The Midnight Lie

A fake engagement. A dying billionaire. A truth that could destroy them both. Eva Monroe is drowning in debt, desperate to save her ailing brother from loan sharks and hospital bills. When she’s offered a life-changing deal—to pose as the fiancée of terminally ill billionaire Cassian Vale—she takes it without asking questions. It was supposed to be temporary. A lie. Until he lives. The treatment works. Cassian survives. And now he wants Eva by his side—for real. To the world, they’re a power couple. To Cassian, she’s the only person who ever saw him as a man, not a wallet. But Eva is hiding more than just her heart. She’s not just a waitress. She’s the daughter of the man who tried to expose Cassian’s corrupt company—and paid with his life. Now the same empire that saved Cassian is hunting her. When the truth explodes, Cassian must choose: Protect the woman who lied to him… Or save the legacy that nearly killed him. One built an empire of lies. The other holds the truth that could burn it all down. And love? It may not survive either. ---  

"I woke up one day and I belonged to a lie but I closed my eyes and let it be.” Sweet lies are better than the painful truth. Aiah's eyes were shut with the truth about her past. She forgot everything about herself and the only way to regain those memories is to allow the people around her to feed her mind. She was said to be a perfect resemblance of her best friend, Eniessia, who happened to be the late wife of her current love interest. Zach Ethaniel lived in loneliness for years except the fact that his son gives him joy. He thought that his child is enough to put color to his dull world but he was mistaken. He needed someone to spark up his heart. It was not by fate but planned, they met each other in the midst of longing. They entered in a complicated mission and a tangled situation with Aiah's innocent lie.

Puot at sakit sa puso ang dinamdam ni Crystal Fuentes matapos magpakasal sa kanyang kapatid ang long-time crush niyang si Royce Consunji. Sa mismong gabi ng kasal, laking gulat niya na dinalaw siya nito sa kanyang silid at isang pagkakamali ang kanyang nagawa matapos ibigay ang sarili dito. Ngunit hindi lang iyon isang beses na nangyari, nasanay siyang dinadalaw siya nito tuwing hating gabi, at kahit alam niyang mali, tinanggap niya sa sariling kabit siya nito. Iyon nga lang, nasasaktan siya kapag umaakto itong parang walang nangyayari sa kanila sa tuwing kaharap ito sa umaga. Hanggang sa nalaman niyang buntis siya ngunit sakto ring buntis ang ate niya. Makasarili man, siya mismo ang nagsiwalat ng relasyon niya sa asawa nito. Ngunit dumoble lang ang sakit na nararamdaman niya matapos nitong itanggi ang lahat maging ang pinagbubuntis niya, gulat na gulat pa ito at sinabing ni minsan ay hindi siya dinalaw sa kanyang silid. Sa galit ng kanyang mga magulang ay ipinatapon siya sa ibang bansa upang pagtakpan ang kahihiyan ng kanilang pamilya. Sa kanyang pagbabalik, nagulat siya noong muli siya nitong bisitahin sa kanyang silid sa kalagitnaan ng gabi. Galit na galit ito. "How dare you leave me and hide my daughter, Crystal?"

I was six months pregnant when my husband's childhood sweetheart showed up on Christmas Eve, pregnant too, demanding her place in his life. Smiling, I welcomed her in. "Come on in. Make yourself at home." In my previous life, I had forced my husband to kick Shirley out. She collapsed from low blood sugar and froze to death that very Christmas Eve. Matthew did not hold it against me. On the contrary, he softened, stayed by my side and took care of me while I waited to give birth. However, when the baby came, despite being an obstetrician himself, Matthew sent our healthy newborn son straight to the morgue. I begged him desperately, but his face was twisted with hatred. "If you hadn't been so petty and dramatic, Shirley wouldn't have died along with her baby!" "You're heartbroken over your son? Then go freeze to death too. Pay for Shirley’s life with your own life." Just like that, I opened my eyes again, back to the moment Shirley arrived on Christmas Eve.

What happens when the girl you thought was your best friend since high school is not the person you thought she was? Marianne is 27 years old. After the betrayal of her fiancé with her best friend, she decided to change everything in her life. She believed that she had escaped from the unhappy past, especially when a man enters her life. The attraction between them is like a flash of lightning. The desire for each other is invincible. Things start to get complicated when another woman starts claiming her boyfriend. Also, another man lays a claim to Marianne's heart. The situation will become explosive when the ex-best friend appears with the utter aim of destroying her.

Midnight Hunters, a group of criminals that are being chase by the government. They are still unknown by the public, this mysterious group has been the pain in the ass of the Mayor of their town. Many people don't know them, they just known for being scary, brutal murderers and a dangerous group, they must be put behind bars. The people are ordered to stay away if they saw a dagger that has a symbol of a crescent moon with the name Midnight Hunters imprinted on it, that's when you know the group is near. They are a scum in the society, criminals that need to be punish by law, they make every people feel fear. They need to be caught immediately. But the question is… are they really the problem?

Midnight Vosse just found out she's a wolf... but not really, she's just a half-wolf. And no one will let her forget it. No one fails to remind her that she's a joke to the rest of the wolves and that she's a weirdo with no social skills who can't stop counting or thinking about numbers. Grayson Baylor is an alpha wolf... but not really, he's just a recessive alpha wolf. That means he's not really an alpha, he's just a joke. A disgrace to the rest of the wolves. A weird kid who can't sit still and doesn't understand that no one can stand him. Midnight and Grayson are fated mates... but not really, because Midnight is a half-wolf and Grayson is a recessive alpha, so their bond is inconsistent and they just CAN'T DO ANYTHING RIGHT!

When Skyla Foster's mother sends her to New Orleans to escape her abusive father, she finds herself at an extravagant ball in the heart of the French Quarter hosted by one of the most notorious werewolf packs in Louisiana. She meets Kael, Knox, and Kyran Monroe, identical werewolf triplets. With the brothers by her side, she learns about her status as a rogue, fated mates, pack dynamics, and the Moon Goddess's influence. But Skyla's freedom is fragile, and her father's threats loom over her newfound life. The triplets are fiercely protective of her, but will the brothers be able to protect her when it really matters? This is book one of the Midnight on the Bayou series. book two - Beta - The Bayou Boys is now available!

Zane Ryker is the monster people pay not to meet. Billionaire. Cold-blooded Alpha of Silverspire Pack. He rules Nocturne City from the shadows of his high-end nightclub, Lunaris, never expecting fate to come crashing through his doors, but when Jayden Hart—a sharp-tongued, homeless 22-year-old who thinks he's human—shows up looking for a job, everything changes. Hunted for reasons he doesn’t understand, Jayden has no idea he’s a Moonbound Omega tied to a prophecy that could end—or save—the supernatural world. But Zane won’t let him go. Not now. Not ever. As enemies close in, instincts ignite and secrets unravel, one thing becomes clear: Jayden might be the key to Zane’s salvation... or the trigger to his downfall.

It’s end of October 1985 and the crumbling river town of Dubois, Iowa is shocked by the gruesome murder of one of the pillars of the community. Detective David Carlson has no motive, no evidence, and only one lead: the macabre local legend of “Boris Orlof,” a late night horror movie host who burned to death during a stage performance at the drive-in on Halloween night twenty years ago and the teenage loner obsessed with keeping his memory alive. The body count is rising and the darkness that hangs over the town grows by the hour. Time is running out as Carlson desperately chases shadows into a nightmare world of living horrors. On Halloween the drive-in re-opens at midnight for a show no one will ever forget. ©️ Crystal Lake Publishing