A Time Of Dread

Allison realizes her whole life has been a lie when she caught her husband cheating with her half-sister. What's worse, she dies a tragic death at the hands of her half-sister and husband. Given a second chance, Allison vows not to repeat past mistakes and rewrite her fate. But what comes first? Revenge. She would exact vengeance on her cheating husband and half-sister. Allison vows not to get involved with any man again but she keeps coming across a handsome man who messes with her head. Will she give love a second chance? What if he hurts her too?

“If someone ever told me that having a crush on someone could bring unbearable pain in the end, I would believe them because I have gone through that”. Since college, I have always had a crush on Nathan, one of the most popular and handsome guys in school. But, of course, he never for once noticed me. Even after we graduated from college. He became a hotshot CEO while I was a jeweler who worked in his company. They say an opportunity comes but once, and that was the truth. Nathan's father seemed to notice me, and because of him, I was able to get married to Nathan. But little did I know that that was the beginning of my nightmare. I am Adira, and welcome to my story…

“Stop pretending and sign the divorce papers immediately. I’ll personally be watching for you to sign the divorce papers this time.” “Divorce papers? I’m not even married. Who are you?” Yuriel Scott woke up in a hospital after an accident. Suddenly she was presented with a divorce certificate by Aleandro Gilren, a multi-billionaire entrepreneur in the capital. “Don’t test my patience and sign the divorce papers right now.” Aleandro said impatient. “I don’t even know you; why should I sign it?” Yuriel tossed the document in Aleandro’s face.

The first time I met Alessio Russo I was eighteen. He’d barged into my room. I yelled. He yelled. We argued. I slammed the door into the jerk’s face. Then I discovered that the drool-worthy prick was my best friend’s oldest brother -- who had connections to Cassio King and the mafia. The freaking mafia! The second time I saw him was at his mother’s funeral. He didn’t seem to recognize me. Or so I thought until we ended up tangled up between the sheets and he referred to our first encounter. The next time we saw each other was at his father’s funeral - the funeral of the very same man that had threatened my life. It turned out Alessio Russo was a gentleman even when he was a savage. We bickered. We kissed. We fought. We made love. He thrilled me and scared me. Still, we slowly started to find a way to each other but before I had a chance to come clean with him, I had to leave the country. Then all hell broke loose.

BLURB: He's a grief counselor who lost his own family. He's an immigrant fighting for permission to stay. When Owen meets Lucas at a small restaurant called Roots, neither expects what happens next. Owen is isolated after his family abandoned him for being gay. Lucas carries the weight of an entire family his disabled brother, struggling sister, and the constant pressure to prove they all deserve to stay in the country. What begins as a chance encounter becomes something real. Between stolen moments at the restaurant and late-night conversations, Owen and Lucas find each other. But as they fall deeper, the world closes in. When Owen's boss discovers their relationship and forces him to choose his job or Lucas everything shatters. Owen can't afford to lose his income. Lucas can't bear to be the reason Owen loses everything. They're trapped between love and survival, belonging and rejection. Because sometimes permission to stay isn't about immigration. Sometimes it's about whether love is worth fighting for.

"Are you sure you want to change your name, Ms. Anderson? You'll have to change your degree certificate, documentation, and passport once you do." Noelle Anderson nods. "I'm sure." The employee tries to talk her out of it. "It's quite troublesome for adults to change their names, and your current name sounds nice. Are you sure you don't want to think about it?" "No, I'm done thinking." She signs the form. "Sorry for the trouble and thanks." "Alright, then. The name you're changing to is… Aria Byrd, right?" "Yeah." Aria Byrd—it means a flight to freedom.

Wynter Aguilar is ordinary woman and a café owner. Isang lang naman ang tanging hiling niya sa buhay. Ang maayos at tahimik ang buhay na ibinigay naman sa kaniya. But everything changed when she met the man named, Cassiuz Velasquez. A drop-dead gorgeous man, rich and ideal man to every woman’s dream. Hindi lang maintindihan ni Wynter kung ano ang nagawa niya sa lalaki at lagi itong nakasunod sa kaniya. What she didn’t know that Cassiuz Velasquez will like her to the point of no return. Hindi rin naman maintindihan ni Cassiuz ang sarili dahil unang beses na pagkakita niya pa lang kay Wynter, nahulog na agad ang loob niya rito. Right at the moment, he wanted to make Wynter as his wife and he starts pursuing her. “You’re the one whom I want to be with.” – Cassiuz Velasquez.

Si Kate ay Isang succesful OFW sa Dubai. Nagsakripisyo siya ng sariling kaligayahan para sa ikakaunlad ng kanyang pamilya ngunit mababago ang lahat ng mapagdesisyunan niyang sorpresahin ang kanyang pamilya sa biglaan niyang pagbabakasyon sa Pilipinas ngunit sa hindi inaasahang pangyayari ay siya ang nasorpresa ng malaman niyang nabuntis ng kanyang fiance ang kanyang kapatid na si Charlotte. SI James naman ay kilalang chick magnet sa hanay ng mga Batang Bilyonaryo sa kanyang henerasyon. Madami mga kalalakihan ang naiingit sa kanyang kakayahang mapaibig at makuha ang isang babae ng walang kahirap hirap ngunit mag iiba ang lahat ng makilala niya si Kate sa Isang resort club sa Boracay. Matatapakan ang kanyang pagkalalaki dahil ito ang unang beses na may tatanggi sa kanyang alok. Hindi niya ito iiwan bagkus ay I da-dare niya ito kung sino ang unang maiinlove sa kanilang dalawa ay siyang magbabayad ng kanilang mga ininom . Naparami na din ang kanilang nainom at hindi na nila alam ang mga sumunod nilang ginawa .Naunang nagising si Kate at nagmadaling umalis sa tabi ni James . Ayun na ang una at huli nilang pagkikita. Dumating na lang ang isang araw na kakailanganin ni Kate na hanapin muli si James upang ipaalam dito ang nairehistrong kasal nila hihiling siya ng annulment dito Ngunit hindi Naman papayag si James Dahil nalaman niya ang kalupitan ng pamilya ni Kate sa kanya, walang alam ang pamilya ni Kate sa estado ng pamumuhay na Meron si James kinailangan ni Kate kumuha ng cenomar dahil pinipilit siya ng kanyang ama na magpakasal sa isang mayamang tao na nag-alok sa kanya ng kasal sa Dubai. Maaawa si James kaya Naman aalagaan niya ito . Paano mapoprotektahan ni James si Kate kung pamilya MISMO nito ang kanyang kalaban.

“Your body belongs to me, Kitten.” He rasped out, cold index finger reaching out to trace over my fluttering pulse. I took an hesitant step backwards, but he took one forward, closing in on me even further and making my breath hitch. “Say it.” I gulped and averted my gaze instead, clutching on my towel harder. His grip on my chin was firm as he tipped my head upwards. I trembled in immense fear. “My b- body belongs to you.” I stuttered shakily, and a dark grin broke out on his face, making my blood run colder. “That’s right. Now, take this off. I don’t think we’ll be needing this tonight.” —— When an underboss’ territory gets raided and his wife and eldest son gets captured, what better way to rectify the situation than to seek help from the most popular Mafia Don in Italy and give his only daughter away in exchange for said help. Catherine has a deep rooted fear of men, and had secretly planned on eloping before she comes of age in which her hand would be given out in marriage, but when the unexpected happened and she had to be the sacrificial lamb, she knew her entire life was doomed. Damien’s was cold, ruthless and emotionless. He had no idea of what to do with his new wife who trembled around him like a lost kitten– but, he knew he could never let her go. Ever since he set his eyes on her and saw the tears running down her flushed cheeks, he knew he had to have her, protect her and keep her all to himself. That might just be hard to do, since danger was never, ever far away from him.

Yan Zi, a botanist and author, accidentally transmigrated into her own historical novel as the notorious villainess. She meets Xu Kai, the handsome Co-Commander of the Imperial Military Guards, who is attracted to her during their dangerous missions together. However, knowing that she will not have a happy ending as a villainess, Yan Zi refuses to fall in love with Xu Kai. But somehow after escaping an unexpected intruder attack, watching the stars under the waxing moon, and spending a sweet and sweaty night together, everything starts to change..