Atty. Catherine S. Parino
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STORY BY Atty. Catherine S. Parino
The MANOR of WINTER SECRETS
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When Elara accepts an invitation to spend the Winter Solstice at her best friend Lyra’s enchanted family manor, she expects laughter, magic, and warmth. What she doesn’t expect is Kaelen—the Alpha, Lyra’s father, and the man she should never desire. The manor is alive with shifting staircases, whispering portraits, and celebrations that sparkle like crystal. But beneath the joy lies danger: Elara’s heart beats faster whenever Kaelen is near, betraying her promises of loyalty. Forbidden attraction. A house of secrets. A holiday that could change everything. Will Elara resist temptation, or will the manor claim more than just her soul?
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VELVET CONTROL
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Catriona Agreste didn’t come to the city to fall in love.She came to win.A first-year law student financing her degree through a prestigious internship at Reid Capital, Catriona lives by one rule: never surrender control. Not in court. Not in life. Not to men like Shawn Reid.Shawn Reid doesn’t lose.Billionaire CEO. Strategic mastermind. A man who negotiates power the way others breathe. Discipline is his currency. Control is his comfort. Emotion? A liability he eliminated years ago.Until her.When Catriona challenges one of his corporate decisions, she doesn’t just question his strategy — she disrupts his balance.What begins as intellectual rivalry ignites into a dangerous power dynamic neither of them anticipated.He tests boundaries.She redraws them.But when ambition turns intimate and control becomes temptation, the lines between mentorship and desire blur.And in a world where power is everything…Who will surrender first?Or will they both lose the one thing they swore to protect — themselves?
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QUEEN SURGEON OF RUIN
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Three years ago, I fled with nothing but the secret growing inside me—the Alpha’s pup he would never know.Now I am Dr. Veronica Sanchez, the most feared surgeon in the realm. They call me the Queen Surgeon of Ruin. In my hands, life is not a gift. It is a verdict.When Justin Halderman, the Supreme Alpha who discarded me for his precious Alpha Princess, collapses bleeding and poisoned at the doors of my Black Veil Clinic, the entire realm holds its breath.He is on his knees. Bleeding. Poisoned. Begging.The man who once ruined me is now completely at my mercy.And mercy? I don’t believe in it anymore.Not for the Alpha who chose power over the omega he knotted and abandoned. Not when our son—his heir, his legacy—stands just beyond his reach, hidden in the shadow of my empire.He wants to live.He’ll have to pay for it.With his pride. With his body. With every last shred of control he once held over me.Looking down at the man who broke me, I feel only a delicious thirst for ruin.This time, I won’t run.This time, I decide who survives… and how beautifully they break.
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JOIN THE RIDE OR BE MINE
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By day, Lance “Unicorn” Bistros is the untouchable billionaire CEO of Bistros Global — cold, commanding, and always in control. By night, he sheds the bespoke suits and becomes the ruthless President of the Black Unicorn MC, the most feared motorcycle club in Ravenport.When his perfectly professional executive assistant, Eliona Sunshine Rossi, stumbles into his secret underground world late one night, she witnesses the one side of him no civilian was ever meant to see.Cornered against his desk, trapped by his leather-clad body and scorching blue eyes, Eliona is given a choice that isn’t really a choice at all:“Join the ride, sweetheart… or be mine anyway.”Now she’s caught between two dangerous worlds — and completely at the mercy of a man who has decided she belongs to him. With every stolen kiss, every possessive touch, and every dark command, Lance pulls her deeper into his lethal empire.Slow-burn seduction. Filthy dominance. Obsessive possession. The claiming will be brutal… and it will be complete.A scorching hot dark romance packed with billionaire luxury, raw biker grit, and explosive chemistry. Perfect for fans of possessive alphas who take what they want — and never let go.
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UNTIL YOU REMEMBER ME
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After a tragic accident erases her memory of the last five years — including her marriage — a woman wakes up believing she’s still engaged to the man she loved in college… not the husband who would die for her.But what if she fell in love with her husband for a reason she no longer remembers?And what if the truth about their love story is darker than she thinks?
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YOU LOVE ME LIKE A SECRET
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Some loves are only meant to exist in the dark. Lin Yue is a sharp, ambitious solicitor who commands boardrooms by day. By night, she loses herself in the arms of Xu Shein — a dangerously powerful Chinese billionaire whose touch sets her on fire and whose secrets could destroy her. Their passion is intense, forbidden, and all-consuming. Stolen nights. Rain-slicked desire. A connection so deep it feels like fate. Until one devastating discovery changes everything. Now, torn between the man who owns her body and soul and a truth she was never supposed to uncover, Lin Yue stands at the edge of a choice that will shatter them both. How far would you go for a love that was never yours to keep?
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ICE AND ARROGANCE
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Danica Jones is a fierce, talented hockey player who has fought her entire life to be taken seriously in a male-dominated sport. When she becomes the first and only woman to make the university’s elite Division I men’s hockey team, she expects resistance — but nothing prepares her for Captain Caleb Ruiz.Caleb is the arrogant, brooding, and undeniably gifted team captain who rules the ice with an iron fist and a permanent scowl. From the moment Danica steps onto his rink, he makes it brutally clear that he doesn’t want her there. His sharp words cut deep, yet his actions tell a different story: during practice he deliberately traps her against the boards, his hard, gear-clad body pressing intimately into hers under the guise of “fixing her stance.” The tension between them is immediate, electric, and dangerously forbidden.When a housing crisis forces Danica to move into the hockey team house — right next door to Caleb — their icy glares and biting arguments quickly spiral into something far more intense. Late-night hallway collisions, shared showers, and accidental touches turn into stolen, frantic encounters. What begins as pure hatred and resentment slowly melts into raw, addictive lust, and eventually into something deeper.As they navigate secret hookups in the locker room, risky hotel room nights during away games, jealous rages, and the constant threat of the team finding out, Caleb and Danica must confront the truth: the arrogant captain doesn’t hate that she’s on his team — he hates how desperately he needs her, both on the ice and in his bed.
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The Ball That Changed Forever
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On Valentine’s Day, she expected nothing but loneliness. But when a mysterious portal pulled her into a world of enchantment, she found herself standing at the threshold of a grand masquerade — a ball shimmering with magic, danger, and the promise of love. Behind every mask lies a secret. Behind every dance, a choice. And when a powerful stranger claims her heart amidst the glittering chaos, she must decide: return to the life she knows, or embrace a destiny that could change her forever.
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