The Secret Katherine Applegate

I never imagined my life would come down to survival and surrender. The art center I’ve poured my heart into is drowning in debt, and I’m days away from losing everything. Then Nicholas Scott walks into my life—a billionaire with a gaze as sharp as his tailored suits and a proposition I can’t afford to refuse: one year as his wife in exchange for the money to save my dream. The deal is simple. No emotions. No entanglements. It's just a business transaction. But nothing about Nicholas is simple. His touch ignites a fire I can’t ignore, his presence feels like a storm I can’t outrun, and somewhere along the way, the lines between our arrangement and my heart begin to blur. I told myself I could walk away unscathed. I was wrong. Because now I’m carrying a secret he can never know. And when Nicholas Scott finds out, he won’t just want answers—he’ll want everything.

“I'm going to come!” I mustered. “Don't come till I tell you to,” he breathed out his order. I strained to hold the feeling, but he slammed into me two more times and I felt my core tighten, my balls shrunk and a sensation scurried along the tip of my cock, the thick ropes spewing. "What did I say?" His voice was dangerously low, sending a chill down my spine. He pulled out abruptly, making me gasp at the sudden emptiness. My body trembled, every nerve frayed. He moved to the drawer, my chest rose and fell in ragged breaths as he pulled out a nipple clamp, a whip, and a thick dildo. I swallowed hard. A slow, wicked chuckle rumbled from his throat. “Oh, love,” he murmured, dragging the leather whip along my sensitive, overstimulated skin. "We’re just getting started.” Oliver’s life as a sex worker was about to come to an end, until he met the Billionaire with a kinky taste that changed his life. He soon discovers that the company he got accepted to as an intern is run by the same man, Benjamin and he is plunged into a secret office romance where he becomes Benjamin’s play thing. In this gripping tale of sex, desire and romance, haunting characters from Benjamin’s past reveal themselves and Oliver finds himself entwined in a world of deception, betrayal...and dangerous emotions that threatens his love for Benjamin.

"This may just be a business deal for you Thalia, but it certainly isn't like that for me. Our marriage was inked in blood with fate as our witness and sealed in teardrop rings and gold bands. I love the bones of you Thalia and I'll be foolish if I ever let you go" Heartbroken and humiliated after her husband's infidelity and sudden divorce, Thalia Asplundh is shocked when Alexander Croft, her family's biggest nemesis proposes a contract marriage to shell her secure her company and prevent it from crumbling further. As they venture into this risky relationship, Thalia uncovers secrets and lies that the Croft family have been hiding and it threatens to destroy everything with her growing feelings for Alexander and the certainty that he doesn't reciprocate them Thalia must face the skeletons lurking in the darkness of her family's past to secure her future and her happiness with her husband Will she find love and redemption? or will the game of power consume her? The Billionaire's Damned Secret is gripping tale of love, power and the disastrous consequences of playing with fire

When Linda Howard’s fiance abandons her on their wedding day, she thinks her life is over. But then a drunken night she can't remember and a positive pregnancy test changes everything for her. A few years later, the struggling single mom gets a job at Sterlings Architects, owned by the brilliant Edward Sterling who was her school mate. As she tries to build her career, she hides two secrets: her daughter's existence and her attraction to her boss. Edward has a secret of his own, one that could change everything Linda knew about her past and her daughter's future. As their romance blooms, they discover that a second chance comes at a price when a vengeful enemy threatens their family’ s lives. Linda must protect her family from the dark forces that threaten to destroy everything she holds dear.

"Do you like it when I touch you like this?"Professor Derrick's thumb circles her most sensitive spot as his other hand silences her moans. Eliana has never felt pleasure this intense, this forbidden.After a messy breakup, 20-year-old Eliana promised herself no more men just focus on her literature studies. But her gorgeous, older professor has other plans.What starts as extra tutoring sessions quickly becomes stolen moments in his office. Secret touches. Heated glances. Until one night, all her walls come crashing down.Now she's addicted to his touch, even though dating him could destroy everything her scholarship, her future, her heart. But when her jealous ex returns and a vengeful classmate threatens to expose their affair, Eliana must decide:Is the best sex of her life worth risking it all for the one man she's not supposed to have?

Akala ni Bhemzly Acson ay habambuhay siyang untouchable. Lahat ay kayang paikutin, kayang tapakan—pati si Jack Devera, ang tahimik at simpleng lalaking minsang naging laruan ng kanyang kabataan. Ngunit paglipas ng panahon, bumaliktad ang mundo. Ngayon, si Jack na ang nasa itaas—isang respetadong billionaire na hindi lang ubod ng talino, kundi kontrolado rin ang halos lahat… kasama na ang kapalaran ni Bhem. At sa isang kasunduang wala siyang takas, napilitang tanggapin ni Bhem ang papel bilang asawang-kontrata ng lalaking minsan niyang sinaktan. Ang hindi niya alam, hindi lang paghihiganti ang dahilan ni Jack. Sa ilalim ng malamig nitong anyo, may lalaking matagal nang may pagtatangi sa babaeng nang-api sa kanya noon. At bang kasunduang ito, ay hindi lang para turuan siya ng leksyon—kundi para protektahan siya, ilayo sa mas malaking kapahamakan, at muling kilalanin ang pusong dati’y binasag. Ngunit sa pagitan ng galit at pag-aalangan, unti-unti ring lumilitaw ang tunay na kulay ng bawat damdamin. Kapag ang poot ay nagsimulang tumiklop sa harap ng muling pagtibok ng puso—may pag-asa pa bang maging totoo ang isang kasal na nagsimula sa kasinungalingan? Isang kwentong puno ng emosyon, sikretong hindi inaasahan, at isang lalaking kahit may sugat sa nakaraan—ay piniling mahalin pa rin ang babaeng naging dahilan nito.

A Wealthy Man, the 30 year's old Billionaire. First Child of the Family . Hindi sya naniniwala sa Tunay na pag ibig. Para sa kanya Pera at S*x lang ang habol ng kababaehan. He got Cheated on his First Girlfriend at Dahil do'n nawalan sya ng interest sa pakikipag relasyon. Para sa kanya ang Pag ibig ay kasinungalingan lamang. Ngunit sa hindi inaasahan na love at first sight sya sa isang Babaeng protective sa Sarili, isang Employee ng kanyang Sariling Company. Bilang isang lalaki, sanay na syang nilalapitan ng mga kababaehan dahil sa taglay nitong Ka gwapohan idagdag pa ang pagiging mayaman nito. Hindi nya inaasahan na isang Babae ang nagpabago sa kanyang Pananaw upang umibig muli.

When hired as the official destination photographer for the elite romantic getaway of Sizzle Island, Ava Cole isn't prepared to be pulled into a whirlwind week of seduction by a billionaire tech genius. Believing the urban legends that surround Hunter Constantine and the Apollyon Corporation, Ava lets her mind wander to ideas of being ravaged by the handsome billionaire who has a sexual prowess that will take her to the heights of her hidden desires on the island of seduction.

Caleb is a multi-billionaire business tycoon at the same time a loving brother to his siblings. His focus is on his family business, na minana niya pa sa namayapa niyang ama na si Don. Crisostomo Reid. May sampu siyang kapatid sa Ama, isa na rito si Chandria Reid. Isang sikat na modelo sa iba't-ibang panig ng bansa, ito ang pinaka close niya sa lahat ng kaniyang kapatid, dahil sa napaka sweet nito sa'kaniya. Kaya gano'n na lamang ang labis na panglulumo niya nang matagpuang patay ang kapatid ng mga awtoridad sa condo nito at pinaniniwalaang nag suicide pa. Sa kagustuhan niyang malaman ang totoong nangyari sa pagkamatay ng kaniyang pinakamamahal na kapatid two- years ago. Makikilala niya si Vanessa Rui, isang sikat na secret agent, also known as a detective at highly recommended nang kaniyang matalik na kaibigan.. Sa pagkrus ng landas nilang dalawa. Paano kung guluhin ng matapang at bruskong babae ang nahihimlay niyang puso. Handa kaya siyang buksan muli ito sa ngalan ng pag-ibig..

Renata never imagined her entire academic future would collapse overnight. Her scholarship had been revoked, expulsion was looming over her, and her little sister, Alea, needed a fortune to survive a rare illness. Just when Renata thought she had nowhere left to turn, Dominic Sinclair appeared—a young professor known for being the coldest and most powerful figure on campus—offering a proposal she could not escape. “Become my secret girl. You don’t need to be smart. Just be beautiful, obedient, and available whenever I want you. Your grades and living expenses will be taken care of.” Renata knew it was madness. Immoral. Dangerous. But for Alea—for her sister’s life, for her own future—she walked into Dominic’s office at exactly three in the afternoon. Wearing a mini skirt. And the moment that door closed behind her, Renata’s life changed forever.