Booktok May 2022

“Promise me, you will marry me?” Kylie asked Damon. “Yes. I promise you. I will marry you, my love." Damon answered and kissed Kylie passionately. ••• “Will you accept Damon Blake as your lawful husband?” The priest asked the bride. “I Do." The Bride answered with a bright smile on her face. “Will you accept Riya Reymond as your lawful wife?” The priest asked the groom. “Yes.” The Groom answered after taking a deep breath. "I hereby announce that Mr. Damon Blake and Mrs. Riya Reymond are lawfully Husband and Wife. You may kiss the bride now." The priest said smiling. Damon leaned in and pressed his lips against Riya's lips. ••• “Marry me to take revenge on your brother, Asher?” Kylie asked. “Are you out of your mind?” Asher asked. “No. But you promised me that you will bring me and your brother together again? Remember or you forgot your promises too?” Kylie asked. “No. I don’t. But, marrying me won’t get you my brother.” Asher answered. “I have no choice left. Either marry me… or get lost from my life and never show me your face to me.” Kylie said. “Okay… I will marry you.” Asher replied. ~~~ Kylie was betrayed by Damon, her only first love. But, Damon was forced to get married to someone he doesn’t love and Kylie married Damon’s brother to get revenge on the man who betrayed her? Read this story of four different people who chose four different ways of life and got entangled with each other in a way even their fate couldn't comprehend. What happens... when these four people were forced into forced marriage. Will they find love or would they find hatred? Or would they come to an acceptance like many of those 'accepting' married couple?

Ako si Anne Villar Tambalos, 25 years old. May nobyo ako for 3 years at may balak na kaming magpakasal. Sya si Conrad Lim, galing sa mayamang angkan sa Bohol. Akala ko ay ito na ang lalaking para sa akin pero hindi pala.  Nahuli ko itong nagmu-mukbang sa talaba ng ibang babae. Labis akong nasaktan dahil dalawang buwan na lang ay kasal namin.  Lahat sama ng loob ay sinabi ko sa'kin ina. Kaya agad akong pinayuhan na mag-move on ako, dahil hindi lang ito lalake sa mundo.  Kahit masakit ay kinailangan kong mag-move on sa kabiguan ng pag-ibig.  Isang araw niyaya nila akong mag-bar upang mabawasan ang sakit na aking nararamdaman. Agad akong sumama dahil naroon naman si Celyn kaya walang dapat ipag-alala.  Hindi ko alam naparami ang nainom namin. Kaya nagawa kong makipag-siping sa isang estrangherong lalake.  "Congratulations, you're 1 week pregnant!" parang bombang sumabog na aking pandinig. Hindi ko akalain magbubunga pala ang isang gabing pinagsaluhan namin estrangherong lalake. Dahil sa takot nagtago ako dala-dala ang aming anak sa aking sinapupunan at umalis patungo sa Maynila kasama ang aking kaibigan.  Masaya sana dahil natakasan ko ang dalawang lalaking naging malaking parte pagbabago sa buhay ko. Pero ang ama aking anak ay syang magiging Boss ko pala. Dahilan upang magkunwari ako na hindi ko ito kilala o nakita man lang.  Siya si Dixon Stanley Floyd, multi- billionaire. Hanggang umeksena ang kanyang ina at pinagbintangan ako ng isang bagay na hindi ginawa. Hindi man lang kasi ako pinagtanggol ni Dixon sa kanyang ina.  Hanggang niluwal ko ang anak namin, na sya namang muling pagpapakita ng aking ex. Humingi ito ng tawad sa kanyang ginawa noong nagtaksil ito sa'kin. Nais itong tumayong ama sa'king anak.  "Hihintayin ko ang sagot mo, babalik ako bukas. Kaya pag-isipan mo ang aking sinabi!" saad nito, saka tuluyang umalis.

"I never plan of having children, let alone a pathetic mother of my child!" *** Gagawin ni Magenta ang lahat para sa inang may sakit, kahit pa ibenta maging ang kanyang kaluluwa sa demonyo. *** Because of her sick mother, Magenta has no other choice but to accept the job that she never heard of before and is offered to her. She has to work with a business magnate known in the business world as the king of investments as he owned the largest holding company in the country. A billionaire who prefers paying a woman to fill his bed in a one-month contract. And later, she had to pretend as his wife. Magenta didn't know him until she accepted the job of being his woman for a month. When she met him in person, all of a sudden, she felt reluctant to sign their contract. Brooding and mysterious, he's every inch of a dangerous man. But the thought of her mother gives her the strength to sign the contract with the devil. He is the first man she gives her innocence to. But she did not just give up her pride and dignity. She surrenders her heart, but it seems like he has no intention of taking it.

Malin Holstin is the daughter of Liam and Angel Holstin and the twin sister of Quinn. She and her sister are the 5th and 6th children born to her parents. After her brother took over as Alpha, her older sister became the acting Luna until Rich found his mate. Malin has led a charmed life, always protected by her father and three older brothers, never needing to take on much of a role in the pack since first Leana, then Emlyn, took the role of Luna. Cohen Forte is the second child and first son of Cara and Rik Forte. He took over as Alpha nearly a year and a half ago. His pack is well established and is flourishing. The only thing he is missing is his Luna. Cohen realizes that Malin is his mate before she’s old enough to feel the pull of the mate bond. He and one of his friends and fellow Alphas, Emerson, realized that they are each mated to one of the twins. While Cohen has been around Guardians all his life, not only his mother and sister, but also having been raised with the neighboring packs who also had Guardian children, it’s very different when you realize that your mate is a Guardian, especially when she’s assigned to your pack right before a war. Malin may inherently know how to fight and protect her mate and pack, but she has no clue how to be a Luna. Cohen couldn’t care less about her lack of knowledge, he’s just thrilled to finally have his mate know that she belongs to him. Can Malin learn what it takes to be a good Luna so that she can be the mate that Cohen deserves and the Luna that this pack desires?

Janet Sanders is at the top of her game and as a result, business has never been better, even with a new killer in town. After all, since her twin brother's murder at the hands of a deranged serial killer, not much can hurt or surprise you. That is, until she finds out that her father, Dan Sanders, may have been the culprit all along. Therefore Janet, now shrouded with an ironclad will, decided to do what she knows she can do best, dedicating all of her time to two things: her ever profitable career as an escort, and making sure that Dan Sanders is sent to the deepest pit in hell, even if it means she has to hand-deliver him to the devil herself. Now that the handsome Antonio has made his way back into her life with the hopes of capturing who the media has dubbed as "The Strangler" along with Janet's heart, she's dead set on sending him packing once and for all as she has seen firsthand the steep price of "love" for the Sanders family

SERA LOUISA MENDIVEL ay isang masayahing babae at sinasabi ng karamihan na nasa kanya na ang lahat ng hinahangad ng isang dalaga. Lalo na ng masungkit niya ang korona ng Miss Universe. Meron siyang pamilya na sinusuportahan siya sa mga kagustuhan niya at kahit nga boung pamilya niya ay mga doktor, siya lang ang bukod tanging hindi sumunod sa yapak ng kanyang pamilya. Ngunit sa likod ng yaman at influensya ng pamilya niya, di niya alam nasa ilalim pala ng napakalaking sindikato na pinamumunuan ng isang arroganteng Mafia boss at may bukod tanging nag-iisang anak ito na si Nathaniel Yao. Binata na nangunguna sa industriya ng negosyo, at marami nang babae ang pinagkasundo sa kanya ngunit gumagawa siya ng paraan para hindi matuloy. Walang alam si Sera ipinagkasundo na pala siya, kaya ng umuwi nagulat siya at naguluhan kung bakit. Ngunit isang araw natuklasan niya ang dahilan, ang mga ginagawa ng kanyang pamilya... ay taliwas sa inaakala niyang maayos ang mga ito na nagsisilbi sa bayan. Whether she like it or not, she is getting married to the bachelor who might kill her. Or she might change him completely. @DeathWish

Raine is nineteen and still has not found her mate, even though most werewolves find their mates at eighteen. In a turn of events, Raine has her life turned upside down when not only does she find one mate but two. However, not only is two mates bad enough finding out who they are may just be worse. When Raine and her mates take on not only hiding what they really are to one another, they find out that she is not what she thought either. They come to face the truth and battle for not only love but the life itself. Will they survive the conflicts that are in front of them?

Nang malaman ni Glea na may boyfriend na ang kaaway niya mula kolehiyo ay nakaramdam siya ng inis at selos dahil pakiramdam niya talunan siya. Nagplano siyang maghanap ng boyfriend para hindi siya mahuli at masapawan nito pero nang makita niya kung gaano ka gwapo ang boyfriend ng mortal niyang kaaway ay nagbago ang isip niya. She doesn't want a boyfriend, she want her enemy's boyfriend. At aagawin niya iyon sa kahit anong paraan na nanaisin niya. She will seduce the billionaire named Isaac Falkerson. She's lusting over her and she wants to slap on her enemy's face that she's good at anything. But what if lust and love will collide? Paano kung ang plano na agawin lang ang kasintahan ng kaaway ay masira dahil natatagpuan na niya ang sariling nahuhulog dito? At paano kung mag bunga ang pang-aakit niya? Ano ang kaya niyang gawin para sa isang bilyonaryo na si Isaac? Will she face that she's a loser for falling in love or not?

Isang matapang na dalagang negosyante si Ysabella Cruz na handang gawin ang lahat para mailigtas ang pamilya nila sa pagkakautang—kahit pa ang kapalit ay isang kasunduang kasal. Ang catch? Ang lalaking papakasalan niya ay si Mayor Alaric Dela Vega—bata, makapangyarihan, at misteryosong lider ng kanilang bayan. Hindi inaasahan ni Ysabella na ang lalaking minsang tumulong sa kanya noong kabataan pa sila ay siya ring magiging "asawa" niya ngayon—ngunit sa papel lamang. May sariling dahilan si Mayor Alaric kung bakit pumayag siya sa kasunduan: kailangan niyang mapanatili ang imahe niyang "settled" upang matuloy ang pagtakbo sa mas mataas na posisyon sa pulitika. Ngunit habang lumilipas ang mga buwan sa ilalim ng iisang bubong, unti-unting nabubura ang hangganan ng kasunduan. Sa pagitan ng mga scripted na halik sa harap ng kamera at mga gabing puno ng katahimikan, may damdaming unti-unting nagigising. Hanggang kailan sila magtatago sa likod ng kontrata? At kapag dumating ang oras ng pag-pirma ng annulment papers, sino ang unang aatras—ang pusong natutong magmahal o ang pusong takot masaktan muli?

Limang taon.. Limang taon na nakulong si Sapphire, dahil sa kagagawan ng kanyang asawa, at ng kabit nito, na kanya mismong kapatid. Sa kanyang paglaya, mismong ang hudas pa niyang asawa ang sumundo sa kanya, dahil hindi maaaring iakyat sa bahay ng mga Briones, ang isang kabit. Alam na ni Sapphire ang kanyang plano, ang maghiganti sa kanyang asawang si Dexter, at sa kanyang kakambal na si Emerald. Nais din niyang hanapin, ang batang iniluwal niya, na pinalabas nilang patay, bago siya makulong. Ngunit pagdating niya sa kanilang bahay, ang isang lalaking gwapo, at hinahangaan ng lahat, ay naroroon, si Ezekiel Briones, na may bitbit na anak. Hindi niya mawari sa kanyang sarili, kung bakit ang pakiramdam niya sa lalaki, ay inaakit siya, at yun naman ay pinayagan ng kanyang puso. Saka pa lang malalaman ni Dexter, na nagkamali ito, at nais ayusin ang kanilang pagsasama.. Sino ang pipiliin niya? ang dati niyang minamahal, na pinahirapan siya, o ang gwapong si tito Ezekiel, na hindi niya malaman kung seryoso sa kanya?