Practical Magic Alice Hoffman

Anim na taon nang nabubuhay si Lalaine sa impiyerno—bugbog, pasa, at araw-araw na paghihintay ng kamatayan matapos mapagbintangang pumatay sa sariling asawa. Pero sa araw na muntik na siyang tuluyang wasakin, isang lalaking mula sa kanyang nakaraan ang bumalik—ang lalaking minsan niyang minahal at sinaktan. Si Atty. Jeric Fuentebella. Ngunit huli na ba ang lahat? Dahil ngayon, may iba na sa puso ni Jeric—at si Lalaine ay may lihim na handang ipagpalit ang sariling kalayaan para protektahan ang mga taong mahal niya. Sa larong itinadhana ng kapalaran, hanggang saan ang kayang isugal ng pag-ibig? At kapag ang tadhana ay naging mapaglaro… sino ang tunay na mananalo?

Back in college, Damian Cross and Alexandra “Alex” Vega shared a reckless kind of passion—one built on stolen nights, whispered names, and a promise that it was nothing serious. No commitments. No future. Just fire. Pero hindi alam ni Damian, that fire left something behind—twins. A boy and a girl Alex raised on her own, telling them their father died years ago. While Damian built his ruthless empire and became one of the world’s most powerful billionaires, Alex buried their past and became a decorated soldier. Until one mission went wrong, leaving her unit dead… and turning her into one of the most sought-after bodyguards in the country. Seven years later, Alex’s world shatters again—her daughter is diagnosed with leukemia. Desperate for money for the surgery, Alex takes the job she almost rejected: protect a billionaire being hunted by enemies. She nearly drops the file when she sees his name. Damian Cross. Damian, on the other hand, isn’t thrilled either. He laughs in disbelief when he’s told his new head of security is a woman—until she walks in. The same fierce eyes. The same fire. The same woman he thought he’d lost forever. Now, Damian must face the truth: the bodyguard sworn to protect him is the only woman he’s ever let too close… and she’s hiding the biggest secret of all—his children. As bullets close in, old wounds reopen, and sparks reignite, Alex must choose: keep the walls she built for seven years, or let Damian back in—and risk breaking more than just her own heart.

Dalawang taon nang kasal si Faye sa kaniyang asawang si Matheo, ngunit isa lamang kasunduan ang nagbubuklod sa kanilang dalawa. Mayroong lihim si Matheo sa tunay nitong pagkatao, at upang mapagtakpan iyon ay kailangan niyang magpakasal sa isang babae. Si Faye naman ay iniiwasang maipakasal sa lalaking hindi niya mahal kaya pumayag siya sa kasunduang ibinigay sa kaniya ni Matheo. Ang pangako nilang dalawa, hanggang tatlong taon lamang ang kanilang pagsasama. Pagkatapos ng tatlong taon ay maibibigay na ang mana kay Matheo na siyang paghahatian nilang dalawa at mamumuhay silang malaya at masaya. Ngunit paano pa iyon matutupad kung bigla na lamang nawala ang lalaki? Hindi malaman ni Faye kung tinangay ito o napahamak. Hindi niya alam kung saan hahanapin si Matheo. Hanggang sa biglang lumitaw ang kakambal ni Matheo— si Mikhael. Ang lalaking akala niya’y hindi na niya muling makikita. Alam ni Mikhael na nawawala si Matheo at posibleng nasa kapahamakan ang buhay nito. Isang international agent si Mikhael, at nalaman nito na ang pagkawala ni Matheo ay may kinalaman sa sindikatong tinutugis nito. Upang mapalabas ang tootong may sala sa pagkawala ng kapatid, kailangan na magpanggap ni Mikhael bilang si Matheo. At kinakailangan nito ang kooperasyon ni Faye. Ngunit tila hindi lamang ang buhay ni Matheo ang nanganganib sa pagkakataong ito— maging ang puso ni Faye ay nasa panganib na rin. Gayong ang totoo niyang iniibig ang kaniya nang makakasama sa pagpapanggap. Paano niya rin maproprotektahan ang lihim nilang dalawa ni Matheo? Hanggang saan ang pagtatago at pagpapanggap nilang tatlo? Hindi kaya bumalik ang damdamin ni Faye kay Mikhael? O baka si Mikhael ang bigla na lamang mahulog sa kaniyang sister-in-law? How would they protect their heart while fulfilling their duties? How could they deny the temptations?

On the night of her eighteenth birthday, Nyx’s world shattered. Her parents celebrated her twin sister and ignored her entirely, a final insult after years of coldness and favoritism. Humiliated and aching to escape, she walked straight into Basque—the city’s most dangerous club. There, under flashing lights and the pull of reckless music, she caught the eye of a man everyone feared—the ruthless mafia boss who owned the night. One drink, one touch, one reckless decision… and by morning, he was gone. A month later, Nyx learned that she was pregnant. Her family’s rejection turned vicious, and she was cast out with nothing but her shame and the child growing inside her. Six years of struggle followed—cheap apartments, dead-end jobs, and a daughter who became her only reason to fight. Then fate threw him back into her life. A chance encounter. A cold stare. A card pressed into her hand. Days later, tragedy struck—her little girl was left clinging to life after a hit-and-run. Desperate and out of options, Nyx went to the only man who could save her… unaware he was the father. His price? "Give me your body,and I'll give you money" Now, Nyx must decide to sell her body to the devil who destroyed her, or watch the only person she loves slip away. But in the shadows of power and lust, nothing is as simple as a deal. And the devil always collects more than you owe.

"W-wait! Someone's comi- ah!" Dylan's gasps were muffled with a kiss that made his legs go weak. "Want me to stop?" The whisper made him shudder. "...no, b-but there's-" "Then be a good boy and focus on me. Spread your legs.” Dylan as an innocent college student knew what he wanted in a guy and coincidentally, the Waltson’s, their new neighbor, had a son Theo who was a perfect fit. But sadly straight and also not single. Aiming to drink out his sorrows at the school party and move on was an act he did not see ending with him sleeping with someone, but having no idea who it was the next morning. Soon, his hunt for the truth gets narrowed down to the Waltson's, and he gets faced with the late realization that Theo wasn’t the only son of the Waltson's. With his elder brother, Lucas, and a mute twin, Kyle, his options of his drunk one night widens from one to three. Lucas and Theo had been present at the party, and Dylan saw his only chance of knowing the truth was getting closer to them. But to do that, he needed the help of Kyle who was anything but nice to him. His constant glares, his mischievous smiles, and his hand signs that get interpreted into nothing but lies. Almost like he was trying his best to keep him away from his brothers. And just when he thought that, he takes up the initiative to search up a sign Kyle had shown to him.  ^^You and him are never going to work out. I'll make sure of that.^^ In the game of finding out what Kyle meant by that, he stumbles across something even bigger. The Waltson's secret

Pitong taon na ang nakalilipas, hindi sinasadyang nakaniíg ni Yvangeline "Yvee" Alejado ang isang arogante, dominante at malakas na CEO na si Gideon Isaac Revamonte. Nagkamali siya ng silid na napasukan at inakalang si Gideon ang lalaking binayaran niya para sa isang mainit na gabi. Tulad ng plano at inaasahang mangyari ni Yvee, nagbunga ang isang mapusok na gabing iyon dahilan para makalaya siya sa masamang plano ng kaniyang sariling ama. Nanganak siya ng kambal na lalaki. Nawala ang isa at naiwan si Atticus sa kaniya. Sa pagbabalik ni Yvee para hanapin ang kaniyang nawawalang anak, muli niyang nakatagpo si Gideon. At sa hindi inaasahang pagtatagpo ng kambal, gagawa sila ng paraan para buuin ang kanilang nasirang pamilya ngunit paano nila pahuhupain ang galit ng isang Gideon Isaac Revamonte sa babaeng inaakala niyang inabandona ang kanilang anak at iniwan siyang mag-isa sa ere? May pag-asa pa kayang mabuo ang kanilang pamilya? Paano kung malaman niyang may kaugnayan pala si Gideon sa kaniyang yumaong ex-fiancé?

Years passed, the Academy went well. A war that happened five years ago that was forgotten. No one remembers except the Royal Families. Five years have passed, the said princess of the prophecy was never been found. The last magus user of the forgotten Empire in Azaleus, the Zaffiro Empire. The Magic Realm went well but not the other Realm. The Astral Realm, where werewolves exist. In Magic Realm, werewolves are just a myth, it doesn't exist. A myth that everyone knows. Until it happened. Sa kabilang panig ng mundo, nagkakagulo ang mga mamayanan ng Amavasya. Ang Amavasya ang lugar kung saan naninirahan ang mga lobo sa mundo ng Astral. Sa kabilang panig naman ay ang mga itim na mangkukulam ang naninirahan sa lugar ng Hexe. Mainit ang dugo sa bawat panig na naninirahan sa mundo ng Astral. Matagal ng gustong makamit ng mga sorcière ang buong Astral ngunit pilit na nilalaban sila ng mga Lykos. Naging sakim ang mga sorciere lalo na noong nalaman nila ang naka saad sa propesiya na may isang sanggol na may dugong bampira at lobo ang mag hahari sa buong Astral na walang sino mang nilalang ang makakahigit doon. Isang balita na nagdulot sa mga sorciere upang patayin ang mga bagong silang na sanggol. Hindi naniniwala ang mga Lykos sa nasabing propesiya dahil alam nilang hindi totoo ang mga mga bampira, kung totoo man ito alam nilang nasa ibang dimensyon ito at malabo na makapasok sa kanilang mundo. Ngunit nag bago ang lahat ng malaman nilang isang bampira ang binigay ng Diyos ng Buwan na maging kabiyak ng kanilang Alpha. Isang bampira na may dugong bughaw. Pero imbis na itakwil nila ito, tinanggap nila ito ng buong puso at pinangakuang poprotektahan nila ito hanggang sa huling hininga. Ang bampirang lobo sa mundo ng Astral.

Alice Collins had always wished she could provide a comfortable life for her mother and two younger sisters, as the four girls had been through great financial difficulties since their parents' separation. So, when she turned eighteen, Alice decided to try her luck in another country. Determined to take the risk, she moved to Los Angeles, aiming for one goal: to do everything possible to help her family. But, as not everything was easy, especially when finding herself in a country where she knew nothing, Alice faced challenges that made her feel an immense desire to give up and return home defeated. However, as a divine miracle, an opportunity arose for her to work as a maid in the Scott family's house. Years went by, and Alice became beloved by that family. Her salary even increased, giving her the chance to pay for an arts college scholarship. Everything seemed perfect, but she didn't imagine that there would be someone in that family, who had not visited for years, who would awaken the most intense feelings in her. Upon meeting her boss's son, Joshua Scott, a strikingly intriguing and sexy man, owner of one of the biggest cosmetics companies in London and with a reputation for being a womanizer, Alice found herself wondering if it was worth paying the price of falling in love.

In a world of glitz, glamour, and dangerous secrets, Alice's life is turned upside down when she loses her brother to the infamous Logan D'Nores. Little does she know, Logan is not only a star actor and filmmaker, but also a powerful drug lord and mafia boss, controlling the underground world of crime from the shadows. As fate would have it, Alice finds herself forced into a marriage with Logan, leaving her with no choice but to play the dutiful wife and bide her time until the opportunity to strike presents itself. But things take a deadly turn when Alice discovers that Logan is onto her plans and will stop at nothing to keep her under his control. With her life on the line, Alice must navigate the treacherous waters of Logan's world, all while keeping up the facade of a loyal wife. But as she delves deeper into the dark underbelly of Logan's empire, she begins to unravel the shocking truths about her brother's murder and the sinister forces at play. Will Alice be able to outsmart Logan and finally exact her revenge? Or will she be consumed by the very darkness she seeks to destroy? Find out in this gripping tale of love, betrayal, and deception, where every page leaves you on the edge of your seat, wondering what shocking twist awaits next.

I've been the perfect daughter for seventeen years. When my twin sister Sage proposed we switch lives for one semester, I was supposed to disagree. Good girls don't swap identities. They don't pretend to be someone else. They definitely don't fall for bad boys with dangerous secrets. But I'm suffocating at elite Ashford Academy, and Sage is one mistake away from juvenile detention. We need each other's escape more than we need our own lives. One switch. Two liars. Four broken hearts. And a murder that should have stayed buried.