Found 4463 The Art of Life and Love: The Second Symphony Stories

Lillian Wright is the sheltered princess of the Wright family, one of the wealthiest families in town. She's proud, rude, and snobbish. Karma soon catches up with her when the poor boy Xavier she used to bully shows up again as a ruthless billionaire who'd do anything to claim her. Including bankrupting her family’s company and holding her brother’s crimes over her head. With her sheltered life completely threatened, she's forced to marry Xavier.
Xavier has always wanted one thing, to claim an...

Henry Ace a multi billionaire who is arrogant,rude and a workaholics who was force to choose a personal nutritionist from the Hain's kitchen but what happen when he chooses the badass girl Iris Jane who doesn't take shit.

"Shit! I want her under me."
Alex couldn't take it anymore. He moved her hand to touch Irene's thick, full lips until Irene woke up and opened her eyes. Somewhat surprised, he managed to control her. They teased each other with their gazes.
Alex Matthew was a boss of all kinds of big business, one of which was dangerous narcotics. The police struggled to catch him and hired a spy from a secret agent. She is a female spy with a good reputation. Irene is her name.
Irene uses her psychometric abil...

Angelina is betrayed by her fiancé and her stepsister who was born without a wolf. They not only killed her father, but planned to drain Angelina's bone marrow and blood so that her stepsister could steal her wolf through witchcraft. After all these, Angelina was thrown into a garbage dump to die. Unexpectedly, a handsome man in royal regalia saved her and called her, "Mate."

~ARJUN KASHYAP, 28 years Old, Co Owner of K&K CORPORATION, a multi billionaire company of India, A new emerging face among the herd of top Businessman of the World.
A VIRGIN BEAST. No one can double cross him. Who hates women around him But loose his Beastly heart to a Broken BEAUTY whom he loves to call JAAN (Life)..
PASHIKA SINHA, a 22 years old, A struggling and broken BEAUTY who is fighting with the Cruelty and the double standard of the world, unknowingly created a havoc in BEAST's life.
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Nancy could not believe that she fell for his lies. He had said he loved her and wished to spend the rest of his days with her, but at the first sign of trouble, he had rejected her and she could not forget the words he had thrown at her.
"I have a great wife and four wonderful children. If you refuse to abort, then we are through. I love my family so much that I wouldn't want you to ruin it!"

The night my parents died, I was found amongst the ashes of our home. My eyes glowed red, and my hair had been altered to a flaming hue to match. My pack ostracised me, deeming me responsible for the death of my beloved parents.
For years, I have been treated like a slave and was underfed, bullied, and abused. The son of the Alpha, Jordan, and my cousin Ruth were the worst offenders. Yet, I endured as I planned my escape. When I turn nineteen, I am out of here. Or so I thought.
One night, out ...

BOOK1: The 5-Time Rejected Gamma And The Lycan King
After being rejected by 5 mates, Gamma Lucianne pleaded with the Moon Goddess to spare her from any further mate bonds.
To her dismay, she is being bonded for the sixth time. What's worse is that her sixth-chance mate is the most powerful creature ruling over all werewolves and Lycans - the Lycan King himself.
She is certain, dead certain, that a rejection would come sooner or later, though she hopes for it to be sooner.
King Alexandar was ec...

Vladimir has been abused for over fifteen years for killing a female from the Silver Pack.
Elena is strong, confident, and the best vampire huntress from all over Romania.
What will happen when the two of them meet? Can two different persons find peace, love, and accept each other the way they are?
I am a slave.
I am a worm.
I am nothing.
I deserve each hit, each lash, each torture I receive.
I don't deserve love or to be forgiven, but when my mate saves me from my torturer and I fall...

"Come back to me, Ivy," the man whom she used to love with all her heart said.“No, no,” Ivy shook her head and backed away from him. Her body trembled as fear consumed her whole being. He was the reason her baby was gone! He was the reason for all her suffering!
Ivy thought she was the luckiest woman in the world - she was married to the man of her dream.But that was just her illusion. On the day she received her pregnancy report, she found her husband in bed with hi...

A fake relationship full of forbidden heat . . .
Emilia Torres has everything she's ever wanted. After years of struggling to become an actress, she's finally caught her big break - a part opposite the hottest star in Hollywood, the gorgeous and charming Luca Fontaine.
But her biggest role might be the one she plays off-screen, where she and Luca pretend to be in love.
The rules for their relationship are simple: in front of the paparazzi, they play the perfect Hollywood couple. In priv...

McKenzie Peirce keeps her past hidden for a reason. She's ashamed of it and doesn't want it to be in the open. Her savior Was one from the wealthiest families in Ardwell. She agreed to marry her savior's grandson who was cold and distant. Little by little Dimitri opens up and so does McKenzie. Just when she thought she could trust him ,A third party enters their lives and makes it uncomfortable for McKenzie.
Jasmine Dupree his best friend and employee ,has always been in love with Dimitri unbekn...

Is it possible for one to have more than one mate?
"I will never accept you, you are weak, fragile, a commoner and to worsen it all, you even without a wolf.'' He yelled those words coldly and pushed her to the wall with so much force that she cried out in pain.
Alpha Derrick's life was perfect just the way he wanted it, he was gifted with an incredible gift of strength and was feared among other alphas. He has a perfect mate who was the daughter of the alpha...

After a devastating betrayal and heartbreak in her modern life, Isabella thought her story had come to a tragic end. But fate had other plans. She awakens in the body of Lady October Catherine Windsor—an outcast noblewoman in a world pulled straight from the pages of a manhwa.
October’s life is far from a fairy tale. Born of a scandalous love between a Duke and a common pianist, she is scorned by the nobility and tormented by her own family—especially her twin sister, May, and the cunning Anna M...

He stood up, his eyes blazing with fury, and took a step towards her. “You did this！” “You killed my brother！”
Skyler’s face turned white as a sheet, and she shook her head vigorously. “No, no, I didn’t do it,” she whispered, backing away from him. “I swear, Caleb, I didn’t do it.”
Skyler Hunter has just turned 18 and is ready to mate with Caleb Howler. But things take a dark turn when Caleb rejects her and threatens to kill her mother unless she accepts the union with his cr...

Married in secret for five years, he suddenly proposed a divorce.
I didn’t want to divorce him, even though I knew I was just a stand-in, a five-year nanny, I was determined to stay connected to him.
Until that day... my father-in-law came to me and told me that businessmen only care about profit.
I gave a bitter smile, thinking that my husband, who was half-paralyzed before, was a good match for me! Now that his legs are healthy, naturally, I am no longer worthy!
I experienced my left hand bein...

Christopher Grayston only wanted to marry to stop his grandfather from asking him to remarry. As a result, he married a girl he met outside civil affairs. He wanted to marry someone with whom they would never consummate their marriage. So he settled for a young girl he had just met standing outside the Civil Affairs Bureau, knowing full well that he wouldn't touch her because she was just a girl. Camila Mendoza fit the bill since she was young, though she was a temptress without even trying. The...

Milan learned that her husband, Enver, cheated on her so she decided to leave their house without even saying goodbye.
After five years, they met each other again and she became the secretary of her ex-husband whom she misses so much. Still, she had to act as if she was already moving on and keep everything between them professionally because she already learned her lesson.
But will she be able to avoid him now that Enver is willing to do everything to claim her back? Will their love be sw...

Annalise lost her love in the midst of the chaos caused by her demotion. While trying to pick up the pieces of her life, another problem came and saddled with more than she could bear, she resigned.
Soon, she had her own business and things were going well until she met her new landlord. She didn't know how to feel about him. Both of them got along almost immediately. Theirs was a straight attraction that couldn't be hidden but Annalise was reluctant to go into another relationship after her ...

What makes a hero?
They say a hero is someone that has given his life to something bigger than himself.
I say a hero is no braver than an ordinary man, he is just braver for five minutes longer.
All soldiers are brave, it's what they do with their bravery that makes them heroes.
Am I a hero?
I am a soldier that put my life on the line to save my squad. It is my job, doing my job should not make me a hero.
Clayton Jackson is a First Lieutenant in the Marine Corps. He joined the Marines at t...

No one told them that their ex would be on this trip. When Debbie Allred is asked by the new mayor of Amor to go on a one-week recruiting trip, she is thrilled. This would be a chance to earn extra money while utilizing her skills as a business owner and a member of the town council. But it isn’t until after Debbie agrees to the job that she discovers the mayor didn’t give her all of the important details—specifically that Debbie’s ex-boyfriend would be heading the recruiting trip. Bob Larcher i...

What will happen when you reject your fated mate just because he/she is weak and you think that he/she can't stand with you? What will happen when he/she comes in front of you as a strong personality surprising you to the core? What will you feel when you want him/her back but he/she refuses because of what you did to him/her? What will happen when you yearn for a second chance but realize that you have to earn that chance for yourself now because you refuse earlier what should be yours? This is...

After falling asleep reading her favorite werewolf romance, college student Emma Chen wakes up inside the story as a small background character. But there's a problem—lying hurt and unconscious beside her is Kai Nightshade, the story's tragic villain who was just banished from his pack for a crime he didn't commit. Emma knows that in the original story, Kai dies alone and angry, eventually becoming the dark force that destroys everything.
Now she has a choice: follow the original plan and let Ka...

"Why can't I fucking hit you?" Thomas shouts as he hits the belt hard against the floor. He bends down to my level and pulls my chin up to stare at him. "I want to inflict pain on you, Melina, but I fucking can't. Tell me why I fucking can't. Tell me why" He hits the belt beside the ground close to me as he shouts each word into my face. My eyes are sealed as I wait for when he doesn't miss and finally hits me.
"Fucking open your eyes" He presses my jaw hard, which forces me to open my eyes.
"I ...

"They taught me that love was supposed to be unconditional. That mothers always forgive. That family comes first, no matter what.
They were wrong.
I was Emily Thompson—veterinarian, wife, mother. I gave up my career to support my husband's failing farm. I spent eight years nursing my asthmatic son, building a life around their needs, sacrificing my dreams for their comfort.
Then they chose a stranger over me.
When a beautiful liar claiming cancer came into our home, my husband believed her o...

It's said that a man's past always came back hunt him, that was the same thing that happened in the case of Gordon.
After trying his best to revert his mistakes to no avail, his enemies from the past are back for him, and this time they came to make sure to destroy him, would he be able to fight it? Or will he fall victim?

Alpha werewolves should be cruel and merciless with unquestionable strength and authority, at least that’s what Alpha Charles Redmen believes and he doesn’t hesitate to raise his kids to be the same way.
Alpha Cole Redmen is the youngest of six born to Alpha Charles and Luna Sara Mae, leaders of the Red Fang pack. Born prematurely, Alpha Charles rejected him without hesitation as weak and undeserving of his very life. He is reminded daily of his father’s hatred for him paving the way for the res...

The gods' realms have fallen into war, and the mortal world, while unaware, is feeling the effects. Whispers of a plague that turns people into monsters ripple to every end of the earth, but no one can stop the sickness.
The Gold Moon Pack has thrived in chaos before, but the long respected alpha has only just handed the reins to his son, Henry. It’s the ultimate test for a new Alpha, and his Luna, Dorothy. If he fails, he’ll be one of many that could not save his people during the mass extinct...

So it's true. I am their mate! I am the one they have been waiting for all this time. How can that be? Can I really be so lucky?
"Don't bother celebrating. We do not intend to make a detestable human servant our queen." Angel Fenris states, his voice laced with disgust just like the last time we met.
His rude words hurt me more now than they did yesterday. The full moon must have heightened my emotions.
"Surely you did not think that you're befitting in any way to sit by our side. A beautifu...

Warning: R18+, Only for mature readers.
"We agreed to share you." He whispered, his green eyes sparkling like embers.
"What?" I blinked, stunned and breathless.
Olcan's hand replaced Lowell's, gripping my chin and turning my face to look at him.
"Do you think you can handle both of us?" he asked, leaving me in shock.
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An imposed fate, a denied choice. In a world where destiny is an intertwined thread...
Morana always knew her fate was sealed. Betrothed since childhood to the wolf prince,...

“Please, no, please don’t” I said, a soft cry escaping from my lips.
His blue eyes pierced into mine. Why were they so gorgeous? No, I couldn’t think this way. I hated this man, I hated how he trapped me.
“I'm a sworn virgin to the goddess of Athena,” I said to him. Hades did not like this answer.
"I'll break you soon enough." He said.
“You’re going to suffer for this, Zeus will be furious!” I said after him as he exited the room.
“Zeus would pay to watch."
Kore for the whole summer bef...

He unfastened it, freeing her breasts, and he squeezed them hard, pinching her nipples between his thumbs and forefingers, eliciting a moan from her.
"You like that, huh?" he growled playfully in her ear. She didn't respond – she couldn't.
Words had lost all meaning in the wake of the mind-blowing pleasure that coursed through her body. He moved his lips to her breasts, teasing her nipples with his tongue, nibbling them gently before closing his lips around them and sucking. Her body arched towa...

Brianna grew up among the socialites of the Occult in New Orleans. When her adoptive father is murdered when she is only 10 she discovers just how sinister her mother can be. Now 21 she is in a race against time to get out before the Vipers find out exactly what they are losing. So that one day she can return and seek the retribution owed for the death of her father and to keep his coven's legacy from falling into her mother's darkness.
Following her fathers divine word as a seer she takes to t...

"Stop squirming, Babydoll. I won't let you go," he said without blinking his eyes, frightening Pearl as he restrained her body.
"Who are you? I don't know you," Pearl answered fearfully. He stroked Pearl's flawless skin with the tips of his fingers, then took hold of her jaw. Pearl opened her eyes wide at once. Her breath stopped. This time, she will die.
"You know me well, doll. You are my mate.”
Pearl Rosental has one big dream: to get the best position at a famous design company, The ...

Anna Miller
"I see...even after a year apart, your ice barricades hadn't melted yet Kardoula mou...." He was looking at her with a faint hint of aversion.
It was like waving a red cloth in front of an angry bull. She felt mad. 'How arrogant can a man be? A year ago, she had barely escaped the cell, where he had locked her up - in his ancestral castle in Greece ......after marrying her, and then throwing her away like a used toy that no longer interested him.
And if that hadn't been enough......

Reign was one the most successful and popular rock artist in the world, she was a star in her own right. She worked ten times harder than her male counterparts. There was a handful of female artists who had achieved the same kind of success she has at such a young age. She was very proud of what she had accomplished in the last three years. It wasn’t easy, she was only fifteen when her manager, Mac, discovered her.
She’d been touring and recording nonstop since she started three years ago. ...

After treacherous attacks from the Red Dragons, the Golden Dragons were almost eliminated from the face of the Earth, with only a few of them surviving and having to face decades of war against their persistent enemies.
In the middle of the conflict a new hope was found, one more surviving member of the Golden breed, Kemely. Except there was nothing they could do to take her from her current state of unconsciousness.
Under the sun of her new home in Marbella, Kemy’s future was unclear as the o...

Being drugged by her adopted family, Eden Bleu lost her first to a mysterious man on her graduation day from college.
Desperate and helpless, she escaped from that city, only to find that she was pregnant.
Against all odds, she became a single mother and lived on her own.
Seven years later, she came back with her kids, determined to take revenge, and find her birth parents.
In her quest to unravel the riddle of her origins, she discovered a man, called Victor Alwynn, who had a strong connection ...

Ten years ago, hybrid alpha-vampire Ethan Parker met a girl on the darkest day of his life. She gave him hope that he could live on.
When they met again, he was strong enough to do anything for her, but she didn't seem to remember him...
Kylie Finch is a b-list actress after witnessing her mother die, being kicked out of the house by her father, and being betrayed by the man she loved for five years. She learned that she could only survive if she became stronger.
When her life gets into trouble ...

My family abused me and showed no concern for me, while they showered their adopted daughter with love and care. My status in the household was even lower than that of a servant!
Even when I was kidnapped and murdered, no one cared about me... I hate them so much!
Fortunately, by a twist of fate, I was reborn!
With a second chance at life, I will live for myself, and I will become the queen of the entertainment industry!
And I will seek revenge!
Those who once bullied and hurt me, I will make th...

Adela widened her eyes, looked at her hands, and gently touched her face. She murmured to herself, "What is going on? I was dead, right?"
Adela leaped out of bed as she considered moving toward the mirror.
"Oh my God, I'm still alive!"
"I'm grateful to God for giving me this second chance. This time, I will not let you down!"
Adela made a bow, closed her eyes, and expressed her gratitude to God.
"This time, I won't get myself into any problems. I won't harm anyone. I'll ignore the prince ...

Alana is a beautiful girl, kind, cheerful, innocent and sociable. Due to a slander Quenza Alana was kicked out of the house by her parents. Even his family members no longer considered him and removed his name from the family register.
Alana decided to go abroad, namely Germany. While living there, Alana managed to build a company and found a new family who loved her very much.
There, Alana also met a handsome young man whom she had once helped. The young man’s name was Devan Alexand...

“I know your wolf Ryder doesn't want to reject me, but I know you've already made up your mind.” She said, making me look at her in confusion. No one knows my wolf's name, not even my father or mother, so how did she know my wolf's name, and how was she able to tell that he didn't want to reject her?
“How do you know his name?” I asked, genuinely curious.
“It doesn't matter,” she said, looking down.
"Okay, let's get on with it then. And since you don't have a wolf, it won't be that painful.” ...

I kissed him back, sliding my hands around his neck and pressing him closer, eliminating any distance between us. My pussy was soaking wet, and at this point, I just needed him to fuck me—not soft or sweet, but rough, hardcore, and merciless.
As if he heard my traitorous thoughts, his hands slid down my back, gripping my waist before cupping my ass. He kneaded the soft flesh, pulling me tighter, and a moan escaped before I could stop it.
"Alpha," I managed to gasp between kisses.
His te...

James Harristian, aka James Belgenza, is the mafia leader of Daga Nero, a splinter group of one of the oldest famous mafia families in Naples. Apart from his powerful ruler of the town who controlled the underground weapon industry in Europe, James was also a successful owner of a high-tech motor company.
One day, James was deceived into a scam dinner by his mistress. It strived to kill him, but somehow, he escaped. Being trapped in gunshots with his enemy, a flower girl saves James' life from...

‘I had not expected to breed you, little girl.’ He said, his voice emotionless but his eyes were hot with lust,’ You were just a plaything to be used till I tired of you, but there was no way I would let any child of mine grow up as a bastard.’
My breath caught in my throat at the sheer cruelty, the heartlessness of his words. Was that all I had been to him?
The young innocent woman and the older, heartless Mafia Boss who cannot have enough of her.
When the cynical, jaded Mafia Don Lucien D...

"My king…” I said in a low, needy voice, I didn't know, belonged to me.
“Stay right there. Bended that well.” He growled and he took a deep breath. As if inhaling my scent in.
I froze, my heart pounding wildly in my chest. My face flushed with embarrassment, my body betraying me in ways I couldn’t explain.
“I can smell you,” he murmured, his voice sending shivers down my spine. Before I could react, his hand moved, brushing against my thigh, then slipping under the fabric of my dress.
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Warning ###This story contains explicit sexual content, coarse language, and potentially provocative scenes. Viewer discretion is advised.###
I have a gorgeous and sensual girlfriend who is both captivating and elegant. It took a great deal of effort to win her over. I thought she was a noble and pure girl. However, one day, through our apartment window, I caught a glimpse of another side of her—a connection with her ex that I had never suspected. I never imagined she had another face, one so ha...

On the cusp of turning 18, I still don't have a wolf of my own—the very reason I was expelled from my original Pack. My parents and I sought refuge with the Sunrise Peak Pack, where I now face a double challenge: proving my worth to my new Alpha while concealing my secret.
But then I discover something shocking—the Alpha already knows what I've been hiding. Even more surprising? I am his destined mate. This revelation brings both hope and terror: without a wolf form, will he accept me as his ...

The romantic lives of three teenagers are intertwined in unimaginable ways the moment one of them returns from the States.
And with all of the impediments that come with living in a conservative town, these set of queer youth struggle the most with drugs, trauma and crime, inadvertently testing deeply entrenched beliefs about life, friendships, love and sexuality.
This book encompasses all their lives, and tells their heartwarming coming of age stories as they embark on a journey of finding ...