Madison Banks has brilliant ideas and an Ivy League degree in Entrepreneurial Studies to go with them. But no matter how hard she tries, she fails to get lift off on her start-ups, and is constantly usurped by her arch nemesis, the arrogant Derek Rogers. When Madison attends her college classmate’s funeral, she launches the goldmine idea of the century and finds handsome venture capitalist Victor Winston to back it. Between the trials and tribulations of growing a business, competing with copy-cat Derek Rogers, facing unresolved grief, accepting love and trusting faith…Madison learns that celebrating life is the self-worth that caps net-worth any day. If you want to learn how to celebrate life and start a business in an emerging field, or any field… The Funeral Planner is a fictional manual for the ambitiously-inclined determined to create a life worth living.

Sometimes all you really need is a place to call home. *** Claire is lost and scared and utterly alone. Her family is in shambles after the death of her older sister Ina, and she's left to pick up the broken pieces of herself as her life heads into a downwards spiral of loneliness. Her heart leads her to 5:48, a little cafe by 33rd street, where she finds her new home. With a broken heart and a speech disability, Jasper has his heart and mouth sewn shut by the winding threads of hurt and fear. Painting and serving coffee in cafe 5:48 are one of his last few saving graces, but the smile he's been painting on himself will soon fade away as everything he's ever held dear slips away from his grasp. Ezra is out-of-sync and oddly cold by the way life has treated his young self. Abandoned by his single mother at an early age, he has grown up thinking that he is a mistake. His constant shaking hands are a reflection of what he often thinks of himself, but the delightful pastries he bakes for 5:48's customers are a reflection of what others see of him. Drew is a quirky rarity. He is a dash of loud, a pinch of exuberant, and a cup of eccentric - just like the meals he serves in the cafe as the only chef there. Behind his playful grins and outlandish clothes, however, are his jutting ribs, hollowed cheeks, and too-thin arms. Sometimes he cannot stomach being in his own skin as much as he cannot stomach food. This family has gone a long way from finding each other, and they'll be going a long way together too as reality comes catching up to them, threatening the newfound happiness they've found with each other. Secrets are revealed, pasts become presents, and lives are changed. Slowly but surely, they find their way back home. *** NOTE AS OF 08/2026: This is the old version of the story from 2012, posted in FULL. Another story that will be considered a reprise of this old version is in the works, and will be posted under the name "Hiraya House."

[NOTE: This book was written in 2010, a time of long-distance phone cards, weight-loss obsessions, and searching for a man as a solution to life's problems-what a messy time to be alive! In other words, I hope you enjoy this throwback, and while this book does end on a cliffhanger of sorts, the sequel addresses any unanswered questions (which is hopefully fair, given that book 1 is free, ya know?] An awkward family homecoming at Christmas. A humiliating public weigh-in, with two judging parents as the audience. The announcement of a deadline for arranged marriage doom. And that's just the first two chapters. In "Year of the Chick," Romi Narindra must find love before her parents find her a husband. Easy to say, less easy to live through, as this book takes you deep inside "awkward Indian living in the West." To escape her fate, Romi wades through the waters of secret-dating, where self-consciousness is at an all-time high, and experience at an all-time low. It's the sort of thing that would turn almost anyone into a man-crazy freak with romance tunnel-vision, and that's exactly what ends up happening. All the while, a lack of inspiration in her corporate job leads Romi to her love of writing, in what quickly becomes a man-quest play-by-play. From whiskey-breath scum bags to uni-brow creeps and everything in between, Romi and her wingmen come up empty time after time. And that's when she meets a fellow writer. On the Internet. So will it be arranged marriage doom, or an Internet affair that's not as creepy as "To Catch a Predator"? Time will tell in the "year of the chick," a twelve-month quest to find love. Tick-tock. --------------------------------------------- "Year of the Chick" is book one of a series, and book two is available at Amazon! LENGTH: 75,000 words or 285 pages DISCLAIMER: this book contains profanities, blunt accounts of the dating scene, and many awkward family moments. Enjoy!

Matilda has rebuilt from the hell of her past. And now just as she's finally starting to make something of her life a voice...a face from the past returns and threatens every aspect of her life. Is she strong enough to fight him and fight the past?

"وعندها اخبرتينى ان اتصل بالفتاة التى احبها" اخبرنى نايل وهو يأكل "وسمعت رنين هاتفى"اجبت بهدوء "فذهبتى ووقفتى هناك لتتكلمى فى الهاتف"اجاب وترك الملعقة من يده "وعندها سمعت صوتك على الهاتف تقول.."لم اكمل كلامى فقاطعنى نايل "احبك" تكلم بنفس النبرة الرقيقة التى سمعتها منذ عام، لازلت اتذكرها الى الان.. نظرت الية بأعجاب، ودقات قلبى تسارعت "احبك سام، منذ عام والى الأن.. اسف على ما فعلته لكى او لأى احد، اسف على جرحك، اسف على كل شئ" تكلم وامسك بيدى، لماذا كلماتة القليلة لها معانى كثيرة بالنسبة إلي؟ لماذا يستطيع التحكم بى؟ لماذا لا استطيع تذكر الاشياء البشعة بمجرد ان انظر فى ملامحه البريئة؟ تباً، كيف يفعل هذا بى؟ تحذير : القصة تحتوي على تفاصيل جريئه اسفة على جميع الأخطاء اللغوية

"الحياةُ ليسَت عادلةً .. بلِ الحياةُ بعيدةٌ كلُ البُعدِ عنِ العدالةِ" "٣ سَنوَاتٍ منَ الإِختفاءِ جَدِيرةٌ بأن تُنسيكَ شكلَ حبيبِكَ " ** زيـن مالـك تختفي حبيبته دايـان توملينســون لمدة ثلاث سنوات يقابـل ريـتا ويبدأ بنسيـان دايــان ! لكــن هل الحـب الأول يُنتسى ؟ أم هي مجرد مقولـة ؟ وفجـأة وبعد ثلاث سنوات يبعث له الخاطـف برسالة ! هل سيقابـله ؟ ام هل سيتخلى عما كان ينتظره منذ ثلاث سنوات ؟ هل ستكــون حيــة أم ميتــة ؟ لمعرفــة كل ذلك واكثـــر .. #تفضلووا_للروايــــــــة :)

Raised by her witch Grandmother deep in the forest, Skyler has lived a friendless life of isolation and magic. Her fortunes change when she accidentally binds herself to the powerful demon known as Rayne. This former Prince of Hell is inexplicably drawn towards Skyler and finds himself determined to protect her. Skyler on the other hand has no desire to spend the rest of eternity bound to evil. However when her lonely world is plunged into danger as ancient prophecies, assassins, werewolves and army of demons invade her life, the only thing that stands between Skyler and death is Rayne. This is the third book in the The Imperial Vampire Court Saga.

#سمر.. ﺗﻌﻠﻤﺖ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺤﻴﺎﺓ .. ﺃﻥ ﺩﻣﻮﻋﻰ ﻟﻦ ﺗﺠﺮﺡ ﺳﻮﻯ ﻗﻠﺒﻰ .. ﻟﻦ ﺗﺸﻌﺮ ﺑﻬﺎ ﺳﻮﻯ ﺭﻭﺣﻰ .. ﻟﻦ ﺗﺘﺮﻙ ﺃﺛﺎﺭ ﻗﻬﺮﻫﺎ ﺳﻮﻯ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺧﺪﻯ ! ﺗﻌﻠﻤﺖ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺤﻴﺎﺓ ﺃﻥ ﺃﻛﺘﺐ ﺃﺣﺰﺍﻧﻰ .. ﺃﻻﻣﻰ .. ﺟﺮﻭﺣﻰ ﺑﻴﺪﻯ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺟﺪﺍﺭ ﻗﻠﺒﻰ ﻭﺃﺟﻌﻠﻬﺎ ﻛﺎﻟﺴﺮ ﺍﻟﻤﺪﻓﻮﻥ ﺑﻨﺒﺾ ﻗﻠﺒﻰ .. ﻻ ﺗﺮﺍﻫﺎ ﺳﻮﻯ ﻋﻴﻨﻰ .. ﻻ ﺗﺤﻔﻆ ﺳﺮﻫﺎ ﺳﻮﻯ ﺭﻭﺣﻰ! ﺗﻌﻠﻤﺖ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺤﻴﺎﺓ ﺃﻧﻪ ﻻ ﻣﺨﻠﻮﻗﺎً ﻋﻠﻰ ﻭﺟﻪ ﺍﻷﺭﺽ ﺳﻴﺤﺒﻨﻰ .. ﺳﻴﺨﺎﻑ ﻋﻠﻰ .. ﺳﻴﺤﺎﻓﻆ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺳﻮﻯ ﺃﻧﺎ ﻓﻘﻂ ﻭﻟﻴﺲ ﻏﻴﺮﻯ .. ** اعجبت به واعجب بها او نقول انهما وقعا في حب بعضهما ، لكنهما لا يستطيعان المضي قدماً بسبب ماضيهما .. هو يجبر نفسه على اعتبارها انها مجرد صديقة.. وهي تحاول تخطي الماضي لكن لا تستطيع.. ولكن تحدث مفآجأة تصدمهما لدرجة انهما يصرّان على تخطي ماضيهما والمضي قدماً .. سيعترفان لبعضهما ام ان كل واحد سيتخذ سبيله ؟ ** __________ لمعرفة كل ذلك واكثر.. تفضلوا لروايتي..

وليها مالك ، اخت زين مالك تحكي قصتها ، فـ ماذا ستكون قصتها ؟ وكيف سيجري الأمر ؟ تابعوا لتعرفوا التفاصيل =)!

حب زين و ساره كبير وقوي ولكن هل هوي قوي كفايه ل يتحدى كل المصائب واهم شيئ في حبهم الثقه فهل سينجحان في ذلك ؟ ملاحظه : طريقة السرد و الكتابه سيئة لاني كنت وقتها مبتدئه في الكتابه ..