Hardships

Audrey Vance is pushed to the brink as her meticulously planned life starts to fall apart. Desperate to save her family home from going into foreclosure and drowning in debt, she does the unimaginable and spends a night of reckless diversion at a Manhattan bar. But rather than making a quick getaway, she meets Damien Knight, a stunningly attractive millionaire who has a lethal charm and an unmistakable evil side. A passionate one-night encounter turns into something far more sinister as Audrey is drawn into Damien's world, where his riches and influence serve as a front for the secrets he conceals. However, when long-held secrets come to light and old foes reappear, Audrey quickly realises that being with Damien might cost her everything, even her heart. Will she weather the tempest of loving a guy like Damien, or will they be torn apart forever by the perils of his world?

" I....I don't have anything else left with me, except my heart with love." She said crying her heart out with a pained expression in her black orbs. Staring at her vulnerable state, I went near her pulling her into my embrace and hugging her tightly preventing her from crumbling into pieces. Tears well up in my eyes too, but I blinked back squeezing my eyes shut. I didn't lie to her saying that everything will be okay and false promises that everything will be better. I stood there hugging her that would say enough for her that I'm there for her no matter what! Athena is a broken girl with only the memories of the horrible past which she hides it from everyone. She always smiles to heal her broken heart. Liam Knight is one hell of a successful and ruthless billionaire who owns Knight Industries. No one stands when it comes to business. To him, love means nothing but a trash and has no sympathy or kindness towards anyone. But she changes him at first sight. What happens when Athena is appointed as the Personal Secretary of Liam in which Liam tends to find the mystery about her that catches him off-guard. Will he protect her with all his life? Content/Trigger Warning: this story contains sexual content and deals explicitly with sexual assault and violence.

Ang mundo ay puno ng karangyaan at kahirapan. Mga katotohanang naka kubli sa kasinungalingan at mga taong nag tatago ng kasamaan at kabutihan. Graciela Hope Villanovo. Ang babaeng mag papakita kung gaano kabilis at kabagal ang ikot ng mundo pag dating sa estado ng pamumuhay ng mga tao.

Talking to a stranger can really be scary. I know that and I'm also aware of the consequence of doing that. But, I felt like its different than the stories that I heard. There's no fear or uncertainty while I am being lulled to comfort by someone.

He met me at the bar. Instead of making me feel like a prostitute and a dirty woman, he made me feel like a princess and respected. So how can I follow our rule of 'not falling in love'? Eh isang linggo ko pa lang siyang kasama sobrang lakas na ng tibok ng puso ko. Which woman wouldn't fall for him? He might be the perfect man I've ever met. Pinaramdam niya rin sa akin na ako lang ang kaisa-isang taong sandalan niya.

In the southern land of Clandestine Empire lies the city of lawlessness where the thirteen-year-old Dio is satisfied with his life. A warm home despite the chaotic city, a loving grandfather, and a humble living are all he needs in his life. However, everything changed when his grandfather died in a fire. He lost everything-- his family, his purpose, and his will to live. At a young age, he was lost with no hope for the future. “How about I help you find meaning in your life again?” It was an offer that he doesn’t even need to consider but because he wants to uphold his grandfather’s dying wish, Dio held the hand that was offered to him. It wasn’t salvation, just a temporary solution to push him to move forward. Little did he know that the hand that he took would lead him to know the reason why his grandfather had to die and how it was all connected to him. Will he be able to continue moving forward and face the future or give up on life and focus on revenge?

Tragedy can strike anywhere and at any moment, to anyone. In a moment life can change. It can leave you so drastically altered as to leave you with permanent scars. Meet Jaxsen Michaels and Sebastian Green. A parentless child and a fatherless son each get a chance to have the family that was lost to them both. This is book one of three.

He is everyone’s special, Mr. Brainy, CEO of his father's multi-millionaire company. Bryan Vanguard, a powerful, wealthy, and handsome young man, has always mesmerized people with one of his prominent, entrancing features: his roving blue eyes. He had it all—the looks, the brain, the wealth, and a good heart—yet didn't have peace. Eva stole his heart because she was peace to him. The source of his peace became the reason for his pain. Henry, Bryan's brother, became obsessed with Eva, vowing to do all he could to have her, even if it meant taking Bryan far away from her. Why would it always be Bryan getting the good things? Henry was furious. The position, the beauty—he wouldn't let that happen. Will Bryan and Eva ever have a happy ending, or will Henry make good on his threats? Will Bryan have to give up his love, or will he fight his brother? Find out.

Marcus Eastwood, a well known pauper who feeds on money earned from running other's errand have his life turned upside down after he found out his true identity, a scion of a hidden super rich family. It took only a night before he rise to power.

Uso pa ba ang love at first sight? Posible bang magmahal agad sa unang pagkikita palang? E kung dahil sa isang insidente, maramdaman mo iyon sa taong isang beses mo lang nakasama, hahayaan mo ba ang sarili mo na mahulog sa kanya ng ganun kadali? Kakalimutan mo nalang ba ang nararamdaman mo? Paano kung siya ang nagligtas sa buhay mo, kalilimutan mo rin ba ang utang na loob mo sa kanya? Paano kung isang araw maisipan nalang nyang maningil ng pagkakautang mo sa kanya pero hindi pera ang gusto nyang kabayaran? Napuno ng katanungan at kalituhan ang utak ni Francesca Dominique simula ng makilala niya ang isang gwapong lalaki na hindi lang isang beses nagligtas sa buhay niya. Nasundan pa iyon nang matuwa sa kanya si tadhana at ilagay pa ulit siya sa kapahamakan. Meeting his gorgeous knight will not just save her life but will also capture her heart. But falling in love with him surely has a cost. Endless complications regarding their status compatibility will soon arise. Pwede bang magkatuluyan ang mayaman at mahirap? Kaya ba niyang ipaglaban ang pagmamahal dito at isakripisyo lahat para lang magkatuluyan sila? O susuko na lamang siya at mas pipiliin nalang na iwan ito para sa ikatatahimik ng lahat? Perhaps, she wasn't even Cinderella to ask her fairy godmother to give her a happy ending. But she had fate to take her where she really is supposed to be.