Golden Lines

Carmelle grew up carrying nothing but unanswered questions—sino siya talaga, bakit siya iniwan, at bakit ang pagmamahal na dapat ay para sa kanya ay palaging malayo, parang hindi niya kailanman maaabot. Abandoned by her family’s nanny right after she was born, kinuha siya at itinago, para si Morgana—ang anak ng yaya—ang mabigyan ng mas magandang buhay. Buhay na dapat sana ay kay Carmelle. Labing-walong taon ang lumipas, natagpuan siya ng tunay niyang pamilya. Pero imbes na yakap at pag-asa, malamig na tingin, paghahambing, at walang katapusang paboritismo ang sumalubong sa kaniya. Sa mata nila, she was never the daughter they lost—she was an intruder. Isang estranghero sa sarili niyang dugo. Si Morgana, ang adopted daughter na pinalaki nila, ang naging golden child. Palaging tama. Palaging pinaniniwalaan kahit walang ebidensya. Palaging pinipili, kahit mali na. At si Carmelle? Kahit anong gawin niya, palagi siyang mali. Laging siya ang sisi. Mga kasalanang hindi niya ginawa, sa kanya isinisi. Mga gulong hindi niya sinimulan, sa kanya ibinato. Hanggang pati si Anton—ang fiancé niya, ang taong akala niya kakampi niya ay unti-unting lumayo at naniwala sa kasinungalingan. Hanggang isang araw, unti-unting lumabas ang katotohanan. Lahat ng sakit, paninira, at paratang na ibinato kay Carmelle… si Morgana pala ang nasa likod. Hanggang kailan niya kakayanin ang mundong paulit-ulit siyang sinasaktan? Kakayanin pa ba niyang magpatawad kung ang puso niya ay unti-unti nang nagiging bato?

Could there be anything more painful than witnessing how your best friend and your boyfriend pleasure in each other's company? That's exactly what Summer Hilton experienced when, from a mission, she accidentally found herself against the glass wall of the unit occupied by her unfaithful boyfriend and her bestfriend Wilma. Summer was born with a golden spoon in her mouth and she is princess of the Hilton’s family. Admired and envied by everyone for possessing all the good qualities, including excessive self-confidence, but in a moment, all of that vanished due to the betrayal of two precious people in her life. Hans Zimmer, a successful Hollywood actor, became entangled in a complex situation. Admired by Summer, she took a bold step to get to know him and surprised everyone with a marriage contract. Three months later, as Hans prepared to marry Scarlett, he discovered he was already married into another woman, leading to Scarlett's decision to separate. Hanz searched for his wife named Summer but was dismayed to find in front of him the plus size fan he encountered before. “Love me in three months, and I will give you back your freedom." This was the condition set by his wife, who treated him colder than ice. What if Summer completely falls for her idol, who is now her husband? Will she still be able to give up the freedom he's asking for? Or will she let her heart suffer once again for the second time?"

She only wanted to live. He only needed a wife—on paper. But what started as a contract… is about to rewrite their hearts. After Rain Italy Cuervanue refuses to be sold off to an old man to pay her aunt’s debt, she’s thrown out of her own home. Desperate and alone, she flees to the only place that still holds her father’s memory, the beach house he gave her on her 18th birthday, only to find out it’s been sold. And not just to anyone. To Matthew Fuentavello, the youngest, powerful, and most feared CEO in the country, from a family known across Asia. To her shock, Matthew offers her a deal: Marry him for six months, a secret contract to fulfill his grandfather’s condition for taking full control of their empire. In return, she gets the beach house back. The catch? She must also work for him as his secretary. No one must know they’re married, except his family. Rain agrees with no choice left, never expecting that the man she married on paper… is the uncle of her cheating ex-boyfriend, the one who broke her heart with her own cousin. As they pretend by day and blur the lines by night, a dangerous chemistry starts to grow. Office rumors spark. Jealousy brews. And when the whispers get too loud, Matthew drops the biggest bomb—Rain isn’t just his secretary. She’s his wife. Just when Rain begins to believe in their stolen happiness, the past comes knocking. Her ex wants her back. Matthew’s ex, the woman who once rejected the deal Rain accepted, now wants him again. And Rain begins to wonder… Was she just a second option? Or is there something Matthew’s been hiding from the start… something real?

CLAIMING HER A wrong hotel room. A stranger’s arms. A secret she swore to bury. For years, Fiona Mendez endured a loveless marriage built on betrayal and empty promises. She clung to the hope that Aries—the man she once loved—would finally choose her. But fate had other plans. One mistake. One night. One moment of weakness. A wrong hotel room led her to Nagi Fujiwara—a stranger whose touch made her forget her pain. But when morning came, so did the horrifying truth. The man she thought was her husband was someone else. Before she could even process what happened, Aries shattered what was left of their marriage—not because he found out, but because he had someone else. Discarded and humiliated, Fiona fled to Cebu. She was ready to start over—until two pink lines changed everything. She was pregnant. And the father? A man she barely remembered. For two years, she raised her daughter Lizha alone, determined to leave the past behind. But peace never lasts forever. Forced to return to Manila for work, Fiona braces herself for the ghosts of her past. What she doesn’t expect is to come face-to-face with the man she swore she’d never see again. Nagi Fujiwara The father of her child. Her new boss. The ruthless, powerful, and dangerously possessive. A man who always gets what he wants. And this time, he wants her. Fiona may have run from him once, but now that fate has brought her back into his world, there’s no escaping him. And Nagi will stop at nothing to claim what’s rightfully his.

"You look tired and lazy. I think you're suffering from lack of vitamin me?" ~X~ Three words are enough to describe the playboy billionaire Alexis 'X' Montemayor who owns the very successful Club inside and outside the country. Hot. Dangerous. And oozing with sex appeal. He believed that he would never find the right woman for him despite having a random geisha in his very own Club-V. Not until a woman named Minzireth Paje entered his room and asked him if she is hired or not in the middle of what he called 'play time'. Lured by her sexy smile; piercing golden brown eyes; and voluptuous body, he hired her as his sex-retary. ***** Minzireth Paje is not your typical woman. Nagtungo sa siyudad upang maghanap ng trabahong makapag-aahon sa kanila sa kahirapan at matustusan ang gamutan ng kanyang magulang na may sakit. Ngunit nagbago ang lahat ng matanggap siya bilang sekretarya ng nagmamay-ari ng isa sa pinakasikat na Club sa Pilipinas. Buong akala niya'y more on paper works; answering calls; at tamang tayo lang sa gilid ng conference room ang kanyang gagawin. Not until her playboy boss, Alexis Montemayor demands her to do her assigned job. And that was to spice his night as his sex-retary. What if she found out what was her playboy boss's dark secret? Would she be able to fulfill her duty? Or resigned, and accept the fact that she is not qualified enough to be one of his sex-retary?

𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 1 : 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐲 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫-𝐈𝐧-𝐋𝐚𝐰'𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 (𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐄𝐃 !! 1-103 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬) “Mahal pa rin kita, Ara. Kahit pa pareho na tayong kasal sa iba.” Limang taon ang lumipas matapos iwan ng walang paliwanag ni Arabelle ang kan’yang ex-boyfriend na si Logan Castillano, at di inaasahang muli niya itong makikita sa kasal ng kan’yang sister-in-law bilang groom. Ngayon, pareho nang nakatali ang dalawa sa iba. Ngunit paano kung ang affection nila sa isa’t-isa ay hindi nawala at mas lalong sumihidhi bilang forbidden love. Makakaya kaya nilang suwayin ang tawag ng kanilang mga damdamin? At paano nila matatakasan ang galit ng kani-kanilang kabiyak, if Arabelle is — Carrying her brother-in-law’s Child? 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 2: 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐞 (𝐎𝐍-𝐆𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐆!! 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭 104 and so on...!!) “Contracted to be a bedwarmer of a billionaire I’ve never thought to be my unknown uncle,” Micaiah Vergara was raised on her father’s bitter stories of betrayal. Michael Vergara died with one final command: Never bow down to the Castillanos, especially to the "golden son," Gabriel. But when Micaiah is betrayed by her fiancé, Arkin, on their wedding day, and her father’s company faces total collapse, she is forced to make a deal with the devil. Craige, isang 38-anyos na bilyonaryong may malamig at mapang-utos na awtoridad. One billion pesos to save her legacy, in exchange for a year of "Contracted Pleasure." Micaiah becomes his property, a "bedwarmer", bound by a contract she cannot escape. Makakaya kaya nila ang rebelasyon at katotohanan lalo na kung unti-unti nang nabubuo ang isang pagtitinginan?

Sa mundong pinatatakbo ng digital codes at madugong transaksyon, si Laxus ang hari. Isang makapangyarihang CEO sa umaga, at isang malupit na Mafia Boss sa gabi. He is the powerful Mafia Boss of the London clan, bagama’t may lahi siyang Pilipino at lumaki dito sa pinas. Hawak niya ang lahat—yaman, koneksyon, at ang buhay ng sinumang babangga sa kanya." Ngunit may isang 'system' siyang hindi kayang kontrolin nang buo: si Amara." Si Amara ang henyo sa likod ng mga firewall ni Laxus. Bilang kanyang Elite Hacker at Personal Developer, siya ang nakakakita sa lahat ng duming ibinaon ni Laxus sa ilalim ng mga encrypted files. She holds the 'Kill Switch'—ang mga impormasyong sapat upang maipakulong ang kanyang boss habambuhay. Gusto nang tumakas ni Amara. Gusto na niyang iwan ang madilim na mundong ito. Ngunit sa ilalim ng kumpas ni Laxus, ang pag-alis ay katumbas ng pagtataksil. At sa mundo ng Mafia, ang pagtataksil ay binabayaran ng dugo. Gagamitin ni Laxus ang lahat ng kanyang kapangyarihan upang panatilihin ang dalaga sa loob ng kanyang 'Golden Cage.' Pero habang sinusubukan ni Amara na i-bypass ang puso ng kanyang boss, unti-unti siyang nahuhulog sa bitag ng isang lalaking handang pumatay—at handang mamatay—para lamang manatili siya sa tabi nito. Sino ang unang bibigay? Ang babaeng may hawak ng ebidensyang makakasira sa kanya, o ang lalakeng handang sunugin ang mundo para lang sa kanya?

Matapos ang balitang sumuko na sa pag-ibig ang kilalang playboy na si Sebastian Castillo, ang akala ng lahat ay wala nang makakatibag sa "malamig na pader" ni Dr. Jace Villareal. Si Jace ang pinakamatalino, pinaka-arogante, at ang tanging miyembro ng The Quad na walang puso. Para sa kanya, ang emosyon ay parang isang sakit na dapat i-opera para tuluyang mawala. ​Hanggang sa makilala niya si Zoe Mondragon. ​Si Zoe ay ang "Nation’s Sweetheart"—isang sikat na aktres na sanay sumunod sa script. Pero sa isang gabi ng mapusok at hindi inaasahang pagtatagpo, ang script ng buhay niya ay tuluyang nagbago. Isang gabi lang ang kailangan ni Jace para ituring si Zoe na isang "mistake" sa kanyang perpektong buhay. Kaya naman bago pa siya itaboy ng hambog na doktor, pinili ni Zoe na maglaho nang parang bula. ​Apat na buwan ang lumipas. Isang positibong pregnancy test ang magpipilit kay Zoe na bumalik sa mundong pilit niyang tinalikuran. ​Ngayon, kailangang harapin ni Zoe ang malamig at mapanghusgang mga mata ni Jace. Mapipilitan siyang manatili sa loob ng "golden cage" sa penthouse ng doktor—isang high-risk pregnancy sa ilalim ng pagbabantay ng lalaking ayaw siyang mahalin. ​Ito ay isang kwento ng mga nakatagong sugat, mga sikretong anak, at isang surgeon na malapit nang matuklasan na ang pinakamalaking "pagkakamali" niya ang tanging bagay na hindi niya kayang bitawan.

Sa mundo ng mga mayayaman at makapangyarihan, ang kasal ay hindi palaging tungkol sa pag-ibig. Minsan, isa lang itong kasunduan. Solen Mira Callisto, isang occupational nurse sa Monteverde Lines Inc., ay biglang nabaon sa utang matapos pumanaw ang kanyang ama. Dalawang milyong piso—isang halagang hindi niya kayang bayaran sa loob ng tatlong linggo. Sa gitna ng kanyang desperasyon, dumating ang isang hindi inaasahang alok mula kay Leonidas “Leon” Monteverde, ang matikas pero mailap na COO ng Monteverde Lines. Bilang susunod na tagapagmana ng kanilang shipping empire, may isang kondisyon bago niya makuha ang kumpanyang matagal nang itinakda para sa kanya. Kailangan niyang magpakasal. Isang kasunduan ang nabuo. Isang taon ng pagpapanggap bilang mag-asawa. Walang damdamin, walang komplikasyon. Para kay Leon, ito ay isang kasunduan lang. Para kay Solen, ito ang kanyang tanging paraan para mabawi ang lahat ng nawala sa kanya. Dapat ay simple lang, pero bakit parang hindi lang basta umaarte si Leon? He’s too convincing and too protective. Sa tuwing tatawagin siyang "asawa ko" sa harap ng iba, hindi niya alam kung dapat ba siyang mataranta o kiligin. Unti-unti, nagiging malabo ang linya sa pagitan ng kasunduan at katotohanan. Sa mundo ng kapangyarihan at intriga, paano kung ang isang relasyong nagsimula sa papel… ay mauwi sa isang bagay na totoo?

"Do you want me to stop?" tanong ni Nicholas sa akin gamit ang pang-aakit na boses. Naglalakbay ang kaniyang mga kamay patungo sa aking perlas na sinilangan. Napaarko ang katawan ko sa kiliti at sensasyon na binibigay sa akin ng kaniyang kamay. "Tell me, Rosetta. Do you want me to stop?" "No..." "No what, Rosetta? No what?!" "No, Daddy. Please Daddy, Wreck me. Pleasure me...." **** After losing everything—her father, her fortune, and her future—Rosetta Morgan is desperate. The bills are stacking up, and the world she's known has turned cold. Then comes an offer she can’t refuse: one man, one deal, one way out. Nicholas Rivas is a billionaire with a body built for sin and a heart frozen by the past. He doesn’t do love. He does control. But Rosetta is unlike anyone he's ever met—fierce, vulnerable, and too tempting to ignore. Their arrangement is simple: no strings, no emotions. Just pleasure, power, and enough sparks to burn down every rule he’s ever made. But when passion turns possessive and feelings get in the way, the lines start to blur—and the cost of falling might be more than either of them bargained for.