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“I should’ve known you weren’t as reckless as me,” he says quietly. “You’re Elliot’s little girl after all.” “I’m not a little girl,” I snap. “I’m twenty-five.” “And I’m almost twice your age, Natalie,” he says, almost like he’s giving up. “But that didn’t stop you from coming to me.” In a second, he has me pinned against the wall. His hands trails up the sides of my body. “Do you want me to stop?” he whispers, his breath hot against my neck. “I waited for you that night,” I whisper, my hand sliding up his chest. “I imagined us doing all the things you implied you’d do.” He groans softly, a low, guttural sound that vibrates through his chest. “Did you touch yourself?” he asks in a whisper, his eyes closed. My other hand moves lower, trailing down his body until I brush against the hard evidence of his desire. I feel his breath hitch, and I smirk, knowing what I’m doing to him. “Yeah, but it was your hands I was feeling.” On the brink of her second wedding anniversary, Natalie Jones uncovers a devastating betrayal—her husband, Michael Cooper, embraced passionately with his mistress. Confronting him in a dimly lit restaurant, Nat exposes his scheme to marry her for her father’s fortune and storms out, her heart shattered but her resolve unbroken. Ric Steward, on the other hand — billionaire and philanthropist — never expected his evening to ignite with scandal. When he sees Natalie—radiant, powerful, and on the edge of a breakdown—he’s immediately captivated. Their fiery, forbidden attraction is challenged when Ric learns she’s the daughter of a longtime friend. But that doesn’t stop Nat. It only makes her want Ric more…

What will you do if you suddenly find out that you are betrothed with the king of the alpha gang when you are just a mere human? And it was prophesied long ago when you were not even born.... The two rival alpha kings of two different clans are prophesied to be the mate of the mere human, Ruth who will bear a child with one of them. The child - half human, half wolf will be the king of kings of all era. The two alpha kings - Alexander and Thomas - both want to behold and possess the power whom no one ever had. But was that truly a prophecy for which they were ready to sacrifice everything? Or just merely an old saying? And what about Ruth and Adam who are madly in love with one another in the mortal human world? " Leave me alone! " Ruth screamed with rage and fury. " Why have you taken me here? " Her big beautiful eyes shone with fear when she saw the dark silhouette behind her came to light infront of her. " You...." Looking at the dark shadow, she froze at her spot. " Yes,me. And here you are, my would be bride who will bear my child in her womb. " Crazy laughter broke out the whole castle. " No! Let go of me! Adam! " Ruth screamed when she saw the dark shadow coming directly towards her slow by slow. She tried to get up but could not as she was tied up with the pillar. " Adam! " Her voice went meek as she was fainting gradually, looking at the shadow coming close to her little by little....

Ma meilleure amie et moi avons épousé les héritiers d'une grande famille fortunée. J'ai dit « oui » à l'aîné, Alexandre, un brillant chirurgien, tandis qu'elle s'est unie au cadet, Thomas, un PDG aussi brillant que glacial. Le jour de notre mariage, Alexandre s'est volatilisé pour aider son ex à retrouver son chien perdu. Un comble ! Ma grand-mère, sous le choc, a fait une crise cardiaque. J'ai supplié Alexandre de revenir pour la sauver. « Tu as perdu la tête, Emma ? » m'a-t-il lancé, furieux. « Tu serais prête à maudire ta seule famille pour me faire revenir ? Chloé est désespérée, son chien a disparu. On peut toujours reporter la cérémonie. » Ce jour-là, elle a retrouvé son stupide animal, mais moi, j'ai perdu ma grand-mère à jamais. Je me suis effondrée en larmes. À mon réveil, j'ai regardé Juliette droit dans les yeux : « Je vais demander le divorce. Et toi ? » Elle m'a serrée contre elle, les joues ruisselantes : « Moi aussi, c'est fini. » Quand les frères Lefèvre ont reçu nos demandes de divorce, ils ont pleuré comme des enfants...

Para kay Josephine Thomas, ang arranged marriage niya kay Nicholas Herrera ay hindi isang sakripisyo kundi isang katuparan ng matagal na niyang pangarap. Mahal niya ito mula pa noon pa man. Kahit alam niyang isa lang siyang ampon at ginamit ng pamilya niya para sa negosyo, hindi siya nagreklamo. Kahit malamig si Nicholas at hindi siya minahal pabalik, tiniis niya ang sakit. Ngunit ang akala niyang magiging daan para mahalin siya ng asawa ay siya ring sumira sa kanya. Sa araw na balak niyang sabihin kay Nicholas na buntis siya, nakita niya ito sa ospital, kasama ang babaeng totoong minamahal nito. At sa harap ng mga mata niya, narinig niya ang pinaka-masakit na salita. “Magpapakasal na kami, Josephine. Magpa-file na ako ng divorce.” Gumuho ang mundo niya, pero hindi siya sumuko. Kahit delikado para sa puso niya, pinili niyang ituloy ang pagbubuntis. Hanggang sa isang araw, nawala siya sa buhay ni Nicholas… at hindi na muling lumingon. Apat na taon ang lumipas, at muling nagkrus ang mga landas nila. Sa pagkakataong ito, si Nicholas na ang humahabol. Puno ng pagsisisi, gustong bumawi. Pero may puwang pa ba siya sa puso ni Josephine? O huli na ang lahat para sa kanilang dalawa?

The Heptagon – Perang di Dalam Bayangan Dunia ini dikendalikan bukan oleh mereka yang tampak berkuasa, tetapi oleh mereka yang bergerak dalam bayangan. The Heptagon adalah organisasi rahasia yang memastikan keseimbangan dunia tetap terjaga, tanpa diketahui oleh siapa pun. Thomas dan timnya—Alex, Diego, dan Flynn—adalah bagian dari angkatan “The Revenants”, generasi terbaru yang dilatih selama lima tahun dalam akademi brutal The Heptagon. Setelah melewati ujian hidup dan mati, mereka kini bukan lagi siswa. Mereka adalah senjata yang siap digunakan untuk perang yang tidak pernah diketahui dunia. Setelah kelulusan, mereka diberikan cuti satu minggu untuk kembali ke negara masing-masing—tetapi pulang tidak lagi berarti sama. Dunia lama mereka telah berubah, dan mereka sendiri bukan lagi bagian dari itu. Saat masa cuti berakhir, mereka dipanggil ke markas pusat The Heptagon, sebuah pulau buatan di Samudra Pasifik yang tidak ada dalam peta dunia. Di sana, mereka diberikan misi pertama mereka—melacak organisasi musuh terbesar Heptagon, The Black Dawn, yang sedang merencanakan sesuatu yang bisa mengguncang dunia. Mereka tidak lagi berlatih. Mereka tidak bisa mundur. Kini, perang di dalam bayangan telah dimulai. Dunia tidak akan pernah mengenal mereka. Tetapi tanpa mereka, dunia ini tidak akan bertahan.

Si Dimitri Xavier Thomas Bazhaev, 31- taong gulang ay isang Filipino-Russian na negosyante at kilala sa larangan ng pagraracing. Siya ang may-ari ng pinakamalaking shipping company sa buong Asya. Kadalasan ay makikita si Dimitri sa mga diyaryo at mga sikat na magazines. Hindi din maikakaila ang kanyang gandang-lalaki dahil sa may lahi itong banyaga. Habulin ito sa mga babae at wala itong siniseryoso. Different place, different woman. Cunning at playboy kung tawagin ng nakararami si Dimitri. Lahat ng babae ay patapon para kay Dimitri ngunit sa hindi inaasahang pagkakataon ay hindi niya inaasahang mababaliw siya sa isang babaeng nagngangalang Tiffany Bernales, 28-taong gulang. Hindi lubos maisip ni Dimitri na dadating ang panahon na mababaliw siya sa isang babae. Hindi niya lubos maisip na dadating ang panahon na makakaramdam siya ng takot na maiwan ng isang babae. Ngunit sa hindi inaasahang pagkakataon ay nagkamali si Dimitri dahilan upang lumayo ang dalaga sa kanya. Pagkalipas ng limang taon ay nakita silang muli. Kataka-taka at may anak na dala-dala ang babae na ikina-igting panga ni Dimitri. Matutuloy pa kaya ang kanilang pag-iibigan? O tuluyan kayang siya ay lisanin ng babaeng kanyang pinakamamahal?

Mexique. Angela de la Vega, une jeune journaliste bien décidée à faire éclater le scandale des meurtres de Juarez, reçoit un e-mail énigmatique, signé Ö, qui la lance sur la piste du Chirurgien, le plus redoutable des tueurs en série de la région. Pérou. Noa Stevenson, grand-reporter de guerre traumatisé par la violence, découvre au fin fond des Andes, un message géant gravé dans une falaise qu'aucune technologie humaine n'a pu réaliser. Cité du Vatican. Un ordre spécial d'ecclésiastiques de très haut rang, s'inquiète d'une augmentation subite des apparitions angéliques dans le monde, car cela pourrait contrecarrer leurs noirs desseins. Etats-Unis. Le Réseau Advent Watcher, unité spéciale de la NSA s'occupant de traquer les messages à connotation ésotérique, analyse avec effarement une série d'e-mails signé Ö, envoyée à tous les internautes de la planète suivant une méthodologie humainement impossible. Après Titan, thriller au suspense haletant sur le thème des armes climatiques, Frédéric Zumbiehl nous entraine cette fois à la poursuite du plus énigmatique des lanceurs d'alerte, le très mystérieux Ö. Mais qui est-il ? Un Ange, comme certaines sources bien informées le pensent ? Ou un démon, comme d'autres le redoutent ? Initiatique et mystérieux, ésotérique et percutant, spirituel mais emprunt de vérités dérangeantes, Ö est un roman dont vous ne sortirez pas indemne. AUTEUR Frédéric Zumbiehl est un ancien pilote de chasse reconverti dans l'écriture depuis une quinzaine d'années. Scénariste prolifique du 9e art, il est l'auteur d'une quarantaine d'Album dont Team Rafale, Tanguy et Laverdure, Buck Danny, avec plus d'un million d'albums vendus. Il est également écrivain.

"Hey, new girl! Stop hovering like a shadow and grab a seat. You look like you haven’t eaten in days," the head chef called out, her voice sharp but oddly welcoming. I froze. I knew her. She was the type who ignored me—neither cruel nor kind, just indifferent. It was better than the others who thrived on my misery. But this… this unexpected invitation caught me off guard. “Thomas, move over!” she snapped. “The girl looks like she’s been dragged through hell. Let her sit.” I cautiously stepped forward, unsure of this newfound warmth. “She doesn’t talk much, huh? Let me tell you something, sweetheart,” Henry chimed in, his voice dripping with mockery. “There’s no room for shy here. Speak up or get swallowed whole. Now, what’s your name?” “Aurora,” I said smoothly, burying the girl I used to be beneath the lie. --- Amelia was the pack’s favorite target—a punching bag for their frustrations and a scapegoat for their failures. But the cruelest betrayal came on her eighteenth birthday when the Alpha—her mate—rejected her in front of the pack. Mocked, humiliated, and abandoned, Amelia reached her breaking point. She vanished without a trace. Years later, she’s back, but not as the broken girl they remember. She’s Aurora now—sharp, fearless, and burning with a thirst for vengeance. She’s trained, planned, and uncovered the dark truths that fueled their hatred. And now, she’s ready to make them pay.

Claire was KCPD homicide detective at Kibich central precinct. She was engaged to Adams, a mythology professor at Kibich University. Their life together was perfect until one fateful morning. Detective Claire woke to a phone call that notified her of her father’s mysterious death. She called her mother; they had separated with the father, to let her know of the news. In the confusion of her father’s death, across the street from the scene, she saw a man watching. She went to confront him but he was long gone when she got there. Before she could go back to the crime scene, she received a call from her mother with a question of whether ‘Vivienda de Vampiros’ meant anything to her. Without a clue, her mother apologized to her and promised to let her know more about her family history, who she really was and, BLOOD CITY. Later, her mother explained to her that she was born in a vampire hunter’s family. She was meant to be a vampire hunter. From that moment on, her life took a much-unexpected turn to the worst. She took her time to study more about vampires. As she was busy hunting her father’s killer, she crossed paths with Daniel, a vampire that, against all odds was protecting her and her family. The unfolding of events led to her having feelings for the Vampire. This became a wedge between her and Adams. Later Adams was manipulated by Catherine in the name of love to get close to Claire but was finally turned which led to his death. Later, she was able to defeat and kill Thomas and Catherine with the help of her mother and Daniel. In the end, Claire and Daniel married and lived happily ever after.

Lily Maxwell, a young, bright, beautiful, French girl. She has nothing but works hard to have enough. She won a scholarship to study in the best University in Los Angeles. Thomas Anderson, the only surviving son of a multi-billionaire family in Los Angeles who only has his emotionless but independent mom who wants him to marry a daughter of another multi billionaire family in L.A Fate brought Tommy and Lily together. They fell in love and in the third year, Lily got pregnant which threatened the academic life of both Tommy and Lily. "I'm sure you know me so I'll just go straight to the point. You have just two options" the woman In black said in a limousine with a face showing zero emotion. "You take that money" pointed to the briefcase beside Lily, abort the pregnancy and have it in mind that as of now my son doesn't exist to you or you do what you want and risk your life and that of everyone that has ever come close to you" Mrs. Anderson threatened. "I believe this is Tommy's life. And we both have the right to decide what we want without interference from anyone" Lily defended with confidence. "This is what Tommy wants. Trust me. But if you want proof, you shall have it" Mrs Anderson dialed Tommy's number and.. "She took the money didn't she?...Hope you didn't forget to tell her to abort the Baby to avoid future connection" Tommy said over the phone And that was it. Lily lost it all to love and the Andersons. Her social, love and academic life, all gone. She vowed to come back for the Andersons' downfall when it is VENGEANCE HOUR.