Grumpy Joe La Union Novels & Stories

Chase Dawson and Ezaiyah Collins were born separately; yet are seemed to be fighting both uneasy battles. Chase Dawson— a man in his mid-twenties, an intelligent architect, but is grumpy and has a heart as cold as a stone in the middle of an icy cave. He's considering himself as 'cursed', cause who the hell would think that he's not? Knowing that he lost the woman he loved the most— not once, but thrice. And all of them suffered unexpected death. Ezaiyah Collins— a model in her early twenties, an orphan, mistreated by her stepmom and rejected multiple times by the man she loves the most. But what will happen if they are suddenly trapped on an isolated island, forced to live under the same roof? Is there a chance for them to change each other's point of view in life? Would they fall in love? Or they'll just let their time together pass and would just end their somewhat 'connection' still being each other's worst enemy?

Si Adam Joe, isang bilyonaryo. Maganda ang buhay dahil sa yaman na kaniyang pinag hirapan. Samantala si Elizabeth Fortes, hikahos sa kahirapan. May kapatid na malubha ang sakit, dahil sa sakit ng kaniyang kapatid na si AZ, kinailangan niyang kumapit sa patalim upang mapagamot ang nag iisang kapatid dahil wala na silang magulang. Si Adam ay mapaglarong tao, kahit na meron na siyang kasintahan ay nagawa pa din niyang magtaksil dahil hindi naman talaga niya lubos na gusto si Sabrina, pinag kasundo lang sila ng kaniyang Lolo at ng magulang ni Sabrina. Ano ang magiging papel ni Elizabeth sa buhay ni Adam? Magiging parausan lang ba siya ng bilyonaryong lalaki?

       Adalina Alvarez - she's a filipino-spanish model from Spain. Adalina is a self-centered brat, she thinks highly of herself and can easily get everything she wants with just a flick of her fingers. Until her parents sent her to the Philippines for some reason.        In an instant, Adalina's life changed. Napilitan siyang mamasukan bilang personal maid ng isang kilalang business tycoon. Huli na nang malaman niyang si Liam Decker ang lalaking pagsisilbihan niya. Kilala ni Adalina ang lalaki, alam niyang sasamantalahin nito ang sitwasyon niya upang gantihan siya sa kasalanang ginawa niya noon dito.        And now, Adalina has to live with and tolerate Liam's grumpy version. But she suddenly finds herself slowly falling in love with him...        But a fact pulls Adalina back to the reality that she and Liam are not meant for each other, dahil mayroon ng nagmamay-ari sa puso ng binata at hindi siya ang babaeng 'yon.

Caoimhe thought her job would only be Volkan Cardenal’s secretary when her former boss sent her to the Cardenal Real Estate Company. But she didn’t think that she would also be his personal assistant. Araw-araw man siyang sinusungitan ng binata, but she had no choice but to endure it in order to keep her job. But despite being grumpy and a playboy, Caoimhe still couldn’t stop herself from falling in love with Volkan. Well, who wouldn’t fall in love with him kung ubod ito ng guwapo? Ang akala niya’y sa mga novels lamang siya makakabasa ng lalaking perpekto. Maliban lamang sa ugali nito. But one day, Volkan confesses to her about his feelings for her. And that made her heart happy. He’s in love with her. But how will their relationship have a happy ending if she discovers Volkan’s secret? Can she continue to love Volkan if he had something to do with the destruction of their family then?

🦋 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?

When a stubborn, narcissistic, grandiose and spoiled brat heiress meets the charismatic, aloof and grumpy local ranchero. Matthieus Morris Monferrer is still struggling with grief since his fiancée passed away two years ago. Weeping in darkness and dealing with guilt has been his heaviest burden. Way to healing process is hard to find until his best friend left his annoying fiancée in their farm. Nahalinhinan ng yamot ang lungkot na dumadagan sa dibdib niya sa araw-araw na nasa paligid niya ang spoiled-brat na si Mary Ann Aperin. Sa isang iglap ay naging isang malaking tinik ito sa kanyang lalamunan dahil sa ugali nitong pakialamera at reckless. Her kind is one he loathed the most. The spoiled-brat woman is the total opposite of his deceased fiancée. But how would he admit to himself that by dealing with that troublesome brat everyday had been the magical way for him to heal? And then all at once, in a heartbeat, seems like all the love songs were about her already. Ngunit dumating lamang ito sa buhay n'ya para buuin ang kanyang puso at wasakin itong muli.

Aianna Bautista was raised by her parents as a kind-hearted woman. She is an aspiring nurse who forced herself to work as a nanny of two children. In addition, she also wants to save money for her education and assist her family in escaping poverty. After receiving a job offer from an agency, she promptly notified her family of her employment. Her parents first oppose her getting a job since they believe she should be studying. But after discussing her plans to save some money for the future with her parents, they were forced to agree. Andrew Sixto King is a grumpy cardiologist. He has two children but was being dumped by his partner due to unknown reasons. The negative attitude of his children makes him initially reluctant to hire a new nanny. However, he was forced by his Mother that's why he had no choice. Can Aianna fulfill her dreams despite the uncertainties or will she remain inert and continue being a Nanny of two children? On the other hand, after being abandoned by his partner, will Sixto still open his heart for a new lover and mother of his children or will he just continue being a single dad and an instrument to cure people's heart?

When Seraphina Alaric, an accomplished news anchor adopted into the powerful Alaric family, is forced into an arranged marriage with the reclusive billionaire Lysander Vale, she expects a cold union built only on convenience. But Lysander hides a dangerous secret - he's not the paralyzed, fragile man society thinks he is. Behind the façade lies a man betrayed too many times to trust love again. As their worlds collide, hidden truths unravel: Seraphina was never adopted at all, and her "sister" is the true impostor. In a web of deception, betrayal, and unspoken love, Seraphina and Lysander must decide - will they protect their hearts, or risk everything for each other?

Due to Asher's desperation, Alessia—who has been cursed with eternal life as payback for an awful sin—unexpectedly finds herself entwined in her destiny with the well-known restaurant owner. Even though their situations are different, they manage to create a special bond that is envied, and Alessia starts to see recollections of her past. Nevertheless, the threads of their seemingly flawless union come undone as Asher is forced to make a decision that will change his entire existence in order to save her. Alessia's long-awaited punishment finally arrives on the fatal day she learns the truth about her cursed immortality, connecting them both to an unavoidable destiny in a moving story of love, sacrifice, and the unwavering power of fate.

Si Professor Yugi Zafara, ang pinakabatang guro sa Donald-Walyen University, ay hinahangaan ng lahat dahil sa kanyang taglay na kakisigan at kagwapuhan. Ngunit sa lahat ng mga kababaihang nagkakagusto sa kanya ay tanging si Elyan lamang ang bukambibig ng kanyang puso at isip. Si Elyan Marquez ay ang kanyang 22-year-old na student. Anak ito ni Mr. Yal Marquez na siyang co-founder ng University at ang taong tumulong sa kanya upang makapasok siya roon bilang professor. The first moment that Elyan stepped into the university, hindi niya na nagawa pang alisin ang kanyang tingin at atensyon sa dalaga. Lihim niyang pinagpapantasyahan ito. Alam niyang mali at alam niyang hindi iyon ang nararapat na gawin ng isang tulad niyang professor. Kaya naman bago pa man humantong sa kung saan ang kanyang nararamdaman ay pinilit niyang baliktarin iyon. He changed the way he acts and treats her – getting mad and getting grumpy at her. Ngunit sa pag-aakala niyang magiging matagumpay ang planong iyon ay kinuha siya ni Mr. Marquez upang maging tutor ni Elyan. Sa tuluyang paglalapit ng kanilang mga landas, magawa pa kayang kontrolin ni Yugi ang kanyang sarili sa pagkahumaling sa dalaga? Magawa kaya niyang makaiwas sa dalaga kung gagawa ito ng paraan upang tuluyan siyang mahulog sa isasagawa nitong bitag?