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A Risky Business #SYTYCW15 #CarinaPress by holdtheframe
holdtheframe
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High Pressure. High Emotion. High Stakes. Security – it’s A Risky Business. Kate is used to holding her own in a man’s world, but she may have met her match in sexy security specialist Damien Sparkes. She flies out to LA and makes him an offer he can’t refuse - to join the family business, Sovereign Securities. He accepts the job and moves, not only back to England, but also into her home. Just temporarily, and just as friends, of course! When old flame Jack turns up needing Kate’s help, both men take an instant dislike to each other. Emotions run wild as Kate breaks the news to Damien that she is pregnant with his baby. She isn’t sure how Damien feels about the baby. Jack isn’t sure how Kate feels about him. It’s only too clear, however, how Damien and Jack feel about each other. Shortly before her due date Kate receives a call. There is a hostage situation at the home of one of her clients where Damien is half way through a shift. Kate rushes to the scene to find Jack in charge of the negotiation process. Shots have been fired but Damien hasn’t been heard from. How far will Jack go for Kate? How many rules will he break? Will Jack put his life on the line in order to save that of his nemesis?
Speak Now by xXBalletDreamsXx
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At the young age of eight Drew and Elizabeth get married. Their wedding is a mess of gummy worm rings, crayon vows and giggles all of which takes place under the old oak tree that separates their backyards. They promise to be best friends forever but when sophomore year comes around things change. Their friendship becomes a beautiful relationship full of love, passion and trust. But when college dawns in on them things change once again. One day, six years into the future, Elizabeth receives a call that sends her whole world crashing down. "I'm getting married." 3 words. To Elizabeth they feel like sharp knives that pierced her heart and re-opened old wounds. She has a decision to make. He wants her to be the supportive best friend he once had but will she be able to? The two weeks that follow are full of tears, dresses, love songs and vows, all in preparation of the wedding she always dreamed about but someone else has taken her place at the altar beside him. When the priest pronounces the two words that give her the one chance she wants to get him back, will she take it? "Speak now." Or will she let it go?
His Discarded Bride #thefictionawards2019 by melitajoy
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Leilani Davide can't believe this is happening to her. Her pulse clambering desperately, she waits for the plane to take off. Upon receiving life-changing news, Leilani sets forth on an impulsive journey away from her home in Australia to magnificent Rome, Italy, to discover the truth. Quiet and deeply unsure, she runs right into the arms of those who are secretly looking for her. In a story of trust, the search for knowledge, and finding what it means to finally belong, Leilani strives toward discovery on an intricate pathway to love, tragedy, and hope. Suddenly forced into a world of fantastic wealth, a dangerously successful business empire, and the bizarre circumstances of imminent arranged marriage, Leilani must ask herself if she will ever uncover the tiny shards of her past through the pending disaster... And if she can succeed, will it be worth the cost?