Keep Shining Shimmering Splendid

Ayomide, a once brilliant and studious girl, unconsciously drifted away from her dreams into the realms of nonchalant attitude towards her academics. This was due to the loss of her father to the painful hands on death, leaving only her single mother, who tried painstakingly to be the best for her daughter. But her best wasn't enough. She stumbled upon an unserious act who made the whole affair about her dead father bearable and she liked it there; in comfort.However, the cheerfulness didn't last long, before reality struck her and she was made to represent her supposed "class of dullards" in a Mathematics only competition.This story sees young Ayo, as she struggles with life's imbalance at the early stage of her life, to restore the once shining light in her; her hope.

I woke up to the morning sun shining dimly into my room, directly into my face. The feeling of a rough hand resting lightly on my stomach, I turn over and my eyes widen with shock. How the hell did my Chief end up in my bed? What did I do last night? I tried my hardest to remember what all went down at the mandatory command picnic… I remember going out to a bar outside of base. I remember dancing, after running into a friend from my previous command, that left a year after I got there, because she got transferred to a new command. I remember her buying me shots, to celebrate our reunion and working together again. But then everything went blank….

Arabella Owen is a naive girl who is hopelessly in love with Ashton Smith; she is so blinded by her love for him that she doesn’t see the love they have as nothing but a lie. When everything around began to fall apart and when she thought she couldn’t do it anymore her knight in shining armor came to her rescue. Alejandro Castillo had been a bad boy right from his high school days. He came from the most influential and powerful family in the country, he was known to be a playboy and a heartbreaker but even with all this news surrounding him his heart belongs to one woman. And he would do anything to get her, the right opportunity came and he isn’t going to let her go for the second time.

Morning Star was a name she coined for herself to show those who looked down on her that she could make it. Denise didn't know why her own family hated her but that aside, she didn't care that they threw her out. She is strong, she is a fighter. She will make all of them bow at her feet. She isn't scared. She is even happy that they threw her out because it was this that gave her the chance to meet her knight in shining armour. He will do all it takes to take revenge for her and help her stand at the top of the world. She not only has beat but brains too. She is not your normal Cinderella waiting for her Prince Charming. No. She is a knight on her own beside her knight. Together, they are a force that can't be reckoned with.

[WARNING: RAPE, TORTURE, MURDER, MATURE CONTENT] In the shimmering light of what was supposed to be her dream wedding, Hazel's life descends into a nightmare she could never have foreseen. As the celebration unfolds, the joyous occasion swiftly transforms into a horrifying bloodbath, leaving Hazel to wonder if anyone has survived. The man she was meant to marry, her childhood lover... Was he still alive or not? But the nightmare was far from over. Captured by a ruthless and deranged man who reigned as the king of the underground mafia, Hazel's life took a dark and harrowing turn. Forced into his bed in a state of vulnerability and despair, Hazel faced a horror she had never imagined on what should have been the happiest day of her life. But her body bears the scars of unspeakable cruelty; her innocence is forever stolen. Her secret mission, the path she embarked on with purpose, has now spiraled into a dark and perilous mission for survival. ** “You have no right to treat me in this way.” Francisco, a man with a darkness that matched the shadows of his empire, gritted his teeth and issued a chilling warning, "I can be more cruel to you, detective." ‘I am not weak; just remember it, Francisco. I am not afraid of you…’

Gripped in a strange curse that is triggered by the full moon, Blanchet’s lover Neyru has started acting strange. When he disappears without a trail, Blanchet pursues him, finding a link between his disappearance and the wolves attacking her village. In the quest to save him from a dark madness, she is met by another boy, whose charm and quick wits beguile her. She realizes a truth greater than her, the village and everything that she has known so far. Meanwhile, this new boy holds a mystery that she has to solve, one that is necessary to save her lover! And when he shows interest in her, things start to become very difficult for her… Choices are presented, and she has to choose…either abandon her lover, give into the charms of this new knight in shining armor, or save her village and abandon both… what will she choose?

Kurt Morgan was like a light and shining armor to Annika Channing when they first met. But what he did heroically to save Annika from the harassment of customers ended in suspicion when he suddenly proposed to Annika to pretend to be his girlfriend. Because of the large amount of money Annika needed to support her sister, who is in jail, she agreed. But she later discovered that Kurt's brother was actually the reason her sister was in jail. Suspicions about Kurt's true intentions in approaching her resurfaced - did he simply come up with the idea to spy on her and to protect his brother? And she suddenly questioned his love as well? She was confused and puzzled about who she was going to listen to. Who should she trust more: her sister, a blood relative, or the man who makes her heart pound?

Jass Anne has no intention of getting into a new relationship again after the trauma caused by her ex-boyfriend, Wigo. But because of her mother’s demands, Jass Anne must find a man to pretend to be her boyfriend so that her grandfather can give her an inheritance. But when she met Midas, the man who had become her knight in shining armor, the man she offered to pretend to be her boyfriend so she could inherit her grandfather’s wealth, she couldn’t stop her heart from falling in love with him. But what if she finds out that the man she offered to pretend to be her boyfriend is not a poor man? What if she finds out that Midas is the son of her boss in VZCLC? Will she continue her love for him even though he lied to her about his true identity?

Allison Kye Gomez's charms and sweetness transformed into boldness and confidence, and her bubbly personality changed into a sophisticated and empowered one. She was living her life as if it were a fairy tale love story, believing she had found her knight in shining armor; however, it turns out otherwise. She needs power and a connection as she seeks vengeance. She had an unexpected one-night stand with the city's richest man, Louis Ezekiel Sorreño. His parents were urging him to find a wife because he had enough of boozing and partying. He understood what Allison desired, and a brilliant idea occurred to him, and they discussed their needs. It's a win-win situation for them, so they agree to the deal of having a contracted marriage. How would they handle their setup? Will they try to get things to work? Or will they let it somehow go? Will their deal blossom into true love? Or perhaps not?

"You can never own me, I am neither the objects in your room nor the body on sale. " I shouted. "There is nothing I can't own. Just some bucks swayed and things are mine." He smirked with a wittiest smile. "You will come to me begging! Mark my words! " "I will make you mine-with the power of money. The power which can buy anything, which can win anyone. " "What a miserable heart you own! Mr Billionaire" My heart felt pity for him. "Do you think your money can buy love?" "Things of beauty are costly to have but then there is nothing I can not afford. " He blurted flushing a mischievous smile. "Soon, I will own every bit of you. " He asserted, soon his face turned stern and smile was replaced by a horrifying determination shining through his brown lifeless eyes. "You will be mine" He whispered , coming closer to my ears.