Elegant Rare Filipino Surnames

After a devastating car accident claims her family, Maxann (Max) is left shattered and alone. Struggling with grief and anger, she becomes a fierce assassin, but her path takes a dramatic turn when she finds herself deeply entwined in the supernatural world. Max will confront dark forces, dismantle the criminal network, and protect her mates pack from internal and external threats. Max was rescued from death by the four alphas of the Dark Wing Pack —Luke, Dean, Jason, and Zane. They have a unique and powerful brotherhood bond. Together, they share a rare and powerful bond with their Luna, Max, who they have traveled the world to find. Bound by a powerful mate bond to four alpha warriors, will Max take a chance at finding love, acceptance, and a new purpose? Dive into a world filled with a compelling blend of supernatural intrigue, intense action, and heartfelt connections, exploring themes of healing, humor, loyalty, and the strength found in unity amid darkness.

Débordée entre son rôle de mère au foyer et son travail, Jane se retrouve submergée par le stress. Son fils, Jimie, souffre de la solitude, d’autant plus que son père, accaparé par son propre emploi, est rarement présent. Inquiets pour leur enfant, Jane et son mari n’ont d’autre choix que d’engager une nounou pour veiller sur lui et lui apporter du réconfort. Mais trouver la perle rare s’avère plus compliqué que prévu… jusqu’à l’arrivée de Danielle. Belle, attentionnée et compétente, elle s’intègre rapidement dans la famille et accomplit son travail à merveille. Peut-être même un peu trop…

My sister and my mate betrayed me. They even tried to use lies to force me out of the pack. I trusted them completely, and that blind faith ended up getting my father captured by the Lycan Prince. While every other she-wolf was preparing for the Lycan Prince’s Luna selection, I was foolishly plotting my escape. My naivety, my stupidity, it fills me with shame. To save my father, I had no choice but to join the Luna selection. It was my only chance. Then something miraculous happened. A golden light surrounded me, and the Prince immediately recognized my rare bloodline. He took me back to the Lycan palace, and my life was turned upside down. Overnight, I became the honored Luna of the Lycan Prince. But when I felt the overwhelming pull of the mate-bond, I was stunned to discover that my second mate wasn’t the Prince... it was him! The man I never expected.

In the sun-drenched summers of Sardinia, Isabella finds a rare kind of freedom—far from the chaos of her high-powered life in New York and the suffocating legacy of her family’s ties to the mafia. For once, she can breathe, laugh, and be herself without fear or expectation. But the summer of 2021 changes everything. Haunted by the broken marriage of her parents—forced together by the iron grip of mafia tradition and the unyielding lineage of the Dons—Isabella has long abandoned the idea of love. Her heart is guarded, her trust fractured. Until she meets him. A stranger with secrets of his own. A man who sees her not as a pawn in a dynastic game, but as a woman worth knowing, worth loving. Their connection is instant, electric, and dangerous. Because in Isabella’s world, love is never simple—and freedom always comes at a price. As old loyalties clash with new desires, Isabella must choose between the life she was born into and the life she dares to dream of. In a land where the sea keeps secrets and the wind carries whispers, can love truly survive?

A century ago, the head of the powerful Gilbert family in the capital made a cruel remark: "A woman who can't bear sons is nothing but a hen that lays no eggs." His words provoked forces beyond his understanding, and brought a generational curse upon his bloodline. Since then, every Gilbert man has faced the same fate: on his 30th birthday, he begins to grow feathers and wings... until he fully transforms into a clucking, egg-laying hen. The only way to break the curse? Marry a girl born on a rare, fated date, the Cursebreaker. Both my sister, Ruby Larson, and I were born under that date. In my previous life, Sean Gilbert, the cursed heir to the Gilbert fortune, asked for Ruby's hand in marriage. To protect her, I took her place and married into the Gilbert family myself. However, Ruby thought I had betrayed her for money. She livestreamed her suicide. Sean never forgave me. From that day on, he despised me with everything he had.

In a mysterious kingdom protected by a powerful generational being called a Protector, crown Prince Xavier and first male child of the King is born with a very rare case of having a female protector Shamma, who is his ticket to the throne and sign that he is the chosen next king after his father but it is never a smooth sail to get to the throne as he is illegitimate and born from the womb of a concubine. Queen Aurora, the only wife to the king and a venomous python in human form bears a son, Nathan who is only a few months younger than Xavier, and is determined to have him take over from his father as king. Blood will be shed and a lot of lives will be lost in this quest to determining who rules next between the two brothers, but what they all do not realize is that there is a bigger and more powerful being lurking in the shadows all ready to strike not only the royals, but all Luyotans. A tale of of royalty, loyalty, friendship, death, tears, insuperable childhood sweethearts, unforeseen revelations, and above all, an emotional love triangle.

My wolf has a rare gift—she can detect lies and reveal the truth about what anyone tries to deceive. My Alpha—Theron Shadewound—loves me dearly. For as long as I've known him, he's never once lied to me. However, a month before our mating ceremony, my wolf catches a whisper of truth from his heart. He had thought, "I'm holding the mating ceremony with Mirelle next week, and Arynn must never find out." I freeze when I realize something. He'll be using the ballroom I spent two months meticulously setting up to host a mating ceremony next week with his childhood sweetheart, Mirelle Hollowmaw. As it turns out, my mating ceremony, scheduled a month later, is nothing but a joke. Quietly, I pack my belongings and book a ticket to leave the Nightcrest pack. On the day Theron and Mirelle pledge themselves to each other, I walk away without looking back.

Allison Claire's world crumbled when her father, consumed by the despair of bankruptcy, ended his own life, leaving behind a family suffering from both financial ruin and emotional devastation. Her mother's grave illness further strained their life. Forced to work countless part-time jobs to make a living, Allison found rare peace in moments she could share with her boyfriend, Alex. However, mounting medical bills and relentless pressure from gangsters left her helpless. Then, she met Damien Ravenclaw, a billionaire who offered to financially support her if she became his mistress. Seeing it as her family's only hope, she agreed. Forced to break up with Allison, Alex was desperate to win her back, while Damien's obsession with her seemed to intensify. Caught between Alex and Damien, Allison faced a tough choice. Would she return to Alex or stay with Damien? Sold to the Bossy Billionaire is created by Lyra TaleSmith, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

Ash Parker is a rare scholar at elite Saint Blaise's Academy (SBA). She's a good kid, just trying to get by in school, despite being a social outcast among her affluent peers. Just before her 18th birthday, a sudden transformation turns her life upside-down. Her werewolf blood is awakened and she gains the ability to shapeshift into a terrible beast. Hunter Guzman is a handsome boy who's popular at the Academy. As the sole heir of a rich and powerful clan, he's got everything going for him: killer looks, athleticism, charisma, and influence. He's also secretly a werewolf, descended from a strong, noble line of Lycidae. The two accidentally encounter each other on a hunt and form a fast bond. Ash thinks that being with Hunter will help her understand and control her newfound abilities. On the other hand, Hunter thinks that he and Ash are the One True Pairing that will save the Lycans from extinction. Is there a middle ground for two wolf kids trying to navigate love and transformation?

There are a lot more truths in the books we read, than we’d like to admit. What if a book delves into the lives of the very town you live in? Reveals to you some personal stories of people you know? Or thought you knew. Bookstore owner Kevin Ellison faces this truth when a mysterious book shows up in Through a Mirror, Darkly by Kevin Lucia. Through a Mirror, Darkly is a Supernatural Thriller collection masked as a novel. With elements of mystery, suspense, and otherworldly horror, Through a Mirror, Darkly successfully delves into the worlds of Lovecraft, Grant, and the mysterious Carcosa. ©️ Crystal Lake Publishing Arcane Delights. Clifton Heights' premier rare and used bookstore. In it, new owner Kevin Ellison has inherited far more than a family legacy, for inside are tales that will amaze, astound, thrill...and terrify: An ancient evil thirsty for lost souls. A very different kind of taxi service with destinations not on any known map. Three coins that grant the bearer's fondest wish, and a father whose crippling grief gives birth to something dark and hungry.