Welch Ave Barber Shop

Wealthy art dealer Damien Kennedy has successfully avoided two things: returning to the hometown that haunts him and taking a wife. Now thanks to his controlling grandfather’s machinations, he’s reluctantly ended up doing both. But Regina Duquesne quickly proves she’s no mere platonic bride of convenience. The only way she can make this marriage outlive their one-year agreement is if she can make her sexy husband open his heart and forget the demons of the past... before it’s too late. Because there’s an enemy on the horizon, threatening to take away all they hold dear, including their newfound passion.

Gustong makawala ni Asula mula sa mga kamay ng kaniyang boss na si Marco. Ayaw na niyang maging isang bayarang babae. Sa kaniyang pagpaplanong pagtakas ay nakilala niya ang isang misteryosong lalaki. Na bigla na lamang nagsabi sa kaniyang magbabago ang buhay niya dahil sa nakilala niya ito at nakita. And she found out that mysterious guy is a time traveler! Ang misyon nito ay ang baguhin ang kapalaran niya, ilayo sa kasalanan at sa kamatayan! And his name is Wave Ocean. Can the Wave defeat the fire?

In her third year of dating Jackson Hunter, the cool and proud Lumina Walker took out a secret loan of one million dollars to repay his debt. She even resorted to performing stripteases in a bar. Everything changed when she overheard a shocking conversation between him and his friends. "You're ruthless even to yourself! Just to get back at Lumina, you pretended to be a bartender for three years, tricked her into taking out a loan for you, and used her nude video as collateral. You even got her to strip at your bar! " "If she ever found out that you're the loan shark and own the bar she stripped at… She'd probably drop dead from anger right there and then!" another chimed in. Celia Price was Lumina's living nightmare, her tormentor for nine years since their middle school days—relentless bullying, harassment, and abuse. The painful twist? Celia was Jackson's secret love all along—for a decade, to be exact. Yet Lumina didn't cry, didn't fight back. So when her Uncle Howard called and ordered her to marry the mute oldest son of the powerful Morgan family from Crown City, she agreed without hesitation.

WARNING 18+ (content pornographic words that are not suitable for young readers) Sa kagustuhan ni Belle na mabuhay ang ama ay napilitan siya na i-alok ang sarili sa lalaking sobra sa kalahati ang edad niya. Si Aldric Smith na kung yaman ang pag-uusapan ay walang makakalamang. Ang lalaki ang una niyang karanasan sa lahat. Sa halik, sa romansa at indayog sa kama. Ngunit kalaunan ay natutunan niyang pahalagahan. Higit doon ay alam niyang mahal na niya ang lalaki at gusto rin niyang mahalin din siya nito pabalik. Ngunit ano ang karapatan niyang humiling ng pagmamahal kung may perang katumbas ang bawat pagpapasaya niya. May karapatan pa ba ang gaya niyang bayaran na makatagpo ng tunay na pagmamahal gayong ang lalaking pinapangarap ay may asawa na.

La nuit de sa remise de diplôme, Gabriella Langley ne voulait qu’une chose : célébrer sa liberté retrouvée avec ses amies, comme toutes les filles de son âge. Elle ne savait pas que ce choix changerait sa vie à jamais. Sous les lumières vives du club, elle n’était qu’une adolescente naïve, avide d’insouciance, inconsciente du danger qui rôdait dans l’ombre. Et ce danger avait un nom. Alexander Étudiant en faculté, séduisant, arrogant, habitué à obtenir tout ce qu’il désirait. Pour lui, les femmes n’étaient qu’un jeu. Quand il posait ses yeux sur une proie, il ne la lâchait jamais. Et si elle résistait… il brisait sa volonté par la force. Cette nuit-là, Gabriella fut sa cible. Une seule nuit, une seule erreur, et son innocence vola en éclats. À dix-huit ans, elle découvrit qu’elle portait l’enfant de son bourreau. Traumatisée, détruite, elle choisit de disparaître. Loin de lui, elle éleva sa fille en silence, jurant de ne jamais recroiser ce monstre. Mais le destin a une mémoire cruelle. Huit ans plus tard, Gabriella revient. Elle a grandi, changé, mûri. Elle n’est plus la jeune fille naïve d’autrefois, mais une femme forte, prête à tout pour offrir une vie meilleure à sa fille. Elle décroche un emploi dans une prestigieuse maison d’édition. Un nouveau départ, une chance de tourner la page. Ce qu’elle ignore encore… c’est que l’homme à la tête de cette entreprise n’est autre que Alexander. Le même regard, la même aura écrasante… mais elle ne le reconnaît pas. Et lui, sans le savoir, s’apprête à tomber amoureux de la femme qu’il avait détruite autrefois.

La vie d'Ava LOPEZ était une toile de couleurs vibrantes, remplie de rires et de promesses, elle était une douce jeune âme insouciante avec des objectifs jusqu'à une nuit fatidique. L'obscurité qui s'est abattu sur elle était impitoyable, laissant des cicatrices qui refusaient de guérir. À 23 ans, son monde et ses objectifs ont été brisés par un acte de violence dégoûtant, une agression sexuelle brutale sur son lieu de travail. Les souvenirs de cette nuit-là hante, un rappel constant de la terreur qu'elle a enduré. L'Ava jadis insouciante et joviale était maintenant l'ombre de son ancien elle, son esprit consumé par le traumatisme. Les cauchemars l'ont tourmentée, et la peur d'être seule l'a étouffée, au point où elle est a développé l'androphobie. Sa famille, autrefois source de réconfort, l'a rejetée, incapable d'accepter la vérité de son calvaire. N'ayant nulle part où se tourner, Ava sentait son espoir s'échapper. Juste au moment où elle était sur le point d'abandonner sa vie, un test de grossesse a confirmé l'impensable, une nouvelle vie grandie en elle. Non pas une mais deux. ***** EXTRAIT : " Tu paieras pour avoir joué avec mes sentiments Stella " Une voix rauque a surgit derrière les épaules d'Ava la faisant frissonner. La pièce était vraiment sombre au point où elle ne pouvait rien voir même pas son visage. ___" Mais monsieur, je ne suis pas Stella... S'il vous plaît, laissez-moi partir " Elle a essayé de se libérer de son emprise mais il l'a serrée plus fort.... À cause de cet événement, elle a développé l'androphobie (Elle déteste être touchée par les hommes). Des années plus tard, Ava est devenue une femme indépendante. Elle a juré de ne jamais laisser personne entrer dans sa vie et celle de ses enfants. Jusqu'à ce qu'il arrive…

Letche naman oh! Kung hindi ko lang talaga kailangan ng perang pang piyansa kay Itay hinding hindi ako sasapi sa grupo ni Buknoy. At malay ko bang ang target namin ay isa pa lang bigatin na ubod ng gwapo, yaman, yabang, at saksakan ng pagkababaero bukod dun napaka-daldal niya at ang bastos pa ng bunganga. Walang iba kundi si Sebastian Cain Guevarra. Ang lalaking mas magulo pa sa buhok mo sa private part. Paano ba naman—"I'll give you two option, Miss. Pumili ka, kulong o magiging alipin ko?" seryoso ngunit nakangising tanong niya. Humakbang siya papalapit at inilapit ang mukha sa aking tenga saka bumulong. "Choose wisely cutie..." sabay kindat niya. ©CrystalineG

This story is not a story at all ; it is rather a journal that documents events which shapes this author's life. Walk the journey with me ; is it what you going through to? If so , hopefully this journal will help you feel as if you are not alone in this world. This book will contain good times , as well as bad times. The events that occurs are not made up in my imagination ; these events were lived out and documented as soon as possible. Let us conquer these problems together!

An underwater volcano has been detected showing unusual activity, with the potential to erupt at any moment. Evacuations in the surrounding sea area have already begun. My husband, Ethan Gibson, boarded a lifeboat with his true love, Aria York, leaving me—his pregnant wife—behind. Not only that, he scolded me for being jealous at the worst possible time. "Aria can't swim. I have to take her first. What more do you want? I left the life jacket for you—isn't that enough?" "I'm pregnant… I'm scared…" I tried to plead. "Enough! Wendy, what's wrong with you? Why do you always have to be so dramatic?" That night, I was still nowhere to be found. Furious, he sent me a message: [Wendy! Where the hell are you? Do you have to take things this far?] [I'm telling you; I'm not coming to look for you. If you come back now, I'll act like this never happened. But if you don't, then don't bother coming back—ever!] However, Ethan… I couldn't come back anymore.

Chloe's parents were killed, accused of being traitors. Since then, she has served as a slave to the BlackMoon pack. Chloe was humiliated by everyone, including the future alpha - Aaron. She promised herself that once she turned 18 moons, she would be gone forever. However, Chloe kept a secret that no one could know: her witch eyes.