Ten Thousand

An einem Winterabend kreuzen sich zwei gebrochene Seelen auf dem Dach eines Gebäudes. Er, Gabriel, 37 Jahre alt, hat gerade erfahren, dass er steril ist. Seine letzte Hoffnung ist zerbrochen. Seine Träume von Vaterschaft, die Opfer… alles war vergeblich. Er ist dort oben, um dem Lärm der Welt zu entfliehen, um sich dem Abgrund zu stellen. Sie, Élise, 19 Jahre alt, ist nach einem Anruf, der ihre Realität erschüttert hat, auf dasselbe Dach gestiegen: Sie ist schwanger. Aber sie ist Jungfrau. Kein Mann, ja, kein Kontakt, nichts. Und doch ist der Test eindeutig. Ihr Arzt spricht von einem "Wunder", aber für sie ist es eine brutale Unmöglichkeit, fast ein Verrat ihres eigenen Körpers. Sie kann nicht mehr. Sie möchte verstehen oder verschwinden. In dieser schwebenden Nacht sprechen sie miteinander. Sie kennen sich nicht, und doch entsteht eine Verbindung, zerbrechlich, intensiv. Eine Art Zärtlichkeit zwischen zwei Einsamkeiten. Sie teilen nur Fragmente ihrer Wahrheit, ohne zu wissen, dass ihre Schicksale bereits viel tiefer miteinander verwoben sind, als sie sich vorstellen können. Denn was weder der eine noch die andere noch weiß, ist, dass vor einigen Wochen ein Fehler in einer Fertilitätsklinik gemacht wurde. Das Sperma von Gabriel, das trotz seiner Diagnose aufbewahrt wurde, wurde versehentlich bei einer Insemination verwendet. Und das Kind, das Élise erwartet, ist seines. Ein unerwartetes Drama, ein Geheimnis, das im Fleisch eines unschuldigen zukünftigen Kindes geschrieben steht. Und wenn die Wahrheit ans Licht kommt, wird nichts mehr so sein wie zuvor.

Nora Delmas, 21 Jahre alt, Master-Studentin der Literatur, verbirgt hinter ihrer Ruhe eine wachsende Besessenheit für ihren Professor für Literaturtheorie, Hugo Vanel, 42 Jahre alt, ein Mann von ernster Schönheit, mit einer ruhigen Stimme und einem verwirrenden Blick. Jede Vorlesung wird für sie zu einem stillen Spielplatz: Sie will ihn erreichen, ihn zum Verzweifeln bringen, ihn besitzen. Sie übertreibt nie, aber immer genug: ein zu kurzer Rock, um harmlos zu sein, ein Blick, der eine Sekunde zu lange dauert, brillant formulierte Antworten im Unterricht, um seine Aufmerksamkeit zu erregen. Hugo, klarsehend, ahnt die Falle. Er versucht, Abstand zu halten, aber der Riss öffnet sich langsam. Eines Abends, in seinem Büro, unter dem Vorwand eines Termins, um über ihre Thesis zu sprechen, gerät alles außer Kontrolle. Der Verstand weicht zurück, die Stille wird dicht. Ein Atemzug. Ein Blick. Und das Verbotene wird überschritten. So beginnt eine geheime, sinnliche und gefährliche Beziehung, zwischen leeren Fluren, versteckten Treppen und Hotelzimmern, die weit vom Campus entfernt sind. Aber Nora will mehr. Und Hugo weiß es. Denn die Gerüchte entstehen schnell, in den Gängen einer Fakultät, wo alles bekannt ist, ohne jemals ausgesprochen zu werden...

Alya mendapat kesempatan hidup kembali sebelum pernikahannya hancur. Kali ini, ia bertekad membuka kedok Raka, melindungi keluarganya, dan mengubah takdir agar tidak lagi menjadi korban.

"Do you know how lucky you are?" he answered her question with his own. His voice was low and husky as he leaned his face closer, teasing her. Her breathing hitched and she tiptoed as if it could help avoid his hot breath. "What do you mean?" she tried to back her head more into the wall but it was a lost cause. The back of her head was already banging into the hard surface. It was causing an unneeded headache to form. "I mean, don't you know how many women would like to be in your place right now? Yet, you're rejecting me,” "Who said I'm rejecting you? I said I wanted my own room!” "That's the same as rejecting me babe," Chris whispered as he blew her ear, making Jihyun shiver. His words were confusing, but when they registered in her brain, she huffed and slammed her head on his side. Dumbfounded, he looked down at her in confusion as he held her hands tighter, “Dont babe me!” she glared at him and regretted it soon as he had her stare. *** When Chris was stuck between meeting his ex-fiancee and keeping his cool in front of his family, he chose the easy road. He forced his ever-loyal secretary to be his fake girlfriend for ten days. Simple. Easier said than done. Jihyun never wanted to curse at her boss, but bringing her to his family event and making her lie to their faces about being in love with him? It almost drove her off the edge. A disaster! One that she would never ask for.

Sebagai ibu dan anak, Aryani dan Mala tidak memiliki kedekatan batin yang kuat. Namun, kehadiran adik Aryani yang sudah lama hilang, membuat keduanya menjadi dekat. Kehadiran Ratna yang tiba-tiba, setelah puluhan tahun menghilang, membuat Aryani, sang kakak ketakutan. Teror kemudian datang terus-menerus, tidak hanya di dalam rumah, tetapi juga pada beberapa orang lainnya. Satu persatu meninggal dengan cara yang aneh. Penduduk menyebutnya pagebluk. Rumor ketakutan mengarah pada Ratna. Mala pulang tidak hanya ingin melindungi ibunya yang ketakutan, tetapi juga bertekad menguak misteri Ratna dan menghetikan semua teror horor.

“I'm going to take you to the edge, kitten, and you're going to beg for more,” Axel whispered, his hot breath sending shivers down Amber's spine. Her eyes snapped open, locking onto his. The intensity in his gaze made her pulse race. She felt his fingers dig into her hips, pulling her against his hardened body. “Is that a promise?” Amber whispered, her body already screaming to be touched. Axel's lips curled into a sly smile. “It's a warning.” Amber's heart skipped a beat as Axel's hands slid up her back, unzipping her dress. The fabric slipped off her shoulders, pooling around her feet. She stood before him, vulnerable yet unafraid. “Tonight, you're mine, little kitten,” **** Amber had always wished to have her brother’s infamous best friend since she was in high school but is hurt because he only treats her like a little sister. When Amber got admitted to college and moved in with her brother, she is surprised to see that her longtime crush was under the same roof. Her brother leaves for an important business, and she is left alone with this hot devil. She knew this was her chance to get him, and she wasn’t ready to screw it. Axel had always loved Amber but knew she was off bounds because she was his best friend’s sister, but when she is left in his care, he began to lose control. From stolen kisses to steamy sessions, he knew he was in trouble when he became addicted to this little kitten. ~~~ The Badboy’s Little Kitten is a two in one series… BOOK ONE: Stolen Moments: My Brother’s Best Friend BOOK TWO: Whispers Of Seduction: We Meet Again, Little Kitten Bask in the steam because it only gets hotter!!! ©️Purple Ink 2024

Il s'agit de l'histoire imaginaire d'un jeune homme qui, après la mort tragique de ses parents a décidé d'intégrer une unité spéciale de lutte contre le crime, dénommée Bureau d'Enquête Scientifique et Technique en abrégé le BEST, pour rechercher et traduire en justice les assassins de ses parents. Mais suite à une affaire dans laquelle sa famille a été menacée, il a décidé de ne plus la mettre en danger et il quitta l'agence pour se consacrer à la gestion de l'entreprise parentale avec sa sœur cadette.

My husband, Malcolm Thorpe, has low sperm motility. After 33 rounds of IVF, I finally got pregnant. On delivery day, I start hemorrhaging, and the medical team calls for an emergency C-section. Malcolm signs the consent form, then rushes straight back to his childhood sweetheart's birthday party. But instead of starting the C-section, the surgeon says, "Ms. Jacobson, the electronic medical record lists you as single. This consent form isn't valid." I stop breathing for a beat. The happy marriage I believe in turns out to be a sham. Later, Mom and Dad rush in and sign the consent for me. But by then, the baby is gone. The asphyxia lasted too long. After surgery, I scrawl my name on the cremation consent with shaking hands, then dial a number without thinking. "Samuel, are you free now? Meet me in front of City Hall."

Everyone in Palermo knew Alessandro De Luca had a reputation. He was the Boss of the De Luca family, one of the oldest bloodlines in Sicily — a name tied to the port, the courts, and half the construction contracts in Palermo. Wealth, power, discipline—those things were expected. Romance was not. He didn’t chase women, and he never went back to the same one twice. Until me. When we broke up after a brutal argument, he did something no De Luca had done in generations—he stood outside the gates of the Moretti estate, my family home, for an entire day and night. I watched from behind the curtains and never opened the door. The next day, he came inside the estate kitchen himself. Alessandro De Luca, who grew up surrounded by servants, tried to cook my favorite seafood pasta with his own hands. He burned the sauce. I threw it away without tasting it. On the third day, he found the necklace my grandmother had left me—something my uncle had sold years ago—and bought it back, paying far more than it was worth, just to return it to me. At a formal family dinner, in front of elders and allies, he made it clear: No more women. Only me. It took him a year to win me back. That summer, fireworks lit up the Palermo coastline as he announced our engagement. I believed he had chosen me. Until the night of a private gathering at an old harbor estate. A young woman was being pulled forward in the middle of the courtyard, her dress torn at the shoulder, tears running down her face. Alessandro went still. Then he stood up. He didn’t look at me. He didn’t explain. He just walked toward her. And something inside me went cold. I rested my hand over my abdomen. There was something I hadn’t told him yet. He broke his word that night. So I broke mine.

I’m trouble for anyone who crosses my path. I am heartless and selfish. I don’t care about anyone or anything in this world. When you grow up in a house full of lies, distress and abuse, those walls go up high and thick. Anyone with any sense knows not to get involved with me. I hurt people and destroy their lives without a care in the world. The world has given me nothing. Why should I give it anything? I am comfortable with who I am, and if people have an issue with it, that’s their problem, not mine. Unlike others, I don’t pretend to be someone I’m not. What you see is what you get with me. When Aubrey unexpectedly enters my life, all I desire is to have her as my own. I should steer clear. She is my brother’s wife’s cousin. The fact that she is off-limits only increases my desire for her. She is sweet and nice. She has already been through a lot. It should be enough to keep me away, but it isn’t. I will do whatever it takes. Aubrey will be mine, even if just for one night, regardless of what I have to do. Nothing and no one can stand in my way. I thought I would ruin her life, but she ended up changing mine. Cover by Covers By Sophie Update Schedule: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.