The Long Goodbye

“We’re friends,” I said, voice barely steady. Aaron’s lips curled, slow and cruel. “No, we’re not.” “Friendship’s too pure for this.” His hand slid to my waist, hot and claiming as he yanked me flush against him. “Do friends kiss like this?” He kissed me. Hard. Possessive. “Or grab each other like this?” A squeeze to my ass. A gasp. “Or think filthy little thoughts?” His breath burned against my ear. “Touch themselves to it?” My cheeks flamed. My body betrayed me. “Stop lying, Venus.” His voice was a growl. “I feel it. Every time I’m near you.” I whispered, “But you don’t even like me.” His smile was pure sin. “I don’t have to like you to fuck you.” Then the offer: “Let’s get it out of our system. No lies. No strings. Just truth.” He grabbed my chin, eyes lit with hunger. “Say the word, princess.” A whisper against my lips— “I’ll ruin you.” And God help me… I wanted him to. --------- Aaron Sinclair needs a bride to claim his inheritance. Venus Carter needs a miracle to save her dying mother. What begins as a cold contract marriage spirals into a dangerous game of buried trauma, stolen identities, and forbidden attachment. He’s ruthless, closed off, and refuses to love. She’s resilient, lost, and refuses to stay unloved. But when secrets unravel revealing a stolen childhood, a tragic past, and a vengeful stepmother, their fake marriage is the only thing standing between them and destruction. In a world ruled by power and silence, will love dare to speak first or break them both instead?

I return to the country after attending an international anesthesia academic conference. That's when I see the news of my boyfriend and twin sister getting married. I'm anxious to verify its authenticity, but my sister drugs me and induces me. "A substitute's child will only be an unwelcome bastard even if it's born. I'm just helping it move on to a better life." Then, she slices me open with a scalpel. She gouges my womb out, causing me to die from significant blood loss. Meanwhile, my boyfriend believes her lies. He's sure he's not the father of my child. He ignores my messages begging him to save me. Instead, he spreads the word about me eloping with someone else. He even wipes all traces of me from his life. "I will never see her again, forever and ever." Five years later, surveillance footage of my sister cruelly murdering me surfaces.

LEXUS & TAMARA’S LOVE STORY Matapos pumanaw ang ina ni Tamara, kinupkop siya ng pamilyang Luxerio. Hindi niya inaasahang mahuhulog ang loob niya kay Lexus—ang step-brother niyang handang gawin ang lahat para makasama siya. Natakot siya at umalis… dala ang sikretong siya’y buntis. Five years later, she returned home with her twin babies. Muling nagkrus ang kanilang landas ni Lexus, ngunit hindi na ito ang lalaking nakilala niya noon. Tinitingnan siya nito na para bang isa siyang estranghero. Mas lalong nadurog ang puso niya nang matuklasang engaged na si Lexus—at buntis ang babae. Plano sana niyang ipagtapat ang tungkol sa kanilang mga anak, ngunit sa huling sandali, nagbago ang kaniyang isip. Masaya na si Lexus, at ayaw na niyang guluhin pa ang buhay nito. But deep inside, she was shattered. Ngunit ano ang mangyayari kung matuklasan ng kanilang kambal na anak ang katotohanan tungkol sa kanilang tunay na ama? Paano kung malaman ito mismo ni Lexus? Will she lie and run away again? Or will she finally face the past she has long been avoiding? LOVING THE BILLIONAIRE’S SERIES 1

*Excerpt from a small excerpt: Shophia Marin ran as fast as she could to escape the large mansion. Running a long distance, he probably couldn't catch up, she turned her head to see that the mansion was no longer there, so she took a break under the tree. System, is Ralius still chasing me? [ Host, stop chasing but... ] But what? [But when people ran out of here, it pissed him off... the host made him black... he was right behind the host] Huh!!! "Shophia Marin, I'm too far from the villa to run away to relax." - Ralius lifted Marin's chin and forced her to lean against the tree trunk to support her head with her hands, dark eyes looking at her. The black male villain is terrible, the system saves me. [Sorry host I can't help] "You are becoming more and more intelligent, next time I will monitor you." - Ralius carried Marin on his shoulder and returned to the mansion. "Forgive me, I don't want to be here." - Don't trust this useless system in the first place.

Ruby Mendoza never liked a certain a guy. She dislikes Joseph Rivera for as long as she can remember dahil binastos siya nito sa una nilang pagkikita. At ang masaklap pa roon ay nasa iisang boarding house lang sila nakatira. Slowly, her annoyance turned into something she can perceive, she knows that she is slowly falling in love with him and she wants to cut those invisible strings that she thought was not good for her heart. However, Ruby found out the truth behind the feud between her family and Joseph's, Ruby decided to walk away without a proper goodbye, leaving him for good. After years of no communication, will they be able to lit old flames and reconcile each other's mistakes in the past or some things will change for good?

*Abandoning ship isn’t my style. It wasn’t hers either, but our circumstances ripped us apart. Now it’s not just a literal ocean standing between us. Francine Chirilova has no direction. After coming out of the closet leaves her without a family at age 18, the quick witted 25 year old has been forced to survive on her connections and kind personality. Throw in a rapidly decreasing appetite and a tendency to gravitate toward abusive women for a epic shit show. While recovering from her latest 4 year long mistake, she makes a strong, yet unlikely connection with her virtual best friend. Que in recovering alcoholic Vasilisa Krovopuskova, aged 26 from Siberia, Russia. After surviving a grueling upbringing on her own, trust is a difficult concept to grasp. Already having experienced heartbreak once before, she wasn’t looking for anything serious when Francine crash landed into her life via an online sanctuary for lesbians. With an ocean separating the two, neither Francine nor Vasilisa know which direction to swim in. Will they stay on their side of the world, or drown trying to get to the other? *Disclaimer* - Strong mature content. 18+, please Book one. To follow is book two: “Our Blank Canvas.”

The romance between two people at work isn't a bad thing as long as they share the same feelings. While Zack lives his life to the fullest, Monic tries to lead a peaceful life despite Zack messing with her peaceful life by taking her anywhere every day.

She gave up everything for love. And for love, she will lose everything. Anne Walker left behind her world, her last name, and her legacy for one promise: a future with Benjamin Carter, the heir to one of the country’s most powerful families. What started as a dream filled with passion turned into a nightmare carefully orchestrated. The marriage that was supposed to unite two souls was, in reality, the first move in a dark strategy. From the shadows of the Carter family, someone manipulated her love as a weapon to destroy what she cherished most: her family and her future. Ruined businesses. Deadly rumors. Betrayals disguised as coincidences. And at the center, her: the key player in a game she never knew she was part of. But Anne will not give up. Hurt, yes. Broken, too. But never defeated. Now, she returns. Not as the young woman in love who fled, but as a woman determined to reclaim everything she lost. This time, her vengeance will not only tear the Carter family apart but will restore the honor and prosperity of her name and reclaim the legacy of her parents, who were destroyed by those they trusted. With cunning, patience, and an unrelenting plan, Anne will infiltrate the very world that once destroyed her. No one will suspect who she is. No one will see what’s coming. The board has changed. The masks are falling. And this time, she’s the one writing the rules.

Fiancée à l’homme qu’elle croit parfait, Valencia Ford refuse de céder à l’attirance qu’elle ressent pour son nouveau patron: un homme aussi froid que troublant. Mais quand elle découvre que Daniel, son fiancé lui ment depuis le début, elle comprend que la faute ne vient pas d’elle et que son cœur, lui, avait toujours su pour qui battre.

BLURB. My first day at work was nothing like I dreamt of, and this was such a job I never knew I would ever do. To be a secretary, for a woman I loved. A woman whose death I've seen. She would die, I will kill her. "Strip," She said to me on my first step into her office, and with those mean guys beside her, I stripped shamefully. My new boss smiled and said to me. "I like your ass." I shouldn't have liked what she said. I knew what words like that led to, but I liked it. I smiled and hid the smile. "I like him. He will be my right-hand secretary." ...... Finn Gleet just discovered a truth about himself after many lies to himself about the things around him. This truth frightened him, and it was that he could foresee death. How would he go about it when he suddenly sees his sexy and drop-dead gorgeous crush, whom he had loved for sixteen years, in his dream, tortured and killed by no other person but him? Would he run, or enjoy a little time with her before the dream comes true? What could even happen so suddenly that could result in someone as calm though scheming as Finn ever think of killing someone precious to him? Why wonder about the answers? Read to know.