The Hard Way

The story follows Queen Sekina, a powerful queen who rules over the Awima kingdom. Despite being feared by her enemies, she is well-liked by her people. However, her enemies are always trying to bring her down. One day, the Queen meets Lucy, a beautiful maid who catches her eye. The two women fall in love, but Lucy is not who she seems to be. In reality, she is a princess who has disguised herself as a maid to steal the Queen's magical mirror. This mirror is essential for unlocking the spirit of their warlord back to life in her kingdom. The Queen's trust in Lucy leads to her downfall when Lucy steals the magical mirror. Now, the Queen must fight back with strategy to regain her possession and protect her kingdom from her enemies.

In the dangerous world of organized crime, love is a luxury few can afford. But for Andrea Lopez, the daughter of a powerful mafia family, it's the one thing she craves most. Despite her kindness and resilience, past traumas have left her wary of opening her heart. When fate brings her face-to-face with Stefano Costanzo once again—her best friend's brother and the ruthless don she's always longed for—sparks fly, and old wounds reopen. Stefano, a cold and ruthless mafia don, lives a life devoid of emotional attachments, harboring a secret pain known to few. Yet, seeing Andrea again after so many years reignites emotions he thought long buried. As they navigate the treacherous waters of their shared past and uncertain future, they're drawn inexorably together despite their best efforts to resist. But their reunion is not without peril. Stefano's dangerous world threatens to consume them both, and Andrea must confront not only her own demons but also the demons of the man she loves. Can they find redemption in each other's arms, or will their love be their undoing?   *** “Why the hell did you just do that?” I demand, my anger rising. “I’m trying to protect you,” he says, his eyes blazing. “Protect me from what? A good friend?” “He’s not who you think he is. I don’t trust him.” “You don’t trust him, or you’re worried he’ll take me away from you?” I challenge. Stefano’s eyebrow arches. “You think I’m worried he’ll take you away from me?” He leans in close, his lips brushing my ear. “Oh, luce del sole, no one can take you from me. You’re mine.”

Until Adriana's 20th birthday,she had no idea her own father had exchanged her with money, years back. To make matters worse,he signed a document, giving her up for marriage. A 20 year old girl who had a full life ahead of her, had to just marry and live with a stranger? Could anyone think of their father this way? Would you have accepted the marriage? Do you think Adriana also did? Well, that is life,full of uncertainties. Read as Adriana goes through all the twist life brings her way.

Lydia is a once straight A college student turned Escort. Her mother was in a terrible accident and the only way Lydia can afford to pay her bills is to join an A list Escort service. Drake is a Real Estate Mongrel. His a self made billionaire and owns his own company. He hails from a broken family that comes from old money. He’s received an invitation to his younger brothers wedding celebration and he needs to find a date in order to keep his mother at bay from throwing every eligible bachelorette his way. Drake turns to the Escort service to find a perfect date. Can Lydia and Drake trick Drakes family into believing they real lovers?

Kaya, the werewolf bounty hunter gets a task to hunt down not just anybody but Atlas the future Alpha of her pack not knowing that he is her soulmate. She refuses him, still in love with Cole, a man whose return she awaits. But that is just the tip of the iceberg of the problems that are yet to come. Kaya is in reality the daughter of a 300-year-old hybrid Elias and a witch, abandoned as a baby and rescued by a werewolf couple. A secret that came out in a rather unexpected way, forcing her to find the truth in a daunting manner. With the help of her friends Thalia, Atlas and Cole, Kaya accidentally sets free hybrids and vampires. The witch Gertrude tries to retrieve the hybrids for her benefit trying to convince people that vampires cant be trusted. resulting in a war that ultimately unites the two parties against witches , defeating the enemy and keeping the supernatural word from the humans.

For years, the witches and vampires of Shadowbrooke co-existed secretly, without much incident. Until one winter evening in 2002. Luca Delacroix was on a hunting trip when the monthly court hosted by his clan turned disastrous. What began as a normal night for the residents of the sleepy town ended horribly when fledgelings in blood-lust took Shadowbrooke under siege. It took a small coven of witches, a powerful spell, the Chaos Star and a virgin's blood to end the terror. But in the aftermath, Julian Delacroix, Luca's brother, along with several of their clan members, were eternally bound to the manor's cellar, forsaken to wither and perish from thirst. It's 2022, and Luca's returned to Shadowbrooke after two decades. His sudden reappearance threatens to destabilise the peaceful town again. He'll stop at nothing to get his brother out, and the Youngblood Coven will not hesitate to destroy him. While the witches scramble to get the missing piece of the Star of Chaos, the rune they once used against Luca's clan, he has to fight hard to stay one step ahead of them. But, his plans go awry when he meets and falls in love with Cadence Youngblood, the same woman responsible for his brother's infernal prison. Cadence is everything he shouldn't want, but for her, Luca is willing to take the backlash from his clan and risk her coven's wrath. © 2022 Val Sims. All rights reserved. No part of this novel may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the author and publishers.

What if the only choice left for you is to marry the man you wish for, yet, it's not what your lover wants. A substitute for your twins life. A substitute for your twins place. A substitute for everything your sister will be. The day you accept her place was the day you died because of pain. The pain that truly make you wish to be dead. The pain you can't ignore. The pain that make you wish to be numb. But its too late to turn your back. The only way out of that pain is to be dead. The choice you have left is to get out on your lovers life. Ang tanong. Kaya mo ba? Kaya mo ba siyang iwan para hindi ka masaktan pa? Or would you stay and ignore your pain? What would you choose? If you turn back time would you do it again? To be an EXCHANGE

After discovering her boyfriend's betrayal in the most humiliating way possible, despite being terribly hurt inside, the naive and insecure Missy Sutton has no thoughts of revenge. At least not until one person convinced her otherwise: Logan Knight, former millionaire model, brother of her brother-in-law, and who until recently seemed to have a strange dislike for her. Surprisingly, he proposes to Missy that the two start a fake relationship, not only to make her ex-boyfriend and his mistress jealous, but also so that she can finally discover what it's like to be wanted and pleasured. His proposal doesn't make much sense to Missy, but, lured by the chance to give herself to the one man who makes her body burn, she ends up accepting. But revenge, perhaps, is not Logan's only goal. Or the only secret he keeps.

Séptima Belleza Velasquez started her journey after entering thr Roxwell Academy. It is a place where vampires and other supernatural creatures are trained to be in a full form and to be a warrior of their Nation - Seville against the Nation of the North. When the people knew she has a blonde hair, she was criticised, feared and hated by the people of the Academy. All the things got worst when the Travenjour selected her to be one of the Dauntless. The most dangerous and dark sect of the academy. But it was nothing to her to be one of the Dauntless, until she got to knew their stories. They accepted her as one of them. But then, troubles never die. The warriors of the North attacked the Academy. They're finding her because of the said prophecy that the elders only knew about it. Then she discovered her real identity, her purpose and her mission. She's the only weapon of the North to wipe out the entire Nation of Seville. A very dangerous prophecy that will turn them all into ashes and will cover them with bloods is on her hands. And the only way to stop the prophecy, is to kill her.

Prideful, conceited, and loves to look down on Omegas like him. That's what Nexus thought about Alphas. And he believed that all Alphas are the same. But his perspective changed when he reconnected with Maximino again, a former classmate of his who is an Alpha and is now claiming to be his fated pair.