The Gamble Kristen Ashley

In a desperate bid to save her family from poverty, charming and beautiful Kristin Santiago leaves her small town for the bright lights of Las Vegas. But when her dreams of wealth and opportunity are dashed by a sudden robbery, she finds herself at the mercy of cold, rich, and handsome Richard Hernandez; the founder of Glamour Empire Hotel. With false rumors of homosexuality spreading through the media, Richard needs a quick fix. In a desperate gamble, Kristin agrees to be his wife for a year in exchange for paying off her family's debts. ** As their fake marriage unfolds, hidden truths and unspoken tensions begin to surface. The more they get to know each other, the more their carefully constructed arrangement threatens to unravel. Kristin’s past holds a secret that could change everything, and when Richard discovers the shocking truth, their relationship is put to the ultimate test.

Barry Ocason, extreme sportsman and outdoor travel writer, receives a magazine in his mailbox and opens to an ad for an adventure in the Bavarian Alps. Initially dismissing the invitation, which seems to have been meant specifically for him, he soon finds himself involved in a larger plot and seeking answers to why an individual known only as the elephant man is terrorizing his family. Barry and his daughter Kristen, who survived a twin sister taken from the family at a young age, travel from Juneau, Alaska to the sinister Spider Festival in Rio Tago, Brazil, before he ultimately answers the call to Bavaria, where the puzzle begins to come together. Amid tribulation, death, madness, and institutionalization, a document emerges describing a scientist’s bloody bid to breed a theoretical “third twin,” which is believed to have the potential, through its connection with its siblings, to bridge the gulf between life and afterlife. The godlike creature that soon emerges turns out to be Barry’s own offspring, and she has dark plans for the world of her conception that neither her father nor any other mortal can stop. ©️ Crystal Lake Publishing

"I want my revenge. I'll do the contract. I don't care if you take my soul." "The rules are simple," the demon started, "I will be by your side, fulfilling your wishes until you've served your revenge. In exchange, I will feed on your soul, until nothing is left." -- Chris has been relentlessly targeted by a demon, attempting to corrupt him for several years. Despite enduring countless provocations, Chris has managed to maintain kindness in his heart. But everything changed when he faced the greatest adversity of his life. His parents died and he started discovering secrets that has been hidden for his own safety. Determined to avenge their deaths, he is willing to do anything, even if he has to gamble his own soul and strike a deal with a demon.

BLURB "Anthony! You promised my dad you'd stay with me forever! You owe your life to him because you have his kidney, and now you're hooking up with my best friend?" I yelled, feeling like my heart was being ripped apart. "Ashley! You're my best friend! How could you do this?" I shouted, seething with anger. My mouth dropped open in shock and I glared at Ashley, trying to wrap my head around why my best friend, a hardcore feminist was having sex with my husband. She was supposed to be helping me fix my marriage, not sleeping with him! *********** Selina Roberts painfully witnessed the end of her marriage on their third-anniversary celebration when her husband issued her a divorce letter. Due to their forced alliance by their parents, she had always known his feelings for her weren’t true, but she continued regardless, hoping that one day he would love her. Selina asked her best friend to help talk some sense into her husband to save her marriage, but the tables turned when she caught them having sex instead. Completely shattered and betrayed, Selina agreed to the divorce bearing a pregnancy her husband knew nothing about. Unfortunately, amidst the turmoil in her heart, she met with an accident that almost claimed the life of her unborn baby. Left without family or friends, what will become her fate? Will she accept Anthony when he comes back to claim the seed he knew nothing about?

Elena, a defiant and eccentric witch living in the Forbidden Forest, has witnessed the empire crumble under the reign of Kael, a once-promising disciple corrupted by darkness. Kael, once a bright-eyed orphan and a disciple of her very own enemy, was twisted into the empire's destroyer, abandoned and manipulated. In the face of the silver sword of her sworn enemy held by Kael, she makes a gamble against time and fate. Using forbidden magic, she strikes a deal with the timekeeper and plunges back into the past, 10 years before impending destruction. Faced with a chance to rewrite her destiny, she targets Kael and intends to make his master pay for neglecting his disciple. This time, she won't just stand by as the world crumbles; she will be his unlikely guardian, shaping him into a beacon of light instead of a harbinger of doom. Can Elena rewrite destiny? Or will the karma prove too strong for a witch to clash against the inevitable pull of fate?

Eighteen-year-old Jane Deguzman tragically died at the hands of her cruel stepmother and stepsister. But even after her death, her revenge didn't stop until she was given a second chance... to sort everything out and put everything in its proper place. She awoke in someone else's body, in the body of Scarlet Diamond Brea Legre, with a soul full of grudges. Now she is the forsaken daughter of one of Levito's powerful mafia bosses. One of Jane's father's rivals. What will happen to her next life? What is her next step and how can she fulfill her mission as the gang leader and get revenge for herself? What would Janes do if she met the person who helped her achieve her biggest wish in life and give his all for her? Can she gamble and let him in into her life?

Marriage was never about love, it was a weapon, a strategy, the final step Leonardo Mancini needed to claim his place as Don. In his world, love is weakness, and weakness gets you killed. For Nora Romano, life was simple until the night her father’s debt to the mafia became her burden. The price? Her freedom. The cost? Becoming the wife of a man whose name was feared across Italy. What begins as a marriage of leverage soon spirals into a dangerous game of secrets, betrayal, and blood loyalty. As enemies close in and trust fractures within the family, Leonardo is forced to confront the one thing he swore he’d never risk.... his heart. Can a man built on power and control balance the weight of love? And can Nora give her heart to someone whose world embodies everything she despises? In the mafia, love is the deadliest gamble of all.

Brenda Ballister is thrown into a world of lies, secrets, and deceits when she accidentally finds herself on the enemy's turf. Her parents had forced her to get married to an aged mafia to seal an alliance, she planned her escape on her wedding day and hopped onto a bike thinking he was her getaway driver. Kaden Blackwood, leader of a mafia bike gang called the FIENDS, and her sworn enemy. He put a bullet on her elder brother's head and she swore to avenge her brother's death. What happens when she realizes Kaden is the biker? What happens when he makes her gamble for her life? What happens when she loses and he claims her as his possession? Will she survive whatever he was planning and avenge her brother? Or will she give in to the temptation?

He needed a bride to secure a business contract.. She needed to pay her mother's hospital bills.. Facing financial ruin, Sophia agrees to a gamble: becoming the billionaire's fake bride for three months in exchange for a million dollars. However, her fate takes a twist when she sleeps with a cruel creditor as a substitute to settle her father's debt, the night before she signs the deal agreement with the billionaire.. She thought the night would have no impact forever and as time went by, her deal with the billionaire sparked unexpected mutual emotions.. But just when things were about to get better, she found out that she was pregnant for the nightstand creditor. And the nightstand creditor who is desperate to have both her and the babies was coincidentally the billionaire's greatest enemy.. Hearts collide.. Secrets implode.. Emotions tangles.. Rivalry darkens.. Isn't this the definition of LOVE IN CHAOS?..

Nathalia, an ordinary human girl with an unknown identity. She lives with her auntie Rina and her cousin, Ashley, in the human world. But in just a blink of an eye, the table turned upside down. Nathalia will meet new friends, face new struggles that she didn't expect that will happen to her. She will unveil the mysteries behind her identity, knowing she isn't just a human that continues living in a world where she thinks she doesn't belong. Little did she knew, that someone is waiting for her, her mate. Will, she will be able to be brave enough to face the answers behind her identity? Will she be able to accept the fact that someone needs her?