The Secret She Keeps Book

*This book contains trigger warnings. Mentions of rape and abuse in this story. Read with caution.* •••••• *2 books in 1. "You Belong To Me" is added at the end of the book.* •••••• Violet is a small-town girl from Ohio. Little does she know her father is a well-known Capo in the Mafia world. He has kept her hidden from his enemies, and only those in his inner circle know about her. That is why he moved to such a small town to keep from being found. Her best friend and secret crush, Mike, has grown up with her and was tasked by her father to be by her side once they were old enough. As a teen, Mike began to learn the inner workings of the Mafia world and business. When a business opportunity opens up in Florida, Mike is sent to oversee it. With his right-hand man, Alex, by his side, they take Violet and Nicole with them to keep them both close. Little do they know: danger is lurking nearby. Another Capo, Ted DiBiase, has his eyes set on Violet when he sees her in a club one night, a club owned by her father and Ted's rival. Ted has no idea Violet is his rival's daughter. He wants her, and he will stop at nothing to have her. What will happen when Ted puts his plan into action and takes Violet? Will Mike be able to save her in time? How will Violet react to the fact that her father is a well-known Capo?

ผู้ชายคนนั้น คู่หมั้นของพี่สาวฉัน ใครจะไปคิดว่าเขาจะเป็นคนเดียวกันกับคนที่นอนกับฉันคืนนั้น ถึงมันจะเป็นแค่ความผิดพลาด แต่เรื่องนั้นฉันไม่เคยลืม —————— เธอหันหน้ามาทางผมก่อนจะซบหน้าลงตรงหน้าอกผมทำราวกับว่าแสดงความเป็นเจ้าของ “อย่าทำแบบนี้ แล้วก็นั่งลง ดี ๆ” ผมพูดดุและรู้สึกไม่สบอารมณ์ ที่เธอมาทำท่าทางแบบนี้กับผม “อยากนั่งคร่อมพี่จัง ขอนั่งคร่อมหน่อยได้ไหมคะ...” คำถามของเธอทำให้ผมพอใจ หน้าตาของเธอดูใสซื่อไม่เหมือนกับคำพูดและการกระทำผมคิดว่าเธอไม่น่าจะใช่คนที่มาเสนอตัวให้ผู้ชายแบบนี้นะ เหอะ!! นี่สินะที่เขาว่าอย่ามองคนแค่ภายนอก “ถ้าอยากนั่งคร่อมฉัน เธอก็ต้องนั่งคร่อมฉันทั้งคืนนะไหวไหม หื้มม...” ผมปัดไรผมที่ปกปิดใบหน้าของเธอไปทัดไว้ข้างหู “ไหวสิคะ พริ้งไหว” “เธอเสนอให้ฉันเองนะ หึ!!”

Agnia, Gadis berusia empat belas tahun yang menemukan mata menjadi merah. Ramalan mengatakan anak-anak bermata merah harus dimusnahkan agar dewa kehancuran tidak balik lagi. Menyembunyikan bola mata, orang tua Agnia mengajarkan sihir kuno terlarang merubah bentuk manusia. Tanpa orang tua sadari, Agnia asli sudah mati, diganti oleh jiwa yang baru. Agnia belum menyadari, bola mata merah membawa takdir tidak pernah dipikirkan oleh siapapun.

Para takasan ang nakatakda niyang kasal sa isang matandang lalaki ay lumuwas si Bethany Gayle Chavez sa isang malayong probinsiya. Ipakakasal kasi siya ng mommy niya sa isang Chinese business tycoon. Bagay na never niyang sinang-ayunan. Bilang heiress, alam na niya na kapalit ng pagiging marangya ng buhay niya ay ang pagpapalakas at pagpapalawak ng impluwensya ng bawat pamilya kaya naman kailangan niyang maikasal sa isang taong kaparehas o higit pa sa estado nila sa buhay. Kaya naman para makatakas sa kasunduang hindi niya gusto. . .nagpaka-layo kayo siya at nagpanggap siya bilang isang simpleng babae. Namasukan siya sa isang mayamang haciendero bilang house maid at doon ay nakilala niya si Simon Clarke Silvestre. Nagmamay-ari ito ng heka-hektaryang lupain sa probinsya at may malaking hacienda. Naging maganda at kaswal lang naman ang pagtanggap sa kanya ng binata. Pero naging mahirap para sa kanya ang pagsisilbi rito dahil kagagaling lang nito sa isang aksidente. Iritable si Simon at mabilis na magalit. Hindi naman siya ganito noon. Nagsimula lang ang pagbabago niya simula noong maaksidente siya. Hindi nila alam na si Bethany ay isang tagapagmana at nagpapanggap lamang bilang kasambahay. Bagay na sinesekreto niya sa lahat dahil ayaw niyang mahuli at ibalik sa mga magulang niya kundi ay malilintikan siya at ipapakasal sa matandang instik na iyon. Pero paano kung sa isang pagkakamali ay magbabago ang buhay ni Bethany? Si Simon ba ang magliligtas sa kanya sa masalimuot niyang magiging kapalaran sa matandang intsik na iyon, o mas lalo lang nitong sisirain ang buhay at mga pangarap niya?

"At school, I can't touch you. But outside of school, you are my future wife." Estefan said the words with a cold, firm, and intimidating emphasis. Kaluna, who does not believe in love, of course refuses when her Aunt Ola marries a young man who turns out to be her own homeroom teacher. For the sake of her late brother's inheritance, Ola even collaborates with Dewa, Kaluna's former lover who betrayed his own best friend. "No matter what happens, you have to come back to me!" Dewa insisted, not caring even if he had to use all the dirty means he had. Can Kaluna face her cold homeroom teacher Estefan, as well as Dewa's persistence in betraying her love? follow me @setia_am

Hidup Kia berubah saat surat wasiat dari ayahnya selesai dibacakan. Di dalam surat itu, Kia terpaksa harus tinggal selama empat tahun bersama Arfan, pria yang ditunjuk ayahnya sebagai walinya. Kia yang menyukai kebebasan sangat membenci Arfan yang penuh akan peraturan. Sebisa mungkin dia akan membuat hidup Arfan bagaikan di neraka. Apakah Kia bisa melakukannya? Atau justru Arfan yang akan meluluhkannya? *** Viallynn

On the same day I was admitted into the hospital for my pregnancy, my husband, Charles Page, received 108 missed calls on his phone. It was from Sue, his mentee, a girl who had cancer. I asked if he was going to pick up, and he replied impatiently, "All she does is call me all day! Doesn't she have any other family? She's so annoying." Later, that very girl posted a photo of herself on the hospital rooftop, wearing a white dress. The caption said: [If I jump down from here, will I become a butterfly in my next life? Maybe then, everyone won't hate me.] Charles only glanced at the post before chuckling mockingly. "What does she mean, turn into a butterfly? Is she delusional?" But after that, he grew visibly restless, before rushing out and not returning all night. That night, I hemorrhaged and was taken into emergency care. When the nurse asked if I wanted to keep the baby, I looked at the empty space beside me and answered calmly. "No, I don't."

Alice Smith longed to turn the tortuous days of loving Camila into a happy ending but you know how the universe isn't always on your side, a fiasco named Jake appeared.  He came like a domestic cat and settled in as a wild tiger, a predator domineering over the masses, his soft side captured camila´s heart that she forgot family and her one and only best friend Alice. Camila didn't realize she had entered the territory of the wild tiger until she looked around her and realized everyone had either died or left her . A love so beautiful it cannot be defined by mere mortals' views on affection, a love that isn't stained by societal norms and rules. No matter how broken, Alice could not give up on her love. Brandishing her swords against all odds she went up against the wild tiger with the power of love.

Si Alexander Guevarra ay isa sa pinakamayaman at pinakagwapong bilyonaryo sa bansa. Sa paningin ng lahat, siya ay seryoso, malamig, at parang hindi kayang abutin ng ordinaryong tao. Pero sa likod ng kanyang magarang buhay at matipuno pagkalalaki, may tinatago siyang malaking sekreto—isang bahagi ng kanyang sarili na wild, mapusok, at puno ng pagnanasa na hindi niya kayang ipakita sa publiko. He is a man who has everything, yet he feels empty. Ayaw niyang mahulog sa kanya ang mga babae dahil lang sa pera o status niya bilang isang mayaman. Kaya nagpasya siyang magpanggap bilang isang simpleng empleyado lang. Gusto niyang maranasan ang totoong buhay at makahanap ng babaeng mamahalin siya kung sino siya, not because of how rich he is. Doon niya nakilala si Bella, isang simpleng dalaga na may mabait na puso. Little did she know, the man she is falling for is actually a powerful CEO. Naging malapit sila sa isa’t isa at hindi nila napigilan ang matinding atraksyon. Their relationship became intense, hot, and full of passion. Sa pag ka malikhain ni Bella, napapakawalan ni Alexander ang kanyang tunay na kulay. Siya ay naging dominant, mapaglaro, at sobrang mapagmahal. Bawat gabi na magkasama sila ay puno ng init at sarap na hindi niya naramdaman kahit kailan. Every touch, every kiss, felt so real and satisfying. Pakiramdam niya, siya ay walang labis walang kulang buong buo kapag kasama ang dalaga. Pero habang tumatagal, lalong bumigat ang sekreto niya. Alam niyang mali na itinatago pa niya ang katotohanan na iyon, lalo na’t sobra na ang nararamdaman nila para sa isa’t isa. He is terrified that once Bella finds out the truth, she will feel betrayed and leave him. Takot siyang mawala ang babaeng nagparamdam sa kanya ng tunay na ligaya. Bigla niya ulit ito hinalikan.

MATED is book #2 in a new paranormal romance series by bestselling author Bella Lore, whose series MY TRUE MATE and THE ALPHA’S MATE have over 500 five-star reviews.

“I couldn’t stop reading.”

--Reader review (My True Mate)

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When her father suddenly dies, Winter Grace, 17, is forced to fly across the country and attend a mysterious prep school, an ancient castle in a fog-covered island on the coast of Maine. Nothing here is what it seems, and it isn’t long before Winter, feeling a surging power for the first time, realizes that she is not who—or what—she thinks she is.

But when Winter feels an inexplicable crush for an elusive and dangerous boy at the school, she realizes a greater destiny is at play. She knows the relationship might destroy them both—yet she also knows that they can never be apart.

In MATED, Winter and her crush embark on a dangerous quest to retrieve the magic relic and save their friends their school.

Yet they have no idea of the fate awaiting them—or what they will need to do for each other to survive.

Creating an unforgettable world of vampires, werewolves, shifters and magic of all sorts, a world of fantasy, love and sacrifice, MORTAL will take you to another place, rife with shocking twists and turns. Fans of books such as Vampire Academy and Twilight and Crush are sure to fall in love!

Future books in the series are also available.

"The story was very well written and was unique as compared to other shifter stories.”

--Reader review (The Alpha’s Mate)

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“Excellent from start to finish and leaves you wanting more.”

--Reader review (My True Mate)

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