Patricia Highsmith Novel

"Fall in love with THE THORNTONS, a family filled with sexy alpha males, passionate women, and lots of heart, all set in a delightful small town in the Pacific Northwest. It’s Christmas time, and the entire Thornton clan is spending the holidays in a cabin deep in the Washington woods. What could go wrong with twelve adults, four kids, and a dog all staying together in one big cabin? Only the most chaotic—and memorable—Christmas ever! Expect kisses under the mistletoe, lots of (spiked) eggnog, and even a surprise wedding as the Thornton clan celebrates the most romantic holiday of all. Author’s Note: I’ll Be Home for Christmas is set six months after the last book, Till There Was You, ends. It’s recommended that you read the other books first, as this book is an epilogue to the entire series. Merry Christmas and happy reading! ** This book is a part of the LOVE EVERLASTING series, which is one large series following multiple families and friends. Each book can be read as a standalone (unless otherwise noted), or they can be read in order of publication as one long series. Each book is interconnected, with many of the same characters showing up in multiple books. LOVE EVERLASTING THE THORNTONS The Nearness of You The Very Thought of You If I Can’t Have You Dream a Little Dream of Me Someone to Watch Over Me Till There Was You I’ll Be Home for Christmas (A Thorntons Christmas)

Setelah tahu aku hamil, pasangan ideal suami sengaja melakukan pembakaran, ingin membakarku dengan hidup-hidup. Aku tidak berteriak untuk meminta pertolongan, melainkan membantu ibu mertua yang pingsan karena tersedak, berjuang keras untuk bertahan hidup. Kehidupan sebelumnya, aku menangis dan berusaha berteriak di tengah api, suami membawa orang menolong aku dan ibu mertua. Cinta sejatinya demi bersaing denganku, nekat masuk ke dalam api, seluruh tubuhnya terbakar dan meninggal. Setelah dia meninggal, suami bilang kalau dia sengaja melakukan pembakaran, jadi pantas kalau mati, lalu sangat patuh dan mengikuti semua permintaanku karena aku terkejut. Tetapi setelah anakku lahir, suami malah menggunakan papan nama cinta sejatinya membunuh anaknya. “Semua salah kalian berdua, membuatku kehilangan cinta sejati, pergilah ke neraka untuk menebus kesalahan!” Di saat aku putus asa ingin mati bersamanya, membuka mata lagi, aku kembali ke saat kebakaran.

Setelah menjalani hubungan selama enam tahun, Reagan mengajukan putus kepada Nadine sambil merangkul pacar barunya. Nadine juga tidak membuat keonaran sama sekali. Dia hanya menarik koper, lalu membawa sejumlah uang perpisahan dan pindah begitu saja. Teman-teman Reagan mulai bertaruh, berapa lama Nadine akan bertahan kali ini. Sebab, semua orang tahu bahwa Nadine sangat mencintai Reagan. Saking cintanya, dia bahkan rela kehilangan harga diri dan emosi. Tidak ada yang percaya dia bisa bertahan lebih dari tiga hari sebelum datang untuk minta balikan kembali. Namun, hari demi hari berlalu .... Akhirnya, Reagan yang tidak tahan. Untuk pertama kalinya, dia mencoba meredakan ketegangan dan menelepon Nadine, "Kamu sudah cukup main-mainnya? Kalau sudah selesai, pulanglah ...." Namun, yang terdengar dari ujung telepon adalah suara tawa pria yang rendah, "Pak Reagan, kalau sudah putus, nggak bisa nyesal lagi." "Berikan teleponnya ke Nadine, aku mau bicara dengannya!" Reagan memaksa. "Maaf, pacarku lelah dan baru saja tertidur," jawab pria itu dengan tenang.

Patricia’s meticulously crafted world teeters on the edge as her past storms back with a vengeance. Confronted with Alvin—the man she once loved and left behind—Patricia is thrust into a tempest of conflicting emotions and buried secrets. As old flames rekindle and past choices resurface, she must navigate the fraught dynamics of working alongside Alvin while her heart grapples with the remnants of a love she believed she had buried. Will Patricia give in to the magnetic pull of her past, or will she summon the strength to safeguard the life she has painstakingly rebuilt? From the author who brought you “Power of Desire” and “Wild Fantasy,” comes her new First Love-Revenge-Sexy-Romance Novel . Discover a story where love battles against fate, rising from the ashes of betrayal and defying even death, as a woman’s fierce passion and resolve ignite a quest for justice.

Since battling over a spade in kindergarten, Dior and Patricia have been life sworn enemies. Despite Dior being the future alpha, Patricia never respected or feared him. She was always a daring omega, not afraid of stating her opinion. With age, the venom runs thicker in their veins. While Dior becomes popular and sought-after, Patricia finds herself bullied by the entire pack. Sick of the treatment she receives, Patricia decides to go rogue, only for fate to laugh her in the face—it turns out the alpha she left is her mate.

Karena sebuah kesalah pahaman membuat Naura dan Alfarezi berpisah selama lima tahun. Benar-benar berpisah. Namun takdir kembali mempertemukan mereka. Hubungan mereka pun kembali diuji karena Naura sudah memiliki tunangan yang siap untuk menikahinya. Dapatkah Alfa meluruskan kesalahpahaman yang terjadi dan mengembalikan hubungan mereka seperti lima tahun silam? Lalu bagaimana tunangan Naura menyikapi masalah yang terjadi?

At the age of 18, Patricia married Martin Langley, a man who was paralyzed from the waist down, instead of her stepsister, Debbie Brown. She accompanied him through the darkest moments of his life. Despite their two-year marriage and companionship, their relationship didn’t mean as much to Martin as Debbie's return. Martin, in order to treat Debbie's illness, heartlessly disregarded her pregnancy and cruelly bound her to the operating table. Martin was heartless, he left Patricia feeling lifeless, which prompted her to leave and go to a foreign land. Martin, however, would never give up Patricia, even though he hated her. He couldn't deny that he had and inexplicable fascination with her. Could it be that Martin, unbeknownst to him, has become helplessly in love with Patricia? When she came back from abroad, whose child is the little boy by Patricia's side? Why does he resemble Martin, the devil incarnate, so much?

Malika harus terpaksa menerima desakan para warga untuk menikahi seorang pria asing yang di kenal sebagai preman di kampungnya yang suka membuat obat dan doyan tawuran.

Maeve, an 18-year-old omega, feels out of place in her pack. She's always been enemies with Jaxon, the Alpha's son, who bullies her. At the mating ball, they're revealed as destined mates, but Jaxon rejects her. Heartbroken, Maeve finds grows closer to Carter, a transfer student who understands her pain. As they grow closer, Jaxon suddenly seeks her out, complicating Maeve's feelings. Unknown to Maeve, Carter hides dark secrets. Torn between two loves and conflicting loyalties, Maeve must choose who she truly loves and protect her pack from looming threats.

Getting married to an old man when Athina Papageorgiou clocked eighteen isn't what she planned for, on the day of her wedding she ran away from home. Establishing a business which soared isn't what she expected but she accepted with a good fate, coming back from her business trip she met him Colton Martakis. The mistake she made was believing she would get married to an old man, what she never knew was that the old man actually came to take her off for his nephew, Colton Martakis. Colton knows what belongs to him and was ready to go for it, he was angry that she would leave him stranded at the altar, he would go to any length to have her as his. Even after seven years of searching for her, he never gave up, only that the timing was a little bit late. Would he still be able to change the hands of the clock, which had turned her into something else, or would he make it a whole lot of baggage on her?