The Smoking Mirror Chapter 1

Damien's life was forever changed after the car accident that killed his mother. He lost what’s most important to him and gained abilities he didn’t even want, never even wished for, and started a series of tragedies that led to him being unable to distinguish between what’s real and what’s not. From then on, uncontrollable, dark visions chased after his every waking moment, not letting him escape even in his dreams. Just when he thought he could finally get back to his old life, the ghost of a young girl puts him right onto the path of an arrogant and domineering ace police detective, Gunther Oliviera, who’s after a sick killer targeting young girls, bleeding them dry until they die. Gunther believes that Damien knows something and he’s just not telling. But how could Damien even tell the detective anything when he’s getting his information from the killer’s dead victims themselves? Damien’s not going to risk being brought back to the loony bin. But danger still finds him when someone from his past realizes he’s back and is determined to get revenge. In a race against time, Damien and Gunther must uncover the dark secret at the heart of their province, before it’s too late... Will Damien finally be able to face the path that fate had chosen for him, or will he choose to forge a new path and move forward, along with the darkness?

ชะตาพลิกผันให้เจ๊ใหญ่หงทายาทมาเฟียยุค2000 ต้องไปเกิดใหม่ที่มิติใกล้ล่มสลาย ซึ่งทุกอย่างถูกวัดด้วยความแข็งแกร่ง ทั้งพลังปราณ พลังธาตุ ทั้งนางยังมีภารกิจสำคัญที่ต้องรับผิดชอบ ทว่าเมื่อลืมตาตื่นความทรงจำกลับเลือนราง นางกลายเป็นก้อนแป้งน้อยโดยสมบูรณ์! ผักก็ต้องปลูก มารก็ต้องกำจัด ความทรงจำยังเลือนรางอีก สวรรค์ท่านกลั่นแกล้งข้าหรือไร? ดีที่ทุกครั้งเมื่อนางเลื่อนระดับพลัง ความทรงจำที่เคยเลือนรางจะค่อย ๆ แจ่มชัดขึ้นมา ยิ่งเมื่อระดับพลังสูงขึ้นนางจึงได้รู้ว่า แท้จริงแล้วในอดีตนางไม่ได้เป็นเพียงเจ๊ใหญ่หงเท่านั้น แต่กลับมีอีกตัวตนหนึ่งที่ยิ่งใหญ่และสูงส่งมากกว่า!

[MATURE CONTENT 18+] Sa isang gabi ng katahimikan, isang hindi inaasahang tanawin ang tumambad kay Yohan sa gitna ng gubat—isang babae, walang malay, balot lamang ng pulang tela. Wala itong pangalan, alaala, o paliwanag. Sa halip na iwan, dinala niya ito sa kanyang mansyon. Hindi niya alam kung anong sumapi sa kanya. Siguro'y awa. O marahil, isang bagay na mas malalim. Habang ginagamot at inaalagaan niya ang babae—na nangangalang Jasmine. Unti-unting nagbabago ang katahimikan ng mansyon. Ang mga bulong ng nakaraan ni Jasmine ay nagsisimulang lumitaw, kasabay ng pag-init ng tensyon sa pagitan nila. Sa bawat titig, sa bawat dampi ng balat, nagiging mas mahirap para kay Yohan na mapanatili ang distansya. Pero sa likod ng malalambing na halik at maiinit na gabi, may mga tanong na hindi mawala sa kanyang isipan: Sino ba talaga si Jasmine? At bakit tila may itinatago ito na maaaring ikapahamak nilang pareho? Isang kwento ng pagnanasa, misteryo, at tiwala—na unti-unting tinutunaw ng init ng katawan at lamig ng katotohanan.

She lost her parents and two year later she was forced to run away with her cousin. She returned and was sold into marriage the day she returns. She made sure her uncle wouldn't be living off her. The papers were sign and she went off to live her new life yet what she expected from this new life was not what she received. Pain and suffering, humiliation and heartbreak, from her husband. Will she be able truly find happiness? But it seems she had forgotten about the man who gave her a ride back home the day her contract marriage began. A new home and all but that was shattered by the one person she thought should love her... ©Hopesophine

"You, Mr Bryan, my dear husband is stuck with me forever. I'm yours and you're mine! Don't you dare look at another woman because, you won't like the other side of me" Bryan stared at his wife, amazed. "So, is my dear wife threatening me or what?" He asked, sneaking his hand to her waist and pulling her closer to his body. "Yes, I'm threatening you, dear husband. Don't you dare look at another woman. I won't share what's mine with other preys put there" "Damn! I swear, I fucking love you" he said before placing his lip on hers and kissed her passionately. • Emily Thompson, tough and strong. Got hurt and cheated by her ex boyfriend and later got married to the most powerful, richest Mafia. Her brother's best. She vowed to protect what belongs to her and never lose it again. Bryan Samuel, a powerful Mafia and the most richest business man in whole country. He is cold like an ice, he never cared about anyone except his friends but, that perspective of his changed the moment he set his eyes on only one woman, Emily Thompson, his best friend's sister. After spending a night with her, everything about him changed. He vows to make her his wife and he succeeded. But, what happens when the woman he loves so much becomes too possessive? Her possessiveness ends up landing them in trouble.

** This is book 1 of The alliance series, each book can be read as a stand alone but the stories do follow on. ** ** Book 2 Freeing Freya now available ** The desire to mate is overwhelming and he can no longer ignore his wolfs need but how can anyone find it in them to love the Alpha's dark secret. He's been careful his whole life to keep it hidden, and there is no way that this timid girl before him will be able to handle it but she has a secret of her own, one that will shake him to his core, if only he can hold onto her long enough to find out.

เมื่อโลกแห่งความจริงเริ่มสั่นคลอนด้วยพลังแห่งเงามืดที่ถูกปลุกขึ้นจากอดีตอันลึกลับ หลงเซิง เด็กหนุ่มผู้มีพลังวิญญาณที่ไม่รู้ถึงขอบเขตของตนเอง ต้องเผชิญหน้ากับชะตากรรมที่ไม่อาจหลีกหนี การเดินทางที่เต็มไปด้วยอันตรายและความลึกลับได้เริ่มขึ้นเมื่อเขาได้พบกับหวางหลง จอมยุทธ์ผู้มากประสบการณ์ ทั้งสองต้องร่วมมือกันในการต่อสู้กับพลังที่เหนือธรรมชาติ พร้อมกับค้นหาความลับของวิญญาณที่ถูกลืมเลือน ท่ามกลางเส้นทางที่เต็มไปด้วยปริศนาและการทดสอบ ความจริงเกี่ยวกับวิญญาณที่สลายไปและตำนานที่ถูกปกปิดมานานนับศตวรรษจะถูกเปิดเผย หลงเซิงจะสามารถค้นพบพลังที่แท้จริงในตัวเอง และหยุดยั้งเงามืดที่คืบคลานเข้ามากลืนกินโลกนี้ได้หรือไม่? ทุกก้าวที่เดินทางไป มีเพียงความกล้าและศรัทธาที่จะนำพาเขาไปสู่บทสรุปของการผจญภัยครั้งยิ่งใหญ่!

Looking at the bright sun, which is not so bright right now hiding itself to create darkness all around totally makes me think about my present situation. I heard that sound of footsteps entering the room, so I turned around and said, “Hey!” “Don’t start now. You will get your wish soon.” he said removing his coat. “We can’t!” I said, looking at him. “What do you mean? All these days you are asking nothing but for divorce papers. Now they will reach you in a few days for sure. Now why are you saying we can’t?” he asked with a completely blank expression. “I am pregnant!” I mumbled. “What?” he asked, stepping towards me in shock. “I.Am.Pregnant!” I said each word with force and then let the darkness consume me.

Isang pusong nakakulong sa obligasyon at isang pusong puno ng ambisyon ang pagtatagpuin ng isang misyon. Walang ibang bagay ang mahalaga ngayon kay Kiro Verona bukod sa matagal na niyang pangarap sa buhay, iyon ay ang sumikat ang bandang binuo niya at ang mga kantang gagawin nila. One day, a great opportunity came to him when his cousin, Nathalia Fernandez, offer him a good deal and that is to help him to get into the talent agency where she belongs to. But unexpectedly, her help is not for free. She wants Kiro to do something first for her. Pinanghihinalaan kasi nito na bading ang kaniyang boyfriend na si Nikkolai Froy Servantes—the problematic and introvert mayor of La Castellion. Kaya ang gusto ni Nathalia ay akitin niya ito kung paano niya akitin ang kaniyang mga babae hanggang sa lumabas ang tunay nitong kulay. But what if the waves of love will change the beat of their hearts? Can they still get up when they are already fallen madly, deeply inlove?

Flirting with Fury (Billionaire Series #1) What happens when a cold-hearted billionaire crosses paths with a dangerously sweet drunk girl? Damon Monteverde, 31, is the ruthless and infamously angry CEO of Monteverde Corporation. Half-British, half-Filipino, and all-business, Damon is the kind of man who commands attention the moment he steps into a room. But beneath the layers of cold glares and corporate armor lies a ticking clock-his grandfather's will states he must marry or have a child to inherit the billion-dollar empire. Enter Leah Corpuz, 27, jobless but resilient, sweet but secretly wild. Desperate to help her sick mother and two younger siblings, Leah stumbles across a website: A CEO looking for a wife and child bearer. On a whim-and a prayer-she applies. Damon expects a quiet, obedient contract wife. What he gets is Leah: charming, unpredictable, and a little too flirty when drunk. Sparks fly, tempers flare, and in between the chaos, something real begins to bloom. But what happens when a marriage built on convenience becomes something more complicated? When secrets are revealed and emotions get entangled, will Damon and Leah survive the storm of love, lies, and lust?