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Carl and the Cotton Gin by Sara Ware Bassett

PROLOGUE Dian Singh, that name sounds cool, but his personality, is the opposite. Everyone can stand his personality except for one person. Guess who?? He's frosty, hot, handsome and rude, he hardly smiles. You can see him smiling only when he's with his girlfriend or when he's with his close friends. About his close friends. I'm talking about his personal assistant and his female best friend. Dian is hot with his red-blooded lips, sexy body, his voice. Oh goodness don't let us talk about his smartness. He's so brainy and sharp. Girls flock around him like bees, all the girls are dying and begging to have him on their bed, even if it's just a one-night stand. They all throw their bodies at him but he paid zero attention to them. To him no one is beautiful and faithful like his girlfriend, but is that really true..?? Okay, let's meet his girlfriend, Izzy, a famous TikToker, brand influencer, verified content creator and a model. She's saucy, rude and arrogant. She gets whatever she wants and she gets away with whatever she does. Izzy is very protective of Dian, always picking up a fight and accusing him of being a cheater. You know only a cheater that will think like that Dian Singh, a very important man, always busy with his time, mistakenly bumps into a crazy girl. Should I call her a maniac? They fought, they argued and they almost beat themselves up. The maniac girl, meet Sally Roberto. She's beautiful, smart and crazy with a small curvy shape Sally's personality is weird to people because she doesn't bath nor wash her hair because she believes her body doesn't get dirty easily, so what's the essence of bathing? She's crazy and verrrrry clumsy, there's no one she can't talk to and she's very blunt. What will happen when Ivanka asks her to come over to Dian Singh's company for a job interview? What will happen when Dian sees that the girl that insulted him to the lowest level came to his office for a job interview to be his new secretary? He employed her but he vowed to make life miserable for her, because she insulted him and looked down on him. Will he really succeed in making life miserable for her?? As he tries to make life miserable for her, his cousin Roy will try to make life sweet for her. A little incident happened between Sally and Dian Singh. That incident changed Sally's life. What will happen when the betrayer decides to come in? What will happen when babies arrive, knocking on Sally's door? Who's Ivanka?? What was the incident that happened between Sally and Dian? Who are the babies? Let's find out Meet Sally. She has always been the smart and loyal friend you could always find around. She was the yes boss kinda girl, but you definitely don't want to see her when she's mad. All these things changed and became hectic when her company was bought by a popular billionaire. Meet Dian. He calculates he never had a thing for sassy ladies. That is until he meets the girl who's going to be his new PA. He can't stop thinking about her face when she's angry. Dian does everything in his willpower to torture Sally by any chance he gets. What do you think is going to happen when they come to understand each other? Follow Dian And Sally in this pretentious romance of theirs. You'll love it. Who do you think will say I love you first? We'll meet the villain soon.

...There was a moment of silence between us. After a while I broke it, "Okay, so Mr.Crazy, what makes you think that if you break up with Chiamaka, I'll date you?" "You feel the same way about me", he said inching closer. "What?" I asked my heart rate accelerating. "Don't you?" He asked. My breathing increased. His face was now less than an inch from mine. He tilted my head up a bit and I drew in a breath knowing what was coming. Before I could properly process my next line of action, he crashed his lips against mine. I shut my eyes at the feel of his lips against mine. I tried to steady my breath as my heart raced in my chest. I felt the urge to kiss back, and somehow, it felt right at that point... **** When Chiamaka became friends with Alya, the last thing she expected was for her boyfriend, Ifeanyi, to rekindle the suppressed feelings he once had for her new best friend. Alya, a pessimist in the making, who lacks interest in a majority of things happening around her never expected her last year in highschool to be any different from the rest of her years in school. In simple words, she expected NOTHING to happen. But life doesn't always work out as planned as she has to deal with a terrible slip of a long time secret, a crazy best friend and a crush she's not so sure of coupled with a sudden uninvited guest. Could she have been wrong to imagine her final year in highschool passing JUST LIKE THAT.

This is a story..of a girl who was deeply in love with a man she knew since birth. He was her role model, her crush, her devotion, her love.....her Adrick stone. The man who dedicated his whole life to hate the woman who loves him the most. For him she's a nuisance, something he's eager to get rid off. And that's what he did. He set her up with his greatest enemy. Ace Nathaniel Vargas. ------------------- Liliana's breath hitched as she felt Ace's hot breath on her ear, making her clutch his abs with her shaking hands. "You were supposed to be his, Princess, but you were born to be mine." He muttered, the huskiness in his voice sending shivers down her spine in a way she never knew was possible. His tattooed hand slowly crept her back and tangled with her black long locks, tugging back, making her head tilt up towards his face. Her caramel eyes came crashing with his obsidian pools. "And I'll make sure you feel every fucking inch of me on every fucking cell of your being on every fucking day" -------------------

Ivory had a night of passion with her step-brother, Leo, on the eve of her father's wedding. She believes her secret was safe. The next Monday, a scandal breaks out that puts her father's shares and position in jeopardy, so she was persuaded to marry Leo to save the family reputation. Weeks later, Ivory's father dies mysteriously, and her world is turned upside down which raises a dark and very dangerous reality. With her life turned into something she never wanted or expected. Will she unravel the mystery behind her father's demise and find a way to reclaim life?

Mr Honey's Correspondence Dictionary (English-German) by Winfried Honig

Classic adventure novel. According to Wikipedia: "Edward Sylvester Ellis (April 11, 1840 – June 20, 1916) was an American author who was born in Ohio and died at Cliff Island, Maine. Ellis was a teacher, school administrator, and journalist, but his most notable work was that that he performed as author of hundreds of dime novels that he produced under his name and a number of noms de plume. Notable works by Ellis include The Huge Hunter, or the Steam Man of the Prairies and Seth Jones, or the Captives of the Frontier. Internationally, Edward S. Ellis is probably best known for his Deerhunter novels widely read by young boys up to the 1950s (together with works by James Fenimore Cooper and Karl May). In the mid-1880s, after a fiction-writing career of some thirty years, Ellis eventually turned his pen to more serious works of biography, history, and persuasive writing."

The Happy End by Joseph Hergesheimer

Are you married? You're kidding, right?" asked Matt, clearly and frantic. Amanda just nodded innocently. "Oh, no! How can I sleep with someone else's wife! I'm such a fucking asshole!" Matt shouted as he grabbed his frustrated hair. Immediately, Matt released their naked bodies under the covers. "Hey! Hey! I'm getting a divorce next month!" Amanda explained. For two weeks, Amanda La Howard and Matthew Wallace decided to have an unusual relationship without knowing their names, cell phone numbers, and origins. No taste, no love... Just vaccination friend with benefits! Has anything changed after a few months passed? When the two accidentally meet at a party. Is it true they don't have love? . . . Mattew Wallace is a mobster, a gangster, and he's wealthy. He can attract women. And he believed that all the women would fall for his charms. And yet he has a rule not to fuck other people's wives. He doesn't like anything troublesome. But he made an exception for Amanda La Howard. Amanda La Howard is a married woman, but she's getting divorced from her husband. Because her husband had an affair, and Amanda also suffered domestic violence. Amanda only intended for the holidays but accidentally met Mattew and had a friendly benefit with him. Five months later, on the day of her brother's wedding, she met with Mattew. Chris, who was her ex-husband, interrupted Amanda. Chris is upset that the business he built with his parents went bankrupt because of Amanda's brother. Chris also felt that her violent behaviour with Amanda was normal because Amanda could not give her a child. Luckily, Mattew's men got here on time and grabbed Chris.

The vibrant 19-year old Lena Daniels' world turned upside down the moment she discovered she was pregnant. It triggered series of unfortunate events -her father disowned her, her boyfriend abandoned her as well as her best friend who betrayed her. She was forced to confront the harsh reality all alone. Just as she was at the edge of giving up, fate brought her to Nicolas Knight, one of the youngest and most enigmatic billionaire in South America. Will her meeting with Nicolas enable her to rise above her circumstances and create a better future or will het past decisions still define her destiny? Will Nicolas provide the hope she desperately needs to overcome her challenges, or will his presence bring about even more chaos? Find out in the book...

Leighton Moore is a passionate architect with her eyes on the prize- win the bid, build her legacy, and keep emotions out of the equation. Ezra Collins, once a world-traveling photographer, is trying to lay down roots and rebuild after a devastating loss. A chance meeting during a delayed flight turns into one unforgettable night wandering the streets of Seattle, sharing stories, dreams, and a connection neither expected. But they part ways without last names or phone numbers- just a memory. When fate throws them together again on opposite sides of a major city project, Leighton and Ezra must decide if their chemistry is a distraction... or the very thing they both need to move forward. Because sometimes love doesn't wait for perfect timing-it finds you in the in-between.

Cora Foster was a brilliant archaeologist, but a jagged burn scar across her face made the world treat her like a contagious monster. During an elite excavation of a Gilded Age crypt, touching an ancient artifact triggered a terrifying memory. She remembered being Seraphina Beaumont, a socialite brutally buried alive by her vain, cruel sister, Isolde. When the team pried open the crypt's pristine mahogany casket, they cheered, believing the mummified corpse inside was Seraphina. But Cora recognized the onyx hairpin and the angular jawline. It was Isolde. The sister who had stolen her life, mocked her agony, and left her to suffocate in the dark. Her colleagues scoffed at her forensic proof, dismissing her as a scarred, delusional liability. Worse, the ruthless billionaire funding the expedition, Julian Montgomery, was the spitting image of Alistair—the man Seraphina had deeply loved. Why was Julian staring at her ruined face with such intense, inexplicable recognition? And why did Isolde take Seraphina's most precious silver ring to the grave? Driven by a century of agonizing grief, Cora secretly pried the tarnished ring from the mummy's stiff, dead fingers and dropped it into her pocket. "What are you looking at, Foster?" Julian's deep voice vibrated inches from her ear, his cold, predatory eyes locked directly onto her half-open pocket.

Seraphina's late mother's business of housing seniors is now in control of her wicked stepfather, Silas Creed. With her loved ones under his hostile care, she is eager to obey his demands to keep them safe. Including acting as a spy in the Thorne Corporation for intel that will dismantle his rival's empire. But, entangling herself with the stoic, brooding, and infamous billionaire, Jaxon Thorne, throws a wrench in her plan. Intrigued by his ruthless desire for her and knowing lies being his arch enemy, the threat of her stepfather becomes vague in her mind. With Seraphina deeply involved with Thorne, she risks far more than she had expected. Love. Loyalty. And lives.

Marching Men by Sherwood Anderson

Willow Creek was supposed to be her refuge. It was supposed to be a quiet town where Isabella could rebuild her shattered life. After being humiliated, she was determined to remain hidden and start a new life. But when she meets Noah, a low-key, dangerously handsome man with haunted grey eyes, she is drawn into him instantly. What Isabella doesn't know is that Noah is no ordinary man. A centuries-old vampire kind who has abandoned his throne after the loss of his beloved. Noah has spent years hiding in willow creek, and after meeting her, he vowed to keep his distance but her intoxicating presence awakens desires he thought was long buried. As their love grows stronger, ghosts of their pasts begins to awaken. In a town where vampires, witches, and fae collide, will their love be enough to defy all odds?

"You think I'm your little plaything, Henry? Think again. But every time I look into those eyes... damn, it's like I'm the one who's lost." He's the billionaire who could snap his fingers and have anything-or anyone. But I'm the contract wife who can't be tamed. In his world, secrets lurk behind every door, and danger's my new shadow. The rules? His. The choice to stay? Mine. Just one catch-I can't resist him, and he knows it. He knows everything...

by MAXIME DU CAMP, of the French Academy OCTAVE FEUILLET OCTAVE FEUILLET'S works abound with rare qualities, forming a harmonious ensemble; they also exhibit great observation and knowledge of humanity, and through all of them runs an incomparable and distinctive charm. He will always be considered the leader of the idealistic school in the nineteenth century. It is now fifteen years since his death, and the judgment of posterity is that he had a great imagination, linked to great analytical power and insight; that his style is neat, pure, and fine, and at the same time brilliant and concise. He unites suppleness with force, he combines grace with vigor. Octave Feuillet was born at Saint-Lo (Manche), August 11, 1821, his father occupying the post of Secretary-General of the Prefecture de la Manche. Pupil at the Lycee Louis le Grand, he received many prizes, and was entered for the law. But he became early attracted to literature, and like many of the writers at that period attached himself to the "romantic school." He collaborated with Alexander Dumas pere and with Paul Bocage. It can not now be ascertained what share Feuillet may have had in any of the countless tales of the elder Dumas. Under his own name he published the novels 'Onesta' and 'Alix', in 1846, his first romances. He then commenced writing for the stage. We mention 'Echec et Mat' (Odeon, 1846); 'Palma, ou la Nuit du Vendredi-Saint' (Porte St. Martin, 1847); 'La Vieillesse de Richelieu' (Theatre Francais, 1848); 'York' (Palais Royal, 1852). Some of them are written in collaboration with Paul Bocage. They are dramas of the Dumas type, conventional, not without cleverness, but making no lasting mark.

Louisa May Alcott (November 29, 1832 – March 6, 1888) was an American novelist best known as author of the novel Little Women and its sequels Little Men and Jo's Boys.

Kentaro Xander Rexford, a 30-year-old CEO of a leading advertising company in New York City, suddenly breaks his promise not to involve romantic feelings in his job when he meets Brianna Agatha Palmer, an intern in his office. When the time comes, Kentaro's past is revealed, which makes him hate Briana. He is even reluctant to marry that girl, even though they have set the wedding day, and the big family has already met each other. However, Kent still refuses to marry Briana. Then what will they do to get through a complicated relationship? Can their love overcome their long-standing hatred?

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