Híbrido

Lieutenant au sein de la brigade des stupéfiants, Alba Carini est une policière redoutée pour sa détermination et son instinct implacable. Orpheline adoptée dès l’enfance, elle n’a jamais connu l’identité de ses parents biologiques un vide qu’elle a appris à combler par sa vocation de justice. Jusqu’au jour où une enquête sur un cartel européen la mène à une vérité qu’elle n’était pas prête à affronter : son père biologique n’est autre que Massimo Valente, le chef d’un puissant empire mafieux, caché derrière une façade d’honorabilité. Mais ce n’est pas tout : Massimo, pour sceller une alliance avec l’organisation criminelle la plus influente du continent, a promis la main de sa fille qu’il n’a jamais élevée à Sandro De Santis, l’héritier aussi charismatique que dangereux de cette mafia rivale. Un homme habitué à dominer, à posséder… et à ne jamais perdre. Prise entre ses valeurs de policière et le sang mafieux qui coule dans ses veines, Alba doit choisir : fuir ce destin imposé ou plonger dans une union de feu avec l’homme qui représente tout ce qu’elle déteste… et tout ce qui l’attire. Car Sandro n’a aucune intention de la laisser s’échapper. Et derrière les promesses d’obéissance, le jeu de pouvoir et de désir commence cruel, torride, irrésistible. Mais dans un monde où les serments se signent avec du sang, l’amour pourrait bien être le crime le plus dangereux de tous.

"Ten million." He uttered calmly like he was discussing the weather. Bella's steps slowed behind him. He continued with a nonchalant shrug. "Ten million. After six months, you'll walk away with ten million." She took a deep breath, heart pounding as she spun around to face him, speechless. Ten million wasn't just a lot. It was life-changing. Turning, he met her glare, a knowing smirk tugging at the corner of his lips. "All you have to do is be my wife – pretend rather." ________ Arabella Carver always has things under control but finds out she isn't as lucky when everything comes crashing down. She is betrayed by her fiance, on the brink of eviction, and with her mother's life hanging by a thread, she's desperate for help. But as she tries to get the help she needs, only one person is willing to offer and it is none other than Adrian Davidson. The first man to claim her heart only to shatter it like it meant nothing. However, there is a catch to his generosity. He needs a wife to appease his grandmother, and Arabella happens to be her ideal choice so he gives her the papers that bind them. A marriage contract. With little choice and a grudge in her heart, she signs them. Besides, what could go wrong? It is, after all, just a contract. But what happens when old wounds resurface and sparks begin to ignite?

Sierra can’t wait to graduate high school and leave her small town and coven behind. She had plans on seeing the world, until fate had other plans. She likes Alex, but can’t understand how a witch and a werewolf could ever have a future together.

BLURB: Sa isang malaki at mamahaling restaurant na pag-aari ni Richmond De Guzman, nagtrabaho ako roon bilang baguhang waitress. Hindi ko inasahan na mapalapit ako sa kaniya—minahal siya nang hindi ko sinasadya. Naramdaman ko rin ang attention niya na tila sumasagot sa nararamdaman ko. Tunay na naging malapit kami sa isa’t isa hangang sa isang araw... para akong pinag-sakluban ng langit at lupa. Nang sabihin niya sa akin na dumalo sa opisina niya sumunod ako, at isang nakakawindang na pangyayari ang aking nakita; si Natch at siya nakita kong nagháhálikan. Sobra akong nagsisi, nagalit sa sarili na umasa ako kahit walang kami. Ang mas masakit pa dahil may nakaraan pala sila. Ang dami kong nalaman na sobrang hirap tanggapin. Siguro ganoon nga talaga kapag assuming ka, sinasampal rin sa ‘yo ang isang bagay na ina-assume mo. Sa sobrang sama ng loob, pinili ko na lang umalis—hindi nagpaalam. Sumama ako sa mga magulang ko papuntang Singapore. Ilang taon ang dumaan, muli kaming pinagtagpo ng tadhana. Talagang hindi na tulad ng dati ang ‘ngayon,’ maliban sa nararamdaman ko. Bakit hindi ito nagbago? Gusto kong maging malaya, pero ang hiyaw ng puso ko ay iba. Dapat ko bang pairalin ang pride ko o sasabihin ko sa kaniya ang totoo?

Le buzz le plus torride de l'Université Saint-Louis concernait actuellement la diffusion sur le forum étudiant d'une vidéo intime de Vanessa Cazel. Le clip, filmé dans la suite présidentielle d'un hôtel cinq étoiles, montrait la jeune femme totalement dévêtue, plaquée contre la baie vitrée par un homme bien plus grand qu'elle. Leurs gémissements audibles ne laissaient aucun doute sur... l'intensité des ébats...

“Heidi, call me a monster. Call me a beast. Fuck, call me the Devil. It does not change the way I feel about you.” “How about the way ‘I’ feel about you?” I whisper. “This hatred—built from love, passion… trust.” Hunter gently takes my hand and interlocks it with his before placing both on his chest. He then leans down to bump his forehead on mine, making me close my eyes and sigh as it drives in me sensations that cause me to crumble. “I love you, Heidi…” he whispers—doesn’t do good for my eyes bleeding more tears. “…and I will let the world burn for you.” ~ H E I D I I’ve lived twenty-two years but never seen a man like Hunter. He has killed everyone I know and is bound to do more, which is why I’m determined to stop him, if only I wouldn’t have to deal with these emotions—old feelings clashing with new ones; love and hate—that make me want to squash his heart one moment, then piece it up the next. But I know I can’t hang between these feelings forever. I have to choose, and quickly. H U N T E R I am told she is dangerous, a being forbidden from existence. Yet, I find myself protecting her. I shouldn’t, but I do. Then I realize she isn’t the threat. Where danger lies is with my feelings—ones that I must not have, that will be my downfall. To be that creature feared by all, I need to be the man with nothing to lose. But now I have so much to lose. Even nature has fated our Love to be doomed and will see to its vow that one of us is destroyed.

La veille du mariage, l'amie d'enfance de mon fiancé m'a percutée et j'ai eu une hémorragie grave, ma vie a été mise en danger. Ma meilleure amie lui a téléphoné, mais mon fiancé n'a pas répondu. Il a seulement laissé un message. « Élise a attrapé un rhume, je n'ai pas le temps. » Mon amie a ensuite appelé son petit ami, un acteur très influent. Mais il a dit : « Élise est malade, c'est à ce moment-là qu'elle a le plus besoin de moi. » Après avoir été opérée et réanimée toute la nuit. Nous nous sommes regardées dans la chambre d'hôpital et avons dit d'une seule voix : « Je ne veux plus me marier. » Mais nous ne nous sommes pas attendues à ça : Quand les deux hommes ont reçu l'annonce de l'annulation du mariage, ils ont complètement perdu la tête.

"Mo*n louder, Raphael—let the whole palace hear who you belong to." "I hate you. *h—Xavier!" "If you hate me, then why are you drip*i*g all over my c*ck, little prince?" He’s my stepbrother. My enemy. The man I swore to ruin. I wear my pride like armor, and my hatred like a crown. He killed my mother. Stole my dreams. Took the throne I was born for. And yet, on the night I was to marry another… Xavier found me drugged and trembling—and buried himself so deep inside me, I shattered. "You were supposed to belong to him," he growled, thrusting until I sobbed, "but this h*le was made for me." I clawed at his back, cursed him, begged for more. My body? A traitor. "H*rd*r… F*ck, Xavier—d**per—" "You’ll ta*e every inch and thank me." I lied. Told the world he r***d me. Watched the king whip him bloody. It hurt to see. But revenge tasted sweeter. Later, I seduced his enemy. Let another man put a baby inside me—just to break him. But Xavier—cold, ruthless, and proud—still shields me from the shadows, even as he spits hate. And when he f*cks me, it’s war. "You want my hate?" he snarled, balls slapping against me, "Then take it. Take every inch until you forget how to lie." We are poison—dripping obsession, burning pride. And we’ll burn down heaven if it means one more night like this.

Mariée par contrat depuis cinq ans, Claire Dupont a choisi de rester silencieuse et résignée, même après avoir appris que François Foulin entretenait une maîtresse. Jusqu’à ce qu’elle découvre que son fils, qu’elle avait toujours traité comme le sien, était en réalité l’enfant de François et de sa maîtresse. C’est alors qu’elle a réalisé que leur mariage n’avait été qu’une grande illusion depuis le début. La maîtresse, se prétendant légitime, est arrivée chez elle avec un accord de divorce que François avait déjà préparé. Ce jour-là, Claire a appris qu’elle était enceinte. Puisque l’homme était souillé, qu’il dégage. Puisque le fils était celui de la maîtresse, qu’il retourne d’où il vient. Claire, désormais déterminée à couper tous les liens, a révélé sa véritable force et s’est lancée dans la quête de son indépendance. Les proches qui l’avaient humiliée dans le passé ont amèrement regretté leurs actes et ont cherché à se racheter. Les jeunes héritiers, qui s’étaient moqués d’elle pour sa prétendue ascension grâce à un homme, ont regretté leurs paroles et ont tenté de la reconquérir à coups de richesses. L’enfant gâté par d’autres femmes, qui l’avait mal jugée, pleurait en l’appelant « maman ». Une nuit, Claire a reçu un appel inconnu. Au bout du fil, elle a entendu la voix enrouée de François : « Claire, tu ne peux pas accepter sa demande en mariage, je n’ai jamais signé l’accord de divorce. »

Meu casamento era só fachada. Por trás das juras de amor do meu marido, existia apenas covardia e interesse. Ele me entregou, como se fosse um presente, nas mãos de Ícaro Figueiredo — o CEO frio e poderoso da SkyLança. A partir daquela noite, minha vida virou um jogo perigoso. Sob a luz do dia, eu era apenas a assistente dedicada de Ícaro. Mas, quando as luzes se apagavam, eu me tornava sua obsessão secreta — e também sua prisioneira. Ícaro mandava em tudo: meu trabalho, meus horários, até minha liberdade. Ele exigiu meu divórcio, impôs um contrato frio — um ano ao lado dele, sem direito a casamento, sem ilusões de amor. Ele era arrogante. Sempre me dizia que eu não era digna, que não merecia sonhar com um final feliz ao lado dele. Quando enfim o contrato terminou, achei que estava livre do meu cárcere dourado. Um novo amor apareceu — doce, honesto, disposto a me dar o mundo. Eu aceitei seu pedido de casamento, acreditando que finalmente teria paz. Mas, bem no altar, Ícaro explodiu. Rasgou um acordo de bilhões na frente de todos, jogando as páginas ao vento como se fossem neve sobre meu véu. O olhar dele era puro fogo — raiva, desejo, posse. Diante da plateia perplexa, ele declarou: — Quero ver quem tem coragem de roubar minha mulher! Ele sempre disse que não me amava, mas nunca me deixou ir. No jogo de poder e paixão, ele caiu na própria armadilha: virou prisioneiro do seu próprio desejo. Desta vez, não há contrato. Apenas uma certidão de casamento. E ele deixou claro: — Quero você pra sempre. Só minha. Só me amando.