The Smoking Mirror Chapter 1

Christopher Hudson, eldest son and CEO of The Hudson Group, has his eye on four hundred and seventy acres of land in Bethel, Vermont. He wants to purchase the land and build a luxury resort. It is his vision that the resort will be the corner stone of The Hudson Group for years to come. The problem is the land will cost him more than he wants to pay. Selena Fitz and her friends are The Fantasy Fiction Writing Club. After a typical day at work, she relaxes with her club buddies with a glass of wine and her laptop at the ready. That’s when she discovers that she switched the club’s flash drive with the flash drive she gave her boss. The stories on the flash drive detailed all the dirty things the club members wanted to do to Christopher Hudson and his brothers. Desperate to get the drive back, the club members break into the Hudson Mansion. Instead of retrieving the flash drive, Selena is presented with an opportunity of a lifetime all because she owns a piece of land that her family has handed down from generation to generation.

“Aku ingin menjual keperawanan ku” ucap Ashana yang putus asa harus mendapatkan uang dari mana Ibunya harus di operasi sedangkan ia tak memiliki apapun lagi untuk di jual selain dirinya sendiri ** Pria yang duduk di sofa itu menatap lama pada Asha, “Payudaranya gede juga, di tambah masih perawan. Gue rasa gue mau tidur sama temen lo itu. Tapi ada syarat nya..” Seringai pria itu langsung muncul menatap lurus pada Asha, “Suruh temen lo buka bajunya di sini. gue juga harus mastiin barang nya bagus apa engga” ucapnya yang langsung di sambut tawa semua orang di meja itu Dan di detik itu juga Asha langsung berlari dari sana. Ia tak bisa. hingga suara seseorang menghentikannya, “Saya akan beli rahim kamu seharga 1 Miliar”

L'évolution n'est pas toujours bien perçue. Les Ultras en sont la preuve... Après Papillon, notre monde, tel que nous le connaissons, est en ruine. Deux sociétés coexistent difficilement : entre passé et vieilles rancoeurs, la tension entre le IN et le OUT est à son comble. Il vit sous terre. Elle habite à la surface. Ils n'auraient jamais dû se rencontrer. Pourtant un projet commun va les confronter. Son nom ? Mila Roscouvitcha...

*COMPLETED* Lucy Mason is a girl with a dark past to her relationship with Kent Oliver Stone. He was the man who broke her heart. Years passed and they met again but in an intimate situation. Both of them got drunk and even spent one night in her house. For Lucy, she thought everything happened for a reason but it's all just a dream. What if the man she still in love with after ten years was happily married to her best friend Eloisa? Will she still loves him and willing to be his mistress for the sake of her love for him? What if she was willing to let go but found out that she was pregnant with his child? Will she takes the risk? Is loving a married man sin or a curse?

Lindy, a simple teenage girl who lives in Canada, never wanted to stand out because she is afraid of getting noticed and does not want or hope to get anyone's attention. Milo , a famous member of Spitfire Strip, extremely popular, filthy rich and a woman's magnet while adored by millions of his screaming fans. He has everything could ask -- sold out concerts, album, world tour concerts year after year, money, and women. But despite everything he has, he knows there's still something missing in his life because he wants a woman that can love him not for his fame or because he is Milo Beckett from Spitfire Strip. One wicked night Canada, Lindy managed to lose her phone and once she found it, she didn't realize that it was not hers until she receives an unknown number calling her. Only to realize that an English cheeky boy had accidentally swapped phones with her who is now on his way back home to England. She kept communicating for a week with the man named as Mill who is five years older than her. When she retrieved her phone, she found out that she had swapped phones and had eventually fallen in love with a man who she didn't expect at all. Will it be easy for Lindy to date a famous celebrity? All questions she has in her head but she did not know she just got lucky.

Ei-An had chosen to live in seclusion sa isang liblib na lugar na pag-aari ng kanyang namayapang mga magulang. Being the writer as she is, the atmosphere suits the life she wants - tahimik, relaxing at cozy, and of course, being one with nature... Ngunit nasira ang pananahimik ni Ei-an nang biglang maligaw sa kanyang munting paraiso ang isang hari - hari ng kayabangan at kaarogantehan! Ang hindi lang niya inasahan ay nang mawindang ang kanyang puso, dahil ang isang King Pierce Kevin Santillan ay hari din ng kaguwapuhan at kakisigan! There's a small voice telling her that she could trust him. Hanggang sa namalatan na lamang ni Ei-An, si King na pala ang "hari ng kanyang puso"... Sa paglalakbay ni King sa mga bundok ng Pilipinas, nakilala niya ang isang babaeng taga-bundok. But contrary to the typical "babaeng taga-bundok", Ei-An is the most alluring goddess in her nature paradise. King feels serene and calm whenever Ei-An is around. It's the first time na nakaramdam siya ng ganoong klaseng contentment. He wants Ei-An to be his. Nag-propose siya sa dalaga at ipinangako na babalik makalipas ang isang buwan para sa kanilang kasal. But something very unfortunate happened... Sa kanyang pagbabalik, natuklasan ni King na ang babaeng itinatangi ng kanyang puso ay kasal na sa kanyang kapatid, Prince Kevin Kiev Santillan. They're expecting a baby too! Paano pa niya ngayon makukuha ang babaeng pinakamamahal kung sa mata ng lahat ay asawa na ito ng kanyang kambal?

Meskipun sang Terhebat kembali untuk melewati hari-harinya dengan damai, dia masih diremehkan oleh semua orang. Pada hari pernikahannya, hanya dengan lambaian tangannya, dia memanggil Sembilan Dewa Perang Agung, mereka semua memanggilnya sebagai tuan …

She is under his mercy. He needs her for his sexual pleasure. The people of SIRACUSA pack would always submit a maiden to the alpha king as a concubine on every moon night, just for his sexual pleasure. On the other hand, Daphne Gaia, fled her own pack; the ELISIVA pack and is now the unfortunate concubine for the king. ** Only love can break this rule. Will the alpha king fall in love or will darkness continue to reign?

Condemned as a witch. Thrown into a bloodsport. Hunted by beasts who want to claim, break, or kill her. Branwen Mosswood spent her life serving pints and saving every copper to escape the Walled City's cruelty. She dreamed of a quiet cottage. Freedom. Peace. Instead, she stabbed a nobleman who got too handsy... and was sentenced to the Wilder Games, a brutal forest arena where thirty "criminals" are forced to survive thirty days while being hunted by five savage shifter Warlords: 🦁 Hadrian Ironpaw - the prideful Lion King 🐺 Fenrick Bloodhowl - the feral Wolf beast 🐻 Torren Brokenbone - the berserker Bear 🐆 Zarrk Shadowprowl - the stalking Panther 🐅 Nythor Frostbite - the northern White Tiger prince If they catch her, they can claim her, body, blood, and soul. Branwen has no intention of becoming anyone's prey. She'll fight. She'll bleed. She'll unleash every forbidden spell in her bones. Because she won't just survive the Games... She'll bend the beasts to their knees Tap in! Updates multiple times weekly! This is the first in a series!

Dylan is an eighteen year old man, born with oozing charisma but confuse in his gender. He dreamt to be rich but life is cruel that he don’t even finish his college—until one night, he crossed path with Luke Carter Vozinelik, a charming executive which became his companion. After the CEO died, he forced Dylan to work and love him. Until he discovered his miserable and bitter past. Dylan fell in a profound situation, choosing between his mayhem family or his Billionaire boyfriend. Money can’t buy genuine happiness, but Dylan can’t turn back from the life he once dreamt.