Diana Wynne Jones

Book 2 of The Nochten trilogy. Five years have passed since the dreaded letter and Ana is now 12 years old. She continues to face the challenges in court, meanwhile, more support grows in favor of her cousin Mykhol. But as foreign invaders, the Bulgeons, encroach on their colonies with more than pillaging in mind, Ana must turn for aid in one of the last remnants of her mother's court, Admiral Nugen. The only human at court who may have more than a sense of duty to stay by Ana's side. Meanwhile, back in Dawny, Prince Nicoli struggles to find a way back into Ana's life after five years of silence on her end. Ever determined to reunite with his half-sister, he comes up with an ingenious plan that just has to work, despite Mykhol's and Queen Belinda's best wishes. But Queen Belinda has her own tricks up her sleeve and a resentment that only grows not against Ana but King Alexander, himself, who must choose between his children. Will Ana be able to manage these new challenges? And what about the strange rumors running around about Mykhol and her? Why is there talk of marriage? Secret engagements, a hidden love child, and a broken trust still loom over, doesn't Ana have enough to deal with?

Ruth seorang gadis yang comel dan nakal,sifatnya agak sedikit tulus sehingga nampak kebodohan yang menlucukan,dari keluarga pertengahan,bapaknya memiliki sebuah kedai runcit separuh abad.Ruth tidak mempunyai ibu,tapi mempunyai papa dan dua orang abang yang sangat menyayanggi Ruth dengan sepenuh hati mereka.Aboy abang sulung yang bersifat lembut dan Ate yang sisi tidak pasti baik atau jahat,papa mereka seorang yang kedekut,tapi keluarganya tetap utama. Quan jiran sebelah rumah dan juga teman masa kecil Ruth yang bercita² tinggi,dia sangat pintar dan bergaya,dia seorang anak tunggal di dalam keluarga,jadi dialah harapan ibu bapanya,bapaknya menpunyai sebuah kilang makanan. Villiam seorang chef terkenal yang hemsem berkerja di sebuah restoran lima bintang di kuala lumpur bandar raya yang sibuk,bukan saja hemsem tapi juga pandai masak,satu suka bersaing dan agak romantik. Diana sahabat talam dua muka yang selalu merasakan dia lagi bagus dari Ruth,dari alam persekolahan lagi dia menanggap Ruth sebagai persaingnya dalam diam,tampa Ruth sedari Diana bermain kotor di belakangnya. Ruth dan Quan pernah bercinta,karna salah faham,mereka akhirnya berpisah dan menjalankan kehidupan masing²,di saat Ruth mengenali Villiam.Quan muncul kembali ingin bersama,pada masa yang sama Diana juga muncul sebagai penghalang untuk Quan kembali kepada Ruth.Villiam juga tidak mahu mengalah untuk memiliki Ruth,bagaimana pengakhirannya di antara mereka nanti...

When the pure lotus provoked her, she slapped her instantly, "It's just a pair of worn-out shoes. If you want them so desperately, take them and wear them." President Jones intruded with a cheeky face, "Wife, even if they're worn-out shoes, I'd only let you wear them." "Scram!" ... 【One man, one woman】Four years ago, she left in fury with the bun in her oven. Four years later— "Uncle, I noticed that your face has a gloomy look, it looks like you have excessive liver heat. It's obvious you lack a wife. Do you want to get to know my mommy?" The president who remained aloof from women looking at his mini-me, his eyes deepened. He immediately packed up the mother and child, and brought them back home, pampered them to the point of annoying everyone. Someone asked, "President Jones, isn't this a bit too unreasonable?" The president smirked coldly, "You expect me to be reasonable when pleasing my wife?" This is a story about an overbearing President Jones, who's fiercely dominant, and unreasonable in pampering his wife.

--- In a galaxy ravaged by Rift Beasts and interplanetary wars, survival is earned, not given. Kael Vorrin, a struggling scavenger from the desolate colony world of Veyra-7, dreams only of keeping his sick sister alive. But fate takes a deadly turn when he discovers an ancient data shard buried in the ruins, a forgotten relic of humanity's lost hunters. The shard fuses into his body, awakening the Oblivion System, a ruthless AI designed to create the galaxy's next apex predator or its final destroyer. Thrown into a world of mandatory quests, life-or-death decisions, and horrifying beasts, Kael must grow stronger or perish. With each Rift Beast slain, his potential rises but so do the consequences of every choice. Hidden deep within the system is the seed of a mysterious Beast Companion egg, waiting to hatch... if Kael survives long enough to nurture it. In a universe ruled by power and fear, Kael's path could lead to salvation, domination... or total annihilation.

**Novel Summary**: Diana’s life unravels in just two nights. Accused of theft, fired from her job, and overhearing secrets she wasn’t meant to know, she’s forced to stay in the mansion of a wealthy man. But it comes at a cost. Every night, Diana must surrender her body to Matthew, paying a price for a crime she didn’t commit. Yet Diana’s past is far from simple. What if she comes from a powerful family—one unaware of her existence? A family mysteriously tied to Matthew’s own history. Perhaps an old grudge… or an unrequited love. +"Can that tongue of yours do anything else, little one?"*

It was the moon we were looking at, hungover. Her eyes were fighting to stay open but she had this fierceness in them. The agony - there's hurt in them and anger, disgust and admiration, all at the same time, but mostly, tears. She's looking at the moon and I'm looking at her. "Isn't it beautiful?" she whispers as the wind hits our face and her locks flutter freely. I reach my hands to tuck them back in place but i pull back as she does it on her own. "Breathtakingly beautiful" i say, not wavering my gaze a bit. She showed me beauty, she showed me grace, she showed me the world isn't as bad a place. ------------------------------------------------------------- Ben Clark is 16 and friendless. With no father and a cold mother, he doesn't know what being loved feels like. He doesn't believe in God for if there was a God up there, his life wouldn't suck. That is until Amelia Jones walks in. With all the grace in the world, she transforms his dark labyrinth of a life into a spectrum of colors making him realize that the words of our hearts are heard up in the heavens. What will happen when lightning strikes the sky that had been dark for so long?

**"Dans un monde au bord du chaos, l'inspectrice Diana Voss capture enfin Andrian Wess, un brillant manipulateur qu'elle traquait depuis des années. Mais cette victoire est de courte durée. Alors qu'ils sont enfermés dans le commissariat, une étrange tempête éclate, accompagnée de phénomènes inexplicables. Diana et Andrian se retrouvent contraints de collaborer pour survivre face à une menace inconnue, bien plus terrifiante que leurs rancunes personnelles. Entre méfiance, confrontations psychologiques et secrets enfouis, leur lutte pour échapper à l'inimaginable pourrait bien les changer à jamais. Mais, dans ce jeu de contrôle, qui manipule qui... et à quel prix ?"

Desperate to pay off her mounting debts and avoid disgrace, Ana takes a job as a stripper for just one night. That evening, she crosses paths with Fred Nork, the elusive and wildly successful CEO of Majesties, a luxury brand dominating the high-end women's footwear industry. Known for his power, wealth, and icy demeanor, Fred isn't the type to entertain attachments, but something about Ana draws him in. What begins as a fleeting moment of passion turns into something far more intense. Their one-night stand leaves Ana overwhelmed with shame. Before the sun rises, she slips away, leaving nothing behind, except the memory of a night that would change her life forever. The next morning, Fred wakes up to find blood on the sheets and a cold, empty bed. The realization hits him hard, he had been Ana’s first. Something unfamiliar stirs inside him, but with no way to find her, he forces himself to move on. Weeks later, Ana discovers she’s pregnant. With nowhere else to turn, she decides to contact Fred using the business card he had slipped into her bag that night. But when she finally arrives at his office, she’s met with a devastating sight, Fred is engaged to Tiana Monroe, a wealthy socialite with her ruthless ambitions. Before Ana can even process the heartbreak, her cruel stepmother throws her out upon discovering her pregnancy, leaving her homeless and alone. With no options left, Ana stumbles upon a job listing for a cleaning position at Majesties and seizes the opportunity, determined to survive for her unborn child. Inside the towering empire of luxury and wealth, Ana does her best to stay unnoticed. But her beauty and quiet strength make her impossible to ignore. Soon, she catches Fred's eye, though he doesn’t immediately recognize her as the woman who slipped away that night. Intrigued by the shy yet resilient cleaner, Fred finds himself drawn to her in a way he can’t explain. But not everyone is pleased. Tiana senses Fred's growing fascination with Ana and is determined to eliminate any threat to her position. When tensions explode into a fiery confrontation between the two women, a shocking truth is revealed, Ana is pregnant, and the child belongs to Fred. Now faced with a choice that will alter the course of his life, Fred must decide, will he fight for the woman he can’t seem to forget, or will he let the expectations of high society dictate his future? As secrets unravel and emotions ignite, Ana must ask herself, can she trust a man like Fred with her heart, or is she destined to be just another forgotten night in his past? With love, power, and betrayal at stake, one question remains, will Tiana let go of the man she has claimed as her own?

I invite you to join Jah Oba and Coach Cody Wallace on their journey of self-discovery and athletic triumph. Experience the rugged beauty of North Carolina, the camaraderie of the rugby team, and the powerful message of the Haka Maori. May this story inspire you to embrace your own “Forever Strong” spirit and strive for greatness in all aspects of your life.

Lucian, a thousand-year-old vampire king, rules with ruthless power over a dark and dangerous world. As secrets unfold and enemies close in, he must confront the blood-soaked legacy of his past and the deadly future awaiting him.

Ana grew up in a home where love was an unattainable luxury. Marked by abuse and despair, her life takes a devastating turn when her father sells her to a wealthy family, stripping her of her freedom, her first love, and everything she once knew. Trapped in a world of appearances and lies, Ana clings to the illusion of love when a young man from that family becomes her only light in the darkness. But that light soon turns into shadow when she realizes he is not the savior she imagined, but a far more dangerous version of the demons she tried to leave behind. Caught in a web of manipulation, pain, and inner struggle, Ana must face her past and herself to find the strength to escape, heal, and reclaim her right to live on her own terms. A story of love, obsession, and redemption-where the scars of the soul run deeper than those on the skin.

They said she died peacefully. That's what they always say, don't they? When someone slips away in a hospital bed - when the machines stop beeping, and the room goes quiet except for the sigh of grief no one dares to release. Peaceful. Like death is ever kind. I was five. Too young to understand why my mother wasn't waking up. Too small to make sense of the nurses whispering in the hallway or the way they looked at me, like I was already a problem they didn't know how to solve. Her name was Rebecca. She was twenty-five. And her blood betrayed her. They said it was cancer. Aggressive. Silent. A thief in the bloodstream. By the time they caught it, it had already taken everything. I was all she had. And when she left, I had no one. No father. No family. Just a name I couldn't pronounce, and a world I didn't belong to. The system chewed me up und spat me out. Foster homes. Group homes. Back and forth like a package No one ordered. Smiles that didn't last. Promises that broke before they were even spoken. Every time someone tried to "fix" me, I'd break first, make sure they knew I was no one's charity case. No one's second chance. Eventually they stopped trying. I got older. Quieter. I stopped waiting to be rescued and started fighting instead. Literally. Underground rings don't ask for backstories. Just fists. Blood. And that, at least, I could give them. Then one night, seventeen years into this messy life, someone knocked on my door. A stranger. Two of them, actually. His name was Marcello Mariano, a man I'd only ever heard of in headlines. CEO. Businessman. Untouchable. I knew his face from magazines. I knew his name from rumors. But I didn't know why he'd come for me. Or what kind of danger was following him. All I knew was that everything I thought I knew about my life... Was a lie. And now the weight I never asked for is trying to pull me under. But I won't drown. Not again.

A shy, kind-hearted teenage girl from modern Earth who dies in an accident and is reincarnated into the magical world of Elyria as Aelira, the long-lost heir to a powerful magical bloodline. She has the unique ability to “Awaken” the hidden potential in others.

Diana Stewart the girlfriend and future fiancee of Aaron Sterling had a one night stand with Ethan Sterling (Aaron's cousin). After her family found out, she was abandoned and sent on the streets but a kind family took her in. After a few months Diana became pregnant and flee out of the country with her new family while Ethan Sterling till this day had been looking for the lady he had a one night stand with. Diana Stewart came back 4 years later with twin girls and got a job application in the Sterling group and her boss was no other than Ethan Sterling. What will Ethan do when he finds out Diana was his one night stand and it ended up with three kids will he claim the kids from her or love her and the kids?

Diana, to save the one thing she adored the most, had to substitute her sister and get married to a Disable, unwanted Alpha, after being rejected by her own mate who choose her elder sister over her. Heartbroken and sad, she discovered this disabled Alpha was her second chance mate, but he also rejected her, and continuously made her life miserable despite they were soon to be married. Somehow, Diana had a night of pleasure with him, leading her to get pregnant. She thought this would save her marriage and was about to inform her husband but then overheard him, the disabled Alpha, Dante plotting to kill her. Scared for her life, Diana made an escape into another realm where she discovered her true identity and realized everything she knew was a lie. After she ran away, Dante regretted all his actions and started to desire to have her back but then she was nowhere to be found. Four years after, Diana returned back to the werewolf community, now a powerful Luna about to get Bethrothed to Dante's cousin. How come? Will Diana ever forgive Dante especially when her mind is set to ruin him?

Not everything we dream, we will get. So is Diana's dream of wanting to find happiness in carrying out the mandate entrusted to her by her mother, who has gone before the divine. In the busy search for joy, she approached by a young man named Adrian, who often made Diana's little heart upset with teasing and a sly smile on the man's face. Where the wind did not rise, as soon as he saw Diana's face, the young man called her Ms Vanilla Latte because of the clash between the two of them, which was quite 'sweet' when Diana accidentally spilt a vanilla latte on Adrian's shirt in front of the cafe door. Various scenes take place throughout their story. Unbeknownst to her, it turns out that their meeting led to Diana's search for the message she had carried all this time. Did Diana succeed in carrying out the mandate sent by her mother? What is the end of the love between Andrian and Diana? Wait for their story to end :)

Nyx a girl who attended a job interview for a post at the popular Jones cooperation, unfortunately didn’t get the post but due to some turn of events, Theodore Jones the youngest master of the family, a toddler gained immerse attraction towards Nyx, who ended up getting a contract to be Theo’s babysitter. She became entangled with Raphael Jones, the CEO and successor of the jones Cooperation, the elder brother of Theo. Raphael however became attracted to Nyx Irene of mysterious and unknown background. He falls in love with the cute and clumsy babysitter. Truths unfolds, secrets meets the daylights and mysteries surrounding Nyx Irene begins to unfold and people in the dark begins to emerge with the aim of hunting down Nyx, but the have to pass through the over protective ruthless Raphael who is also known as king of the underworld… Nyx Irene, who are you???!!!

Layla Parker had everything—beauty, brains, and billions. As the CEO of Parker Corporation, she wore confidence like a crown, masking the pain of a tragic past that took her parents too soon. With every man seeing her as a bank account instead of a woman, Layla learned to live without love, embracing one-night stands and avoiding emotional entanglements. That is, until he walked in. Harry Jones—mysterious, ruthless, devastatingly handsome. A self-made billionaire with eyes like winter and a heart colder than ice. Layla never believed in love at first sight, but one look at Harry shattered that belief. For the first time, she wanted more than a fleeting night. She wanted him. But the truth cut deep. Harry was taken—devoted to a long-time girlfriend and guarded by walls Layla couldn’t break. Just when she was ready to walk away, fate dropped a secret in her lap. A secret powerful enough to change everything. A secret that could turn Harry’s world upside down—and make him hers. But how far is Layla willing to go to claim a man who was never meant to be hers? And what happens when a secret meant to bring them together becomes the weapon that tears them apart? Dive into a world of forbidden passion, dangerous truths, and a love that refuses to be denied.

In a land corrupted by the undead, a group of four humans venture out into the unknown. The world is dangerous, tales darker than the night sky lurk here. Yet, they carry the fire to extinguish the night, and bring daybreak back to this mystical land.

The world of ninjas, chakra, and mythical beasts is vast and filled with secrets. Within this world, legends whisper of the Uzumaki clan, known for their mastery of sealing techniques and their unbreakable bond with the legendary Nine-Tailed Fox. This manga delves into the heart of this legacy, exploring the story of the first Jinchūriki, the individual who dared to bear the power of this fearsome creature. Prepare to witness the trials, triumphs, and ultimate sacrifices of this powerful Uzumaki, as their journey sets the stage for the legacy that Naruto would later inherit.

This book delves into the chilling origins and enduring legacy of the Candyman, tracing his origins back to the tumultuous 1666s of Charlotte, NC, and following his evolving myth through the 1920s Atlanta, GA, and the 1950s Chicago, IL. We encounter individuals whose lives are intertwined with the legend, each adding their own thread to the story, and revealing the deep-seated social issues that fuel the myth's terrifying power.

Alexander's marriage to Aurora was a duty-bound obligation to his father's wishes. He had never loved her, His heart belonging to Diana Jones, his colleague. But his father's threat to disown him had left him no choice. Years passed, and Alexander's father passed away. With his newfound freedom, Alexander swiftly took the reins as CEO of DK Company Limited. His first priority was to divorce Aurora, citing irreconcilable differences. Aurora, however, had a secret. She was pregnant, and she knew Alexander wouldn't want to take responsibility for fatherhood. So, she kept it hidden, her heart heavy with sorrow. As the divorce proceedings moved forward, Alexander's guilt grew. He felt trapped between his love for Diana and the pity he felt for Aurora. But his desire to be with Diana won out, and he finalized the divorce. As Alexander turned to leave the courtroom, Aurora's eyes were fixed on his, a haunting smile spreading across her face. "You'll regret this," she whispered, before leaving. And left Alexander wondering if he had just made the biggest mistake of his life...

Life is never be easy, everyone had their own shit, nothing more or less than others pain.

He took her freedom. She’ll take his heart. Major Melodie Jaxxon was never supposed to be here. One moment, she was searching for a cure to the virus threatening her world—the next, she was a prisoner in a strange land, a world where humans, or Canariae, are nothing more than servants, pets, or trophies. She refuses to be any of those things. Malec, the empire’s most ruthless commander, sees her defiance as a challenge. Unlike the others, she doesn’t cower—she fights, she argues, and worst of all, she makes him feel. He should break her, tame her like all the others. Instead, he finds himself wanting her in ways he doesn’t understand. Possessing her is no longer enough—he wants her to choose him. But Melodie has only one goal: escape. She will play his game, let him think he’s winning, even let him believe she might want him back. But the moment he lowers his guard, she will take everything from him. Yet as lines blur between captor and captive, between obsession and something deeper, Melodie begins to wonder… what happens when the man she hates is the only one who can truly set her free?

The city’s underbelly thrummed with untold crimes—hidden in alleys, behind gilded facades, swallowed by indifference. Those in the glare of the headlines found justice; the rest vanished into darkness… until tonight. Under a ghostly moon, nine silent figures gathered in an abandoned warehouse. At their head stood the masked woman—by day a nondescript student, by night the pulse of vengeance. Her mismatched eyes shone through colored contacts, calculating every move. “They ignore what they cannot see,” she whispered, voice cutting through the hush. “We step from the shadows and claim the truth.” With that, the hunt began.

[WARNING: MATURE CONTENT.] Selene strays into Lycan territory one night, and gets more than she bargained for; one enemy, one Alpha, one mate. Raised as an antherion with no roots or family and a panther with no tribe, Selene runs away from evil, masochistic vampires who had tortured them for years. The night had seemed full of possibilities; either their escape plan fails or they find their long lost freedom. But all soon goes bad when they step into Lycan territory and is being captured by the Beta. Then, she finds out that the pack's Alpha is her mate. All hell breaks loose. Would she be able to put down the never-ending grudge between wolfweres and lycans and seek sanctuary among her sworn enemies?