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...Maurice stood looking at me, his eyes bright with fury. I saw him tight his fist and loosen it. “Let's get this damn meeting done!" He said, heading towards where I sat. “Of course we should, loser!" “Sit!" I ordered. Maurice stared menacingly at me for a few seconds, before he began to head to the empty bistro chair at my side. ‘Was this pauper thinking he could do anything stupid?!' I scoffed, sipping from my glass again before calling to one of my men. “Get another glass, Bill!" I ordered. Bill went in and in a flash he arrived with a glass in his hands, opening the bottle of spirit and pouring it to the empty glass. “I don't drink during business meetings" Maurice said. “Touché!" I chuckled, waving Bill away. **** Billionaire daughter, Natalie Escobar faces the dilemma of choosing between Kevin Fidell and Maurice Brown. Kevin Fidell is the heir of a multi billion dollar company, the son of her father's best friend and a smooth operator when it comes to love making. Maurice on the other hand, is a smart young man, insanely in love with Natalie and determined to keep the love burning despite Jane being in the picture. When Natalie's father faces a huge downfall in his company, Kevin and his father comes to the rescue, leaving Natalie with no choice than to accept Kevin's marriage proposal. In the eve of their wedding, the worst happens. Kevin's real identity comes to light. Would she proceed with the wedding or would she accept Maurice instead despite his low financial status?. Swipe through the book and find out!

Nayla, a very beautiful woman from a human kingdom. Hated and feared because of her mysterious uniqueness. She finds love in Nedan, her betrothed husband but he was brutally killed by an invincible Alpha Verin, a very breathtaking demigod who was known for his brutality and inhumanity. He and Nayla finds themselves in a love tangle. Their love emerges on the journey, facing heartaches, betrayals and pain. Will their love win?

Shola and Daniel, two brothers from well trained home were taken to seminary school so as to save them from the corruption surrounding the existence of male child. At seminary, Daniel who joined two years after Shola had begun his secondary school studies in the seminary, maintained his status quo as a well trained teen although he still has traces of going after a female folks. However, Shola turned out to be opposite joined gangs, incorporating also other bad characters into his life. He was misled by their neighbour Edam who led him into thick relationship with Linda after he had rejected his old time friend Victoria who he met at interconvent games. The pressure to meet the relationship standard of Linda, Shola was forced into robbery and pifering which led to his prison life immediately after his final external examination. All labours of Daniel to ensure his brother lives a good life at the seminary were futile. At the prison, many people visited Shola, but his parents couldn't make it to the prison after they had refused to pay him a visit but had a fatal accident on the day they decided to visit him. Shola lost the whole family except Daniel who was in school preparing for his external examination. After, the burial, Shola was released finally after group of men went beyond their strengths to press on the government to release him. Being the first born delayed the burial of the parents due to the custom of the land. Shola was told by his brother that it was Victoria who had pushed his dad and his co barristers to push for his release, Victoria and Shola ended up being the best of friends again, will they end up reviving his journey to the top?

Ashley was taken from an orphanage by Aunty Maggie, a pimp who runs a brothel. While she was not involved in prostitution, Ashley served as a maid to the patrons of the brothel. One day, a man comes in for a one night stand and wants to take Ashley instead. Aunty Maggie sells her without a second thought and Ashley finds herself working as a personal maid to the man. As Ashley falls in love with him, she discovers that he is not just a werewolf but an alpha werewolf and he was the one who killed her parents. Will she choose love or revenge?

To satisfy her thirst for revenge, Daisy was willing to do all that it took to destroy Edward Michaels, the famous billionaire and womanizer who had left her in the lurch in the past few years, having had a one night stand with her that ruined her entire life and also left her with an unwanted pregnancy as a result, which was unknown to him. The goal was to destroy him beyond repair and she didn't mind using her body as a tool to get what she wanted. But what happens when after an encounter with the romantic and sexy devil, she seems to be genuinely falling for him again. Is it all pretense towards achieving her goal? Will she allow herself to be his prey once more? Or does she have other plans up her sleeve? What if he wants more from her this time around? And what if that means having a divorce with his current Sweetheart, a divorce that can also ruin his entire life's fortune!

[LGBTQ+] A girl, mysterious and silent; her childhood friend, still looking after her, and a guy who loved her. In a world where vampires exist among people and the one they look for is the Princess of the Royal family, her blood is the purest. Neither does she know she's the princess nor who her true friends are...so will she be able to escape them or will the Vampire capture her?

Warning 18+, bacaan khusus dewasa!! Tiba-tiba dicium pria asing lalu diklaim sebagai calon istrinya di depan semua orang, dilamar diacara pertunangan sahabatnya, dan masih banyak hal-hal mengejutkan lainnya yang dilakukan Augfar pada Clarista. Pria tampan, dan memiliki segalanya memilih untuk menjaga dirinya agar tidak terkena skandal "Mantan" selama duduk di bangku SMA sampai pada akhirnya ia bertemu kembali sosok cinta pertamanya, Clarista. Cerita cinta yang manis dan penuh kejutan menghiasi perjalanan kisah Augfar dan Clarista. Temukan jawabannya hanya di Real or Dream.

Tungkol sa isang taong pinadala sa ibang mundo bilang dwende na si Karma at habang namumuhay ng tahimik sa mundong iyon ay makakatagpo nya ang succubus demonlord na nag ngangalang Freya na mag uutos sa tila imposibleng bagay kay Karma na tulungan syang tapusin ang misyon nya sa mundo. Pinapili nya ang dwende na si Karma sa dalawang bagay, ito ay ang umakyat sa sky tower of doom upang patayin sya o manatili sa tore at mahalin ito habang buhay at habang ginagawa ang utos nito ay makikilala naman ni Karma ang bayani ng mundo na si Mirai kung saan desperado syang hinahanap at papatayin dahil sa kinakailangan nito makuha ang Itim na cristal sa katawan ni Karma kaya hihilingin nito sa sa binata ang kamatayan nito para sa kapakanan ng sangkatauhan at misyon ng bayani sa planetang iyon gayumpaman dahil hindi pumayag ang binatang si Karma sa pabor ay muli itong nagbigay ng pagpipilian na titigilan sya na atakehin kapalit ng pagsama ni Karma sa kanya upang mamuhay ng payapa sa syudad ng mga tao. Ang pagkaipit nya sa dalawang pabor at misyon na itinakda ng Dyosa sa demonlord at bayani ay ang nag dala sa kanya sa magulo,nakakapraning at walang katapusang pakikipagsapalaran na magpapabago sa tahimik at payapa nyang pamumuhay.

He was on a mission to kill. She thought he was meek but what happens when her interesting happenings turned out to be her worst nightmare. She was the Alpha's daughter, he was merely a slave. Would they ever be together?

"I regret meeting you," Alpha Elijah whispered, his voice trembling as tears filled my eyes and my head rested on his shoulder. "I regret falling for you," I replied softly, our eyes glistening with the pain of separation. In that moment, we shared one last kiss—a bittersweet exchange of sorrow and longing. Elijah's lips lingered on mine, his tongue exploring as if to savor every fleeting second. Dive into the gripping tale of Alpha Elijah, his destined mate Violet, and his forbidden love, Emma. What twists and turns await in this tangled web of love, revenge, and heartbreak?