Edad Madura/mayor

MAHIRAP ang buhay kaya't ang ulilang lubos na si Karina ay handang magtiis na manirahan sa kaniyang tiya kahit madalas siyang pagmalupitan nito. Ang tiya niya mismo ang nag-alok sa kanya ng trabaho upang mag waitress sa isang bar na hindi naman kalayuan sa bahay nila. Sa edad na dalawampo, natuto na si Karina na maging malakas para sa kaniyang sarili dahil wala naman itong maaasahan bukod sa kanyang sarili lamang. Bata pa lang ay hindi na ito namulat sa pagmamahal. Pagmamahal na ngayon ay tila hinahanap niya pa rin. Pagmamahal na hindi maibigay ng kanyang Tiya Alicia at kahit ng mga kaibigan nito sa bar. Isang araw, sa kanyang pagtatrabaho sa bar ay isang bagong customer ang nagligtas sa kanya mula sa isang bastos na lalaki. Nagpakilala ito bilang si Winston Miller gamit ang binigay niyang business card. Naging interisado sa kanya ang binata dahil nakikita nitong pursigido ang dalaga sa kanyang trabaho at halatang kailangang-kailangan ng dalaga ng pera, bukod doon ay may kung anong malakas na enerhiya siyang naramdaman sa dalaga. He asked her to be his personal maid. Iyon ang usapan nila. Sa laki ng halagang in-offer ni Winston ay hindi na nakapag-hindi pa si Karina. Tinanggap niya agad ito. Iniwan niya ang kanyang tiya na naghihimutok sa galit.

MAAGANG NAULILA, NAGHIRAP, AT TANGING TAGPI-TAGPING YERO LANG ANG TINUTULOYAN. Kahit ganito ang naranasan ni Magdalena, hindi ito naging hadlang upang itaguyod ang kanyang limang taong gulang na kapatid. Sa murang edad, naranasan ni Magdalena ang magtinda ng iba't ibang bagay. Kahit na dose-anyos pa lang siya, mayroon na siyang alindog na nais makamtan ng mga masamang taong nakapaligid sa kanya. Isang araw, habang naglalako kasama ang kanyang kapatid upang magkaroon sila ng makakain araw-araw, hindi inaasahan ni Magdalena ang munti na itong magahasa sa kanya. Ngunit buti na lang, mayroong isang mabuting binatilyo na tumulong sa kanya. Mula noon, laging iniisip ni Magdalena ang kanyang naging hero sa buhay. Ngunit hindi alam ni Magdalena na ang taong tumulong sa kanya ay isang malupit na Mafia Boss. Lumipas ang maraming taon, naging ganap nang dalaga si Magda, tanging elementary lamang ang kanyang natapos. Ngunit sa di inaasahang pagkakataon, may masamang nangyari sa kanyang bunsong kapatid. Sa halagang kalahating milyon upang mailigtas ang kapatid, nagawa niyang ibenta ang katawan sa makapangyarihang tao na magbubukas ng bagong yugto sa buhay ni Magdalena. Ngunit hindi niya alam na ang taong kanyang pinag-alayan ng kanyang puri ay isang Mafia Boss na tinuring niyang hero ng kanyang buhay.

El día de mi vigésimo cumpleaños, el amigo multimillonario de mi abuelo colocó varias fotos frente a mí y me pidió que eligiera un esposo. Sin vacilar, seleccioné a Adrián Mendoza, el sexto hijo de la familia Mendoza. Todos los presentes quedaron atónitos. Después de todo, todo el mundo sabía que yo, la heredera de la familia Delgado, había estado obsesionada durante años con Luciano Mendoza, el tercer hijo de los Mendoza. En mi vida anterior, logré casarme con Luciano, quien gracias a esto heredó la mayor parte de los bienes de su abuelo. Pero después del matrimonio, me fue infiel con mi hermana menor, Sofía Delgado. Mis padres, furiosos, enviaron a Sofía a estudiar al extranjero. Desde entonces, Luciano me odió profundamente. Permitió que numerosas amantes que se parecían vagamente a Sofía me humillaran constantemente. El acoso constante me llevó a sufrir una severa depresión. Al final, Luciano reemplazó mis medicamentos con veneno lento, y morí embarazada, llena de amargura. Al renacer, decidí dejarlos ser. Pero cuando se anunció mi compromiso con Adrián Mendoza, Luciano perdió por completo la cordura.

Augustine Knight is the man all mothers wish for their daughter! He’s nice, he’s rich, he’s beyond beautiful, and has the quality we’ve all been looking for- painfully loyal! Yeah okay maybe he’s a bit arrogant but you can hardly see that trait whenever he’s with his family and close friends because yes, you got it right, he’s a family man and a very good friend too! See, what a catch. Phew. The relationship he had with Evie, is something we all pray for our daughters to have. If you excuse the big misunderstanding, of course. Because that would make you call him a fucking pedophile. With P at the front and right in the middle. PEDO-PHILE. You can’t exactly blame the man when he asked his newly-married wife to give him back four years of his life, or forced her to cash her promise about their three (future) children. From being the lucky girlfriend of a billionaire she upped her status to ‘insanely-lucky wife of a billionaire’, but within a month it changed into being his worthless SugarBabyWife. *** Dig in if you feel like reading something that would make you mad, sad, or both. Don’t hesitate if you’re a fan of toxic relationship because I promise you, this, is the definition of ttttoxicccity. I’m the fucking mayor of this city if you’ve read Gay Sugar Daddy :)

Me metí en una novela. Y no como la protagonista ni como la villana, sino como una extra bonita, sin nombre, de esas que solo aparecen de fondo para rellenar escenas. El problema es mi hermano mayor: de todos los personajes, es el único que se comporta como una persona normal, y justo por eso, en la novela lo pintan como el “amor imposible” de la protagonista: un dios frío, reservado, casi intocable, al que ella jamás logra conquistar. Cuando ella se le declara entre lágrimas, él responde que está estudiando. Cuando le promete entregarle todo, él dice que anda montando un negocio. Cuando ella se deja caer y se pierde entre galanes, él ya está en la cima, con un éxito brutal y diez mil millones de dólares al año. Yo, de verdad, pensé que iba a vivir en paz, sin deseos, sin tentaciones, así para siempre. Hasta que una noche, ya de madrugada, lo encontré con una prenda que yo reconocería en cualquier parte entre sus manos… y, en voz baja, casi obsesivo, repitiendo un nombre una y otra vez. Un nombre demasiado familiar, demasiado cercano.

Just as she’s starting her new life in Las Vegas, she gets an urgent call to return home to Atlanta. Deila Barbson could be stubborn, witty…among other things but she wasn’t the rogue her family thought her to be so she answered with equal urgency oblivious to what awaited her— her past. She’s faced with the person that’s haunted her beautiful nightmares everyday for two years. Betrayed by her heart, she found herself running again from whom she still longed for as the very air she breaths. Breathing was as difficult as commitments. Would she stand unbroken or she melt under his touch? Time they said healed every wound so why did his heart still bleed at the sight of the woman that left him shattered sixteen months ago? Hard-headed as he was, James Martin felt open as if it were yesterday he got stood up on his planned proposal dinner. He wanted answers, from her, from himself; why didn’t he feel anger towards her for breaking his heart? Why was his heart still thudding with hope at the sight of her? Why did Deila still unman him as if he wasn’t the macho CEO that intimidated even the Mayor? And most importantly, why did she return? Behind the unwilling woman and broken man was the dark secret both their families shared. What would be keeping them apart? Their ego? Or the family secret? Warning: This book contains mature words and sexual encounters that aren't suitable for readers under the age of 18.

Mi padre me obligó a elegir a uno de los dos hermanos de la familia López para casarme. Elegí a Alejandro López. Solo porque llevaba trece años enamorada de él en silencio. Pero el día de nuestra boda, su hermanastra Paloma se arrojó desde la azotea del hotel. Dejó una carta escrita con sangre, deseándonos amor eterno y una vida juntos. Entonces lo entendí: llevaban años amándose en secreto. Alejandro perdió el control en plena boda y anunció que renunciaba al mundo. Yo me quedé sola, sin rumbo. De por vida, expió sus culpas ante la placa conmemorativa de su hermanastra. Lo odié por engañarme; no pedí el divorcio y nos torturamos. Hasta que un secuestro lo cambió todo. Para salvarme, Alejandro murió junto a los secuestradores. Antes de morir, me miró y dijo: —Isabela, fue mi culpa haberte ocultado la verdad. —Pero dos vidas, la mía y la de mi hermana, ¿no bastan para saldar esta deuda? —En la próxima vida, no me elijas. Cuando abrí los ojos de nuevo, había vuelto al día en que mi padre me pidió escoger esposo. Esta vez, sin dudarlo, elegí al hermano mayor de Alejandro: Ramiro.

Después de dos años de matrimonio, Camila Rivas descubrió al intentar obtener nuevamente su certificado de matrimonio que el preciado papel que había guardado con tanto cariño era falso... Quiso confrontar a su esposo Alejandro Jiménez, pero escuchó algo que la dejó sin palabras: el hombre que la había cuidado con tanto amor durante seis años, ya estaba casado desde hacía cinco años con su profesora, que era seis años mayor que él. No solo había sido su escudo humano, sino que además, él le había asignado la culpa de no poder tener hijos, mientras adoptaba a sus hijos. Con el estómago revuelto, Camila llamó a su abogado encargado de heredar la fortuna. —Soltera, sin hijos, toda la herencia es mía. Camila decidió alejarse de la familia Jiménez, y Alejandro, confiado en que ella no tenía a dónde ir, esperaba tranquilo que regresara a rogarle. Sin embargo, un día, Camila apareció en los titulares de todos los medios del país, en una noticia sobre un matrimonio arreglado. Ahora, ella estaba acompañada de un hombre en la cima del poder, compartiendo el escenario bajo los reflectores, recibiendo la admiración y los mejores deseos de todo el mundo...

Social climber, goldigger, malandi, mang-aagaw, home wrecker. Ilan lang 'yan sa mga salitang natatanggap ng isang kabit na kagaya ni Eunice, ngunit wala siyang pakialam, manhid na siya sa mga ganuong klaseng katawagan. It's true that she's only up for money, it's her way para matustusan ang mga luho niya. Ang pinakamadaling paraan na alam niya para magkaroon ng mga bagay na gusto niya ng walang kahirap-hirap ay ang makipagrelasyon sa matatandang mayaman. Wala sa kaniya kung may asawa man ito at maging kabit siya. Ang totoo ay mas gusto niyang nakikipagrelasyon sa mga lalaking mas malaki ang agwat ng edad sa kaniya at may asawa na, kaysa sa binata pa. Para sa kaniya ay mas challenging iyon at mas nakakapagpapataas ng kompiyansya niya sa kaniyang sarili.Ngunit tila ba dumating ang karma ni Eunice. Nang makarelasyon niya ang business tycoon na si Emmanuel Montoya, ang dating magulo niyang buhay ay mas lalo pang gumulo. Galit na galit sa kaniya ang asawa at anak ni Emmanuel, dahil sa pagwasak niya sa masayang pamilya nito. Si Joaquin ang nag-iisang anak ni Emmanuel, gagawin nito ang lahat para pasakitan si Eunice. Manaig pa kaya ang galit ni Joaquin kung unti-unti naman siyang nadadala sa mapang-akit na si Eunice? Magawa pa kaya niya ang maghiganti o kagaya ng kaniyang ama ay mahuhulog din siya sa karisma nito?

Olivia had a life that was almost perfect. Her father was the city mayor, her best friend was a good handsome man who was also the son of the founders of the city’s top hospitals, and her physical appearance was almost perfect too that she could make anyone like her anytime. But the thing was that she hated her father for never giving her love ever since her mother passed away—which resulted to her becoming a rebellious teenager. Dakota, on the other hand, had the opposite kind of life as Olivia. She had to do minor crimes at the age of 15 for survival with his older brother. She used to have a dream to be a nurse—which ended up vanishing ever since her life became miserable. One day, Olivia and Dakota crossed paths as Olivia insisted to enter the criminal life of Dakota for fun. Everything was fine at first as they enjoyed being partners in crime—not until the time came when they had to be separated because of the big difference between their lives and the betrayal that cut the relationship between the two girls. Years later, they met again as the both of them had changed to be more mature and powerful from the past years. Olivia had been holding the same guilt for years as Dakota had been holding the same grudge for years. Their sweet relationship had already ended years ago, but did their feelings ever change through the years that passed? What happens when they cross paths again? Will Dakota get her revenge? Or will their sweet relationship as partners in crime be restored again?