Manila Galleon Trade

Joy Santos only wanted a quiet life in the province. But one messy fight, one sosyalera enemy, and one powerful matriarch later—she finds herself shipped off to Manila as a personal maid, buried in debt, and completely out of her depth. Enter Attorney Caelius Montemayor: rich, ruthless, perfectionist... and unfortunately, her new boss. He’s everything Joy can’t stand—suplado, Englishero, and constantly correcting her Bisaya-tagalog grammar. She’s everything he hates—baduy, tactless, and always one step away from disaster. Their worlds were never meant to collide. But under one roof, bickering turns to tension, and tension turns to something neither of them can control. Just when feelings get too real, Joy disappears—without warning, without goodbye. Years later, she’s back. Not as a maid, but as a fierce new lawyer… and Caelius’ biggest rival in court. What she doesn’t know? He’s still not over her. What he doesn’t know? She’s hiding more than just her heart. Some battles aren’t fought in the courtroom—they’re fought where it hurts the most.

For years, Lira lived a simple life in the province—until a stranger came and turned her world upside down. Her grandmother. A Montenegro. Biglang nagbago ang lahat. She was offered a life of wealth and privilege, but in exchange, she had to leave everything behind and live with a family she never knew. On her way to Manila, fate played a cruel trick. Naiwan siya sa isang stopover—walang pera, walang gamit, walang paraan para makarating sa bagong buhay niya. Then she meets him. A stranger. Dark. Dangerous. Powerful. "Nothing in this world is free," he tells her. "If I help you… what will you give me in return?" She has nothing. Except herself. One night. One mistake. One secret that can never be spoken. Kinabukasan, naghiwalay silang parang estranghero. Akala niya tapos na ang bangungot. But when she finally steps inside the Montenegro estate, her world shatters. Because he is there. Xavier Montenegro. The man who stole her innocence. The man she must now call "uncle." But something feels… off. Their gazes hold too much tension. Their connection is too intense. And deep down, something tells her—something tells him—that they were never meant to be family. Their secret is dangerous. Their attraction is forbidden. Pero habang pilit nilang nilalabanan ang nararamdaman, lalo lang silang nauubos. And when the truth finally comes to light, Lira will have to ask herself: Was that night truly a mistake? Or was it only the beginning of something far more dangerous?

A case of mistaken identity. A twisted plan. An unexpected love. Isabella Delgado lives a quiet life as a regular office worker in Manila—routine days, instant coffee, and a heart still nursing quiet dreams. But everything changes when she’s suddenly kidnapped off the street by strangers who mistake her for someone else. Her captor? Lance Alonzo, a cold, calculated billionaire with a broken heart and a twisted agenda: to make Sofia Marie Cruz, his ex-girlfriend who betrayed him, fall in love with him again—only to break her heart the way she broke his. But there’s a problem. Isabella isn’t Sofia. She only looks exactly like her. When Lance discovers the mistake, it’s already too late. Isabella knows too much, and letting her go could destroy his reputation. So he keeps her locked in his private estate—just until he figures out what to do. But as days pass and secrets unravel, Lance finds himself drawn to the very woman he never meant to meet. And Isabella? She may be trapped—but her spirit refuses to be broken. Not by a man with a plan. Not by a heart with unfinished business. What started as a revenge scheme becomes a dangerous game of deception, desire, and redemption. Because sometimes, fate doesn’t make mistakes. People do.

Lahat ng lugar na nagamit sa kwentong ito ay kathang isip lang ng writer kung meron man kapareho ng mga pangalan ng lugar sa Pilipinas ay para bigyan lang ng sense of direction at reyalidad ang mga kwento sa nobelang ito. Ang mga pangalan ng mga tao ay parehong valing lang sa imaginatio ng author. Kinidnap ng hindi nakikilalang mga tao ng siya ay 1 year old pa. After 17 years nagbalik siya na isang maganda at masayahing dalaga na hindi kumpleto ang memorya. Nakabalik nga siya sa kanila ngunit meron na silang Prinsesa. Si Kendra naging adopted ng kanyang mga magulang na si Henry at Maritoni Luxx isa sa pinakamayaman pamilya sa buong Taguig City. Meron siyang Tatlong kapatid na lalaki si Arn, Jims and Zeke. Si Arn ay isang Doctor specializing in Medical Biology and Mental Energy, si Jims naman ay isang Engineer na mahilig sa mga cars at si Zeke ay isang Business Management Student sa De La Salle University sa Manila, at ang kanilang kapatid na babae ay si Kendra na ngayon ay grumadyet na ng Senior High at papasok na ng university at plano niya na doon sa school ng kanyang kapatid na si Zeke. Dahil sa selos ay binubully ni Kendra palagi si Zara pero most of the time ay si Kendra ang nailalim always sa hindi magandang sitwasyon. Kakayanin kaya niya mabuhay kasama ang kanyang mga magulang at mga kapatid including si kendra who happens to be the Princess of the Luxx family? Tunghayan ang buhay ni Zara Luxx habang kasama niya ang pamilya niya