Hard Times

Ivanna didn’t expect na si Jax Alister, yung lalaki na in-hire niya bilang bodyguard, ay isang bloodsucker. She found herself tangled, completely enamored sa attractiveness ni Jax at unti-unting nagiging isang indescribable na feeling ang nararamdaman niya. Pero, marami pang secrets sa buhay ni Jax na hindi niya alam, na slowly nagbubukas kasabay ng common thread sa pagitan nila. *** “Are you sure you want this? Kasi hindi mo ako mapipigilan,” sabi ko habang nasa gitna ng aming extraordinary love making. Tumango si Ivanna. “Go ahead, Jax. Do it harder at never stops.”

BOOK THREE of COALESCENCE OF THE FIVE: After a bitter betrayal, he refuses to trust hunters, but a certain huntress catches his eye... Greg Claw's bonded mate did the unthinkable, conspiring against him and his family during their time together, so she was punished with death. Now he knows never to trust a hunter. This includes the newly appointed Chief Octopus, Sushmita. But the more he's around her, the more intrigued he gets. The longer they work together, the more he can't deny the connection growing between them. It's not a bond, but there's certainly something. Sushmita has her own secrets and motives for everything she does, and choosing this profession is no exception. Greg finds himself caring about her… for her. When her former lover waltzes in, Greg wonders if this ex is what stands between him and Sushmita. One thing's for sure, with threats pressing in close, danger lurking in the shadows, and things not appearing to be what they seem, Greg has to do everything within reach and beyond to protect everything and everyone he holds dear, which - oddly - includes her. *** BOOK ONE: The 5-Time Rejected Gamma & the Lycan King BOOK TWO: The Rogues Who Went Rogue

Ramon was involved in gambling and addiction; he hid his addiction from his family. Because he spent the money on wrongdoing, his company was involved in bankruptcy and unable to pay its liabilities. Kier helps Ramon with his problem, but he has a condition. Ramon's daughter should marry him. Her parents were forcing Shielyn to marry a stranger man. She thought marrying Kier was the best thing in her life until she discovered her husband's secret. He's after his desires. She regrets marrying him.

"Do you have what it takes to make me fall for you, ever?" Aria smirked at Dalton, whose eyes were blazing with so much anger. His strong willed principles, were no match to her inducing and alluring skills. I will have you, and I will melt your heart," he gritted his teeth angrily. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Aria had been beaten and maltreated by the husband's family, and she took every pain without complaining even when her husband overlooked the fact. Her life had taken a painful turn, the moment she was married into the most powerful and wealthy home, of the Millers through an arranged marriage for years. She did everything to please everyone even if they felt she was not worth her husband! One sudden morning, everything changed and everyone soon came at her mercy. Why she was like that and where she gained the power from? They knew not. Not when shocking incidents keeps happening that were meant to claim lives.

Ivanna tak menyangka, Jax Alister, pria yang ia sewa sebagai bodyguard ternyata merupakan seorang makhluk pengisap darah yang memiliki tujuan khusus untuk menangkap makhluk lycan yang ternyata adalah tunangan Ivanna, Damon. Namun, perlahan hubungan Ivanna dan Jax tak lagi sebatas pengawal dan nona. Ivanna merasakan perasaan berbeda setiap kali berada di dekat Jax, begitu pun sebaliknya, karena Jax merasa Ivanna adalah gadis yang ia sukai sejak lama, yang terlahir kembali dan ia mengikuti gadis itu di setiap reinkarnasinya. Sayangnya, kisah cinta Ivanna dan Jax tidak semulus yang mereka harapkan saat satu per satu masalah datang menerpa Ivanna, dimulai dari putusnya pertunangan antara dirinya dan Damon, lalu ia menjalin hubungan dengan Kay Lee kawan yang sudah sejak lama menyukainya yang ternyata merupakan seorang pecandu sekaligus memiliki masalah emosi dan kelainan seksual. Satu hal yang paling mengerikan bagi Ivanna adalah ketika ia tahu bahwa dirinya menderita kanker darah, kehidupannya seolah runtuh di bawah kakinya dan Jax selalu berusaha ada dan menemaninya melalui semua ujian hidupnya. Keduanya tak menyangka, cinta menyapa dan mengharuskan Ivanna untuk menjadi bagian dari Jax karena banyak yang menginginkannya dan Jax harus memilih apakah akan mengubah Ivanna menjadi sepertinya, atau mempertahankan gadis itu sebagai manusia, tetapi dengan risiko menderita dan mati karena penyakitnya.

My mother was the best portrait artist in the police station. She had a strong sense of justice and brooked no evil. However, all I got was a sharp retort when I called her to save me. "You know it's your sister's coming-of-age celebration today, and you're cursing her? Kidnapped, are you? Fine, the kidnappers can kill you for all I care." She assumed it was a prank call. So, she refused to go to the police station and do her job. I wasn't saved in time and was tortured to death. When the DNA report came out, she came to the scene all wobbly. She drew a portrait of me with my bones as reference, her hand trembling all the way. "Jessica? It can't be her. This is a mistake!" She tried again and again. Yet, it didn't matter how many times she redid it as the portrait showed my face. My mother, who had hated me my whole life, teared up.

Adhira, murid SMA yang jago matematika itu harus terjerat berbagai kasus demi mengungkap kematian kedua orang tuanya. Sebuah undangan rapat rahasia dari aliansi keluarga konglomerat datang padanya. Dari sana Adhira pun tahu bahwa dia ternyata juga putra seorang pengusaha berlian merah yang kaya raya. Namun setiap kali petunjuk baru muncul, para saksi mata satu per satu mati. Di usianya yang keenam belas tahun, Adhira terjerat kasus pemerkosaan yang menyeret dirinya ke penjara dan mengalami banyak siksaan. Penderitaan yang tak terelakkan itu membawa Adhira pada kenyataan bahwa orang-orang yang selama ini terlihat begitu luhur dan agung tak lebih dari orang-orang keji yang menggunakan segala cara demi mendapatkan keinginannya. (PERINGATAN: cerita mengandung adegan seksual eksplisit, kekerasan fisik dan seksual, percintaan sesama jenis. Mohon jadi pembaca bijak)

The emergency center I worked in went haywire as the typhoon closed in on our town. That night, my husband’s first love made seven emergency calls in a row to me. However, she did not say anything when I picked up. By the eighth call, I thought it was a prank caller, so I gave them a piece of my mind. Then, I heard my husband’s angry voice. “Melinda! This is the eighth time Sadie's called you for help! Haven’t you made her suffer enough?!” After that fiasco, he decided to avenge Sadie by taping my mouth, tying my wrists and legs up, and throwing me into our basement for three whole days, despite it being flooded with seawater, I begged for mercy, but it was to no avail. “You knew Sadie couldn’t talk because she hurt her throat, yet you still hung up on her! I'm going to make sure you feel the same hopelessness she felt!" Those three days left me with a collection of severe infections. I ended up having to remove my kidney. Even after all that, that man still had the gall to kneel by my bed and beg me to give him another chance.

When I died with a smile on my face, right before my brother's eyes, he looked as if the anguish might tear him apart. Yet, for twenty-one years, he hadn't stopped wishing I would meet this exact end. It all traced back to my fifth birthday—the day I had innocently hoped our parents would come home from their business trip to celebrate with me. They rushed back that night but never made it. A car accident took both their lives. From that moment on, my brother resented me, despised me. He didn't just stand idly by as our cousin snatched up my work as her own; he encouraged it. And when my landlord threw me out, it wasn't a random cruelty—it was my brother pulling the strings. All he had ever wanted, from the very beginning, was to see me die a miserable death. But when he finally got his wish… why did he cry, pleading for me to come back, begging me to call him 'brother' one last time?

In the second year of my marriage to Jeffery Sadler, he brought a young woman home. When his eyes met mine, Jeffery smiled carelessly and said, "Naomi, perhaps you should try it too." He added, "After all, young and energetic people are truly different." I knew he was only testing me; he had always enjoyed tormenting and toying with me. But what he didn't know was that this time, I was genuinely tempted. Later, as he stared at the fresh scratch marks on the "young person's" waist and abdomen, his eyes blazed red with anger. "Naomi Sloan," he growled, “Who gave you the audacity to actually take this seriously?”