Nancy Drew And The Hidden Staircase Book

Freda Lewis has spent her life fighting against the odds, scraping her way through college with nothing but grit and determination. But when the world outside proves just as unforgiving, a desperate leap of faith lands her in an unexpected arrangement—a five-year contract marriage to the enigmatic billionaire, Williams Franklin. Williams needs a wife to secure his position as the rightful heir to the Franklin family empire. Freda needs an escape from her toxic past. It seems like the perfect deal: no strings, no emotions, and a generous payout. But the deeper Freda steps into Williams’ gilded world, the more she uncovers the cracks in his armor—and the secrets that threaten to tear them both apart. When a shocking revelation exposes Freda’s true identity as the long-lost heir of the powerful Harrington dynasty, she finds herself at the center of a dangerous game of power and betrayal. Torn between her growing feelings for Williams and the family that abandoned her, Freda must decide where her loyalty lies. But just as Freda begins to carve out her place in this treacherous new world, an unexpected betrayal leaves her questioning everything—and everyone. Who can Freda trust when her life has been planned from the start? And as the lines between love and duty blur, will she fight for her heart or risk losing everything? *The truth about Freda’s past is about to change everything… and Williams might not survive the fallout.*

This is a story of a girl who will do everything for her family, Patrisse Luisa Fuentejo, decided to work in a famous clothing line for her sister’s medications. Months has passed, Jairus suddenly fell in love with her secretary without him knowing.. Will they fell in love with each other or stay as colleague?

"Fake dating a hot baseball player—what could go wrong? When aspiring actress Lucy Younger arrives on Hazel Island to film her first movie, she thinks she’s finally caught her big break. What could be better than spending her summer on a beautiful island while catching the attention of her mega-famous costar? Enter Carter Roberts: baseball player, playboy, and the most obnoxious, arrogant, and sexy man Lucy has ever had the misfortune to meet. Soon Carter offers her a role she can’t turn down: play his fake girlfriend and make her costar wild with jealousy. Never one to turn down a dare, Lucy agrees. But when she starts to fall for Carter, suddenly what was just a game becomes all too real. After a shoulder injury benches him for the season, star pitcher Carter Roberts is set adrift. When he travels to Hazel Island for work, he doesn’t expect to get anything out of it except an extended vacation. Until he meets a pretty little spitfire who sets his blood aflame with every barb she throws at him. Lucy thinks she’ll be able to resist him after she agrees to their bargain, but Carter knows that when he kisses her, she’ll forget all about her costar. Carter soon realizes he wants more than this made-up relationship. But unless he tears down the walls surrounding his heart, he’ll lose the only woman who’s ever mattered."

Mula sa masakit na karanasan sa unang pag-ibig, tatlong taon ang lumipas nang mapagpasyahan ni Celestine na ituon na lang ang sarili sa kompanyang naman mula sa nagretiradong ama. Sa mga papeles at tanging sa trabaho na lamang niya ibinuhos ang buong atensyon upang makalimutan ang masalimuot na karanasan mula sa dating nobyo na nangloko at ginamit lang siya para sa pera niya. Hindi naging madali para sa kaniya ang lahat ngunit minabuti niyang huwag nang pagtuunan pa ng pansin ang paghanap ng lalaki na para sa kaniya o kung meron ba talaga. Ngunit nagbago ang lahat nang makilala niya ang isang lalaki na bigla na lamang sumulpot sa kaniyang buhay. Hindi niya inaasahan na makakatagpo ng isang gwapo at matipunong nilalang na kahit ang ipis ay maaring mahumaling rito. Sa bawat araw na magkasama sila sa isla ay hindi mapigilang mas nahulog pa ang kaniyang loob sa lalaki. Paano na niya mapipigilan ang malalim na nararamdaman gayung alam naman niyang hindi rin magtatagal ay maghihiwalay rin sila ng landas dahil aalis rin siya sa lugar na iyon matapos magbakasyon? Kakayanin niya kayang mawalay sa piling nito o hahayaan na lamang ang kung anuman ang nararamdaman para sa binata?

Lyka was living a normal life like every normal college student. It takes the night of Halloween for her life to turn upside down when she witnesses the death of her ex. Waking up, she finds out she’s not who she thought she was and the people around her are not who she thought they were. Finding the truth about herself and her life must be the most excruciating thing especially when you learn overnight that you are a werewolf and the next Alpha. With a dangerous enemy threatening her life and those of her people as well as a mate who wants nothing to do with her, Lyka finds her life stuck in constant battle with her body and heart.

“I want you, Trsh, can't you see that?” He questioned, and I scoffed, my eyes holding nothing but anger and hatred for him. “You hurt me!” I charged at him. “And I'm ready to make things right? Like it or not, it's you I want. You're mine, Trisj.” ****** The birthday surprise she had hoped for turned out to be her worst nightmare. Trisha thought she was finally okay, but when she got betrayed by her mate and got rejected, she saw her world crumbling to her feet. From trying to get drunk in order to wash off the bitter memories of getting betrayed by her mate, she found herself having a one-night stand with the Alpha and then running away. Now she is left with no choice but to accept the cruel fate that was forced upon her. But out of the ashes of her life, she was determined to emerge, not as that weak and wretched girl of before, but as someone worth looking up to. Will she defeat her bitter fate and find the happiness she craves for?, Will love ever be an option for her again? Only time will tell.

Alessia is just like everyone else she lives in a small town has friends and lives carefully beyond her years until she finds her whole life is a lie, and a sinister force is after her. will she embrace the new life thrusted at her or choose to run far and fast.

Clancy Lockwood was born a Dhampir which changed his life exclusively because he never grew up knowing who his mother was or what she looked like, he was raised artificially in an incubator by Doctor Lloyd Wright. Driven by the rage of vengeance and thirst for revenge, Clancy attained the moniker Rapidfire hunting creatures of the night, mostly vampires as a vigilante because he believed through them, he would be able to reveal his mother's murderer but everything turned from normal to worst after he discovered his life has been manipulated from the start by a biblical prophecy related to the birth of Cain, the first murderer and Lilith, queen of all demons also known as the bride of Beelzebub Lucifer, the devil.

One drunken night and Kayla’s life turned upside down–she had sex with the man she adores a lot, the perfect C.E.O of the company she dreamed of joining, Brandon Moore! But one thing that made it more complicated is when she got pregnant and she had to give up her dream job at Moore Food Corporation when she found out that the man she had sex has a girlfriend. Five years and she didn't have a plan to tell this secret to Brandon but then her son insists on meeting him. Her plan was to seduce and make Brandon fall in love with her but as soon as their love started, she discovered something that she couldn't believe was true—behind Brandon’s perfection lies his secret identity that she had to endure if she wanted to stay with him. Is she going to stay if she finds out he’s an Alpha who’s running an underground business?

"How did you know that was Leo's favorite food? The only person who ever knew was his mother, my late wife. Leo has never passed the information to anyone, so how did you know?" he asked coldly, taking slow and meticulous steps towards me, his eyes laced with questions. I took a timid step back, my back hitting the wall. I stood speechless and tongue-tied, struggling to find the right words. He shouldn't know anything about my rebirth. Alicia Grey, an omega and the wife of the most powerful alpha, was betrayed and brutally murdered by the one person she ever trusted—her best friend—leaving her son and husband shattered and broken. However, fate took a dramatic turn when Alicia mysteriously woke up. She was no longer in her body but now possessed the body of a human, Nana Michael, a young, determined nurse. Now that she was back, the only thing she sought was revenge and to be with her husband and child. But her husband and child weren't willing to accept another wife or mother. Unfortunately, her husband was suffering from a terrible illness and luckily, she was selected as the nurse in charge of her husband's treatment, and she vowed to reconcile with her family. Would she be able to win her husband and son's hearts? Will she succeed in her plans or fail woefully? Will her husband's werewolf instincts sense the truth about the woman he's growing to love?