The Little Seagull Handbook With Exercises 5th Edition

She told one little lie… and it changed everything. When Alina catches her longtime boyfriend cheating with her own stepsister, no less—humiliation isn't even the half of it. In a desperate moment of pride and pain, she lies. Boldly. Recklessly. “I wasn’t that faithful either,” she says. “I’ve been seeing someone too… Aiden Blackwood.” It’s a name that stops everyone cold. Only problem? She doesn't know him. Not even a little. What was supposed to be a petty lie to save face spirals out of control when she's expected to prove her relationship with the elusive, powerful, and notoriously untouchable billionaire, Aiden Blackwood. Just when she’s about to be publicly shamed, the crowd parts, and the man himself shows up. With a smirk that melts every doubt, he wraps an arm around her waist, and lean in close; “Hey, wifey, did I keep you waiting too long?”

Tricked. Rejected, and Betrayed. Thinking she has had enough share of this world’s cruelties, Blair's only desire is to end up with the man she has loved her entire life. To her, their marriage is much more than just a contract. When she finds out she's pregnant, her hope increases that he'll reciprocate her love. However, even the contract marriage is just another trick designed by her sister, and Raymond played his part perfectly. Unable to bear his rejection, her only option is to run. But will she let her sister's betrayal destroy her? Will she let the heartbreak stop her from seeking revenge?

Dora had been trained to be a perfect assisian since the moment she could walk. Her only mission was to average her mother's death by capturing Ryan Smart, Her father's old nemesis Son and presenting his head to her father, the world's most sort out criminal, A Cartel lord called the DON. On her 21ft birthday, she is finally ready for her mission and for the first time leaves the secret underground Cartel she was raised in, Things take an unexpected turn when she meets Ryan and the mission doesn't go as planned when she is instead captured, she begins to question how much of the truth she knew and the real reason behind the mission…

After her sister ran away and vanished to who knows where, Zryshiene has left with no choice but to take care of her sister's children and be their mother. ———— Zryshiene Mindale unexpectedly became a mother of twins at the young age of eighteen, no she was not a teenage mom who accidentally got pregnant after having a fantastic night. She was just an innocent teenager who was forced to carry the burden that her twin sister left for her. A child! Not just one but two! Ten years later, at a party, she met a very handsome man who looked like a celestial being who just descended from heaven, with a face that defies the natural order of the earth. However, this man was glaring at her as if she had done an unforgivable crime. Zryshiene was confused! Weidon Kyle Galcon, the proud son of heaven. After inheriting their family business he successfully brought it to the top of the pyramid. But little did people know that the cold and domineering bachelor was a person who couldn't  escape from his past. After his ex-girlfriend cheated and left him alone, Weidon swore in his life, that if he met her again, he would make her life a living hell! However, when he saw her ex-girlfriend again, he was confused. The girl who cheated on him ten years ago unexpectedly underwent a drastic change not just that, but she also have two kids with her who exactly looked like him back when he was just a child!  Weidon started to have doubt, he couldn't help but ask himself, “Is that really her?”

Forget the riches and the popularity. Rissa didn't want any of this as much as she wanted her parents to be around the house. She spent most of her childhood surrounded by strangers who only work as staffs in the mansion. There was nothing she could do to prevent them from always leaving her. This was until her mother bailed someone from jail, a young offender whom they had forgotten. A boy who lost his parents at a young age and was left to face the world alone. After so many years, they bring him back into their lives to stay in their house. Mykel is all grown up now, has tattoos, a handsome face, and a clever mind. The first thing Rissa does was to hate him. She called him a jerk and berates him for being an ex-convict. All that changed with time after Rissa fell for him. But Mykel has a grudge that won't go away. A strong zeal to kill and his target was her parents.

Chandra grew up in a broken family. Her whole life is in peace while living with her mother. That is why when she's finally in the right age and she decided to live her life in the city with her brother, there she met her brother's bestfriend Kingstone. The Dean's favorite grandson and Chandra's walking nightmare. How did the badboy named Kingstone became Chandra's walking nightmare? It's because she's his favorite target when it comes in bullying. But when she's with her brother, Kingstone always act as if she doesn't exist. But one day, Kingstone started acting so caring and protective. It makes Chandra to think that's his action is one of his ways on bullying him. But slowly, she started to feel something she shouldn't and it makes her think that she's destined with the badboy.

Maxine’s life was going well. She was an art student and an intern for a famous architect. In an unexpected way, she met Damien Ledger, someone she shouldn’t have crossed paths with. That chance encounter has unfolded the secrets that she had been hiding. She couldn’t understand why she met him again. She wanted to stop the growing temptation to know him. Damien feels he’s indebted to her. Can Max successfully hide the secrets that involve both of them? Will he let her go after knowing everything?

My husband only lasts a minute each time. As a mature woman in my thirties, I often find myself lying awake at night, feeling like something is missing from my life. That is, until I met a rugged, muscular mechanic while getting my car repaired. Watching his strong muscles flex beneath his tank top awakened a desire I hadn’t felt in a long time. Our brief, intense encounter left me overwhelmed with emotions I couldn’t control. Just as things were about to go too far, I pushed him away, not wanting to make a mistake. But then I discovered that my husband had already been cheating on me with our pregnant neighbor. So, maybe I should just...

A child out of wedlock and worst of all, the child belongs to the ruling king. Sophia is a palace maid and one night, the king got too drunk, and she had been cleaning up for him when he kissed her and they ended up in bed together, the king seemed not to remember what happened between them and so she tried to forget it too but fate choose not to let her forget when she found out she was pregnant. She knew she can't have the baby if they find out whose child it was and she didn't want to abort her child. Will she be able to keep her child's father's identity a secret or will the king remember what happened between them?

She was always the good girl. Until heartbreak made her reckless. Elena Sinclair thought marriage meant forever. But five years in, her “forever” has become a gilded cage of pain and betrayal. She’s the wife who couldn’t give him a child. The barren disappointment. And for that, her husband offered her a cruel compromise… an open marriage. One that gave him the right to find someone who could carry his heir. The next day, he brought a pregnant woman home. The same woman who was first introduced as his cousin. The humiliation doesn’t end there, his mother lashes out… hurling insults and even fists, while her husband turns a blind eye. Not once has he defended her. Not once has he shown her love. She’s nothing more than a placeholder… a name on a marriage certificate. The cruelest part? She loved him. She loved him long before the vows, long before the lies… so deeply it blinded her to who he really was. Now, to make him jealous, she turns to the one man she should never touch: Jaxx Moretti, her husband’s younger brother. The dangerous one. The black sheep of the Sinclair family. The man who once made her high school years hell… and now has every reason to destroy her husband's legacy. What starts as a twisted game soon ignites into something raw, addictive, and completely forbidden. But Jaxx isn’t just her escape. He’s everything her husband isn’t. Because the deeper she sinks into Jaxx's bed… The harder it becomes to crawl back out. Content Warning: This book contains mature themes intended for adult audiences (18+), including explicit sexual content, toxic relationships, manipulation, and emotional trauma. Reader discretion is strongly advised.