Gilbert Anne With An E

En assistant à une somptueuse fête d'anniversaire avec mon demi-frère, je suis confrontée à un choc terrible. Ce n'est pas une fête comme les autres, c'est mon mariage. Avec un homme froid comme la glace, craint de tous, moi y compris. Il s'avère que mon demi-frère a une dette colossale et que je suis utilisée comme monnaie d'échange pour la régler. Ai-je le choix ? Non. Pas quand la Cosa Nostra est impliquée. Trois heures plus tard, je découvre une bague étincelante à mon doigt et un mari auquel je suis terrifiée à l'idée d'être liée. Ma vie vient de basculer dans l'horreur. Impossible de me cacher, impossible de fuir. Je n'ai d'autre choix que de me préparer au cauchemar qui m'attend et d'espérer survivre à ce mariage infernal.

Eu fui forçada a trocar meu coração com o primeiro amor do meu marido. Depois disso, morri no corredor do hospital particular que ele mesmo criou. Antes de eu morrer, meu filho de seis anos, Otávio Júnior, chorou e implorou a pai dele três vezes. Na primeira vez, Otávio segurou a mão daquele homem e disse que eu estava vomitando sangue. Ele riu com desprezo: — Dessa vez ela finalmente aprendeu algo, até ensinou você a mentir. Em seguida, ele mandou os seguranças expulsarem Otávio do quarto. Na segunda vez, Otávio agarrou a manga de sua camisa e disse que eu estava delirando de dor. Ele franziu a testa: — É só uma troca de coração. Os médicos já disseram que ela não vai morrer. Mais uma vez, os seguranças puxaram Otávio para fora. Na terceira vez, Otávio se jogou no chão, segurou firme a barra da calça dele e chorou dizendo que eu já estava inconsciente. Dessa vez, ele perdeu a paciência. Ele agarrou Otávio pelo pescoço e o jogou para fora do quarto: — Eu já disse que Heloísa Dias não vai morrer. Se você vier aqui incomodar o descanso da Bianca Nunes de novo, eu juro que vou expulsar vocês dois deste hospital. Desesperado para me salvar, Otávio penhorou seu escapulário, algo que ele considerava um tesouro, para uma enfermeira: — Tia, eu não quero viver cem anos. Só quero que minha mamãe continue viva. A enfermeira aceitou o escapulário e se preparou para me transferir para o último quarto disponível. Mas o primeiro amor do meu marido, Bianca, bloqueou a porta com seu cachorro no colo e disse: — Sinto muito, garotinho. Seu pai está preocupado que eu me sinta sozinha sem o meu cachorro. Este quarto foi reservado para meu cachorro.

Eu interrompi uma gravidez antes que completasse três meses — e ele nunca sequer soube disso. Ele estava ocupado demais reacendendo as coisas com a ex, ainda preso às chamas do passado. Para fazê-la se sentir confortável, deu a ela o meu quarto principal como se não fosse nada. Chegou até a transformar o que deveria ser a nossa festa de noivado em uma festa de boas-vindas para ela. Deixou que eu me tornasse motivo de chacota para todos ao nosso redor. Então virei as costas, cortei meu vestido de noivado e aceitei me casar com o homem que minha família havia escolhido para mim.

Il la plaqua contre le mur, et elle gémit de douleur, ses doigts s’enfonçant dans sa peau nue à la taille. — Qu’est-ce qu’il s’est passé, mi amor ? Tu es blessée ? murmura-t-il de sa voix rauque et étrangement calme. — Qu’est-ce que tu fous ?! Lâche-moi ou je hurle ! tenta-t-elle de se dégager. — Vas-y, hurle. J’adorerais t’entendre crier encore une fois, mi amor, souffla-t-il lentement. Ses yeux à elle s’écarquillèrent. — Qu… qu’est-ce que tu racontes ? balbutia-t-elle, les yeux embués de peur. — Tu pensais qu’épouser mon frère effacerait ce qu’on a fait, toi et moi ? Quelle idiote, ricana-t-il, avant de la tirer brusquement vers lui par la taille. — Non, non, non… cria-t-elle en le repoussant, alors que son esprit la ramenait à cette nuit-là. Il tituba en arrière et éclata de rire. — T’inquiète pas, c’est notre petit secret. À bientôt, Amor, lança-t-il avec un clin d’œil avant de s’éloigner dans le couloir d’un pas majestueux. — Ce n’est pas vrai… Ça ne peut pas être vrai, souffla-t-elle, le visage ravagé par le choc et les larmes. Ses genoux lâchèrent, et elle s’effondra lourdement au sol. • Catherine Baldwin, une jeune femme de vingt ans, a « accidentellement » passé une nuit ivre dans les bras d’un inconnu, deux jours avant son mariage. Une semaine après la cérémonie, elle découvre que cet inconnu n’est autre que... le frère de son mari.

Je m'appelle Ayana Mensah. À vingt-sept ans, j'avais tout. Une carrière, un fiancé, un mariage dans trois jours. Un soir, une porte poussée et en trois secondes, je découvre mon fiancé et ma meilleure amie enlacés dans notre lit. Deux ans de trahison. Un bébé en route. Mon cœur s'arrête. Quarante-trois secondes. Le Dr Adrien Koffi me ramène à la vie. Un homme tout aussi brisé que moi, qui cache un secret que je suis loin d'imaginer. Et pendant que je tombe amoureuse de mon sauveur, Mathias et Lola vivent ensemble la vie que j'avais planifiée. Mais Mathias décide de revenir. De me reconquérir. De reprendre ce qu'il a lui-même détruit. Mon cœur est déjà ailleurs. Quand l'homme qui t'a brisée revient te supplier, et que celui qui t'a sauvée cache encore des secrets, lequel est le plus dangereux ? Peut-on aimer à nouveau quand le dernier amour a failli te tuer ?

Claire Morel avait un mariage au-dessus de sa condition, mais cette ascension était comme un poignard dans le cœur. Mariée depuis sept ans à Gabriel Morel, un homme imprévisible, elle n'était à ses yeux qu'une ombre, ignorée, traitée avec une indifférence glaciale. Elle gardait l'espoir qu'un jour, après la tempête, le ciel serait clair et que sa vie serait enfin complète et heureuse. Sous une neige tourbillonnante, lors d'un anniversaire que seule elle retenait, elle a enfin compris : toute cette famille était liée par le sang, tandis qu'elle restait à jamais une étrangère, une étrangère sans lien. Son mari lui en voulait d'avoir brisé le mariage arrangé qu'il avait depuis l'enfance avec son amie d'enfance, et leur fils ne manquait jamais une occasion de lui rappeler qu'elle ne ferait jamais le poids face à cette figure idéalisée que son père avait toujours aimée. Son mari et son fils l'ont trahie pour une autre femme, qu'ils ont traitée comme un membre de la famille. Face à ce chaos absurde, elle a senti son cœur se réduire en cendres et a demandé le divorce. Elle a renoncé à la garde de son enfant et a opéré une métamorphose impressionnante, devenant une créatrice de mode internationale renommée, ainsi qu'une peintre de génie. Ses œuvres, rares et précieuses, étaient très recherchées par de nombreuses célébrités. Pourtant, alors qu'elle a renoncé, son mari et son fils refusaient de la laisser partir. Son fils pleurait en criant : « Tu es ma maman ! Tu ne peux pas prendre un autre enfant dans tes bras ! » Et même son mari, d'ordinaire si distant, a commencé à lui coller aux basques, refusant catégoriquement le divorce : « C'est toi qui m'as choisi en premier, alors tu dois aller jusqu'au bout ! Divorce ? N'y pense même pas ! »

Just when Mia Abreu is convinced that Evan Lynch is the love of her life, she finds him cheating on her. Feeling betrayed after all she's done for him, Mia is out for revenge. She then meets River Lynch, Evan's uncle who also wants to teach his rebellious nephew a lesson. Mia and River finally agree to work together with a crazy plan. Will their plan work? Instead, will they find themselves trapped in the situation they've made up? *** "No matter how much I want to kick his ass, that punk is still the son of my late twin. And I can't deny that I also care for him. The deal we did … I did it as Evan's uncle. But on the other hand, the side of River Lynch that stands alone, I want to be selfish for wanting you." I was too shocked to speak. My eyes closed as his warm hand gently brushed my cheek. "River ...." River's breath tickled my face as his face drew closer. The tension between us was getting more and more intense. "Mia... please allow me to want you." *** FIRST BOOK OF REVENGE TRILOGY

Altezza Quirino, a young Italian-American billionaire, desired to have offspring. However, his girlfriend of the past six years consistently rejected his marriage proposals, providing various reasons that eventually led Altezza to give up and decide to part ways. Adaline Scott, a young woman facing difficulties due to her mother's ailing health, sought a loan from the company to save her mother's life. However, the loan offered was too substantial, leading her superior to propose an alternative: borrowing directly from the Chief Operating Officer, Altezza Quirino. Altezza agreed to assist Adaline, but with the condition that she must marry him and provide him with unlimited offspring. "I will help you by saving your mother's life, and in return, you will give me another life, a child for me." - Altezza Quirino

“Bad choice! There's no running away from me now. You belong only to me!” I gulp hard at his words. This was it, there really was no going back now. I had walked into this deal with this devil and now there was no escaping. I belonged to the Blood Alpha. He owned me. **** Allyssa Stone is a beautiful young woman, and the lost daughter of the Crescent Moon pack. She was kidnapped as a baby and sold to the Way Haven Pack. She was born without a wolf so she gained omega status, living as a slave and as the daughter of the Way Haven Pack Delta. She was abused and seen as cursed. Allyssa always dreamed of finding her mate, the one destined by the Moon goddess to love her and protect her. Never did she expect that it would be the Alpha of the Way Haven pack, Jason. On discovering she was his mate Jason rejected her and mated with her step sister Janine who has always been jealous of Allyssa. But unknown to them all that the moon goddess had a bigger destiny for Allyssa. Allyssa gets a second chance mate, and his name is Alpha Eren Blackwell, the Blood Alpha. He is a notorious Alpha of the SilverCreek Pack. He is feared in the supernatural world. He is heartless and cold, but he has experienced a hard life while growing up. His father, the late Alpha of the SilverCreek Pack, was a vile man and a monster. After witnessing the murder of his mother by the hands of his father at the age of ten, Eren completely lost it. Something in him broke, his heart turned cold and he could never believe in mates. Will Allyssa be able to melt his cold heart?

Sonica Singh Sikarwar is not your ordinary protagonist and damsel in distress. She is bold. She is outrageous. She is confident and she knows 'it'! 'Life is an unstoppable flow and we must get along with it.' However, life isn't all roses and strawberries too. It has got thorns too, but Sony is ready to be pricked. An ordinary girl of the age of twenty-three, her life came to shatter when her engagement with Rudransh Shenoy, CEO of the Shenoy Group of Industries was called off. At the age of twenty and six, Rudransh is a heartthrob and a dream man of any young girl. He is sharp, cunning, intelligent, calm, and knows how to get his way into most things. After going through a bunch of disappointing relationships that led him to nowhere, Rudransh upon having Sonica for himself. The girl he really admires and looks forward to spending his whole life with. However, things don’t always go as planned. Just when one is sure of certainty and 'assured' win. Life smacks hardest at the face. One day before her engagement, Sonica drops by the office and catches Rudransh kissing his assistant. Shattered and heartbroken, she slapped him hard and did what any other woman in her sensible mind would do. Called off the engagement. But Rudransh isn't a brat to mess with. A year later, he was back with a keen persistence upon persuading her. “Where the words fail, action does the work.” Tired of constant rejections, Rudransh has decided to play dirty. As per section 9 of The Hindu Marriage Act: He demands restitution of his conjugal rights from a wedding that never took place. Will Sonica be able to escape her ex's well-planned trap? Or will she accept fate and give in?