the diving bell and the butterfly

"I can't let you go Nora, when I know how you taste," After three years of dating and expecting her boyfriend to marry her, he proposed to her sister instead. Just when Nora thought her whole life had been ruined, her mother fell seriously ill and was diagnosed with cancer. She needed an enormous amount of money for her treatment, but they were poor and didn't have that amount. She found herself in a mess, the only way to turn her life around was to become a surrogate for George Williams, the soon-to-be alpha of the dangerous Darkfire pack. But instead of changing her life, the surrogacy went wrong, and the alpha didn't want the kids. What will happen to Nora? Will she be able to overcome everything, or will she end up a single mother for the rest of her life?

Heartbroken. Betrayed. Determined to start over. When aspiring chef Evelyn Hayes discovers her fiancé in bed with her best friend, her world falls apart. Leaving behind her small-town life, she heads to New York City, vowing to focus on her dreams—and never let love get in the way again. But fate has other plans. Enter Damian Blackstone: a billionaire playboy with a ruthless reputation and a family determined to force him into a commitment he’s not ready for. His solution? A deal with Evelyn—pretend to be his girlfriend and help him get his mother off his back, and he’ll jumpstart her culinary career. What begins as a simple arrangement soon sparks undeniable chemistry, testing both their hearts and their limits. As the lines between pretense and passion blur, Evelyn fights to protect her heart, while Damian grapples with feelings he never expected. Will Evelyn and Damian find the courage to embrace the love they never saw coming? Or will their carefully constructed façade crumble under the weight of their growing feelings? The Chef and the Charmer is a slow-burn romance full of betrayal, humor, and the kind of sparks you can’t fake.

Alessia gets kidnapped by a dangerous mafia Boss for having a relationship with the Mafia enemy. The Mafia Don, Rodion Konstantin, believes that a friend to his enemy is also an enemy, so he treats Alessia as an enemy. Stuck in Mafia Territory,  working for Rodion as a maid, Alessia ends up finding a secret that Rodion has been hiding. A secret considered to be Rodion's point of weakness. She learns that he is fighting  a fatal disease. She knows that Rodion's enemies could use this to bring him down. When Rodion learns that Alessia knows about his disease, he is left with no choice but to kill her, but he can't, because this girl that he kidnapped is always in his mind. He is busy fighting his sickness and also busy fighting his feelings for her. He doesn't believe in love, but he feels something strong for her. With Alessia having a secret that can get her free, will she tell Rodion's enemies about it? Being the powerful man in Italy, feared for his name, will Rodion risk keeping her alive or will he end her and continue hiding his sickness? How will two enemies fall in love when Alessia thinks he hates her and Rodion thinks she is going to use his weakness and bring him down?

When Alora Marino gets involved in the mafia after making one fateful decision, her bland and ordinary life changes completely. She rescues the younger brother of a mafia Don, Dante Bellini, and soon after finds herself stuck in a dangerous game. Torn between her vows as a nurse and the seducing figure of Dante, Alora lives in a mix of dangerous surroundings where new enemies seem to rise everyday. As threats increase, Alora’s choices will not only impact her, but also the people she cares about. Will Alora make the tough choice between love and loyalty? Or will she run for the hills to save herself?

Ava “Run, Ava! Run and never come back.” It was only in that moment when I looked into Harper’s eyes that I could see the hatred she felt for me for the first time. Her canines were protruding and her long claws were shining in the moonlight. It was in that moment that I realized Harper loved Daniel just as much as I did. I wasted no time and turned around and ran. I knew if she wanted to kill me she could. I thought about Daniel and how much I loved him, then the memories of the past couple of months flooded my mind. The man I loved became cruel. He treated me as if I was just there to produce an heir. As though he would kill me rather than love me. I wouldn’t be able to return to ice-skating. I would never become the world champion. With all my dreams shattered, I stepped onto my grandmother’s porch hours after escaping in the hopes that she would take me back. Daniel “Where the hell is she, Harper?” I gripped her throat so tightly that she couldn’t breathe never mind speak. Harper had set Ava free. There was a very real possibility that I would never be able to find Ava which meant I would never be able to see my son. Harper had done that. All because she wanted the power and prestige that came with being my mate. “Let her go, Daniel!” My father’s voice echoed past me and I whipped around to glare at him. I could see it in his eyes. He was the one who put Harper up to this. I needed to find Ava. I needed to bring her and my son home.

Nick Knight He is full of arrogance. He is not someone to mess with. A young billionaire owing a chain of companies worldwide. He is famous for his arrogant, merciless and dominating nature. He was living his life in his own way until a sinful beauty poked the beast in him. And now he wants her. Angela Jones, A beautiful innocent girl. She is too pure for this cruel world. She lost her parents in a car crash. Now she looking for a job to survive.

Czar was rejected by his pack as the new Alpha because of the circumstances surrounding his birth.  The only option available to him to become the pack leader was to retrieve an emerald gem from the devil's bridge, a realm between life and death. and only the blood of a dragon can give access to the realm. Mara a witch runs away from her pack when she was framed up by a jealous enchantress, she must find a way to prove her innocence. She makes a pact with Czar to help him recover the gem and he would grant her anything she desires even his soul

A Mysterious lake on which the people of a small town away from California very much fascinated but frightened as well. As it was supposed to have connection of some death events with the lake. But still, none could prove the incidents even the police of the town couldn't find any clue. For some reason some young people got themselves involved in that mystery. But they didn't know even didn't expect these would come out. There was a rumor that some secret illegal scientific research on human was going on which was somehow collected to that lake. What actually was going on there? Was the lake responsible for the death? Who were responsible for that? It was to discover. It was to disclose and it was to stop.

The world deemed Akira a waste, not by default, but due to his own actions or lack of. He lacked the enthusiasm and desire to be anything. His family were all geniuses in their respective fields, but he spent the entire eighteen years of his life eating, drinking, and having fun. Despite all these, he loved his family and therefore it was an instinctive reaction to save his father from what could have been a fatal collision. He was supposed to be dead, but… Out of nowhere, a system appeared and thus began his journey of world-hopping to save the cannon fodder villains. In every story, there were always a few individuals whose purpose was to act as stepping stones for the love of the protagonists. Their suffering is there to act as the foil for their happiness. As a result, Akira must remove their protagonist's halo and teach these protagonist scums to value the life of others.

Amy's parents died in an accident after that her uncle was the only one who can be called as her family, one and only family. She was living happily with her uncle. Until... On the day of her graduation her uncle died due to some unknown reason most likely a murder. She was devastated and needed a support from someone so she rushed over to see her boyfriend hoped that he would console her. But who knew was having an affair with someone else. All this made her heart broken which lead her to run from that hellish place which only showed her weak self. Her likely to be aunt and late uncle's girlfriend was the only one who was with her and took her to Egypt ,where her late uncle worked. She went there to investigate his uncles death ,but little did she knew that a Mummy was waiting for her arrival to set him free from his curse. One day she was kidnapped and was brought to the basement of the museum . She was told to break that seal by force. Without having any choice she does the same as they ordered . The Mummy gets freed and make her the host of the new world. One is from the past and the other is from the present. Will they be able to form a great future. This is my first book and is truly fictional . Your reviews are like a gem to me.