Ice Ice Fruit

My husband and I go on a road trip back to my hometown before Christmas. I want to ride shotgun, but he chases me to the backseat so his female colleague can sit in front. He says, "Isabel gets carsick easily. You are my wife, so you should be more considerate of her." He seems to have forgotten that I'm pregnant—my morning sickness is at its peak. Halfway through the journey, he and Isabel Slater start smoking. They make me throw up. The smell disgusts them, and my husband wants to teach me a lesson. He and Isabel leave me at the rest stop. Unbeknownst to them, my family is already waiting there. This time, I'm going back with them and getting an abortion and divorce. Later, my husband is filled with regret when he learns the child is gone.

My younger son, who is seven, is bitten by a snake. I take him to my elder son's hospital to be treated. To my surprise, my elder son's girlfriend thinks I'm his mistress. Not only does she stop the medical personnel from treating my younger son, but she even slaps me. "My boyfriend and I are a perfect match. How dare you bring your illegitimate son here to challenge me!" She pins me to the floor as she pummels and harms me. She even screeches, "A slut like you will only stop going around seducing others once you're incapable of it!" I'm bruised, battered, and bleeding as I'm wheeled into the emergency room. My elder son handles the operation. His hand trembles as he clutches his scalpel, and he looks ashen. "Who did this to you, Mom?"

Alora Hale lost her voice five years ago. By the time she realized it, her husband had already replaced her. Silenced by an accident and slowly erased from her own marriage, Alora lives quietly beside a man who no longer sees value in her— until the night he sends her to a hotel under false pretenses and sells her body for profit. She escapes. But that survival leaves her with something she never expected. Pregnant by a stranger who vanishes without a trace, Alora is divorced, stripped of her child, and cast out with nothing into a city that rewards power and devours the weak. Determined to destroy her devilish husband, she begins hunting for the only person capable of crushing him. Morningstar. The most feared businessman in the city; the kind of man whose absence can collapse markets. Morningstar is stunning, untouchable, unapproachable, and rumored to be incapable of attachment. He is also the last man Alora ever expected to find… and the father of her unborn child. Bound together by a secret neither of them planned, Alora is pulled into Morningstar’s world under a strict contract— one that might dissolve into live love or chaos. In the end, secrets would be unraveled and betrayals would surface as the quiet woman everyone underestimated begins her rise. Because when a woman who has lost everything decides to fight back, she doesn’t beg. She destroys.

Sylvia started her training as a nameless orphan incapable of lying and wanted for crimes she did not commit at the age of 15 - and became one of the most notorious assassins the realm had ever seen. Loyal to the highest bidder, there were no lengths she would not go to in order to fulfill a contract and no mark she could not kill... until this one. Captain Tane's mission in life was to stamp out evil or die trying. The mysterious leaders of the enemy he struggled to fight were, in his mind, the only people more evil than assassins and it was common knowledge that they had hired one to come after him. The last thing he expected was for her to trick her way into masquerading as his apprentice. Now they are in a battle of wits for their lives and their reputations.

"I was raised as a weapon, crafted into the perfect steel. I'm made of sharp edges and vengeance, and I will not crumble. " What would you be willing to lose to be free? For years, Audrey waited for the perfect chance to leave the compound and escape from the hybrid's torture. Born and raised as a warrior, being able to fight is both her blessing and her curse and the only thing keeping her alive. After years of imprisonment, she returns to her family, who had long given up on hope, but freedom is nothing but an illusion. Audrey is forced to battle against her prejudice, fears, and her own gruesome past to become whole once again. With the soon-to-be Alpha Devin defying her at every turn, and the unexplainable bond she feels with Ryan closing in, Audrey must choose between destiny and her own free will. With the hybrid's threat always hovering over her head, she must find the Alpha that betrayed the Council, even if it means destroying the system altogether. But the path is tricky; unsure who to trust, she has to travel alone and unravel the Alphas' darkest secrets. Her failure means death or worse- her capture.

His Darkest Pledge (Entice Series 3) Xia Alanny Buenaventura Garcia—kidnapped by her own father. Para maisalba ang papalubog na kompanya, itinali siya sa isang lalaking hindi niya kailanman ginusto. Sa isang malamig at maulan na gabi, tumakas siya at nagpakalayo-layo. Binago niya ang kanyang pangalan, pagkatao, at pangarap. Naging kasambahay siya ng isang Chief. Lahat ay ginawa niya upang hindi siya mabuko—upang hindi malamang peke ang pangalang ginamit niya. Pero paano kung sa hindi inaasahang pagkakataon, mahulog siya sa lalaking ito? Paano kung balak na niyang bumalik sa dating buhay? Paano kung magsisi siyang hindi niya napakasalan ang lalaking nakatakda para sa kaniya? Paano kung buo na ang desisyon niya? Paano kung gusto na niyang kilalanin ang taong pakakasalan niya sana? But for that man, despite Xianny running away... his heart belonged only to her. His darkest pledge was her. Nothing more, nothing less—but her. But who's that guy? If they're both chasing her? --- A story of escape, hidden identities, forbidden love, and a man who never stopped waiting.

Gara-gara menghapus riasan, aku dicerai setelah malam pertama. Aku merasa masa depanku hancur bersama kepergiannya. Namun, ibu tidak berhenti untuk menyemangatiku. Apakah benar bahwa perceraian adalah akhir segalanya? Atau perceraian adalah cara Tuhan untuk memisahkan aku dengan cinta yang salah, sekaligus mempertemukan aku dengan cinta yang sebenarnya?

Nirmala, seorang office girl yang sering dihina dan direndahkan, bertemu dengan Baladewa, seorang CEO yang akan menjadi ahli waris Rajya Corp yang berkuasa. Pertemuan tidak sengaja itu membawa mereka ke dalam hubungan yang jauh lebih dari sekadar atasan dan bawahan. Namun, hubungan keduanya ditentang keras oleh keluarga Baladewa. Nirmala terus ditekan berbagai pihak untuk menyerah pada perasaannya. Sampai suatu hari, seorang notaris tiba-tiba datang dan membuat hidup Nirmala jungkir balik dalam sekejap! Ternyata … Nirmala adalah calon pewaris sah Rajya Corp yang selama ini dicari! Apa yang akan dilakukan Nirmala selanjutnya?

For seven years, Zara Quinn sacrificed her dreams, her career, and her independence for her husband, Ethan Campbell. But on her 29th birthday, her world crumbles. Betrayed by her best friend, humiliated on live television, and abandoned by the man she once loved, Zara is left with nothing but her two children and a shattered heart. But Zara isn’t as powerless as everyone believes. Revealing her identity as the estranged heiress to the Quinn empire, she reclaims her life and begins a stunning transformation. As she rises to prominence as a world-class ballerina, she captures the hearts of four men: her repentant ex-husband, her devoted childhood friend, her ex-husband’s powerful and mysterious uncle, and her exacting yet irresistible ballet director. In a world where love and ambition collide, Zara must make a choice. Will she forgive the past, embrace a new future, or take the bold step of choosing herself?

Layla's life has never really felt like her own. Torn away from by the man she truly loves, Layla must choice between duty, desire, and destiny to keep pack, and her son, safe from an evil she didn't expect— Solomon whispered, “You are my mate, Layla Undertow. I swear this to you and to the Goddess, I will not reject you.” He looked deeply into her eyes, his long black eyelashes holding back tears.Immediately Layla knew she had crossed a line. “I love you. I am your mate. You felt it the same way I did. There is no magic that could force it. I want you.” But it didn’t matter anyway, for Anthony did not hear her. He instead clapped his hands and embraced Alistar. “This is good. You have my blessing.”Alistar winked at her over her father’s shoulder. “She is the mate I have been waiting for my entire life. She is mine.” Torn Between Two Alphas: The Luna’s Choice is created by Bethany Hardt, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.