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Dr. Andrew Collins has it all—a brilliant career as a top surgeon, wealth, and a stunning wife, Emily, who turns heads wherever she goes. But beneath the surface of their seemingly perfect marriage, Emily is aching for the one thing money can't buy—her husband's time and affection. With Andrew consumed by his demanding work, Emily’s loneliness deepens, and she finds herself drawn to the thrilling attention of a mysterious new man who sees her for the woman she is, not just the doctor's beautiful wife. As passion and temptation swirl, Emily is caught in a dangerous game—will she risk everything for a taste of forbidden love, or can she and Andrew reignite the spark that once made their love unbreakable? In a world where desire collides with duty, Emily must decide if her heart belongs to the man she married or the man who makes her feel alive.

Here's a piece of advice—do not catch the eye of those pretty salesgirls who sell supplements. You have no idea the things they'll do to close a deal. I become a yummy slice of cake in their eyes; they all want a bite of me. I'm faced with the seduction and allure of countless beauties, but it doesn't make me happy at all.

Gabrielle was in a toxic relationship until she found a true love on the streets on her way to buy food stuff

Trapped in a gilded cage, a defiant artist becomes entangled with a ruthless mafia Don. Valentina, a talented artist and stripper struggling to survive in the city's underbelly, witnesses a brutal act that plunges her into a world of danger. Captured by Dante Russo, the enigmatic head of the Russo famiglia, she finds herself a prisoner in his opulent mansion. Haunted by a violent past, Dante is a man shrouded in secrets, ruling with an iron fist and a hidden vulnerability. As tensions rise between rival factions vying for control of the city, an unlikely bond sparks between Valentina and Dante. She uses her art to capture the brutality and fleeting moments of tenderness within his world. But their connection is a dangerous dance. Can they navigate a web of deceit and betrayal, or will the city's dark secrets consume them both?

Ginelle Hayes est orpheline. Après avoir échappé à son tuteur abusif et au lourd secret qui l'entoure, elle erre seule dans les rues impitoyables de Londres. C’est alors qu’Eloïse Ashford intervient pour prendre soin de l’enfant démunie et la ramener dans sa luxueuse plantation, où elle l’élève comme si elle était sa propre fille. Dorian Don Ashford, un homme intense et énigmatique, revient de la mer, impatient de retrouver le confort de son domaine familial. Mais à son arrivée, il découvre une distraction inattendue sous la forme d’une petite orpheline. Les années passent. Ginelle devient une jeune femme d’une beauté fascinante, et son charme commence à fissurer la carapace de Dorian. Des émotions qu’il n’avait jamais ressenties auparavant le traversent, éveillant en lui un désir qu’il peine à réprimer. Cependant, un drame soudain bouleverse leur quotidien. Cette tragédie sera-t-elle le catalyseur qui les rapprochera enfin, scellant leur destin dans les liens de l’amour ? Ou bien, le passé refera-t-il surface, révélant des vérités dangereuses capables de détruire leur monde à jamais ?

Kady Lynn Jones est un goût acquis. De sa beauté exotique à sa personnalité effrontée, elle est connue pour être trop chaude pour être manipulée. Son passé avec les hommes la convainc de ne jamais envisager un avenir avec aucun d’entre eux – une promesse trop facile à tenir jusqu’à ce qu’elle le rencontre. Stellan Cartwright est un prince charmant des temps modernes. De son génie reconnu en tant qu’entrepreneur technologique à sa réputation de parfait gentleman, il est le célibataire le plus convoité du pays. Il est sur le point de commettre l’erreur de sa vie et jure de ne plus jamais se contenter de demi-mesures – une résolution qu’il résume à l’attendre. Ils sont le secret l’un de l’autre, la cicatrice l’un de l’autre. En luttant contre une force d’attraction qui ne les lâche pas – qu’il s’agisse du temps, de la tragédie ou de leurs peurs toxiques – ils affrontent une chance rare : décider si ce qui était autrefois impossible pourrait devenir inévitable. C’est peut-être le paradis ou l’enfer, mais incapables de rester dans l’entre-deux, sans fin et sans repos, ils osent découvrir si un pécheur et une sainte peuvent vraiment vivre heureux jusqu’à la fin de leurs jours.

When James Chapman and I first got together, I was a regular student while he was one of the most popular guys in school. Five years down the road, I'm still a regular woman. James' attitude toward me has changed drastically, though. He frequently complains about my appearance. I know it's because his true love is back in the country. He misses our fifth anniversary because of her. His true love makes fun of me for being ugly to his face, so he orders me to get cosmetic surgery at her newly opened clinic. He wants me to use my fanbase to make her business boom. "You're so ugly that you'd be the perfect person to prove Barbara's skills… if she can actually make you look better, that is. We're all friends, aren't we? What's wrong with lending her a hand? Stop being so petty!" Barbara Simpson kills me—I die on the operating table in her inhumane clinic. James thinks I go missing because I'm just throwing a tantrum, but he realizes he's wrong when he finds my mangled body in the basement. The diamond ring he put on my finger is still there, too.

Edith Fletcher, the beautiful yet arrogant daughter of Xynyx Fletcher, flaunts her family's wealth in extravagant dresses and jewels. Married off to Pierce Saunders, the son of their enemy, in a greedy deal by her abusive father, Edith clings to the hope that Pierce can help her escape. She pours her heart into winning his love, and her efforts pay off as Pierce's treatment of her softens. Just as happiness seems within reach, Pierce's first love, Elise, reappears, and he demands a divorce. Shattered, Edith leaves. Pierce anticipates joy with Elise, but Edith's image haunts him. Denying his love for her drives him mad until he ends things with Elise to find Edith. Can he track her down, and if he does, will Edith take him back, or is it too late for their love?

Zoriana Gregory, a young woman of about 22 years, shares her secrets, dreams, her life experiences and desires about her future husband with her diary. Her fantasy of her ideal future husband soon turns reality when her diary somehow falls in the hand of someone she never thought she'd meet again after many long years. Her first love... Liam Whyte Liam visits his country again after closely 11 years, now a grown up and a successful young man. While on his quest to finding his childhood friends again, he came upon a diary during his meeting with an acquaintance of his brother. NOTE: THIS IS THE SYNOPSIS OF THE FIRST BOOK IN THIS ANTHOLOGY. AND IT IS TITLED 'DIARY OF ZORIANNA' IT WAS, A BEAUTIFUL BREAKUP; Is simply a collection of several short stories, combined into one. Each book in the anthology is a standalone.

Tomboy Lily Bennett gets into an accident and is mistaken for the identical twin she never knew she had, turning her entire world upside down! With her twin still missing, she gets sucked into the wild world of beauty pageants in her place. With the help of an old high school classmate and her twin's fiance, Lily tries her best to temporarily take over the role of Miss California while they look for her. The problem? She's no beauty queen!