just this once

That moment when you are being stood up by your lover on your special day. When you are standing at the altar feigning smile at the one you ought not to marry..the one that fills the space of your beloved.. "Do you take .......to be your lawfully wedded wife" the priest asked. It was not meant to be her nevertheless for reputation, he obliged.. "Yes...I do" ### Clarissa is left with no other option than to fill the space of her run away cousin. Little did she know she was playing a game of fate and reality. Story turning, secrets unraveling, she finds out a truth, a truth that gets her to fall deeply in love with her story but at another end, the mistake of another causes her trouble.

Art Theodore Dela Cuesta, the charismatic and politically ambitious bachelor, seems to have it all—looks, charm, and a prominent political career. However, his seemingly perfect life takes an unexpected turn when he crosses paths with Amari Vann, a casino dealer desperate for a way out of her troubled existence. Their worlds collide in a passionate night that leaves both questioning the trajectory of their lives. Amari, longing for a savior, sees Art as her knight in shining armor. As their lives become intertwined, the question arises: will their connection blossom into a fairytale-like love story, or is it destined to become just another scandal? 'Just Another Scandal' explores the complexities of love, societal expectations, and the clash between two worlds as Art and Amari navigate the challenges that threaten to either strengthen their bond or expose the fragility of their connection in the harsh spotlight of public scrutiny.

Reese gets rejected by her mate on her eighteenth birthday. She vows not to let the rejection rule her but her father has other ideas. Being rejected is a shame, one he intends to rectify when he agrees to the arranged marriage proposed by Alpha Troy Madden.Reese goes out with a plan. A one night stand to prove she can play the game as well as her playboy fiancé. Things don't go exactly according to plan and Reese soon finds herself in Black Claw territory.Troy Madden is not what she expected. He had intended to marry her to save his pack, but now she might just save him as well.Will Reese allow her heart to heal and give Troy what he needs or will she harden her heart after many truths are revealed?

Willow needed to pay for her grandma's bills and Nathaniel needed to meet his parents standards. The two came across each other and somehow learnt about their needs. knowing that they could help each other, Nathaniel made a proposition. He would rent her as his girlfriend and their problems would be solved as long as no feelings were attached. It's easy, isn't it? well, that's what they thought at first. Join Nathaniel and Willow on their crazy love adventure.

Cresia doesn't believe in afterlife, even more so in heaven or hell. But suddenly, she died at the only age of twenty-nine when she accidentally saved a little girl from getting hit by a car. She didn't know the exact reason why, but she ended up saving the girl. She woke up after the accident only to find out she was already a soul. According to Kairos, a mysterious man who introduced himself as her death angel, her body is still in the ICU. But after sixty days, she will die and her soul will go straight to hell. But because of what she did to save the little girl, Cresia was given a chance to still enter heaven. But if only she will be able to fulfill the mission given to her in sixty days. And her mission—she had to watch over a high school student named Caren who according to Kairos, was a younger version of her. In the middle of her mission, she crossed paths again with Lenos—the only man who broke her heart. She discovered he was Caren's Math teacher, he was the father of the child that she saved that night, and the most shocking of the things, he could see her just like Caren. Suddenly, all the feelings she had for Lenos, together with all the memories they had together came back to her...

Losing her mate to the vampires takes a turmoil on Peyton Barlowe, and things get worse when no one from her pack believes her because she's nothing but a mere omega. Instead, she gets accused of her mate's death even when she made it known that he got killed because he discovered the vampires' secret. She runs away before a judgment is being passed on, moves into a new town, and hides from the towns' werewolves, scared her smell would sell her out as a rogue. But what she doesn't expect is to save the life of an injured unconscious man who she found outside her doorstep. And when Peyton returns the next day from job hunting, she finds the stranger gone. Afterward, she's dragged out of her apartment by the towns' werewolves and charged for trespassing because she's a rogue and they're scared she'd wreak havoc in their pack. Killian, the cold, ruthless Alpha of the Blue Wave pack goes to the pack's council to oversee the interrogation and immediately recognizes Peyton as his mate, even her scent sells her out as the person who saved him. He doesn't settle with the idea of getting a mate, but he saves Peyton on one condition. She's to be his slave.

Do you believe that opposite attracts each other? Meet the bitchiest girl in town, Devyn Amelie Corazon. She is a mess, rule breaker, and doesn't give a damn on everything. She hates everyone, except a one guy. Cosmo Klaus Buenaventura is the perfect example of a perfectionist. He wants everything to go on his way so he's working hard for every thing that he wants. Including his dreams and goals. Destiny played its part on their life, they met, they fell in love, and they fall apart, and who knows if love will conquer the hatred that they feel towards each other? Will they be just a once in a lifetime in each other's life or will they spend the rest of their life in each other's arms?

She's Penelope Gabrielle Avery. She's the famous, gorgeous, and rich heir of Avery Corporation. She got it all- Looks, Fame, Wealth, Brain, name it all, but one thing seems to be missing. The Campus Queen crown. It has been her dream since she was young. And now that she's a step closer to winning it, she will do everything she can to achieve it. He's Zachary Hestrone Austin. He's an orphan and he lives independently. But beyond his sad fate, he enjoys his life- being a campus journalist, a Starbucks part-timer and a scholar. He will do anything to live especially now that his scholarship is at risk. She needs him. He needs her. Two goal-diggers born in two different lives. Will love help them find their way towards a happily ever after? Or will their differences hinder them from achieving their goals?

Karena ingin keluar dari permintaan kolot orang tua masing-masing, sepasang sahabat melakukan tindakan yang dianggapnya terbaik dan sama-sama menguntungkan. Tindakan tersebut akan mengikat mereka seumur hidup, meski keduanya belum mempunyai cinta–layaknya sepasang kekasih. Seiring kebersamaannya, benih-benih cinta di antara Andri dan Zelda pun tercipta, sehingga membuat keduanya sulit terpisahkan. Apalagi dengan adanya kehadiran buah atas tindakan yang mereka ambil. Cinta itu milik semua orang, termasuk sepasang sahabat seperti kita–Zelda Kinarya Pagory. Meski awalnya kita sepakat bahwa tindakan ini hanya sebagai pelarian, tetapi kenyataan berkata lain. Lambat laun aku memiliki rasa berbeda kepadamu. Bukan rasa sekadar seorang sahabat, tetapi lebih dari itu. Rasa yang membuatku enggan berpaling darimu, melainkan keinginanku untuk selalu bisa menjadi pelindungmu–Andri Saputra Himawan.

Astra wanted nothing more but genuine happiness and the strength to move on from her failed marriage. When she got married to New York’s most eligible bachelor, she felt her joy was at its peak. One night, she got thrown out in the rain by her billionaire husband, and she had no idea her marriage was about to end. Billionaire Nicholas Michealson felt betrayed when he discovered his wife of almost two years was cheating on him, and he divorced her without listening to her side of the story. He felt betrayed and hurt by the only person he ever let into his heart. Five years later, and the hurt is still fresh, They both want closure to move on from each other. In a period of five years, everything has changed except the truth. Astra has huge secrets, and Nicholas has been wrong all along. Maybe it was indeed too late for both of them.