Open Season C. J. Box

Eu sempre gostei de correr. Na verdade desde pequeno sempre assistia as corridas de Fórmula 1 e NASCAR. E desde então eu sempre sonhei em correr em uma dessas pistas... melhor dizendo, eu sempre sonhei em correr em um campeonato de NASCAR.

Nadia Slime, mariée à Emmanuel Fournier, l'homme le plus convoité du pays, se retrouve prisonnière d'un mariage sans amour, orchestré par sa grand-mère. Elle n'a jamais aimé son mari, et lui ne l'a jamais respectée. Cette union, imposée par la manipulation et les menaces de la grand-mère, la plonge dans un quotidien froid et dénué de tendresse. Mais le pire arrive lorsque Nadia perd son enfant à cause de l'indifférence glaciale d'Emmanuel. Désespérée, elle quitte la villa familiale, croyant s'être enfin libérée de son emprise. Cependant, l'ombre d'Emmanuel et de sa richesse continue de hanter sa vie. Un jour, un simple malaise dentaire la fait croiser un mystérieux médecin, le Dr Yves, qui semble être un rayon de lumière dans son existence morose. Mais lorsqu'Emmanuel découvre leur rencontre, il commence à exercer une pression insupportable sur le médecin. Nadia se rend vite compte qu'aucune évasion n'est possible : même dans la douleur et la souffrance, Emmanuel et sa famille contrôlent chaque aspect de sa vie. Tandis que Nadia cherche désespérément à se libérer, la situation devient de plus en plus tendue. Un appel inattendu d'Emmanuel, accompagné de menaces voilées, ravive ses pires peurs. Alors qu'elle tente de reprendre le contrôle de sa vie, elle découvre que les pièges tendus par Emmanuel sont plus nombreux et plus complexes que jamais. Entre manipulations, secrets et violences sous-jacentes, Nadia devra faire face à ses démons et décider si elle peut enfin couper les liens avec cet homme qui a détruit sa vie.

“Little sis is blushing again. That pink’s not from the room, is it?” He dragged a finger along her jaw, slowly. “Tell me, did your panties go missing… or did you just want us to notice?” When Thalia’s heart is shattered by betrayal, her mother sends her away—to a dark, creepy mansion in the middle of nowhere. There, she must live with her cold stepfather and his four mysterious sons: Blaze, Jax, Rhys, and Milo. They’re not boys. They’re wild, dangerous, too hot to look at—and totally off-limits. Everyone calls them “troubled.” But Thalia quickly learns there’s something even darker inside them. Something not human. The mansion whispers with secrets, the moon shines too brightly, and the air feels too alive. Then comes the warning: a strange event called the Lunar Surge is coming. People are changing—becoming more aggressive, more primal. More... hungry. Thalia should run. But her body won’t listen. Because her stepbrothers aren’t just teasing her. They’re watching her. Touching her. Whispering things that make her knees go weak. And her body? It’s reacting in ways she doesn’t understand… or want to stop. She came to heal. She’s not sure she’ll make it out sane.

Dans l’ombre d’une meute fragilisée par des pertes et des secrets, Flicker découvre que son destin est lié aux redoutables jumeaux Alphas de Bloodmoon. Ce qui devait être une rencontre diplomatique se transforme en une menace implacable : ces deux hommes, réputés pour leur cruauté, prétendent qu’elle est leur compagne désignée par la lune. Déchirée entre le devoir envers sa famille et son désir de liberté, Flicker sent le piège se refermer sur elle. Protégée par ses frères et soutenue par Kyle, son ami de toujours, elle tente de fuir l’inévitable. Mais chaque pas la rapproche davantage des Alphas, dont l’obsession se teinte de possessivité et de violence. Leur pouvoir est immense, leurs loups indomptables, et Flicker comprend vite que la survie de toute sa meute dépend de ses choix. Entre amour contrarié, menaces de destruction et chaînes invisibles, son avenir se brouille. Dans un monde où la loyauté se heurte à la brutalité, Flicker doit décider : céder pour protéger les siens ou se révolter au risque d’être brisée. L’équilibre est fragile, les frontières de la liberté se rétrécissent, et la lune semble avoir scellé un destin qu’elle refuse encore d’accepter. Mais peut-on vraiment échapper à l’appel des âmes liées ?

Liviana Crest, dix-sept ans, porte un fardeau qu’aucune autre de son âge n’aurait dû endosser : celui d’Alpha de la meute du Croissant de Lune. Héritière d’un père disparu en mission, elle tente de préserver son clan tout en cachant sa véritable nature à ses amis humains. Mais à l’approche de son dix-huitième anniversaire, tout bascule : sa transformation révèle une puissance hors du commun, et surtout, la présence de son âme sœur — Luan Grey, prince héritier des loups. Entre devoir envers sa meute, lien sacré impossible à ignorer, ennemis tapis dans l’ombre et rivaux avides de pouvoir, Liviana devra choisir : fuir l’amour imposé ou embrasser son destin, quitte à se consumer.

“What anniversary are you celebrating, huh? Five years of barrenness?” he queried, “It’s just another year to celebrate how unfortunate I am to be with you.” “We’ve come this far, love, I’m sure having a child won’t be a problem,” I manage to say with a smile. “Oh please, I don't fertilize barren land. There's no point wasting my seed on infertile soil.” *** Five years of marriage went down the drain in one day. Cara can overlook everything despite being betrayed by her husband and taken for a fool. What she can't endure is them being the reason she lost her baby and her womb. Cara divorced him and went back to reclaim her rightful place as the wealthiest billionaire heiress in the country. Now, she's sworn to make everyone who hurt her pay. Except for the fact that her ex-husband has realized what a terrible mistake he made and wants her back. Will Cara take him back or will she kick him to the curb along with the others who hurt her?

A young flirty billionaire who doesn't believe in love nor marriage is forced to look for a temporary bride when his father threatened to give his shares of the company to his step brother if he doesn't get married within two months. After much search, the only lady he deemed fit to be his contract bride was Monalisa Jacobs. A middle class beautiful and brave young lady who grew up in the streets and had developed slight hatred for the rich due to her past experience with them. Rest assured that she can never fall in love with him, Alexander decided to sign a fake marriage contract with Monalisa who needed money to treat her sick mother. Alexander and monalisa pretended to be a lovely couple outside but deep down in their hearts, they couldn't wait to break off the contract. Two weeks towards the end of the contract, monalisa suddenly announced to Alexander the worst news he had ever received in his life; "I am pregnant for you"

Mature content Since Bash had a one night stand with the infamous billionaire Widower, Storm Rehan, he had always wished to be in his arms again but many obstacles hindered him, one of which was his class, and another was his conscience that kept eating him up for sleeping with the husband of his

One drunken mistake, one signed contract. And now, Noelle has to spend one year in the billionaire’s bed. Noelle's world comes crumbling when she walks into her boyfriend of three years fucking her best friend. Betrayed by her ex and suffocated by her parents’ demands, she takes her mother's advice , a blind date with a match she found on a dating app. Noelle walked into a bar looking for revenge, what she found instead was Damian Blackwood: sin in a tailored suit, the man every tabloid loved to hate. A night of whiskey and bad decisions ended with neon lights, a priest’s collar, and a marriage certificate she doesn’t remember signing. Now, she’s Mrs. Blackwood,and the billionaire isn’t letting her walk away. Damian offers her everything she thought she wanted: freedom from her family, payback against her ex, and more money than she’s ever dreamed of. But in exchange, he wants a polished wife on his arm,and a submissive partner in his bed. Noelle thought she was making a deal. Instead, she signed herself into his world of power, pleasure, and rules she never knew existed. And the fine print? It might ruin her, or awaken a desire she can’t escape.

Saphira is shocked when she learns the truth about who she truly is. How is a high school student suppose to fight a demon who has been existing for years? How will she conquer a demon who has taken the face of a human and deceived her into falling in love with him? You can find out in this amazing story.