In Defense of a Murderer

Romance

I was once the heiress to the Solomon empire, but after it crumbled, I became the "charity case" ward of the wealthy Hyde family. For years, I lived in their shadows, clinging to the promise that Anson Hyde would always be my protector. That promise shattered when Anson walked into the ballroom with Claudine Chapman on his arm. Claudine was the girl who had spent years making my life a living hell, and now Anson was announcing their engagement to the world. The humiliation was instant. Guests sneered at my cheap dress, and a waiter intentionally sloshed champagne over me, knowing I was a nobody. Anson didn't even look my way; he was too busy whispering possessively to his new fiancée. I was a ghost in my own home, watching my protector celebrate with my tormentor. The betrayal burned. I realized I wasn't a ward; I was a pawn Anson had kept on a shelf until he found a better trade. I had no money, no allies, and a legal trust fund that Anson controlled with a flick of his wrist. Fleeing to the library, I stumbled into Dallas Koch-a titan of industry and my best friend's father. He was a wall of cold, absolute power that even the Hydes feared. "Marry me," I blurted out, desperate to find a shield Anson couldn't climb. Dallas didn't laugh. He pulled out a marriage agreement and a heavy fountain pen. "Sign," he commanded, his voice a low rumble. "But if you walk out that door with me, you never go back." I signed my name, trading my life for the only man dangerous enough to keep me safe.

Others

It all started around mid year, when a murderer wasn't locked in chains. "I never wanted him to be involved in the case, look where it had landed us." A murderer caused a tragic and great lost in a family, the suffering moment develops into pain because of the lost. The Metropolis of Lagos was pu

Modern

My fiancée smiled as she showed me the "intruder" she had dealt with in the ER. I looked past her to see my mother beaten unconscious on the floor. And on the gurney next to her lay my seven-year-old brother, cold, blue, and dead. Brittnie clung to my arm, beaming with pride. "I handled it, Cann

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Young Adult

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LGBT+

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Fantasy

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Modern

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Gilbert Parker was a late 19th and early 20th century politician and novelist who wrote prodigiously. The British-Canadian's works are still popular in the 21st century.

Literature

Gilbert Parker was a late 19th and early 20th century politician and novelist who wrote prodigiously. The British-Canadian's works are still popular in the 21st century.

Romance

In a high school basketball gym filled with laughter and cheers, an introverted teenager named Allen finds himself at the center of a daring game orchestrated by his friend, Kelly. With money on the line, Allen's classmate, reluctantly thrust into the spotlight, must play the role of Allen's suppose

Young Adult

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Billionaires

My name is Joshua, I used to be a simple man living in my own small world with my foster parents but that world collapsed when I found out my true parentage, the only child of a very famous and rich business. In time I found out that my real parents were murdered by those that claim to be the 3 most

Romance

You're a cheat and a lying bastard Rhoda yelled at her long time lover Jake. She felt so cheated and heartbroken when she caught Jake pants down with her best friend Leah. She felt so weak but managed to run as fast as her legs could carry her and the last thing she heard was a loud screech.

Billionaires

Catherine believes in love and happy endings, she believes life's a fairy tale and everyone just needs to meet their Mr. Right. But then she met Lucifer, and he turned her life upside. Then she began questioning everything she's believed in.

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Frederick Marryat was a popular 19th century novelist best known for pioneering the genre of sea stories and for writing other action and adventure books. An acquaintance of Charles Dickens, Marryat's books are still read today.

Literature

Wakulla: a story of adventure in Florida by Kirk Munroe

Adventure

Innkeeper Seth Collinson had made his way west in advance of his wife Sadie for financial reasons. Once he arrives and settles in, he hears word that she has died. When Sadie makes an appearance one night, Seth is unsure whether he's hallucinating or experiencing a supernatural encounter.

Romance

A single night was enough to meet him and fall in love with him, a single night was enough for him to ruin her life. In one of her nights out, Clara Isabel meets the guy she has always dreamed of sharing her life with. José Luis has been wanting to get close to her for several months, and at a part