Pulitzer Winners & Shortlist - General Non-fiction

An accident that killed her father made Valerie always overshadowed by fear and terror. She managed to get through the traumatic period with the help of a psychiatrist and got on with her life well. She wants to live as normal as women in general; experience romantic love stories like in books and so on. That hope began to come true with George in her life. However, it was not as beautiful as she dreamed. Nine blue candles. This scared her very much. Someone suddenly became close to her and she trusted him because he helped her. Someone else looked suspicious to her. But what does Valerie have to do with all this? Who are they… who is he?

Can jealousy make a monster out of human? General Jiang never thought so until he become a victim of one of his green-eyed friend's plots. And Jiang Yin Yue ,was the precious daughter of the General Jiang. She led a happy life until one crucial night. She lost everything in that one night. The noble life she lived happily...,Her loving family which she treasured most in the world...,The honor of her family which maintained for many generations..., everything disappeared in front of her eyes, while she was watching helplessly. Despite losing everything, she determined to survive. No matter how lonely, how painful, how much sorrow she felt, she thoroughly determined to survive, gathering all the courage she could mange to find. With the sole intention of avenging her family. Now everyday, every hour, every minute, every second, even every breathe she takes solely dedicated to succeed her mission of revenge. Changing herself completely with a different appearance, different character, and different personality...she is reaching her goal step by step very patiently but still with a traumatized mind. On her journey he get to experience the loyalty of a human, importance and worth of a sincere friendship and the warmth of a tender love. Experiencing those qualities, will she get her lost gentleness back? will she recover from her trauma? will she be able to give up the hatred deeply rooted in her mind? Fighting with the people in power, avenging for her family's unjust deaths, restoring her family's lost honor, It is the story of a daughter who became the "PRIDE OF HER FAMILY" as her father always used to say.

Akira, daughter of fruit vendors, was living happily with her family in Ehtrehto Edis. A world far from the human world. Her family got killed by the Aquans, headed by the cruel general of Aqua Edis. She was able to escape but she was chased by his men. Marcus, the son of Aqua Edis King, helped her to escape to the human world where Martin and Margarette adopted her and allowed her to use their lost daughter's identity. She was then known as Adele Brown. When they died, she was left alone in their house. Her life is set to one ultimate goal. That is, finding the real Adele as Martin's last wish. Akira happened to help a woman from wicked men. It's Catherine whom she later became friends with. One incident leads her to suspect that Catherine is the real Adele. That same day, the nightmares from her fast flipped backward. She crossed paths with some Ehtrehtians, who together with his long been friend, Hunter, persuaded her to flee back to Ehtrehto Edis. Akira's identity was then revealed. She's Lady Amara, one of the four Guardians of Lights and the last immortal. She was faced with many battles when she came back to her world. The Aquan king is determined to kill her and even sent an assassin to kill her. In Manhakan, a village where people who do not surrender their loyalty to any of the four empires of Ehtrehto Edis live, she had a face-to-face encounter with General Thud, the one who headed in the killing of her known family. Just when they were about to be defeated, Hunter, Ignis Hella Knights, and her biological father King Suxx came. Will they be able to save their world? Is Catherine the real Adele as she suspected?

Pour sauver l’entreprise familial de la faillite, Emily met de côté ses rêves d’artiste et se rend à Londres. Là, elle rencontre l’infâme et très arrogant Harold Brighman qu’elle déteste à la première rencontre mais qui se trouve être celui qui possède l’avenir de sa famille entre les mains. S’attendant à un refus, elle se retrouve avec une proposition de mariage. Trois ans à prendre à être Mme Brighman pour des années de prospérité pour sa famille. Simple règle: aucune attache. Cela parait simple,non,? Enfin, si le coeur ne s’en mêle pas

Mon frère était à une soirée, je suis allée le chercher. J'ai entendu mon frère demander à Lucas Bernard : « Tu as une petite amie, non ? Ça fait longtemps et je ne l'ai jamais vue. » J'ai soudain été prise de panique. Cela faisait trois ans que Lucas et moi étions ensemble, mais dans le secret. Personne ne le savait. Lucas a répondu d'une voix traînante : « Ce n'est pas une petite amie, juste un passe-temps. De toute façon, je ne compte pas me marier avec elle. » J'ai serré les poings et j'ai directement poussé la porte de la pièce.

"Let me go!" She struggles, but it's useless. "Not happening, Princess. Someone wants to say hello.” "Did you really think you could run from me, sweetheart? Did you honestly believe you could embarrass me in front of everyone and just disappear?” He reaches out and traces his finger along her jaw. She tries to pull away, but the man holding her hair tightens his grip. "You look terrible, baby. All dirty and scratched up. That's what happens when spoiled princesses try to survive in the real world." "Go to hell!" "I'll get there eventually. But first, I have some good news for you…” ~~~~~~~~~~ Watch out for an intriguing blast of “Cloaked Scent From The Alpha”... A story full of real tensions and pleasures.. waiting to be unveiled on each page, from the world of fiction, into the world of reality of Princess Aria Stone!

Maddie is fresh out of college. She earned her master's in business and is ready to find the perfect job. Her best friend, Maggie, gets her an interview with a hot shot and YOUNG billionaire. He's domineering and angry 99% of the time...but he may have a sweet spot for a young and innocent Madeline. Will his past and current life catch up to Maddie and make her leave him or will she stick with him through thick or thin? A story that exposes what reality can be like. The world world is rough, scary, and hard. Some people make it and others don't, this story may shed some light on what self deprivation can feel like. Please read and enjoy. This is a PURE work of fiction, please remember that when reading. This story contains sexually explicit material along with vulgar language. Read at your own risk.

What would you do if when you woke up one day that your parents just dragged you into an engagement you didn't expect? The man you have admired for a long time is the one you can marry? will you back out or will you grab the opportunity to get closer to him although you know that he is into others? This is the story of Celestine Bianca Emperial, The Unexpected wedding. --- This is a work of fiction, Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the authors imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual person living or dead, events or locales is entirely coincidental. All right reserved. No portion of this publication may reproduced, distributed or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without written permission from the copyright author. Disclaimer: Possible typographical errors, wrong spellings, grammatical errors, or whatsover errors.

After 10 years, Ang "love" namin sa isa't-isa mula ng magkakilala kami, Hindi na ba magbabago? Dito magbabago ang lahat? Mas lalalim din ba ang relasyon namin at i-lelevel up ba sa pang-matagalan na pagsasama. Baka naman, dito pa lang magsisimula ang tunay naming pagsubok sa relasyon, We said. — My passion for fan fiction / romance will return. But, "love stories" are no longer about women and men. But, the story is about LGBTQ. I am not against them. I am open-minded in this relationship. Not the worldliness of other "things" about their relationship. — Copyright 2021 © Xyrielle All Rights Reserved No Copy Stories No Plagiarism Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, business, events and incidents are the products of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

Tout ce qu'Ellis Barker voulait, c'était rembourser la dernière tranche de l'hypothèque de la maison dont elle et son frère Jason ont hérité et mettre ainsi fin aux dettes de son frère. Du moins jusqu'à ce qu'elle arrive à la banque et que son destin croise celui de Vittorio Amorielle, un mafieux prêt à tout pour obtenir ce qu'il veut, et à partir de ce moment-là, c'est Ellis. Et c'est grâce aux dettes de Jason que Vittorio a pu non seulement acheter Ellis, mais aussi l'épouser. Mais sauront-ils en assumer les conséquences ?