Lingering Shadow

เมื่อผู้หญิงที่เขารัก ทำให้เธอต้องกลายเป็น ‘ของเล่นบนเตียง’ และฝากแผลใจให้เธอเจ็บเจียนตาย เธอยอมกระโดดลงไปเล่นเกมส์นี้ จนเผลอใจไปรัก ‘ควาe’ อย่างเขา สุดท้าย…เธอยอมอยู่ ‘แบบคนไม่มีสถานะ’ และรอวันเอาคืนผู้หญิงที่เขารัก ‘ให้จำไปจนตายว่า กำลังเล่นผิดคน’

Limang taon na ang lumipas nang durugin ni Elly Panganiban ang puso ni Carl Montesantos at lisanin ang billionaire world nito. Ginawa niya ito upang protektahan si Carl, kapalit ng isang lihim: ang kanilang kambal na anak, sina Liam at Lia—ang lihim na bunga ng pag-ibig na kailangan niyang itanggi. Ngayon, napilitan si Elly na magtrabaho sa Montesantos Holdings, ang imperyo ng kanyang Billionaire Ex na si Carl. Ang pag-ibig ay napalitan ng matinding pagkamuhi at paghihiganti. Araw-araw, sinisiguro ni Carl na maramdaman ni Elly ang pait ng pag-iwan, tinatawag siyang "walang-kwenta" at "basura" sa trabaho. Mas lumala ang sitwasyon sa presensya ni Sharon Montemayor, ang fiancée ni Carl, at ni Theo Ramos, na nagpaalab ng selos sa Bilyonaryo. Sa gitna ng tensyon, nagbigay ng walang-awang kasinungalingan si Elly: "patay na" ang ama ng kambal. Ngunit ang lahat ng galit at paghihiganti ni Carl ay guguho sa isang iglap! Sa Lobby ng kumpanya, nakita ni Carl ang kanyang anak na si Liam. Ang bata, na eksaktong kopya niya at may matatalim na asul na mata, ay sumigaw ng katotohanan: Siya ang ama! Hindi siya namatay! Dinoble ang kanyang pamilya! Ang mga mata ni Carl ay biglang nagbago, mula sa poot tungo sa pag-angkin at walang-sawang possessiveness! Simula na ng giyera! Paano itatago ni Elly ang lihim kung ang Bilyonaryong Ex, na ngayo'y nag-aapoy sa galit, ay handa nang angkinin ang kanyang dugo at lahi?!

เมื่อการพบกันโดยบังเอิญ กลายเป็นจุดเริ่มต้นของโชคชะตาที่ไม่อาจหลีกหนี เธอคือคนที่ช่วยชีวิตเขาเอาไว้ และเขา…คือคนที่เธอเผลอตกหลุมรัก ในสถานการณ์ที่ไม่ควรรัก ความบังเอิญค่อย ๆ แปรเปลี่ยนเป็นความปรารถนา จากความรู้สึก…สู่ความต้องการครอบครอง เดร็กหมกมุ่นกับอัยย์ร่านานนับปี และเมื่อเขาต้องการ คำตอบก็มีเพียงหนึ่งเดียว 'เขาต้องได้เธอมา ไม่ว่าวิธีนั้นจะต้องแลกด้วยอะไร' เพราะเมื่อได้เธอมาครอบครองแล้ว… 'อย่าหวังว่าเขาจะยอมปล่อยไป' เมื่อเหตุการณ์บีบบังคับให้ต้องเลือก ระหว่างอยู่กับเขา หรือปล่อยให้พี่สาวของเธอต้องตาย ทางเลือกเดียวที่เหลืออยู่…คือ 'เขา' แม้หัวใจจะปฏิเสธ ไม่อยากรัก แต่ทุกสิ่งที่เขาทำ กลับค่อย ๆ บังคับให้หัวใจยอมจำนน จนคำตอบสุดท้ายในใจเธอมีเพียงหนึ่งเดียว 'เขา…รักแรก และรักเดียว' …แต่เมื่อเด็กสาวผู้อ่อนต่อโลก ต้องเผชิญหน้ากับโลกที่โหดร้ายและบังคับให้เธอเข้มแข็ง ความอ่อนโยนที่เคยมี จำเป็นต้องถูกทิ้งไว้ข้างหลัง เพื่อแลกกับการก้าวเดินต่อไป…และเติบโตด้วยหัวใจที่ไม่เหมือนเดิม

What if your brother's best friend became your worst distraction? Klaus, with his chiseled charm, piercing gaze, and reckless smile, was that distraction for Morticia. •••••••••• Morticia Addams had always noticed Klaus, her brother's best friend, since they were young. He was the ultimate forbidden fantasy. The man who could have anyone, and usually did. But she? She was an off-limits--an innocent nerd who lives in the shadow of her protective brother. Or at least, that’s what she told herself. She had always thought she stood no chance with Klaus because he's a notorious womanizer who chased everything in a skirt. For years, she watched as Klaus broke hearts and left women craving more of his reckless love and lust. But when she got into the same college as him, everything changed... Then, she discovered a different side of him - fierce, primal, and unapologetic. ~~~~~~~~~~ "Wha—is that a banana in your pocket?" Her gaze dropped on the bulge between his legs. He moved closer, trapping her against the wall. "Yeah. Would you like to eat it up?" His eyes drifted to her chest, lingering on her hardened nipples. "I wouldn't mind."

Ellie’s holiday escape to France was supposed to be quiet. Solo. Drama-free. Then a snowstorm ruins her plans, her hotel cancels, and she’s left with exactly one option: crashing with the hot single dad she met on the plane and his adorable, matchmaking son. What starts as one night only turns into shared mornings, lingering looks, and the kind of chemistry that makes boundaries blur fast. Trapped together by winter weather and bad decisions, Ellie finds herself falling for a man who’s guarded, irresistible, and absolutely not part of her plan. But holiday magic doesn’t last forever… and neither do easy choices. Ellie thought she was escaping the holidays, not walking straight into temptation. Unbeknownst to her, being snowed in with a devastatingly attractive single dad and his far-too-cute son would turn a ruined vacation into something unforgettable. One lingering glance, a shared night, and an impossible choice.

Erin is a strange woman, working under a vampire Lord unaware of his identity. However, a mystery is lingering around her. A past or it must be a secret that must never be revealed. And on one dreadful night, she was caught by her Lord. She was captured by him since the taste of sweetness needed to be kept.

“Midnight Strokes” captures the secretive, rhythmic, deeply physical acts that happen in darkness, driven by raw desire, power play, and mutual hunger. It’s sensual, slightly dangerous, and beautifully ambiguous, suggesting both literal sexual motion and the lingering “strokes” left on memory and skin long after the night ends.

Envision lingering a millennium beneath an enchantment for your counterpart to emerge and mature, but once you endeavor to reclaim her, she desires no interaction with you. "You belong to me. Mine for perpetuity... I shall not relinquish you to anyone. You are destined to be entwined with me for all eternity." Were the final utterances she heard him articulate before succumbing to the shadows. (He is unaware of affection, but for her, he shall discover)

Killian, a successful twenty-eight-year-old multi-billionaire, gets acquainted with a hotshot twenty-five-year-old stunning lawyer, Mayeli, one passionate night. He senses a mysterious connection to her but has yet to discover why. As their paths cross frequently, Killian and Mayeli struggle to admit their lingering feelings for each other. Will they eventually accept each other, or will they keep drifting away from the feelings they share? And what connection did they share?

It was supposed to be just a one-time encounter — just letting out the steam that had been fuming between us. He was not made for relationships, while I just got out of one and was not ready for another. But that one-night stand with the playboy Gamma of the Black Shadow Pack turned into two nights, and then three, until I could no longer count the number of times he knocked at my door whenever he wanted to get laid. And I just let him in. Every damn time. But then, the nights of passion turned into two stripes on the pregnancy stick. And he wanted nothing to do with it. I should have expected that. He was, after all, Austin Montrell. So I kicked him out of my apartment, out of my life, and out of my way. I vowed to forget him — raise my child on my own, and never look back. I was doing so well until the day I found my son missing and his scent lingering in the place where I left him. If the Gamma thought he could just abandon me and our child and then take us back because he changed his mind, well, he was in for the ride of his life because this time, I was not letting him back in. ***** THE ALPHA BLOOD CIRCLE: Book 1: She's The Luna I Want Book 2: The Beta and I Book 3: Let The Gamma Fall For Me Although this book can be read as a standalone, I highly recommend reading Book 1 and 2 to understand the characters and the world I created. ***** Follow me on my I G and F B for updates and teasers - author.cassa.m