Tae Kim's Guide To Learning Japanese

How can someone fall in love when they don't even know who they are? At the age of ten, she was left at the orphanage without any recollection of who she was and where she came from. Twenty years later, Clara now the CEO of her own security company, SST, provides top-of-the-line security systems and technology that stamps out the competition. If only they could get the biggest shipping company in the country to upgrade their outdated system. But it seems that the CEO, Sebastian Colfer, will do everything to thwart their efforts. Or so it seems. Behind his icy demeanor, he has a hidden agenda. The mystery surrounding her appearance at the orphanage keeps her busy these days, and having somebody in her life is not part of her plan. ---=--- This book is purely fictional. Any similarities with people in real life are purely coincidental. ---=--- Sitting in the back seat of the car, Clara could feel the heat emanating from his body. His legs were spread out a little too wide, and they were rubbing against her outer thigh. She tried not to let it affect her, but his arm seemed to graze hers every time the car moved, and that unnerved her a little. They were sitting a little too close if you asked her. She tried to get away from him, as far as the space could allow, but her brother won't cooperate. He scolded her to stop squirming. She was just trying to find a comfortable position that would keep their body parts from touching. Sebastian was tormenting her and she's had enough, elbowing her brother she told him to switch places with her. ‘Are you scared of me?’ Sebastian whispered.

In the dark world of the mafia, Donatello thrust his daughters, Summer and Winter into arranged marriages to protect them from their ruthless biological father, a Japanese mafia lord. Summer, with her medical expertise, finds herself bound to Marcelo, a loyal and calculating consigliere. As they navigate the treacherous landscape of their new lives, secrets and misunderstandings threaten to tear them apart. Summer's past, including her lingering feelings for her ex, Emilio, and her complicated relationship with her father, Donatello, further complicates her situation. Will she find love and protection with Marcelo, or will the shadows of her past and the danger that follows her destroy everything she's come to know?

An orphan, who finds pleasure in singing, and had become one of the members of a famous music band in Texas, got betrayed by the people she trusted most, her bandmate, who had acted like her family, but she later realized that that was just an act out up by them, to bring her to her doom. Because of plain selfishness and jealousy, her band member drugged her and sold her out as a thing of pleasure for a one-night stand with a stranger, after seeing the good pay that came with it. Her kind, easy-going, and gentle nature was used against her. Her first was taken by a stranger, she knew nothing about. She promised to get her revenge, but she was brought to nothing but dust, after pictures of her in a one-night stand were revealed to the world, all hopes were lost. But surprisingly to her, the stranger who she had a one-night stand with, promised to help get her revenge but on certain conditions which were hard to choose from.

i·dol·a·try īˈdälətrē noun : An extreme admiration, love, or reverence for someone. "She was afraid her attraction towards him was increasing to idolatry." UNEDITED

Setelah mengalami kehancuran, Acha lantas bangkit dari keterpurukannya di bantu oleh sosok arwah bernama Dirra. Ia berniat balas dendam kepada orang-orang yang telah membuatnya berada dititik terendah. Hingga suatu hari ia bertemu dengan pria tampan bernama Emilio yang rupanya pernah menolongnya saat sedang sekarat. Emilio sendiri juga memiliki tujuan yang sama dengan Acha, yaitu ingin membalas dendamnya kepada orang yang telah menghancurkan keluarganya. Informasi demi informasi mereka korek bersama-sama. Hingga suatu hari mereka menemukan suatu pernyataan yang sangat mengejutkan. Mereka lantas menyusun rencana satu persatu, dan saat waktunya tiba, rencana itu mereka luncurkan. Acha yang semula gadis lemah dan penakut, kini menjadi tangguh dan licik. Bahkan segala tindakannya begitu misterius sampai sulit untuk di tebak. Langkahnya sungguh sangat perhitungan, tidak jauh berbeda dengan Emilio yang memiliki sikap yang serupa. Satu hal yang perlu kalian ketahui, dibalik sikap lemah Acha dulu, ternyata diam-diam ia menyimpan sesuatu yang tidak akan terduga. Kadang Emilio juga teman dekat Acha merasa heran dengan cara Acha berprilaku. Sebab, Acha sangat mudah berkamuflase bagaikan bunglon. Semakin lama Acha juga Emilio menggali informasi, semakin banyak pula rahasia yang terkuak. Puncaknya saat mereka menemukan dalang dibalik kehancuran keluarga mereka yang ternyata berkaitan satu sama lain. Akankah mereka mampu membalaskan dendam mereka? Mari simak terus kisah mereka.

"Admiring you was the greatest serendepity." When Rachel Spencer realize that her life could be on the run, Alexander Morgan offers to give Rachel extra protection, in which he knew she wouldn't fully decline despite her not wanting to trouble him. Little did she know, that Alex could even help her reveal more mysteries around her, including the ones they've never seen coming.

Cerita ini menceritakan tentang kisah seorang gadis yang bernama Della, dia yang pindah sekolah kemudian mendapatkan dua sahabat yang sangat baik dan agamis. Selang sampai kelulusan Della mempelajari tentang agama - agama Islam lebih dalam. Saat baru saja dia lulus, ada seorang laki laki yang baik dan agamis juga datang kepadanya bertujuan untuk meminang. Dengan pertimbangan yang panjang, Della menerima lamaran tersebut. Saat mereka sudah berumah tangga pun selalu hidup damai, tak ada pertengkaran diantara mereka. Tapi, takdir memisahkan mereka berdua selamanya saat Della tengah mengandung.

"Mina," he said. "Can you keep a secret?" "Of course I can, Mr. Hamilton." "Come closer." He asked and she complied. And nothing was the same again.

Maya believes in fairy-tales and soulmates. Only problem with that is fairy-tales set a girl up for dissapointments in real life the prince goes off with the wrong princess.

Adriana Nikolas, a twenty-one-year-old college student, finds herself caught in a perplexing situation with Raptor, a seductive biker who appears fixated on pursuing a sexual relationship with her. Despite his undeniable appeal, Adriana senses danger lurking beneath his charming facade, both inside and outside the bedroom. Raptor, known for his determination in obtaining what he desires, is currently focused on claiming Adriana as his own and is willing to go to great lengths to achieve his goal. However, Adriana resists his advances, a behavior that challenges Raptor, who is accustomed to women readily succumbing to his charms. Raptor, displaying his characteristic arrogance, cockiness, and stubbornness, eagerly takes on the challenge but ultimately discovers that his pursuit of Adriana leads him to unexpected and profound ...