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Cinta, Dusta, dan Harga Sebuah Hasrat. Sebuah Drama tentang pengkhianatan, ketangguhan, dan penebusan di mana ambisi pribadi saling bertabrakan. Rinjani Wardhani muncul sebagai simbol ketegaran dan kreativitas, menantang ekspektasi yang menyesakkan dari keluarganya yang konservatif. Seorang perancang busana berbakat yang dimanipulasi oleh ibu dan saudari tirinya serta ayahnya yang apatis. Raynar Wiyasa Nawasena, seorang pewaris perusahaan besar di usia yang terbilang muda, berjuang dengan kekosongan emosional, yang hidupnya menjadi terkait erat dengan kehidupan Rinjani melalui pertemuan tak terduga. Namun, romansa yang bersemi di antara mereka segera terancam oleh tipu daya Citra dan Zora-ibu dan saudari tiri Rinjani demi mempertahankan kekuasaan dan status. Rinjani terusir dari rumahnya dan sedang berupaya menata kembali kehidupannya di sebuah desa yang tenang bersama mantan pengasuh dan anak kembarnya ketika salah satu bayinya diculik. Pasang surut emosi, pengkhianatan, persaingan profesional, dan dendam pribadi menjadi guratan sketsa kehidupannya. Akankah ambisi Rinjani untuk memperjuangkan apa yang menjadi hak-haknya akan termakan oleh ambisi mereka yang berusaha menghancurkannya?

Althea Summer Velazquez known as malditang nerd sa school nila. Maldita at cold minsan, ang gusto nya ay mag-aral at wag syang d-distorhin pero dahil kay Kenneth ay hindi sya nakakapag focus. Kenneth Lazaro a typical playboy type pero ang tanging babaeng gusto nya ay si Althea. Mga bata palang sila ay may gusto na sya rito kahit sobrang suplada nito sakanya. Pinangako sa sarili na kahit na sinong babae pa ang dumating sa buhay nya ay papatulan nya ito pero ang babaeng pakakasalan nya ay si Althea. Kahit na anong pag papansin ang gawin nya ay balewala lang kay Althea hanggang sa pinakiusapan na nya ang Mommy nya ipagkasundo silang ikasal ni Althea dahil matalik na magkaibigan ang mga magulang nila ay pumayag ito. Pero pano si Althea? Pano kung umayaw sya sa kagustuhan nila? Pero pano kung wala kang choice kundi ang sundin ang mga magulang mo?

At twenty-five, Heather Martinez sacrificed everything to take care of her younger sibling at matiyak na may matitirhan sila. Pero dahil sa matinding pangangailangan, she had no choice but to enter a dangerous deal with Theo Skye Dawson, isang malupit at misteryosong aktor na kahit sa isang iglap ay kayang baliktarin ang kaniyang mundo. She knew it was a mistake, but she never expected it to change her life forever. Ikinulong siya ng isang kasal na walang pag-ibig, naging bahagi ng mundo ni Theo kung saan siya lang ang talo. Alam niyang malupit ito, walang pakialam sa nararamdaman niya. Pero paano nga ba pipigilan ang pusong natututo nang umibig kahit hindi dapat? Samantala, si Theo, na matagal nang biktima ng kanyang nakaraan, ginamit lang siya bilang pawn sa isang matagal nang laro ng paghihiganti. Pero paano kung hindi niya inaasahang mahuhulog siya sa babaeng minsang balak niyang sirain? As long-buried secrets unravel and old wounds begin to bleed again, will love be strong enough to overcome the pain? Or will their love itself be the ultimate sacrifice?

NAGING mahirap ang buhay para kay Sunshine simula nang yumao ang ama at magkasakit naman ang ina. Mabuti na lamang at nagawa niyang pag-aralin ang sarili hanggang sa matapos niya ang kolehiyo. Naka-graduate man, hindi na siya nag-inarte sa kung ano ang trabahong pwede niyang pasukan. As long as her job can provide her mother's maintenance, go lang. Besides, nag-e-enjoy naman siya kahit pa minsan ang gabi ginagawa niyang araw. Papasok siya bilang waitress mula tanghali hanggang gabi at fire dancer naman hanggang hatinggabi. Nakakapagod, pero kailangan– para sa kaniyang Mamang. Maayos naman sana ang lahat, not until this summer. Not until she met Norman Luther. Ang arogante sa lahat ng aroganteng nakasalamuha niyang bakasyunista ng Palacio Grande Resort, na pinsan ng kaniyang Boss Lowelle at isa sa may pinakamalaking share sa resort na iyon. Hindi maintindihan ni Sunshine kung ano ang kasalanang nagawa niya sa lalaki at trip na trip siya ng lalaki. Na sa sobrang pan-ti-trip nito, ipinatanggal pa talaga siya sa trabahong matagal niyang iningatan dahil lang hindi niya tinanggap ang alok nito. Alok na nagpababa sa kaniyang dignidad at pagkatao. Mahuhulog kaya si Sunshine sa bitag ng binatang gumulo sa nananahimik niyang buhay, gayong ginagamit na ni Norman ang 'impluwensiya' makuha lang ang dalaga?

Nicole’s life changed drastically when she was reunited with the Riddle family. “Nothing is more important than my sister,” said her eldest brother, the domineering CEO.“You are still a student with no income. Take my credit card and spend however you like,” said her second brother, the financial expert.“I will allow no one to bully you at school,” her third brother, a top student, said.“Why did I compose this song? Because it would put a sweet smile on your face when you hear it,” her fourth brother, a talented musician, said.“You're so delicate. Let me do the dirty work for you if you want to beat someone up,” said her athletic fifth brother.Just when Nicole was barely accustomed to the pampering of her five brothers, she found herself having a fiancé, a nemesis from whom she had hacked a hundred million dollars.She needed to cancel the engagement, no matter what. But he pressed her against the door and said, “How can you run away just like that after stealing my money, you brat?”“Even if I don’t run, I don’t have the money to pay you back,” Nicole acted tough.“Oh, yeah? Then I will take you instead of money.” He then carried her on his back and took her away.

Ang akala mo mala-fairytale ang kanyang buhay kasama ang lalaki na pinakasalan niya ngunit nagkamali siya na matuklasan ni Tiffany Gonzales ang pagtataksil ng kanyang asawa kaya hiniling nito ang kalayaan. Pagkatapos malagdaan ang divorce paper ay focus lamang si Tiffany sa kanyang anak. Ngunit sa hindi inaasahan ay nagkasakit ang kanyang anak kaya nakilala niya si Gabiano Silverano. Kapalit ng tulong ng binata ay kailangan niyang magpakasal sa kanya. Pumayag si Tiffany sa alok ng lalaki para sa kanyang anak. Ngunit may natuklasan siya sa pagkatao ni Gabiano. Ano kaya ang magiging kapalaran ng mag-ina sa kamay ng pamilyang Silverano? Isa kayang mala-fairytale o magulong mundo?

"Ms. Longstaff, are you saying the wedding will proceed as planned, but the bride will be replaced with someone else? Is that correct?" Faced with the staff member's puzzled expression, Heather Longstaff nodded without hesitation. "Yes, the wedding will take place in two weeks as scheduled. I'll deliver the revised materials to you in the next few days." "Understood. Should I inform Mr. Bennett about—" "There's no need!" Heather cut the other person off, her voice sharp with emotion. Noticing the startled look on the staff member's face, she quickly composed herself and explained, "He's busy. All wedding-related matters should come directly to me from now on." This wedding was meant to be her final gift to Mitchell. And like any gift, it had to remain a surprise until the very last moment.

Mataas ang expectation ng angkan ni Raina sa kanya bilang siyang pinakamatalino sa lahat ng magpipinsan. She was loved and well-respected by everyone. Ngunit sa isang iglap ay naglaho ang paghanga sa kanya ng buong angkan niya maging ang sarili niyang pamilya nang bigla na lamang siyang mabuntis at walang maipakilalang ama sa pamilya niya. And a sudden twist of event, nakilala niya si Evo Mondragon, ang mayamang fiance ng kanyang half-sister at siyang ama ng batang ipinagbubuntis niya...

To repay his master’s kindness, Cyrus was forced to get married. But to his surprise, his wife is a beautiful female CEO, and she offered him thirty million dollars as a wedding gift…

It's time for the Mate Hunt. A tradition for packs to bring more females into the pack. With the number of children being born dwindling to dangerously low numbers we are desperate to find an Omega. There hasn't been one in a hundred years, but their ability to bring fertility to the pack everyone is desperate to find one. When we stumble into a twenty-four hour diner, we find a woman who is in desperate need to make a quick escape. Her abusive ex-boyfriend has been stalking her, and she needs protection. In return she agrees to be courted by us. Let's hope she is the mate we have been searching for and maybe the answer to saving our kind from extinction. *This is a why choose/reverse harem story, which means the female character will be involved with multiple partners.*