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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.

Literature

Cuba Past and Present by Richard Davey

Romance

Cassandra Porsse grew up being the 'Miss Piggy' during her school days. Having a crush on one of the most popular boys in school, Crayvin Smith, and with her waistline expanding, Cassandra faces cruel peers and cold hearts. The final result toughens her resolve at the expense of creating a self-sabo

Werewolf

Melody is a cursed child, from birth she was destined to never love. On her 18 birthday she received her wolf, yet it wasn’t a common wolf, for she could travel only from her time and to the present. Her sole help is the spirits of her parents wolves, amounts others she meets along the years she g

Romance

My argument with Jake still echoed, his excuses about Emily ringing in my ears. I drove to our old, tiny apartment, a monument to a past that now felt like a cruel joke. My comfortable suburban life, built on what I realized was a lie, mocked me. My Jake, the boy I married, was gone, replaced by a

Literature

Picturesque Sketches of London, Past and Present by Thomas Miller

Literature

A detailed history of British airships, including an overview of the history of airships in general. Originally published in 1919.

Literature

British Airships, Past, Present, and Future by George Whale

Literature

The Irish Race in the Past and the Present by Augustus J. Thébaud

Literature

Walter Harland / Or, Memories of the Past by Harriet S. Caswell

Literature

Home economist and social reformer Helen Campbell dedicated her life to improving economic prospects for women, both in the realm of the family home and in the workforce. In this series of essays, she considers the then-recent trend of large numbers of women moving into the working world and present

Literature

The Living Present by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton

Fantasy

Alec Lightwood-Bane thought after becoming the archangel Remiel that life would settle back into normalcy. For a few months, he was not wrong. Magnus, his family (both old and new) and himself were able to continue on with their daily lives, taking the time to have fun together in a moment of peace.

Romance

Aria comes home expecting to make things right with her longtime boyfriend but instead she gets into the wedding arrangements of her stepsister- the groom being her ex. A single agonizing night brings her into the hands of a stranger and she wakes up hoping that she will forget all. Until she goes

Fantasy

Haunted by the past and tormented with doubt about the future, a young troubled writer must overcome obstacles, question her beliefs and accept the cabalistic to discover her heritage.

Romance

Aruna Prasetyo, an ambitious marketing manager, never imagined his life would change drastically overnight. Her parents revealed that they had matched her with Alvino Widjaja, the charismatic young CEO of the company where she worked. Initially skeptical and feeling pressured, Aruna agreed to try to

Romance

Amber Siobe Kennedy, a famous bitch heart breaker in abroad expectedly received a good treatment from her own family. She decided to run away from home and go back the Philipines with her friend. Enrolled in the well-known school, and met a famous playboy at school. What will happen when these two

Romance

Don'ton't hurt me please, I will do whatever you asked me but, chaining me won't solve anything. "You're my Damon spat angrily as he yanked her closer to himself. Liliana thought she has escaped from her abusive parents, and she has eventually have the freedom she deserves but what happened when she

Fantasy

When Anabelle turned eighteen, she started having dreams, they haunted her every night. Plagued by recurring dreams about the forest with the strange vampire, then the dreams turned to her seeing this poor girl being tormented by her people, and eventually set ablaze, murdered for defending the vamp

Literature

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Romance

His determined enough not to let her go again. So he take all his courage to say these words to her. “Why can’t it be? Why can’t it be the two of us? Why can’t we be lovers? Only friends? Her psychological condition is the main reason. Her emotion is always splitting. The young man belongs to a wea