Dancer

Kwarenta anyos na si Romana ngunit never na sumagi sa kaniyang isip ang pag-aasawa. Nasa kaniya na halos ang lahat; talino, ganda, marangyang buhay, at koneksiyon . . . kabiyak na lamang ang kulang. Hanggang sa nakilala niya si Vincent. Isang lalaki na namasukan bilang dancer sa bar upang matustusan ang pangangailangan ng kaniyang asawang may sakit sa puso. Sa kauna-unahang pagkakataon ay napukaw ang interes ni Romana ng isang lalaki. Ngunit sa kasamaang palad, ito ay nakatali na. Nalagay sa peligro ang asawa ni Vincent. Ginamit ni Romana ang pagkakataon na iyon upang makuha ang nais. Binayaran niya nang malaking halaga ang lalaki kapalit ang isang kasunduan; ang maging kaniyang fvck buddy. Pumayag si Vincent sa kagustuhan ni Romana upang maisalba ang buhay ng asawa. Sapat nga ba ang pera at galing sa kama upang makuha ang puso ng taong minamahal? Paano kung ang pag-ibig na nais ay makasisira ng isang masaya at buong pamilya? Handa bang maging makasarili o pipiliin na magpaubaya?

**EXCERPT** He rasped, his teeth grazing my earlobe. "I'll make sure you're addicted to the way I fúck you until you can't breathe without wanting me inside of you." Jesus Christ. He was going to kill me at this rate with his words... ⫷◍◍◍◍◍◍◍◍◍⫸ Lilith has perfected the art of disguise. She is an ambitious college student balancing her family’s needs by day. By night, she transforms into Raven—a mesmerizing dancer in a club where secrets reign, and the most feared man in the room, Giovanni, watches her every move. Giovanni's ruthless reputation is undeniable, but beneath his icy demeanor lies a deeply complex soul. When he hires Raven to uncover his rivals' darkest secrets, Lilith seizes the opportunity. The payout could change everything for her family—if she can handle the risk. One reckless night intertwines their fates in ways neither expected. As she ventures further into his world, every lie and secret draws her closer to disaster and a desire she never saw coming. If Giovanni uncovers her true identity, he’ll claim her in ways she never imagined—or destroy her in the process. *MATURE CONTENT AS THE CHAPTER PROGRESSES*

Mature Content||R-18 Giovanni Del Ville tasted success at a very young age. By the time he turned 40, he has everything a man that could ever want in his life. A successful business, a vast property. When he meet this young girl at the club. He want to save that young girl. He want to cage her in his arms. In short he want that young girl, he want to claim her as his. Ruwy Villamor ay isang strip dancer, sa club na pinagtratrabahuan niya ay kailangan na matibay ang sikmura. Lalo na't may mga customer na sadyang malikot lang talaga ang mga kamay. Pero mayroong isang lalaking namumukod-tangi. Isang lalaki na naiiba sa lahat. Bigla ay bumilis ang tibok ng kanyang puso sa di niya malamang kadahilanan. Pag-ibig nga ba ang nararamdaman niya para sa lalaki? O baka pagnanasa lamang. Paano kung isa gabi ay magawa nilang dalawa ang isang bagay na di naman dapat? They had sex all night. Pinagsawa nilang dalawa ang kanilang sarili sa pag-angkin nang bawat isa. Paano kung iiwan ni Ruwy, si Giovanni ng umagang iyon? May pag-asa pa kayang magkita silang dalawa? May pag-asa pa kayang maulit ang isang THE LUSTFUL NIGHT?

"By day, I'm invisible. By night, I'm his darkest fantasy." Jane Puckett doesn't belong at Riverside Academy; not among the trust fund babies and silver spoon elite. She's the scholarship girl who keeps her head down and her grades up, desperate to survive four years in a world that wants her gone. Until she makes one fatal mistake: crossing Ace Monroe. Gorgeous, dangerous, and untouchable, Ace is campus royalty with a cruel streak and an axe to grind. After Jane tanks his grade on a group project he refused to touch, he makes it his personal mission to destroy her. Every day is a new humiliation. Every class, a fresh hell. But Ace doesn't know Jane's secret. When the sun goes down, Plain Jane becomes Jailbird; the most requested dancer at Fantasy Island, the exclusive club where lustful boys go to indulge their filthiest desires. It's the only way she can afford what her scholarship won't cover. The only way she survives. Then fate—or karma—walks through the door. On his twenty-first birthday, Ace Monroe buys a private dance from the masked siren who's been haunting the patrons of fantasy island. He doesn't recognize she is the girl he's been tormenting by day. But he is about to.

Emberleigh, a 21-year-old woman, became an outcast when her parents were killed by the most powerful wolf pack when she was thirteen. She is a human and her mate, Maximus, is an Alpha with a large pack. He arrives with his three best friends three weeks before he and his chosen mate, Tiffany, are due to be mated. Emberleigh is pure, even though she works as a dancer at a local club and is one of the most popular dancers there. When he sees her, he feels the mate bond pull. Feeling rage and jealousy of other men watching, he orders a private dance for himself. She is wary of the wolves and despises them. She believes that the wolf pack, which happens to be Maximus', is the reason she has been orphaned. He must win her trust, her heart, and end the ceremony with Tiffany. Tiffany, heartbroken and enraged, seeks revenge against the human who replaced her as the pack's Luna. In order to tarnish Emberleigh's reputation, she is resorting to hiring external sources outside the pack. When she is left for dead in the middle of the forest, Maximus arrives just in time, finding Emberleigh unconscious and injured. With a mixture of fear and desperation, he carries her back to his pack's territory, vowing to protect her at all costs. As Emberleigh slowly regains consciousness, she finds herself torn between her lingering distrust for wolves and the undeniable connection she feels towards Maximus, who is determined to prove his love and loyalty to her.

Alima was nothing but a club dancer and a disgrace, a lowly omega insulted by those who believe are higher than her. She thought things would change when she descover she’s mated to the young alpha but then came the betrayal. He lied,deceived and abandon her with two choices. Be his slave, or be sold away. A dark conspiracy surfaced,his fiancé was coming for her a,Desperate and heartbroken, she ran. But fate wasn’t done with her yet. After falling into a ditch and landing deep in enemy territory, she was captured by the infamous king… only to find something or someone she never expected. Her second chance mate,The Lycan King. Powerful, Commanding,And nothing like her ex mate. For the first time, Alima felt seen,Wanted,Safe, But some wounds don’t heal so easily and neither do secrets stay buried. Just as her heart begins to mend, Alpha Ryan returns,vengeful and alone,realizing too late the treasure he tossed away. And he’s not the only one hunting her. Because Alima isn’t who she thought she was. She’s more. Now the Rogue King wants her,Alpha Ryan wants her. The world wants her gone. With deadly secrets unraveling, betrayal lurking in every shadow, and a destiny that began two decades ago, Alima must choose Who can she trust when love turns to war, and fate demands blood?

Safina “Safi” Brooks is a struggling writer who works as a personal assistant by day and as an exotic dancer by night in one of the most popular strip clubs in New York appropriately named “Fire and Desire” where she performs under the name of “Angel” unbeknownst to everyone except her roommate who is also her co-worker on her day job. After catching her boyfriend (who also happened to be the CEO of the company that she works for) cheating on her, she gets unlawfully fired and gets blacklisted on almost every corporate company in Seattle, Washington. Heartbroken by this, she decided to accept one of the private dances later that night for the club owner’s friend and breaks her own rule of strictly not sleeping with a client. And it was a rule worth breaking... Henry Alexander “Lex” Moore is the CEO and founder of Moore Industries. A widower of six years, his focus had only been in the company and his young adoptive daughter Rosella and his friends kept pushing him to loosen up and have fun ever since his wife had died of ovarian and breast cancer. He reluctantly had given in on his 46th birthday, with one of his friends booking him a private dance with one of the most sought after girls of the club, Angel. And it was the best birthday he’s had in recent years. And ever since that night, Angel never left his mind... What if the pair met again unexpectedly in a new and different environment where she is his newly hired secretary?

Anna’s life has always been a journey of survival. Born with bipolar disorder and lost as a child, she was taken in by a struggling farmer’s family who never truly accepted her. Ridiculed, unloved, and married off to a man who despised her, Anna’s world seemed destined for hardship. Yet, through it all, she held onto the small kindness shown by her adoptive father, the only beacon of hope in her bleak existence. Fifteen years later, Anna's talent as a dancer catches the eye of a wealthy audience at the Edgewood Group’s annual Christmas party. But it’s not just her performance that turns heads—it’s the birthmark under her arm and the locket around her neck, the very signs her long-lost grandmother has been searching for. Suddenly, Anna is thrust into a life she could have never imagined, reclaiming her true identity as the heir to a powerful empire. As Anna navigates the complexities of her newfound wealth and status, she must confront her painful past, including the toxic marriage she was forced into and the mental health struggles she has battled alone. With the support of her grandmother, Anna begins to forge a new path, discovering her strength and resilience. "Finding Anna" is a poignant tale of identity, redemption, and the enduring power of hope. Follow Anna’s journey from the streets of hardship to the heights of power as she learns to embrace her true self and reclaim the life she was meant to live.

Si Althea Cruz ay isang dancer sa sikat na club na Elysium, kung saan siya ay laging naka-mask para itago ang kanyang pagkakakilanlan. Isang gabi, nakilala niya ang misteryosong may-ari ng club, si Damian Villanueva… isang mayaman, dominante, at mapanuksong lalaki. Nagkaroon sila ng kakaibang koneksyon hanggang sa inalok siya ni Damian ng isang kasunduan: maging mistress niya sa loob ng dalawang taon, kapalit ng malaking halaga na pera at iba pa. Dahil sa pagkakaospital ng kanyang ina at sa kakulangan ng pera para sa gamutan, napilitan si Althea na pumirma sa kontrata, kahit alam niyang maaaring magbago ang buhay niya mula noon. Ang hindi niya alam, si Damian ay ama ng boyfriend niyang si Ethan… ang lalaking tunay niyang minamahal. Habang lumilipas ang mga buwan sa piling ni Damian, unti-unti niyang natutuklasan ang mga lihim sa likod ng pamilya Villanueva… at ang mas nakakatakot pa, nahuhulog na rin siya sa lalaking dapat ay kinamumuhian niya. Ngayon, nahati ang puso ni Althea sa pagitan ng lalaking una niyang minahal at ng lalaking hindi niya kayang iwan, kahit alam niyang mali. Hanggang saan ang kaya niyang tiisin alang-alang sa kontrata, sa pamilya, at sa pusong unti-unting nabubuwag sa bawal na pag-ibig?

By night, She’s the masked temptation he can’t stop dreaming about. By day, she’s the girl he can’t stand. What happens when both of their worlds collide? By day, she’s a brilliant scholarship student at Wexford Institute of Business & Arts. By night, she becomes Spicy, the club’s most wanted stripper masked in seduction, all for the sake of keeping her sick sister, Ami, Alive. And then there is Jace Harrington, the hockey star, who is royalty, arrogant, and heir to a billion-dollar empire. He’s got everything! fame, fortune, and a long line of girls begging for his attention. But the one girl he can’t forget is the one hiding behind a mask… and the one he can’t stand is Sabrina. Too bad they’re the same person! Their worlds were never meant to collide. But secrets have a way of slipping through the cracks. When Jace discovers the girl he craves is the same one he passionately hates, the line between love, desire, and obsession begins to blur. He’s a rising hockey star with everything to lose. She’s a masked dancer living on borrowed time. Sabrina is barely holding it together. Juggling school, a sick sister (Ami), a reckless one (Skye), and a secret that could destroy everything. Falling in love was never part of the plan. He’s never met a girl who could bring him to his knees. She’s never met a boy worth risking it all for. And when the mask comes off... Someone’s going to get hurt.