Fading facades: love beyond the deal

Aceia Louise Christenson was living her life to the fullest. She was using her family wealth to live her lavish life, but that ended when she got into a scandal: "You were kissing a married man. What were you thinking? I didn't raise you as a family wrecker." That was what her father said, and she knew that she was doomed. But what makes her feel more wretched is when she hears about her father's decision. "You need to marry Hudson Blake Vasco—" In other words, she needed to get married to a stranger in order to clear her name. She knew that doing that would cost her freedom. Would she allow it to happen or just run away? Hudson Blake Vasco was the successor of the Vasco chain of hotels and Rixco Wine enterprises; he was bound to marry Aceia Louise Christenson as per his father's order. He doesn't have a choice but to obey because of what he did two years ago. But the question is, would Hudson tie the knot to a woman who only brings a bad image to her family's name or just think of another way? What will happen if the two meet? Would it be romantic or a disaster? What if what happened two years ago happened again but was even worse?  

"You are so sexy" he whispered into my ear, he was started sucking on my neck, trailing kisses slowly to my neckbone. I let out a whimper when he harshly sucked on my shoulder. He progressed to raising my skirts and running his hands on my lap meanwhile I was unconsciously grinding him, I heard him moan at the back of his throat. Elizabeth Smith, a sweet, loving, and pretty girl who has no family except her best friend is looking for a job to support herself. She gets a job in a big company to work directly with the boss and that was the beginning of the end. She was forced to make a deal with the devil, will the deal bring joy to her or pain and suffering?

Razka adalah anak yang memiliki kehidupan sempurna, termasuk keluarga yang begitu menyayanginya. Namun, suatu kejadian mengubah semua itu. Ayahnya yang merupakan seorang petinju profesional, meninggal dalam sebuah pertandingan besar. Sang ibu yang tidak terima dengan kematian sang suami yang tidak wajar, harus ikut meregang nyawa oleh kaki tangan Varos. Razka yang menyaksikan kematian sang ibu, hanya bisa bersembunyi dalam ketakutan. Sejak saat itu, sebuah nama yang ia dengar, telah terpatri sempurna di dasar hatinya yang telah menghitam karena dendam. Bertahun-tahun tahun lamanya, sang paman berusaha untuk menemukan Razka yang hilang di hari kematian orang tuanya. Hingga tidak ada lagi waktu tersisa bagi tubuh renta itu. Rajutan waktu dan harmoni lingkungan membuat kehidupan Razka mulai membaik. Namun, tujuan hidupnya tetaplah sama. Membalaskan dendam untuk kematian kedua orang tuanya. Nyawa dibayar nyawa! Cover by Pixabay. Edited by PixelLab.

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"I always walk with guns in my hands. I only breathe the smell of blood. I live only with vengeance. That's the life of the Mafia king…” Madison Brown remained strong for her mother when her father died in an accident. Siya ang naging sandalan ng kanyang ina sa pagdadalamhati nito until a man, Solomon, met her mother. Isang lalaki na muling nagpabalik sa mga ngiti ng kanyang ina. Madison thought that everything is perfect for her mother, Solomon was perfect for her mother not until she met his son, Rocco Howard. She thought everything will be fine. Tiniis niya ang masamang ugali ng kanyang stepbrother. Tiniis niya ang lahat para sa kanyang ina but then something is strange with her stepfather, something is strange with the Howard’s mansion and there is something strange with Rocco. And she wants to find out that strange thing. She knows something is wrong. She knows something is hidden. She knows Rocco has a secret and she wants to know something beyond his secret. Yet secrets when discovered are meant to be painful.

Book 1: Loving the billionaire series. It was supposed to be one night, one night to forget about her cheating fiancé and her lying best-friend. But, one night ended up as a one-night stand with a mysterious stranger Arya Morris knew nothing about. It was easy pretending that the night ever happened, but then she got pregnant and now, three years later, billionaire Devon Brookes is standing at her doorstep, demanding his daughter, he’s nothing like that night, he’s stiff and colder. She wants nothing to do with Devon, so she’s pushing him away, how far can she give in? With the temptations that follow, secrets and danger, will they stand together? Does she have a place in his heart to heal him? Or, does fate have another way for her? Book 2: A game with the billionaire. Book 3: Taming the billionaire.

Rose Sinclair’s life takes a devastating turn when she uncovers a connection between her missing sister and billionaire Damien Sterling—a man with secrets as dark as his charm is irresistible. Forced into a fake engagement to uncover the truth, Rose is thrust into a world of power, betrayal, and lies. With enemies closing in and hidden truths threatening to destroy everything, Rose must decide whether Damien is her greatest ally or the architect of her family’s downfall. In a game where loyalty is a weapon and love is a weakness, can Rose survive long enough to uncover the truth?

Gabrielle Foster, a thirty-five-year-old working class, and well-renowned lawyer. The gorgeous lady gets dumped at the altar by her fiancee and right in front of her eloped with another younger woman on her wedding day. With the incident of her wedding crisis, the news disseminated the entire city leaving poor Gabby shattered as she fought to stay strong. Running into the famous, Cole Manchester a twenty-five-year-old former football player and the owner of one of the biggest football clubs in the world. Cole offered her a mouth-watering deal, with such a deep scar in her heart Gabby couldn't wait to assert her revenge on her fiancee who had left her at the altar to be with another woman but on the verge of seeking revenge, the two ends up falling in love. However, just when it seemed like happiness is finally coming into Gabrielle's life, eventually, she discovered a sad and heartbreaking reality about Cole's reason for accepting a deal with her. The fact that he is dying from an ailment and he only had little time to live. How far is Gabrielle willing to go to save the love of her life?

Si Lyrica ay galing sa isang pamilya sa probinsiya, siya ay sumubok makipagsapalaran sa Maynila. Doon ay nakilala niya ang binatang si Lucian, inalok siya nito ng isang kasunduan, isang kasunduang hindi niya mahindian. Ano kaya ang mangyayari sa kasunduan ng dalawa? Mahuhulog kaya ang loob nilang dalawa sa isa't isa? Ano ano kaya ang mga sikretong mabubunyag sa pagpasok nilang dalawa sa kasunduan?

Farrah Evans is the definition of the modern-day liberated lady. Get drunk, get laid, and get your freedom. That was what she wants for the rest of her life. Not a percentage, not even in her dreams she imagined of being married and committed to only one man. The plan is to be a forever rich single Auntie who lives alone in a mansion, wears a pair of Gucci gloves on a wedding, and brag about traveling around the world while holding a limited edition LV bag on her Amigas.However, Uno Saldivar is the most persistent and longest suitor she encountered in her life. The man started to pursue her back in senior high days. Uno is a certified nerdy boy who got no fun, he's a studious, hardworking geek who aims to be one of the most successful men on their generation. And the one who will marry Farrah, the girl of his daydreams. Farrah doesn't know that she's falling for him. She is a known playgirl who hooks up with rich handsome boys and being with Uno will taint her image. She planned to escape the humiliation she'll experience so she never admitted to herself that she likes the man and covered it with anger. Annoyed and exhausted of him chasing her, she made a deal. "When I reached the age of twenty-seven and I'm still not married nor have a boyfriend, I'll marry you. If anyone of us refuses to get married, the one who rejects will pay the other million dollars." After years of being apart from Uno, a tragedy happened which turned her life upside down.