Adler Cold War

Para maisalba ang nalulugi nilang negosyo ay pumayag si Catherine na makipag blind date sa isang misteryoso at masungit na lalaking bilyonaryo na hindi naman niya kilala. Ngunit hindi inaasahan ni Catherine ang nangyari sa naging blind date niya because she ended up entering into a contractual marriage with him. Daniel Brian Zaad Borris is a perfect man. Gwapo at matipuno at idagdag mo pa na siya ang nag-iisang tagapagmana sa isang sikat at malaking mall chain sa buong mundo. Ngunit sakabila ng lahat nang mayroon siya ay may masakit rin siyang kahapon na pilit na iniiwasan. Matapos saktan at iwanan ng kanyang pinakamamahal na childhood sweetheart ay ipinangako na niya sa sarili niya na hinding hindi na siya magmamahal pa. Pero kung gaano niya kagustong umiwas sa pag-ibig ay siya namang kagustuhan rin ng pamilya niya na makipagbalikan at maikasal siya sa babaeng nanakit sa kanya. Faced with familial pressure to marry his ex-girlfriend kaya napagdesisyonan niyang magpakasal kay Catherine. They will get married but with one strict condition and that is 'no falling in love'. It start with a simple arrangement but soon becomes complicated as unexpected feelings begin to surface. Kaya ba nilang panindigan ang kanilang pangako sa isa't isa kung pareho na silang dalawa na hulog na hulog sa isa't isa?

On the fifth wedding anniversary of Kate and Vincent, saka naman umuwi sa bansa ang “white moonlight” ni Vincent, ang babaeng minahal niya noon at kailanman ay hindi niya nakalimutan. Sa gabing iyon, isang katotohanang mas masakit pa sa sampal ang nadiskubre ni Kate. Narinig niya si Vincent sa loob ng banyo, binibigkas ang pangalan ni Mitch habang nilulunod ang sarili sa pagnanasa. Sa sandaling iyon, malinaw na malinaw na sa kanya ang lahat. Ito pala ang totoo. Ito pala ang dahilan kung bakit, sa limang taon nilang mag-asawa, hindi man lang siya kailanman hinawakan ng sariling asawa. Sa limang taon ng kasal, hindi niya narinig ang I love you, pero paulit-ulit niyang narinig ang pangalan ng ibang babae. Ang pangalan ni Kate. “She’s alone.” “I promised her.” “She’s more suitable than you.” At sa bawat paliwanag ni Vincent, iisa lang ang sagot ni Kate. Alam ko. Okay. Go. Walang sigaw. Walang luha. Hanggang sa isang araw, pinili niyang umalis. Habang abala si Vincent sa babaeng hindi niya kailanman nakalimutan, tahimik naman na inihanda ni Kate ang sariling pag-alis…Palihim na nag-aral, nag take ng exams abroad, nag-apply ng visa, at inihanda ang annulment agreement. Nang akala ni Vincent ay wala na siyang babalikan, doon niya siya nawala. At nang muling nakita ng mundo si Kate, hindi na siya ang babaeng iniwan, kundi ang babaeng hindi na kayang abutin. Pero huli na ang lahat, dahil ang babaeng iniwan ni Vincent noon, ay isang babaeng hindi na niya kayang hawakan.

Vivian Kim spent twenty years on the runway, managed by her mother, a former model who pushed her to the top. Together, they were unstoppable. But when her mother suddenly dies, Vivian’s career crumbles. At twenty-nine, the fashion world calls her too old and too faded to matter. Determined to start over, Vivian moves to Avron, a city of glass towers and endless ambition. She dreams of creating her own fashion brand and living life on her own terms. What she doesn’t expect is to clash with Vincent Evans on her very first day. Vincent is Avron’s cold and powerful billionaire, a man who trusts no one but the girl he adopted. To him, Vivian is nothing but trouble. To her, he is arrogant, impossible, and infuriatingly magnetic. One harmless lie soon spirals into scandal. To protect his empire and her reputation, they agree to a fake dating contract. But as every glance grows hotter and every rule starts to blur, both must face a dangerous question: What happens when pretending is no longer enough?

Als ich im dritten Monat schwanger war, tauchte Ruby – die sogenannte Stiefschwester meines Mannes, des Dons – plötzlich vor meiner Tür auf. Ihr geschwollener Bauch war unübersehbar. „Donna, da mein Geburtstermin so kurz bevorsteht, finde ich, du sollst es wissen … der Erbe des Dons ist in meinem Bauch.“ Dann breitete sie alles vor mir aus – intime Fotos von ihr und Caleb, Nachweise über die wöchentlichen Überweisungen, die er ihr gemacht hatte, sogar die Eigentumsurkunde einer Villa. Die frühesten Daten reichten bis zu der Zeit zurück, in der ich unser erstes Baby verlor – als die Ärzte mir sagten, dass es für mich schwierig sein würde, erneut schwanger zu werden. All die Jahre hatte ich IVF-Behandlungen durchgestanden und verzweifelt versucht, noch einmal unser gemeinsames Kind auszutragen – während er mit seiner sogenannten Stiefschwester herummachte. Nun, wenn Caleb unbedingt eine andere Frau wollte, konnte er sie haben. Ich hatte ohnehin nicht vor zu bleiben. Ich hatte meinen Abschied längst geplant.

“I do not have a mate.” Those words shattered Adele Vernon’s world. Forced into a marriage to save her pack, Adele is handed over to Alpha Demarion Jones, a man feared by all and loved by none. On the very day she arrives, fate reveals its cruelest truth. He is her mate. And he rejects her. Trapped in a castle that feels more like a prison, Adele must endure Demarion’s rules, his coldness, and the presence of his mistress. Yet no matter how harsh he becomes, the mate bond refuses to loosen its grip. As desire, jealousy, and resentment collide, Demarion finds himself unraveling under the pull of the very woman he swore he did not want.

“You need to know what you are getting into, sweetie.” He smirked, running his eyes down my body, stripping me bare with his dark, wanton eyes. I gulped and took slow steps towards him, walking on shaky legs but trying to look strong. “You don't know I am, Mark. Bring it on. I can sate your demons.” No matter how dark they are. After all, I'm not the angel he thinks I am… **** Running from her foster parents, Giulia had a run-in with Mark, a Mafia Lord in Spain. The meeting was incidental, but it sealed the hearts of the strangers, bringing them back to each other despite how far they tried to go. One is a sadist, and the other is a closeted masochist, waiting for the right one to set free her inner restraints. Will their paths be straight, or will there be internal and external forces trying to keep them apart? Would Giulia succeed in taming the mafia Lord, or will his darkness engulf her? Note: This is the second book in the series.

Rena had never imagined how in only a few years, everything could change. Dealing with horrific heartache at the hands of the human prince, Blaine; and knowing that the whole of the Seven Realms were so very close to the start of a war. Prince Dorian had cut all ties and peace treaties from the other Six Realms. Rena's own father, the king of the Elven Realm, had drastically changed how he ruled his kingdom all because of a new advisor who was as mysterious as he was evil and cunning. Rena only hoped that maybe her older siblings would be able to find love and happiness in whatever romance the Fates had planned for them. Her own love had been destroyed, but how could the Fates be so cruel? What other plans did the Seven have for an Elven princess who still often pined for a human prince when he had cast her aside so easily? And would this Elven princess ever know truly, how much her human prince pined after his lost princess? Could they help their kingdoms stave off a war that could destroy everything?

Desperada nang iligtas ni Irina ang kanyang ina mula sa malubha nitong sakit, kaya naman nang mabigyan siya ng oportunidad na kumita ng malaking pera kapalit ng kanyang katawan ay hindi na niya iyon tinanggihan pa. Ngunit hindi niya akalain na kakambal nito ay isang panganib na tuluyang babago sa kanyang buhay—na naging dahilan upang mapilitan siyang pakasalan ang walang pusong si Alec Beaufort, ang CEO ng Beaufort Enterprises. Na kahit anong pagtakas ang kanyang gawin, nahahanap pa rin siya nito at ikinukulong sa marahas nitong mga bisig.

All her life, Freya has been told what to do. Sold by her stepfather without her knowledge to the Alpha King, Nicholas Kurt, is the start of a change in her destiny. She is to bear him a son, but what she doesn't expect is that the cold-hearted, barbaric, lethal Alpha King is her mate. After consummation, she realizes that she is nothing but a sex toy to him. In agony over his rejection, she runs away with her unborn child. Now, the Alpha King swears to find her back and proclaim his love to her while she has to find out her origin. Her wolf wasn't an ordinary wolf but one who is destined to fight a darkness soon to capture the whole world. Her love and her will is the beginning of a dangerous path.

Isang pagkakamali ang naghatid kay Yanna del Valle sa isang di-inaasahang gabi. Isang estranghero ang napag-alayan niya ng kanyang sarili. Nang magising ay saka niya napagsino ang lalaking umangkin sa kanyang pagkabirhen. Walang iba kundi ang batang Banking Magnate na si Alessio Vann Dimarco, matipuno ngunit ubod ng lamig kung makitungo. Nais man niya itong iwasan ngunit tila ang kilalang bato at isang malamig na CEO ay hindi siya tinatantanan. Hanggang sa dumating ang araw na siya naman ang lumapit dito upang makipagkasundo. Isang kasunduan na magpapabago sa takbo ng kanyang buhay. Inalok niya ito ng kasal upang makuha ang bagay na nararapat para sa kanya, ang yaman na pilit inaangkin ng pangalawang pamilya ng kanyang ama. Ngunit ang kasunduang ito ay higit pa sa kanyang inaasahan. Naroon ang bukas na walang kasiguraduhan at mga tagpong nagpapasabik nang husto sa kanyang puso. "Marry me, Mr. Dimarco. After a year, let's file an annullment. Iyon lang ang hinihingi ko." "Hmm... Sa tingin mo ba'y gano'n lang kadali ang hinihingi mo? Dimarcos don't do that, my butterfly." Agad na lumapit ang si Alessio kay Yanna hanggang sa makulong siya sa pagitan ng desk at ng matipunong katawan nito. "I make the rules here. That includes the time when to dispose of you..." bulong nito.