Last Hope

"They say the first son's Duke is cursed." Refusing to marriage was the last thing Rosé could do when facing her parent's and sister's request. Rose, an energetic young lady learned of her older sister's fondness of a man. In happiness, the young girl supported her sister's love and hope for a happy marriage until one day, their aunt came with an offer their family could never refuse where she would be wedded to son of the Duke, Dominic who was known to be bound with a curse. Perhaps what others know about Dominic is not what the truth is?

I am Seranda Williams the uwanted, born from a lineage of slaves, embedded with the mark of Zeranda cursed god of the souls of the dead. A plague waiting to be eradicated. a plague waiting to be destroyed, a celebration at my death, festivity at the sight of my blood. I stare from the open bars of my home, a crumbling place known to others as a dungeon, but I have called this place home for the last 18 years, today is that day, the long-awaited day of my death. I feel nothing, I have been groomed as a sacrificial lamb. am neither the first nor will I be the last, it will soon be time. Nothing is there to be felt, I was neither provided information on why I must die, nothing could break me. No, they can't…can they? Neglected separated front all. Groomed as a sacrificial lamb, what was there to hope for? I am not the first nor will I be the last, it will soon be time. I have lived off scraps of food for the longest time, not like I saw meaning to why I was fed. I was going to be killed either way. I got myself ready, but there wasn't much to be done, I washed my hair with the little water left from the previous day, I have been isolated from humans since my birth. I did not get the chance to be a child like every other kid out there. I was barely given enough to last me for 18 years. The door abruptly opens and hefty men rush in with chains and shackles. “Tie the slave”

Gerald had to be the one that Lucy had been waiting for. Ready to reveal her deepest secret of her child to the one that she loved the most. However, that same day, the news of his infidelity was the heartbreaking news that she received. Shattered, the Lincolns take no pity to sell her off as a wife to the bitter, disabled CEO who was once the height of success and admiration but is now in shambles. However, the meeting of the two broken souls sparks an electricity, unlike anything that anyone has seen before. And Lucy might just be George's last hope of getting back on his feet while she navigates the deadly path of their dark past alone.

A vast barbaric army is on the march. One hardened captain and his elite commandos are the kingdom’s last hope… Jack fights to honor and avenge those who died under his command. Hunted by savage foes, with only his small band of soldiers for support, it’s a race against time to put an end to the Owlaw’ leader before he unleashes a devastating new attack that would destroy everything he’s fought and bled to protect. “What do you think a hero is? It’s just the right person in the right place making the right choice at the right time. Heroes aren’t born. They’re made.”

Evelyn's entry in New York was a turning point in her life. She insulted Billionaire Sebastien Robinson because of some misunderstanding. Once she was drunk and she end up sleeping with a man who saved her from being molested. That man turned out to be Sebastien Robinson with whom she was on bad terms already. He left a note for her "Whatever happened last night, let's just forget it. We were not sober last night. You don't havs to feel guilty about it. Just hope we never cross paths with each other ever again." They decided not to cross path with each other but their destiny brings them together again. On her first day at work she found out that Sebastien is her boss. Evelyn and Sebastien both were unawared that this was not a beginning of a new chapter but a journey to finish the old chapter. Their encounter at a coffee shop led them to complete a love story which ended 4 years ago in a tragic incident.

In her last life, Ailina is fooled my her fiancé and half-sister and died miserably... However, heavens give her a second chance and in this life, Ailina decides to lover herself and make the people pay thousand times pain what she had bear in her last life... "Ailina, is so ugly! How can she compare to the beautiful and caring Hallie!" Someone said. However, when they saw a beautiful Ailina walking out of the stairs they are dumfounded. "If this is how ugly people look, then I hope I also became ugly like this!" "Emily is working with biggest director, Ailina that fool, can she compared to her?" someone said. "I am sorry, I am the director of that movie and I didn't hire her!" Ailina said. One by one Ailina revealed her multiple identies and many young man chased after her... Suddenly, a cold CEO held her waist and said, "Wife, I am here to pick you up."

Beatrice is back to face her greatest threat since. . .well, the last time! In Cooper’s Cove a hapless team of archaeologists unleash the vengeful spirit of a 16th Century witch on the sleepy seaside town of Dorsal Finn. Hexes and curses fly as Beatrice and her friends must find out what links the appearance of this incredible foe and The Spirit of the Ocean, a super-yacht hosting the biggest celebrity charity event the town has ever seen. As the population of Dorsal Finn succumbs to witchcraft, so Beatrice must gate-crash the party with her motley-crew of friends and allies in the hope of stopping the witch's sinister plan, and save everyone from endless oblivion. . . Again. ©️ Crystal Lake Publishing

My father's adopted daughter was only locked in the cramped storage closet for around fifteen minutes, yet he punished me by tying me up and throwing me inside. He even sealed off the ventilation with towels. "As Wendy's older sister, if you can't take care of her, then you should also experience how scared she was," he declared coldly. He knew I was claustrophobic, but my desperate pleas for mercy, my terror, were met with nothing but heartless reprimands. "Let this be a lesson on how to be a good sister." As the last sliver of light disappeared, swallowed by the oppressive darkness, I struggled helplessly. A week passed before my father finally remembered my existence and decided it was time to end my punishment. "Let's hope this week served as a good lesson for you, Jennifer. If this happens again, you will no longer be allowed in this house." He would never know that I had already taken my last breath in that suffocating room. My body had begun to rot in the darkness.

A business trip took an unexpected turn when our plane ran into disaster. While everyone else was penning their last words, I, an orphan with nothing to lose, decided to have a little fun with my miserly boss. “Boss, let’s keep this short—I like you.” “I really, really like you.” “Boss, this is a final goodbye.” Just when all hope seemed lost, the captain pulled off a miracle with his years of experience, saving us from the brink of catastrophe. By the time we landed safely, I was still in a daze until I saw my boss, eyes bloodshot, storming toward me, flanked by a wall of black-suited bodyguards.

When Heaven's marriage shattered on live television and her husband announced his engagement to another person that same day, she was left broken, jobless and pregnant. Her last thread was the discovery of her new identity as the heiress of one of the most powerful families in the country. Not even in her dreams did Heaven expect she would have the chance to climb the ladder quickly and become rivals with her ex-husband seizing the chance to settle the score. Tormented by regret and haunted by past mistakes, Atlas will stop at nothing to win Heaven back most especially after he found out about their twins. But with secrets and betrayals lurking in the shadows, can he ever hope for a happy ending?