

"I, Emma Wilfred, reject you, Darrell Blackwood, as my fated mate.” My voice wavered as fresh tears streamed down my cheeks. “May our bond be severed.” He stepped forward. “We shouldn't do this, Emma.” “Then you’re free not to accept the rejection,” I interrupted coldly. “If you’re ready to give up everything and fight for our love,” I said, part of me hoping, desperately praying that he would really choose us. But in the end, Darrell chose power over our love. “I accept the rejection......" ******************** She gave her heart to her mate.....and he shattered it days before their union. All Emma ever wanted was to love her fated mate, devote herself to him, and one day bear his pups. But just two days before their marking ceremony, he handed her a wedding invitation; to another woman, all for power. Broken, humiliated and unwanted, Emma left her pack behind and vanished without a trace. Six years later, she's no longer the naive girl who believed in fairy tales. Now as a fierce and successful lawyer, Emma lives by one rule: Never to trust a man. But her life becomes in danger when the rogue Alpha is now ready to make her pay for ruining his perfect life. She thought that would be the end.....until she was rescued by Darrell Blackwood. As fate pulls their paths again, Darrell is drawn to Emma in ways he can't explain. But when he discovered her five-year-old daughter with eyes hauntingly like his own, everything changes. Now Darrell wants answers. Emma wants distance And the past? It's not done with either of them.

Lyssa was adopted into Zeta’s family when she was a child. Zeta always protected her as an older brother, and over time, Lyssa fell deeply in love with him but never said it to anyone. Later, the grandfather arranged a marriage between them because he believes she’s fit to be Zeta’s wife. Lyssa agreed because she loved Zeta, but she pretended she didn’t so he wouldn’t feel pressured. They have been married for three years, and Lyssa thinks they are building a real life together. On her 25th birthday, she plans to finally tell Zeta she loves him. But when he comes home, he gives her divorce papers, saying his college girlfriend has returned after 5 years of studying abroad and he wants to be with her again. Lyssa realizes she was only a temporary replacement until Isabella came back. Zeta thinks Lyssa never loved him and he feels he was doing her a favour by ending the marriage so she can be free to be with any man of her dreams. This hurts her even more. To find out more, read Fifteen Years of Craving The Wrong Love

Reese Hudson's marriage ended dramatically on Valentine's Day when her billionaire husband brought home his first love. Reese fought to keep her family together, but Jennifer Durham was determined to take everything from her, including her husband's love and her son's affection. Reese had to endure her husband's contempt as he showered all his attention on his lover, while her son began calling Jennifer "mommy". Feeling defeated, Reese couldn't take it anymore and, in tears, agreed to the divorce. However, life has its twists, and now Reese is the most desired woman in Chicago. After realizing Jennifer's greedy and corrupt character, Elliott Goodwin regrets his decision and wants Reese back. But this mission seems nearly impossible now, as Reese has transformed into a new woman, especially since she appears to be building a new family with the charming magnate, Spencer Davies.

Tidak sengaja bertemu kembali dengan teman masa kecilnya setelah bertahun-tahun berpisah, Alea seakan mengulang banyak kenangan lama bersama Ilham. Dalam buku impiannya semasa SMP, Alea pernah menuliskan bahwa ia tidak ingin menikah dengan seorang pengacara, dan Ilham dengan entengnya menimpali bahwa ia tidak berminat menjadi pengacara. Sebuah janji masa depan yang tak tertulis namun seolah telah tertanam permanen di lubuk hati keduanya. Tapi apa jadinya jika takdir memainkan peran, mengusik impian mereka satu persatu dan memaksa mereka untuk mendaki jalan yang berlawanan? "Kamu masih sama ya, masih mau jadi dokter?" ujar Ilham dengan senyum hangat. Senyum Alea mengembang sempurna diiringi anggukan bangga, "Aku orang yang konsisten. Kamu sendiri masih konsisten nggak sama mimpimu?" Ilham menjawab tanpa ragu. "Ya, mimpiku juga masih sama. Menikah dengan kamu." Jantung Alea berhenti berdetak dan pipinya memanas. "Aku kan sudah bilang nggak mau menikah dengan pengacara!"

Keisha Elara Daphne merasa sangat gembira saat menyambut ulang tahun kedelapan hubungannya dengan pacar sekaligus kekasih masa kecilnya, Daffa Satya Wicaksana. Namun, hati Keisha tiba-tiba hancur berkeping-keping saat Daffa memutuskan hubungan tanpa alasan. Keisha juga menyadari bahwa Daffa meninggalkannya hanya demi wanita lain—seseorang dari keluarga kaya. Karena tak tahan dikhianati, Keisha menghilang tanpa jejak. Enam tahun kemudian, Keisha kembali sebagai pengacara ternama dan berusaha membalas dendam terhadap mereka yang telah menyakitinya. Dalam upayanya untuk membalas dendam, rahasia terungkap dan perasaan lama kembali bersemi. Akankah Keisha melanjutkan jalan balas dendamnya atau akankah ia memberi Daffa kesempatan kedua?

Kuntento na sa buhay niya ang isang Scott Miguel Stewart. Umiikot lang ang pagiging single niya sa trabaho at sa kompanya na pag-aari ng pamilya niya. Minsan din ay ang past time sa mga babaeng nagpapakita ng motibo sa kaniya. Ngunit never pa siyang na inlove. Takbuhan din si Scott ng mga matalik niyang kaibigan kapag may kinakaharap na gusot. Bukod kasi sa pagiging CEO ng family business, isa ring tapat at matapang na attorney ang isang Scott Miguel. Lagi niyang sinasabing hindi siya nagmamadali pagdating sa usaping pag-ibig dahil maraming babaeng nagkakandarapa sa kaniya. Nag-e-enjoy siya sa pagiging single. Ika nga ni Scott, hindi pa ipinanganganak ang babae para sa kanya. Hindi siya naiinggit sa mga kaibigan niyang may kaniya-kaniya ng pamilya. Hanggang isang araw, may babaeng nakakuha sa atensyon ni Scott Miguel. Walang iba kun'di si Lovebele Lozano. Nakilala ni Scott si Lovebele, na dancer sa Elite club na pinuntahan nila ng dating classmate noong college pa siya. Ang dating mapaglaro sa pag-ibig na si Scott Miguel ay na inlove nang sobra. Inalok niya ng kasal si Lovebele. Iyun pala ay sinadyang mapalapit ng dalaga kay Attorney Scott upang ito’y paibigin at kapag nagtagumpay ay saka niya bibitiwan ang binata. Ang inaakala ni Attorney Scott na happy ending ay siya palang pagguho ng lahat ng pangarap niya para sa kanila ng babaeng iniibig. Abangan ang buhay pag-ibig ni Attorney Scott Miguel Stewart and Lovebele Lozano, “Attorney Scott's Sweetest Downfall.”

As a lawyer myself, I never knew that facing what any of my clients would face, will be so tough. I was blamed a murderer of my own husband all evidence against me. And that was how my life began. I was forced to get help from my biggest enemy, Mateo. The mafia I planned on ruining myself to make my yearly achievement. The story turned into a desperation between love, duty, and survival. Which one will I chose?

“I will marry you. I don’t want to marry Camelia. All this time I have only taken advantage of her intelligence.” Those words became a knife that mercilessly tore through her heart. For years, Camelia dedicated her brilliance to building William’s company—saving it from bankruptcy, winning impossible negotiations, and turning failures into success. She believed they were partners in love and ambition. She was wrong. To William, Camelia was not a woman to be loved. She was merely a mind to be exploited. A strategy to be used. A stepping stone toward greater profit.

"I'm a mess, trying to fix what I became and for your own good maybe you should walk away." — Zayn Cole Santiago. On the surface Zayn Santiago has everything. A powerful name, a prestigious law degree within reach and a father who runs the country's most influential firm. But beneath the surface is a man held together by anger and adrenaline, spending his nights in underground fighting rings and illegal street races, chasing the only feeling that drowns out the silence his mother left behind when she took her life. By day he's the son of the prospective president. By night he's a completely different kind of dangerous. He bleeds for fun and calls it living. Aliya Martinez is a 21-year-old pre-law student with an ambition to become one of the best lawyers in the world. She’s the calm to his storm, The light to his darkness, The peace he never knew he needed, And the perfection in his ruin. Like fire and gasoline, they were never supposed to cross paths, but one night was all it took to turn everything upside down. When Zayn saves a drunk girl from a club, he thinks that’s the end of it—until a photograph surfaces of him carrying an unconscious girl into his penthouse at 2 a.m. With his father, Eduardo Santiago, running for the presidency, the scandal threatens everything. The solution is simple. An arranged engagement between Zayn and the girl. For two years. What starts as a fake relationship turns into something far more complicated as real feelings surface and buried secrets threaten to destroy everything they’ve built. Some secrets don't stay buried. Some feelings don't stay fake. Some pasts should never collide. But some ruins are far too beautiful to walk away from.

Meeting a mystery stranger turned her life upside down. She never knew a love like the one she felt for him but it was all ripped away by lies. uncovering the truth ripped her life apart and put her life in danger, but would she survive? could she be find the happy ending she spent her childhood reading about?