52 Book Club 2024: #1 Locked-room Mystery

Ang nais lamang ni Lauren Fraia Arevalo ay maghanap ng maayos na trabaho nang iba ang kan'yang matagpuan matapos makapasok bilang sekretarya ng isa sa pinakamalaking kompanya sa buong mundo, na pinamumunuan ng walang iba kundi si Wayne Walton; mayaman, malakas ang dating, gwapo at talagang pinipilahan ng mga kababaihan, an ideal bachelor ika nga na s'yang taliwas naman sa tipo ni Lauren. Subalit ng dahil sa isang insidente sa pagitan ng mga Walton at ng kan'yang pamilya, may hindi inaasahang nangyari sa pagitan ng dalawa.

TGLES #1 Xander Redent x Athena Lemiere Xander Redent is the son of Jordan Redent a.k.a the owner of the York Company which makes him very very rich. Not only rich but he was blessed with a brilliant brain and charming face. Of course with that package of perfectness, he's a playboy. Athena Lemiere is the daughter of Matthew Lemiere. Just like her dad, she's cold, tough and a rock head but she has her clumsiness from her mom which makes her very attractive. Her dream is to be a mechanic, she loves dealing with cars since she was a little kid. She can spend time in the garage for hours to learn about it.

Каким станет мир после Последней войны, особенно если ее выиграли не люди, а эльфы? Как жить или, вернее, выживать людям, если немногие уцелевшие получили статус рабов и только в нескольких вольных городах можно ощутить призрачный запах свободы?.. На полуэльфийку Рийну, воровку и авантюристку, обрушивается череда неудач, таинственный князь изгоев собирается отправиться в дальнее плавание, а избалованный повеса-эльф решает почтить своим вниманием один из вольных человеческих городов. Они не герои и не стремятся ими быть. Но кого интересует их мнение?..

Nathalia Sarmiento is enjoying her peaceful and simple life to the fullest. She's just one of those ordinary teenagers, who wishes to graduate from college to help the people she treated as her real parents. Everything seems to be perfect. She had a bunch of good friends, loving parents and comfortable life. Not until her eighteenth birthday comes. She's about to go home when suddenly, a black van stopped right in front of her. Before she could even react, a group of men came out and took her away. The next thing she knew is that she arrives from a familiar mansion. When she finally met the one who planned it all, the realization hit her hard. She was captured by the mafia boss. It's not just it. To her surprise, he even had the pair of her shoes that she lost before.

Ano ang gagawin mo kung sa murang isipan nasaksihan mo na ang karumaldumal na sinapit ng pamilya mo? Pinatay sa harapan mo. Maghihiganti ka rin ba pagdating ng araw? Sa edad na sampung taong gulang nasaksihan ni Brianna Smith kung paano patayin ang kan'yang magulang at kambal na kapatid sa mismong harap niya. Nakita niya kung paano tumagos ang bala sa ulo ng mga ito. Sinunud siyang barilin ng mga hinding kilalang tao, pero sa kabutihang palad hindi siya tuluyang na sawi. Sa kan'yang pagbabalik bilang si Alexandra Lewis, dala ang galit na bumalot sa kan'yang puso na siyang nag-udyok sa kan'ya upang gumanti. Sisingilin niya ang buhay na inutang ng mga taong sangkot sa pagkamatay ng pamilya niya. "Buhay sa buhay Mr. Lim, pababagsakin kita! Pababagsakin ko ang systema mo, hindi lang systema ng katawan mo kun'di pati ng pinakamamahal mong kompanya! Take my hard revenge..."

'My Last Wish.' is Annabelle's favourite book; an unknown author and delicious sex scenes, what's not to love? Well...being the Villainess, Being the villainess is what's not to love! Annabelle, a partially celibate lawyer (Not by choice) with a knack for pole dancing on the weekends with her best friend, wakes up in the arms of a beautiful stranger in what she hoped was a vivid sex dream. But, sadly, it instead becomes her new reality! Annabelle is stuck as the Villainess of her favourite reverse harem romance story--fated to be publicly executed by her contract fiancé, The crown prince of Envia. With no one to trust and nothing but malice offered by the male leads, she has no one to rely on but herself to restore her land to its former glory and clear her debt to escape the clutches of the first prince. Unfortunately, easier said than done, especially with the Prince's Knight constantly around her, her butler constantly watching, the Portburgh tycoon out for her blood and unknown prince's spies watching from the shadows making sure her plans are anything but hidden and her safety anything but guaranteed! (IMPORTANT: THIS BOOK NEEDS HEAVY EDITING, AND, UNFORTUNATELY, IT DID NOT DO WELL ENOUGH FOR BOOK TWO; I AM CONSIDERING EDITING TO COMPLETE THE PLOT IN ONE BOOK, BUT THAT NEEDS TIME (A LOT) AND EFFORT. PLEASE DO NOT PURCHASE UNTIL THIS NOTICE IS ERASED. IT COULD BE YEARS** BECAUSE MY WRITING STYLE HAS CHANGED)

Ariana Silverio lost her mother about 5 year ago now takes care of her brother and father in her place. Her father Kenneth has been trying to find a job to support his family but with no luck and now decided to ask his brother for help. His brother is the Alpha of Blood Rose pack and will only take his brother back if he becomes his Beta and sadly her father has no choice but to take it. After the moved back not only do they live in the same big pack house as the Alpha but now her and her brother will be in the same private school as the Alpha children. The private school only allows the higher rank children and even the Royal family as well. There are some exception of some witches intending the school as well. How will Ariana going to handle the change in her life? How will she hide about her wolf being different? Prince Marcus Heinrich is the son of King Alexander and Queen Aurora, next in line to be king of the east side packs. He’s the first male white wolf in the family blood line. The white wolf was created to protect the Moon goddess blood line, but no one has seen any sight of the silver wolf in thirty years or more. Will it be Marcus who finds the silver wolf as he is destine to?

Sapphire - I had never seen a man as drop-dead gorgeous as Dylan. When his steel-grey eyes met mine, I knew I was in trouble. There was no way he would ever see me as anything other than Riley’s little sister. Fine, I am not ugly by any means, but I also know that with my blue hair and tattoos, most guys are turned off, and that doesn’t usually bother me, so why does it bother me regarding him? Of course, I would develop a crush on him. When he and two other teammates of Riley’s move in with us, I know I am in even deeper trouble. I swear, sometimes it appears that he is flirting, and what is with that pet name? There is no way Dylan is interested in me, is there? Dylan - As soon as her sapphire blue eyes met mine, I knew she was mine. Her brother Riley was my best friend and teammate, so I knew this would be tricky. It became even trickier when I moved in with them. It didn’t take long for Riley to figure it out. Between my flirting and the pet name, I gave her more or less gave it away. We hashed out our problems, but then she was attacked. Now her stepfather has sent people after her; he has no idea who he is up against and who he pissed off. No one touches what is mine, and I claimed Sapphire that night in the bar. My precious jewel is that, MINE! He will regret trying to harm her; they all will.

Note: This is Book 2. Do not flip the pages of this book if you haven’t read Book 1, which is My Dark Past. “Can true love mend all the heartaches brought by the painful past?” The story follows the life of Diane after knowing the truth behind her forgotten past. How will she opt to continue living her life if the man whom she has gotten rid of—chooses to stay beside her?

Jenna Salini forgets everything from the past and back with a new life. She was kicked out by the landlord from the apartment she was staying. In Tagaytay, Rydyer Villamonte steps in the picture, trying to bring back her memories with him.Noong nalaman ni Jenna ang lahat ng nakaraan niya, umalis siya sa Pilipinas at bumalik din ng ilang taon. Huli nang malaman niyang nahulog na pala ang bata na nasa sinapupunan niya.Check out the story to be suprised for more plot twists, unique characters and the complicated story of Rydyer and Jenna..