Our Missing Hearts: A Novel

**PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY BEING EDITED AND REVISED*** Dragged to a ball where the country's most eligible bachelor is rumoured to be choosing a wife, Elizabeth wanted to be anywhere but here. Knowing her mother was counting on being tied to the Dereon's, the country's most powerful family, she decides to put her best foot forward. But with no one even knowing how August Dereon looks, how will the night go? August Rain is filled with a roller coaster of emotions and storylines. From betrayals to murder and pregnancy - and a mafia subplot, get your fill of Dragonfly and Mr Dereon in this sweet romance novel. *Book 1 of The Mafia Trinity Series of Novels*

Twenty-three years old Anna Mackenzie looks like a normal young woman in the city of New York, but beneath her surface is a scared broken girl with a dreadful past she must keep hidden; even as the smell of chaos and doom tries to drown her. One night in her sorry attempt to get away from it, she bumps into Caden Gallagher, playboy and the blunt heir to Gallagher's gallery who has his skeleton hidden in his closets, and who eventually becomes her boss. Their hatred and inability to stand each other don't create a barrier to work. An inconvenient event leads to a temporary alliance that blooms into friendship and later love. But the past comes knocking on both their doors and it doesn't take them long to realize that was coming to knock them down.

Bumping into her ex-boyfriend in the city she fled five years before, model Gwen realizes that she can no longer run from her past. Admitting to billionaire CEO Finn Lane that the child with her is his son, Gwen will do whatever she can to protect her child…and her heart. As Finn fights to discover why Gwen left, breaking his heart, the billionaire will realize that real dangers seek to destroy their love story once again. ***She felt her skin burn with the electricity that came from his touch.How was that even possible?They had been separated for years, yet she could still feel all the excitement he provoked in her body.And she could tell that he felt the same way.The way his eyes checked her every move, the way she could feel like he was seeing through her soul with those green emeralds.The Billionaire's Missing Heir is created by Rafaella Dutra, an EGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

When a hard-working Laura William fiancée leaves her at the altar, she promises to never trust any men again in her life. Trying to get her life afloat again, she crosses paths with Luca Moreno who literally dislikes women. Luca is a broken man who was left devastated by his ex-wife, since then he swears never to fall in love again. What will happen when both of them both? Will it be the start of a romantic love story or another episode of a nightmare? Will they give themselves another chance?

For his father's once courageous act of righteousness, the orphan daughter Zhang Liuliu lived in a single garden that has been handed down for hundreds of years. A fake is a fake. No matter how much you pretend, you are not a real daughter, just an orphan girl. Zhang Liuliu, 17, did not understand this truth. I want to stay here and become a real lady. Finally, I got a result of being sent away. Four years later, Zhang Liuliu, 22, returned with a guilty heart. Recognize yourself, return to the ordinary, just want to return to their original position, and live a good life. But, Brother Shan, how did your eyes change?

We meet to either path ways or to stay in each other’s lives forever. This is the story about a therapist named Briana Jones, who falls in love with a celebrity (David Carlson) she once had a crush on back in her teenage years. However, after crossing paths with her childhood friend whom she doesn’t seem to remember, marks the beginning of a whole new life for her as she uncovers some truths about her past. Will life treat her fairly?, when she has to make the hardest decision to either choose her past or her present.

Devyn Reilly isn't a socialite or mafia princess - she's down on her luck and it shows. Her rent is due, bills needed to be paid and she just got fired. Her singing career was going the same way as her life was - nowhere. But would all this be enough to make her go down The Rabbit Hole? Kieran Teague is a ruthless Irish mob boss, known to be so callous that even the Russian Pakhan of New York was wary of him. Stepping into his newly opened BDSM club, The Rabbit Hole, he did not expect to be intrigued by a lowly new dancer. However, the second she opened her mouth to sing, he knew he had to have her. Will the ruthless mobster be softened by the submissive siren? *Book 3 of The Mafia Trinity Series of Novels*

I made my way directly to the library with the present I had for Asher all nicely wrapped up, ready to be torn open. I was so excited and nervous at the same time. When I arrived at the library, no one was there. I sat there for a whole 20 minutes waiting for Mr. no show. I felt stupid for thinking he would actually come. I got dolled up for no reason at all. Maybe I’ll still meet my mate today. Then it won’t be for no reason. I got up from the table seat and went into the hall, hearing a lot of whispers regarding my new appearance. Some asking if I’m a new girl, others saying I’m trying too hard and others saying I look drop dead gorgeous. I didn’t know how to feel about myself. As I was wandering around the halls waiting for school to start, a smell hit me like a truck. It filled my lungs and took over my mind. It was the smell of after the rain had fallen. Petrichor. "Mate", I growled. I let the scent lead my feet to where my mate was. I was so excited and my palms are sweaty. It led me to the janitor’s closet and before I opened it I heard a moan. I put my ear to the door and heard shuffling. “Hurry Saige, I smell my mate, I can’t let her meet me like this.” I know that voice my heart skips a beat, fear and anger covers my heart like a blanket. It can’t be. It can’t be. There’s no way.

David Kennedy, an art student and part time tattoo artist, meets the shy and beautiful Tina Spencer at a party at the college he attends, after she asks him for a tattoo. He is immediately enthralled by her. Something doesn’t feel right though, especially when he sees the nasty bruises covering her arms. Then Tina goes missing. The years go by, and he still thinks about her. Then one day, fate intervenes, and he finds himself face to face with the beautiful woman he tattooed all those years ago. But she has some devastating secrets. Where has she been this whole time? Will David ever get the chance to heal her? Will they get the happily ever after she needs?

I waited for my birthday to find my path. It didn’t matter to me that I had to walk it alone. I had been alone my whole life, and I didn’t need anyone. I had never let loneliness and despair destroy me. I have never truly belonged anywhere. But now, as I am brought into a world I knew nothing about yesterday, I realize just how alone I truly am—and how, after I disappear, there will be no one left to miss me. This feels like the beginning of a deeply emotional and captivating story. Would you like me to refine the translation further?