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Crown Prince Min Ji, a fervent archer, ventures out during a lantern festival for an archery competition in disguise as Hong Jin Gi. He faces and defeats Tzu Yu, who wrongly orders the capture an innocent spectator Han Ni, daughter of the Right State Councillor. Min Ji intervenes to save her. Fate reunites them when Min Ji, investigating food shortages, encounters Han Ni again. Bonding over their shared passion for archery since childhood, they find love amidst royal duties and societal expectations.Disclaimer:This work is a fictional story set in the historical Joseon era. While inspired by historical contexts, it is a product of the author's imagination. Any resemblance to real persons or events is coincidental. The story should be regarded as a work of fiction rather than a factual account of historical events.

Family - the most important thing in the world, right? If it's your own, maybe. But if it's the family of the incredibly powerful, incredibly alluring businessman with whom you've been conducting a secret office affair, and they don't yet know about the affair, things are a little bit different.Life is about to get real for Lilly Linton. All those stolen moments behind closed doors, those secret kisses and whispered words are about to catch up with her. As she and her boss, business-magnate Rikkard Ambrose, travel north to his parents' palatial estate, she is about to discover whether she has the strength to step out of the shadows and change her fate forever.Volume four of the award-winning "Storm and Silence" series.

"It is your choice," he said, stepping so close to me that our lips were almost touching. "Either do what I say - or get another job." My heart stood still as I gazed up into his deep, dark, dangerous eyes... In a world where women's only role in life is to sit at home and look pretty, Lilly is determined to fight for her freedom. There's only one problem: a powerful man blocking her way.

(COMPLETE)Camp Eagle Ridge was where it all started.At the age of fifteen, Darcy Quinn was sent to Camp Eagle Ridge, a camp for delinquents and the troubled over the summer of 2009. When the summer ends in tragedy, Darcy, along with five other teenagers, vowed to never speak about what really happened that night and to never see each other again. Now nearly a decade later, a heartbroken Darcy Quinn must come to terms with what really happened that summer when she, along with her former friends, are dragged into the middle of a murder investigation as the primary suspects.Everyone had secrets. And there are no secrets that time doesn't reveal. ***Excerpt:Brayden gave her a strange look."-we could be friends. This is my cousin, Ares Ceresio."Her eyes widened at the familiarity of the name. She looked at Ares, who avoided eye contact with her.She had thought that Ares Ceresio was dead.

#1 in Young Adult#9 in Badboy#1 in Cold#3 in Goodgirl#1 in Sweetheart#14 in Love*Currently available at Amazon!!!*He'd never met someone with such a bubbly personality. Not to mention the wildness and odd phrases she'd say every five minutes. He hates it. He hates how he can't stay away from it. He hates what she does to him; it's not like him to chase after some girl. She gets under his skin like no other.She'd never met someone with such a bad attitude. He's ill-mannered and menacing. The glare never seems to leave his face. Considering it all, she can't help but feel the attraction toward him. Dangerous attraction toward a seemingly dangerous man. Maybe it's the tattoos on his arm that gets her attention. Or maybe it's because she can tell there's hope for good under his rough exterior. And she's about to find that, whether he likes it or not. It's no secret that the two of them are complete and total opposites. ~~~"You like being called Sugar, don't you?" I tease, placing my toothbrush back after finishing. He does the same and gives me a side-eyed scowl. He grips my chin harshly and kisses me. My body temperature raises a good ten degrees and my right leg goes all wiggly. He pulls away. "You like it when I kiss you, don't you?" He teases the same way I did to him and I'm left blubbering. "I think both of our questions are rhetorical," I lower my voice up at him. His lip curls up into a smirk. ~~~*Warning* This story contains mature themes (language, scenes, etc.)

Ahmed bhai please! I'm begging you don't marry her. She's no good, she'll destroy you and our family. Please listen to me." Sahaan begs in front of him. "What the fuck is wrong with you Sahaan?" She flinches as his loud voice resonates the room. "I LOVE HER!" Ahmed seethes.Sahaan could hear the breaking of the small organ residing in her chest. She looks down teary eyed.Ahmed harshly grips her forearm and jerks her towards him and cups her jaw tightly, his finger digging in her cheeks making a painful whimper leaving from her mouth.She closes her eyes tightly resulting in few tears to fall of her cheeks. "Listen to me and listen well, this is the last time I'm hearing such words from your disgusting mouth. Next time don't even take my fiancee's name from your dirty mouth." Saying this he pushes her away. She stumbles towards the closet, her back hitting the rock-hard closet handle. Pain sears through her back and her wince doesn't go unnoticed by him.He steps forward in concern but stops remembering her words. A cold look flashes in his beautiful stormy grey eyes.Sahaan looks at him, her eyes filled with pain and unshed tears!"You will regret it." Sahaan whispers. Hearing the confidence in her tone makes Ahmed stop right before the door, but he doesn't turn back."Believe me! I know her more than you. She is my cousin after all. She is cunning and deceitful, mark my words Ahmed! You will regret not listening to me once you know her true nature." Sahaan's voice cracks. Tears are threatening to spill out her eyes. ~~~"Sahaan Haashir Khan binte marhoom Hashir Lashari Khan kya aapko aapka nikkah Ahmed Ashar Khan wald Yaqub Lashari Khan se sikkah raaijul waqt me 50,000 rupee meher qubool hai?"she clenches her dupatta at sides.tears leaving her eyes rapidly she remember Ahmed's words just before nikkah.Rest of the description and translations to urdu dialogues inside.©All rights reserved

Daphne Scott is a newly qualified nanny, who gets a strange job, out of the blue. She finds herself looking after a troubled teen, who is being punished by her strict, religious parents. Daphne has to turn her new pupil into a little girl again, and that leads her deeper into the world of the Christian sect the child belongs to, and gets her a fulltime job looking after more nurslings, as the little girls are called.

In a town where the high school football team rules the school, Amelia is just another face in the crowd. Sure, her dad is the football coach but Amelia's idea of "Friday night lights" revolves around studying until lights are out. Trying to impress her father who only knows football and her mother's high expectations, Amelia puts her head down and tries her best to satisfy them. After accidentally ending up at a party one night (without her mother's permission of course), Amelia finds herself thrown into the world of the infuriatingly gorgeous yet arrogant Zack Darrington.Zack was never part of a crowd. He's king of the city: the best running back in the state- if not the entire country. Flirtatious, cocky, and a skilled player in all senses, Amelia is not the type of girl he typically surrounds himself with.Everyone knows Zack Darrington. No one knows Amelia Hayes. Football is his world while she wishes it wasn't a part of hers. At first glance, these two couldn't be more different but deep down, they may be more similar than they think.Highest Rankings:#1 in Fiction #10 in Teen Fiction#3 in Sports#10 in DramaBook 1 in THE COACH'S DAUGHTER trilogyCan be read as a standaloneBook 2 OUT NOW