O With A Line Through It

Zoriana Gregory, a young woman of about 22 years, shares her secrets, dreams, her life experiences and desires about her future husband with her diary. Her fantasy of her ideal future husband soon turns reality when her diary somehow falls in the hand of someone she never thought she'd meet again after many long years. Her first love... Liam Whyte Liam visits his country again after closely 11 years, now a grown up and a successful young man. While on his quest to finding his childhood friends again, he came upon a diary during his meeting with an acquaintance of his brother. NOTE: THIS IS THE SYNOPSIS OF THE FIRST BOOK IN THIS ANTHOLOGY. AND IT IS TITLED 'DIARY OF ZORIANNA' IT WAS, A BEAUTIFUL BREAKUP; Is simply a collection of several short stories, combined into one. Each book in the anthology is a standalone.

She's chaos in lipstick. He's order in an Armani suit. They were never meant to mix - and now the office might burn. When Katerine Brown storms into Mason & Co as the new creative hire, her loud laugh and unapologetic flair clash with everything Sebastian Mason stands for. He's the CEO with a no-nonsense policy. She's the woman who doesn't know how to stay quiet. But as late-night meetings stretch longer, stolen glances turn bolder, and tension crackles between coffee breaks and deadlines, Sebastian starts breaking all his own rules - especially the one that says he can't fall for a woman like her. A woman who challenges him. A woman who makes him feel. A woman who refuses to lower her voice.

Meet Emily Collins, the devoted secretary with a knack for mismatched fashion, and Oliver Sterling, the brilliant but enigmatic CEO. Their worlds collide when Oliver, facing an unexpected ultimatum from his grandfather, turns to Emily for an unconventional solution. While Emily dreams of saving a million dollars and bidding goodbye to her corporate life, Oliver's goal is to introduce his secret actress girlfriend to his family. Caught between family expectations and a reluctant girlfriend, Oliver proposes a daring deal to Emily: a six-month contract where she pretends to be his girlfriend. The offer comes with a tempting promise—enough money to fast-track Emily's savings goal. As the two plunge into their fake romance, cue the funny twist—Emily knows every quirk and detail about Oliver, right down to the size of his ring finger, but Oliver doesn't know a thing about Emily. With the lines between reality and pretense blurring, the stage is set for a romantic collision where one is poised to fall in love, and the other is destined to fall even harder.

“See, malyshka, you walk in here wearing that little skirt and dare to talk about modesty?” I glanced down at my blazer skirt, heat crawling up my neck as his gaze dragged over my legs. “If I weren’t your patient…” He turned slightly, gesturing to the examination bed, his voice dropped dangerously low, “I'd put you right there and demonstrate… “Mr. Ferrari!” I snapped, leaping to my feet, my heartbeat pounding in my ear now. I had never met a man as vulgar, audacious, and devastatingly magnetic as Gideon Ferrari, especially not one wearing a hospital gown. My first therapy session with the sex-addict patient who should have been a simple case… became the moment my ordinary world spinned off its axis. I wasn’t supposed to think of him. I wasn’t supposed to dream of him. And I definitely wasn’t supposed to wake up breathless, aching, and ashamed of how desperately I wanted him. I prayed I’d never see him again. But part of me wondered, hoped, if he’d ever cross my path once more. When he did, everything changed. It became clear that there was more to this infuriating gorgeous Russian than meets the eye. He seemed too willingly to carry my weight and I had deep wounds from the past that needed healing but the problem was, he's already taken. Will we get away with satisfying our deepest dark desires in secret or will he eventually step up and claim me as his forever?

When broke event planner Isabella “Izzy” Hart agrees to fake an engagement with cold, commanding tech billionaire Alexander Blackwood, she thinks it’ll be simple: smile for the cameras, fake a few kisses, collect the money, and walk away. But nothing about Alex is simple. Not the way he looks at her. Not the way he touches her like she belongs to him. And definitely not the way he says: “If this is just business… why does it feel like you’re mine?” It was supposed to be fake. Now neither of them knows what’s real.

I was the perfect wife. Loyal, loving and patient. I gave him ten good years of my life— my inheritance, my body, my heart. I was beside him when he had nothing. I helped him build an empire he could call his. I treated his family like they were mine. And how did he repay me? With a mistress and a daughter I never knew existed. He thought I wouldn't find out— he thought I was too blind, too soft and too in love to see the cracks. But he's the one who made a mistake, he underestimated me. Now I'm done playing the fool and I won't leave empty handed. This time, I'm taking back everything— I'm done… I'll make him regret those ten years he spent deceiving me!

In a daring game she never expected, Larissa Justice finds herself compelled to kiss the twentieth male she sees at school. Little did she know that this challenge would lead her straight into the arms of the one person she'd secretly admired for years. But as thrilling as it may sound, locking lips with the most enigmatic and callous guy in school comes with its own set of consequences. Terrified of the consequences of her actions, Larissa tried to hide her identity from him, hoping to avoid his wrath. It seemed like a foolproof plan until fate intervened when they were paired together for a crucial assignment. And just when she thought things couldn't get any worse, her math teacher appointed him as her personal tutor. Zayne Verlice, the youngest son of a wealthy family, thought he had closed off his heart forever. But when a mysterious girl unexpectedly kisses him and vanishes, his curiosity is ignited. Little does he know, this enigmatic beauty is none other than his first love, the one who shattered his world years ago. Determined to win her back, Zayne embarks on a quest to make her his own and once for all. Can he win her heart, or will their past consume them both?

Se você e a antiga paixão sofressem um acidente ao mesmo tempo, quem o seu marido salvaria? Quando Lucas Farias pegou no colo a antiga paixão e saiu dali, junto com a vida que escapava, com o filho que ela perdeu, morreu também o coração de Estela Silveira. Foi uma troca. Estela conseguiu casar com o homem que mais amava. Todo mundo sabia que esse casamento foi roubado por ela, que foi ela quem separou Lucas e a antiga paixão para tomar o lugar. Ela achava que, com o tempo, veria o coração dele mudar, que um dia ele olharia para ela. Até que, quando enterrou com as próprias mãos o bebê de três meses que nem chegou a nascer, ela finalmente acordou. — Vamos nos divorciar. Um papel, e nada mais entre os dois. Três meses depois, entre luzes e vestidos de gala, ela estava no palco recebendo um prêmio. O homem a encarou por três segundos, surpreso, antes de acenar calmamente para as pessoas ao redor: — Sim, essa é a minha esposa. — Esposa? Estela levantou um sorriso, entregando o acordo de divórcio na mão dele: — Desculpa, senhor Lucas, ex-esposa. O homem, sempre frio e distante, enlouqueceu na hora. Com os olhos vermelhos e a voz tremendo: — Ex-esposa o quê? Eu nunca aceitei isso!

— Deixe-me ser sua esposa de verdade por apenas um mês, Daven. Era um pedido simples que soava como a última súplica de uma mulher de coração partido. Mas para Althea Grayson, era o seu orgulho. O preço que ela pedia pelo amor que havia dado, mas que nunca recebeu em troca. Ela sabia desde o início: o casamento deles nunca foi por amor. Daven Callister casou-se com ela por dever, pressionado por sua avó. Não havia abraços ternos, nem olhares carinhosos apenas silêncio frio e uma casa vazia que nunca pareceu um lar. Ainda assim, Althea persistiu. Ela tentou ser uma boa esposa, agarrando-se à esperança de que, um dia, o coração de Daven pudesse se abrandar. Mas sua esperança foi estilhaçada pela traição, Daven queria se casar com outra pessoa. A mulher que ele realmente amava. Com ou sem o consentimento de Althea. E toda a sua família apoiava a decisão dele. De coração partido e desiludida, Althea fez um último pedido: um mês sendo amada como uma esposa de verdade. Um mês... antes de partir para sempre. Daven pensou que fosse uma atitude desesperada, patética, até. Mas aquele único mês mudou tudo. A maneira como Althea sorria, a forma como ela amava tão completamente. Até mesmo a maneira como ela se foi e deixou algo para trás que permaneceu no coração de Daven. E agora, Daven estava perdido. Quando o amor que ele nunca havia reconhecido finalmente se revelou... já era tarde demais? Ou ele deveria lutar contra tudo apenas por mais uma chance?

Depois que minha irmã perdeu a lucidez, o noivado com a influente família Montelo caiu sobre mim. Acreditei que era um presente do destino: finalmente me casaria com Francisco, o garoto que meu coração amou desde sempre. Mas na noite de núpcias, fui deixada sozinha e virei motivo de riso em toda Cidade Antoril. Pior ainda: ao descobrir um segredo cruel da minha irmã, ela me matou. Jogou meu corpo como lixo, como se eu nunca tivesse existido. Mas o tempo, às vezes, nos dá uma segunda chance. Acordei no dia em que os destinos foram trocados. Francisco estava lá, ajoelhado diante da minha irmã confusa, beijando-lhe os dedos com devoção: — Bian, não importa como você esteja, você sempre será o amor da minha vida. Dessa vez, não hesitei. Virei as costas e aceitei o pedido de casamento de Leonardo Zuanetti — o CEO frio, inalcançável… e estéril. Mas Francisco enlouqueceu. Implorou para que eu voltasse. Tarde demais.