National Living Treasures Award

"You guys know what the situation is like in this industry this year. I need to cut our end-of-the-year bonus by half in order to overcome this difficult period." My boss, Peter Hurley, claims that things are difficult in the industry right now, yet his wrist still showcases the luxury watch that he's just bought. My 20,000-dollar bonus is reduced to 700 dollars. In addition, I also received a plaque that says "Award for Outstanding Contribution". "This plaque is worth a lot, Soren. It represents the acknowledgement this company has for you. Don't be so petty when it comes to money." As I stare at the plaque in my hand, I can't help but scoff furiously. "Fine. I won't be that petty when it comes to money. I hope you won't be that petty either when you're paying next month's rent." Peter is stunned momentarily. "What do you mean by that?" I toss the plaque into the trash can. "What I mean is, I'm the landlord of this building. From next month onward, the rent will be increased ten times. If you refuse to accept the new rent, you can pack up and scram."

I used to be the most promising composer of my generation. But while I was working on my latest piece, my husband Charles Lambert's childhood friend destroyed everything I had. She slashed my face, stole my compositions, and set fire to my house—leaving me to burn alive alongside the kitten I'd just adopted. Then, as if my death were just a spark for her success, she posted my compositions online, claiming I'd plagiarized her. And people believed her. Everyone did. Strangers on the internet sneered and spat my name, and my own husband, Charles, chose to believe her over me. Even the International Musical Society rescinded my award and handed it to her without a second thought. My students, who once followed me loyally, were now fawning over her. I became the laughingstock of the entire internet—mocked, discredited, erased. It wasn't until a week later, when someone stumbled upon the charred remains of my lakeside studio, that they found what was left of me.

Emily, the biological daughter of the Wilsons was kidnapped at age eight and returned ten years later to live with her family and her adopted sister, Brenda. On her supposed engagement day to her boyfriend of three years, Oliver Jones, he proposed to Brenda instead. Emily was disgraced, disrespected and devastated. To cure her heartbreak, she went to the bar where she got drunk and had a one-night stand with Christopher Moore; a famous business tycoon, the man in every woman’s dream. When Emily goes to TRANSCORP for a job interview the following day, she makes a shocking discovery; her would-be boss is none other than her one-night-stand partner who seemed to not recognize her. But unknown to Emily and Christopher, their path had since crossed several years back. As Emily and Christopher become familiar with each other, the latter learns that there is more to the former than meets the eye for example, how does a mere secretary know how to hack into a national server?

This story is about Throng Jade, a bully and son of the owner of the school, Jade Integrated National High School. And Peyn Aguilar, a late comer in the school, sleepy head, a hot headed person and the girl that always tripping/ bullying of Throng. Then months passed, principal make an punishment for them to do and follow. Until, one day Peyn comforted Throng from his break up then Throng wants to pretend Peyn to be his fake girlfriend to make his ex-girlfriend go away from him. Until that pretending knows everyone, knows that Throng and Peyn already become friends at the age of 10 and above at all they know that Throng Jade has a disease called Morgellons Disease (MD) where his family keep it on him many years. Is Throng survive of his disease after a years of fighting, the trials and challenges he faced? Is he having a second life or it just a miracle to make right his bad doing in his past life?

A pack full of hatred… A pack of mercilessness… A pack where treasures are hidden…yet, stones are being gathered. A pack full of secrets.. The Lycan's hidden treasure! A pack where DOOM looms, and solutions are being sorted for, hoping and trusting for a lasting one, aged long secrets are discovered; secrets meant to be kept hidden till eternity, yet, there was no discovery till the time was right. ~~~~~~~ While the clock ticked, there was one thing I could do. To pour out my pain. So I fell into writing, communicating my feelings through my very own pen. I write this with thick pain spreading across the walls of my heart as I count every second I would be called to get slaughtered like an actual animal, just to increase the fertility of the land, and make the general Alpha, prosper more abundantly… This is my journey. From me, Chosan, the Alpha's Destined Slave, to you whom I cry to for prayers until I'm ripe to be plucked. And chopped. All Rights Reserved Copyright 2022 CHOSAN: ALPHA'S DESTINED SLAVE

Pemenang "People's Choice Award 2019" untuk "Best Diverse". “Sekarang kamu tahu rahasiaku. Itu sangat buruk, Summers.” Dia menyeringai. Seringai kutu buku itu! Dan itu membuatku gila, tapi saat ini, dia terlihat sangat tampan. “Aku gak akan kasih tahu siapa pun,” kataku cepat-cepat, berharap itu memberi jaminan yang dia butuhkan sehingga dia bisa membiarkanku pergi karena meskipun dia terlihat sangat tampan, dia juga tampak berbahaya. Berusaha untuk tidak gemetar, aku menggigit bibirku. Matanya menangkap pergerakanku dan dia membungkuk ke depan, mengisi lubang hidungku dengan aroma ganjanya yang dia hirup tadi. Memiringkan kepalanya, dia berdecak-decak dan tersenyum. “Langkah yang salah.” Setelah itu, bibirnya menyambar bibirku, mengetuk seluruh udara dari paru-paruku. Dia menciumku tanpa ampun. Lidahnya menyelinap ke lipatan kecil dari mulutku, dan pikiranku mendadak kosong ketika kurasakan ujung lidahnya mencumbu lidahku. Mendorongku jauh, dia memperhatikanku dengan tatapan nakal di wajahnya saat dia berkata, “Sekarang aku akan menjadi milikmu.” [ Mengandung unsur dewasa ]

Layla Monroe has always been the overlooked daughter in a family that treasures beauty over loyalty. Betrayed by her boyfriend and overshadowed by her stepsister, Celeste, Layla has learned to survive without the support of those who should love her most. But when her family’s business teeters on the brink of ruin, they demand a sacrifice: a loveless marriage to Damian Blackwood, a man with secrets as deep as his grudges. Reluctantly, Layla agrees, believing Damian to be a penniless partner in her family’s plot. But her husband is hiding an empire—and a vendetta. What begins as a calculated alliance shift into something more as Layla uncovers Damian’s plans for revenge against her family and his unexpected role in her future. When old enemies and past lovers return, threatening to destroy everything she’s fought for, Layla must choose: protect the family that betrayed her or forge her path with the man who could be her undoing—or her redemption. In a world of lies and betrayal, can Layla find the strength to reclaim her worth and take control of her destiny?

Nicole Williams is a good girl, an 18-year-old college student. She is deceived by her sister during a party to enter the room of a mysterious man. Her sister didn't expect that she would end up in the wrong room. After being exposed in her passionate night in national newspapers, she is forced to marry that man, who will make her suffer unimaginably. Bruno Leone is a multimillionaire CEO, an attractive man in his early 30s. After being betrayed by a woman with his own brother, he became bitter. Unintentionally, he spends a night with Nicole while in a drunken state from a drink he was given. His father forces him to marry the girl, and he thinks she planned it all. Therefore, he decides to make her regret what she did, enjoying making her suffer. He never thought he would end up loving her. Will Nicole be able to forgive him after all the harm he caused?

My husband, James Zeller, and I have established a common-law marriage. We did not have a formal wedding ceremony, nor do we have a marriage license. We also live separately, our lives barely intertwining, because he has a special profession. Therefore, despite being married to him for seven years, we've never met each other's friends and relatives. As his wife, I'm proud of being married to him despite how it pains me. I'm willing to give up the opportunity to study at the National Academy of Sciences to take care of things at home while he works. One day, my son, Jasper Chalder, comes home from elementary school crying. He sobs about not being a bastard child and requests to see James. Greatly distressed, I decide to take him to visit the military base over the new year for a family reunion. However, I don't expect this trip to turn my life completely upside down.

PLEASE COMMENT, JUST TO LET ME KNOW THIS BOOK HAS READERS (EVEN 1 READER IS ENOUGH), SO I WON'T STOP WRITING. THANK YOU. Have you heard of the Irish matchmaking festival? Well, Annaliese Lee hasn't either. If it isn't for her job as a travel vlogger, she might never look into anything related to love matters; something she has decided to never deal with anymore. If there were an award for the unluckiest person in the world, she could be one of the top five nominees. Her first relationship fails after five years of dating. The second one also founders even after they are engaged. In the third one, she is dumped one month before the wedding! Isn't it only normal for her to stop believing in love? Nonetheless, fate has its way to lead her back to love again. There she meets William Chen who steals her heart when she least expects it. Ironically, the guy she falls for is bound by a promise to another girl. After all the hardships she has gone through, will she let him go to protect her heart from breaking? Or, will she fight for her love this time, taking all the risks of getting hurt once again?