Ford Family Tree

Damian Harding terbiasa mendapatkan apa pun yang ia inginkan. Ia adalah pusat semesta Milford Hall—ditakuti, dipuja, dan tak pernah ditolak. Sampai Fraya Alexandrea datang. Gadis Indonesia yang tak tertarik pada popularitas, tak gentar pada reputasi, dan tak mau tunduk pada nama besar Harding. Penolakan Fraya bukan sekadar luka bagi Damian—itu menjadi tantangan. Apa yang dimulainya sebagai permainan ego perlahan berubah menjadi sesuatu yang lebih gelap. Rindu. Candu. Obsesi. Dan di sekolah elite yang penuh rahasia itu, tidak semua cinta datang dengan cara yang indah.

I bet you’ve heard the story about the player that gets played. Yes, that’s me, Dylan Ashford. I am in an open relationship with my long-term girlfriend, and when I realize she is only using me for my name, I discover I am in too deep until I meet her, the girl with the brown eyes that make my world spin upside down, and believe I still have a chance of the love I always dreamed of. People see me as a Joker and a Playboy, but deep down, I am a romantic, and I need to find my own true love. Watching my big brother fall in love gave me hope. My name is Joanna Thompson, but my friends know me as Jo. I work in a security firm, and after a traumatic breakup with my ex, I am looking forward to finding my true love, but my head gets turned by the one person I absolutely despise for everything that he represents. Dylan Ashford is everything I always hated in humankind. He is cocky and a player. This book can be read as a Standalone, but for better comprehension, you should read The Big Shot first. This is book number two of The Ashford book series.

"I'm so angry right now, seeing you smiling and flirting with other man makes my blood boil. If anyone thinks they can touch you, I'll kill him. You don't get it, do you? You were mine. You always were...." Matapos iligtas ni Katrina ang isang misteryosong lalaki sa isang aksidente na nagpawala sa alaala nito, aksidente din niyang naibigay ang sarili dito. That hot night with him made her fall in love with the man, the very first man who made her heart beat so fast. At kahit pa walang maalala ang lalaki sa nakaraan nito, nagawa pa rin niyang ipagkatiwala ang puso dito, sinuklian naman ng lalaki iyon subalit isang araw ay bigla na lamang itong nawala at kasabay ng pagkawala nito sa buhay niya ay nawala din ang mga ebidensyang nakalap niya sa taong pumatay sa lolo niya. Nag uumpisa nang bumangon si Katrina subalit saka naman muling nagkrus ang landas nila ng lalaki, ano ang mangyayari kapag nalaman niya ang tunay na pagkakakilanlan ng lalaking mahal niya? Magiging hadlang ba ito sa kanyang paghahanap ng katarungan, o magiging daan ito sa tunay na pag ibig?

Bonnie Walton had a crush on Jude Ashford since the first time she saw him when she was twelve and he was twenty-two. Jude is her brother’s best friend. He was always indifferent towards Bonnie until the summer she turned fifteen and he caught her reading a smut book and promised it was their little secret. Over the years, her feelings for Jude developed from a crush into a burning, heart-wrenching desire.  After years of not seeing each other, she can no longer hide her feelings for him on her eighteenth birthday, and their attraction ignites. They have the most lustful and sinful that leads to Bonnie losing her vCard to Jude.  Jude Ashford is the synonym of perfection, CEO of Ashford Publishing. He never steps out of line, being the most respectful man on the face of the earth. Jude always tries to be away from the spotlight his name brings.  What will happen when the woman that broke his heart ten years ago reappears in his life engaged? Will Jude be able to fight the jealousy he feels and allow her to find happiness with another, or will he fight to be with her?  Now that Bonnie is back in New York and living with her brother, Will Jude, and Bonnie be able to keep their hands to themselves? Or will their red-hot scorching desire for each other to get them to be together and reveal their attraction? Even if it means losing their best friend and brother’s support?

“It’s not my fault you keep losing our babies!” Jasper snapped. “And instead of being jealous of Lillian, you should be grateful to her!” ~ ~ ~ Rose Ashford’s marriage to Jasper Thompson had been a happy one but too many miscarriages led to one decision that would shake the foundation of the love they once shared. Lillian, Rose’s best friend volunteered to be their surrogate and that’s when things changed for the worse. Rose was kicked aside and disrespected by her husband, shamed and abused by her in-laws, and constantly received shady remarks from her so-called best friend. For the sake of Rose’s baby that Lillian was carrying, she was willing to endure it all until she a shocking revelation shatters her heart into a million pieces. She demanded a divorce, but Jasper isn't willing, he called her dramatic and said she couldn't live without him. Desperate for revenge, she teamed up with Jasper’s rival, Kaiser Montclair. Gone was the meek woman who worshipped her husband and loved her best friend, she was out for their downfall. On this journey of revenge, secrets and lies are uncovered.

Though she was taken in by the Lynds as an orphan, Tina Lynd is constantly bullied and harassed—her elder sister stole her boyfriend, her younger sister framed her for crimes she didn’t commit, and her adopted parents are marrying her off to a fifty-year-old man!Nonetheless, since things couldn't get any worse, Tina used her last shred of courage to provoke the most feared man in the imperial capital: Samuel Langford. Soon, the entire city knows that the Langfords are welcoming the arrival of a new daughter-in-law, who is pampered by Mr. Langford to the ends of the earth!Tina’s scumbag former flame is left bawling while her family is left regretting their life choices, even as Samuel proceeds to destroy every living being who has bullied Tina…Months later, Tina tries to run away while heavily pregnant, only to be repeatedly captured by Mr. Langford.Overbearing as ever, he wrapped his arms around her waist as he whispered, “Tina Lynd! You’re not getting away for the rest of your life—not after you got under my skin!”(Sweet Love 1v1)

Marina spent five years serving her husband, only to be ridiculed and thrown out of his mansion at the slightest whim. Cast into the cold streets with nowhere to turn, she met a stranger that very night—one who made her weak in the knees. She had no time to mourn her lost marriage before falling into his arms, giving in to a night of intense longings that left her naked on his bed the next morning. She left without a word, thinking it was over. Until he reappeared, determined to take full responsibility of her. Marina thought her life might finally get better, but little did she know, the devil she once knew was far better than the angel she was yet to know.

Hot. Fast. Dangerous. Only two things are capable of sating my hunger: racing and women. I’m a devil behind the wheel, and there isn’t another man in New York City who can beat me. Nor any dumb enough to try. But there was a woman who could. My ex-wife, Evie. And she did. Messed me up real good. Thanks to her, I gave up my dream of racing, but I can’t run from fate forever. The evil bastards at her side have taken over the underground racing scene, but I’m diving back in deep. With my focus on the road, the last thing I need is a distraction, but that’s just what Laina is. My best friend’s little sister feels off limits, until she isn’t. Perfect curves and a smile that could melt hearts, this woman has me wanting to say yes from the start. She’s relentless and drives me mad with the desire to be bad one more time—just for her. I might be outracing demons, but I’m not running from anything. Not me. Not ever again.

THE REVENGE OF THE HEARTLESS CEO Olivia Abertton is sweet, funny, and caring, the “apple of her father’s eye,” Ernest Abertton, despite being the daughter of an extramarital affair. Gabe Clifford is the CEO of the world’s largest pharmaceutical company. Intelligent, cunning, a heartless man capable of anything to get what he wants. He spent years plotting his revenge against the Aberttons. She remained kind and joyful, even as everything around her seemed to crumble. He wanted to destroy her to savor every tear of Ernest Abertton, the man he devoted his life to making suffer. She was in love with his brother. He spun the web, and she was the prey. What Gabe didn’t know was that revenge could be far sweeter than he imagined. Olivia, in turn, never imagined someone could be as unscrupulous and heartless as that man. A desire for revenge greater than anything. A woman determined to change her fate. A marriage treated as a business deal. He used her as a tool for revenge against the man he hated most. He just didn’t expect that meeting her would be his worst punishment.

Isa sa mga tagapagmana ng pamilya Kingsley si Luther Rutherford, ang pinakamayamang pamilya sa buong Pilipinas. Ngunit sa edad na labingpitong taong gulang, napagpasyahan niyang talikuran ang kanyang pamilya dahil sa kagustuhan niyang magrebelde. Namuhay siya bilang isang ordinaryo sa loob ng maraming taon, kumpletong kasalungat ng pamumuhay na mayroon siya noong nasa puder pa siya ng pamilya Kingsley. Natutunan niyang mangalakal, mamalimos, tumira sa ilalim ng tulay, makipagbasag-ulo sa lansangan, pero ang pinakaimportante sa lahat ay ang tumayo sa sariling mga paa nang sarili lang ang inaasahan. Isang dekada ang lumipas. Isang araw, nakulong siya dahil sa kasong physical assault. Ngunit makaraan lang ang isang linggo, isang ubod na gandang babae ang bumisita sa kanya sa kulungan at piniyansahan siya nito. Wala siyang kaide-ideya kung sino ang babae at kung bakit nito ginawa iyon. Pero nabigla siya sa naging sagot nito nang tanungin niya ito, "Gusto kong magpanggap ka bilang kasintahan ko, kapalit ng kalayaan nating dalawa. It's a win-win, right?" Doon nag-uumpisa ang panibagong buhay ni Luther, bilang isang good-for-nothing boyfriend. Pero ang hindi nila alam, sa likod ng kanyang ordinaryong kaanyuan, ay ang mga katangiang ikagugulat at ikakaawang ng bibig nilang lahat.