Long Shadows David Baldacci

BRIX AEDAM CROMWELL, a young, handsome and hot CEO. Sa edad na thirty ay may matayog at nangungunang negosyo sa bansa, and he is certified womanizer. Kung maganda ka, pasok ka sa kaniyang maiikama. Paano kung dumating ang magpapatino sa kaniya? Hindi babaing puwede niyang mapaglalabasan ng init, kundi isang bata. A four year old girl, at sinasabing siya ang ama nito. How did that happen? "I used c*ndom and it's all branded. Hindi iyon mabubutas. Hindi naman puwedeng lumipad ang sperm ko sa matris ng nanay niya? Imposibleng anak ko iyan!" Pero, kamukha niya ito... "Bu*llshit na sperm! Pakalat-kalat kasi sa daan."

The Warner Sisters Sutton, Blair and Keira - Three stories in one In Bed With Her Shithead Boss - Blair comes home to find her fiancé in bed with her cousin Laura. She is determined not to let it destroy her. She is a strong capable woman. What she hadn’t planned on was drinking too much then sleeping with her boss. Roman shows her things she had never experienced before. Didn't even know she would enjoy. The next morning in the cold light of day and sober, Blair wants to pull away and call it a one-night stand. Roman has other ideas. He just doesn't want her for one night he wants her period. CEO's Runaway Mistress - When model “Audrey” discovers she’s pregnant with billionaire Luca De Santis’s baby, she’s terrified to tell him. Their eleven-month affair has been passionate but uncommitted. Before she can find the right moment, Luca brutally ends their relationship, revealing he’s engaged to a teenage heiress and cruelly accusing Audrey of trying to trap him when she reveals her pregnancy. Heartbroken and alone, Audrey vanishes, returning to her real identity as Sutton Warner. Months later, a twist of fate brings them face-to-face again when Luca acquires the tech company where Sutton works. He’s stunned to discover the truth: not only is she carrying his child, but “Audrey” never existed. She’s actually Sutton, a gifted programmer with a mind as beautiful as her face. As corporate sabotage threatens to destroy everything they’ve built, Luca and Sutton must navigate their complicated past while fighting their still-burning attraction. But with his cruel rejection still haunting her and her fierce independence at stake, can Luca convince Sutton to give him and their family a second chance before it’s too late?

Anim na taon nang tapat sekretarya si Samantha Hernandez ng CEO – pinagkakatiwalaan, iginagalang at itinuturing na rin na parang isang pamilya. Ngunit isang gabing puno ng kapusukan ang siyang nagbago ng lahat. Sa kanyang paglalasing matapos ang hiwalayan sa pagitan ng kanyang nobyo, natagpuan niya ang sarili sa bisig ni Theo Buendia – ang arogante, mapusok at black sheep na kapatid ng CEO. Ang isang pagkakamaling gustong kalimutan ni Samantha ay naging simula ng pagkahumaling ni Theo sa dalaga. Ngayon ay nagbalik na siya…hindi lamang sa buhay ni Samantha kundi pati na rin sa opisinang pinagtatrabahuhan niya, bilang kanyang temporary boss. Gusto niyang kalimutan ang binata ngunit lubos naman ang paghahangad nito sa kanya. At sa kagustuhan niyang takasan ito ay mas lalong nagiging malinaw na ayaw siya nitong pakawalan pa.

Lumaking hirap sa buhay ang 24 years old na si Trisha Julianna Brenzuela mula nang iwan sila ng kaniyang ina matapos mamatay ang kaniyang ama. Hindi natapos ang kaniyang pagdurusa matapos naman siyang hiwalayan at ipagpalit ng fiancé niya sa kaniyang kaibigan. Sa kadahilanan ng dagok ng buhay nang mawalan siya ng trabaho at magkasakit ang kaniyang kapatid. Ginawa niya ang lahat kahit na maging isang bayaran sa loob ng isang gabi upang makalikom lamang ng malaking halaga ng pera para sa operasyon ng kapatid niyang may autism. Sa hindi inaasahan, ang childhood enemy niyang si William na kasalukuyang CEO ng Aveedra Electronics Company, ang lalaking naka-one night stand niya at magiging boss rin niya sa trabaho. Ang siyang magiging contract husband niya nang palihim sa loob nang ilang buwan. Ngunit, nang nahulog na ang loob nila sa isa't isa, eksakto namang dumating ang fiancée nito na itinalaga ng pamilya Cervantes at Smith para sa nakaplanong arrange marriage ng dalawa ilang taon na ang nakalilipas. Paano pa maipaglalaban ng dalawa ang kanilang lihim na relasyon mula sa mga magulang ng dalawang kilalang makapangyarihang pamilya? Matapos mabigo ng mga masasamang tauhan ng pamilya Smith mula sa pagtatangka. Magbabalik si Trisha para ipakilala ang kaniyang sarili sa bagong katauhan bilang isang tunay na anak ng kilala at mayamang pamilya Del Fuego.

"Sa opisina, ikaw ang sekretarya ko. Sa bahay, asawa kita. At walang sinuman ang dapat makaalam sa totoong estado natin." Hindi inakala ni Stella na magbabago ang buhay niya sa isang iglap. Napilitan siyang pakasalan si Ayres — ang CEO na malamig, arogante, at malupit sa kumpanyang pinagtatrabahuhan niya. Sa gitna ng lihim at pang-aalipusta, magagawa kaya ni Stella na mapasuko ang puso ng lalaking laging nagpaparamdam na wala siyang halaga?

I have been the Donna of the Smith family for nine years— but only in name. I took my deceased twin sister Lily’s place, raised her daughter Emma as my own, and lived beside a husband, David, who never once looked at me with love. For nine long years, I gave everything. Emma, however, only saw me as the woman who “killed her mother,” never knowing it was Lily who stole my marriage, my identity, and the man who was supposed to be mine. She pushed me in public, screamed that I was a murderer, and even used the gun I gifted her to shoot the only thing that brought me comfort—a tiny bird I’d been nursing back to health. And David… David, the man I once loved with my whole heart, couldn’t hide the coldness in his eyes. Every time he looked at me, I could feel Lily’s shadow standing between us. So I made a decision. If this family wanted Lily so badly— then they could have her ghost. I would leave the Smith estate, the title of Donna, the child who hated me, and the man who never wanted me. But the night I packed my bags, David suddenly appeared in the doorway, blocking my path— his eyes no longer cold, but afraid. As if he had finally realized what losing me truly meant.

“Elijah!” I sneered, slapping him right across the face; he seemed unaffected as he let out a smirk. “What do you think you're doing?!” I said. "Look at me closely, sweetie. I know how you feel about me. Every inch of you is my property; I own you, and if you'd think you're free from me, you're dead wrong" Elijah scoffed as he pinned me against the bathroom door. I yanked his grip off me before glaring at him, unaffected by his presence which once gave me butterflies. “Whatever you tried to do out there, don't test me. I can have you thrown back in jail if I wanted” He spat. “My life has got nothing to do with you!” I muttered. “Oh it's my business of course, so now you're sleeping with other men to get me jealous right?” he chuckled manacly. “You left me to die in jail, who I am with is none of your concern!” I yelled back. “I'm not afraid of you Elijah!” I responded nonchalantly. “Under which grounds? Last time I checked, you don't have the power to do that anymore.” Elijah's face turned red and he held my hand even tighter, gripping my cheeks until I could not move. “You don't scare me, Elijah” I said despite the quivering of my hands, “not anymore.” ***** Laura's world crashes down after she marries Elijah, her boss. His constant torments and treatment worsen after he reunites with his long lost lover. Their life takes a dark turn after Laura is thrown in jail for a crime she did not commit And later gives birth to twin babies in jail, who get taken away from her by his husband's mistress. Will she reunite with Elijah after everything he had done to her?

I return to the country after attending an international anesthesia academic conference. That's when I see the news of my boyfriend and twin sister getting married. I'm anxious to verify its authenticity, but my sister drugs me and induces me. "A substitute's child will only be an unwelcome bastard even if it's born. I'm just helping it move on to a better life." Then, she slices me open with a scalpel. She gouges my womb out, causing me to die from significant blood loss. Meanwhile, my boyfriend believes her lies. He's sure he's not the father of my child. He ignores my messages begging him to save me. Instead, he spreads the word about me eloping with someone else. He even wipes all traces of me from his life. "I will never see her again, forever and ever." Five years later, surveillance footage of my sister cruelly murdering me surfaces.

Nicole Xander never imagined her life would shatter in one night. Drugged and betrayed by the one person she trusted most, she found herself stumbling down a lonely midnight road-barefoot, disheveled, and desperate to escape. When a sleek Maybach pulled up beside her, she thought it was God offering her safety. But inside was Timothy Cole, a dangerously powerful businessman with a reputation for ruthlessness. One look at Nicole, and something primal snapped inside him. What began as a night of uncontrollable passion should have ended there... but destiny had other plans. To Nicole, he's her arrogant, obsessive boss. To Timothy, she's the one woman he cannot release. Their every encounter blurs the line between desire and madness, until one question lingers: Is this love, lust... or dangerous obsession?

Ella, after losing her child and womb to her abusive boyfriend, spiraled into a life of despair and emptiness. With no dreams left to chase and her past haunting her, she gave up on everything and began to live her life drinking in clubs. But one fateful encounter with Damien Rojas, a charismatic billionaire and CEO of the biggest fashion industry in Texas, changed everything. A one-night stand turned into a lifeline when she requested that he offer her a job in exchange for their night together. Damien, impressed by her designs and charisma, offers her a chance to rebuild her life at his company as an intern. Unknown to Ella, her best friend Sylvia, Damien's ex, who was also his personal secretary, wasn't ready to let go of Damien. Things took a spiral twist when Damien accused Sylvia of embezzlement and fired her from the company immediately. Ella was immediately promoted to Sylvia's former position, causing gossip to spread about her relationship with the CEO. As sparks fly between Ella and Damien and certain truths begin to unfold, Ella is torn between saving her best friend and falling for the man who had caused her best friend's downfall. What would Ella choose? Her loyalty towards Sylvia or her feelings for Damien?