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Armea ay isang single mom at mag-isa niyang tinaguyod ang kanyang anak na si Andro dahil sa iniwan siya ng kanyang kinakasama anim na taon na ang nakakalipas. Maayos naman ang kanilang pamumuhay ngunit dumating ang malaking dagok sa buhay niya ang mapatangal siya sa kanyang trabaho at dumagdag pa ang pagkakaroon ng sakit ng kanyang anak na Lukemia. Nakilala niya ang isang Doctor na si Van at inofferan siya nito na gagamutin ang anak kapalit ang pagpapakasal sa kanya. Pumayag siya at nagpakasal nagging magkaibigan sila hanggang sa nahulog ang isa’t- isa. Naging maayos naman ang kanilang pagsasama ngunit guguluhin ito ng dating kinakasama nito na si Brent at ibubunyag niya lahat ng sikreto ni Van kakayanin kaya ni Armea ang kanyang malalaman? Ano kaya ang sekreto ni Van at bakit ngayon lang nagpakita si Brent?

I died on the day I was supposed to marry Ryan Wolfe. When I didn’t show up on time, he angrily married his childhood sweetheart, Lorelei Floyd, instead, and publicly announced, “Alexis Harding cheated before our wedding and called it off herself!” The rumors crushed my mother, and she died from a heart attack right then and there. But Ryan seemed to have forgotten that he, in a fit of rage to defend Lorelei, slashed my arm and locked me in a basement for ten whole days. I begged him and pleaded for mercy, but all I got was his cold reply. “You’ll stay here for a while, so you can fully understand the pain you caused Lorelei. And maybe, just maybe, it’ll rid you of your wicked thoughts.” When he found my corpse, ravaged by maggots, he lost his mind.

Not Ordinary Love tells the story of two people who never expected to find love again. Si Alexie, iniwan at nasaktan, pilit na binubuo ang sarili habang hinaharap ang bagong simula. Si Emman, palatawa at palabiro sa harap ng iba, pero may tinatagong takot at totoong pagkatao na bihira niyang ipakita. Nang nagtagpo ang landas nila, hindi agad romance ang dumating kundi friendship, comfort, at mga simpleng sandaling unti-unting nagbukas ng puso nila. Sa gitna ng trabaho, pamilya, at mga taong hindi sang-ayon, natutunan nilang ipaglaban ang pagmamahal na hindi pangkaraniwan, pero totoo. Ito ang kuwento ng healing, second chances, at pag-ibig na hindi kailangan maging perfect para maging tama. Minsan, ang pinaka-hindi ordinaryong pag-ibig… ang siya palang pinakareal.

Raina tidak pernah menyangka seorang cewek biasa sepertinya malah menyandang status sebagai pacar dari seorang cowok populer di sekolahnya yang bernama Rian. Mungkin orang-orang berpikir Raina adalah cewek paling beruntung di dunia karena bisa menjadi pacar dari Rian. Namun, itu hanyalah pandangan mereka. Justru, menjadi pacar Rian adalah siksaan untuk Raina. Rian tidak pernah memperlakukan Raina dengan baik, layaknya seorang pacar. Malah, Rian memperlakukan Raina seperti budaknya. Makin lama, Raina makin muak dengan sikap Rian. Lalu, akankah Raina tetap bertahan dengan Rian? Atau Raina justru memilih pergi meninggalkan Rian?

In an East London lock up, two film makers, Jimmy and Sam, are duct taped to chairs and forced to watch a snuff film by Ashkan, a loan shark to whom they owe a lot of money. If they don’t pay up, they’ll be starring in the next one. Before the film reaches its end, Ashkan and all his men are slaughtered by unknown assailants. Only Jimmy and Sam survive the massacre, leaving them with the sole copy of the snuff film. The film makers decide to build their next movie around the brutal film. While auditioning actors, they stumble upon Melissa, an enigmatic actress who seems perfect for the leading role, not least because she’s the spitting image of the snuff film’s main victim. Neither the film, nor Melissa, are entirely what they seem however. Jimmy and Sam find themselves pulled into a paranormal mystery that leads them through the shadowy streets of the city beneath the city and sees them re-enacting an ancient Mesopotamian myth cycle. As they play out the roles of long forgotten gods and goddesses, they’re drawn into the subtle web of a deadly heresy that stretches from the beginnings of civilization to the end of the world as we know it. ©️ Crystal Lake Publishing

Hindi akalain ni Reinna na isang kapirasong papel lang pala ang tatapos sa mahabang pagsasama nila ng kanyang asawa na si Jacob Salazar, sa loob ng 14 years of marriage. Dala ng sakit at pagkabigo dahil sa pagtataksil nito ay lumayo siya. Ngunit sa oras ng kanyang pagkabigo at kalungkutan ay dumating naman ang isang lalaki at tahasang umamin ng pagmamahal sa kanya. Si Z, ang binatang inaanak niya. Ano ang gagawin ni Rei, kung ang pag-ibig na inaalay nito sa kanya ay bawal? Ano ang paiiralin at susundin ni Reinna? Dikta ng isip niya na gawin ang dapat at tama o pagmamahal na sigaw ng puso niya para kay Z?

Noong tinanong ako ng aking ama kung sino ang gusto ko pakasalan para sa kapakanan ng alyansa ng aming pamilya, iba ang pinili ko sa buhay na ito. Hindi ko na pinili si Leonardo Vittorio. Sa halip, pinili ko ang nakatatanda niyang kapatid, si Ivan Vittorio. Mukhang naguluhan ang ama ko. Alam nga naman ng lahat sa Chicago na lumaki kami ng magkasama ni Leonardo. Sampung taon ko siyang hinahabol. Bilang nakatatandang anak na babae ng pamilya Lucien, matagal ng nakaukit ang pangalan ko sa tabi ng kanyang pangalan para sa listahan ng mga arranged marriage. Naniniwala na ang pagsasama namin ay nakatadhana. Habang inaalala ang nakaraan kong buhay, pinilit ko ngumiti ng mapait. Dati, pinakasalan ko si Leonardo tulad ng matagal ko ng hinihiling. Pero makalipas ang aming kasal, hindi niya ako ginalaw kahit isang beses. Ang akala ko may sakit siyang hindi niya masabi at nagpakahirap ako na pagtakpan siya. Sa ika-anim na anibersaryo ng aming kasal ko nalaman ng buksan ko ng hindi inaasahan ang kahadeyero niya. Sa loob, may maayos na litrato niya kasama ang ampon na babae na nagmakaawa ako sa ama ko na ampunin. Sa mga litratong iyon, may dalawang taong gulang na batang lalaki din–ang anak nila. Masaya silang pamilya ng tatlo. Doon ko napagtanto sa mga oras na iyon. Hindi sa may sakit siya. Hindi niya inisip na asawa niya ako. Para mapalayas ako, nagplano sila ng ampon kong kapatid para ako’y patayin. Ngayon at nabigyan ako ng ikalawang pagkakataon, pinili ko na ibigay sa kanila ang blessing ko. Pero noong naglakad ako sa simbahan suot ang aking wedding dress, habang nakapatong ang braso ko sa braso ni Ivan, pumasok si Leonardo bigla ng may dalang baril. Mukha siyang baliw at wala sa kontrol. “Madeline!” Paos ang boses niya at halos maputol. “Ang lakas ng loob mo?”

In a sleepy town in the outskirts of Massachusetts, a young woman is suspected of murder. When handsome young men begin to disappear and their mutilated bodies discovered, they all had one thing in common: she was the last one who saw them alive. Could the seemingly innocent and beautiful woman be capable of murder? Or do her scarlet lips and seductive gaze know more than they let on?

After five years of marriage, the doctor told me I was pregnant. It was something I had waited for so long. Yet, along with that good news came a nightmare. My medical tests showed that I had cancer, and it had already spread. The doctor gave me less than a month to live. I froze, gripping the report so tightly my knuckles turned white. Tears streamed down my face as I thought about how my unborn child would never get to feel a mother's embrace. My grief was interrupted by the ping of an incoming text message. It was from Mom. [Since you're so selfish and refuse to donate a kidney to save Nattie's life, you should divorce Davon. Let him marry Nattie instead. At least that way, you can fulfill her dying wish.] My tears fell harder. It was not that I refused to donate a kidney to Natalie Rivera, my sister, who was in the final stages of kidney disease. In truth, I only had one kidney left. Five years ago, I had already given one to Dad. Now, with my life counting down to its final days, I decided that I would donate my remaining kidney to Natalie. I would also let my husband, Davon Parker, go with her. Before I went into surgery, my parents praised me for finally being thoughtful, saying I had finally learned to care about my sister. They said that once the surgery was over, the whole family would go on vacation together. Davon even said he was proud that I was no longer selfish and promised he would make it up to me in the future. None of them knew I did not have a future. After the surgery, what would be pushed out of the operating room would be a cold, lifeless body.

Justice and revenge. Iyon lang ang nasa isip ni Alexandria hanggang sa tumuntong siya sa edad na bente-sais. Desi-otso anyos siya nang magulantang siya sa kaniyang nasaksihan sa mismong tahanan nila. Pinatay ang Mommy at Daddy niya habang ang kaniyang kapatid naman na babae ay walang sawang inangkin at binaboy. Dahil sa kagustuhang maipaghiganti ang pamilya. Nakilala niya si Raul. Ang dahilan ng unti-unting paglimot niya sa nakaraan. Ang lalaking nagpagulo sa natutulog niyang puso. Pero bato naman pagdating sa salitang pagmamahal. Isang bagay ang nalaman niya tungkol sa binata. Isang bagay na naging dahilan para muling sumibol ang galit, poot, at pagkamuhi sa kaniyang puso.