The Dinner

For my birthday, my husband, Don Damien, gave me his dead wife’s pearls. I wore them to the dinner party. My enraged stepson, Leo, doused me in red wine. I became the laughingstock of the party. “You whore,” he hissed. “You think wearing my mother’s jewelry makes you her?” He stared at me, his eyes cold as ice. Then he screamed. "Get out of my house." But his mother died when he was a baby. I raised him. Someone had whispered poison in his ear. They told him I was the one who killed his mother. Now he thinks I'm a scheming bitch who tricked his father. And his father? My husband? He never saw me. He only saw Krista’s ghost. My heart didn't break. It shattered. They didn't love me. They didn't even care. So I walked. Then why, after I was finally gone, did they come crawling back, begging me to return?

At our Thanksgiving family dinner, my stepbrother brought his beautiful girlfriend to meet the family for the first time. She held up her wine glass and flashed me a malicious smirk. “I heard you had a first love you can’t forget, Summer.” I kept my head low and focused on my food, unsure how to respond. After all, my first love… was her boyfriend. When I was seventeen, my stepbrother Ethan Cole tricked me into crossing the line we should never have crossed, while our parents were blissfully unaware. Even right now, under the table, his foot was rubbing mine sensually. He did not bother holding back. On the table, he held his girlfriend’s hand tenderly as he mocked me with a smirk, “You’re twenty-seven, sis. Your shelf life is running out, and you’re such a plain Jane. Who would ever want you?” I stood up abruptly and looked at him, my tone calm and resolute. “I’m married, Ethan.”

What Jaxson assumed was his son in his fiance's womb turned out to be his step brother's child. After being deceived by the two people he trusted, Jaxson drowned himself in alcohol out of devastation. Cattleya happened to be at the same club where he was, filling a job given to her by a friend. When their paths collide, Jaxson fabricates an unexpected ploy inside his mind. He offered Cattleya a job. It was to be his play date and pretend to be Jaxson's new girlfriend so that he could show his family and ex-fiance that he was unharmed and quickly moved on; for fear of being an embarrassment. Despite her hesitation, Cattleya was persuaded to accept Jaxson's offer due to the money and benefits offered. It will be extremely beneficial to her education as well as her brother's medical assistance. The two strangers attended the Madrigal family dinner as new lovers regardless of knowing nothing about each other. What they weren't expecting, was Jaxson's father's immediate order to marry Cattleya in exchange for an offer they could never reject.

In a fake engagement with the mob boss, can Kate keep up the ruse? One evening, Kate's Uncle invited her to an engagement dinner for a famous mafia boss --- Lucas Romano but then Lucas pulled her onto the stage and revealed that his new fiancee is none other than Kate! Turns out that her uncle owed the boss a debt, and in order to repay it, he offered his niece up. Luckily, Lucas isn't actually interested in marriage, he just wants a contractual arrangement to secure his position and legacy. Things soon turn dangerous, and Kate realizes she's caught in the crosshairs of a dangerous war for power, caught between her childhood friend, Matteo who's a cop and had a strong distaste towards the Mafia and Lucas, the man who sets her skin ablaze. Forced to move in and play the intimate role of Lucas's fiancee, can they both keep up the ruse until they say, "I Do" would love blossom between them both? can they overcome the obstacles and dangers that threaten their lives? Or will they lose everything in a cruel twist of fate?

As the flames engulfed my body in the underground warehouse, I used the last of my strength to call my brother, the new Don of the Moretti family. Just as I was about to draw my last breath, Lorenzo finally answered, his voice as cold as the Sicilian winter wind. "Isabella, what the hell are you up to now?" "Brother, save me…" My voice was barely a whisper, but he cut me off without a hint of mercy. "Can't you go one day without causing trouble?" "Liliana's debutante dinner is next week. If you don't show up, I'll drag you back here myself." He hung up without a second thought, completely oblivious to the desperation in my voice. Despair mingled with the searing agony that wracked my body as the flames danced higher, and I couldn't hold on any longer. As I closed my eyes, tears still trickled from their corners. You won't have to drag me back, my brother. I'm never coming back.

Nicole was celebrating her 20th birthday at home with her parents and younger brother over a nice dinner when six gang members broke into their house, robbed them of all valuables and the gang leader even raped her and they ended up killing her parents as well. Nicole was completely shattered and the incident of that night gave birth to a monster, a brute, and a merciless vengeful lady... Six years later, Nicole has already traced and killed five of the guys that ruined her life but the ring leader was a hard nut to crack. Even though she has no inkling where the last guy is, she was not willing to give up because the leader himself was the one who raped and ruined her life... The incident that night, gave birth to her hate for birthdays, her heightened sexual urge and kinky preferences, a baby she didn't plan for but most importantly, she became a ruthless monster. But what will Nicole do when her son becomes very fond of his class teacher and he turns out to be the rapist gang leader she has been hunting down for years.

Umambon sa Baguio nang gabing iyon, at si Lia Santiago, heartbroken sa betrayal ng ex na pinsan niya, ay napadpad sa Luna Azul bar. Doon niya nakilala si Rafael Ilustre, mysterious, commanding, at intense, at nagkaroon sila ng gabing puno ng tawa, tequila, at titig na nag-iwan ng hindi malilimutang connection. Nagising si Lia na wala si Rafael, pero may ring sa daliri at note na nagsasabing “No regrets”—at doon niya na-realize na siya ang live-in partner ng ina niya. Sa brunch at dinner, lumabas ang forbidden attraction at guilt, habang unti-unting nabunyag ang nakaraan nina Rafael at Vivian. Sa terrace at villa, bawat dialogue at sulyap ay puno ng tension at emosyon, habang lumalalim ang mystery at personal stakes. Ang nobela ay isang emotional rollercoaster ng forbidden attraction, family secrets, at choices na magbabago sa buhay, at magpapa-question sa puso at isip ni Lia sa bawat sandali.

“Here, you will be prepared for what would be THE most important night of your life. Several other girls have gone before you and have obviously failed but you can be the chosen one. Do as you’re told, no funny business, and most importantly, turn on your charm because you will be having dinner with the Alpha King tonight! Good luck girls.” *** Those words had seemed simple at first but that was until the time came to face the reality. Elysia, an orphaned omega girl with untapped powers, finds herself thrust into a perilous destiny. When a cursed Lycan, tormented by the darkness within, seeks her out as his last hope, Elysia must make a harrowing choice. To break the curse that plagues him, she must become a Surrogate for the man who wasn’t only known to be ruthless and vicious but had also been the source of her deepest pain. Will Elysia be able to move past her hatred for the Alpha and save him with a child or will she choose the path of revenge and make him pay for what he had done? Dive into a world of magic, love, revenge and temptation in this captivating tale of Fate.

My husband Bill and his beautiful assistant Doris are laughing and eating like they're on a first date. But the joke is on me... I'm here, Bill's wife, watching them from across the room, tending to my flat belly where a little life is now living. Of course, Bill doesn’t know about the baby yet. The news is still fresh in my mind, barely a few hours old. It is supposed to be a family dinner gathering, but I'm never the welcome one but an outsider. Watching Bill take the steak cut and handed over by Doris, his young age best friend who knows him the best, I guess I'm spoiling their fun by telling them now that I'm having a baby. Three years of marriage, and his frequent absences from the family left me feeling overwhelmed and alone. I've even forgotten the reason we got married. Maybe it was a mistake to begin with. Finally, I made a decision. Divorce. But a man came along and shifted things dramatically. And it didn't occur to me that this man was still deeply connected to bill's family. He was Bill's uncle.

Ynez Lorenzo runs away from her pack to hide her pregnancy, but fate has other plans for her. She returns home after being tricked by her mother. A dinner with Raizel Richards, the Lycan king, and his family had changed her life completely. They all found out that we're fucking mates! They are forced into a loveless marriage. Worse, her husband was in love with Eleanor, the woman who caused her nightmares. Perhaps it's time to change her fate. This time she'll make Eleanor regret what she did eight years ago. Ynez's first step is to seduce her husband. Determined to seek revenge, she creates a cunning plan and proposed a bet to her husband. "Let's make a bet. If I lose, I will reject and divorce you immediately." Will she be able to win his heart and make him fall for her? She wants only revenge, right? But why did she find herself in his warm grasp and desire more than a simple kiss and hold? Her son's daddy was too hot to handle! It looks like she's doomed!