Tom Clancy Chain Of Command

"Your Honor, I'm just a girl" *** Ten years a prisoner, but she's been nothing but trouble. They call her "The Blood Widow" the infamous she-wolf who slaughtered two hundred wolves in revenge. Now, she’s being sent to the one place she can’t escape, Blackridge Prison, under the watch of Gamma Kael Blackstone, Moonshard’s most feared warrior. But Kael doesn’t know the truth. The woman he’s guarding is the only survivor of the North sea, Silvercrest Pack...the same pack he helped destroy under his father’s command. She remembers his face. Her eyes shakes him. And when chains turn to sparks, vengeance begins to blur with desire and obsession.

Gumuho ang mundo ni Cherry Villafuerte sa paulit-ulit at harap-harapang pagtataksil ng kanyang nobyo. Dahil sa pagkabigo, parang nawalan ng direksyon ang buhay niya, at napilitang mag-leave sa trabaho. Ngunit sa kanyang pagkalugmok, isang lalaki ang biglang pumasok sa buhay niya—si Reynan Cuevas, ang dating masungit at suplado niyang pasyente, siya ang tila naging ilaw sa madilim niyang mundo. Sa kanilang hindi inaasahang pagkikita, may kakaibang alok sa kanya si Reynan. Isang solusyon na maaaring magpapalaya sa kanya mula sa sakit—isang kasal na kontrakwal. Ngunit handa ba siyang sumugal sa kasanduang kasal na hindi tiyak ang kahihinatnan? O mananatili siyang magpapagapos sa relasyon na siya lang ang nagmamahal?

In our era where science and technology dominates, magic and the likes are always dismissed as myths and legends; elements of folklore. However, a boy Tom crops up from the rural areas of Detroit. Tom, was a lover of books, a science freak, and also an ardent admirer of magic. During his high school days, Tom found a book from one of the world's most secret occult groups; The Order of the Chalice. This book led him to an unprecedented adventure into the depths of the most hidden places in the world. Meanwhile, Tom's unrequited lover Heidi was worried about Tom and insistent in pursuing him. Tom left home after hijacking his father's pension funds in search of the Stone of Heka which the occult book told him of. Heidi, on the other hand, cut a frustrated figure as Tom eluded her. Sometime in the future, decades after he left his family, Tom resurfaced. But now, as the 'vulle guże chä'; the magic Overlord of the Order of the Chalice. Many catastrophic events heralded his ascension and emergence. This caused the States, politicians, and the Order of the Chalice surviving members to become alert. The state thought that a major terrorist group has attacked while politicians were confused and concocted many conspiracy theories in pursuit of the culprit. However, the Order of the Chalice was frenziedly preparing for the homecoming and true ascension of the legendary 'vulle guże chä ' who will lead them to the limelight, and bring back the golden era of magic. Heidi, who was done with her college education, has been in pursuit of Tom and is the only one who knows his whereabouts. Tom, however, seeks supremacy. He wants to rule the world. An inevitable war will ensue but only Heidi can save the day.

"What if....you were the one inside this novel?" In a chain story, the novel started with a girl named Leah, a beautiful girl with spoiled love from her brother [Lewis] he, who protect her from dangers, and her friends [Nami, Gu, Georgia and Ole] they, who helped her from her woes and problems. Now, however, she found something new. A novel that will change her life forever. If that's the case, then what will Leah do if she found herself in a novel where the novel chained her? "What if...." in a story, where you are just a side character running around with the main characters. Just "what if..."

While Estelle Stafford is waiting in the emergency room in a bloodied state, Nathaniel Lockhart and Kathleen Lockhart are with Nathaniel's first love, Lynette Jefferson. In the end, Estelle decides to divorce Nathaniel. Everyone mocks her for shamelessly clinging to Nathaniel, but none of them know that Estelle is actually the rumored genius jewelry designer. She's also "L", the famed trader of Wells Street. Even her name is included in the list of suppliers who can provide the specific medicine that Nathaniel has been searching everywhere for to cure Lynette's illness. After they've gotten divorced, Nathaniel claims that Estelle is just doing this to gain his attention, while Kathleen says that she's just making things difficult for herself. Everyone's waiting to see Estelle make a fool of herself. But then a simple sketch of a wedding ring that Estelle drew without much thought is auctioned off at a sky-high price, and an aircraft belonging to the Allied Nations medical team lands at Lockhart Manor to pick her up because she's needed to perform a highly classified surgery. Kathleen's hands are shaking as she holds onto the consent form from the medical staff. "They've checked the database, and Mommy is the only person who's compatible enough to be the bone marrow donor." On a stormy night, Nathaniel kneels on the ground as Estelle walks across the red carpet. With a veil adorned with blue diamonds covering her face, she parts her lips. "Mr. Lockhart, I want 51% of Lockhart Group's shares as payment for saving your lover's life."

“I'm so sorry, Leo,” I rasped, my voice barely a whisper. Tears of guilt and self-blame streamed down my cheeks as I stood before him, eyes cast downward. Despite the fact that I was his prisoner and he was my warden, I couldn't bear the thought of anything bad happening to him. I told him, “It's my fault. I shouldn't have let you go-” “Damn it, Alessandra. I don't want your apology,” Leonardo snapped, lifting my chin with a firm finger, forcing me to meet his gaze. His voice was hard as steel as he continued, “I want you to write a fucking essay about how much you think about me. How you crave my touch. I want to hear you say you love me, because I swear it in this life, mia principessa, there won't be anyone else but me.” ----------------------------------------------------- When Alessandra Scavelli is forced into marrying Leonardo De Castello, her childhood sweetheart turned feared mafia kingpin, her world is thrown into chaos. Leonardo, still madly in love with her, sees this as a chance to reclaim their lost romance. Alessandra, however, is torn by a secret mission handed to her by her family: infiltrate Leonardo's syndicate and bring it down from within. As she delves into Leonardo's dangerous world, Alessandra finds herself conflicted between her family’s demands and the undeniable pull of her own heart. The once clear lines between loyalty and love blur, and she must navigate a treacherous path where betrayal lurks at every corner. Will Alessandra follow through with her family's plan, or will she surrender to the passion that threatens to consume her?

Gair, the third-born son of the Laird to the largest clan on the border, is one of three identical triplets. He is quite content with the fun and freedom of a third-born son. He enjoyed spending his days training with the men and his nights laying with willing lasses. Leaving his brothers to squabble over how to run the clan and worry about providing heirs suited him fine. Unfortunately, the king has other ideas. To keep peace in the highlands and unite the borderlands the king feels all three men must have a clan of their own. Since he believes all three are unwed, he chooses brides for them which will result in each having a clan to rule and a wife to create heirs with. He wed Gai to a beautiful woman. The problem? The woman had married his brother two years earlier! With a coin toss, the brothers swap identities, switching wives and clans. Will anyone notice? Will Gair regret leaving his home and the beautiful woman the king had gifted him to head off into the unknown, to run a clan he's never visited and marry a woman he's never met? Isobel is an outcast in her own clan. She refuses to dress or act like a lady. Instead, she has found a way to become nearly invisible, and to help and who are being abused to escape to new lives. She had thought herself safe from the dangers of marriage. It hadn't occurred to her that the king would see it done. Can she trust this stranger with her secrets? Can he help her heal from the past? Most importantly, can she help him save their clan from being taken over by a band of rogue mercenaries?

Frankie (Isa as the birth name) has not had an easy life since her father killed her mother when she was six. She gets minimum age working as a waitress and it's not enough to get good housing. Her fate changes when she meets Trey, a business tycoon at the bar she waitresses. Frankie's first impression of Trey is that he is rude, arrogant and entitled. Trey on the other hand is fascinated by how Frankie dresses and behaves and he is sure he is going to sleep with her which he does finally and becomes obsessed. Frankie's best friend and coworker at the bar introduces her to an extra hustle which involves supplying meds to pharmacies. Frankie has no idea that they supply contraband drugs and that one of the pharmacies affected is Trey's, who owns a chain of them. When Trey finds out that the drugs being supplied are fake, he launches an investigation and Frankie is in the middle of it. He is shell-bent on punishing her so he hires her as a help and doesn't pay her. Frankie knows she can't do anything about it because she doesn't want to go to jail so she lets him treat her however he wants. She ends up losing her and Trey's baby (he had no idea she was pregnant), and hates him more. Trey is devastated and does anything to make up for it. She finally forgives him and they get back together.

Kael was a god once. Loved. Worshipped. Feared. But when he fell for a mortal girl, the heavens stripped him of his divinity and cursed him to roam the earth as the first werewolf—a beast feared by all. Worse, she wasn’t spared. Eira, his love, was bound to an endless cycle of reincarnation, each life erased of him. And in every lifetime, Kael finds her, only to lose her again. Now, centuries later, Eira is reborn as Lila in a modern world where packs rule the shadows and Kael reigns as an untouchable king. Drawn to him despite the danger, Lila begins to uncover pieces of a life she doesn’t remember and a love she can’t explain. But the gods are watching, and they will not allow Kael to defy them again. The heavens demand Kael let her go to break the curse. They promise him redemption, but Kael knows better. He has endured centuries of their cruelty, and this time, he will not bow. If they want her, they will pay in blood. Even if it costs him everything.

Avoir une famille fait ressortir un sentiment indescriptible, que nul ne peut expliquer. Pour ressentir ce plaisir et ce sentiment d'avoir une famille, il faut avant tout en avoir. Alors qu'est-ce qu'une famille ? Darye n'a jamais connu ce sentiment, le sentiment d'avoir une famille sur qui compter quand tout va mal, une famille où elle aurait la possibilité d'avoir une mère et un père. Même avoir une famille qu'avec un seul parent serait aussi bien pour elle. Étant orpheline dès le bas âge elle sera élevée par sa tante qui n'est réellement pas une famille pour elle. Elles le savent toutes les deux mais sachant qu'elle ne peut rien changer elle subit simplement. Cherchant à sortir de cette situation qui peut la conduire à la mort, elle décide de tenter sa chance dans plusieurs domaines. Et comme la vie n'est jamais smoothe pour personne, elle aura des choix à faire. Elle tombe dans des histoires louches qui la conduisent sur un chemin inconnu. Elle trouvera une âme qui la fera sortir peu à peu du lot mais pour combien de temps ? Serait-il bon pour elle ? Seule la fin nous le dira.