Joseph Simon Araneta Marcos

When my father asked me to choose between the two Lewis brothers I had grown up with to get married to, I chose Joseph Lewis. He was the man I had secretly loved for 13 years. But on the day of our wedding, his stepsister, Jessica Lewis, leaped off the rooftop of the hotel. She left behind a letter written in blood, blessing Joseph and me with a lifetime of love and happiness. It was only then that I learned that the two of them had been secretly in love for years. At the wedding, Joseph lost control in front of everyone, declaring that he would no longer be concerned with any worldly affairs. I was left standing helplessly in place. For the rest of his life, he lived in guilt, keeping vigil beside Jessica's grave. I resented his deceit, yet stubbornly clung to our marriage, and we tormented each other for years. This went on until we were kidnapped one day. To save me, he perished together with the kidnappers. Before he died, he looked at me and said, "Evelyn, it was wrong of me to keep it from you. But now that both Jessica and I are gone, that should settle the debt, shouldn't it? If there's a next time, don't choose me again." Then, I reopen my eyes to see that I have returned to the day when my father asked me to choose my fiance. This time, I will firmly choose his elder brother, Theodore Lewis.

Despite a decade of marriage, Simon never once shared my bed, claiming that he had pledged himself to ascetic practices and that it was beneath him. I thought that he suffered from some shameful ailment and guarded his secret like a devoted fool, until my birthday, when I came home to find him entangled with a brothel worker before the floor-length mirror. When I lunged forward in rage, he drove a shard of that broken mirror straight through my heart. When I awoke, I was gripping my phone, its screen illuminating a message Simon had just sent: [I’ll still give you a lavish wedding, but the marriage certificate? That belongs to her.]

Sa murang edad ni Clariza ay natutunan nyang umibig. Subalit ang una niyang pag-big ay hindi katulad ng pangkaraniwan sapagkat hindi niya nakita si Joseph. Sa pamamagitan lamang ng text sila nag-usap at sa ganoong paraan niya ito minahal. Nagpakilala si Joseph kay Clariza bilang pump attendant ng isang gasoline station. Lingid sa kaalaman ng dalaga na nag-iisang tagapagmana ang binata ng pamilya Villa Fuente at Monreal. Itinago ng binata ang kanyang estado sa buhay upang sukatin ang pag-ibig sa kanya ng dalaga. Naging tapat naman ang pag-iibigan nila pero isang araw ay nagbago iyong lahat. Dahil sa isang mabigat na dahilan ay nakipaghiwalay si Joseph kay Clariza. Labis na ikinadurog ng puso ng dalaga ang biglaang pakikipaghiwalay sa kanya ni Joseph. Mula noon ay nangako si Clariza sa sarili niya na hindi na siya iibig pang muli. Mabilis na lumipas ang sampung taon. Lingid sa kaalaman ni Clariza ay matagal na siyang nagtatrabaho sa lalaking nanakit sa kanya. Si Engr. Joseph Kristian Monreal Villa Fuente. Isang kilalang inhinyero at isang multi-billionaire. Tatlong taon siyang hindi umuwi sa Pilipinas dahil sa kagagawan ni Venus, ang babaeng sumira ng maganda nilang relasyon ni Clariz. Sa kanyang pagbabalik sa Pilipinas ay dumeretso siya sa resort na pag-aari niya. Nakilala niya nang personal ang supervisor na laging ipinagmamalaki sa kanya ng kanyang assistant. Sa unang pagtatama ng paningin nila Joseph at Clariza at sa simpleng ngiti ng dalaga ay agad na nahumaling ang binata. Dala ng kuryusidad ay natuklasan ng binata na ang babaeng napupusuhan niya ay siya rin ang babaeng iniwan at sinaktan niya sampung taon na ang nakalipas. Pano makukuhang muli ni Joseph ang puso ni Clariza? May pangalawang pagkakataon pa ba ang kanilang magmamahalan gayong hindi na handang muling umibig ang dalaga?

She thought the worst thing that could happen was losing her father… until she became a monster. On her birthday, Scarlett O’Hara’s world shatters when her father dies under mysterious circumstances. Grief leads her into the woods—on the night of the red moon—where she’s attacked by a creature with glowing red eyes. What she thought was a wild beast was something far worse… a werewolf. Left for dead but somehow surviving, Scarlett awakens to a new, terrifying reality. She’s no longer human. She’s been turned—into a Theta she-wolf and the Luna of Simon, the cold, calculating Alpha responsible for her transformation. Simon never wanted a mate. His only mission was revenge—to lure human hunters by spilling blood, the same way they spilled his parents’. But fate has bound him to Scarlett, a she-wolf with equal strength and a fire he didn’t expect. As Scarlett adjusts to her new life in the pack, dark secrets begin to unravel. Her father’s death wasn’t an accident—and the closer she gets to the truth, the more dangerous Simon seems. She came looking for answers. But what happens when the monster you’re hunting is the man you’re fated to love?

Nayla menjalin cinta selama lima tahun dan penuh gairah. Seluruh lingkaran elit Kota Hanka mengetahuinya, tetapi pada hari pengurusan surat nikah, dia malah dicampakkan. Dia langsung bersumpah untuk putus dan menjadikan tunangannya sebagai mantan pacar. Namun, karena sebuah telepon dari seseorang, Nayla yang diliputi amarah malah mengurus surat nikah dengan Simon, kakak kandung dari mantan pacarnya yang selalu memiliki hubungan dingin dengannya. ... Simon terkenal sebagai pewaris keluarga terkaya di Kota Hanka, juga mendirikan kerajaan finansial di luar negeri, seorang raksasa keuangan yang ditakuti banyak orang. Setelah menikah, dia sangat memanjakan Nayla dengan selalu menuruti segalanya. Nayla dihina oleh mantan pacarnya dengan mengatainya tidak berguna sama sekali. Simon langsung melayangkan pukulan hingga lawan jatuh, lalu berkata, "Istriku ini mutiara di telapak tanganku, harta di hatiku. Bagaimanapun dia, aku tetap akan memanjakannya. Kalau berani menghinanya lagi, enyah kamu dari silsilah Keluarga Jatmiko!" Bertahun-tahun kemudian, Nayla baru tahu bahwa pria yang dulu dia takuti ini sudah diam-diam mencintainya selama 10 tahun, sebuah rencana cinta yang sudah lama dipendam...

"Bring her to the hospital now." Clarence voice was ice cold. "Check if she really is pregnant. Let me know the outcome as soon as possible." Joseph immediately nodded. "Yes, sir!" "No!" Stella struggled against the men in vain. “ Clarence, we're only husband and wife by law. Who are you to order to them to do something like that to me? Let me go!" "Let you go?" Clarence’s gaze was as dark as the night. He replied coldly, "If I discover that you are pregnant, you should know what would happen to you. Joseph, take her away." ~~~~ What happens when a hook-up gets complicated by a baby? Can she hide the secret from him? Or will he show her how possessive he can be when he learns she's the mother of his kid?

Walang idinulot na maganda ang pagsasama nina Mallory at Simon. Puro pasakit at paghihirap lang ang lahat. Mallory lost everything... Her marriage, her baby, and a home to stay in. Sa kabila ng mga ginawa at sinakripsiyo ni Mallory para kay Simon ay itinapon lang iyon ng parang basura ni Simon at pinili ang kabit nito. Puno ng galit at hinanakit ang puso, umalis Mallory ng mansyon na hindi alam kung saan pupunta. Ang magulong buhay niya ay mas lalo pang gumulo nang pumara sa harapan niya ang itim na van at lumabas si Thomas Lopez, ang Uncle ng asawa niya, para alukin siya nito ng kasal.

Mark is the only son of Francis. A future boss of the Italian mafia. In your family, there's a rule. Every man, to become the head of the family, must marry. A single man can never take over his family. But Mark leads a bohemian life with no responsibility. The father, tired of his son's irresponsibility, decides to act. He gives you only three months for Marcos to find a wife. Otherwise, all business will pass to your cousin Dominique. With no way out, Marcos seeks contacts in Brazil to arrange a fake marriage with someone who can convince his parents that She is a dignified woman and not a prostitute. Beatrice is a young woman from the countryside who believes she has found her great love. And come for Rio de Janeiro with him. Only she was wrong, and her fiancé sold it to Mark. The result of a plot by her best friend and the man she thought she loved. With nowhere to go, she quickly finds herself involved in this trap and goes to Italy with Marcos. Once there, she discovers that he bought it and will have to submit to all his desires - a man with unconventional ways of loving.

"Jonathan menghilang, tamu telah berkumpul untuk menyaksikan pernikahan kalian. Bagaimana ini, Archy?" Archy bagai disambar petir ketika mendengar calon Pengantinnya itu menghilang di hari Pernikahan. Semua tamu sudah berkumpul pagi itu dan Archy sudah berdandan sangat cantik demi Pernikahannya tersebut. Lalu, sekarang bagaimana? Haruskah Archy membatalkan Pernikahannya hingga membuat malu semua orang dari pihak keluarganya serta keluarga Jonathan? "Aku akan menggantikan Kak Jonathan." Muncul sosok sama persis dengan Jonathan di ruang ganti tersebut, yakni Joseph. Lelaki itu merupakan adik kembar Jonathan yang memiliki kebalikan sifat dari sang Kakak. Archy tidak pernah menyukainya, Joseph ini lebih mirip preman dibanding seorang Pengusaha! Bagaimana bisa ia yang tidak pernah ikut campur urusan keluarga itu tiba-tiba mengajukan diri menggantikan sang Kakak? "Gak! Pengantinku itu Kakaknya, bukan adiknya!" Archy bersikeras menolak saat semua keluarga menatapnya. "Aku bakal nunggu Nathan untuk datang, dia pasti datang!" Joseph berjalan mendekat, ia mencengkram pergelangan tangan Archy hingga gadis itu meringis kesakitan. Sorot mata Joseph sangat tajam dan menakutkan, mungkin karena situasi cukup genting. "Aku juga tidak mau menikah denganmu tahu? Kamu bukan tipeku dan aku tidak tertarik sama sekali dengan pernikahan! Upaya ini kulakukan agar kamu serta keluargaku tidak menanggung malu. Gak usah rese, kita bisa bercerai sesudah ini. Ikuti saja kemauan Ayah dan berhenti merengek anak manja!"

“ Let's break up, Miranda. ” His words were likened to fiery knives, piercing through her already wounded heart. “ No, Joseph…. Please don't say this. I — ” Her words became cut up in her throat, seeing the look in his eyes. For a moment, she couldn't recognize the guy in front of her. Where was her caring and compassionate best friend, who never ceased to dote endlessly on her? “ Okay. ” She said, swallowing the lump in her throat. She didn't miss the relief in his eyes. “ Goodbye, Miranda. ” He stared at her one more time, taking several steps backwards until he was out of her sight. Miranda broke down in tears when he was out of her sight, she found it completely difficult to believe what had just happened. “ When did we get here? ” she wondered as the pain in her heart intensified. …. Miranda and Joseph had been best friends since forever until Joseph fell in love with the Queen Bee. Their relationship deteriorated as a result. Despite how devastated she was by the news, Mira still felt happy for him, until she accidentally found out about the evil scheme the Queen Bee had against him. In the end, she became torn between taking a risk on their friendship by telling him about it, or keeping quiet and watching him get ruined. What will she do? Read this book to find out.