More Than Just A Girl

"Did you kill him?" The detective asked again."I've already answered you like a thousand times... Yes, he was a monster. Yes, he beat me up a lot but I didn't do it. I didn't kill Jude!" Amanda replied."I'm sorry. I know what it's like to be a victim of abuse and all that, but you need to understand that murder is a serious case too. You'll have to forgive us for asking you continually it's just that you were the closest to him we've got here.""I wasn't. There was someone else he was seeing that knew a lot about him than I ever did," Amanda replied.*******The night was growing colder and the rains seemed to have agitated in full force. Amanda sat on one of the soft leather chairs that squeaked with her every move in the living room with tears in her eyes as she watched the rains drop on the floor forming small pools and waited for Jude to come back. She was worried sick about his whereabouts even though all his presence caused her were pain and more tears. The protruding bump on her stomach, made it quite difficult to move around at ease so she was stuck with calling his busied line while she watched the clock tick its way into the midnight mark.*****A heart rending story told differently. Stronger than Pain captures a dysfunctional Nigerian home where a callous man, beats his wife on a daily basis. Time flies and now he is dead. All the characters have a reason to kill him, but she's their number one suspect. The Question still remains, who pulled the trigger?

Matapos ang hiwalayan nila ng boyfriend niya ay natagpuan ni Elyssa ang sariling akay-akay ng isang estrangherong lalaki papasok sa isang bar. Dala ng galit at pagkabigo ay nagpakalunod siya sa alak kahit ang kainuman ay isang taong hindi niya kilala. Kinabukasan ay nagising siya sa isang estrangherong lugar... At katabi ang isang guwapo at malaki ang umbok... Este malaki ang brasong lalaki na nakayakap sa kanya at pareho silang nakahubad. Matapos ang nangyaring iyon ay bumalik ng Maynila si Elyssa na may hungkag ang puso, hindi lang sa break-up nila ng boyfriend niya, kundi sa lalaking nakainuman niya. Ang masama pa sa lahat ay nalaman niya na ang lalaking iyon ay siya palang bagong Boss niya. My mamumuo kayang romance sa dalawa? O patuloy na magpapakulong si Elyssa sa sakit ng nakaraan?

Sebuah kesalahpahaman membuat Brandon dan Arini saling membenci. Sebuah kejadian lain membuat keduanya menjadi dekat, JUST FRIEND. Sebuah keputusan, kemudian memisahkan mereka, setelah menjalin persahabatan selama bertahun-tahun. *** Arini, seorang siswi berprestasi, memiliki hobby bermain basket. Dia memilih bergabung dengan klub basket, meski tidak bisa ikut dalam pertandingan karena bukan laki-laki. Di sanalah, Arini bertemu dengan Brandon, leader basket Casanova berparas tampan, tapi dingin. Sebuah kesalahpahaman, membuat Bran menentang kehadiran gadis itu di klub basket. Tak disangka, suatu kejadian membuat Brandon malah menjadi penolong bagi Arini. Sejak saat itu mereka berdua menjadi dekat dan menjalin persahabatan. Bertahun berlalu, sebuah keputusan mampu mengubah segalanya, ketika Arini dijodohkan oleh sang Ayah dengan pria lain. 'Tak ada persahabatan yang murni di antara pria dan wanita.'

Ini bukan hanya cerita tentang Arini dan Brandon, tapi juga kedua anak-anak mereka; Elfarehza dan Alyssa. Sakinah, mawaddah dan warahmah. Ketiga hal inilah yang diinginkan oleh setiap pasangan suami istri yang telah menikah. Begitu juga dengan Arini dan Brandon. Masa lalu yang kelam membuat Brandon diliputi kekhawatiran. Dia takut kedua anak-anaknya melakukan kesalahan serupa, sehingga membuat pria itu menjadi seorang ayah yang overprotective. Seiring berjalannya waktu, El dan Al tumbuh menjadi remaja. Mereka mulai memberontak karena merasa dikekang. Puncaknya ketika El mengetahui rahasia yang disimpan oleh Brandon. Ketika itulah hubungannya dengan sang Ayah mulai memburuk. Tak hanya Brandon, Arini ternyata juga menyimpan rahasia besar. Begitu juga dengan Elfarehza dan Alyssa. Apa rahasia yang mereka simpan? Akankah sakinah, mawaddah dan warahmah masih bisa diwujudkan dalam rumah tangga mereka, setelah semua rahasia terbongkar? Mampukah Brandon mempertahankan cintanya kepada Arini, setelah tahu rahasia sang istri?

Autumn Rain has lived her whole life isolated from the rest of the world. Born into vampire slavery, Autumn has never known a life outside of it. So, when her 18th birthday comes along and her vampire caregiver/ owner tells her she has to leave, Autumn has no idea what to do or where to go. As her new journey begins, it quickly goes downhill but thankfully two handsome men won't be too far along to help her through the rest. Secrets will be revealed and she will quickly discover she is far more different than she ever could have imagined and little does she know the impact her life will have on the future.

In college, Elara Hayes was invisible, a quiet wallflower, mocked and overlooked. One drunken night, she made the mistake of sleeping with the golden boy, Leonard Shaw. By morning, he denied it, mocked her, and turned the entire campus against her. She left, broken and disgraced. Years later, Elara is no longer the girl he humiliated. She's now the face behind a rising fashion empire, cloaked in elegance, success, and unshakable poise. When fate brings Leonard back into her life at a prestigious award ceremony, he doesn't recognize the woman he once destroyed. But she remembers everything. And this time, she’s not here to be ignored, she’s here to rewrite the story. On her terms.

Lucas had always thought women were nothing but playthings and money mongers, until he met Evelyn. Rich and successful, he married Evelyn just to help her family that was in debt, but he never treated her with the respect she deserved. She was his trophy wife. Soon, Evelyn becomes independent and files for a divorce and leaves him. It is then he realizes he loves her and can't forget every night they spent together. He ends up chasing her like a high school boy who just fell in love, but she is moving on fast. He makes it a point of duty to cause havoc in her new relationship so he could have her back. And if he couldn't win her? She would be gone forever. You can't blame him, he's in love. Would you do the same too? His choices are silly and not the best, but Evelyn is stubborn and strong-willed. Will he win her heart again? Find out when you read this romance tale.

After her two years long relationship with her boyfriend, Jonathan, ends due to infidelity. Cassandra unexpectedly fall in love with the lead singer of her favourite boy band, Jason Cole but there's a problem. Jason is well known for his playboy reputation and Cassandra cannot deal with another heartbreak especially after she ended her two years relationship but what she doesn't realize is that , Jason actually feels the same way as her. It's upto Jason to prove his love for her and show Cassandra that she isn't another notch on his belt or risk losing her forever.

“Tell me what you want from me.” * * * | Athena Hendrix | The Spades are the second highest ranking mafia. As daughter of the mafia's leader, Athena Hendrix is nothing less than the most skilled in the mafia. She is usually sent on solo or duo missions, her father knowing she doesn't need anyone else. | Callum H. Rivers | The youngest man to ever take over a mafia, let alone the highest ranking mafia. As leader of The Skulls, Callum H. Rivers is brutal and ruthless. With his nickname "Hades," this man kills anyone who gets in his way. | The Spades Vs. The Skulls | As two of the highest ranking mafias, these rivals reek of nothing but hatred for each other. They are enemies; nothing more, nothing less. What happens when these two meet? * * * TW: mentions of violence, self-harm, etc.

Everyone in the social circle of Kingsford said I was nothing more than a lapdog raised by Charles Mankin. I was always at his beck and call. I did every filthy, ludicrous thing for him under the sun. When he street raced, I rode shotgun. When he drank himself senseless, I made him hangover soup. When he chased girls, I prepared protection for them. Over time, everyone knew: Charles had a dog who never ran, never bit back, no matter how hard he kicked. They all said I must be madly in love with him. Even Charles started to believe it. So he pushed further, more freely, more cruelly, crossing lines as if they never existed. Then came my twenty-fifth birthday. He, in a rare stroke of mercy, said he'd celebrate it with me. But instead, what he got was the news that I was leaving the country. He went berserk, charging through the airport like a man possessed. I peeled his fingers off my wrist one by one, smiling like I'd never been happier. "Don't be stupid," I told him, still smiling. "That was never love." That night, Charles smashed apart his family home like a rabid dog.