Pulitzer For Fiction

"จะพูดว่าคบกับฉันน่ะ...ผู้ชายในสต็อกโละหมดหรือยังล่ะ" "แล้วไง? ก็ถ้าฉันอยากจะโยนนายเข้าไปไว้ในสต็อกอีกคนมันจะมีปัญหาอะไรหรือไงล่ะ?" "ชอบฉัน?" เขาเลิ่กคิ้วถามพลางผลักไหล่ฉันจนฉันเซถอยหลังไปชนกับกำแพง ก่อนจะยกแขนขึ้นมาเท้ากับกำแพงเพื่อกักฉันไว้ ฉันเชิดหน้ามองเขาอย่างท้าทาย "ที่อยากจะได้ฉันไว้ในสต็อกเนี่ย เกิดชอบฉันขึ้นมาแล้วหรือไง?" "แล้วถ้าฉันบอกว่าใช่ล่ะ?" ตะวันกระตุกยิ้มมุมปากเหมือนที่ฉันทำก่อนจะก้มหน้าลงมาจนปลายจมูกของเราชนกัน "ชอบฉันจริงเหรอ?" เขาถามขึ้นอีกครั้ง ฉันมองตาเขาก่อนจะกลั้นใจตอบออกไป "อืม...ชอบ" สิ้นสุดประโยคจากปากฉันเขาก็ตามมาทาบทับริมฝีปากลงบนปากฉันและถึงแม้ว่าฉันจะไม่ได้ขัดขืนหรือผลักเขาออกเหมือนทุกทีแต่ฉันก็แอบตกใจอยู่ลึกๆ ตะวันแค่สัมผัสริมฝีปากลงบนปากฉันกดมันลงมาเน้นๆ แค่นั้นก่อนจะผละออกไปเขาก้าวถอยหลังไปหนึ่งก้าวแล้วพูดขึ้น "แต่ฉันไม่ชอบ...ง่ายไป" พูดจบเขาก็หันหลังเดินออกไปทันที เขาด่าฉันแบบนี้อีกแล้วนะ คอยดูเถอะ! ไม่ชอบเหรอ คอยดูต่อไปแล้วกันไอ้บ้าตะวัน!

Salvatore Greco is genius and monster. As the right hand man and brother of the Capo of the D’Angelo, his lack of feelings is a blessing, not a curse – until his brother asks him to marry for the sake of the D’Angelo. Celestina Romano, cousin of the Capo of the New York Famiglia, is chosen to marry Salvatore Greco to prevent war with the D’Angelo, but what she hears about Las Vegas makes her veins pulse with terror. After her father betrayed his Capo and paid with his life, her family thinks marriage is her only chance to bring honor to her name; but only Celestina knows she’s a faulty prize given in return for peace.

Florence Gomez-Hilton has been married to Lucas Hilton for almost three years. Their marriage has been smooth, except for one thing: she can’t give him a child. On their third wedding anniversary, Florence believes Lucas is planning a surprise for her. Instead, she is shocked when Lucas announces he wants a divorce. The real bombshell comes when she discovers that her best friend is pregnant with her husband’s child. In a devastated and heartbroken state, Florence is approached by a mysterious, cold-hearted billionaire, Alexander Sterling, who offers to help her get revenge on her husband and former best friend if she agrees to marry him.

She was once the cherished daughter of a respected professor, but now, she is nothing more than a shadow in the city-poor, struggling, and alone. Whispers follow her wherever she goes. Beauty like hers, they say, is a curse for a girl without power. They assume she'll do anything for money. But she is fire, untamed and unbroken. The university, once her father's legacy, is now under the control of a powerful man-a man who watches her with a cruel smile, waiting for the moment she will break. He holds the strings to her fate, dragging her into a silent war where wealth and control always win. Then, he returns. The boy who once played by her side, the boy who vanished the night of the tragedy, is back-no longer a friend, no longer the boy she knew. Now, he stands at the front of the lecture hall, wearing the title of Professor. His cold, unreadable eyes lock onto hers. His touch lingers like a ghost from the past. He helps her in the shadows, yet she feels his presence in every downfall she faces. Does he still hold the warmth of their past, or has he returned only to watch her drown? As secrets unravel and desires ignite, she must decide-fight against the power that seeks to destroy her, or surrender to the darkness lurking within the man she once called her own.

Returning to Lakewood was to spend the holidays with her fiance and plan toward their marriage but she was welcomed by the heart-trenching sight of her lover making love with her bestfriend. Have these all been happening behind her back? She stormed out and found a man whom she immediately proposed to and he accepted as if he was waiting for something like that. He turned out to be her ex-fianceè’s boss but little did she know that he wasn't human

The order of all the underground worlds on this earth is controlled by the Amber family, but the competition for the Amber family's heirs is very cruel, and only one of the nine qualified heirs can survive. Nathan's parents died in the internal struggle of the Amber family, while Nathan was secretly trained and reached the world's top level in business, medical skills, combat, firearms, martial arts and many other aspects. At the same time, Nathan learned special spells from the master of the hermitage, but in order to avoid being killed by other competitors, he faked his own death, married Karina Blackwood, and became a member of the Blackwood family. Became a humble husband. Just to command his subordinates where other heirs don't care, to reduce risks and protect himself, and to wait for opportunities to avenge his parents

The stubborn Unica Hija – Stephanie Alicia Villamar meets a young colonel who is recognized as the most playboy guy in their town and supposedly her husband! The two had an agreement to not bother each other after the wedding since her husband's duty is to protect the country. Stephanie carried on with her life as usual, but her world turns upside down when her husband was transferred to their town. What could possibly go wrong between the pair if their marriage was only for convenience, and how long would they pretend?

In her mission to find the person she lost, Neith joins the organization she resents. During her stay, she finds herself falling in love with her work and someone else.

Benson Taylor lives a life built on precision, secrecy, and control. A former military sniper turned highly sought-after hitman, he operates in the shadows of New York City, leaving no witnesses, no evidence - and no room in his life for love. Andie is everything Benson is not. Warm, hopeful, and full of life, she spends most of her days running a small Williamsburg juice bar and dreaming of the one thing she doesn't yet have; someone to share her life with. When a chance encounter brings them together, the connection is instant... and impossible to ignore. But Benson carries a dangerous secret. The man Andie can't stop thinking about is the very man responsible for the murder that happened just outside her shop. A man who kills for a living. As their worlds collide and feels grow stronger, Benson faces a choice he never expected to make: continue the life he's always known... or risk everything for the woman who could change it all. Because love might be the one job he can't walk away from. And when the truth finally comes out, Andie will have to decide if the man she's falling for is worth the danger that follows him.

Riani Mutia Azahra, seorang gadis miskin yang kerap kali di bully oleh teman-temannya hanya karena dirinya adalah seorang anak dari ayah yang menderita gangguan jiwa. Riani dibully karena sang ayah kerap mengamuk di sekolahnya. Karena himpitan ekonomi yang terus mendera, akhirnya ibu tiri Riani yang bernama Tuti menjual Riani di aplikasi m1chat. Seorang teman dari pria yang bernama Kenzo pun melihat iklan Riani di aplikasi haram itu. Dia memberitahu Kenzo jika gadis yang kerap ia bully itu menjajakan dirinya. Kenzo yang menyimpan benci yang amat besar kepada Riani pun membeli gadis itu. Alasannya adalah untuk menginjak injak harga diri Riani. Rasa benci Kenzo terhadap gadis lugu itu karena Riani berperan besar dalam perpisahan dirinya bersama wanita yang amat Kenzo cintai yang bernama Shakila. Setelah membeli Riani dari ibu tirinya, Kenzo menjadikan Riani penghangat ranjangnya. Kenzo sengaja ingin menjadikan Riani wanita kotor dan akan membuangnya ketika ia sudah bosan . Apakah cinta akan memerangkap keduanya? Atau kah Kenzo akan membuang Riani setelah ia bosan seperti tujuan awalnya?