The Daughter In The Shadows

(GORGEOUS MEN SERIES 39: Michael "Mavi" Villahermosa) Tinakwil siya ng kanyang ama dahil sa biglaang pagbubuntis. Kalaunan, iniwan naman siya ng kanyang kasintahan dahil sa maling akala. Naging mapagbiro man ang tadhana, hindi 'yon naging hadlang para buhayin ni Vesper ang anak niyang si Myla. Makalipas ang walong taon, nagpasya si Vesper na ipagpatuloy ang pag-aaral niya sa kolehiyo alang-alang sa future nilang mag-ina. Sa hindi inaasahang pagkakataon ay muling nagkrus ang landas nila ni Mavi Villahermosa—ang ex-boyfriend niya na ngayo'y isa nang ganap na propesor sa paaralan! Naalarma si Vesper gayong maliit na ang mundong ginagalawan nila. Isa lang ang nakatatak sa isip niya noong mga oras na 'yon. Hindi niya hahayaang makita ni Mavi ang kanilang anak! Ngunit isang araw, natunton ng lalaki ang tinitirahan niya at nasurpresa siya sa kanyang naabutan... "Bakit mo yakap-yakap ang anak ko?!" *** Started: May 25, 2022 Finished: February 18, 2023

Caroline Brooks has spent the last few years working from home. It was easier for her. Safer for her. But everything changes when her friend asks her for a favor. "Are you going to kill me now?" Caroline looks at the twin devils in front of her, half scared and half turned on. She could feel her throbbing with need. "And why would we do that to our wife?" Nicholas smirks at her as Antonio reaches for his belt.

Beatrice is back to face her greatest threat since. . .well, the last time! In Cooper’s Cove a hapless team of archaeologists unleash the vengeful spirit of a 16th Century witch on the sleepy seaside town of Dorsal Finn. Hexes and curses fly as Beatrice and her friends must find out what links the appearance of this incredible foe and The Spirit of the Ocean, a super-yacht hosting the biggest celebrity charity event the town has ever seen. As the population of Dorsal Finn succumbs to witchcraft, so Beatrice must gate-crash the party with her motley-crew of friends and allies in the hope of stopping the witch's sinister plan, and save everyone from endless oblivion. . . Again. ©️ Crystal Lake Publishing

Layla was always separated from her pack group, not by her own will. He suffered prejudice from his brothers and parents for not being able to transform into the wolf he was born with. The village at the South Pole is in danger, a new threat surrounds all regions where lunar beings live. And only the strongest Alpha of ancient descent can save them from death, and as a bargain, the elders decide to donate a gift to the lone wolf. Lucien is the last of the lineage of wolves from the ancient clan, called "Mixed Fists" due to the fur of his ancient ancestors. Being the only alpha in his extinct family, he decided to live in the North Pole, alone and without a suitable companion. With the threat of another race killing all the villages of their species, one of them sends a seemingly unrefusable proposal. And now? Will Layla accept this fate so easily? Will Lucien put his loneliness aside to protect those who are no longer part of his new life?

My mother marries into the Patterson family with me after her divorce. She marries Thomas Patterson, the dean of a veterinary hospital. Meanwhile, I marry Walter Patterson, a firefighter captain and Thomas' son. On this day, there's a huge storm. I'm almost due for labor, but I still head to the hospital to pick my mother up after an operation. We head to the subway, but it ends up being flooded. I endure the labor contractions and call Walter with trembling hands, wanting to ask for help. He finally answers after hanging up on me 18 times. "What the hell do you want? How stupid can you be, calling me in such a huge storm? "I'm saving lives here! Tracy's foot was cut by glass while being saved, and I've just bandaged her wound. Now, I have to take her dog to Dad's hospital so he can save it. The dog is hanging by a thread; if you need help, get some other firefighter to do it! Don't pester me!" Later, the rescue team arrives. My mother and I are pushed to the back of the crowd, and people won't stop shoving us around. The floodwater rises, and I have no choice but to carry her on my back while trudging along the corridor. This continues for three hours. When we're finally rescued, my mother is already unconscious, and I end up losing my child, who's almost to term. My mother and I look at each other tearfully in the ward we share. I say, "Mom, I'm getting a divorce." She says, "It's not a big deal, sweetheart. I'll do it with you. I've done it once before—I know how this goes."

After three years of living with my wife’s family, everyone thought they could treat me like a pushover. Me? I’m just waiting for her to hold my hand before I can give her the world.

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.

Daughter of an alpha, Evelyn, is being forced to marry an unknown alpha, despite her desire to find her true mate. Because she comes from a line of wolves with gifts, her's being that of fire which presented when she was 18, she must wait until she is 21 or mated to know her true mate. Traveling to the Council of Alphas, she meets an Alpha with an unsavory personality, Alpha Noah. However, any alpha would be better than the one her mother has chosen for her, Alpha Kent. He is searching for anyone who will fill his bed and submit to him entirely. When Alpha Noah offers to save her from her fate, Evelyn is unsure which of the lesser evils she must take.

Zana thought death would bring her peace, but the moon goddess had other plans. Betrayed and left to die by the ones she trusted, Zana's last wish was for a second chance—and she got one. Awaking in the body of Alpha Tia Moon, a powerful leader, Zana must navigate a new life in a dangerous world and with a Tia’s beta and mate, Ethan suspicious of her identity. But nothing could prepare her for the shocking discovery that her former mate, Alpha Richard, the one who betrayed her, is bound to her once again. As Zana battles to protect her secrets as she also faces the deep, unyielding mate bonds she feels for both Ethan, her Beta, and Richard from her past. Torn between revenge and love, Zana walks a thin line between her past mistakes and the future she must embrace. In a world where enemies become allies and love becomes war, will her new strength be enough to survive what’s coming?

Extremely crazy and confusing night, she was slept by her stepfather's son. Her young and tender daughter's body blossomed underneath him, being watched carefully and desecrated with abandon, so shy that she couldn't help herself. He is a powerful and domineering CEO, arrogant and unrivaled in authority. With his cold and aloof demeanor, he impulsively confines the daughter of his stepmother, gradually developing the habit of protecting her and nurturing an obsession to dote on her. The deep-seated infatuation leaves her with no escape. He says, "I allow you to be willful, but you must be willful within the limits I set. When you gave yourself to me as a birthday gift, you became mine for life! From head to toe, you are all mine!"