the way of the dao

Who would have thought that an accident would lead Pancho to find his true love? Astrid Marie Smith's dreams and whole life were devastated when her long-term boyfriend married her cousin Castela Newton. She wanted to forget the hurt and pain they had caused her. She went to a bar, got totally drunk, and ended up in bed with a stranger whom she believed was a gay man. They indeed had hot, steamy rebound sex all night. Pancho treasured all this and savored the night with her, but she ran away and could no longer be found. She went abroad to start a new life. After three years, Astrid went back, in timely for a revenge, when Castela ordered her to spy on her husband while abroad for six months as Philip's replacement secretary. She continued to pretend to be a dumb and mischievous. She was set up for an eviler and more destructive plan. She never realized that the hot alpha male she slept with was the elder brother of his ex-boyfriend, the Vice President of the company, Pancho Carbonel. Pancho Carbonel fell in love with Astrid the first time he set his eyes on her. He had the chance to court her, but it didn't go as he planned. A rumor circulated in the company that she was Philip's mistress. However, nothing changed. Astrid is still Pancho's dream girl, and she alone is enough for him. Until one day, she confronted Pancho, and what happened to them meant nothing to her. One night changed their lives and they are bound to end into something unexpected. Will Pancho ever have the opportunity to fulfill his heart's desire to love and be loved? Will rebound sex find its way to tie the knot with his estranged lover?

It was hard for Charlotte to let go of her best friend, Dalton, the boy she fell in love with since she was nine years old, to make way for her sister, Caroline, who happens to be in love with him too. It was hard for her but in order to make someone happy, even if it meant sacrificing her own, she was willing to let go. It all happened around her senior year, where she let go of the only thing that mattered to her and after graduation, she moved away with no intention of going back. Four years later, on her college graduation day, her parents rather demanded her to come home with a reason that shocked her senseless.

Britania Raya menyimpan banyak sekali rahasia yang belum terungkap dalam sejarah pembentukannya. Salah satunya adalah Northern Union Loot, harta jarahan pasca konflik sebelum negara Skotlandia terbentuk berabad-abad yang lalu. Hingga detik ini, belum terungkap lokasi pasti tersembunyinya harta jarahan itu. Hingga akhirnya The Council for British Archeology (CBA) memutuskan untuk menutup pencarian, juga dengan alasan yang belum terungkap. Eleanor Aetherelt, atau kerap disapa Elly merupakan seorang wartawan lepas yang bertugas untuk mengirim tulisan-tulisan jurnalistik pada kantor berita kenamaan. Meski memiliki keterbatasaan sebagai seorang Tunanetra, Elly tetap profesional menjalankan tugasnya, melakukan yang terbaik agar semua mata memandangnya setara. Pada satu waktu, salah satu tulisan Elly mengundang kontroversi, setelah menyebut nama perusahaan besar di Inggris, Thorn Enterprise. Mengetahui hal ini, Sir Edric Arathorn selaku CEO perusahaan sekaligus orang terkaya di Inggris mengantarkan Elly menuju kediamannya. Dalam perbincangan bersama Sir Edric, Elly ditunjuk sebagai orang yang harus melanjutkan pencarian Northern Union Loot, sebagai bentuk pertanggungjawaban akan tulisan Elly yang memberikan dampak pada perusahaan Thorn Enterprise. Waktu-waktu pencarian tidaklah mudah bagi Elly, tak jarang setiap langkahnya terguncang, mulai dari terbatasnya data CBA hingga halangan kelompok Silvie, yang juga mengejar Northern Union Loot berlandaskan dendam. Northern Union Loot bukan sekedar pencarian, melainkan ujian, untuk Elly beserta segala keterbatasannya.

Realizing how cruel and abusive her husband was, Kris regrets marrying Liam way too late. She planned to escape and tried to take her baby away from its father, Kris started a new life living as her twin sister, Gwen, who died a few years ago.

Ang gusto lang ni Devon ay malaman kung bakit nagpakamatay ang kapatid niyang si Deanna. Ngunit hindi niya inasahan ang pagtuklas sa mga Nayagi, ang mga alagad ng demonyo na nagtutulak sa mga tao upang gumawa ng kasalanan. Isa na roon si Damon, ang Nayagi na may kinalaman sa pagkamatay ng kaniyang kapatid...at ang lalakeng magpapainit ng malamig niyang puso.

Hindi sinasadya o sinadya man ng Tadhana na mag-krus ang landas ng lasing na si Bethany at nagtatanggal stress lang na si Gavin ng gabi ng engagement party ng ex-boyfriend ng dalaga; naniniwala sila na may malaking purpose ang pagtatagpo nila. Pagkatapos kasi ng gabing iyon ay sunod-sunod na ang naging interaksyon ng dalawa hanggang sa may mamuong pag-ibig at tuluyang mahulog ang damdamin sa bawat isa. Ngunit subalit datapwat, kagaya lang din ng ibang relasyon at pareha; susubukin sila ng panahon, huhubugin ng mga problema at susukatin ang tatag ng music teacher na si Bethany Guzman at ng abugadong si Gavin Dankworth kung hanggang saan aabot ang binhi ng pagmamahalan nilang naipunla.

"The crown prince...is my mate?" Her voice above her breath, refusing to believe her fate. In a place where people with unusual lust for blood are considered lethal, these creatures were killed and tortured every one of them to death mercilessly forcing the remaining creatures to hide and suppress their desires. Feronia Ellis was one of those who remain along with her grandmother and her best friend, Nicholas. But when an accident occurs making her best friend captured, she was forced to work at the palace under the Crown Prince's orders who holds the power to authorize the murderous acts to their clan. Walking on thin ice, she tries to restrain her rampant beast as she faces the people who cause them their hardships and uses this opportunity to find her best friend and escape the hideous palace but what she found was more than that. "The tame who suppressed the most is the most fatal when unleashed."

"เอาแบบนี้เลย ใช่ไหมแซม ได้เลย ! เก็บเงินของคุณซะแล้วเรื่องระหว่างเราเก็บมันไว้เพียงความทรงจำ"

BLURB Hindi inakala ni Skylar Mariam Aquino na magigising siyang katabi ang dating kasintahan at ngayo’y galit at namumuhi sa kanya na si Jaxon Flinn Larrazabal—isang billionaire na tinatakbuhan niya sa loob ng limang taon. Dahil sa mapaglarong tadhana, napilitan siyang maging asawa nito. Tinulungan siya ni Jaxon maging makapangyarihan ngunit binalaan siya na hinding-hindi siya mamahalin. Ngunit nang magpasya si Skylar na makipaghiwalay, isinandal siya ni Jaxon sa pader at malamig ang boses na nagsalita, “Who told you that you can leave me? You belong to me, Skylar!” “Hindi mo naman ako mahal—” “I won’t marry you if I don’t love you, stupid woman!” Mahal siya ni Jaxon?

My childhood sweetheart and younger brother both fell in love with the underprivileged student who moved into our home. After she took my family and fiancé away from me, I chose to disappear from their lives forever. But after I left, the fiancé who once told me he wished I were dead went mad trying to find me.