The novel is about a young guy, Emmy Hoke, who goes into a contract marriage just to save a lady from getting married forcefully. Even after planning on breaking up after getting married, the newly wedded couples found it hard to leave themselves. Emmy notices that he loves KC, now he's trying to win her heart.
It was cloudy the day Emmy Hoke decided to visit Ally. This fact is worth mentioning solely because it was the only thing he noticed about the morning, his mind otherwise a complete blank. No bouncer was there to follow him - not that he expected anyone, and he preferred it that way.
He turned up the collar of his thin summer anorak jacket against the February north-easter and walked down to his garage.
He stood, opened the car's door gently and forced himself to the driver's seat. He forced a piece of celery into his mouth giving it a good grind as he looked at the cumulus weather, hoping it wouldn't rain. He pushed his right hand out through the window.
"Far too good for a swimmer." He muttered at the leaden sky, the icy raindrops pattering onto his hand. He drove off heading towards his girlfriend's place - Ally. He called Ally, trying to talk to her while driving. He tried making his visit a courtesy call but his tummy growled, singing or reciting a poem written in rhyming couplets. He dropped his phone to keep the plan going on, he didn't want to spoil his surprise visit. He pressed the brake as an oncoming vehicle came towards him at full speed. He never really wanted to pick up a fight, as a star, he was not supposed to pick up a fight. He controlled himself as he drove his red Range Rover.
"Emmy!" Ally shouted in disbelief and surprise and she went towards him to hug him. Ally is a 22 years old girl with a great selfish intention for herself. People regard her as a crone, an ugly old woman.
"I can believe you came. You are back from Australia?"
"Yup," he answered, smiling at Ally. He stood outside the front door waiting for Ally to invite him in. Ally noticed his strange behavior as she smiled.
"Get in here, you great dunderhead." They both entered the house.
"You look quite well," Ally said when he was sitting beside her, she had pecked his cheek with a lover's kiss.
"I'm fine," Emmy said, smiling into the piercing scrutiny.
"I never knew you were coming, I would have been a lot more prepared."
Ally thought of both of them going to eat in a restaurant.
" I'm seriously starving."
" Let me get changed and then I'll take you out for lunch..."
"Ally... "
She sighed, surveying him sadly.
"You are not staying at my place overnight right?"
"Yes. Don't you even want to hear about the concert?"
"No," Ally groaned angrily.
"Okay, sorry, I'll follow you to the restaurant."
"Fine.," she countered sarcastically.
"I don't wanna go, but it seems like you're on your knees begging me, so, I'm gonna accept your request," Ally said, feeling happy.
"Care for wine?" Ally asked
"Yeah," Emmy responded.
Emmy is a twenty six year old guy who was raised by a single mom. He became a crooner at the age of twenty. He gained more money than a guy of his age could want. Ally took a red wine and two cups from the kitchen and poured the wine into the cup.
"To a lover without parallel," Emmy said, holding up his glass and meaning every word. How easy was it to slip back into a luxurious lifestyle? The perfect fluted wine glass in his hand. For example, the outside misted with drops of condensation that caught the glittering light from the lamps. The watercolors on the walls of the room; his expensive perfume, Ally's clothes in a neat pile on a chair. Cashmere sweaters, a white trench coat, style mackintosh and a soft black fedora with a wide brim cloth.
"You're a witch," he said smiling.
She came to sit by his side.
"Please, please, don't go back today. Spend more days with me."
"Sorry, I wish I could but..."
"But?" Ally said angrily, interrupting Emmy.
"You just can't understand."
"Understand what? Understand the fact that you wanna stay with another girl tonight? Yeah, I get that."
Emmy tries to change the discussion giving it a meaningless try.
"When did you buy this chaise lounge?" Emmy asked quickly.
"A chaise lounge? That's all that you wanna say?"
"I'm sorry." Emmy took a large mouthful of wine as he stood up from his chair to meet her. This was the penalty coming. Living a lie. But he couldn't tell her, not yet.
He said, "I must go back, just for a short while. Then I promise you, I'll...."
"But you'll get caught again in this so-called concert."
He shook his head.
"No, not this time."
There were tears in her eyes.
"You are so pig headed! Of course, you'll be caught up in your job, and your manager isn't stupid. He'll be watching you closely from now on."
Emmy placed down the glass and stood up.
"Where are you going?"
"I'm not staying here if you're going to lecture me," he said, hating himself.
There was a short, tense silence.
"I'm sorry," Ally said stiffly.
"I don't want you to apologise," he said, sitting down again.
"And you have my word that for the next hour, I'll go nowhere." It was the best he could do.
He felt something strange then he had to get up again and go to the window where he gazed out. He saw nothing.
"I have to go to another concert tonight in Las Vegas," Emmy said as he sighs
"I knew it. So when are you going?" Ally asked, intrigued.
"In the next 1 hour."
"I knew it. No wonder you said you'll go nowhere till the next one hour," Ally said, gritting her teeth.
"Should we waste an hour here arguing or should we go get something to eat?" Emmy said, trying to make Ally forget everything.
"When are you coming back?" Ally asked with no respect.
"Next three days," Emmy responded.
For three years, Shane and Yvonne were wed, sharing heated nights, while his devotion clung to his ex. Yvonne strove to be a dutiful wife, yet their marriage felt hollow, built on desire rather than real warmth. All changed when she became pregnant, only for Shane to thrust her onto the operating table, warning, “Either you or the baby survives!” Broken by his cruelty, she vanished in grief and later returned, radiantly accomplished, leaving everyone awestruck. Haunted by remorse, Shane begged for another chance, but Yvonne only smiled and replied, “I’m sorry, men no longer interest me.”
Rumors said that Lucas married an unattractive woman with no background. In the three years they were together, he remained cold and distant to Belinda, who endured in silence. Her love for him forced her to sacrifice her self-worth and her dreams. When Lucas' true love reappeared, Belinda realized that their marriage was a sham from the start, a ploy to save another woman's life. She signed the divorce papers and left. Three years later, Belinda returned as a surgical prodigy and a maestro of the piano. Lost in regret, Lucas chased her in the rain and held her tightly. "You are mine, Belinda."
Elena, once a pampered heiress, suddenly lost everything when the real daughter framed her, her fiancé ridiculed her, and her adoptive parents threw her out. They all wanted to see her fall. But Elena unveiled her true identity: the heiress of a massive fortune, famed hacker, top jewelry designer, secret author, and gifted doctor. Horrified by her glorious comeback, her adoptive parents demanded half her newfound wealth. Elena exposed their cruelty and refused. Her ex pleaded for a second chance, but she scoffed, “Do you think you deserve it?” Then a powerful magnate gently proposed, “Marry me?”
COALESCENCE OF THE FIVE SERIES BOOK ONE: THE 5-TIME REJECTED GAMMA & THE LYCAN KING BOOK TWO: THE ROGUES WHO WENT ROGUE BOOK THREE: THE INDOMITABLE HUNTRESS & THE HARDENED DUKE *** BOOK ONE: After being rejected by 5 mates, Gamma Lucianne pleaded with the Moon Goddess to spare her from any further mate-bonds. To her dismay, she is being bonded for the sixth time. What’s worse is that her sixth-chance mate is the most powerful creature ruling over all werewolves and Lycans - the Lycan King himself. She is certain, dead certain, that a rejection would come sooner or later, though she hopes for it to be sooner. King Alexandar was ecstatic to meet his bonded mate, and couldn’t thank their Goddess enough for gifting him someone so perfect. However, he soon realizes that this gift is reluctant to accept him, and more than willing to sever their bond. He tries to connect with her but she seems so far away. He is desperate to get intimate with her but she seems reluctant to open up to him. He tries to tell her that he is willing to commit to her for the rest of his life but she doesn’t seem to believe him. He is pleading for a chance: a chance to get to know her; a chance to show her that he’s different; and a chance to love her. But when not-so-subtle crushes, jealous suitors, self-entitled Queen-wannabes, an old flame, a silent protector and a past wedding engagement threaten to jeopardize their relationship, will Lucianne and Xandar still choose to be together? Is their love strong enough to overcome everything and everyone? Or will Lucianne resort to enduring a sixth rejection from the one person she thought she could entrust her heart with?
Janet was adopted when she was a kid -- a dream come true for orphans. However, her life was anything but happy. Her adoptive mother taunted and bullied her all her life. Janet got the love and affection of a parent from the old maid who raised her. Unfortunately, the old woman fell ill, and Janet had to marry a worthless man in place of her parents' biological daughter to meet the maid's medical expenses. Could this be a Cinderella's tale? But the man was far from a prince, except for his handsome appearance. Ethan was the illegitimate son of a wealthy family who lived a reckless life and barely made ends meet. He got married to fulfill his mother's last wish. However, on his wedding night, he had an inkling that his wife was different from what he had heard about her. Fate had united the two people with deep secrets. Was Ethan truly the man we thought he was? Surprisingly, he bore an uncanny resemblance to the impenetrable wealthiest man in the city. Would he find out that Janet married him in place of her sister? Would their marriage be a romantic tale or an utter disaster? Read on to unravel Janet and Ethan's journey.
After being kicked out of her home, Harlee learned she wasn't the biological daughter of her family. Rumors had it that her impoverished biological family favored sons and planned to profit from her return. Unexpectedly, her real father was a zillionaire, catapulting her into immense wealth and making her the most cherished member of the family. While they anticipated her disgrace, Harlee secretly held design patents worth billions. Celebrated for her brilliance, she was invited to mentor in a national astronomy group, drew interest from wealthy suitors, and caught the eye of a mysterious figure, ascending to legendary status.