Pepper Blossom End Rot

Ethan Banks never planned to fail. Fresh out of New York University with a degree in Computer Science, he expected to land the kind of career that would prove to his family back in Bay City, Texas, that he could stand on his own two feet. Instead, New York City chewed him up and spit him out, interview after interview leaving him rejected and exhausted. He refused to run home and let his parents—or worse, his older brother—fix everything for him. He needed to make it here. On his own. When he finally secures a position at Warner Industries the largest tech empire in the city Ethan thinks his luck has turned. Until he meets the man behind the empire. Aaron Warner. His brother’s childhood best friend. His secret ex-boyfriend. The boy who once set his heart on fire, then vanished without a word. But the Aaron he knew is gone. In his place is a billionaire CEO with a reputation as ruthless as the empire he built. Cold. Calculating. Untouchable. And when Ethan demands answers about their past, Aaron offers only one shocking ultimatum: marry me—or walk away. Caught between the success he’s dreamed of and the love that once destroyed him, Ethan must decide if he’s willing to risk everything for the one man he swore he’d never forgive.

Karir cemerlang, harta bergelimang, wajah cantik, dan berasal dari keluarga konglomerat merupakan gambaran dari kehidupan Laila. Terlebih ia baru saja melangsungkan pernikahan di usia muda dengan cinta pertamanya, Renald. Meskipun berbagai penolakan dari Ayahnya, Ia berhasil meyakinkan bahwa Renald adalah yang terbaik. Namun, justru petaka bagi hidupnya. Pria yang ia perjuangkan tengah berskandal dengan wanita terdekatnya. Renald tidak hanya mengkhianatinya tapi juga merampas hampir seluruh harta istrinya. Secara bersamaan, Laila membongkar kebenaran bahwa ayahnya adalah pembunuh yang kejam. Laila kalut, ia berubah menjadi monster jahat hingga membuat Renald dan perempuan itu meringis penuh dengan bayangan maut yang terus berdatangan. Namun, di tengah balas dendamnya, ia menemukan fakta mengejutkan tentang suaminya. Pria itu adalah bayang-bayang masa lalu keluarganya yang kini ingin merebut tahtanya. Sementara ayahnya telah berada di ujung tanduk kehancuran. Lantas, siapakah Renald sebenarnya? Apakah Laila bisa menjalankan rencananya di tengah banyak fakta yang tak terduga?

Kehidupan Kamelia begitu buruk. Mendapat suami toxic dan malas, membuatnya harus bekerja keras memenuhi kebutuhan hidup. Namun cobaan itu bertambah berat saat Kamelia sakit struk dan mengakibatkan tubuhnya lumpuh. Kemalangan itu membuat seluruh kehidupan mereka ikut tumbang. Rozi yang syok dengan semua ini, tidak bisa mengendalikan diri. Dia stres dan depresi karena penopang hidupnya yaitu istrinya kolaps. Lalu suatu hari, dia meninggalkan istri dan ketiga anaknya untuk melepaskan penat dengan hobi memancing. Istri dan ketiga anaknya terkurung dalam rumah yang pekat dan gelap selama seharian. Tanpa makan, tanpa minum. Lalu satu kejadian menambah penderitaan itu semakin mengerikan. Anak keduanya yang baru berumur 4 tahun, menyalakan kompor hendak menggoreng telur karena lapar. Namun malangnya, api dari kompor itu malah menyambar kain lap yang ada di sampingnya hingga membuat rumah keluarga kecil itu terbakar. Sialnya, Kamelia beserta ketiga anaknya turut terbakar! Dalam kobaran api yang perlahan-lahan menghanguskan tubuhnya dan anak-anak itu, Kamelia bersumpah akan menuntut balas atas perlakuan suaminya!

His f*ngers tangle in her hair, his warm breath fanning against her parted l*ps as he thr*sted up into her slowly. Bailey let out the most strangled m*an as Kaleb f*lled her with his g*rthy and l*ngthy c^ck. This was bad. She wasn't supposed to be sleeping with her best friend's brother. But here she was with his c^ck d*ep ins*de her and his t^ngue inside her m^uth. ~ Sequel to: Bestfriends Shouldn't Know How You Taste and Tangled In His Sheets

It's my first time celebrating the holidays with my biological parents after I get reunited with them. The fake heiress, Stella Knight, suggests that we spend the holidays on an overseas vacation. But as soon as we arrive in the foreign country, Stella burns my passport while my parents are away getting a massage. Before I can even fight back, I find myself getting pushed into a scamming den. With a twisted smile on Stella's face, she spits out, "Trash like you don't even deserve to fight with me!" As I gaze at the people who are approaching me, I suddenly find them familiar-looking. I found the emblem of my adoptive parents' company. I've spent the last 20 years being pampered by my adoptive parents before I finally made up my mind to reunite with my biological parents in order to fulfill my wish. I never expect to be sent right back into my adoptive parents' territory.

“You walked into my room, Astrid. No bra. No panties. What did you expect me to do? Pray?” “I expect you to look away.” “Look away?” he chuckled in a low, dangerous tone as he trod toward me. “Baby, I've looked away for damn five years.” ~ When Astrid returns home for summer, she's expecting chill nights and zero drama. Except her brother's best friend–Rhett Rivers–is crashing at their house. And he has grown into every bit of the trouble she shouldn't want. One time at a party leads them to an unforgettable one nightstand What if Astrid Cole realizes she'd not just had sex with her brother's best friend but also let him touch her in some kind of way she never felt?

Many thought the world was going to end when a girl raised on a farm settlement began the adventure that changed everything, the hope of the world tested by the strength of a little girl, who shall one day rule even gods and goddesses, her fate was to save the world from Demons that stood against it, these forces tried and sometimes looked as if they had conquered her might, but she was more powerful than any creation of Eledumare the creator, such were the greatness of such unrecognized girl who the world of them the demons won't prevail.

Alex's smile widened as he leaned forward, his voice dropping to a conspiratorial whisper. "I propose a bet, Ethan. A wager to make this summer a little less boring." Ethan raised an eyebrow, his skepticism evident. "A bet? What could possibly be worth wagering over?" Alex's eyes sparkled with mischief as he revealed his proposition. "The first one of us to sleep with Sara wins a Lamborghini." In the bustling city, two brothers, Alex and Ethan, engage in a high-stakes bet that sets off a whirlwind of emotions, as they compete for the heart of the headstrong maid, Sara. Caught in a web of love, deceit, and redemption, Sara finds herself torn between Alex's ruthless ambition and Ethan's genuine compassion. As the tension builds, secrets unravel, and a shocking twist threatens to shatter Sara's world, leaving her heartbroken and forced to make a life-changing decision. Will true love prevail in this captivating tale of a forbidden love triangle, or will the power of the bet tear them apart forever?

I felt hands roam around my body, yet I saw no one. I moaned out in pleasure and tried to move my body but the chains clad around my wrists and legs made my efforts futile. “Who are you?” I gasped out when I couldn’t control the ecstasy bubbling in me anymore. Hot breath fanned my face from two angles as voices whispered into my itching ears. “You belong to us, mate!” >> The night she was sold by her stepfather to an Alpha was the night her entire life changed. Captured by the feared and ruthless Lycan kings who mistook her to be the Alpha’s mate, Valerie must find a way to escape the wrath of the Lycan brothers and start a new life away from the wolf kingdom. But when the Lycan brothers announce their desire to have her as their mate and sex slave, Valerie is left trapped between fate, death, and hell.

Olivia the daughter of The Alpha and Luna of The Green River Pack has been known to have the best life but what happens when it all turns out to not be true! Her mother who used to be her best friend is now her prison warden, always keeping a watchful eye on Olivia and keeping her to a strict curfew. It all started two years ago, her brother, who used to be her best friend, her confidant... He just changed! It all happened the day he turned eighteen, after that... Well, to say he hated her was an understatement! He moved his things to the cottage outside and then packed up and left. He has been gone two years and not once did he ever contact her. ~~~Things are about to change, with Olivia turning eighteen and her controlling over protective brother returning, secrets are bound to come out. Especially now that there is a new threat to the pack and to Olivia. Will the secrets all come out or can Olivia fix all of this?