Norton Introduction To Literature

Five years ago, Lynexia fled the Shadow Pack, pregnant with the Alpha's child. She seeked refuge in a place eyes couldn't reach and never looked back. Now, her daughter's life hangs by a thread and the only cure to save her lies with the very man who ripped her apart. The Alpha who she desperately wants to forget. Dimitri, the Alpha of Shadow Pack, who built walls of ice around his heart, has never regretted a decision, except for letting Lynexia go five years ago. Now his daughter's illness throws the back together and Dimitri vows to never let her go even if It means robing her into a twisted and sick deal. Lyn resents and vow to end his life for this. A moment of vulnerability forces her to seek comfort in the hand of the very man she vows to kill. Now, the line between love and hate is beginning to blur, igniting old flames. Can Lyn trust the very man who shattered her heart or will his twisted and sick redemption cost them everything?

A life changing attack forces Talie to leave her pack to join one ruled by one of the most feared Alphas in the world. No one talks about Alpha Kaden. He is ruthless, as terrifying as thunder and he will not accept just anyone into his pack unless they pay the price he demands. Talie is willing to do what it takes, and then she finds out that he wants her as his price. Kaden may look like he was carved by the goddess herself, but Talie lives by her own rules and will not bow to his demands without a fight. However, fate may have other things in stall for them. Her goal is resisting him, and his is seducing her—but dark secrets lurk in every corner of their pasts, threatening to send them and the sparks they have flying crashing down.

When the illegitimate daughter, Sophia Gracia, married Alexei Dè Sokolov, a so-called old pervert by some, she thought her life was over.  She had no idea it was the beginning of a new chapter in her life. Alexei Dè Sokolov, a billonaire who was dubbed as a "old pervert" because he never appeared in public and for some nasty rumors. He'd had his eye on Sophia since high school.  So when she received an offer from the Gracia family, he couldn't refuse it. Alexei had no idea that taking this risk would save Sophia and give her a reason to start a new life.

Ava White, orn as a soft and innocent girl into an inferior and weak pack but everything changes when she loses her mother.. consumed by a long hatred between her pack and the blood moon pack, Ava seeks nothing but vengeance to appease her hunger for the raw pain in her heart until she meets.......

Kiara, orphaned omega who works as a maid at the Pureblood pack. Her simple and peaceful life turn upside down after she found out she is pregnant with the Alpha's child after one-night stand they had. Dave is a cold and arrogant man, the Alpha of one of the strongest pack, he already has a perfect beautiful Luna. Will he willing to accept the baby she is carrying as his child?

On her 20th birthday, Irene had to accept a bitter gift from her stepfather in the form of the fact that she had just been sold to the Alpha King and exchanged for a sum of money used for gambling. "I will set you if you give birth to a son for me." - Adam The offer certainly intrigued Irene. But unfortunately, Irene was trapped in her own feelings. Irene fell in love and decided to leave rather than suffer every day. Irene decided to run away while she was with the Alpha's child. Adam, who was not pleased, decided to find Irene and was determined to bring her back to his side. Would Adam succeed in bringing Irene back? What about the child that Irene was carrying?

One wrecked plane. Two wrecked souls. JANE REYNOLDS is comfortable with her boyfriend LUCAS JOHNS. The problem is Lucas' friend REMY HANES doesn't make Jane feel comfortable, he makes her feel alive. One drunken night things get heated, leaving them with a fire in desperate need of extinguishing. When their Spanish class leaves for a trip to Spain, their expected fun turns to Hell on Earth when the plane crashes, and leaves only a few survivors. With loved ones lost, Remy and Jane cling tight to one another to survive the hot days and hungry nights. If the events on the mountain don't kill them, their guilt of loving one another might. Sometimes love wrecks you before it claims you.

Brooke Johnson, is about to get married to the love of her life. On her wedding day, Brooke finds her soon-to-be husband, locked the bathroom with his secretary, and dumps him in front of everyone. Brooke feels betrayed. In a small town, the word travels fast and soon she finds that instead of her ex, it's she who's facing the backlash from the townsfolk. She's facing trouble on multiple fronts, when a billionaire business tycoon, Nathan Bradford, barges into the town on account of personal business and hires Brooke to be his architect for a project. She knows there's more to the man that meets the eye. But it doesn't stop Brooke from falling head over heels for a man who's already taken. Where will this journey take Brooke? Nathan Bradford is a handsome billionaire, looking to find love. When a business deal lands him in a small Texas town named Twin Peaks, he finds that the town has more to offer than just business. He stumbles into the girl of his dreams and falls for her instantly. The only problem is she has a past that she's still recovering from. The question before Nathan is how should he make her see that not every man is like her ex? Greg Wilson, the sole heir of a big business empire and an arrogant, self obsessed man is jealous of the budding friendship that is blossoming between Brooke and Nathan. He's upset that someone is trying to take away what he considers belongs to him. He vows to get Brooke back because he always gets what he wants. What happens when Greg's obsession reaches the boiling point and he threatens Brooke's life? How will Brooke navigate her life in middle of this crisis and will she get her happy ending?

"Careful," the man whispered that sent shiver down her spine. He is positioned behind her and no matter how hard she uses her strength and try to break free from his grasp-- the man's hand were chained to her neck stopping her to move away from him. "I can feel nothing but the desire to kill me," he muttered. "You are not going to succeed." Her heart hammered inside her chest when she felt a pair of sharp fangs in her neck. "You crossed the line and now you are mine, woman." ~*~ An order to kill a man named Valerian Fenrir was pointed upon the she-wolf Natasha by her father alpha Acanthus ever since she was little. When it is finally the time for her to go to the city to fulfill the wishes of her father— she thought it was going to be easy, little did she know, a couple of surprises awaits her.

After my husband's brother died, he took Miranda, his widowed sister-in-law in. He claimed that he would give me his love—but gave all his money to her. He said that since she had no official status, being with him would make her the subject of gossip, so he took her with him and left me behind in the countryside. Every month, he wrote me three love letters, yet sent all his allowance to her. During the famine, she and her two children sat in a warm little house eating well, while my two children died before I could return from selling my blood. One froze to death, the other starved to death. Later, my husband finally came back, but he didn’t shed a single tear for the children. Instead, he told me he wanted a divorce. "Nathalie, to apply for housing, we need a marriage certificate. It hasn’t been easy for Miranda all these years. I want to give her a home. Don’t worry, even if I marry her, I’ll still divorce her afterward—because you’re the only one I love." In the end, I was devastated and threw myself into the icy river. When I opened my eyes again, I was back on the day my children were about to die. This time, I shook them awake, ready to go reclaim everything that was rightfully mine.