Another Word For Reason

Blurb: Mariemar Martinez isang simpleng dalaga na puno ng pangarap sa buhay. Ngunit sa kabila ng taglay na kabutihan at ganda isa sa pangarap ng dalaga ay mahalin ng pamilyang kinabibilangan n’ya. Handa si Mariemar gawin ang lahat makamit lang ang pagtanggi sa pamilyang ni minsa’y hindi siya binigyang halaga. Maging lahat ng kanyang mga ginawa at nagagawa. Hanggang saan kayang ibigay ni Mariemar ang pag ibig na wagas para sa pamilya at sa lalaking natutunan na ng puso n’yang itanggi kahit pa sa una palang ay binawalan na siya at naitinala na sa kasunduan na walang pupuntahan ang pag-ibig na yun?. Mahahanap ba ni Matiemar ang daan para makalaya ang puso n’ya sa sakit at makamit nga kaya ang matagal n’yang ninanais?. Arthes “Azul” Hermoso bunsong anak ni Hayes Hermoso at si Sharina Hermoso taliwas sa isang anak ng mag asawang Hermoso ang gawi ni Arthes. Isang malamig at walang buhay na binata na ito mag mula ng iwan ng nobya na Erra Marco dahil sa mga isyu at pangarap sa buhay. Noon ay isang playful at buhay na buhay ang isang Azul ngunit dadalhin si Azul sa isang kasunduan na mas magbibigay ng gulo sa isip, puso at buong sistema niya. Gagawin ni Azul ang lahat upang mabawi si Erra sa kahit anong paraan para sa isang Azul ang naka plano na noon pa ay kailangan maisakatuparan kaya walang puwang ang bagong damdamin.Pipiliin kaya ni Azul ang paninindigan o susundin niya ang tunay na nararamdaman?. Mababago ba ng pagdating ni Mariemar ang matagal ng plano o mananatiling nanlilimos lamang ng pag ibig ito?. Samahan natin ang isa sa mga anak ng mag asawang Hermoso. Mahanap kaya nina Arthes at Mariemar ang ligaya na tulad ng tinatamasa nina Sharina at Hayes?

"Last Time I Dug My Own Grave, This Time I Dug One for You Too" Aurelia Vance was born with everything—beauty, grace, and the promise of a legacy. As the beloved only daughter of the prestigious Vance family, she was raised to inherit the estate and carry on the family name. Her life seemed perfect, until the day her father brought home an adopted daughter—Silea. At first, Aurelia welcomed Silea with kindness, never imagining that behind the sweet smiles hid envy and ambition. Slowly, Silea began taking everything Aurelia held dear—attention, affection, and finally, Owen Ashford, the man Aurelia was destined to marry. What began as a fairytale quickly twisted into a nightmare. Betrayed by her husband, pregnant and heartbroken, Aurelia watched helplessly as Silea deceived their father, stole the Vance estate, and then—pushed her off a cliff. But death wasn’t the end. Aurelia awakens on the morning of her 21st birthday—the day her world began to crumble. Armed with the knowledge of betrayal and the fire of vengeance, she vows to rewrite her fate. This time, Aurelia won't be the naive heiress led to ruin. This time, she’ll outwit Silea, expose Owen’s treachery, reclaim her legacy, and choose her own destiny—with Theo Knowles, the childhood friend who truly loved her all along. Power. Revenge. Redemption. This time, the grave isn’t for her. It’s for them.

Paano kung isang araw ay may isang estranghero na bigla na lamang mag-alok sa iyo ng kasal? Handa ka bang tanggapin ang mapusok na alok nito, o mas pipiliin mong tanggihan? Halina't tunghayan at alamin kung papaano mababago ang buhay ni Gelay De Castro sa alok ni Hadi Sandoval? *** Lumaki na hirap sa buhay ang dalagang si Gelay, simula nang pumanaw ang kanyang ama ay siya na rin ang umako sa responsibilidad na naiwan nito sa kanilang pamilya. Bukod sa pagiging panganay na anak ay ginampanan na rin niya ang pagiging Padre de pamilya para sa kanyang Nanay Myrna at dalawang nakababata pang kapatid. Wala siyang pinipiling pasukan na trabaho, basta ba't legal at marangal ay wala iyong problema sa kanya. Sa hindi inaasahang pagkakataon, nakilala niya si Hadi Sandoval—ang lalaking malamig pa sa yelo kung makitungo sa kapwa tao. Sa hindi malamang dahilan, inis para sa isa't-isa agad ang kanilang naramdaman simula noong unang magkita. They also both wish not to see each other anymore…ngunit tunay na mapaglaro nga naman ang tadhana. Dahil itinakda ng pagkakataon na muli silang magkita… sa pagkakataon ito ay inalok siya ng kasal ng Binata. A marriage for inconvenience. Pakakasal siya kay Hadi, kapalit ng malaking halaga. Tanggapin kaya ni Gelay ang alok na maging Cinderella for Rent?

ALL for Love is a Nigerian romance story. The book revolves around Hannah whose goal is to get a well paid job and become independent. However, her new job becomes the starting of a lot of discovery. Even those closer to her are not completely left out from what she will discover. A novel about love, trust, betrayal and romance.

Florence Gomez-Hilton has been married to Lucas Hilton for almost three years. Their marriage has been smooth, except for one thing: she can’t give him a child. On their third wedding anniversary, Florence believes Lucas is planning a surprise for her. Instead, she is shocked when Lucas announces he wants a divorce. The real bombshell comes when she discovers that her best friend is pregnant with her husband’s child. In a devastated and heartbroken state, Florence is approached by a mysterious, cold-hearted billionaire, Alexander Sterling, who offers to help her get revenge on her husband and former best friend if she agrees to marry him.

She was once the cherished daughter of a respected professor, but now, she is nothing more than a shadow in the city-poor, struggling, and alone. Whispers follow her wherever she goes. Beauty like hers, they say, is a curse for a girl without power. They assume she'll do anything for money. But she is fire, untamed and unbroken. The university, once her father's legacy, is now under the control of a powerful man-a man who watches her with a cruel smile, waiting for the moment she will break. He holds the strings to her fate, dragging her into a silent war where wealth and control always win. Then, he returns. The boy who once played by her side, the boy who vanished the night of the tragedy, is back-no longer a friend, no longer the boy she knew. Now, he stands at the front of the lecture hall, wearing the title of Professor. His cold, unreadable eyes lock onto hers. His touch lingers like a ghost from the past. He helps her in the shadows, yet she feels his presence in every downfall she faces. Does he still hold the warmth of their past, or has he returned only to watch her drown? As secrets unravel and desires ignite, she must decide-fight against the power that seeks to destroy her, or surrender to the darkness lurking within the man she once called her own.

"จะพูดว่าคบกับฉันน่ะ...ผู้ชายในสต็อกโละหมดหรือยังล่ะ" "แล้วไง? ก็ถ้าฉันอยากจะโยนนายเข้าไปไว้ในสต็อกอีกคนมันจะมีปัญหาอะไรหรือไงล่ะ?" "ชอบฉัน?" เขาเลิ่กคิ้วถามพลางผลักไหล่ฉันจนฉันเซถอยหลังไปชนกับกำแพง ก่อนจะยกแขนขึ้นมาเท้ากับกำแพงเพื่อกักฉันไว้ ฉันเชิดหน้ามองเขาอย่างท้าทาย "ที่อยากจะได้ฉันไว้ในสต็อกเนี่ย เกิดชอบฉันขึ้นมาแล้วหรือไง?" "แล้วถ้าฉันบอกว่าใช่ล่ะ?" ตะวันกระตุกยิ้มมุมปากเหมือนที่ฉันทำก่อนจะก้มหน้าลงมาจนปลายจมูกของเราชนกัน "ชอบฉันจริงเหรอ?" เขาถามขึ้นอีกครั้ง ฉันมองตาเขาก่อนจะกลั้นใจตอบออกไป "อืม...ชอบ" สิ้นสุดประโยคจากปากฉันเขาก็ตามมาทาบทับริมฝีปากลงบนปากฉันและถึงแม้ว่าฉันจะไม่ได้ขัดขืนหรือผลักเขาออกเหมือนทุกทีแต่ฉันก็แอบตกใจอยู่ลึกๆ ตะวันแค่สัมผัสริมฝีปากลงบนปากฉันกดมันลงมาเน้นๆ แค่นั้นก่อนจะผละออกไปเขาก้าวถอยหลังไปหนึ่งก้าวแล้วพูดขึ้น "แต่ฉันไม่ชอบ...ง่ายไป" พูดจบเขาก็หันหลังเดินออกไปทันที เขาด่าฉันแบบนี้อีกแล้วนะ คอยดูเถอะ! ไม่ชอบเหรอ คอยดูต่อไปแล้วกันไอ้บ้าตะวัน!

Crushed, betrayed, abandoned by the one person she had given her heart to. All he did was smash it and blow the crumbs in her face. His betrayal, his abandonment, led to the loss of her only child, Claire. After meeting up with Kia Vaughn, a cold business tycoon who could crush the world with a snap of his finger, Clara knew it was time to drag her ex-lover and everyone who contributed to the loss of her daughter down to the pits of hell.

Benson Taylor lives a life built on precision, secrecy, and control. A former military sniper turned highly sought-after hitman, he operates in the shadows of New York City, leaving no witnesses, no evidence - and no room in his life for love. Andie is everything Benson is not. Warm, hopeful, and full of life, she spends most of her days running a small Williamsburg juice bar and dreaming of the one thing she doesn't yet have; someone to share her life with. When a chance encounter brings them together, the connection is instant... and impossible to ignore. But Benson carries a dangerous secret. The man Andie can't stop thinking about is the very man responsible for the murder that happened just outside her shop. A man who kills for a living. As their worlds collide and feels grow stronger, Benson faces a choice he never expected to make: continue the life he's always known... or risk everything for the woman who could change it all. Because love might be the one job he can't walk away from. And when the truth finally comes out, Andie will have to decide if the man she's falling for is worth the danger that follows him.

"เธอทำให้ฉันเจ็บก่อนนะ" เขากดดวงตาคมจ้องฉันพลางต้อนให้ฉันเดินถอยหลังไปอย่างช่วยไม่ได้ "เธอร้ายกับฉันก่อนเอง" เขาพูดเมื่อขาของฉันชนกับเตียงที่อยู่ด้านหลังแล้วเกือบจะหงายหลังแต่เขารั้งแขนฉันไว้ "เหนือ...อื้อ" พูดแต่แค่คำเดียวเขาก็ฉกริมฝีปากลงมาปิดปากฉันพลางใช้ฟันขบผิวปากของฉันจนรู้สึกถึงคาวเลือดด้วย ฉันเจ็บและตกใจเลยดันอกเขาไว้แต่เขากลับยื้อฉันด้วยการทิ้งน้ำหนักลงมาที่ตัวฉันพร้อมกับสอดเรียวลิ้นเข้ามาในปากและช่วงชิงลมหายใจของฉันผ่านรสจูบที่ร้อนแรงนั่น "จะ เจ็บ" ฉันร้องออกมาเพราะพอเขาถอนจูบกระชากวิญญานออกไปเขาก็ก้มลงไปขบเม้มบริเวณต้นคอฉันจนเจ็บแปล่บ จากนั้นก็รวบข้อมือฉันด้วยมือข้างเดียวแล้วดันขึ้นไปกดไว้กับฟูกเตียงเหนือหัวของฉัน "ฉันก็เจ็บ เจ็บกว่านี้เยอะ" เขากัดฟันพูด แววตาเขาแสดงออกว่าเจ็บปวดจริงๆ…