H Rider Haggard

They didn’t come for her blood. They came for her truth. In Valtheris, magic only works if it’s sworn, witnessed, and recorded. Break an oath, and reality fractures. Aris Vale is a licensed Resonance Auditor—one of the few people alive who can hear falsehoods buried inside sacred contracts. When she uncovers a hidden addendum forged into a Concord Tribunal accord—one capable of enslaving entire bloodlines—she does what the law demands. She reports it. The Tribunal answers with a Sanctified Writ of Divine Custody. Seized in public and branded a legal asset, Aris becomes proof of something far more dangerous than rebellion: corruption at the heart of holy law. Anyone who interferes is declared a traitor. Anyone who helps her risks erasure. Four powerful men—each a leader of rival oath-factions—intervene, not as saviors, but because the Tribunal’s move threatens the entire legal foundation of the realm. Forced into alliance, they take Aris beyond Concord roads and into a moving Waystation Caravan where neutrality is sacred and betrayal is fatal. Now hunted by sanctioned enforcers and tracked by divine ink still clinging to her skin, Aris must decide whether to run… or turn herself into the weapon the law never anticipated. Because in a world ruled by contracts, the most dangerous thing isn’t broken vows. It’s the woman who can prove they were never true.

WARNING: Please, before reading this book, note that it contains: violence, abusive scenes, and mature scenes. "I was supposed to kill you, Cassius," I whispered, my voice trembling. "Do you think you can?" he replied, his gaze piercing. He gently took my hand, the warmth of his touch contrasting sharply with the coldness of the IV drip that fed into my arm. "I would shoot a bullet into your head if..." I started, but before I could finish, he sealed my lips with a kiss—soft yet filled with an urgency that took my breath away. **** Zara Singh, an undercover assassin, receives a contract to seduce and eliminate Cassius DiMarco, the most feared Mafia king who is known for his ruthlessness. But what would happen when she finds herself unexpectedly drawn to Cassius? And what would happen when Zara finds out Cassius had a hand in her parent's death? Would she be able to forgive him? #2

Suamiku, sang CEO, selalu mengira aku ini perempuan matre. Setiap kali pergi menemani cinta pertama yang depresinya kambuh, dia akan membelikanku satu tas Hermes edisi terbatas. Setengah tahun kami menikah, ruang wardrobe penuh sesak dengan tas-tas mahal. Sampai ketika tas yang ke-sembilan puluh sembilan kuterima, dia menyadari perubahan sikapku yang tiba-tiba. Aku tak lagi menangis histeris setiap kali dia pergi menemani wanita itu. Aku tak lagi menerjang hujan badai hanya karena satu kalimat, “Aku ingin bertemu denganmu.” Yang kupinta darinya hanyalah sebuah jimat pelindung untuk anak kami yang belum lahir. Saat kata “anak” terucap dari bibirku, tatapan Andika Kesuma sedikit melunak. “Kalau kondisi Olivia sudah membaik, aku temani kamu periksa kehamilan ke rumah sakit.” Aku hanya mengangguk dengan patuh. Aku tak memberitahunya bahwa sepuluh hari lalu… aku sudah kehilangan anak itu. Ya, aku keguguran. Antara aku dan dia kini… hanya tersisa selembar surat cerai yang menunggu untuk ditandatangani.

It's been almost seven years since Jo and Jude first met. After two failed attempts at staying together, they give their love a third chance. Will this be their forever? Or have they been wrong in thinking they belong together? Find out in this final instalment of Jo and Jude's story. Book 1: Knowing Jude Book 2: Loving Jude Book 3: Forever Jude Book 2 Spin-Off, Isaac's Story: Fixing My Bad Boy's Problem (BxB) Updates Mon to Fri

"Mama, is Uncle our Daddy?" Finn asked with a pout. Zora bent down so she was face to face with her son. She ran her fingers through his hair with a strained smile. "Then who is Papa? Which of them is our Daddy, Mama?" The little boy probed. "Uncle, Finn," Tears pooled in the woman's eyes. How was she to tell them? Just how was she to tell her kids who their Dad really was? "Papa is not Freya and your Daddy. Uncle is your Daddy," "But uncle made you cry, Mama. I don't want Uncle to be my new Papa," The boy replied and ran off. *** Four years later, Zora Walter was now a well known model with two kids and her boyfriend. She had to return to New York City because one of her children had cancer and she was referred to a hospital in NYC. What she didn't expect was to meet him, the father of her children again and what happens when the buried desires threaten to come alive again? Would Zora be able to handle being with Elliot especially now that she was in a serious relationship with Derek? How will Elliot react after realizing he has two beautiful kids? Would he leave his golden wife for his ex girlfriend and kids? Or would they decide to bury whatever they had and leave it that way?

Bad boys. That's the only thing standing between Isaac and his happily ever after. But they are all he seems to be attracted to. To change that, he decides to bad-boy-detox to find the man who's good enough for him. But will he manage to fix his bad boy problem when the two bad boys he fears losing his heart to the most insist on dragging him back into their lives? One, a guitar-strumming rock star bad boy he had a one-night stand with and swore to stay away from. Two, the neighbourhood bad boy who also happens to be his high school love who broke his heart years ago. Isaac knows letting both boys back into his life could be a big mistake. But…what if it could be different this time round? Maybe he can find his happily ever after with the right bad boy…right? MATURE LANGUAGE & THEMES|BXB|LGBTQ+ [THIS IS A SPIN-OFF OF LOVING JUDE, BUT CAN BE READ AS A STANDALONE BOOK.] Updates MON/WED/FRI

لم يكن قصر آل السيوفي يشبه البيوت التي تسكنها العائلات بقدر ما كان يشبه الذاكرة نفسها؛ ضخمًا، صامتًا، وممتلئًا بما لم يُقَل. في ذلك المساء، كانت السماء فوقه رمادية على نحو ثقيل، كأنها تعرف أن شيئًا ما انتهى بالفعل، وأن شيئًا آخر أكثر خطورة على وشك أن يبدأ. اصطفّت السيارات السوداء أمام البوابة الحديدية الواصلة إلى المدخل الرئيسي، ودخل المعزون وغادروا، لكن الحزن في داخل القصر لم يكن حزنًا خالصًا. كان ممزوجًا بترقب خفي، بشيء أقرب إلى الجوع. مات رائد السيوفي. الرجل الذي بنى اسمه من لا شيء، ثم شيّد من ذلك الاسم إمبراطورية كاملة، رحل أخيرًا بعد صراع قصير مع المرض. وبينما كانت الصحف تتحدث عن رجل الأعمال الكبير، وعن إرثه الاقتصادي، وعن عشرات المشاريع التي حملت توقيعه، كان ورثته مجتمعين في الصالون الكبير ينتظرون ما هو أهم في نظرهم: الوصية. جلست ناهد السيوفي على الأريكة المقابلة للمدفأة غير المشتعلة، مستقيمة الظهر، مرتبة المظهر، كأن الموت مرّ بجانبها فقط ولم يمسّها. كانت ترتدي الأسود من رأسها حتى قدميها، لكن عينيها لم تكونا حزينتين. كان فيهما شيء بارد، شيء لا يلين. عن يمينها جلس سليم، الابن الأكبر، بوجهه الحاد ونظرته الجامدة. لم يتحرك كثيرًا منذ دخوله، ولم يتبادل مع أحد كلمة لا ضرورة لها. بدا كتمثال صُنع ليحرس اسم العائلة لا ليحمل مشاعره. أما مازن، الأخ الأوسط، فكان يجلس بطريقة توحي باللامبالاة، لكن أصابعه التي تضرب ببطء على ذراع المقعد كانت تفضحه.

The Moon Goddess never chose me. At least, that’s what I thought. Abandoned as a baby, raised as Ridge Storm Pack’s pity project, I learned to fight for every grade, every scrap of respect, every breath inside Silver Ridge Academy’s walls. A place built on the Great Accord where wolves, fae, witches, and dragon-blooded heirs train together under wards older than memory. A place where dominance is currency, and I’ve always been bankrupt. Then they found me. Callum. Jaxon. Rory. Seth.
The Ridge Storm Quadruplets. Thirty-five years old, untouchable, infamous. Alphas without a Luna, warriors feared across Lycandra, second only to the Supreme Alphas who oversee the realm for the triplet Lycan Kings themselves. They say no wolf has ever been chosen by four Alphas. The bond resonance that detonated between us has never happened in history—ten out of ten on the wards. Unprecedented. Impossible. And yet, here we are. Their storm, their blaze, their rogue, their prince.
My shadows. My chains. My undoing. Every touch sparks like lightning. Every glance feels like a promise I’m terrified to believe. Because if the Goddess gave me to them, She can take it back. And I don’t know what’s more dangerous—fighting this bond, or surrendering to it. One thing is certain: the closer my birthday—and my first shift—draws, the more the power inside me rises. Something none of us understand. Something even the Supreme Alphas are watching. And when the truth comes out, not even the Great Accord will save me.

J'ai patienté trois heures à la fête d'anniversaire de mon petit ami, Roméo Bossuet. Celui qui devait être le héros du jour dans son costume élégant a été appelé à l'hôpital par son premier amour, Gisèle Favre. Prétextant une entorse à la cheville pour susciter la sympathie, cette femme a même filmé une vidéo d'un baiser avec Roméo. Pris par l'émotion, Roméo, soi-disant invalide des jambes, s'est levé pour la plaquer contre la porte. « Roméo, pourquoi tu dis pas à Nina que tes jambes sont guéries ? » La voix de Roméo était pâteuse : « Si elle l'apprenait, elle insisterait pour que je l'épouse. Mais qu'est-elle pour moi ? Juste une bonne gratuite ! Elle est pas digne de devenir ma femme. » Ils s'embrassaient passionnément. Gisèle, vêtue d'une robe de mariée que j'avais conçue de mes propres mains, regardait la caméra avec provocation. La vidéo s'est arrêtée sur le son de leurs baisers fougueux. À ce moment-là, j'ai compris que Roméo m'avait toujours menti… J'ai jeté le gâteau que j'avais préparé pour lui à la poubelle, puis ai pris mon téléphone pour envoyer un message à ma mère : « Maman, j'irai au rendez-vous arrangé, je te promets. »

Six années de mariage… seulement des étreintes fiévreuses la nuit, jamais une once de tendresse en plein jour. Sylvie l'a aimé de tout son cœur, avec une dévotion presque aveugle. Mais leur fille, n'a jamais eu le droit de l'appeler « papa », tandis que le fils de l'autre femme, a été choyé sur ses genoux. Toute la famille a traité ce fils adoptif comme un héritier précieux, pendant que leur fille a été considérée comme une tache honteuse à cacher. Ce n'est qu'en payant le prix ultime - sa vie et celle de sa fille - qu'elle a compris. Il a signé sans hésiter leurs documents de crémation, puis il a assisté au banquet organisé pour le retour de son grand amour. Ce jour-là, elle a réalisé : un cœur sincère ne s'échange pas contre un autre, et les êtres froids et égoïstes n'en ont simplement pas. Que le ciel ait pitié…Revenant à la vie, Sylvie a juré de de tirer un trait définitif sur ce mariage fait d'humiliations. Dans sa vie précédente, elle avait abandonné ses études pour devenir femme au foyer en dévouant corps et âme à sa famille. Cette nouvelle vie, elle a déposé sans hésiter les papiers du divorce et a pris sa fille pour l'arracher à ce marécage. Et puis, elle a repris sa carrière, déterminée à retrouver son éclat d'antan, à reconquérir les sommets ! La première semaine après le départ de Sylvie, Alain a cru qu'elle faisait juste un caprice. Le premier mois, il n'a pas pris la peine de s'en soucier et l'a laissée faire. Mais des jours plus tard, alors qu'il assistait à un sommet réunissant l'élite de son milieu, il l'a revue. Sylvie, rayonnante, au sommet du podium. Sylvie, s'est concentrée sur sa carrière. Sa fille, s'est mise en tête de lui trouver un nouveau papa. L'homme a perdu toute raison. Alain Chéron, toujours si froid, si arrogant, qui n'a jamais plié devant personne, s'est jeté au-devant de Sylvie. La voix tremblante : « Chérie, je t'en supplie… Est-ce que tu pourrais m'aimer encore une fois ? »