Black Truths White Lies

Modern

I went to the City Clerk’s office for a routine copy of my marriage license to finalize a trust fund audit. I expected a simple piece of paper, but the clerk’s pitying look told me my entire life was a lie. "The license was never finalized, Ms. Oliver. In the eyes of the state, you are single." The three-hundred-guest wedding at the Plaza and the Vogue features meant nothing. My husband, Gray Cooley, had intentionally filed the documents with a "procedural defect" so he could discard me without a legal divorce. Moments later, an iCloud invite titled "Our Little Secret" popped up on my screen. It was a photo of my best friend, Brylee, holding a positive pregnancy test at our Hamptons estate. Gray’s text to her was the final blow: "Happy anniversary, babe. This baby is the best gift. Once the trust unlocks today, we’re done with the charade." I soon discovered they were even stealing my career, reassigning my architectural masterpiece to Brylee while preparing my eviction notice. Gray's mother called me a "barren mule" in a leaked recording, mocking the infertility I suffered after saving Gray’s life in a construction accident. I wasn't a wife; I was a three-year placeholder used to secure his inheritance. How could the man I bled for treat me like a disposable prop? How could my best friend carry his child while pretending to comfort me through my darkest moments? The betrayal burned until it turned into a cold, hard stone of fury. I didn't cry. Instead, I walked into the penthouse of the Barretts, the Cooleys' most powerful rivals. I signed a marriage contract with Kane Barrett, the man the tabloids called the "Beast of Wall Street." "I want a wedding," I told his father, my voice steady and lethal. "Bigger than the one I had with Gray." If they wanted me gone, they would have to watch me become the woman who owns their world.

Werewolf

"I am not yours Keegan, you have not marked me…” Natalia Sybilla Beltran. “You are mine Foxy, every line, every curve, every smile. I own it all, the problem here is that you are just going through a bit of an identity crisis…” Keegan Raiden Charlton. “I want you to understand something Kitten, if

Romance

Harvey Cantwell, is the high school bad boy. Popular he may be, he doesn't bother date a cheerleader. Their beautiful, but dangerous. They'll flirt with anyone. They'll break anyone. Drive you crazy, until you can't take it anymore. Such a trap. But that's not the case for Loren. Loren Grey is the

Romance

Jeri was pregnant and chose to give birth to the child without knowing who the father was. When she awoke from her massive blood loss during labor, she realized that her status as the family's daughter had changed; her father was not her biological father. She was left with no choice but to navigat

Literature

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Fantasy

Lilith has always been an outcast, rejected even by her own parents because of what she is. But when she leaves her home, she discovers there are others of her kind. Together they set out in search of the Earth Maiden, whom they believe has the power to cure the sickness which is infecting the land,

Billionaires

Leia Summers burning desire to lose her virginity leads her to an encounter with Alexander Black. Little does she know that he is a powerful billionaire with a haunted past. Their one night stand lingers in both their minds, stirring unexpected emotions. As Leia becomes occupied with thoughts of the

Young Adult

*"The voice of an African teenage girl can be lost, and her character can be reshaped by her environment, which can either build or break her. This book tells the story of a young African girl who grew up in a Catholic home in Nigeria. She was sent to an all-girls Catholic boarding school which was

Romance

The Country Music Awards after-party was buzzing, but the real show started when my husband, Ethan, walked in with Sabrina, the TikTok singer he' d been championing. His cruel smirk, the scandal washing over the room-it was the public humiliation he'd always wanted, and he was looking right at me.

Romance

Simple lang ang pangarap ni Savannah ang makatapos sa kolehiyo at magkaroon ng isang magandang trabaho.      Ilang araw bago ang graduation niya ay nakilala niya si Albrey. Hindi naging maganda ang una nilang pagkikita dahil sa pagiging masungit nito.   Hindi niya rin inaasahan na magiging Professo

Romance

After six years, Julian has finally returned home. She is no longer the naive girl deceived by her so-called sister, nor the broken daughter crushed by her parents' mistrust. This time, she has only one goal-take back everything that rightfully belongs to her: her family, her place, and her parents

Modern

A crisp white envelope, starkly blank save for my name, Ashley Carter, typed neatly, lay on my kitchen counter. Inside, a single sheet: a confidential lab report. Tiffany Bellweather. HIV Positive. My heart hammered with a sickening dread as I drove to the new house, the future home Mark and I had

Modern

The rain lashed against the window, mirroring the fresh bruises blooming on my skin. I lay on the cold bathroom tile, my breath a shallow, ragged gasp; another "accident" Mark would explain away. He stood over me, bored and callous, reminding me our son would be late for dinner-as if I chose to be

Romance

My husband, David, beamed with pride at our son Ethan' s university acceptance. I sat across the table, a ghost in a designer dress, invisible. I was the silent engine of their success, but tonight, I was out of fuel. That night, a notification from our shared cloud storage revealed David' s secret

Young Adult

"I will make your life a living hell". He said as his signature grin crawled on the attractive face. Zion Black Knight, 19 years old. He is the only child and a beneficiary of Knight endeavors. He is rich, handsome and have 150+ IQ. Hannah Park, 19 years old, a Korean high schooler. Her life was

Romance

For ages, the harmless, resting form and grave of five sisters-a beautiful, tidy house has stayed silent, and undisturbed. Suddenly, this house is broken into by outlaws. There are set out conditions for humans to reside within this house, but unaware of the consequences if the rules are broken, and

Modern

To MY BROTHER DICK   The time of this story is a year and a term later thanthat of _The Gold Bat._ The history of Wrykyn in between these two books is dealt with in a number ofshort stories, some of them brainy in the extreme, whichhave appeared in various magazines. I wanted Messrs Blackto pu

Adventure

The New House at Holmswell lies, far back from the road, upon the great highway to Norwich. Local topographers delight to tell you that it is just forty-five miles from that city and five from the Cesarewitch course at Newmarket. They are hardly less eloquent when they come to speak of its late owne

Literature

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Horror

A strange suicide bomber was brought to the Chauchilla Women's Correctional Institution. Beautiful and delicate in appearance, she did not at all resemble the serial killer sentenced to death, which the whole country was talking about. It seemed that this quiet and sad young woman was not capable of