Software Engineering: A Practitioner's Approach

BLURB. Tulip caught her boyfriend in bed with her greatest rival in school, heartbroken by this betrayal, ended up having a one night stand with her greatest nemises and bully, Xavier Grey. Not only was he a thorn in her flesh but her ex-boyfriend's irritating cousin whom she shouldn't even feel attracted to but what happens when she plans on forgetting the secret that exists between them? She thought she was rid of him till she found out he got into Nevermore as a player and she was to be one of his Coaches. Trying to avoid Xavier, she ends up in the traps of another, sexy, hot Alpha male who runs the underground Biker Pack. Now Tulip is torn between the man who wrecked yet saved her and the man who would do anything to have her as his.

ATTENTION: THIS STORY CONTAINS ADULT CONTENT. READ WITH CAUTION! Ravenna was betrayed by her mate, Ronan, the Alpha heir of the Bloodmoon Pack. She was left to die, but instead she survived and now returns to the Bloodmoon Academy with a new face, new identity, a sharpened will and she lives for vengeance. As she weaved through the Academy, with her charm and beauty she caught the attention of three men that holds a part of a past and future. A powerful prince. A charming traitor. A merciless sorcerer. Now, she must decide what is worth saving and what's to be destroyed as the thin line between duty and desire begins to blur out.

Eirlys Lythorne had known nothing but rejection and survival. Haunted by her dilemma, which was understood as a curse by everyone, even her mate, Ryker and bound by a past she cannot escape from, she isolated herself from everything. But when fate forces them together once more, old wounds resurface. But as tensions rose within the pack, and with the threat of an enemy, both outside and within, Ryker must confront his guilt and Eirlys must find the strength to trust again. With the fate of their world on the line, can they heal the scars of the past before it's too late? Or will rejection and revenge tear them apart forever?

Cathy is the apple of her family's eye—not only of her family but also of the entire North. Being an omega with a strong inner wolf, his family hid him for protection. In his insistence to get his family to allow him to study at school, his family gave him a condition: to hide the strength of his inner wolf. Because they were studying at school, they met his youth again. The boy he hadn't seen in a long time, and since this man didn't recognize him, will they be able to continue the friendship they have, or will they end up having feelings for each other? Will his family be able to protect Cathy, or will it be put in danger because of his inner wolf?

As if being a rejected mate was not enough. I was bullied and laughed at for it. “She's such a fool to even imagine that Alpha Ryder would want her. An ordinary beta” “Such a useless fool” I would reject her if I were him too” These words followed me wherever I go, sounding like whispers but were intended for me to hear. I was done. From the death of my parents in the war, to the maltreatment by an aunt that was paid by the council to take care of me, to now being rejected by the one person that was supposed to love me unconditionally. I was done. Done with love, done with happiness. It was never in the books for me so I gave up on desperately searching for it and dedicated my life to the cause that killed my parents: The war between the Tiger shifters and the Werewolves. What happens when the General who was supposed to tear her apart, treats her with more care than she had ever gotten? Will she find love again? Or will love break the strong woman she had made herself into?

"Let's cooperate." "You need money and I need a wife, we can help each other." Laura and Matthew were as different as night and day but his sudden offer brought them together. Laura was an unfortunate girl. Her parents left this world when she was young, she lived with her stepmother. So she had to struggle with borrowing money all the time. On the contrary, Matthew was an arrogant billionaire. In a tragic accident, his legs were injured and his temper was getting colder and worse. Marrying Matthew, the benefits would outweigh the harms. So she agreed. Would their marriage end when the contract ended or would love bloom and they would live happily ever after?

The fake daughter married my boyfriend. My mouth was taped and I was being chopped into pieces by her admirer. The entire family took turns to call me. My mother said, "How ungrateful you are. I should not have brought you home back then." Father added, "Don't bother coming back if you do not attend Samantha's wedding." Brother said, "Let me tell you, you shall root in hell if you choose not to attend the wedding." At that moment, I didn't even have the energy to shout for help due to excessive blood loss. Everyone lost their patience, "Speak up! Are you dead or what?" I could only see the calls being disconnected. One thing they did not know, I was really dead.

Ruth Macaulay life is turned upside down when she accidentally kills someone during her first shift, earning her pack’s scorn and her fated mate Alpha Vincent rejection. Heartbroken and mistreated, Ruth resigns herself to a miserable life until her 18th birthday, when she discovers her second chance mate is a power Lycan king. However, Vincent refuses to let her go, and Ruth finds herself torn between two men fighting for attention and desperate to win her heart and acceptance. As she discover this complicated situation, she uncovers sinister plots and must fight to discover her true power to change her life for better, making her the main target for evil the lurks in the shadows. Can Ruth survive the evil thrown at her and finally find happiness with the man she chooses or will she succumb to the darkness and loss herself, and everything she knows completely?

"I wish I had jumped down a cliff." I uttered, tears rolling down my cheeks. He was indifferent, a chuckle emanating from his lips. "And what will be your gain?" His hand lingered on my neck, his dark eyes staring right at me "Why don't you become mine instead?" ...... One night. One contract. One chance at love. Sarah Williams had a nightstand with Vincenzo, a mafia boss on her boyfriend's birthday. Which ended up as a disaster the next day. However, to make things right and fix his reputation, he was left with no choice but to make Sarah his wife, so he propose a marriage contract to her. However, what happens when a one night stand turns into an entangled deal? Would she let love do its thing? Or would she allow herself remain helpless forever in the web of a contract marriage? What is it going to be?

"Ivy, you are not good enough for my family. You just seem to be getting more difficult with each passing day, and frankly speaking, you're not useful to me anymore," Leon said, standing in front of her in his half-naked state. ___ When Ivy discovered her fiancé in a hotel room with her cousin, her world came crashing down. They had been planning to get married in the coming months, but he clearly no longer cared. They say patience is rewarded, but in Ivy's case, the opposite seemed true. She had endured his physical, mental, and verbal abuse, hoping he would change, but she was clearly mistaken. Sleeping with her cousin was the final straw, and Ivy decided to walk away. However, when she realized he had taken all of her money and even taken out debt in her name, she found herself facing a race against time to pay off these debts. "Be my surrogate, and you won't have to worry about the loans anymore!" her creditor pleaded. Left with no other choice, Ivy agreed to be his surrogate. But what would happen when he brought in his donor, only for her to discover that it was Leon, her ex-boyfriend?