Synonyms For Intimacy

---WARNING: Dark Romance. Mature Audience Only. Contains Sexual Content, Dubious Consent, and Intense Situations.--- He watched her from the shadows, a hidden obsession. She fainted at the slightest fear. He was just a boy then, powerless against the campus kingpin who tormented her, a rival heir to a brutal empire. But empires fall. And obsessions, once set, never die. Years later, on a moonlit beach, Seraphina's world shatters. Her boyfriend, a cruel cheat, humiliates her for a bet and leaves her for dead. She awakens to a familiar face—Alessandro Torricelli, now a ruthless Mexican mafia boss who takes what he wants. He’s back to claim what he believes is his: her. He promises freedom in 365 days if she doesn't fall in love. But Alessandro's world is a gilded cage of raw power, inescapable desire, and dangerous games. As Seraphina navigates his opulent fortress, fighting his possessive touch and the unwanted hunger he ignites, their volatile dynamic sparks a dangerous game of seduction. They keep score, each erotic encounter a win or loss, unknowingly binding them closer with every calculated move. Yet, beyond their sensual battle, a chilling reality looms: her old tormentor, Dino Moretti, still stalks the shadows, and this time, he's coming for them both. With a brewing war threatening to consume his empire, Alessandro vows to protect her, even from herself. But can Seraphina survive his love, escape his enemies, and resist the magnetic pull of the man who sees her fragility as a weakness to conquer, and her defiance as a challenge to possess? In this city of shadows, hearts are collateral, and their game of love is the most dangerous score of all.

Fake it 'til you make it has been the motto I live by since my mother died. I'm also doing a really bad job at the making it part. The night we met, I was at my lowest. But you gave me a reason to feel happy again. For the first time in over a year, I was optimistic. You and I? We're the same. Don't form attachments. Follow the rules. Don't dream of a future. Too bad our hearts wouldn't listen. And this storm we're going through? The one that threatens to rip us apart? It doesn't care that I'm falling for you. Falling for You is created by Jennifer Van Wyk, an eGlobal Creative Publishing author.

ALL for Love is a Nigerian romance story. The book revolves around Hannah whose goal is to get a well paid job and become independent. However, her new job becomes the starting of a lot of discovery. Even those closer to her are not completely left out from what she will discover. A novel about love, trust, betrayal and romance.

"จะพูดว่าคบกับฉันน่ะ...ผู้ชายในสต็อกโละหมดหรือยังล่ะ" "แล้วไง? ก็ถ้าฉันอยากจะโยนนายเข้าไปไว้ในสต็อกอีกคนมันจะมีปัญหาอะไรหรือไงล่ะ?" "ชอบฉัน?" เขาเลิ่กคิ้วถามพลางผลักไหล่ฉันจนฉันเซถอยหลังไปชนกับกำแพง ก่อนจะยกแขนขึ้นมาเท้ากับกำแพงเพื่อกักฉันไว้ ฉันเชิดหน้ามองเขาอย่างท้าทาย "ที่อยากจะได้ฉันไว้ในสต็อกเนี่ย เกิดชอบฉันขึ้นมาแล้วหรือไง?" "แล้วถ้าฉันบอกว่าใช่ล่ะ?" ตะวันกระตุกยิ้มมุมปากเหมือนที่ฉันทำก่อนจะก้มหน้าลงมาจนปลายจมูกของเราชนกัน "ชอบฉันจริงเหรอ?" เขาถามขึ้นอีกครั้ง ฉันมองตาเขาก่อนจะกลั้นใจตอบออกไป "อืม...ชอบ" สิ้นสุดประโยคจากปากฉันเขาก็ตามมาทาบทับริมฝีปากลงบนปากฉันและถึงแม้ว่าฉันจะไม่ได้ขัดขืนหรือผลักเขาออกเหมือนทุกทีแต่ฉันก็แอบตกใจอยู่ลึกๆ ตะวันแค่สัมผัสริมฝีปากลงบนปากฉันกดมันลงมาเน้นๆ แค่นั้นก่อนจะผละออกไปเขาก้าวถอยหลังไปหนึ่งก้าวแล้วพูดขึ้น "แต่ฉันไม่ชอบ...ง่ายไป" พูดจบเขาก็หันหลังเดินออกไปทันที เขาด่าฉันแบบนี้อีกแล้วนะ คอยดูเถอะ! ไม่ชอบเหรอ คอยดูต่อไปแล้วกันไอ้บ้าตะวัน!

Crushed, betrayed, abandoned by the one person she had given her heart to. All he did was smash it and blow the crumbs in her face. His betrayal, his abandonment, led to the loss of her only child, Claire. After meeting up with Kia Vaughn, a cold business tycoon who could crush the world with a snap of his finger, Clara knew it was time to drag her ex-lover and everyone who contributed to the loss of her daughter down to the pits of hell.

"Ya! Aku mencintai bintang. Putra anda. Tapi anda akan menikah dengan ibu saya, jadi saya tak berhak memupuk cinta ini lagi." Arkania Lintang Jagat membuat drama untuk menggagalkan pernikahan ke tiga ibunya. Namun, drama yang ia mulai justru menjeratnya dalam hubungan cinta yang rumit. Sang Ibu yang mengetahui putri semata wayangnya mengidap Haphephobia pun meminta sebuah pembuktian atas pernyataannya. Dengan nekatnya Lintang mengecup bibir Bintang di hadapan semua orang. Ishan, mantan kekasih yang dulu ia campakkan turut menyaksikan sandiwara yang Lintang buat. Melihat gadis yang masih bertahta di hatinya mengecup bibir sepupu sekaligus saudara angkatnya membuatnya bertekad untuk merebutnya kembali, walau kenyataannya Ishan pernah di campakkan.

Kirana si perempuan unik, dia jutek tapi cengeng, galak dan doyan gosip. Panji si pria kompleks, dia berhati lembut tapi juga temperamen, dia yang judes sekaligus serampangan. Usai lulus SMA, Panji menghilang dibawa angin, ditelan bumi, tidak ada satu pun teman sekolah yang tahu keberadaannya. Tapi kemudian setelah bertahun-tahun, dia kembali lagi ke kehidupan Kirana tanpa diduga. Mimpi-mimpi Kirana dibangunkan kembali meski kini dia sudah punya gandengan baru. Kirana dijungkir balikkan, dia mengaku cinta mati pada Panji, walau dia tahu resiko berhubungan dengan pria tanpa komitmen seperti Panji: dia hanya akan buang-buang waktu dalam penantian. Demi mengikat Panji agar tidak pergi lagi, Kirana nekat, dia mendesak supaya bisa tinggal bersama Panji, bahkan pingin mengandung anaknya. Berhasilkah cara licik Kirana? Apa pria bebas seperti Panji pada akhirnya tunduk pada sebuah ikatan? Mungkinkah mereka bersama selamanya? Atau Panji datang hanya untuk mematahkan hati Kirana untuk kedua kali? Kisah ini bukan hanya romantis, tapi juga diisi humor segar nan nyeleneh yang ajaib ^^

When the three famous celestial brothers—Hades, Zeus, and Poseidon—have their divine attributes ripped away, there is almost nothing left with them as they become mere humans. Not until a mortal woman, Rheis, adopts them as her sons. Their lives abruptly change from having no omnipotent powers or worshippers to becoming heirs to billions upon billions of properties. And while on a family trip in Italy, the brothers receive an invitation to an exclusive elite party called the Lupercalian Twist, which takes place every fifteen years on the fifteenth of February. The main highlight of the event involves the men being randomly paired with a woman they have never met before. Each bachelor is being demanded to win the woman's heart before the event ends, otherwise, they risk losing all of their possessions to the institution. As the event requires Hades the need for a wife, no one appears to be eligible for him except for a woman he met by chance before and that is Stephenie. But how far Hades can go risking everything he has to win Stephenie's heart when her ex-fiancé unexpectedly reappears to steal his wife?

In her mission to find the person she lost, Neith joins the organization she resents. During her stay, she finds herself falling in love with her work and someone else.

Mary Parker's life has been transformed after the death of her sister Claudia and the disappearance of her mother, and what used to be colorful to her is now black and white. Mary is absolutely certain that she will soon be reunited with her sister on the spiritual plane, and for this reason she does not allow herself to fall in love, and doesn't want anyone to fall in love with her. But he sees his plan go awry when he meets Philippe Taylor on a party night. Newly arrived in New York, Philippe is the newest owner of Taylor's Music. He is used to nightlife and he can't imagine the surprises that new york city will bring him, especially after he meets a very beautiful and authoritarian woman. Would he be willing to live a no-strings-attached romance with his newest neighbor and partner, Mary? Would she be willing to allow anyone to get close to her? Together Philip and Mary will need to take care of Mariazinha, an extremely poor and very docile child, while her grandmother is hospitalized. Sometimes fate plays with people and someone or an accident can change everything!