John B Routledge

John Handful’s first client is a member of the local Polish community wanted by the police for the disappearance of his pregnant wife. A new miracle cancer drug is stolen from a pharmaceutical complex located on a shingle spit, just off the Suffolk coast. A wealthy local financier is blackmailed, and a ripple of malice spreads across the village of Oxmarket. Each household of a cul-de-sac have a secret that could point to them being the murderer of a man found shot dead in his bedroom.A perplexing case unfolds with the revelation of secret lovers, flowers from the garden and a death that is not as it appears.John Handful finds himself enmeshed in a violent, multi-layered plot at a luxury hotel on a remote island. A man kills himself despite receiving the good news that his lover’s husband has agreed to a divorce.A woman is witnessed shooting herself by her husband even though she had already been dead several hours.A man has been found shot through the head in a locked room with suicide well and truly ruled out. How did he die?Severed limbs in a concrete block, leads, John Handful to believe that a cold calculated killer with a thirst for revenge is on the loose. Ten cases, one connection. What is it?

Aniesha Zarzuela is a hardworking woman who will do anything for her family. She has this kind of charisma that every man would fall for. She was the one who raised her family the day that her father left them at a very young age. Aniesha is a resilient, cold and self-reliant woman who always wants to be the best. John Jaxson Montenegro is a selfish man who doesn’t care about other people as long as he’s happy doing his own thing. He never cares about other people's feelings as long as he's satisfied and enjoying doing his own thing .For him, life is a waste. What will happen once Aniesha and Jaxson meets? Will Jaxson change his lifestyle and beliefs or he will also ruin Aniesha’s life because of his past?

At 7am on the dot my alarm rings on my nightstand. After a brief moment of irritation I sprung out of bed to get ready for school. While brushing my long curly ember hair my phone dings incessantly on the bathroom counter. After picking up the phone the dread I already felt in my heart was amplified. It was my best friend Jesse wishing me a happy birthday but I for the life of me couldn’t understand what an 18 year old girl had to be happy about. When a woman turns 18 she is mated for life, she’d be made to quit school, produce children and satisfy their mates every need and urge. That’s all a woman was good for in this town and I’d be damned if I was going to sit down and shut up about it. After ignoring Jesse I finished dressing and strolled down stairs where my mother and father were still having their morning meeting with their subordinates. Alfa John and Luna Kate or not, I’d doubt they’d even notice I was leaving if I hadn’t slammed the door on my way out. I wonder if they were disappointed by my lack of interest of the ways of the pack or if they were just disappointed I didn’t have a penis between my legs. Regardless, I have no intention on going to my mating ball tonight. My parents have invited every male in our pack but there’s no way I was going without a fight! As I lift my fingers from the door handle I come to an abrupt stop eye to eye with my fathers beta Josh. In a low growl all I hear is “You didn’t think you could actually leave did you?”

Blurb: Malaking katuparan para kay Olivia ang maipakasal siya kay John Carlos na ikalawang anak na lalaki ng pamilya Carlos ngunit lingid sa kanyang kaalaman na kayamanan lamang niya ang siyang dahilan ng pagpayag nito na pakasalan siya. Hindi matanggap ni John Carlos na ipinambayad utang siya ng kanyang mga magulang, kaya naman hindi nito binigyan ng magandang pagtrato si Olivia. Dahil doon ay inatake si Olivia sa puso na kinakailangan pang dalhin sa America. Ngunit sa pagtataka ng kanyang asawa at pamilya nito ay ibang tao na si Olivia ng magbalik sa kanila. Isang Olivia na handang maghiganti at bawiin ang lahat ng sa kanya. May natitira pa kayang pag-ibig sa puso niya para kay John? O galit pa rin ang siyang mamayani hanggang sa huli?

What if you’re a fallen angel of death and God calls you for reconciliation? Isaac Jacob is a heartbroken and broke businessman. When his wife Maria; the woman that he trusted and love most cheated on him and stole his money as well as ruined his life that makes him miserable and hopeless. Which makes him want to shoot her and her lover but unexpected things happened that worsen his situation. He moved to a slum area somewhere in Manila when he sold everything that he possessed because of bankruptcy. He doesn’t have a choice but to start from scratch with his blind father. Until he met Michael; the archangel who disguised as a teenage girl to gather all the fallen angels on earth and he is one of the fallen angels who need a reconciliation. Michael promised him wealth after he passed the challenge that he need to face. He needs to enter a game that will put him between life and death before he achieves the wealth that he is dreaming of. The game that he needs to find the murderers and help the victims take their stolen lives back. Once he won, the victims will come back to life and live like nothing’s happened but he will be forgotten, but once he loses. The murderers will live and the victims will vanish forever like they never existed. While he is on a game. He starts discovering some things that will connect to his past life. That makes him interested in why her wife cheated on her? Who is her lover? Is it just a simple reconciliation or it is the past that he can’t forget that gives him trauma and breakdown?

Les femmes de ma vie Prologue Né d’un homme sans aucune dignité, sans aucun scrupule, nous avons dû nous enfuir aux aurores d’un beau jour. Je m’en souviens encore. Je n’étais qu’un gamin à cette époque. Avoir de quoi manger pour ma mère était ma seule finalité. voir son sourire était pour moi une bénédiction. Entre vaguer à diverses occupations, je me suis un jour trouver devant cette femme. Cette jeune fille aux yeux luisant, à la peau d’ébène, au sourire envoûteur. Derrière le visage d’ange de ma bien aimé, derrière cette vie de luxe qu’elle vivait, était cachée une jeune femme qui souffrait le martyre. Vendu aux hommes riches et puissant, vendu aux plus offrant, je l’ai rencontré lorsqu’elle n’avait plus espoir. Ibrahim est mon prénom. Je n’ai connu que trois femmes depuis ma naissance. Ces femmes pour lesquelles j’ai dû me battre à en risquer ma vie. Je n’avais connu que la misère depuis ma naissance, cette misère contre laquelle j’ai dû me battre à en risquer ma vie. A tout ceux qui se disent que c’est la fin, sachez qu’on ne peut voir la lumière qu’en persévérant jusqu’au bout du tunnel.

Para maisalba ang nalulugi nilang negosyo ay pumayag si Catherine na makipag blind date sa isang misteryoso at masungit na lalaking bilyonaryo na hindi naman niya kilala. Ngunit hindi inaasahan ni Catherine ang nangyari sa naging blind date niya because she ended up entering into a contractual marriage with him. Daniel Brian Zaad Borris is a perfect man. Gwapo at matipuno at idagdag mo pa na siya ang nag-iisang tagapagmana sa isang sikat at malaking mall chain sa buong mundo. Ngunit sakabila ng lahat nang mayroon siya ay may masakit rin siyang kahapon na pilit na iniiwasan. Matapos saktan at iwanan ng kanyang pinakamamahal na childhood sweetheart ay ipinangako na niya sa sarili niya na hinding hindi na siya magmamahal pa. Pero kung gaano niya kagustong umiwas sa pag-ibig ay siya namang kagustuhan rin ng pamilya niya na makipagbalikan at maikasal siya sa babaeng nanakit sa kanya. Faced with familial pressure to marry his ex-girlfriend kaya napagdesisyonan niyang magpakasal kay Catherine. They will get married but with one strict condition and that is 'no falling in love'. It start with a simple arrangement but soon becomes complicated as unexpected feelings begin to surface. Kaya ba nilang panindigan ang kanilang pangako sa isa't isa kung pareho na silang dalawa na hulog na hulog sa isa't isa?

Mon compagnon est tombé amoureux de l’Omega muette qui lui avait sauvé la vie et voulait rompre nos fiançailles. Je lui ai gentiment conseillé : « La position de Luna n’est pas facile. Elle ne pourra peut-être pas assumer la responsabilité. » L’Omega muette s’est sentie insultée et s’est suicidée en prenant du Tue-loup. Huit ans plus tard, lorsque Ryan est devenu le Roi Alpha, la première chose qu’il a faite était de détruire la Meute de Canine au Neige et de prendre ma vie. « C’est ce que vous lui devez tous, à Saya. » Lorsque j’ai rouvert les yeux, je me suis retrouvée au banquet de mes 18 ans. Le père de Ryan, l’ancien Roi Alpha, m’avait un jour demandé quel était mon souhait. « Puisque Ryan et Saya sont faits l’un pour l’autre, qu’ils soient ensemble. Qu’ils consomment leur lien sous la lune et reçoivent la bénédiction de la Déesse de la Lune. »

J’aurais dû être la future Alpha Femelle de la Meute du Nord, mais mon compagnon, l’Alpha Roi Adam Bertrand, m’a demandé d’y renoncer. Il insistait pour que je reste collée à lui jour et nuit, affirmant qu’il ne survivrait pas sans le contact de sa compagne. Je l’aimais si profondément que j’ai accepté. Pendant sept ans, j’ai été à la fois sa parfaite Luna et une Bêta compétente, renforçant sa meute jour après jour. Je pensais que tout en valait la peine, tout le monde savait qu’Adam m’aimait à en mourir. Comme j’ai du mal à dormir, il a dépensé 10 millions de dollars pour acheter du précieux « thé de la lune » auprès d’une sorcière afin que je puisse enfin trouver le repos. Mais ils ignorent que, chaque nuit, dès que je m’endors, Adam amène Sarah—l’oméga de notre cuisine—dans notre lit. Le même loup qui m’appelait « Petite lune » la prenait juste à côté de mon corps inconscient. Le jour où le médecin m’a annoncé que j’attendais des jumeaux, j’ai tout découvert. J’ai retenu la brûlure dans mon cœur et ma poitrine, et d’un regard fatigué, j’ai murmuré à la Déesse de la Lune : « Déesse, je veux quitter ce monde. » « Es-tu prête à tout abandonner, mon enfant ? » J’ai doucement caressé mon ventre avant d’acquiescer fermement. La déesse a poussé un soupir et a dit : « Dans trois jours, je viendrai te chercher. »

Deux jours avant le Noël, mon petit ami Guillaume avait prévu d'emmener sa assistante passer les fêtes à la mer. Sans un mot, je lui avais préparé ses valises avec tout le soin. Lui, en retour, m'avait raillée en insinuant que j'étais enceinte et plus compréhensive. Lorsqu'il était parti, je m'étais rendue à la clinique et j'avais subi une interruption volontaire de grossesse. Car dans ma vie antérieure, quand j'avais voulu garder Guillaume à la maison, son assistante avait été brutalement assassinée sur la plage. Guillaume a eu l'air calme, mais avant mon accouchement, il m'avait horriblement trahie, il avait ouvert mon ventre et il a étranglé notre bébé avant même qu'il n'ait pris son premier souffle. Cette cruauté m'avait révélé qu'il nourrissait depuis toujours une haine tenace vers moi. Après la renaissance, j'avais juré de lui faire perdre absolument tout.