Throttled Lauren Asher

Layla's career has been stagnant since she returned to America. When her friend came with a project unlike any other, she hoped that will be her big break. The assignment? An expose on Lucas Asher, a billionaire tycoon that everyone is talking about. The goal is to uncover something unseemly about his background and ruin his reputation. She feels bad about it, but it is the only price for success and she decides to pay it. Besides, the public deserves the truth, right? When Layla poses as a heiress of a conglomerate and manages to get some time with Asher, she finds that he is charming and considerate. He's nothing like she expected. The more time she spends with him, the more her feelings grow until she realizes she is unable to complete her assignment. What will happen when a secret from the past zooms into the present and Layla has to stay away because if he ever found out about her true background, her budding relationship would be doomed? Can the present be redeemed or the past will destroy it? Will Layla follow her heart or a deadly mission assigned to her?

(Note : bab tertentu mengandung 21+) “Buatlah Dylan bertekuk lutut padamu, Calla. Goda dia.” Calla mengerjap. “Ibu bercanda? Dylan itu kakak tiriku!” “Dia adalah pewaris tunggal. Kamu mau kita diusir dari rumah ini begitu saja setelah ayah tirimu meninggal?” tandas tegas Marissa, sang ibu. *** Setelah bertahun-tahun pergi, kali ini Calla pulang ke rumahnya hanya untuk menghadiri pemakaman ayah tirinya. Tapi ibunya, Marissa, ternyata telah memiliki rencana yang lebih gila. Yaitu menjadikan Calla sebagai alat untuk merebut warisan dari Dylan Asher, sang pewaris dingin yang kini memegang semua kendali. Masalahnya, Calla telah memiliki kekasih... dan Dylan juga bukan tipe pria yang mudah disentuh. Tapi siapa yang akan mengira jika satu sentuhan saja dari Calla... ternyata bisa membakar segalanya? "Kamu yang memulai permainan ini, Calla. Tapi akulah yang akan menyelesaikannya." ---Dylan Asher ***

“I, Caleb Dominic Asher, reject you, Scarlett Rose Davis.” Those words were the most heartbreaking words that I'd ever heard and yet, they didn't sound foreign to me. It didn't come to me as a surprise either. Yes, werewolves were destined to be with their mates but we weren't destined to be. It hurt, but I'll take this pain.

From riches to rags. Iyan ang buhay ng isang Mikolaj 'Miko' Piñeda matapos ma-bankcrupt ang business ng family niya. After that, their relatives abandoned them pati na rin ang kaibigan ng kan'yang mga magulang. Ngunit sa kabila ng paghihirap, dagdag na rin sa biglaan niyang pagbubuntis, pilit pa rin nilang mamuhay ng mapayapa at normal. Mikolaj loved her daughter very much at inalay niya ang buo niyang pagmamahal sa pagpapalaki sa kan'yang anak, but amidst of her mediocre and simple life, isang Asher Del Cuangco ang biglang pumasok sa buhay nilang mag-ina. A supposed-to-be future brother-in-law became a nuisance to Mikolaj. Bribing and coaxing her daughter seemed too wrong in her eyes but as time goes by, nahulog rin naman ang loob niya rito. Ngunit paano nalang kung may malaman si Mikolaj na magpapakabago ng kanilang buhay?Matatanggap ba ni Mikolaj ang isang Asher sa buhay nilang mag-ina lalo na't iba pala ang dala nitong intensyon sa simula palang?

Millie Boswell only needed one thing. Millie is down on her luck and needs cash fast, which is how she got lured into an office and was offered a business deal. In desperate need of help and nowhere else to turn, Millie agrees to marry a man she hardly knows to save herself from ruin. But she doesn't know what she is getting herself into with Asher Thomas.

Ang nais lamang ni Lauren Fraia Arevalo ay maghanap ng maayos na trabaho nang iba ang kan'yang matagpuan matapos makapasok bilang sekretarya ng isa sa pinakamalaking kompanya sa buong mundo, na pinamumunuan ng walang iba kundi si Wayne Walton; mayaman, malakas ang dating, gwapo at talagang pinipilahan ng mga kababaihan, an ideal bachelor ika nga na s'yang taliwas naman sa tipo ni Lauren. Subalit ng dahil sa isang insidente sa pagitan ng mga Walton at ng kan'yang pamilya, may hindi inaasahang nangyari sa pagitan ng dalawa.

When billionaire CEO Ethan Asher hires the brilliant but unassuming Brandon Nate Daniel as his new Personal Assistant, neither expects a casual dare to ignite a passionate romance. As playful flirtations turn into undeniable passion, Ethan and Brandon find themselves entangled in a steamy, forbidden relationship that threatens to unravel their carefully constructed lives. With secrets surfacing and office politics heating up, they must decide if their love is worth risking everything.

"I, Blake Blackwood, future Alpha of the Moon Crest Pack, reject you, Elena Reynolds, as my fated mate." Blake’s rejection should have broken her, but Elena’s used to pain. Her entire pack despises her. She killed her parents, she’s a monster. The only person who was supposed to love her just crushed her heart. But Elena is no ordinary wolf. She’s a hybrid; half Warlock, half Werewolf and the universe isn’t done with her yet. Then there’s Asher. God, Asher! The brooding warlock with a dangerous charm that makes her pulse race. His kiss melts her. His touch has her gasping for more. One brush of his fingers, and Elena is consumed. The heat between them? Unstoppable. But with everything that’s at stake, she can’t afford to get lost in him. Asher isn’t just a temptation, he’s a damn threat. As Elena uncovers the power she’s meant to wield, she’s torn. Should she save the pack that rejected her, or give in to the exciting temptation of the warlock who might just end up ruining her?

„Wir sind keine echten Partner und haben nicht aus Liebe geheiratet. Es war ein Vertrag. Ein Geschäftsabschluss. Du kannst mir nicht erzählen, dass du dich plötzlich verletzt fühlst, weil ich mit einer anderen Frau geschlafen habe.“ ***** Fünf Jahre lang war Elara die perfekte Luna für Asher Blackwood. Als Waise, die niemanden sonst hatte, stabilisierte sie sein Rudel und schenkte ihm ihr Herz – nur um an ihrem Jahrestag fallen gelassen zu werden. Als seine erste Liebe, Lillian, schwanger zurückkehrt, wirft Asher Elara in einen Kerker, um Platz für seine „wahre“ Familie zu schaffen. Doch Elara ist mehr als nur eine Waise. Gerettet von drei mächtigen Alpha-Brüdern, von denen sie nichts wusste, wird sie in das Revier von Kaden gebracht – dem kalten, gnadenlosen Alpha des Caelthorn-Rudels, der sich als ihr Partner herausstellt. Kaden glaubt weder an Schicksal noch an Gefühle. Er bietet ihr eine politische Ehe zum Schutz an und warnt sie, niemals Liebe zu erwarten. Doch als ein uraltes Feuer in Elaras Blut erwacht, fühlt sich der kalte Alpha auf eine Weise zu ihr hingezogen, die er sich nie hätte vorstellen können. Nun ist Asher verzweifelt bemüht, seinen Vertrag zurückzugewinnen. Lillian ist wild entschlossen, Elaras Magie zu erlangen. Und Elara? Sie weigert sich, irgendjemandes Spielball zu sein. Er hat den Vertrag gebrochen; dieses Mal würde sie lieber in der Hölle schmoren, als zu ihm zurückzukehren.

“Nagliligpit ka…” puna ni Cassian sa ginagawa ni Ember na naabutan. “Why? Tapos na ba ang selebrasyon sa birthday ko?” Pilit na ngumiti si Ember at sinalubong ang mga tingin ni Cassian. “Naisip ko na hindi naman ako ang gusto mong kasama ngayon kaya hindi na ito kailangan. And about your birthday… may naisip akong mas magandang regalo para sa ‘yo. Sigurado kong magiging ma—” “Huwag ka na mag-abala,” putol ni Cassian sa sasabihin niya. “Hindi ko kailangan ng regalo mula sa ‘yo.” Natigilan si Ember. Napakurap. Mapait na nangiti sa sarili. Paano niya bang minahal ang lalaking ito sa harap niya nang gano’n katagal? Hindi lang lima kung hindi lampas dekada na espesyal ito sa kaniya at nag-iisang itinangi. “Promise,” muling wika ni Ember. “Promise at magugustuhan mo ang ireregalo ko. I want divorce, Cassian.” *************** Nang bumalik si Lauren, ang stepsister at dating kasintahan ng asawa niyang si Cassian Montgomery Syquia... alam na agad ni Ember na wala siyang laban. Mula pa noon ay alam ni Ember na si Lauren lang ang minahal ng asawa. At kahit ang sariling ina ay ito ang laging pinapaboran. Kaya bago pa siya masaktan ng lubusan, nagdesisyon si Ember na makipag-divorce para magparaya. Pero si Cassian? Bakit nang sabihin ni Ember na mag-divorce sila ay ayaw nito? At bakit kung kailan ayaw na niya ay saka naman ito naging interesado sa kaniya?