She gave him her heart. He destroyed her world.Rika Fuentes has always believed in hard work over everything else—until she falls in love with Gerome, the gentle coworker who slowly becomes the center of her world.Their love seems perfect.Until he betrays her.After destroying the career she worked so hard to build, Gerome disappears without a word, leaving behind heartbreak, anger, and unanswered questions.Months later, Rika has rebu...

Not all betrayals start with a kiss. Some begin with a silence.Santiago seems to have it all: success, power, and a perfect family. But behind his impeccable facade, lives a man who has lost himself in a labyrinth of deception, and a double life that has finally started to take a toll on his own body.What started as an evasion, ends up destroying his marriage, his dignity, and his health. Rebeca, his wife, does not choose the role of a victim. She observes, she stays silent...

Not all betrayals start with a kiss. Some begin with a silence.Santiago seems to have it all: success, power, and a perfect family. But behind his impeccable facade, lives a man who has lost himself in a labyrinth of deception, and a double life that has finally started to take a toll on his own body.What started as an evasion, ends up destroying his marriage, his dignity, and his health. Rebeca, his wife, does not choose the role of a victim. She observes, she stays silent...

Not all betrayals start with a kiss. Some begin with a silence.Santiago seems to have it all: success, power, and a perfect family. But behind his impeccable facade, lives a man who has lost himself in a labyrinth of deception, and a double life that has finally started to take a toll on his own body.What started as an evasion, ends up destroying his marriage, his dignity, and his health. Rebeca, his wife, does not choose the role of a victim. She observes, she stays silent...

Not all betrayals start with a kiss. Some begin with a silence.Santiago seems to have it all: success, power, and a perfect family. But behind his impeccable facade, lives a man who has lost himself in a labyrinth of deception, and a double life that has finally started to take a toll on his own body.What started as an evasion, ends up destroying his marriage, his dignity, and his health. Rebeca, his wife, does not choose the role of a victim. She observes, she stays silent...

After discovering her boyfriend's betrayal, Irene swears she'll never trust anyone again.The only constant left in her life is Adrian, the AI assistant she named on a whim.At first, he's nothing more than a helpful companion—answering questions, managing her day, and keeping her company.Until one day...He starts the conversation.What Irene dismisses as a glitch slowly becomes something impossible to explain. With every passing day, A...

Two children.One game.A draw that should have been forgotten.Years after going their separate ways, Detective Leyla Delarama and forensic specialist Henry reunite when a string of seemingly unrelated murders places them on the same investigation. Each victim leaves behind a cryptic sequence of chess moves—moves that mirror a single match the two of them played as children.What begins as an impossible coincidence soon becomes something far more personal....

This edited volume brings together voices of Latinx students, teachers, teacher educators, and education allies in Latinx communities to reveal ways in which today’s sociopolitical context has given rise to politically-sanctioned hateful anti-immigrant rhetoric. Contributors—key stakeholders in the education of immigrant Latinx children, youth, and college students—share how this rhetoric has exacerbated existing systemic injustices within K-Higher Education. They draw attention to counter...

Levi Campbell made one huge, stupid mistake.When his older boyfriend fears he's holding Levi back from fulfilling his youthful dreams, he encourages him to break free and seek adventure. Levi, hurt and confused, does just that ... But in an immature act of rebellion, he enlists in the army. The army!Levi never wanted to be a soldier, and he never, ever wanted to go to faraway places, but he is now committed to serving his country for two whole years.Madoc Griffiths did...

An epic fantasy romance where palace intrigue, ancient prophecies, and slow-burn passion collide.After being thrust into a world not her own, Alina is no longer just a stranger in silk. In a court teeming with secrets and blood-soaked ambition, she finds herself at the centre of a deadly game—one where every word, every glance, could tip the balance of power.But the enigmatic Crown Prince, Sheen, holds a secret darker than any court whisper: a mysterious illness tied to a f...

In a world where contracts determine life and death, the Organization's most elite assassin is given one task: eliminate Subject Seven, the escaped anomaly known only as Prion.But the mission doesn't go as planned.Eros—silent, flawless, and engineered to obey—hesitates. And in that single breath of pause, everything unravels. Prion is unlike any target he's faced. Cold, distant, impossibly intelligent, Prion doesn't run. Instead, he captures Eros, turning predator into pris...

DESCRIPTION:When PI Chasity Macintosh goes missing in New York's Chinatown, the CSI's of the NYPD learn that there's more at stake than meets the eye... but, can they find her before it's too late?EXCERPT:"Now, you're going to behave real nice for me, aren't you?" he said with a snarl to his voice. "No tricks, no trying to run…"The woman said nothing. She merely hung her head."I'll take that as a 'yes'," Monet said, cutting the cords that held her to t...