John Le Carre Best Novels

Anibal est un assassin professionnel, habitué à accomplir des missions sans émotion. Après plusieurs meurtres, il reçoit une nouvelle mission : éliminer une femme qu’il ne connaît pas. Cependant, au moment où il s’apprête à passer à l’acte, quelque chose change. Il est soudainement frappé par son charme et son comportement le perturbe. Plutôt que de la tuer, Anibal se laisse emporter par une curiosité grandissante envers elle. Au fil de ses rencontres avec la femme, il découvre qu’elle n’est pas ce qu’il pensait et qu’elle cache des aspects surprenants de sa personnalité. Anibal, bien que toujours lié à son passé d’assassin, se trouve de plus en plus captivé par sa cible, ce qui le pousse à remettre en question ses actions et sa vie. Le récit suit son évolution, entre les tentations de son ancienne vie et ses doutes grandissants. Chaque rencontre avec la femme lui permet de mieux comprendre ses propres émotions et ses désirs, l’incitant à envisager un futur bien différent de celui qu’il avait toujours connu. Le tout, dans une ambiance tranquille et introspective, loin de la violence.

"Take off your ring." His command settled deep in my bones. I shouldn’t be doing this. And yet… I slid the ring off my finger. He stood on the other side of the room, his face hidden in shadows, but I felt him—his presence wrapping around me like a dark temptation. "Take off your clothes." I obeyed, my fingers hesitating at the waistband of my underwear. "I didn’t tell you to touch that." So I stood there—shoes on, pants still clinging to my hips—while my engagement party continued just down the hall. His gaze burned through me, drinking me in. "God, Butterfly." His voice was a tortured whisper, and I ached to comfort him. "Crawl to me." The words settled over me like silk and steel. Slowly, on all fours, I obeyed… --- Alessandra has always been the family push over even when her father forces her into a marriage. She plays the role of the perfect fiancée—obedient, loyal, untouchable. Until she meets him. Jeremy’s best friend. A man just as powerful, just as dangerous—but with eyes that see right through her. A man who tempts her to break every rule, risk every consequence. They hate each other on sight. But hate is just another kind of heat, and the fire between them threatens to burn everything to the ground. Loving him could cost her everything. Resisting him might destroy her. Either way, she’s already ruined. ~~~~~ Trigger warning : Dark Romance, obsession, Forbidden Romance, Male lead is a bit mentally checked out...

After her mother's death, Maya Cruz is sent to live with her aunt at the Crystal Palace pack. Without questioning her father's decision, she accepts and her new life begins roughly when she enrolls at Crystal High School where she suffers bullying and oppression at the hands of Micah Alphus, the Alpha's spoiled son, Juliet Stone, his girlfriend, and their friends. Micah turns out to be her mate, first mate but he rejects her without a second thought and discards her like a used towel, and still, Maya finds herself falling hopelessly for him. Micah suddenly begins to draw closer to her after making a bet with his friends and Maya who is ignorant of this fact accepts him. While her new life is starting to look up, her childhood best friend and first love, Daniel Fisher shows up and it's clear he doesn't approve of their relationship. He's determined to win her back and would do anything after finding out she’s his mate When Daniel stumbles on evidence that proves Micah's deceit, he is quick to hand it over to her. However, despite being reunited with her first love – and second mate -, Maya still finds herself yearning for Micah, the one who hurt her the most. How will Maya navigate this love triangle she has found herself in? And what secrets is she hiding? Who will end up with her at last? And will Juliet let this Omega take her man without a fight?

« Si nous étions tous les deux en danger, qui penses-tu que Jared sauverait en premier ? », demande-t-elle soudain. « Quoi ? » Je n’ai pas le temps de réfléchir à ses mots, car la minute suivante, je sens une poussée dans mon dos et je perds l’équilibre, glissant dans les escaliers jusqu’à atterrir au bas des marches. ***************** Arielle a tout pour être heureuse–une carrière florissante en tant que chef talentueuse et un mariage réussi avec un milliardaire. Bien que son mari soit d’un naturel distant, elle est convaincue qu’il tient profondément à elle. Elle est satisfaite de leur relation et apprécie ce qu’ils partagent. À un jour de leur troisième anniversaire de mariage, elle découvre qu’elle est enceinte. Remplie d’excitation et d’espoir, elle imagine déjà partager cette nouvelle avec son mari, certaine que cela apportera des changements positifs à leur famille et adoucira peut-être même son caractère réservé. Cependant, le destin en décide autrement. Avant qu’elle n’ait pu annoncer sa grossesse, une figure inattendue du passé de son mari réapparaît : sa « vieille amie ». Alors que cette nouvelle venue s’immisce dans leur vie, sans qu’Arielle ne s’en rende compte, cette arrivée bouleversera tout ce qu’elle pensait savoir sur son mariage, sur son mari et sur elle-même.

Ma meilleure amie et moi avons épousé les héritiers d'une grande famille fortunée. J'ai dit « oui » à l'aîné, Alexandre, un brillant chirurgien, tandis qu'elle s'est unie au cadet, Thomas, un PDG aussi brillant que glacial. Le jour de notre mariage, Alexandre s'est volatilisé pour aider son ex à retrouver son chien perdu. Un comble ! Ma grand-mère, sous le choc, a fait une crise cardiaque. J'ai supplié Alexandre de revenir pour la sauver. « Tu as perdu la tête, Emma ? » m'a-t-il lancé, furieux. « Tu serais prête à maudire ta seule famille pour me faire revenir ? Chloé est désespérée, son chien a disparu. On peut toujours reporter la cérémonie. » Ce jour-là, elle a retrouvé son stupide animal, mais moi, j'ai perdu ma grand-mère à jamais. Je me suis effondrée en larmes. À mon réveil, j'ai regardé Juliette droit dans les yeux : « Je vais demander le divorce. Et toi ? » Elle m'a serrée contre elle, les joues ruisselantes : « Moi aussi, c'est fini. » Quand les frères Lefèvre ont reçu nos demandes de divorce, ils ont pleuré comme des enfants...

“You will never change.” That’s the last thing she said before she disappeared from his life. The last memories he ever had with the person that he realized he loved the most... but what can his realization do? When the tiniest bit of good memory with her was not left for him to reminisce,. But he will change. He knows he can change himself, just so she will be able to accept himself into her life once again. He will pamper her for an entire lifetime, even for the twins that she got from another man but.. Why? Why is she choosing him? Can he only look at her far afar, watching her happy with another man with the twin babies he found out as his? Will they be able to go back to the past?

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.

Camille Duret est une avocate brillante, intègre et redoutée dans les tribunaux. Son monde bien ordonné bascule lorsqu’elle se retrouve forcée de défendre un homme qu’elle aurait préféré éviter : Lorenzo Valenti, un parrain de la mafia aussi séduisant que dangereux. D’abord réticente, elle découvre un homme bien plus complexe qu’un simple criminel. Entre eux naît une tension électrique, un jeu de pouvoir où chacun tente de dominer l’autre. Mais dans l’ombre, les ennemis de Lorenzo se multiplient, et Camille devient une cible malgré elle. Tiraillée entre sa morale et son attirance pour cet homme imprévisible, Camille devra faire un choix : rester fidèle à ses principes ou plonger dans un monde où la loi du plus fort règne, au risque d’y perdre son âme… ou son cœur.

Kyline and Shantall were best friends since grade school. They were the perfect definition of partner's in crime for they always got each other's back in any circumstances, and one was more than willing to sacrifice the universe just for the sake of the other one. Entering adulthood and venturing on a new life was never easy for everyone, Kyline and Shantall were not excepted. As they entered senior high school and ventured out on a new environment, Kyline's feelings for Shantall that she kept on disregarding for the past years since she started feeling it became intense more than before, turning their friendship into a turmoil. And to add spice to their failing friendship, Kyline was diagnosed with a Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia. As these confusions and life-threatening illnesses made their way between the them, will they be able to save their friendship? Or will the friendship they had for years will just turn into one of those forgotten memories?

I made a mistake. A terrible, unforgettable mistake. It all started with one reckless, drunken night—a night that shattered everything I knew. I slept with him. Not just any man, but Zayden Whitemore—my father’s best friend, the man I’d secretly loved for years. I thought it was just a one-time mistake. But I was wrong. Because now, I’m marrying his son. It wasn’t supposed to be like this. I was supposed to marry Vincent to save my father’s failing business, to escape the scandal that ruined my family. But how can I pretend to be the perfect wife when my heart—and body—crave his father? Zayden is older, untouchable, forbidden. Every time he looks at me, I burn with desire. Every time he pushes me away, I fall harder. We both know it’s wrong, but we can’t stop. Loving him is dangerous. Staying with him could destroy me. But walking away? That might break me for good. How do you escape a love that’s forbidden, dangerous… and impossible to forget?