Challenge: 50 Books

**Dark Romance** Being the new girl is hard, Mary is shy, introverted, and prefers the solitude of being with her books than people. But in her new school, things became different as she got noticed by the wrong people. She catches the attention of the school's bad boy who begins to taunt and ridicule her. ***** I played with my fingers as he stared, he didn't stop staring and I was finding it hard to maintain eye contact with him. His stare was making me feel uncomfortable. I couldn't help but wonder what he was doing here alone. "Mary Davies," he whispered my name. "You are still a virgin right?" He asked smirking. "Hmmmn... Untouched. Innocent. Just like I have always wanted." He whispered, trailing a finger down my collar bone. "I am going to have so much fun with you," he whispered again, kissing my ear lobes. "So much fun." He added, stepping away from me. He began to walk towards the door. "See you tonight."

---> if you are interested in my work, please check out my novel The Starving Vulture. Available on Amazon, $3.99 for the Ebook and $14.95 for the Paperback https://www.amazon.com/Starving-Vulture-Miguel-Monta%C3%B1a/dp/1951150899<---------The Pacific Capital. A product of an altered world, the legacy of the dead Philippine nation. A congested megacity holding 50 million people all huddled in what was once Metro Manila. It is the center for Pacific Maritime Trade, the world's largest Tax Haven and one of the few places in the world free from the Draconian but necessary environmental laws that saved the world since Cometfall. Ruled by Megacorporations, Corrupt Politicians, Invested Nobility and Criminals. It is one of the world's most important agricultural and pharmaceutical centers. H-6 is an Arbiter of the Court. As Judge Jury and Executioner, they maintain the essential Power Plant Canals and Massive weather controlled Dome Districts. Two elements that even the all powerful Megacorps need maximize their profits. Making Arbiter's Court the true rulers of the city. But even an all powerful Arbiter of the Court like H-6 knows, that Ambition and Greed will always find ways to ignore the rule of Law. Solus Valentine is a Security Consultant, plying her trade to anyone in need. She is a gun for hire who has the street smarts for the city's underworld. Whether in the gilded halls or the most flooded streets, she's ready for your contract. But while completing a contract, she stumbles into a vast conspiracy that just might threaten the city's fragile power balance, if not the world. She just might need an Arbiter's help for this one. One who might be someone from her past.

レオノーラは五人の子を持つ女性だが、その子らと血縁はなく、種族も竜人やエルフなど多種多様だ。『子供達には経験を積んで欲しい』との信念の元、成人までは面倒を見て順々に独立させた。とうとう末っ子カラミタもが独立。その後三年、義兄達よりも先に帰省した彼は、突然「結婚して」と彼女に迫る。さらに「邪魔な実父（前・魔王）と兄姉を討伐し、新たな魔王に就任した」と告げられ彼女は戸惑う。彼は本気で、自身が赤子から育てた子からの執愛にレオノーラは翻弄されてしまう。 【全50話】

When I go home for the holidays, I find out that my dad has installed a facial recognition machine at the front door. "You'll have to pay an entry fee of 50 thousand dollars. Will you be paying by card or payment code?" I thought my dad was joking at first. As I laugh, I attempt to walk through the front door while pushing my luggage forward. But my mom passes me a price list with an icy look. "That'll be 200 dollars for dragging stuff across the floor. You'll also be charged 1,000 dollars per hour for using up the air." I'm stunned by her words. "Mom, stop messing around already!" But when I walk into the house, I realize that the air inside has disappeared. Unable to breathe, my face soon turns bright red out of suffocation as I kneel down on the floor. My mom huffs coldly again. "If you want to live, then pay up!" With great difficulty, I dig out my phone and pay the fees. Once the transaction is done, I can feel air rushing through my nostrils and into my lungs. For a few moments, I pant heavily. As I stare at my cold-looking parents, I finally feel that something is off. So, I scramble up to my feet and rush for the door. But that's when I find out that the front door is already welded shut. There's a payment code pasted on the door as well as a message. "Exit fee. One million dollars."

*"I had a one night stand with a stranger who turned out to be my boss, oh my goodness what have I done,"* Valerie Skye is a young and hardworking woman, who finds herself entangled in a web of love, lies, and unexpected twists, after getting dumped by her ex-lover. She ends up having a one night stand with a total stranger, Dante Blaze, who turned out to be her boss. This becomes complicated for Valerie, as she tries every possible ways to avoid Dante. But as a charming playboy and her boss, Dante takes this as a challenge to clip Valerie's wings and make her his. Will she be able to stand his charm? Will he succeed in making her submit? Will love end up overruling Dante's Playboy's nature? Or will Valerie continuously live in shame of her night with him?

Lucas had never met a woman like Belle-innocent, pure, and completely unguarded. From the instant their eyes met, he was captivated. In a moment of impulse and desire, he hired her as his secretary, skipping any background check, determined to protect her... and the feelings he stirred in her. But Belle's gentle heart and untainted thoughts would unintentionally challenge Lucas in ways he never expected. And when she fell, she didn't just fall-she plummeted, headfirst, into love. Yet, love is never just rainbows and butterflies. Shadows loom over their happiness, as a sinister scheme woven by their own blood, Lucas's mother and Belle's aunt threatens to tear them apart. "Serbisyo ko lang ang binabayaran mo, hindi ang buo kong pagkatao at ang kalayaan ko bilang tao." - Belle

When Deborah Thatcher got home to share her success with her family, she never imagined that the cheerful and happy day would become the worst day of her life, a day she would be separated from her family forever. In a bid to save her brother’s life, Deborah’s parents sold her to a man they did not know. Deborah let go of everything she had ever loved and moved into a world completely different from hers. With a cold and arrogant Alpha to tackle and a band of brutal enemies to challenge, Deborah discovered secrets locked within the great walls that trapped her. But then she had a question that remained unanswerable. “Why did the Alpha buy me, what am I to him?” Deborah swore to find the answer to that question even if it meant making the cold and feared Alpha fall for her.

Karleigh Estrada, isang babaeng nangangarap na makilala ang mga Disney Princess na nakikita at nababasa niya sa mga magasin at telebisyon. Sa kagustuhang mapili sa isang Disney Princess Meet and Greet raffle, napasubo siya sa isang dare challenge, kung saan kailangan niyang halikan ang isang estrangherong lalaki. Deshawn Moore, isang babaero at beterano sa pagpapaikot ng ulo ng mga babae. Nang muling magtagpo ang kanilang landas ay inalok niya ito bilang pekeng mapapangasawa, at kapalit nito ang kahit na anong kahilingan ng babae. Sa larong ito, mas pipiliin ba nilang piliin ang isa't-isa? Sino ang matatalo? Sino ang magiging taya?

Sally who seeks revenge for her pack who were killed cold blooded by another powerful werewolf pack, falls in love against her wish with her worst enemy, problem raises as she found out her lover's pack killed had ruined her own pack. She haven't gotten over the death of her pack, she had also made a promise to them she would avenge their deaths no matter what. She is left chartered, she is left in confusion, the decision to take revenge on her lover becomes a big challenge in her life. What do you think Sally would do? Do you think she is capable of killing her own lover? Will she forgive and spare him for the love they share? Find out as you read this exciting story!

She gave them her loyalty. They repaid her with betrayal. Alaina was the cherished Luna of Moonridge Pack—respected, radiant, and deeply in love with her mate. Until the night of their anniversary, when a single video shattered her world. Her best friend. Her mate. A secret affair. A pregnancy. A public humiliation too cruel to be real. Stripped of her title and exiled from her pack, Alaina must navigate a world that sees her as nothing but broken and barren. But beneath the ashes of her old life smolders a new strength, fierce, vengeful, and waiting to rise. And when she crosses paths with a dangerous Alpha who sees her not as weak but as a challenge… the game of power, passion, and revenge begins. Perfect for fans of fierce heroines, forbidden bonds, and slow-burning revenge, this is a story where a Luna doesn’t break, instead she transforms.