I'd Rather Be A Lover Than A Fighter

I returned home after studying abroad for three years, only to find that my brother’s girlfriend had brought her entire family to live in my mansion. The moment they saw me, they pinned me against the floor. "How dare you! Call him your sweetheart, spend his money, and now you're here to take my mansion? " When I saw the girlfriend’s crazed antics, I was shocked. “Who did you say owns the mansion?” “It’s my boyfriend’s, but it’ll be mine sooner or later. It has nothing to do with you.” With her parents, she yanked off the ancient pendant on my neck and crushed my heirloom bracelet. They even tied up my limbs, put me on the table, and positioned me in a humiliating pose to post online. Her brother pinned my legs down and reached under my shirt…

One night stand was fun and all casual for Beverly. Until she did it with the man she was informed as her stepbrother the next day. She's in a total doom, that's for sure, as she found herself slowly succumbing into their heated temptations, completely being caught in the arms of Atlas Cameron. However, things began to complicate when she discovered how their sexcapades resulted into a little life in her womb. By then, she only got one best option; to keep it hidden from everyone but most especially—from its father.

Hindi matanggap ni Erica kung bakit lumaki siya sa pamilya na kakaiba. Papaanong kakaiba? Namulat kasi ito na ang kanyang ina ay isang Lesbian habang ang kanyang Ama naman ay isang bakla. Inggit na inggit siya sa normal na mga pamilya, iyon bang straight ang nanay at tatay, hindi katulad ng sa kanya. Palagi siyang tinutukso ng kanyang mga kaklase noong nag-aaral pa lamang ito, hanggang ngayon ba naman na may trabaho na siya? Kaya ipinangako nito sa kanyang sarili na siya ang magbabago ng kapalaran ng kanyang pamilya. Ipinangako nito na hinding-hindi siya matutulad sa kanyang ina o ama. Pero paano kung biglang makilala nito ang bagong CEO ng kanilang kompanya na si Pearl Torres? Kasing ganda nito ang kanyang pangalan na parang perlas na kumikinang. Magiging baliko rin kaya siya kagaya ng kanyang mga magulang? O mas pipiliin parin nito ang magkaroon ng normal na buhay na palagi niyang hinahangad para sa kanyang sarili.

He fell hard for her but she fell harder. Homeless, heartbroken and rejected by her own family, Claire Jones, the ignored and hated daughter of a rich man never imagined that her life would change forever when she met her ray of light in the darkness of midnight,  Tristan Pierce.   “You have this chance to get back what you have lost, Miss Jones. You have my words.” Tristan said to Claire. She stared at him for a moment, he looked serious. “And why do you want to help me, Mr. Pierce? What will you achieve?” She couldn’t help but asked him with narrowing gaze. “I am not helping you in free, Miss Jones. I want a woman to as my son’s mother. He never asks for anything and this is the first time he wished for something and I can’t deny my only child's wish.” He said. “What do you mean, Mr. Pierce?” Her voice wavered as she anticipated his next words. “Marry me, Miss Jones.”

Simula nang mamatay ang ama ni Vanessa, nagkandaletse-letse na ang buhay niya. Pinabayaan siya ng kaniyang malupit na stepmother—inalipusta at itinuring na walang halaga. Sa bawat araw nang pang-aapi, natuto siyang maging matatag… hanggang sa dumating ang lalaking magpapayanig sa tahimik niyang puso. Si Hector—ang bagong asawa ng kaniyang stepmother. Apatnapung taong gulang, guwapo, mayaman, at puno ng karismang hindi niya kayang balewalain. Sa unang titig pa lang, may kung anong kumislot sa dibdib ni Vanessa—isang damdaming alam niyang bawal ngunit hindi niya mapigilan. Ngunit sa likod ng marangyang buhay na hatid ni Hector, nagtatago ang isang pusong sugatan—isang lalaking unti-unting napagod sa malamig na pagtrato ng asawa. At sa pagitan ng mga nakaw na tingin, unti-unting nabubuo ang koneksyong hindi dapat umusbong. Ngayon, nasa pagitan si Vanessa ng tukso at takot. Pipiliin ba niya ang lalaking pinagbabawal ng mundo? O mas gugustuhin na lamang niyang manahimik upang hindi masangkot sa anumang gulo?

Titre du roman : Jeux d’Ombres Résumé : Dans une ville rongée par la corruption, le crime organisé et les ambitions politiques, Fabrice, un jeune homme discret, se retrouve pris dans une toile dangereuse tissée par Vital, un homme de l’ombre au service du pouvoir… mais surtout de lui-même. Ce dernier confie à Fabrice une mission étrange : kidnapper une jeune femme, Nina, sans lui faire de mal. Fabrice accepte, sans savoir qu’elle est la fille d’un haut conseiller politique, Nathan N’Dongo, et que sa disparition va mettre la ville en alerte. Tiraillé entre sa loyauté, son passé criminel et sa promesse à sa mère de rester honnête, Fabrice va peu à peu comprendre que ce qu’il croyait être un simple “contrat” cache en réalité un vaste complot mêlant trafics, trahisons et ambitions personnelles. Au cœur de ce chaos, Fabrice devra choisir : devenir complice… ou briser la chaîne du silence. Entre tensions, manipulations et révélations, Jeux d’Ombres est un thriller haletant où les héros sont rarement ceux qu’on croit.

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Rhian Monteclara, a fun-loving and fiercely ambitious 25-year-old, is the face behind Glam Perfume—the brand that brought “One scent, one story” to life. Rhian only wanted to forget a heartbreak—but one drunken night leads to a pinky promise with a dangerously charming stranger in a crimson suit. She wakes up in his bed, wearing a nightdress she doesn’t recognize… and a promise she might’ve made to marry him. The catch? He’s not just any man—he’s Damon Damien Alejandro, a powerful mafia boss with secrets as lethal as his smile. And now, she might be his… whether she remembers it or not. But what if their meeting wasn’t random? What if he’s been watching her all along? And what happens when a bubbly dreamer finds herself in the deadly world of crime, secrets... and a husband who may be her greatest danger—or her only salvation?

Rhea Ravelle, heiress of a powerful and influential family, goes against her family's wishes and cuts ties with them. She chooses to marry Carter Jamison, a man with a failing career and two children born out of wedlock. For six years, she raises his children as if they were her own and helps Carter rebuild his crumbling business. Under her care, the kids grow into kind, well-mannered little stars, and Carter's company finally makes it big and goes public. But right at the celebration marking his entry into high society, the biological mother of his two children suddenly shows up. And Carter, who is usually so calm, completely loses it. He begs the woman to stay, making Rhea the laughingstock of the entire city. That night, he doesn't come home. Instead, he takes the children and runs straight back to his old flame, playing house as a happy family. Soon after, Carter files for divorce. "Thanks for everything, Rhea. But the kids need their birth mother." The children's mother also says, "Thank you for taking care of them all these years. But a stepmother will never compare to a birth mother." So blood beats love? If that's how it is, then she's done playing stepmother. However, the children reject their birth mother flat-out, and they don't want Carter either. They declare, "Rhea is our only mom! If you're getting divorced, then we're going wherever she goes!"

« Mlle Bernard, vous avez fait six fois FIV pour avoir ce bébé, voulez-vous vraiment l'abandonner ? M. Thomas est-il aussi d'accord pour interrompre cette grossesse ? » « J'en suis sûre, il sera d'accord. » Léa n'avait pas dormi de la nuit, sa voix était rauque, mais une lucidité qu'elle n'avait jamais eue brillait en elle. « L'intervention a été programmée dans une semaine. » Une semaine plus tard, ce sera l'anniversaire de mariage avec Alex. Tant mieux, elle voulait que tout finisse là où tout avait commencé. Elle a réservé son billet de départ, sa main a lentement caressé son ventre, là où une petite vie encore informe grandissait. Depuis cinq ans, elle attendait son arrivée avec espoir. Mais elle n'aurait jamais imaginé qu'au jour où son vœu se réaliserait, elle choisirait d'abandonner cet enfant.