Boss Monsters

Kylee Nicole Montenegro, ako 'yun. Labing-walong taong gulang na at malapit ng mag-kolehiyo. Hindi na ako nagho-homeschool; malapit na akong maging normal na estudyante, tulad ng pangako ni Dad. Homeschooled ako mula nung ako'y limang taon dahil sa isang aksidente. Madalas sabihin ng mga tao na marami daw nangyari sa buhay ko noong bata ako, pero isang bagay lang ang matandaan ko — isang panyo. Isang hindi kakilalang bata ang nagbigay sa akin nito, at hindi ko alam ang pangalan niya. Malamang, hindi ko na siya makikilala matapos ang maraming taon, pero umaasa ako na isang araw ay makakita ako sa kanya para magpasalamat. Ang hindi kakilalang ito ang tumulong sa akin nang mawala ako sa mall. Naalala ko ang bahagi ng pangyayari, pero hindi lahat. Napapangiti ako nang hindi ko namamalay. Pagkatapos kong lumabas ng banyo, napansin ko ulit ang panyo at ngumiti. Mukhang may kaunting paghanga ako sa taong nagbigay nito sa akin. Ilang taon na itong nasa akin at hindi ko pa ito nalalabhan. May nakasulat ding salitang "TRIST" dito. Iniisip ko kung pangalan ba ito. Nagtango na lang ako dahil wala akong alam. Nahulog sa malalim na iniisip, isang katok sa pinto ang bumalik sa akin sa realidad. "PUPUNTA NA!" sigaw ko nang marinig ko si Ate Lena na nagpapaalam na ang almusal ay handa na. Isinilid ko ulit ang panyo sa aparador, may kakaibang tanong pa rin sa aking isipan. SINO KA?

21-year-old Larisa Bronc; an unsuccessful reporter who couldn’t write a good story to save her life received a tip from an anonymous person. It was a tip that could lure any reporter in, and sadly, it had lured her. But little did she know, it was a trap, and she had fallen right into it. She had messed with the wrong person and now she was being blackmailed; her virginity or her life…? And that night, the one that she lost wasn’t her life. WARNING: This is a dark romance book, read at your own risk! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.

A forced marriage. A ruthless CEO. And a contract that could ruin—or rescue—her heart. Ayla Morgan thought losing her father was the worst thing that could happen. She was wrong. Within weeks, her family restaurant is seized by debt collectors, her stepmother kicks her to the curb, and her arrogant CEO fires her in front of everyone over a petty mistake. With nothing left but humiliation and bills, Ayla is forced into a blind date arranged by her greedy family… and accidentally ruins the wrong one. That “wrong date”? Damon Cross. Her ex-boss. The coldest man she’s ever met—richer than sin and twice as dangerous. But instead of being furious, Damon makes her a shocking offer: Marry me. Three years. No feelings. No questions. In return, I’ll pay your family’s debt and give you your life back. To him, it’s just a contract. To her, it’s a lifeline. Living under the same roof, working as his personal secretary, Ayla swears she’ll never fall for a man who sees love as weakness. But behind Damon’s icy exterior hides a broken man forced to marry by his dying grandfather—and a loneliness that mirrors her own. As enemies become reluctant allies and fake kisses turn real, Ayla finds herself questioning everything. What happens when the contract ends… but her heart doesn’t? And will Damon let go of control long enough to realize that love might be his only salvation?

Apa kau menyukai pekerjaanmu? Jawabannya adalah iya. Lingkungan kerja yang bagus, posisi yang nyaman serta gaji yang lebih dari tempat lain. Kekurangannya? Atasannya, Direktur Nikolov itu orang paling aneh sedunia, mulai dari isi kepala hingga suasana hatinya, semuanya random, acak. Ditambah Direktur Nikolov yang tidak peduli dengan penampilan. Tidak tampan, tidak keren, tidak berkharisma. Beberapa tahun kemudian, Athena akan menganga dengan mulut yang tidak bisa ditutup lagi. "Apa kau yakin itu Direktur Nikolov?" "Tentu saja, kau pikir itu hantunya?!"

My boyfriend tells me he's a monster in a game, but I think he's lying. What monster would have washboard abs and defined obliques? And what monster would keep asking me for hugs and kisses? Everything changes when I end up in a survival game one day. I'm stuck in a dark, cold ocean when the main boss of the game, a scary tentacled monster, entangles me in its grasp. When it speaks, the voice is gentle and familiar. "Kiss me, Ara."

Hindi inaasahan ni Marikit Dela Torre na siya ang ipapadala ng kanilang boss na si Apollo para makakuha ng impormasyon, tungkol sa illegal na ginagawa ni Isla Maveer. Isa siyang secret agent at dahil gusto niyang makaiwas sa dating kasintahan na nagtra-trabaho din doon ay tinanggap niya ang offer. Nagpanggap siya bilang isang katulong sa mansyon ng mga Singh, habang naghahanap siya ng impormasyon sa kwarto ng amo ay di niya inaasahan na makatulog sa ilalim ng kama nito. Pagmulat niya ng mata ay ang nakangiting mukha ni Isla ang kanyang nabungaran. Halos panawan siya ng ulirat nang alokin siya nito na makipagtalik sa kanya kapalit ng impormasyon na hinahanap niya, at nang matapos na niya ang misyon ay kinuha niya ang bagahe para makabalik na sa HQ. Di niya inaasahan pagkabukas niya ng pinto ng kanyang kwarto ay may mga lalaking nakaitim na naghihintay sa kanya, may mga baril itong dala na mas ikinatakot niya. Doon naman lumabas ang lalaking inalayan niya ng kanyang pagkababae si Isla Maveer Singh, ang Capo Crimini ng Sxented Mafia. Nakangisi itong lumapit sa kanya, bago pa niya maiwas ang pisngi ay nahawakan na siya nito roon. "You're mine Marikit, you'll stay with me forever baby girl."

I worked for a restaurant, and our boss loved making empty promises about giving us restaurant shares. The boss said we would start with zero shares, but we could earn 0.01% for every two hours of overtime, covering someone else’s work or saving the restaurant 1,000 bucks. I suggested she write this down in an official document and have someone track it properly. She just smiled and told everyone to work harder. She never actually put it in writing. The experienced staff did not believe her, but one prep cook took it seriously. At the end of the year, he went to the boss to claim his shares. The boss said, “Sorry, the head chef told me there’s no official document, so it doesn’t count. You can’t claim any shares.” The prep cook worked hard all year and got nothing for it, so he took his anger out on me. The day before I was going home for the New Year, he killed me with a knife. “If you hadn’t said it doesn’t count without an official document, this whole restaurant would’ve been mine!” I lay in a pool of blood. When I opened my eyes, I was back to the day the boss first made those empty promises.

Kallica tak menyangka dia akan bertemu kembali dengan Bara--sang musuh bebuyutan sejak SMA. Namun, kali ini posisi keduanya berbeda! Kallica adalah office girl di salah satu hotel milik keluarga pria itu. Lantas, apakah pertemuan mereka kali ini mampu mengubah perasaan mereka berdua? Atau ... dendam itu semakin kuat dan pertengkaran yang tidak bisa dihindarkan?

"Please, marry me!" Sabrina cried in front of the most handsome man she had ever seen. She was dumped by her boyfriend at the very day he promised he'll proposed to her—the day of his promotion. Turned out he was just using her to get promoted and proposed to her best friend instead. Betrayed and broken, she went to the bar for the first time and got drunk. There, she met Gabriel, the man who looked like a greek god. Intoxicated, she practically begged him to marry her. And that same night they got married. But unbeknownst to her, Gabriel was a billionaire, moreso, he's the new CEO where she and her ex were working. What will she do once she finds out that she's already married? Worse, her husband was their boss. Will she divorce him right away? Or will she use him for her sweet revenge?

Lilian Reed is a determined young woman, working at the exclusive Shadow of Sophia club to support her dreams of becoming a nurse and leaving behind the exploitation by her stepmother, Diane, and her stepbrother, Liam. But her life crumbles when Diane sells her for a fortune to the feared Cassian Moore, a mobster whose presence exudes power and danger. The first encounter between them is marked by a brutal rescue and a gaze that burns like fire, planting the seeds of an irresistible sexual tension. Trapped in a dark agreement, Lilian is dragged into Cassian’s underworld, where each touch of his, firm on her chin, warm against her skin, threatens to dissolve her defenses. Every whisper laden with promise pulls her into an abyss of desire. Between the fear of being consumed and an overwhelming attraction, she proposes to work to pay off her debt and earn her freedom, but Cassian has other plans. “Understand once and for all, Lilian Reed. You belong to me now. You will work for me and answer only to my orders,” he declares, sealing the agreement with a brutal kiss that leaves her body trembling and her mind ablaze. As memories of a painful past resurface and danger closes in, Lilian struggles to resist the mobster's dominance, but will her heart be surrendered to him before she escapes this hell?