Robert J Sternberg

"Mrs. Sterling, are you sure you're ready to end this marriage of twenty years and give up the custody?" "Yes. File it. I’m done." I said calmly through the phone as I scrubbed at a stubborn grease stain on the granite island. For twenty years, I poured my entire being into this family. I managed the households, handled the children's education , and stood by my husband's side, supporting his rise in the syndicate without complaint. But my husband Alexander brought his young adopted sister Chloe to the interview, saying, "My success today is all thanks to my adopted sister." Even my own children looked down on me, calling me common and crude housewife. They had formed an alliance with his ever-present "auntie," the woman who seemed to think she was the true lady of the house. I signed the divorce papers and walked away, leaving them to become the "perfect family" they clearly wanted. But that when the family panicked…

They say that when you love someone, tell them. I told him and we became lovers- a celebrated couple and business partners. I was the veritable Cinderella who has caught her Prince Charming. We had two blissful years until I woke up to the harsh reality that he never loved me and was just a stand-in for his true love. After a tragic incident, my Prince Charming turned into my worst nightmare. Overnight, he stripped me of my identity and everything that goes with it: name, wealth and protection. He let me suffer humiliation and pain. He left me broken and almost made me lose my precious sons. The children he did not deserve to know about. Now, I am back on my feet. With the help of my four long-lost brothers, I regained everything my ex-husband took away from me. With an empire behind me, it's time for revenge. “It's time to make you pay for what you have put me through. And I won't stop until I win.” “Now, who lost everything, my dear Ex? Certainly not me.”

My sister Aurora and I mated to Alpha twins. Five months into my pregnancy, I was attacked by a group of rogue wolves. I reached my Alpha mate Alexander for help through mind-link. But he ignored me for nine times. The rogues circled me, biting at my arms and legs, drawing blood with each attack. Pain ripped through my body. With one last desperate cry, I reached out through our bond a tenth time. This time, Alexander's cold voice cut through my mind: "Have you acted enough? My sister Vicky has been kidnapped. Don't bother me anymore." Victoria was Alexander and Ethan’s stepsister, the one that they truly loved. With nothing to stop them now, the rogue wolves pounced on me. One tore open my stomach with his fangs, and I watched in horror as they ripped my unborn child to pieces. When I was almost died, Aurora found me and fought against the rogues. But there were too many. Soon Aurora was bitten and bleeding heavily beside me. She mind-linked her mate Ethan for help, but all she received was: "I'm looking for Vicky. Don't bother me." Aurora had no choice but to shift and drag me onto her wolf's back. She raced down the mountain, but a sudden thunderstorm caused a mudslide, trapping us. Fortunately, the border patrol guards found us, and both Aurora and I barely survived. When I woke up in the pack hospital, my first thought was simple: sever the mate bond.

Damien se divorciou da ex-esposa há cinco anos e então se casou comigo. Quando nos casamos, ele tinha uma filha adotiva de treze anos chamada Lily. Depois do nosso casamento, Damien sempre me tratou excepcionalmente bem. Eu sempre tratei Lily como se fosse minha própria filha. Mesmo quando ela demonstrava certa hostilidade comigo de vez em quando, eu não me importava, isso é normal para uma adolescente. Até que meu pai foi atropelado em um acidente e ficou em estado vegetativo. Foi então que, por acaso, ouvi uma conversa entre Damien e seu assistente. — Chefe, eu não entendo. Por que bloquear a craniotomia? — o assistente perguntou, confuso. — Os médicos disseram que há uma grande chance de ele se recuperar. Por que o senhor insiste no tratamento conservador? — Ele não pode acordar — a voz de Damien saiu baixa, carregada de dor. — Ele viu o rosto da Lily. Tapei a boca com a mão, as unhas cravando na minha pele. Lily é filha adotiva de Damien e de sua falecida ex-esposa, Sarah. Sarah morreu salvando Damien, e desde então ele sempre tratou Lily com uma mistura de culpa e indulgência absoluta. Damien continuou, o tom cheio de conflito: — Mas a Lily não fez isso de propósito! Ela tem só treze anos... Se tiver uma ficha criminal, a vida dela estará acabada. O último desejo da Sarah, antes de morrer, foi que eu cuidasse da Lily e a visse crescer em segurança. Eu não posso desistir dela. O assistente ficou em silêncio por alguns segundos. — E quanto à sua esposa? — Eu vou compensá-la — a voz de Damien suavizou. — Vou dar a ela a vida mais próspera possível. Vou garantir a melhor suíte particular e os melhores cuidadores para o pai dela. Não importa quanto custe. Meu coração afundou por completo. Só porque você se sente culpado por Sarah e Lily, vai sacrificar o meu pai? Com as mãos tremendo, salvei a gravação e pedi ao meu advogado que preparasse os papéis do divórcio. Mas quando eu desapareci completamente da vida dele, o poderoso CEO enlouqueceu.

Warning sewarning-warningnya! Khusus 21+ "Jangan terlalu keras. Kalau kau memegangnya seperti itu, pria mana pun tak akan bisa menikmatinya." "Ma‐maaf, Dok..." Ariella Anata tidak punya pilihan. Label "penulis hambar" dari editornya adalah vonis mati bagi kariernya. Demi riset nyata menulis novel dewasa, ia nekat menyelinap ke seminar eksklusif dr. Nathan Xander, seorang seksolog dingin yang hanya melayani pasangan suami-istri. Pertemuan itu seharusnya hanya soal teori, namun Ariel melangkah terlalu jauh. Sebuah tindakan nekat untuk membuktikan keberaniannya justru menjeratnya dalam permainan kucing-kucingan yang berbahaya. Kini, sang dokter bukan lagi sekadar narasumber. Ia adalah subjek riset hidup yang siap mengajari Ariel bahwa beberapa sensasi tidak bisa ditemukan dalam buku, melainkan melalui sentuhan yang melanggar batas etika.

"Devils don't love, baby. They ruin." He rasps beside my ear, trailing his long fingers between my bare cleavage. Something like fire flickered in his emerald green eyes but it disappeared as it came. "Luckily, we're on the same page, Volkov. I'll ruin you and vanish your empire from this universe." I challenge, tangling his fingers with mine and dropping them from the forbidden area. His cold eyes darkened but his soft pink lips twisted with a small smirk. "I would love to see you try." ❥❥❥❥ The disappearance of Lilah Daniels' brother Robert Daniels was nothing but a mystery to everyone. She was a fifteen-year-old girl when it all happened. The only thing she knew, her brother was involved in some kind of illegal business. Robert was the only person who was there for her when their addict parents used to come back home drunk and beat the shit out of her. Even they forced Robert to be involved in such kind of bad business, only for money. Lilah promised herself to find out her beloved brother as she started collecting information. It took five years for her to reach the person only who knew where her brother was. But he was no ordinary gang leader or don. He was hundreds of boss' boss, the greatest Russian mafia king Ivan Volkov, known as the devil to the underworld. Nobody has seen him except for a few mafia bosses. He was a pure evil soul with a creativity of manipulating and killing his enemies in one blink. But she didn't care. She did her best to reach the devil and finally succeeded. But what happened when two dangerous souls met? How would they avoid the dark forbidden desires ignited inside them? (THIS IS A DARK ROMANCE BOOK! )

Je m'appelle Kyra toto. Je vis à Paris j'ai 27 ans. Après avoir eu mes diplômes en communication j'ai décidé de rentrer à Abidjan pour apporter un plus à mon pays. Si on me réveillais il y'a peu pour me dire ce que j'ai vécu j'y n'y croirais pas. L'amour vrai ça existe. Je vais vous raconter mon histoire intitulé "coup de foudre".

La vie, une question de choix. C'est ce que j'ai toujours fait et j'en ai d'ailleurs fait ma devise, devise à laquelle je tiens fortement. Aimer une fille ? Pas question ! Encore moins quand elle est grosse. C'est ce que j'aurais dit il y a quelques années avant de rencontrer Ashley. Mais pour pourquoi ? Pourquoi moi ? Et dire que j'ai failli ...

Après avoir terminé la formation de Luna dont rêvait chaque louve, je me suis rendue auprès de mon Alpha, Damien, avec une requête. Rompre notre lien de compagnons. « Tout ça, juste parce que j'ai manqué ta cérémonie pour aider la compagne de feu mon frère, Lilith, avec les loups solitaires sur son territoire ? » Un sourire narquois a tordu ses lèvres, sa voix un murmure rauque. J'ai hoché la tête, silencieuse. « J'ai donné ma parole à mon frère avant qu'il ne meure. J'ai juré que je protégerais Lilith. Je ne peux pas rompre ce serment ! Pourquoi ne peux-tu pas comprendre ? », il a murmuré en soupirant lourdement. « Arrête d'être si puérile ! Pourquoi ne peux-tu pas être raisonnable, comme l'est Lilith ? » Je l'ai repoussé avec un calme glacial. Dix ans. Pendant dix ans après la confirmation de notre lien, j'ai tout abandonné. Chaque loisir, chaque rêve… tout pour apprendre à être sa Luna. Tout le monde dans la meute pensait que j'étais impuissante sans lui. Que je ne pouvais même pas survivre sans sa protection. Mais cette fois, j'en avais fini. Il ne savait pas que j'avais déjà contacté les meutes neutres sur une autre terre. J'allais quelque part où son odeur d'Alpha ne pourrait jamais m'atteindre.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

J'ai été infectée par l'aconit lunaire, une maladie chronique, et j'ai fait face à la mort. Mais le seul antidote, la Panacée rouge, a été acheté par mon compagnon Léo et offert à ma demi-sœur Jeanne, simplement parce qu'il pensait que je faisais semblant d'être malade. J'ai abandonné le traitement conservateur et avalé des analgésiques puissants. Le prix à payer : ils me tueraient en trois jours, en faisant atrophier mes organes. Durant ces trois jours, j'ai tout abandonné : Quand j'ai offert ma filature, bâtie de mes propres mains, à Jeanne, mes parents m'ont félicitée : « Enfin, Viviane sait aimer sa sœur. » Quand j'ai proposé à Léo de rompre notre lien, il a souri : « Tu deviens enfin compréhensive. » Quand j'ai ordonné à mon fils d'appeler Jeanne « Maman », le petit a ri : « Jeanne est la plus gentille du monde ! » Lorsque j'ai transféré toutes mes économies à Jeanne, personne n'a perçu l'anormalité. Ils ont simplement hoché la tête, satisfaits : « Viviane n'est plus aussi mauvaise qu'avant. » Mais après ma mort, regretteraient-ils leurs actions ?