starting with a lie

WARNING: THIS BOOK CONTAINS EXPLICIT SCENES AND MATURE ELEMENTS, SUITABLE ONLY FOR READERS AGED 18 AND ABOVE. Read at your own discretion. Blaze Arden Vaughn is an heir to a huge empire. An ace student of the medical faculty. Exceptionally handsome, sweet, and nice. His name signifies fire but his heart is as cold as ice. Ace Daxton Anderson is a known 'one-night stand' guy and bi. A gang leader who won't back down from a gang fight and is not afraid to be bruised just to prove his point. Both have their own territory, not knowing each other's existence. Until the day the Ice Prince fixed his cold gaze on the very hot gang leader on the field. "You want me that bad... your eyes were screaming it out loud..." Blaze announced with his challenging tone. A calm smile adorned his face, making Ace's jaw clench while their gazes locked. "I can smell your desire even from afar..." Blaze continued with a very subtle smirk, making Ace grit his teeth. "Who would not? You are Blaze Arden Vaughn. The epitome of perfection. Everybody's dream guy" Ace sarcastically responded, a smirk grazed his lips. His jaw clenched in annoyance not with Blaze but with himself. "So Ace Anderson, want to try, a Blaze Arden Vaughn for tonight?" Blaze smirked as he casually asked. A one-night stand offered by the cold Blaze Arden Vaughn, just one night of pleasure… one night of curiosity.

A babe reached out to feel her neck. She recalled the “love mark” that was still bright in color. It won’t come off anytime soon because she knew it had only been a night since.

Jiliana Agador has spent her life enduring cruelty at the hands of her relatives, struggling to survive despite her hard-earned salary as a secretary at Delta Hotels and Resorts. Her boss, the enigmatic multimillionaire Marxon Delta, is in the middle of a family crisis—his late parents’ will demands that he marry to inherit the empire they built. On the night Jiliana escapes her oppressive home, fate leads her straight into Marxon’s arms—quite literally—when she collapses in the pouring rain. With no other choice, Marxon takes her in, offering her an unconventional deal a temporary marriage in exchange for shelter and security. Desperate and with nowhere else to go, Jiliana signs the contract, unaware that her boss has secretly harbored feelings for her for years.

Ali thought she would finally get her revenge against her father and those who offended her in the past, while also digging back on her mother's supposed 'suicide' death. And all this by marrying into the Laverock family. However, she is unaware that, even though she sought revenge, she was an instrument of revenge and a lone prey in the Laverock family. She has a secret that Harriet wanted, one that could topple the country... Ali is a worker at Laverock Mega Food Chains and a competent marketing manager. But she is struggling to cater for her sick brother. Her father and stepmother are hellbent on marrying her off to regain their wealth and status, even going as far as using her brother's illness to threaten her. However, in her desperate moments, the matriarch of the Laverock family extends an olive branch to her after she saved the old woman from an accident. In exchange for sponsoring her brother's treatment, she is asked to marry the second young master of the family. But Martin elopes on the wedding day. Under the pressure of Harriet, Gerald steps in and marries Ali, but will it be an easy marriage? Their lives take a turn when Ali discovers a truth that shatters her. She is forced to leave and return six years later for revenge. Her heart is made up, and it was payback for the biggest scumbag of her life. VOLUME 1: Fortune or Luck. VOLUME 2: Love and Scheme; Who Beats the Game? VOLUME 3: Victory and Defeat; Who is fighting a losing battle? Get ready for a spin...

Annabelle Villarreal, a renowned surgeon, met a dead end after losing her license due to her husband's reckless activities. Befallen by this ill-fate, she resorted to cleaning jobs for survival only to be crestfallen when she realized her only son was suffering from a deadly illness that required immediate medical attention. Unable to bear the emotional trauma after catching her husband in bed with her colleague, she left the country to reside with her sister in-law, only to get entangled in the web of a ruthless mafia don, Mark Dickson after witnessing one of his murder scenes. In an attempt to bargain for her life, she opted to help him clean up his murder scenes and as time went on, she realized she had gotten herself in a situation worse than death but it was too late for her to withdraw from it. She had signed a contract with the devil himself.

Pepper is male, and Joey is female. Pepper is hiding until he can prove he is not the culprit in a sex scandal involving a young actress. Joey is a writer who needs a different space to get off the rut of writer’s block. Sa malas, nalito ang nagpaparenta sa Tagaytay resthouse na pareho nilang pagtataguan at sa pag-aakala nang magkabilang side na parehong babae o parehong lalaki ang dalawa, they end up together in it in an incoming typhoon. Resulta—kailangang palipasin muna iyon bago maayos ang lahat. Kaso, sa simula pa lang ay kasing lakas na rin ng buhawi ang pisikal na atraksyon sa pagitan nilang dalawa, at matapos ang unos sa labas, they were so into each other feeling nila di na sila bibitiw sa isa't isa against all odds. Mahirap tikisin ang tunay na pag-ibig. And it’s not that easy. The scandal that involved Pepper, remember? And, a riot in one of their romps in bed had them worried Joey may be pregnant. First love pa nga lang buntis na agad? Handa na ba ang kanilang kababagong usbong na pag-ibig sa mga pagsubok na dala sa kanila ng tadhana agad-agad?

Kathryn Michaels is a country bumpkin with an honest personality. She's also a timid woman who tends to make careless mistakes at work. Just one glare can easily make her burst into tears. Chris Albert is the most well-known man in Harborlean. He's a cruel and bloodthirsty man with a penchant for brutal and inhuman methods. No woman dares to pine after him even though he's blessed with gorgeous looks. Unexpectedly, a woman actually manages to sneak into his room and sleep with him while he's drunk! Just as Chris scours the world for the mysterious woman, he realizes that his secretary is putting on more weight each passing day. With a dark expression on his face, he coaxes, "Tell me, Kathy. Were you the woman from that night?" Kathryn meets the dangerous man's eyes before shrinking away from him in fright. "N—No!"

Dante slowed his pace, withdrawing until only the tip was still inside her before thrusting his hips once,eliciting a sharp gasp from her lips. He brought his mouth down to hover over hers. “Can you feel me,my love?”He rasped. Renee angled her head,nipping at his lips.”Yes,I feel you.” ------------ To save her family from a loanshark,Renee Gallo agrees to be married to Dante Moretti, a man who has been called many names. He has been labeled as a devil,as a hideous-looking demon,the notorious son of Gustavo Moretti. But it turns out that this man who is cruel to the world loves and pampers her more than she had ever imagined.

I thought I felt a spark, not knowing I fell in love. And falling in love wasn't the merry shit they make people believe in, it as simple as being in deep shit. Rose Carson couldn't believe the moon goddess could pair her up with her alpha, her brother's best friend, and what she did hate most is rejection especially if she needs him to make her shifting process easy. She and her wolf, therefore, made a plan, after all, they are both two in one. Find out her plan in the adventure of love and those the plan work when the alpha does not care about who she is

Akira is a young girl who lives in a mysterious village much coveted by the big men of the city who hope to find treasures among the sacred mountains of this place. And Richard, a rich young man from the city, seems to be interested not only in the gold, but in winning Akira, the most unusual young woman of these lands. However, to make this wish come true, he will have to face Alfred, the most fearless young man in the whole region who has sworn not only to protect his people and their sacred land, but also Akira who is terribly seduced by this new world of the big city...