Maria Gift

Et si le hasard, déguisé en panne sur une route oubliée, devenait la clé d’un amour impossible ? Et si l’homme le plus dangereux que vous ayez jamais rencontré était aussi celui qui vous sauverait… à sa manière ? Jade Carter, 20 ans, est une jeune mécanicienne farouchement indépendante, élevée par son père dans la petite ville d’Elkridge Falls. Elle vit pour son garage, sa liberté, et les routes qu’elle répare plus qu’elle ne parcourt. Grayson Elias Blackwell, 32 ans, est le PDG impitoyable d’un empire technologique et sécuritaire. En pleine mission secrète, sa voiture tombe en panne — sabotée — au cœur d’une forêt isolée… où le destin lui met Jade Carter sur la route. Ce qui aurait dû être une rencontre brève devient une collision frontale entre deux mondes. Jade sauve Grayson d’une embuscade mortelle. Puis, plus rien. Il disparaît. Jusqu’à ce qu’il revienne, des semaines plus tard, quand son père s’effondre et que Jade n’a plus d’issue. Grayson lui propose un contrat : un an de mariage en échange de l’opération vitale de son père. Dégoûtée, brisée, elle accepte. Mais Jade n’a jamais été une femme qu’on possède. Et Grayson n’a jamais voulu aimer. Entre secrets, trahisons, protection et passion, un jeu dangereux commence où les règles ne cessent de changer. Et quand un bébé entre dans l’équation… la donne explose.

Addie has been blessed with one of the five gifts from the moon goddess, however it doesn't seem like a blessing. It is a gift that follows a bloodline and only gets passed along when the one holding the gift dies. Left with no family and hunted for her gift, Addie has learned how to survive without a pack and without friends, packing up and moving on when someone gets too close. In a small town in Idaho, someone has figured out her secret and Addie is ready to go on the run again until she is given a choice, cooperate or watch her one friend die. Choosing the life of her friend, Addie becomes a prisoner, bred for her gift and her bloodline. Will she escape and find her true mate?

My husband, Liam, got his terminally ill ex-girlfriend, Chloe, pregnant. He said it was to grant her dying wish of becoming a mother. On the day she gave birth, Liam's sister, Isabella, hired a security firm to guard the hospital, claiming it was to prevent me from causing a scene. Isabella stood by Chloe's bedside. "Don't worry, I have people posted at the entrance. If Ava dares to show up and make trouble, we'll have her thrown out immediately." Liam, seeing I hadn't come, breathed a sigh of relief. "Chloe, just focus on delivering our baby safely. Don't worry about anything else." He truly believed that since he was only fulfilling his dying ex's last wish, I would never be so unreasonable as to make a fuss. Looking at the tiny, rosy infant in his arms, he sent me a text: "Darling, I did this for you. I had her carry a child for us, so you could finally be a mother." He thought that as long as I accepted it all, this child was my ultimate reward. But what he didn't know was that I had just surrendered my residency. In one week, I would be in Kenya, working as a volunteer on a project of biomedical research. It was meant to be a final goodbye—a world away from Liam, forever. But he was searching for me like a madman, pleading for me to return.

Hindi naging hadlang ang yaman at pribilehiyo upang tuparin ni Atty. Ada Esquivel--- isang matapang at ma-prinsipyong babae--- ang kanyang misyon sa buhay. Bagaman lumaki siyang laki sa yaman at karangyaan, pinili niyang i-alay ang kanyang buhay upang tulungan ang mga mas higit na nangangailangan. Ang kanyang pangalan ay isang malaking tinik sa lalamunan ng mga mayayamang mapang-abuso, sapagkat kilala siya sa pagpanalo ng ng mga kasong isinasampa laban sa ilan sa kanila. Sa kauna-unahang pagkakataon ay natalo siya sa isang kaso. Kasunod nito ay ang kalunos-lunos na pagkamatay ng kanyang dating Propesor. Dahil dito ay mapapadpad siya sa isang malayo at maliit ngunit tahimik na bayan ng Bagong Silang. Sa patuloy na pakikibaka para sa karapatan ng mga taong naninirahan dito, unti-unti ring mabibigyan ng linaw ang sinapit ng kanyang propesor, maging ang misteryo sa likod ng kauna-unahang kasong hindi niya naipanalo ay mabubunyag din. Lingid sa kaalaman ni Ada ang bawat sikretong matutuklasan niya ay magiging mitsa ng kanyang buhay. Makakaligtas kaya siya sa tiyak na kapahamakang nakaabang sa kanya? Posible kayang makatagpo siya ng pag-ibig sa gitna ng digmaan? How much will it take to win against the fight outside the courtroom?

Prologue La nuit tombait sur la vieille demeure des Smith, drapant ses murs austères d’une ombre épaisse. Le vent murmurait entre les branches des arbres centenaires, comme s’il portait les échos d’un passé que tous avaient préféré oublier. Il y a bien des années, alors que la fortune des Smith était encore fragile, un pacte avait été scellé dans le plus grand secret. Deux patriarches, liés par une dette de sang et d’honneur, avaient échangé une promesse : un jour, leurs lignées s’uniraient par le mariage. Mais avec le temps, la prospérité des Smith avait grandi, tandis que celle des Anthony s’était effritée. Et lorsque Levy Anthony, le dernier héritier d’un nom autrefois puissant, avait hérité de ruines, les Smith avaient feint d’ignorer l’existence de cet accord. Pourtant, les mots tracés sur ce vieux parchemin n’avaient jamais perdu leur pouvoir. Dans l’ombre, une jeune femme aux yeux froids observait. Sandra, la méprisée, l’invisible. Celle qu’on avait reléguée aux marges de la famille, comme si son sang était moins noble. Elle savait ce qu’ils ignoraient : un pacte ne meurt jamais. Il sommeille, attendant son heure. Et cette heure venait de sonner. Lorsque les Anthony franchirent le seuil de la maison Smith, ce ne fut pas en suppliants, mais en créanciers. Leur présence réveilla une vérité que les Smith avaient enfouie : on ne rompt pas impunément une promesse faite aux morts. Et alors que les voix s’élevaient, que les accusations fusaient, Sandra se tenait immobile, un sourire glacé aux lèvres. Car elle, l’oubliée, allait devenir leur seul salut.

Young Rae Jansen is a child prodigy, learning how to utilize her gift and figure out her abnormal childhood. Her bipolar mom makes things difficult, but also makes them better. When she meets her first love in high school, he shocks her with a heavy confession. Rae quickly must decide how to keep her friend but also how to heal from his rejection. However tragedy strikes, potentially changing the path her life will take. Rae finds herself in college and comes into her own, finding a football player who she believes to be the love of her life. At just 17, she begins working for the CIA and finds herself in the middle of an international arms race. Suddenly everything seems to go wrong -- her best friend goes missing, her love life is in the air and professionally she’s stuck. Just when Rae is on the brink of a breaththrough discovery, her past comes back to haunt her, and a new love interest taunts her, rocking her world. But who is this mysterious stranger, and more importantly does she stand a chance at getting him? As Rae discovers more about her mystery man, she finds that an old friend already knows him, and has been steering them toward each other. An abrupt change in her circumstance finds Rae in the middle of an international incident and she must make an impossible decision. Fueled by the news of her best friend's death, Rae is forced to help herself or help her country. Will her love save her, or will she need to save herself?

Lena Hart has been waiting her entire life for the day she would meet her fated mate. This dream is however shattered when she turns nineteen, as her mate happens to be the ruthless Alpha Kade Blackwood who rejects her outright. Humiliated and heartbroken Lena leaves her pack, promising herself not to come back again. Nevertheless, fate decides otherwise when dark force threatens both of their packs Lena rises as an unexpected leader with newfound strength. With war on the horizon Kade finally realizes he made a catastrophic mistake. But is it still too late to get back the mate he once carelessly tossed aside?

Lalani Mitchell is a 17-year-old empathic witch/clairvoyant gamma she wolf who lives on the pack lands of the Blue Crescent Moon pack. Her father is the lead warrior for the packs Alpha and Luna. Her mother generally stays home to care for her and her 13-year-old twin sisters Olivia and Olive. Nobody knows about her powers besides she parents and her little sisters. She attends school but generally keeps to herself due to the emotions that an empath can pick up which automatically leads her to being bullied. Some call her a freak while others call her weird when in all reality nobody truly knows the truth but that all changes on her 18th birthday when she finally shifts and gets her wolf.

"Maaf, tapi aku tak bisa meneruskan pernikahan ini. Setelah kupikir aku masih terlalu muda dan naif. Aku mencintaimu, Anna, tapi tidak dengan menikah. Cita-citaku masih menunggu untuk kuraih." Aku hanya menatapnya dengan air penuh, tak percaya padahal besok adalah hari pernikahan kami. Semua hal sudah direncanakan secara matang, tapi malam ini dia masuk menerobos dalam kamarku dan mengatakan hal-hal yang mematahkan semua tulang-tulangku. "Pergi ..." Aku berkata dengan lirih dan mengusirnya. Aku membecinya sangat! Dia adalah laki-laki paling brengsek yang pernah kutemui. Dia mengagalkan acara pernikahan ini karena terlalu egois! Danish adalah laki-laki paling egois dan brengsek yang pernah kutemui! "Maafkan aku, Anna. Aku sangat mencintaimu!" Aku hanya menggeleng. Tak ada cinta, jika dia yang memulai dia juga yang mengakhiri semua ini. "Sungguh, maafkan aku." Aku semakin menggeleng dan ingin melempar apa saja di hadapannya. Dia yang melamarku, aku tahu kami memang masih sangat muda tapi dia menyakinkan jika kebersamaan kami tidak akan goyah walau sudah menikah nanti dan meyakinkanku berkali-kali semuanya baik-baik saja. Tapi lihatlah kini! "Aku membencimu sangat, Danish!" Dan kami dipertemukan kembali hingga lima tahun kemudian, di malam reunian sekolah yang akhirnya merusak segala move on yang telah kucapai! Reuni semalam, merusak move on sebelanga. _______________ Danish - Cerita orang tuanya di (Nanny to Mommy) Anna - Cerita orang tuanya di (I Was Never Your)

Ici nous sommes en République Démocratique Du Congo dans la province du Nord-Kivu ville de Beni Marianne est une jeune fille âgée de 20 ans dont elle a commencé son calvaire parcours jusqu’à l’âge de 26ans. Elle était une fille orpheline de ses deux parents depuis que sa ville natale a été victime des groupes armées qui leurs aventures étaient de massacrer les citoyens de cette ville, avec comme armes (machette, hanche et marteau...) Etvoilà les parents de Marianne n’ont pu survécu à leur aventure inhumaine et Marianne passant toute son adolescence chez son oncle qui a son tour mourant et Marianne son vrai calvaire a commencé ...