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The full moon isn't the only thing about to rise in Stillwater. Leila Dupree has been a lone wolf for the past year since escaping from her brutal pack and the sadistic alpha who turned her. Leila has had enough of wolves and men.. She never stays in one place to long in an attempt to shield her heart and stay out of her old packs' clutches. Her latest job is at the Stillwater Bar and grill in a sleepy little town near the Florida Everglades. But the uncomplicated life and solitude Leila seeks is threatened both by the dashing bar owner Sterling Mount and the murder of one of the bar regulars right outside the bar during a full moon. Leila joins forces with the charming Sterling Mount in an effort to catch a killer. Murders are bad for business but not so much for budding romances it seems.

Dalam kisah ini, Ivander Abraham dan Samantha Inggrid adalah pasangan suami istri yang memiliki seorang pelayan cantik, Anna Magenta, yang dibawa oleh Ivander dari sebuah yayasan. Anna merupakan seorang pelayan dari kampung, yang mencoba merantau bersama temannya ke kota. Sementara, perusahaan Ivander tengah menghadapi kebangkrutan, Samantha meninggalkannya dan pergi ke kampung halamannya karena tidak kuat dengan kelakuan Ivander. Ivander, yang tertekan dan patah hati, menemukan kenyamanan dan semangat dalam diri Anna. Namun, hubungan mereka berubah menjadi skandal perselingkuhan, sejak Ivander yang kerap melarikan rasa frustasinya terhadap minuman alkohol, lalu tanpa sadar melakukan hubungan yang tidak seharusnya dengan Anna. Bahkan demi rasa tanggung jawabnya, mereka melakukan pernikahan siri, yang sangat melukai Samantha. Kepulangan Samantha, yang ternyata membuat dirinya sendiri terjebak dan terjatuh dalam rumah tangganya sendiri, atas perlakuan Ivander yang selalu berpihak pada Anna. Akibatnya, Samantha pergi lagi dan mengalah untuk yang kedua kalinya, ke kota lain dan mencoba memulai hidup baru, seorang diri. Anna, yang merasa bersalah atas peranannya dalam menghancurkan rumah tangga Ivander dan Samantha, juga akhirnya Ivander yang tidak perduli lagi dengan Anna. Akhirnya memutuskan untuk berpisah dengan Ivander dan kembali ke kampungnya. Ivander yang menyesal dan merasa sangat bersalah, mencari Samantha dengan bantuan seorang detektif, tetapi Samantha menolak untuk kembali. Sementara itu, Anna menikahi seorang pengusaha peternakan, tetapi hidupnya tidak sebahagia yang dia bayangkan. Karma akhirnya menimpa dirinya, ketika suaminya berselingkuh dengan tetangga rumahnya. Ivander, dengan tekad kuat, berusaha meminta maaf dan memperbaiki hubungan dengan Samantha. Kedua orang tua Ivander berjuang dengan perasaan mereka terhadap anak semata wayangnya, hingga upaya pemersatuannya akhirnya berhasil. Samantha akhirnya membatalkan niatnya untuk bercerai, dan mereka bersatu kembali. Kisah berakhir dengan happy ending, kebahagiaan yang menyelimuti pasangan Ivander dan Samantha yang akhirnya rujuk dan memiliki buah hati.

Cinta memang butuh pengorbanan, tetapi menjadikan keyakinan agama sebagai bentuk pengorbanan cinta, apakah bisa dibenarkan? Inilah sepenggal kisah Chanyeon dan Anna yang harus menemukan jawaban itu dengan nuraninya.

"Of course I'm happy, nothing can make me happier than this," he said, as he stepped forward and stood in front of Mila. Yet, the thing that man did next made Mila widen her eyes in surprise. The man her lips! ============== Fifty years ago, Mila fled from the clutches of Liam, the vampire king, who would make her his bride, because of the death of her sister. Mila didn't want the position as the queen because Anna should have occupied that. It's just that her sister was killed by humans and Mila had to come forward and replace her, as she came from vampire aristocrats family. On her run, Liam sent Aaric to catch Mila and bring her back to the kingdom. However, the situation got more complicated when they were attacked by humans and Mila was arrested to be the object of the latters' research. It wasn't until fifty years later that Aaric finally managed to find Mila. Aaric's mission was now more complex; he had to get Mila out of the research center, but he couldn't return to the kingdom of the vampires and give up the girl he loved.

Upang maitaguyod ang pangangailangan nilang mag-ina, lahat ng paraan ay ginawa ni Anna nang pumasok siya sa mundong hindi niya nakasanayan—ang Manila. Lahat ng klase ng raket ay pinasok niya—basta marangal at kikita siya rito. Hindi iniinda ang pagod dahil ang mahalaga lamang sa kaniya ay matugunan ang pangangailangan nila ng anak, lalo't single mom siya at wala siyang ibang aasahan kundi ang sarili lamang niya. Subalit ang pagiging ina niya'y sinubok nang isang araw ma dengue ang kaniyang anak at kailangan niya ng malaking pera. Isang kaibigan ang nagbigay ng raket sa kaniya na may malaking suweldo. Ang hindi niya aakalain ay dahil sa raket na iyon ay muli silang magkikita ng lalaking iniibig niya. Si Brett Valle. Ang ama ng kaniyang anak. This story is book two of Still Holding On.

"Dad? Tell me it's not true! You didn't steal the painting from Mr. Miller, did you?" asked Rebecca almost in a whisper, her body trembling violently, she was not ready to hear the answer. "I'm sorry Becky, I'm so sorry..." Rebecca sat limply on the floor, unable to believe what she had just heard. "Okay, that's enough! You've heard it clearly, right, Ms. Beckett? Your father will pawn you to me until he could return the painting that he stole from me! John, take her!" interrupted James Miller, the billionaire whose painting was stolen by William Becket, Rebecca's father. From that day on, Rebecca's life was no longer the same, she had to give up her freedom by living with James Miller and serving all his needs. At first, everything was going fine until one day James Miller found out that William Beckett was collaborating with a Russian mafia in the theft of his painting and had absolutely no intention of returning the painting to him. He became very angry and began to make Rebecca's 'life' a threat. But one drunken night turned things upside down...

Karma led them to each other, it is now up to them if they'll use it to their advantage. Anna Miller had been hurting for years, she didn't know how and why it happened, but it just did. Will destiny heal her or break her more?

"I, Aiden Steve, soon to be alpha of the crescent moon pack, reject you, omega Anna Fanning, as my mate and future luna." He said with a stoic hard expression on his smooth face. Nothing prepared me for the pain that hit me with full force. Clutching my chest, and trying not to scream from the sheer force, I was hurt. More hurt than when I became a slave at the pack house, or when I was constantly bullied by members in the pack house. With one hand on my chest, and a voice barely audible, I asked him "why"? He scorned and said, “you don't expect me to have an omega as my mate and luna.” With that, I broke down in tears I've been holding and I swear, I saw his expression change a little or so I thought. "I, Anna Fanning, daughter of Beta Ace and Dakota Fanning, accept your rejection". I sobbed and yelled at him……

Forgiving someone who destroys us is one of the hardest things to do in this world. Forgiving someone requires a lot of courage and time, as well as healing from your painful past. Madaling sabihin ang salitang "I'm sorry" pero mahirap ito tanggapin lalo pa't binugbog ka ng sakit. Kakayanin mo bang magpatawad sa kabila ng mga masasakit na pangyayari sa buhay mo? O susuko ka na lamang at maghihintay sa paglaho mo? I am Anna Lucia Veranda, a student, a not-so-obedient daughter, and a girlfriend of Santrius Mikael Aquino. Are you willing to witness how I will face all my catastrophes in life after losing everything I have?

Attending an academy for supernaturals has always been Syanna's biggest dream. And finding the mysterious bad boy who haunted her dreams for two years was even more heart-wrenching. But when she learns that Cole can torch an entire city to the ground, and she uncovers the danger that her own blood comes with, will she be able to handle Cole's sudden but deadly urge to protect her? Or will her fears and mistrust burn them both? To fall in love with a supernatural was crazy. But to fall for the devil was much worse.