Foundational Skills For Reading

“Look at me when I touch you,” Sebastian growled, Mara swallowed hard “this isn't part of the deal”. Sebastian's lips brushed her ear.“Everything about you is part of my deal” pinning Mara against the penthouse glass, city lights blazing behind her. His hand slid possessively between her thighs. “I own your moans, your wetness and every filthy inch of you.” She gasped, nails digging into his shoulders. “You bought my body to save my son. Not my fucking soul.” His lips crashed against her neck “ then I'll take that too until you beg me to keep you forever”. He caught her falsifying figures to steal for her dying son then chained her to his bed with a devil's bargain instead of jail. She was the only woman who never wanted him until desperation made her his sex tool every night. Now Sebastian's obsession burns hotter than ever. He hates seeing her around other men. He starts claiming her publicly. Mara is no longer just the desperate thief warming his bed. She's his obsession, his property, his addiction. And what happens when a medical test exposes a secret buried in the past?

By day, she was invisible. By night, she was everything he craved. Elowen Roberts is drowning in fifteen million dollars of debt, the ruthless legacy of her dead parents’ failed business. Survival means two jobs. By day, she’s the forgettable assistant in a billion-dollar corporation, overlooked by everyone... especially her cold, ruthless boss, Nicholas Bodeen. By night, she becomes Nyx, a confident masked dancer in an elite, invitation-only club where power, money, and desire collide. Until Nicholas walks into her private room. He doesn’t recognize the woman behind the mask. He only knows he wants her exclusively. As obsession turns into something dangerously close to love, Elowen carries the weight of every lie alone. She knows exactly who he is. And every secret breaks her heart a little more. But when Nicholas discovers the truth, his revenge is swift and merciless. A forced marriage. A binding contract. A punishment disguised as love. But Elowen has one last secret. And when she vanishes, she takes with her a truth that will destroy the billionaire who thought he owned her.

Damien Kings, the richest billionaire in the whole of Florida USA, he is known for his wealth and cuteness, he is also the country's sweetheart. He is also a single father with three kids: Kathy Kings: The first child, seven years of age, rude to ladies most especially those who get close to her dad and pretty though. Freddie Kings: The second child, five years of age, cute and handsome just like his dad and also a foodie. Flora Kings: The last child, three years of age, cute little angel, pretty and her mother died immediately after giving birth to her. The three don't want to see a lady with their dad, every nanny that comes to take care of them either get fired or resigns by themselves due to the children's mischievous act. But accidentally Damien meets with a lady and the lady eventually becomes their nanny. Who is she? Sylvia Jones, cute, nice, gorgeous, a true definition of beauty. She lives with her mum, Mrs Jones and she has a best friend named Rachel. She just lost her job and is looking for another one when she got an offer of being Damien's kids nanny and seeing she has got no job accepted the offer. What will happen when she gets to the house? How is she going to cope with the children? Will they like her? Or Will she get fired or resign like the others? All this question will be answered if you ride with me on this journey.

“oh I forgot you're here for the big announcement”. Nathan laughed “you’re joking if you think father will hand over the company to you Logan. I mean we both know you don't have what it takes”. Logan Carter is one of the sons of Arthur Carter— a popular billionaire. Nathan Carter is Logan’s stepbrother. Even though Logan is already a billionaire, he competes with Nathan on who becomes the next president of their father's company Carter Enterprise. When Arthur Carter announces that any of his sons who gives him his first grandchild will become the next president of his company, Logan's jaw dropped in surprise. He had sworn never to get married because of his last heartbreak. Now he did not just have to get married, he had to have a child too. When his friend David suggests that he could hire someone to have his child without getting married to her, he reluctantly agrees. David introduces Tara to Logan Carter at the Nighttime bar where Logan offers to hire Tara as the surrogate mother of his child and his contract fiancee. With the condition that she moves in with him for the baby’s sake and to authenticate their relationship in the eye of his family. Tara is a twenty five years old stripper who is beautiful and still a virgin. She only gets into the stripping business because she desperately needs to earn a living and cannot find a better job. Her beauty and sensuality has earned her the admiration of many men. Will Logan be able to maintain the professional boundaries that their contract demands and also keep his oath never to get married or will he fall for Tara’s charms?

Twenty-one-year-old Hazel has always lived in a safe, comfortable bubble, meticulously guarded by her fiercely protective older brother. Her life is predictable, quiet, and perfectly ordinary. Until he steps into it. Silas is twenty-four, dangerously captivating, and her brother’s best friend. He brings with him an aura of dark secrets, ink-stained skin, and a predatory gaze that strips away all her carefully built defenses. He is everything she has been taught to avoid, yet living under the same roof makes him impossible to escape. What starts as a temporary living arrangement quickly spirals into a suffocating web of stolen glances, unspoken desires, and a dangerous obsession. Silas isn't just looking for a place to crash; he's looking at her. And once he pins her in his sights, the thorns of their forbidden attraction will bind them together in ways that could destroy them both. In a house where walls have ears and her brother is always watching, giving in to the madness is a risk. But Silas is a temptation she might not survive.

Hujan, sekelompok air yang turun ramai-ramai menyerbu bumi. Meskipun air menyejukkan, tapi tak selalu hujan bermakna baik bagi setiap insan. Ada kalanya air hujan membuat lukanya semakin terasa perih. Namun, kau tidak mengetahui apa yang hujan sedang lakukan untukmu. Bisa jadi hadirnya hujan sedang bermaksud menyembuhkan lukamu. Makna ini berlaku bagi dua insan yang terjerat oleh masa lalu. Bagi Amberley dan Rainer yang secara sengaja melupakan masa lalu mereka. Tujuh tahun kemudian mereka kembali dipertemukan oleh takdir. Akankah mereka mengingat masa lalu itu lagi? Atau terus melanjutkan kehidupan?

All hell is set loose when Jenna Thatcher, the only daughter to her father begins to falls in love with her bodyguard- Nimi Robson as against her fathers plan to marry the son of his business partner Jeremy Cooper. Read how family secret untold begins to unfold. Who does Jenna ultimately end up with, is expecting an happy ending being delusional?! You can only find out when you join the ride!

You are supposed to marry the man you believe is the love of your life but then a one-night stand with a girl changed everything so fast and you could not wipe her off from your bold mind. Nasabik ka nga lang ba sa kakaibang thrill mula sa babaeng yun? Paano kung hanap hanapin ng traydor mong katawan ang mga haplos niya? Are you gonna throw the five years relationship you have? And chose the other person despite being unsure of what you truly feel? Magiging ran away bride ka ba? At sasama sa taong bago mo lang nakilala?

My father was critically ill. I begged my fiancé to keep his post-wedding promise—to withdraw emergency funds from the medical trust fund he had sworn to protect me forever. He refused. The next day, he announced his engagement to Pera. Overnight, I became the laughingstock of everyone. In my deepest despair, my childhood friend Seamus— The heir to a long-established Mafia family— Knelt down in the park and proposed to me in front of everyone. That night, he transferred a large sum of money to my account. I said yes without hesitation and rushed to the hospital to pay for my father's treatment. But he never woke up again. The hospital said he had suffered "unexpected complications." Everything after that—the lawyers, the funeral, all the arrangements—was handled by Seamus. Under the Mafia family's protection, everything went smoothly, and my father was able to be quietly buried. The wedding proceeded as planned. Years later, I overheard a conversation between him and the doctor who treated my father. “Seamus,” the doctor said in a low voice, “You tampered with the organ allocation priority list. You delayed Shirley’s father’s transplant so that Pera’s father could receive an organ transplant in time. You falsified the urgency level. Do you know what will happen if this is exposed?” “The list itself was legal,” Seamus replied after a pause. “I just…adjusted the urgency level.” “You committed medical fraud,” the doctor said sharply. “You ruined his only chance to live. All for Pera. Don’t you regret it?” “I don’t regret it,” Seamus answered without hesitation. “I would do anything for her. Even my life, even the honor of the Mafia family.” “Throughout our marriage, I’ve been trying to make up for everything I owed Shirley. That should be enough.” My vision blurred. Only then did I finally understand— The woman he truly loved was always Pera. "If that's really the case," I thought numbly,"Then I should leave."

After getting pregnant and being banished from society as a disgrace, Laura Phillips disappears for seven years, transforming herself into the best analyst in the country. Now, she is back, a force to be reckoned with in the business world, her name on every tongue in society. On her quest to find out what happened on the one night in her life she has no recollection of, Laura knew she had to tell her twins their father was not in heaven so they could stop asking for a new daddy. However, her twins surprised her with a present on her birthday. “Surprise! Mummy, we’ve got him!” her twins said with excitement, and standing between them was Jason North, heir to the most powerful corporation in New York, with the look of shock on his face.