Azur Lane Sakura Empire

Natasha Kristen Gonzaga, is a cheerful, beautiful, and smart girl. Being a child of renowned business tycoons, she was born with a golden spoon. Having a whole empire waiting for her. She has everything. Everything beautiful this world could offer. She was envied by most. Thinking she has the perfect life. But life, can never be perfect. It is not made perfect. She always feels unloved. And when she finally found someone who would love her, it was short lived. Her happiness was retrieved. That’s when she decided to stop searching for it. That it is not true. And it will never be… at least for her. She thought she already moved on. That all of what happened stayed at the past. But when she saw him again. All of the walls she built started crumbling to pieces. Would she allow it to happen? Would she let her walls break down and let him come in? Would she let her self believe in that word called ‘love’ again? Would she believe in his whispers? His whispers of forever?

The quiet city of Vlei is filled with terror when its people are murdered one by one every few days. Nobody knows who the culprit is. No clues found, no leads yet. The MO of each death is different. The only common thing is that the murders happen in a secluded place and at night, compelling the people to not leave their homes when the night befalls. Enter Melanie Parker, an orphan taken in by her aunt and her family only because her parents have left her the Parker Empire before their mysterious deaths. When the innocent girl stumbles upon a gruesome secret about her past, it changes her completely. Now she is out for revenge and she does not stop until she has destroyed all the people who have wronged her. On her way, she meets Adrian Cyrus King. At first, there is enmity between the two and they cannot stand each other. They bicker and fight whenever they meet. But, Adrian has a change of heart when Melanie once saves him from his enemies. Who is responsible for all the murders? How will Melanie take her revenge? Read the story to know what happens further. Disclaimer: The cover picture does not belong to me.

Five years of secrets and lies. One night that changed everything. For Jane, a young mother, the past is a minefield of memories she'd rather forget. But when she's hired as a maid for the wealthy Smith family, she's forced to confront the man who's haunted her dreams for years - Christopher Smith. Christopher, the arrogant and cold heir to the Smith empire, has always gotten what he wants. But when he lays eyes on Jane, his carefully constructed facade crumbles. He's consumed by a passion he can't control, and a love that threatens to destroy everything he thought he knew about himself. As they navigate the treacherous world of the elite, Jane and Christopher must confront the secrets of their past and the lies that have bound them together. But as their desire for each other grows, they realize that their love may be the only thing that can set them free. A tale of all-consuming passion, redemption, and the unbreakable bonds of love, this gripping saga will leave you breathless and yearning for more.

Andreanna Gutierrez, or simply Andrea is a nerdy delivery girl who, in one stormy night in a secluded area accidentally bumped over the heir to an enormous business empire, the Jackson Corporation. The heir is Allen Miguel Jackson, who is known as the most elite, fine-looking, eligible bachelor and a cold-hearted person. He asked Andrea to take responsibility to what she did and therefore, she was compulsory to bring him at her rented place and look after him for a while until he is fully recovered. Over time, despite of Andrea's lack of good looks and outdated sense of fashion, Miguel learned to acknowledge her capabilities and innate compassion that he agreed for her to become his personal assistant. Soon after, the two souls became close friends until Andrea admits to herself that she's deeply in love with her boss. How will Andrea win the indescribable heart of someone who's way out of her league? Is it possible that a wealthy, powerful, and good-looking guy like Miguel will eventually fall in love with her nerdy appearance? Or will he hate her after knowing her secrets? Will a mighty CEO and a mere nerdy personal assistant could have a happily ever after?

•Victoria Ford- A nature-loving girl, an A-grade high school student, and someone who used to be always surrounded by the perfect company of 3 best friends who meant the world to her. She is a highly optimistic person with a love for happily-ever-afters running in her veins. Keyword: Used to be. Tense: Past. She was a highly optimistic person. What could have possibly gone wrong causing her life to take a 180° turn? Five years later, now all that matters to her is the business her late grandfather left behind for her. Vitoria is aware Aaron has motives so she actively avoids him. But who would have thought that he is too persistent!? •Aaron Atkinson- An arrogant magnate, 28 years old and a perfect partner- be it in bed or business. Success is his middle name and anyone who dares go against him, he never lets them off. He is used to conquering everything that comes in his path until he meets someone. His next conquest is the female CEO of the Empire Group of Industries. Cold, cunning, and workaholic. He is determined to become entangled with her. But who would have thought she is too hard to be pleased!? * * * Entangled With The Billionaire Player: Miss CEO is Hard To Please.

POWERS SERIES (BOOK TWO) ”I’m only here until my father’s debt is paid. I’m not your property,” I said, though my voice faltered under his piercing gaze. Owen smirked, stepping closer, his voice a low, dangerous growl. “Funny, because the moment you stepped into my territory, you became my property, mia cara, and I do not let go of what’s mine until I’ve taken everything I’m owed—and more.” Mae has spent her entire life trying to clean up her father’s messes. But when his largest debt lands her in the hands of Owen, the most feared Mafia Don in the country, her life takes a maddening turn. Owen built his empire on blood, power, and his unwavering belief that family is nothing but a weakness. Mae’s fierce loyalty and willingness to risk everything to protect her deadbeat father—and track down the mother who abandoned her—makes her more interesting than she already is. Trapped in a web of danger, desire, and impossible choices, Mae has to decide: How far will she go to save the people who’ve already let her down? And how long can she resist the pull of the man who claims to own her?

As the heiress of their empire and soon to be the Empress, Zhao Mhielle have to choose between her responsibilities, happiness and her sister. And the time comes where she chooses to runaway, scape and turn her back to her responsibility. And during her scape she met him, the guy named Dimitrio Whites, one of the most powerful business man in the current society. He teach her the things that she never known about the modern world, be with her even though they'd just met, and love her even if all he have is the exchange... But the time comes where they both in love, but there is someone that she loved from the past, will she be able to choose between happiness or their safety. This is the journey of a runaway princess with the man he just met.

Camilla Everhart never imagined that her quiet life as a maid would catapult her into a whirlwind of secrets, betrayal, and forbidden passion. When a single night with her powerful boss, Dante Draven—America’s mafia—changes everything, Camilla must grapple with her dangerous past, hidden pregnancy and hidden lineage. She learns she’s the lost daughter of a powerful tycoon and the target of a deadly inheritance battle. Forced into an arranged marriage to protect her son, she finds herself fighting for freedom which leads to her death by her husband’s hands. But fate grants Camilla a second chance, returning her seven years into the past. Determined to rewrite her story, she allies with Dante in a contract marriage, reigniting a forbidden love that becomes her strongest weapon. As Camilla gains allies, she prepares to dismantle those who wronged her, wielding her insider knowledge to bring down enemies on all fronts. Yet, with her own life and Dante’s empire under constant threat, will her thirst for vengeance risk the future she’s sacrificed so much to protect? An intoxicating blend of romance, suspense, and power plays, *SAVING MY MAFIA BOSS* is a story of love that defies fate and a woman who refuses to be broken.

Natalie Evans was the perfect wife—loyal, elegant, and devoted to her husband, Adrian Sinclair, the cold and untouchable CEO of Sinclair Enterprises. Everyone believed she was out of her league, merely a trophy wife, tolerated but never truly loved. When he paraded another woman into their home once more, she had enough. Without a scene, without a tear, she signed the divorce papers. The world assumed she was just playing hard to get, that she would come crawling back in days. Adrian believed it too. But when Natalie vanished from the social circles of the elite, only to return months later as a force to be reckoned with—brilliant, ruthless, and untouchable—she shattered every expectation. With an empire of her own, the once-mocked woman became a sensation. Those who belittled her scrambled for her favor, and her enemies found themselves falling one by one. When news spread that she was considering a new father for her daughter—something she had kept secret from the world—a storm of influential men stepped up. A genius scientist, a financial tycoon, and even a world-renowned actor vied for her attention. But Adrian wasn’t ready to let go. Cornering her at a gala, his voice was dark with suspicion. “Your child is mine, isn't it?” Natalie’s cold smile sent chills through him. “That’s none of your business. Ex-husband, step aside.” Now, Adrian would do whatever it took to reclaim what he lost, even if it meant bringing the world to its knees.

Bella, she is strong, beautiful a goddess in the flesh but she has a past that she cannot easily forget. Forcing herself into an alcove, she decides to move on to leave the past where it belongs. She tried moving on but trauma still haunts her, following her like a shadow something she cannot easily shake off and having him as a constant reminder does not make life easier. She strived to build her own fortress, a safe haven away from all of the chaos. Leonardo is a man of his time, mysterious, handsome and successful, being an heir to the vast Mendoza Empire, all eyes are on him. He too harbors a dark past of his own, one he wishes to run from. He tries to move on and he thinks he has realization dawns on him telling him he is back at the starting point. All she has ever wanted was true freedom but when she got it, it was painfully taken away. He had the freedom he wanted but it led him astray. After so many years they find each other. She is forced but he does it willingly, an alliance set for them to get married. Will they fall in love along with their walls or with their love get destroyed along with their fortresses?