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Callie Ruiz never imagined she’d still be stuck at BuyMore after ten years—managing chaos, covering shifts, and shelving her dreams just to keep her family going. Then Eli shows up: clumsy, clueless, and clearly not cut out for retail. She figures he won’t last a week. What she doesn’t know? Eli is actually a billionaire tech CEO undercover, trying to fix the mess he made when he bought the struggling chain. As they work side by side through blackout shifts, awkward shelf restocks, and breakroom drama, something real begins to spark between them. But when Eli’s true identity is exposed in front of the whole store, Callie feels betrayed—and heartbroken.

16 year old Scarlet Paine finds herself changing in mysterious ways. She is becoming sensitive to light, able to read peoples’ thoughts, and is faster and stronger than she’s ever been. She doesn’t understand what’s happening to her, and tries to ignore it. But she can only dismiss it for so long.

Caitlin Paine, her mom, knows too well what’s happening to her daughter. She underwent the same transformation to vampire once, centuries ago. But now, in the present day, as a mere human, she has no memory of it. All she has is the journal she found in the attic—her mysterious vampire journal—telling of her exploits in another time and place, and of the vampire race being eradicated. But was there one exception to the rule? Could it be that Scarlet, her daughter, is the last remaining vampire on earth?

As Scarlet tries to fight who she’s becoming, she also tries to fight her intense feelings for Blake, a boy in her grade who she has a crush on. She can’t tell, though, if he’s into her, and with the big Halloween dance just days away, the pressure is on. She would do anything for Blake to ask her. But Vivian, the meanest of the popular girls, is also on Blake’s radar, and she’ll do anything to make Blake hers—and to make Scarlet’s life a living hell.

Luckily Scarlet has her own clique of friends to back her up, including her best friends Maria and Jasmin. They, too, have guy troubles—but it isn’t until Sage appears, the mysterious new boy, that her friends become obsessed. Scarlet finds herself attracted to him, too—and is surprised when it is her, of all the girls in the school, that he pays attention to. But her mind is set on Blake, at least for now, and she continues to hope he’ll ask her to the dance.

Just when it seems that Scarlet has what she wants, her body changes. Soon it may be impossible for her to be near her fellow humans. Soon, she may have to choose between her desire to live and her desire for love.

Elspeth Amorelle Keene, a college business major live in a world where everything is predicted. All people in their world are born with two clock birthmarks on their palms which indicate the date of love and the date of death. During her last day, she unexpectedly had an encounter with the physics genius who's popularly known in Aestwood University. Without her knowing, meeting him means the start of her complicated life. Will she try to change something or just accept the fact that she's ill-fated?

The Billionaire’s Affair Bk.9 Behind Blue Eyes Maegan Blair Thompson Blurb  Si Maegan Blair Thompson ay isang sikat na modelo na nakamit ang lahat dahil sa kanyang pagpupursige at pagsisikap. When she was starting her career, nagkaroon  ng isang insidente kung saan iniligtas siya ng isang lalaking nakamaskara. His blue eyes captivated her, thus calling her unknown saviour as KNIGHT. She fell for him kahit na hindi niya ito kilala knowing that he is just around, watching her every move and making sure that she is safe kahit pa saan siya magpunta!

Elspeth Amorelle Keene, a college business major live in a world where everything is predicted. All people in their world are born with two clock birthmarks on their palms which indicate the date of love and the date of death. During her last day, she unexpectedly had an encounter with the physics genius who's popularly known in Aestwood University. Without her knowing, meeting him means the start of her complicated life. Will she try to change something or just accept the fact that she's ill-fated?

It's 11:30 pm. Home alone, I decide to order some takeout. When the map shows the delivery guy is zero miles away, I receive a call from him. I pick up, only to hear unsettling silence from the other end. I hang up, annoyed. The next moment, the guy texts me, "Sorry, I'm hearing-impaired and unable to speak. I called to notify you to pick up your food as soon as possible. I can't explain things over the phone, and I apologize for that." Then comes another text. "You must've been waiting for a long time. I've left your order at your door, so please pick it up as soon as you can." Just as I prepare to open the door, I see bars of live comments—reminiscent of livestream chats—floating right before my eyes. "Don't open the door! That dude isn't a delivery guy at all! He's a murderer!" "He called you to check if you're a woman living alone!" "Seriously, why are all thriller story protagonists always so dumb? The delivery guy is obviously suspicious, yet she still wants to open the door."

O homem por quem eu me apaixonara e seu pai haviam sido envenenados com afrodisíaco. Sem hesitação, tirei minhas roupas para ajudar o pai dele - Henrique Costa. Na minha vida passada, fui forçada a ser o antídoto para Rafael Costa, chegando a dar à luz seu filho. Mas ele passava noites longe de casa, mantendo sua pureza para seu "verdadeiro amor". No quinto ano de casamento, ele nos cortou em pedaços - a mim e ao nosso filho - e nos enterrou como fertilizante no pomar de romãs dela. Ele estava convencido de que eu, com más intenções, o havia drogado para aquela noite de paixão, impedindo-o de ficar com quem realmente amava, levando sua amada ao suicídio longe de casa. Quando acordei, me vi de volta ao momento do envenenamento. Nesta vida, eu escolhi me tornar a nova esposa de seu pai...

姉の幼馴染と私は9年間の交際を続け、もうすぐ婚約する予定だった。 その日もいつも通り、彼が飲み会で飲酒した後、迎えに行くため店の前に足を運んだ。 声をかけようとしたその瞬間、不意に耳に入ったのは、彼の友人たちの悪ふざけ混じりの冷やかしだった。 「晃司、お前の初恋が帰ってきたんだろ？で、代用品はどうするんだ？捨てるのか、それとも二股かけるのか？」 藤原晃司の口元には、嘲るような笑みが浮かんでいた。 その場の空気をさらに悪化させるように、別の友人が大声で笑いながら続けた。 「晃司、本当羨ましいよな。初恋がいなくなって寂しかったからって、幼馴染の妹で暇つぶししてたんだろ？9年も付き合って、そろそろ飽きたって言ってたしな。それに、ちょうど初恋が帰国したタイミングだもんな！」 晃司は苛立ちを滲ませた声で応えた。 「だって、万田さゆりが『あんたの人生で愛するのは私だけ』なんてぬかしたんだぞ？だから安物の代用品で、あいつの自信を徹底的に叩き潰してやらなきゃ気が済まないだろ！」

Diana e Adeline eram duas estudantes do ensino médio de uma escola particular. Elas sofriam bullying na escola, Diana por ser pobre e Adeline por ser considerada feia. Um dia a colega de classe delas, Nadine, participa de um ritual ocultista e descobre que Adeline pode atrapalhar seus planos com Henrique, o garoto mais popular da escola. Ela recebe uma proposta, caso ela entregue duas almas no ritual, ela conseguirá ficar com Henrique, então ela decide Diana e Adeline, e consegue. Tudo estava perfeito para Nadine, até que Diana volta para se vingar.

Com nove meses de gravidez, eu estava na reta final do meu termo, pronta para dar à luz a qualquer momento. Mas meu marido, Vito Falcone, subchefe da família, havia me trancado. Ele me mantinha em uma sala médica subterrânea e estéril, injetando-me um medicamento que suprimia o trabalho de parto. Enquanto eu gritava de dor, ele friamente me dizia para aguentar. Porque se esperava que a viúva de seu irmão, Scarlett, entrasse em trabalho de parto exatamente na mesma hora. Um juramento que ele fizera ao seu irmão falecido declarava que o primogênito herdaria o lucrativo território da família na Costa Oeste. — Essa herança pertence ao filho de Scarlett. — Disse ele. — Com Daemon morto, ela está sozinha e desamparada. Você tem meu amor, Alessia. Todo ele. Só preciso que ela dê à luz em segurança. Depois será a sua vez. — Continuou. A droga era um tormento constante. Implorei para que ele me levasse a um hospital. Ele me agarrou pelo pescoço, forçando-me a encarar seu olhar gelado. — Pare isso! Eu sei que você está bem. Está apenas tentando roubar a herança. — Disse, com voz cortante. Meu rosto estava pálido. O corpo convulsionava enquanto eu conseguia sussurrar, desesperada: — Não me importo com a herança. Eu só quero que nosso filho nasça em segurança! Ele zombou. — Se você realmente fosse tão inocente, não teria forçado Scarlett a assinar aquele acordo pré-nupcial, renunciando aos direitos de herança do filho dela. — Disse. — Não se preocupe, voltarei para você depois que ela der à luz. Afinal, você carrega minha própria carne e sangue. — Completou. Ele passou a noite inteira em vigília do lado de fora da sala de parto de Scarlett. Só depois de ver o recém-nascido em seus braços é que ele se lembrou de mim. Finalmente, enviou seu segundo em comando, Marco, para me libertar. Mas quando Marco finalmente ligou, sua voz estava trêmula: — Chefe… a senhora e o bebê… se foram. Naquele momento, Vito Falcone se despedaçou por dentro.