family bonding in tagalog

My dad was a zombie. My mom? Even scarier. She was an uber-powerful mutant. At the crack of dawn, she was already yelling, "Derick Olson! Don't make me come over there! What kind of zombie are you? Glued to your headphones all day—are those audiobooks really that captivating?" I rolled over in bed and promptly fell right off. Scrambling to my feet, I started tidying up my room in a flash, terrified she might actually make good on her threat. "Look at Mr. Hoffman next door," she hollered. "He roams the streets day and night, probably gobbled up more brains than you've read books!"

I was the heir to a wealthy family, yet my biological parents were drowning in debt and living on the streets. Out of pity for them, I decided to give up my status as a young heir and care for my family. To help them live better lives, I worked three jobs, working myself to the bone. But one day, I discovered the truth. Their so-called "bankruptcy" was a lie. They had been living a life of luxury all along. To make matters worse, my fiancée had already gotten involved with my younger brother. I was heartbroken and devastated. I decided to return to my foster father and seek his help. To get revenge for me, he ruined my biological parents' business, bringing them down for good.

Si Lara ay isang babae na may malungkot na nakaraan at buhay. Wala siyang sariling pamilya, wala siyang sariling ipon, at nagsusumikap siya sa araw-araw para lang mabuhay. Limang taon na siyang nagtatrabaho bilang janitress sa isang sikat at prestihiyosong kumpanya sa bansa, ang Etoile Cosmetics. Ang kanyang pang-araw-araw na gawain ay ang gumising ng maaga sa umaga, pumasok sa trabaho, umuwi sa tinitirhang apartment, at magpalipas ng malungkot na gabi nang mag-isa. Nais niyang maging katulad ni Amanda Montserrat, isang maganda, mayaman at isang makapangyarihang babae na nagmamay-ari ng kumpanya na Etoile Cosmetics. At mukhang nagkatotoo ang kanyang kahilingan. Nang dahil sa isang malaking aksidente ay nabubuhay siya ngayon bilang si Amanda Montserrat at kailangan niyang mamuhay sa mundo nito hanggang sa makabalik siya sa kanyang sariling katawan! Pero paano niya gagawin iyon?

***This is the sequel to "Second Chance Luna" and picks up where that story left off. I highly recommend reading that one before attempting to jump into this story.*** Update schedule is Mon. Wed. Fri. US Mountain Time Alpha Aleksandr Volkov had to fight hard for his second chance mate, a human named Rieka who has 4 children from her deceased human husband. After teaching her about the supernatural world, and rescuing her from rogues, they finally tied the knot, but just as they prepared to leave for their honeymoon, another alpha shows up to warn them that Rieka is still in danger. There is a secret in her past that even she doesn't know about. They have to work together with new allies to uncover her family history and ensure future safety of her and her children, all while navigating a new mate bond and the uncharted territory of a human mated to an alpha.

Contains strong language: My parents died, my sister died, my brothers left, and I was left to a man who thought we were pawns in his play. You know the type of people who say "it gets better" they're lying to you, because it just keeps getting worse. How the hell did I end up in a gang? Well, this is that story

Lauren thought her life was perfect until a Valentine’s Day dinner turned into a nightmare. Accused of pushing her mother-in-law down the stairs, she quickly realizes it’s a setup. Sylas, her husband, and her own sister Taylor orchestrated the whole thing to trap her and end their marriage. With nowhere to go, Lauren runs straight to the one person she never expected: Enzo, her mysterious and ruthless neighbor, the Mafia King everyone fears. As she starts plotting revenge, she uncovers a shocking truth: Sylas is involved with a rival mafia family, and she’s been dragged into a war that could destroy everything she knows. But things get even more complicated when Enzo reveals he’s hunting for a set of rare paintings that hold the key to a hidden vault of untold wealth. Intrigued, Lauren agrees to help him, even though she knows it could drag her deeper into the mafia’s deadly world. As Lauren navigates this treacherous new reality, she must decide whether to use Enzo and the growing attraction between them to exact her revenge, or risk losing herself in the chaos. Will she expose the lies and take back control, or will she be consumed by the very world that betrayed her?

Amara decided to take a vacation for herself to a secluded town in order to figure out what to do with her life after college. Little did she know that this small town could house so much of what she's looking for in life - including a hottie with an abominable reputation.

PARA kay Rafael ay perpekto na ang buhay niya. Party all night, sleep all day, and life would be easy, tulad ng sa kanta. Falling in love is not on his lists. Serious relationships are not included on his vocabulary. Nasa kanya na ang lahat, from his head-turning look to his big-fat bank account and wealth ay wala na siyang hihilingin pa. SIMULA pagkabata ay nabuhay si Tamara na naaayon sa kagustuhan ng kanyang ina. Lahat ng sinasabi nito ay kailangan niyang sundin, mula sa pag-aaral hanggang sa pipiliing mga kaibigan. Magbabago kaya ang mga pananaw nila sa buhay kung mag-krus ang kanilang mga landas? Lalaking walang pakialam sa mangyayari at babaeng may kailangang mapatunayan. Magagawa ba silang baguhin ng pag-ibig?

Celeste San Pedro, a typical senior-high school student of Hirokoshi High tends to live a normal life in Tokyo City, Japan with his older brother. Her life as a student was quite okay until she started to experience weird dreams with voices calling her in an unfamiliar name. She knew that the school library she used to visit every afternoon has something to do with this paranoia. And that she came across with an old and antique book which soon became a portal to an unexisting world. She lost herself in the city and woke up as a new being living in an old town of Gokayama. Growing with strange romantic feelings for each of the four main book characters, she almost forgot that she has her own real life too outside the book. Will she be able to return or will be forever miss her home?

Walang ibang pinangarap si Sabrina kung hindi ay ang makapagtapos ang mga kapatid sa pag-aaral at hindi maranasan ang hirap ng buhay na dinanas niya. Hindi basta-bastang nagtitiwala si Lance lalo na sa mga babae dahil sa madilim niyang nakaraan na hindi niya magawang bitawan. Pero paano kung magkita sila sa hindi inaasahang pagkakataon? Posible bang titibok ang puso nila sa isa't isa? Magagawa bang alisin ni Sabrina ang poot at galit na nasa puso ni Lance?Tatanggapin ba niya ang alok ni Lance kapalit ng katuparan ng kaniyang pangarap?