Philosophical Perspective Of The Self

Seven years ago, Emerald Hutton had left her family and friends behind for high school in New York City, cradling her broken heart in her hands, to escape just only one person. Her brother's best friend, whom she loved from the day he'd saved her from bullies at the age of seven. Broken by the boy of her dreams and betrayed by her loved ones, Emerald had learned to bury the pieces of her heart in the deepest corner of her memories.Until seven years later, she has to come back to her hometown after finishing her college. The place where now the cold-hearted stone of a billionaire resides, whom her dead heart once used to beat for.Scarred by his past, Achilles Valencian had turned into the man everyone feared. The scorch of his life had filled his heart with bottomless darkness. And the only light that had kept him sane, was his Rosebud. A girl with freckles and turquoise eyes he'd adored all his life. His best friend's little sister.After years of distance, when the time has finally come to capture his light into his territory, Achilles Valencian will play his game. A game to claim what's his. Will Emerald be able to distinguish the flames of love and desire, and charms of the wave that had once flooded her to keep her heart safe? Or she will let the devil lure her into his trap? Because no one ever could escape from his games. He gets what he wants. And this game is called...The trap of Ace. *** Book one of 'Obsessive Billionaires' series

Kas Mason isn't just a werewolf. She's also a Goddess. One of the Moon Goddess' fifty daughters known as the Menae. After Kas dies from starvation in the dungeon of her own packhouse, at the order of her mate, Bronx, the Moon Goddess gives her a second chance at life. When Bronx, children of her friends, and children of the ranked members of the pack suddenly go missing, it's up to Kas to accept her heritage and fight for the ones she loves the most to bring them home, even if it costs her life. Note from the author: This is the third book in The Blood River Series. I recommend reading Forever in the Future and Forever in the Past AND Daughters of the Moon Goddess before starting this book.

Zennery, a kingdom full of different kinds of races and other mythical creatures, was entrusted by mysterious artifacts that is said to be possessed by the past heroes and destroyers. However, a group of hooded demons decided to revive an evil demon lord that is said to be the Lord of Destruction centuries ago. Invel is a demi-human who was born on Earth but was transferred into another world full of magical things called the Relics. In this magical world, he meets a demon named Zyrel—a demon that has no horn nor wings. The two eventually become friends and as time passes by, they fall in love with each other. They will both go for a journey and encounter many kinds of relics along their way. They will encounter and fight a group of hooded demons named Quel’forras and Liberus—a demon who possess a demonic relic and Invel’s rival. Together with his comrades, Invel will collect all the missing pages of the Demonic Relic and put them back together as whole. Will there be secrets waiting to be unfolded as they have their journey in the magical world of Relics called Zennery?

Tresia has always dealt with her twin brother's Misha's foolishness, but when he goes to far, even she might not be able to save him. When she messes with tradition and awakens a long silenced prophecy, and ends up exposing herself, as well as those close to her to dangers never before imagined. Now it's a race to solve a long silenced truth, while saving her family and bonding with her Fated Mates.

Xiao Long, is a regular high school boy. To have activities like any other schoolchildren - school and play. At the age of 18, he was stabbed to death saving a young boy who was about to be kidnapped by a big, fat thug. Xiao Long, before he died, saw only a few people dressed in robes with all the lights around him. And after that he realized that saving that little boy was the best choice he had ever taken, because that choice changed him from ordinary men to immortals who conquered the gods.

In the remote Arctic, where the nights stretch for months and air crackles with ancient magic, werewolf packs emerge breathing life into the cursed cold. With time, humans migrate, sharing an uneasy harmony with the pack. Fiona Ashford grows up with soon-to-be alpha Jason Frostwood and is ready to stand beside him to usher in the new era and bind the two powerful packs. Two nights before the wedding, she learns of his infatuation with Lena, a human girl. She is too late to intervene and it culminates in a public rejection that shatters her world. While Jason faces the wrath of his pack and the terrifying possibility of losing everything for a love that society deems forbidden, Fiona must navigate her shattered heart while wrestling with the idea of punishing Lena for Jason's betrayal.

Cael Marcellus never dreamt his heartbreak could lead him to Lucian D'Verre, his mother's fiancé younger brother. What started off as a reckless one-night stand has morphed into a risky secret both cannot escape from. Cael's sister, Selene, is going to attend their mother's wedding. Between all the different men in the world, she is again pulled toward Lucian, so Cael puts his stand to try to stop her without her knowing the last reason. However, in a drunken misstate, he blows the whole thing worldwide, which leads to a scandal ruining his image, breaking his family apart, and nearly costing him his life. All of this saves him from the edge of ruin, perhaps because of Selene's sacrifice which will act as some healing for the broken bond. As Lucian must prove his love in the end, Cael would choose between whether a man who once brought him shame could now be a man of salvation.

I miscarry after happening upon my husband, Xavier Leeson, being intimate with someone else. He kneels before me and explains that his loyalty toward me has never swayed. I look at the man who's loved me for nine years and waited for me for five years. Ultimately, I still choose to believe him. After an arduous process of trying to conceive another child, I finally get pregnant again. That's when I accidentally overhear him complaining to his colleagues. "The thought of her being with her ex for five years makes me think that even the children she has are dirty." It shall be as he wishes, then. When he performs his next abortion, he's abhorred when he learns I'm the one he's operating on.

Born under the full moon in the middle of a rain storm, the Goddess of the Moon bestowed her greatest blessing onto Raina. The Royal Princess of the wolves would grow to become The Queen of Storms. The Luna of Rain. After the betrayal that killed her parents, Raina is forced into hiding. For years, she pretends to be a wolf less omega while training her powers in secret until the time comes for her to take back her throne. Rouge attacks, betrayals, surprise visions, and an unsuspecting mate throw Raina through a loop but her goal always remains the same: avenge her parents and save the werewolf race from the man determined to take her down.

"You're useless, so why would I be with you!…it's over, I'm getting married to someone else!" Arthur's wife said. — Everyone looks down on Arthur stark. His in-laws call him trash and useless, they consider him lower than their maids, treat him worse than they would treat an animal. But none of that mattered, all that mattered to Arthur Was his wife, and he was patiently waiting for his wife to hold his hand without being ashamed of him. Unfortunately for Arthur that day never came, as he one day discovered his wife was a cheat.