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After Rivienne, the daughter of the Grand Duke Carmillion of the Vassilios Empire, got into a deathly accident at such a young age, everyone thought that she was living in the countryside, getting better in her fragile health. Nevertheless, she became a gorgeous lady and the future monarch of the empire. Yet she wanted nothing but to close her eyes forever and get rid of her existence. Despite her name, her dreams, her hateful family, and her arrogant fiancé, Rivienne wore a mask of innocence, tangling with an assignment, only to protect the imperium from the enemies. But her fated love and the cursed prince who craved her misery and feasted upon it would never have the will to let go of her. Would she be able to break her chains and sore in the sky? Or would she be devil-bound and live as she hated the most? [EXCERPTS] She was burning. She felt her heart thundering. Her ragged breath could melt iron. She fell on her knees when the water was right before her. The fire within her screamed for her to spread their wings, yet she did not want to. The world was not worthy enough for her to destroy.  Sweating buckets, she gasped for the air, facing the ceiling lying on the floor. She wanted to rip off the sticky petticoat along with her skin. Under the dim light of candles, she thought, 'So this is how I die,' She scoffed, gulping. 'This was how Rivienne died without dying,' Perfect! "Oh! Dear," His mocking voice did not even let her finish her life. She eyed him with utter hatred as the angelic man, stained with blood, stopped biting his inner cheek and tossed away the bloody dagger, pushing himself up from the door he was leaning on, watching leisurely. And then he approached his dear painter. "Would you look at this?" He wiped the blood on his unreadable face with the back of his palm and sighed, looking at her. "Get lost!"  She was able to tell him the most important thing. Disappear from my life. Everything was confusing after this man. And he never listened. Still keeping his dull expression, he scooped her with one swift movement as she began to kick him, wiggling, wasting her last drop of energy. It was useless. He shoved her into the bathtub abruptly, imprisoning her beneath him in the icy water.  She kept rebelling against his force, pushing him away and cursing. When the opening occurred, she cupped his neck.  Kill him! Burn him! Her ears echoed.  "... You little!" He gritted his teeth, and his jaw twitched, enduring the monstrous pain she brought. Her lips curved up victoriously and stubbornly when he was defeated. Yet it did not last long. He dipped her in the water in a blink, taking the hand that almost killed him as he clashed his lips with hers, becoming the blizzard for her flaming hell. 

Who would expect a story titled ANTIMAGIC to be about wizards, mystical creatures and fantastic, unusual adventures? Yet, it really is ... It's even more than that. You'll see if you read the story, that there is, beside all this, a spell, mightier than the strongest spells ever, even than Abracadabra. Yes, Antimagic is the most powerful magic of all known and unknown in the wizards' world, because it's a spell that can stop any magic, no matter how powerful it is. The narrative in Antimagic story will succeed not only in helping the children's minds to imagine fantasy worlds or to create their own stories with fairies, princesses, famous wizards or knights, because they already know how to do it, but it will develop even more their thinking and desire to KNOW. Reading this book they'll see and understand what all wizard students got after their decision to study magic at the famous and old Elmbridge School of Magic. What they all got is that they'll become skilled and wise wizards and magicians only through study and long and painstaking search for knowledge. And even more than that, this book will help grown-ups too to remember to dream again, because we, grown-ups, kind of forgot to do that.

A true story of drug addiction and recovery. Takes place in 2012.

Joocies is a big strong and very muscular man he is the heir to the ASK Kingdom, when Joocies takes the throne he will want to conquer the whole world and enslave all inferior races

Eight hot, sexy stories about gay athletes finding love and lust on the playing field in one sizzling box set! Contains the stories:<br /><br /><strong>Faceoff</strong>: Minor league hockey player Christian Magdziuk transferred to a new team, leaving his teammate and lover Ronnie behind. Now it's the first game of a new season, and he's facing off against his former teammates in the season opener. But does something still smolder between Christian and Ronnie after all this time?<br /><br /><strong>Play On</strong>: This is Cordero&#x2019;s rookie year with the intramural soccer team, but he catches Sean&#x2019;s eye the first day of practice. Sean wastes no time letting this fly brother know just how sprung he is. The feeling&#x2019;s mutual and there&#x2019;s no denying the spark between them. Unfortunately, Sean is easily distracted by Cordero on the field. Can he get his mind back on the game before he's thrown off the team?<br /><br /><strong>Served!</strong>: The night before Wildwood&#x2019;s annual Beach Volleyball Tournament, Colby meets Van at a bar. The instant attraction is mutual. The next day when Colby runs into Van at the tournament, a quick look at the schedule shows the day could end with the two facing off through the volleyball net. To up the ante, Van proposes a little wager. Whoever loses gets whatever he wants from the winner.<br /><br /><strong>Tee'd Off</strong>: Greg has loved golf since he was a kid. When he was twelve, he met Trevor Johns, who he caddied for throughout high school. Ten years later, Greg works at the Hermitage Country Club where he runs into Trey Johns, son of his former employer. Trey is quick to inform Greg he&#x2019;s smitten with the caddy, but Greg has reservations. Greg almost blows a chance to hook up with Trey. Will he get another?<br /><br /><strong>Batter Up</strong>: Rob Ritchie sneaks into the ballpark to watch practice and ends up going out with short stop, Mike Hennessey. It isn't until they face off on the baseball field that Mike realizes he slept with the enemy. Can Rob talk his way back into Mike's bed after the game?<br /><br /><strong>Victory Lap</strong>: After a hard look at his life, Josh Helton ditches his abusive boyfriend and takes up running. On a morning jog he meets Chad, a sexy bicyclist who's everything Josh has always wanted in a guy. But Josh isn't confident in himself any more ... so it's up to Chad to make the first move.<br /><br /><strong>Getting Wet</strong>: Rory Holt is the best swimmer on the team at State U. and he knows it. If he hopes to win Olympic gold one day, he can&#x2019;t let anything distract him. But new teammate Chase Cohen is determined to catch Rory&#x2019;s eye. Rory can&#x2019;t deny the attraction he feels towards Chase, but when it costs him his spot on the leaderboard, he&#x2019;s pissed. Is Chase after Rory&#x2019;s position on the team, or Rory himself?<br /><br /><strong>Out of Bounds</strong>: Jo plays basketball on his college team. At an off-campus party before the season begins, he hooks up with a guy named Kevin. Things heat up between them, leading to a night of hot sex. But the next day Jo learns Kevin has been hired as his team&#x2019;s new assistant coach. Is their budding relationship over before it even begins? Or will Kevin go out of bounds to be with Jo?

Follow the wildly dramatic steamy slow-burn series of the seven siblings of the billion-dollar empire, Ashford Sports. You don’t have to be a sports fan to enjoy this sexy drama filled CEO romance. The Ashford brothers and sisters will risk it all for family when they embark on their individual missions for love. Series Collection

College was like a wake-up call for most people. Especially the likes of Christopher Owen, who spent the rest of his high school years messing around and pining for the boy he never had. Having had a frustrating high school year, he decided to dedicate himself to his studies in college.   He flew many miles away from home, changed his looks, and hid his real identity from everyone.  His plans were simple: study hard, pass well, no dating. But then he realized two things: life was anything but easy without the backing of his last name. And... he wasn't sure how long he could last before he jumped his roommate, who was obviously not gay. But lust wasn't love, right? Maybe he could indulge a little? Just a little, I promise. ***** EXCERPT: "THAT ARROGANT, GOOD FOR NOTHING, DEMONIC IDIOT! I HATE HIM SO MUCH!" "O-kay... what is going on?" A friend asked him, watching as he paced around the room he just entered. "After battling for a long time. A LONG TIME!" he breathed heavily before continuing, "I... I confessed to him today." The other sat up, eyes wide. "For real?" "And then... with that stupid look on his face, he just looked at me and said Okay. OKAY!" Gasps. "I didn't even know people said "okay" to love confessions, but he said "okay" to me!" -- Meanwhile, while he was there panicking, the one who had been confessed to remained seated where he was in the room. He had not moved an inch from that position since he got confessed to. But if one looked closely, they would notice how red his face was, up to the tips of his ears. He suddenly chuckled to himself. "That idiot," he muttered, looking at the door the other had taken.

“Aaaaaa ... kamu siapa?” Raya kaget setengah mati, saat terbangun mendapati seorang pria tidur di ranjangnya. Bocah tengil itu menunjukkan cincin di jari manisnya. Cincin yang sama dengan yang dipakai Raya. Apakah pernikahan mereka benar-benar terjadi di dunia nyata? Atau semua ini hanya sekedar mimpi? Astaga! Bagaimana bisa Raya menikah dengan bocah yang bahkan belum genap berusia 20 tahun? Bisa-bisa seluruh warga bumi akan memanggilnya tante girang penyuka berondong muda. Lagi-lagi, bocah stres itu menunjukkan dua buah bukti ... KTP dan Surat Nikah. “Aku sudah punya KTP dan kita sudah menikah. Bagaimana kalau sekarang saja produksi anaknya?” Devandra menyeringai penuh kemenangan. “Tidaaaaaaaak! Dasar bocah resek!” *** Drama ranjang pengantin. “Argh! Dev, tanganmu tolong dikondisikan! Kenapa ada di atas mukaku?” seru Raya yang merasa teraniaya secara tak sengaja. Dua jam berikutnya .... “Raya, kakimu itu menindih ... ‘anuku’. Awas kalau sampai dia bangun, ya. Aku pastikan kamu tidak akan bisa tidur juga!” gertak Devandra. Dan akhirnya, Raya memilih tidur di sofa ruang tamu daripada kesuciannya direnggut oleh suami sendiri!

[RESTRICTED] A son raised in a sex cult searches for his lost mother. ... In the bare echo of his mother's departure, Ethen at last tasted the unfamiliar savor of solitude, a sweet, tangy liberation he hadn't dared imagine within the confining walls of the life he'd been born into. But the new-found freedom is also frightening, and Ethen is able to discover things about himself he did not know. When his mother does not come back from a mission trip as scheduled, he sets out to find her, and begins a journey to find himself in the process.

Qin Yao opens her eyes and finds herself transmigrated from a post-apocalyptic world into the body of an ancient peasant woman. Her family consists of four stepchildren needing care. A good-for-nothing husband, who has nothing but looks, is causing a ruckus. They live in a thatched hut, without a grain of rice, the family is emaciated like refugees. If that wasn't enough, someone even comes to collect debts! Anger rises in Qin Yao's heart, and she kicks the wretched husband out, "Debt collector, feel free to just beat him to death!" The four stepchildren: !!! With the world quieted, Qin Yao rolls up her sleeves to revive the family. Hunting, carrying bags, fighting bandits, she's an expert in all. But facing the fields, with her back to the sky, and her face to the earth, even a top-tier fighter from the post-apocalyptic world waves her hand: Can't take it! Really can't take it! Qin Yao scratches her head: In the ancient times where agricultural taxes are extremely high, how can I avoid farming? At this moment, the lazy husband who was sent away to die (twisting and crawling) (struggling to stand up) (screaming and roaring): My dear! I think I can be saved!