Cala Maria

Prideful, conceited, and loves to look down on Omegas like him. That's what Nexus thought about Alphas. And he believed that all Alphas are the same. But his perspective changed when he reconnected with Maximino again, a former classmate of his who is an Alpha and is now claiming to be his fated pair.

When Jerome, her best friend's older brother, enters her life, Stacy's simple world is turned upside down. His charismatic presence and compassionate nature draw her in, but their forbidden attraction threatens to ruin her closest friendship. As they navigate the dangerous landscape of their feelings, Stacy must confront her own vulnerabilities and the fears that have held her back. Will she risk everything for a chance at love, or will the weight of her past and the pressure of her present tear them apart?

Seorang anak dengan tanda lahir berupa sisik emas di punggungnya terlahir sebagai putra mahkota pasangan raja Qi You dan ratu Xian Lian dari kerajaan Qi. Yu Ping, sang putra mahkota dengan tanda lahir keramat itu ditimpa berbagai cobaan dengan kehilangan ayah dan ibu kandungnya di usia masih tiga hari karena sebuah aksi makar yang didalangi oleh sang paman. Kelahiran sang putra mahkota ternyata berhubungan dengan seruling sakti sang naga. Sebuah seruling sakti, benda pusaka hadiah dari naga Ying Long untuk raja Qi ribuan tahun yang lalu. Konon seruling tersebut dapat memberikan kekuatan yang sangat luar biasa tiada tanding bagi penggunanya sehingga dapat mengalahkan segala musuhnya dalam pertempuran. Namun entah bagaimana seiring berjalannya waktu seruling sakti sang naga menghilang. Konon katanya benda pusaka itu akan muncul kembali bila terlahir seorang anak laki-laki dengan sisik emas di tubuhnya. Tanda sisik emas di punggung Yu Ping adalah sebuah takdir. Karenanya, ia dihadapkan dengan berbagai cobaan, diburu sang paman untuk dibunuh, dan dimanfaatkan beberapa tokoh dunia persilatan untuk menemukan seruling sakti sang naga. Semua cobaan hidup yang dihadapi Yu Ping membawanya dalam sebuah petualangan yang mengantarkan dirinya menjadi pendekar tanpa tanding. Mampukah sang putra mahkota membalaskan dendam orang tuanya? Benarkah seruling sakti sang naga akan muncul kembali dan menemukan tuannya yang sejati, sang putra mahkota, Yu Ping?

Maddison, a tech-genius, was secretly married to Noah, the breathtakingly handsome heir of Natividad Hotel Group. It was an arranged marriage to fulfill the dying wish of his mother. Noah handed her an annulment paper to be signed. But her heart refused to let him go because she was in love with him kahit pa nga assistant lang ang tingin nito sa kanya. She confessed her love but got rejected. Mas lalong lumabo ang pag-asa niya ng bumalik ang ex-girlfriend nitong galing underworld. He totally abandoned her sa panahong kailangan niya ito. Nagpakababa siya at tinalikuran ang marangyang buhay na meron siya just to be with him. She decided to let go. Pero bakit tila nagbago ang ihip ng hangin? He did not want the annulment anymore. At pilit siyang pinababalik sa trabaho niya. She was such a fool na paniwalaang nahuhulog na din si Noah sa kanya. Nang malaman niya ang tunay na dahilan ng panunuyo ng asawa at nang malagay ang kanyang buhay sa bingit ng kamatayan, her broken heart was beyond repair! After the trauma and pain, she will take her sweet revenge. She was thrilled to see him suffer and fall! Ngunit sa kabila ng lahat, she still loved the bastard! Papayag ba siyang muling masaktan? A war between her heart and mind.

Nagulo ang buhay ni Alexi nang malaman niyang buntis siya. Pero baog ang asawa niyang si Martin, kaya inakusahan siya nito ng pangangaliwa. Ipinahiya siya sa lahat at nag-file ng divorce. Hindi alam ni Alexi ang gagawin, hindi niya rin kasi alam kung paano siya nabuntis. Alam niya sa sarili niyang hindi niya niloko ang asawa niya. Umamin ang doktor na nakagawa ito ng napakalaking pagkakamali. Kay Alexi naitinurok ng embryo, sa halip na sa isang surrogate. Pero ang nakaguho ng mundo niya ay nang malaman na si Marco Villafuerte ang ama ng dinadala niya, ang kakambal ng asawa niyang si Martin, at ang pinakamayaman at pinakakinatatakutan na billionaire tycoon sa lungsod.

Le jour où je suis tombée enceinte à nouveau, Antoine a décidé de ne plus jouer de l'argent et de travailler dur pour subvenir à nos besoins. J'étais tellement émue que j'ai fondu en larmes et, d'une main tremblante, je lui ai donné tout l'argent que j'avais économisé en travaillant des petits boulots pendant un an. Deux billets sont tombés par terre. Je les ai ramassés et j'ai suivi Antoine dehors. Mais au bout de la ruelle, j'ai vu les hommes de la mafia, ceux qui étaient venus nous harceler pour les dettes, s'incliner devant Antoine avec respect. Il s'est avéré que sa pauvreté n'était qu'une comédie. « Chef, est-ce qu'on doit encore venir faire semblant de vous menacer demain ? » Antoine, assis à l'arrière d'une voiture, a répondu avec nonchalance : « Non, ce ne sera plus nécessaire. » Il a regardé la bague à son doigt et a soupiré doucement. « Toutes ces années ont prouvé que son amour était sincère. La dernière fois, pour payer mes dettes, elle travaillait comme une folle et a fait une fausse couche à cause du surmenage. » « Je lui ai déjà fait assez de mal. Il est temps de lui dire ma véritable identité pour qu'elle n'ait pas à travailler si dur. » Mais à son côté, son amie d'enfance Yvette a fait la moue : « Non, ce n'est pas encore le moment de révéler la vérité ! Et si elle était comme les autres femmes, ne s'intéressait qu'à ton argent et à ton statut de chef de la mafia ? » « Attendons de voir si elle veut donner naissance à ce bébé. » Antoine a réfléchi un instant avant d'acquiescer : « D'accord. De toute façon, elle est déjà avec moi depuis si longtemps, elle ne me quittera pas. » En serrant inconsciemment les billets dans ma main, je me suis retournée et les larmes ont coulé. Antoine, cet amour rempli de mensonges, je n'en voulais plus !

Evan Pendragon, pemuda bangsawan yang penuh masa depan, harus menanggung tuduhan keji atas kematian tragis kedua orang tuanya. Terbuang ke penjara tanpa keadilan, tubuhnya hancur oleh siksaan yang tiada ampun. Namun, dari reruntuhan kesakitan itu, sebuah kekuatan rahasia dalam dirinya mulai bangkit, tulang naga yang tersembunyi di tubuhnya menunggu untuk mengubahnya menjadi sosok yang tak terkalahkan. Diberi pilihan menjadi bagian dari proyek misterius atau kembali ke penjara, Evan memilih menjadi kelinci percobaan untuk membalas dendam. Setelah 3 tahun pelatihan ia diterjunkan ke medan perang dan menjadi mesin pembunuh nomor satu. Kini, sebagai Jenderal Perang yang dianugerahi Bintang Mahaputra, ia menyusup kembali ke tempat kelam yang dulu menghancurkannya, sebuah penjara penuh korupsi dan pengkhianatan, demi melindungi adiknya dan menegakkan keadilan yang sesungguhnya.

Matindi ang pag-ibig ni Bella kay Jace na nauwi sa pamimikot. Ang pangarap niya ay naging bangungot. Hindi sapat ang pagmamahal niya para tumagal ang kanilang relasyon bilang mag-asawa. Iniwan siya nito sa kabila ng pagmamahal at patitiis niya. Gumuho ang mundo niya nang umalis ang binata at ipagpalit siya sa babaeng talagang mahal nito. Makalipas ang limang taon ay bumalik si Jace upang gampanan ang tungkulin nito bilang CEO ng kumpanyang pag-aari ng pamilya. Kagaya ng inaasahan ay galit pa din ito sa kanya. Pagdating ng binata ay inabot nito ang annulment papers na agad niyang pinirmahan. Kung kailan masaya na siya sa buhay niya ay tsaka naman ito nanggugulo. At ang offer nito to be his bed partner shocked her the most. Ngunit wala na siyang balak magpauto dito. Kahit pa wala namang nabago sa damdamin niya. Mahal na mahal pa din niya ito, noon at ngayon. Kung hanggang kailan ay hindi niya alam. Isa lang ang nagbago, magaling na siyang magtago ng damdamin ngayon. Pwede naman niya itong patuloy na mahalin ng siya lang ang nakakaalam.

⚠️ Content Warning ⚠️ This book includes themes of homophobia, including discriminatory language and behavior. These elements are included to reflect certain real-world attitudes and experiences, but they do not reflect the views of the author. Reader discretion is advised. If you find such content distressing, please take care as you proceed. — Gunner took the job thinking it would be easy: keep an eye on the Floros’ only son while his parents were out of the country for a business trip. Follow and carry out the rules the Floros' had given him—watch the kid, keep him out of trouble, and collect a generous paycheck. But Layland Floros is anything but a kid. Beautiful, bold, and entirely too provocative for his own good, Layland isn’t interested in being watched. With a bratty attitude that dares Gunner to break every boundary he’s set for himself when he's on the job, Layland turns a simple assignment into something far more dangerous. Gunner's never been with a man. Never even thought about it—until Layland. Now, every moment in that house is thick with tension, with heat that hums just beneath the surface. The more Gunner tries to keep things professional, the harder it becomes to ignore what he was really feeling towards the young man. Soon, duty gives way to desire, and Gunner finds himself crossing lines he swore he wouldn’t. But when the chemistry between them explodes into something real and raw, he’ll have to face the truth: babysitting Layland and carrying out the young man's parents' rules was never the hard part. Staying away from him is. And if Layland's parents find out what really happened behind the closed doors of their home, Gunner could lose more than just the job.

A self-proclaimed strong independent woman in her 30's finds herself single and lonely. She has a good friend who is stuck in his past. Together, they will try to battle their emotions as life partners. Will marrying a friend without a feeling bring them the happiness they've always wanted?