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Jessiah is a make-up artist aspiring to break into the modeling and beauty industry. She moves to LA when she lands a job at one of the biggest production companies in Hollywood. On her first week on the job, she meets Jenson Ross, a big-deal actor with a murky past and a dark secret only a privileged few know about. × Genres: Romance, Werewolf, Crime EXCERPT [BOOK I of CALI ALPHAS ] _ _ _ "Dollface," he murmured with a little smirk. He snickered and caressed the back of her head, pulling her closer to his chest. "You're like an antidepressant, in human form." Her breath caught.  Her heart sped up when his hug tightened. His warm face pressed onto her neck, his strong hands lightly squeezing her hips. Moments like this only worsened her attraction to him.  The flirty jokes, the easy conversations, the small smiles, his furtive glances, and his unusually sweet gestures lately... She was in deep trouble. Was he kissing her neck?  Shit. He was no longer thinking straight.  About this. About her. About the consequences. He drew her closer when she tried to pull away. As if he didn't want her out of his sight. While his beard scraped her skin, his thighs touched hers. Her throat ached as he stared into her eyes. "Dammit," he sighed, his thumb tracing the curve of her neck, his touch both gentle and eager.  "Why are you so f-cking beautiful?"  "Joss, I need to g—" "Why now?" he murmured, stroking her cheek. He wasn't acting drunk or playing with her.  Not like this. He wouldn't. Not with her real feelings barely held together by some unspoken truths. Otherwise he wouldn't dare let it get this far.  But why wouldn't he let go? "Just stay. Please. Stay here with me." _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Kabéra est une jeune fille issue d’une famille pauvre. Alors qu’elle a seize ans, elle décide d’arracher le goûter des élèves à l’école, sans oublier certains de leurs objets afin de les vendre pour avoir de l’argent. Sa première victime s’appelle Maëlla, la fille du gouverneur du pays. Un jour, cette dernière vient à l’école avec son grand frère Ariel qui est lui aussi le fils du gouverneur et, elle lui pointe Kabéra du doigt en lui comment elle a passé l’année scolaire à arracher son goûter. Ariel en colère, décide décide d’aller la voir pour qu’elle s’explique et surtout, pour la punir. Ce qu’il ignore, c’est que cette rencontre va changer le cours de sa vie…

Malia, 19 ans, décide de prendre sa vie en main. Entre études et soirées, elle n'arrive pas à se focaliser sur elle-même. La boxe va l'aider à surmonter ses peurs mais va aussi lui faire rencontrer quatre garçons. Ces garçons, plus beaux les uns que les autres, sont dangereux. Mais Malia a-t-elle conscience de ce danger ? Va-t-elle leur donner sa confiance ?

Karir Aruna melesat cepat di dunia hiburan karena bakat dan dukungan keluarganya yang berpengaruh di negeri ini. Namun, hal tersebut tidak hanya mengundang fans. Ada juga orang-orang yang menginginkan kematiannya. Oleh sebab itu, sang ayah mendatangkan seorang bodyguard dari agensi Russia bernama Alexei Yevgeny Aliev yang arogan, kaku, dan dingin. Lantas, bagaimana kisah keduanya? Terlebih, Alexei juga memiliki rahasia besar terkait latar belakang keluarganya yang tidak sembarangan di Russia....

Ganador de los premios People's Choice Awards 2019 a los mejores libros diversos —Ahora conoces mi secreto. Eso es realmente malo, Summers. —Él sonrió. ¡Ese nerd sonrió! Y llámame loca, pero en ese momento, se veía malditamente sexy. —No se lo diré a los demás. —Solté las palabras esperando que le diera la seguridad que necesitaba para que me dejara ir porque aunque se veía muy sexy, también se veía peligroso. Tratando de no temblar, me mordí los labios. Sus ojos captaron el movimiento y se inclinó hacia adelante, llenó mis fosas nasales con el olor a la droga que fumó momentos atrás. Inclinando la cabeza, chasqueó la lengua y sonrió. —Movimiento equivocado. Con eso, golpeó sus labios contra los míos, sacando todo el aire de mis pulmones. Me besó sin piedad. Su lengua se deslizó por la comisura de mi boca y mi mente se quedó en blanco cuando sentí la punta de mencionada acariciar la mía. Al alejarse me observó con una mirada traviesa en su rostro mientras decía—: Ahora voy a ser tuyo. Versión en español de "The Bad Nerd Boy".

El Hombre Que Más Te Amó es una novela de amor gay romántica muy especial,que sucedió realmente.Jonatan y Bryan se enamoran por medio de una aplicación para encontrar el amor,que los encontró a ellos.Jonatan de 18 años y Bryan Schafer de 26. Bryan queriendo ser un hombre de negocios y Jonatan un gran escritor exitoso y tener una relación seria,y duradera al lado de Bryan Schafer.Jonatan es estudiante escritor,le escribe muchos poemas a su amor Bryan Schafer,poemas incluidos en la novela.Bryan que vive en Washington DC,y Jonatan en California. Sin importar la distancia,el amor los hará conocerse y amarse. Son tan diferentes a uno le gusta la adrenalina,el bungee jump,el modelaje,la lucha y a otro la literatura.Pero el mismo amor tan fuerte y bello.Pasarán tiempo juntos pero algo pasará cuando estén tan enamorados.De un día para otro Bryan Schafer se irá sin despedirse,un hombre bueno,pero que no se acepta con inseguridades sobre lo que su familia ha puesto en su mente a través de su vida,los prejuicios,la homofobia,no quererse a sí mismo.Jonatan sin saber porqué Bryan lo echó a perder todo intentará buscar respuestas.Es una novela con muchos aprendizajes sobre la manipulación a nivel sentimental,el apego afectivo,el desapego,la aceptación propia y la aceptación social por la orientación sexual de Bryan Schafer, la ideología homofóbica de una familia y de los amigos de Bryan que se oponen por egoísmo a la relación y el amor de Jonatan y Bryan. El Hombre que más te amó habla de esa esperanza difícil de extinguir aún cuando todo está acabado.Es tan intensa la espera que Jonatan prefiere callarlo todo y no dañar más la historia por si algún día esa persona decide volver. Jonatan se da cuenta de muchas cosas,aprende el desapego,el amor propio,y la paz que a la vez lo vuelve más espiritual y agradecido.

Alaya Sarim was a muslim girl, her mother died when she was 12. Her father married a rich christian women to support his business. Alaya's stepmother arranged a party, and invited her rich friends. Gerard hawkins, her stepmother's best friend and one of LA's richest man saw Alaya at the party. His sexual desire and lust for her leads to kiss her forcefully, but ended up with a slap! To satisfy his lust and revenge, he kidnapped her with the help of her stepmother and married her forcefully against her will. Her father remain unaware of the whole situation. And she ended up in a cruel world of Gerard Hawkins!! She spent months with him to only face his beast lashing out at her. She remained faithful to him. The months were in agony, he abused her as he wanted but suddenly he disappeared leaving her pregnant when she finally thought that they can live together happily after spending a memorable night with her which they both never forget. But it happens to be that they have to meet soon and have a lot to say and face.......

Bintou et ses péripéties tout ça à cause d'un hymen. Perdre sa virginité doit elle être synonyme de malheur... A la malienne quand tout une vie tourne qu'au tour de ça.

Tahiti Solstice V. De Castro kept ignoring her dad about their family issues, hearing all of those almost everyday. Nevertheless, when her dad reminded her not to get too close to her sister for her mom might be plotting something against them... she felt fear. Since then, she tried avoiding an encounter with her sister at all times—thinking ahead of what could occur if she'd really happen to meet her. However, it wasn't the case. As she was enjoying her teenage life, amidst the moments, she bumped herself against a guy who's tall and seemingly serious. She then saw her sister obviously tailing the guy and sooner had an eye-to-eye contact, feeling her heart's multiple thumps. It happened during the grand opening of La Vista Mall. She happened to meet her, but a more alarming case took place at that time. It was when she thought shit will begin to mess with her life.

Zyska Veronica Galvez came from a wealthy family who owned the most famous beaches in the Philippines, Benoît La vie. She grew up thinking that she had everything she needed in life. That's what she thought. That's what everyone said to her, but they were wrong. She's wrong because even though she has everything, she's craving for one thing. One thing that she didn't have and that was love. She was cheated on by her ex-boyfriends and left hurting.   That's the reason why she agreed to marry someone she didn't know. Someone that she didn't love. That was her one last shot. Or maybe she just agreed to marry him because they're both hurt, desperate and need someone.   They made a deal: if they don't love each other in the two years of their marriage, they will separate.   Will they love each other? Or will everything vanish because of his past? Daily update: 7pm