ender's game 2

Продолжение книги Залог! За какие-то две недели моя жизнь кардинально перевернулась. Мне угрожает опасность, и помочь мне может только тот человек, которого еще совсем недавно я считала врагом номер один. Не знаю, к чему приведет моя зависимость от него, знаю лишь то, что будет непросто.

Marcus Thorne wears several masks in his life—playing retired pirate, Captain Hawk, is his favorite, but if his secret is discovered, he could die. Captivated by his enemy’s daughter, Marcus kidnaps her, but in return, she captures his heart…until he discovers Isabelle is one of Napoleon’s spies with the power to endanger his life and the lives of his friends. After her release, Isabelle can’t stop thinking about her masked abductor and how he’d stolen her heart before ridding her of his presence. Betrothed to a man who strangely reminds her of the man whose kisses set her ablaze, she marries him, only to discover he’s not who he seemed to be as he is withholding secrets. But then…so is she.

CASTELLO DI CARTE MAFIA CHRONICLES, BOOK 2 [Also known as POSSESSION: THE GAME OF CLUBS] 𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐄 What is worse than being forced to marry a man you’ve never even met? Drinking with a man who’s off-limits and sleeping with him to prove a point. After one drunken mistake, I swore to never entertain him again. But the next time we met, things did not go as expected. He was the enemy, one I should've known better than to involve myself with, but I couldn’t resist his unbreakable allure. was not the only reason. It was the way he softly whispered sweet words into my ears and the way he held me. It was the intensity with which he looked at me and made me feel desired. There was one tiny problem. His marriage was in four months. To the woman who called me her friend. 𝐋𝐔𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐍𝐎 They say there’s pleasure in tasting the things you cannot have. Forbidden has its own mind when deep-rooted inside someone. I never knew the depth of these words until I saw her. She was the brightest pink rose in a sea full of white ones. She was covered in thorns, a boundary only I dared to cross because I had nothing to lose. Only, she wasn’t mine, nor I, hers. Every moment we spent together reminded us of the reality meant for us. Some sacrifices are made for the greater good, but what good comes from leaving behind the one thing you never had and have finally found? She surrendered herself to me. Until the end of our agreement. So what if one of us wanted more in the end? What if the one was me?

Mempunyai status sebagai orang yang selalu merusak hubungan orang dan menjadi orang ketiga, tidak membuat Alexa malu. Ia malah bangga dan bahagia akan hal itu, karena menurutnya cinta ini sebuah permainan dan itu membuatnya seakan tertantang untuk mengakhiri permainan cinta orang lain...

He shouldn’t have imagined her lying naked on his bed. She shouldn’t have imagined his devilishly handsome face between her legs. But it was too late. Kiara began noticing Ethan's washboard abs when he hopped out of the pool, dripping wet after swim practice. Ethan began gazing at Kiara’s golden skin in a bikini as a grown woman instead of the girl next door he grew up with. That kiss should have never happened. It was just one moment in a lifetime of moments, but they both felt its power. They knew the thrumming in their veins and desperation in their bodies might give them all they ever wanted or ruin everything if they followed it. Kiara and Ethan knew they should have never kissed. But it's too late to take that choice back, so they have a new one to make. Fall for each other and risk their friendship or try to forget one little kiss that might change everything. PREVIEW: “If you don’t want to kiss me then... let’s swim.” “Yeah, sure.” “Naked.” “What?” “I always wanted to try skinny dipping. And I really want to get out of these clothes.” “What if someone catches you... me, both?” “We will be in the pool, Ethan. And no one can see us from the living room.” I smirked when I said, “Unless you want to watch me while I swim, you can stay here.” His eyes darkened, and he looked away, probably thinking the same when I noticed red blush creeping up his neck and making his ears and cheeks flush. Cute. “Come on, Ethan. Don’t be a chicken...” “Fine.” His voice was rough when he said, “Remove that sweater first.”

Pansamantalang umuwi si Ethan sa Mindanao kung saan siya lumaki upang takasan ang masalimuot niyang buhay pag-ibig sa Maynila. Tuluyan siyang nakipaghiwalay sa long time fiancée niyang si Klarissa nang mahuli niyang may kaniig ang nobya niya sa mismong bahay nito. Nasa beach resort siya habang nagpapalipas ng kaniyang sama ng loob at payapain sana ang kaniyang isipan. Subalit ang inakala niyang makakalimot siya sa pighating nararamdaman ay hindi pa pala. Mas lalong naging magulo ang buhay at isipan niya nang makilala niya si Rose na receptionist supervisor ng kaniyang private resort. Hindi lang iyon dahil sa una at pangalawang pagkukrus ng landas nila ay naging miserable na. Mas lalong kalunos-lunos ang pagtatagpo nila nang malaman niyang si Rose ang anak ng dati niyang foreman na nagtangka sa pera niya at namatay tatlong buwan na ang nakararaan. Ngayon, kailangan din niyang harapin ang dalaga sa kadahilanang kinukuha nito ang karapatan sa insurance money ng yumao nitong ama. Subalit ayaw niyang ipagkaloob ito sa dalaga ng ganoon na lamang at isa lamang ang naisip niya. He offered her to be his woman, his bedmate and shared his savage and lonely nights.

Menikah dengan Bagas adalah hal yang terindah. Namun, semua itu menjadi gelap dan suram ketika bisnis Bagas diambang ke bangkrutan. Ekonomi mereka pun turun drastis. Salsa meminta cerai kepada Bagas ketika pria itu di titik kehancuran. Dan istrinya itu menambah kesusahan pada dirinya. Ia sangat membenci Salsa karena memilih pergi ketika hatinya sudah sangat percaya pada wanita itu. 10 tahun kemudian.. Salsa dan Bagas di pertemukan kembali. Dengan keadaan yang berbeda, Bagas sudah menjadi orangkaya lagi. sebenarnya Bagas terlahir dari orangkaya. Hanya saja, pernikahannya dengan Salsa di tentang oleh sang Dad dan Mom sebab Salsa orang miskin. Sehingga Bagas memilih untuk pergi dan mendirikan perusahaannya sendiri serta mengaku pada Salsa bahwa dirinya tidak memiliki orangtua. Namun, dihatinya sekarang hanya ada sakit hati untuk wanita itu. Salsa bertemu dengan Bagas ketika pria itu sedang mencari pembantu untuk mengurus semua keperluan rumahnya. Dan dendam pun dimulai...

Itinakwil at inalisan ng karapatan ng sariling pamilya dahil kasalanan na kaniyang nagawa. Sa paglipas ng panahon ay sinubukan niyang mamuhay sa isang lugar na malayo sa kaniyang ginagalawan pero sinugrado pa rin ng pamilya niya na walang makakatulong sa kaniya. Hanggang sa nakilala at minahal niya si Cris- ang amo niya na ubod ng sama ng ugali.  Matututunan kaya siyang mahalin ni Cris sa kabila ng estado nila at pagkakaiba.  Paano kung isang araw bumalik ang pamilya niya na tumakwil sa kaniya at dala ng mga ito ang balitang gigimbal at susubok sa pagmamahal niya, makikinig ba siya sa pamilya niya at iiwan ang lalaking nagsilbi niyang katuwang noong tinalikuran siya ng lahat or mananatili siya sa tabi nito hanggang sa ito na ang sumuko dahil sa nakaraan na hindi nito makalimutan?

[Matured Content/SPG] Si Elle Calys Saavedra, isang probinsyanang napilitang lumuwas ng Maynila upang makapagtrabaho’t makatulong sa kanyang ama na ibangon kanilang nasirang sakahan. Sa tulong ng kanyang tiyahin ay mabilis siyang nakahanap ng trabaho. Buong akala ni Elle ay magiging maayos na ang lahat gayong binigyan siya ng trabaho ng kanyang auntie Levi nang lumuwas siya sa Maynila, ngunit iba ang nangyari. Nang malamang pagiging escort sa isang high-end bar ang trabahong ibinigay sa kanya— isang trabahong pagbibigay ng aliw na alam niyang hindi niya kayang sikmurain, doon na nagsimulang magbago ang buhay niya. Taliwas man sa prinsipyong kinagisnan, kapit-patalim na lamang si Elle dahil wala siyang magawa. Aniya’y para sa pamilya. Isang gabi ay nakilala niya ang isang lalaking may malapad at perpektong mga kilay, singkit ang mga mata, matangos ang ilong, may matikas na panga at aroganteng ngiti sa mga labi. Ang lalaking hindi niya akalaing pag-aalayan niya ng kanyang sarili. Marupok at tanga na nga siguro siya para magpaubaya sa lalaking hindi niya kilala. Mas lalong nagulo ang isip niya sa mga nakitang pagbabago sa lalaking ‘yon. Animo’y dalawa ang personalidad, pabago-bago ang ugali dahilan para umusbong ang galit para sa lalaki. Ngunit nang malaman niya ang katotohanan at nasagot ang mga tanong na bumagabag sa kanya ay mas lalo pa yatang gumulo ang buhay niya. Ilang beses niyang kinuwestyon ang sarili kung sino ba ang napagkalooban niya ng kanyang katawan. Sino nga ba ang lalaking ‘yon?

Дочь арабского шейха не имеет права на ошибку, но я ее совершила – влюбилась в лучшего друга и отдала ему свою невинность. Я верила – нам с Нейтоном суждено быть вместе, наивно полагая, что отец позволит мне самостоятельно выбрать будущего мужа. «– Ты выйдешь замуж после окончания университета, Алисия. За Амирана аль-Мактума – наследника Анмара». Амиран: – Клятвы верности, первая брачная ночь, твоя невинность и наши будущие дети – все это уже принадлежит мне, Алиса. – Нет, я не хочу. Тогда я еще не знала, что для Амирана аль-Мактума не существует иной воли, кроме его собственной. Ответив «нет» я подписала смертный приговор себе, своей семье и Нейтану.