Forbidden Fruit: The Taste of A Soulmate

Forbidden Fruit: The Taste of A Soulmate
Author: Victor Alveno
Publisher: Victor Alveno
Total Pages: 508
Release: 2024-10-07
Genre: Poetry
ISBN:

In the heart of every woman lies a yearning for a love that transcends the ordinary—a love that is raw, passionate, and soul-stirring. Forbidden Fruit: Taste of a Soulmate takes you into the world of Shay and Raul, two souls who defy the odds to find each other despite the differences in their backgrounds, cultures, and their age gap. Their paths were never meant to cross—yet destiny had its own plans. Inspired by true events, this fictional love story delicately weaves elements of passion, vulnerability, and fate, focusing on Shay's journey toward love, healing, and self-discovery. It is a tale of an unexpected, rare love that sneaks up on you—a connection so deep it feels like a secret that only a few will ever truly understand. Shay and Raul couldn’t be more different. She is a woman of elegance, raised in the lap of luxury, her life shaped by privilege and sophistication. He is a man of resilience, built from the ground up, carving his way through the lower class into the middle class with sheer determination and grit. Shay is from the east a royal ancestry tracing back to ancient Persia, born in Iran; He is from the west born in California with an ancestry rich of Spanish heritage. Their backgrounds may be worlds apart, but the scars they carry run deep and similar, wounds from childhood trauma and past relationships that left them both broken in their own ways. Shay is emerging from the shadow of a toxic arrange marriage to a man who is nothing short of a narcissistic psychopath—a relationship that nearly extinguished her belief in love and her life. Raul, on the other hand, has spent years locked in an emotional battle with a wife diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. Raul also endured childhood traumas so profound that they led him to build towering walls around his heart, eventually causing him to forget what it truly meant to feel—a defense mechanism known as emotional detachment which he referred to as "turning his humanity off." But everything changes the moment Raul knocks on Shay’s door. The instant their eyes meet, there is an undeniable spark, a magnetic attraction and chemistry unlike anything either of them has ever experienced, slowly breaking down his walls. It’s as if their souls have recognized each other after lifetimes apart, and in that moment, the seeds of a love that is both forbidden and fated are planted. Both Shay and Raul had only dreamed and spoken of such a love they desired to their previous partners, but now, standing before each other, that dream has manifested into reality. Their bond is electric, a meeting of souls that feels both forbidden and fated. As they explore the depths of love, trust, and pleasure, Shay rediscovers intimacy and self-worth, while Raul breaks down the emotional walls that once kept him detached. Together, they embark on a journey of healing, passion, and self-discovery—proving that love has the power to mend even the deepest scars. Forbidden Fruit is more than just a love story—it's a psychological thriller about survival, intimacy, and the beauty of finding the kind of love that transforms you. Dive into this captivating tale where love isn't just found; it's created.

A Soulmate For Tali

A Soulmate For Tali
Author: Marfa Lara
Publisher: eXtasy Books
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2023-08-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 148743880X

Though born into a wealthy Italian family, Leonardo Guerranti has not had an easy life. Sold out by the woman who bore him, rejected by his stepmother, he’s learned to be tough and strong. Love? Not in the cards for him. His younger brother Mariano runs the family’s banking business, but a sudden setback means Leo must sacrifice himself for the good of the family by marrying the daughter of a business rival. However, an unforeseen complication arises that threatens the alliance between the two families, and Leo can’t allow that. Talisman Broussard has grown strong through necessity when both parents died in a car accident. With no one to rely on but herself, she’s risen to every challenge. Friends become her new family, and when one of them wishes to speak with the son she hasn’t seen in thirty-five years and explain why she left him, Tali vows to help her. When the irresistible force that is Tali meets the immovable object that is Leo, something’s gotta give. He’s got the money and the determination to get his own way in whatever he chooses. But he’s never met a woman with the Southern brass that Tali possesses when she sets her mind to something. One way or another, sparks will fly. Will the conflagration consume them in the process?

Forbidden Fruit

Forbidden Fruit
Author: Michelle R. Holmes
Publisher: BookCountry
Total Pages: 60
Release: 2013-08-19
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1463002777

There are two sides to every story. Read along while Jasmine & Cole both tell you their sides of the story of how they grew in love over the Internet, & eventually met in person. Jasmine's a young black woman who has recently experienced heart break. She builds up walls so that no one will have the chance to break her heart again. She decides to escape her reality & live vicariously through cyberspace. Cole's a young disabled white man who has spent three-quarters of his life in & out of hospitals. Due to injury, he is bedridden & has only his computer to socialize & meet new people. Because of his upbringing, falling in love with a black woman was taboo. But there was something about Jasmine that made him want to taste the forbidden fruit.

Daughter of Smoke & Bone

Daughter of Smoke & Bone
Author: Laini Taylor
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2011-09-27
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0316192147

The first book in the New York Times bestselling epic fantasy trilogy by award-winning author Laini Taylor Around the world, black handprints are appearing on doorways, scorched there by winged strangers who have crept through a slit in the sky. In a dark and dusty shop, a devil's supply of human teeth grown dangerously low. And in the tangled lanes of Prague, a young art student is about to be caught up in a brutal otherworldly war. Meet Karou. She fills her sketchbooks with monsters that may or may not be real; she's prone to disappearing on mysterious "errands"; she speaks many languages--not all of them human; and her bright blue hair actually grows out of her head that color. Who is she? That is the question that haunts her, and she's about to find out. When one of the strangers--beautiful, haunted Akiva--fixes his fire-colored eyes on her in an alley in Marrakesh, the result is blood and starlight, secrets unveiled, and a star-crossed love whose roots drink deep of a violent past. But will Karou live to regret learning the truth about herself?

The Seinfeld Scripts

The Seinfeld Scripts
Author: Jerry Seinfeld
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 546
Release: 1998-04-30
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 0060953039

Jerry. George. Elaine. Kramer. We've followed their misadventures for nearly ten years on Thursday nights. Here, finally, are the scripts of the first two seasons that will take you back to the beginning of Seinfeld. Featuring the first 17 episodes ever aired, The Seinfeld Scripts contains all the great lines that have kept us laughing for years: the pilot episode, "The Seinfeld Chronicles," where it all began; George introduces his importer/exporter altar ego Art Vanderlay in "The Stakeout"; Kramer becomes obsessed with cantaloupe in "The Ex-Girlfriend"; Jerry and George meet Elaine's dad in "The Jacket"; is Jerry responsible for a poor Polish woman's death when he makes "The Pony Remark"?; Jerry and Elaine decide to become intimate again in "The Deal"; what will George do when he is banned from the executive bathroom in "The Revenge"?; and Jerry, George, and Elaine wait for a table in "The Chinese Restaurant." It's all here: the award-winning writing of Seinfeld, "the defining sitcom of our age". Created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld. Elaine: My roommate has Lyme disease. Jerry: Lyme disease? I thought she had Epstein-Barr syndrome? Elaine: She has this in addition to Epstein-Barr. It's like Epstein-Barr with a twist of Lyme disease. George: She calls me up at my office she says, "We have to talk." Jerry: The four worst words in the English language. Kramer: What a body. Yeeaaah...that's for me. Jerry: Yeah and you're just what she's looking for, too--a stranger, leering through a pair of binoculars ten floors up.

Harlequin Presents November 2022 - Box Set 2 of 2

Harlequin Presents November 2022 - Box Set 2 of 2
Author: Cathy Williams
Publisher: Harlequin
Total Pages: 741
Release: 2022-10-25
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0369726529

Harlequin Presents brings you four full-length stories in one collection! Experience the glamorous lives of royals and billionaires, where passion knows no bounds. Be swept into a world of luxury, wealth and exotic locations. This box set includes: A Week with the Forbidden Greek by USA TODAY bestselling author Cathy Williams Grace Brown doesn’t have time to fantasize about her boss, Nico Doukas …never mind how attractive he is! But when she accompanies him on a business trip, the earth-shattering desire between them makes keeping things professional impossible… THE PRINCE’S PREGNANT SECRETARY (A Van Ambrose Royals novel) By Emmy Grayson Clara is shocked to discover she’s carrying her royal boss’s baby! The last thing she wants is to become Prince Alaric’s convenient princess, but marriage will protect their child from scandal. Can their honeymoon remind them that more than duty binds them? UNWRAPPING HIS NEW YORK INNOCENT (A Billion-Dollar Christmas Confession novel) by USA TODAY bestselling author Heidi Rice Alex Costa doesn’t trust anyone. Yet he cannot deny the attraction when he meets sweet, innocent Ellie. Keeping her at arms’ length could prove impossible when the fling they embark on unwraps the most intimate of secrets… SNOWBOUND IN HER BOSS’S BED By Marcella Bell When Miriam is summoned to Benjamin Silver’s luxurious Aspen chalet, she certainly doesn’t expect a blizzard to leave her stranded there for Hanukkah! Until the storm passes, she must battle her scandalous and ever-intensifying attraction to her boss… For more stories filled with passion and drama, look for Harlequin Presents November 2022 Box Set – 1 of 2 Harlequin Presents brings you four full-length stories in one collection! Experience the glamorous lives of royals and billionaires, where passion knows no bounds. Be swept into a world of luxury, wealth and exotic locations. This box set includes: A Week with the Forbidden Greek by USA TODAY bestselling author Cathy Williams Grace Brown doesn’t have time to fantasize about her boss, Nico Doukas …never mind how attractive he is! But when she accompanies him on a business trip, the earth-shattering desire between them makes keeping things professional impossible… THE PRINCE’S PREGNANT SECRETARY (A Van Ambrose Royals novel) By Emmy Grayson Clara is shocked to discover she’s carrying her royal boss’s baby! The last thing she wants is to become Prince Alaric’s convenient princess, but marriage will protect their child from scandal. Can their honeymoon remind them that more than duty binds them? UNWRAPPING HIS NEW YORK INNOCENT (A Billion-Dollar Christmas Confession novel) by USA TODAY bestselling author Heidi Rice Alex Costa doesn’t trust anyone. Yet he cannot deny the attraction when he meets sweet, innocent Ellie. Keeping her at arms’ length could prove impossible when the fling they embark on unwraps the most intimate of secrets… SNOWBOUND IN HER BOSS’S BED By Marcella Bell When Miriam is summoned to Benjamin Silver’s luxurious Aspen chalet, she certainly doesn’t expect a blizzard to leave her stranded there for Hanukkah! Until the storm passes, she must battle her scandalous and ever-intensifying attraction to her boss… For more stories filled with passion and drama, look for Harlequin Presents November 2022 Box Set – 1 of 2

I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die

I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die
Author: Sarah J. Robinson
Publisher: WaterBrook
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2021-05-11
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0593193539

A compassionate, shame-free guide for your darkest days “A one-of-a-kind book . . . to read for yourself or give to a struggling friend or loved one without the fear that depression and suicidal thoughts will be minimized, medicalized or over-spiritualized.”—Kay Warren, cofounder of Saddleback Church What happens when loving Jesus doesn’t cure you of depression, anxiety, or suicidal thoughts? You might be crushed by shame over your mental illness, only to be told by well-meaning Christians to “choose joy” and “pray more.” So you beg God to take away the pain, but nothing eases the ache inside. As darkness lingers and color drains from your world, you’re left wondering if God has abandoned you. You just want a way out. But there’s hope. In I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die, Sarah J. Robinson offers a healthy, practical, and shame-free guide for Christians struggling with mental illness. With unflinching honesty, Sarah shares her story of battling depression and fighting to stay alive despite toxic theology that made her afraid to seek help outside the church. Pairing her own story with scriptural insights, mental health research, and simple practices, Sarah helps you reconnect with the God who is present in our deepest anguish and discover that you are worth everything it takes to get better. Beautifully written and full of hard-won wisdom, I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die offers a path toward a rich, hope-filled life in Christ, even when healing doesn’t look like what you expect.

Antagony

Antagony
Author: Luis Goytisolo
Publisher: Deep Vellum Publishing
Total Pages: 1579
Release: 2022-08-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1628974184

This potent drama, a collected volume of Goytisolo's famed tetralogy following a Catalan family, is widely regarded as one of the most profound inquiries ever undertaken on literary creation. Antagony surveys the social history of Barcelona and Catalonia, primarily since the end of the Spanish Civil War in 1939. The work, originally published as a tetralogy and now collected into one volume, follows the youth and education of Raúl Ferrer Gaminde, son of a well-connected, middle-class Catalan family that embraces Franco and Spanish Nationalism. Its potent drama plays out through Goytisolo’s crisp, forceful presentation of youth, humor, optimism, rebellion, violence, sexual awakening, indulgence, punishment, and the realization of one’s artistic vocation. Alternately modern and historical, Antagony displays intelligent realism, emotional gravity, profane beauty, brute vulgarity, sweeping rhetorical scope, and seamless transitions through long, streaming passages of narrative and introspection.

Recounting

Recounting
Author: Luis Goytisolo
Publisher: Deep Vellum Publishing
Total Pages: 761
Release: 2017-03-24
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 162897222X

Recounting surveys the social history of Barcelona and Catalonia, primarily since the end of the Spanish Civil War in 1939. The novel follows the youth and education of Raúl Ferrer Gaminde, son of a well-connected, middle-class Catalan family that embraces Franco and Spanish Nationalism. The novel’s potent drama plays out through Goytisolo’s crisp, forceful presentation of youth, humor, optimism, rebellion, violence, sexual awakening, indulgence, punishment, and the realization of one’s artistic vocation. Alternately modern and historical, Recuento displays intelligent realism, emotional gravity, profane beauty, brute vulgarity, sweeping rhetorical scope, and seamless transitions through long, streaming passages of narrative and introspection.

Return Narratives

Return Narratives
Author: Theodora D. Patrona
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2017-08-29
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1611479959

This book is a comparative study of six Italian American and Greek American literary works written in the three last decades of the 20th century and examined in pairs. Based on the common theme of the authors' return, either metaphorical or literal to the country of origin and its culture, Return Narratives explores the common motifs of mythology, ritual, and storytelling where the third generation writers resort to in their quest for self-definition. With a common historical and cultural background in the old neighboring countries, Greece and Italy, and a similar reception in the new world facilitating a comparative approach, the ethnic writers of the two literatures, clearly envisage ethnic space as a site of resilience and empowerment.