one more step

Handsome, sharp, and newly wealthy from an investment, Richard Underhill is qualified to enter a secret and very restricted gentleman's club, Aphrodite. Only a handful of selected men is adequate for entry into the gates of a world full of beauty, passion, and desirable women. And one of these women catches Richard's heart in a beat. But there is one catch...  Candice. Aka. Harlee Moore is Aphrodite's highest-paid worker, and she is a pro at seducing the men, but her motto states; you can look, not touch. After locking eyes with a certain gentleman one night, (a very handsome one,) Candice knows that she needs to protect her heart at all costs; because he makes it very clear that he wants her and he is getting very hard to resist. But Candice closed the door to her heart a long time ago; vowing never to trust another man ever again.

"Aku tidak mengenalmu. Kumohon jangan lakukan. Le-lepaskan aku!!" pekik Carmen, meronta-ronta agar dibebaskan oleh seorang pria yang berniat merampas mahkotanya. --- Carmen Gaura Wijaya dijual oleh ibu tirinya pada pria pengusaha di kota mereka, untuk diperistri. Masalahnya Carmen sudah memiliki suami. Meski suaminya belum pernah kembali selama lima tahun terakhir ini akan tetapi Carmen tetap menunggu. Carmen melarikan diri dan bersembunyi di hotel tempatnya bekerja. Naas, Carmen salah memasuki kamar. Pria dalam kamar itu tiba-tiba menariknya ke atas ranjang lalu memaksa Carmen untuk melayani nafsunya. Carmen sangat syok, tetapi lebih syok ketika pria yang merampas mahkotanya tersebut mengaku sebagai suami Carmen. Dia Raymond Kaizer Abraham, pria misterius yang menikahi Carmen lima tahun lalu. "Bagaimana bisa kau tak mengenali suamimu sendiri, Wifey?" Raymond Kaizer Abraham.

Every year during Christmas, Edward Milano is forced to think about Ariana Alexandre, the innocent nineteen-year-old he bedded for one night. The look on her face when he told her the next morning that it was nothing but a one night stand, still haunted him. He wants her again because no matter how many women he has slept with, they couldn't satisfy the way she did. Fast forward to six years and there she is, working in the company he bought. Edward wants to win her back, no matter what. But she hates him. Not only that but she's got secrets. Secrets that can ruin him for good. ***

Ang gusto lang ni Krys sa buhay ay makapagtrabaho nang hindi tinitingnan ang estado niya o ng pamilya niya sa lipunan. She wants to be a simple and normal workaholic girl. Pero sa tuwing nalalaman ng mga kompanya na pinag-aaplayan niya na anak siya ng isang sikat na fashion designer at isang business tycoon ay agad lang nila nitong tinatanggihan o hindi naman kaya ay sasabihin na may nakuha na daw para sa posisyon. She has the qualifications and is suitable for the position she is applying for. Gusto lang niyang magtrabaho para naman may silbi ang tinapos niya, mahirap ba ‘yon? Everything went to its own place nang biglang tumawag ang kaibigan niya at utusan siya na pumunta sa interview nito at magpanggap na ibang tao. Hindi na nagdalawang-isip pa ang dalaga at dali-daling pumayag sa gusto ng kaibigan. But before the day of the interview, she made the biggest mistake, yet unforgettable night she ever had, and yes! Because of the alcohol in her system, she had sex with a total stranger. That stranger turns out to be the boss of the company she will work for. Will she ditch the interview or still go for it? And the most important question is: what will be her life after having that one hot night with her boss?

My name is Themis and I am not supposed to be alive. I survived the hunt, saddled with a husband and still I have to waddle my way through so many things to remain alive at the end of the day. The one person I can count on other than myself is my new husband who saved my life from the get go. And my gift of prophecy. Maybe, just maybe, it is also enough to save the Dar Empire too. My name is Themis and this is my story.

Warning: R-18. Not suitable for young readers. Read at your own risk. ________ Kapit sa patalim. Iyan ang ginagawa ng isang mahirap na katulad ko sa oras ng kagipitan. Mahirap. Nakakababa ng digninad. Wala na ngang pinag-aralan pinasok pa ang isang bagay na hindi makatarungan. Ngunit sa ngalan ng pamilya, pagmamahal,at sakripisyo,lahat kaya kong isugal maisalba lang ang buhay ng nanay ko. Pera kapalit ang dangal. Dangal na nawala para makasalba ng isang buhay. Ito ang mahirap para sa gaya kong isang mahirap ngunit wala kang pagpipilian kundi pasokin ito dahil ito lang ang naisip mong madaling paraan. "So, ano ang dahilan mo bakit sumama ka sa akin?" Mapang-akit niyang tanong sa mapusok naming halikan. "Pera," pa-ungol na sagot ko sa sensasyon na nadarama. Dangal laban sa isang buhay na kailangan iligtas. Puri para sa perang inaasam. A one night mistake that changed my life forever that I can't escape.

For Britney Aston, it was nothing but a one night stand with a good looking stranger on her last night in New Jersey before moving to London the following day to start a new life with her mother and new stepfather. But her plan to put the past behind her and start a new life afresh turns out to be nothing but an epic failure when the ravishing stranger appears in front of her again. This time, not in New Jersey but in London. Not as a stranger either, but as her new stepbrother!

Macie Smith has been married to Edward Fowler for two years—two years of being his housekeeper, tirelessly devoted, and wholly inferior. Two years was enough to grind away every bit of her love for him. Their marriage ends when his first love returns from abroad. Starting from now, they have nothing to do with each other. They don't owe each other anything. "I'm no longer blinded by love, Edward. Do you think I'd spare you a second glance if you were to stand before me now?" … Edward signs the divorce papers without hesitation. He knows Macie loves him more than life itself—how could she possibly leave him? He waits for her to regret everything—she'll come back in tears, begging for him to take her back. However, he realizes that she seems to be serious this time. She doesn't love him anymore. … Later, the truth is revealed, and the past is unraveled. It turns out Edward has gotten Macie wrong this whole time. He panics, regrets, and begs for her forgiveness. He wants a reconciliation. Macie is so annoyed by his behavior that she sends out a notice asking for a husband. Edward is so jealous that he almost loses his mind. He wants to start again but realizes that he doesn't even meet her minimum requirements.

Another fight with my boyfriend made me agree to my best friend's crazy idea to party at a nightclub. But then, she spiked my drink and I ended up in the arms of a terrifyingly handsome stranger, Michelangelo. We spent the night together underneath his sheets, as he took me through wild realms of pleasure. But the next morning, he was gone. And then I caught my boyfriend with my best friend so my life utterly shattered from that day. Weeks later, I realized that I was pregnant, and I also got hit by the news of my boyfriend's wedding to my best friend. Devastated, I moved to a Pack in New York City to start anew with my unborn child, and then three years later, guess who I bumped into? The one and only Michelangelo, the real father of my son. But then, he lied that night. He didn't give me his full name or his real identity. He didn't tell me that he was the formidable Nico 'Michelangelo' Ferrari, a Mafian Alpha and an insane force to reckon with. Realizing who he is sends me into a panic attack, but for some reason, he won't stop chasing after me, trying to convince me that he loves me, that he's my fated mate and that he wants to be with me and our son. What the heck do I do?!

“These two men have claimed ownership but you are the only one who can tell us who the boy truly belongs to. Who is the father of you son, Luna Vanessa?” I stood inbetween both men who still looked they were about to jump each other and then I took one look at my beautiful son, the one who truly mattered and I pointed to the Alpha standing on the left. “The blood that runs through my son’s veins is his.” ****** Two Alphas. One Luna. And a baby in the mix. It all started with a love so pure and true but ended with a rejection, a scar and a baby which Vanessa swore to keep away from the man who made loving him seem like a crime and wasted three good years of her life. Four years later, she has managed to forget him and live a comfortable life, posing as the Luna for another Alpha. But then, he returns—Declan Thorne—desperate and hell-bent on taking back what belongs to him. However, with a son that calls another man ‘father’, his mother who is now the Luna for another and Alpha who took Vanessa in and falls head over heels for her, Declan Thorne has a long way to go before he can win anyone back—his heir or her heart.