Reading In Between The Lions

BLURB: Between duty and desire, Gina Washington chooses duty, sacrificing her dreams to save her family's crumbling legacy. Married off to a stranger, she is trapped in a gilded cage of manipulation and control, her heart slowly suffocating under the weight of expectation. But when her husband's cruelty pushes her to the brink, Gina seizes freedom, escaping with a secret that could change everything - a month-old pregnancy. On her way to escape, she falls into a car and loses consciousness. She wakes up to find herself in the hospital. She asks for help, and the man who brought her offers her help. She later finds out that the man is the brother of the man she left behind. His kindness and compassion cradle her shattered soul, and for the first time, Gina dares to dream of love. Yet, as past and present collide, an explosive rivalry between brothers threatens to destroy the fragile haven she's found - and the heart she's beginning to trust.

Planning revenge on your best friend's ex for treating her like a tissue is good and all. But the popular good boy accidentally being the victim of it is not.

Ambika selalu mengalami kejadian tidak mengenakkan di hari ulang tahunnya. Karena itulah, dia tidak suka merayakannya. Hari ulang tahun juga mengingatkan bahwa dia juga masih single di usia kepala tiga. Ambika terlalu sombong dan mandiri sebagai seorang perempuan. Dia merasa tidak butuh laki-laki. Di kantornya ada bos baru. Orang yang sangat menyebalkan dan seenaknya sendiri. Kebetulan laki-laki itu juga masih lajang. Apakah mereka akan berjodoh dengan karakter keduanya yang sama-sama keras dan angkuh? Apakah Ambika akan memilih bosnya atau tetangganya yang lebih lembut dan baik hati?

What happens when you fall for the wrong brother? Nicole’s safe relationship with Liam begins to shatter after a forbidden encounter with his dangerous brother, Adrian, the same man who stole Liam’s CEO position and became his sworn enemy. What starts as guilt turns into haunting desire as Adrian becomes obsessed with her, refusing to let her go. Caught between loyalty and temptation, Nicole is pulled into a ruthless game of power, betrayal, and forbidden passion where loving either of the brothers could destroy them all.

|COMPLETED| "You're mine," His possessive words slowly pushed into my head causing me to shiver uncontrollably as his breath skimmed through the base of my neck. "I'll kill him." My heart stopped. Adriana Carter's life is a whirl wind as it continues to surprise her as time moves on. As the strong, beautiful werewolf is given away in marriage due to a huge family crisis, she can't help but make lemonade with the lemons life gave to her by falling in love with the supposed husband who is not her mate. Suddenly, an extremely handsome abomination awakens in the supernatural world, putting her life apart again. It's quite simple really. She is his and he is coming to take her back. WEREWOLF ROMANCE! Started: 15th of June 2020 Finished: 4th of February 2021 Status: Completed [60,000-80,000 words]

Audrey is a stripper. She gets into a tight situation after the death of her parents and is left alone to take care of her little sister, Mira who is a cancer patient. Things take a swift turn when she has no other choice but to be a contract bride to one of the famous billionaire CEOs, Rollins Fane who is paralyzed due to a car accident that took place on his wedding day.But what happens when she had previously had sex with Jayden fane, second master of the fane family. Will Audrey and Jayden forget about everything that happened that night now that she was his sister in-law? or would the relationship between them intensify? Read to find out more about this novel.

“She loves you,” they said at the same time. Neither one spoke after, each deep in thoughts on how to approach the subject. He didn’t want to give her up, but it was evident that she felt the same way towards his rival, though she might not have realized it yet. He saw it in the manner she spoke to him – how her voice rose to a slightly higher pitch and how her lashes fluttered prettily as he charmed her. He wanted her for himself, but he also wanted her to be happy. Unless she opened up to them, he’d remain in doubt of who could make her happier. One thing for sure, he hoped it was him. And perhaps a small part of him, was alright if she chose… them. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The story follows the tribulations of Emma Dheros, a young single mother, contending with the adversities of normal human life and the supernatural forces fighting for her and against each other.

Janelle never lived spitefully, but when her husband becomes distant and incessantly continues to treat her terribly, she takes the help of his half and younger brother, Ridley, who wants nothing more than to destroy the brother that has overshadowed him for years. Caught up in the emotions she still harbours for the man who betrayed her only after a year of being married, Janelle has to navigate through hating him while loving him at the same time and teaching him a lesson and with Ridley's help she is certain that she will be able to overcome and be triumphant. But when things begin to get hot between her and Ridley, she has to decide whether to fall for another Stetson brother or enjoy her newfound independence.

The Philippines' only criminal school is about to explode within months and I, a criminal like them, turns out to be a criminal undercover agent. NCC have given me a mission, what is my mission? I need to bring down the Black University, arrest all the criminal students, professors, and George’s allies with the help of NCC. But there’s something in the mission that connects me with my greatest enemy and to his son, will I consider this as a mission or as a chance to take revenge? Or to fall in love?

Desmond & Leviathan have vowed to be enemies for life. When both men fall for Selene she finds herself caught in the middle of their sadistic war. They will stop at nothing to destroy the other and claim her. But will there be anything left of her to claim? Or will their game of war destroy her?