Bill Bryson A Short History Of Nearly Everything

Three people. Two billionaires. One choice. Zero chance things will go well. Scarlett Watson had a plan. Graduate business school, marry her secret boyfriend, Grayson and become COO of his family's company. That is until Lee Windsor decides to pursue her, causing her clear future with Grayson to become blurred and messy. With both men offering her love and financial stability, she's not sure which direction to go. Scarlett finds herself wondering which one of them is in it for the right reasons and if without them she can still make a name for herself.

Amanda would sit at the garden in the orphanage just staring out of space thinking and day dreaming if there was more of her outside the huge walls. Her questions were answered the moment Mrs Carol dropped by the orphanage with her escorts and best cars to have her adopted. Why would a woman with two sons and a daughter who are all teenagers adopt another girl??... This was left for her to find out when she arrived at the mansion.

Karleigh Estrada, isang babaeng nangangarap na makilala ang mga Disney Princess na nakikita at nababasa niya sa mga magasin at telebisyon. Sa kagustuhang mapili sa isang Disney Princess Meet and Greet raffle, napasubo siya sa isang dare challenge, kung saan kailangan niyang halikan ang isang estrangherong lalaki. Deshawn Moore, isang babaero at beterano sa pagpapaikot ng ulo ng mga babae. Nang muling magtagpo ang kanilang landas ay inalok niya ito bilang pekeng mapapangasawa, at kapalit nito ang kahit na anong kahilingan ng babae. Sa larong ito, mas pipiliin ba nilang piliin ang isa't-isa? Sino ang matatalo? Sino ang magiging taya?

Billionaire Clark Anderson is used to getting what he wants. Every woman he knows falls at his feet. When the full-figured cleaner working on his floor catches his eye, Kent figures it will only be a matter of time before she’s underneath him, in his bed. Bella Hawkins has dealt with a troubled past and is moving on. She’s sworn off men after her last boyfriend broke her heart. When Clark Anderson starts paying her attention she does the only thing she can think of…she becomes his friend. But the attraction and passion between them starts to build until Clark finally takes the next step. But what can he do to convince Bella he’s in love with her? Her past is always in the way, and she refuses to open up. Can Bella finally give her heart to the man she loves or will her past finally take the one person she loves away?

Can second chance ever have a chance? Christopher Crawford is the perfect combination of good looks and wealth. He is the rightful heir to Crawford Corporation but to claim his possession, he had to do one thing — Get married. It was easy, he had a girlfriend. The love of his life, so he thought. But she turned his proposal down thus crushing his soul. He vowed not to love again, but still needs to get married in order to get the company. Desperate and eager, he heeded an advise from a friend. A simple and easy contract marriage. Raven McKenna is a smart, hardworking, ambitious and kind single mother of one. She loves two people more than herself — her mother and seven years old son. She loves them and can go any extent for them. So what could a poor twenty six years old single mother offer to a thirty years old corporate heir? Raven has to get married to a stranger because she needed money. She sold herself to a rich heir to save her son’s life. She signed six months of her life to help him claim his possession. Raven never knew a deal with a billionaire would change her life forever. Can he bring himself to love her after being burned so badly by his ex girlfriend? Can a marriage based on contract ever survive or last forever? And what happens when they have to battle rivals from their past? Will their love become what is worth fighting for? Find out in this story about love, heartbreak, betrayal, misunderstandings and drama.

At Bernard Tech, financial troubles loom large as their current major project hits a snag.  The Lorenzo family grapples with challenges, caused mainly by their youngest son, Dimitri, who is haunted by past heartbreaks as he walks a dangerous path, much to their dismay. Kingsley Bernard, desperate for a solution, asks his friend Donald for assistance. Donald Lorenzo offers a lifeline. A marriage proposal between their children.  Audriana must navigate the treacherous waters of Dimitri's unpredictable behavior. As tensions arise and secrets unravel, will Dimitri discard his reckless ways and embrace love? Will their union rescue Bernard Tech from ruin? Would they find out who tried to sabotage pivotal project?

"Bayi ini adalah anakku. Dan, kau adalah wanita yang sudah mengandung darah dagingku." Rosen Green langsung mempererat dekapannya pada sosok kecil Jassie, dalam gendongannya. Kepeningan di kepala menghantam Rosen semakin besar saja. Bahkan, membuatnya tak bisa berpikir. "Miss Rosen, apa kau tidak ingat kita pernah tidur bersama? Walau hanya satu malam?" Rosen segera mengangguk. "Aku masih ingat, walau aku lupa kapan tepatnya." "Tapi, sungguh. Aku tidak pernah mengandung seorang bayi. Aku belum hamil sama sekali." "Bagaimana bisa aku punya anak darimu?" Rosen melengkingkan suara karena rasa terkejutnya sendiri. "Aku yakin kau bukan orang gila, Mr. Ryder." "Bayi ini diletakkan di depan pintu rumahku, bukan aku yang melahirkannya. Aku juga tidak per--" "Kau bebas mengelak sekarang, Miss Rosen. Aku tidak akan memaksamu mengakui jika bayi ini adalah anakku, kalau kau merasa berat." "Aku akan tetap bertanggung jawab atas bayiku. Bagaimana pun juga, dia akan menjadi pewaris utama bisnis-bisnisku." "Sebagai ibu dari bayiku, kau akan mendapatkan bagian juga, Miss Rosen. Asalkan kau mau sepakat membesarkan bayi kita bersama-sama." Rosen kembali terkejut. "Kau akan mengajakku menikah?" Dilontarkan kesimpulannya. Tanpa menunggu jawaban Ryder Davis, kepala digeleng-gelengkan. "Tidak. Aku tidak bisa." "Aku tidak melahirkan anakmu, Pria Gila!" …………. Kehidupan Rosen Green berubah total, setelah ada seorang bayi perempuan ditinggalkan di depan rumahnya. Rosen mendapat tuduhan dari Ryder Davis, bahwa ia sudah hamil dan melahirkan bayi pria itu. Memang, mereka berdua pernah tidur bersama dan terlibat percintaan panas satu malam. Namun, Rosen belum pernah mengandung sama sekali. Ingin dielaknya prasangka Ryder, akan tetapi saat pria itu menawarkan kesepakatan yang sayang ia lewatkan. Rosen memutuskan bersandiwara. Ryder tak hanya memberikan kehidupan mewah padanya. Namun, mereka kembali cocok berbagi kehangatan di atas ranjang, bersama.

“Oh Eden, there is nothing little about Alexandro, and I’m not saying this to brag but a large percentage of your gender agrees with that fact.” He whispered his eyes piercing into me. “Don’t get ahead of yourself-” I tried to calm my raging heart. Why my body was betraying me right now was beyond means? Why was I feeling this way towards him? I wasn’t supposed to like the way his body felt against mine? “You want to deny a fact that your body agrees to “ Eden Maverick has lost a lot of things, her best friend, her parents, and now she must go back to save the one thing that her mother left with her. When she is stuck with no help, she is left in with no choice but to meet her father. When she finds out that her father's plan is an arranged marriage between herself and the city's billionaire, Percy Alexandro, her long-time nemesis, and a man her body won't stop longing for. Eden is left with no choice but to get things working again.

Dahil sa kahihiyang inabot ng mga magulang ni Thea sa gabi ng engagement nila ni Neil ay itinakwil at itinapon siya ng mga magulang niya sa ibang bansa. Five years later, nagbalik siya sa Pilipinas na lingid sa kaalaman ng mga magulang niya at kasama niya ang kambal niyang anak na naging bunga ng isang gabing pagkakamali niya. Nang makita ni Thea na kamukha ng isa sa kanyang fraternal twin ang CEO ng pinagtatrabahuhan niyang hotel na si Nathan Oxford ay gumawa siya ng kasinungalingan. Lakas-loob na ipinakilala niya sa binata ang kanyang mga anak at sinabing ito ang ama ng kambal niya. Dahil do'n ay pumasok sila ni Nathan sa isang contract marriage na sa kalaunan ay naging totohanan na. Ngunit paano kung malaman ni Nathan na nagsinungaling lamang siya rito para magamit niya ang koneksiyon nito sa paghihiganti niya sa mga taong nakagawa sa kanya ng malaking kasalanan? At paano rin kung malaman niya na si Nathan ay ang kinamumuhian niyang lalaki na naka-one-night-stand niya at naging dahilan kung bakit siya itinakwil ng kanyang mga magulang?

Sa kasagsagan ng kanyang pagtakas upang hindi matuloy ang kasal na siyang binabalak ng kanyang mga magulang. Morley Aurora Lopez got into an event in which she hasn't expected upon escaping. Liam Easton Adler got her inside the prestigious clubhouse upang roon sana magtago. The alluring man in his authoritative aura made Morley to stopped along with the man's bodyguards as his companion just to reach her out. Namalayan na lamang ng dalaga na nakatira na siya sa poder na lalaking hindi niya lubusang kilala. But Morley Aurora Lopez's admitted to herself that meeting Liam Easton Adler made her to become a woman. He made her to be a villain in every aspects, and that, Morley is proud to tell anybody, that she was owned by the hot, Gorgeous and charismatic Billionaire in which she hasn't expected to be part of her lifelong journey.