The Tender Bar

For years, the witches and vampires of Shadowbrooke co-existed secretly, without much incident. Until one winter evening in 2002. Luca Delacroix was on a hunting trip when the monthly court hosted by his clan turned disastrous. What began as a normal night for the residents of the sleepy town ended horribly when fledgelings in blood-lust took Shadowbrooke under siege. It took a small coven of witches, a powerful spell, the Chaos Star and a virgin's blood to end the terror. But in the aftermath, Julian Delacroix, Luca's brother, along with several of their clan members, were eternally bound to the manor's cellar, forsaken to wither and perish from thirst. It's 2022, and Luca's returned to Shadowbrooke after two decades. His sudden reappearance threatens to destabilise the peaceful town again. He'll stop at nothing to get his brother out, and the Youngblood Coven will not hesitate to destroy him. While the witches scramble to get the missing piece of the Star of Chaos, the rune they once used against Luca's clan, he has to fight hard to stay one step ahead of them. But, his plans go awry when he meets and falls in love with Cadence Youngblood, the same woman responsible for his brother's infernal prison. Cadence is everything he shouldn't want, but for her, Luca is willing to take the backlash from his clan and risk her coven's wrath. © 2022 Val Sims. All rights reserved. No part of this novel may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the author and publishers.

After his girlfriend's death, Hero left his gangster life and vowed not to use his fist for violence again. But Casa de Oro was hometown to many notorious gangs, that his identity as Morsons' mighty red-haired leader would have been revealed if not for Max, the transferee woman gangster who saved him. But what if he discovered who Max really was? Could love be able to erase the painful past that they both shared and wanted to forget? Or would they become heart-broken once again?

Si Lorain ay kinikilalang asawa ni winson Durumio isang sikat na mananayaw sa kanilang lugar.Dahil sa taglay nitong ganda at natatanging talinto minahal siya ni winson at Biniyayaan siya ng isang anak na babae.Pero dahil maaga itong nagasawa maaga rin siyang bumitiw bilang mananayaw.Hanggang sa malalaman nalang ni lorain na isa pala itong "Kabit o Mistress" sa isang usap usapan sa kanilang lugar.Paano niya tutuklasin ang kahihiyang kanyang nalaman,sa pagaakala niyang siya ang orihinal na asawa ni Winson Durumio.Sa isang iglap lang mawawala ang lahat sa kanya at ang babaeng makikilala niyang tunay na asawa ni winson ay si Rica Gonzaga ang kinikilala niyang matalik nitong kaibigan.at ang masaklap na katutuhanan ay pinagsabay lang pala ni winson ang dalawang magkaibigan.Ngunit sa bandang huli maiisip ni winson at mararamdaman niyang si lorain talaga ang mahal niya.Tatanggapin pa kaya siya ng babaeng iniibig niya?

SAMANTHA VELASCO, edad na dalamput apat na taong gulang. Pumasok ito bilang Isang NBI Agent ng Black Stone upang matulungan ang mga taong naaapi. Taglay ang kasungitan sa katawan, lalo na pagdating sa mga lalaki. Ngunit hindi matatawaran ang angking kagandahan. Isa rin ito sa mga babae na labis na hinahangaan ng mga kalalakihan. Ang papel niya ay imbestigahan ang mga nangyayaring krimen sa bansang pinaglilingkuran. Nais din niyang mabigyan ng katarungan ang pagkamatay ng kaniyang kapatid na babae. Sa patuloy na pagtanggap sa mga mission at paghahanap sa taong pumatay sa kapatid at Ama ay hindi niya inaasahan ang makadaupang palad si Mr. Brayn Corts. Sa bawat pagkikita nilang dalawa ay para silang aso at pusa na hindi magkasundo. Sa bawat mission na magkasama ay palagi silang nagbabangayan dahil magkasalungat sila sa buhay. Kung baga parihas silang ma-pride at walang gustong magpatalo. Sa dalawang taong pinagtagpo ng maling panahon, may mabuo kayang pag-ibig sa kanila? Abangan!

Rez came from a long line of post, elegant, rich New York Socialites. But she's everything they're not and her mom just wants her to be the perfect little rich girl. But she couldn't and she didn't want to. She's better off being bad, going to rave parties, getting tattoos and piercings. Then she met the good boy Jack...

"You saw what happened... but you don't know the true story behind that." Luna Montecillo was the lowest of their class ranking. For her, that was the most embarassing moment of her life and her downfall as student. Because of that, she decided to ran away and stay away from people who judged her without even knowing her story behind that grades. During her solitude, she didn't expect that she will be the witness of Marcus Ibasco's crime: and murder case that he commited to his girlfriend. For Luna Almira who was a minor during the crime, it wasn't easy for her to forget and move on from what she saw. She doesn't even know what to do because she was scared when Marcus threatened her. But Amorsolo Xavier, who saved Luna from Marcus, forced her to report it to the police and sit inside the court as witness. Could Luna face her trauma and say what she witnessed that night? Or let her fear eat her and let the criminal live his life like nothing happened?

Charity was convicted with murder and was sent to jail for ten years. Pinalaki niya ang anak sa loob ng kulungan bago ito kinuha na lang ng basta-basta sa kanya. Ten years later, nakalabas na siya ng kulungan at sinundo ng isang matalik na kaibigan. That's where she will find the children that she once raised and the lover she once left. Simula nun ay unti-unti ng bumalik ang nakaraang ayaw na niyang balikan. Mula sa pinatay niya, sa mga anak niya, sa pamilya, at kung paano niya lahat yun nalampasan. Will the ex-convict really find her peace and start a new beginning?

" When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with Somebody, you want the rest of your life to start soon as possible."

Bettina Alvarez is a loving wife, beautiful and independent. Ginawa niya ang lahat para matugunan ang pagiging mabuting Asawa. She loves her husband more than anything, siya ang buhay niya. But how can she stand in her feet when her ground is slowly shattering in pieces. Gumuho ang lahat ng pagmamahal na iyon nang malaman niyang may nauna sa sinasabi niyang sakanya lang. Ang pinakamasakit pa ay may labing isang taon itong anak na mas matanda pa sa relasyon nila. She thought it's okay, ayos lang at kaya naman niya iyong tanggapin. She just needs his explanation, saying that it was a mistake, na hindi sinasadya ng asawa niyang makabuntis noon. She can accept it. Pero tila nabasag na baso ang lahat ng malaman niyang peke lamang ang kasal nila. All that happened in their wedding ten years ago flashed in bettina's memory like a recorded film, his beautiful smile na lalong nagpapatibok sa puso niya. That beautiful smile, na ngayon ay hindi na siya sigurado kung para sakanya ngang talaga.

CEO ng isang sikat na clothing company si Kylie Fernandes. At the age of 24 ay mas lalo nyang napa lago ang kanilang negosyo na minana nya sa kanyang mga magulang. Samantala si Andrea Salvador naman ay isang kilalang sikat na modelo, dalawang taon ng kasal sa asawang si Bernard.