Deadly Serious

Arietta West has a clear goal in mind, that is to pass her internship, graduate and find a job. Everything will be possible if she could ace her internship at this high-end farm and resort, Casa Grimaldi. However, her simple plan was ruined when she unintentionally witnessed the intimate moments of one of their guests. One of which happened to be the owner’s son. Percival Grimaldi was enjoying his vacation that he had earned after closing a deal. Leaving the city life for a month out of boredom. Unexpectedly finds this intern’s weird behaviour interesting. Their constant banter came to a halt when Arietta’s persistent suitor, Eugene, came into picture and Pierce had filled the role as Arietta’s fake boyfriend. Pierce happily plays as the fake boyfriends while Arietta has to mask her increasing affection towards Pierce. From teasing to fake boyfriends…can this relationship develop to something serious?

"Dammit! I said stop! “He grabbed my arm, grinding me to a sudden halt. When I turned around, his lips were pulled into a thin line stretching all the way to the edges. The playfulness was gone from his eyes, aggravation slipping in its place. "Why should I stop Tan? So you can try to get me into your bed like those girls you sleep with every day?" I questioned, pulling my bare arms around myself to shield myself from the cold chills. "Because I don't want you here Holly. I want you gone, far away from RCU. I don’t want to see your face or be anywhere near you," he blatantly pointed out, no hint of remorse in his voice. "Excuse me?" Was he being serious right now?

I should be afraid of him and run for my life, but I feel a ripple of raw desire sweeping over me, making me want to touch him and trace my fingers over his perfectly toned chest. Is this madness, or am I signing my own death wish? As the Alpha's daughter and top bachelorette in the werewolf community, Clarissa has always had her pick of mates, but they always find their true mates and leave her feeling incomplete. The added pain of realizing that her boyfriend and best friend had been hiding their mating bond from her all along, made her feel betrayed. The moon goddess decides to play a cruel joke and gives Clarissa the most unlikely mate, a forbidden romance that had serious consequences, including banishment and war. Will Clarissa be able to find the strength to follow her heart, or will she succumb to the expectations of her pack and remain mateless?

Canary Lienne is playful, skips classes and never serious in her studies. 'You only live once' is the title of the song she thought of as her motto to believe. Then with just one reservation at a café, she met Samuel. He is mature, silent and an adult. Samuel is her first crush. Isn't it great that they both like each other? As she grows up and faces independence, learns of things she never knew, will the bad little girl Cana remain? Or does Samuel's love and care make her the good girl she has always wanted to look up to? A warm cup of coffee in the summer and a slice of romance, a story of growing up, family, friendship, betrayal, bullying, coming out and the first struggles of teenagers. This is solely based on the experience of the author's teenage years with peers. Disclaimer: The names, characters, setting and scenes are fictional.

Revenge is sweet but love is so much sweeter! Phoenix Beaumont had no place in his life for a serious relationship. For him, women were expensive toys to play with for a day or two and then move to another. So, Genie Mitchell saw no problem working part-time for the playboy doctor. He wasn’t attracted to her since he hated all women and she needed his money to pay her bills, so it was a win-win situation. That is why Genie saw nothing wrong in accepting her boss’s proposal: to accompany Phoenix to a medical conference as his fake lover. He was willing to pay good cash for her… services, so Genie saw nothing wrong in saying ‘yes’. While spending time with Phoenix, she discovered that the gorgeous, sexy doctor wasn’t who she thought he was. That in his presence, she was not who she thought she was.

The powerful Stratton family, a tech industry titan, claimed I was their long-lost son. They brought me back from my remote mountain sanctuary. However, when I arrived, my father accused me of peddling superstition and called me a fraud. My adopted brother, the false heir, spread rumors that I was practicing dark magic and cursing the family. My uncle sided with him. He put on a serious face as he warned me. “Ethan, the Stratton family built this empire on technology. If you insist on this occult nonsense, you’ll leave us with no choice but to disown you!” Confronted with their ignorant ridicule and malicious setup, I felt the urge to roll my eyes. I thought. “Whoever said I came back to reconnect? I came down from that mountain to save your lives! Are you really too blind to see everything is about to come crashing down in your family?”

“You want one hundred thousand dollars for your body, fine. Produce me an heir within six months and the money is yours when the baby is born.” The coldness in his voice sends a shiver up my spine. “Are you serious?”“Yes.”“B-but what about the other part of my request?” I stammer out.“What other part?” he asks with his eyebrow raised.I clutch the contract close to my chest. “The part where I get to leave. If I have your baby, Ansel, can I take the money and walk away?”When I was bought at an auction by my ex-boyfriend whom I hadn’t seen for many years, he signed a contract with me, as long as I gave birth to him a child, I could get the money and leave. but after I gave birth, he regretted it.

PARA kay Rafael ay perpekto na ang buhay niya. Party all night, sleep all day, and life would be easy, tulad ng sa kanta. Falling in love is not on his lists. Serious relationships are not included on his vocabulary. Nasa kanya na ang lahat, from his head-turning look to his big-fat bank account and wealth ay wala na siyang hihilingin pa. SIMULA pagkabata ay nabuhay si Tamara na naaayon sa kagustuhan ng kanyang ina. Lahat ng sinasabi nito ay kailangan niyang sundin, mula sa pag-aaral hanggang sa pipiliing mga kaibigan. Magbabago kaya ang mga pananaw nila sa buhay kung mag-krus ang kanilang mga landas? Lalaking walang pakialam sa mangyayari at babaeng may kailangang mapatunayan. Magagawa ba silang baguhin ng pag-ibig?

"I reject you, Lyra." These four words shattered Lyra's mate bond leaving her humiliated and weakened as she faced the cruel torture of being banished and left to die. Can Young Lyra overcome the deadly threat of rogues, or will the forest become her grave?

Isabella Moretti is known to be the best among the rest. A deadly rose amongst a field of daisies. A strong ripple in calm waters. A killer seeking revenge, finds two allies more than willing to lend her a hand. Will she trust them both? Or will she trust neither?