The Ocean At The End Of The Lane

Yvonne Xander had three of her ribs broken before she finally managed to escape from the mental asylum. After she escaped, the first thing she did was to sign the agreement to donate her body after her death. “Miss Xander, we must let you know that this is a special donation. Your body will be used to test a new chemical reagent. By then, there might be nothing of you left.” Yvonne pressed down on her aching chest. Her broken ribs made her voice sound like a broken ventilator. With great difficulty, she grimaced. “Just what I want.”

Octavianus berhasil menaklukan Mesir setelah kematian Markus Antonius dan Cleopatra VII. Penaklukan ini juga mempelopori era baru bagi Romawi yang telah meninggalkan pemerintahan Republik menjadi Kekaisaran. Octavianus mendapatkan gelar Augustusnya sebagai kaisar pertama dan menciptakan Pax Romana (kedamaian Romawi). Namun, di tengah-tengah kejayaan Kekaisaran Romawi, Caesarion—putra kandung Julius Caesar—bangkit dari kematian untuk mengambil haknya.

Greed is a powerful feeling that has changed the world over thousands of years. Science, religion, and magic have built a new era and there are some who want to end it all, for the sake of a dying world. It is only up to certain beings to awaken the world and cleanse the lurking evil within the desires of the current rulers, or to wipe out those who can't contribute any good to a new rising world.

The hotel called, politely reminding me that the condoms used last night were unpaid and had been charged to my membership card. I was stunned. I'd been working late until midnight and hadn't set foot in any hotel. I confronted my husband, the only person who knew my card code. Nathan Phelps looked at me, bewildered. "Honey, that hotel costs over $10,000 a night. I'd never go there. It's probably a system error. Someone must have mistyped the card number. I'll file a complaint tomorrow." Unconvinced, I called my best friend, who managed the hotel. "Tracy, check who Nathan was with at the hotel last night. I'm catching him red-handed."

Two best friends have their life upside down after a drastic event took place in one's life. They sure separated, but she loved him. Love. It was more than just a best-friend feeling. Things changed, people changed, everything changed. But her love was still the same. Can she ever gather the courage to tell him? Will he ever accept her?

Sailing through the wild waves, Tymoteusz found himself in the Ocean's heart. Curiosity got the best of him, so he decided to unfold every secret of the ocean's heart got in her life and soul by stealing her heart and life. Meeting, discovering and being with her is an achievement that everyone was dreaming about, can he really conquer the ocean's heart and enter her life? Can he tame her wild waves and strong breezes? Can he stop her tsunamis and maintain her to be calm just like what it should be in mornings stroll?

At the New Year's party, my pineapple juice is swapped for beer. To make things worse, I've just taken cephalexin, which shouldn't be mixed with alcohol. After barely surviving the ordeal, I am shocked to see my husband, Harry Grant, defending Sally Lane, who was responsible for the mix-up. "Can we please just let it go? She didn't do it on purpose," Harry pleads. However, I'm not about to forgive Sally, especially given how sketchy her relationship with my husband has always been. But Harry cuts me off with a scowl, "Enough! She's just graduated and doesn't know any better. "What's the point of holding a grudge? Do you really want to ruin her life to feel better?" he asks, clearly trying to protect her. As I watch him stand by her, my heart sinks. "Fine then, go live with her."

Her name is Samarra Miel O' Harra, but she is better known as "Ms. Oh" in car racing. She is the queen of drag racing and the only princess of the O 'Harra clan. She could say she had it all at eighteen, fame, a wealthy family, and, hopefully, love. LOVE? She is unable to choose whom she can love. Since she was born, her parents had arranged her marriage to the son of her mother's best friend. Ezekiel was the eldest son of Buenavista and the man she secretly loved when she was eighteen. The man who saved her life. The man who understands her feelings and is her partner in everything. Zachary Buenavista is Ezekiel's younger brother and the man who will marry Samarra. The man who would teach Samarra the most important lesson about love. Kanino niya sasabihin "I love you till the end, Mr. Buenavista?”

Through tear-blurred vision, she saw a figure emerge—a man walking toward her, the fire parting in his wake. His eyes and claws gleamed gold in the firelight, and black and gilded scales covered his face and body, reminiscent of a serpent. But something more specific hovered at the tip of her tongue. His beastly form slowly faded, leaving a beautiful man with warm skin and firm flesh behind. “Help me,” she croaked. “I don't remember…” “Anything?” the stranger asked, his voice deep and ominous. “Only my name. Araheen,” she whispered, her lips trembling.“What happened to me? What is this place?” “You fell behind the Mad End's Wall.” A shadow of a smile crossed the stranger's lips, though it was far from reassuring. Before she could dwell on it, he slid his powerful arms beneath her, lifting her effortlessly as though she weighed nothing at all. “Who are you?” she asked, feeling small in his grasp. He studied her with an enigmatic gaze before replying, I'm Gildeon.” A pause.“Your husband.”

Growing up, Oceana knew she was different from anyone else coupled with the I'll treatments she got from her step family and father. When her power thirsty father gave her out to fulfill his acquisition, Oceana must find out who she truly is. Meeting a guy who changed her ruthless behavior and helped her find who she truly is. Oceana is forced to choose between the safety of herself or to achieve what she came for