Secrets Of The Southern Belle

History student Alex Palmer is thrilled when his girlfriend, Claire Ryan, buys an apartment in Belle Vue Manor, formerly a Victorian lunatic asylum. But as Alex begins to discover the dark truth about the asylum’s past, he, Claire, and their friend Marianne find themselves on a nightmarish journey. Each will face the deadly consequences of the evil that began with the construction of the first Belle Vue Manor by an aristocratic French émigré in 1789, as well as the cruelty and satanic practices that continued when it became an asylum for the insane. As the two strands—past and present—unfold, Alex uncovers a supernatural mystery where revenge is paramount and innocence irrelevant—without being aware of the price he, and those around him, will pay. ©️ Crystal Lake Publishing

BLURB: Four years ago, Belle Moreno shattered Cassian Thornwell’s heart with a brutal lie, and disappeared without a trace. He was her best friend, her first love, the heir to a billion-dollar empire. She was the housekeeper’s daughter, never good enough in his mother’s eyes. So, she walked away. Now, fate brings them back together once more—older, colder, and harboring scars the other can’t see. Cassian needs a wife. A contract marriage to save his empire’s image. And when he sees Belle again, he offers a deal—one year as his wife. Should she say no? Should she run? But her secrets are catching up and her heart never learned how to stop loving him. Living under the same roof, sparks fly, wounds reopens, and the truth threatens to explode. Because he doesn’t know she’s hiding more than the past… He doesn’t know she’s hiding his son.

- Fang Wei Wei: The Campus' Belle. A charming, kind young girl with a mysterious background. - Han Fei Ye: The campus Idol. A handsome, charismatic young man from an outstanding rich family, but he is so cold, aloof with a strong aura that made it hard for others to approach him, but that didn't prevent the girls from university to try to get him. How can the cold Han Fei Ye make the campus Belle Fang Wei Wei fall in love with him after offending her in front of everyone because of a misunderstanding? And how can the two lovers be together, despite the vendetta between the two families, on one hand, and the evil schemes of their competitors on the other hand?

In a small town, there lived a lady named Belle. She's the Unica hija of a merchant. She loved his merchant father dearly for it was her only family left. But one day someone knocked on her door saying that his father was in trouble. Would she be able to save his beloved father? Sure she will, no matter what happens. But she didn't expect the consequences that might happen. She didn't expect to marry a disgustingly handsome beast. A business tycoon beast named William. And she didn’t even think that she would fall for him but she did, easily and without a warning. And one more thing, she got pregnant at an unexpected time. What would she do first? Would she tell him or would she hide it from him? Would she be able to raise a baby alone? And would William learn to love her?

Camille Fleury, élevant seule sa fille, menait une vie difficile. Pour échapper à un individu peu fréquentable, elle a épousé, au hasard, un homme qu’elle ne connaissait pas.Elle pensait qu’ils formeraient un couple provisoire et qu’une fois le contrat de mariage arrivé à échéance, ils se sépareraient.À sa grande surprise, son mari ne l’a pas quittée et lui a même demandé de l’argent. Camille a eu de la chance. En plus des promotions et des augmentations salariales, elle a acheté un billet de loterie et a remporté le gros lot, ce qui lui a permis de vivre confortablement et de subvenir aux besoins de son mari. Un jour, Camille a été étonnée de découvrir que l’homme le plus riche du monde, vu à la télévision, ressemblait exactement à son mari et portait le même nom que lui.Lorsque leur contrat a pris fin, une rangée de voitures de luxe s’est arrêtée devant elle. Entouré de deux enfants, Simon Durand, un bouquet de roses à la main, la regardait avec un sourire doux et a dit : « Chérie, nos enfants et moi sommes venus t’accueillir. »

Ariane après avoir passé un des moments difficiles de sa vie va décider de tourner la page et continuer sa vie. c'est Ainsi qu'un jour dans un restaurant de la ville elle fera la rencontre de Joël un jeune homme qui lui aussi a dû faire face au difficultés de la vie et vont décider de se mettre ensemble pour cheminer ceci marquera le début d'une belle aventure malgré la fin triste.

It's all just a game. Iyon ang itinatak ni Aleira Estrella sa isipan. She was born with a silver spoon on her mouth and everything was easy to get. Kung may isang bagay man na hindi niya kayang tibagin, it's her mother's words. She's the woman she respects the most and she wouldn't dare disobey her. Kaya nang sabihin nitong magpapakasal siya sa isang lalaking hindi kilala, she was willing to oblige. After all, the past relationships she had were nothing but games. For her, love is nothing but an extinct sentiment and marriage for convenience is practical. But then... how could someone so sure of her plans doubt her principles? Is it really worth it? To follow the plan and give up all of her? To abide her family and give up everything? To give up something she unconsciously learned to love?

Being chased out of Ohio, Kahlan is forced to start a new life in Florida. She meets a diverse group of friends who thrust her into a world of romance, drama and secrets. Little do they know, she has a few dark secrets of her own.

“You've been there for me through the best and the worst, shared my happiness and my sadness, you're the person I want to argue with and wake up next to every day of my life. I can go on for hours about how much you mean to me and how much I love you, but I always believed that actions speak louder than words, so I'll knee before you and ask; Will you marry me, will you give me a lifetime to show you how much I love you?” Aria's body was covered in goosebumps, her whole body felt like it had frozen over. She heard every word he uttered like a siren in the night, but her brain wouldn't function. This wasn't supposed to happen. “I can't..." She didn't realise that the words were out of her mouth till she saw his face fall and the crowd gasped. “What do you mean you can't?” Deagan stood up and took a step towards her, but she stepped back before he could touch her. “I- I just can't, I'm sorry.” Tears welled in her eyes and her heart burned with pain, she knew she was hurting him and that made her heart break even more. ### Aria and Deagan face the test of time as two people from opposing social standings trying to navigate a relationship, standing strong when their families try to tear them apart until the secrets they keep from each other are revealed. Will Deagan win back his girl or is his past too heavy a burden to face? There's a fine line between secrets and lies, until keeping a secret means having to tell a lie...

“There is no such thing as secret in this world, eventually it will all come out” This is a Story of a wealthy and arrogant man named Nathaniel king who found himself entangled in a web of secrets when his lover June, was accidentally killed in a hit-and-run case, Jade Shipman the convicted suspect for the hit-and-run case went to prison in order to save her boyfriend, the real murderer, a rising prosecutor William Together with Elizabeth Clayton, soon to be bride to be. Secrets frustrates the audience a lot and taunts with many heartbreaking moments. You find yourself torn and frustrated at the unfairness that Jade Shipman is constantly thrown into. Starting from her time in prison for a crime that she did not commit, how heartbreaking would it be to watch an innocent girl’s life turned upside down to pay someone else’s debt? On top of that, she is being tracked down and harassed by a crazy wealthy man seeking for revenge. And just when she thought everything will turn for the better when she leaves the prison, she finds that her son is now dead and her lover, who she sacrificed everything for turns his back on her for the greed of money and power.