The Cold Start Problem

My husband's protégé boasted she could disarm bombs blindfolded, relying on her so-called intuition. Her reckless misjudgment triggered a bomb's secondary detonation sequence, endangering an entire building. I intervened, using the dangerous liquid nitrogen condensation method to save the day. As a result, Rita Smith was removed from frontline duties and placed under investigation. Patrick Munoz tried to defend her, but I stopped him cold. "If you back her now, you won't just fail to save her. You'll be dragged down with her." Crushed by the pressure, Rita staged an accident that killed her, leaving a letter blaming him for abandoning her in her hour of need. He said nothing, only preserving her letter in his study. Years later, he became a nationally renowned bomb disposal expert. During a terrorist attack, I was strapped to a timed explosive. He arrived to defuse it but repeated Rita's fatal mistake. As the timer ticked down, he gave a bitter laugh. "Rita was just nervous back then. If I'd supported her, she'd be a hero today." The bomb detonated, leaving nothing of me behind. When I opened my eyes again, I was back to the point when he tried to defend Rita. He didn't know that the building housed the nation's top-secret core server.

“You clawed your way into this position, Arniya. Now sit there like a good girl”- Nathaniel Verano. ~ “Let me take you away from all this. You don’t belong in their cage.” - David Sev Calderon. ~ "Everyone has their agenda. I just know how to play their tricks” – Arniya Belle Santillan. ~ Arniya Belle Santillan thought she had her future figured out. Arrange marriage with Nathan Verano, the man she once looked at with nothing but love, she believed she was walking into a life of stability—maybe even happiness. But the more time passes, the more Nathan starts to feel like a stranger. Cold. Controlling. The kind of man who only cares about keeping his family's image spotless, no matter the cost. Trapped in an engagement she no longer wants and expected to play the perfect fiancée to a man she barely recognizes, Arniya starts to lose herself. Then, she meets David—a man with a quiet intensity, and his reasons for hating the Veranos. He offers her something no one else ever has: a way out. But it comes with a catch. Now, Arniya is torn between the life she’s always known and the unknown path David opens for her. Can she risk everything to break free and take back control of her life, or will she end up stuck in a world that’s always told her who she should be?

Elio married into his wife’s family, so his in-laws always looked down on him. However, they have no idea that he’s actually the heir of one of the richest families in the world! Even billionaires have to bow to him!

Cupid adapts to the 21st century. He decides to start his own chat room and see if he can help some of those in dire need of finding love. The only problem is, he can’t seem to ever find love for himself. Enjoy a set of tales of different people finding romance with a little help from an ancient god of love.

RE-EDITED"Little wolf, for your mistakes. You are going to work as my slave from now onwards. Do you agree?" Mr Zed asked.I gulped, nodding quickly. Not that I had a choice.My name is Serena. A weak and clumsy she-wolf, and because of that, I had landed into trouble with the CEO of the company I worked for.Mr Zed Williams, the Alpha King, CEO to the biggest fashion industry. Cold, merciless and heartless with a raging hatred for the female gender. What happens when the cold alpha vows to make the clumsy she wolf pay for stepping on his toes, and things start to turn out differently? Feelings start to spark and the stones around his cold heart start to crumble. I guess the moon goddess has stepped in to redeem this cold merciless beast and it all starts with a tiny she wolf.

Ally, recently divorced from a 15 year marriage has 3 kids to think about. She never expected to find love with someone she already knew. Just when things start to align for their picture perfect life, his brother shows up and unravels the new security Ally found. Can Ally and Collier survive? Or is he part of her problem?

HER : I had to leave, i had my reasons. Leaving changed me. I had to forget my past, to adapt with my present, to face the future. I suddenly came back, but the problem is...I am different now. HIM : She left, without any reason, she didn't even say goodbye. Losing her changed me. I couldn't forget my past, my present stopped, i can't face the future. She suddenly came back, but the problem is...I am different now. We saw them fight, laugh, shout, cry. We saw them fall in love, we saw them get married and start on with their lives. But one man from her past -suddenly comes back- knocks on her door, enters her life and everything after goes downhill. Secret reveals, dreams get shattered, hearts get crashed, old wounds open again, and new scars start to show. They split apart, they hate , they change. And right now; they're not dead, yet still not alive. And the question stays; Will they ever get their love back, or will it just be the death of them both?

*Self--Published* Mage Lastra Del Russo, is the cold hearted CEO and Mafia boss, the Eldest among the Del Russo cousin. He may be cold towards the others but not to his family. As a mafia boss and a CEO, many competitor want's to bring him down, and they're willing to do everything to ruin his reputation. These people even accused him the death of Leo Vasquez, one of his ally. But Mage don't let his guard down and fight them. In the middle of crisis, he hired a new secretary named Yuki Vasquez, who was having a problem paying her mother hospital bills. Mage solved her problem by paying them, as a return Yuki will pay him with her body. Mage keep the real reason behind his generosity towards Yuki. But what if ,Yuki finds out? "Moan my name and say 'Mage is the great." - MAGE LASTRA DEL RUSSO

At a young age, Lushiane Meradeltas tasted the bitterness of life. Having an incomplete family is such a pain in her heart. But, someone caught her attention. That's the start when she tasted the sweetness of life. But conflicts started to show up, giving her a tasteless life. How could she endure life's challenges? If forgiveness and acceptance are the solutions to one's problem, can she do it? How can she be loved, if she keeps on running?

"One word. Surrogacy." "Two words. Not happening." Elodie shook her head her response very fast. ———————————— Elodie, co-owner of the Gates Tech Company, a multinational technology company is forced to opt for surrogacy when she can't stand her husband, Micah Gates; a sexist, egoistic, manipulative, and power-hungry man; the thought of carrying his child repulses her. Allegra, her best friend suggests a surrogate app that allows users to find their perfect surrogate mother. Eira Faez has been a surrogate for four years, after joining the surrogate app she finally gets a match with a mysterious profile only to realize a wealthy couple needed her. A lot hid behind closed blinds. What is brought to light a facade created by PR stunts to boost the image of Gates Tech Company. However, nothing remains in the dark for long and everything is revealed to not only the families, but the public. Love unexpectedly blossoms between Elodie and Eira who are instantly smitten with each other in their first encounter.