Ten Easy Steps to Be a Belle: 1. Lie 2. Be a very good liar 3. Believe the lie 4. Convince people of the lie 5. Find a comrade 6. Test your comrade 7. Remember the lie 8. Be seductive 9. Be smart 10. Kill a Belle

When the obnoxious doctor and notorious drunkard Oliver St. Vincent meets the woman he has always been set to find, he discovers her secrets and he is faced with a problem: is she the enemy, or is she love? ***** Set to return previous King Reginald to his throne, the gentlemen of the Royal Circus is in for an adventure with their biggest enemy thus far, and it is not the current King Louis but the institution that placed him there: Belcourt. An orphanage exclusive only to young girls, Belcourt keeps too many secrets, amongst them are the Belles, a group of women trained in the art of espionage and seduction. And in the middle of all this, drunkard and secret doctor of the Royal Circus, Oliver St. Vincent finds himself enamored and intrigued by one Belle because of a past they share. At the same time, Aliya, considered as the prime Belle of Belcourt, finds herself drawn to the bedraggled, obnoxious doctor she should consider her enemy. But unknown to all, Aliya holds a secret. And it is one that will fuel the game between the ladies of Belcourt and the gentlemen of the Royal Circus. Still set in the fictional world of the Kingdom of Sutherland, this story follows the first title of the series, Court of Flowers.

In Belcourt, they rear weapons no man can contend with: women. Sasha was never meant to be in the Court of Flowers, one of the most sought-after courts in Belcourt, but when she is suddenly placed there without warning, she discovers a world far from what she expected--one that reeks of passion, seduction, secrets, and betrayal. ***** Belcourt, an orphanage for young girls, keeps many secrets within its walls. Among those are the four courts that rear the kingdom's most powerful weapons: the Ladies of Belcourt. Sasha is safely tucked away in the Court of Libraries when Belcourt makes a sudden decision it has never done before in more than half a century. She is transferred into the Court of Flowers, the most famous court of all, where she is expected to service gentlemen who paid their way in for a Belle, a woman trained to please, seduce, and spy. Things take a turn when she is introduced to the mysterious West Blackwood who has a very different service in mind, one too tempting and one that may ultimately change Sasha's safe life in Belcourt. Torn between powerful forces, both the kingdom and Belcourt itself, Sasha will have to determine where her loyalties lie: to the man who not only infuriates her at every turn but also awakens sensations she never felt before? Or to the place that has always been her home since the day she walked away from a cottage with two dead bodies?

Si Jasmin ang napili ni Don Leon na ipakasal kay Nathaniel. Wala siyang mapagpipilian kundi ang sumunod. Si Nathaniel ay nagpupuyos sa galit dahil sa manipulasyon ni Don Leon, at sa pagkakaalam nitong hindi na birhen ang babaeng pakakasalan. Mahigpit na tradisyon ng pamilya na malinis at marangal na babae lamang ang ipapanhik sa Villa Kristine. Sa nangyayari'y naiipit si Jasmin sa magkabanggang mag-lolo. Kay Don Leon na ang nais ay diktahan ang mga nasasakupan at kay Nathaniel na ang nais ay makawala sa manipulasyon ng matanda.

Dumating sa Paso de Blas si Emerald upang sa unang pagkakataon ay makatagpo si Leon Fortalejo, ang lolo niya. At upang linisin ang pangalan ng daddy niya. Subalit sa unang araw pa lang ay sa mga kamay na ng kaaway siya bumagsak, kay Marco de Silva. At, eh, ano, kung si Marco ay may pinakaseksing ngiti na nakita niya? At, eh, ano rin kung masarap at mahusay itong humalik? Isa pa rin itong kaaway at gusto nitong pagbayarin siya sa kasalanan ng daddy niya.

Mula pagkabata'y lihim na minahal ni Kate si Rafael. Subalit ang playboy ng San Ignacio College ay iba ang pinagtutuunan ng pansin, ang kaibigan matalik ni Kate na si Moana. Si Moana na ang gusto'y si Vince. Kahit na nasasaktan ay nagparaya si Kate, walang lakas ng loob na sabihin ang nararamdaman. Sa gabi ng graduation party ni Moana ay natuklasan ni Rafael na mali pala ito ng pinag-ukulan ng damdamin. At ang tunay na pag-ibig ay nasa tabi lang pala nito. Subalit paano pa nito maipaparating kay Kate ang damdamin gayong ang buong pamilya nito'y nangibang bansa na?

Siyam na taon si Lara nang una niyang makita si Jaime, ang binatilyong ampon ng lola niya. Kinaiinisan niya ang pagiging malapit nito sa sarili niyang ina. Sa pakiramdam niya'y lahat ng mahal niya'y nakuha na ni Jaime ang atensyon. She was seventeen nang makita niya ang sariling ina sa silid nito kayakap ang binata. Pero walang gustong maniwala sa kanya, kahit ang sariling ama na ganoon na lang ang pagmamahal sa asawa at tiwala kay Jaime. Siya ang gumawa ng pasya. She left her home. Nang mamatay ang mga magulang niya'y muli siyang nagbalik upang malamang kay Jaime ipinamana ng mama niya ang villa, ang inheritance na dapat ay sa kanya. She despised him. Pero bakit hindi magkapuwang ang ibang lalaki sa buhay niya? Bakit sa kabila ng galit niya'y nadadarang siya kay Jaime.

"Ikaw ang aking panaginip... ang aking magandang pag-ibig." Isang matinding crush ang umusbong sa batang puso ni Kimberly para kay Renz noong sixteen siya. Love letters and gift, waltz and song, promises and the very first kiss. All grow into a beautiful love noong eighteen siya under the stars and the moonlight. Makapanatili ba ang magandang pagibig when she was already pregnant at eighteen at si Renz ay tumalikod sa pangako.

[Mature Content] BLACKWATER SERIES 5.2 Chino Arvesu, a ruthless man turning into a vanilla marshmallow.