our way

- maman pourquoi tu n'as pas d'amoureux? - tu le sais ma chérie, ton papa reste mon amoureux même s'il n'est plus avec nous, lui réponds-je avec les larmes aux yeux - c'est triste maman, tu crois qu'un jour je pourrais avoir un nouveau papa? Je m'appelle Lilou Porter, j'ai 26 ans, et je suis maman d'une petite fille de 4 ans et demi Emy. On vit dans la grande ville de New York, et je suis actuellement en recherche d'emploi. Il y a deux ans mon mari est décédé dans un accident de voiture, et depuis j'essaye au mieux d'élever notre fille toute seule. Je peux toujours compter sur le soutien de ma mère et de mon grand frère Damien, sans eux je pense que je n'aurais pas eu trouver le courage de me battre et de faire de mon mieux pour rembourser les dettes que mon mari nous a laissées. On avait tout pour être heureux, mon mari avait sa propre maison d'éditions qui marchait plutôt bien puisqu'elle faisait partie des plus réputer de New York. Quelques jours avant ce tragique accident, il m'a annoncé que son entreprise était au plus mal, et qu'il devait être obligé de la vendre. Après avoir obtenu mon diplôme de responsable d'édition, j'ai postulé dans l'ancienne maison d'édition de mon mari qui porte toujours son nom, mais rien... Alors pour essayer de mettre plus de chances de mon coté j'ai décidé de reprendre mon nom de jeune fille, Lilou Curtis, et je compte bien intégrer cette entreprise que je connais mieux que personne. "Le passé nous fournit des regrets, le présent des chagrins, et l'avenir des craintes..." Et si le destin donnait enfin la chance à Lilou de pouvoir tourner la page sur son passé...

One night of boldness leads to a marriage of convenience. Just a plain agreement. No commitment but a lot of sex. She is liking the setup until the 'right one' came back. Without a fuss, she left, bringing the memories and another heartbeat. ********** Dumped by her two-year relationship for the reason of her being prude and frigid, Alexzia Montes proves she was otherwise. With four glasses of wine in her system, she delved into a passionate night with a stranger she randomly picked. "Do I need to pay you? How much?" she outrightly asked. "Can you afford me?" he snickers. "Just tell me how much" she stubbornly retorted. She is getting pissed by his arrogance. "500 billion dollars" he briefly replies with raised challenging brows. "What?" she mumbles in disbelief. "My present net worth is more or less 500 billion dollars" he unconcernedly replied. Stunned, she becomes quiet. "That's why you look familiar..." she frustratedly whispers, facepalming herself. The man she often sees on tv and in newspapers but hasn't met in person. The only person in the country who has a five hundred billion net worth. "CEO Lucien Wright..." she whispers in despair, almost indistinct. Of all people, she had chosen the cold and ruthless CEO of Wright Group of Companies. How could she afford him? He could even buy her, body and soul. "I need a wife, a bait for my girlfriend to come back. Name your price" he casually announced, handing her the documents. "Once she is back, you will sign the divorce paper and peacefully leave. I will pay you, just name the amount" he added. The offer is tempting Alexzia. She needs ten million dollars and it's an impossible plight but she has an easy way out, being a Ten Million Dollar Wife to CEO Wright.

17-year-old Brook Grigsby's life was never the same after her father died. When her mother remarried, she thought the worst was over, but it was only beginning. Her stepdad is a werewolf, and among his people, she's known as 'Missy Mistake' because, to them, she should've never been born.Ryder Williams has taken his brother's name and place in the exchange with his uncle's pack, Black Mountain so that he can find a way to bring his uncle's cruel reign to an end. When Ryder sees Brook for the first time recognizes her as his mate. He wants to protect her from all the abuse she suffers, but Brook would rather suffer than risk her mother becoming the grief-stricken shell she was before. As a war between Ryder's pack and Black Mountain breaks out, Brook must decide just how far she will go to save the ones she cares about.

Isang mapagmahal at mabuting asawa si Dave Justin Alarcon at malapit na sana siyang maging ama nang sa hindi inaasahang pangyayare ay nabaril ang kanyang asawa sa isang bank robbery na ikinamatay nito. Nabiyudo ng maaga at nawalan ng direksyon ang buhay ni Dave. Isang dalagang guro si Leslie Hidalgo na nakatira sa maynila, Kinailangan niyang umuwe ng probinsya sa pakiusap ng mga magulang ng kanyang ina. Sa pagbalik niya ng probinsya ay nalaman niyang nagawa siyang ipagkasundo ng kanyang abuelo sa apo ng isang mayamang angkan sa kanilang lugar, na pinagkakautangan ng malaki ng kanyang lolo Arturo. Labag man sa kanyang kalooban ay pumayag na rin siya sa kasunduan dahil nakasalalay ang kanilang koprahan, ganoon na rin ang bahay at lupa ng lolo't lola niya. Ngunit nakita niya agad ang masamang ugali ng lalaking kanyang pakakasalan, kaya bago dumating ang araw ng engagement party ay tumakas na si Leslie at bumalik ng maynila. Pinagtagpo ng tadhana ang kanilang landas ng mabundol ng kotseng minamaneho ni Dave si Leslie ng dahil sa kalasingan. Naging kargo niya ang babae dahil nagpanggap itong nawalan ng ala-ala upang mapagtaguan ang lalaking pakakasalan. Naawa ang ina ni Dave sa babae kaya kinupkop ito at inalagaan. Sa paglipas ng mga araw ay nahulog ang loob ni Dave sa babae ngunit pilit namang pinaglabanan nito ang nararamdaman. Paano kung malaman niya na ang babaeng kinupkop nila ay ikakasal na pala sa iba? May patutunguhan pa kaya ang nararamdaman ni Dave para sa dalagang tumakas sa napagkasunduang kasal? Ano kaya ang magiging reaksyon ni Dave kung mabatid niya na nagpapanggap lang na may amnesia ang babaeng muling nakapagpaibig sa kanya?

Zara Lowry once gave her heart to Yosef Webb, her boss and savior, risking everything in a whirlwind of passion. To him, however, she was nothing more than a reliable cog in his corporate machine.She was done with that, though.Yosef could not stand Zara's cool-headedness, her logic, her self-sufficiency. Yet, he eventually found the warmth and adoration he longed for in her eyes.Her eyes, however, were looking elsewhere. ***[In this story, neither the hero nor the heroine is perfect. This is not your typical tale of a successful female lead. Yosef is a jerk, but is later changed to become a man who would do anything for love. This is a tale of a tsundere man, and it takes many chapters for the two of them to reconcile.

Hazel Queen had loved her husband with all her heart for three years. But the one thing she never saw coming was the cold, shocking truth: he wanted a divorce because his mistress was pregnant. Heartbroken and betrayed, Hazel decides to move on and returns to Queen Corp, where she steps into her true role as the powerful female president, worth hundreds of millions. This revelation shocks her ex-husband, Damon Price, who never knew that the woman he left behind was the mastermind behind the famous Queen Corp—the Heiress of the Queen family, who had supposedly died in a fire three years ago.

"I want this woman from your kingdom as my slave." "The woman in your hold is my sister, Morgana, the one and only princess of the kingdom. Our most prized possession… To pay for her crime, she is yours from this day forth. In a world where only the strongest survive and in a kingdom where women are looked down upon, Morgana Aton is the vampire princess who refuses to be silenced. Strong, passionate and fearless. Her heart set on finding and assassinating the man who killed the late king, her father. Only to fail and be taken as a prisoner by the Alpha King himself. Kian Araqiel, the Alpha King who is feared throughout the land. Learns his mate is a vampire in the Sanguine Empire. Only for her to attempt to kill him. Angered and hating the fact that he is mated to a blood sucker, he takes her as a prisoner and brings her to his kingdom. But did he really think he could defy the power of the mate bond, especially when she is a constant temptation that he tries to fight? In a game of passion and hate will they overcome their differences and unite to face a greater threat that now looms upon them?

What would you do if your husband had an affair with a younger woman? In Riley Allen's case, she tried to salvage her marriage, but she quickly realized it was not worth fighting for. She gave up on her marriage and the career she carefully built. Riley figured that moving on was her sweet revenge. What better way to move on than to marry her ex-husband's past rival, Adrian King? With Adrian's help, Riley got her well-deserved vengeance. She felt she found a genuine ally in her new husband. Later, she uncovered Adrian's secrets—and they revolved around Riley. Will the secrets drive them apart, or will they seal the missing piece of their contract marriage? *** "Why did you marry me, Adrian? Answer me!" Riley demanded with tears in her eyes. Adrian looked at Riley and answered, "Because it was meant to be."

Eva Richard a été la seconde épouse de Alex Thomas pendant trois ans, pensant que son amour profond pourrait adoucir son cœur de pierre. À sa grande surprise, au bout de trois ans, l'homme lui présente un accord de divorce et accueille son premier amour dans sa vie. Désillusionnée, elle opte pour le divorce et se transforme soudainement en héritière de la famille Tang, riche à en faire pâlir des nations. Dès lors, elle est la magnat milliardaire, le médecin prodige, le hacker d'élite et le champion d'escrime ! Son ex-mari regrette : "Chérie, j'ai eu tort, remettons-nous ensemble !" Eva Richard sourit froidement : "Je ne manque ni d'amour, ni d'argent, ni d'hommes, juste d'un chien de garde." Alex Thomas s'approche d'elle et lui tend sa cravate : "Chérie, je suis là pour garder la porte, ouaf ouaf."

The Complete Series of: The Mafia's Bloodlust Series. Arranged To The Mafia Love In The Mafia Wars The Mafia's Bloodlust Games (The Final Chapter) “Our marriage is nothing but a deal” He said looking the girl in the eye, her green eyes met his silver blue ones, both of their eyes hard as they glared at each other. “Believe me love, I don’t want this marriage any more than you do, but if it will bring peace to our families, then I will sign that stupid paper” she said glaring at him. ********************* She is the daughter of the English Mafia boss, and he is the Russian Mafia boss, and the only way to guarantee a proper, safe alliance between the two families, the Brook and the Ivanov family…