Library Hoffman Estates

"Skin once broken ,can never be the same. Just like hearts once betrayed, struggle to beat again." ................................................... A broken piece of glass, a shattered heart. Was all that could define Ethan Lockwood's past. The heir to one of the biggest estates in the country, the most eligible bachelor as the tabloids said. With persona cold as ice and presence authoritative and terrifying ,he was making sure to not let anyone come close to him. Not giving anyone the right over him. Until he met her again. By hands of fate, the very girl he despised more than anything. The girl behind everything. But. What if the girl was no longer that beautiful confident rich man's daughter now? What if behind her beautiful smile she veil's a ugliness that made her insecure every night. What if she has been already punished in the worst way which resembled a nightmare. What if she was scarred beyond repair. Will he be able to see beyond her fascade? Does he have it in him to forgive her after everything? Circumstances change, people change and stereotypes break. But what remains is the beauty that lies within. And that's when my friends the journey of 'his not so beautiful wife 2 begins. *Could be read as a stand alone.

She came looking for a fresh start. She found something far more complicated. Beatrice has spent years keeping herself afloat — working jobs that drain her, paying bills that never shrink, going home each night to a silence that grows heavier by the day. When a housekeeper position at one of the city's most lavish estates falls into her hands, it feels like the universe finally offering her something gentle. Something quiet. She didn't expect them. Silas is everything danger looks like when it's dressed in elegance. Refined, wickedly intelligent, and devastatingly charming — he speaks in carefully chosen words and looks at her like she's already a secret he intends to keep. Atticus is something else entirely. Raw. Unpredictable. The kind of man whose presence fills a room before he even enters it. He looks at Beatrice like she belongs to him — like he decided that long before she had any say in the matter. And God help anyone who disagrees. Beatrice keeps her head down and her walls up. But walls mean nothing in a house like this, with men like these. Their world is intoxicating. Their attention is impossible to escape. The brothers take what they want. The brothers keep what they claim. And they have claimed her.

On her 19th birthday, Saffron is dumped by her narcissistic boyfriend, Maxwell. In a moment of pure spite, she kisses a brooding, dangerously hot stranger in the crowd only to discover he's her new stepbrother, Jason—an arrogant bad boy star hockey player.What begins as subtle tension and hate explodes into a forbidden passion. Stolen kisses, jealous rages, secret touches in the library, rink, locker room, and by the lake ignite a fire neither of them can control. But Jason’s former best friend now turned Rival, Elixir, exposes their secret .Saffron and Jason must decide if their love for each other is worth risking their parents' happiness for and attracting dangers from people who don't want them to be together.

Some people have a good life, some people have a great childhood, well some people have a roof on top of their head. But not me, I’m different than most people, I lived in my car, worked in the local library, I was no one, add to that being a little doesn’t really help my case at all. It was all going to downward to hell, until I met them, I’ve met her first, then her husband and they wanted me, homeless, bookworm and all. This our story, our adventures, and our love. Contains ddlg and mdlg, you’ve been warned. Apologies for any misspelling and grammar mistakes.

Maria Isabella Cortes also known as Bella. The only daughter and heiress of Guillermo Real Estates Company. Dahil sa dami ng kalaban at katunggali ng pamilya sa negosyo ay napagpasyahang itago at gawing pribado ang buhay niya sa lugar ng El Fuego. A small town that is part of Zamboanga where she can live a peaceful life away from showbiz and danger. With her simple life she will accidentally meet the young stern and bold Zackeriel Bennedict Buenaventura, the ruthless and intimidating young Don in El fuego. Dahil lumaki sa karangyaan at nasanay na nakukuha ang lahat nang gusto. Naging isang pagsubok sa kanya ang pagkuha sa atensyon ni Zack. So she did everything to get his attention. Determinado siyang magpapansin dito. Pero talaga pa lang may mga bagay na hindi mo pwedeng pilitin kahit ano pa ang gawin mo. May mga bagay na hindi mo kayang abutin kahit abot kamay mo na. Kahit anong pilit at higpit ng kapit mo dito ay dudulas at dudulas pa rin. When will she be able to learn to let go? Kapag nasaktan na? O kapag napagod na? O dikaya'y kapag natuto na niyang tanggapin sa sarili niya na hindi talaga pwede.

Synopsis The ice is cold at Blake University, apparently it’s not cold enough to keep Jace Carter away from the bookworm he so badly wants, that bookworm happens to be Aria Blackwell. She’s sworn off the drama and he’s used to being chased. But when a class project pairs the two oddities toghether, sparks fly and not the friendly kind. He lives for the rink, stardom and praise. She lives for the library and academic validation. He’s trouble. She’s temptation. When the late night study sessions turns into a forbidden touches, and a secret no one can know, Aria and Jake must make a decision. Will they risk it at the shot for something real? Or will their affair spiral into a tornado they both can’t handle.

Aiden Echavez met a woman in a library when he was touring in France. He can never forget those faint, filmsy smile that drawn him to her. After multiple encounters, one fateful encounters pulled the strings on Aiden's life. Lieve Marquessa, daughter of a failed businessman Maverick Marquessa. With Marquessa holdings in brink of bankruptcy, Maverick begged Aiden for assistance. Aiden promised him a support but in exchange of his daughter. Lieve who believes that he owe her second life to his father couldn't stand to see the man suffer. Despite the opposition of her heart, she present herself willingly. Not knowing what truly awaits her once she step foot in the lion's den. Will she be able to tame the lion or get consume by his atrocity?

Adrasteia Meranza has always been fascinated to blood sucking vampires. She knows everything about them. She is clever, attractive and valiant. It's her last year in college at Colmillos University at Colmillos Town. Her library is full of books about vampire romances. The thought of a strong, masculine and attractive vampire taking her allure her more to adore them. Her fantasy is to be devirginized by one of it. She invest her time in reading books, romanticizing about them but then Adrasteia realize that the town where she grew up is owned by vampires. She found out that his long time schoolmate, Asmodeus Vointeroz, the majestic, serious, stout and masculine guy is one of them. It's her chance to finally lost her purity and fulfill her sex fantasy, will Asmodeus agree on what she wants?

Celeste San Pedro, a typical senior-high school student of Hirokoshi High tends to live a normal life in Tokyo City, Japan with his older brother. Her life as a student was quite okay until she started to experience weird dreams with voices calling her in an unfamiliar name. She knew that the school library she used to visit every afternoon has something to do with this paranoia. And that she came across with an old and antique book which soon became a portal to an unexisting world. She lost herself in the city and woke up as a new being living in an old town of Gokayama. Growing with strange romantic feelings for each of the four main book characters, she almost forgot that she has her own real life too outside the book. Will she be able to return or will be forever miss her home?

At the annual company raffle, I had barely stepped onto the stage when my supervisor, Lily Smith, pressed a crumpled slip of paper into my palm. "A special reward for our top salesperson," she chirped. "Go ahead, open it. Let everyone see." Under the eager gaze of the crowd, I unfolded the note. Written in messy handwriting were the words: Clean the company toilets for three days. The room erupted in laughter. Lily folded her arms, cocked her head, and smirked at me. "Nice, right?" she said. "Everyone knows those sales of yours came from sleeping with old men. Dirty money. To keep things fair, the others get a break, and you pick up a little extra work. You don't have a problem with that, do you?" The laughter surged again, nearly lifting the roof. From the side of the room, my boyfriend, Seth Hoffman, the company's CEO, watched everything unfold. As usual, he said nothing in my defense. They all thought I would fall apart, cry, or make a scene. Instead, I simply gave a calm nod. The very next day, the company was hit with over three hundred property cancellations. Its cash flow collapsed overnight. That was when Lily and Seth rushed to me, demanding I go plead with the buyers. I smiled and said, "No thanks. I wouldn't want to help the company recover and end up with strong numbers again. That might make everyone even more uncomfortable."