Ernest Hemingway: The Old Man And The Sea

Dark Lovers: Book 4 The Golden Bell You can bring them in from the wild, but you can't always tame them. Fallon is a man with a bloody past, and a rough and ready way with justice. Rain is a woman on the run, and now she's under his command. She's outsmarted men before, but is she woman enough to handle him?

Moving to France was the first step that Jingfei did to achieve her dream and the first step to move on from her failed relationship that ended seven years ago. She wanted to search for the love that she deserves but an unexpected incident happened that messed up the feelings that she had been suppressing for the past years.

“She is MINE!” Those were the words of the charming man to whom Brynlee’s greedy stepmother sold her. After being tortured several times by her, she was eager to use her as a sex tool for financial gain. That’s when Maverick came along. She was unwilling to be traded to a stranger despite wanting to break free from her family—a very hot and dashing stranger. After he defended her, she found herself unable to resist, and before she knew it, she was taken to his dwelling—in the forest! Was he a fugitive? If not, who was he? “I am the Lycan King, and you are my bride—my chosen bride and mate.” Although she was grateful for his help, that doesn’t mean she would get married to a supernatural being that only exists in movies! Sadly, she has to come to terms with it. What would happen when Brynlee was so pampered and spoiled by the man she was supposed to fear? Would she embrace her fate as a human involved with a werewolf, or does destiny have other plans for her?

On August 23, the Metropolitan Police entered a well-appointed flat at 36 Suffolk Street, in the heart of London. In the flat, they found an ensuite bathroom; in the bathtub, they found a padlocked bag, and in the bag, they found the body of Tina Davis Tina, a brilliant mathematician, worked in Cheltenham for GQHC, Britain's domestic eavesdropping agency. She lived in London on secondment to MI6, Britain's Secret Intelligence Service, and the block of flats where they found her body is an MI6 "safe house reportedly". Uninterested in potential national-security angles, the police immediately announced they were looking for clues to Tina's mysterious death in the details of her private life. But they didn't make much headway. A month after discovering her body, they still hadn't determined the cause of death, although they had admitted the case was "complex" and "unexplained." It seemed like a job for Quintus Noone Fortunately, he happened to be available.

On her 20th birthday, Irene had to accept a bitter gift from her stepfather in the form of the fact that she had just been sold to the Alpha King and exchanged for a sum of money used for gambling. "I will set you if you give birth to a son for me." - Adam The offer certainly intrigued Irene. But unfortunately, Irene was trapped in her own feelings. Irene fell in love and decided to leave rather than suffer every day. Irene decided to run away while she was with the Alpha's child. Adam, who was not pleased, decided to find Irene and was determined to bring her back to his side. Would Adam succeed in bringing Irene back? What about the child that Irene was carrying?

A girl who wouldn’t be missed finds herself in the hands of a ruthless kidnapper. How will she escape? Does she want to?

Colt Axezus Nerro is a businessman. It was only on his profile that he stated that he wanted to tour the world in search of his soul mate. But it's been a hundred years since he started seeking, and he still hasn't found his mate. Then Colt received an invitation. It was an invitation to an auction. Even though he didn't want to go, Colt went to the auction hall nevertheless because of his instinct. And it was at the auction that Colt discovered Lilith Saaverde, one of the sale's items. Colt had an odd reaction to Lilith. He's very interested in her. Lilith Saaverde was also sold by an Alpha at that time, which Lilith is unaware of. As one by one, the mysteries are uncovered... Are they willing to put their lives on the line for their love? ….

"Fight all you want, babydoll. In the end, you'll learn to crave the bliss only I can give. And you'll realize you were born for one purpose - to be mine.” ************ She was just trying to pay her college fees, not get tangled in the deadly world of the mafia. Now she's living a dangerous double life, playing a deadly game she doesn't fully understand. Trapped under the control of the most powerful and merciless man in New York - mafia kingpin Kian Marcello. Kian sees something in Isadora that makes him want to possess her completely. Something about her calls to parts of him that have long been buried. But to be his could mean sacrificing her soul. Caught between two ruthless men with the means and ambition to destroy anyone in their path, Isadora walks a knife's edge. One wrong step and it will cost her everything. But how do you escape when you've become the most dangerous kind of addiction? When your every breath depends on pleasing a man who gets what he wants by any means necessary?

Synopsis. It all started with a contract five years ago signed by him and i. My father watched undefeated as i signed my life and freedom away to the spears family. I had vowed vengeance, i had hate built up for over the five years and yet nothing could have prepared me for the man who now ruled my life. I expected a monster, one i would destroy, but nothing is ever black and white. How could i still go ahead with my plan, when he made me burn with desire for him. I was his and he was about to claim me, become his, a living trophy to the spears family that symbolizes they still had power of my family.

"I was never a daughter, only a bargaining chip" After years of abuse from her father, torment from her stepmother, and constant bullying from her half brother, Elena Moretti has known only pain and betrayal. When her mother took her own life, the last piece of warmth in her world disappeared But her nightmare doesn't end there. To seal an alliance, her father sells for off to the most feared man in the underworld - the ruthless mafia lord Adriano Romano aka the devil whose name alone makes enemies tremble. Will she survive this marriage of chains or will she find an unexpected kind of freedom in the arms of the devil himself.