The Last Ballad By Wiley Cash

"Why..." April stuttered. "Why are you looking at me like that?" "Like what?" "Like you want to eat me." "I do want to eat you" Mateo smirked, then his face turned serious as he cornered her by the wall, his muscular body hovering above hers. "But before that..." He paused, his voice hoarse and deep. "Before that?" April tilted her head to the side to have a better view of him. "I'd hold your waist against mine and kiss you" He whispered against her ear and his hot breath fanned her sending chills down her spine. "I'd kiss you so passionately till you open up for me and when you do, I'll explore your mouth with my tongue till we're both breathless and aroused. Then my kisses will trail to your neck and then to your breasts." His voice came out as a ragged, painful whisper. April placed her hands on his chest to stop him as his words were doing things to her she couldn't understand. "W-what about the contract?" She said in a breathy voice. "Damn that stupid contract!" Mateo said and captured her lips in his. ************ April, an intern of an event planning firm was offered the biggest opportunity of her career; to plan the marriage of London's youngest billionaire, Mateo Hades. On the day of the wedding, Mateo's bride mysteriously disappeared leaving April with no choice but to step in as the new bride. Read to find out how their love story unfolds.

Ariana adalah pasien di rumah sakit jiwa Haesung. Ia memiliki traumatis masa kecil yang sulit untuk disembuhkan. Edward Stullen merupakan kepala dokter yang baru di rumah sakit Haesung, ia memiliki ketertarikan untuk menyembuhkan traumatis yang dimiliki oleh Ariana, menggantikan dokter Mike. Namun, bagaimana jika ternyata Edward adalah penyebab dari traumatis itu sendiri ? Menyelami kembali masa lalu mereka berdua, menarik kembali ingatan yang sempat hilang dari Edward, menemukan fakta bahwa bukan hanya Ariana yg terluka. Mampukah mereka saling memaafkan dan mengobati perasaan masing-masing ?

Malia Ray Smith, the heiress to the country's largest chocolate manufacturer, thought she had it all wealth, power, and the love of her father. But her husband Maynard Salvador cheats on her leaving Malia feeling worthless and insecure Just when Malia thought things couldn't get any worse, Larson Reynold enters her life and sweeps her off her feet and Malia believes she has found her true love. But as she falls deeper, she uncovers a web of lies and deception, and realizes she's been nothing but a pawn in Larson's dangerous game. Malia must navigate a world of betrayal, corruption, and evil plotting, all while finding the strength to stand up for herself and fight for the love and happiness she truly deserves.

Cassie Burch, tall school vice-principal and as of late single woman, has met the man of her dreams. Tragically, her heart isn’t prepared for another relationship after at long last dumping her useless ex. When she concurs to a casual connect, she has no thought what she’s getting herself into. Sentiment is almost to hit her harder than she ever anticipated. Alpha wolf shifter, Claw Ruiz, is anxious and can’t figure out why. He fair opened a high-end shifter club, and the novelty has as of now worn off. When his mate lurches into him, he’s more than prepared to keep her until the end of time. And he’ll do anything he needs to demonstrate to her he’s worth her cherish. The issue is Cassie doesn’t need a genuine bond. And everything he does to attempt to sentiment her comes up short. He was kind of a twitch, but he’s changed. If he doesn’t figure out what he’s doing off-base, Cassie will take off him in the clean. And by pack law, if the alpha doesn’t mate, he must battle to the passing to keep his status. His heart and his life lay in Cassie’s hands. Can she cherish a man who turns into a wolf?

Dalam kehidupan ini ada beberapa hal yang tidak bisa kita hindari. Salah satunya adalah seseorang yang hendak datang atau pun yang ingin pergi. Kita tidak pernah bisa memilih siapa yang harus datang dan siapa yang harus pergi. Keduanya tidak dapat dikendalikan sesuka hati. Dan hal yang paling menyakitkan tentang hal ini, adalah datangnya seseorang yang bermaksud untuk pergi. Hal ini pun terjadi pada kehidupan seorang gadis muda bernama Nuri yang kedatangan seseorang untuk mengisi hati, namun pada akhirnya orang tersebut memilih pergi meninggalkan Nuri. Nuri yang saat itu patah hati lebih memilih untuk menutup hati supaya luka yang ia dapati bisa terobati. Akankah di masa depan ia bertemu lagi dengan orang yang membuat hatinya patah? Atau justru bertemu dengan orang lain yang membuatnya tersenyum cerah?

Rina seorang gadis yang hidup sebatang kara, mencoba untuk keluar dari zona nyaman dengan melanjutkan pendidikan keluar negeri dan bertemu dengan Han Jaesung yang pada akhirnya menjadi cinta pertama Rina, hanya saja ketentraman hidup Rina berakhir ketika menerima sebuah pesan mengenai kematian orang tuanya, dan mulai saat itu ia harus melakukan beberapa misi dengan bayaran akhir adalah informasi pelaku pembunuhan orang tuanya. Ketika akan menyelesaikan misinya, Ia dihadapkan pada fakta bahwa kecerobohannya mengatarkan gadis itu pada penyesalan mendalam karna peluru yang seharusnya digunakan untuk membalaskan dendam kepada pelaku pembunuhan orang tuanya harus bersarang di tubuh Jaesung. Bagaimanakah takdir hubungan Rina dan Jaesung pada akhirnya? Apakah semua kesalahan Rina bisa dimaafkan oleh seorang Han Jaesung?

"Loving you is unhealthy, I know it is" Loving a man with all my heart even if I already know his intention to me wasn't true. All his actions and gestures were just a part of their bet, in short... I'm just a bet. But I still loved him despite all of those red, just this once I want to follow my heart even if I know that it will also ruin me in the end. Just for once I want to know how to love and what it feels to be loved, even if it's just an act. I, Arela Charlie Maurier am willing to take a risk just to know what love feels like, I know I'm awful, but I'm desperate because this is my first and last chance. Love will always be the most painful risk that I'll be willing to take.

Gilda Hussein lost her parents in an accident. Because they no longer have any relatives in the Philippines, she was forced to return to the province to live with her grandmother. During her stay there she noticed their strange behavior and the strange treatment of other people to her family. What will Gilda do once she unveils the true identity of her family and how will she escape its evil plan against her?

Niahara Coltrane was engaged to a guy that she didn't know what he looks like. She raised by her grandparents who are extremely wealthy and most influential person. She fears of having a bad dreams, even if she wants to sleep peacefully she can't, she is also afraid of crowded places so it triggers her anxiety even more. She got this anxiety from what had happened to her in recent years. After ditching her own wedding, she disguised herself as a nerdy woman where she bumps with an artist who is also running from his manager and body guard. What role will this artist play in Niahara's life? Will this artist help her? or makes her life more chaotic? What would happen to the two if destiny brought them together one day?

As her ears started ringing, the lump in her throat growing, the words he spoke faded into the background. Her eyes welled up, and her breath hitched, she had heard him right? “Earth to Rebecca, hello?!” He replied to her in an annoyed tone. She took a deep breath, “After 20 yrs you really don’t want a life with me” she managed to speak slightly above a whisper. She had been his rock, put his needs first, never said no to his frivolous spending, and had loved him enough for the both of them; yet in the small bedroom in their city apartment he stood with divorce papers in hand. She hadn’t been naive about the rough patch that they were navigating, but they had always worked past because Rebecca had always put her husband 1st. “Rebecca I don’t love you and no level of your love is going to undo these divorce papers. I can’t even stand to be in this room with you, but I want to be on a united front when we tell the kids.”