Showing results for "Cages" in Women's Fiction

Centuries after the Cutoff, the secluded island of Sansara has perfected the roles of women. All girls attend the Institute where they are ranked, judged, and trained, and their paths are chosen for them. Elora’s destiny is to rise to the top. Rose wants to make her family proud. Odette dreams of happiness. But in a society that eats women alive, even dreams can turn out to be bitter fruit. All are trapped in a system that values their appearances, not who they are. Will they be crushed by the machine that oppresses them, or will they dare to break free and live on their own terms?

I fell for Hailey the moment I laid eyes on her, before I knew about the three King Kong-sized battles I would have to fight to be with her. By the time Linc warned me that his gorgeous sister with legs a mile long was off limits and “emotionally fragile”, it was too late. There was no turning back. Then there’s my friend Senn, who had a one-night stand with Hailey. He’s trying his best to get a repeat performance during the week of Claire and Linc’s wedding. Sorry, buddy, bros might come before hoes, but they don’t come before sweet Southern belles.

Based on a true story, Meira Chand's The Painted Cage explores the tragedy of a Victorian woman who becomes the victim of her own sensuality. In Yokohama, Japan, on the morning of 5 January 1897, the trial begins of Amy Redmore, charged with the murder of her husband Reggie, ex-secretary of the Yokohama United Club.

In the intricate dance of fate, Mina, a diligent high school senior, is abruptly torn from her ordinary life by an underground criminal organization, thrusting her into an unfamiliar and challenging world. Oliver, a man who has recently emerged from the shadows of abandonment, grapples with the harsh reality of Mina's abduction. The unexpected loss of their intense love jeopardizes Oliver's newfound hope for a better life, even as their extraordinary connection ignites amid peril and enigma.

The daughter of a Russian mafia kingpin, I get everything I want with the click of my fingers. Except for him. I've been in love with Ryker for years, but I'm supposed to marry his brother, Max. Until that one fateful day, celebrating my 18th birthday when everything changes. There's evil lurking in the shadows, just like papa said. And this time, I won't be able to hide.

Marta es una actriz argentina que vive en New York, es joven, linda y perturbada. Intenta quedar en películas de gran despliegue, pero nunca termina de encajar en los estereotipos de lo que se espera de una latina. Una noche, en una fiesta, conoce a un músico muy famoso y se enamora de él. Pero lo que podría ser el inicio de una historia de amor es en cambio el inicio de una historia rabiosa y fracturada, minada de desencuentros.

You know my name. You know what I'm capable of. I'll do anything to keep my dolly. She can only have one Master. And she picked me. I killed her father. I made sure he wouldn't haunt her anymore. But somehow, he's back, and he has something my dolly wants. I'm not letting him get away this time. I'll kill him again and again and again. As many times as I have to. This time I won't stop until I'm sure Ophelia's father will never breathe or kill again.

My name is Ryker Marino. There's only one thing you need to know about me. I hate my f--king brother. His bride, Ophelia, should have been mine from the start. I can give her what she needs. I can make her submit. And I am the one that will finally break her. The curse of the younger brother follows me everywhere I go. I'm compared to Max every damn minute of my life. But not anymore. Not for much longer. You were taught to root for the good guy. You never wanted to fall for the bad boy. I'm here to prove you wrong. I'm here to make your filthy dreams come true.