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On Margaret's wedding day, she got disapointed because her husband didn't show up for the wedding. This could have led to her death if not for a man that has followed her to the ocean. She discovers that she is pregnant after being raped by some men on her way from work ( the reason Ferdinard didn't show up for the wedding). Her mother left her, leaving her to face her most difficult times alone with a stranger. Margaret determines to bring the rapists to book even after seven years. As the search for the culprit continues, her fiance's mother suspects that Margaret's daughter is her granddaughter. What will happen when everyone knows the truth? Will Margaret allow her fiance to be detained or will she mend her relationship with her first lover?

An anthology of dark short stories. We start with a baby left on the road. A car pulls up short of the child. The wife of the driver wants and needs to mother the girl. Never easy to adopt a child. It's harder if she has powers. The following story tells how badly a young artist wants to keep her father's art shop. She will stop at nothing. Next, a family deserve a holiday, and they get one, but far more than they expected. Deadly miniature sea creatures destroy their break. The tales are sinister and black. Expect no sleep if you're reading in bed!

Jay had always known, that Daphne was the only woman for him. He had to leave town without a word, not informing her. Now he is back in town, to see Daphne with a baby. He has to do everything possible to find out, if the child belongs to him. He fell In love with the child at first sight, and fell deeper in love with the baby's mother. Does the child belong to him? Did she date some else while he was away? All these questions hover over Jay's head and He can't wait to find out. Daphne had been devastated to hear from people on the street that Jay, whom she was dating, packed up and left town without a word to her. Now that he was back In town, he is trying to seek her out. Will Daphne accept Jay back Into her life? Will his betrayal of not telling her before he left town bring back painful memories? Is she willing to tell Jay who the baby's father is?

10 years earlier, Jason drives down a dark deserted road on his way home from a birthday party, when he sees a red-haired woman walking alongside the road. Picking her up, he finds out that she is not what he thinks she is. Instead, he ends up losing his soul. Spending the next 10 years of his life looking over his shoulder, he eventually comes to the realization that the only way to get his soul back is to kill her. Does he find and kill her or does she haunt him for eternity. Find out in The Soul Eater.

Amber Lim was famous for her luxurious style and beauty. But, she was also notorious as a man snatcher. Regretting her bad attitude, Amber was determined to start a new life. Despite the extreme winter, she headed north to learn from Adam Smith, the mysterious world's finest jewelry designer. Unfortunately, Amber was robbed and left in a deserted forest. There was only a small hut that could save her from freezing, and there was only one person who could help her survive—Mister Cold. No one knew the man's real name. He deliberately lived a solitary life and hated disturbance. Nearby villagers even called him the Cannibal because of the lack of humanity. While in fact, Mister Cold was just a widower who hated women, especially those who ruined people's relationship. What would happen to Amber? Could she conquer Mister Cold and go home safely? Or instead, she ended up being the widower's delicacy?

"If happy ever after did exist, why do married couples split apart?" The same question Andrea Bartolome had in her mind when things between her husband, Mike Villaflor, started to be wrong. Her life with her husband is almost perfect. A doctor herself married a public-school teacher; both are professionals in different fields. The combination of their salary is pretty enough in preparation for Gian’s future---their son. Yet things perceived to be almost perfect need to overcome an obstacle. Their bond as a husband and wife started to have crack on the edges when Andrea started to doubt her husband having an affair with another woman. Who would’ve else be the number one opponent of a legal wife aside from the mistress? And that is something Andrea has been struggling with. Because of her desire to protect her family, how would a legal wife make a win over the mistress?

An anthology of short stories. All of the tales have Thai characters or are set in Thailand. In story one, the protagonist is a skilled rock 'n roll drummer; she follows in her father's footsteps. But he is dead, and she wants revenge. Set in Phuket. A collection of 39 short stories. And one not so short. "Handsome Man" is a long short or even a novella. Either way, the "Handsome Man" is not a person. Some dark, some darkly humorous. And some blacker than dark! We all love tea; it grows in north Thailand and is unique, but why? A young lady is sent to find out how. She should have stayed in Bangkok. How about the guy who was left a fortune in a will? It didn’t work out well for him. Or the couple who move to a new home in an antique house. But something lives in the locked cellar. Read and discover why so many people love Thailand - or not!

After her boyfriend ditched her on their wedding day and got married to someone else, Elena goes on a drunken spree in Vegas with her best friend. When she wakes up in the arms of a stranger with a marriage certificate on the bed, she has no idea how chaotic her life is about to become. Especially when her new husband turns out to be the half-brother of her ex-fiancee. How will she manage to live in the same house with both men and her arch-nemesis? How long before the secret is out and how will she ever survive it?

Arawa the princess of Wuwa after being rejected by her own father who sees her as a curse, finds herself enslaved to the very barbarians who wiped off her entire village. A romantic journey commences between she and one of the barbarian twin, Brian. Although she tries her best at avoiding this and focusing on bringing vengeance for the wrong done to her people, she still cannot overlook him even as his twin ruthless brother suddenly gets infatuated with her person. A journey based on loyalty, betrayals, love and war. Perhaps yet she might lead her people to their freedom or the next stage of civilization.

Adira, the gangster who will have a mission with a prince who cannot fight or even hold a sword or any weapon. The serious gangster's expression changed every time she and Prince Dylan trained, because while Adira was serious about teaching, the prince was not, he always complained even before their training began. But the prince knew that the reason Adira was there in their palace was only to teach him. He does not know that Adira will also secretly be his bodyguard and will try to find out who is planning to kill him. During Adira's stay at Prince Dylan's palace a big plot twist will happen in her mission for the prince. The truth will come out, pretenders will be caught — a weak became strong.