The Martyr By Nick Joaquin

Mirabella Jones grew up chasing success, her eyes set on fame as an actress. Her father walked out, leaving her to care for a sick mother while he built a new life with his mistress. The hunger to climb the ranks of stardom burned in her, pushing her forward. One night, a mistake rewrote her path. The drug which she had prepared for a famous actor slipped into the wrong glass. Aiden Hayes, a powerful business tycoon with a deep aversion to touch, ended up in her bed instead. Aiden didn’t let it end there. He offered Mirabella a proposal—marriage, but with strings attached. Behind the offer hid his own motive. She wasn’t a bride. She was an experiment, a possible cure for the illness that twisted his mind and body after trauma shut him off from women. As the truth begins to surface, Mirabella stands at a crossroads. Can she forgive the deception? And when Aiden confesses the feelings that crept up on him, will she accept the love he never planned to find?

He’s back from the dead. But he didn't come back alone. Alex was the love of Danny’s life until the day he disappeared. Two years later, he walks back into town with the same eyes but a different soul. To survive the shadowy organization still tracking them, Danny and Alex are forced into an irreversible pact—a bond that ties their very lives together. From cryptic clues to a web of ancient crimes, they are running out of time. Danny is about to learn that the truth doesn't just set you free—it bites. If they can’t expose the conspiracy before the clock runs out, Danny won’t just lose Alex again. This time, he’ll lose his life.

He broke her heart once. Now, he’s her husband. And someone else is willing to destroy everything to have her. Forced into a contract marriage with her ex, billionaire Adrian Ferraro, Alina Sinclair swears she’ll never forgive him. What begins as cold hatred soon stirs old feelings neither of them can deny, but Adrian’s world is built on blood and secrets. And in the shadows waits Leon Ferraro, Adrian’s stepbrother. Addicted, dangerous, and obsessed, Leon will burn their lives to the ground if that’s what it takes to claim Alina for himself. Torn between the man who betrayed her and the man who stalks her, between a love that hurts and an obsession that destroys, Alina must fight for her career, her family, and her life. But when illness strikes and her child’s fate depends on the Ferraros, one truth becomes painfully clear: love isn’t the only thing worth bleeding for. Her ex-husband wants her heart. His brother wants her soul.

Title: Tempted by the Billionaire's Bride After a series of unfortunate events, the heroine, Emily, finds herself in dire financial straits. With no other options in sight, she signs up for a mail-order bride service, hoping to find a wealthy husband who can save her from her crippling debt. Little did she know that her intended groom, billionaire businessman, Alexander Pierce, was not looking for love, but a wife in name only. Despite his initial disdain for the arrangement, Alex finds himself drawn to Emily's sweet and timid nature. He offers to pay off her debts in exchange for a predetermined amount of time as his temporary wife. Emily, desperate for a way out, agrees to the terms, but can she really handle the cold and distant Billionaire who has control over her life? As they navigate their fake marriage, Emily starts seeing the softer side of Alex - the vulnerable man who has been hurt before. His guarded exterior starts to melt as he discovers how much he enjoys having Emily around. But just as they begin to develop feelings for each other, a dangerous figure from Alex's past resurfaces, throwing their newfound happiness into jeopardy. With secrets and lies threatening to tear them apart, can Alex and Emily overcome their differences and find true love? Or will their relationship be nothing more than a business arrangement?

She was sent to kill. Instead, she might be the one destined to end it all. Lea, a top-tier assassin for the secretive High Table, has never missed a mark—until now. What was supposed to be a routine mission turns into a long-term “quest” in the quiet town of Mystique Gore, assisting a cold, commanding man in a mansion older than memory. Strange? Yes. Dangerous? Definitely. But what’s worse? The mission wasn’t for a target... it was for *her*. Marked by a power she doesn’t understand and haunted by dreams that aren’t hers, Lea finds herself entangled in a world she never believed existed—one ruled by vampires, witches, and werewolves hiding in plain sight. And at the center of it all is Ivan, the enigmatic master of the house who knows more than he says... and watches her like she’s already his. As her assassin instincts clash with ancient prophecies, forbidden truths, and a mark that binds her fate to something much bigger, Lea must uncover why the High Table sent her here—and why the supernatural world is afraid of *her*. They say she’s the beginning. They say she’s the end. They say she must die to keep the peace. But Lea doesn’t take orders. She gives them.

He demoted me. Humiliated me. Made my life a living hell. And now, he's claimed me as his. When ruthless billionaire Nathan Bryant bought the company I worked for, I became his favorite target. One day I had a promotion waiting—the next, I was nothing but a data entry clerk beneath his cold, piercing gaze. I should have quit. I should have run away and never looked back. But I couldn't afford to. So I stayed, enduring his cruelty, surviving his games... until the night everything changed. The night he saved me. The night he kissed me like I was the only thing keeping him alive. Now I'm trapped between his arms and his secrets, drowning in a love I never saw coming. There was just one tiny problem: He's the stepbrother of my best friend—the girl who was betrayed by his family. Loving him means losing her forever. And when the war for control turns deadly, I'm caught in the crossfire. But will our love be enough to survive the wreckage? Or will we both burn in the flames of forbidden desire?

Isabel Blackwell was never a wife. She was a sacrifice. Isabel endured three years of a marriage built on cruelty and betrayal. Her husband loved another woman, her own twin sister, and his family made sure she never forgot her place. The night she collapses from exhaustion, abandoned by the man who vowed to protect her, Isabel is rescued by the last person she ever expected. Desmond Blackwell. Her husband’s cold, dangerous older brother. He was never meant to be her savior. She was never meant to fall into his arms. But when the family that broke her throws her away, Isabel must decide. Will she return to the life that destroyed her, or trust the man the world fears most?

"Kailangan mo ng pera; kailangan ko ng asawa." Si Peony Sinclair, isang workaholic na babae, ay nakilala si Mattia Luigi D'Amato, isang kilalang boss ng mafia na may madilim na sikreto. Habang si Peony ay nagtatrabaho nang husto para mabayaran ang ospital bills ng kaniyang ama, si Luigi ay busy sa pakikipagtalik sa iba't-ibang babae at pagtapos ay babawian niya ang mga ito ng buhay. Sa patuloy na pag-angat ng gastusin sa ospital, kinakailangan ni Peony ng malaking halaga ng pera. Sa kaniyang desperasyon, natagpuan niya ang sarili sa isang auction matapos siyang lokohin ng isang babae na nangakong magbigay sa kan'ya ng magandang trabaho at malaking sahod. Magiging simbolo ba si Peony ng pagbabago para kay Luigi, o haharapin niya ang parehong kapalaran ng ibang biktima ni Luigi?

After being sold to the cruelest alpha king of all time by her stepfather, Yennifer reluctantly accepts her fate. In order to secure her freedom, she must bear the cursed alpha king a son. However, what she doesn't expect is that the alpha king is her true mate. Unfortunately, he remains ignorant of this fact. Despite this, she waits, confident that the alpha king will eventually recognize their bond. Tragically, she discovers that she is nothing more than a tool to him. Devastated, she flees with her unborn child. The cold and domineering alpha king finally realizes his true feelings for her and deeply regrets his previous indifference. Driven by his desire to right his wrongs, he swears to do whatever it takes to find and reclaim her, even if it means facing off against numerous rival alphas. Can the alpha king locate Yennifer and recognize his own child? Will Yennifer, now a single mother pursued by several powerful alphas, allow him back into her life? Find out in the gripping tale of love and redemption.

Used as nothing more than a toy by her mate, life turns sideways for Alisha Morrin, who wakes up one morning to find herself in bed with the Alpha of the enemy pack, Derek Wayland. What happens when she tries all she can to escape his sights, but to no avail? And how long can she hold off, especially when she is carrying his child? The Red Wolf pack and the Silver Moon pack have been at odds for generations now, though they are powerful packs in their own right. When Derek Wayland, unmated Alpha of the Red Wolf pack, wakes up one morning with a mate bond burning in his heart, what happens when he finds out who his mate truly is?