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Successful CEO Kenneth Brey thought he had his life planned out nicely—until he hired supposedly straight Kelly North as this year’s holiday companion. For the past five years, CEO Kenneth Brey has advertised for a gay male holiday companion to join him on his single annual break. Although Kenneth claims to be neutral in his choice, he has certain non-negotiable requirements. Applicants must be between twenty-one and twenty-five, non-smoking, social drinkers, either versatile or passive, and be able to pull off the role of dutiful boyfriend in front of his clutch of gay friends. What does the candidate get out of the deal? An all-expenses-paid holiday and five grand in cash at the end, more if the candidate exceeds his expectations—a safe enough addendum, because for the past three years no one ever has. Kelly North sits in a quiet corner of the coffee shop, trying to finish an assignment. At twenty-nine, he is single once again. By now he should have settled down. But when his girlfriend of three years gives him an ultimatum—ring or road—he chooses the road. Worst of all, he has no qualms about doing so. As for his finances? Saddled with a string of outstanding student loans, he is struggling to finish his master’s while also supporting his brother through university. Losing his work at the estate agents’ could not have come at a worse time. Then he overhears the man at a nearby table recruiting for a job that pays a cool five grand. What does he have to lose? Author's note: this book is a collection of stories sharing the same central theme of fake gay relationships turning to real ones, so don't let the number of chapters in it scare you. The blurb here is the blurb of the first story which is Kelly and Kenneth's story, and other blurbs appear before their preceding story. The stories in the book are really amazing, and I look forward to having you on this amazing adventure.

Taylor's marriage to her billionaire husband, Xander Watson falls into pieces when she couldn't take his negligence towards her anymore. A messy divorce and a trip to Cuba, only to find out she was pregnant—With Twins. Find out what happens in this exhilarating novel *** ‘What is the meaning of this Taylor?' He grunted under his breath. It hurt. The way he no longer called her ,‘Love' or ‘Babe' or even ‘Sweetheart', just plain old Taylor, ‘I want a divorce'. She demanded. ‘What?!'. ‘I want a divorce Xander', she took off her glasses and he was taken aback by how puffy looking they were, ‘I don't want—' ‘Have you been crying?'. He cut her off. Unbelievable, she scoffed loudly, ‘Of course I have been crying Xander but why do you care anyway? you're too stuck up in your work to care about my d*mn feelings!!'.

For years life for Krystal Dunn has consisted of medication and needles with no end in sight. After another failed treatment, hope for a life outside the hospital walls evaporates completely. Krystal must face the cold reality of death with open arms. But just as she welcomes the darkness, Krystal is transported to another planet to take part in a secret event. An event that will end with her being made to mate whoever chooses her. Can Krystal be happy finally, or will she miss her home planet and mother too much? Will Krystal like the alien who chooses her? Let the Harvest begin.

"One minute I'm standing by the door, and the next I'm pressed up against the wall with an angry-looking Grayson. His hands rest on my cheeks as he looks at me. When a single tear falls, Grayson frowns and instantly wipes it away with his thumb. He kisses me with more power than before, his tongue plunging into my mouth. My stomach feels all tingly with this kiss. I open my mouth for him, and his tongue explores my mouth. My tongue hesitantly touches his, which spurs him on. His hands leave my face and they travel to my waist, then my hips, then down to my thighs. He picks me up and my legs immediately wrapped around him. My arms wrap around his neck naturally. Thea Brooks, an 18-year-old college student, lives her life by a schedule. She has school, homework, her job at the Coffee shop where she drinks way too much caffeine to be healthy, and the rest of the time she is watching her little sister while her mother is at work. She thinks that everything will remain the same as she starts her college classes, but that all changes when a new friend of hers introduces her to an attractive guy that can't seem to leave her alone. Grayson Dark, a 22-year-old Alpha of his pack, has been searching for his mate since he turned 16. All hope is lost until one of his pack mates strolls into his home with the most magnificent scent- his mate's scent. After only slightly maiming his packmate, it is revealed that his mate is close by and human. Without understanding the supernatural world existing around her, Thea will have to learn to look past Grayson's faults- mainly his possessiveness and anger issues- while staying out of danger from unknown threats and learning her place at Grayson's side. Oh... and keeping her grades up. How hard can that be?"

Emma Rhodes is a senior at Davis high school. With her ever-growing popularity, it is no wonder why Emma wants to keep dating her s*xy boyfriend of three years, Hunter Bates. When the school year begins, Emma finds herself becoming a model for a photography class assignment. Arlo Finch, a lead photographer for the yearbook committee, is paired up with Emma Rhodes. As the two work together to get their assignment done, worlds collide and Emma and Arlo will soon decide if being together is worth the risk before the world decides it for them. One night Arlo discovers that Hunter hits Emma. When things get out of hand at a Haunted House, Emma makes a decision that could change her life forever while discovering a hidden mystery in the process.

A conflict between pride and bravery plays out within the lavish walls of a billionaire's estate. A conflict that tests the limits of privilege is sparked when Linda, a lowly maid, challenges the personification of riches. Shadows of uncertainty and resolve linger as the sun sets on their encounter, laying the groundwork for a future in which destiny collide and authenticity rules. The magnificent home serves as the setting for a transformational tale in which ego conflicts result in surprising revelations.

Title: I Can’t Love and Be Wise: a personal story of Diana. Blurb: After the demise of Diana's father, she finds herself in hell...but keeps going. The mother turns her back, becomes a fiend instead of a friend and swears she would not be alive and watch her marry a mere cook -her supposed soulmate.  The crisis just begun, and in her passionate desire to turn her stumbling block (mother) into a stepping stone, she lost her to the cold hands of death.  Holy Moses! What if she is the one that killed her mother to be free to marry the love of her life? If true, then love here stands questioned and we shall know how and why ??  .

Aarav Ravindra, a man who initially did not love his wife because of a conflict that occurred in the past, but slowly his love began to grow. But when his love for his wife began to grow, his wife left him forever. After his wife passed away, he was immediately filled with guilt and regret. He regretted why he did not love his wife earlier. Because he regretted it so much, he hoped that time could be repeated so that he could love his wife earlier. Of course, the hope he asked for was an impossible hope. Even so, he continued to hope for it. Until finally he met a mysterious woman who could help make his hopes come true. Can he get rid of his guilt and regret?

Fresh out of a shattering divorce, Sarah Nakitende has put her life together on her own terms and on her own conditions. However, her life takes a dramatic turn when a stranger literally runs into her and spills a cup of coffee all over her. The stranger, an artist named Amon Kato, sees beauty in the world that Sarah has learned to see only in terms of danger and risk. Theirs is an immediate, unsettling, and dangerous connection. As Sarah starts to think of a future that does not define her in terms of survival, her past starts to catch up with her. Her ex-husband returns, seeking to reclaim the power that she has managed to take away from him. He wants to take back the power that she has managed to claim for herself. Sarah is forced to choose between healing and being on her own. However, just as Sarah has managed to find the courage to make a choice, the past makes a final and ominous move. Some loves to ask you to feel. This one demands you fight. And not everyone walks away unscathed. Eight months have passed since Sarah Kato’s nine-year-old daughter died from cancer, and she’s barely making it through each day. Her grief has destroyed her marriage, torn her son apart, and changed her once-warm family into a cold and empty space. Each day is a battle to survive, and each breathes makes a conscious decision to keep going. When Sarah finds a way to channel her grief into a memorial fundraiser to celebrate her daughter’s life, hope begins to return for the first time since her death. However, this hope comes at a price: her teenage son’s grief turns violent, her marriage teeters on the brink of collapse, and just when her family seems to be coming together again, Sarah finds out she’s pregnant again. Joy and fear meet head-on. As Sarah’s fundraiser nears its climax and her family is poised on the brink of rebirth, a phone call threatens to destroy everything she’s worked for and force her to make an impossible choice: How do you keep living when loving again means risking another devastating loss?

Look woman I never begged to be your husband, you gave me that opportunity” Min Jun yelled. Mei Xing a 22 year old and the only daughter of multi-billionaire Mr. and Mrs. Lin is diagnosed with cancer but doesn’t want to go through cancer treatments with only a year left in her life, she wants to do everything her parents didn’t let her do because they wanted to protect her Min Jun a 23-year-old, who lost his job finds himself a jackpot and agrees to be Mei’s husband for the money and all the benefits of being with a billionaire’s daughter. Sometimes not all sad endings are bad, they can be happy ever after EXCERPT: “Will you marry me?” Mei Xing asked a stranger she met walking on the streets. “What did you just say?” he said and was about to walk away. “I will pay you, a hundred thousand dollars, if you be my husband for a year” she said. “A year?” he asked and she nodded. “If you are interested, meet me at this address tomorrow, it is a fancy restaurant” she said, got in her car and drove away. She scanned through her wardrobe and wore a flowery dress, it wasn’t summer but by summer she might be too sick to wear this. “You only live once, more like a year” Mei Xing said and wore the dress, she got to the venue but the stranger was not there yet. Min Jun finally arrived in jeans and a polo, “A summery dress in fall” he said as he took his seat. “The deal is I get fifty thousand dollars before we start the arrangement, then after the wedding I get the other half” Min Jun asked and Mei Xing nodded in approval. “You just have to be with me for a year, I probably won’t be alive by the end of the year” she joked. “Do you have some kind of transferable deadly disease. Covid?” he asked her. “No just cancer” she assured. “So I’m going to be free in a year and you will be dead” he said nonchalantly and agreed to the deal