The Global City Saskia Sassen

"Sign it and leave. Sarah needs me more than you do." Clara Vance had spent three years as a "perfect" ghost—the invisible, dutiful wife of the ruthless billionaire Julian Thorne. She had cooked his meals, ironed his shirts, and endured his coldness, all while hiding her true identity as the world’s most sought-after tech prodigy. She thought her love could melt his icy heart. She was wrong. On their third anniversary, Julian handed her divorce papers. His reason? His first love had returned, and he wanted to give her the life Clara was currently "occupying." Clara didn’t beg. She didn’t cry. She signed the papers with a steady hand and disappeared that same night, carrying a secret that would change his world forever—she was pregnant with his heir. Five Years Later. Julian Thorne is a man haunted by a shadow. He has everything he ever wanted, yet he feels nothing but a void where his "unwanted" wife used to be. At a global economic summit, he prepares to meet the mysterious, "Iron Lady" CEO of the V-Tech Empire—a woman who has been systematically crushing his businesses for months. When the doors open, Julian’s heart stops. Dressed in a power suit, radiating cold elegance and diamond-hard confidence, stands Clara. But she isn’t alone. A mini-version of Julian stands by her side, looking at him with the same icy glare he once gave her. "Mr. Thorne," Clara smiles, and it’s the coldest thing he’s ever seen. "I believe you’re here to discuss the terms of your surrender?" The chase is on. The billionaire is on his knees. But this time, the Queen isn't looking for a King—she’s looking for revenge.

"I thought I was his wife. To him, I was just a placeholder for the woman he actually loved." For three years, Evelyn lived as a ghost. To the world, she was the penniless orphan who hit the jackpot by marrying the cold, ruthless billionaire Caleb Knight. She played the part of the perfect, drab wallflower, cooking his favorite meals, enduring his family’s sneers, and secretly using her hidden Sterling Empire connections to save his company from the brink of bankruptcy. But on their third anniversary, the fairy tale shattered. Instead of a gift, Caleb handed her divorce papers. "Seraphina is back," he said, his voice as cold as ice Humiliated and discarded, Evelyn signs the papers and vanishes without a trace, leaving behind a positive pregnancy test in the trash, a secret Caleb wasn't worth knowing. Two years later, Caleb Knight’s "luck" has run out. His empire is bleeding, and his only hope is a merger with the mysterious, untouchable Sterling Global Group. Gone is the shy, plain girl in the $10 dress. Standing there in couture diamonds, flanked by three of the world's most powerful men, is his ex-wife. She is radiant, she is powerful, and she returns with a little boy who looks just like him and a girl who shares her aura. "Evelyn?" Caleb gasps, falling to his knees. "I... I’ve been looking for you. Please, come home." She steps over his hand as if he were a piece of trash. "I’m sorry, Mr. Knight,"she purrs, her voice dripping with lethal indifference. "The wallflower you threw away is dead. This is the Empress speaking and she finds you quite... boring." He broke her heart. Now, she’s going to break his empire!

Elena wakes up naked in a hotel room with her bodyguard. She was very confused as to why she was in such a state. Until the next day, photos of her sleeping with her bodyguard were widely spread on the internet, making her the laughing stock of the entire city and netizens online. Elena was kicked out by her father for tarnishing the family name. Luckily, the bodyguard was willing to help her and promised to avenge her heartache. Little did she know that the bodyguard had a hidden mission. Will she hate her own bodyguard or fall in love?

Yvonne Brooks, a brave young werewolf raised by a powerful wolf witch, faces her greatest challenge on her eighteenth birthday. As a student at Latan City University, concealing her identity becomes perilous amidst witches and a relentless witch-hunting priest. When new students arrive, Yvonne finds herself torn between love and hatred, defying her father’s orders of an arranged marriage and risking her life. Discover the mystery behind her father’s decree in “Moonlight Queen,” a captivating tale of werewolves, vampires, witches, and love.

After an evil curse wipes out almost half of the entire citizens of Starfalls city, Alpha Blake is determined to keep it more than safe. Now cruel and ruthless, his heart is ice-cold. After forcefully taking Quinn captive and making her submit to his demands, he discovers that she could either be the key to the cure of the curse or his downfall. What happens when the Cruel Alpha becomes vulnerable and falls for his slave? Will Quinn always be able to resist the cold-hearted Alpha that only wants to break her bed and her heart?

Si Clarissa Montecillo ay isang simple, masipag at magandang probinsiyana mula sa probinsiya ng San Carlos City, Pangasinan. Pangarap niya ang maging isang nurse at makapunta ng ibang bansa upang matulungan ang kanyang pamilya. Nakaplano na ang gagawin niya sa kanyang buhay ngunit bigla namang sumingit sa kanyang buhay ang magkapatid na sina Rafa Esquivel at Ralf Esquivel. Ang magkapatid ba ang magiging hadlang sa kanyang mga pangarap sa buhay?

Lived her life and trained on an island detached from the world. Ariadne is sent on a task to kill the most influential Alpha as an assassin. Oak Borough is not any random city and woods she has been to, the only thing Ariadne cares about is her freedom and power. This time something strange will happen to her as she meets Alpha Henry. Will it change her direction or could she be able to handle it? Will she find a mate? This is a story of evolution. An Alpha in his far away Abyss controls the outside world as these trained Beta kill.

Who would have thought that the intention to continue her schooling in the city would be the beginning of her suffering, ARA, Reyes an 18 year old young girl, was sold by her aunt to a mature man named Raymond Corner, he was a dominant and powerful man. This little girl was always forced to fulfill her master's perverted desires, if she made even the slightest mistake there would be a punishment and the punishment was a bed punishment. As time went by, Raymond's attitude became warmer, was this the starting point for the Billionaire to fall in love with Ara?

Gandhara Alejandro was a part of group of thieves within the town of Gale. With skin pale as snow and hair that glimmers like silver, deep-set iris eyes; she was totally the definition of a human pixie. Gandhara despises a soldier with a black tag title and she’s attempting her best to maintain a strategic distance from experiencing one of them. How can she survive when she unconsciously stole the heart of the foremost billionaire and the ruler of the front line within the City? Will she elude from their fixation, or will she ended up tamed to one of them?

Rebecca was finally ready to start her life. She had just graduated from college, had a great at the hospital in the city, and a gorgeous apartment that was across the hall from her best friends. Everything was falling into place. When she goes out to celebrate and ends up drunker than she ever had been before, she is saved by the handsome and extremely Vincent, son of the Capo, who takes her home. What will happen when she wakes up alone the next day? Will this be the typical one-night stand?