Prayer To St Francis Of Assisi

Lia and Ethan were childhood friends. Sa tagal ng pagkakaibigan nila, hindi maipagkakait na mangkagusto si Lia kay Ethan. However, it seems like Ethan can't see her the same way she did. When a love of friendship turns into a love that you can’t ever imagine it happened, what will you choose to believe in? Is that love worth the risk?

Book Three of The Luminary Quartet The bears were currently considered enemy number one, right alongside the elders of my species. The problem was, I didn't know them as that. To me, they were simply friends, family even. My mother's mate had been a bear shifter, and I had ultimately found my own other half within the Ursidae family, as well. Everything had been perfect for a single moment in time, and then I was fleeing my home, right after rejecting the bastard who thought he could put his hands on me. I vowed two things then: to never return and to never give a male that much power over me again. Yet, Luna apparently had some twisted plan laid out for my life because circumstances seemed to keep arising, bringing me ever closer to Reese in spite of my best intentions. The wolves' rapidly declining numbers sent us careening across the county in a race to prevent the destruction of our species by the bears, though I struggled with picking sides. New and old faces appear along the way as rogues and other heretofore unknown foes emerge to stop us, making it difficult to know who to trust during these tumultuous times. Will Scarlett hold fast to her deep-rooted beliefs during the journey, or will her perceptions shift as much as the reality she returns home to? *Note: While the main characters in each book will receive their HEA, I wouldn't recommend reading them out of order due to the overarching storyline that continues throughout them all. ***Warning*** This book is intended for adults 18+. It contains mature themes and adult language. Please read at your own discretion.

WARNING: Mature Content... ‼️‼️‼️ ISANG balikbayan si Elorda Manalastas, ang may long-time boyfriend for 5 years at in-long distance relationship. Pero gumuho ang lahat nang magpakasal bigla ang boyfriend sa kapatid niya na mas bata sa kanya. Ngunit, maiiba bigla ang kanyang kapalaran. Nabuntis siya at nagpakasal sa isang bilyonaryo na hindi nalalaman ng kanyang buong pamilya. ------- "WHO the f^ck are you!" Malakas na mura ni Jav, nasa isang kuwarto siya at katabi ang isang babae. Bumalikwas ng bangon si Elorda nang makarinig siya ng malakas na sigaw. Nanlalaki ang kanyang mga mata nang makitang hub^'t hub^d siya at katabi ang isang lalaki. "I-Ikaw? G*go ka!" Mariin siyang napatiim, umigkas ang isang kamay niya at dumapo ang palad sa pisngi ng lalaking estranghero. Natigagal si Jav at napahawak sa kanyang pisngi na sinampal ng babae. "P^t*ngna mo rin! Ako pa minura mo... ikaw, na kumuha sa v^irginity ko. 35 years kong iningatan ang katawan ko... ang puri ko. G^go ka!" Mga bulyaw ni Elorda, unti-unti nang naglaglagan isa-isa ang butil ng kanyang mga luha.

Isang buhay ang biglang papasukin, buhay na hindi pinangarap, kasal na aksidente at sapilitang pinasok na puno ng alinlangan. Si Fei Zandaya dalagang puno ng mga pangarap, at lumaki mula sa may kayang pamilya ngunit isang pangyayari ang sisira. Hindi inaasahan siyang maipagkakasundo sa lalaking hindi niya pa nakikilala dahil sa halip na ang nakakatanda niyang kapatid na babae ang maikasal sa estrangherong si Mr. Demirci, siya ang napilitan iharap bandana. Ano kaya ang buhay na sa kanya ay naghihintay sa piling ng hindi pa kilalang lalaki? May pag-ibig kayang umusbong o poot ang tanging mamumuo?

Si Mia ay lumaki sa isang pamilyang walang pagmamahal at puro kalupitan ang natanggap. Para sa kanila, isa lang siyang pabigat. Kaya nang ipagkasundo siyang ipakasal sa pinaka kinatatakutan na lalaki sa bayan—isang makapangyarihang tao na kilala sa kanyang pagiging malupit—hindi na siya nagreklamo. Matagal na niyang alam na darating ang araw na ito, at wala siyang inaasahang masayang kinabukasan. Ngunit pagdating niya sa tahanan ng kanyang mapapangasawa, natuklasan niyang mali ang lahat ng narinig niyang tsismis. Sa halip na isang halimaw na walang awa, nakilala niya ang isang lalaking bagamat seryoso, ay may kakayahang magpakita ng kabutihan. Unti-unti, naguguluhan siya sa hindi pamilyar na mundo ng pagmamahal at pag-aaruga. Ngunit para kay Mia, na lumaki sa takot at hindi kailanman nakaranas ng tunay na pagmamahal, kaya ba niyang matutong buksan ang kanyang puso? O mananatili siyang bihag ng kanyang madilim na nakaraan at tanggihan ang pag-ibig na nasa harapan na niya?

Alpha King Kade wants Mob Boss Rome to report to him because he was starting to get too powerful and that was detrimental to the King's rule but Rome is not about to be some coddled Royal's pawn. Kade hadn't been expecting to be captivated by the ruthless mob boss and now wants to control him, not just politically but in the bedroom as well. Rome's not called a ruthless mob boss for nothing though and he's not about to cede to another's dominance.

Hindi akalain ni Adela na masisira ang buhay niya nang isang gabi lang dahil sa pagpinagkakatiwalaan niyang kaibigan. AT ang masalimuot na gabing iyon ay ang gabing makikila niya si Desmond Kyle Aviel Monarco ang kinatatakutan at pinaka makapangyarihan sa larangan nang negosyo at isa sa mga mayayamang tao. pilit niyang kinakalimutan ito, kahit halos gabi gabi itong bumabalik sa mga alaala niya, Ngunit paano niya gagawin iyon kung kahit saan siya magpunta ay nagkikita sila, Sa bawat pagkikita nila ay sinusunggaban siya nang halik, mga halik na lalong nagpapgagulo sa puso at isipan niya, sa bawat haplos nito ang nagpapadingas nuoh ng init ng katawan niya. Inaangkin siyang pag aari nito, pilit man niya na iwasan ito ay lagi siya nitong nahahanap. "Where do you think your going baby hmmm" Saad niya sa akin na ikinaatras ko, madilim ang mga mata nitong nakatitig sa akin, umiigting ang tulisan nitong mga panga. "K-Kailangan ko nang bumalik sa trabaho ko" Sagot ko rito na ikinaatras ko na lalo naman nitong ikinalapit sa akin. "Are you avoiding me?" Madiin niyang saad sa akin na ikinaatras ko pa, malamig na pader na ang naramdaman ko sa likod ko. Itinokod nito ang isang kamay nito sa pader sa gilid ko, langhap na langhap ko ang pabango at amoy nitong alak sa bibig niya. Bago pa ako makapagreact ay sinunggaban niya agad ako nang halik, may dahas ang bawat halik niya pilit niyang ipinapasok roon ang dila niya sa bibig ko na napagtagumpayan niya. "Hmmmppp" daing ko na pilit siyang tinutulak, pinakawalan niya ang labi ko, hingal na hingal kami dahil sa halik "Don't you ever try to avoiding me or else i'll make you cry harder, screaming and begging like no mercy" madiin niyan sabi sa akin,na iniwan akong tulala at may kaba.

"Just join me for a drink perhaps?" Her bushy brows rose suggestively at me. She knew my answer, she knew what I'd say. I grabbed the bottle off her scrawny hands and said "You know, for a one time thing, this has become a regular." To be honest, I was actually looking forward to meeting up with her. Not that I was going to admit it to her face. "Like therapy sessions from two dumb, ill-favored kids. Who are trying to give each other easing words." She was right. Though her stumbled movements indicated a slight intoxication. Suddenly, out of the awkward moment, she looked up at me with a sad smile and said. "I might be a street girl but is it too bad to wish for a normal life? Go to proms? Have new clothes? Shelter? Love? Do I not deserve?" Her teary eyes searched deep into my soul. I was unaware of the lack of distance between us. When did we get so close with barely an inch barrier? "Flare..." that was all I could say because then all I could feel were soft lips against mine. Her lips! And it felt so nice. Subconsciously, I grabbed her little body and went for another kiss, this time, a deeper kiss.

Struggling with the same mad man, Arist Bañara, who she never wanted, Mercian Ara Bueno spent the rest of her two years within her boyfriend's iron hands. She became the woman that wasn't really her and even developed fears that could easily bully her in times of attacks. When the couple had the chance to move at Arist's biological parents' house, Mercian hoped to finally seek help from others to escape from her boyfriend's mistreatments. But what shocked her was actually seeing Lucre Marcus Zorron being Arist's brother. Who would've thought that the man she lived with all this time was related to her ex lover?

Heather's life is turned upside down when she is forced into a marriage with Prince Keith of the powerful Devontae Kingdom, a man she has never met and a kingdom filled with whispered rumors. Determined to resist her fate, Heather braces herself for a life she never chose, only to discover her new reality is far more complicated than she imagined. Keith, the enigmatic third prince of Devontae, is as cold and unwelcoming as the rumors suggest. Bound to his mysterious past and deeply loyal to another woman, he makes it clear their union is nothing more than a political formality. Yet, behind his harsh words and piercing hazel eyes lies a truth Heather never expected, Keith is not the man the world believes him to be. But even with that, everything was pulling them closer because he was her fate and she is his fate.