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Miles Landry is trying to put violence behind him when he takes up work as a private detective focused on humdrum adultery cases. But when a Tibetan monk hires him to find a missing person, things get weird fast. Charged with tracking down the reincarnation of a man possessed by a demonic guardian from the Tibetan Book of the Dead, Miles is plunged into a world of fortune-tellers, gangsters, and tantric rituals. The year is 1991 and a series of grisly murders has rocked New York City in the run up to a visit from the Dalai Lama. The police attribute the killings to Chinatown gang warfare. Miles–skeptical of the supernatural–is inclined to agree. But what if the monster he's hunting is more than a myth? ©️ Crystal Lake Publishing

After seeing the engagement invitation of her beloved man Anya Arora ran away like a coward. So picking up her broken heart and pride, distancing with everyone and binding herself with new shackles of promises, she left but she never knew she will met a devil who will make her life upside down.

Book 2 of The Hidden Affair Of The Legal Wife. Warning: Some chapters may have mental triggers, murd3r, and s*xual content. Viewer discretion is advised. After her husband's death, Emerald finds herself locked up in her room, unable to interact with people as she blames herself over and over for it. With the help of her boyfriend, Dean, she somehow got better, and with a few people interacting and cheering her up. But, what would happen if she thought the person who helped her was the one who would cause her pain? Her suffering? Will she ever heal? Will she ever move on? Read at your own risk.

When Sethlzaar, a child of the conisoir, is chosen by a man in a cassock, it is with a confused acceptance that he follows.A life in the priesthood, though for those considered blessed, is no life at all. However, Sethlzaar has nowhere else to be and nothing else to lose. With a new name and a new purpose, he is determined to survive the tests of the seminary as the priests forge him and his new brothers into blades destined to serve as sacrifices to the cause of Truth.In the end, choices will be made, legends born, and loyalties tested.But above all else, Sethlzaar Vi Sorlan will have to face the truth that perhaps he's not as blessed as he'd been led to believe...

Ipinangako ni Ysabella sa kanyang sarili na ibibigay niya lang ang kanyang iniingitang puri sa lalaking mamahalin at pakakasalan niya. Nang magkaboyfriend siya ay muntik na siyang pagsamantalahan nito, mabuti na lang at may lalaking tumulong sa kanya. She didn't expect ang lalaking tumulong sa kanya ay isa pa lang tinitingalang abogado at bilyunaryo. Binili siya ng lalaki sa club kung saan siya nagtatrabaho bilang isang dancer at waitress. He hired her as her maid, pero hindi niya namalayan na unti-unti ng napapalapit ang loob niya sa lalaki. Gusto niya mang pigilan ang nararamdaman pero minahal na niya ng tuluyan ang lalaki, pero paano siya mamahalin ng lalaki kung ikakasal na pala ito sa iba?

The world's #1 detective 'Reist Keepers' accidentallt entered the so called 'portal plate' with a little scientist named 'Reine Pasterski'. Inside this portal contained a vast world of undeniably equal of magic and logic, that had more superiority than their home earth. Detective Reist was so scared for it may vanish in thin air when he's gone, whilst Reine dreamed to have at least one certain thing she contribute to her home society's current science knowledge. The duo roamed this unimaginable creation, they've tried to seek for answers on how to exit this such world. They found a nearby town while being chased by dangerous and ferocious beasts. However, the more they dug on the hardblock of questionable datasets, the more they're challenged by multitudinous amounts of problematic obstacles. Tafa Town - A safe place they'd found, where Reist improved a lot of his traits, formed welcoming friendships and was mentally/physically intrigued of these scattered mysteries. Whilst Reine studied in the town's capital amidst informative books with Its ancient language. They've met several people, entered quests, earned kukus and adventurous experiences. The peaceful town was brought to Its downfall when a group of conquering terrorists attacked with their powerful forces, unfortunately resulted to Its destruction and the town leader getting altered from her good natur to evil. Would the lost #1 detective and the scientist's with their friends save this helpless town, or just leave to Its conquered state? Will they still be able to come back to their original world, or just be trapped inside this place?

"Martin, you're getting married within two weeks. What are you going to do about the woman outside?" Stacy Lynd paused at those words, even as a man answered indifferently, "Just keep your mouth shut. She won't know if none of you breathe a word." Behind the door, Stacy's tears blurred her vision. Never did she expect that the man she loved for years was going to treat her like a side chick. At that point, she truly understood, and went on to burn her accounts. It was not until afterward that Stacy realized she wasn't the one who couldn't get over that doomed relationship.

Alex Cohen felt humiliated in every way for the money he got in exchange for marrying into his wife’s family. Until one day, his father picked him up in a Rolls-Royce...

The sound of the liquor bottle breaking echoed against the walls of that room, making her flinched. She gazed into those intoxicated piercing green eyes hovering over her. "Leave from my room right now, Damien," her sapphire orbs filled with tears of terror, whereas her grip tightened on the towel covering her wet bare body but the person before her didn't follow her words. A shiver ran down her spine when he placed his both palms on the glass door behind her, caging her completely. "We will talk tomorrow when you will be sober up but please leave now," she attempted to push him away but her body froze when he pinned both of her wrists above her head, resulting in the towel slipping from her body. Her naked body trembled, both in fear and cold but the blazing rage in those bloodshed green eyes flamed up her being. She tried to wiggle out from his hold until…. "Do you still love him, Zia?" His question stabbed inside her heart like a dagger. Her tears of fear turned into anger. After she submitted every single inch of her to him last night, he was still asking her that question. "What if I said, yes…I still love Dylan then?" She challenged him but immediately hissed in pain when he dug his fingers in her tender skin. "Then I will kill him right in front of you," his cavernous voice husked against her lips but his words glossed her eyes more. How can he be so cruel that he didn't hesitate before thinking about killing his own brother? Her heart clenched when he pressed his lips against her and whispered those words in her mouth. "Because I will be the only person to ruin you in my love, Zia Damien Karlson,"

Si Agnes ay isang maganda at kaakit-akit na dalaga na kinailangang mamasukan sa mansyon ng mga Villacorte para makuha ang isang daang milyon na ipinangako ng don doon sa kanyang madrasta. Ngunit dahil nalaman niyang doon nakatira ang kilabot na playboy ng mga Villacorte na si Aeros ay nag make-up disguise siya sa takot na matipuhan siya nito at sapilitang makipag relasyon sa kanya. Ang hindi niya akalain, sa kabila ng pinapangit niyang hitsura ay natipuhan pa rin siya ng binata. Mahuhulog sila sa isa't-isa at magkakaroon ng relasyon ngunit mahigpit na tututol ang lola ng binata. Ano ang gagawin ni Agnes, aalis kaya siya sa mansyon ng mga Villacorte at iiwan kaya niya nang tuluyan si Aeros oras na makuha na niya ang kanyang kailangan? _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ Warning: Has A Explicit Mature Content, The Author Prohibits Readers Under 18 Years Of Age.