A Wise Man Once Said Novels & Stories

Mirella Celeste Vitalle escapes an deal arranged by her parents with a wealthy, arrogant old man. Her parents want her to marry him to save their failing company, but she refuses and leaves home. One night, she gets drunk and ends up with a handsome stranger, leading to the loss of her virginity. Now, how can she live a normal and free life when there are so many people she's been hiding from, including the man she had a one-night stand with? To complicate matters further, what if that night leads to an unexpected pregnancy? Will she hide this also from the man, or will she feel compelled to marry the old man to provide a better life for her child?

"You're mine, Celestine. No one could ever have you other than me, remember that. You're already married to me. That means you're forever stuck to the man you called a devil. You're forever stuck in the devil's arms, Celestine. With no other way out, but death." *** Holy Celestine Marquez is the epitome of beauty, kindness, and brain. She was dubbed to be an angel in her university, not just because of her face, but because of her attitude. Kahit yata lamok ay hindi nito kayang patayin. Even her father thought that she's too innocent for this world, kaya naman nang sabihin ni Holy na gusto niyang maging madre pagkatapos niyang mag-kolehiyo ay hindi na siya pinigilan pa ng kaniyang Ama. Eros Hunter Salvatore is a devil himself. A successful billionaire na talagang hinahabol ng mga kababaihan. Not only that, he's also a know drag racer na siyang dahilan kung bakit mas lalong humahaba ang pila sa kaniya. Pero wala ni-isang babae ang nakalapit sa kaniya ng sobra lalo na at napaka-ikli lang pasensiya niya at madalas ay parang bulkang nag-aalburoto. Well, he wouldn't be called a devil for nothing. Paano kung mag-tagpo ang landas ng dalawang taong parehong magka-ibang magka-iba nang hindi nila inaakalang pareho? Paano kung mapilitan si Holy na pumirma ng isang kontrata na inilahad ni Eros upang mabayaran ang pagkaka-utang ng kaniyang kapatid rito? Mapipigilan pa kaya ni Eros si Holy sa pagpasok nito sa kumbento? Will it be possible for love to grow? Paano kung... isang malaking kasinungalingan lang pala ang lahat? Kakayanin kaya ni Holy ang mga sekretong malalaman niya? Love, betrayal, and a broken heart. Those are just one of the things that you'll experience once you fall in love. Are you still willing to be stuck in the devil's... arms?

Akala ko mababaon ko na sa limot ang nakaraan. Eighteen years ago, I walked away from the man I loved, clutching the tiny life growing inside me, shattering my own heart to protect my child. Binuo ko ang mundo ko mula sa simula, pinalaki si Gian nang may lakas at pagmamahal, at hinubog ang reputasyon ko bilang Queen Verdict, hindi matatalo at matatag sa korte. Para sa akin, ang Maynila, ang lungsod ng pagkakanulo, ay mundo na isinara ko na magpakailanman. But life has a way of dragging you back into the fire. Nang mapilitan akong humarap sa imperyo ng Aragon sa korte, I’m not prepared for the ghosts of my past especially Nathan, now standing across the courtroom from me, representing the family that once tore us apart. Ang tensyon ay matindi, personal, at imposibleng balewalain. At si Laura, na parang anino ng dilim, na may bulong ng tukso at kaguluhan, nagpapakita kay Nathan ng dahilan para makalimot sa akin. I thought I could protect Gian from Nathan’s world, from their tangled history, but fate has other plans. Nang dumating ang panganib, napagtanto kong ang pag-ibig, katapatan, at tiwala ay laban sa sarili rin. Ang obsesyon ni Nathan, ang walang tigil niyang pagsunod, ang matinding proteksyon niya ay nakakaakit, nakakatakot, at nakalilito lahat ng sabay. I have a choice: let him back into our lives or keep the walls I’ve built, shielding my son from heartbreak again. Ngunit sa larong ito ng kapangyarihan, paghihiganti, at pagnanasa, natutunan ko ang isang bagay: a Queen rises, scars and all, to claim her throne. At gagawin ko ang lahat para protektahan ang pamilya ko, kahit harapin ang lalaking minahal ko noon ,kahit pa harapin ang aking mga kahihinatnan and the consequences I never imagined.

Roxana Imelda Fabrejas is the prominent SSG President of La Castellana National Highschool Department. She's a consistent dean's lister and is running for high latin honors. But just before she finished school, everything seemed to change. Nagbago ang takbo ng buhay niya. Nagbago ang tingin ng lahat sa kanya. Hinusgahan s'ya at inayawan ng lahat. Roxana's heart was full with rage and anger. She didn't seek vengeance, but she promise herself tha she would return and claim what was rightfully hers. But how can she reclaim her property if Gideon, his former lover, owns what was once hers?

Fate has been cruel to Yessa, she has been raped and locked by an unknown man and into an accident that leads her to fall into a coma. When she wakes up, she remembers nothing. She just found out that she is married and has a son. She start living her life in the name of Annastasia without knowing anything in her past. With the thought that everything is fine, fate interferes again in her life. Yessa's seemingly perfect life overturned when she meet Ried, the person she abhor the most and the man whom she had forgotten. He was the man who abused and ruined her life, and also the father of her son. She worked for him without knowing the true identity of the man.

Emerald doesn't have money to pay for her mother's operation, while Yukie is making her way to marry another man again even if she's still married. Yukie met Emerald and paid for her mother's bills in the hospital in exchange for borrowing her identity. Borrowing her identity is Yukie's solution to marry another man, tying Emerald to a marriage without her knowing. Emerald still needs money beyond that, so she was forced to do the job she always refused to do. For one night, she sold her body to a billionaire to earn money. That night changed her life, as the man she had sex with didn't let her escape him.

Madriagga— one of the most handsome and powerful tycoon in the country. A lot of woman fantasize about him. But, at the age of 27, he is already married to me. I can say that I'm lucky to have him as my husband. He never hurt me, he never made me feel unwanted. He always makes me feel happy, special and loved. Wala ka ng ibang hahanapin pa dahil nasa kanya na ang lahat. "I really love your perfume. It suits you well. Seductive and at the same time sweet"  he said that while still massaging my core. Napapaliyad na ako habang mahigpit na nakahawak sa kanyang balikat at leeg. Ang kanyang mga labi ay nasa aking leeg, humahalik roon at nag iiwan ng marka. "I wont stop until you beg me to." Pagkatapos non ay naramdaman ko na ang unti-unti n'yang pag pasok sa akin.   I am, Summer Jill Buenaventura - Madriagga.  We've become husband and wife, before summer.   

They said, “everyone has the freedom to love” but... why does everyone stopping us? Mula sa malalang isyu ng hiwalayan ng kaniyang kasintahan, umuwi si Marylane "Meeri" Salazar galing Japan at upang ipagpatuloy ang kaniyang trabaho sa Pilipinas bilang guro. Ngunit sa kaniyang pagbalik ay mayroon siyang natuklasan. Na ang kaniyang uncle, si Caesar "Ilay" Gresham, ay matagal na siyang pinagnanasaan at may pagmamahal na nararamdaman sa kaniya. Lahat ay pwede pero hindi lahat ay tama, at ang nararamdaman ng dalawa ay hindi na tama, pero ipaglalaban pa ba nila ang kanilang pagmamahalan o ito'y isusuko na lang? “Our family was disappointed, we got cancelled by the society, and the world turn it's back towards us... why does we need to experience this when we just follow our heart and loved each other?” Let's start the journey of the love story of Meeri and her Uncle Ilay. Will this end up a happy ending even if it was a Taboo Temptation?

In a world full of hardships and challenges. Solace Rhian Garcia, a woman who grew up without any supervision from her parents, seeks a job in a huge city. A single father, Alistair Eiron Hawthorne, who is a known billionaire in the country, seeks a reliable babysitter to take care of his triplets, Tatum, Teagan, and Timothy. The two of them will cross paths in their own needs, seeking comfort in life as they tackle the everyday scenarios. Solace may find handling a child hard, but what if three children are what she’ll handle all at once? Will Eiron find himself loving another woman? Or he’ll just focus on his children. Two different worlds will collide, apart from chaos, there is a peace.

SHE NEEDED help, and Ivan's father help her in times of need. But, there's a condition, that completely changes her life, no — their lives. Ivan doesn't want to marry her in the first place, and so he did everything to make her life miserable as his life. But, did he succeed? Or, he made it worst case for him, too? Can love make everything fall for it's place? Or, it will just make it hard for them? "You can't decide for my life, Ivan. Never again." "I can't? Oh, but, I already did. You can never change that, Celine. You are once mine. And will be mine again. By hook, or by crook. Always remember that, Love.