Longman Dictionary Of Contemporary English

FRAGMENTS OF MEMORIES 1: MARRIED AT SEVENTEEN AN ENGLISH NOVEL Thera De Marco was hated and feared by many. For inexplicable reasons, within five years of marriage to her husband Sean, she has gone from being soft-hearted and happy, to savage and ill-tempered. Despite her unhappiness, and her hate towards her husband she has refused to get her marriage annulled.Just before her 30th birthday, Thera is hit by a car, causing her memory before she met Sean to be wiped out. When she resumes her life, she begins to question why she was so unhappy in her marriage.Will her feelings change while she couldn't remember anything? Or do the secrets run deeper than she ever realized?

Yvonne Cassandra Ramirez-Velasquez, the wife of Desmond Kyle Velasquez. She is a woman adored by many men, but the only man in her life is her husband, Desmond. However, their marriage didn't start with a love story, rather, it was a marriage created by greed, money, and selfishness. Yvonne's love for Desmond can conquer anything but will that be enough to win his heart? His heart only beats for Yvonne's sister, Samantha. It seems like a happy ending is not bound to happen in a love story that ended before it started.

Shanbri is just a simple girl but her boyfriend Kenji Yael is a billionaire CEO. Despite that, they still love each other unconditionally. Until one day, Shanbri found out that Kenji Yael is already engaged to another girl. Shanbri got hurt so she decided to leave her boyfriend and go to a far place but before that, she gave herself to Kenji Yael as a token of her love for him. Later she found out that she got pregnant with Kenji Yael's child but she decided to hide it from him. But, after 4 years they saw each other again because Kenji Yael will be the new boss of Shanbri. Will they clear the misunderstandings in their past? Will Kenji Yael know the secret of Shanbri? Will they fight for their love? And, finally have a happy ending with their twins.

Asper Reign Dahlia ran away from home when she learned that her father wanted her to marry a cruel prince. She then had an unbelievable encounter with a dangerous mafia boss, Caspian Jyn in the city where she was hiding. Slowly, they became friends without her knowing his real identity. But what happened when she faced a life-and-death situation because of him? Will she be able to face a dangerous problem when all she did before was run away from every problem she knows she can't control? Will she finally have the courage to face this problem even though she knows that it will bring nothing to her but a nightmare?

One day, everything is still normal. And another day when their dad had to offer them a tip for travel- or as what it seems. Faye Elanise, along with her twin sister, Zaye Eranice, followed his order which led them meeting four strangers. Stuck inside a room of vines, a man appeared out of nowhere giving them the key for a vine-covered door which they later found. He left them hanging, questioning their identities. And that is when the mystery behind them started to awaken. A starting point to find... what lies within them. All Rights Reserved ©Trixie Sherice/plumints

Kael Silvenia is more likely to be called an orphan. He lost his father at the age of 16 and it is not hidden from his knowledge that his mother had another man when his father was still alive. To make things even more complicated, it got worse when his father passed away. Her mother left him and eloped with another man when he turned eighteen. But even with that fact that her mother abandoned him, he couldn’t dare to loath her. So when the news came to him that his mother had been raped by the man she eloped with and was found thrown into the abyss, his world really collapsed. It's like life really played tough on his part when a fact emerged from her mother's autopsy result that apart from her male partner, there were nine other accomplices in the rape of his mother. Due to the trauma suffered from the findings, after a year of grieving, his mind made an action. It made a different persona. Timothy. His dark persona who is so much far from his weak personality. Timothy searched for the man who caused his mother's death but unfortunately the man is already dead. The only remains he got that has a big involvement on the man's life is a photo of his daughter when he went to the suspect's abandoned home. He found out that the assailant had been separated from his wife and daughter for a long time, so the only picture it has for its daughter was only twelve years old. That's when he decided that he would make sure the man would regret what he had done to his mother. He must have his revenge! Timothy looked for the girl on the picture and not long after, he found a match. Her name is Yngrid Angelique Villegas. As what the assailant did to his mother, Timothy raped Yngrid who was only twenty years old that time. The woman can't do anything but pity herself when he claimed her repeatedly. But despite Timothy's wickedness, Kael's personality prevailed when tears blurred the woman's eyes. He pulled himself together to stop Timothy. Conscience struck Kael's system. He started to investigate the girl's background. To his shock, his conscience swallowed him even more when he realized that Timothy had just mistaken the woman. She's not the daughter of his mother's rapist. He was even more conscientious when it became clear that even the business of Yngrid's parents was also sabotaged by Timothy. Due to lack of ways on how to approach Yngrid's family, he used the company's crisis as an opportunity to offer the Villegas a contract. All the terms that are stated in the contract are in favor of Yngrid's family. But there was only one thing he could not understand on himself. Why did he include in the contract that the woman must marry him?

“Don’t worry, I have an offer for you to pay off their debt and get rid of me in your life.” “What?” she stuttered and nervously asked. “You.” *** Revenge, that was the only matter and reason to continue the life of Carla Christine Zabala. But by an unexpected coincidence, a man emerges in her life who claims that he is her fiancee and that she needs to marry that man, whose name is Yuichi Yamamoto, a billionaire, a mafia boss. Even if Christine doesn’t want to, she has no other choice but to marry the man because she was sold to a mafia. In this forced marriage, can there be love in their marriage, especially if each has a secret? In the end, will love and trust to each other prevail or will they end up being poison to each other?

Bivianne Cordova will do everything just to become a perfect daughter. She'll always aim for the top, no matter who she encounters. Academics? She'll ensure she'll never be defeated by Yeshua Tada for the number one spot in the entire school. Sports? She'll never let Fahrenheit Academy beat her in futsal. And she'll do all that to please her mom. But when Zenith Cordova introduced a guy to her, confusion arose in her heart. She didn't want to date that guy with marriage in mind. Because there's only one person whom she wants to be with and marry. Can she defy her mother for the first time to be with Oxem? Or will she just give up on the challenges they will face?

Katerina Aguilar Romano, the sole heiress of Romano Real Estate is bound to be in a pragmatic marriage.  After learning that her parents are going to marry her off to a man she will never like, she decides to run away from home and hide. Damon Achilles Castellanos is a man born full of confidence and ego.  He is rich, handsome, and mysterious.  Women flock beneath his feet to beg for his affection. When he found out that Katerina ran away from him, he felt very insulted.  He thinks that the woman stepped on his ego.  Planning his revenge, he follows Katerina to her hiding place to carry out his plan—make her fall in love with him and leave her bleeding. Will Damon succeed in what he wants or will everything be a series of turned tables instead?  What if the simple fisherman that Katerina fell in love with is actually a cruel mafia boss?

Claire was forced to marry David Buenavista because their parents tried to get them married. Claire and her boyfriend broke up because they were in the same situation. Her boyfriend was also agreed to marry her best friend Irene. How can she live with a man she doesn't know well? How can they get along and get to know each other if they are both not interested in each other?