Shanay Bansal, a young and successful entrepreneur, is looking forward to his engagement with Afsana Agarwal. But a few weeks before the engagement, he receives a mysterious voice message from someone from Afsana's past. Curious, Shanay plays the voice message and through those many other such messages, a different world from the past opens up about a beautiful relationship that got broken due to a terrible lie. Half Torn Hearts is a coming-of-age tale of three layered individuals coming in terms with their first loss, which bares the devil that we all possess but are scared of encountering and which eventually becomes the cause of our own ruins.

From the New York Times bestselling author of Collide and Pulse comes a gritty new novel about a shattered young woman who unexpectedly falls for two best friends. They were a storm I never saw coming, an unforeseen heartbreak on the edge of a dangerous cliff. Amber Moretti’s life changes in the span of minutes. An orphaned outsider, she is desperate to start fresh the moment she walks onto campus. In the time it takes to cross the university’s dining hall, she meets two men who bring color, air, and light to her darkened world. They became my addiction, each a needle to my next hit, my high. Brock Cunningham’s appeal is dizzying, a potent force Amber can’t deny. A green-eyed smooth talker, he instantly attracts Amber. It doesn’t take long for him to consume her every thought, her every breath. Ryder Ashcroft, a blue-eyed, tattooed, and pierced bad boy, turns Amber off immediately—that is, until he kisses her, stealing a piece of her heart, her soul. They were as opposite as fire and ice, yet I ached for them equally. Never knowing she could be broken down in so many unexpectedly beautiful yet petrifying ways, Amber finds herself falling for both men. Immoral? Maybe. I say undeniable. Uncontained. But one devastating event changes everything, shattering each of their lives...and Amber isn’t sure she can recover from it.

Hello. I want to say a quick hello, before talking about my life. I am a very unique girl, I have several powers that surfaced by accident. My name is Essa. My parents are very different in their own way as well. My parents wrote me this story about some of their past and how I became. I sure do hope you enjoy a lot of supernatural wanders. What my family didn't know, I had several secrets that could cause harm or be fine. It scares me to death everyday. I am going to tell you a few things about my book. I sure do hope you read. I am only six years old as of this, but my mom started this when I was born. I am taking over. I am six, but I can pass for a fifteen year old. When my parents went on their honeymoon. They found a very beautiful Island that was off of a Columbia. It had been discovered as well, that my fathers best friend lives their. Should have been first hint. The whole family moved to a small town in Columbia. What some of the family didn't know, it has supernaturals. Witches, vampires, wolves, human and other important supernaturals lived in this town. We moved so that I could go to college. We also didn't want a certain person to find us. It was because of this town being small, that a very famous person meets one of the Water family members. They become very best friends (the human and water member). This famous person doesn't believe this family does not know anything about. It makes the person curious. The family member and this famous person fall in love. The only thing asked of both; are they able to live without the other. There is an accident that has a our newest member of the family is killed. Or are they? The whole family moves to Austria. Columbia, can no longer be stood. There is a sense of urgency as well. A water member's life could be at risk. It is urgent to get to this special country.

A torn Hart can only be mended by the right woman. Fired from her dream job, Lydia Sullivan loses hope. How else do you drown your sorrows than in a cheap bottle of rum? Seems like a good plan until she runs smack into the hard chest of her dreamy neighbor Rex. Despite her not-so-adorable drunkenness, they strike up a friendship that quickly turns into more. But just when Lydia's life is starting to look up-she's got the job, the great guy with deep dimples, and the sun is shining-weird things begin to happen that make her question whether she's losing her mind ... or someone is out to get her.Retired special operative and now security specialist Rex Hart normally falls in love with a new woman every night, but not this time. His neighbor with the hazel eyes and thin filter has him under her spell. He'd like to think she's the one, but the way she's acting has him torn between his heart and his head. He wants to believe she's innocent, but instinct has him questioning everything-including his feelings.Is Lydia who she claims to be? Is she the one ... or the one he needs to turn loose?

I lost her. No, I didn't lose her. I threw her away. She was my best friend. I was never supposed to fall in love with her. I was careless. She was heartbroken. I thought I was doing fine. But here she is, years later, forced to work with me, reminding me why I fell in love with her in the first place. And this time I'm going to do everything in my power to never let her go.

Only one woman can find this lost Hart… Stacey Saunders has had a less than stellar year. Until she met Chase, she wasn’t sure she’d make it through. Hired to protect her and her kids from a crime family, Chase quickly became more than just a bodyguard. He became her lifeline. Their one night of passion gave her hope for the future, for a new life. But then he disappeared. Five months later, Chase is back. But Stacey’s not willing to just let sleeping dogs lie—or in this case, a green-eyed bodyguard. She deserves answers. Chase Hart had to leave. He didn’t want to, but the pain, the secrets, the fears are all just too real. He wouldn’t be a good man if he brought his demons into Stacey’s world. But it becomes impossible for him to stay away from her when Stacey comes around demanding answers. Is this finally his chance for a normal, happy life? Not by a long shot, it would seem. Stacey’s family is suddenly ripped apart, a piece of her heart taken, and it’s up to Chase to bring him back safely. With dangers lurking in every dark corner, the deeper he digs, the greater the risk of losing Stacey, possibly for good. keywords: single mom, military, SEAL, Joint Task Force 2, Claustrophobia, kidnapping, trafficking, suspense, broken hero, sister wives, widow, bodyguard, found family

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