Lou Hodges Side Table

Niat hati ingin menyusul tunangannya, Melinda dikejutkan dengan hal yang tak terduga. Sang tunangan-Bimantara terjatuh dari lantai tujuh tepat di depannya dan dinyatakan meninggal. Gerald Abiyasa selaku Sekretaris Athena Holding yang memberi tugas pun bertanggung jawab dengan membiayai prosesi pemakaman dan biaya rumah sakit. Demi kepentingan pribadi, Gerald menjadikan Melinda istri kedua lewat pernikahan kontrak dengan izin istri pertamanya, Naura Sabela. Naura yang terlihat baik, diam-diam menyusun rencana untuk menghancurkan sekaligus memanfaatkan Melinda. Namun, kebenaran tentang kematian Bima yang mulai terungkap, membuat kehidupan ketiganya menjadi kacau. Bagaimanakah nasib Melinda setelah menjadi ‘orang ketiga’ dalam kehidupan Naura dan Gerald? Serta, ada rahasia apa di balik jatuhnya Bima hingga membuat Melinda terpaksa menjadi istri kedua?

“I've sacrificed so much for our sake, to get this duplicitous act from my husband and my foster sister!” My heart clenched at the sight of their naked bodies.  I lacked words to say, My heart felt crushed under the weight of their sinful act! I was about to give Liam the most exciting news of our lives on our third wedding anniversary. The insemination procedure was a success, and I was pregnant with his child.  That day turned out to be the opposite of what I expected it to be. I ended up being humiliated in the presence of my foster sister, I was asked to sign the divorce papers, and was also sent out of my matrimonial home that same day.  **** “Mrs Sophia, there was a big complication from the final procedure we carried out on you.  “What's wrong? I managed to say, without minding the tension coming from his voice. After a few minutes of silence…  “A mistake occurred during the insemination procedure, leading to the incorrect sperm being used and….” he took a deep breath. "You're carrying the child of the CEO Williams Corporation.” My eyes widened in shock. “Whatttt!! This was just the beginning of my twist of fate with the ‘Cold and Callous Billionaire’....  Ethan Williams. 

Alvira, in a bid to find a lost lover, she was driven by life to the edge. She found herself involved with the Mafia and, worse, engaged to a man whose name was enough to shake up Mexico. Her pride, power, and businesses came to naught when he decided he was the one for her. In a cry for rescue, she finally meets the one she had lost. But what happens when he is married? Will Alvira be able to escape her misery with her lover against all storms? Or will her love get diverted to the one who holds her captive?

Itong payat at mukhang kulang sa kain na batang ’to ba ang bagong anak ng mama ko? Anong klaseng bata ’yon?! Ang sakit sa mata! Tuwing magkaharap kami, laging nakayuko at umiiwas ng tingin? Pero bakit habang tumatagal ay lalo naman siyang gumaganda? Mali ba kung palihim kong titikman ang batang ’to ni mama?

I had just gotten hospitalization prior to my operation when my wife told me she was going on an urgent business trip, leaving me and our one-year-old daughter behind. Two days later, her childhood sweetheart proudly posted a family photo on social media with a caption that said: “Took a picture of our happy family of three on our trip!” I looked at my wife who was smiling tenderly in the picture and commented, “?” My wife immediately called and berated me, “He's a single father who doesn’t have a wife to help take care of his child! All I did was take a picture with them, what are you being so defensive about?” That same evening, her childhood sweetheart posted a picture of a million-dollar dowry given to him with the caption: “After we took the picture, she insisted on giving me this as a dowry.” I knew my wife gave it to him to appease him. But this time, I was going to leave her for good.

For seven years I have stayed by his side. For three years, I gave him all of my love and devotion when I felt the mate bond spark between us. Unfortunately Riker Wraith took everything I gave him for granted all for his childhood friend. In the end I, Cassandra Thornhill, decided to forget my one-sided soul mate so that I can find true love and happiness.

I don't really know what I was expecting, and it sure as hell wasn't this. Whatever this is...it's even better than I could have imagined. The mystery, the anonymity, the sense of excitement that has reawakened something in me that I haven't felt in what seems like a lifetime ago. The way his hands caress my body, his fingers gently tracing along my skin; my lips against his neck and hands in his hair, wanting him the way he wants me... I'm learning to love the unexpected... **** Still recovering from the heartbreak of a failed engagement, Kristine reluctantly agrees to a girls night out. A night that is meant for her to let loose and forget about her unsuccessful dating life, leads Kristine to meet a mysterious stranger who brings her body back to life in ways she didn't believe possible. This unexpected intimate encounter leads to much more with a man she knows only as E.

BOOK THREE of COALESCENCE OF THE FIVE: After a bitter betrayal, he refuses to trust hunters, but a certain huntress catches his eye... Greg Claw's bonded mate did the unthinkable, conspiring against him and his family during their time together, so she was punished with death. Now he knows never to trust a hunter. This includes the newly appointed Chief Octopus, Sushmita. But the more he's around her, the more intrigued he gets. The longer they work together, the more he can't deny the connection growing between them. It's not a bond, but there's certainly something. Sushmita has her own secrets and motives for everything she does, and choosing this profession is no exception. Greg finds himself caring about her… for her. When her former lover waltzes in, Greg wonders if this ex is what stands between him and Sushmita. One thing's for sure, with threats pressing in close, danger lurking in the shadows, and things not appearing to be what they seem, Greg has to do everything within reach and beyond to protect everything and everyone he holds dear, which - oddly - includes her. *** BOOK ONE: The 5-Time Rejected Gamma & the Lycan King BOOK TWO: The Rogues Who Went Rogue

Andrea, a kind-hearted and uncomplicated young woman, becomes engaged to her boyfriend, Gabriel. To celebrate, they attend a party at a hotel. However, after excessive drinking, Andrea mistakenly enters the wrong room, where she encounters a stranger. Both being intoxicated, they engage in an intimate encounter. The next morning, Andrea wakes up shocked and anxious, realizing she's naked with a stranger. She hastily departs without seeing the stranger's face, except for the tattoo on his back. After the one-night stand, Andrea's life is turned upside down when she discovers she's pregnant with the stranger's child. Will Andrea and the stranger ever meet again? Even though she can't recall his face.

Hindi niya pinili ang kasal. At hindi niya dapat pinagnasahan ang lalaki. Nang malaman ni Althea De Fuego na ipapakasal siya sa isang makapangyarihang CEO upang iligtas ang kanyang pamilya, isang gabi lang ang hiniling niya. Isang gabing wala siyang obligasyon, wala siyang pangalan, at wala siyang kinabukasan na iniisip. Isang gabi. Isang pagkakamali. Ngunit natuklasan niya ang katotohanan. Ang lalaking nakasama niya ay si Anderson Velasco - ang lalaking konektado sa kapangyarihang kumokontrol sa buhay niya, ang lalaking nakatayo sa maling panig ng kanyang kasal, at ang lalaking hindi niya dapat kailanman hinawakan. Sa loob ng isang mansyong itinayo sa mga kontrata, katahimikan, at kontrol, ang pagnanasa ay nagiging kasalanan. Bawat tingin ay binabantayan. Bawat hakbang ay sinusukat. Habang hinihigpitan ng kanyang mapapangasawa ang hawak sa kanya, pilit namang nilalabanan ni Anderson ang damdaming maaaring sumira sa kanilang dalawa. Ngunit kapag may lihim na kumalat, may pagtataksil ring mamabunyag, at ang araw ng kasal ay nauwi sa kaguluhan. Sa mundong ang kasal ay kasunduan at ang katahimikan ay paraan ng kaligtasan. Hanggang saan siya lalaban upang bawiin ang sarili at paano kung ang lalaking gusto niya ay ang lalaking hindi niya maaaring piliin? Paano itatago ang pagnanasang hindi na kayang pigilan?