Shang Zhitao, with ordinary academic credentials, accidentally receives an offer from a world-class advertising company and becomes a workplace rookie. On her first day, her sharp-tongued boss Luan Nian advises her to give up. She endures tremendous pressure, continuously improves herself, and repeatedly overcomes workplace challenges, finally becoming a self-sufficient employee. And she falls in love with Luan Nian. Yet after six years together, she leaves him without saying goodbye due to various misunderstandings. When they meet again, she has returned to her hometown, opened a restaurant, and become the small boss of an event company, living a free life. Written in a documentary style, this novel depicts a girl's growth story, while showing a realistic workplace, deeply integrating character emotions into various scenarios. The author doesn't use many flowery words, but simply presents the different fates of many people straightforwardly, while deeply analyzing the characters' growth process. The circumstances of various minor characters in the book are thought-provoking, authentic, and simple, worth reading. Author: Gu Niang Bie Ku

The last thing Valencia expected was to crash into Damien's life--- literally. Riddled with the guilt of almost costing Damien his life, Valencia agrees to nurse him back to health by living with him for 6 months. But living with an arrogant, handsome stranger might be harder than she expected. ____________________ I had my back turned to him, so I couldn't see his expression. But his breathing was heavy and hot against my skin. He placed hard kisses on my back with his hand wrapped around my stomach to hold me in place. I gasped at the warmth of his kisses. "Why do you own something like this?" He asked coldly. "I-I bought it for a date," I stuttered out. A small bite on my back made me shoot up with a small yelp. "You were going to wear this for some other guy?" Damien's voice dripped with jealousy. "And what if I was?" I mocked, indulging in the stinging I felt where his lips touched. "Then you need to be punished," he said in a low voice. MATURE: Depictions of sex, violence, and profanity #1 in Books #1 in Cute #1 in Comedy #1 in Funny #2 in Hot #4 in Love #5 in Drama

"I love you, I'm sorry." Falling in love with Grayson Blackwell wasn't part of Rosalie's five-year plan. She was supposed to coast through her junior and senior year at Evercrest Academy, study hard, and open her own flower shop in New York. But the golden boy of the school had a different idea. Captain of the football team, top of his class, and heir to the wealthy Blackwell family, Grayson has it all. Except he wants Rosalie. Shy, smart, and kind, she's bewitched him since the second she first walked into Evercrest. And when he pairs up with her for a project, their hearts do the talking. But then Rosalie leaves. She kills their true love and disappears, shattering Grayson's heart and, molding a completely different person in his wake. Long gone is caring, sweet Grayson. He's been replaced by one of the most influential and successful CEOs in business history, Mr. Blackwell. Rosalie hated leaving the only boy she's ever loved, but time has moved on for her. Although her broken heart still longs for him and the "what-ifs?", Rosalie's living what was supposed to be her dream life. So why does she feel so empty? Time hasn't moved on for Grayson, though. He's still mesmerized by Rosalie, and when he stumbles into her flower shop, the one they talked about building together, he won't let her go again. Letting her leave was the worst mistake of his life, and one he won't make for a second time. Rosalie doesn't want to break her heart again, and now, Grayson has all the power to shatter it beyond repair. She wants to keep him at arms length. He just wants her.

Mia Cherie X Aaron Valentino I gasp into his mouth, my hands fisting in his soaked shirt, pulling him closer, needing him closer and needing to feel every inch of him against me. His tongue sweeps into my mouth, and I moan, my knees going weak. But he doesn't let me fall. His arms wrap around my waist, holding me up, grounding me, anchoring me to him. The rain pours down around us, but all I feel is heat, his body pressed against mine and his hands in my hair, on my back, everywhere. When he finally pulls back, we're both panting, our foreheads pressed together. "You're mine" he murmurs, his voice rough and possessive. "Say it." "I'm yours" I whisper. "Say it again." "I'm yours, Aaron." Tropes: Badboy x Goodgirl Rich mmc x scholarship student fmc Kill anyone who touches her (literally) 👀 HEA

18+ ❝ I'm a man of great restraint but seeing you like this is pushing the boundaries of my self control, so bad that I might just pin you against this wall and fuck the life right out of you. ❞ ******* San Francisco royalty, Killian Fobster is an egotistical, manipulative asshole who will rather fuck an octopus on live television than get tied down to a woman. But when his one-night-stand from two months ago shows up in his office with not-so-pleasant news, he has to make certain decisions that may involve going against everything he stands for. With his vicious good looks, skirt-chasing habits, and cold demeanor, he is the last person a sweet girl like Hope Sterling should be involved with, but desperate times call for rather creative measures, and soon after she finds herself trapped in the sham of a fake union that threatens to blossom into something that may change her life forever.

Running from hell isnʼt easy. Especially when someoneʼs dragging you back down into it. Belligerent, brash and always in shades of black, Freya is hardly a lady. Hidden away by her father, sheʼs lived a normal life despite being born into the dark waters of New Yorkʼs underworld. Heʼs cold, cruel and calculating, with a proclivity for destruction. Feared by even Made Men, Torren is the boss of the stateʼs most leachorous crime syndicate. Freya hates his crudity and possessiveness, but she canʼt deny the way her breath hitches at his rough touch, the deep timbre of his voice, and his dark, heated gaze. Torren hates her disobedience, her recklessness, and her chaos. To him, sheʼs only something to be tamed. And after he slips a ring on her hand, snatching away her future, she makes only one vow---to become his biggest torment.

I'm Princess Elanora Georges, and my life basically just ended. Why? Because I'm being forced to marry Axel fucking Kingston, a six-foot-something nerd with ugly glasses, perfect posture, and the emotional range of a teaspoon. Oh, and he's completely inexperienced. Like... painfully. So please explain how I went from "I hate him" to "Axel, please... don't stop," completely falling apart under him and forgetting my own name. I swear I don't even know who I am anymore. #1 Royalfamily (Feb 5th) #1 Enemies (Feb 23th) #1 Badgirlgoodboy (March 23)

This is the second book of His series. Please read the first one (His At Night), otherwise this book won't make any sense to you. * It hurts. Not physically. It hurts emotionally. And that's the worst kind of pain a human being can ever feel, because you literally can not do anything about it. There's no cure. There's only the time passing, making the pain more bearable, but an ache stil stays behind. That's how Braden leaves Rory that night he decides it's game over for them and leaves her. She misses him terribly. She needs weeks before she decides she's ready to face the world again. But then, everything comes crashing down on them when they see each other again. And now the real question is, who's going to be the first one to cave in and swallow their pride? Will they find their path back together or is it really that for them - game over? But was it really just a game in the first place?

*WARNING! This story contains mature content.* When her boyfriend cheats on her, Rory Warren moves to a new flat. She gets a flatmate who becomes a very good friend of her. But that flatmate has a very sexy, very charming and very wealthy brother who turns Rory's world upside down. Rory is a weak woman. Braden Campbell makes her even weaker. He's a controlling businessman and a perfect definition of a womanizer. He doesn't do relationships. His past has taught him to be tough, unforgiving and cold. He doesn't have a word 'commitment' in his dictionary. He works hard. He fucks even harder. Rory and Braden make a pact, an arrangement. They want to stick to it, follow their rules. But one can only bear so much before bursting. It's a game of two and the rule is simple: if one of them falls in love, it's game over. This is not a story about a perfect relationship. It's a story where a man wants it all and a woman who gives it all to him. Game on, people! Or is it really just a game? Only time will tell. Tick-tock

A young man struggles to carry on, scarred and broken by everything that's happened to him since he was kidnapped and held prisoner. What happened to the beautiful, mysterious girl who haunts his dreams? Will the love they shared be strong enough to bring them together again? Find out in Love You Forever! Love You Forever was a finalist in the Most Popular Mystery/Thriller category of the 2013 Wattys and is book 2 in the Stolen Hearts Trilogy. Book 1 - Stolen Hearts (Watty's 2012 Finalist) Book 3 - The Most Precious of All (A Christmas Short Story) *It is highly recommended but not necessary to read Stolen Hearts first.*