it had to be you book

I'm discovered by a man who's gone fishing early in the morning. I'm caught on his hook, but he can't pull me up, no matter how hard he tugs. He comes closer to see me floating in the water and is terrified. He runs off to call the police, leaving his fishing pole behind. When the police get me out of the water, I'm hanging on by a thread. Even the doctors who participate in my rescue think they can't save me. When they call my husband and tell him to come sign some forms, he tells me he doesn't have time for that. He's busy making a hot drink for his true love, who has a cold. Later, he bawls his eyes out and begs me to spare him another glance.

"Everyone wants to tear them apart. But he's not giving up without a fight. The last thing Sara Flannigan needs is a man in her life. When she returns to her hometown, she vows to create a happy life for her son and to rebuild her life after a painful divorce. Yet when she meets her son’s new doctor, she can’t deny the spark of attraction that heats between them. The problem? He’s Harrison Thornton, the oldest son of the illustrious Thornton family. His family would never accept a woman like Sara, a woman who grew up on the wrong side of the tracks. She tries to ignore the whispers of her past, but she soon realizes secrets can never stay hidden for long. Especially from the man claiming her wounded heart. Growing up in the rich and powerful Thornton family, Harrison has lived a charmed life. A renowned physician, the last thing he expects is to desire the mother of one of his patients. Sara is beautiful and intelligent, and she’s completely devoted to her son, something that only deepens his attraction to her. He doesn't want a single night of passion, though: he wants forever. Yet there are forces at work and people determined to tear them apart. Even Sara turns from him, certain she's unworthy. Harrison refuses to let Sara slip away, and soon, he’s fighting the greatest battle of all. The battle to win the heart of the woman he loves."

In order to save her dying mother, Avery Thompson was forced to sign the divorce papers handed to her by her husband, Benjamin Williams. She's known to the world as the billionaire's wife, however, Benjamin only sees her nothing other than a girl forced on him by his father. Despite her effort and desire to win his affection, she'll be nothing to him but his daughter's nanny. Suddenly, Benjamin fall seriously ill with kidney failure and urgently needed a transplant. Avery decided to donate one of her kidney to him out of love, but kept her identity a secret. Unfortunately, Amelia Arnaldo, the heiress of CITYGROUP, who has always had her eye on Benjamin, takes advantage of the situation. She bribes the doctor to make Benjamin believe that she was the donor, leading to a secret affair between her and Benjamin. One day, Avery walked into her husband's office to ask for a favor but, she caught him with Amelia, making out. Despite the pain, she remains calm and still asked for his help to save her mother's life. However, instead of being remorseful of his action, Benjamin asked for a divorce in exchange of saving her mother's life. She was prepared to face the painful reality. She was prepared to leave in order to save her mother's life. However, fate had a different plan in store for her when she discovered that she was already pregnant with his child. What unfolds next? Especially when Benjamin learns that it was his wife who saved his life and not the woman he thought. Now, he is determined to win her back, but she wants nothing to do with him anymore!

Flatly refused an important promotion by her tycoon father, heiress Nevaeh Belmont offered her services to his worst enemy. But was it the job she wanted, or just her new boss, the devastatingly handsome Aiden Cargill? He'd made millions as a corporate raider, but taking over the Belmont's retail conglomerate wasn't about business… Not by a long shot! Aiden wanted revenge. Using Nevaeh as a pawn in his takeover game was a possibility. Making her his mistress… THAT was an offer he couldn't refuse.

BE WITH YOU (TAGALOG) Lumaki si Adeline Pendleton sa isang mayamang pamilya. Nasa kanya ang lahat ng gusto ng isang tao sa buhay. Kayamanan, katanyagan, kagandahan, pera, mga damit na taga-disenyo, at mga masasarap na pagkain. Lahat, maliban sa lalaking mahal niya- si Drake Wright. Si Drake Wright ay ang tagapagmana ng Wright's Corporation. Sa kanyang murang edad, bumuo ang kanyang mga magulang ng isang imperyo na mamanahin niya balang araw. Okay ang lahat para sa kanya, hanggang sa nasangkot ang kanyang ama sa isang seryosong sitwasyon na nakaapekto sa kanilang kumpanya. Sinabihan siya ng kanyang mga magulang na malulugi ang kanilang kumpanya at ang tanging makakalutas sa kanilang problema ay dapat niyang pakasalan ang anak ng kanilang kaibigan- si Adeline Pendleton. Hindi niya gusto ang babae dahil ito ay masyadong walang muwang para sa kanya; naiinis siya sa presensya nito, at may mahal na siyang iba. Sa kasamaang palad, may malubhang karamdaman din ang kanyang ama at wala siyang magawa sa kanilang kumpanya kaya't humingi ito sa kanya ng pabor na ayusin ang problema para sa kanya. "Marry her, son. That's the only way. If you won't, maglalaho lahat ng sinakripisyo at ginawa namin ng ina mo para sa kumpanya natin." Sabi ng ama ni Drake habang nakahiga sa kanyang kama, hindi maigalaw ang kanyang mga kamay. Ano kaya ang mangyayari sa one-sided at broken marriage nina Drake at Adeline? Kakayanin kaya ni Adeline ang malupit na pagtrato at kayabangan ni Drake? Mabubuhay ba silang magkasama bilang mag-asawa nang walang pagmamahal at pagkakaintindihan? O mamumulaklak ang pag-ibig sa gitna ng bawat poot at hindi pagkakaunawaan?

Adeloiza, daughter of the CEO and the supposed to be heiress of a company was forced to be married for the sake of salvaging their company from bankruptcy. As headstrong as she is, she refused to get married and as a result, was schemed by her stepmother and sister. She was drugged and was locked in a room with the man she is supposed to marry. Unknowingly, there was a mistake in their plan and locked her in a different room. She ended up sleeping with a different man overnight. She was driven out of her family after knowing she lost her chastity by some unknown man. She lost her privilege of being the successor, was shamed on by her father and was abandoned. Helpless, she went away. 5 years passed she came back with a bean sprout in her embrace. The only problem is that this little bean sprout suddenly started screaming at a man surrounded by bodyguards,” Hey you! Be my Daddy!”

Love, Happy Endings, Soulmates, these are the things we want and need in life, we want to get them, but it's easier said than done. Certain factors need to be considered. Relationships and Love need few unmaterialistic things, but sadly, Caden Ian Manchester and Fiona Guinevere Kings do not know these. Weighed with traumas and scars, they hid their true self from each other, but the past never stays hidden, and it gets revealed in the worst way possible. Fiona Kings looks like a real life Barbie, but she sure as hell doesn't live in a fairytale, if it's a fairytale, it's a twisted one, a very twisted fairytale. Her life has being chaotic, from a family that don't care about her, to an abusive and psychotic boyfriend. She met him, Caden Manchester, it seem like she's drawn to the bad boys, Aren't we all?. Caden Manchester is a walking trauma, a breathing disaster, a living catastrophe, an addictive poison. She knows she should run, everyone tells her to run, but once Love gets into the equation, leaving seems unlikely. Caden Manchester is an orphan, a drug addict, a result of a broken home. An Artist who has definitely lost his muse. He meets her, Fiona Kings. She seems like his saving grace, his last and final shot at redemption, all he has to do is let her get tangled in his web of pain, death and painful secrets. He's no good for her, he's aware of this,  She's too angelic, but like a moth drawn to flame, he's drawn to her, to light. She's his Vanilla, His butterfly whose wings he breaks, rendering her broken. He breaks her, shatters her, destroys her, but she didn't leave. He tries to push her away, but, she stuck with him.

Two complete opposites with only one common goal, to please their families. Trying to make it through high school and graduate early with straight As to meet her mother’s expectations of Lyra Robyn Colburn has completely built walls isolated herself from everyone, allowing nothing to distract her from the main goal. Everything is going according to her perfect plan till she chooses as her extracurricular activity and meets the not so dull charming basketball team captain Raphael Oliver Vicario and all walls come crashing down not only for her but him as well. Will their love story have a happily ever after ending or it’ll be another version of Romeo and Juliet……

A dream was meant to be only a dream... But what if it always leads you to one thing? One person? That's what happens to Gale Blackwell. After surviving an airplane crash, Gale awake with no memories of his past. The only thing that keeps coming back to him was a dream about a girl's name. In each dream, he would say that he loves her. Everything in Gale's previous life is fading into the darkness - everything but Ava Shelley.

Callista Rose, a 20-year-old girl who is so beautiful and innocent. Every man who sees her will surely fall in love with her and want to have her. But her fate is not as beautiful as her face. Her parents have died since she was little. She lives with her step-aunt and with a cousin who continues to torture her. Her fate becomes worse when two cruel vampire princes fell in love with her.