Once Upon A Broken Heart

The day after my best friend, Sarah Blunt married Patrick, the second son of the Brosnan family, I too became a bride and wed Matthew, his older brother. She married a swimming champion, and I, the rock-climbing coach. We thought we had our futures all figured out. Then, something happened that summer. The four of us planned a getaway but Matthew and Patrick’s baby sister, Megan joined us and our peaceful trip became a crowded affair.  While rock climbing, disaster struck—the rope snapped, and all five of us plummeted into the river below. The brothers rushed frantically to save Megan, leaving Sarah and me at the mercy of the river’s current, battered and tossed like driftwood. By the time the rescue team pulled us from the water, we were bruised, scraped, and utterly spent. In the hospital, Megan and I received devastating news that would change everything.  “You’ve been pregnant for 40 days, Ma’am. How could you put yourself in such a risky situation? Your baby survived, but your friend lost hers.” Shaken, I called Matthew to tell him about the pregnancy. His anger cut through the line. “You’re angry that I went to Megs first and now you’re trying to fool me with a fake pregnancy? She’s my sister—it’s my duty to protect her!” Sarah faced her own storm. Patrick practically scoffed at her grief. “Miscarriage? Do you expect me to believe that? The doctors said you only had a 30% chance of conceiving. I can’t stand women who create drama out of nothing.” Both calls ended abruptly, leaving us stunned as we stared at each other in the sterile light of the hospital room. In that shared silence, we made our decision—we would leave these men behind and start anew, launching a business together. But when the brothers received our divorce papers, they showed up at my door in the middle of a storm, kneeling in the pouring rain, crying through the night for a second chance.

The past never stays buried forever... The past caught up with Harper Carrington in the cruelest way. After tragedy summoned her home to Virginia's Blue Ridge mountains, she was confronted with another twist of the knife – Wyck, her first love who abandoned her fifteen years before and disappeared off the map. Wyck Ward never planned to see Harper again after her powerful father exiled him from Carrington Ridge. Consumed by the desire for revenge, Wyck spent over a decade systematically destroying the man's corrupt legacy. But with his enemy suddenly dead, Wyck realizes his all-consuming vendetta could cost him what his fractured soul needs - Harper. Join Harper and Wyck as they discover if some hearts are too damaged to ever mend or if even the coldest embers can flare back to life when two fractured souls find the pieces they’ve been missing. If you enjoy small town, second chance romances with complex characters, all the feels, a side of steam, and lots of twisty mountain roads, you'll love this first book in the new Carrington Ridge series.

ไม่รู้ว่า “ดวงซวย” หรือ “พรหมลิขิต” ถึงทำให้เขาและเธอมาเจอกัน เขาคือหนุ่มฮอตผู้ไม่เคยถูกตาต้องใจผู้หญิงคนไหนมาก่อน แต่เพราะมีเหตุการณ์บางอย่างทำให้ต้องมารับเคราะห์แทนหญิงสาวน่ารักสดใส และตกหลุมรักเธอตั้งแต่แรกเห็น ไม่คิดว่าโชคชะตาจะเป็นใจ ทำให้เขาและเธอกลับมาเจอกันอีกครั้งในฐานะรุ่นน้อง เขาจึงใช้คำว่ารุ่นพี่เสนอตัวเป็นไม้กันหมา กันท่าหนุ่ม ๆ ที่เข้ามาจีบ เพียงเพราะไม่อยากให้เธอมีใคร นอกจากมีเขาเพียงคนเดียว *** “ถ้าน้องข้าวหอมยังโสด พี่ขอจีบได้ไหมครับ” “โสดบ้านพ่อมึงดิ ผัวเธอยืนอยู่ตรงนี้ทั้งคน” ***

'รักเเรกของเธอเกิดขึ้นท่ามกลางสายฝน ทว่าคนที่เธอเเอบรักกลับมีนิสัยเย็นชาไม่เหมือนชายหนุ่มจิตใจดีในคืนนั้นเลย คนที่เธอปักใจรักตั้งเเต่สบสายตากัน' ความรักที่เกิดขึ้นเพียงสบสายตา ย้อนกลับไปวันนั้น วันที่เธอได้บังเอิญเจอกับชายหนุ่มจิตใจดีที่เคยช่วยลูกหมาของเธอเอาไว้ เธอดีใจมากเมื่อรู้ว่าเขาก็เรียนอยู่ที่มหาลัยฯเเห่งนี้เหมือนกัน เเต่คิดว่าเขาคงจำเธอไม่ได้หรอก เพราะคืนนั้นทั้งมืดทั้งฝนตกเเถมเธอยังถือร่มเขาคงมองไม่เห็นหน้าตาของเธอเเบบชัดเจน ทว่าเธอกลับจำเขาได้ไม่เคยลืมเลือน เเละเธอก็ไปรู้มาว่าเขาเรียนอยู่คณะวิศวะ ปี 3 เป็นคนดังของมหาลัยฯที่ผู้หญิงมากมายต่างก็หมายปอง มีอยู่หลายครั้งที่เธอคอยเเอบมองเขาอยู่ห่าง ๆ จำได้วันนั้นที่เขาเเข่งฟุตบอลเธอก็ไปตามเชียร์ เเววตาของเธอมองเขาด้วยความภาคภูมิใจ เธอมีความสุขทุกครั้งที่ได้เห็นเขา คนที่เธอปักใจรักตั้งเเต่สบสายตากัน

“That’s not my baby.” His voice echoed through the room, sharp and cold, slicing through the warm, celebratory atmosphere we’d carefully set up. Everyone went still, and I felt my heart lurch, every beat heavy with disbelief. I stared at him with wide eyes, hoping I’d misheard. “What?” The word barely escaped my lips, a fragile whisper. He didn’t even flinch. “That is not my baby,” he repeated, louder, as if to make sure everyone—his family, all gathered here—would hear. *** Darla was rejected by her fiance three months before her wedding claiming that she was sleeping with other men. She was humiliated and kicked out by his family despite her pregnancy, returning home, she was met with the tragic accident of her whole family. Not only did she lose her family and fiance in one night but she was also found out that her fiance was getting married to his claimed cousin. She vowed to take revenge on them and win back everything that belongs to her.

After her Ex husband’s betrayal and toxicity which made her insecure, Alison finds it hard to ever trust her heart to any other man. She decides to live her life without love, her main priority being her daughter and work. Leonardo meets Alison, his heart dancing to the tune of love at first sight. But that wasn’t the case for Alison, her past had a strong hold on her ‘moving on’ With both of them having pasts that left permanent scars, will there be a chance for their love story to occur? Or would Alison continue to let her past rule over the yearning of her heart?

There was a ten-year gap between me and my sister-in-law, but we got along surprisingly well, especially given that we were both in an absurdly rich family. Then, one day, she came to me, bawling and clutching a photo in her hand. "Your brother is cheating on me! He has a family somewhere else! For more than ten years! I'm getting a divorce!" Crying, I showed her a message I got from my husband's mistress. "That bastard Christopher has a mistress! I'm leaving this home!"

Chriselda risks everything to save her friend in the dangerous Dawnfall Depths, but instead of the loving mate she imagined, she meets a cold, distant Alpha. Her dream of a passionate connection is crushed, but she knows there’s more to his icy exterior—a story that’s waiting to be uncovered.

PASSION IN THE OFFICE One shot of vodka + a dare + one steamy kiss = LOVE? Willing to prove she really can ‘live a little, Navy Remington accepts to play truth or dare in a cool nightclub. She chooses dare… After one shot of vodka, enough to help her build up some courage, Navy goes straight to a gorgeous man at the bar, puts her arms around his neck, and gives him a passionate, steamy kiss. What Navy doesn’t know is that the man she just made out with in the nightclub, is mogul and playboy extraordinaire Victor Hook. Furthermore… he's going to become her boss... real soon. Even so, Navy won’t let anything get in the way of her ambition. And she’s determined to be taken seriously as she begins her career, and not give in to the heat that’s constantly driving her to distraction. Still, the more Navy and Victor ignore the fire between them, the stronger it gets. But she’s not going to end up in her boss’s bed, because saying yes to Victor won’t just be Navy’s wickedest fantasies come to life... it will be the end of her dreams.

"หนู พรุ่งนี้เช้าเราไปจดทะเบียนสมรสกันนะ" เสียงทุ้มเอ่ยบอกคนบนอกพร้อมกับลูบหัวเบา ๆ "ฮะ!" "เฮียพูดว่า พรุ่งนี้เราไปจดทะเบียนสมรสกันนะ " "ขอเหตุผลที่เฮียคิดจะทำแบบนั้นได้มั้ยคะ" หญิงสาวเงยหน้าขึ้นถาม "...เพราะเฮียมั่นใจหนูไง เฮียเลยอยากให้หนูมั่นใจเฮียด้วย" "แล้วถ้าพีชไม่มั่นใจล่ะ??..