Ex Nihilo Nihil Fit

BLURB “Please,” I moaned into Darcy’s lips, trying to get away from him even though my body craved him intensely. Adrian Martinez has already lost everything, her parents, her freedom, and the child she was told never took a breath. Betrayed by the man she loved, framed for crimes she didn’t commit, and branded an ex-convict, she’s forced to start over in a world that refuses to forgive her. When she stumbles into a nanny position for a billionaire’s little girl, Adrian knows it’s her last chance at survival. But nothing could prepare her for Damien Darcy,the cold, ruthless CEO who doesn’t believe in love, not after his heart was shattered. To him, women are nothing but gold diggers. To her, men are nothing but destroyers. Yet the spark between them is undeniable… dangerous. The little girl clings to Adrian as though she’s more than a stranger. Darcy recognizes something in Adrian he’s been haunted by for years. And when desire turns into a forbidden night of passion, secrets from their pasts unravel, exposing lies, betrayals, and a truth that could bind them forever… or ruin them both.

(GORGEOUS MEN SERIES 11) Rowan Salvador, a man who they thought was a womanizer and known as a walking red flag. He has a nice body, looks, and strong facial features, and most important of all was that every woman adored him, wanted him and wished to be with this guy. But how come if they found out that he has the heart and soul of a woman? As fragile as a woman? Dressed as a woman secretly whenever there are no people around? Will they ever accept him as he is if they found out? Or will they reject him?

Isang gabi, nahuli ni Roxanne Guevarra ang kanyang asawa na si Jameson Delgado na nakikipagtalik sa kanyang sekretarya. Hindi siya nagdalawang isip na hiwalayan ito ngunit papaano kung ayaw siya nitong bitawan? Nakahanap naman siya ng kakampi at iyon ay ang nakakatandang kapatid ng asawa, si Devon Delgado na tutulungan siyang makatakas ngunit hindi iyon magiging madali. *** "Bakit mo ba tinutulungan ang asawa ko? Balak mo bang agawin siya sa akin ngayong nagkakalabuan na kami?" Napangisi si Devon sa kabilang linya, "Hmm...hindi ako mahilig mang-agaw pero binibigyan mo ako ng rason na agawin siya sayo." Kumuyom ang mga kamao ni Jameson na marinig ang sinabi nito. "Subukan mo lang." "Why not? Kasi kung hindi ka magbabago, at patuloy mong sinasaktan si Roxanne, then prepare yourself. Mawawala siya sayo sa isang iglap." Babala ni Devon. "You can't do that to me. Maraming babae sa paligid na pwede mong pulutin pero si Roxanne, pag-aari ko 'yan. So don't you dare!"

"Y-you slapped me…" The words come out broken as the pain and disbelief set in. Deric actually hit me. The man who went against the whole world to defend me just slapped me, right in front of everyone. "I thank the heavens that I don’t remember a vicious woman like you!" He sneers. •°•°•°•°•° An accident turned Arella’s life upside down. After two years in a coma, she wakes up to find her husband with another woman and the life she knew completely changed. In her darkest moment, Arella meets Lincoln, a powerful billionaire whose touch awakens her in ways she never expected. One night of raw passion stirs desires neither can ignore, leaving Arella torn between the past she lost and the future he offers. As her past and future collide, Arella must decide: hold on to what’s lost or take a chance on a new life and love. But when her past comes rushing back, will she make the right choice?

Betrayed by the man she once called husband, Cassia Munroe learned the hard way that love doesn’t always come with loyalty. She was never his first choice, but their child was everything. And when she asked for a divorce, she was forced to make the most painful sacrifice of all… leaving her five-year-old daughter behind. That loss became her fire. Years later, the world knows her name — not as the woman Frederick Jones discarded, but as a self-made powerhouse. A world-class chef. A renowned fitness mogul. A secret cybersecurity genius. A billionaire investor who could crush empires with a single trade. But the man who broke her has no idea that the empire she built was born from the ashes he left her in. Now Frederick wants what he once threw away. Yet Cassis’s heart is no longer his to claim. Because a mysterious man just shook the world with a single tweet: “My wife is the most beautiful woman alive. And the photo attached? Cassia Munroe. The woman everyone thought was broken has just become the one thing every billionaire in the world wants.

Si Sydney ay iniwan ng kanyang dating kasintahan sa kadahilanang ikakasal na ito sa iba. Dahil dito ay hindi niya na nakuhang ipaalam sa nobyo na siya'y nagdadalang-tao. Sa paglipas ng anim na taon, muling pagtatagpuin ang landas nila. Ngunit kagaya ng ipinangako ni Sydney sa sarili, ay hinding-hindi na siya kailanman magpapa-apekto sa dating kasintahan na nanakit at nanloko sa kanya. Ngunit gano'n pa man, ay hindi niya habambuhay na maitatago sa anak kung sino ang ama nito, sa kadahilanang unti-unti na itong nagtatanong sa kanya.

She gave everything to her family, her dreams, her hardwork, her dedication and in return she was signed off for marriage to a stranger without her knowledge. Racheal Knight was forced into a loveless marriage for the sake of a corporate merger. To her husband, Axel Alistair, CEO of Ace Group, she was just a contract until she finally walked away with nothing but the child he never knew existed. She struggled to meet her needs and rising from the ashes wasn’t easy. She was homeless, jobless, and pregnant, facing a world determined to see her fail. Until a chance encounter with a mysterious artist who changed her life forever. When she’s building a new future with her son, Axel comes crashing back into her life, begging for a second chance. Will she let the man who broke her and tried to ruin her back in? Or will she take her revenge by breaking him in a way that he would never see coming?

They threw her into the rain—pregnant, bleeding, powerless. Her husband watched. Her best friend smiled. His family laughed. They called her worthless, barren and useless. They were wrong. Serena lost everything that night: her baby, her dignity, her life as she knew it. But from the ashes of that betrayal, she rose as someone they never saw coming, the secret heiress to a billionaire empire, now the most powerful woman in the country. Marcus begged for the contract that would save his failing company. He got it along with a new boss. His ex-wife. Now she owns everything he has. His business. His assets. His future. Marcus is begging for mercy. His mother is ruined. His sister is in prison. Sarah is forgotten. And Serena? She's just getting started. With Ethan Ashford, the most dangerous billionaire who caught her when she fell and refuses to let her go—at her side, Serena is untouchable. The Wellingtons destroyed the wrong woman. Now she'll take everything they love, piece by piece.

Mavis Charter-Briar had always been the obedient and martyr wife of Grayson Briar, the CEO of a top-performing company and the supposedly husband-to-be of her stepsister five years ago. Not once did she ever complain or thrown tantrums about her loveless marriage just to make sure that Grayson wouldn’t leave her. However, all of that came to waste when her stepsister came to claim what should be hers. It was easy to throw her out of the marriage and even with Mavis’s sudden disappearance, no one seemed to have cared about it. However, after almost two years, Mavis suddenly returned without any recollection of her past. She emerged as a seemingly different person—bolder, rebellious, and cunning. Will the new her take the path of vengeance? Or will the real Mavis stop her from ruining the lives of those who raised her?

“Xin,” Isabel calls sweetly when he enters her room. Maybe he had come to stay the night. It would be nice. She had always wanted to please him, to make him accept her and treat her as the wife that she was. But the man remains as cold as always. He does not say a word. Instead, he extends a document toward her. Confused, she takes a look, and tears form in her eyes when she realizes that it is a divorce agreement. His name is already signed. “You want us divorced? Did I do something wrong?“ she asks as a tear falls from her eyes. “Xin, we have been married for one year! Why are you doing this to me?“ But, as usual, he doesn't say a word. He turns around and walks away, as though she wasn't talking to him. “Keep dreaming! I am not signing this,” Isabel says, throwing it away. She had tried so much to be a good wife to him! However, when Isabel sees him with her, her heart goes numb. He has that smile on his face, one that Isabel had never seen before. She realizes that he was never hers to begin with. Crying, she goes back home, signs the divorce agreement, and leaves. … Two years later, “Wife, I missed you so much. Will you give me a kiss?“ Isabel looks behind her in confusion. “Is his wife here?“ She asks. “I am talking to you, Little Pie. Can I make it up to you? I was the stupidest person to let you leave,” Ewan Xin says. Will she give in to him even after she realizes that he is the villain who took away her dad's company? What about his hidden identity? Would she still want to associate with him?