Synonym Hoping

Marrying Lucas Darken, son of the wealthiest IT company CEO in the city, was all Taya had dreamed about since their first meeting. But the pride and joy of marrying Lucas turned into a disaster, after Taya discovered the affair Lucas had been hiding. To her surprise, the girl Lucas had been having an affair with was none other than her so called best friend. Damaged, Taya tried hard to cover her unbearable pain, but deep inside, she swore that Lucas would suffer way worse than she did. Being drained mentally and emotionally, Taya eventually decided to leave her bitter life behind, moving away to a small town, hoping for a new adventure all her own. Her journey led to her meeting the attractively secretive Declan Mercer, a man with deep deep pocket, who changed Taya's life completely. Declan helped with her transformation from a meek, soft spoken, heart-broken girl, into a tough, blunt woman. However, as Taya got closer to Declan, she learned that he was in fact the most feared mob boss in history. Further, with Lucas' reappearance and Declan claiming Taya to be his one and only, along with Ella showing up that she dragged Taya through another level of hell, could Taya survive this time?

The day before the piano competition finals, my boyfriend deliberately locked me on the rooftop to help his childhood friend win. He stared at me intently, his voice low and steady. "You'll have plenty more chances. Can't you just let her have this one?" Later, to secure her spot in the orchestra, he went so far as to break my fingers with his own hands. I confronted him in anger, demanding to know why he would do this when we were supposed to be in a relationship. He looked at me solemnly and said, "Susan, Miranda's mother saved me all those years ago, and now I have to fulfill this wish for her." What he didn't understand was that for me, losing the use of my hands felt like losing my very life. After I made the decision to stop loving him, he shattered his own hand, hoping to get my forgiveness.

Mia's world is turned upside down when her fiancé Matt abruptly calls off their engagement due to her father's financial struggles. Feeling lost and heartbroken, Mia crosses paths with her ex fiancé's wealthy and enigmatic uncle, who happens to be in need of a wife. In a twist of fate, they enter into a contract marriage, hoping to fulfill each other's needs. However, as they spend more time together, their connection deepens, and they find themselves falling in love. Their blossoming romance faces numerous challenges, including the jealousy of Mia's ex-fiancé and various obstacles that test their commitment. Will their love prevail against all odds, or will they succumb to the pressures surrounding them?

When Olivia's young mother faced an impossible choice—keep her child or lose her inheritance—she made the heartbreaking decision to abandon the newborn Olivia at an orphanage. Growing up, Olivia never stopped hoping that one day she'd find a family of her own. That chance came when she turned 14 and the wealthy Hilton family adopted her. But reality hit her hard as soon as she realized she was merely a replacement for the Hiltons' missing daughter, Caroline. On Olivia's 24th birthday, the Hilton family announced her marriage to Clayton Bradford, four years her senior, the most sought-after bachelor in town, and the man she had secretly loved from afar. She thought he could learn to love her too. But four years later, he still couldn't forget Caroline. Just as Olivia discovered she was pregnant, Caroline returned, shattering any chance she had of Clayton truly loving her. Faced with the painful reality that she could never compete with his first love, Olivia asked for a divorce and left her husband.

Rohama Avencia, a teen-age girl, who lived a life for her, was too plain. Nothing sparked interest, like a textbook dull and arid. The cycle continued; the events were constant. Thus, she was labeled as someone boring. Lacking social life, reading alone was the only hobby whom she felt could reinvigorate her soul. The love of science made her function based on facts and numbers. Unfortunately, with an incident she couldn't fathom, she was stucked in a world she never knew existed. It was too real to be a dream. Hoping to find answers, she was pulled deeper to the secrets of the unknown world.

Abandoned in the middle of nowhere by someone she thought was her forever , her very own penguin, Odette realizes that for the first time in a long time, she is well and truly on her own. Anton is a 26 years old billionaire who grew up in questionable surroundings, when tragic news reaches him , he abandons the life he knows and disappears hurting the one person he cared about . When confronted with the possibility of righting the wrongs of his past, Anton hops on the idea and pursues Odette relentlessly after a ‘ chance ‘ run in at her place of work ten years later Will Odette let the past stay in the past, or will she give Anton another piece of her broken self once more, hoping to God he doesn’t shatter the pieces he broke before. Read on to enjoy the drama between these two, cause as they say the line between love and hate is very thin. ..

After a devastating heartbreak, she walks into a bar hoping to forget everything,but instead, she falls into the arms of the last man she ever expected. One accidental kiss. One unforgettable night. And now, her life is about to change forever.

"You are mine! Mine to toy with, mine to love and mine to use!" Giovanni yells at the top of his lungs, hoping to get her to back off. "I belong to no one." She didn't budge or flinch. She wasn't scared of him as she knew he would do nothing to hurt her. "You're driving me crazy." He whispers, frustrated that she isn't reacting to him. "That's the plan. To frustrate you till you let me go." "Why do you want to leave so bad?" "Because I'm pregnant," Giovanni De Luca, the most feared mafia Lord in Italy, has always been a vicious man who destroys anything he lays his hands on. However, for the first time, he sees someone he wants to protect at all costs; Caterina Russo. Driven by pure obsession and what he could only describe as love he becomes desperate to have her. The only problem is that she wasn't his to have in the first place. Caterina Russo, finds herself caught up in the crossfire of a strange world. After falling for the most feared Mafia Lord in all of Italy, she discovers she is betrothed to Anthony Esposito, the second biggest Mafia in Italy. Things get only more complicated when she finds that she is with a child for Giovanni. Caterina gets kidnapped by Anthony who goes ahead and plans for their wedding, but becomes livid when he learns of her pregnancy. He decides to get rid of the child, but she refuses knowing Giovanni would come for her and her baby. As a result, a war breaks out between the mafia.

Love and revenge don't mix well in the dark streets of Milan. When Daisy Fontana stepped into her engagement party at the Marino mansion, she thought she had it all. A handsome fiancé from one of Milan's most powerful families, a bright future ahead, and a perfect life far from her father's reach. But that dream shattered in a single night when her sister Sofia exposed her family's little secret... she wasn’t really a Fontana at all. Daisy was humiliated and cast aside by her fiancé Antonio, so she came up with what she thought was the perfect revenge. She'd get close to Antonio’s father, the feared Don Vincenzo Marino, by becoming his assistant. In her mind, it was simple: make Antonio jealous by becoming important to his father's empire. Then hopefully that would make him realise he made a mistake by letting her go. But what Daisy didn't know was that Vincenzo had watched her for a while, hoping for a chance. While she plotted her little revenge against the son, she had no idea she was walking straight into the arms of a man who had craved her for a while. She was supposed to get back at the son, but didn't expect she'd be falling for the father.

Book 1. The Alpha and I: Cici is sad and abused by her family. She's lost her wolf. When she finds her mate will everything finally turn out ok? Or will it just get worse? After all who wants a mate with no wolf?Alpha Ash is a brooding, angry but fair leader. His love for his people and need for their safety come first to him, he looked for his mate, but he has a huge secret and has lost hope because of it, his mate should already be here… he never told anyone his secret, hoping to keep everyone safe may backfire when his pack find out what he knows! Book 2. The Triple Threat Territory: Quill is the next in line Alpha of The Black Moon Pack, his mother and father are famous... after all their wolves are basically the King and Queen. They created the first, and so far the only, Triple Territory. They are a pack of wolves, but they also have a Coven of Witches and a Coven of Vampires, all under one rule. His little sister is his best friend and confidant, he can't wait to make her his Beta when he takes over from his father. But first they have to try to find their mates, a pack is stronger with a Luna and a Beta's mate. Unfortunately mates have become scarce, it’s hard for many to find theirs. Can they find their one true destined mate or will they have to settle, like so many others, and pick someone who can't find their mate either?