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Most women fall for businessmen, engineers, doctors, and lawyers, but in my case? I fell in love with my bodyguard. *** Caroline and Miguel found themselves caught up in the heat, thinking it would be just a one-night stand. Caroline preferred giving herself to a stranger rather than being forced into a marriage with Alexander. However, Caroline's heart was unexpectedly drawn to Miguel after their passionate encounter. Little did Caroline know that Miguel was just a mere bodyguard for her family. As rumors swirled and the weight of societal judgment hung in the air, Caroline and Miguel found themselves grappling with the challenges of concealing their love. The stark division of social classes posed a constant threat, pushing them to confront the harsh realities of a world that disapproved of relationships that defied established norms. Will she choose to continue her love for Miguel, despite knowing that it is forbidden? Or will she prioritize her family's wishes and marry a wealthy man?

Angelica is on an adventure to save her mother and discovers she is special. Oh, and not one but two supernatural mafias want her dead. Will she survive? Why do they want her dead? Join us to see what happens.

The sky turned red, and meteors fell. Screams and explosions everywhere. For an unknown reason, people started having magic abilities.. Most were happy, but it didn't last long. Soon came the undead. To survive, kill, or be killed. Her mom disappeared. She was betrayed by her ex-fiance' and killed by her step-sister. Now she's back a year before the apocalypse, equip with magical space, this time will it be the same? Warning: mature scenes, gore & violence. Hi readers, I'm an amateur author. Please be lenient with me. This is my first novel, so please allow me to grow. Suggestions will be appreciated. Thanks!!! This story, characters, and places are fictional. Any resemblance to actual people, places, and events is purely coincidental. Would you like to buy me a cup of coffee? https://ko-fi.com/oppo_red pictures source: https://pixabay.com/ https://www.canva.com/

Have you ever been inlove with your best friend and never found the courage to say the word and voice out what's stuffing you in your chest? this is a love story of a girl name Zoe Marcus a nineteen years of girl who found herself loving her childhood best friend Arabella Anderson but was unable to say the one word that will make her accept her love. She watch her date Rowan, a guy they grew up with. no matter how much she wanted to confess her feelings, she couldn't not after seeing how happy Arabella wad with him. But it so much happened that Rowan never loved Arabella, but Zoe. Will Arabella accept Zoe after finding out about her true feeling for her? What will happen when Rowan becomes so obsessed over Zoe and will be willing to do anything to get her? read to find out.

Arabella stood in front of the man she loved and lost years before. She was determined to find out why he left her. Finding Lucian was easy, he was the talk of New York society. Confronting him, her heartache was complete, he had no idea who she was.

Napagkamalan si Candice na kasabwat sa pagkidnap sa 'anak' ng pinakamayamang tao sa Puerto del Cielo, si Sebastian Monte Bello. Pero hindi lang ito basta mayaman, makapangyarihan din ito, arogante antipatiko, at walang modo. Pero bakit sa halip na magalit siya dito, kabaliktaran noon ang nararamdaman niya. She was slowly falling in love with him. Paano nga ba namang hindi? Ito na yata ang pinaka-gwapo at pinaka-seksing nilalang na nakilala niya kahit na nakatalikod! Pero paano kung ang kapalit ng pagmamahal niya dito ay isang nakaambang panganib? Susugal pa ba siya?

History student Alex Palmer is thrilled when his girlfriend, Claire Ryan, buys an apartment in Belle Vue Manor, formerly a Victorian lunatic asylum. But as Alex begins to discover the dark truth about the asylum’s past, he, Claire, and their friend Marianne find themselves on a nightmarish journey. Each will face the deadly consequences of the evil that began with the construction of the first Belle Vue Manor by an aristocratic French émigré in 1789, as well as the cruelty and satanic practices that continued when it became an asylum for the insane. As the two strands—past and present—unfold, Alex uncovers a supernatural mystery where revenge is paramount and innocence irrelevant—without being aware of the price he, and those around him, will pay. ©️ Crystal Lake Publishing

TRIGGER WARNING: MATURED CONTENT Hanz and Yeisha divorced six months after getting married. Reason? Nahuli ni Hanz na nagtataksil sa kaniya si Yeisha. But, after seven years, muling nagkrus ang mga landas nila. At iyon ay sa mismong kasal ng babaeng nagkaroon ng puwang sa puso ni Hanz. Si Andrea Monte Bello. His ex-fiancee. Subalit, kahit anong iwas ang gawin ni Hanz, he always ended up being with Yeisha. Lalo na ng pakiusapan siya mismo ni Andrea na maging abogado nito. At ang hindi alam ni Hanz, sa pagsasama nilang muli ay marami siyang matutuklasang sekreto ni Yeisha; na gigimbal nang husto sa mundo niya. Makayanan kaya niya ang lahat ng iyon? Lalo na kung sa ikalawang pagkakataon ay muling tumibok ang puso niya para rito?

Kehidupan Kamelia begitu buruk. Mendapat suami toxic dan malas, membuatnya harus bekerja keras memenuhi kebutuhan hidup. Namun cobaan itu bertambah berat saat Kamelia sakit struk dan mengakibatkan tubuhnya lumpuh. Kemalangan itu membuat seluruh kehidupan mereka ikut tumbang. Rozi yang syok dengan semua ini, tidak bisa mengendalikan diri. Dia stres dan depresi karena penopang hidupnya yaitu istrinya kolaps. Lalu suatu hari, dia meninggalkan istri dan ketiga anaknya untuk melepaskan penat dengan hobi memancing. Istri dan ketiga anaknya terkurung dalam rumah yang pekat dan gelap selama seharian. Tanpa makan, tanpa minum. Lalu satu kejadian menambah penderitaan itu semakin mengerikan. Anak keduanya yang baru berumur 4 tahun, menyalakan kompor hendak menggoreng telur karena lapar. Namun malangnya, api dari kompor itu malah menyambar kain lap yang ada di sampingnya hingga membuat rumah keluarga kecil itu terbakar. Sialnya, Kamelia beserta ketiga anaknya turut terbakar! Dalam kobaran api yang perlahan-lahan menghanguskan tubuhnya dan anak-anak itu, Kamelia bersumpah akan menuntut balas atas perlakuan suaminya!

Sila'y pinag-isang dibdib ng kanilang masidhing pagnanasa— ang maghiganti at manubos para sa mga inosenteng buhay na isinangla kay kamatayan. Kapwa nanumpang palaging iingatan, poprotektahan, pahahalagahan, at mamahalin ang isa't isa mula sa araw na ito at sa mga susunod pang bukas, subalit ito'y hindi pangkaraniwang kwento ng romansa. Sila'y kapwa nanunumpang dudurugin, sasaktan, kasusuklaman, at kikitilin ang buhay ng isa't isa mula sa araw nang pagkakabunyag ng nakaraan at sa mga susunod pang bukas, hanggang si Kamatayan na mismo ang tumapos sa kanilang ugnayan. Bilang nag-iisang anak ng tanyag na mafia boss, lumaki si Quinn Amara Montejo sa pagkandili ng mga baril at patalim. Sa paghele ng karahasan at kalupitan, kanyang nasaksihan ang walang-awang pagbawi sa buhay ng kanyang mga minamahal. Ganid at uhaw sa dugo ang kaniyang kinalakihang mundo. Tila isang bombang nasa binggit ng pagsabog, rebelyon ang kanyang nakitang tanging susi upang makalaya mula sa anino ng kaniyang ama, ngunit agad itong natuldukan nang mag-aklas ang mga guhit sa kanyang palad. Ni hindi naligaw sa kanyang hinagap ang pagpapakasal, lalong hindi kay Gunther Zenith Dragoza, isang tanyag na business magnate na maraming sikretong itinatago. Lahat ay umaayon sa plano ng binata subalit kung siya'y ipinagkanulo't pinagtaksilan ng sariling puso, sino ang mananaig? Paghihiganti o pag-ibig? Dalawang pusong buong tapang na naglayag sa iisang sagradong tipanan. Sa bisig ng isat isa nga ba nila matatagpuan ang tahanang kanilang matagal na pinananabikan, o sila'y kapwa estrangherong dumaong lamang sa maling isla?