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Emma Taylor, a 17-year-old high school student, lives a seemingly perfect life in the small town of Oakwood. However, she hides a secret: her passion for photography and her true personality. Two years ago, Emma fell in love with Jake, the charming quarterback, but he left town without explanation, breaking her heart. Now, Jake returns to Oakwood, and Emma must confront her past emotions. As they reconnect, Emma must decide if she's willing to take a second chance on love and risk everything for happiness. But their rekindled romance is threatened by the secrets and conflicts that drove them apart initially. Throughout the story, Emma navigates her dual life, balancing her relationships, school, and photography. She must confront her identity, learn to trust herself and others, and uncover the secrets that have haunted her for so long.
Emma Taylor, a 17-year-old high school student, lived a seemingly perfect life in the small town of Oakwood. She had a loving family, loyal friends, and a passion for photography that rivaled her love for breathing. However, beneath the surface, Emma hid a secret that could potentially destroy her relationships and reputation...
As she navigated her senior year, Emma struggled to balance her dual life. She excelled in school, earning top grades and praise from her teachers, but her true passion lay in capturing the world through her lens. Her photography revealed a deeper side of her personality, one that few people knew existed...
Emma's camera became her confidant, her sanctuary, and her best friend. She captured the beauty of Oakwood, from the golden sunrises to the starry night skies. But she also captured the imperfections, the hidden truths, and the secrets that people kept...
Two years ago, Emma's life was forever changed when she fell in love with Jake, the charming and charismatic star quarterback. Their whirlwind romance ended abruptly when Jake left Oakwood without explanation, leaving Emma heartbroken and confused...
Now, Jake's back in town, and Emma's forced to confront the memories and emotions she thought she'd buried. As they reconnect, Emma must decide if she's willing to take a second chance on love and risk everything for a chance at happiness...
"Soulmates in the City" follows the lives of two individuals, Alexandra "Lexi" Thompson, a successful event planner in her late 20s, and Ethan Patel, a talented musician in his early 30s, as they navigate love, loss, and self-discovery in the bustling city of New York. Lexi, having given up on love after a string of failed relationships, focuses on her career and building a life with her close-knit group of friends. Ethan, on the other hand, is still reeling from a painful past and finds solace in his music. When their paths cross at a charity event, they feel an inexplicable connection, but their fears and doubts hinder them from exploring it further. As fate continues to bring them together, they must confront their inner demons and learn to trust themselves and each other. Through a series of serendipitous encounters, heartfelt conversations, and shared moments of vulnerability, Lexi and Ethan discover that they are soulmates, meant to be together despite the chaos and uncertainty of city life.-
June Rivera was divorced by her husband after three years of marriage because he wanted to be with her sister who was pregnant for him. Kicked to the curb with a divorce and rejected by her parents,she struggles to make ends meet and get a job until she saves Luis Ambrose from an accident - the only child of Rafael Ambrose, a widowed man and the CEO of Ambrose Corporation. When little Luis asks to have her as a nanny, and Rafael's mother pressures him to get married, they draw a contract. To be Luis's nanny and his fake wife for one year in exchange for 50 million dollars!
They don't know I'm a girl. They all look at me and see a boy. A prince. Their kind purchase humans like me for their lustful desires. And, when they stormed into our kingdom to buy my sister, I intervened to protect her. I made them take me too. The plan was to escape with my sister whenever we found a chance. How was I to know our prison would be the most fortified place in their kingdom? I was supposed to be on the sidelines. The one they had no real use for. The one they never meant to buy. But then, the most important person in their savage land-their ruthless beast king-took an interest in the "pretty little prince." How do we survive in this brutal kingdom, where everyone hates our kind and shows us no mercy? And how does someone, with a secret like mine, become a lust slave? . AUTHOR'S NOTE. This is a dark romance-dark, mature content. Highly rated 18+ Expect triggers, expect hardcore. If you're a seasoned reader of this genre, looking for something different, prepared to go in blindly not knowing what to expect at every turn, but eager to know more anyway, then dive in! . From the author of the international bestselling book: "The Alpha King's Hated Slave."
"I've warned you from the beginning. Don't marry him, but you won't listen." She stood close to me and smiled with concern. "You are not a woman worthy of a man as handsome, rich, smart, and virile as Blaze." My whole body trembled at her words. "Have you no shame?" I asked in a quivering voice. "Take a good look at yourself, Heather." She looked at me in the mirror. "You can't even look at your ugly face. Do you think Blaze can endure a lifetime of looking at that face?" Heather Bailey had a surprise from her husband that night: a divorce agreement. After a year of marriage and facing ups and downs, she couldn't believe Blaze intended to divorce her. But she was devastated when she saw him gazing lovingly at another woman because that person was closest to her. Shortly after she put her signature on their divorce papers, shock waves caught her up. Her flower shop was severely burnt, beyond repair. Her father's company collapsed, and her parents blamed her. She struggled to rebuild her life from the ground up and became more successful than ever. Having many customers who came from influential families, she started her action against Blaze. She won the very thing he wanted. But that was just the beginning.
Kallie, a mute who had been ignored by her husband for five years since their wedding, also suffered the loss of her pregnancy due to her cruel mother-in-law. After the divorce, she learned that her ex-husband had quickly gotten engaged to the woman he truly loved. Holding her slightly rounded belly, she realized that he had never really cared for her. Determined, she left him behind, treating him as a stranger. Yet, after she left, he scoured the globe in search of her. When their paths crossed once more, Kallie had already found new happiness. For the first time, he pleaded humbly, "Please don't leave me..." But Kallie's response was firm and dismissive, cutting through any lingering ties. "Get lost!"
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."
Desperate to handle her grandmother's towering medical bills, Gianna agreed to a contract marriage with Tristan, the enigmatic man she'd once shared a one-night stand with. She assumed they'd fulfill each other's needs and dissolve the arrangement once the terms expired. Unbeknownst to Gianna, this marriage was a dream Tristan had clung to for ten relentless years. Certain she was just filling someone else's role, Gianna prepared to leave when that other woman returned. But Tristan, his eyes burning with unspoken emotion, seized her trembling hand and declared, "You’re mine. Now and always."