Aren't You A Little Short For A Stormtrooper

Caught in a ruthless conspiracy, Maisie Vanderbilt lost her chastity and was forced to move out of her home. Six years later, she returned to the country with three little rugrats tagging along, ready for revenge. To her surprise, her adorable angels turned out to be much more resourceful than herself. They tracked down their birth father, a man powerful enough to protect her, and had him kidnapped. “Mommy, we kidnapped Daddy and brought him home!” The man gazed down at the three miniature versions of himself. Then, he backed her up against the corner of the wall. With a brow raised, he suddenly smirked. “Since we already have three, how about another?” Maisie retorted, “Scr*w you!”

Darien, a billionaire CEO used to have one big secret: his sexuality. Then he met Zach who discovered his secret. Instead of punishing him, Darien makes him an offer. If Zach can make him happy, he will give him anything he desires. It takes Darien less than one week to fall in love with Zach. Now his biggest secret is his love for Zach.

Wei never chose this marriage, she certainly did not choose this arrogant man, who are you to marry the sun? What sun? I never chose you After finding her sister in bed with her fiancé Wei is forced to give him up and marry the cold Billionaire at her fathers behest. This is not the man she loves, not even the man she likes but as fate would have it, he’s the one she ends up with.

For Victoria, turning 18 years meant the beginning of a new life, the first step to fulfilling her dreams. But when unexpectedly promises from the past and threats to destroy her family comes out of nowhere, Victoria's life takes a complete turn when she gets forced to accept an arranged marriage, starting her new life but in a completely different way, becoming the wife of Dominik Mayer, an unhappy and evil , who doesn't want to marry Victoria either. And despite the dreams and desires that will end with their wedding, Victoria must learn to get along with Dominik, to fulfill a promise made more than fifty years ago, when meant something different.

Bryony Adams is destined to be murdered, but fortunately Fate has terrible marksmanship. In order to survive, she must run as far and as fast as she can. After arriving in Seattle, Bryony befriends a tortured musician, a market fish-thrower, and a starry-eyed hero who is secretly a serial killer bent on fulfilling Bryony’s dark destiny. ©️ Crystal Lake Publishing

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He smirked, knowing he was on the winning side. "So it's a done deal for three months?" He raised his eyebrows, putting his hand forth for a handshake. I looked at the long fingers and perfectly aligned nails and then at his patient face. Sighing to myself I my own hand into his and ignored the tingles that flowed through every nerve as his fingers curled around my hand and shook it lightly. "Yeah three months." "Goodnight then." He winked, removing his hand from mine and turned to walk away. "Hey wait!" I called out, suddenly remembering something. "You don't have my number." "What makes you think that? I have my ways Smith." And with one last wink I saw him take a turn and disappear from my sight. I let out a long breath, leaning on the nearby wall. Looks like I just made a deal with the Devil. * A sarcastic girl, a cocky guy. Throw in some mystery, murder, filthy jokes, wonderful friends, tons of kisses, secrets, surprises, eye-rolls and a killer on run. And you have got yourself a story never read before. ***So grab a cup of hot chocolate, some chips and a warm blanket and get ready to laugh, cry and bite your lip in anticipation. Enjoy!!

Nakilala ni Angela Bautista ang dalagang mahilig sa pocketbook na si Heart Del Rio. Bitbit nito ang mga libro nito nang lumapit ito sa kaniya at binago ang takbo ng kaniyang mundo. Simula noon ay naging anino na niya ang dalaga. Naging maayos naman ang pagkakaibigan nila, ang kaso, pumasok sa eksena ang walang modo nitong kapatid na si Brian Del Rio. Inutusan siya ni Brian na layuan niya ang kapatid nito sa hindi niya maintindihan na dahilan. Kahit labag sa kaniyang loob ay sinunod niya ang binata at doon nagsimula ang kalbaryo ng buhay niya. Naging mas makulit pa si Heart at panay padala ito sa kaniya ng kung ano-ano na naging dahilan bakit na-chismis sila sa campus. Brian Del Rio to the rescue. Nagpanggap ang binata na ito ang nanliligaw sa kaniya para lang matabunan ang issue nila ng kapatid nito. Isang pagpapanggap na hindi dapat siya sumang-ayon. Maraming binitawan ang binata na mga pangako sa kaniya, but promises are meant to be broken. Hindi natupad dahil bigla na lang itong nawala at hindi na muling nagpakita pa sa kaniya. Dapat pa ba siyang maghintay? O dapat na siyang mag-move on dahil pagpapanggap lang talaga ang lahat?

Five years after Mom and Dad died, my sister, Miley Jenkinson, sent me away to a residential treatment center to "fix" me. She flung my luggage at me and roared, "You love fighting so much, Delia? Then, stay here. Maybe I'll come back for you once you've learned to behave." Next thing I know, Miley's sworn enemy is beating me senseless. Meanwhile, Miley loses it on the other end of the line. "Fight back! Why aren't you fighting back?" My gaze is blank as I say, "Because you said fighting made me one of the bad ones."

In the 1980's in a small, not too well known town, a young Black girl named Ariel Smith in a mostly white school juggles her studies to get into college, and deal with a murderer committing multiple hate crimes, so you'd think she wouldn't have time for romance until she saved a young white boy named Ernest Rivers from drowning, literally. "Dangerous? He looks so peaceful here. Angelic almost. How could someone so beautiful be dangerous?" Satan was once an angel. Warning: depictions of sexual assault, racism and murder throughout the story. If any of these topics are triggering for you, I do not recommend reading. Thank you.