Contemporary Period Philippine Literature

"Aku hanya ingin membantu ... aku tidak punya niat buruk." "Aku tetap tidak percaya padamu!" Saat Yasmin tak lagi punya alasan untuk hidup, dua bayi kembar yang kelaparan memberinya harapan. Sayangnya, Ayah mereka, Barra Alexander Armend, menganggap Yasmin sebagai ancaman, bukan penyelamat. Haruskah Yasmin pergi dan kembali kehilangan? Atau bertahan, meskipun kembali disakiti?

Miguel Araujo est un avocat très réputé, connu pour être implacable mais juste, est amené à défendre Mario, un jeune homme malvoyant accusé d’agression aggravée, en tant qu’avocat commis d’office. Pris de compassion, Miguel va prendre tout de suite ce garçon sur son aile, tellement qu’il sera touché par lui. L’avocat tomberait-il sur le charme de son client handicapé ?

18++ "Damn, you're so tight." Hailey Bruce arched her back against the cold wood of the courtroom desk as Zeke Maximo, the ruthless crime lord she had sworn to fight, ripped her innocence away one thrust at a time. His hand clamped around her throat, and his voice was a low growl in her ear. "Your mayor daddy would be so proud watching you right now." But it wasn't until Hailey noticed the red recording light flash in the corner of the room that she realized Zeke wasn't just taking her body. He was systematically destroying her reputation. Hailey Bruce is twenty-four years old and has a perfect record. The youngest lawyer in Virginia, untouchable, unshakeable, and desperate to earn her father's approval, but she was never the daughter he desired. He chose Vivian, a surgeon, a doctor, and her perfect twin. Hailey was nothing more than a shadow. Until zeke maximo walked into her courtroom. Her father's greatest adversary, a man who never remained in prison. He turned trials into theater and made her tremble in anger. and in need. What started as a case evolved into a dangerous obsession. And once Zeke had her, he never planned to let her go. When crime and justice collide, there are no rules—only submission.

I never imagined betrayal could burn like this, until I walked in on my husband, screwing another woman, and everything I’d given ripped from me. Divorced, humiliated, my child torn from my arms, I fled to the city… a place ruled by power, desire, and danger. That’s when they found me. Four Alphas, impossible, relentless, and fated to me. They claimed me before I knew how to fight back. Their hands, their whispers, the heat of their bodies pressed against mine, leaving me trembling, aching, and alive in ways I’d never known. I came to Lunaris City with a single purpose: to rise above the law and reclaim what was stolen from me. But the four Alphas who stake their claim, the insatiable beasts who awaken every primal hunger, aren’t letting go. As danger, lust, and power swirl around me, I realize that to win what’s mine, I may have to surrender to all four of them… completely. Warning; This book contains explicit sexual content, dark romance, and mature themes. Intended for readers 18+.

"Sekali kamu berada di ruang sidang pribadiku, maka tak ada jalan keluar! Tubuhmu hanyalah milikku!" *** Persahabatan tiga Jaksa Penuntut Umum di Kota Los Angeles. Xavion Young, Ezra Wu, dan Chaiden Black. Tiga nama yang selalu menggetarkan hasrat wanita mana pun bila mendengarnya. Berasal dari keluarga politikus serta petinggi gedung kehakiman membuat mereka digilai banyak wanita. Kaum hawa berlomba untuk merasakan satu malam dengan para Tuan Muda. Akan tetapi, siapa yang mengira jika masa lalu ketiga lelaki itu berhubungan dengan seorang wanita yang berasal dari panti asuhan yaitu .... Lelaki macam Xavion Young tidak akan pernah tertarik dengan gadis culun, polos, ceroboh, dan lusuh macam Hanae Liason Tan. Akan tetapi, gadis itu telah membakar sesuatu yang sangat berharga baginya. Sesuatu yang tidak bisa diganti oleh uang dalam jumlah berapa pun. Dan kini Hanae Tan tidak punya pilihan selain membayar atas kesalahan fatal yang sudah dia lakukan. Xavion Young is a beast that no one knows. Hanae Tan adalah wanita pertama yang merasakah gilanya ruang sidang khusus sang jaksa tampan.

Zola, 24 ans, substitut du procureur, est réservée et manque de confiance en elle, jusqu’au jour où elle rencontre Erwan, un avocat charismatique et confiant. Leur alchimie incontestable crée un conflit entre ses sentiments naissants et ses responsabilités professionnelles. Alors que leurs chemins se croisent, Zola doit naviguer entre ses insécurités, les attentes familiales et la tension entre amour et devoir. Sera-t-elle prête à accueillir l’amour, ou la peur la freine-t-elle ?

My Forbidden Husband I kissed my father’s best friend. It was reckless. Disastrous. And worst of all—he hated it. Damien Luca is eighteen years older, untouchable, and every kind of wrong for me. A man carved from power, wealth, and sin—the kind of man who owns half the world and intimidates the rest of it. I told myself I’d let him go. That the crush, the obsession, the pull between us was over. But fate laughs at me—because now, I’m his wife. A marriage neither of us wanted. A vow neither of us can escape. And a fire we’re both trying—and failing—to resist. He’s forbidden. I’m off-limits. But we can’t stop reaching for the one thing we’re not supposed to touch.

Mara Wolfe has clawed her way from humble beginnings to the top of the city’s legal world, building a prestigious law firm brick by brick-while hiding her true nature as a chubby, fiercely intelligent werewolf. Her world shatters when she uncovers her husband’s betrayal: he’s plotting to siphon her hard-earned fortune with the help of his cunning, much younger assistant. Refusing to become a victim, Mara unleashes her sharpest instincts-both human and lupine-to turn the tables. Just as she sets her trap, an enigmatic new associate, Lucas, offers his help. His price? Just one date. But Lucas is more than he seems, and his unexpected loyalty forces Mara to confront what she truly wants from life and love. As secrets unravel and loyalties shift, Mara must decide whether vengeance or vulnerability will define her future. In the end, when a woman becomes the queen of her fate, she always has the chance to rewrite her love story.

Lumaki si Lara sa isang mahirap at magulong pamilya. Lasinggero ang ama, at madalang ang ina sa bahay dahil sa hindi niya maintindihang dahilan. Sa pagkamatay ng ina dahil sa isang "aksidente," nagsimula ang kanyang paghihirap. Sa edad na 16, sinaktan siya at inabusong sekswal ng kanyang tiyuhin at pinsan. Ang pinakamasakit, pati ang ama niya na dapat ay maging sandalan niya, ay pinagtangkaan din siyang abusuhin. Dalawang beses siyang nagbuntis at nagpa-abort sa pamimilit na rin ng mga hayup na nang-abuso sa kanya. Sa edad na 18, tumakas siya at nagmakaawang makapasok sa kumbento. Doon niya aksidenteng nakita si Azrael Fove, isang mayamang abogado na "ninong" niya. Tinulungan siya nito at kinupkop. Nangako rin ito na proprotektahan siya at kailanman ay hindi nito uulitin ang ginawa ng mga lalaking sumalbahe sa kanya. Ngunit paano kung sa isang hindi inaasahang pagkakataon ay malabag ng Ninong Azrael niya ang pangako nito at magbunga pa iyon ng isa na namang binhi sa kanyang sinapupunan? Paano kahaharapin ni Lara ang pagbabalik ng matinding takot na minsan na niyang kinasadlakan, matapos isang lalaki na naman ang dapat na proprotekta sa kanya ang siya pang muling nagwasak sa kaniya? At kahit pa sabihin niyang may namumuo na siyang pagtingin ko sa lalaki, paano niya pa rin niya haharapin ang katotohanan na magkakaanak na sila nito? Gayong bago pa siya pumasok sa buhay nito ay meron nang babae na mahal at nakatakda nang pakasalan nito?

Neera Miller is a sharp-tongued criminal lawyer with one rule: never defend the monsters who tore her world apart. But when a mysterious client drags her into the orbit of Keiran Renzaro—the most feared mafia lord in the city and the very symbol of the life that ruined hers—she finds herself bound to him by a case that runs deeper than the law. As desire clashes with vengeance, and truths are revealed layer by painful layer, Neera must decide if she can be with the man who might be responsible for everything she’s tried to forget. In a game where the lines between justice and crime blur, can she survive falling for the devil himself?