Only Hope

When Mia is abducted by Axel Morino—the heir to a brutal mafia dynasty—she’s thrust into a world of violence, luxury, and dangerous desire. Trapped between his soft touches and the cruelty of his darker side, Mia must play along to survive. But as feelings blur with manipulation, and secrets about Axel’s family curse unravel, she realises the most dangerous thing in his world… might be falling for him.Trust is a luxury. Love is a risk. And Mia is running out of choices. But Axel’s world is darker than she ever imagined, haunted by a curse that’s ruined generations before him, and stalked by the threat of his own father’s cruelty. Everyone in this game is dangerous. Everyone has secrets. And the closer Mia gets to Axel’s heart, the more she realises she might be the one secret that could destroy them both. Love was never supposed to be part of this. Survival was the only plan. Now? She’s not sure she wants to leave. If you're enjoying this book please let me know and leave a review! Head to my profile for my other book Bloodlines of Fire and Fate!

WARNING: SOME OF THE SCENES ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES. 'ANG ganda mo," kusang tumaas ang ulo ko ng marinig ko 'yon kay Lucas Nixon. Titig na titig ito sa akin at kitang-kita ko doon ang saya at admirasyon sa mga mata niya dahilan para sumikdo ang puso ko sa kaba. Para akong hinahabol dahil sa bilis ng tibok nito. Naramdaman ko ang pamumula ng pisngi ko at pilit ko man itago ay huli na dahil nakita niya na ito at mas lalo pa akong inasar. "I will never stop admiring you, Lilie."

After dying after a mall explosion I wake in a 7 year old body, wait I what? I become a child?!! OMG Good thing this child face is so exquisite however as soon as I wake up life is so hard. Both parents are missing, chased to death by the so-called relatives, have nothing to eat but I do have a gentle elder brother, an adorable younger brother and a sister-obsess twin brother. "Wife I came back fetching your gold" a certain main coiled his arms my waist "Wife?! Whose wife your calling?! I'm your big bro" A night had pass "Do you know your mistake?" "Yes, hubby I'm sorry" "Who am I?" "Your my younger bro--of my husband. I will beat anyone who dared to refuse to that!"

What would you do if your groom had betrayed you right before the wedding? As for Lysia Kingsley, the arrogant heiress of the Kingsley family, she immediately replaced her groom. “I have a good career, beautiful looks, a prominent family, and money. Why would I need a man with rotten morals like you? My husband must be more outstanding than you ever could be.” Those were the last patient words she gave to her cheating ex-boyfriend before starting her revenge plan. Indeed, the flash marriage turned from fake to real. After dumping her ex-boyfriend, she became his aunt when she married Kyle Reinhart -His uncle, also the CEO of the powerful Reinhart Corporation. What was supposed to be just a transaction to end their relationship turned out to be only the beginning. Living together with Kyle for a long time, Lysia gradually developed feelings but she also began to doubt whether this marriage was just a coincidence of fate. And this love... was so seductive that she thought of it as a sweet trap?

Dahil lamang sa isang halik ay natagpuan na lamang ni Iris ang sarili na ikinasal na siya kay Sebastian Buenavista, ang nag-iisa at susunod sa pagiging Mafia ng pamilyang Buenavista. Noong una ay hindi niya ito matanggap na ikinasal siya sa isang katulad ni Sebastian pero habang tumatagal ay napapaamo na ng binata ang malamig nitong puso at natagpuan na lamang ni Iris ang sarili na unti-unti na siyang nahuhulog sa binata. Habang lumalalim ang pagmamahal nila sa isa't-isa ay unti-unti ng lumalabas ang mga sikretong itinago ni Sebastian. Sa oras na malaman niya ito ay handa kaya siyang manatili sa tabi nito hanggang dulo?

Sa ilang taon na panunungkulan ni Laxon Ace Montemayor bilang Governor ay malaki na ang naitulong niya sa lalawigan ng Laguna lalo na ang mga tagong lugar at hindi nabibigyang pansin ng ibang nasasakupan. Sa dami ng death threats, kaaway, kalaban niya sa loob ng pulitika ay hindi niya ito pinapansin at binibigyang oras. Para sa kanya ay unti-unti rin itong mawawala at mananawa ang ibang taong gusto siyang mawala. Sa loob ng ilang taon niyang pagtutok para sa bayan at sa tingin niya ay tahimik na uli ang mundo at puso niya pero muli itong naging magulo nang makita niya ulit ang babaeng umalis sa tabi niya limang taon na ang nakalipas. Walang iba kundi ang babaeng minahal niya, si Alira Rain Gonzales. Ang babaeng iniwan siya limang taon ang nakalipas.

Hirap sa buhay si Yngrid Dela Fuente naiwang mag-isa at siya na lamang ang bumubuhay sa sarili niya. Ganunpaman, nagsumikap siyang maghanap ng trabaho at hindi niya aakalaing matatagpuan niya ang sarili niyang maging personal maid ng isang kinatatakutang tao ng lahat, si Devron Montecillo, isang Mafia Boss. Ngayong isa siya naging personal maid ng taong ito, ano ang mangyayari sa buhay ni Yngrid? Magiging tahimik ba ito o magiging magulo dahil sa taong kasama niya?

Power, secrets, and bloodshed, no one is safe in a world built on lies. Rico Blackwood was born into power, but behind the wealth and influence lies a family built on bloodshed and betrayal. When his sister’s murder exposes cracks in the Blackwood empire, Rico is forced to make a choice dig deeper or become the next casualty. Melissa Reynolds should be dead. The world thinks she is. But staying in the shadows is no longer an option. Someone knows she’s alive, and if she doesn’t find them first, her second chance at life will end in a body bag. Catherine Blackwood is the perfect wife, the perfect mother… and the perfect predator. When she learns of a woman from Rico’s past, a woman who should have stayed buried, Catherine is ready to do whatever it takes to protect her throne. And Evelyn Hawthorne? She’s not playing games. She’s waging war. In a city where alliances shift like shadows, secrets are unraveling and bodies are piling up and love is a weapon as deadly as a bullet, survival isn’t guaranteed. Some will rise. Some will fall. And Some will burn!

Simula ng magising si Amira sa isang pamilyar na lugar ay saka niya lang naramdaman ang kaginhawaan sa kanyang buhay bukod doon ay wala siyang maalala sa kanyang sarili simula ng magising siya sa lugar na hindi niya kailanman napuntahan. Kahit nakaramdam siya ng kaginhawaan ay minsan iniisip niya kung sino ba talaga siya? Pakiramdam niya ay may kulang ang kanyang pagkatao. Tahimik na ang buhay niya sa bagong bayan na kinabibilangan niya pero muli na naman itong nagulo at ang mga ala-alang kanyang nalimutan ay unti-unti siyang binabalikan. Nagsimula lahat ng ito ng makilala niya si Adrian Lev Suarez, ang lalaking nakalimutan niya sa nakaraan.

Caleb Raixon Montemayor ay Mayor ng Sta Rosa at nasa ikalawang termino na siya nito. Kilala siya bilang isang suplado at masungit na Mayor ng bayan nila. Sa kabila ng ugaling pinapakita nito ay kinagigiliwan at minamahal pa rin siya ng mamamayan na sakop niya dahil kahit kailan ay hindi niya pinabayaan ang kanilang bayan. Mas pinagtibay pa ni Caleb ang bayan ng Sta Rosa, bukod pa roon ay marunong siyang makinig sa hinaing ng taong bayan sa kabila ng pag-uugali niya. Sa kabila nito ay napapatanong ang nasasakupan niya kung may babaeng magpapaamo sa suplado nilang Mayor? Hanggang dumating ang isang babaeng magpapabago sa ugali nito. Sierra Solaire Madrigal, ang sekretarya nito.