Between The Darkness And The Dawn

Born into a family of culinary royalty, Aria Beaumont has always lived in her father’s shadow — a feared food critic whose name alone can destroy chefs. After getting fired for calling out wrongdoing in the kitchen and catching her boyfriend cheating on the same night, Aria runs into the arms of a mysterious stranger and had a one night stand. When she enrolls in the prestigious Étoile Culinary Academy to rebuild her life and career, She never expects her mentor for the training to be Leon Cordon; the reclusive, world-famous chef who vanished from the culinary world after the tragic loss of someone he loved. And she definitely never expects him to hate her on sight. He recognizes her last name. Her family is his sworn enemy. He recognizes her from the one-night stand and refuses to mentor her. She recognizes his arrogance and was determined to bring him back to the culinary industry. Just as their forbidden connection becomes impossible to deny, the academy sends them on a month-long culinary retreat — isolated, breathtaking, and filled with ghosts of Leon's past. There, Aria learns that the culinary world’s greatest tragedy…may not be what it seemed. A past thought buried will return. Loyalties will break. A rival chef will step into the scene. And Aria must decide whether following her heart is worth losing everything she has finally begun to build.

James has transformed his innocence into an element of the dark, and Devon has an image of a saint but has a dark secret hence, a great pretender. When James chooses to leave home for a reason at very young age, he finds refuge with a mother and son. Growing up, a special connection with Kevin is built up. Living a very ordinary life, he tries to forget the past until one day, Kevin has to look for his life somewhere else and he keeps a promise to look after His mother. But one day, he faces a terrible thing that makes him a sudden element of the dark which conscience and mercy do not occupy space in his heart. And the shadow of the past chases him which makes his life tragic and miserable. How can he fight for his life if his enemy is the most outstanding young man as named by the most credible and reputable magazine in the world, has an image of a saint, and a very philanthropic? This is a life story. A story of possession, feelings, desire a, sexuality and identity.

Ava has been in love with her cousin Lucas since she was a teenager, but knowing the taboo nature of their feelings, she has always kept them buried deep inside. She moves on and starts a serious relationship with Ethan, a good man from a wealthy family. Everything seems perfect for a while. However, when their families plan a luxurious vacation together, those long-suppressed feelings resurface. Ava and Lucas have an unexpected encounter that leaves them questioning the boundaries they've set for themselves. They give in to temptation, and a forbidden kiss leads to a series of moments where they struggle to keep their passion under control, knowing they can never act on it. Ava finds herself torn between loyalty to Ethan and the burning desire for Lucas. As the days go on, secrets start to unfold, and the lines between family and romance blur. Ava tries to bury her emotions, but with Lucas constantly around, she realizes she's never truly gotten over him. Tensions rise when Lucas begins to test the limits of their connection. The family event, meant to be a joyous occasion, ends up being a catalyst for betrayal. Ava's emotional turmoil leads her to make a choice that will affect her relationship with both Lucas and Ethan forever.

Chloe, an omega from a poor family just wants to find her mate and graduate from the wolf Academy but when her partner turned out to be no one but the prince of SilverCrest, alpha of the blood moon pack and someone who has always bullied her, her life started to go downhill and she found herself in the middle of things bigger than her. Then come in a guy who might be her knight in shining armor or not.

What would a girl do when she will be stuck in a situation where she could either save her dignity or her family? Would she get trapped in the hell of her blackmailer or would she choose the heaven of her lover?

Stenly Sebastian Miller harus merasakan patah hati saat kekasihnya — Kimberly Manopo tiba-tiba memutuskan untuk mengakhiri hubungan mereka berdua yang sudah terjalin dua tahun lamanya, lantaran kabar kebangkrutan Stenly. Bagaimanapun berusaha, Stenly tetap tak bisa menghentikan langkah Kimberly atau bernegosiasi sekalipun. Wanita itu tetap pada pendiriannya. Usai kepergian Kimberly, Stenly yang perasaannya hancur pun berjanji akan membuktikan bahwa dia tak layak untuk perempuan seperti Kimberly dan akan mendapatkan yang lebih baik darinya. *** Stenly sedang berjalan-jalan untuk mencari ketenangan tak sengaja melihat seorang wanita bernama Seruni Andara Khairunisa yang hampir saja diperkosa oleh Dante Bagaskara. Lelaki itu sangat terobsesi akan Seruni dan juga tubuhnya. Stenly yang melihat kejadian itu pun sama sekali tak ragu untuk menyelamatkan wanita itu. Bagi Stenly, ini adalah waktu yang tepat untuk melampiaskan semua marah dan sakit hatinya karena telah ditinggalkan Kimberly. Nahas! Niatnya menolong malah berakhir babak belur. Siapa sangka, kejadian itu malah membuat Stenly ingin lebih mengenal wanita yang sudah ditolongnya. Akankah suatu saat Stanley bisa benar-benar melupakan Kimberly dan kembali menata hidupnya yang sudah hancur? Apa mungkin pertemuan Stenly dan Seruni adalah awal dari kisah bahagia yang akan Stenly dapatkan? LOVE BETWEEN TWO BELIEFS by Titin Jihan Ig : jihanzhikni

When Samantha, a kind woman with an odd and mysterious past, disappeared; everyone thought she has been abducted and murdered. However, in the process of unravelling her past, Kathleen: Samantha's best friend, together with her friends, found out the truth behind her disappearance. Before the team could even articulate an effective plan on how to get her back, she peculiarly appeared before them—or did she?

Lucky number seven, right? Not if you're Dante, younger brother of feared Alpha Dominic, leader of the Seven Moons Wolf Pack. After a family battle, Dante leaves the pack and seeks solace in the human world, where he finds himself needing to shift in order to protect an innocent life... This good deed changes his life forever, for the human he rescued now knows what he is. Dante has to trust this human, but she wants to know everything. Including where he came from. What happens when Dante has to go back home?

Okay so this is for everyone whose imagination has never once behaved itself. You know who you are. To my fellow freaks who read with one hand on the book and the other doing you know what (wink wink) and to the innocent ones who are absolutely lying about being innocent. This is your safe space, your no judgment zone and your new favorite material for everything in between. We don't talk about what we do with good books and I'm here to make sure you have them deeply inked and ready. You're welcome and I'm not sorry!! ✦ Warning This collection contains dark themes, such as dubcon, violence, slapping, degradation, anal, MMF, and more. All characters depicted in these stories are above 18 years of age.

WARNING: Some chapters contained hot scene/bed scene. Please be mindful that 17 below is not suitable for reading those. Read at your own risk. One-night-stand changes everything. Dahil sa kalasingan nina Rosalie at Jervis, hindi sinasadya ng kanilang katawan na makipag-laro sa isang lugar. It was a big mistake. There are best friends. But after that, they agreed that they could touch each other. However, Rosalie loves his second boy’s best friend ever since she was eight and Harvick was eleven. She couldn’t find her way kung paano siya mapansin ni Harvick. Not until Jervis confesses that he loves Rosalie. Rosalie refuses and rejects him because Rosalie loves Harvick ever since they were kids. Ngunit isang malaking pagsisisi para kay Rosalie na i-reject ang kanyang unang naging kaibigan sapagkat palagi itong tumatakbo sa kanyang isipan. Hindi niya maintindihan ang kanyang nararamdaman at naguguluhan siya sa kanyang dalawang kaibigan. Not until tragic happened, hindi lubos maisip ni Rosalie ang kanyang nalaman. Sino kaya ang kanyang pipiliin sa dalawa? Si Jervis ba na parating nandiyan para sa kanya? O ang kanyang pinapangarap na lalaki simula pa n’ong mga batang paslit pa sila?