The Messy Lives Of People

A tyrant by day, a playboy by night. That is the reputation that precedes Richard VanRyan. He lives life the way he wants, no concern for the opinion of others. He cares for no one, is completely unrepentant, and he has no desire to change his ways. Katharine Elliott works under Richard as his PA. She despises him and his questionable ethics, but endures all the garbage he sends her way, because she needs the job. Her end goal is far more important than the daily abuse and demands she tolerates from her nasty tyrant of a boss. Until the day, he asks her for something she never expected. A new role with a personal contract — fiancée instead of PA. What happens when two people who loathe each other, have to live together and act as though they are madly in love? Sparks. That’s what happens. Can the power of love really change a person? Will they survive the contract? What do you do when the one person you hate the most becomes the one person you can’t live without?

Tammie Daniels never imagined her life would come to this: marrying a man she barely knows to save her family's business. Raised in a world where independence was her most prized possession, Tammie now looks down on the impossible an arranged marriage to billionaire Collins Blackwood, a man with a reputation as cold as his fortune is vast. Since he was young, Collins hasn't been about anything but building his empire. Love and marriage never came, and quite frankly, he never thought they would, until a promise made to his dying father forces his hand. He has to marry Tammie to secure a deal that will expand his empire. Neither of them anticipated anything more than a business agreement, and Tammie and Collins couldn't be further apart. Lives are shared, and the fire sparks fly: less expectedly, feelings grow, and the boundaries between business and pleasure blur. In a world where one can hardly trust anyone and love is a crapshoot, can two people bound by duty and honor find something real, or was this truly a contract with no heart?

Kulang pa ba? Kung mayroon pa ibuhos na lahat at isang bagsakan na. Daig pa niya ang nasa giyera na sunud - sunod ang mga bombang pasabog. Baka gutay gutay na sa oras na ito ang kanyang buong katawan. Iyong pakiramdam mong masakit pero may mas sasakit pa pala? Ang mga pusong pinanday ng sakit ng nakaraan ngunit handang magpatawad. Anak, kapatid, kaibigan, Magulang. Mga bahagi at pundasyon sa pagkatao ng bawat isa. This is a story of two elite people who came across each other's lives without knowing their past and future together. Both broken-hearted and devastated, one chose to walk away to mend her broken heart while one just wanted to have fun. Ngunit sa natuklasang lihim ng fiancee, will he use Kristel in his vengeance? One mistake leads to another. Where will it lead them? Handa ba si Kristel magpatawad after what she'd been through?

In a world where soulmates exist, finding your other half is a phenomenal occurrence in their daily lives. Each of them has a significant other to spend their entire lives with. Each will have a mark decorating their skins as a sign that their soulmate will soon enter their lives. The moment Asher Myein discovered his secondary gender as an Alpha, a beautiful mark has appeared on his chest. This mark announces to the world that he too has a soulmate. Asher thinks his life will go smoothly and all he needs to do is continue living his perfect life and waiting for his soulmate's arrival. But his plans were disturbed when Seraphine Parr entered his life. She's a woman whose presence attracts the crowd around her. She is an enigma that pokes the curiosity of everyone and Asher is not an exception. Seraphine is one of the people who brings comfort in his life and she's the woman he wishes to spend his entire life with. Except, Seraphine Parr doesn't have the same mark as him and she is an Alpha like him.

Abeer Malhotra, a billionaire, and the leader of the Mafia world having a dashing personality, the most elegant and the hottest bachelor of New York. He got betrayed by his own loved ones. His dictionary doesn't include words like "Love". Khushi, a kind hearted, drop dead gorgeous and an innocent soul from India has its own unique style of cherishing every moment of life. But destiny played its cruel game with both of them, getting two different people with different perspectives, different habits, different thoughts and different dreams together. What will happen when their entirely different world will collide? Will they comprise until they both get satisfied with those two lives turning into one or will they become stranger once again ? Will destiny let them be together forever or parted their ways forever ? Join the roller coaster ride and get ready to experience and enjoy the beautiful love story, where you can feel every emotion of love ,anger, mystery, lust , jealousy, hatred, thriller and romance. Follow me on Insta "author_anjali" to stay connected with the latest updates of my stories.

The Hawthorne Effect sets a story of a F.B.I survey into the criminal lives of certain individuals identified with a Crime Boss, Ron Druman whose identity the Bureau is unsure of. While the story goes on, a look into the immigrant lives of these individuals forced into crime is looked at.

Celeste thought she was just planning one big corporate event until a late-night meeting with a cold, ruthless billionaire CEO turned her life upside down. Julian Sterling never did relationships especially not with the woman who could disrupt his world. But one night of heat, and everything changed. Now, Celeste is pregnant. And despite every reputation that hangs over his name, Julian offers her one brutal solution: a contract marriage to protect them both. As they settle into cold formality, what blooms in between boardroom exchanges, midnight admissions, and office-after-hours confessions is something neither expected. But nothing is easy when pride, ambition, and a messy past keep both of them trapped. With twists, misunderstanding after misunderstanding, financial games, and stolen moments that crack their walls, Celeste and Julian must answer one question: can a marriage built on convenience become real love? One contract. One baby. One impossible connection.

Five years in a coma. That’s how long Ava Jameson’s world was on pause. She woke expecting love and care from her husband, only to find her husband, Ethan, married to her sister Clara and raising a boy. It breaks her heart. She's sent to Blackwell Manor to recover at the mansion of her husband's stepfather, Damian Blackwell, a billionaire CEO with a reputation for ruthlessness. Damian has no interest in messy family drama, until he sees Ava. She awakens something he thought had died with his wife. This is dangerous and their attraction is forbidden. But when Ava is pressured to give up her settlement and is pressured by Ethan to live quietly, Damian offers her a shocking deal, a fake marriage in return for revenge. But now Ethan wants her back, and she finds herself caught between her past and her present, especially her father-in-law makes her feel things, her Ethan never did.

“Just who is the woman behind that mask?” It’s no lie that Evangeline Laendler is one of the best con artists around. The trail of devastated moneybags who are both heartbroken and near bankruptcy because of her is enough proof. It’s all owed to her impeccable skills of switching through disguises and emanating the characteristics that her targets want to see. But this was not the life she and her dear brother had wanted for Evangeline. So when a high-priced opportunity to retire early suddenly comes, Evangeline accepts it. It was easy anyway. Seduce the billionaire heir, sway him to do terrible things so he doesn’t inherit the company, break his heart, then leave. Easy. It’s not like there was more to this guy’s story, right? What was unknown to her was just how messy and tangled this new job was, revealing secrets that even she never knew about her life. In any case, she will keep fighting to keep the facade on. Although this time, someone might just be able to unveil the real Evangeline hiding underneath.

18+. I came to Santa Monica to heal… not to ruin everything. After a messy breakup and a draining year at the university, I needed escape. Sun, sand, and time with my step-sister Vivian seemed perfect… until I saw him. Lorenzo Moretti. Her father. Off-limits. My mother's ex-husband. Older. Dangerous. And the only man who’s ever looked at me like he could see the chaos inside me. It started with stolen glances. Then a touch. Then nights that blurred the line between guilt and ecstasy. Lorenzo is nothing like the boys I’ve known… he’s dominant, experienced, and hiding secrets of his own. But the deeper I fall, the closer everything comes to shattering: my mom, my vengeful ex, and the one person we’re both lying to… Vivian. Loving him might destroy everything. But I can’t stop. Not now that I know what it feels like to be wanted like this. Secrets will burn. But, some sins are worth the fire.