Carmen Rosales

"Stop…. Ah~" I whimpered, my voice timid as he started kissing my neck. I shivered as his mouth latched on my skin. "I thought we could be friends " He chuckled and brought his mouth up to my ear, nibbling it slowly, "You thought wrong Angel.'' Marilyn Smith is a simple middle class girl . All she sees is the good in people and all he sees is bad. Xavier Bass', the well known 'big bad' of the university hates how sweet Marilyn was with everyone but him. He hates how she pretended to be innocent or how she refused to believe that the world around her isn't only made of flowers and rainbows. In conclusion, Marilyn is everything that Xavier despises and Xavier is everything that Marilyn craves. Xavier is a big bully and Marilyn is his beautiful prey. The tension between them and some steamy turns of events brought them together causing a rollercoaster of emotions between them and making a hot mess . After all the big bad was obsessed with his beautiful prey. Will their anonymous relationship ever take a romantic turn?

Hindi naging madali ang buhay ni Cataleya Lorenzo. Lumaki siyang walang ina at ang tanging pamilya niya ay ang ama niyang palaging abala pero kailanma’y hindi siya pinabayaan. Sa Amerika siya nagkaisip, malayo sa mundong tunay niyang pinagmulan. Pagbalik niya sa Pilipinas, isang linggo pa lang ang lumilipas nang ipakilala sa kanya ng ama ang matalik nitong kaibigan—si Santino Rosales. Matagal na niyang naririnig ang pangalang iyon, pero hindi siya handa sa kung anong klaseng presensya ang sasalubong sa kanya. Walang nabanggit ang ama niya tungkol sa lalaking may tinging kayang tumagos sa laman, tinig na malamig pero nakakakuryente, at lakas ng loob na hindi mo puwedeng bale-walain. Si Santino Rosales ay isang kilalang propesor, negosyante, at taong hindi basta nalalapitan. Pero habang tumatagal, lalong nahuhulog si Santino sa bitag ng sarili niyang damdamin. At nang biglang bawian ng buhay ang ama niya sa isang aksidente, naiwan siyang walang mapuntahan kundi ang bahay ni Santino. Sa huling hiling ng ama niya, ito na ang magiging tagapangalaga niya. Ngunit sa bawat araw na magkasama sila, sa bawat tahimik na gabing sila lang ang naroroon, mas lalong humihigpit ang tali ng damdaming hindi dapat umusbong. Anong gagawin niya kung ang nag-iisa niyang tagapagtanggol ay siya ring lalaking unti-unting bumibihag sa puso niya?

Abductors bind me in a basement, subjecting me to the torment of dozens. Meanwhile, my husband, Evan Foster, dines by candlelight with his lover, Carmen Locke. My abductors grant me one chance to call for help, and I dial Evan's number. I'm certain he will come for me. I believe Evan would give his life for me, as he once vowed that his future held no meaning without me. Clinging to hope, I call the number etched in my heart. However, Evan scolds me for interrupting their date. "You think I'll come get you? Dream on. Maybe I'll bother to collect your body if you die out there." His words crush me, and I do die. Five days later, Evan stands before the autopsy table, grimacing at the mangled remains before him. Even as the police department's finest forensic expert, having dissected thousands of bodies, he condemns the killer's brutality. Yet, despite his cold dismissal of my desperate plea over the phone, he now wears a look of pity. Evan, if you knew these fragments belonged to me, would you still find me worthy of your compassion?

The carnivorous ways of the Aswang leave little room for love - much less a forbidden one between a queen and human girl. Little did Aswang Queen Catarina know, soon, her life would be changed by a plucky American biologist. A blue eyed, blonde adventurer, Rose Smith from California, who would make Catarina question all she knew, and want to make a human Her Aswang Woman King. ___ Catarina Rosales Marquez, 26, is the Aswang Queen of the Domminga Mountains, but she abhors eating humans. She has genetically engineered the fruits of her goddess Ikapati to produce human proteins in order to bring peace to Mindanao - but the Aswang do not trust this revolutionary, peaceful Queen - and are wary of the American biologist she has taken under her wing. Rose Smith is a German-American biologist doing her dissertation on the elusive, endangered Phillippines Eagle. Having studied the Tarsier in her undergraduate semester abroad in Manila, she fell in love with chicken adobo, pandesal - and Filipina women. Eager to be the first American biologist to do a longitudinal study of the Phillipines Eagle, she sets out into the Domminga Mountains on a bus with a one-way ticket - not afraid of the local's warnings of the rabid Iktapati Aswang Clan that eats humans, and roving bands of Tikbalang werehorses that stampede trespassers to death. When Catarina and Rose collide, it is oil and flame. Catarina, expected to marry a King, finds herself questioning the very cosmos of relationships - can she take a Queen, and a feisty American grad student at that? And can Rose come to terms with the elusive, seductive courts of the Vampiric Aswang? When the Iktapati clan rebels, the Tikbalang war, and the wind spirits coquette, Rose and Catarina must team up to save the humans of Mindanao - and the Phillipines eagle!

Synopsis Sa mata ng lahat, si Safara Gomez ay isang simpleng estudyanteng nerd na walang kapansin-pansin—laging nakasuot ng makapal na salamin at simpleng damit. Ngunit ang hindi nila alam, si Safara ay anak ng isang mayamang angkan, may taglay na katangi-tanging ganda, at itinago lamang ang kanyang tunay na pagkatao upang makaiwas sa mapanirang intriga ng mundo ng mga mayayaman. Sa kabila ng kanyang pagpapakumbaba, hindi siya nakaligtas sa pang-aapi ng mga kaklase, lalo na ng elitistang grupo ni Sabrina. Gayunpaman, nanatili siyang matatag dahil sa pangarap na makatapos ng pag-aaral. Ngunit isang pustahan mula kay Vince Rosales, ang gwapo at sikat na campus heartthrob, ang nagdala sa kanya sa pinakamasakit na karanasan sa buhay niya. Sa gitna ng pagkabigo at pagkasira ng puso, napilitan si Safara na ilantad ang kanyang tunay na katauhan sa isang grandeng beauty pageant na ginanap sa kanilang campus. Sa kabila ng pagkagulat ng lahat, siya ang naging sentro ng atensyon at itinanghal bilang reyna ng gabi. Ngunit hindi iyon ang huling sorpresa ni Safara—sa parehong gabi, iniwan niya ang eskwelahan, dala ang pangakong babalik siya hindi para magpatawad, kundi para maghiganti sa mga taong nagmalupit sa kanya. Handa na si Safara na muling ipakita ang kanyang lakas at talino. Ngunit paano kung ang kanyang pagbabalik ay hindi lang magdulot ng hustisya, kundi muling buhayin din ang sugatang puso?

"Ow," she exclaims when the first stroke of my belt slashes across her bare ass, whimpering with her eyes closed. I set the belt down and rubbed the rapidly reddening spot with my left palm, enjoying the way she moans in pleasure. "You like it, don't you?" I tease. "Yes. Yes...Seb..." I take the belt and whip her again. And again and again. Each time, her moans rising higher, her body jerking violently, turning me on. Through my peripheral vision, I could see her father standing by the door, his jaw on the floor. "No...no, no..." I hear him wail. This is just the beginning. I intend to fuck her cute, little pussy next. While he's still watching. - She was promised to him for one night only. To lay off a debt. But Sebastian Sturm wanted her forever. Carmen Gracia is given to ruthless Mafia Don Sebastian Sturm for a one-night only exclusive by her domineering father to lay off his debt. But when he father fails to keep to his end of the bargain, she's in trouble. Sebastian plans to show her what it means to belong to him, and if he must spank her silly to achieve that, he will. This is a dark romance + BDSM read. If such themes offends you deeply, please try out another book.

En mi vida pasada, obligué a Diego Ramírez —hijo de una familia en quiebra— a casarse conmigo usando como excusa el hijo que llevaba en mi vientre. El día de la boda, su amor verdadero dejó una carta de despedida antes de lanzarse al mar: “Al final, el verdadero amor nunca puede vencer al poder. Me rindo.” Cuando Diego recibió la noticia, no mostró la menor reacción; incluso sonrió mientras terminaba la ceremonia conmigo. Pero medio año después, el día del aniversario luctuoso de esa mujer, nos llevó a mí y a mi hijo de tres años a bucear. Me arrancó la manguera de oxígeno a mí y a mi hijo bajo el agua, y los dos fuimos ahogados vivos. Tras mi muerte, vi cómo colocaba mi cadáver frente a la tumba de su amada, pidiéndole perdón. “Carmen, ya vengué tu dolor. Si allá, donde descansas, lo supieras, ¿te daría alegría?” Al abrir los ojos de nuevo, regresé a aquella noche en que usé a mi hijo para obligarlo a casarse conmigo.

My best friend Joanne and I were mated to Beta Shawn and his older brother, Alpha Edwin, on the same day. But three years after our bonds were formed, their childhood sweetheart, Carmen, returned. Both brothers were drawn to her like moths to a flame, and Joanne and I—once their mates—became little more than shadows in their lives. Joanne, unable to endure the cold neglect her mate had shown her, begged me to escape with her—and I agreed. But the night before we were supposed to leave, she leapt from Moonlit Crag and ended her own life. When I called Shawn, her mate, he didn’t believe me. Instead, he scoffed: “Jose, don’t you think this childish little trick is beneath you? Trying to get my attention like this?” When I reached out to Edwin, he only smirked, voice colder than the winds atop that cliff. “Jose, do you really expect me to believe you? You’re just jealous of Carmen. Don’t involve me in her drama anymore. She’s not worth the trouble—and neither are you.” Their indifference shattered what little hope remained. So I severed the bond with Edwin… and left without a word. But when Shawn finally learned the truth, he collapsed at Joanne’s grave, sobbing and begging for forgiveness. And Edwin? He howled into the night, desperation twisting his voice as he roared: “Come back, Jose! I won’t lose my mate—not you too!” But by then, I was already gone. And I had no intention of returning.

Si **Luna Reyes** ay isang 18-anyos na estudyante sa kolehiyo mula sa probinsya na nabuntis ng **Alexander "Alex" Montemayor**, anak ng isang bilyonaryo. Nang malaman ng ama ni Alex, si **Ricardo Montemayor**, ang pagbubuntis, inalok niya si Luna ng malaking halaga ng pera kapalit ng paglayo sa buhay ni Alex. Dahil sa takot sa kapangyarihan ni Ricardo, pumayag si Luna at lumipat sa Maynila upang buhayin ang kanyang anak na si **Mateo**. Pagkalipas ng labing-dalawang taon, namatay si Ricardo at sa pagbabasa ng testamento, lumabas ang isang probisyon na ang yaman ng Montemayor ay mapupunta lamang sa anak o apo. Nagkaroon ng duda si Alex tungkol sa pagkakaroon ng anak niya kay Luna. Kasama ang pulis na kaibigan, si **Miguel Santiago**, sinimulan niyang imbestigahan ang nakaraan. Nagkita muli sina Alex at Luna sa isang event, at sa kanilang pag-uusap, inamin ni Luna na si Mateo ang kanilang anak. Habang lumalapit si Alex kay Mateo, naging mapanganib ang sitwasyon dahil kay **Sofia Aguilar**, ang magiging asawa ni Alex na hindi makapagkaanak at nagpasya na patayin si Mateo upang mapanatili ang kanyang kapangyarihan sa pamilya Montemayor. Nakipag-ugnayan si Luna kay Miguel upang mapanatili ang kaligtasan ni Mateo. Nang maganap ang mga insidente ng pag-atake kay Mateo, nahuli si Sofia at ang kanyang kasabwat, si **Carmen Morales**. Sa kabila ng lahat ng nangyari, nagkaroon ng pagkakataon sina Luna at Alex na magbuo muli ng kanilang pamilya. Ang nobela ay nagwakas sa isang simpleng kasal na puno ng pagmamahal at pag-asa, na simbolo ng bagong simula para sa kanilang pamilya.