Book Reviews A Little Life

In the summer of 1998, teenager Amelia Jessica discovered a secret of her parents that changed her life. Ethan Travis was her only brother that she always looked up to that's why she doesn't know why he was acting strange whenever she was around. On the day of their parent's wedding anniversary, she overheard her Mom and Dad talking about the biological mother of Ethan. She was furious and ran to her brother's room. She loudly opened the door and shocked to saw a girl on top of his brother. She felt disgusted and disappointed at the same time but a new feeling blossomed inside of her. Jealousy. Years later she found herself acting her hearts out behind a camera. She became the top actress and model of her generation. She focused on her career when she lost her hope that her brother will see her as a woman not just his baby sister. Little did she know that a new adventure will come on her way because of her best friend Cindy.Let's find out more about Amelia Jessica's story in My Little Secrets...Book 2 of Behind That Mask.

It happened one night, unexpectedly. But it cannot be revealed for he belongs to the showbiz industry. The truth cannot be told yet. Jameson Kye Velasco is a famous actor in his generation who met Callie Ivianna Perez, a graduate of Bachelor of Science in Accountancy in Ateneo de Manila University. They met at a luxurious and high-end bar in Bonifacio Global City in the most unexpected time. Both of them became wasted as the night got deeper. Callie decided to go to the rest room as she started to feel dizzy. While on her way, she suddenly bumped into Jameson Kye na halata na din sa mukha ang kalasingan. Sa paglalim ng gabi, isang hindi inaasahang pangyayari ang naganap. Jameson and Calllie had a one night stand, na itinuring na ding isang pagkakamali na ginawa ni Callie. Weeks had passed, at kakaiba na ang nararamdaman ni Callie sa kanyang sistema. Little did she know, she was pregnant. At alam na alam niya kung sino ang ama ng pinagbubuntis niya. She reached out to Jameson, but the boy thought it was all her lies just to ruin his reputation. Jameson’s manager and his friends knew about it, and so his manager decided na magsama muna sila ni Callie sa iisang buong hangga’t naghihintay ng tamang panahon para sa DNA test. But until the DNA result came, hindi pa rin naniniwala si Jameson. He even decided na itago ang katotohonan sa madla para lang maisalba ang kanyang karera. Hanggang sa napagdesisyunan na lamang ni Callie na umuwi sa kanilang mansion at mag-isa niyang palalakihin ang anak.

Reese, recently divorced has moved back home. She has landed a job with a huge company with a sexy CEO. She has no idea what kind of company she is working for until on her first day as Luca Myles personal assistant she walks into an adult film studio. Reese does not panic she embraces her new job and her new boss. Things get steamy on the first day. Sparks fly with her and her sexy new boss, but Reese has a secret. She is a vampire.

The day I find out I only have three days left to live, my mate comes home with a mate termination contract. He wants to break up with me and form a new bond with another she-wolf who's pretending to be dying—just to fulfill her so-called final wish. "Sweetheart, I don't have a choice," Caleb Lowe says, holding me in his arms. "Ruby's been poisoned with silver. She's got about a week left. Her dying wish is to marry me. But don't worry. You're the only one I love," he adds, looking at me with those sincere eyes. "Once the bonding ceremony is over and she's gone, we'll get back together—just like before." I look down and give a small laugh, then sign the termination contract. Forget it. I'm dying anyway. Who he ends up with doesn't matter anymore. I might as well let him have what he wants.

An unscrupulous company discharges toxic wastewater into the river, causing my whole family to be poisoned because we rely on that river for survival. Everyone in my family, including my aunts and uncles, lives in the same village. We're all waiting for an urgent antidote delivery to save our lives. My boyfriend is Harrison Somers, and his company is the only one with the antidote. So, I ask him for it. He agrees to come but doesn't show up after a long time. Ultimately, my family members die after being tormented by the toxic wastewater because they don't have the antidote. Meanwhile, Harrison shows up at the hospital with his childhood sweetheart because she accidentally sliced her finger while peeling a fruit.

Arian Smith had one rule which was to keep his head down, work well as the president of the book club, and hold tight to the scholarship that gave him a second chance at life. But when he’s falsely accused of stealing funds from the school’s prestigious Book Club, the orphaned student is thrust into a scandal that threatens everything he’s worked for. Kael Palmer has everything including money, power, and a last name that opens doors. What he doesn’t have is the academic award that stands between him and his graduation. The Book Club was supposed to be his ticket out until Arian’s scandal threatened to shut it down. Desperate to graduate, Kael strikes a risky deal with Arian. “Clear Arian's name to get the best member award”. But as both boys dug deeper, they became closer to the forbidden. What will happen to them since they live in a world where love between boys is forbidden?

“please"!!!!!! I scream as the last thing I can remember is the smirk on his face and hazel eyes ,I cursed as the pain spread from my chest to my head and all I saw was black. — — — Asher Sanchez, the alpha of lycans,who ruled the wolves for a decade .he is domminering , ruthless and cruel the only thing he cares about one thing POWER! Naya janvi ,a broken , strong, sensitive, fighter who has lived all her life in fear and pain and that's the only thing she knows Arlo Guthrie a selfish third generation fae heir who has everything handed on a silver platter until he met her!! «»«»«»«» What happens when they cross paths and she gives them something else to care about......... Everyone believes the fates made a huge mistake by making such pair but did it?

Grim Marie knows far too much about the wolves of the world, a world where little girls go missing. After all, she had married one before she/he showed his claws, and what that wolf did to her little girl was unforgiveable. Grim Marie isn’t certain if she can ever forgive herself for putting her Little Aleta in harm’s way. When Grandmother becomes ill, Aleta offers to take the bus through the concrete forest to Grandmother’s house to bring her some goodies. She knows the way. What could possibly go wrong? In this modern day retelling of Little Red Riding Hood, the wolf takes to the city streets to capture his prey, but the hunter is close behind him. With Grim Marie on the prowl, the hunter becomes the hunted. ©️ Crystal Lake Publishing

Following the success of her two novels, Cela receives an offer for the TV adaptation of her stories but a third story has to be written soon to complete a three-story special. She is not in to the project until she rediscovers the paper bearing the address of the meeting place of her supposed first date with Nate. Now that her mother is no longer around to interfere, she becomes inspired to reunite with him after many years and hopefully write the third novel based on their new story. Unfortunately, he is now about to get married in two months. Disappointed with the turn of events, she decides not to meet him again. She visits their old meeting place and finds it a good place to write but unexpectedly meets him there. They agree not to talk to each other if they meet there again but fate leads them to meet again under different circumstances leaving them no choice but to speak to each other. Suddenly, Nate’s fiancée starts acting weird and suggests that he spend the weekend with Cela while she is away. Although it confuses him, he figures that it is her way of helping him get closure. The two spend one Sunday reminiscing the past expecting a closure in the end but the wonderful moment they share this time only makes it harder to achieve that closure so Cela has to put a stop to it saying, “Please don't think even for a second that there is still something left or something new to explore after everything that happened or did not happen. This is not a novel. This is reality. We don't get sequels or spin-offs in real life. We just continue. We move forward and that's how we get to the ending."

I never knew what it could be like...to feel the sun on my face...until him. He became the sunshine to my world of darkness. He taught me how to smile. He taught me how to live.