Starting from her transfer to a boarding school on her 18th birthday. She was happy to be living in the dormitory because she was having problems with the only family she had, her father. At that time, she was stressed because she got a lot of bad treatment. Band is a pleasure in it self for her, so she decided to focus on the band's extracurricular activities in order to relieve stress. But of course, life is not as smooth as imagined. -Everything in Eighteen-
Duke Nicholas Stoneborne is a cold man whose glare can paralyze even the king himself. The thing he dislikes more than unnecessary disturbances is children, especially the loud and nosy kind. One evening after receiving the reports from his ruby mines, he is annoyed to find that a child was found in the mines. Irritated, he goes to check out the child that was discovered only to see a girl with hair as red as fire and eyes that shine like rubies. However, she won't be the only child he finds.
Like the raindrops in the ocean, my love for you silently shores into a big wave…. Acacia continues writing in her book about her first love, not having a clue that this book will be on the list of bestsellers in the future. Do you think this book will reach Lucas, her first lover? And how will he react to it when he gets to know that this book was about him? Will they get back together or move on as it is? ******* note-cover is not mine
Rowan is smart, funny, and talented. His dream is to become a famous dancer. He was loved by his family and admired by his friends. However, he was in a toxic relationship. One day, an unfortunate accident changes his life. His dream comes crashing down, forcing him to rethink his life. Now living in a new town, Rowan is moody and considers himself disgusting. His fears have turned into inner demons. Ray, a physical therapist, enters Rowan's life. Before Ray can win Rowan's heart, he must break down the wall that Rowan has built. Can this task be achieved, or will a demon from Rowan's past threaten everything?
"I gently put my hand under her chin and raised her head to take a better look. It shouldn't have happened ,but for some reason breath go knocked out of me, when I saw those icy blue eyes staring back at me. They looked fragile like broken glass. I didn't find sunlight waiting for me, I found light skin and perfectly drawn eves and nose. I saw the moon." She was gifted to them, a pure anguished flower; and he accepted her, for he was a selfish monster and so he kept her. Fillip, a heartless monster that had killed every mafia don in cold blood to get to the top, that's why he is feared. Now he's the don of every Italian mafia family across New York. Fleur a simple girl that was taken from her house and home years ago, when her father didn't pay the debt. Going from house to house she's always returned to her original captor, Alberto. She had never found home again nor family, for she made it difficult for people to like her. Will she ever find home again? Follow my mafia story of Fleur and Fillip discovering each other's secrets and burying theirs deep in one another. Slowly caring for each other and her purity melting his selfishness. Follow them fight, discover and hate each other with no regret. Watch them fall in love.
Synopsis for Volume 1: Amure "Threads of Illusion: A Journey Through Shadows" begins with Amure, a young woman haunted by the recent loss of her mother and grappling with her deteriorating mental health. To escape her crushing grief, she constructs a vivid, fantastical world in her mind where she possesses immense power, deceives gods, and battles for dominion over her destiny. Yet, as she immerses herself in this imagined realm, the boundaries between reality and fantasy blur, leading her toward a perilous path of self-destruction. Amure's life becomes an endless battle against enigmatic gods who seem to orchestrate relentless trials, her only refuge in this fabricated world where she wages a fierce war against her own despair. Her mental state deteriorates under the weight of these trials, leaving her increasingly lost in an unsettling and surreal existence. As Amure's struggles escalate, her seemingly benign cat, Rede, reveals a deeper role as a divine spy sent to monitor her behavior. With each escalating challenge from the gods, Amure's tenuous grip on reality slips further away. Yet, amidst the chaos, a glimmer of defiance surfaces, urging her to resist the forces intent on her destruction. In the poignant final chapters, Amure's delusions give way to the harsh reality of her mental illness, reflecting early signs of schizophrenia exacerbated by her profound grief and isolation. Rede, initially a harbinger of divine scrutiny, transforms into a crucial support system, helping her confront the darkness within. Through Rede's guidance, Amure begins to seek therapy and embark on a difficult journey toward healing. "Threads of Illusion: A Journey Through Shadows" delves into the fragility of the human psyche, the perils of losing oneself in fantasy, and the transformative power of hope and resilience. It explores themes of mental illness, grief, and the essential process of facing one’s inner demons, ultimately offering a message of recovery and the potential for light in even the darkest moments. Synopsis for Volume 2: T. Ruth "Threads of Illusion: A Journey Through Shadows" continues with Volume 2, "T. Ruth," following the tumultuous life of Tej Ruth, a young man whose world is turned upside down by the enigmatic game "ToD" (Truth or Dare). After a seemingly innocent adoption by the Ruth couple, Tej grows up under a veil of deception, his sense of identity and trust warped by the lies that surround him. On his 12th birthday, Tej learns the shocking truth of his adoption, igniting a chain reaction of panic and deceit. As he delves deeper into the mysterious game gifted to him, which manipulates him into pathological lying, Tej's life spirals into chaos. The game’s influence intensifies his paranoia and fuels a dark quest to uncover the true reason behind his adoption. The narrative shifts to a gripping thriller as Tej uncovers a harrowing truth: the Ruths' adoption of him was not a simple act of kindness but a calculated decision born from a devastating miscarriage and a subsequent secretive abduction of his biological mother’s child. This revelation thrusts Tej into a labyrinth of lies and betrayal, leading him to confront his own damaged psyche and the fractured relationships with those he once cherished. As Tej navigates this treacherous path, he is compelled to make a critical choice—Truth or Dare? His final tasks demand that he seek forgiveness, repair broken connections, and confront the reality of his origins. The story reaches its climax as Tej faces the consequences of his actions, undertakes the arduous journey of self-revelation, and ultimately finds a path to redemption. "Threads of Illusion: A Journey Through Shadows" explores themes of identity, trust, and the psychological impact of deceit. Volume 2 delves into the darkness of the human mind, presenting a compelling tale of transformation, confrontation, and the quest for truth.
" Are you sure you want this?" He asked her, having it at the back of his mind that he wouldn't be able to pull himself away from her body if she said no. The thought alone scared him. " Yes, " her breath fanned his cheek and he dragged his eyes over to her wide eyes " I am" He watched how the vein at the side of her neck moved, loved how her eyes paid so much attention to him, loved how she breathed evenly, loved how soft her body felt under him, loved how her lips pathed slightly. It drove him on edge, turning him on without her needing to try at all. A smile crosses his lips, a smile of satisfaction and he trailed a finger down her hair line, whispering " if you wanna stop me, now's the chance, love, because once I start, I cannot stop and you're officially mine " She loved how he said that, how he marked a territory with just his words and it even turned her on. If she didn't want this she didn't know what else she'd want. She loved this man who appeared when she needed somebody most and stayed. He stayed and now she loved him more than she thought was ever possible. Kelsey is your almost nonregular stripper who worked at the Extramood Strippers club around the neighborhood. Life is hard and even tougher with an abusive drunk father fighting for his life. But when he told her to leave, she knew she'd never be able to go back. She's determined to protect her virginity at all costs but when Blaire, a notorious stripper discovered this and rats her out, she's suddenly faced with a hard time shutting all the club men out, a dilemma of what she truly wants and why she's doing what she's doing. But her life is about to change when she's offered a job that takes her to Paris, to work as a stripper for the popular Fleur Del Mansioñé. A popular house which comprised of a huge family Casino, an astonishing first class restaurant, and a classy pub, owned by the popular family, "The Mercedes". What happens when she meets the cold, handsome, drop-dead gorgeous Billionaire who discovers her 'secret' after taking her home for a nightstand. Zane Mercedes is your regular billionaire whose life is about to spin around after meeting the strangely sexy innocent woman who worked at the famous Fleur Del Mansioñé, while having to deal with a family who only sees his reckless side and are determined to put his life together.
Magick is real. And there is a secret world complete with its own agency, Veritas. Their purpose is to control those who would wield their power over “regulars” or threaten the secrecy that keeps them all safe from the persecution that nearly destroyed them centuries ago. For Cassie, a mixed blood witch, it’s the only world she’s ever known and now she is struggling in her role as a Veritas agent. For Drew, a witch born to a non-magickal family, the revelation that magic is real answers many of his questions. It's also the cause of tremendous loss and pain. And now, as he and Cassie attempt to find his missing brother, rumored to be working with a rogue witch and cult leader, it threatens to take the last of his family from him.
The world of Luanar is ruled by Marks and Gifts. Family lines that are so old they date thousands of years and hold respect and those that are new and fresh but powerful. Both the Families and their Marks or Gifts are catagorized in different hierarchies and must be respected or looked down upon. "She has four Marks and...and four Gifts sire." The old woman whispered in a trembling voice. The man before her frowned in thought. "I see." Was the man's only response before he nodded and a swift blade cut through the frail old woman's neck. Thud. Thud. Thud. Her head bounced three time on the cold stone floor before it rolled to the dark damp corner of her cell. "I wish I could have done more...I wish ." The old woman thought, her pale cheek against the damp stones and her conscious slowly fading to black as death finally took her.
Anora Windrunner was once the beloved Luna of the Forester Pack. Being unrivaled in beauty, compassion, and intelligence, she served her pack well. Even giving her mate, Luther Windrunner, a few pups to carry on their lineage. Life seemed perfect as she enjoyed her days of motherhood and being the doting wife of Luther. Until her son's 10th birthday when a rival pack planned a raid in their pack house. The raid resulted in the death of her beloved mate, her pups, and pretty much their entire pack. If it hadn't been for her pregnancy, she contemplated ending her own life. Being separated from the other surviors, Anora ended up in the woods of the Rouges, seeking refuge. Unfortunately, she comes to learn that the other rouges don't take so kindly to her pack. Having to hide her identity as Ann Wind to protect her unborn pup, she blends into the rouges. However, she experiences a lot of abuse and cruel words. Then one day they run her into the pack territory of Pinetop Pack, who captures her. After being brought to the pack house by the guards, she is spared by the Alpha who gives her the chance to join his pack. A new adventure awaits her and her unborn pup as she hides in her enemies territory under the illusion of being Ann Wind.
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Lilith Verrlois thought of how unlucky she was all of her life. Her mother died giving birth to her, her father committing infidelity even before she was born, being rumored as a witch for reacting different from others when a classmate departed to the other side, her grandma dying suddenly. It shocked her how life can give her lots of lemons-- no! actually it's the whole lemon tree! In the path of finding motivations to live and enjoy her life, she met with a mysterious boy whom you can't figure out with just one glance if he's mad or just kidding around. The accidental meet up one night became continuous and she may have already found that one string to hold on to keep on moving, to keep on living. As their friendship grows, they started to strangely see each other on the same yellow light, under the very same lemon tree that life throws you at. A sudden realization hits them both, two depressed people trying to find comfort on each other in a path of healing. Will they succeed or fall and lose grasp of that string? "I never knew that having someone to lean on and someone who had the same fate will bring this much comfort and peace that my soul longed for in ages."Losing her whole family and pack to hunters at the age six, Kira was forced to live a harsh life in the desert of Chihuahuan not far from El Paso where she was born. She was the daughter of an Alpha who was one of the big Alpha’s in El Paso, she turned wild and forgot how it was to live like a Werewolf as everything that was left of her was how to live like a wild wolf beast in the desert. Kira returned back to El Paso when she had grew up to the age of sixteen and had started taking revenge on hunters, she was feared by her kind and hunters alike because of her wild nature and the failure to differentiate between hunters and her kind. To Kira whoever she deemed bad she killed, so she was given the name Desert wolf while others called her La Loba ( She wolf ). She became too dangerous for the hunters in El Paso as her tales traveled all over in other cities with hunters and supernatural beings which made them send for Ryan Argent who a very skillful and fearsome hunter after Kira. Ryan was a 16 year old highschool student just like Kira and he transferred to the same highschool she was attending, when Ryan found out about her and her reason for killing the hunters he decided to find out more about her as he fell for her. What are they to do with their pure love for each other when they were both from different sides, they were to be enemies and he was meant to kill her, their relationship was impossible because they were not meant to be. This story isn’t about mates, their love and trust for each other was built by them.
Samantha Reynolds is a clinical psychologist who has been treating patients for over a decade. One patient, David, stood out to her as he had been struggling with depression and anxiety for years with little improvement from previous therapies. Samantha worked with David to explore his underlying causes for his mental health issues, but despite their efforts, his symptoms persisted. One day, David opened up about a painful experience from his past, and this breakthrough allowed for a deep connection and vulnerability in their therapy. With persistence, patience, and trust in the therapy process, David's mental health improved. Samantha realized that David had changed everything for her and taught her valuable lessons that she would never forget.
After enduring the wreckage of a toxic and broken relationship, Hisashi Tsuchiya finds her confidence ignited in the adrenaline-fueled world of street racing. In a sport dominated by fierce egos and relentless competition, Hisashi must carve out her place and prove herself on the unforgiving asphalt. A chance encounter with the enigmatic leader of the DFurious Team offers her an unexpected opportunity to rewrite her story. Follow her electrifying path as she takes on challenges, overcomes obstacles, and drives toward a future fueled by determination, strength, and the pursuit of victory.
Lana Kang, a high school senior, unwittingly becomes a witness to a brutal murder that shatters her world. The victim's cold-blooded demise leaves Lana with unanswered questions and a mounting desire to clear her own name. In her pursuit of truth, Lana's dearest friend, Naomi Jang, gets entangled in the web of violence, ultimately paying the ultimate price. The murder is hushed up, buried alongside Naomi's haunting suicide, leaving Lana burdened with untold secrets. Fifteen years later, Lana returns, compelled by an insatiable need to unearth the forgotten fragments of her memory surrounding Naomi's tragic end. As she unravels the past, Lana stumbles upon a sinister underworld rife with hostility and hidden agendas. To her astonishment, Lana discovers that Samuel Jin, her childhood confidant, has survived the darkness that tore their lives apart. Meanwhile, Jason Bak emerges, promising a love and protection that surpasses Samuel's. Alongside them is Jerry Chon, an enigmatic psychiatrist dedicated to untangling the nightmares haunting Lana's amnesiac mind. With each revelation, Lana grapples with her haunted past and faces a daunting choice. Can she reclaim her shattered life once the truth is laid bare? Who can she trust amidst the shifting alliances and hidden motives? In a relentless pursuit of justice, Lana confronts her deepest fears, traverses treacherous paths, and unveils the true face of evil. Her decisions will shape her destiny and ripple through the lives of those she holds dear. Brace yourself for an enthralling tale of lost innocence, seeking redemption, and the unwavering determination of a young girl fighting to reshape her own destiny.