Family Ties: Alex And Ellen

Damien had been stuck in a night from five years ago when he had a night with a random lady. For some reasons, he couldn't get her off his mind and vowed to find her. But that would be hard. With only her face in his memory and no name, how would he find her? As coincidences, fate, destiny, and a certain connection pull them, with each passing moment, closer to each other, they realize that they had been right under each other's noses all along. "Do, you really think.it was just a night stand?" The older woman asked and the two youngsters were thrown into instant confusion. Eleanor was sure that the only reason she went to the bar was because she was angry and needed a place to vent it out. And to her greatest knowledge, no one forced her to it. Damien too. He was at the Castle of Wine because he needed a quiet place... away from work. So... What was it...? ***** And, when they find out that it wasn't just a nightstand they shared, but infact, had a lot of things in common apart from the kids, only then would they realize... The journey just begun…

Pumayag si Matet sa kasunduan na ginawa ni Javi. Magpapanggap sila na mag-asawa sa loob ng 3 buwan para sa kapakanan ng Lola nito na may taning na ang buhay dahil sa sakit na kanser.Kapalit nito ay bibigyan sya ng malaking halaga bilang sahod nya sa mga buwan na pagpapanggap nilang mag-asawa. Dahil hindi pa naman sya kinokontak ng agency na pinag-aaplayan nya abroad (nag-apply sya bilang OFW sa bansang Turkey) at paubos na rin ang ipon nya kaya sya pumayag sa kasunduan. Nagkakilala sila ni Javi sa resort kung saan sila nagbakasyon ng 3 araw na magpamilya. Ito ang may ari ng resorts na yun. Inakala nya na tahimik ang buhay nito dahil sa mayaman ito pero mas magulo pa pala ito kesa sa kanyang buhay. Ngunit, sa likod ng kanilang pagpapanggap, may natuklasan sya, may mga lihim na interes ang pamilya ni Javi sa mga "family Heirlooms" na maaaring mamanahin kapag namatay na ang matandang donya. Ano kaya ang nakatagong sekreto sa "Family Heirlooms" na yun para pagkainteresan ng pamilya ni Javi?Paano kung mas may malalim pa na sekreto syang matuklasan? Ipagpatuloy pa ba niya ang kasunduan kung pati buhay nya ang nalalagay sa panganib o tatalikuran nya ito? Tutulungan nya itong malutas ang misteryo sa likod ng "Family Heirlooms" na yun?

~There are certain expectations when a principessa is born to the Italian Famiglia~ Valentina Gia Salvatore, Wife to Julio Salvatore, matron of the Salvatore Family. It's been two years since I was tied in the vows of holy matrimony with my husband, I vowed to be loyal to him, as my husband, and my capo, I have. What I didn't promise was to love him and now I do. With blood, sweat, and tears. I am a mother, a sister, and the wife of the Capo Dei Capi of the Italian family. I have everything I could ever want; I thought things would settle down and I would finally stop learning, but I was wrong. Note: This is part of a series and is to be read in order. if you are here after reading MAFIA RULES, welcome and enjoy the ride!

คำเตือน : ผู้ที่อ่อนไหวง่าย และงมงายในจารีตประเพณี ควรปิดนิยายเรื่องนี้ แล้วข้ามไปเสีย เราจะเข้าสู่ด้านมืดที่ไม่เคยเปิดเผยความลับนี้มาก่อน พร้อมจะเปิดประตูสู่มิติแห่งความมืดมิด อันเกิดขึ้นในครอบครัว..

Before our wedding, my fiancée, Sarah Hargrave—a professor of medieval history—held a private ceremony in a secluded chapel in the countryside. But not with me. Under the glow of candlelight, she cradled Benjamin Wheeler—her first love, his face gaunt from the cancer consuming him—in her arms. Her smile was soft, almost reverent, as she murmured, "In the eyes of God, vows made before the altar are the only ones that matter. Even if the law says I belong to Daniel, my soul was never his." And so, to the faint echo of hymns and the scent of old incense, they drank from the same silver cup, exchanged rings, and stepped together into the dimly lit sacristy—their makeshift bridal chamber. I watched. Silent. Motionless. No outbursts, no demands for explanation. Just the quiet dialing of a clinic to undo the vasectomy I'd gotten for our future. From fifteen to thirty, I had loved Sarah for fifteen long years. But in all that time, there'd never been room for me. That space had always belonged to Benjamin, my stepbrother. So I let her go. Afterward, I joined a geological research team bound for the isolation of Antarctica—a land cut off from the world, quiet and clean. Before I left, I handed Sarah a divorce agreement…and a final gift to mark the end. I never anticipated that Sarah, who'd always met my devotion with frosty detachment, who'd never once glanced back as I walked away, would look ten years older overnight.

After my beloved boyfriend dies in a fire, my sister marries a rich man. So, I marry her husband, Jason Grant's father. We go from being sisters to being mother and daughter-in-law. We're still a family, aren't we? Later, Jason pins me to a corner while breathing heavily. "Money is all you want, right? I can give you everything he can. Wouldn't it be much better for you to be with me than with a paralyzed old man?" Oh, he's got this all wrong. Money isn't what I want. His life is what I want.

Hannah imagined her life would become better if she just broke up with her perfect boyfriend, Nathan, and married her fated mate, Liam, who happens to be Nathan's brother. But she soon realizes that life never goes as planned most times. Liam hits her and is unhealthily obsessed with her. However, as much as she wants, Hannah cannot easily end things with him because of their strong mate bond. The consequences of a rejected mate bond that isn't honoured pins her down. She is also concerned about her daughter’s future. On the other hand, Nathan is completely smitten with Hannah. He is a complete green flag for any woman and would go any length for Hannah. But, he is a man hated by his kind right from birth. A man with a dark past and a bleak future. Three years later, Nathan returns to the pack and so are Hannah's feelings for him. In a fight of desire and loyalty, of what is wrong and what is right, Hannah must learn to tame her feelings or give in to the fọ́rbị́dden passịọ́n that she knew would only lead to darker ọ́bsessịon. However, Hannah's feelings are far from being the only thing on the line here. Everything comes at a price and Hannah must be ready for the consequences. 

Shira Williams is a beautiful young lady looking for a means to bring her family out of crisis. Her innate clumsiness brings her in contact with Cole Stuart, the billionaire CEO in line for the chairmanship of Stuart Group. The stuck up and workaholic CEO has to get a bride but is far from anything concerning love. Or is he...? What could have brought them together but fate?

Racheal Louis thrown out by her family after her parents death, struggled to provide for herself ,before getting hired by Austin Daniels, the CEO of Daniat Airways ,the rival of the Louis family to pretend to be the lost grand daughter of the Daniel's family for 2 months. Love and tension build up. Together they look for ways to expose her family.

At four months pregnant, I went to pick up my prenatal test results with my husband, Aiden Carter, who was an OB-GYN. The smile at the corner of his lips froze the moment he saw the report. Without a word, he grabbed my hand and tried to schedule an abortion. I stood there in shock. The attending physician, Dr. Marianne Cole, had just told me the baby was perfectly healthy! I tore myself free and demanded, "Why do you want me to get an abortion?!" He didn’t answer and had already scheduled the procedure. When I tried to run, he yanked my arm tighter. "There's no way we are having this child!" Clutching my belly, I hurried to call my parents, who were both OB-GYNs themselves. Dad, who had always doted on me, raised his fist, aiming straight for my stomach. Mom’s face twisted in horror, shaking her head wildly. "No, this won’t work. It can’t be like this." "Find a few men. Lock Clara Hart in with them." I didn’t understand why they were so desperate to destroy my child. All I wanted was to escape. Instead, they locked me inside a pitch-black room. When I felt the blood trickling down my legs, I knew my baby was gone. Mom came smiling to fetch me. I fought, demanding to know why they had done this to me. Without responding, she turned around and sent me straight to Ravenwood Asylum. I was tortured to death there. When I opened my eyes again, I was back on the very day I went to collect my prenatal report. Aiden looked at me, his face glowing with joy. "Baby, this is our first child. I can’t wait for the day he’s born."