August Rush

There's an earthquake. I'm trapped underneath the debris with another young woman. "This woman's chest has been pierced by a steel bar. We have to save her immediately." The rescuers start to approach me when my husband, Quintus Ford, suddenly darts in the other direction. "She's pregnant! Save her first!" I look at him to see him staring at the other young woman in panic. He doesn't know I'm pregnant, too. The doctor who's trying to stop my bleeding shouts, "I can't stop her bleeding! I suspect she has a blood clotting disorder!" I force myself to nod and look at Quintus desperately. However, he says, "I'm her husband. I'll bear the responsibility if anything goes wrong."

My family is on the brink of bankruptcy, and I beg my fiancé to help us with emergency funding. He turns me down cold, then gets engaged to Nellie White without hesitation. Just when I'm out of options, my childhood friend shows up with an investment contract and a marriage proposal. I say yes without thinking twice. But even with his help, our company can't escape ruin. My father, unable to bear the blow, suffers a heart attack and dies. At the funeral, overwhelmed by grief, I faint. In my haze, I overhear a conversation between my childhood friend and his friend. "You've already crushed Talitha’s family. When are you going to take her uterus for Nellie?" "On the wedding day," he replies casually. "I'll stage an accident, then operate on her myself. Her uterus will be Nell's. I can't give Nell happiness in this life, so I'll give her a wedding gift. I hope it makes her happy." Turns out his so-called devotion was just so he could take my womb. Even his proposal to me was just a way to remove all obstacles for the woman he loved.

Liliana just wanted to escape her past. Jarek Falcon had other plans. He’s the heir to a mafia empire. She’s a girl with nothing to lose. When Jarek’s obsession turns to cruelty, Liliana runs—straight into the arms of someone from her past. However, people change and when she discovers a sinister plan in the making, she finds herself running once again—straight to the streets. Years later, Jarek finds her again. He needs an heir to claim his inheritance. She needs a way to a better life. Their deal is simple: a child in exchange for a lifetime of security. But love complicates everything. Jarek realizes too late that Liliana isn’t just a means to an end. She’s the one he can’t live without. The problem? She wants nothing to do with him. Can he rewrite their story, or will his past destroy any chance of a future?

Matapos mag-graduate ng socialite training course, ang aking kapatid na babae ay nanumpa na magpakasal sa isang mayamang pamilya. Upang lumikha ng mga pagtatagpo kay Pierce Holden, ang prinsipe ng mga socialite, ang kapatid ko ang nagmaneho ng aking kotse, na gustong i-tailgate si Pierce at bumunggo sa sasakyan nito. Tinapakan ko ang preno at sinabi sa kapatid ko na hindi tanga ang mga Holden. Hindi namin kayang bayaran ang sasakyan ni Pierce, kahit na isuko namin ang lahat ng mayroon kami. Pagkatapos, nagkaroon si Pierce ng isang marangyang kasal na ikinagulat ng bansa. Nababaliw na ang kapatid ko sa selos, sinabing siya na sana ang bride kung hindi dahil sa pagpigil ko sa kanya noon. Dahil sa sama ng loob, binunggo niya ang kanyang sasakyan sa akin at pinatay ako. Nang muli kong imulat ang aking mga mata, nakita ko ang aking sarili sa front passenger seat. Kumpiyansa na ngumiti si ang kapatid ko, napako ang tingin niya sa mamahaling sasakyan sa harapan namin. "Sigurado akong mabibighani sa akin si Pierce kapag nakita niya ako. Hindi ko na kailangan magmaneho ng isang basura na ganito kapag nakasama ko na siya." Ngayon naman, hindi ko na siya pinigilan. Tinapakan niya ng madiin ang pedal ng gas, na naging sanhi ng pagbangga ng kotse laban sa sports car na may presyo na napakalaking halaga ng pera.

We have been neighbors our whole lives and were best friends when we were kids. Now he is my bully who claims that I am his to torment. There is only one little problem, I have been in love with him since I was sixteen. For two years, Jace Palmer has tortured me with his cruelty in the halls of our high school, but how do I make him stop when it's those same actions that excite me more than they should. Especially when he slams me against my locker and whispers, "You've been a bad girl, Ella."

Bagaimana jika kisah manismu tiba-tiba berubah menjadi pahit? Elfara Adhinata, seorang wanita cantik berusia 24 tahun, terpaksa harus menelan kekecewaan karena mendapati sang kekasih, David Sinaga, yang tengah bermesraan dengan Aleena, sahabatnya. Momen tersebut membuat hubungannya dengan David yang sudah terjalin selama dua tahun, harus kandas di tengah jalan. Di saat hatinya masih berbalut lara, dia justru harus menerima kenyataan lain yang membuatnya semakin terpuruk. Perjodohan dadakan antara dirinya dengan pria bernama Erlan Gusmara seakan-akan merenggut begitu saja sisa-sisa kebahagian di hidupnya. Siapa pun tidak akan ada yang menginginkan berada di posisi Elfara. Menikah dan menjalani hidup berumah tangga dengan seorang pria asing dan menyebalkan yang tidak dia cintai. Belum selesai sampai di situ. Setelah pernikahan itu berlangsung, Elfara kembali dikejutkan dengan kenyataan baru. Dia baru mengetahui bahwa Erlan adalah sahabat baik David. Bahkan, setelah sekian lama menikah, kenyataan lain juga terungkap bahwa David dan Aleena tidak memiliki hubungan apa pun dan selama ini dia hanya salah paham. Menyesal. Tentu saja Elfara sangat menyesal karena tidak pernah memberi David kesempatan untuk memberi penjelasan padanya. Namun, nasi telah menjadi bubur. Waktu pun tidak bisa diputar kembali. Sementara itu, Erlan merasa bersalah karena telah menghancurkan perasaan David, meski tidak sengaja. Entah mengapa dunia begitu sempit sehingga dia dan sahabatnya dipertemukan dengan wanita yang sama. Lantas, bagaimanakah kelanjutan kisah mereka? Akankah Elfara kembali kepada David atas persetujuan Erlan? Atau Erlan akan mampu meluluhkan hatinya dan melupakan David?

After graduating from a socialite training course, my sister swears to marry into a wealthy family. To create encounters with Pierce Holden, the prince of the upper crust, she drives my car, wanting to tailgate him and run into his car. I slam the brakes and tell her the Holdens aren't fools. We can't afford to pay for Pierce's car, even if we were to give up everything we have. Later, Pierce throws a lavish wedding that stuns the country. My sister goes crazy with jealousy, saying that she would've been the bride if not for me stopping her back then. Out of resentment, she rams her car into me and kills me. When I open my eyes again, I find myself in the front passenger seat. My sister smirks confidently, her gaze fixed on the expensive car ahead of us. "I'm sure Pierce will be enchanted by me once he sees me. I won't need to drive a dump like this once I get together with him." This time, I don't stop her. She puts the pedal to the metal, making the car crash against the sports car worth a fortune.

What do I do when I run out of options and I need money fast? I sell the only thing that I have that is worth any value… My virginity. Bidding starts at 1 million... Scarlett's Treasures, an exclusive auction house for wealthy men and women who buy the pleasures of those willing to give themselves...and they want me. What's a girl to do when she's in her mid-twenties, is still a virgin... and broke AF? Yep, I made that choice. Now, the only problem is, I don't have only one buyer to please, but there are three and one of them just so happens to be my childhood best friend and crush who broke my heart and left. Now he's back and he's buying my virginity...which he thinks belongs to him. Meeting their demands will be a challenge, but it's a choice that I'm going to have to make... Aria's days as a transaction turn into something more personal, she realizes that she may have made the best decision of her life. Will she succumb to the demands of her buyers or risk losing everything for a chance at real love and belonging?

Shamia Gyllette Sandler. Filipino-American. A famous Enterprenuer who owns the biggest magazine company, the Shamia’s Magazine located in London, the agency also have offices in New York City, Los Angeles and here in the Philippines. And as for the moment she’s giving her full attention in the SM that located in the Philippines.In her status in life she badly needed a skilled and trusted bodyguard that can protect and defend her in anything that may happen to her. She also wants the kind of bodyguard that she can bring anywhere around the world because she has many appointment and meetings around Philippine premises and abroad.Kaya lamang ay tila mahihirapan siya sa paghahanap ng ganoong klase ng bodyguard dahil hindi niya kayang ipagkatiwala ng basta ang kanyang buhay. Lalo na sa estado ng pamumuhay ng dalaga.Marami na siyang agencies na nakausap dahil na rin sa suhestiyon ng kanyang pamilya pero wala siyang natipuhan sa mga tauhan ng nasabing agencies. Hanggang sa may agency na nabanggit ang kaibigan niyang si Krystaleen. The good thing in the said agency is that she can choose whoever she wants to entrust her life. At nang papiliin at iharap na sa dalaga ang mga tauhan na maari niyang pagpilian nakuha ang atensiyon ni Shamia ng isang lalaki.Lalaking nag-ngangalang Kaiser Pineda. Ang lalaking pakiramdam niya’y ligtas siya sa mga bisig nito at kapag nasa tabi niya ito. Kaya’t ginawa niya ang sa tingin niya’y tama. Ngunit tama ba ang desisyon ng dalaga? Paano kung mahulog ang loob niya sa kaniyang bodyguard?Ngunit paano kung ang binatang kaniyang iniibig ay may mahal na palang iba? Ipaglalaban ba niya ang pusong umiibig o magparaya at palayain ang binatang minamahal, para sa sarili nitong kaligayahan?

Underestimated… That is what I have been almost all my life just because I am a female, a woman, a lady... but I understand… this world is filled with egotistic and chauvinistic men that need to be taught a lesson and I am more than happy to do so… My life has never been all fun and roses… I still had my mum and brothers but it will never be the same without my father. I may be of age. Far past the finding your mate age but that doesn’t mean I am in a hurry to get a mate not that I don’t want one. I do but I’m just not in a hurry. But the goddess and fate as always did the exact opposite of what my heart desired… they brought my mate to my doorstep and I took it with a determined heart but I was in for a surprise. My mate wanted another yet he didn’t want to let me go. He wanted to eat his cake and have it. He welcomed me into his home and pack with a happy face yet I was being disrespected, and ridiculed behind my back. I may act ignorant but I’m no fool. I like to plan my actions before I take it so that I would be well prepared for the consequences that may follow. And as usual my new pack comes first before my needs but that doesn’t stop me from showing my mate that he messed with the wrong bitch. Because I was named CHAOS for a reason. I am going to tear into his conscience and torment the living daylights out of him for I may be a bitch. But I am nobody’s bitch…