the secret she keeps book

Nang maaksidente ang kinikilalang ama ni Amanda ay napilitan siyang huminto sa pag-aaral at magtrabaho para makatulong sa pang araw araw na gastusin ng kanyang pamilya. She tried different jobs pero hindi pa rin sapat ang kanyang kinikita para sa pagpapaopera ng kanyang ama. Kaya naman napilitan siyang tanggapin ang alok na trabaho ng kanyang boss sa isang sikat na bar at doon niya nakilala si Adam Smith, ang lalaking handang ibigay ang lahat ng kailangan niya kapalit ang pagpapakasal niya dito. Hindi naman siya nagdalawang isip sa kagustuhan ng lalaki, ang tanging gusto lang niya ay mabuhay ang kanyang ama kahit ang kapalit pa nito ay ang kaligayahan niya. Adam Smith is a billionaire that owns a big construction company in the Philippines. He's the only son of a famous couple in the business industry. He's the type of person that gets everything he wants kaya naman ng unang makita niya si Amanda ay agad niya itong nagustuhan. With the power and connections he had, he got Amanda in a snap. Amanda Salvador is a simple yet gorgeous woman who can capture the heart of every men. Ang hindi niya inakala ay mabibihag rin niya ang puso ng nag-iisang Adam Smith. When she agreed to the offer, hindi niya akalain na tuluyan ng mahuhulog ang loob niya sa lalaki. Paano kung ang inaakala niyang masayang buhay ay masira dahil sa mga taong humahadlang sa pagmamahalan nila. Makakaya pa kaya nilang ipaglaban ang isa't isa kung mismong tadhana ang gumagawa ng dahilan para magkalayo at kalimutan nila ang isa't isa.

My man left me for my sister. My family turned their back to me. Homeless and lonely, I landed on the street. My world turned upside down, and my cup of coffee just got crushed.

**Book two of the The Awakening of the Crowned Wolf** Alexi thought she was striking the ultimate blow of justice...but instead, she killed someone she loved. In the aftermath of this tragedy, the world of werewolves is in disarray. As packs everywhere lament the death of Luna, Alexi must grapple with her own guilt and broken heart. Will she ever be able to bring King William to justice? Or will she be consumed by her own grief?

Masaya si Eunice nang mapangasawa ang lalaking mahal niya. Kahit nahihirapan siya sa kanya, patuloy siyang umuunawa at nagmamalasakit. Ikinasal sila para sa kapakanan ng kumpanya at sa kagustuhan ng kanilang mga magulang. Tiniis niya ang lahat, umaasa na balang araw ay matutunan din siyang mahalin at tanggapin ang kanilang kasal. Ngunit nagkamali siya; mas lalo siyang nasasaktan. Mas binibigyan ng atensyon ng kanyang asawa ang dating kasintahan kaysa sa kanya. Hanggang isang gabi, laking gulat niya nang makita ang kanyang asawang lasing na nakatayo sa harap ng kanyang kwarto. Bigla na lang siyang hinila papasok. Doon, may nangyari sa kanila. Ibinigay ni Eunice ang sarili sa kanyang asawa kahit lasing na lasing ito. Pagkaraan ng isang buwan, nalaman niyang siya ay buntis. Pinili niyang lumayo. Natakot siyang hindi siya paniwalaan at itakwil ang kanilang anak. Umalis siya nang hindi sinasabi ang tungkol sa kanyang pagbubuntis. Ilang taon ang lumipas, bumalik siya, ngayon kasama ang kanilang anak. Paano kung muli silang magtagpo at ang tadhana ay magbuklod muli sa kanila? Ano ang gagawin ni Eunice? Sasabihin ba niya ang katotohanan na may anak sila, o patuloy niya itong ililihim?

I am ANNABEL DRAKE, a woman who has spent her entire life in the Shadows of others. A forgotten girl child ,and also an underestimated employee, in fact I am everything you can think of because I have been through a lot . It started after my father was imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit. My family lost everything: our fortune, our home, and most painfully, our dignity. My mother fell ill under the weight of disgrace, and I became the sole provider, fighting every day just to keep us alive . When an unexpected job opportunity lands in my lap, I see it as an opening way out of poverty and struggle. Working as an executive assistant for Carson Clair, the almighty billionaire CEO of Sonclair Enterprises, isn't easy. He's rude , and unnecessarily leading over everyone in a bad manner, and I can tell you unapologetically that he's everything I despise in a man. But the paycheck is good, and I need it . Then, the unimaginable happens after a few months. Carson makes me an offer I can't refuse because it is such a juicy offer. It was a contract marriage . He needs a wife to secure a billion-dollar deal, and in exchange, he promises to clear my Father's name, pay off my mother's medical Bills, and set me up for life. It sounds like a dream... Until I realize I'm falling for him. Just as I start to believe that maybe, just maybe, this arrangement could turn into something real, my world shatters again. I discovered a secret which was actually the truth and it changed everything. Carson isn't who I through he was. And neither is the man I've been secretly confiding in ... Fred Mark.

Vanessa never expected her life to shatter in an instant. After getting kidnapped by someone dear to her, she is thrust into a brutal underworld, kidnapped by a mafia she barely knows exists. Her impulsive acts makes her make the horrible decision ever. Amidst the chaos, another mafia steps in to help her escape. Drawn to in ways he can’t explain, he risks everything to protect her from a deadly fate. But as she finds herself free yet in constant danger, she can’t deny the growing bond between them—or the sense of debt she feels towards him. With danger at every turn and enemies closing in, They must go through a world of violence, betrayal, and desire. Can they survive long enough to confront the past and take control of their futures? Their only hope may be each other, but in the mafia world, money comes first!

Ainee Davina Rae, the only daughter of the most dangerous and most influential mafia boss. When her parents died at the age of ten she inherited all the property of her father and mother, and as the heir apparent daughter of the powerful mafia, she also had to follow in her parents' footsteps. She inherited all the businesses developed by her family, including the organization formed by her father when he was still alive. When she reached the right age she learned to stand on his own feet and live alone, but she still carried traces of the past. In her desire to track down the people who killed her parents she reorganized her father's organization. She pretends to be someone else to do her mission well and unexpectedly she meets a man who will cause her plan to go awry. Will she succeed in her desire for revenge? Or will the wind just blow away the plans she has made?

It had been the fifth year of my marriage, and I was about to reveal everything to my husband after pretending to be poor for so long. However, his childhood sweetheart had just returned from studying abroad. With a cruel smile, my mother-in-law sneered, "Claire and Thomas are a much better match. "Not like some trash who isn't even fit to show up in public." She and my sister-in-law had waited for the perfect moment, drugging me and teaming up with the childhood sweetheart to accuse me of being a mistress. The result? I had lost my baby. In a single night, I had lost everything. The position as a vice president of a major company, our lakeside mansion, the limited-edition sports cars... I would make sure it was all gone! I would make them beg for my mercy. I would make sure they came crawling on their knees!

“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.

MATCHED is book #3 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.” --Amazon review (My True Mate) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 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 MATCHED, Winter and her love reach the place they never though they would. They are so close to retrieving the relic—when an unexpected twist may just force her love to sacrifice everything—even himself—for her. 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.” --Amazon review (The Alpha’s Mate) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Excellent from start to finish and leaves you wanting more.” --Amazon review (My True Mate) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐