Lost Gods A Novel

NAYARA terlahir dengan keistimewaan yang baru terungkap ketika umurnya sepuluh tahun. Keistimewaan tersebut terkait dengan orang tuanya yang menghilang secara misterius. Sejak bayi NAYARA dititipkan di sebuah panti asuhan oleh ibunya sendiri. Perempuan itu berpesan pada pengurus panti bahwa di usia tiga puluh tahun akan ada yang mencari anaknya. Mereka adalah orang-orang dari dunia bawah yang memiliki kepentingan untuk saling memperebutkan kekuasaan. Kemampuan supranatural NAYARA yang luar biasa serta didampingi dua penjaga astralnya, mereka bertualang di dunia bawah untuk menemukan kebenaran tentang orang tuanya dan sebuah pusaka yang konon diciptakan untuk mempersatukan beberapa kerajaan yang terpecah. Demi mengungkap semuanya, NAYARA nyaris kehilangan nyawa dan kekasihnya.

Sa mundo kung saan kayamanan at kagandahan ang siyang tinitingala upang makuha ang hinahangad na tagumpay. Isang anak ng bilyonaryo na nagngangalang Larry Evangelista ang magiging biktima ng inggit at kataksilan mula sa kanyang matalik na kaibigan at kasintahan. Sa pag-akyat ng tatlong magkakaibigan sa isang mataas na bundok. Isang maitim na plano ang magaganap na siyang magpapaiba sa buhay ng karamihan. Dito magsisimula ang agawan ng kapangyarihan, kayamanan at kahit ang kasintahan. Samantalang mabubuo naman ang isang pagmamahalan na hindi sinasadya sa pagitan ng isang babaeng lumaki sa bundok at isang anak ng bilyonaryo na nagkaroon ng amnesia. Kung maling pag-ibig ang naging dahilan ng pagtataksil, isang hindi inaasahang pag-ibig din ang magiging daan upang makabalik sa dating buhay at isagawa ang paghihiganti upang makuha ang katarungan na hinahangad. Sa pagkawala ng kanyang memorya muli niya kayang mabawi ang itinayo at pinaghirapan ng namayapang amang bilyonaryo na may pag-aari ng malaking kompanya at hindi mabilang na halaga ng kayamanan na ipinamana sa kanya ng namayapang ama sa gahamang madrasta at sa ibang kasabwat nito? Ano ang magiging papel sa paglabas ng tunay na ina na matagal nang inasam-asam ni Larry makatutulong ba ito o magiging isa sa mga kontrabida sa kanyang buhay? Sa huli ba'y magkakamit ba ang totoong pag-ibig sa kabila ng kaniyang galit at paghihiganti?

Zoe's life is perfect, she doesn't have a problem in her study, she has a wonderful family who love and support her, She has a great and solid friends. But this man came in the picture and caught her attention. Simula nang dumating ito mas lalo pang kumulay ang kanyang mundo. Pero ang buhay hindi puro saya. Kahit anong pilit ayusin, kahit anong pakiusap at pagsusumamo, dadating sa punto na kailangan mo pagdaanan ang sakit para matuto.

Adrianna Do you ever wish you were strong enough? I wish I wasn’t weak willed. That I actually could stand up to my family so I didn't have to betray the one person who truly loved me. The only man I ever loved. Now he's back for revenge, vowing to pull my entire family down. He doesn’t look at me the way he once did. His eyes are filled with hatred and disdain. Lance I want to hold Adrianna’s head under water. I want to kiss her till we both forget everything. I find it difficult to decide which I want more. More than anything, I want to bring her down. I want to see her suffer everything I suffered because of her. To watch her lying mouth beg for forgiveness. To see her beautiful, deceptive eyes glaze over with tears. I won't stop till I burn the Houston family legacy to the ground.

After my daughter, Mia Powell, was declared brain-dead, my husband, Liam Powell, urged me to sign the organ donation consent form. I was drowning in grief and my mind was on the verge of collapse. That was when I accidentally discovered that her attending doctor, Blair Lincoln, was Liam’s old flame. They had lied about Mia’s brain death, just to trick me into signing the form and steal her heart to save Blair’s daughter, Sophia. I watched as Liam picked Sophia up from the hospital. The three of them smiled together, like a perfect, happy family. When I confronted them, they pushed me off a building, and I died from the fall. Given a second chance, I had returned to the day I was supposed to sign the organ donation form. As I stared at Mia lying in that hospital bed, I silently vowed. This time, that scumbag and that wretch would pay with their lives for what they did to Mia.

“Why can’t I hit you?” Thomas yells, smacking the belt close to her feet. “Why,” he smacks it on the door above her head. “Why, why” to the right and left sides of her body. Melina trembles against the door with her eyes closed and head tucked between her knees. She jumps, sniffing Thomas’ cologne, and tries to hide more. He’s probably bending down. “I want to hurt you, Melina, but I can’t. Tell me why I can’t. Tell me why,” she bites her lips to muffle her sobs as she fears they will exacerbate her situation. “ look at me when I am talking to you,” Thomas says, grabbing her hair and pulling her head up. “I am- so-r-r-r-y,” she says as she turns to face him with her tear-stained face and bloodshot eyes. ******** Melina Davis was born with the face and body of a goddess. Her heart was as beautiful as her, but it never did her any good. Melina was the most unlucky woman in this world when it came to love. Her first love was an abusive con artist who made sure to exploit Melina's kindness. The second one who Melina felt was genuinely worthy of owing her heart was far more dangerous than her first. His name is Thomas Costanzo. He is the second in command of the Costanzo mafia. He was highly feared in the mafia world. Some even feared him more than the don of the Costanzo mafia. Melina didn't know she shouldn't cross him, and she did. She broke the heart of one of the most feared men on this earth, and now, he is out searching for her. Once he finds her, Melina will wish she never crossed paths with him.

He smirked, knowing he was on the winning side. "So it's a done deal for three months?" He raised his eyebrows, putting his hand forth for a handshake. I looked at the long fingers and perfectly aligned nails and then at his patient face. Sighing to myself I my own hand into his and ignored the tingles that flowed through every nerve as his fingers curled around my hand and shook it lightly. "Yeah three months." "Goodnight then." He winked, removing his hand from mine and turned to walk away. "Hey wait!" I called out, suddenly remembering something. "You don't have my number." "What makes you think that? I have my ways Smith." And with one last wink I saw him take a turn and disappear from my sight. I let out a long breath, leaning on the nearby wall. Looks like I just made a deal with the Devil. * A sarcastic girl, a cocky guy. Throw in some mystery, murder, filthy jokes, wonderful friends, tons of kisses, secrets, surprises, eye-rolls and a killer on run. And you have got yourself a story never read before. ***So grab a cup of hot chocolate, some chips and a warm blanket and get ready to laugh, cry and bite your lip in anticipation. Enjoy!!

Tired of her marriage with her cheating husband, twenty-three years old Betty Von Rosey, relocates (as advised by her friend, Laura) to Gut’s Island, an island that is believed to be magical enough to relieve the pains of the broken hearted, by sparing them chances of falling in love the second time. On the Island, she falls in love with a billionaire in the disguise of a chauffeur, birthing a new wave of romance between the two. But things begin to chatter when her red room ex-husband, Braun, visits the Island, and she discovers the true image of her recent lover, Stan.

My life is terrible enough. My dad died robbing a jewelry store. My sister hates my guts. An enforcer shows up out of nowhere and tells us we owe a shit ton of money. My mom? Ran off with my credit card and all her fancy jewelry at her first opportunity. So that leaves me... With no cash and a pissed-off crime boss. Raoul gives me a choice: pay up or belong to him. Now, I’m stuck in his world, living in a fancy apartment, clashing with his bossy rules, and realizing he might not be all that bad, after all.

Tristan Rafe may be Alpha blood, but survival has taught him to rely only on himself and to love no one or nothing. Yet when he sets eyes on Miss Everly, an Alpha’s illegitimate daughter, he is determined to have her, if only as his mistress … After her father's death, Everly never imagined she would be sold to the highest bidder, yet circumstances give her little choice but to accept the self proclaimed rogue’s indecent proposal. After all, Tristan is wealthy, as well as ruthless. Yet his coldness hides deep passion and deeper secrets. If she must be his, Everly intends to lay bare everything the coldhearted beast is hiding. But dark discoveries threaten to destroy them both until unexpected love leads the lost rogue home …