First Things First Novels & Stories

"You may have the power to force a marriage but not love." — Daphne Del Mundo. "When there's truth, then there must also be a lie." — Tyler Grossman. Daphne was forced to become the substitute bride for her sister who fled from the wedding. Her husband was really nice to her at first. But later did she know that she married a cold blooded bastard. Daphne's life with her husband will turn upside down. She will began to realize the misery the wedding made her and her decision to be his 'Temporary Wife'. Due to her traumatic experiences as a child, Daphne will began to overthink things that could possibly make the marriage to fall apart. How will they be able to find love if their hearts was never used to it in the first place? Or was there any truth playing with them behind close doors?

“Akin ka lang, Anastasia, kaya babakuran kita.” Engr. Anastasia Veda Sullivan was set-up by her best friend and twin sister who was having an affair with her fiance. She was forced inside a stranger’s room in the cruise and things got hot! After that one steamy night, she was fenced by the billionaire and CEO, Xeonne Sage Monteverde.

Alexis Jenn Buenavista is a 24 year-old spoiled bratenilla girl from a rich, powerful,and famous family in the country. Partying all nights and drinking with her friends as if there's no tomorrow is her expertise. Working is not in her vocabulary. That's how she is... Until one day, her parents told her to marry the 38-year old, famous billionaire, Zac Rogen Walker. As a spoiled stubborn brat girl, ay lumayas siya sa kanila. But unfortunately, she was caught by Zac's bodyguard. She can't accept an old husband! Zac needs an heir for their company. His parents urged him to marry as he is not getting any younger. He chose Alexis because she is young and active which surely gives him an heir. The two signed a contract that gave Alexis the freedom to do anything she wanted but she cannot have sex with her boyfriend or any other man except with Zac. And their awkward married life has begun... Who will give in first to temptation? Who will give up? And who will fall in love?

🦋 Chlorothea has never believed in love, least of all marriage. To her, it is nothing more than a contract that destroys women and rewards endurance over happiness. She learned that truth watching her mother wither in a union that stole her dignity and left her to die forgotten. So when her family forces her into an arranged marriage with a powerful military general, Chlorothea vows she will never surrender her heart, no matter the cost. Lysander has lived his life by duty alone. As a man bound by honor, gratitude, and the law, he accepts an order he cannot refuse: to marry the granddaughter of his benefactor’s closest friend. He expects a quiet, manageable life, one where service comes first, and emotion stays firmly locked away. What he does not expect is Chlorothea. Unpredictable, sharp-tongued, and branded a “Little Lunatic” by those who cannot control her, she turns Lysander’s orderly world upside down. What begins as a union forged by obligation soon becomes a battleground of clashing wills, buried pain, and dangerous attraction. In a marriage neither of them wanted, can two broken beliefs collide without destroying them both or will love prove itself stronger than the scars they refuse to heal?

Matagal na si Divine na may gusto sa best friend ng Kuya Ivan niya na si Marcus ngunit nililihim lang niya 'yon. Hindi niya sinasabi 'yon dahil nahihiya siyang umamin na may gusto siya rito. Ulilang lubos na silang dalawa ng kuya niya. Isang araw ay kinailangan ng Kuya Ivan niya na pumunta sa ibang bansa dahil napili itong isama ng boss nila na magtatagal ng isang buwan. Hindi naman puwedeng tumanggi ang kuya niya kaya pumayag ito. Ang problema lang ay wala siyang makakasama sa bahay nilang dalawa. Ayaw pa naman ng kuya niya na mag-isa lang siya. Naisip ng Kuya Ivan niya na doon muna patirahin sa bahay nilang dalawa na magkapatid ang best friend nito na si Marcus para may kasama siya. Mapagkakatiwalaan naman ito at higit sa lahat ay babantayan siya. Imbis na matuwa ay kinabahan si Divine matapos niyang malaman 'yon na ang matagal na niyang gusto na lalaki ay ang makakasama niya sa bahay nila habang wala ang kuya niya. Ano kaya ang posibleng mangyari sa kanilang dalawa na magkasama sa iisang bubong? Masabi kaya ni Divine ang totoong nararamdaman niya para kay Marcus? May chance kaya na mahalin rin siya ni Marcus pabalik kung umamin siya ng totoong nararamdaman niya para dito?

Isa sa pinakamasakit para sa isang babae ay halos ibigay mo na ang lahat sa isang lalaki, pero hindi pa pala iyon sapat. Labis-labis ang pagmamahal na ibinigay ni Diana para kay Jeremy. Wala na siyang itinira para sa sarili niya. Kahit alam niya na hindi pa rin nakaka-move on si Jeremy sa ex girlfriend nito ay hindi iyon inisip ni Diana. Kaya naman nang alukin siya ng ama ni Jeremy na magpakasal kay Jeremy ay hindi na nagdalawang-isip pa si Diana. Pumayag siya agad. Akala niya ay makakalimot din si Jeremy, na mahahalin din siya nito katulad ng pagmamahal nito sa ex girlfriend. Pero iyon ang malaking pagkakamali na nagawa ni Diana. Two years being Mrs. Saltzman, pero ni isang beses ay hindi niya naramdaman na naging asawa si Jeremy sa kanya. Mas lalo pang sinampal ng katotohanan si Diana nang biglang bumalik ang ex girlfriend ni Jeremy at mag-file ito ng divorce pagkatapos niyang malaman na buntis siya.

Kier a strict and possessive half brother of Kirsten. They grew up thinking they were siblings. Since the moment Kier saw Kirsten for the very first time, he was immediately impressed by her beauty. They grew up together and became close to each other. The admiration he felt for his sister gradually deepened as time passed until he saw himself falling deeply in love with her. He became more possessive and territorial causing Kirsten to distance herself from him and made her hate him so much. So, when Kier found out that they weren't blood related and that they weren't real sibling he was very happy but it made Kirsten hated him more because Kirsten felt she lost the only family she had. Kier broke her heart by telling her the truth. She ran away and hid herself from him but even how far she would go and how many times she run away, Kier always found her and brought her back to their home but the last time she ran away and was caught by him again, he took her to a far away place instead to their home. Kier took her to a huge house just like a mansion. Will Kier be able to tame Kirsten's heart full of hatred towards him?

Isang anak ng magaling na agent si Wilson marasigan, na kinilala noon bilang isang magaling na agent noon. Samantalang si Elijah ay lumaki naman sa bahay ampunan , dahil sa pag kamatay ng kanyang mga magulang. Nang siya ay lumaki ay nag tungo siya sa ahensya kung saan nag trabaho ang mga magulang niya at nag trabaho siya doon bilang isang magaling na agent. At dahil sa isang mission ay nag kakilala si Wilson marasigan at Elijah . Na naging dahilan para lumabas ang totoo pag katao ni Wilson. At dahil doon ay inutusan siya gawing isang tunay na lalaki si wilson, magampanan kaya niya ang kanyang tungkulin o tunay na niya ibigin si Wilson?

Blurb Evianna Morine Ildefonso ay isang simpleng dalaga na naghahangad na mapabuti ang pamumuhay nila ng kanyang Lola Esing. Kaya nang imbitahan siyang dumalo sa exclusive party ng "Strange Uncle" niyang si Zino Scyte Mendres. Hindi na siya nagpatumpik-tumpik. First time niya, kaya halos magkalat siya sa nasabing party. Pagkagising niya ng umagang iyon, nagisnan na lang niyang nakahiga siya sa kama na wala ni isang saplot. Ang masaklap nakuha pa ng hindi niya nakikilalang estranghero ang puri na pinaka-ingat-ingatan niya. Dahil doon, pinili ni Erine na manatili muna roon. Habang inaalam pa niya kung sino ang taong dapat niyang habulin. Makakasama niya sina Gaven, Draken at Maken. Ang nag ga-gwapuhan triplets na mga binata ng Uncle Zite niya. Ngunit, mukhang hindi lang iyon ang madidiskubre ni Erine. Kung 'di ang katotohanan sa likod ng totoo niyang pagkatao. Eloiza Fernando (Babz07aziole) My Strange Uncle ©2025

Tinakbuhan ni Cassandra ang sariling kasal para makatakas sa arranged marriage na ginawa ng kaniyang ama. Sa kaniyang pagtakas, makikilala niya si Rico Varela na nakatira sa teritoryo ng mga low class. Dahil anak siya ng isang tycoon, kinailangan niyang magpanggap na isang ordinaryong babae. "Ako si Sandy at hindi isang diyamanteng kumikinang." Sinakyan naman ito ni Rico at naniwala sa kasinungalingan niya. "Mukha ngang mababa ang estado mo sa buhay. Wala kang matinong tsinelas." Bubuweltahan niya sana ang binata ngunit naalala niyang nagpapanggap nga pala siyang mahirap. Kahit inis na inis na siya ay kailangan niyang magtiis. Lalo na't kinamumuhian ng binata ang mga katulad niyang lumaki na may ginto sa higaan.