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This story explores the turbulent journey of Mthokozisi "Mtho" Dlamini, a wealthy taxi boss who falls in love at first sight with a sophisticated Johannesburg woman who has come to his rural homelands for a fresh start. The catch? The woman is fiercely independent and is vehemently opposed to becoming a third wife, viewing Mtho's traditional lifestyle as a trap. With his first two wives already united against this new threat, a bitter rivalry ensues. The question remains: will these two sworn enemies ever find common ground, and can Mtho convince her to become his third wife against all odds?

The night air was thick with dust and fear as a young girl in a bridal red lehenga ran desperately along the Mathura highway. Her hands trembled uncontrollably, almost as if the blood had drained from them. She looked no more than nineteen. Her eyes, swollen and red from endless crying, searched the darkness behind her. Her breath came in ragged bursts as panic consumed her. She ran faster, stumbling over loose gravel, her anklets clinking with every step. Just then, as fate would have it, she darted straight into the path of an oncoming car. The driver slammed the brakes. The tires screeched against the asphalt, sending sparks into the night air. The car came to a sudden stop, inches away from the girl. The door swung open and a young man stepped out. He was around twenty-six-handsome in a reckless way. His eyes were bloodshot, heavy with alcohol, but sharp with an instinct that cut through the haze. The girl, without hesitation, rushed toward him, falling at his feet. "Please... please save me!" she sobbed, clutching at his arm. "They're after me... those people... they'll kill me!" Her eyes darted wildly toward the shadows creeping closer from behind. She froze. Terror took hold. She turned toward the sound-figures emerging from the darkness, fast approaching. Without thinking, she flung herself behind the man, clutching at his back and shutting her eyes tight, whispering prayers through trembling lips. The men reached them and snarled. "Give her to us!" one barked. "We don't care about you! We want the girl!" Curiouss???? Read the storyy...

All roads lead to you... even those I took to forget you. ╱ Cover by @swannluvr

Islam's first love, before the world watched. Before the fame and the fights. There was Marianne. A quiet story that began in the mountains of Dagestan.

Completed Hamma... I don't feel like eating." "Noor, eat that food now!" I said, my voice firm and commanding, cutting through the silence. She looked down at her plate, her eyes filled with reluctance. "Hamma, please... I'm not hungry. And... the food is too much for me to finish." "Noor, don't argue with me. I'm not your mate," I replied sharply. "You better eat that food, or I will force it down your throat. Trust me, I can do it." My words hung heavily in the air, a clear and unmistakable threat..... This is a story about two young people who were married without their consent, a union carried out with their parents' approval. ...So technically, it was an arranged marriage from their parents' perspective, but a forced marriage from theirs. He was far too arrogant for her liking, and she was far too stubborn and clumsy for his. Could this journey ever truly work...? We all have those cousins who can hardly be called family-more like cats and dogs. Sharing the same roof is nearly impossible, even when the rain pours endlessly. ⚠🚫⚠ WARNING: READ AT YOUR OWN PACE!!! This is a fictional story; all characters and events are imaginary, and any resemblance to real life is purely coincidental. It also explores forced marriage, is highlighting both its advantages and disadvantages-something parents should carefully consider before practicing it. Yours faithfully, The Writer

Back-cover Blurb Kathiravan Vedhvardhan is the heir to a powerful political family in rural Tamil Nadu-a man shaped by tradition, pride, and a belief that a wife's place is beside her husband, without question. Malarvizhi Nivetharaj is everything his world doesn't know what to do with: a final-year medical student, fiercely determined, sharp-tongued, and unwilling to surrender the life she's built. When an old family tradition turns their names into husband and wife, Malar's dreams become the first thing Kathiravan expects her to sacrifice. But marriage doesn't give him ownership of her. And Malar isn't willing to become another silent woman in the Vedhvardhan household. As family honour, political ambition, generations of tradition, and a dangerous obsession collide, Malar must decide how much of herself she is willing to fight to keep. Because sometimes the hardest battle isn't leaving a powerful man- 𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒉𝒊𝒎.....

The mask is off, the secrets are shared, and the wolf has finally claimed his partner. In the wake of a harrowing raid and a soul-baring confession in a forgotten graveyard, Kev is no longer just the "mysterious human assistant." He is Fang's partner, a role that brings as much danger as it does devotion. Maffa and the Council are no longer just fighting over property lines, they've set their sights on the ghost in the system... Kev himself. Act One was about Kev finding his footing and falling in love. Act Two is where the world pushes back. We're moving from 'Fish out of Water' to 'The Phantom in the Machine.' Expect more politics, more action in the park, and a deep dive into the trauma that built the club. Expect more "real-time" day by day goodness, every breakfast, every shave, every drink in the VIP booth with the enigmatic wolf-man Fang.

The line between healing and vengeance

Claudine Von Brandt,a woman of class and elegance was trampled upon by her fiancé Matthias Von Herhardt for the woman he "loves" Layla Llewellyn whom she overlooked due to the difference in status. Although her engagement with him was merely political,it left her somewhat in distress as she lost the very reason why she became the "perfect lady," in order fit the title the Duchess. After the separation,she was then arranged once again to marry a man across the sea,Nicolas Zimmerman Harrington,a business tycoon who is infamous for his womanizing antics back in his country. Will this end well for her again or will the history repeat itself?

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The Ledger follows multiple characters first one is Ahmed, a gentle, and kind heart boy growing up in Karachi and Sindh in the mid-2000s, alongside his loyal friend Faiz, his Hindu classmate Rohan, Daniyal A cold genius Prodigy, Anna, a girl carrying immense trauma from her childhood and Arif, a troubled boy drowning in debt to a manipulative loan shark, Jabbar. Jabbar's literal ledger, tracking money owed alongside old ethnic and religious grudges,becomes the instrument he uses to turn Arif against Rohan, with devastating, violent consequences. The betrayal shatters Ahmed, transforming him from a soft-hearted child who fixed broken things into someone colder and driven by a new, grim purpose once he uncovers the ledger's true design. At its core, the novel explores how childhood friendship is tested by inherited prejudice, grief, and exploitation, and how easily hatred is passed down through generations can consume the innocent.

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කාලය අපව වෙන් කලත් ආත්මයෙන් අපව නැවත හමුවෙයි... ආදරය මරන්න පුලුවන් ඇති ඒත් කර්මය මරන්න බෑ....!!

Warda Wambai never believed in love, and Amir Fema never had time for it. They came from two families where everything was already planned-except them. What begins as a simple family connection slowly turns into something neither expected. Between stubborn hearts, family drama, laughter, jealousy, and unexpected moments, Amir and Warda discover that sometimes love doesn't need to be searched for. Sometimes, it simply finds you.

Alisha Kabir has loved only one man since she was eight years old. But life had other plans. After her family's painful downfall from wealth to survival, she rebuilds herself in Abuja, chasing a career in cybersecurity while nursing a heart shattered by betrayal. She swears never to fall in love again. Then fate brings back Ibrahim Bello her childhood friend, now one of Abuja's most respected doctors. He doesn't recognize the little girl who once followed him everywhere. She never stopped loving him. Just when they begin to find each other again, an old family feud stands between them. Their parents, once inseparable friends, now refuse to let their children marry because of a betrayal that destroyed two families years ago. With another man already chosen as her husband, Alisha makes one reckless decision. She tells a lie. A lie so big it forces Ibrahim into a marriage he never wanted. A lie that saves her dream... ...but may destroy the only man she has ever loved.

Becoming Me At twenty, Sade Adeyemi should know who she is. At least, that's what everyone keeps telling her. Seven years ago, she left Lagos behind and moved to England with her family, carrying childhood memories, friendships, first love, and dreams of becoming a doctor. She thought leaving Nigeria meant starting a new life. She didn't realise it would mean losing pieces of the old one. Now, caught between the girl she used to be and the woman everyone expects her to become, Sade is struggling to find where she belongs. Between family expectations, academic pressure, complicated friendships, homesickness, and a love she never expected, growing up becomes less about having everything figured out and more about discovering what she actually wants. Because sometimes you don't find yourself by becoming someone new. Sometimes you find yourself by remembering who you were before the world told you who to be. This is Sade's story. This is her journey. This is her becoming.

Instead of one they're are now two Romanias, one human. One beast. How will the world react? Read to find out more.

မောင့်မေတ္တာတွေသာစစ်ခဲ့ရင့်မောင့်အသက်အပေါ်ကိုဖြန်းပတ်ပါရစေ........ မဟာတည်မြေ

«لە خاکێکدا کە سەرۆکەکانی بە تیری دوژمن و بە سەربەرزی دەمردن..خێزانێک لە نێوان خۆشەویستی، فیداکاری و ڕقێکی کوێردا دەژیا. کاتێک 'میر' باوکی تاوانبار دەکات بە مردنی دایکی چیڕۆکەکە دەست پێدەکات کە تەنها بە خوێن کۆتایی دێت... ئایا 'میر' دەتوانێت بێتە جێنشینی ئەو شێرەی کە سنگی خۆی کردە قەڵغان بۆ پاراستنی؟ ئایا میر توانای هێشتنەوەی خوێنی باوباپیرانی هەیە؟ چارەنووس چی بەسەر گوندەکە ئەهێنێت کە تەنها متمانەیان بە سەرۆکەکانیانە؟» باهۆز و لین میر و ئەسیل جیهاد و مهیر چیڕۆکی خۆشەویستی هەرگیز کۆتایی نایەت پلانی ئەسیل ژیانێک بوو لەگەل هان بەڵام پلانی خوا جیاواز بوو پلانی میر تەنها هەبوونی میراتگیرێک بوو بەڵام پلانی خوا ئاشقی ئەسیلی کرد پلانی جیهاد کوشتنی بکوژانی باوکی بوو بەڵام پلانی خوا جیاواز بوو و ئاشقی میهری کچی بکوژان بوو نەوە دوای نەوە هێڵی خوێنی شاڵاو باوکە گەورەی هەمووان هەرگیز کۆتایی نەهات هەموو ئەمانەش بەهۆی ئازایەتی باهۆز بوو نازداری و خانمایەتی ژنانی ئەوانیش لەلایەک بەڵام هەموو گوندەکە هێشتا لینیان لەبیر ئەبێت مەرگ لە دوای مەرگ هیچ یەکێک لەوانی بێهیوا نەئەکرد چونکە ئەیانزانی سەرۆکەکانیان پێش ڕۆشتنیان خوێنی خۆیان جێئەهێشت هیوادارم هاوکارم بەدڵتان بێت

🌅 Two different worlds. One ticking clock. A love they never saw coming. 🌅 Twenty-seven-year-old Tanu didn't cross oceans for romance. She moved from India to Barcelona for exactly one year to find her freedom. Fiercely independent, bluntly honest, and armed with a sarcastic sense of humor, she is perfectly happy on her own. She just wants sunlit streets, strong coffee, and a life completely on her own terms. She definitely didn't plan on Adriàn. At thirty-two, Adriàn is everything Tanu usually avoids. He is a highly successful, Spanish businessman who is stern, emotionally guarded, and completely married to his work. Worse, he's a known womanizer, using casual encounters to keep anyone from getting too close. He has no time for real attachment, and zero patience for a temporary expat. It's grumpy meets sunshine. Fire meeting ice. But Barcelona has a way of blurring the lines. What starts as a clash of personalities slowly shifts. But the clock is ticking. Tanu is leaving in a year. Will their cultural differences and the ocean between them tear them apart? Or can a slow-burn love, built on borrowed time, actually last forever? 💫 ━━━━━━━━━━ ✦✧✦ ━━━━━━━━━━ 📌 What to expect in this book: ☕ Slow-burn romance (The real kind. Respect and friendship first!) ☀️ Grumpy x Sunshine dynamic ✈️ Overseas romance with an expiration date