Things We Hide From The Light

Sleeping with a hot stranger can be life-changing, especially if that stranger becomes your boss and is obsessed with you. Luna and Asher are worlds apart but they can't deny their connection. Asher wants Luna and would have her at any cost but Luna tries to stay from him out of fear of being heartbroken. Asher has secrets that could make their relationship stronger or break it. Enemies in the dark also try to destroy their relationship, but their enemy isn't far but closer than expected. Can they overcome the obstacles?

ในอาณาจักรที่ความมืดและแสงสว่างต่างต่อสู้กันเพื่อครองอำนาจ ไรอัน อีวานส์ ชายหนุ่มผู้มีพลังควบคุมธาตุน้ำ ได้ละทิ้งหน้าที่นักรบของตระกูลเพื่อค้นหาความจริงเกี่ยวกับอดีตและพลังที่เขามี ในขณะที่เขาพยายามวิ่งหนีจากความรู้สึกผิดที่ละทิ้งหน้าที่ ไรอันได้พบกับลีอา เซเรน่า หญิงสาวผู้มีพลังสื่อสารกับธรรมชาติที่เต็มไปด้วยความมุ่งมั่นและความหวัง ความรักที่เกิดขึ้นระหว่างไรอันและลีอาไม่ได้เกิดขึ้นง่ายดาย ทั้งสองต้องเผชิญกับอุปสรรคจากลูเซียส ไนท์ฟอล อดีตเพื่อนสนิทของไรอันที่ตอนนี้กลายเป็นศัตรูผู้ทรงพลัง ลูเซียสมีพลังเงามืดที่สามารถทำลายล้างทุกสิ่ง และความแค้นที่เก็บซ่อนไว้ในใจทำให้เขามุ่งมั่นที่จะใช้พลังนี้ในทางที่ชั่วร้าย เมื่อหมู่บ้านของลีอาถูกทำลาย ไรอันและลีอาตัดสินใจร่วมเดินทางด้วยกันเพื่อหยุดยั้งลูเซียสและค้นหาความหมายที่แท้จริงของพลังที่พวกเขามี ระหว่างการเดินทาง ไรอันต้องเผชิญหน้ากับความรู้สึกผิดในอดีตและความกลัวที่จะสูญเสียคนที่เขารัก ขณะที่ลีอาพยายามดิ้นรนเพื่อค้นพบความจริงเกี่ยวกับพลังของเธอและแก้แค้นให้กับครอบครัว แต่เมื่อไรอันได้เผชิญหน้ากับลูเซียส เขากลับพบว่าความมืดที่ลูเซียสได้รับนั้นเกิดจากการทรยศและความเจ็บปวดในอดีต ไรอันเริ่มตระหนักว่าเป้าหมายของเขาไม่ควรเป็นการล้างแค้นเพียงอย่างเดียว แต่ควรเป็นการเยียวยาและนำพาความสงบสุขกลับคืนสู่จิตใจของตัวเองและผู้อื่น ไรอันและลีอาจะสามารถเอาชนะความมืดและนำทางลูเซียสกลับสู่แสงสว่างได้หรือไม่? ความรักของพวกเขาจะสามารถผ่านพ้นอุปสรรคที่ยิ่งใหญ่ที่สุดนี้ไปได้หรือเปล่า? เรื่องราวของความรัก การเสียสละ และการค้นหาความหมายที่แท้จริงในชีวิตกำลังจะเริ่มต้นขึ้นใน "The Light and Shadow : เงาทมิฬ"

She is known to be the most selfish. He is known the merciless. She is the intelligent one. He is cunning of all. She never learnt to bow. He loves to see everyone bow. She respects the tradition, culture and rules. He loves to break every norm. Princess Aadya. The princess, but a warrior. She loves her people. Crown prince Vikramaditya. The brave, merciless, and cunning. He loves the throne. Two people. Same mindset but different in lives. Bound by seven vows in the pious bond of marriage. How are they going to live through this?? Join them on their this journey...

​It was a matter of benefit: I had to stop the CEO's wedding. ​It was a matter of reputation: I had to become the CEO's wife. ​For my heart's sake, I must hide my son and myself from his father, the CEO, while I execute my revenge

Held Light, Held Close follows Celeste Bradbury, a quiet, disciplined young woman who arrives in New York to work with the world-famous band Luminous Riot. Raised in the hush of convent halls and foster homes, Celeste has learned to survive by moving gently, listening closely, and building her life out of small, steadfast rituals. But the music world is loud, chaotic, and unkind—especially under the sharp eye of Paul Logan, the band’s volatile lead singer who meets her composure with relentless mockery. As weeks turn into months, Celeste maintains her quiet routines, her faith, and her dignity despite the storm around her. She becomes a still point in the band’s restless orbit—an anchor none of them expected, and a mirror that reveals what each member is running from. Through rehearsals, touring, backstage politics, deadlines, and private battles the world never sees, Celeste’s presence begins to shape the group in ways that defy explanation. The House She Built is a story of chosen family, slow-burn transformation, unspoken tenderness, and the quiet power of a woman who refuses to break—even when the world demands it. It is about the sanctuary we build within ourselves, and the imperfect people we let inside.

⚠️warning⚠️ this book contains mature content and abuse. This Is the first warning and will not be the last. Andrei Volkov is the head of the Russian Mafia. He's ruthless, dangerous, rich and has every woman on their knees begging for him to take them. He's never loved anyone, since his past has left him unable to do so.Skylar Jones; homeless and without any family. She's the kindest and the most selfless person you will ever meet even without money. One day, Skylar meets two men that work for the Russian Mafia. They offer her job that she has a tough time refusing even with the strings attached.What will poor innocent Skylar do when she meets the Andrei? Will she fall madly in love like the rest or simply think him as another man?WARNING: THIS STORY MAY CONTAIN TRIGGER STUFF TO SOME PEOPLE. IF YOU ARE EASILY UPSET BY THE THOUGHT OF RAPE OR ABUSE, DO NOT READ THIS BOOK.

My Alpha was gravely wounded in a battle with a rival pack. But I wasn’t worried. I wasn’t even flustered. I let him go, three thousand kilometers away, to be healed. Because in my past life, Damien got himself injured on purpose, all to give his healer mistress, Isla, a shot at glory. Worried sick about him, I forced our pack’s healers to treat him instead. But Isla lost her one shot at fame. Without it, she couldn't secure her place in any pack and eventually killed herself. Damien's life was saved, but he blamed me for her death. He poisoned me, leaving me to die in agony. When I opened my eyes again, I was back. Right before Damien got hurt.

From a campus romance to marriage, Dominic Fleming had always believed he led a perfect life. His wife, Isabella Sinclair, was dazzlingly beautiful. Their daughter, Lilith, was sweet and obedient. Dominic sometimes told himself he must have been a saint in a past life to deserve such happiness. Everything began to change the moment Isabella's so-called "sworn brother," Alexander Grant, entered their lives. Alex's name appeared more and more often, and it crept into every corner of their marriage. For Lilith's sake, Dominic endured the strain again and again until the day of the accident. As he lay on the operating table with his life hanging by a thread, Isabella was not at his side—she was with Alexander instead. That was the moment Dominic's heart finally turned cold. So why did Isabella regret it? She knelt with Alexander, who likewise barely clung to life, and wept as she begged Dominic for forgiveness. "Dom, I know I was wrong. Let's get married again. I will make him kneel and beg you for forgiveness," Isabella said. "Scram," Dominic replied. Isabella nodded eagerly. "Fine. I will throw him out right now!" "Get the fuck out too!" Dominic barked.

Claire Blake, 23, works double shifts at a café to cover her mother's medical bills and her brilliant sister Clara's college tuition. Her life is a careful sacrifice - no room for dreams, only survival. Then she accidentally spills coffee on Damian Cole, billionaire CEO and the city's most eligible bachelor. Instead of anger, he's kind. Days later, his assistant calls with an impossible offer: pretend to be his girlfriend for six months. His family won't stop pressuring him to marry, and his manipulative ex-fiancée Caroline refuses to accept they're over. In exchange: $10,000 monthly, her mother's medical expenses covered, and a completion bonus that would transform her family's life. Claire knows it's crazy - she doesn't belong in his world of charity galas and high society. But the money would solve every problem. So she signs the contract and steps into a glittering world where everything feels like pretend. Except it doesn't stay pretend. Damian isn't the cold CEO she expected. He remembers her coffee order, values her opinions, treats her family with genuine warmth. His careful respect comes from protecting his sister from abuse - he's not controlling, he's considerate. As Claire navigates his world, the performance becomes real. When he kisses her, he confesses: "This stopped being fake for me weeks ago." But Caroline launches a media campaign suggesting their relationship is paid - uncomfortably close to the truth. With headlines dissecting Claire's background and questioning whether she "belongs," they must choose transparency over hiding. Can a love that started as a contract become real enough to survive the spotlight?

Ethan Hayes and I grew up together, but we ended up resenting each other for a lifetime. He blamed me for taking matters into my own hands, forcing his memories back, and causing his true love to jump off a building. I blamed him for going back on his word. He promised to love me forever, but after losing his memory, he fell for someone else. In the early stages of our ten-year marriage, we were as cold as strangers who knew each other too well. When I got diagnosed with ALS, everyone in town urged him to divorce me. He only carried me to a chapel, knelt among the burning candles for an entire day and night, and prayed for a miracle. On my deathbed, he held me through the night, his forehead against my cheek. "I've done my duty to you in this life," he whispered. "If there's a next one, I hope you don't make me remember. Just let me be with her." Tears slid down my face. I finally got it. I shouldn't have chained him down with our teenage love, dragging him through a whole life. When I opened my eyes again, I was back to the day I found Ethan. This time, I chose to let him be with his true love instead of waking his memories.