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Nang ipinanganak si Celeste Dela Vega ay nakaplano na ang kanyang kapalaran—iyon ay ang ginawang pag swap sa kanya ng family maid nila sa anak nito sa kagustuhang mabigyan ng magandang buhay ang bata, habang si Celeste ay itinapon lang sa kung saan. 20 years later, the Consunji family finally found her. Ang buong akala niya ay magiging maayos na ang kanyang buhay, ngunit kabaligtaran ang nangyari. Instead of guilt, they gave her betrayal. Her fiancé Jaxon Jimenez cheated on her, and her family took their maid’s daughter’s side. Ginawa ni Celeste ang lahat upang labanan ang sarili niyang pamilya, ngunit tila mas lalo siyang pinahihirapan nito, hanggang sa wala na siyang ibang pagpipilian kundi gamitin ang black card na matagal nang nakatago—bagay na lalong ikinapahamak niya. Bullied and desperate, Celeste finally gave up, but immediately saved by the owner of the black card—ang tinaguriang pinakamayaman at makapangyarihang tao sa buong bansa. “Your fiancé? You’re dreaming, Celeste. There’s no way Mr. Razon would take you as his soon-to-be wife.” “What’s the problem with that, Mr. Jimenez? Are you insulting my wife?”

My mother-in-law gets into an accident and is taken to the emergency room. I call my attorney husband, but he only answers after over 20 missed calls. "What are you on about this time? Gigi has a bit of a problem, and I'm helping her. Stop being unreasonable." I suppress my grievance and say, "Mom's gotten into an accident. Transfer 100 thousand dollars to me." However, he believes Gigi Norris' lies and snarls, "What does your mother getting into an accident have to do with me? Don't even think of getting money from me to provide for your family. Now, leave me alone. I'm busy!" He hangs up, and my mother-in-law dies. Three days later, I see my husband in court. Gigi has been taken to court for driving under the influence, and he's there to defend her. He speaks eloquently and manages to get her off based on a lack of evidence. I lose hope in him and ask him for a divorce once the court is out of session. That's when he panics. "Think about how well my mother treats you! You'll break her heart by divorcing me!" I sneer. I throw the hospital bill and death certificate in his face. The idiot doesn't even know he no longer has a mother!

Ketika aku berusia 20 tahun, kawan seperjuangan kakekku yang terkaya menaruh foto cucu-cucunya di hadapanku dan memintaku memilih satu untuk menjadi suamiku. Aku tanpa ragu memilih anak keenam, Jeremy Anderson. Semua orang yang hadir terkejut. Bagaimanapun, semua orang tahu bahwa putri Keluarga Caliana suka sama anak ketiga dari Keluarga Anderson. Dia sudah mengejarnya selama bertahun-tahun dan menyatakan cintanya di depan umum berkali-kali. Di kehidupan sebelumnya, aku menikah dengan Axel Anderson sesuai keinginanku dan karena hal ini dia mewarisi sebagian besar aset Kakek Sumito. Namun setelah menikah, dia malah berselingkuh dengan adik perempuanku Rora. Ayah dan ibu sangat marah dan mengirim adik perempuanku ke luar negeri untuk belajar. Axel sangat membenciku karena ini. Sejak saat itu, dia selalu bersama banyak wanita. Semua wanita itu bahkan memiliki kemiripan dengan adikku. Dia mengizinkan para wanita itu untuk menindasku. Aku pun menderita depresi berat. Pada akhirnya, dia diam-diam mengganti obatku dengan racun kronis, menyebabkan aku mati dengan kebencian saat hamil. Di kehidupan selanjutnya, aku memutuskan untuk membiarkan mereka bersama. Tapi aku tidak menyangka setelah berita pertunanganku dengan Jeremy keluar, dia menjadi gila.

Pertemuan dengan cinta pertama, begitu membara dan panas. Pertama kali mata bertemu mata, da gairah yang mendesir membuat desakan demi desakan untuk menyentuh kian intens. Jiwa muda yang membara, membuat Angela kian nekat menggejar cinta Edward. Perbedaan 20 tahun itu tidak menghalangi Angela sedikitpun untuk mendapatkan perhatian Edward. Kehadiran Angela membuat Edward kacau, dia tidak menginginkan wanita lain dalam hidupnya, namun juniornya berkata lain. Angela bukan gadis yang mampu ditolak. "Jess, kamu kah itu?" Edward menatap tidak percaya, masa lalunya hadir di depan dirinya, begitu nyata. "Ed?" Suara lembut itu masih sama, Edward langsung memeluk tubuh ringkih wanita itu. Wanita itu hanya diam, sesekali menyentuh pungguh lebar Edward. "Akhirnya aku menemukanmu, Jess." "Kamu mencariku?" Wanita itu melepaskan pelukan Edward. "Kenapa?" Pertnyaan itu membuat Edward mematung. Ya ... dia hanya mencintai wanita itu secara diam, tanpa ada ungkapan. Bahkan sampai sekarang. "Loh, mama dan Om Ed saling kenal?" Pertanyaan Angela sukses membuat kedua orang itu menoleh. Sementara Angela masih bingung, kenapa mamanya bisa mengenal Om Edward. "Dia mamamu?" tanya Edward tidak percaya. "Iya!" jawab Jessika tegas.

룸메이트가 기숙사에서 넘어졌는데, 우리에게 계산서를 보내 우리보고 배상하라고 했다. “너희들이 문 앞에 물을 쏟아서 내가 넘어진 건데, 너희들이 배상하는 게 당연한 거 아니야?” “검사비, 병원비, 택시비, 수업 손실비, 위자료는 1인당 20만 원씩 주면 돼.” 나는 다른 두 룸메이트와 눈빛을 교환하고 나서 정중히 거절했다. 그랬더니 그 여자애가 소리를 지르며 협박했다. “우리 아빠가 누군지 알아? 너희들이 배상하지 않으면 졸업 못 하게 할 거야!”

Mi nombre es Arabella. Vendí 20 años de mi vida para convertirme en la asistente de un vampiro después de la muerte de mi padre para ayudar a mi familia. Debería haber tenido miedo de la sangre y los colmillos, pero en cambio, anhelo los toques de mi maestro. Lo que no sabía era que mi deseo por él solo me traería destrucción. *** "Sabes deliciosa." Él lame sus labios, acercándome más a él. El calor de su piel contra la mía y el ritmo calmante de su corazón latiendo me calman un poco. Relajo mis hombros y yago allí con mi cabeza en su pecho. "Ara, soy tu maestro y es mi responsabilidad mantenerte segura, pero hoy fallé." Sus palabras suenan sinceras, y realmente desearía poder creerle. Pero todos los vampiros son monstruos. Él solo resulta ser el monstruo en el que desearía poder confiar. «Mi amo vampiro: Un contrato de sangre y lujuria» es una creación de Angeline Hartwood, una autora de eGlobal Creative Publishing.

Influenced by placid and solicitous home, Jason woods possess every outstanding qualities you wouldn’t see in an average 20 years old boy. He has that decency you’ll barely find in guys of his age especially not with the sinfully charming looks he emits. though he’s of the middle class but who cares? Every girls in la wanna ride for him despite his low financial status, and his charms does the tricks. He could have easily live of a playboy and enjoys it while it last, but aside from the fact that he doesn’t want to break any girl’s heart, he wills to wait for that girl whom had taught his little heart how to love. Her childhood love, Melissa whom due to some circumstances had to get separated for good 13 years but finally. His wait yeild, his joy knew no bound when he heard that mellisa was back in town but that joy quickly crush to the dust as the acknowledgment that mellisa has arrived with the identity of a billionaire’s daughter. Clearly him and mellisa weren’t of equal basis anymore and he’s heard stories of how the rich antagonizes the poor, the fear of loosing his childhood love was beginning to tear him apart but will Melissa accept him again? Would she even remember she had shared a thing with Jason? Would love blossom between these two? Find out in this suspense filled novel

20 year old Leilani Whitlock experiences first hand hardship when her once peaceful life goes suddenly from good to terrible in a night. Her parents, who were the Alpha and Luna of their pack, meet with mayhem on their way back from a long trip. They are announced dead at the spot leaving the young Leilani to fend for herself as well as for her younger sister. Her father’s Beta, Joyner, then makes himself Alpha by forcing himself into the throne. He at first, takes Leilani and her sister in as his but then after Leilani rejects his very many sexual advancements, he changes towards her and her sister, forces them to practically become slaves in his kingdom and then sells them off when he no longer found them useful. They successfully escape their buyers, run into the streets but fall into the territory of the Crescent Moon pack. What then happens to Leilani when, due to desperation, takes up the job role of being the nanny of three grown adults who are way older than she was? And to top matters, what would she do when the three of them seem to show a special interest in her? …even after all of this confusion, she’s faced with a bigger challenge when their family friend, Lucas joins in the already misshaped love rectangle, and then she’s forced to make a decision on whom to choose between the quartet. And to make matters worse, she gets an unannounced call from her past…

When my colleagues find out that I'm pretty good at cooking, they start organizing dinners at my place. Lucy Holt, one of the junior accountants, suggests that we split the groceries evenly between us. As a result, I don't think I can reject their request without being rude. On my last day of work, the group gathers at my place for one last meal. "You're such a good cook, Jess! We'll all be transferring you 500 dollars later. It's just a token of our appreciation," Lucy declares with a bright smile. But the very next day, she sends me a message. "Hey, Jess. You know it's illegal to operate an unlicensed catering business from your home, right? Your house will get sealed off for further investigation. More importantly, the value of goods has passed the threshold of 10,000 dollars, which means the fine you'll have to pay is probably going to be about 20 times that amount. "Since we worked together, we decided not to report you to the authorities. We'll just settle this matter privately. All you have to do is give us the fine you would've had to pay instead." This is how I realized that, combined with yesterday's meal, the total amount they've given me for groceries thus far is exactly 10,001 dollars.

Yaroslav “Viktorovich” Demidov: 25, of Russian descent, the second heir of the Demidov Family. Stoic, disciplined-well too much, perfectionist, hot headed and uptight. Hides vulnerability within that hard exterior of his. The only one in his family who has no magic because of an incident that happened when he was 4 years of age. Soul-bonded to Lian and actually holds the rarest and most powerful but dangerous power of all. Lian MAteo Alonzo-Kensington: 20, Filipino-British American, from the nurturing but competitive Kensington Family. Confident, expressive, sometimes impulsive kind of vulgar but well disciplined not in an uptight way. Has magical abilities, the rare dual type ability holders, ice and wind. His warmth clashes with Yaroslav and is soul-bonded with him therefore can also wield the other rarest and most powerful magic. Can two opposing hearts on ice bound by a soul-bond survive the weight of legacy, pressures of the competition and the dangerous pull of love and desire, when the bond that they believed to be a curse demands that one must lose his life for the other to live? For even every clash of skates, every stolen glances across the rink, every searing touch and mind-numbing kiss when they met in secret seems to burn the ice ablaze as the hatred blurs into hunger that draws them closer to a collision that could destroy or bind them for eternity. “Fuck Kensington, then I’ll risk everything, suffer everything….for one thing that matters…..You.” -Yaroslav Demidov