Garden's Heart

In the steamy streets of Miami, 23-year-old Maya Torres works hard washing dishes to buy medicine for her sick mother, her only light in a world of pain.  With a cruel brother who steals, a sister who mocks her worn old clothes, and a lonely heart, Maya’s life is a struggle—until a stormy night changes everything.  Cleaning a shadowy bar owned by the Mafia, she hears a gunshot and finds a bleeding stranger.  Brave but scared, she saves his life, not knowing he’s Diego Salazar, a ruthless Mafia boss with a crippled leg and a heart hardened by betrayal.  When Maya’s family drags her into Diego’s dangerous world, she’s forced to work for him, sneaking into rival clubs to steal secrets.  Diego’s harsh words cut deep, but Maya stays strong, her mother’s life on the line.  As they share quiet moments, something sparks—could this cold man learn to love? But secrets unravel, and a shocking betrayal from someone close threatens to destroy Maya’s hope.  With danger closing in, a hidden truth about her past could change her life forever.  Will Maya outsmart the Mafia’s deadly games and find love, or lose everything? Dive into this thrilling tale of courage, love, and secrets—you won’t stop turning the pages!

Have you ever felt like dying for your first love? The first person to whom your heart opened? "I reject you as my fated mate. You are to choose another," his husky voice descended, crushing my hopes. And as if that weren't enough, he went even further. "I have no interest in this mate nonsense. You are merely a distraction; do not obstruct my path, princess." And at that moment, my wolf, Fox, howled... *********** Alpha Caesar Riverdale of the Midnight Moon Pack had never desired a mate. His sole purpose for joining the Battle of the Alphas, a to determine the next Lycan king, was to seek vengeance for his father's death. However, the discovery of Princess Esmeray as his fated mate became the unwanted distraction he never anticipated. Would he be able to resist her seductive attempts to manipulate him into accepting her? Princess Esmeray 'Nia' Gerald had just turned 18 years old and was the only child of the Lycan king of the Silverstone Pack. Her ultimate dream had always been to find her mate and be embraced in his strong arms, but instead, Alpha Caesar rejected her. Would her desperate and seductive plans to make Caesar accept her ultimately succeed, or would they leave her more than heartbroken? Read on to uncover this intriguing plot twist.

" Raised by wolves, Trained by bandits, Forged in violence, A cold-hearted warrior but forced to conceal her true gender to survive in the city of Los Angeles, but she was confined in an orphanage where she got entangled with Lucas Blackwood. Casey Angeles eventually found herself selected to be trained in the world's largest military training base ( M base), an opportunity that seemed unimaginable given the base's policy of only accepting males. Lucas Blackwood, director of the M base, the mysterious eldest son of the Blackwood family, is a legendary man both in the business and underground world. But despite being a paragon, he has a secret illness that hinders him from getting close to a woman, So he has the greatest shock of his life when he encounters and discovers Casey's gender, yet His illness doesn't break out. What will happen when they both get entangled with each other and Lucas finds himself getting attracted to the disguised Casey? Will Casey's secret be discovered? Will her Cold heart eventually be thawed? Will Lucas forgive her deceit after finding out the secret? How did she not trigger Lucas's illness despite her being a female?

Kung gusto may paraan, kung ayaw naman, ay siguradong may dahilan. Matapos mahiwalay naglakas-loobsa kaniyang kababata sa loob ng apat na taon, si Shevanee na hanapin ito sa Manila. Ngunit laking gulat niya na parang ibang Ralph Timothy Villanueva ata ang nahahanap niya sapagkat hindi na siya nakikilala nito. Ginawa niya ang lahat upang makuha ang pansin nito at nagbabakasakaling maalala siya ni Ralph, ngunit may isang lalaki ang humarang sa mga plano niya. Si Gaven Lance Galvez, ang sempatiko na pinsan ni Ralph na namamahala ng isang kompanya. Wala itong ibang ginagawa kundi bantayan ang bawat kilos at hakbang niya dahilan upang mawalan siya ng pag-asa na makilala ulit ng kaniyang kababata. Sa pag-aakala ni Shevanee na makukuha niya muli ang puso ng kaniyang kababata, ay ibang puso pala ang nabingwit niya. Ngunit isa lamang ang dapat niyang piliin. Sa pagkakataong ito, ano kaya ang mas matimbang para kay Shevanee? Ang minahal niyang kababata o ang lalaking si Gaven na mahal siya?

Sydney Bardot, a young sultry heiress, runs away from home only to collide with an older, gorgeous stranger at a bar. Sparks fly between them at every interaction. His first name is all she finds out: Killian. What’s in a name, right? She needs a place to hide. Sydney finds Killian's offer to shelter her from her dominating family too hard to resist. He whisks her away to an adventure camp in remote South Africa. A month of heated interactions ends in his marriage proposal. But what’s the catch? Sydney agrees to marry the lethal and reckless nomad. After a rushed wedding, she returns home to find herself shrouded in a web of lies, deceit, and conspiracies. Who is Killian Barlowe? How does he know everything about her? Did reckless players like him really fall for innocent heiresses? Or was it all a game of revenge? Taming A Reckless Heart is the fourth book of the Reckless Hearts Series, but can be read as a standalone.

To the outside world, Olivia is just a famous doctor who excels in her career. What most people don't know is that she's also married to the CEO of the famous Wellington Group, Theo Wellington. Her marriage life is a unique one. She rarely sees her husband, and they only meet once in a while. After three years of a loveless marriage, Theo finally files for divorce. But can she easily let go when she has loved him her whole life? His first love is back, threatening to snatch her position. When Olivia discovers that she's pregnant, she has a choice to hide it from Theo and protect herself from further heartbreak. Yet, misfortunes never come alone. She is also diagnosed with an illness that might not only end her baby's life but also hers.

“We didn’t say a word before we both crashed into each other’s arms and started making out. I jumped on him, and he grabbed me. We barely made it to the bed before we started tearing each other apart. It was wild. It was intense. And I didn’t want it to end. For about twenty minutes, he did things to me that had me screaming until my voice gave out, and I passed out. The next time I opened my eyes, it was morning. I was sober again... but I had no idea what a naked stranger was doing in my bed!” Viola Sterling is a billionaire heiress whose life suddenly takes a hit when her family goes bankrupt. She becomes homeless, and as if that isn't enough, she catches her boyfriend cheating the very same day. Heartbroken and drunk, she tries to numb the pain… only to wake up the next morning with a naked stranger in her bed. Turns out, he’s a billionaire who couldn’t afford a scandal. He arrogantly pays her for her silence and disappears, leaving her embarrassed. She thinks that’s the end of it until she turns up at her new guardian’s house and gets the shock of her life. The naked stranger? He’s their son. They vow to remain strangers. But when Viola discovers she’s pregnant, everything changes. To protect their families' reputations, they agree to marry. To their families, it’s an arranged marriage. To them, it’s a contract, strictly business. And it comes with just a rule… Never to fall in love!

The day before my mating ceremony, my mother caught my soon-to-be mate Derek in a passionate embrace with my step-sister Scarlett. The anger triggered my mother's heart attack need a transplant surgery immediately Fortunately, I was compatible with my mother for a heart transplant. I decided to give her my heart and use an artificial one instead. Faced with the enormous cost of the surgery, Derek, my coward of a mate, vanished. I went to beg my step-sister Scarlett, who had married an elderly but wealthy Alpha Marcus, for help. She claimed she didn't have enough cash, yet the next day she was showing off her new enchanted moonstone necklace. In my darkest hour, Alexander Stone appeared. He was the most renowned healer and Marcus’s son，the future Alpha. He covered all the costs and offered to perform the surgery himself. When I woke up, Alexander's face was filled with regret. He told me my mother had suffered a sudden rejection reaction during surgery and passed away. He pulled my tear-stained face to his chest, declaring his love and begging me to let him care for me for eternity. Seven years into our mating bond, I accidentally overheard his conversation with his beta: "So you gave Sarah's heart to Scarlett instead, right in front of her mother? That was brutal, even for you." "What could I do? Her heart matched Scarlett's perfectly." "But we had already found a suitable donor heart! Scarlett only needed to wait half a day. Why were you so impatient?" Alexander sighed, his voice heavy with emotion: "I couldn't bear to see Scarlett suffer, not even for a second."

Nanganganib na mawalan ng trabaho si Chrissa dahil sa papalugi na ang kompanyang kanyang pinapasukan. Isa siya sa mga nagsusulat para sa isang magazine na sa bawat labas ng bagong edition ay laging mababa ang benta. She doesn't want to lose her job. All she needs to do is to write something that would catch everyone's attention and urge them to buy their next magazine issue. She needs to find someone whom she can feature on her next article... someone like— Trace Dela Serna. Trace is a well-known businessman. Kilalang-kilala ito dahil sa yamang mayroon ang pamilya nito. Laman din ng mga balita noon ang lalaki dahil sa kinasangkutang kontrobersiya ilang taon na ang nakararaan. Namatay sa isang engkuwentro ang kasintahan nito at walang sino man ang nakaaalam kung ano ang dahilan ng barilang naganap. Naniniwala si Chrissa na gumamit ng koneksiyon at yaman ang mga Dela Serna upang hindi malaman ng media ang dahilan ng mga nangyari. Ni walang nagtagumpay na makuhanan ito ng panayam. At iyon ang gusto niyang magawa— si Trace ang nais niyang maging paksa sa sunod na article na kanyang isusulat. Kung sakaling maisiwalat niya ang dahilan ng pagkamatay ng kasintahan nito, baka sakaling tumaas ang kita nila. She thought it would be easy, pero hirap siyang makapanayam ang kampo ng binata. Dahilan iyon para mag-isip siya ng ibang paraan upang makalapit dito at makakuha ng mga impormasyon— Chrissa applied as Mat-Mat's nanny, ang limang taong gulang na anak ni Trace. Magagawa niya bang alamin ang sikretong nakabalot sa pagkatao ni Trace? Will she be able to make him agree for an interview? O sadyang siya ang mahihirapang makasama ang binata sa iisang bubong dahil sa pag-uugaling mayroon ito? Can she ever tame... his stone heart?

"He shattered her heart. Now she's back, but with his secret and a storm of revenge" Five years ago, Elena once loved Grayson Wolfe with everything she had until he betrayed her. Leaving her broken, abandoned, and pregnant. Now a powerful woman, Elena returns with a single mission: destroy the man who ruined her life. But nothing is ever that simple. Grayson isn't the same ruthless billionaire she left behind. He's colder, darker, and dangerously obsessed with uncovering the truth she hides. As old sparks reignite and secrets unravel, Elena finds herself caught between vengeance and desire, hate and love. But the biggest secret of all? A child! The daughter Grayson never knew existed. In the world of betrayal, twisted passion and second chances, can two scarred hearts find redemption? Or will revenge tear them apart for good?