Ernest Hemingway: The Old Man And The Sea

My father's adopted daughter was only locked in the cramped storage closet for around fifteen minutes, yet he punished me by tying me up and throwing me inside. He even sealed off the ventilation with towels. "As Wendy's older sister, if you can't take care of her, then you should also experience how scared she was," he declared coldly. He knew I was claustrophobic, but my desperate pleas for mercy, my terror, were met with nothing but heartless reprimands. "Let this be a lesson on how to be a good sister." As the last sliver of light disappeared, swallowed by the oppressive darkness, I struggled helplessly. A week passed before my father finally remembered my existence and decided it was time to end my punishment. "Let's hope this week served as a good lesson for you, Jennifer. If this happens again, you will no longer be allowed in this house." He would never know that I had already taken my last breath in that suffocating room. My body had begun to rot in the darkness.

Blair is a vampire who just moved from Transylvania to experience human life with her foster mother in America. She met a human girl named Pryce, who hates her so much, or that's what she just thought because of their rough first encounter. Then Blair's life turned into something she never expected as the time came that she fell in love with Pryce, who turned out to be a werewolf that is about to awaken. And none of them knew that Pryce wasn't just an ordinary werewolf but the destined queen. AUTHOR'S NOTE: The sequel is named "Price Of Pryce". Also, there is a Filipino edition of this book, named "Ang Reyna At Ang Abnoy".

Catherine Galhart had saved herself for the only man she ever paid attention to, only for fate to crush her young heart when he came home with his fated mate in his arms. Lost and heartbroken, she ran and hid as she slowly picked up her broken pieces. But when she thought everything was finally falling into place and she was ready to accept the love she felt she deserved, life threw another reality in her face — a destiny she could never escape. Will she finally cave in and let fate take control of her life? Or will she keep fighting for the life she knew she wanted from the very beginning? Join Catherine as she embarks on the journey from love lost to self-discovery, family, and friendship to finding a love worth fighting for. ***** THE ALPHA BLOOD CIRCLE: Book 1: She's The Luna I Want Book 2: The Beta and I Although this book can be read as a standalone, I highly recommend reading Book 1 to understand the characters and the concept of the Claiming. ***** Follow me on my I G and F B for updates and teasers - author.cassa.m

Callie Evans was trained to kill vampires. Now she's falling in love with one. As her town falls prey to a series of supernatural attacks, Callie and her family of hunters must uncover the vampire hidden in their midst - before it's too late. Drawn into a love triangle and struggling with her own morality, Callie has to fight to find herself again.

When a billionaire banker Ares Winter sets his sights on a brilliant business woman he will stop at nothing to ensure she knows how much he wants her. Magda Onassis however is ready to be a billionaire in her own right and doing business with the banking mogul has her fearing mixing business with pleasure is a one-way road to disaster. Magda might be the quiet, sweet, girl-next-door type of woman but she has pride of her own and she isn't going to simply give in to his demands to be his woman. Ares is confident once she gives in to him, she will see what he sees, they are meant to be together. Nothing is ever easy though and money doesn't buy everything. As the couple navigates a new relationship, crazy exes and crazier family, they learn love can conquer all.

To kill is to live. Elena has been living by that principle since she was fifteen, when she was disowned by her parents for the sole reason that she was not a son who could continue their family's legacy. The night she was thrown out, she was chased by a pack of wild hybrid dogs down the woods, and almost died if not for the help of Henry. He brought her to the House of Spades, an infamous guild of the most priced assassins. Even after knowing what place she was into, Elena accepted the offer to be an assassin. She wants to prove to everyone, especially to her parents that as a female, she can be a strong and skilled fighter that could equal a man. Blood flowed from her hands the moment she learned how to use sword. Now that she's nineteen, she's ought to do the biggest mission she ever had: To kill the Raven Pack's Alpha. She had everything planned for the big night. She will kill the Alpha at night of the pack's celebration when everyone is most likely distracted. However, when she went to the Alpha's chamber that night to slaughter him, she was surprised when the Alpha was anticipating her arrival, calmly sitting on the bed, eyes gold and blazing. Elena didn't want love in her life, let alone love. That's why when she wasn't able to resist him on that one night, she's willing to move mountains just to avoid him. They met in the city again, but this time she was filled when regrets when Rage died in front of her. A hundred years later, they were reincarnated as normal people in human world and had completely forgotten about their past life. Will they have their happy ending this time?

Sepeninggalan kedua orangtuanya kehidupan Rhaka menjadi sangat sulit. Menjadi pro player gamer tidak lantas membawanya keluar dari masalah yang ia hadapi. Keadaan yang semakin sulit memaksanya untuk meninggalkan semua kejayaannya. Tidak memiliki bakat selain hanya bermain game, menjadi masalah terbesar dalam hidupnya. Setelah lima tahun berusaha, akhirnya Rhaka pun menyerah. Ia mencoba untuk mengakhiri hidupnya. Namun takdir berkata lain. Seseorang menemukannya dan memberinya kesempatan kedua.

"What you loved, my fair lady. wasn't me, but an illusion, a lie you were so eager to believe". his smile didn't reach his ears as he looked at her, noticing the amount of pain and betrayal her face carried."Can you say that you still love me now? The real me, with all my ugliness? can you still look over everything I've done to you and say that you love me?". He searched her eyes, hoping to find even a shred of love left in them. But just as he expected, there was none for he had destroyed it all with his own cruel hands."And now what?" "Now, It is Goodbye...", He said as he placed her on the ground, "Go back to your life, the one you had before me. Forget the the beautiful lies, forget the monstrous truths, forget me and live." Taking few steps away, she watched him carefully, afraid of the fact it might be but another trap, seeing he didn't make any moves towards her, she turned around, ready to leave but she felt his iron grip back on her arm before she was pulled into a desperate, bittersweet .*********Born as an illegitimate daughter of the King, sent away to live among the priests, Sara had a dull and meaningless life, believing she was a hidden disgrace, a black page in her father's honorable history, but her life was turned upside down when she decides to look for some answers about her true identity, and she finds herself in a journey of love, survival, secrets and heartbreaks, especially when she falls into the clutches of a demon lord who tells her she is the quill that would write the rest of their world's history...Disclaimer : I don't own the cover

Awalnya Jhonny -salah satu kepala tim di satuan reserse nakoba- tak pernah menyangka jika pertemuannya dengan sang cinta pertama akan terjadi setelah sembilan tahun tidak berjumpa. Sadar tidak bisa bersantai di saat gadis itu menjadi incaran banyak orang, maka dengan bermodal kenekatan polisi berpangkat AIPTU itu mengajukan sebuah lamaran pernikahan. Jhonny sempat dibutakan kebahagiaan saat Jessica mau menerimanya sebagai pasangan, mengabaikan kenyataan bila mereka baru saja dipertemukan. Terlalu naif bila dia mengatasnamakan cinta sebagai alasan Jessica mau menerimanya, di saat Jhonny sendiri ragu bila Jessica masih mengingatnya sebagai bagian dari kepingan ingatan di masa lalu. Hingga di satu titik, sang polisi mengalami keraguan saat satu persatu rahasia mulai terbongkar mengenai alasan Jessica mau menerima ajakannya untuk menikah. Di saat itu Jhonny mulai mempertanyakan apakah selama ini meraka benar-benar pasangan?

Mia Davis, an ordinary girl, was brought into a world of darkness by Jondray Clarence Ford, a dangerous man. Ang katulad kaya ni Mia ang magpapaamo sa puso ni Jondray na puno nang galit at paghihiganti? Siya kaya ang maging ilaw sa madilim nitong mundo? He possessed her mind, heart, body and soul, and used her for his own personal desires, such as vengeance. 'Paiibigan kita para gamitin ka' Ang salitang binitawan ni Jondray ang siyang nilunok niya rin. "And now, I've lost my heart because you claimed it. I saw the light with you, and I will not return to the dark world of misery and sadness. I will be with you forever, my love…”