Stardust Neil Gaiman

CEO's Midnight Temptation: Mated To Ex’s Irresistible Alpha Boss! My face flushed with heat yet I remained unable to break free from his comforting hold. He guided me to a secluded spot while maintaining constant contact with his hand on mine. I collapsed into the chair when he managed to get me seated because exhaustion was overwhelming me. I whispered my desire to remain in his embrace while I pressed closer against him despite the chair. Your warmth surrounds me and your scent is pleasant. Rytis stopped moving while his intense stare locked onto me as he leaned forward until his lips brushed my ear. The whispered confession he delivered next made my heart race. “Mate.” My eyes locked onto him while confusion scrambled my thoughts. What did that even mean? The moment felt monumental because it seemed like a statement that could change everything. The room spun around me while a single pressing question repeated in my thoughts without stopping. What was his intention when he said ‘Mate’?

“The next time they touch what’s mine, I’ll rip every last one of their bloody hearts out,” Cassius declared, his gray eyes burning with the possessiveness and fury of a thousand wolves. I gulped. *** To West Valley Crescent, he is known as Diablo - a man dreadfully feared for having the strength and powers of the devil himself. However, to his family, he was Cassius Ashford - the banished prince of Silver Dawn pack, hated for the alluring darkness that flowed through his veins. Venus Rynder’s biggest problem wasn’t the cursed prophecy she’d been fated to fulfil, it was rather getting through another day in the hell of a life she lived. However, when this small pack she-wolf catches the attention of two powerful Alphas, she’s thrown into a life of brutal fights, sweet lies and a burning desire between herself and the forbidden one. What happens when the one your body and heart aches for is the same person cursed to be your own demise? What happens when you’re caught falling for the wrong Alpha?

“Don’t fucking test me. You’re nothing but a whore whose only duty is to satisfy my urges.” He growled out. “Then fucking treat me like one. Treat me like your dirty whore.” I whispered. ••• He’s the rumored Devil Alpha, blood thirsty and ruthless with a lust for only power, an untamable beast that destroys everything in its wake. Lilith Aragon was well versed in the art of seduction; she knew the right cards to play to get any man on their knees. No one else had proven immune to her until she comes across Alpha Kain Gerard. His only objective is to conquer and destroy, that is until Lilith is hired by her Alpha to steal his secrets while being disguised as his new concubine purchased at a slave auction. She infiltrates his pack and his mind, bringing chaos to his order, and ends up stealing more than she had intended while entangling herself in much more dangerous game.

"Akala ko ba contract marriage lang ang kasal natin? Bakit sinasabi mong mahal mo ako?" Ngumiti si Mattheus, niyakap si Gianne at hinalikan siya sa labi. "Well, wife. Para sa'yo, contract marriage lang 'to. Pero para sa'kin, love deal 'to." _____ Sa halip na proposal ang sumalubong kay Gianne, panloloko ng boyfriend niyang si Calix at ng bestfriend niya mismo ang nakita niya sa cellphone ng lalaki. Sa sobrang sakit ng kalooban, nakipaghiwalay siya. Sa hindi inaasahang pagkakataon, nakilala niya si Mattheus—isang gwapo at mayamang lalaki na tumulong sa kanya noong manakawan siya. Pumayag siya sa kasal na inalok ni Mattheus— dahil kailangan niya ng asawa sa lalong madaling panahon at si Mattheus naman ay kailangan ng asawa para matigil ang lola nitong pinipilit na itong i-blind date sa iba't ibang babae. Sinunod ni Gianne ang kasunduan at ginampanan ang papel bilang contract wife. Pero isang araw, sinabi ni Mattheus ang hindi niya inaasahan—mahal na siya nito. At saka naman biglang bumalik si Calix, humihingi ng pangalawang pagkakataon. Sino ang pipiliin niya?

She's still getting married but not with her groom-to-be because she's marrying a stranger! “Do you want to change the groom? Then... Why don’t you consider me, Miss? Marry me.” Umawang ang bibig ni Serena sa tinuran ng lalaking kaharap. Ngayon niya pa lang ito nakilala, hindi ba? Kasal kaagad ang inalok nito sa kaniya? Ngunit kung iisipin, ay kailangan niya ng groom… “P–Pakakasal na ako sa 'yo!” kaagad niyang tugon. Gumuhit ang misteryosong ngiti sa labi ng lalaking kaharap niya na siyang nagpalunok kay Serena. “Good decision. Tomorrow, you’ll be my wife.” ***** Bago pa dumating ang araw ng kasal ni Serena ay nahuli niya ang fiancé na si Alex at may ibang babae itong kasiping sa kasama. Ang hinayupak, talagang sa hotel room pa na kanyang binayaran ang mga ito gumawa ng kababuyan! Imbes na humingi ng tawad ay nagawa pa ni Alex na sisihin sa kanya ang ginawa nitong kasalanan. Aminado si Serena na hindi niya pa kayang isuko ang sarili kay Alex, dahil gusto niyang mauna ang kanilang kasal. Ngunit, ito na rin yata ang senyales na tama lamang ang ginawa niya, dahil isa itong manloloko! She didn't give him a second chance, but broke up with him and found another man to marry! Inalok siya ng isang estranghero, tanging alam niya lang sa pagkatao nito ay ex-boyfriend ito ng kalaguyo ni Alex. She agreed to marry the man named Kevin Xavier Sanchez, who turns out to be a billionaire and her big boss! Asawa siya ng isang bilyonaryo? Hindi ba siya nananaginip lang? “You're not dreaming, wife. Whatever I have is yours. My properties, money—everything, it belongs to you now. Do you like that, hmm?” Kakapusin yata si Serena ng hininga! Help!

Umikot ang mundo ni Sunshine kay Angelo at sa anak nilang si Daryl ngunit imbes na pagmamahal, nagtulong pa ang mag-ama na ipadala siya sa kulungan. Paglaya niya matapos ang dalawang taon, mismong birthday din ng anak niya. Pero ang kahilingan nito? “I want a new mommy.You're a bad woman! I don’t want you as my mom!” Ang asawa niya ay malamig ang boses na nagsalita. “Sunshine, let’s get a divorce. I’ll take our son.” At ang kabit nito, ngiting-ngiti na tumingin sa kanya. “Sunshine, your husband and your son are mine now.” Tiniis niya ang panlalait ng biyenan, panghuhusga ng lahat at pagiging malamig ni Angelo. Pero sa loob lang ng dalawang taon, nawalan siya ng ama, ng anak, ng asawa… ng tahanan. Sa huli, napuno rin si Sunshine. “Then let's end it. Let’s divorce.” Pagkatapos ng lahat, may isang lalaking muling lumapit sa kanya, ang matagal na niyang crush noon. Tahimik, mabait, at laging nariyan para sa kanya. Doon lang niya nalaman kung gaano kasarap mahalin ng taong totoo kang pinipili. Pero totoo nga ba ang pinakikita nito sa kanya o isa lang itong patibong ng tadhana para muli siyang ilugmok habang pinipilit niyang itayo ang sarili mula sa pagtalikod ng pamilya sa kanya?

Mahal ni Camila si Brix kaya sobrang saya niya nang ikasal sila at magkaanak. Pero bago siya manganak, nalaman niyang kukunin ni Brix ang bata at ipapaalaga sa kababata nitong si Daisy dahil ayaw nitong si Camila ang makagisnang ina ng anak. Sa sakit at galit, naaksidente si Camila at humiling ng divorce. Makalipas ang tatlong taon, bumalik siya kasama ang anak nila, pero nalaman niyang hindi itinuloy ni Brix ang divorce. “Do you think you can run away from me, Camila? Think twice. Dahil kahit saang sulok ng mundo, mahahanap kita. You're my wife and forever you'll be,” ani Brix at unti-unting lumapit kay Camila na panay ang urong ngayon. “No! I don't want you to be my Daddy! Divorce my Mommy right now!” sigaw ng bata na nasa likod pala ng dalawa.

MISERABLE WIVES CLUB SERIES #1: Bigla na lang nag-aya ng divorce si Kaia kay Bastian noong panahong naghihirap siya. Ang dahilan nito? Mahirap si Bastian at may minamahal nang ibang lalaki si Kaia. Galit ang namuo sa puso ni Bastian sa pagiging walang puso ng babaeng minamahal at pinangakong gaganti siya rito sa hinaharap. Makalipas ang limang taon, nagkrus muli ang landas nila. Si Bastian, bilang isang matagumpay na CEO ng AA World Group of Companies habang si Kaia, mula sa pagiging anak mayaman ay nahulog sa pedestal at nauwi sa pagiging waitress na lang sa isang nightclub. Ginawa ni Bastian ang lahat ng pinangako niya sa sarili, mahal man si Kaia, mas matindi ang galit niya rito. “Kaye, we can't go back to the past. My hatred for you won't stop even if you die.” Ngunit nang maubos si Kaia sa lahat ng pananakit ni Bastian sa kanya at nawalan ito ng hininga, doon napagtanto ni Bastian na mas malalim pala ang pagmamahal niya sa asawa kaysa sa galit niya at mas matimbang ang pagsisisi kaysa sa kamatayan. “Kaye, matagal na kitang pinatawad dahil ang pagmamahal ko sa ‘yo, parang hininga. Hindi matitigil. Ako dapat ang nawala… kapag namatay ba ako, maibabalik ko ba ang buhay mo?”

From the moment he had a sweet taste of Angel, the pure light to his unending darkness, he knew that he had to have her for himself. Rules be damned. *** Hell bowed to him and even devils cowered at his name. He was born in blood and crime, raised to lead Las Vegas' most ruthless mafia and with an iron-fist, he ruled. Yet, all it took to draw a consuming obsession from Christian De Novo was a delicious one night stand with a mysterious woman. Delicate and sweet, Angel Winchester was clueless to the world of crime and danger. However, all that is burned to ashes when a one night affair leads to a forced marriage between herself and a devilishly handsome monster.

BLURB Hindi inakala ni Skylar Mariam Aquino na magigising siyang katabi ang dating kasintahan at ngayo’y galit at namumuhi sa kanya na si Jaxon Flinn Larrazabal—isang billionaire na tinatakbuhan niya sa loob ng limang taon. Dahil sa mapaglarong tadhana, napilitan siyang maging asawa nito. Tinulungan siya ni Jaxon maging makapangyarihan ngunit binalaan siya na hinding-hindi siya mamahalin. Ngunit nang magpasya si Skylar na makipaghiwalay, isinandal siya ni Jaxon sa pader at malamig ang boses na nagsalita, “Who told you that you can leave me? You belong to me, Skylar!” “Hindi mo naman ako mahal—” “I won’t marry you if I don’t love you, stupid woman!” Mahal siya ni Jaxon?