o zeu kai alloi theoi

" I'm talking to you Serena." Gerald said, his voice cool. Too cool it made shivers run down her spine. " I know, I heard you the first time." She replied. For the first time, she was grateful at how calm her voice sounded. It did a good job of masking the fear she felt. Gerald walked closer till he was towering above her. Placing a finger under her chin, he raised her head up, his eyes boring into hers... " Look at me when I talk to you." ****** Serena was arranged to marry Gerald, a duke who has been running away from the commitment that comes with being married. When she meets him for the first time, she falls in love with him and hopes that he will reciprocate as well. Unfortunately, she is raped a few days before her wedding, making it impossible for her to consummate her marriage with her new husband. Gerald doesn't want to get married but when his mother gives him a bride, he has no choice but to do her bidding. He hates her at first and begins plans on how to divorce her after the marriage. But the longer he spends with her, the more he notices things he shouldn't notice.... They both have secrets that they are unwilling to share and this causes a huge strain in their marriage. Will love be enough to solve the underlying problems or is thier marriage just a recipe for disaster??? Read on to find out.....

Trigger Warning!! This book is very dark, containing torture and abuse, read at your own risk!! "I'll delete the pictures depending on how obedient you are. You have to do everything I say; if I want you to become a dog, you have to get on your knees and bark; do we have a deal?" Pierce leans intimidatingly to Malakai's height to whisper softly in his ears; his cold eyes flash with cruelty. "You don't want her to know what a dirty little creep you are, do you?" Malakai Kreston, Quiet and perfect son of the county's preacher is who everyone assumes to be a boring nerd, but Malakai has a deep secret. He isn't so perfect after all! A dirty secret that Malakai will do anything to protect. What happens when he becomes a targeted pawn of Pierce Masterson? Kai, who is usually the hunter, becomes the prey, and he discovers that Pierce is more evil... Sinister and very much more twisted than anything he'd ever imagined. Pierce must have everything he wants or destroy it all completely, Escaping is Malakai's only option, but how far will he go before he gets caught? In a game of cat and mouse, neither are willing to lose!

Ako ang anak na pinapangarap nila, at siya ang lalaking pinalaki para sa akin. Hindi kami magka-apelyido o magkadugo ngunit magkapatid ang turingan namin sa loob ng bahay at sa harap ng mga magulang ko. — Heaven Abellana Bata pa lang ay alam ko kung bakit ako pinalaki. Matagal akong naghintay at walang makakapigil sa kagustuhan kong makuha siya. Dapat lang na kunin ko ang bagay na pinangako nila. — Rigel Skye

Si Lorain ay kinikilalang asawa ni winson Durumio isang sikat na mananayaw sa kanilang lugar.Dahil sa taglay nitong ganda at natatanging talinto minahal siya ni winson at Biniyayaan siya ng isang anak na babae.Pero dahil maaga itong nagasawa maaga rin siyang bumitiw bilang mananayaw.Hanggang sa malalaman nalang ni lorain na isa pala itong "Kabit o Mistress" sa isang usap usapan sa kanilang lugar.Paano niya tutuklasin ang kahihiyang kanyang nalaman,sa pagaakala niyang siya ang orihinal na asawa ni Winson Durumio.Sa isang iglap lang mawawala ang lahat sa kanya at ang babaeng makikilala niyang tunay na asawa ni winson ay si Rica Gonzaga ang kinikilala niyang matalik nitong kaibigan.at ang masaklap na katutuhanan ay pinagsabay lang pala ni winson ang dalawang magkaibigan.Ngunit sa bandang huli maiisip ni winson at mararamdaman niyang si lorain talaga ang mahal niya.Tatanggapin pa kaya siya ng babaeng iniibig niya?

What happens when a billionaire CEO goes to college? Faith is about to find out. Utterly and completely broke, Faith is forced to work three different jobs to support herself through college. Unlike her counterparts, Faith failed to get the good fortune of being born into a rich family. God's attempt to make it up to her must have been giving her a super sharp brain which is the only reason why she could attend the prestigious Barbell University on a half scholarship. But, with the remaining half of her tuition going into $35,000, Faith is forced to slave away night and day at her part-time jobs while simultaneously attending classes, completing assignments, taking tests and writing exams. Faith would do anything--literally anything, to get some respite, including taking on the job of tutoring a famously arrogant, former-dropout, self-made billionaire CEO of a tech company for a tidy sum. Devlin has returned to college after five years to get the certificate he desperately needs to close an important business deal. Weighed down by memories of the past, Devlin finds himself struggling to move ahead. Can Faith teach this arrogant CEO something more than Calculus and Algebra? Will he be able to let go of the past and reach for something new?

“I don’t need magic, I need your arms around me when the dark is too much, I need you to be real when nothing else is, I need you to be with me when everything around us is chaos.” Skylar Ray O'conner

It takes one night with the CEO for Quinn to determine if Denver is still in love with him after 8 years without communication and seeing each other. Ngunit nagkamali siya ng desisyon ng gabing binigay nito ang kanyang katawan sa pag-aakalang muli silang magkakabalikan. Quinn Rodrigo, isang probinsyana na lumuwas ng syudad para habulin ang kanyang pangarap. Ang hanapin ang first love nito na si Denver na nakilala niya sa shelter kung saan pareho silang ampon, naudlot ang kanilang pagmamahalan at napahiwalay sa isa’t isa. Ngunit sa kanilang pagkikita, ibang Denver na ang kanyang makilala. He became the ruthless, unreachable CEO kung saan tinatanggi nito ang pagmamahalan ng kanilang nakaraan. She decided to end what she feels for her first love, sa walong taon niyang paghihintay ay sapat na upang kalimutan na rin ang nakaraan na mukhang wala ng pag-asa pa. Kung kailan naman niya nais makalimot ay doon magsisimula ang madalas na pagtatagpo ng kanilang landas. May pag-asa ba sa pag-ibig na kinalimutan? Pag-ibig na naputol dahil sa distansya at pagkakaiba ng kanilang ginalagawan na mundo? O tuluyan ng napagod ang puso sa paghihintay at paghahabol para sa pag-ibig na impossibling makamit?

A beautiful memory is treasured at the snap of a camera. Ang miserableng buhay ni Kaileen ay nagbago nang mahagip ng lente ng kan'yang camera ang gwapong mukha ni Zid. Zid offered her to join a group that exposes the illicit acts of powerful individuals. Nahulog ang loob niya sa lalaki at ganoon din ito para sa kan'ya. Subalit sadyang mapaglaro ang tadhana para kay Kaileen, kung kailan masaya na siya ay saka naman maisisiwalat ang tunay niyang pagkatao. But it didn't stop there; she was going to break the organization's secret rule, putting her life at risk. Is there love strong enough to make everything better? Or will Zid let the organization to take Kai's life?

Setelah kakaknya diusir dari rumah, kini giliran Kaila dipaksa untuk menikah dengan seorang pria yang tak dikenalnya sama sekali, pria itu bernama Melviano Azekiel yang merupakan anak dari atasan papa-nya. Tekanan demi tekanan Kaila dapatkan setelah tinggal satu atap dengan Melviano yang ternyata memiliki sikap yang kurang baik dengannya. Apalagi setelah sah menikah, Melviano belum juga mendapatkan hak-nya sebagai suami. Hal ini justru membuat Melviano begitu murka dengan Kaila. “Aku salah apa sih, Mel? Hah?” tanya Kaila dengan nada tinggi. “Salah apa? Kamu pikir pakai otak, Kai! Wanita baik-baik tidak akan mau menyerahkan kesuciannya sama laki-laki yang bukan suaminya.” Melviano menatap Kaila nyalang. Akahkah Melviano dan Kaila mampu menjalani kehidupan rumah tangga yang tak ada cinta sama sekali di dalamnya? Terlebih mereka menikah dengan rasa saling terpaksa satu sama lain.

(Grant Saavedra's Story) Tanggap ni Kiara na isa siyang 'Single mother' pero hindi pala tanggap iyon ng kanyang anak. Naghahanap ng pagmamahal ng isang ama ang anak niyang si Kian, at isa lang ang nais nito maging daddy, walang iba kundi ang ex niyang si Grant! Paano niya matatanggihan ang kanyang anak kung pati si Grant ay nais din na maging ama para sa anak niya? Mahulog kaya ang damdamin niya sa binata na walang pinakita kundi pagmamahal sa kanilang mag ina? O masasaktan lang siya sa kasinungalingan na malalaman niya? Handa ba siyang sumugal at naisin na lumaban kung malaman niya ang tunay na dahilan sa pagbabalik ng binata sa buhay nila?