Lock-in

Vienna Starr Kilmartin, a psychiatrist with a simple life but complicated past. After surviving the death of both her parents and older brother she decides to help people cope with the hardest moments of their lives. Everything is going well until the appearance of a sole heir of the richest tycoon, Avan Ray. He excites her as much as he scares her. His appearance in her life coincides with the death of people around her. She becomes a suspect of the murders. The lead detective, Kerrick will not give her a break. She tries all ways to prove her innocence but the more she tries the more guilty she seems. Someone in the background is pulling a lot of strings to make her the culprit. She watches her world unfolds caught up between the possibly psychotic billionaire and the stubborn detective. With everything going on she is sure of only one thing, none of these men are who they seem. She can only trust one person, Jade her best friend.

Lenore Reed has been harboring a secret crush on Trent Knight, a successful billionaire, since their first encounter. However, she faces a difficult decision of whether to confess her growing feelings or keep them hidden. Adding to her challenges are Yvonne and her father, who have caused her to lose her father's inheritance to the Donovan family. Lenore must work hard to regain her father's assets which were sold off to the Donovan's. Will Lenore be able to achieve her goals? What choice will she make regarding Trent? Will she be able to break free from Yvonne's hold on her? And most importantly, will she uncover the hidden secrets of her family?

In a world where love and pain are tangled inseparably, Maria has built walls around her heart—walls carved from betrayal, heartbreak, and loss. She moves through life with a quiet strength, hiding the cracks beneath her broken smile. Francis, a man whose presence commands every room, sees the world differently. Bold, dominant, and unwavering, he is used to taking control—but Maria is unlike anyone he has ever encountered. Drawn to her fragility and the fire beneath it, he watches from the shadows, his intentions a dangerous mix of desire and protection. As their paths collide, Maria must navigate the tension between fear and longing, trust and temptation. Every glance, every touch pulls her closer to the edge of surrender, and every secret Francis keeps threatens to shatter her again. In the storm of their emotions, can they find solace in each other, or will the past keep them forever lost in their arms?

NO boyfriend since birth ang peg ni Kara kaya naman sa edad na 25 ay pilit siyang nirereto ng ina sa mga anak ng amiga nito. Kaya lang naman wala siyang boyfriend ay dahil hinihintay niya ang lalaking lihim niyang minamahal. Ito ay ang kanyang bestfriend na si Lorenzo. Ang kaso may mahal na iba ang lalaki. Kaya nang malaman niyang liligawan na nito ang babaeng gusto nito ay gumuho ang mundo niya. Naisip niya tutal wala naman ng pag-asa ang lovelife niya ay papayag na lang siya sa kagustuhan ng ina na pakasalan ang anak ng isa sa amiga nito. Pero nagulat siya dahil sa araw ng kasal niya ay bigla na lang sumulpot si Lorenzo at sinabing ilalayo siya nito, na hindi ito pumapayag sa kasal. Matutupad na ba ang matagal niyang hiling o isa lamang itong panaginip?

Charlotte has always been the spare The second daughter, the invaluable one and she hasn't really minded because although it hurts it gives her a freedom that her sister can only dream of A freedom that is taken away when she is promised to the notorious Alpha Hunter. She won't do that; not when she realizes she has a mate out there so she runs away And where does she run? Straight into the arms of her mate. Logan has never really put much thought into having a mate but now that he does he will do anything to keep her safe Even battling a crazed and much older Alpha who wants to keep his mate for himself

All it took was one bad decision, one too many glasses of , one tight fitting dress, one muscular hottie and just one night to turn Gianni's imperfect but planned out life up side down. "Lets take this back to the hotel before I bend you over this table and bang you hard for the world to see" his rich, smooth but strong and commanding voice fill my ears, his minty breath fanning my face. So , I giggle and nod frantically unable to even function." Elijah Russo had everything growing up, he need not work a day in his life, but that wasn't enough, he had to run the world and so he made it his life mission to get any and everything almost impossible to have, his. He's a lady's man, he has the body, the brains and he definitely has that junk in the trunk. He's heartless and doesn't do the same woman twice. Gianni Summers hasn't had the best of life so typically she sets out to make sure she has one of the best futures. No parents,no family alone in the world, no one to depend on but herself,she has to make something out of her life. Studying for three years without break and working two day jobs. She just has no time for love and games all is work and no . So what happens when she finds herself and knows nothing about her baby daddy other than his name, Elijah.

Sometimes in our lives we do not know who the designated person to be love,dumarating ito nang di mo inaasahan. They are both brokenhearted,sa kanilang mga puso ay sariwa parin ang sugat nito na nilikha ng kanilang past relationship. They meet unexpectedly in place and in time,Coincedence nga lamang ba?or they are meant to be. ATHENA SOLIVEN-eldest daughter of lyneth, Marco Soliven and also adam's twin sister. Princess ang tawag ng amang si Marco sa kanya dahil lagi sinasabi nito na kamukha niya ang inang si Lyneth. Unlike sa ugali ng ina,mataray ito lalo na sa taong di niya kilala until Athena meet Zachery na magpapagulo sa nagdurugo niyang puso. ZACHERY GATCHALIAN-Hall of fame,isang tanyag na doctor dalubhasa sa larangan ng Medicina,pero sugat sa puso di kayang gamutin dahil puso niya mismo ang nangangailangan para maghilom ito. Hanggang sa magkrus ang landas nilang dalawa ni Athena na tulad niya nangangailan rin ng gagamot sa pusong nasugatan.Makakaya kaya nilang gamutin ang sarili nilang mga puso. SNEAK PEEK nagising si Athena ng maramdamang masakit ang ibabang bahagi ng pagkababae niya,sapo rin nito ang ulo dahil sa hangover,ang alam niya naglasing siya kagabi sa kadahilanang ipinagpalit siya nito sa babaeng nakakapagbigay ng ligaya dito .tatayo na sana ito ng malamang may mabigat na bagay ang nakapatong sa tiyan niya. Laking Gulat ng dalaga ng makitang braso ng lalaki ang nakayakap sa kanya,sumilip ito sa loob ng kumot nalaman ni Athena na wala siyang saplot at may kasama siyang lalaking nakahiga sa kama. Napabalikwas ito sa pagkakaupo at sumigaw ng pagkalakas-lakas. AHHHHHH!!! Nagising ang binata sa lakas ng tili ni Athena. Ikaw!? sino ka?YOU RAPED ME??!! at bakit andito ako sa kuwartong ito na kasama ka,Stranger!

Canary Lienne is playful, skips classes and never serious in her studies. 'You only live once' is the title of the song she thought of as her motto to believe. Then with just one reservation at a café, she met Samuel. He is mature, silent and an adult. Samuel is her first crush. Isn't it great that they both like each other? As she grows up and faces independence, learns of things she never knew, will the bad little girl Cana remain? Or does Samuel's love and care make her the good girl she has always wanted to look up to? A warm cup of coffee in the summer and a slice of romance, a story of growing up, family, friendship, betrayal, bullying, coming out and the first struggles of teenagers. This is solely based on the experience of the author's teenage years with peers. Disclaimer: The names, characters, setting and scenes are fictional.

We all have our wildest dreams, don't we? We all have our regrets and pains in our life that made it so hard that it might have suffocated us at some point. Life is short. Take the risk or never. And when love arrives love and if it leaves, leave. Don't stay as I did.

⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️ Warning; This book contains a few explicit contents, not advisable for readers younger than age 18. .............. Accused of plagiarism and physically assaulted on the night of his concert, Alan finds himself in a hospital ward with a badly, disfigured face. Faced with his long-term girlfriend's abandonment and his five year contract termination, he's disheartened..... now realizing that he's drowning in debts worth over a billion dollars. He turns his hopes to his family, seeking help but is met with their disdain as they see him as a nuisance, better off dead than alive. Torn, he decides to end his life..... But death....... was never meant to be the end.