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Monica Banks had it all—beauty, fame, and a rising career as one of the industry's top lingerie models. Her distinctive curves and magnetic presence made her a favorite on every runway and billboard. But at the peak of her success, she gave it all up. Not for herself, but for her father—agreeing to marry Liam McKenzie, a cold and calculating business tycoon, in exchange for a crucial deal that would save her family’s company. The McKenzie family loathed her profession. To them, modeling lingerie was shameful. They gave her a choice: her career or the marriage. Monica chose Liam, foolishly hoping her sacrifice would earn his love. She terminated her contract—despite her agency’s desperate pleas—and stepped away from everything she had built. For three long years, she played the role of the perfect wife and obedient daughter-in-law. And when Liam finally touched her like a husband should, she believed—naively—that she had finally won a place in his heart. That illusion shattered when she returned home early and found him in their bed with another woman. Her sister. Brie Banks. Liam didn’t deny it. He didn’t even apologize. Instead, he coldly revealed that their marriage was nothing more than a favor to his mother. Broken. Betrayed. Humiliated. But Monica had enough . When Spencer McKenzie—Liam’s estranged half-brother, the black sheep of the family blamed for a fire that killed their grandfather—returned to the country, he made her an offer. One that promised revenge. A scandalous one, She accepted. --- “Are you insane, Spencer? You’re stirring up a scandal with my wife!” Liam’s voice thundered through the room, his eyes blazing. His lips twitch"No you stay away from her, she's mine now."

Palma Wilson seems to have it all - good looks, intelligence, and a wealthy family business to run. But his arrogance and sense of entitlement make him less than charming, especially to those less fortunate. Lucia Montess, on the other hand, is a beautiful young woman with a heart of gold. Despite her humble beginnings, she dreams of lifting her family out of poverty and making a difference in her community. Their worlds collide when Wilson's reckless actions lead to the death of Lucia's father. She seeks justice through the courts, but Wilson shows up with an unrepentant attitude that only fuels her rage. Just when Lucia thinks she can't go on, a chance encounter with an elderly couple changes her life forever. They offer her a path to success and financial stability, but at a price that forces her to question her own morals. As Lucia rises to power, she makes it her mission to bring down Wilson and his family's business. But when he falls on hard times and seeks a job at her company, she seizes the opportunity to make him suffer. As they work together, however, she begins to see a new side of him - one that's vulnerable, humble, and surprisingly charming. Despite their rocky start, she finds herself drawn to him, and he to her. But their love is forbidden, and Wilson's family stands in the way. As they struggle to find a way to be together, they uncover a shocking truth that threatens to tear them apart forever. In this gripping tale of love, power, and redemption, two people from opposite worlds find themselves fighting against all odds for a chance at happiness.

Erwin adalah seorang detektif tampan dan juga handal. Banyak kasus besar telah dia selesaikan. Namun, ada sebuah kasus yang membuatnya kesulitan sampai hampir membuatnya meninggal. Sedangkan Renata adalah seorang gadis yang mendapat hukuman dari malaikat karena sebuah kesalahan. Dia harus menjalani hidupnya sebagai seekor kucing malang. Takdir mempertemukan keduanya. Erwin membutuhkan bantuan Renata untuk memecahkan kasusnya. Begitu pula dengan Renata, dia membutuhkan Erwin agar bisa kembali menjadi manusia. Mampukah mereka bekerja sama untuk menyelesaikan sebuah kasus yang teramat sulit? Cerita ini penuh dengan aksi, drama, dan juga romansa yang akan membuat kita terpancing untuk ikut dalam petualangan detektif dan si gadis kucing.

A seductive boss and his maid…… Note: This book contains a lot of steamy scenes….. "What can I help you with, sir?" Quinn asked, trying very hard to make her voice sound steady. "Your sexy body," he replied. She couldn't believe that he had just said such a thing. "Sir Henry, how could you say such a thing to me?" She asked, with innocence. "You act too innocent Quinn. I'm glad I wasn't deceived by your innocent face, if not I wouldn't have gotten to feel how good you are in bed." (Indeed he was a shameless Boss) When a billionaire falls for his maid, what lengths must he go through, in order to make her his??? Using dubious means to get into her panties, does that make him the antagonist or the protagonist???? Read this interesting boss/maid affair story to find out more …..

“Make love to me.” I pleaded. I wasn’t thinking straight and I was only doing this to get back at Benjamin but the way Saint was currently looking at me did not help with my decision making. “Make love to you?” He repeated. He was probably baffled seeing as I was dating his nephew. “Yes.” I didn’t back down. Saint took a few steps closer to me, making me falter. Was he finally going to throw me out of his room for talking such nonsense? I held my breath as I waited for the inevitable rejection. “I don’t make love, mia cara. I fuck.” ~•~ When Adriana Jensen catches her boyfriend cheating on her with her best friend, her first idea is to get back at him by sleeping with his uncle, Saint, but when she is rejected by him, she sees it as a challenge and stops at nothing to make him break before their trip is over. Saint Rossi has no business lusting after his nephew’s girlfriend but he cannot help his obsession, especially after she boldly gives herself to him. He tries his best to stay away from her because she is too good to be brought into his darkness, but it seems like fate had other plans for the pair.

Tatlong taon na ang lumipas mula nang iniwan ako ni Cassiel Esquivel—the man who once owned me in every way. A trillionaire tech mogul. Ruthless in business and even more ruthless in love. Akala ko ligtas na ako. Akala ko tapos na ang lahat sa amin. But one day, I woke up in his private jet—kidnapped, disoriented, and furious. “I’m saving your life,” sabi niya, “because you clearly have no idea what kind of danger you’re in.” Pero ano nga ba ang mas delikado? ‘Yong mga taong humahabol sa akin… o ‘yong lalaking minsan ko nang minahal at winasak ang puso ko? Now I’m trapped on a private island with the man who still knows every inch of me. The man I swore I’d never forgive. And maybe... the only man I’ll ever love. Pero para makawala sa kan’yang hawak, wala akong ibang paraan kundi akitin siya… kahit pa ang ibig sabihin nito ay sunugin ang sarili ko sa apoy ng pagnanasa.

2 years ago my sister, Dianne, betrayed me by sleeping with my boyfriend. Now, I'm back, I planned to seduce her husband— the Billionaire who owns the largest company on the country, Havoc Hudson! But while destroying their marriage— I found out that they are really not married! Those Marriage papers are fake! Havoc fraud our family by marrying my sister, Dianne, to get revenge on my father in killing his parents!

Limang taon.. Limang taon na nakulong si Sapphire, dahil sa kagagawan ng kanyang asawa, at ng kabit nito, na kanya mismong kapatid. Sa kanyang paglaya, mismong ang hudas pa niyang asawa ang sumundo sa kanya, dahil hindi maaaring iakyat sa bahay ng mga Briones, ang isang kabit. Alam na ni Sapphire ang kanyang plano, ang maghiganti sa kanyang asawang si Dexter, at sa kanyang kakambal na si Emerald. Nais din niyang hanapin, ang batang iniluwal niya, na pinalabas nilang patay, bago siya makulong. Ngunit pagdating niya sa kanilang bahay, ang isang lalaking gwapo, at hinahangaan ng lahat, ay naroroon, si Ezekiel Briones, na may bitbit na anak. Hindi niya mawari sa kanyang sarili, kung bakit ang pakiramdam niya sa lalaki, ay inaakit siya, at yun naman ay pinayagan ng kanyang puso. Saka pa lang malalaman ni Dexter, na nagkamali ito, at nais ayusin ang kanilang pagsasama.. Sino ang pipiliin niya? ang dati niyang minamahal, na pinahirapan siya, o ang gwapong si tito Ezekiel, na hindi niya malaman kung seryoso sa kanya?

‎For four years, Primrose was Xavier’s "secret" girlfriend. Then she caught him with her sister. The same day, he posted her sister for the whole world to see. ‎Now, Primrose is done playing nice. She’s going after the one man Xavier is terrified of... his billionaire father, Lysander. ‎ ‎She wants revenge. She wants power. But as she enters Lysander's world, the game changes. Between the heated glances and the dangerous secrets, Primrose realizes she might be falling for the one man she was supposed to use. ‎

Living in a luxury life and born in silver spoon. Nang makapagtapos ng pag-aaral ay akala ni Van Lennox matatapos na ang pangingialam ng mga magulang niya. Kahit nakabukod na at may sarili na siyang kompanya ay makakatakas na siya sa gusto ng mga magulang niya, yun ay ang mag-asawa na siya. His parents wants to have a grandchild from him. Kailangang siya mismo ang maghanap na mapapangasawa niya dahil kung hindi kung sino-sinu lang na babae ang pipiliin ng parents niya na hindi naman niya kilala. Should I take my friends advice that I should find someone to pretend to be my wife? If she agreed, hanggang kailan ang pagpapanggap namin? Is she willing to have my child? Paano kung mafall ako sa kanya? Sasaluin kaya niya ako?