Infirmière

My grandmother only knows how to draw one thing—infants. They're ugly, but people line up to buy the paintings. I watch as she takes those women into unlit rooms. Then, their bloodcurdling screams will ring out. Oddly enough, they always thank my grandmother when they're leaving. One day, I finally find out what exactly my grandmother paints. I discover the truth when I see an infant crawl out of one of the women's bellies—it looks just like the one my grandmother has painted.

Andréa Reynold venait de sortir d'un mariage difficile quand sa mère la pousse à rencontrer de nouveaux prétendants. Christian Schneider n'arrêtait pas de repousser la date de son mariage, jusqu'à ce que sa mère soit sur le point de mourir. Elle avait déjà une fille en tête pour son fils : Milena Reynold. Mais le destin a voulu que ce soit Andréa qui le rencontre.

There's literally no one that you can love more than your childhood best friend. You shared baths, ice cream, lunches, everything together and even a bed at times, even when it was in secrecy. Feyi and Ayo didn't have it any different, but they'd been separated for a really long time, so what really changes after that? What happens when you're just...split into North and South with no explanation. And now you're back together, gathering butterflies in your stomach and teasing with small touches, glances and nicknames.

It was the first night we spent together as a married couple. When my husband insisted that the hotel manager clean our bed for us, she cried and said to him, "You're asking me to clean up after the two of you made love! How heartbroken do you want me to be before you're finally satisfied?" My husband claimed not to know that the manager was his ex-girlfriend, but when the woman threw a kettle of hot water and left, he chased after her instead of coming to my aid.

À dix-sept ans, Emma rejoint la maison de sa mère Claire, remariée à Marc, un homme plus jeune. L’absence maternelle laisse la jeune fille seule avec ce beau-père aux attentions inquiétantes, qui se muent en harcèlement. En vain, elle alerte sa mère, qui refuse d’y croire, préférant protéger son bonheur apparent. Face au déni, Marc change de méthode : il séduit, puis menace la vie de Claire si Emma résiste. Piégée, celle-ci tente de fuir, mais sa mère, manipulée, la retient. Confisquant ses moyens de communication, Marc l’isole. Emma finit par céder, et une relation forcée, mêlant contrainte et passion malsaine, s’installe en l’absence de Claire. Leur liaison éclate au grand jour lorsque la mère les surprend. Marc accuse Emma de l’avoir séduit. Chassée par Claire, la jeune fille se retrouve à la rue, avant que Marc ne la loge dans un appartement où il la rejoint. Ils y vivent une passion exclusive, jusqu’à la grossesse d'Emma. Rongée par les absences de son mari, Claire enquête et découvre leur refuge. Le face-à-face est brutal : face à sa fille enceinte et au regard vide, elle entend l’accusation cinglante. Emma lui rappelle ses avertissements ignorés et son absence complice. Marc, au moment décisif, choisit Emma et son enfant à venir, abandonnant Claire. La mère, devant la porte close, mesure l’ampleur de sa faillite. Le silence qu’elle a cultivé a scellé leur destin commun, détruisant toute leur famille sur l’autel de l’aveuglement et de la trahison.

Quand son père lui annonce qu'il part étudier en Argentine, Gustave, dix-sept ans, pense partir en voyage linguistique. En réalité, le jeune lycéen intègre malgré lui l'internat d'une école privée très particulière, gouvernée de main de fer par le colonel Perez, militaire retors dont les enseignements ne semblent connaître ni lois ni limites. Pour Gustave et ses camarades, totalement coupés du monde extérieur, le cauchemar commence… Céline Servat vit dans les Pyrénées Haute-Garonnaises où elle travaille comme assistante sociale. Lectrice de la première heure, elle a toujours aimé écrire, principalement des nouvelles dont plusieurs ont été primées. Internato est le premier roman d'une trilogie.

It was the holiday season and I was on my way home when the traffic on the highway came to a standstill. Suddenly, a Maybach came speeding down the emergency lane and slammed right into my car. The driver jumped out and started yelling, jabbing his finger in my face. “Are you blind?! Don’t you know cars turning should yield to those going straight?” I frowned. “My car broke down and this is where I’m supposed to be. You’re the one who broke the traffic laws, yet you’re blaming me for this?” “Traffic laws?” he scoffed, full of arrogance. “I’m the law in Jacksboro City. That Volkswagen piece of junk you’re driving is not even worth one of my Maybach’s tires!” Then he pulled out a baseball bat and smashed it down on my car. He even threatened to break my legs and demanded compensation. I sneered. “Sure, this may be a Volkswagen… but why don’t you take a closer look at the special clearance permit on the windshield?”

“We’re equals, remember? And you’re the king.” He pulled her onto his lap, his right hand gripping her thigh. Their faces were so close, Violet could see the flecks of gold lingering in his irises. “To me, you’re king, Violet Bellerose.” *** Violet Bellerose lives in a jealous, elven world where everyone from royals to bounty hunters are after her unique ability to amplify magic to incredible heights. When she saves the Storm King from an assassin, Violet earns a post at his side as bodyguard, unaware they have begun to unravel each other’s secrets. Forgotten lovers, turbulent powers, and a political marriage push and pull at king and bodyguard. Their bond must strengthen to withstand court rivalries and the enemies at their borders. With only each other to lean on, they face the Blood King together and labor through every obstacle to make it to their coronation. The Elf King and His Bodyguard is created by Hayden Marlowe, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

Aaron Blazer, PDG brillant et passionné, partage depuis six ans sa vie avec Siara Wod, son amour de jeunesse. Leur histoire, née très tôt, semble sortir d’un conte de fées : succès, tendresse, maison somptueuse… Mais derrière les sourires se cache une faille douloureuse. Aaron rêve de devenir père, tandis que Siara lui confie qu’elle ne souhaite pas d’enfant. Déchiré entre son désir de fonder une famille et l’amour sincère qu’il éprouve pour elle, Aaron tente de garder l’équilibre. Jusqu’au jour où il croise la route d’une écrivaine énigmatique, sensible et farouchement libre… Et si cette rencontre inattendue venait réveiller son cœur d’une toute autre façon ?

His lashes fluttered and when his eyes met mine this time, the emotions they expressed before were extinct. “You’re my best friend’s daughter. You’re the girl I swore to protect and shield from those who would seek to harm or use you. I cannot do this now. Your father will not forgive me. I will not forgive myself.” “But you want me.” “What I want doesn’t fucking matter, Elle. I am not the type of man you should desire. I am bad and I’m only going to hurt you.” “Why don’t you let me make that decision myself?” “Because you’re too blinded by the silly feeling you have to see the truth. There can be nothing between us. Not now, not ever.” he said with the utmost certainty. . All Estelle Biggs ever wanted was Jace Henshaw II, and all he has ever wanted to do was protect her from everything that would harm her, including himself.