Flame Picture

During the holiday, my six-year-old son received his cleft-lip surgery. He wore a mask and sat quietly in our family bookstore, engrossed in a picture book. A young man came in, pinching his nose dramatically as he swaggered up to the manager. "Why did you let someone with an infectious disease in here?" he demanded loudly. "Get them out!" The manager winced. "Sir, I'm sorry, but I don't have the authority to remove other customers." Undeterred, the man marched up to me. "Be wise and get out of here. My girlfriend is Imogen Slater, CEO of the Slater Group. You don't want to mess with me." I froze in stunned silence. Imogen despised all men except me, and this guy claimed she was his girlfriend.

Kenna Paige, who is at an all-time low in her life, falls into a very fortunate scene where she spends a steamy night with the most elite billionaire in town, Sean Foxx. Little did Kenna know the shocking revelation that awaited her. Months later, she discovered that she was pregnant for her mysterious once-in-a-lifetime one-night stand. Meanwhile, Sean didn't expect to have a child with a woman he couldn't remember the last name of. But with certain issues going on with his company, a woman who claims that he is the father of her child seems rather oddly convenient to him. The two are forced into making the most of their situation by drawing up a favourable contract. Along the line, they realize that although they are worlds apart, they might just be each other's lost halves. But with his ex-girlfriend in the picture, will their love for each other still stand?

Rey Jhon Zialcita became a babysitter to a young Gabriella Chan who never experienced breaking an onion and getting everything. No one knew his holiness except that he was caught kissing a man's picture and was able to ask if he was gay or not. Babysitting Gabriella was well on his way until Gabriella's debut party day came. That one night he just succumbed to the temptation. And he thought things were as good as he imagine they would be. Unfortunately, things were perfect. He goes a long way in finding answers to his question. When he found out he returned to Gabriella but that was why he was hurt. He really ought to have realized that there was a snag somewhere. When he found out what it was, he could have lost how big and heartbreaking it was. The question is, will he succeed?

Jem thought Mara was his partner, his confidant, his everything—until she sold him out, leaving his life in ruins and his mother’s survival in jeopardy. Now, broken and desperate, he never expected to stumble into the storm… or into the arms of Dante Williams, the cursed heir of a powerful empire. Dante has lived his life under a deadly family curse: every male heir dies before forty. Time is running out for him the strange connection between him and Jem might be the only way to survive—or the spark of a forbidden love that should never exist. But when Mara resurfaces, scheming to claim the empire, and Samson, a dangerously obsessed ally from Dante’s past, enters the picture, Jem and Dante must navigate betrayal, supernatural forces, and a burning attraction that refuses to be denied.

Alex is the grandson of the Sterling family. He's known to be an every woman's man and growing up, he had been trained by his grandmother in line to take over the Sterling Enterprise, the biggest company in the USA. After Alex's negative picture was leaked out, he was forced to get married before his grandmother's retirement to secure the presidential position. Not ready for a real marriage, Alex decided to go on a contracted marriage with his secretary, Emily. Little did Emily know that she would fall in love with the great Alexander, who, on the other hand, is only in love with Sophie, his first love from college. What happens when Emily gets pregnant with Alex after a one-night romance? Will Alex feel the same way as Emily towards him? Will the contract marriage eventually lead to a real marriage?

Atasha Quinn thought she had a perfectly planned life not until a promise from the past hunts her down. Atasha has one goal in life and that is to become a well-known neurosurgeon but when Conrad Sawyer appeared in the picture her dreams came crashing down because Conrad made her realize that her life is full of lies. Atasha refused to accept her written fate but no matter how hard she tries to deny she can't change the fact that she is bound to marry Conrad, a ruthless Mafia who messed up everything. Atasha was forced to live in a world where she was told what to do but when secrets from the past unveils she found the strength to fight and get her sweetest revenge. Will love sprout when one's heart is filled with hate and pain?

A month before I was set to present my life’s work—the Moonlight Therapy—Marcus, my Alpha and fiancé of five years, asked me to give the entire research project to his old flame, Isabella. I refused. He spent the entire month trying to convince me, insisting he was only fulfilling her dying wish. Then, two weeks before the presentation, a link from a friend arrived. That’s when I discovered Isabella was already promoting my research online as her own. He had never intended to ask for my permission at all. In that instant, I chose to sever our five-year bond. What Marcus didn’t know was that the core research he’d stolen was critically flawed. On the very day Isabella presented that faulty data to the world, I walked through the doors of the Boston Werewolf Medical Institute instead. I never looked back.

Hyacinth Clausen is a young woman caught in the web of a dark and dangerous love affair with her stepbrother, Silas Forest. Silas, the first in line to become the Alpha, is not just any ordinary man, he's known as a fallen angel, the devil himself. With a heart as black as coal and eyes that fade to obsidian, Silas is obsessed, possessive, impulsive, and chaotic. He wants to own Hyacinth, to chain her up so she can never escape. But Hyacinth is not just any ordinary toy, she's his forbidden addiction, a flame that burns brighter the closer she gets to the fire. In a world where love and hate collide, Hyacinth must navigate the dangerous waters of a love that is both toxic and all-consuming, while Silas battles his own demons and the consequences of his dark desires. Will Hyacinth find a way to break free from Silas' grip, or will she be lost forever in the clutches of the devil himself?

Evelyn Rose never imagined her first taste of forbidden pleasure would come at a masquerade ball, hidden behind a mask and lost in the arms of a stranger. But one night with Sebastian Kane, a billionaire CEO, addict, and master of control, leaves her craving more than just his touch. Sebastian doesn’t do love. He does domination. Sex is his escape, his weapon, his addiction. And Evelyn? She’s a temptation he can’t resist, a flame he’s desperate to consume. Their chemistry would ignite a dangerous game of power, pleasure, and obsession. A scandal that could destroy them both. But even as the world tries to tear them apart, Sebastian and Evelyn can’t deny the raw, primal connection that binds them. Not until….. Warning: This book contains explicit scenes, morally complex characters, and a love story that will leave you in suspense.

In ancient times, crossbreeds are considered as dire catastrophe who wields the power of Calamity, a power that is stronger than the Ultimate King's. If one bears this cursed child, it must be killed at instant or else the world will be in the act of God. Aria is an orphan crossbreed and in order to hide her identity, she disguised herself as a little girl and live with the Daemons in the Abyss city. Little did she know, Daemons are big known as slave sellers and it was too late before she noticed it. She was sold to the Werewolf King in an illegal slavery bargain. But her disguise was exposed when she entered the blue flame village, the entry to Neitheria, the Darken realm. Able to escape, she still got caught in the King's lair and suddenly became his mate. What will be Aria's fate now that she was caught into a chain of destiny? This story is a fantasy romance that will drive your desires into an imaginative plot of love, magic, and hope.