Mindfulness In Plain English

Don Vasily Petrov, the formidable leader of the Petrov crime syndicate, has always put duty before desire. To secure peace and expand his empire, he agrees to a political marriage with Isabella Volkov, the sweet and demure daughter of a rival family. The union is meant to end all wars and solidify his power. Yet, his carefully constructed world shatters at his own bachelor party, an event he never wanted. He awakens the next morning tangled in the sheets with her twin brother, Adrian, a notorious playboy with a hidden life of his own. As the wedding day looms, Vasily must confront a shocking truth about his own desires, a secret that could destroy his family’s legacy, and the man he never expected to love: his bride brother, who is now his most dangerous addiction and most intoxicating obsession. But their secret isn't safe. A jealous ex-lover, hiding in plain sight, seeks to tear their worlds apart.

Forced to take her sister's place as bride to the ruthless Lycan King Sebastian, Eleanor faces a marriage filled with cruelty and humiliation. Though she is his destined mate, Sebastian remains blind to their connection, his hatred for her ruining what should have been an unbreakable bond. When her powers emerge on her twentieth birthday, Eleanor finally gains the strength to defy her tormentor. But her bid for freedom ends in tragedy—captured, violated, and left for dead. In her final moments, she makes a desperate plea to the Moon Goddess for a second chance at life. Her wish is granted, sending her back in time with her memories intact and vengeance burning in her heart. But as Eleanor plots her revenge against the Lycan King, she stumbles upon dark secrets that change everything she thought she knew. The web of lies and betrayal runs deeper than she could have imagined, and the true villain may be hiding in plain sight.

I was head over heels for Jace Johnston for ten long years, but to him, I was just plain crackers: "Lacking flavor, but folks still nibble on them." Meanwhile, he was getting cozy with another girl behind my back. After a decade of playing childhood sweethearts, I realized it led nowhere. I was done being his side dish. So, I decided to marry someone else. Then, Jace knocked on my door in the middle of the night. "Rea..." "Mr. Johnston, can I help you?" I asked. Just then, a deep voice boomed from my bedroom, "Honey, where did you put my underwear?" Jace stumbled and practically coughed blood right there. Next thing I knew, he was venting on social media, posting: [Some people leave a hole that never fills. Love isn't promised forever, so hold her close and cherish every heartbeat while you can.]

An orphan, who finds pleasure in singing, and had become one of the members of a famous music band in Texas, got betrayed by the people she trusted most, her bandmate, who had acted like her family, but she later realized that that was just an act out up by them, to bring her to her doom. Because of plain selfishness and jealousy, her band member drugged her and sold her out as a thing of pleasure for a one-night stand with a stranger, after seeing the good pay that came with it. Her kind, easy-going, and gentle nature was used against her. Her first was taken by a stranger, she knew nothing about. She promised to get her revenge, but she was brought to nothing but dust, after pictures of her in a one-night stand were revealed to the world, all hopes were lost. But surprisingly to her, the stranger who she had a one-night stand with, promised to help get her revenge but on certain conditions which were hard to choose from.

WARNING: NOT SUITABLE FOR YOUNG READERS. SYNOPSIS: He is her boss and she is his secretary. Plain and simple. But when love grows what will happen? She is a nerd secretary na mahilig makichismis sa sex life ng boss niya. Pero sa kabila ng pagiging sekretarya niya ay may iba pa siyang pakay — ang makapaghiganti. But what if her vengeance turns to love? Is she willing to forget everything and follow her heart instead? He is a tyrant boss who has complete control over his employees. His company, his rules. So, everyone was frightened of him. But when the newly hired secretary came into the picture, everything was ruined. His precious rules were shattered. Ang perpekto niyang batas ay nasira lamang ng isang nerd secretary. Ano ang gagawin niya upang mapasunod ito? When the tyrant boss meets the nerd secretary, what will happen?

After being left alone, Agent Hana Alijo became ruthless, aloof and unfriendly, she doesn't want to be attached... not until a charismatic and handsome multi-billionaire Clay Smith came and turned her life upside down. *** Hana Alijo A.K.A Lilium is a secret agent from Equilibrium Organization. She is known in her organization as hot and deadly. She's strong and persistent not until she became a personal bodyguard of Clay Smith. The man dared and made her knees weak, made her body numb with no exception. Lilium became coward and helpless when he's around. He tortured her mind and as well as her heart. What she thought was a simple duty turned out to be a complex and dangerous one. How can she fight it when her heart is at stake? The Hana who doesn't want to be with anyone seems to have become vague. She's doomed! Disclaimer: This story is written in combination of Tagalog and English Cover designed by Sheryl S.|SBS

Ava White is a hot-tempered, feisty, and lethal assassin. She’s determined to be the one to take over the English mafia after her father and has no problem stepping on a few toes to get what she wants. When given the option of marrying Leonardo De Los Santos, the Spanish mafia heir, she accepts. Whatever feelings she had developed for her bodyguard, Leroy Anderson, she buries to go through with the marriage. The clash of these two powerful personalities in matrimony catches the attention of unsuspected enemies. Alliances are broken, loyalty is questioned, respect is trampled, and trust is kept to the bare minimum as the merged mafias endeavour to eliminate every single one of their enemies. When Ava finally realizes that whatever she had with Leroy is far from over, her new-found feelings for Leonardo are put to the test. Caught up in a heated love triangle, she accepts the choice death makes for her. But what happens when one mysteriously escapes death, and returns, ready to kill or be killed? Caught between love and loyalty, which would be the better option?

What happens when you find yourself, a nerd and a plain Jane in every sense of the word, interested in The Badboy, who also happens to be your stepbrother? Jane's life turned upside down when her mother announced her marriage to her new stepfather who is the father of whom she can only describe as the devil's incarnate in the body of a very hot teenager. Her life was made a living hell by him. It however didn't take long before he started to fall her. And he fell hard. It was too late however, because she was in love with someone else, and his first love come back too and it looks like he can't do anything about it. What would happen to the feelings he has for her then? Will anything happen between them? This forbidden romance? It seems very unlikely, but even more impossible things have happened.

The mysterious and ruthless Alpha James is forced to marry . He isn't pleased , but to keep his position, please the council and his pack he agrees. The shy and innocent eighteen years old Lillien Morten is forced to answer for the sins of her familie. The perfect punishment : " You will attend the selection ball we prepared for Alpha James. After the ball you will be working for us as a maid". The council wanted to use her , too fill the ballroom with beautiful girls. Although the Alpha demanded that only girls or women that are willing to marry him attend the ball the council members had no other choice than to force some girls. The most people, especially women are afraid of him so they had to improvise and hope he don't pick one of the forced and scared girls. What will happen when the dominant and seemingly heartless Alpha and his wolf meet the innocent but brave girl that appeared as mysterious as the Alpha himself meet? Will that be the love story we all want and dream off or will that be a total disaster? ....... *** The book contains mature context,rants*** English is not my native language, sorry for mistakes I might make.

Sage Nieva Battlerce, the illegitimate daughter of an alpha and a lowly slave, has spent her life as nothing more than a tool in her father's empire. Her existence has always been defined by rejection and servitude-until the day the Elders declare her fate. Chosen by the Moon Goddess herself, Sage is destined to be the mate of Damien Angentha, the powerful and enigmatic Crown Alpha of the Angentha family. For a fleeting moment, it feels like destiny might offer her a new beginning. But the dream shatters the night Damien whispers the words that cut deeper than any blade: "I don't want to mark you as my mate." Sage is no stranger to rejection, but this is different. Damien was supposed to love and protect her, yet his heart belongs to another. Forced to navigate a cruel twist of fate, Sage must uncover the truth about her destiny, her strength, and the hidden powers within her that could change everything. In a world where loyalty is tested and hearts are torn apart, can Sage rise above her shattered beginnings and rewrite her fate? - Language: English