The Smoking Mirror Chapter 1

Serviano Series # 1 - Lexie Amanda Serviano Lexie Amanda Serviano faced the biggest plot twist in her life, upon going back to the Philippines. She had no choice but to have a place to move on, to heal her heart. With the help of her cousins, she began to move to a place where she used to call home. She hated the idea of failing in love because she thought that love was only made to last a few years and it would be gone. She was set to find her journey of healing. The scars that wounded her heart were enough for her to doubt men. Because her father betrayed her family. "Behind the scars, I wish someone would understand how it is hard for me to trust and to love. I hope to be loved and valued by someone..." - Lexie Amanda Serviano

For Renata, the world of the rich is a place where she will never belong, as everyone, without exception, as self-centered, mean, rude, overbearing, cheating and wicked. When she leaves the country, she starts working for one of the biggest companies in the world, and although she hates herself for feeling this, she can't keep the bold Italian out of her thoughts, she can't control her heartbeat let alone the butterflies in her stomach every time he's around. She tries not to want him for 3 reasons: 1 - He is rich. 2 - He is her boss, and 3 - She finds the behavior of this Italian tycoon very suspicious. The more she tries to stay away, the more he insists on getting closer. Between them, which will speak louder: love or reason?

Secretary of a Mafia (Vasileios #1) Agasher Dame Reyes only wanted a decent job to stand on her own feet. But her interview as Sandro Salvador’s secretary was far from ordinary, it was a test of pride, strength, and determination. Insulted yet unshaken, she proved herself in front of an intimidating recruiter and unexpectedly landed the position no one dared to take. Sandro Salvador is a man known for his ruthless discipline and merciless standards. To work under him means sleepless nights, unending pressure, and surviving a world where power rules over everything. With a salary too tempting to refuse, Agasher steps into a life that is far more complicated than she ever imagined. But being Sandro’s secretary is not just about schedules and documents. It’s about standing her ground, facing hidden dangers, and keeping her identity intact in a world full of secrets. What began as a simple job soon pulls her into a deeper battle between survival and ambition. Caught between her dignity and her growing entanglement with Sandro, Agasher must decide; will this opportunity lead her to the independence she longs for, or will it trap her in a world that could break her completely?

[ Entropy Trilogy #1 ] What surprises are waiting ahead of them as their destiny being entangled with each other? What will happen if love and hate collide? Will they be able to melt the rage, the hatred?

Hebe woke up one day realizing she's in love with Gael, her best friend. She promised she would do anything and everything just to make him hers—whatever it takes, whatever is at stake; so she devised a way for the two of them to get married. The only problem? Gael is gay.

SCHWERT ACADEMIA The Parallel Dimension is the existing world full of magic and various elements. Each nation has its own identity and elements assigned. The Avanguard is a country covered by the Parallel Dimension. The focus of Avanguard is the use of magics and various kinds of sword. Read at once to discover the hidden secrets of the SCHWERT ACADEMIA.

There is a Past and then there is a Present. What should be our choice? To go along with the Past, feeling the familiarity of it or to go along with the Present, wishing for something new and hoping it to be amazing? With Past, we already know what to expect and know that it will not hurt the same if something goes wrong again. With Present, we don’t know what to expect and also feel that it may hurt even more than ever. So, should we let go of the past or ignore the present? With all these confusing and unanswerable questions there are a few people who are ready to tell you their story. This is the story of one among such people who has a tough but again, not so tough choice to take between past and present. Hope whatever choice that person takes will be near to perfect one, or at least far away from worst.

"Sa larangan ng pag-ibig ano ang makakaya mong isakripisyo para sa kapakanan ng iyong minamahal?" Si Armina Deo Gracia at Xander Luis Montenegro, pinagtagpo sa maling panahon. Nagkaroon man ng kanya-kanyang pamilya ay nanatili ang pag-ibig nila sa isa’t isa. Hanggang dulo... Si Katherine Salcedo at Ivan Sammuel Stevenson, apo ng yumaong Armina at Xander Luis. Pinagtagpo at kusa nilang nasumpungan ang pag-ibig sa bawat isa kahit na magkaiba ang estado nila sa pamumuhay at marami ang humahadlang. Magiging katulad din ba ng kanilang namayapang abuela at abuelo ang kanilang pag-iibigan? Sa panahong malupit ang kapalaran, magkakaroon ba ng pag-asa ang kanilang pag-iibigan? Kaya bang mapanindigan ang wagas na pagmamahal kung ang alaala nila’y maaaring mahadlangan ng kanilang pagitan sa nakaraan?

Nakipaghiwalay si Oliver Kim sa girlfriend niyang si Serenity Oh. Sa uri ng trabahong meron siya, natatakot siyang malagay lang sa kapahamakan ang buhay nito. Pero nang muli silang magkita, pareho lang pala ang mundong itinadhana sa kanilang dalawa.

Dahil sa kagustuhan ni Xavier Collins na mabigyan ng hustisya ang pagkamatay ng kaniyang kapatid, hinanap at pinilit niyang pinaamin ang babaeng maaaring may kinalaman sa kaso—si Ashley Fate Anderson, isang hindi kilalang manunulat na gustong maibahagi ang kaniyang mga akda sa buong mundo kahit hindi pabor sa kaniya ang tadhana. Matapos mahanap ang kopya ng manuscript ni Fate sa mismong pinangyarihan ng krimen ay naisipan ni Xavier Collins na ipadukot at ikulong ito sa mala palasyo niyang bahay. Noong una ay ginawa lang ito ni Xavier para sa imbestigasyon ng pagkamatay ng kanyang kapatid ngunit habang tumatagal ang pananatili ni Fate sa pamamahay niya ay hindi niya namalayang umiibig na siya sa dalaga.