The Winter Swan

Romance

The sterile white of the operating room blurred, then sharpened, as Skye Sterling felt the cold clawing its way up her body. The heart monitor flatlined, a steady, high-pitched whine announcing her end. Her uterus had been removed, a desperate attempt to stop the bleeding, but the blood wouldn't clot. It just kept flowing, warm and sticky, pooling beneath her. Through heavy eyes, she saw a trembling nurse holding a phone on speaker. "Mr. Kensington," the nurse's voice cracked, "your wife... she's critical." A pause, then a sweet, poisonous giggle. Seraphina Miller. "Liam is in the shower," Seraphina's voice purred. "Stop calling, Skye. It's pathetic. Faking a medical emergency on our anniversary? Even for you, that's low." Then, Liam's bored voice: "If she dies, call the funeral home. I have a meeting in the morning." Click. The line went dead. A second later, so did Skye. The darkness that followed was absolute, suffocating, a black ocean crushing her lungs. She screamed into the void, a silent, agonizing wail of regret for loving a man who saw her as a nuisance, for dying without ever truly living. Until she died, she didn't understand. Why was her life so tragically wasted? Why did her husband, the man she loved, abandon her so cruelly? The injustice of it all burned hotter than the fever in her body. Then, the air rushed back in. Skye gasped, her body convulsing violently on the mattress. Her eyes flew open, wide and terrified, staring blindly into the darkness. Her trembling hand reached for her phone. May 12th. Five years ago. She was back.

Literature

She did not need a hat. It would have hidden her hair. George Dalton, watching her from the door, decided that he had never seen such hair, bronze, parted on the side, with a thick wave across the forehead, it shaded eyes which were clear wells of light.She was a little thing with a quality in her y

Romance

A lady who's past was so dreadful, She had to move miles away with her grandma for a secluded fresh start. Contrary to a private life, Allison unintentionally caught the attention of two attractive men, specifically the Anderson twins and they involve trouble. How will Allison untagle herself fro

Adventure

Destiny Destiny, an 18 years old girl that haven't left her castle for years because of what happened to her mother, who was killed by demons sent from Lucifer. She decided to leave her kingdom and take revenge for her mother death. Destiny is determine to kill lucifer himself and end all demons

Literature

William Osborn Stoddard (Cortland County, 1835–1925) was an American author, inventor, and assistant secretary to Abraham Lincoln during his first term.

Literature

Cold as the day was (many degrees below freezing), I heard and saw bluebirds, and as we passed along, every sheltered tangle and overgrown field or lane swarmed with snowbirds and sparrows, --the latter mainly Canada or tree sparrows, with a sprinkling of the song, and, maybe, one or two other varie

Modern

The curé of the ancient church of Dunkirk rose at five o’clock on the 12th of May, 18 — to perform, according to his custom, low mass for the benefit of a few pious sinners.

Romance

"Why are you angry?" I asked him. "It's not like we're a couple." He stopped, and stared at me, boring my eyes with his emerald eyes. "If we are…" He paused, clenching his jaw, "then am I allowed to be angry?” I looked at him like he was insane. “Then we'll take it to that level." He continued. "

Romance

Elara Snowe's world is a gilded cage. Trapped under the control of her manipulative stepmother and jealous stepsister, she dreams of freedom and safety-though she doesn't know it can come from an unexpected place. Kael Arden Blackwood, a brilliant but emotionally distant CEO, has mastered the art of

LGBT+

Princess Polly's Gay Winter by Amy Brooks

Literature

If Winter Comes by A. S. M. Hutchinson

Fantasy

Ramona was forced to seal Demona using the shards of her heart to destroy the dark magic power that had been awakened. However, a hundred years later, a wizard girl named Lyxia, fell in love with a human and began to attract the human's attention with her dance. Due to a rule that wizards should n

Romance

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Literature

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Literature

Nan Sherwood, like all grandmothers loves their family and having them all around at different times of the year. The most festive season of them all, Christmas time is when everyone comes to visit her. Nan Sherwood's winter Holidays tells the story of the families joyful Christmas holidays and the

Literature

Jonas on a Farm in Winter by Jacob Abbott

Literature

Arthur Quiller-Couch was one of the 20th century's most famous literary critics, but he also wrote many popular works of his own, including these horror tales.

Adventure

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Literature

Trajectory presents classics of world literature with 21st century features! Our original-text editions include the following visual enhancements to foster a deeper understanding of the work: Word Clouds at the start of each chapter highlight important words. Word, sentence, paragraph counts, and re

Romance

"Three years ago, standing at the altar under the admiring gaze of hundreds, Gabriel declared that he would love only Catherine, unwaveringly, for the rest of his life. Three years later, after receiving a diagnosis of infertility, he heartlessly threw divorce papers in her face and cast her out ont

Billionaires

Christina, a 23-year-old orphan, gets devastated as she gets rejected from several firms where she attended interviews and submitted her job application letter. She thinks it's the end of the road for her until she crosses paths with a billionaire CEO, Gavriel Seamus, who is ruthless and awful. He g