beth chooses summer

She was his fated mate... until his first love came back. On the eve of her wedding to Alpha Liam, Avery's world shatters when Riley returns - the adopted sister who stole her childhood, her parents' love, and now threatens to steal her future. The same Riley who left her for dead five years ago. But history repeats itself. As the pack chooses Riley's side again, Avery makes her decision: she won't beg for scraps of love anymore. Not from parents who replaced her. Not from a mate who hesitates. She'll walk away from Frostveil Pack and build a life where she comes first. There's just one problem... Now that she's leaving, everyone suddenly remembers she exists. Liam fights to claim his mate. Her parents beg for forgiveness. Even Riley plays the victim. But a heart broken too many times doesn't heal easily. Will Avery give them one last chance? Or will their betrayal cost them the Luna they took for granted?

Portia Sebring was born into a family that’s considered royalty in the intelligence community, and the fact that she’s a woman doesn’t preclude her from joining the “family business.” A linguistic genius, she’s recruited by her older brother to decipher Russian codes for the Venona Project. While at Arlington Hall, she meets Nigel Mann, a CIA officer known as Mr. Freeze, who’s been vetted to the NSA. Unbeknownst to Portia, her father is behind the meeting. Rumor has it that Portia, called the ice princess, is also a lesbian, and at this time in America -- the late ’50s -- it could negate any veracity to the codes she deciphers. A match with an equally cold man who won’t distract her from her work seems the ideal solution in her father’s eyes.<br><br>Things don’t go quite according to plan, as both Portia and Nigel develop strong feelings for each other. They marry and eventually start a family. However, the lifetime together they anticipate is cut short when Nigel’s jet crashes on New Year’s Day, 1978. Devastated, but with a thirteen-year-old son depending on her, Portia has no choice but to go on after Nigel’s death.<br><br>When Quinton, her son, is approached to join the US Equestrian Team for the 1980 Summer Olympics, she’s pleased and proud, but those plans are dashed due to the government’s boycott of the Games. To distract him, Portia takes him to France on a wine-buying trip, and it’s there that Quinton first feels an attraction for someone of his own sex. Portia, a wise mother, is aware, but since she herself had a same-sex affair in her early twenties, she’s very accepting of this.<br><br>Along with Gregor, her trusted bodyguard and devoted family friend, she watches as Quinton follows in his father's and her footsteps in the "family business," and finally finds a partner worthy of him, WBIS agent Mark Vincent. She’s happy for them, but sure that she won’t love again, since Sebrings have their “one” and she's lost hers, but is she right?

After 8 years of divorce, Cindy had a sudden encounter with her ex-husband Alex. Now that Alex got the job of chief-editor at Cindy's company, they met more often. Will the love rekindle? Or the fight will still go on?

Giyuu and Sanemi were two people who didn't get along at all; they were like a storm in a teacup. But then their teacher decided to put them in the same dorm room. It was pretty cozy-two beds and other stuff for studying and so on. Of course, neither of them liked it one bit, but what could they do? They had no choice. It's about them sharing a room and the conflicts. So eventually there could be something more and they fall in love with each others. Sanemi is a loud gamer and all Girls are drawling for him. Giyuu is the silent perfect student who is reading books. Nobody knows that Sanemi is bisexual and Giyuu is gay. The combination of them is...explosive and sometimes they share their deep past to each other. Sometimes it's getting really cringe for both of them but mostly they are getting along. That means that one of the is not in the room. Of course are here other ships too: Obanai x Mitsuri Tengen x Rengoku Genya x Muichiro

[COMPLETED] Once upon a time, the Land of Promise thrived under the cycle of the four seasons change. Until a vengeful enchantress cursed the land, and divided it into four realms each with a ruler to bear its burden. The people suffered for years under the endless heat in the Summerlands, the bitter cold in the Winterlands, the never changing bloom in the Springlands and the constant fall in the Autumlands. A prophecy whispers of a marriage between a king and queen that will release the land from its curse and unite it under a single kingdom. Princess Caroline is forced to marry the Summer King, will she be able to fight for peace amidst a court full of power hungry nobles and will she succumb to a burning love in the arms of a fiery warlord? PS: Thank you for your support and lovely comments. Means a lot.

Easy-going Sebastien divides his time between working as a cleaning technician, caring for his widowed father, and running off to the park for soccer practice. Coasting through his existence, he's convinced he doesn't have much going for him.<br><br>That isn’t what his best friend Jack thinks. Quick-witted and passionate, Jack is fascinated by art and history, but the greatest book or painting could never compare to how he feels when he's alone with Sebastien.<br><br>In the last five years, Seb and Jack have shared everything, sometimes even a bed. Yet though their chemistry is smoking hot, Sebastien keeps Jack at a safe distance. But when the two move in together to lower their living expenses, that distance gets smaller and smaller, until Sebastien and Jack are standing so close, they can't see what's right in front of their eyes ... the love of their life.

From the moment she could remember, Vivienne had known that something in her life was terribly wrong. At first, it was nothing more than a feeling—an unshakable, suffocating unease that clung to her chest like invisible chains. As she grew older, she came to understand the truth. …This world was nothing more than a meticulously crafted plot. A narrative controlled by some unseen force. A story in which every life unfolded according to the will of that power. And her role? She was nothing but a secondary villain. A detestable character, despised by all. Fated for a pitiful and tragic end. Vivienne Blackwood refused to surrender to such a script. She refused to relinquish her right to choose—her right to live her own life. So she fought. She tried to escape the plot, to break free from that suffocating destiny… But it was useless. She tried to prevent her parents’ deaths… In vain. She tried to change her future, burying herself in relentless study day and night to earn a place in a prestigious medical university… In vain. She even tried to stay away from the protagonist of this world… In vain. And yet, in a miracle she could never have anticipated, she managed to defy fate—if only for a moment. She saved the protagonist… and his mother, who had been destined to die. She even became someone dear to him. A close friend. But everything shattered. The plot seized control of her mind… her body. And just like that, the protagonist turned on her—hating her, rejecting her with a cruelty that carved straight through her soul. Vivienne Blackwood felt as though she were suffocating—like a corpse forced to breathe. She could no longer endure living in a body that wasn’t hers… a life she had no power to control. So she made a choice. She chose to end her life— To escape that wretched, suffocating story. But instead of death… She found herself bound to a system. It told her that if she completed one hundred missions, it would return her to her world—and free her from the plot. Vivienne believed it. Unaware that she had stepped onto a path paved with thorns— A path that would shatter her, piece by piece, until nothing remained that could ever be made whole again. But there was no turning back. No room for regret. And when Vivienne Blackwood finally returned to her world… The girl who had once burned with life, confidence, and defiance was gone. In her place remained something hollow. Something faded and broken— Like a shattered vase, drained of color and meaning. No life. No joy. No sorrow. No feeling at all. …Until the protagonist of this world began to notice her.

The book contains scenes that may not be appropriate for readers under the age of 18. Their first meeting was unique and sudden because Rafal fell into Damian's arms as if from sky. Actually, from a rooftop. The accident on the set of the new series did not end tragically, but it gave birth to a special friendship. A friendship that unexpectedly began to sow delightful anxiety into the hearts and bodies of both men. Their path will not be easy, especially since Rafal considers himself broken and Damian has certain obligations to a woman. Will the mutual attraction of hearts and bodies be enough for their love to blossom or will reality keep them where they stand? I invite you on an emotional journey into the awakening passions and secrets of human hearts. I invite you on a journey where two men will begin to discover desires, emotions, and strength within themselves that they had no idea existed. All events, characters and organizations are fictional. The resemblance to any real person, organization, or event is purely coincidental.

Spending every summer with his grandmother in the south of England isn't Ryan's idea of a good time, and when he finds someone his own age to hang out with, he doesn't much care who that is. Alex might not say much, but company is company when there's nobody else to choose from, and Ryan will simply have to make do. It isn't, after all, like he really needs a friend.<br><br>But Alex is more than just a kid with a thing for smashing up greenhouses, and Ryan finds himself dragged further and further into a dark, uncertain world of alcohol, bruises, a mother's madness, and a father's anger. Worst of all, Alex is dragging Ryan into a world of lust, attraction, and midnight kisses that Ryan is struggling to keep confined to southern summers. This thing with Alex can't go further than summer -- but Alex, and the shadows that surround him, are not so easily forgotten.<br><br>Ryan can't forget Alex, but the longer he hangs on, the more he discovers ... not just about Alex, but about himself, his future, and the things that really matter.<br><br>But eventually, summer must come to an end.

On the edge of their final school summer, four friends believe this season will be no different from the ones before—long afternoons, shared laughter, and promises that feel endless. Aoi Kanzaki quietly observes everything, writing down moments he’s afraid to forget. Mio Takahara holds the group together with warmth and smiles, even as she senses something slipping away. Ren Ishida laughs through his fear of the future, while Yuna Morikawa’s restless energy hides a truth she’s been carrying alone. As cicadas cry and festivals light up the nights, unspoken feelings begin to surface. Small changes—missed messages, lingering looks, half-finished sentences—turn ordinary days into memories too precious to ignore. When a secret finally comes to light, the friends are forced to face what they’ve been avoiding: that this summer may be the last one they’ll spend together as they are now. Summer Times Are Coming is a gentle, bittersweet story about friendship, first love, and the quiet heartbreak of growing up—about a summer that doesn’t end with goodbyes, but with the realization that time never waits, even for those who wish it would.