Operating Systems: Internals And Design Principles William Stallings

"But all these scars, they will always remind you of the beast that I am." He said in a hushed tones, caressing the scars on her face. "Not when they can be turned into beautiful scars." Her response echoed with confusion and incredulity to him. How could all the pain he had inflicted on her turn into something good? A broken and desperate, depressed Billionaire, and the poorest of all naive girl who just lost everything in a blink of an eye, and her mother just traded her like a piece of trash. They are to be bound together by a contract as husband and wife for just five months. Everything seems to be under control, until one night of total madness that complicates everything. She had done and sacrificed so much for him, asking nothing in return or ever complaining. In return, he asked for one night to treat her like the loving wife she is supposed to be. One night they surrendered and lost their souls to each other, marking the beginning of their unquenchable thirsts for each other. In the short run, a bond is formed. What happens if the two of them break the major rule of the contract? Who will bear the blame? What's the punishment for such an offense? When feelings arise, can they embrace them? But what happens when his real love returns? His crush. His first love. The one he once went insane for. She doesn't return empty-handed. She is seven months pregnant with the son he thought she lost. What will he do? Wait... His passionate nights with his contract wife bore fruits too. She is expecting his child. Will he marry both of them, or who will he choose?

Alexis Wood was dismissed in her last teaching position in California due to a scandal. Now, she goes back to London where she gets the chance to redeem herself. She gets a job at Auburn University, a prestigious school in London known for its excellence and academic virtues. She works under Ashton Thomas, a strict Algebra Professor who has his own story to tell. Will Alexis survive the next chapter of her life without running into trouble?

Anastasia Celeste Montano — a secretive, manipulative, and ambitious wife of the number one business tycoon in the country — Frederick Maxwell Dominguez. Dahil sa kagustuhang umangat at makaahon sa kahirapan ay nagawang akitin ni Anastasia ang nag-iisang tagapagmana ng KeyStone Legacy Builder — isang kumpanya na siyang nangunguna sa bansa pagdating sa construction supplies. Ngunit lingid sa kaalaman ni Anastasia ay hindi lamang pala siya ang nagmamanipula sa mga nangyayari. Dahil sa kagustuhan ni Frederick na magustuhan ng ama at maipamana sa kanya nang tuluyan ang kumpanya ay pumayag siyang maikasal kay Anastasia kahit hindi niya naman talaga mahal ito, sa kadahilanang ang angkin nitong talino at galing sa lahat ng bagay ay lubos na makakatulong sa kanyang sariling pag-angat. Samantala, sa hindi inaasahang pagkakataon ay nahulog ang loob nina Frederick at Anastasia sa isa’t isa sa kabila ng lahat ng pagpapanggap at lihim na kanilang itinatago sa bawat isa. Ngunit walang kasinungalingan ang hindi nabubunyag. Nalaman ni Frederick at ng kanyang pamilya na si Anastasia ay hindi pala nagmula sa mayamang pamilya dahilan upang kamuhian siya ng mga ito dahil sa kanyang ginawang panloloko, lalo na ng ina ni Fred na isang matapobre. At hindi rin nakaligtas ang pagbunyag ng isang sikretong tuluyang nakasira sa kanila. Nalaman ni Anastasia na ang nakababatang kapatid ni Frederick ay anak pala nito sa unang kasintahan. Naging sanhi ito ng kanilang paghihiwalay. Ngunit dahil sa tagal nilang naging magkasama ay napalapit na pala ang loob ng ina ni Fred kay Anastasia kung kaya’t siya mismo ang nagpumilit na makipagbalikan ang kanyang anak sa asawa nito. Maaari pa kayang maibalik ang relasyong nasira? O tuluyan na itong mawawala?

Before the couple died they swore that they would be born again to continue their love. King Aegaeus chose to live in the mortal world for the sake of the woman he loved.

Maya believes in fairy-tales and soulmates. Only problem with that is fairy-tales set a girl up for dissapointments in real life the prince goes off with the wrong princess.

Dancing gracefully inside a palace filled with shimmering lights, smiles were curved with sweetness. Music of euphonious romance makes her darn heartbeats thump faster than usual. Sapphire can't see anything but happiness and fulfilment. After the struggles and all, she wants to hug Cupid and shout that this is a dream come true! Sapphire feels like she won't wish for anything anymore, her fairytale-like dream love story is somehow slowly coming into life in the arm of the only prince she ever dreamed about. But an explosion happened and her world came crushing next. Revelations are pouring down like rain and she doesn't know where to find shield to keep sane, everything is making her crazy which sooner made her the rebellious woman she is...

"Bakit single pa rin ako sa edad na thirty-seven?” Matagal na nagpakahibang sa isang lalaki si Mia Dizon na kapwa niya doctor, hanggang sa malaman niya na lang na pamilyadong tao na ito. At siya, naiwang single habang nagmo-move on. Inisip niya rin na sana makahanap siya ng taong para sa kanya sa parehong paraan—naging payente niya muna at na-in love sila sa isa’t isa. Hindi nagtagal matapos niyang sambitin ang bagay na iyon, ay dininig ang wish niya. Or not. Dahil ang pasyente na ibinigay sa kanya, bukod sa matalas ang dila, walang modo, ay may tinatawag na ibang pangalan at… Isa itong magandang babae na may magandang boses na tila hinehele ang buong pagkatao niya. Maging ang labi nito ay tila hinihila siya sa mundong bago sa kanya. Summer Braganza, o mas kilala sa screenname nitong Rain—kaya bang tanggapin ni Mia ang biglang pagbabago ng preference niya dahil sa babaeng ito? Saan siya lulugar sa buhay ni Summer? Hindi niya na ito dapat pang alamin dahil may Cornelia na ito. Magiging single na lang ba siya forever?

Rain is the last remaining dragon shifter who cannot shift without finding her alpha fated mate. Since the dragons are basically extinct she has no choice but to search the werewolves in hopes of finding her fated mate. As she journeys onward she is met with danger at every turn until Alpha Selwyn crosses her path and vowed to protect Rain at all costs.

An orphan, who finds pleasure in singing, and had become one of the members of a famous music band in Texas, got betrayed by the people she trusted most, her bandmate, who had acted like her family, but she later realized that that was just an act out up by them, to bring her to her doom. Because of plain selfishness and jealousy, her band member drugged her and sold her out as a thing of pleasure for a one-night stand with a stranger, after seeing the good pay that came with it. Her kind, easy-going, and gentle nature was used against her. Her first was taken by a stranger, she knew nothing about. She promised to get her revenge, but she was brought to nothing but dust, after pictures of her in a one-night stand were revealed to the world, all hopes were lost. But surprisingly to her, the stranger who she had a one-night stand with, promised to help get her revenge but on certain conditions which were hard to choose from.

“You don’t mean anything to me,” he spoke dangerously, the tips of his fingers curling in my hairs as he jerked my neck back. “A mere toy that I’ll use whenever I want,” a breathless whimper escaping my lips. “Leave me-“ “Or what?” His lips stretched into a wide grin. “Tear me with your tiny claws?” He backed me into the wall behind me and leaned in closer, his grey eyes pierced my soul. “Remember, Amara, you exist solely for my pleasure.” He pulled my hair harder and my flesh burned the moment he nuzzled his face into my shoulder. I bet he could hear my heart beat accelerating with passing breath. His other arm circling to wrap around my waist, my heart pounded when his strong sandalwood essence in-filtered my senses. “Rhys-” “Shh…and for your punishment, I want you to bend over the wall and lift you skirt.” ****