Bill Bryson At Home

All her life, Lyla has only known pain. After her mother’s death, she was left alone with a man who never saw her as a daughter — only as a girl to control. Her days were filled with silence, fear, and survival. She never dreamed of love. She never even believed she deserved it. Until one letter changed everything. Now she’s in a new world — one filled with magic, secrets, and danger. But the most confusing part of it all? The four Alphas. Each of them pulls her in a different way. • Dante, the cold protector who pushes her away, yet is always the first to catch her when she falls. • Riven, the bold flirt who swears their souls were once bound together. • Kael, the silent dragon Alpha who sees through her even when she hides. • And Lucien, the vampire prince who almost drank her blood… but chose to fall for her instead. Lyla doesn’t want attention. She just wants peace. But something inside her is waking up — something powerful, something dangerous… something that draws the four Alphas closer. Is she meant to love one of them? Or is she the girl who will ruin them all?

*The Queen And The Freak (Filipino/Taglish Edition)* --- Si Blair ay isang bampira na kakalipat lang mula sa Transylvania upang maranasan ang buhay ng isang normal na tao kasama ang kanyang ina-inahan sa Amerika. Nakilala niya ang isang nakakabighaning dalaga na nagngangalang Pryce, na buong akala nya ay kinasusuklaman siya sa kadahilanang hindi maganda ang kanilang unang pagkikita. Lahat ay nagbago sa buhay ni Blair nang 'di niya inakala na darating ang panahon na mahuhulog siya kay Pryce, na hindi pala isang normal na tao, ngunit isang werewolf na nalalapit na ang awakening. And none of them knew na si Pryce ay hindi lamang isang ordinaryong werewolf kundi ang nakatadhanang reyna.

Layla could not contain her excitement as she turned eighteen. Despite being a maid in the courthouse and a victim of cruelty, she hoped in excitement to find her mate on her eighteenth birthday, as she had been praying to the moon goddess for years. Layla's prayers get answered and she bumped into her mate Derrick, an alpha of the Greenhills pack. She was joyous, only to find a look of resentment on his face as he tried to walk away from her. "Alpha Derrick, you felt it too, I know you did, the bond between us," were the words she said to him with expectant eyes, stopping him and ignoring how he glared at her with disdain and utmost hatred. He insults her and talks down on her but eventually agrees to take her with him. She becomes his maid. Layla finds out that Derrick has a girlfriend named Freya who resents her, and she gets hurt anew each time she sees them together. Layla has no chance with Derrick, as he is still very mean to her and doesn't treat her better than a maid. Layla finds out that Freya is not only cheating on Derrick with Liam (his Beta) but is also planning to kill him. Layla is in shock as she discovers this dreadful secret and hurries to tell Derrick about it. Derrick resents her even more and accuses her of slander. He commands that she be locked up, beaten, and sent to the evil forest. She had found her mate, but at what cost? Was her mate eventually going to accept her and love her? Or was she a mere maid who didn't deserve to be with an alpha like him? Will she survive the tragedies and come out alive?

Nilisan ni Arwena ang Pilipinas, limang taon na ang nakaraan matapos ang masakit na paghihiwalay ng long-time boyfriend niya na muntik nang maging dahilan ng pagkasira ng buhay niya. Akala niya ay hindi na siya muling aapak sa lugar na nagdulot sa kanya ng sakit at masamang karanasan, pero talagang gumawa ng paraan ang tadhana. Kailangan niyang tulungan ang mga magulang na maibangon ang paluging negsyo. Sa kanyang pagbabalik, mga magulang at negosyo nga lang ba niya ang matutulungan niyang makabangon o magkakaroon din siya ng second chance na magmahal at mahalin ng tunay?

Deena Wellington was promised a lifetime when she married Trenton Outlaw—a man who was out of her league—but she was thrown away to make some room for his new girl, Sandra Pattinson. She was a rising star in the entertainment industry, but she lost her projects and endorsements because of the divorce, and if that wasn't enough, she found out not long after that her mother had cancer and needed immediate treatment. When she thought all was lost, she heard about Ex-Factor, a reality show where a divorced couple can join and win three million dollars and it was more than enough to cover her mother's treatment! Swallowing her pride, she asked Trent to join the show with her and fake a reunion to win, but she wasn't prepared to see Ethan, her ex-boyfriend and first love who was also a participant. With two exes joining her, who will Deena reunite with?

“Our pathetic engagement is done, so don’t ever show your miserable face around me again. I’ve been disgusted by it for years! You are dying soon anyways, your disease has no cure! RIP in advance.” Francis, my fiancée spat cruelly, each word like a wound to my already broken heart. Not bothering to know how deep his words were hurting me. And didn’t care I was already drowning in pain.

Synopsis Siya si Attorney Harrison, isang matagumpay ngunit ubod ng supladong abogado, na ang isip ay higit sa lahat. Nagulo ang tahimik niyang buhay nang kumuha siya ng bagong kasambahay, si Margarita, na isang palaban na babae, determinado, at hindi natatakot na sabihin ang kanyang nasa isip. Habang sila ay nagbabangayan, nagsasagutan, at nagbibiruan, nagsimulang makita ni Harrison si Margarita, na nagbibigay liwanag sa napakaboring niyang buhay na hindi niya naramdaman sa fiancée niya. Naging masaya ang bawat araw ni Harrison dahil sa atensyon na ibinibigay ni Margarita sa kanya. Hindi lang niya matanggap na nahuhumaling na siya kay Margarita dahil sa kanyang pride at takot na umamin sa nararamdaman. Lalo na't nalaman na ni Margarita na may fiancée na siya. Pero huli na ang lahat dahil iniwan na siya ng babaeng bumago sa buhay niya. Pinilit niyang kalimutan si Margarita, pero hindi kayang turuan ang puso, siya pa rin ang hinahanap-hanap. Hiniwalayan niya ang fiancée niya at nagsimula siyang hanapin si Margarita. Ginawa niya ang lahat para bumalik lang sa kanyang buhay si Margarita. Mapaamo at mapamahal ulit ito sa kanya. This time, hindi na niya pakakawalan pa.

Three years… That is how long Eunice Tsui spent in a coma after the car accident five years ago. Now that she is awake, the perpetrator must settle his debts. She's returning to the country that never gave her a warm home, and this time, she's taking matters into her own hands. She will track down every rat hiding in the sewer and eliminate them herself. No more being pushed around or feeling unwelcome—she's taking control of the situation. However, her well-thought-out revenge compromises when Jullian Lopez keeps appearing before her. What will be his role in the stage she built for the culprits to gather around? EXCERPT: “Mommy, I missed you!” A four-year-old boy rushes to her side and gives her a loud kiss on the cheek. “How’s my baby?” With an unusually delicate smile on her lips, Eunice asked softly. “Mommy, don’t embarrass me!” Eunice raised a brow and chuckled. “And why is that? You will always be my baby. Besides, we’re the only people here. Why would you feel embarrassed if I called you my baby?” Jillian pouted, folding his arms as he looked past his mom and pointed at the man who emerged from her bathroom only wrapped in a bath towel, barely covering anything. “Eunice Tsui! Why does that child look so much like me?” the man inquired. Eunice rolled her eyes and retorted, “Jullian Lopez, stop assuming. We never sleep together!” Astounded, Jillian shifted his gaze from the two adults to the bedroom, which looked like a super hurricane had passed because of how messed up the bed and every corner of the room were.

Thera De Marco was hated and feared by many. For inexplicable reasons, within five years of marriage to her husband Sean, she has gone from being soft-hearted and happy, to savage and ill-tempered. Despite her unhappiness, and her hate towards her husband she has refused to get her marriage annulled. Ilang buwan bago ang kanyang ika tatlumpong taong kaarawan, Thera is hit by a car, causing her memory - before she meets Sean, to be wiped out. When she resumes her life, she begins to question why she was so unhappy in her marriage. Magbabago kaya ang damdamin ni Thera para sa asawa habang wala siyang maalala? Or do the secrets run deeper than she ever realized?

25 years ago, a maternity nurse secretly switched me out for her daughter. Unfortunately for her, my six-year-old brother saw this and secretly switched me back. 25 years later, the maternity nurse comes knocking with her actual daughter by her side. She accuses me, the heiress of Crawford Group, of being an impostor. The company's janitor starts insulting me and insinuates that my lipstick is a cheap imitation. Even my boyfriend humiliates me with her. "And here I thought you were the heiress of the Crawford family. You can't even compare to a hair on Pammy's head!" When the DNA test results are out, everyone is stunned. "That wretch bewitched me, Lori! Please forgive me—give me another chance!" my boyfriend cries. I look at him icily. "Another chance to do what? To clean the toilets?"