The Cold Start Problem

“You need to know what you are getting into, sweetie.” He smirked, running his eyes down my body, stripping me bare with his dark, wanton eyes. I gulped and took slow steps towards him, walking on shaky legs but trying to look strong. “You don't know I am, Mark. Bring it on. I can sate your demons.” No matter how dark they are. After all, I'm not the angel he thinks I am… **** Running from her foster parents, Giulia had a run-in with Mark, a Mafia Lord in Spain. The meeting was incidental, but it sealed the hearts of the strangers, bringing them back to each other despite how far they tried to go. One is a sadist, and the other is a closeted masochist, waiting for the right one to set free her inner restraints. Will their paths be straight, or will there be internal and external forces trying to keep them apart? Would Giulia succeed in taming the mafia Lord, or will his darkness engulf her? Note: This is the second book in the series.

Nico Venturi and I fell in love on the college campus. We got married, and he supported my studies and career. We planned to have four children and raise them to adulthood. Everything was beautiful until one day, he lay in the ICU, begging me to let him die rather than live as a vegetable. Only a child could keep him alive. I fabricated the news of my pregnancy, and then, trembling with fear, I pleaded with Salvatore, the cold, arrogant head of the Venturi family, to impregnate me. But I never expected my plea to come with an explicit price tag—the cost would be his complete possession of me. "Fifteen days of complete availability. You come when I call, do what I ask, no hesitation, no questions. At the end of that time, I'll arrange for the medical procedure." He sat in his luxury car, sizing up my beautiful, naked body.

"I don't know what you've done to my son but I don't want you near him again. I mean he is the prince of the land and you, you are just an ordinary maid" the queen said. It seems just unacceptable for a maid from the lowest class of the land to be in a relationship with the prince who is the envy of all ladies. Poor and an only child of a widow, Mma relationship with the prince was what does to be tagged a taboo as everyone in the land disagreed to it. What do you think will happen to this forbidden love? Will these two individuals from different world be able to stand the test of time?

Para maisalba ang nalulugi nilang negosyo ay pumayag si Catherine na makipag blind date sa isang misteryoso at masungit na lalaking bilyonaryo na hindi naman niya kilala. Ngunit hindi inaasahan ni Catherine ang nangyari sa naging blind date niya because she ended up entering into a contractual marriage with him. Daniel Brian Zaad Borris is a perfect man. Gwapo at matipuno at idagdag mo pa na siya ang nag-iisang tagapagmana sa isang sikat at malaking mall chain sa buong mundo. Ngunit sakabila ng lahat nang mayroon siya ay may masakit rin siyang kahapon na pilit na iniiwasan. Matapos saktan at iwanan ng kanyang pinakamamahal na childhood sweetheart ay ipinangako na niya sa sarili niya na hinding hindi na siya magmamahal pa. Pero kung gaano niya kagustong umiwas sa pag-ibig ay siya namang kagustuhan rin ng pamilya niya na makipagbalikan at maikasal siya sa babaeng nanakit sa kanya. Faced with familial pressure to marry his ex-girlfriend kaya napagdesisyonan niyang magpakasal kay Catherine. They will get married but with one strict condition and that is 'no falling in love'. It start with a simple arrangement but soon becomes complicated as unexpected feelings begin to surface. Kaya ba nilang panindigan ang kanilang pangako sa isa't isa kung pareho na silang dalawa na hulog na hulog sa isa't isa?

She died in the hands on those who claimed to love her in her first life; Her mate and her childhood best friend. With her last breath, she cursed them from the bottom of her heart, recalling bitterly how the truth always lay in front of her yet she couldn't see it. She refused to drown in despair. Then by an unexpected twist, the moon goddess gives her another chance– another shot at life, to pay back those who wronged her. And this time, amongst whispers and mockery, she walks over to the future feared Alpha King, who was at the time a humble warrior. “You're making a grave mistake, I am not the man that deserves you,” he told her, “I have a low rank, you are the gamma's daughter. Are you not afraid that they will talk?” “They can say whatever they wish, I want you.” She chooses him instead, pulling him into a world of fierce power dynamics and unexpected intrigue. Not only that, but she can't ignore the sparks between her and the man she once thought had a heart made of stone. Eventually she comes to crossroads between a love she never expected and a revenge she craved for with every inch of her being. What road will her heart tell her to take?

Hindi ko kailanman inakala na ang isang desperadong desisyon ay tuluyang magbabago sa buhay ko. Nang lumobo ang bayarin sa ospital ng aking lola, wala akong ibang pagpipilian kundi tanggapin ang isang hindi pangkaraniwang alok—ang magpakasal kay Conrad, ang bulag ngunit malupit na tagapagmana ng makapangyarihang pamilya Laurier. Sinasabi nilang ipinanganak siyang nagdadala ng kamalasan dahil namamatay ang mga mahal niya sa buhay. Ngunit kailangan nila ng asawa para sa kanya, at kailangan ko ng pera. Dapat sana, isang simpleng kasunduan lang ito. Ngunit mula nang pumasok ako sa kanyang mundo, napagtanto kong may higit pa kay Conrad kaysa sa mga bulung-bulungan. Ang kanyang pagkabulag ay hindi kahinaan—bagkus, ginawa siyang mas matalas, mas mapanganib. Bawat salitang binibigkas niya ay may bigat, at bawat dampi ng kanyang kamay ay nagpapadala ng kilabot sa aking balat. Hindi niya ako pinagkakatiwalaan. Iniisip niyang isa lang ako sa mga babaeng nais samantalahin siya. Pero paano kung unti-unti kong makita ang totoong lalaking nasa likod ng malamig niyang maskara? At mas masama pa—paano kung mahulog ako sa kanya?

I thought the divorce would set me free. I thought walking away from my husband would finally give me peace. But I didn’t expect him—my cold, sinfully dangerous stepbrother—to be the one waiting on the other side of my freedom. Rage Roswell doesn’t ask. He takes. And the moment he found out I was no longer married, that I was vulnerable, alone, easy to steal… he stepped in like a storm I couldn’t escape. He pinned me with those cold eyes and said one thing: “You’re mine now.” I should’ve run. I should’ve fought the tension, the heat, the hunger he ignites with just a stare. But he knows every weakness I try to hide. Every tremble. Every breath. Every part of me I shouldn’t be giving him. After the divorce, I thought I was reclaiming my life. Instead, I walked straight into the hands of the man who’s willing to burn everything—everyone—just to claim me. And this time… He won’t let me go.

Candace and Daniel have a loveless romance... she had sacrificed her dreams to be a devoted wife, but Daniel kept ignoring her and loving another woman. After the divorce, Camille returned. After two years without hearing from her, Daniel was astonished by her beauty and great talent. From there, a story of remorse and desire begins.

Tubong-probinsiya si Adellilah Mantoha. May sakit ang kaniyang ina, kaya ay kinailangan niyang lumuwas patungong Maynila upang pumasok bilang kasambahay ng isang guwapo, mayaman at bilyunariyong si Ryllander Callares, lalaking malamig ang trato sa lahat, dahilan upang mahirapan ang dalaga na pagsilbihan ito. Kaya ba ng isang hamak na probinsiyanang-maid na paamuin ang ang isang cold-hearted bachelor? Ngunit paano na lang kung mahuhulog siya rito kahit alam niyang sa pantasya lang naisasakatuparan ang ilusyong pag-ibig para sa lalaki?

Growing up in a complete and happy family, and inspired by her parents’ love for each other, Trish Salvador promised herself that she would also find a man whom she would build a family and share the rest of her life with. Ngunit dumating si Ivan Salvador sa buhay ni Trish nang hindi inaasahan. Mortal niyang kaaway si Ivan noong highschool hanggang sa mahulog ang loob nila sa isa’t isa. For fear that her parents would separate them, their relationship remains secret until college. Natukso at nadala ng mga kahinaan hanggang sa mangyari ang isang bagay na magpapapago sa buhay nilang dalawa na susubok sa kanilang katatagan. Gaya ng pag-ibig, hindi lahat ay puro maganda. At tulad nga ng sabi nila, normal lamang sa buhay may-asawa ang dumaan sa mga pagsubok at sakit. Ngunit hanggang kailan nga ba ito dapat ipaglaban? At kailan dapat sukuan?