Asimov Foundation Series Reading Order

Owned by the Billionaire Chef *Synopsis* After a decade ng pagkakawatak-watak, unti-unting nagkakasundo ang pamilya sa likod ng **Velasquez Empire**. Akala nila sapat na ang panahon para ibaon ang nakaraan. Pero may mga katotohanang hindi namamatay — naghihintay lang ng tamang oras para bumalik. Para makabuo ng bagong legacy, nagdesisyon si **Arden Velasquez** na ipasa ang buong empire sa panganay niyang anak. Kay **Caspian Louis Velasquez** — ang Michelin-star chef na mas komportable sa init ng kusina kaysa sa lamig ng boardroom. Pero ang pagtanggap sa responsibilidad ay nangangahulugang pagpili sa pagitan ng pangako at passion. Sa pagitan ng apelyido niya… at ng pangarap niya. Sa gitna ng transition, makikilala niya si **Camille Vega** — isang calculated at fearless food critic na kayang magpatumba ng reputasyon gamit lang ang isang review. Matalim ang dila. Mas matalim ang isip. Unang pagkikita pa lang, banggaan na. Second meeting, mas personal na ang atake. Hanggang sa ang simpleng professional rivalry ay naging mainit na tensyon na hindi nila ma-control. Pero hindi lang basta critic si Camille. May koneksyon siya sa madilim na bahagi ng nakaraan ng Velasquez family — isang lihim na kayang gumiba sa bagong pundasyon na pilit binubuo ng pamilya. Kapag bumalik ang katotohanan, walang hindi masasaktan. At ngayon, kailangang pumili ni Caspian: Iligtas ang pamilyang nagbigay sa kanya ng pangalan? O ipaglaban ang babaeng maaaring maging dahilan ng pagbagsak nito? Dahil minsan, ang pinakamapanganib na kalaban ng isang legacy… ay ang pag-ibig na hindi mo kayang talikuran.

At twenty-two, Skylar Carnell is a spitfire who doesn’t believe in cliché romances and has dreams of her own to chase. What happens when she has to honor her parents' dying wish and marry into the St. James family? Skylar tries hard to avoid the disastrous marriage to the oldest son, Sebastian St. James, and luck favors her although momentarily. Soon Sebastian elopes with the woman he loves. It leaves her with no other option than to meet the youngest son, the cocky, full-of-himself, infuriating Christian St. James. He's notorious, mysterious, and full of surprises. Skylar fights him at every step, but he offers her a contract marriage she can't ignore. Why does he want to marry her? Is it only to honor his parent's last wish? Can Christian tempt the spitfire and make her stay? Will Skylar walk away when the contract term expires? What will happen when unexpected circumstances bring them closer?

Napagkamalan si Candice na kasabwat sa pagkidnap sa 'anak' ng pinakamayamang tao sa Puerto del Cielo, si Sebastian Monte Bello. Pero hindi lang ito basta mayaman, makapangyarihan din ito, arogante antipatiko, at walang modo. Pero bakit sa halip na magalit siya dito, kabaliktaran noon ang nararamdaman niya. She was slowly falling in love with him. Paano nga ba namang hindi? Ito na yata ang pinaka-gwapo at pinaka-seksing nilalang na nakilala niya kahit na nakatalikod! Pero paano kung ang kapalit ng pagmamahal niya dito ay isang nakaambang panganib? Susugal pa ba siya?

Living in a luxury life and born in silver spoon. Nang makapagtapos ng pag-aaral ay akala ni Van Lennox matatapos na ang pangingialam ng mga magulang niya. Kahit nakabukod na at may sarili na siyang kompanya ay makakatakas na siya sa gusto ng mga magulang niya, yun ay ang mag-asawa na siya. His parents wants to have a grandchild from him. Kailangang siya mismo ang maghanap na mapapangasawa niya dahil kung hindi kung sino-sinu lang na babae ang pipiliin ng parents niya na hindi naman niya kilala. Should I take my friends advice that I should find someone to pretend to be my wife? If she agreed, hanggang kailan ang pagpapanggap namin? Is she willing to have my child? Paano kung mafall ako sa kanya? Sasaluin kaya niya ako?

Beatrise Mendoza, sa batang edad ay nangarap nang maging isang artista hindi lang upang makatulong sa kanyang pamilya kundi para matamasa rin ang karangyaang mayroon ang mga ito. Kaya nang dumating ang isang hindi inaasahang pagkakataon sa katauhan ng kanyang tiyahing taga-Maynila ay agad niya iyong sinunggaban. Pero ang inakala niyang abot-kamay na pangarap ay hindi pala gano'n kadaling abutin. Dahil hindi pala madaling makapasok sa industriyang iyon. At dahil sa natamong kabiguan ay hindi niya naiwasang humanap ng masasandalan at makakapitan, at natagpuan niya iyon sa katauhan ng kanyang pinsan na si John Carl, ang panganay na anak ng kanyang tiyahin. Ngunit hindi niya napaghandaan ang isang malaking dagok sa kanyang buhay. Dahil unang kita pa lang sa lalaki ay nahumaling na siya rito kaya ng maging mas malapit sila at makilala ang tunay nitong ugali ay lalong nahulog ang kanyang loob. Paano pa niya haharapin ang pag-abot sa kanyang pangarap na tila kay ilap kung maging pati ang paghihirap ng kanyang damdamin ay nakakadagdag sa kanyang dalahin?

Falling in love easily is not her thing, but instead, she want a happy moment experience and try something to make she feel good and memorable. Lahat ng gusto niya nasusunod. Mayaman, maganda, Makinis ang balat, everything is all in her. Seferene Marien Dezaga will meet Zadiel Jerezon Remejo in unexpectedly. She didn't notice that she have a feelings towards him. Hindi niya inaasahan na ang naka-sex niya isang gabi ay ay anak ng matalik na kaibigan ng kanyang ama. Just a night being with Zadiel Jerezon Remejo. Kaya pa kaya niyang pangatawanan na iwasan ang lalaki? o tuluyan na siyang magpapaanod sa pag-ibig na nararamdaman niya para sa lalaki?

Nang pabagsak na ang kompanya ng ama ni Callista, napilitan siyang umuwi sa Pilipinas upang tulungan ito. Pero ang hindi niya inaasahan, bitag lang pala iyon upang maipakasal siya nito sa isa sa mga bilyonaryong may hawak sa buong La Tierra. She has been the perfect, docile daughter, which became the reason she was forced to obey whatever her father wanted, just to save his dying company. Pero nang malaman niya kung sino ang lalaking pakakasalan, tila gusto na lang niyang takbuhan ang ipinangako sa Ama. Damon Lazaruz Auclair is one of the powerful magnates in La Tierra. Most people were afraid of him because of his ruthless and cold demeanor. How will she be able to marry him when he is known as untamable and a psycho billionaire?

Who would have thought that the young man, who seems harmless and gentle, is feared and avoided by many? Dark Silvestre, recognized as the leader and Mafia Boss of the organization Underground Society. Can love change a person if from the very beginning it was already a matter of life and death? Anya Suarez, a simple woman who doesn't care about the world Dark is involved in. Because for her, she feels comfortable and safe in his presence. Without her knowing, she is actually the daughter of a Mafioso and her real father is a fierce rival of Dark. In order to win, something has to be lost.

Nang ma-admit sa ospital ang ama ni Carnation matapos ma-diagnose na may lymphoma, nalugi ang maliit na negosyo ng kanilang pamilya. Kinailangan niyang huminto sa kolehiyo at magtrabaho para suportahan ang kanyang pamilya. Dahil lubog sa utang, wala siyang pagpipilian kundi magtrabaho sa Casa de Lujuria, isang underground nightclub na pagmamay-ari ni Luca Lindenhurst, kasapi ng Underground Society.

ASTRID SAGE Everyone calls me naive and innocent, and in every way, I am. When I took a fancy in peering at FREDERICK SALVATORE each time he stopped by the orphanage to drop off his donation, it was just out of mere curiosity. I find him fascinating and alluring, like a piece of art. But when I get kidnapped and put up for auction, he's in the crowd of the deadliest people I've ever seen. He put the craziest bid on me and I get to find out that his name isn't FREDRICK SALVATORE. He's the notorious EAGAN KING and this is his world. Now I understand why he has that unexplainable dark aura around him. Is it possible to find him less fascinating now that I know what he's truly like? EAGAN KING A monster. A killer. A sociopath. A greedy-ass bastard. The devil. Everyone has different names for me, and they're right. I'm all of that and more. I wanna own this hell and rule these bastards. I wanna own LOVE ISLAND CITY. But to own it, I have to kill the real owner. Seven families are topping the hierarchy. I've killed three, I'm left with four. I attend this auction event to figure out the weaknesses of my next target. And then there she is, looking very virgin-ish and fucking innocent, standing on the auction ground with fear in her eyes. Bidding her was not part of my plan. But I'll be fucked up if I let these motherfuckers have her. (Warning: this is a dark romance, not for the faint-hearted. Read at your own risk and please, no criticisms.)