The Little Engine That Couldn't

Alcina is considered as a spare to the heir in the house of Clair - largely disregarded and now, bartered off in a political marriage to the most infamously monstrous man: Brendan, Lord of House Warner, whom they call the shadowed beast. Brendan is reviled and feared and worshipped from a young age for his terrifying powers, He has no interest in the war for the throne. But when he meets and falls in love with his new intended, he thinks: he would climb the bloodied stairs to claim the accursed throne if only to crown Alcina as the rightful queen. Lord Brendan sees something worthy in Alcina, who has only ever been treated as the spare to be discarded Because she didn’t possess any gift. When everybody looked down on Alcina, He stood beside her. The Feeling he had for Alcina can be said as a Relentless, terrifying devotion. What made this infamously monstrous man choose her, to stand by her side against all world? Will Alcina’s ability ever be manifests and come to light?..., Will he fight the war for her? Will he be able to give her the throne? the rest of the world, too, will come to see. Let's read and find the answers…

Being young and naïve, she was just that open-minded and what she desired was not something much but to be with that one person she strongly admired. Having a crush on someone she couldn’t easily attain; Selena could only watch as a spectator and pray for her beloved to smile at her even if he didn’t mean it. Dreaming to become strong, happy, and live with the people that she loves, meeting him changed everything. Her naiveness and her love for him made her muddleheaded that she unknowingly fell into a trap that he made for her. Selena found herself living in the dream she never thought she will be, having a contract marriage with the man of her dreams, falling for him deeply every single day, she knew that she was done for. However, despite the circumstances that brought the two of them together, Selena wasn’t going to just give and be comfortable with what she had. What she wanted was his heart, soul, and body and no one was going to stop her from being with the man she sets her heart on. Who cares if she is poor? As long as her heart is rich with love, she was satisfied with that.

เรื่องราวความรักของคนสองคนที่ใช้ชีวิตต่างกันสุดขั้วเพราะคนนึงเป็นถึงทายาทมาเฟียตระกูลใหญ่ส่วนอีกคนเป็นเพียงเด็กชายคนนั้นที่เพิ่งมารับช่วงดูแลร้านอาหารสุดหรูของครอบครัวต่อจากพี่สาวที่กำลังป่วยอยู่

  It is never too late to begin again... I had the perfect plan in place when I pressed the reset button on my life. Keep a low profile. It was the only way to keep prying eyes off my secret. Getting into a romantic relationship with the town's number one bachelor, Mario Princeton, was not the best way to remain anonymous, but I couldn't take my eyes and hands off Mario. I tried to dismiss our tension as mere infatuation at first, but this was one truth I couldn't deny. I drew attention to myself, and now someone is blackmailing me because they know what I'm hiding. I should be honest with Mario and his family. I'm not sure how much longer I can continue to tell this lie. But, let's face it, I'm terrified of squandering my second chance. Mario is fantastic, but how will he react if he discovers that his fiancé was a prostitute?

Gwapo, simpatiko at kilalang magaling na negosyante. Sino nga bang babae ang hindi maghahangad na paibigin ang isang Gabriel Villaflor? Bukod kasi sa kagwapuhan nito, ito rin ang nagmamay ari ng kilalang pagawaan ng ilang fashion trends clothes sa bansa. Mayaman man pero naipagkasundo na itong ipakasal sa anak ng matalik na kaibigan ng pamilya, kay Irish No. Kabaligtaran ng ideal girl n'ya, at kahit pa sa panaginip ay hindi ito ang tipo n'yang babae. May mabubuo kayang pag-ibig sa pagitan nila? Kung maging ang dalaga ay hindi rin s'ya ang pinapangarap nitong makasama?

“Mom!how dare you?..” he said to his mother. Maria was shocked… Damien has always give her optimum respect. “Son!are you OK?” Maria ask trying to know if its really her Demmy.. “Maya take her to my room..” Damien said glaring at his mother. James who was done bring the lockage downstairs stop on his track and saw his boss. he didnt know if he should run or hide. “Ma…..madam I'm done” Immediately Damien turned to him. “Doing what?” he asked as he didn't want to release his anger on his mom.…. “Madam asked me to..p.pack the y... young madam lockage... “How dare you go inside my room and touch my wife lockage without my permission James..how dare you?...go put it back and submit you resignation letter in my study.” He angrily said for James to kneel down. “Sir….” James immediately knelt down. “S.sir I'm sorry sir.I didnt want to disrespect the madam… “You work for me James not my mom.” He said and turned to his mom.. “Leave!” he said to her. Maria havé not been able to understand what he meant.. “I said leave my house mother now before I do something we both regret..” he said looking at his mother.

Book One: My Father’s Best Friend. I knew this was wrong on so many levels, the things that I felt for Vincent but each time I was in his arms, I wanted nothing more than to remain there. His lips were delicate and his aura was relentlessly enthralling. I could see the danger and unfiltered desire in his emerald green eyes, this was never supposed to happen. But the fact that he wanted me first made me want him even more. Falling for Vincent Calloway was so wrong but he made it so easy. And all it took was one summer In Oregon, one hot tumultuous summer with my dad’s best friend. What’s the worst that could happen?

In the 1980's in a small, not too well known town, a young Black girl named Ariel Smith in a mostly white school juggles her studies to get into college, and deal with a murderer committing multiple hate crimes, so you'd think she wouldn't have time for romance until she saved a young white boy named Ernest Rivers from drowning, literally. "Dangerous? He looks so peaceful here. Angelic almost. How could someone so beautiful be dangerous?" Satan was once an angel. Warning: depictions of sexual assault, racism and murder throughout the story. If any of these topics are triggering for you, I do not recommend reading. Thank you.

Israel is the youngest billionaire and mafia boss. He rules the underworld organization with his title 'The Little Mafia Boss'. After his parents died at a young age, he was forced to replace his father's role as a CEO and a leader as young as 18 year-old. He was a good kid, Israel. But he never thought that by the time he turned 18, feeling miserable and hopeless after his mother's death, his 18-year-old experience was beyond his expectation. At 18, he became an official orphan, he had his first experience of getting wasted by alcohol and drugs, and he even had his first one night stand with a part timer, Amelia. What will happen if five years later, they meet again?

On the day Tristan Spallone, the head of a mafia family, and I mark our fifth wedding anniversary, the manager of the Spallone family vault calls. Something that was stored away for a long time has finally come due, and Tristan is to retrieve it. He's so busy that he barely has a moment to breathe, so I go in his place. What I bring back is an old roll of film. The manager warned me that if it wasn’t developed soon, its age might cause it to be ruined beyond recovery. But when I have them developed, frame after frame is filled with Winnie Leigh, his first love. Her smile looks so sweet in those pictures that they nearly suffocate me. What about me, one may ask? I never once appeared on his albums. The office door slams open. Tristan bursts in, already out of breath. "Anna, is your life really so empty that you have to dig through mine?" I turn toward him, the man who's usually so composed. I neither question him nor break down. Instead, I speak slowly. "We're getting a divorce." Tristan frowns and thrusts the stack of photos into the shredder. He then looks back at me. "They're gone. Do you still want a divorce?" A bitter smile tugs at my lips. "Yes."