one thousand splendid suns

"Do you think I'm beautiful?"Anderson's back stiffened.Undoubtedly, she was beautiful.After a while, he said uneasily, "Yeah."Clarissa moved closer to him. She whispered in his ear and she thought that her voice was very low, "If I want to sleep with you, will you agree?"He narrowed his eyes slightly and said with meaningful eyes, "You have to pay the price for sleeping with me. Are you sure?""Money? I have money." Clarissa laughed, "Aren't they looking down on me? I'm going to find someone who is much better than him. I want to piss them off!"She then put her arms around his neck and kissed his lips.It was a torrid night.The next morning, however, he handed her a copy of the marriage application she had signed.********************Clarissa Chapman, one day, when delivering condoms to a hotel room, she found her client was her... fiance?She caught her fiance and half-sister in bed! Only then did Clarissa realize that her six-year-relationship boyfriend had cheated on her!What's more ridiculous? Her father said it was because she wasn't attractive and her sister's more deserving of him. Dumped her douchebag fiance, she bumped into her Mr. Right by a one-night stand! Wait... why was this man looked exactly like the Billionaire CEO - Anderson Jordan on TV?!Anderson was of many things, handsome, considerate, and loyal. She'd never imagine a gorgeous like Anderson would fall in love with her, until that day... Her nightmarish family found her, trying to drag her to the miserable past...again...

On the night that Charlotte Slate was betrayed by her husband Andy, she has a one-night stand with a mysterious stranger. Little did she know, her one-night stand was none other than billionaire CEO Micah McKaine, also known as Kingpin Kane, the most dangerous man on the West Coast. When Charlotte becomes an exotic dancer to make ends meet, a twist of fate brings these two back together as their paths cross unexpectedly under the stage lights. When Micah sees her perform for the first time, his passion is rekindled and he is even more determined than ever to make her his--especially when he learns that she is the wife of double-crossing protege Andy, Micah devises a plan involving her to take down a common enemy. Can Micah convince this “good girl” to be his avenging angel? _____ "Charlotte," he whispers into my hair as he holds me close. "Please just let me hold you. Just this once. I know you aren't free to love me, but I want something more to remember before we need to play it safe. Please, cher." "Oh Micah," I melt into him, needing his touch just as much as he needs mine. "We can't do this." What starts as a gentle embrace starts to become something else as he pulls my head back to stare directly into my eyes. Bringing his head down slowly, his lips hover above mine, not quite touching. "Is that so?" He licks my lips and I feel my core release, wet and ready for so much more. This man that just a moment ago induced so much fear in me, is igniting my passion beyond reason. "Give me one good reason why I should kiss you right now and have my way with you in the back of this car."

"Ausha would hunt you down whether you become a rogue or stay here, but I can protect you if you come with me." “Em...” I had just one option left—to leave with the bloodthirsty Alpha. Damn it. I was so fucked. After events that might make Danica’s stay in the Phoenix Pack her death trap, she must accept becoming the cold-hearted Alpha of the North’s mate and Luna for protection before the Alpha, who rejected her, comes for her life. Will her ruthless nature help her survive and stand strong through the dark days to come? Will she be able to earn the love and trust of the hole-hearted Alpha of the North, whose heart is guarded against love?

ONE NIGHT MISTAKE WITH A BILLIONAIRE Sa loob ng dalawampu't siyam na taong nabubuhay siya, bibihira lamang magkaroon ng problema sa buhay si Zaugustus Kit Mercedes. His life is silent like a deep water. No one can make him lose his composure. But when he found out that he impregnated someone due to accident caused by his brother, Heroex, his world turned 360 degrees. Overwhelmed of what to do, he just found himself embracing the loudness of getting into her life. The life in the upper of the sea. Salungat sa tahimik niyang buhay, ang buhay ni Persephone ay magulo at maingay. Being the only legitimate heiress of Sawyer empire, Zaugustus has to deal so many hindrances. Can he succeed? Can Zaugustus hide the truth from everyone especially to Persephone's eager and desperate step-sister, Reign?

In a world where dreams collide with destiny, Margarette Atillo finds herself torn between duty and desire. As the 'Mutya ng Probinsya,' her journey from provincial girl to corporate success is overshadowed by a tangled web of love, uncertainties, and unexpected blessings. Just when she learns to love and surrender herself in a one-night stand agreement to the billionaire man, who happens to be a best friend of her CEO and who possesses all the qualities she dislikes in a man, she then discovers that her CEO, whom she initially loved, has feelings for her. Caught between two billionaires and their tumultuous desires, Margarette struggles to make an ultimate choice between her initial plan to distance herself from the two billionaires or embracing the unexpected and following her heart's truest path. As secrets unravel and truths emerge, Margarette's world is turned upside-down by the revelation of her pregnancy, igniting a chain of events in billionaires’s family affairs. Will she choose the path that she initially planned, full of certainties, to the best of her abilities? Or will her heart lead her down a daring new road, where passion and possibility collide, even if she encounters powerful and influential families along the way?

Gabriella is heartbroken when her boyfriend cheats on her with her best friend. Determined to forget about him she has a one-night stand which leads to her getting pregnant, she leaves the country to put her life back together. Three years later Gabriella has her life back together and returns to America to chase her dream of being a Fashion Designer. She finds herself falling for her cold boss. What would happen when she finds out her cold boss is the father of her children? And who would she choose?

The year Felix Gibson and I were most in love, we got married. After the wedding, I quit my job and devoted all my attention to him. But he thought I was too clingy and started seeing one woman after another on the side. I did not care because I knew they were just flings. That was, until he kept standing up for one of them repeatedly. When I confronted him, he casually said, "Lexie, she reminds me so much of how you used to be." I filed for divorce and moved abroad to focus on my career. Forget about being anyone’s second choice. I was determined to stand out on my own. Later, Felix came back, begging on his knees for me to take him back.

He didn't love her, Not for one day. That was when she was married to him. Now they are divorced and he's crazy about her. He's about to be married to his childhood crush and highschool sweetheart but all he wants is the one he left behind. Will she give him another chance after he hurt her in the past? Will fate be on their side this time? Paparazzi, tabloids, crazy exes, rich in-laws, expensive wine and romance all in one. The One He Left Behind. Enjoy

“These two men have claimed ownership but you are the only one who can tell us who the boy truly belongs to. Who is the father of you son, Luna Vanessa?” I stood inbetween both men who still looked they were about to jump each other and then I took one look at my beautiful son, the one who truly mattered and I pointed to the Alpha standing on the left. “The blood that runs through my son’s veins is his.” ****** Two Alphas. One Luna. And a baby in the mix. It all started with a love so pure and true but ended with a rejection, a scar and a baby which Vanessa swore to keep away from the man who made loving him seem like a crime and wasted three good years of her life. Four years later, she has managed to forget him and live a comfortable life, posing as the Luna for another Alpha. But then, he returns—Declan Thorne—desperate and hell-bent on taking back what belongs to him. However, with a son that calls another man ‘father’, his mother who is now the Luna for another and Alpha who took Vanessa in and falls head over heels for her, Declan Thorne has a long way to go before he can win anyone back—his heir or her heart.

At a party her best friend had invited her to, Emmaline Facer happened to run into the most attractive man she had ever seen. She couldn't help but take a chance and have a fling with him. Sex was a choice and not an option because he was going to be the first man she slept with. After all, it was only a one-night stand, and the following day, things would return to normal. She thought. However, can a one-night stand actually make a difference? After receiving a job offer from one of the biggest fashion companies in NYC three years later, Emma returned to Hidden Towel. She also considered starting over, but it suddenly came as a shock that her boss was the man she had a one-night fling with three years ago. If he recognizes her, how will sweet Emma make it through this? Meanwhile, three years ago, she had abandoned him while he was sleeping, stolen from him, blocked her number, and fled the city. The deadliest part was that Ezra Queen didn't forget this woman and searched for her for a year because she had stolen not just his money and car worth millions of dollars but something important as well. His heart.