Books To Read For Adults

He is cold-hearted and he hates her.  Following a tragic car accident that leaves him cold and heartless, Dominic Maximus marries the woman responsible for the death of his family to avenge their loss. Charlene Maximus, a former ballet dancer who lost everything due to the accident, serves time in prison before marrying Dominic. She thinks it's love, but their marriage is one of pure revenge and agony. Faced with a loveless marriage and a husband who despises her, Charlene must uncover the truth and make her marriage work, if it's not too late. Can they put aside their past to build a future together, or is their love destined to fail? Discover the unanticipated twists of this gripping story of love, loss, and marriage.

Christy Rhee (FL) was distraught when she came to learn that she was getting married at 21 and not only that but that she was getting married to the Mafia Boss's son, Jillian Colbert (ML), whom she had never met before but had heard speaking to her father on some occasions. She was being used to pay a debt that her father had incurred when she was little and she was taken away from everything she knew and loved in the blink of an eye. Jillian was cold, merciless and heartless and at the beginning, living with him was hell but she finally adjusted to the mafia lifestyle. Slowly but surely, Christy fell in love with Jillian. However, Jillian’s ex/friend, Alyssa, made it her mission to make sure Jillian would never fall in love with Christy while Christy tried her best to make him fall for her. Will Christy succeed? Or will she just be the wife on paper but never the wife at heart?

"Take my life but don't ruin my soul, please... I...I am a widow, " Tears streamed down from her eyes watching that sinister man hovering over her and she softly hissed, when he slightly pressed the tip of the knife against her chin. "I didn't take your husband's life in front of your own eyes so that I could let you go, " And her gaze got befuddled when she had found him to wipe the that knife against those tears in the corner of her eyes which made her fear to engulf her more vigorously because she thought he was going to pierce it into her skin because she had seen him taking uncountable number of lives with no remorse. She again shut her lashes and waited to feel the sharp pain of her skin penetration but in the very next second, she felt the knife to get apart from her skin and warm drops of liquid falling on her lips and her eyes got opened when that liquid proceeded inside her parted lips and her tongue felt that metallic taste and see saw his palm bleeding. She teared up like a child by watching his soul quivering smirk. "Leave me.. Lea..." Her words got stuck into her throat when she felt his palm to grab her jaw which made her stirred and then she looked into his flaming darken eyes with her redden watery ones and her body turned numb ,feeling his palm getting inside her panties whereas, her eyes never stopped shedding tears . "Why? " That question fell out from her mouth which was reeking over her whole existence. Why was she going to endure all of that and why was she fated to get ruined by him ? "Because I am insane for you…." *DARK ROMANCE*

The story revolves around Olivia, the abandoned daughter of an Alpha. She is treated badly and has to run away from the pack when the ill treatment became too much. Her life changes when she mistakenly hides at the evil forest and she is taken by a werewolf, Augustus. He had been cursed and unless he finds Olivia in each lifetime, he would live like a wild animal in the bush. Olivia tried all her best to run away from him but all attempts proved abortive and at the end of the day, Augustus told her that for every time he has to find her and be with her, if not, he would be condemned to a life of loneliness and doom. At the end, Olivia stayed with Augustus and fell in love with him after rejecting him for several months. Augustus took Olivia back to his pack and she was shocked to see that he was the revered Lycan king. She is extremely happy and at the end of the day, her status is elevated and even people from her pack can see her from afar. The Story focuses on love, dominance, commitment and power.

He doesn't take no for an answer. And she's never said yes-until now. Arden Blake has built world on control. A high-powered event planner with a sharp tongue and tighter walls, she doesn't have time for complications-especially not ones wrapped in six feet of tattoos, arrogance, and pure sin. Enter Rhett Maddox- ex military, ex lover, and the man who walked away without a word five years ago. Now's he's back in town, cocky as ever, and owning the nightclub she's been forced to work with. The last thing she want is to play nice. But the way he looks at her? Like he remembers exactly how she sounded when she used to beg for it? Yeah That's dangerous. Rhett doesn't play games .He plays for keeps. And this time, he wants more than her body- he wants her surrender. Mind, mouth, and soul. But Arden doesn't beg anymore. Unless he makes her...

"Cry , just cry I want to see you cry."he cooed in my ears and then he starts thrusting in and out of me angressively. I couldn't scream anymore as I was too weak to make a sound. my eyes transformed into a dam of water and tears blurred my vision pouring down my cheeks like rain. I was already feeling like a slave for him, cause I willingly submitted to his want. He wanted me to cry and that I did, cause I had no choice. As I jerked under him, I felt as though I was in torment, hell, purgatory infact anything worst. I wanted this to stop but it didn't. He kept thrusting in and out of me till I could no longer take the pains. Was this the sex people call fun? Or was he just doing this to turture me? Each pains he inflicted on me, made me feel his burning urge to get his revenge. Whatever my father did to him must be very cruel and it filled me with Guilt. I felt so guilty that I didn't want to beg him, cause I stupidly thought I deserve this. What happens when the daughter of the most powerful Alpha is captured by another Alpha and turned into a slave for the sake of revenge?

She was once the cherished daughter of a respected professor, but now, she is nothing more than a shadow in the city-poor, struggling, and alone. Whispers follow her wherever she goes. Beauty like hers, they say, is a curse for a girl without power. They assume she'll do anything for money. But she is fire, untamed and unbroken. The university, once her father's legacy, is now under the control of a powerful man-a man who watches her with a cruel smile, waiting for the moment she will break. He holds the strings to her fate, dragging her into a silent war where wealth and control always win. Then, he returns. The boy who once played by her side, the boy who vanished the night of the tragedy, is back-no longer a friend, no longer the boy she knew. Now, he stands at the front of the lecture hall, wearing the title of Professor. His cold, unreadable eyes lock onto hers. His touch lingers like a ghost from the past. He helps her in the shadows, yet she feels his presence in every downfall she faces. Does he still hold the warmth of their past, or has he returned only to watch her drown? As secrets unravel and desires ignite, she must decide-fight against the power that seeks to destroy her, or surrender to the darkness lurking within the man she once called her own.

One kiss with the bad boy was all it took for both of them to fall for eachother. When Lydia Hayes, Worthington's sweetheart joins a party and better yet gets to kiss her frenemy, Blake Parker, unwanted feelings start blooming in both their hearts. Sparks fly and happiness engulfs them with an astonishing amount of drama.

Blurb: Mariemar Martinez isang simpleng dalaga na puno ng pangarap sa buhay. Ngunit sa kabila ng taglay na kabutihan at ganda isa sa pangarap ng dalaga ay mahalin ng pamilyang kinabibilangan n’ya. Handa si Mariemar gawin ang lahat makamit lang ang pagtanggi sa pamilyang ni minsa’y hindi siya binigyang halaga. Maging lahat ng kanyang mga ginawa at nagagawa. Hanggang saan kayang ibigay ni Mariemar ang pag ibig na wagas para sa pamilya at sa lalaking natutunan na ng puso n’yang itanggi kahit pa sa una palang ay binawalan na siya at naitinala na sa kasunduan na walang pupuntahan ang pag-ibig na yun?. Mahahanap ba ni Matiemar ang daan para makalaya ang puso n’ya sa sakit at makamit nga kaya ang matagal n’yang ninanais?. Arthes “Azul” Hermoso bunsong anak ni Hayes Hermoso at si Sharina Hermoso taliwas sa isang anak ng mag asawang Hermoso ang gawi ni Arthes. Isang malamig at walang buhay na binata na ito mag mula ng iwan ng nobya na Erra Marco dahil sa mga isyu at pangarap sa buhay. Noon ay isang playful at buhay na buhay ang isang Azul ngunit dadalhin si Azul sa isang kasunduan na mas magbibigay ng gulo sa isip, puso at buong sistema niya. Gagawin ni Azul ang lahat upang mabawi si Erra sa kahit anong paraan para sa isang Azul ang naka plano na noon pa ay kailangan maisakatuparan kaya walang puwang ang bagong damdamin.Pipiliin kaya ni Azul ang paninindigan o susundin niya ang tunay na nararamdaman?. Mababago ba ng pagdating ni Mariemar ang matagal ng plano o mananatiling nanlilimos lamang ng pag ibig ito?. Samahan natin ang isa sa mga anak ng mag asawang Hermoso. Mahanap kaya nina Arthes at Mariemar ang ligaya na tulad ng tinatamasa nina Sharina at Hayes?

An innocent maid catches the eye of a prince whose heart has darkened. Her rise from servitude to supernatural wealth becomes a threat. To claim his love, she must confront the source of darkness—and risk a terrifying fate.