books to read as a man

My husband only married me for a family alliance, but his heart was always with his first love. To please her, he even threw her a grand wedding. He forced me to play the wedding march at their ceremony. When I hit a single wrong note, he stood by as she drove steel needles through my fingers. “Weren’t you so proud of being a pianist? Then I’ll take that away from you.” “This is my revenge for forcing me into this marriage!” Later, I got pregnant. However, Yaron Hayes, my husband, left for an extravagant trip abroad with Ellie Jensen. When he finally returned and saw my swollen belly, he immediately assumed I had cheated. He locked me in a closet, forcing me to endure a brutal childbirth alone—one that cost me my life. Yet when I opened my eyes again, I was back on the day the Hayes family arranged our marriage. This time, I let go of my foolish devotion. I booked a flight to study abroad in half a month. “The sky is vast, and birds are meant to be free. It's time for me to follow my own path.”

Irene grows up trying everything within her power to shred herself away from the supernatural world. But she never thought that a little sign of weakness from her would destroy all her years of hard work. Will she ever get over her fear of falling in love?

Sarah is forced into an arranged marriage with a powerful and respected billionaire, Vincent. On their wedding night, her husband told her "I expect you to serve me, that's all." But Sarah was determined not to let him dehumanize her and reduce her to his pawn. Will she become his item to be played with at will? Or will she keep fighting for respect and equality in her marriage? When Sara's childhood crush and her best friend, Judd, shows up, how should she face him?

When Aria Summersault got banished from her pack for making a grievous offense— her life turned upside down. Going rogue with an uncertain future, she engages in a battle and encounters Nicholas Sainthood, the Alpha of the Red Moon Pack, who happens to be her mate. Despite being spared from her ill-fated existence, another dilemma arises. A shadow from her parents' past hunts her, as do a series of secrets. What if the bond she shares with Nicholas is rooted in revenge? Will love be able to bridge the past into a bright future, or will it bring further ruins? *** "You have fooled me from the very beginning, Nicholas. Is everything you showed me a lie?" I faintly asked, my heart breaking into million pieces, and it doubled when he nodded his head, agreeing. "Yes, Aria."

I stand on the brink of a past I've lived and a future I've yet to claim. Five years ago, my world crumbled when Lucan, the Alpha I loved, the man destined to be my mate, chose betrayal over loyalty; my sister over me. His blatant rejection of my love but refusal to reject our bond, kept me on a string for years. Until my sister decided to orchestrate my murder when I fell pregnant with Lucan's child. Fate, it seems, holds a twisted sense of mercy. I find myself back in time, five years before my life turned into a nightmare, on the night my Mate Bond with Lucan snaps into place. But this time, I'm not the same Verena. I refuse to be the victim, the one walked all over. With a resolve forged from pain and betrayal, I stand before our pack, our family, our friends, and I shatter the expectations of fate. I reject Lucan, and the ripple of shock is my first taste of victory. But my plan doesn't stop there. I aim higher, daring to entangle my fate with his enemy, Alpha Niklaus King, a man as dangerous as he is ruthless. It's supposed to be a game, a strategy to topple Lucan from his throne. I didn't anticipate the fire Niklaus would ignite in my soul, a passion fierce and consuming. As I grow closer to him, the lines blur; my heart, once set on revenge, now beats a different rhythm. Torn between the past's shadows and a future that's as uncertain as it is thrilling, I find myself questioning everything. Lucan's betrayal branded me, but Niklaus offers a chance at healing, at power. Yet, can I trust this new bond, or will it become another chain?

Ikinasal ako sa isang lalaking hindi ko naman gusto at ka close. Yes! School mate ko siya before at hinding-hindi ko siya gusto! Wala naman akong magawa dahil kailangan ito para maisalba ang kompanya ni Grandpa. Ngunit, pagtapos ng maraming pagsubok sa relasyon naming dalawa ay nahulog siya sa akin at umaming ako ang gusto niya. Paano nga ba nangyari iyon!? E mahal na mahal niya ang girlfriend niya at galit na galit siya sa akin noon dahil ikinasal ako sa kanya at ang girlfriend niya ang gusto niyang pakasalan. Teka, kasalanan ko ba iyon!? Pero, nang mahulog din ako sa kanya, hahayaan ko ba ang puso kong ito na tumibok sa kanya? Lalo na at sa utak ko, ang tanging gusto ko lang ay ang childhood friend ko. Sasaluin niya pa kaya ako?

Lumaking puno ng pagmamahal si Jayda ng kanyang mga magulang.Mahirap man sila ay naibibigay naman sa kanya ang kanyang mga pangangailangan at naigapang siya sa pag-aaral.Nakapagtapos siya ng kursong edukasyon at sa awa ng Maykapal ay naipasa niya ang board exam ng maluwalhati.Sa paghihintay niyang makapasok ng trabaho sa gobyerno bilang isang pampublikong guro ay napagpasyahan niyang magpartime bilang isang tutor ng isang 6 year-old na batang lalake na nirekomenda sa kanya ng kanyang propesora sa universidad kung saan siya nakapagtapos. Ang inaakala niyang simpleng bata lang ang kanyang tuturuan magbasa ay isa pa lang napakakumplikadong trabaho dahil sa tiyuhin nitong ubod ng strikto,dominante at walang puso kung umasta.Mukhang hindi lang ang bata ang kanyang magiging tutee pati na rin ang tiyuhin nito, paano niya kaya mapapalambot si Jethro Montenegro, na isang kilalang tycoon monster na walang puwang ang pag-ibig sa puso nito kung hindi poot at galit? Mahuhulog kaya sa kanya si Jethro na sa unang pagkikita pa lang nila ay nagpakita na ito ng disgusto sa kanya? Jethro Montenegro Isang kilalang eligible bachelor na business tycoon.Sa edad na 30 ay nanatili itong binata at walang planong mag-asawa dahil na rin sa responsibilidad na naiwan sa kanya ng kanyang yumaong bunsong kapatid, ang anak nitong si Timothy. Siya ang nagsisilbing legal guardian ng bata dahil ulila na rin siya sa magulang.Binuhos niya ang kanyang oras sa pagpapalago ng naiwang negosyo ng mga magulang na minsan hindi niya nabibigyan ng oras ang pamangkin.Naghire siya ng tutor ng bata upang matuto itong magbasa ngunit hindi niya inakala na pati siya matuturuan matibag ang pusong matigas pa sa bato.Mapapaglabanan niya kaya ang namumuong pagtangi niya kay Loren o magpapatangay na lang kaya siya sa kakaibang alindog ni Jayda sa kanya?

In a world of ancient magic, Cullen Steiner, Alpha of the Good Ole Boys Pack, must prepare the Weres for the coming war. Along with his friend, Colin Andrews, an ancient vampire, he must solve the mystery of the supernatural past before the war spills over into the human world and the Weres become exsposed, all the while learning about his soul and its mate.

Callisandria aims a good life in her future. She do everything she can to reach her goals for herself and for her family but it was ruined when she let herself fall in love to her childhood friend. She gave to him her trust, gave herself into him without hesitation and that's biggest mistake that she had done in her life. She thought he love her but it turns out she's just his past time. He already engage to someone and that guy really invited her in his wedding. What a jerk! Actually, it's so easy for her to forget him, after what he had done? But how can she do that if he leave something that she can resist? And worst, she and that guy need to met again after few years. What a life!

What would you do if you met your boyfriend in bed with your best friend? For Aurora Gibson, she met a fate that changed her life forever after that night. She married Damien Vladimir, the man who hit her on a rainy night after she was heartbroken by the scene she met in her little apartment she shared with her boyfriend. The contract marriage was to last for only six months which was the time the doctor gave for her to regain her memory from the accident. On the night Damien was to travel, Aurora confessed her love to him but only to be declined. After Damien left that night, she left the mansion heartbroken but what Damien didn’t know was that Aurora was pregnant. He searches and turns New York City upside down for the woman he once rejected because his heart longs for her presence and innocence but she is nowhere to be found. What will he do if he finds out the woman he rejects is pregnant? ******** “I’m in love with you Damien” Aurora calmly said after thinking for days about it. She is scared this heartless man who doesn’t even look at her will reject her. Damien who arranged his wrist watch stop and turn towards the little woman standing inside his study. “Are you stupid? Mind you, you are here because you lost your memory from the accident. Do you think you are a match for me?” He asked for Aurora to bite her lower lips scared to speak. “Don’t take the sex for love. It’s nothing to me.” She heard Damien say and walked out of the study which made her break down in tears…..