Sir Thomas More Utopia

Esperei por três horas na festa de aniversário do meu namorado, Dário Montenegro. Ele deveria ser o centro das atenções, chegar com elegância, de mãos dadas comigo. Mas não. Foi a “eterna paixão” dele, Evelina Fernandes, quem ligou — dizendo que torceu o tornozelo — e o chamou direto pro hospital. Lá, ela gravou um vídeo deles se beijando. Na cena, Dário, que sempre disse estar com as pernas paralisadas, se levanta, empurra Evelina contra a porta e se entrega ao momento. — Dário, por que você nunca contou pra Lívia que suas pernas já estavam boas? E ele, com a voz mansa e melada: — Se ela souber, vai insistir pra eu casar com ela. Lívia Vale? Ela não é nada. Só uma babá grátis. E acha que merece virar minha esposa? Logo depois, ele e Evelina continuam se beijando com força. Ela veste o vestido de noiva que eu mesma desenhei… e encara a câmera com provocação. O vídeo termina ao som dos beijos. Ele me enganou o tempo todo. Joguei fora o bolo que tinha feito pra ele com tanto carinho. Mandei uma mensagem pra minha mãe: “Oi, mãe. Tá bom. Eu aceito ir no encontro que você marcou.”

Trigger Warning!! This book is very dark, containing torture and abuse, read at your own risk!! "Take off your clothes Brie! You can't run from me! I'll always catch you, little mouse." His menacing voice rang out. I was already caged between him and the wall, there was nowhere left to run. He caught my wrists in a strong grip, until I cried out from the pain. "Please I'm not ready! I need some more time" I sobbed, my whole body shaking badly,I was willing to do anything to reach out to whatever little humanity he has left. His eyes were cold. Merciless. He was going to hurt me, I knew it. "But you were ready to run away with that bastard, weren't you? " The smirk on his face as he taunted me betrayed the icy rage that simmered in his eyes. "You belong to me, Brie! I'm your husband! And I won't be denied of my rights, Refuse me again, I dare you to Brie!" He hissed, his grey eyes simmering with hot fury. What happens when Gabriella Thorne gets forced into an arranged marriage with Lucian Castiel. He is Cold. Brutal. He gets anything he wants. What happens when he's determined to TAINT Gabrielle's innocence with his darkness. Is there a flicker of light at the end of the tunnel, or would she be forever tainted by his Psychotic Obsession?

Grace Rue, surviving from all sort of disasters fate brought upon her, works as a sex worker in the famous club, 'Paradiso'. Adapting to this lifestyle, finding it the only way to control men's desires, she considers herself a queen but gets an offer from a mafia, Levi, to become his sex partner.

TAGALOG STORY She is an Education graduate, pero ayaw niyang magturo dahil maiksi lang ang pasensya niya. Ngunit kailangan niya ng stable job para maging proud sa kaniya ang mga magulang niya at hindi isipin ng mga ito na grumadwayt lang siya para tumambay. Pero paano kung alukin siya ng malaking halaga para maging yaya ng anak ng crush niya? Pagiging yaya lang ang pinasok niya pero bakit wife at mommy na agad ang tawag sa kaniya ng mag-ama?

After ten years away from his family, Marc Fairmonth returned home. But his homecoming was the beginning of his disaster. Ten years was enough to transform the spoiled little girl he once loved into a beautiful teenager. Cassandra Armeta has never forgotten the figure of Uncle Marc in her life. She always looked forward to Marc's return. For her, Marc was the first love of her life. A forbidden love story that never should have happened. Could their love be united?

À La Réunion, entre l'ambiance créole, les couchers de soleil et les battements du maloya, Juliette, 16 ans, vit sa jeunesse à 100 à l'heure. Franche, vive et entière, elle partage tout avec sa meilleure amie Vicky... sauf peut-être le secret le plus brûlant : son attirance grandissante pour Jonathan, le grand frère de Vicky. Trois ans les séparent. Une copine jalouse et possessive se dresse entre eux. Et surtout, une règle implicite : on ne touche pas à la famille. Mais le désir est plus fort que les interdits. Entre provocations, regards en coin, jalousies et silences, Juliette et Jonathan se cherchent, se testent... et s'évitent parfois. Quand Jonathan part pour deux ans aux États-Unis, leur lien vacille. Ils s'aiment, mais ne se l'avouent pas. Alors chacun avance de son côté, avec ce sentiment d'inachevé au fond du cœur. Et puis, le destin les ramène l'un vers l'autre... Le jour des 19 ans de Juliette, Jonathan est de retour. Plus rien n'est comme avant, sauf peut-être leurs sentiments, restés intacts malgré les années. Cette fois, l'amour ne se cache plus. Il se vit. Vraiment.

A few hours before her wedding, Elowen ditches her cheating fiancé and the entire Guerra family, then ends up in a club for a one-time stripper gig where she meets Dante. Enthralled by her, Dante presents her with a contract. Elowen thinks she can use this to her advantage - steal his money and skip town, where the Guerra family won’t find her. So, she signs the contract and gives up her virginity to him. Unbeknownst to her, Dante isn’t just some random rich guy. He’s her ex-fiancé’s uncle and the most powerful man in the city. He’s used to getting what he wants, and he wants Elowen, who had just signed a contract with him. What happens when she finds out his true identity and the fact she can never escape the Guerra Mafia?

Julian "Jules" Ashford was born to wear a suit, walk the shiny halls of power, and marry the perfect woman - even when he's lied his entire life to everyone, including himself. Closeted, bullied by father Stephen Ashford Sr., and stuck in a copycat marriage to political heiress Camille "Cam" Stratton, Jules has just one freedom: acting... until an ice-blue mess and a beat-up Dodge Challenger smash into his carefully built world. River Moreno is signed, shattered, and too occupied destroying Moreno Custom Garage with his sister Sierra and father Tomás to give a shit about billionaire dickheads in fancy suits - until one of them "accidentally" hits him from behind to get his attention. When Jules and River's worlds collide - quite literally - what begins as a calculated untruth sets something raw and magnetic in motion. One man's existence is constructed on silence and legacy; the other's on survival and truth. But when a brick comes through River's shop window and threats begin to escalate, Jules doesn't hesitate to defend him - even if it means putting himself at risk and exposing himself in ways he's never been brave enough to. As Jules utilizes his power to protect River from harm, something deeper takes root - deeper than lust, deeper than rebellion. It's real. It's risky. And it may cost them everything. In a city where Ashford & Co. Wealth and the Stratton political machine reign supreme, where love between two men puts more than reputation at risk - it puts power at risk - Jules must make a decision: Can the man who was trained to live behind a mask come to love - and live - in the open?

Demi biaya pengobatan anak, aku rela dinikahi secara siri. Tapi siapa sangka, pria itu telah memiliki istri? Aku pun dicap sebagai pelakor, bahkan nyaris dibunuh. Untungnya, aku bertemu dengan seorang tentara yang menawarkan sebuah pernikahan sementara untuk melindungiku ....

I've lived in a cage my entire life. The marriage was my father's idea, protect the company's image, secure the board's approval, play the role of the perfect son even when it was killing me inside. I never had a choice. Until Robin Maximus walked into my building, paint-stained and beautiful, and reminded me what freedom tasted like. I should've been honest from the start. But when his body pressed against mine in the backseat of my car, his breath hot against my neck as he whispered my name, I couldn't bring myself to care about anything else. His laugh became the only sound I wanted to hear. His touch, the only thing that made sense. For the first time in years, I remembered what it felt like to be alive. Then he found out I'd been lying to him. Now Robin's walking away, and I'm standing at a crossroads. My inheritance, my position as CEO, the empire I've spent my entire life building on one side. And on the other, the man who sees me for who I really am, not the title or the last name or the expectations. Choosing him means losing everything I've worked for. My family's approval. The board's trust. The company itself. But losing Robin means losing the only part of myself I actually recognize anymore. The empire or the man I love? Am I brave enough to choose?