"She had built an empire of steel. But she lives a life of glass" In the glass towers of Manila, Miley Jay Watson is an enigma. To the world, she is the "Iron CEO" a self-made titan who built a corporate empire from the humidity of the Philippines. To her children, she is a fortress. But to herself, she is a woman who doesn't exist. Living in a world of strategic silence, Miley's life is a masterclass in compartmentalization. To the public, she is the fearless leader of a global firm, flanked by her brilliant business partner, Rafael Valeriano Watson. To her twin children, she is simply "Mama," a woman who loves them fiercely but never speaks of their father or the land she left behind. Her other best friend is Isadora Maya Luna, a high-end jewelry designer who hides Miley's past in the intricate gold she crafts. Together, Rafael and Isadora form a fortress around a woman who cannot afford to be found. She has a hidden past, but it cannot stay be hidden forever. When a massive merger forces Miley's company into the international spotlight, a digital footprint triggers an alarm thousands of miles away. As a relentless shadow from her past begins to close in on Manila, Miley realizes that her wealth can buy influence, but it might not be enough to buy safety. With her identity fracturing and her children's lives on the line, Miley must decide: Does she keep running, or does the CEO finally use her power to destroy the ghost of her past for once and for all?

SCARS & CONFETTI By Adebayo Oluwatosin How Pain Became My Power, and How I Learned to Shine in Pieces They told me to hide my face. No one taught me how to heal my heart. A small patch on my skin changed everything. It revealed fear, betrayal, courage, love and the strength I never knew I had. This is my true story a journey through vitiligo, scars, and finding confidence in broken pieces. Some stories begin with love. Mine began with a scar. If you have ever felt different, been mocked, or cried in front of a mirror This story is for you.

A story about a girl named June who clashes with a playboy named Killian, who was also the heir of the Flinch empire. But something unexpected enters their lives....that will either heal them or throw them apart. Let's join June and Killian on their journey. #1 in suspicious on 27/5/2026

Since childhood, Blake Williams has been surrounded by mysteries and secrets. Unanswered questions follow his shadow, forcing him into isolation and loneliness. One day, whilst taking the same monotonous route home, he discovers an estate that appeared as if by magic. Bound by a centuries-old legacy, Blake must uncover its hidden secrets. Its discovery would alter life as he knows it. There are people counting on Blake's success but the young adolescent just doesn't know it yet. Between love, betrayal and power, Blake's life is at risk, and so are his people's. His destiny awaits.

** Updating Weekly ** Xavier Cruz is ruthless in the boardroom and even more so in the bedroom. A billionaire business tycoon with a sharp mind and a reputation as a notorious playboy, he's never needed love-only power, wealth, and control. But when his grandfather's will demands that he marry to inherit his empire, Xavier finds himself trapped in a deal he never wanted. Ziva-a woman with a past laced in shadows. Sold to the highest bidder in an elite strip club, she's nothing more than a prize, a virgin meant to be owned. Until Xavier steps in. He doesn't just buy her-he saves her. But salvation comes with a price. A contract marriage. One year as his wife. One year of pretending. In exchange, she gets security, freedom, and a generous monthly payout. When the year is up, they'll walk away-no strings, no emotions. Except neither of them expected the lines between business and desire to blur. She was just a means to an end. But now? She's his greatest temptation. And if Xavier isn't careful, he might just break his own rules.

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A Good Girl's Guide To Being Naughty • • • Ivy Collins is a normal 21 y/o woman. Except for the fact she's a virgin ... or at least she was until she had sex with her university rivals hockey captain. After a quick (devastatingly quick) night with the man and being called a lousy lay, Ivy made a promise to herself that she wouldn't do it again ... sex that is. Who needs sex when all it brought was insecurities and more, and it wasn't even that good to begin with. Enter Asher Hudson, Ice Hockey captain, her brothers best friend and her best friends brother - triple trifecta of why she shouldn't get involved with him. But when he overhears a conversation Ivy has with her best friend, he gives her an offer she can't refuse. Well, she can, and she should, but why would she want to? Three months, she helps him with his grades, and he'll help her with her sex life. Only one rule, don't fall in love. Easy, right? He'll teach her everything she wants to know, and show her that sex can be fun, you just have to know how to do it right. And Ivy should refuse, after all he's the Ice Hockey captain, her brother's best friend and her best friend's brother - but what's the fun in that. Ivy knows she should say no, but she won't. And she won't fall in love, she can't. ••• Completed • First Draft - Edited. Watty2025 winner #1 in #Romance #1 in #Brotherbestfriend #2 in #bestfriendsbrother #2 in #icehockey

(COMPLETED) William, the Duke of Devin, has spent a lifetime building an empire of control. Wealth, power, influence-they are his to command, and his alone. But one reckless moment in a moonlit garden shatters that control forever, trapping him in a marriage of necessity to the one woman who sees past his title: Maya Prescott. Their union is a fortress against the ton's scorn, an arrangement of cold duty. But within its walls, a different kind of peril takes root-one of unexpected intimacy and secrets that refuse to stay buried. When a brutal death rocks his inner circle, Devin becomes the prime suspect. As suspicion tightens around him and old enemies close in, he discovers the frame against him is more intricate-and more personal-than he ever imagined. With six days until Maya faces arrest for a murder neither of them committed, they must race to uncover the truth. But the killer is closer than they think. And in a world where every smile hides a lie, the most dangerous man in England is about to learn that his greatest enemy was never a rival-but the friend who knew all his secrets.

A girl dies every year on the same night in your town-and this year, you were supposed to be the one. But when the killer shows up, something strange happens: instead of killing you, he kisses you, whispers "You weren't the one," and vanishes. The next day, you're still alive, but haunted-literally. You're seeing visions of past victims. You feel drawn to the killer in your dreams. And people around you start dying anyway. Turns out, the killer is a cursed ghost, and each kiss he gives traps a soul in the underworld. But the curse glitched when he kissed you-and now you're both connected in life and death. To break the curse, you either have to fall in love with him fully... or kill him again-but this time, for good.