After years of war, gun violence, climate disasters, global massacres, and technology beyond humanity's control, the world finally falls to its knees. Then comes the flood. Cities disappear, millions perish, and only a handful of survivors remain.At least, that is what seventeen-year-old Iliana Marie Thorne believes.With her younger brother by her side, Iliana must navigate a strange new world alongside dozens of strangers who remember almost nothing about their pasts.As fear grows, alliances form, and trust becomes a matter of survival, Iliana begins to question everything she thought she knew.But there's only one thing she has put her mind to it - Make sure to survive and keep her brother alive.…
Madeline Whitmore has always been good at making everyone else happy. The perfect daughter, the dependable girlfriend, the woman who never asks for too much. So when her successful boyfriend proposes in front of both their families on Thanksgiving, she does what everyone expects her to do.She says yes.And then, eighteen hours later, she runs away.With two suitcases, a broken engagement, and absolutely no plan, Maddie returns to the little Vermont town she once called home, hoping to spend Christmas hiding from the life she left behind. Her grandparents welcome her with open arms, a café bursting with holiday chaos, and a long list of things that need doing before Christmas. It's supposed to be temporary. Just until Christmas, until she can figure out what comes next.There's only one problem.Jackson Miller.Her first love. The boy who once knew her better than anyone and the man she has spent years trying not to think about. He's still in Maplewood, still infuriatingly familiar, and still capable of making her feel things she'd much rather leave in the past. And with a town this small, avoiding him might be the one Christmas miracle she won't get.Between flour-covered aprons, disastrous baking attempts, family secrets, and the kind of Christmas magic that only happens in small towns, Maddie begins to discover that coming home isn't always about finding your way back to the person you used to be.Sometimes, it's about finally becoming the person you've been too afraid to be.She came home to escape a future she never truly wanted. She never expected the past to be waiting for her beneath the Christmas lights.And maybe, just maybe, the best things in life aren't the ones you plan for.Maybe they're the ones you find **just till Christmas.**…
A new season has begun and another Ashbourne needs to marry!While Beatrice Ashbourne enters society, Edward Ashbourne is trying his best to find a wife.He has everything a gentleman could desire: a prestigious name, a considerable fortune, a handsome face, and the unwavering conviction that he is always right.Edward sets out to marry Catherine, as he has planned for a long time - Catherine is beautiful, wealthy, and everything a gentleman of his standing could wish for in a wife. There is only one problem: Catherine has absolutely no intention of marrying him.And her elder sister has no intention of letting him forget it.Beautiful, sharp-tongued, and entirely unimpressed by Edward's charm, Eleanor is determined to protect her sister from a marriage she does not want. Edward, meanwhile, is determined to prove that Eleanor has no right to interfere in his affairs.What follows is a succession of arguments, ill-timed encounters, wounded pride, and a truly unreasonable amount of mutual irritation.He thinks she is insufferable. She thinks he is insufferably arrogant. He is convinced she will eventually see reason. She is perfectly certain that the only thing he needs is to be told no a few more times.Unfortunately for Edward, Eleanor Pembroke has no shortage of reasons to disagree with him.And unfortunately for Eleanor, the most infuriating man in England is becoming rather difficult to ignore.…
Miss Arabella Ashburn has spent twenty-three years being taught how to become the perfect wife. With a wealthy family, a grand country estate, and a future carefully planned by her parents, she has everything a young woman could possibly desire.And she is presented to the society as a debutant of the Season.But what happens when a woman who has everything falls in love with a man who cannot give her the life she has always been promised?In a world where marriages are arranged for fortunes, reputations are everything, and love is rarely considered a sensible reason to wed, Arabella needs to focus on her future and be away from TROUBLE, and that trouble has a name - Mr.Thomas Bennet.…
Eleonora Hart está em sérios apuros - o negócio da sua família está à beira da falência.Quando procura o impiedoso executivo Blaze Maxwell para pedir mais tempo, ele surpreende-a com um ultimato chocante: casar-se com ele ou perder tudo.O que começa como um acordo forçado rapidamente se transforma em algo muito mais complicado.A Eleonora recusa-se a desempenhar o papel de esposa-troféu e enfrenta Blaze a cada passo. Mas quanto mais tempo passa com ele, mais fissuras descobre sob o seu exterior frio e calculista. Há muito mais no Blaze do que fatos caros e negócios implacáveis - e a Eleonora pode ser a única capaz de revelar o verdadeiro homem por trás da máscara.Cheio de tensão, faíscas e reviravoltas inesperadas, este é um romance onde a linha entre o negócio e o desejo se torna perigosamente ténue.Conseguirá a Eleonora salvar o legado da sua família e descobrir o que o Blaze esconde realmente - ou será que o frágil acordo entre ambos explodirá antes de estarem prontos para enfrentar a verdade?…
I moved to New York for a fresh start.New job. New apartment. New life.And most importantly?No Nathan Carter.Unfortunately, the universe has a sick sense of humor.Because not only is my brother's best friend still in my life, he's also my next-door neighbor. Which means I can't escape his stupid jokes, his annoying smile, or his unbelievable talent for making himself at home everywhere.Nathan and I have spent years driving each other insane. We disagree on everything. He steals my snacks. I insult his existence. It's a perfectly healthy arrangement.Until my ex-boyfriend unexpectedly comes back into my life.And thanks to one very bad decision, one misunderstanding, and one extremely smug Nathan Carter...Everyone suddenly thinks we're dating.Now we're stuck pretending to be the perfect couple while juggling dinners, curious friends, jealous exes, and the tiny problem that fake dating your brother's best friend becomes a lot more complicated when he starts calling you sweetheart with a smile that shouldn't make your heart skip and most importantly DO NOT LET YOUR FAMILY KNOW.…
There are three rules inside Ashford Estate:1. Respect the hierarchy.2. Never embarrass the family.3. And absolutely never fall for Alexander Ashford.Amelia Hayes breaks all three. Hired to help repair the reputation of the country's most infamous aristocratic heir after a family tragedy, Amelia expects long hours, impossible standards, and a paycheck she desperately needs.What she doesn't expect is Alexander himself. Arrogant. Untouchable. Infuriatingly handsome.Or the secrets hidden beneath the polished walls of Ashford Estate.Because someone is watching the family. Someone knows what happened the night Alexander's grandfather died.And the closer Amelia gets to the Ashfords, the more dangerous leaving becomes.…
London, 1891.A woman dies during a séance. The verdict is simple: heart failure. The case is closed.Detective Silas Holme knows better.There was no struggle, no weapon, no evidence-only a room full of lies and a death that should not have happened. As the investigation unravels, every answer leads to something more unsettling: a missing medium, a poisoned illusion, and a pattern no one else seems willing to see.Except her.Eliza Evans sees things she cannot explain. Faces where there should be none. Voices where there is silence. And now, the dead are beginning to speak-and they are asking for justice.Forced into an uneasy partnership, logic and the unknown collide. He believes in facts. She believes in what cannot be proven. Together, they follow a trail that leads far beyond a single murder... into something darker, something deliberate, and something that is only just beginning.Because this was never just one death.And some truths refuse to stay buried.…
The cover is gone.And the truth is far more dangerous.After months of living a lie, Camila is no longer hiding. Her identity is exposed, her past is catching up to her, and the mission she once controlled is slipping through her finger with the blood of her partner.While Damiano tries to fight for his life and finish their mission, he happens to realize that he knows exactly who she is now-what she's done, what she's capable of-and trusting her could cost him everything.But with a shared enemy still out there and a war far from over, walking away isn't an option.Forced to stay on the same side, they find themselves caught between unfinished revenge and something neither of them is ready to name.Because the deeper they go...the harder it becomes to tell what's real and what was never supposed to be.…
Katia had a perfect life, more than perfect actually the man who cherished her was rich and way too powerful and he loves der deeply, unfortunately one night there is an ambush and she ends up being kidnapped by some people than want Nikolai, her love, dead.But what if one of those men actually was a known man from her past, maybe a fellow co-worker and maybe just maybe her name is not Katia, and she might not be that much in love with Nikolai as everyone thinks.But for now she needs to play her role that she was so instructed to play because even kidnapped by an Italian Mafia Boss she needs to play along, and not reveal her undercover or she might just get killed.…
Madison Miller builds moments for a living.Weddings, events, memories people will carry forever - she knows exactly how to make life look perfect.Her own, though? Not so much.When she travels to Tuscany for a lavish three-day destination wedding, Madison expects sunshine, wine, and a clean break from the past. What she doesn't expect is her ex-boyfriend showing up with the girl he told her not to worry about, or a drunken best friend who announces-loudly-that Madison has moved on.With Luke Parker.The boy she almost loved.The boy she hasn't spoken to in ten years.The boy who now has to pretend to be her boyfriend for three long days.Between sun-drenched villages, jealous exes, nosy friends, and unresolved history, Madison and Luke are forced into close proximity - and into confronting the truth they've both avoided.Because some moments are carefully planned...and some are impossible to escape.A slow-burn romantic comedy about fake dating, old wounds, sharp banter, and the kind of love that refuses to stay in the past…
To save her people from a war they cannot win, Princess Lyanna of Elyria is forced into a marriage she never wanted-bound to a king she barely knows, and torn away from the only man she's ever loved: the king's younger brother, the knight who once swore to protect her.Forced to wear a crown she never wanted, and a husband she will never love, she is protected by all times for her knight. Having a sinful love might ruin her image, with the weight of the crown she needs fulfill her duty.One War.Two Kingdoms in danger.An unwanted marriage.A forbidden love.Will Lyanna survive this cold world and twisted fate?…
Eleonora Hart is in deep trouble-her family business is on the brink of collapse. When she goes to ask ruthless executive Blaze Maxwell for more time, he hits her with a shocking ultimatum: marry him, or lose everything.What starts as a forced arrangement quickly turns into something way more complicated. Eleonora refuses to play the role of trophy wife and pushes back against Blaze at every turn. But the more time she spends with him, the more cracks she sees in his cold exterior. There's more to Blaze than power suits and sharp deals-and Eleonora might be the only one who can uncover the real man behind the mask.Packed with tension, sparks, and unexpected twists, this is a story where the line between business and desire blurs fast. Can Eleonora save her family's legacy and figure out what Blaze is really hiding-or will their fragile deal explode before either of them is ready?…
At twenty-six, Katherine Anderson has everything under control - the dream career, the sleek New York apartment, and the picture-perfect boyfriend who plans everything three months ahead. Her life runs on coffee, calendars, and ambition.Then she gets proposed to... and everything is perfect - until she discovers she's already married.Now she needs a divorce. Fast.The only problem? The husband she forgot she had is Luke Carter - her small-town sweetheart and the one man she swore she'd never see again. Seven years ago, they were nineteen, drunk on cheap champagne and reckless love, when a wild night in a borrowed chapel turned into something legally binding.Heading back to her dusty Texas hometown to fix the mess, Katherine quickly realizes that nothing there is simple anymore. Her grandparents' jam-and-honey business is on the brink of collapse, her dad's barely holding things together at the Carter Ranch... and Luke? He's more frustratingly charming - and infuriatingly handsome - than ever.And he's not signing the papers.Not yet.He says there's more to fix than just a piece of paper.Between sticky jam jars, stubborn horses, and the slow unraveling of old feelings, Katherine begins to wonder if some habits - the ones that feel like home - aren't meant to die at all.…
Book 3 in the My Brother's Best Friend SeriesAmy used to have it all-popularity, power, and the perfect image. But after surviving a relationship that left her physically and emotionally scarred, the girl who once ruled the halls now hides behind plain clothes and silence.Desperate to escape the weight of her past, Amy enrolls in an exclusive royal PR program in England, where image is everything and discretion is law. Her job? Help repair the reputations of monarchs and nobles plagued by scandal. The last thing she expects is to be paired with a sharply dressed, infuriatingly composed man who seems to hate her on sight.Maxwell Montgomery -a composed prince who, for some reason, despises Amy.As sparks fly and old wounds reopen, their rivalry turns into reluctant partnership, then something neither of them expected: slow, aching, undeniable love. But when Maxwell becomes the target of a royal conspiracy that could destroy his future, Amy must step out of the shadows-and risk everything-to fight for the boy she once broke, the man she's falling for, and the version of herself she's finally learning to love.My Best Enemy is a story of redemption, healing, and the kind of love that starts with fire and ends in forever.…
Emily Day has one rule in college: stay focused and far away from Aiden Anderson-the charming, insufferable quarterback who once ruined her life in high school. But when her grades start slipping and his reputation takes a hit, a wild solution is proposed: fake dating.It's simple. She gets academic support. He wins back the spotlight. And neither of them catch feelings.But history has a funny way of repeating itself-and pretending gets a whole lot harder when hearts are on the line.A series from My Brother's Best friend.…
Eleanor is a famous photographer who had all her life figured it out till the day her engagement was called off. To unwind her mind her best friend, Sarah, proposes to no waste her honeymoon and change it into a girls trip but that's until they find out they are hosted in a fancy farm hotel in England where faces from Ellie's past appear, like her first boyfriend, Ashton, and her long lost ex-bestfriend, Jackson, who is about to marry. With an uneasy feeling about her ex friend getting married and seeing the first boy whom she had a relationship with, Ellie hopes to leave England but barely did she knew that destiny was making plans for her to stay... at least till the big wedding.…
Evelyn Pierce has always known what it means to work for everything she has. Raised in a humble family, she's determined to make her mark as a journalist, focused on her studies and future. Then she meets Alex Beaumont, a brooding, charismatic heir to one of the wealthiest families in the city-a world she's only ever observed from the outside. Alex has been groomed to follow his father's plans, but he's hiding a creative soul and a longing for freedom beneath his privileged exterior.When Alex and Evelyn's paths cross at university, they're instantly drawn to one another, but their worlds couldn't be more different. Against the backdrop of lavish parties, family expectations, and a ruthless social elite, their growing connection becomes a rebellion in itself. Alex is captivated by Evelyn's strength and resilience, and she begins to see the person he hides from the world-the artist, the dreamer, the man he wants to be. But as their bond deepens, so do the stakes. With Alex's father controlling every aspect of his future and society watching their every move, they're forced to confront how far they're willing to go to be together.Our Different Worlds is a story of passion and defiance, a romance that crosses class boundaries, and a journey of finding courage to pursue the life-and love-that feels true.…
Can you keep a secret? Alyssa Anderson has always lived in the shadow of her charismatic and popular brother, Aiden. Navigating high school as his personal tinder for him and his elite circle of friends, but this year, everything changes when she captures the attention of Chase, the charming surfer she has a crush for.Her plan is to maintain an air of normalcy and try to live far from her brother and his friends. Yet, things get complicated when Alyssa hides a secret from a summer night.What happened on that night? Why must it remain hidden? And why does Mason Gray, Aiden's enigmatic best friend, know about it? As Mason threatens to share the secret, what is Alyssa willing to do to keep it hidden? What is the secret that is forbidden to know?And while she is occupied with her secret, her brother tried to get his ex-girlfriend back by entering a fake relationship with Alyssa's best friend, EmilyWith a world upside down...Can Alyssa maintain her carefully balanced world, or will her secret bring everything crashing down? And can Emily keep her fake relationship a secret?My Brothers Best Friend Series1 - My Brothers Best Friend 2 - My Best Friend Brother3 - My Best Enemy…
Alina Jones and Colten PerkTheir story is way more than best friends to enemies, is about growing older and getting mature is understanding each other something they never learned how to do. So how did they survived all these years meeting each other constantly thanks to their family?A lover boy, the bad boy of the school as been with every girl in school and maybe in town but there's this one we will never lay a finger on...…
