B R U S Q U E Meaning

"She's fierce, violent, and smart. That's why no one should ever underestimate her capabilities." Angela has been running away from the ghost in her past. But who would have expected that they will meet at different time with different goals in mind? Will she be able to finish her goal? Or she will be a failure just like what her parents said?

“Some beginnings start with hellos, but ours started with a kiss.” Amaia was at lost of hope and Luke has just attempted to die when their path crossed. Araw-araw ay pahirap nang pahirap at pabigat nang pabigat na ang pinagdadaanan ni Amaia. Her father hates her, her sister despises her. Wala na ang ina niya para protektahan siya. All she has is herself and her sadness. Ngunit sa gabing sukong-suko na siya, natagpuan niya ang isang lalaking nakahilata sa gilid ng dagat. Although she has no idea who the man was, she suddenly became scared of him dying. With her desire of saving the man, she gave him a mouth to mouth—giving up her first kiss. But what is this? The mysterious man is responding to her kiss! For a love that started out with a kiss, how will it turn out in the end?

Ketika sebuah rumah meledak, semua orang berpikir bahwa itu hanyalah kelalaian belaka. Tapi saat kepolisian mengetahui bahwa ada pasangan suami istri di dalamnya yang tewas, secara tak sadar itu membuat komisaris polisi panik. Di tambah dengan gadis kecil yang tidak diketahui keberadaannya menghilang, seluruh jajaran kepolisian dan ketentaraan mulai gemetar ketakutan. Karena akhirnya dia kembali! Orang yang bisa membuat pejabat besar gemetar dan suatu negara siaga darurat telah kembali. Dia kembali untuk membalas dendam! Membalas dendam pada pelaku yang telah membunuh orang tua, serta menculik adiknya. "Aku tidak peduli siapa dan apa, karena kalian berani membunuh orang tua dan menculik adikku, akan kupastikan bahwa dunia ini tidak akan aman lagi bagi kalian." "Sekalipun nama Red Everlasting Dragon kembali mengguncang dunia, aku bersumpah akan menemukan dan menghancurkanmu!" Bagaikan binatang buas, ketika dia sudah mengeluarkan amarahnya, tak ada seorangpun yang bisa menghentikan atau menghalanginya. Datang dari timur ke barat, semua orang mengenalnya sebagai R.E.D. Seorang pemuda berusia 27 tahun yang dapat membuat suatu negara ketakutan. Itulah dia, Raja Dunia Bawah dengan Tato Naga di tubuhnya. Red Everlasting Dragon.

Nerdy Deborah with her big rimmed glasses, has been in love with Caleb, her childhood crush and basketball player for the past ten years. She got admission into the same college as him and even got a job as the coach’s assistant just to be near him. All hell let's lose when she confesses her love to him and tells him she's a virgin and that she wants him to take her virginity on her 18th birthday without knowing she was being filmed by the school bully. Liam, the Captain of the basketball team and Caleb’s best friend, offers Deborah a contract to school her on the art of seduction which could help her get Caleb, in return for something he needs. As Deborah is transformed from invisible nerd to campus heartbreaker, sparks fly where they shouldn’t. What starts as a lesson in flirting quickly spirals into a war of emotions, secrets, and betrayal. Caleb starts noticing her. Liam starts needing her. And someone else—someone dangerous—starts watching her. But when love is a game, and the stakes are deadly, who will win… and who will pay the price?

The sleepy English locality of Middletown is about to get even sleepier, as a strange malady starts to affect the population. It spreads quickly, causing the authorities to quarantine this small city, and seek out the only person who might be able to help: Doctor Andrew Strauss. However, Strauss has a secret, one that has linked him to this place all his life, one that has linked him to a particular person there, though he doesn’t yet know who. But he’s not the only one hiding things – and as he ventures into Middletown to collect samples with an army escort, a mixture of UK and US troops, cracks soon begin to appear in the operation. Especially when his team comes up against the most terrifying threat humankind has ever known.

COMPLETED Series 5 of 8 Read At Your Own Risk! Silvanus "Silas" Alvarez is fantasizing over a girl who is unfortunately his niece—Athena Aine Alvarez—to his horror. For him, Athena is like an enchantress straight out of his grandmother's tales. A princess he wishes to protect. A damsel in distress that needs a knight in shining armor to save her from a beast. And yet, Silas is both a knight and a beast. Because the mere thought of her makes him a beast—a sinner who deserves hell for having a forbidden desire.

"I'm inlove with him since when I was eight, and he's eighteen years old before; now, he's twenty-eight and I'm eighteen. I call him Uncle Lucas, sometimes Ninong Saint." Lady Eve Yamashita has been in love with Saint Lucas since he took her in at the age of eight after her father (Taro Yamashita, a Yakuza leader) was killed by another Yakuza organization. Every year—Saint Lucas would send her his favorite macha cake, and when Lady Eve turned fifteen, she confessed to Saint Lucas, but sadly—Saint rejected her. Lady Eve Yamashita has been in love with Saint Lucas since he took her in at the age of eight after her father (Taro Yamashita; a Yakuza leader) was killed by another Yakuza organization. Every year—Saint Lucas would send her his favorite macha cake, and when Lady Eve turned fifteen, she confessed to Saint, but Saint rejected her, believing thier ten-year age gap is too large, chooses someone else. One night, Saint came home very drunk. He didn't realize that the room he entered was Eve's room where the girl was sleeping soundly. But, because of Eve's thin clothing, Saint couldn't stop himself from attempting to touch Even and ended up lusting. Eve, woke-up, but didn't stop herself 'cause that was what she wanted too; there was a heated exchange, and months later Saint found out that he had gotten Eve pregnant that night, but Eve run-away and hide.

Blurb: Pakiramdam ni Graeson Santillan, may kulang pa sa sarili niya kaya hindi niya magawang magseryoso sa buhay. Kaya hinanap niya ang sarili niya. Nilibang din niya ang sarili sa mga babae, bar hopping, car racing at iba pa. Pero gano’n pa rin ang pakiramdam niya kaya nagdesisyon siyang sumama sa kaibigang si Isagani pauwi ng probinsya, baka sakaling mahanap niya ang sarili doon. Hindi niya akalaing magiging wild ang unang gabi niya sa bayang iyon. Isa yata iyon sa hindi niya malilimutang karanasan. Pero minalas siya dahil basta na lang siya iniwan ng babaeng nakaniig na nagngagalang Beth. Hindi pa naman niya nakita nang malinaw ang totoong itsura nito. Hinanap niya ito ng mga sumunod na araw pero walang nakakakilala sa kanya. Saka naman dumating sa buhay niya ang Ate Athena ni Isagani, na matanda sa kanya ng anim na taon. Ginulo din nito ang naguguluhang puso niya, na mas lalong nagulo nang makatanggap siya nang balita tungkol kay Beth…

Kau takkan pernah tau kemana waktu membawamu. Kau takkan pernah mengerti mengapa kita dipertemukan.Kau takkan mengerti kenapa harus ada perpisahan. Tapi menurutku perlu adanya kehilangan agar kita tahu seberapa berartinya sesuatu yang hilang untuk hatimu.Agar kau tahu bahwa yang sakit masih bisa diobati namun yang luka tetap membekas apalagi yang patah sudah pasti takkan sama lagi.

Her body went still. Then his voice dropped lower, laced with venom and promise. “By the time I'm done with you, you'll wish you never said …I do.” Angelo placed his hand on the small of her back, pulling her closer in… closer than fear, closer than escape. He leaned in, his smile picture perfect for the cameras. “Now kiss your groom,” he murmured. Then…. His breath ghosted over her lips before sealing the moment with a kiss… cold, calculated and final. This wasn't marriage, nor love. Rather, it was war. It was the beginning of her sentence. Millicent felt it in her bones, the quiet threat beneath his touch. She hadn't just married a man. She had stepped into the arms of her executioner. “Smile for the crowd, Mrs. De Angelis,” Angelo whispered in a low and poisonous voice. “Because soon… they'll be watching you burn.” *Click* The cameras flashed. ~~~~~~~~ To save her brother, Millicent Romano agreed to marry the one man her heart never forgot, Angelo De Angelis. But he isn’t the boy she once knew. He’s a Don now. A powerful and ruthless Don who was hell-bent on revenge. To Angelo, she’s nothing more than a pawn, poisoned gift from an enemy empire. The wedding was never about love… it was about war. But desire doesn’t play by the rules of vengeance, and neither does the past they share. As vengeance dives deep, obsession dives ten times deeper. As secrets unravel, there's only one question left…. When love is laced with blood, someone's bound to bleed. In a world where loyalty kills faster than bullets.... Who will fall first?