Tasting Darkness Jessica Hall

"Two Years. No Emotions. No Strings Attached." Emma Carter’s life is a constant battle of resilience and hard work. As an executive assistant to Adrian Steele, a billionaire playboy with a reckless streak, she’s used to managing chaos but when her aunt’s medical crisis leaves her desperate for help, Emma is forced to make an unthinkable choice. Adrian offers her a lifeline: a two-year contract marriage. No strings, no emotions, just business. For him, it’s a means to an end. For her, it’s survival. But as Emma navigates Adrian’s world of luxury and deception, she begins to see the man behind the mask, a scarred soul yearning for redemption. When lies, betrayal tears them apart, could a secret child bring them back together? Can Adrian win back the woman he walked away from? Or will Emma protect her heart and the life she’s built at all costs? Read further to unveil a story of love, betrayal, redemption, and second chances.

Saat pernikahan aku dan David berjalan sembilan tahun, ayah kandungnya meninggal dunia. Butir pertama dalam wasiatnya adalah David harus punya seorang anak bersama Elvy. Genap sebulan kelahiran anak itu akan menjadi hari resmi untuk David mewarisi harta peninggalan ayahnya. Aku mengetahuinya saat memergoki mereka sedang berduaan di ranjangku bersama David dan David yang bilang sendiri padaku. Malam itu, sambil merokok setelah bercinta, David berbisik pelan, “Lily, sabarlah sebentar lagi. Begitu warisan cair, aku akan menikahimu.” Sejak saat itu, setiap kali David ingin bertemu dengan Elvy di rumah kami, dia akan menggantungkan sebuah lonceng di pintu. Sejak kematian ayahnya hingga kini, lonceng itu sudah berbunyi sembilan puluh sembilan kali.

WARNING: (R18) STORY WITH MATURE/EXPLICIT CONTENT (WILD FANTASY SEQUEL) Mula pagkabata ay si Lana lang ang babaeng pinangarap ni Marius. Iyon ang dahilan kaya hindi niya ito iniwan at nagawa niyang mahalin ang anak nito na si Andrea. Pero gumuho ang lahat sa kaniya nang piliin ni Lana si Andrew, ang ama ni Andrea. Nilamon ng galit ang dibdib ni Marius para kay Andrew at pinagplanuhan niya ang paghihiganti rito sa pamamagitan ni Samantha, ang napakagandang bunsong kapatid ng lalaki. Ang paibigin, iwan at saktan si Samantha, iyon ang totoong plano niya at hindi kasama roon ang ma-in love sa dalaga.

For a thousand years, the two most powerful families in the world of witchcraft have been at war. In a bid to end the violence once and for all, they arrange a union between their children, Tessa and Rafik. At a dinner party meant to finalize the marriage negotiations, the ancient feud comes to a bloody end. Young Tessa Mason barely escapes Savannah with her life and is forced into hiding with her twin brother and immortal Viking guardian for ten years until all her enemies are eliminated. At her 23rd birthday celebration, she receives an invitation to study with the best potion maker in the world. When she arrives in England ready to get on with her life, she is confronted by the man who deceived her all those years ago. Sparks fly between these star crossed lovers as Rafik tries his best to make amends to Tessa. Unfortunately, she isn't the only one who wants him to pay for the sins of his past. The most miserable part about betrayal is that it never comes from your enemies, but they’re all about to discover what a wicked witch Tessa can be. Queen of Ruin is the first book in the Queen of Ruin Series. In this Dark Paranormal Romance and Fantasy series of stories, you’ll meet a cast of broken, but loveable creatures trying their best to save the world. Get Queen of Ruin today and run away with Tessa on her fiery journey through the depths of darkness.

Ich verbrachte sechs Monate und gab über 20.000 Euro damit aus, einen Familienurlaub zu planen. Als jedoch Alexanders Jugendliebe Victoria von unserer Reise hörte, flehte sie darum, sich uns anzuschließen. Alexander zögerte nicht. Er stornierte meinen Platz im geschützten Konvoi und gab ihn stattdessen ihr. Er zwang mich, allein durch das tödliche Schattenrudel-Territorium zu reisen – eine sechsunddreißigstündige Reise, bei der im letzten Monat drei Wölfe gestorben waren. Die ganze Familie unterstützte Alexanders Entscheidung, ohne einen Gedanken an meine Sicherheit zu verschwenden. Also änderte ich meine Reisepläne. Ich fuhr nach Norden statt nach Süden. Drei Monate lang amüsierte ich mich und ignorierte ihre Rudelverbindungs-Nachrichten. Da begann die Familie zu geraten...

WARNING: [R18] STORY WITH EXPLICIT CONTENT Sa pagtakas ni Mia mula sa malungkot na buhay na ibinigay sa kaniya ng demonyo niyang kinakasama na si Bernie, isa lang ang hangarin niya. Ang magbagong buhay. Ang maging lubusang masaya. Hanggang sa hindi inaasahang pagkakataon ay muli silang nagkita ni Erik. Si Erik ang unang lalaking minahal ni Mia. Isang uri ng pagmamahal na siya at ang hangin lamang ang nakakaalam. Dahil hindi niya iyon naipagtapat sa binata noong mga bata pa sila. Hindi nawala sa puso niya ang pagmamahal na iyon. Dahil sa loob ng mahabang panahon, aminado siya na ito lamang ang lalaking minahal niya. At iyon ang dahilan kaya nagagawa niyang ibigay kay Erik ang sarili niya. Nang paulit-ulit, kahit pa wala silang relasyon, kahit wala itong sinasabi. Masaya siya at totoong nakakalimutan niya si Bernie sa mga pagkakataon na kasama niya ang binata. Alam niyang hindi titigil si Bernie makuha lamang siya nito. Pero wala narin namang silbi sa kaniya ang buhay niya dahil para sa kaniya patapon na iyon. Kaya bago pa man madamay si Erik sa problema niya, mas nanaisin niyang mamatay nalang.

WARNING: [R18] STORY WITH EXTREMELY EXPLICIT CONT'ENT Matapos mapag-alaman ang tungkol sa ginagawang panloloko sa kaniya ng kaniyang nobyo na si Norman ay labis na nasaktan si Aria. Pero hindi niya inakala na ang masakit na pangyayaring iyon ng kaniyang buhay ang magdadala sa kaniya kay James.Gwapo, mayaman pero babaero.At si James ang klase ng sitwasyon na alam ni Aria na hindi niya makakayang iwasan kailanman.O maaaring alam niya at ang totoo ay ayaw lamang niyang gawin iyon?Pero anak lang ang kailangan nito sa kaniya. At siyempre kasama narin doon ang bagay na alam niyang siya man gugustuhin niyang maulit dahil hinahangad narin niya.Paano naman ang puso niya?Ano ang katiyakan na hindi siya iibig sa binata kung ang lahat ng hinahanap niya sa isang lalaki ay kay James niya nakita?

Sa unang pagkikita pa lamang ay may kung ano nang tumama kay Dave. Isang damdamin na tanging kay Jade lamang niya naramdaman. Love at first sight ba iyon? Hindi siya sigurado. Pero may isang bagay na tiyak: gusto niyang protektahan ang dalaga. At magagawa lang niya iyon kung palagi siyang magiging malapit kay Jade. Isang kontrata ang nagbigay-daan para matupad ang hangaring iyon. Isang kontratang walang bahid ng emosyon. Kaya lang, habang tumatagal at habang mas nakikilala niya si Jade, bakit parang handa siyang magbayad nang kahit gaano kalaki, mahalikan lamang ito? At sa huli, iyon din ang nangyari. O baka mas tama kung sabihing ang nasunod ay ang kagustuhan ng kaniyang puso at hindi ang nakasulat sa kontrata.

Jessa and Jessica are twins. Ikakasal na dapat si Jessa kay Gerald Alonso, pero bigla siyang naaksidente at kailangang matuloy ang kasal, pero dahil in-coma si Jessa, kailangang mag panggap si Jessica bilang kanyang kakambal para matuloy ang kasal. Anong mangyayari kung mainlove si Jessica sa asawa ng kanyang kakambal?

Jessica Johnson happily accepts to enter into an arranged marriage with Ethan Mitchell, her first love, even when she knows that he feels nothing for her romantically. She dedicates her time and effort for the first few years of their marriage in hopes of getting Ethan to change his mind and finally fall in love with her. Her whole world comes crashing down when he reveals to her that another woman is carrying his child and requests that she leaves their matrimonial home immediately. “I love you, Ethan” Jessica says watching as her words fall on deaf ears. Unknown to him was the positive result of the pregnancy test that Jessica had gotten from the hospital earlier on in the day. Years later, their paths cross again at his mother’s birthday party, where Ethan is surprised to see Jessica with a baby boy that looked like him. “Is he my child,Jess?” Ethan asks, backing Jessica into a corner. “No child of mine will ever have you as a father.” Jessica replied furiously, watching as guilt consumed Ethan.