the art of saying no

Haunted by the past, can a legend and a single mom find love? Can anything go right? Would they ever be able to fall in love? Will she be able to see past his darkness? Will he be able to protect her when danger comes knocking? Find out in this book... ................. Alex Franzetti runs a studio, but once upon a time, he was someone else. Nearly 30 years later, he's given up the rock star lifestyle after unbearable tragedy strikes. Em Reilly was once a wild child, but settled down after the birth of her daughter. Now struggling with a younger brother who's threatening to go down a dark path, she's almost at the end of her rope. Following a series of daring exploits, a puzzling event occurred. *************** The NO STRINGS ATTACHED book is a collection of mature romance steamy series. For readers above 18. Feel free to jump to any story that tickles your fancy. Relax and enjoy this epic, thigh tingling, steamy book compiled for your pleasure.

By accident, I stumbled upon my husband's secret. There were cameras covering every corner of our house, but I stayed silent and pretended not to know about them. One day, I faked leaving home and hid in the closet, only to hear my husband fooling around with his mistress. Jared's breath was short from exertion. "Faster. We have less than 20 minutes before Vanessa gets back." His mistress giggled. "Relax. Her eyesight is terrible." Jared growled. "Shut up! Vanessa is my wife. Say another thing about her, and I'll throw you out!" What he didn't know was that my eyesight had been cured. My vision was as sharp as anyone else's. I stepped out of the closet with a choked sob and called my brother. "I'll go to Murica."

On the day of my wedding to James Jonas, his best friend, Mia Rodriguez, appeared in front of me, pregnant. She cried with tears in her eyes, “Ames, you have everything. Please, just give James to me. I’m having… his baby…” I ripped off my veil and threw it on the floor. Turning around, I saw James' panicked eyes. Perhaps he remembered our contract: If anything goes wrong with this wedding, his fortune will be mine.

Alessandra tak menyangka malam itu adalah malam nahasnya. Sorot tajam kamera beberapa media serta kelompok kuli tinta turut menyertai langkahnya yang dikawal ketat beberapa polisi. Dia terlibat skandal yang diatur oleh orang dekatnya, konspirasi. Padahal, dia sedang berada di puncak popularitas sebagai model papan atas, orang menyebutnya sang supermodel. Semesta seperti memainkan hidupnya. Skandal malam itu membawanya bermuara dalam jerat dan dekap hangat pria paruh baya, pria yang lebih pantas menjadi ayahnya; Tuan Aroon. Siapa pria itu sebenarnya? Ada misteri yang belum teruangkap. Dalam aktivitasnya Alessandra selalu mengandalkan sang bodyguard--Mervile yang tak diketahui asal-usulnya. Mervile begitu overprotective memperlakukannya, lebih terlihat seperti memperlakukan wanita yang amat dicintainya. Tak jauh berbeda dengan Tuan Aroon, Mervile pun menyimpan suatu misteri. Siapa dia sebenarnya? "Sudah semenjak kau jadi wanitaku, aku menobatkan diriku sebagai bentengmu. Apapun yang terjadi." Tuan Aroon. "Nona cinta tidak dengan saya?" Mervile. Pada siapa Alessandra akhirnya menambatkan hatinya, menyerahkan cintanya??!

Ini adalah kisah yang terjadi di dunia rekaan, mirip dengan sejarah China kuno, namun berbeda. Han Yu Shi adalah seorang pangeran dari Kekaisaran Han yang pernah jaya menguasai seluruh dunia, namun ketika ayah Han Yu Shi terlena dengan kecantikan seorang selir, seorang menteri jahat berhasil mengambil kesempatan dan mengkudetanya. Kaisar mati terbunuh, sedangkan Han Yu Shi dan saudara-saudaranya yang lain dihukum buang.Sembilan tahun penuh penderitaan Han Yu Shi harus lewati dari penyiksaan musuh yang amat membencinya. Menyaksikan satu persatu saudaranya meninggal dalam penyiksaan, dendam Han Yu Shi untuk merebut kekuasaan yang telah luput dari tangannya semakin menggelora. Namun, bagaimanapun statusnya hanyalah seorang budak, tidak punya kesempatan sama sekali untuk melarikan diri, apalagi merebut kekuasaan.Akankah Han Yu Shi berhasil dalam mencapai misinya, mengembalikan kejayaan dinasti keluarganya?Kisah ini hanya fiksi semata. Nama tokoh, lokasi dan sebagainya adalah murni khayalan penulis, tidak ada hubungan dengan kejadian nyata apapun juga.Ini adalah karya saya sendiri, bukan terjemahan.Terimakasih banyak! Saya berharap kamu menyukai cerita ini! Have a nice day!

They grew up in a cult community that as a culture killed Russians, Bonnie, Donald and Dr. Markus are Russians. This is because 1000 years ago there was a war and before the war Russians used to oppress the black people so the black people rose up, some good Russians helped the black people rise up and for a time after the black people won the war and got into rule they made laws to stop the oppression and things got calmer and people were arrested for racism. One day, 1000 years later, a black ruler was dying so he gave his crown to his nephew who hated Russians and the nephew turned black people against the Russians and created a whole culture of hating the Russians, this started tensions between the two races and literally got babies killed, mixed people were killed along with their Russian parents, black people who made babies with them would be kicked out of the community that used to be Christians and the nephew's son started a culture of killing Russians 1 time a month on the 13th day of the month. RedBeeSAndAmber2's Real Name is Treasure Marie Denise Jackson and I am her, I collaborated with GOD A.K.A. Jesus Christ To help me write this book. The Writer is an African-American. _________________________________________________________________________ This story is copyrighted. (Copr. ©) The copyright symbol, or copyright sign, ©, is the symbol used in copyright notices for works other than sound recordings. The use of the symbol is described by the Universal Copyright Convention. Copyright refers to the legal right of the owner of intellectual property. ... This means that the original creators of products and anyone they give authorization to are the only ones with the exclusive right to reproduce the work.

Lavish London mansions. A hand-painted Rolls-Royce. And eight dead friends. For the British fixer Robbie Chase, working for the Russian's President most vocal critic meant stunning perks – but also constant danger. His gruesome death is one of 14 that retired British Agent QUINTUS NOONE has linked to Russia – but the UK police shut down every last case. QUINTUS NOONE'S investigation reveals the full story of a ring of death on British soil that the government has ignored.

Dua belas tahun lalu, Airi memutuskan untuk memulai hidup baru di New York. Keputusan itu bukanlah tanpa alasan. Airi ingin melarikan diri dari Kei Hasegawa dan keluarganya. Dia tidak ingin terlibat dengan kerumitan hidup seorang elite keluarga Hasegawa. Terlebih, dia juga tidak ingin keluarga Hasegawa tahu tentang keberadaan bayi yang dikandungnya. Selama di New York, Airi telah menyembuhkan dirinya dari luka yang ditorehkan sang pria. Hingga dia harus kembali ke Tokyo karena suatu alasan. Dan Tokyo berarti ... Hasegawa. Bagaimana Airi kembali menghadapinya?

When Sethlzaar, a child of the conisoir, is chosen by a man in a cassock, it is with a confused acceptance that he follows.A life in the priesthood, though for those considered blessed, is no life at all. However, Sethlzaar has nowhere else to be and nothing else to lose. With a new name and a new purpose, he is determined to survive the tests of the seminary as the priests forge him and his new brothers into blades destined to serve as sacrifices to the cause of Truth.In the end, choices will be made, legends born, and loyalties tested.But above all else, Sethlzaar Vi Sorlan will have to face the truth that perhaps he's not as blessed as he'd been led to believe...

Impian Kaisar menjadikan Dita sebagai cinta pertama dan terakhirnya harus kandas. Adik sahabatnya itu, tiba-tiba menikah dengan pria lain. Cinta yang sudah dipendamnya selama sembilan tahun terpaksa berakhir. Hal yang paling Kaisar sesali, dia tak pernah menyatakan perasaan pada cinta pertamanya itu. Sebagai perwira polisi yang berwajah rupawan, sebenarnya bukan hal yang sulit untuk Kaisar mendapatkan cinta. Namun, karena hatinya sudah tertaut pada Dita, membuat Kaisar tak pernah sekali pun menanggapi para gadis mendekatinya. Karena itu, Kaisar merasakan patah hati yang teramat dalam saat Dita menikah. Bagaimana perwira muda itu menyembuhkan patah hatinya? Mampukah Kaisar move on dari Dita dan membuka hatinya untuk wanita lain? --- Mohon dukungan, kritik, dan saran yang membangun. Mari berteman di IG @kokoro.no.tomo.82 dan FB kokoronotomo82