One-night Stand

From bestselling author Emily Goodwin comes the epic start to a sexy and exciting paranormal romance series... Never trust a vampire. I might have learned that lesson the hard way. But when I find myself in a vampire-owned bar, I don’t have much of a choice. With vampires still trying to assimilate into mainstream society, I’ve done Lucas King a favor by stopping one of his patrons from draining a human dry in the basement of his bar. A favor he'd prefer to repay in bed than in kind. Vampires and witches have had more than a jaded history, and when witches start showing up dead in surrounding covens, all signs point to something old and powerful. Something that knows the ways of the witches.Something--or someone--like Lucas. What's worse than trusting a vampire? Falling in love with one.Dead of Night a vampire/witch romance and is book one in the Thorne Hill series.

Malapit ng ikasal si Athena sa long time boyfriend niya. Subalit lingid sa kaniyang kaalaman na matagal na pala siyang niloloko ng kaniyang boyfriend sa sarili pa niyang kapatid. Athena’s sister and her fiance set her up, nilagyan nila ng isang gamot ang iniinom ni Athena para makaramdam ito ng hilo at makaramdam ng init ang kaniyang katawan. In the next day, Athena's eyes widened when she saw that there was a man next to her that she didn't know. Ipinangako niya sa fiance na ibibigay niya ang pagkababae niya sa mapapangasawa niya subalit nawala ang lahat ng dahil lang sa isang gabi. It turns out that the guy is actually the sole owner of a Black Diamond Mafia Organization, who is feared by everyone. Paano kung magtagpo ang kanilang mga landas makalipas ng maraming taon? May mabubuo bang pag-ibig dahil sa kanilang anak? Subalit paano kung malaman niyong dalawa ang madilim na sekreto ng inyong mga pamilya? What will happen? Are you willing to kill your love ones just for the name of revenge?

The day my sister slipped away from her engagement party, she was certain Marshall Patton could never truly fall in love with me. Confident in her belief, she left the country without hesitation, leaving me behind to hold her place and secure the title of Mrs. Patton in her stead. I didn't cry or make a fuss. Instead, I played the part of the obedient stand-in, giving everyone the courtesy of maintaining appearances while I quietly bided my time. Then, I poured every ounce of effort into making Marshall fall for me, bit by bit. And when my sister finally returned, I made sure to walk away.

Jasmine Hunt is vacationing with her parents in South Pointe, Miami, for one last weekend together before she goes away to college. Zain Perez is a college senior on a full-ride baseball scholarship to USC, home for the summer. What neither of them know is that their lives are about to change forever. Jasmine is from an affluent family in Maine who wants her to date young men from society. Zain is from a Cuban family who wants him to meet a nice Cuban girl and settle down. They both made promises to their families that they intend to keep but can’t deny their attraction. Jasmine promised her mother that she would wait to sleep with a man until she was married. But Zain comes up with a solution: Get married Friday and divorced Monday, while having the time of their lives for just one incredible weekend before going back to college. Sounds like a plan. But what was supposed to be a casual liaison ends up being their heart’s desire. Join Jasmine and Zain as they learn what it is to sacrifice for the good of family. But will their love be the ultimate sacrifice? Just One Weekend is a novel of a first love so epic that neither of them can forget… or deny.

"Don't you think that skirt is short for you?" She says, changing the subject and taking another long hit from her blunt. Since when does she care about my clothing? Besides it's not like it's affecting anyone, so why does it matter? "Um, no. Why do you care anyways?" I ask suspiciously, while looking down at my skirt. It's not even short. "People are looking at you in there, and maybe it's because of what you're wearing," She throws her blunt on the ashtray that she has, and turns her attention on me staring fiercely into my eyes. "Why does it matter? It's not like it's a bad thing." I say, now worried at this point. I don't know what's going through her mind as she comes closer to me, again my back is against the wall beside the balcony railing. "It is a bad thing because it seems everyone in there wants to fuck you, and for some damn reason it's bothering me." Heaven says lowly, barely audible. ----- Hatred. Despite. Mixed feelings. Read to find out about Valentina and Heavens relationship, which starts off as despiteful, then turns into something pure.

Alex found himself entangled in a destiny, just when he was about to enjoy his teenage days. He reluctantly accepted to save his hometown from a calamity which had been happening for some years. He discovered some secrets in the course of saving his people from the calamity, to his surprise. How on earth is the people he regarded to be his biological parents for eighteen years not his? Will he eventually accept his destiny? Will he embrace his identity? Watch out as secrets unfold.

True love never dies. Not even when those around me are trying to kill it. With vampire bounty hunters still out for me, having the Grand Coven accuse me of treason against witches is the last thing I need. No one should tell me who I can and cannot love. Determined not to let anyone or anything get in our way, Lucas and I decide to lay low for a while and let everything blow over with my coven while Lucas hunts for the vampires who tried to kidnap me. But things, of course, don’t go according to plan, and when I stumble upon an ancient evil force hiding out in the underground of Chicago, we realize our forbidden romance is the least of our worries. As we search for a way to defeat unbeatable odds, I start to discover that things aren’t what they seem…including my very existence.

(This book is a three part series) "She looks exactly like me but we're very different." Gabriella. "You're always gonna be beneath me no matter how hard you try." Gabrielle. Twin sisters, Gabriella and Gabrielle may look alike but they are definitely complete opposites. Gabrielle, the proud, popular and overly ambitious sister, who loves to be the center of attention and would go to any length to get whatever she wants, without any care of the consequences. Gabriella, as opposed to her twin sister is the quiet one, the gentle one and the smart one and she unlike her sister is not overly ambitious or power and fame hungry. Liam Helton, son of famous fashion designers in New York bumps into both sisters on the same day but on different occasions but falls in love with one and detests the other.

Yza Chrizelle Ardiente ang nag-iisang anak ng isang kilala at respetadong businessman. Tanging tagapagmana ng “ Cuisine Na’Ton” an authentic Ilonggo restaurant na itinayo pa ng kanyang Great Grandfather. Pinalago, pinayaman at kinilala ng buong bansa sa sunud-sunod na henerasyon. Until it's legacy now, run by his father and still continues it's fame not only in Iloilo but worldwide. Lumaki siya na hindi nawawala ang paghanga at pagtingin para kay Kem Hallison Cordova na anak ng bestfriend ng kanyang mommy. Pero sa huli ay nakuha rin nito ang inaasam na atensyon ng lalaki hanggang sa napagtagumpayan niyang makuha lalo ang loob tsaka pagmamahal na hinahangad at inilihim niya sa matagal na panahon. Ibinuhos niya ang lahat ng kanyang pagmamahal at atensyon para kay Kem pero sa huli, isang laro lamang ang lahat dahil si Mocha Louise pala ang pakakasalan nito. Labis siyang nasaktan, pakiramdam niya ilang ulit tinapak tapakan ang kanyang pagkababae kaya bumangon siyang muli to take revenge. Naging mapaglaro sa lahat ng mga lalaking nanliligaw sa kanya. Dahil d'yan tinagurian siyang “Relation Sucker, Bitch, Destroyer etc.” She became wild, bold and famous playgirl in town but never been touch by anyone. She had this pretty face kaya di nya kailangan pahirapan ang sarili para lumandi sa kanila. Naging mapaglaro sa pag-ibig, at hindi pinag-isipan ang maging resulta nito sa huli. Pero wala ng panahon para umatras pa because she’s expecting a return. She didn’t fail though, she felt that he's still in love with her, the way she was loved and cared for before, by her beloved Kem. Not that before someone ruined their relationship. Are they still the one who meant for each other? Kahit pa naging komplikado man ang kanilang sitwasyon ngayon. But Yza Chrizelle once said. “She’ll get what she wants by hook or by crook.”

Zachary Smithson was my uncle in name. When I was seventeen, I confessed to him, but he rejected me fiercely. He tore up my love letter and told me to give up on such thoughts. When I was twenty-two, I graduated and attempted to move out. To my surprise, I found a dress I had lost. He had hidden it under his pillow.