Emperor's Smile

Eighteen-year-old Winter Devereaux has always felt like an outsider in a world that refuses to understand her. As her birthday approaches, strange revelations begin to surface—her hidden identity masking her true nature and an icy prophecy linked to her destiny. Drawn north by whispers of secrets, she steps into a mysterious, frost-covered realm where shadows communicate and the air is thick with magic. There, she encounters the enigmatic Aaron Windermere, whose true intentions are shrouded in mystery. Together, they explore a landscape filled with concealed truths and lurking dangers, awakening feelings Winter never anticipated. Will they unravel the secrets before darkness consumes everything? Join Winter on an alluring journey where reality blurs and the line between friend and foe shifts.

Shelly Armas' life is very... out of the ordinary. Instead of having a dream husband, she bumped into a husband who led her to her death. Yes, he is an assassin and is training Shelly to be an assassin like him.

"I loved you and trusted you but you broke me with your secret. Now, tell me... how could I ever forgive you?" -- Holly Jade Rewis Parang pinag-iwanan na ng mundo. Ang kaniyang ina, ang ama niya at ngayon ay ang lalaking minahal at pinagkatiwalaan niya ng husto. How could she ever forgive the man who was after her and tried to kill her? "Nagkamali ako ng minahal." -- Holly

Isang simpleng College Student at hindi naniniwala sa bampira, werewolf at iba pang lamang lupa si Miren. Para sa kanya isa lamang itong guni-guni o kathang-isip na lamang ng mga tao. Hindi siya naniniwala sa mga iyon. Nagbago ang lahat ng malaman niyang tinakda siyang maging katipan ng susunod na hari sa mundo ng mga bampira. Papayag ba siya ikasal sa Hari ng mga Bampira o gagawin niya lahat para maputol ang nasa propesiya.

One night, One mistake, And now Vaughn acts like he owns parts of me I never meant to give. When Vaughn walked in on me touching myself, I should have screamed, pushed him out, anything to get rid of him, but instead? I spread my legs and did everything he asked of me. It was supposed to be one night, one reckless encounter, but when I let him fuck me he couldn't walk away. Now I have to see him every day on campus, I have to run without getting caught in his trap, but it appears to be too late for that, and I might like this cage I'm in.

He needed a wife and she needed someone to get her out of prison. * * Amyra: All my life I heard I should trust my family and so I did but what I got in exchange? They lied to me and threw me into prison for a sin I never did, my fiance whom I loved and believed didn't even try to save me, there was only my best friend but she was not enough to save me. I just needed a hand, a hand that could get me out of here and I'd vow to worship him forever. All I wanted was to find my parents' murderer and punish them. * * * Xavier: I didn't love her, I didn't care what she has gone through in her life, the moment I saw her I could tell that she was just acting and full of pretension, there was not even an inch of truth in her words. Yet I saved her, for only one reason. SHE MUST BE MY BRIDE.

After being betrayed by her boyfriend and stepsister, Faye Brown married a hotel waiter on a whim. For a while, she thought her life would turn out to be yet another clichéd script of a rich beauty rescuing a poor guy from the trenches of poverty before her husband, Cedric Shaw, turns out to be a billionaire instead. As their true identities gradually unveil, Faye and Cedric find the realities they once knew and believed unraveling at its seams. How much of what they thought was true are, in fact, lies? More importantly, could this impromptu masquerade be a quest for true love instead?

"Lepasin, nggak, Sen! Salah apa sih gue sama elo!?" "Salah lo? Jadi kembaran dari Emmanuel Tithan. Udah paham sekarang?" - Menjadi anak perempuan di keluarga Rahadi itu tak mudah. Ethan, kakak kembar Ella itu merahasiakan eksistensi Ella di dunia dari teman-temannya seumur hidup. Sampai suatu ketika rahasia itu bocor, dan Ella jadi target ketua geng motor selanjutnya.

Sebuah cerita tentang kebenaran dan kebohongan. Bagaimana bila gangster, Psycopath dan Mafia berada dalam satu cerita sekaligus. Ini kisah seorang Aglaea Carabella Damian dalam mencari dalang dibalik pembunuhan orang tuanya dan kecelakaan yang menimpa abangnya. Ia diburu oleh Mafia, dipermainkan oleh Psycopath, dan dicintai oleh gangster. Sanggupkah Ara memecahkan teka-teki dan menyusun kembali puzzle yang hilang?

"Show me what you are." Tamara gave a shocked sound when Fenrir sank a hand into her hair. His opposite arm snagged her around the waist. He pulled her right against him without any space. He was solid muscle and that made her heart pound. Now she wasn't sure she should have asked. ______ What would you do if the one you loved wasn't even human? If you had to teach them what kindness, love or trust was? Tamara is about to learn that more than just mortal humans exists. As impossible as it seems she might just be the only thing stopping the immortal Fenrir from destroying everything she holds dear. Sometimes just loving one can save so much more than you know.