Fiction Vs Literature

​The Price of Peace is the final showdown and book three for the No Regrets crew, where the masks come off and the bills finally come due. Shane O’Brien is done playing house. He’s been living his life like a "glorified roommate" with his wife, Isla, ever since she broke their vows with her best friend's husband, but now the cold war is turning hot. While Shane finds a temporary sanctuary with Maya Cruz, Isla is weaponizing their children trying to save a marriage that might already be lost, but will she realize this too late, or burn the whole house down. Speaking of Maya, she has a few secrets of her own, one that involves Mayor Rogers and a scandal that could level the city. ​In the courtroom, Crandon Morgan is fighting to keep his name clean after a very public mental meltdown. He’s looking for a comeback, but he finds a distraction in Tempest Summers, a new law junior associate with a haunted past and a hunger for a kind of justice the law books don’t cover. ​Meanwhile, Kole Michaels is trapped in a different kind of nightmare. A past mistake named Akeisha is using a legal loophole to pin a child named Urmagisty on him. With his relationship with a different Keisha on the line and his daughter Mabel watching, Kole has to prove he’s being set up before the lie becomes his life. ​In this game, peace isn't free, you have to pay for it in blood, truth, or with everything you own.

A young teen genius named Carl gets more than he bargained for when he takes on a job as a lawyer representing spoiled famous teenagers at Ash Cannon Prep, a private academy for the super rich and famous. His first case? Saving his client’s film franchise, Rock Camp from being cancelled. As Carl works more and more on the case, however, he soon learns that being famous isn’t what it’s cracked up to be and the behind the scenes of Ash Cannon Prep is a lot more chaotic and absurd than one could possibly imagine.

Zola, 24 ans, substitut du procureur, est réservée et manque de confiance en elle, jusqu’au jour où elle rencontre Erwan, un avocat charismatique et confiant. Leur alchimie incontestable crée un conflit entre ses sentiments naissants et ses responsabilités professionnelles. Alors que leurs chemins se croisent, Zola doit naviguer entre ses insécurités, les attentes familiales et la tension entre amour et devoir. Sera-t-elle prête à accueillir l’amour, ou la peur la freine-t-elle ?

Sarah Dimitri mulai merasa tenang setelah menetap 5 tahun di pinggiran kota. Namun, itu juga awal dari semua masalah ketika putranya mengalami ancaman. Untuk melindungi diri dan juga putranya, Sarah mau tidak mau kembali ke pekerjaan lamanya. Sarah tidak tahu bahwa semakin dia kembali ke masa lalu yang dia hindari, semakin besar pula kemungkinan dia tidak bisa lagi bersembunyi. Terutama ketika identitas ayah dari putranya yang dia tidak ketahui identitasnya di masa lalu, justru membuatnya tidak lagi bisa mendapatkan ketenangan yang dia harapkan.

"Sekali kamu berada di ruang sidang pribadiku, maka tak ada jalan keluar! Tubuhmu hanyalah milikku!" *** Persahabatan tiga Jaksa Penuntut Umum di Kota Los Angeles. Xavion Young, Ezra Wu, dan Chaiden Black. Tiga nama yang selalu menggetarkan hasrat wanita mana pun bila mendengarnya. Berasal dari keluarga politikus serta petinggi gedung kehakiman membuat mereka digilai banyak wanita. Kaum hawa berlomba untuk merasakan satu malam dengan para Tuan Muda. Akan tetapi, siapa yang mengira jika masa lalu ketiga lelaki itu berhubungan dengan seorang wanita yang berasal dari panti asuhan yaitu .... Lelaki macam Xavion Young tidak akan pernah tertarik dengan gadis culun, polos, ceroboh, dan lusuh macam Hanae Liason Tan. Akan tetapi, gadis itu telah membakar sesuatu yang sangat berharga baginya. Sesuatu yang tidak bisa diganti oleh uang dalam jumlah berapa pun. Dan kini Hanae Tan tidak punya pilihan selain membayar atas kesalahan fatal yang sudah dia lakukan. Xavion Young is a beast that no one knows. Hanae Tan adalah wanita pertama yang merasakah gilanya ruang sidang khusus sang jaksa tampan.

“This….this is not right,” she whispered, closing her eyes as let her head fall back as he kissed her neck. Pleasure engulfing her, her mind hazy but at the same time working. “What isn’t?” He asked, in that rich, smooth, velvet voice that was quite enough to make her drop to her knees. She opened her eyes, staring right into his hunger filled ones. “It’s forbidden.” She whispered. “It won’t be nice if we get caught,” His lips twitched and he rubbed the back of his palm down her face, a mischievous glint in his eyes. “Who said anything about getting caught, Rivers?” •••• If there was one thing Sloane Rivers loved most, it was Christmas. After working her ass off all year as an attorney, she was disappointed when she was nominated to go on the mandatory firm retreat. A day after she arrived, she found herself sharing the lodge with an unexpected “roomie” Ethan Hale. An arrogant, 6’2”, ridiculously wealthy CEO due to a storm. Their cohabitating came with plenty of back-and-forth bickering and arguments that slowly turned into something she looked forward to even after he moved out of her lodge. After the retreat ended, Sloane returned to her normal life. What she didn’t expect was for Ethan to crash into her world again, challenging every principle she’d lived by. The man she’d met a week before Christmas might just be her undoing, because mixing business with pleasure was strictly forbidden.

18++ "Damn, you're so tight." Hailey Bruce arched her back against the cold wood of the courtroom desk as Zeke Maximo, the ruthless crime lord she had sworn to fight, ripped her innocence away one thrust at a time. His hand clamped around her throat, and his voice was a low growl in her ear. "Your mayor daddy would be so proud watching you right now." But it wasn't until Hailey noticed the red recording light flash in the corner of the room that she realized Zeke wasn't just taking her body. He was systematically destroying her reputation. Hailey Bruce is twenty-four years old and has a perfect record. The youngest lawyer in Virginia, untouchable, unshakeable, and desperate to earn her father's approval, but she was never the daughter he desired. He chose Vivian, a surgeon, a doctor, and her perfect twin. Hailey was nothing more than a shadow. Until zeke maximo walked into her courtroom. Her father's greatest adversary, a man who never remained in prison. He turned trials into theater and made her tremble in anger. and in need. What started as a case evolved into a dangerous obsession. And once Zeke had her, he never planned to let her go. When crime and justice collide, there are no rules—only submission.

Anim na taon nang nabubuhay si Lalaine sa impiyerno—bugbog, pasa, at araw-araw na paghihintay ng kamatayan matapos mapagbintangang pumatay sa sariling asawa. Pero sa araw na muntik na siyang tuluyang wasakin, isang lalaking mula sa kanyang nakaraan ang bumalik—ang lalaking minsan niyang minahal at sinaktan. Si Atty. Jeric Fuentebella. Ngunit huli na ba ang lahat? Dahil ngayon, may iba na sa puso ni Jeric—at si Lalaine ay may lihim na handang ipagpalit ang sariling kalayaan para protektahan ang mga taong mahal niya. Sa larong itinadhana ng kapalaran, hanggang saan ang kayang isugal ng pag-ibig? At kapag ang tadhana ay naging mapaglaro… sino ang tunay na mananalo?

I never imagined betrayal could burn like this, until I walked in on my husband, screwing another woman, and everything I’d given ripped from me. Divorced, humiliated, my child torn from my arms, I fled to the city… a place ruled by power, desire, and danger. That’s when they found me. Four Alphas, impossible, relentless, and fated to me. They claimed me before I knew how to fight back. Their hands, their whispers, the heat of their bodies pressed against mine, leaving me trembling, aching, and alive in ways I’d never known. I came to Lunaris City with a single purpose: to rise above the law and reclaim what was stolen from me. But the four Alphas who stake their claim, the insatiable beasts who awaken every primal hunger, aren’t letting go. As danger, lust, and power swirl around me, I realize that to win what’s mine, I may have to surrender to all four of them… completely. Warning; This book contains explicit sexual content, dark romance, and mature themes. Intended for readers 18+.

Miguel Araujo est un avocat très réputé, connu pour être implacable mais juste, est amené à défendre Mario, un jeune homme malvoyant accusé d’agression aggravée, en tant qu’avocat commis d’office. Pris de compassion, Miguel va prendre tout de suite ce garçon sur son aile, tellement qu’il sera touché par lui. L’avocat tomberait-il sur le charme de son client handicapé ?