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PRIDE AND LOVE
Romance Once upon a time in the English countryside, there lived a spirited and intelligent young woman named Elizabeth Bennet. She came from a modest yet respectable family, along with her four sisters, Jane, Mary, Kitty, and Lydia, and their well-meaning, but sometimes eccentric parents.
In their small village of Longbourn, news spread of a wealthy and eligible bachelor named Mr. Bingley, who had recently taken up residence at the nearby Netherfield Park. Mrs. Bennet, eager to see her daughters married off to wealthy suitors, was overjoyed at the prospect of Mr. Bingley's arrival and immediately set her sights on him.
At a local assembly, Elizabeth's older sister, Jane, caught the attention of Mr. Bingley and the two quickly formed an affectionate bond. However, it was during this gathering that Elizabeth's paths crossed with Mr. Bingley's close friend, the brooding and enigmatic Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy.
Elizabeth, with her sharp wit and independent nature, was not easily impressed by Mr. Darcy's aloof and seemingly arrogant demeanor. In fact, she took an immediate dislike to him, viewing him as haughty and judgmental. Mr. Darcy, in turn, found Elizabeth's family and social status beneath his own and dismissed her as an unsuitable match.
As time passed, Elizabeth's prejudice against Mr. Darcy grew stronger, fueled by a series of misunderstandings and miscommunications. However, fate continued to bring them together, forcing them to confront their own prejudices and reconsider their initial judgments.
In a surprising turn of events, Elizabeth found herself entangled in a scandal involving her youngest sister, Lydia, and a rakish soldier named Mr. Wickham. It was during this tumultuous period that Mr. Darcy stepped in to save the Bennet family's reputation, despite his deep reservations about their suitability.
Witnessing Mr. Darcy's acts of kindness and selflessness, Elizabeth's perception of him slowly began to shift. She started to see beyond his proud exterior and discovered his true character. As they spent more time together, they engaged in intellectual conversations and shared genuine moments of vulnerability, gradually falling in love.
Elizabeth's journey taught her the importance of humility and the dangers of relying solely on first impressions. Similarly, Mr. Darcy learned to overcome his pride and acknowledge the value of love over societal expectations. Their love story demonstrated that true understanding and acceptance require looking past superficial judgments and embracing the essence of a person.
In the end, Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy managed to overcome the obstacles of pride and prejudice that once divided them. They realized the depth of their love and how it transcended societal norms and expectations. Their union not only brought happiness to their own lives but also served as a testament to the power of true love and personal growth. Business Strategiesy
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Wake Up, Dream Boy!
Mr. Ben Having some of the poems in the first edition of the poem collection, ‘The P.O.T (Poured Out Thoughts)’ published in several poetry magazines as High On Poems, Earthborne Magazine, Deadsnakes and so on, the author has ushered in the second, titled ‘The P.O.T (Poured Out Thoughts) ---The Reloaded.
It is said to be ‘reloaded’ because there are other poems to be added to make this edition slightly richer than the first. With poems as ‘Out of the Box’, ‘Dad Loves Me’, ‘Heralding God’s Magnificence’ being published in notable poetry journals and magazines, the sequel is hoped to make an impact to the entire world, beginning with the readers.
The Table of Contents has the additional poems that readers, who have read the first edition, would realize. They are intended to look into general issues, family, gender, parental, religious (Christian faith), children, love and personal/motivational.
The aim behind this piece is simple. As said in the first edition, it is about entertaining, enlightening, inspiring or motivating and enabling people think for themselves.
Worthy of Note: The author believes that subsequent edition(s) of the work would carry the above-stated aim.
His Innocent Obsession
Estelle Hayes Isla Hart has spent her entire life protected from the truth. Sheltered in the cold, opulent mansion her father built with wealth stained by secrets, she has never known the world outside the safety of her gilded cage. She's been raised in the comfort of ignorance-her innocence preserved like a precious gem, untouched by the horrors lurking just beneath the surface. But nothing lasts forever.
Her father, a man with debts deeper than anyone knows, has been in the claws of a dangerous criminal syndicate for years. And now, with everything collapsing around him, he makes an unthinkable decision to save himself: he will auction off his daughter's virginity to the highest bidder. The price of her body is nothing compared to the price of her father's survival.
At twenty-one, Isla is thrust into a world she never knew existed-one where power and corruption reign, and she is nothing more than a transaction, a pawn in a game she doesn't understand. An underground auction, hidden in the dark corners of New York's criminal elite, will determine her fate. But as the bidding begins, there's one man who stands out from the rest.
Vincenzo "Vince" Moretti is not like the others.
A mafia don who commands respect through bloodshed and fear, Vince is a man who has made his fortune off ruthlessness. At thirty-seven, he has built an empire that stretches across continents, feared by everyone who dares cross him. Cruel, cold, and indifferent, Vince has never allowed weakness to cloud his judgment. But when his eyes land on Isla, everything shifts. She is an innocent, untouched by the darkness of the world he controls. She's everything he shouldn't want, but something about her purity calls to him.
Vince outbids every man in the room, securing Isla as his own. She is no longer just a piece of property for sale-she is now his possession. A contract signed in blood, a life bound by the chains of obligation, desire, and power.
To Isla, the world as she knew it shatters. Her father's debts are wiped clean in exchange for her innocence, but in the cold, unyielding world of Vince's mafia empire, she is now nothing more than a beautiful hostage-trapped in a life of submission. But with Vince, things are different. He is cruel to everyone else, manipulative and tyrannical in his dealings. Yet, when it comes to Isla, there's a strange gentleness. A possessive tenderness. He keeps her close, under his watchful eye, as if she's a rare, delicate thing that no one else can touch.
But his protection comes at a price.
Vince will not let her go. He will mold her, shape her, and possess her in ways she never thought possible. With every passing day, the line between desire and control blurs. Vince isn't just taking her body-he wants her heart, her mind, her soul. And as the days turn to weeks, Isla finds herself torn between survival and submission. She is drawn to him in a way she cannot escape, yet terrified of what she's becoming.
But a storm is coming.
Luca Santoro-Vince's former ally, now his deadliest rival-has been waiting for a weakness. A crack in Vince's otherwise unbreakable armor. And he has found it in Isla.
Luca knows that Vince's obsession with Isla is his greatest vulnerability. He will stop at nothing to break her spirit and use her to bring Vince to his knees. His plan is simple: destroy Vince's empire by destroying Isla. Luca doesn't just want to own Isla-he wants to destroy what she means to Vince, and he will stop at nothing to make her his.
The clock is ticking.
As the tension between Vince and Luca escalates, Isla's world becomes even more dangerous. The mafia's brutal games are no longer just about loyalty and power-they're about survival. But the deeper Isla falls into Vince's world, the more she realizes that the man who controls everything around her is also controlling her heart. She cannot leave him, yet she knows that staying might cost her everything.
Is she willing to lose herself in a man who sees her as both a possession and a passion?
In a world where love and pain collide, Isla must decide if she can find freedom in submission or if her innocence will be the very thing that destroys her