dark romance

Cocky, arrogant, and dropped dead gorgeous: That described my boss, Mr. Craft, to a T. His thick hair, cold blue eyes and strong jaw held power in a conference meeting, causing women to melt in his presence. I’ve wanted to confront him on his stubborn attitude and critical demands for employees. I’d bitten my tongue in many scenarios and held in my true feelings over a dozen times. Keeping the peace was necessary until I had enough experience under my belt to move onto bigger and better things. The only problem was; Craft Marketing was the bigger and better, and the longer I stuck it out with him, meant more opportunities would arise. I’d been the only female intern to land a job directly under him, and was also the only one who hadn’t slept with him. I knew he was promiscuous with the tall and leggy blondes that breezed into his office looking immaculate, then scurried back out with mussed hair, flushed cheeks, and unbuttoned blouses. I'd ignore the magnetic pull of chemistry and curiosity between us. Unless it came to my advantage.

Amelia Hutchinson was always different. Her life was different. Xikoth, the King of Hell, a dark fae, was after her. She ran from him as far as possible, and he didn’t chase her initially… but now he couldn’t wait any longer. He regretted not claiming her sooner because now she had run away with his nemesis, Vargauz. He was going to get her back and that too in his Kingdom of Hell. And what happens when she is in his castle, in his bed, with him. He wants to be inside her and she is thinking of ways to break the bond. Do check my new novel - Alpha's Slave

When my ex starts stalking me, I turn to the man I resented for years for help—a rich and private named Krew Selik. At first, I’m just a damsel in distress, and he’s a knight in shining armor, but our attractions are undeniably strong. I have grown to him that I’d never been with anyone, breaking me free from my own restraint. I soon find that he is not only my knight, and he’s been struggling to fight his own demons, haunted by his secrets until I become his light in the dark. When I thought that my life is going in the right direction, everything falls apart. Being with him comes at a price, and some secrets threaten to tear us apart.

Kara Baxter has only two things in life she held dear - her virginity and the house she grew up in. The bank has foreclosed on the house and Kara was scrambling to find someone who can help her redeem it. Her boss at the hotel, the billionaire Nico Bernardi, offered to help, but the repayment he was asking was unpalatable to Kara. He wanted her to be his mistress. Kara refused. Her virginity is not for sale. But why did she end up in an underground auction with her virginity as the major selling point for her market value? Then, to her horror, Nico bought her. In just one night, Kara lost the two things she held dear in her life. But she was a fighter and she will show this mob boss that he may buy her, but he can never buy her love. Join Kara as she navigates her way as the mistress of the mob boss and becomes entangled with his quest for justice and truth as she fights for her own survival and love in BOUGHT.

Para kay Thelma Ferrer, isa lang siyang puppet ng tadhana. She can never complain, speak out her mind, decide for herself, choose a loving father nor choose the father of her child. Fate never fails to make her life miserable, it keeps on throwing her to the pit of fire where what she can do is to suffer. But what will the fate do when she learns to choose what's best for her? What will the fate do when she became stronger at kumawala sa karayom na nagkokontrol sa kanya? Will the fate give the freedom she craves for a long time or will the fate still disagree?

"Not all story has a happy ending sometimes it ends with full of sadness and a tearful goodbyes." Diana Leigh Castañeda decides to go for a vacation before tying a knot with the person she doesn't love, and that's when she met Allen Corpuz. They became friends, but they had no idea that their friendship would lead to something unexpected: falling in love. And it's a prohibited one, but they're willing to risk everything for it, despite the obstacles and the consequences. Will their love strong enough to keep them together as they face the challenges ahead and the unexpected twists, or will they break apart?

“T-tidak ... Berhenti! Tolong aku mohon ... Aku mohon ... Tolong ... Aku minta t-untuk berhenti ... Tida'! Tidak! T-seseorang, tolong t-tolong m -. B-bantu aku." Aku lemah berteriak saat ia memukulku dengan kasar. Tanganku berusaha mendorong lelaki itu, ia terus memaksa, tetapi aku tahu ia sangat kuat, ia mampu menjatuhkanku ke tanah tanpa mengerahkan terlalu banyak usaha. Aku tak bisa bergerak, hanya bisa menangis minta ampun. Rambut hitam panjangku tersebar di tanah sementara gaun yang aku kenakan entah sudah berapa kali ia robekan. “Kulitmu sangat putih transparan, bersinar seperti mutiara di kegelapan.” Biji matanya seakan keluar, raut wajahnya menjadi gila penuh nafsu dan tanda tanya. Aku merasakan luka kecil di bibir atasku saat ia menggigit dengan paksa. Kini, aku wanita dengan paras lembut yang basah oleh air mata, tubuhku memar dan bekas luka. Aku tak tahu lagi harus menyebut lelaki itu sebagai siapa. Dia mulai mendorong dirinya di dalam diriku, mendengus ketika dia menemukan pembebasannya.

Walang ibang gusto si Becky kundi ang makarating ng ibang bansa lalong lalo na sa Amerika. Simula ng bata pa siya at makabasa siya ng tungkol sa mga Pilipinong nag a-abroad at gumanda ang buhay kaya siya nag umpisang mangarap. Kaya naman ng magkaroon siya ng chatmate na Kano na nagpapahiwatig sa kanyang gusto siya nito ay dun siya nabuhayan ng dugo na mangarap ulit. Lalo na ng magsabi itong handa daw itong puntahan siya sa Pilipinas para makipagkilala at personal siyang ligawan. Maayos na sana ang lahat maliban lamang sa isang problema: buong akala ng Kano ay seksi siya. Kung noong bata pa siya ay chubby na siya ay mas dumoble pa ata ang pagtaba niya ngayong nagdalaga na siya. Isa ito sa dahilan kung bakit lagi siyang inaasar na mataba ng kapitbahay niya mula pagkabatang si Brix; na siya namang nag-alok sa kanya na tutulungan daw siyang magpapayat kapalit ng pagiging modelo ng gym na pag-aari niya. Galit man siya dito ay pumayag na rin siya alang alang sa pangarap niyang makarating sa Amerika. Kasabay ng pagpapapayat niya ay ang unti-unting pagkawala ng galit niya kay Brix. Ang puso niyang dati'y nababalutan ng kolesterol ay nagsisimula ng tumibok para sa binatang wala ng ibang ginawa noon kundi asarin siya. Mababago kaya nito ang matagal na pangarap niyang makapunta ng ibang bansa?

Deception at its peak: a love full of impurities that stem from coincidence and circumstance. Beautiful, young, and naive, Louisa falls for and warm-hearted billionaire Kingsley Wills, ignoring the precarious circumstance that forced her to approach him on the pretext of being Martha, Kingsley’s childhood sweetheart whom he can only recognize with a unique hand. Their whirlwind romance ends in a tragedy but Louisa is already pregnant. Forced to keep the pregnancy a secret, Louisa raises Liam alone, hiding the truth from Kingsley. Five years later, their paths cross again and Louisa must confront the lies and deception that binds them. Will Kingsley believe Louisa? Will their love triumph? Or will the truth keep them apart forever? Worse still, Martha, who is thought to be dead reappears and wants to have her love back. Kingsley is left between the devil and the anvil. Martha Or Louisa?

"Could you ever forgive that someone who ruined your past?" Diane is trapped in the past she can't even remember. How can she live her life again once she figures out what really happened? [You can listen to my international radio interview in the U.K. here: https://soundcloud.com/ian-johnson-75/friday-31st-october-fridays-afternoon-evening-late-show-1029pm-1208am-uk-time-part-4 (29:00 to 33:00)]