One Piece Ace Story

When my husband and I drop by his childhood home for Christmas dinner, my mother-in-law, Melissa Potter, is the only one busying away in the kitchen. Everyone else is on their phones. I've just taken a seat when Melissa begins to lecture me. "What, are you just going to sit your ass down and wait for food to come? Don't you know when to lend a helping hand? Am I supposed to exhaust myself for your sake?" From time to time, she keeps rattling the pots and pans loudly. "I can't believe those with healthy bodies want a 70-year-old like me to serve them! Does anyone here have any conscience?" Feeling a little uneasy, I gave my husband a tiny nudge. "Why don't you help Mom out?" After Melissa hears my suggestion, she gets even more pissed off. Thinking that this is my first Christmas with my in-laws, I don't really want to cause a scene here, so I get up to my feet and help her out. But the moment I enter the kitchen, Melissa delegates all the tasks to me. I endure my fury as much as I can while finishing the Christmas dinner preparations. When I'm about to head back to the dining table and dig in, Melissa suddenly speaks up. "Hold up. We got scores to settle before dinner."

Avery thought she'd found her happily ever after with Ethan, the charming billionaire who swept her off her feet in Willow Creek. But after one night of passion, she discovered he was a Playboy she left him, heartbroken by her finding only for her to return home to find her grandmother, her only family, had passed away. Devastated, Avery discovered a shocking truth: she was the daughter of a millionaire. She relocated to New York, and she met Ethan again, but this time, he was determined to win her back. Unbeknownst to him, Avery had been hiding a life-changing secret: she's the mother of his twin babies. As Avery navigates her complicated past and the wicked family members who despise her, Ethan's pursuit becomes relentless. He'll stop at nothing to reclaim the love they shared, but Avery's secrets threaten to tear them apart. Can she trust him with her heart and the truth about their children, or will it drive them further apart? Ethan's words kept echoing in her mind: "I've been searching for you for six years, Avery. I won't let you go again." Setting

Synopsis Si Luigi Mondragon, isang multi-billionaire at matagumpay na negosyante, ay kilala sa pagiging mapaglaro sa pag-ibig at sa mga babae. Sa likod ng kanyang marangyang pamumuhay, maraming naiinggit at nagtatangkang pabagsakin siya dahil sa kanyang kasikatan at tagumpay sa iba't ibang bansa. Sa isang gabi ng kasiyahan na iniayos ng kaibigan niya sa isang sikat na bar, hindi inaasahan ni Luigi na magbabago ang takbo ng kanyang buhay. Doon niya nakilala si Leona Suarez, isang babaeng lasing at sugatan ang puso, nag-iisa habang naglalasing sa sakit ng pag-iwan sa kanya ng dating kasintahan—pinagpalit ito sa isang bakla. Kaya balis ito nasaktan dahil sa dina-daming pwede ipalit ay bakla pa. Habang umiiyak at sinisigaw ni Leona ang kanyang galit sa mga lalaki, hindi mapigilan ni Luigi ang mabighani sa kanyang tapang at pagiging totoo. Ngunit sa mundo ni Luigi na puno ng intriga, selos, at mga lihim, magagawa ba niyang makuha ang puso ng babaeng pilit iniiwasan ang pagmamahal? O magiging isa lamang si Leona sa mga nadamay sa mapanganib na laro ni Luigi? Isang kwentong puno ng pighati, galit, at pagmamahalan.

---> if you are interested in my work, please check out my novel The Starving Vulture. Available on Amazon, $3.99 for the Ebook and $14.95 for the Paperback https://www.amazon.com/Starving-Vulture-Miguel-Monta%C3%B1a/dp/1951150899<---------The Pacific Capital. A product of an altered world, the legacy of the dead Philippine nation. A congested megacity holding 50 million people all huddled in what was once Metro Manila. It is the center for Pacific Maritime Trade, the world's largest Tax Haven and one of the few places in the world free from the Draconian but necessary environmental laws that saved the world since Cometfall. Ruled by Megacorporations, Corrupt Politicians, Invested Nobility and Criminals. It is one of the world's most important agricultural and pharmaceutical centers. H-6 is an Arbiter of the Court. As Judge Jury and Executioner, they maintain the essential Power Plant Canals and Massive weather controlled Dome Districts. Two elements that even the all powerful Megacorps need maximize their profits. Making Arbiter's Court the true rulers of the city. But even an all powerful Arbiter of the Court like H-6 knows, that Ambition and Greed will always find ways to ignore the rule of Law. Solus Valentine is a Security Consultant, plying her trade to anyone in need. She is a gun for hire who has the street smarts for the city's underworld. Whether in the gilded halls or the most flooded streets, she's ready for your contract. But while completing a contract, she stumbles into a vast conspiracy that just might threaten the city's fragile power balance, if not the world. She just might need an Arbiter's help for this one. One who might be someone from her past.

I heard that beautiful girls have sesame seeds in their necks. You must have? Let me check!" The sun-went back before the young man touched his neck. He can't match his eyes in front of the people in front of him with fear and shame. The handsome young man in front of him came two steps ahead. The sweetness of the young woman is the veil. His friends were laughing behind the young man. This time sweetness is very angry. Regmege raise his hand and he says.....

Parang sinukluban ng langit si Rica ng malaman ang kondisyun niya sa doctor. Lalo pa siyang nalugmok sa kalungkutan ng sabihin nitong bilang na ang panahon niya. Halos hindi na naging normal ang Buhay niya magmula noon.Isang alok ng kaibigan ang sasagip sa kanyang lugmok na kapalaran pero hindi akalain ni Rica na iyon ang magdudulot ng samot saring paghihirap sa kanyang buhay

Devi Cloud Valentino and Shemaia Rey Ocampo ay magkasintahan pero hindi boto ang ina ni Devi sa anak ng kanilang katulong. Dahil sa isang trahedya ay napilitang pumili ni Shemaia kung sino ang mas pipiliin niya, ang pera kapalit ang makipaghiwalay si Shemaia sa kanyang kasintahan o ipagpatuloy ang pag-ibig kahit may buhay na mawawala at yun ang kanyang ina.

“I want to taste you, can I?" He asked pleadingly. I was gonna say no, but the throbbing in my nether region said yes. “Yes," I breathed shakily. He then started to kiss my hip bone trailing as he pulled my panties off. “Raise your legs," he instructed and I obeyed. He pulled my legs apart and inhaled. “Exquisite," he praised as he lowered his head and gave me a long, luxurious lick. ************ Dionnah Delaney is a hardworking, ambitious African American. She is headstrong and knows exactly what she wants in life. She does accounting plus she runs a successful design business with her other sister Danielle, who is engaged to Johnathan Mulroney. Johnny cannot stop raving about his other brother Mikey who has retired from being a Navy seal and he's coming home just in time for the big wedding. Dionnah doesn't want love and commitment after her first love broke her heart several years ago. But things change when Mikey steps into the picture. He's a billionaire playboy, who is smug and conceited on top of all that. Even though the two butt heads they can't deny their undeniable attraction. After one night of steamy sex, Dionnah and Mikey agree to never talk about it again, until weeks later when two pink lines show up on a pregnancy test. What will happen when Mikey wants more than what Dionnah has to offer, will she be able to let love in her heart, or will her ambivalence cause her to miss her chance at happiness and her forever after?

Maya is twenty four, independent and very good at keeping people at a comfortable distance. After a night she never planned with a stranger she never expected, she does what she always does — she leaves before morning and tells herself it is finished. It is not finished. The stranger is Caleb Reed, her brother Derek's best friend, and he has just moved back to Chicago. He knew who Maya was from the moment he saw her at the party. He said nothing. Now they are forced into the same orbit — family dinners, group hangouts, shared spaces — pretending a night that changed everything never happened at all. The tension between them builds slowly and then all at once. A secret relationship begins. Feelings neither of them planned for take root. But the closer Maya gets to Caleb the more unsettled her world becomes, because Derek is not handling any of it the way a brother should. His anger runs too deep. His protectiveness feels like something else entirely. When Derek finally explodes and the truth comes out, it reshapes everything. Maya was adopted. Derek has known for years. And the feelings he buried under a lifetime of playing the protective older brother were never entirely brotherly at all. Maya is left to grieve an identity she thought she knew, forgive people she loves for lying, and face a love that was built on a secret. In the end she has to decide who she is without the version of her life she always believed in — and whether Caleb, the man who knew her before she knew the truth, is the one she wants to walk into whatever comes next. She chooses him. Not because it is easy. Because one night was never going to be enough.

Siya si Jake Andrew Smith-the type of guy every woman would want to be around. Gwapo pero pilyo, playboy at habulin ng mga babae pero ndi na muling nagseryoso dahil minsan nang niloko. After his girlfriend cheated on him he became cold and heartless. Right after the break-up, Jake also witnessed his father's death which added to the wound he is currently coping. Jake promised himself that he would never fall for women again and he became indifferent and arrogant. Hannah Suarez, mabait, independent at seryoso sa buhay. Never siyang nagkaroon ng interes sa mga lalaki dahil pag-aaral muna ang inaatupag nya. She's the kind of woman who would rather stay at home instead of partying or going out. Two opposite souls met and they were instructed to treat each other as siblings. Jake wanted to prove na di sya loser kaya ang galit nya sa ex nya ay kay Hannah nya ibinunton. However, just as everything seems to be going perfectly for Jake and thought he won by bullying her, he soon find himself falling in-love with her so called little sister. What will he do now? Will his secret ruin everything? Will he cross the line or let the destiny decide?