marrying the supposed gold digger

“Why did you bend over, Maverick?”   “Because you told me to, assh*le.”   “I’m so tempted to f*ck you right now. You’re the most exquisite woman I’ve ever been with, the only beautiful thing I see and have.”   “Then what are you waiting for? Just punish me already!” *** MAVERICK As a working college student, I struggle to make ends meet until a stranger approaches me with a proposal—to be his employer’s wife for an enormous sum of money. Knowing the cash will help me pay my grandmother’s medical bills, I accept the offer with a demand—just a marriage of convenience, nothing more. It’s too late to realize I’m marrying the gorgeous, to a fault, young Mr. Winston. And there’s this instant fire between us despite my inhibitions. Things get more complicated when our marriage is put to the test by his father, who threatens to expose my dirty little secret. *** LAKE Being a Braddson-Winston heir is sometimes a curse. My father is a real SOB and a pain in my ass. He makes one outrageous demand for me to secure the CEO seat in the company—marriage. So I find a perfect bride— Maverick Bates II, beautiful but in a dire financial situation. I only ask two things. We stay MBA and keep things purely business until the contract ends. As simple as that. It was meant to be a straightforward deal, but each day I get to know her, my position is not the only thing at stake but also my heart. I realize I can’t let her go even if she’s the daughter of the ruthless don of the Sicilianos.

After being ambushed in a hotel parking garage, Mr. Raphael Yves, a handsome French man, is given the shock of his life when his fiancée, Giovanna Donatello, is exposed as being part of the most notorious mafia in Italy. He thought his obvious choice was to leave her, but he loved Giovanna very much, thus, leading him to choose between her, and his life. Dig deeper to explore the world of Mr. Yves and his lover, Giovanna, as they strive to escape the cruel, destructive life that mafia forced them into.

Ayla lost her family, her pack, and her freedom at a young age, all taken away in the opening hours of a war that has been raging for nearly four years. Now, as the war is coming to an end and life is returning back to normal, she finds herself in the cruel embrace of High School. Living with the Alpha Lord and his family, treated worse than a servant, Ayla must use all of her strength to survive in a pack that doesn't accept her as one of their own. With a sister who hates her, a brother who was granted the most coveted gift any werewolf could ask for from the Goddess, and a grandfather who is half mad, Ayla's Freshman year is going to be anything other than simple. And yet, despite all the darkness in her life, a faint ray of light gleams on the horizon. Ayla's journey, filled with both pain and happiness, is about to begin.

"I'm only giving you two options. First, you marry me and get the money. Second, you refuse my request and watch your mother die!" Noah said it firmly. For the sake of her mother's lung cancer surgery, Grace dares to decide to accept the offer of marriage from Noah, the Ex-lover who left her seven years ago. In fact, the shadows of her mother's curse and the hatred of Noah's parents haunted her. Not to mention Noah's engaged status. Will this forced marriage end happily, even though the wall of hatred between them stands tall?

Adrianna Bianco is a 27-year-old well-known model worldwide, confident, independent, and smart. She never wanted to get married and have kids, she never wanted to have one. Jared Creed is a 30-year-old owner of one of the largest and most successful airlines worldwide, rich, powerful, manipulative, and absolutely gorgeous. He wanted to marry as soon as possible to get the company that his parents promised to give him. He already found someone to marry when his parents announced that he's marrying someone he despise. They were happy with their successful life, not until their parents announced that they are marrying each other, which happens to be a nemesis.

Diplomatic marriages between two members of different race certainly aren't unheard of nowadays, but for Prince Nikolai of the Kingdom of Wolves and Col. Akari Kingston of United Human Federation, it might just be fate worse than death. The union is meant to end a devastating war that has lasted for over a hundred years between the werewolves and humans, but when the female bride intended for the fierce, sexy prince runs away, her twin sister is substituted instead. Akari Kingston knew that taking her sister's place to marry the werewolf prince won't be easy. As once part of the military, she knew first hand what the werewolves were really capable of, but when she learned that the Werewolves not only expect her to take the place of her sister and marry their Prince, they also expect her to undergo physical alteration to have the man's baby, she almost wanted to quit. But with the fate of the world peace at stake, how can she say no? Can the two enemies put aside their differences and focus on making love and not war-not to mention a baby? As a powerful love struggles to take root, can they learn to trust each other and stand together against the forces that are trying to tear them apart?

Silvia was taken aback when her boss, Ralph, confessed, “I am in love with you, Silvia. I want us to start our love story together.” She was shocked, especially since Ralph had been a cruel supervisor, and he was engaged to her friend, Rebecca. Silvia, born and raised in New York City, formed a close friendship with Rebecca during high school. After her father's death, she sought a job to help her mother and found a position as a cleaner at The Royal Association, where she met Ralph. Living in Ralph's mansion as a maid was challenging, but it ultimately became the backdrop for their unexpected love story. Ralph's harsh upbringing with a violent father made him brilliant yet emotionally troubled, and his realization of love for Silvia changed everything.

We should have been born to hate each other, but love has a will of its own, and I can't turn my back on you even though the whole world hates me. * I turned toward the woods and squinted. Then I smelled something in the air. A scent so strong that it makes me freeze. And shortly after, I heard a howl of pain, just a moment, but enough to make me sure something was wrong. I clutched my bag, ready to open it to grab my phone when something jumped over the fence between the school and the woods. It landed right in front of me, and I thought I was seeing a werewolf. But no. it’s not a werewolf like I’ve always known. He stood on his two feet. And blood was smeared on his snout and his silver-feathered, clawed hands. I can’t scream. I could only stand transfixed while my eyes locked on his eyes which were as dark as the night sky.

Si Arya Morrison, gabi bago ang kanyang kasal, ay umuwi pagkatapos ng isang bachelorette party at nakarinig ng kakaibang ingay mula sa banyo. Natuklasan niya ang kanyang matalik na kaibigan na si Caroline at ang kanyang kasintahang si Daniel, na may relasyon. Si Arya ay nawasak sa kanilang pagkakanulo. Kinabukasan, pumunta siya sa Civil Affairs Bureau para harapin si Daniel, ngunit kinansela niya ang kasal dahil sa aksidente ni Caroline. Nagpasya si Arya na huwag magpakasal sa kanya at lumayo. Di-nagtagal, nakatagpo niya si Allen Jones, ang CEO ng Dahua Entertainment, na nagmamadaling maghanap ng nobya. Sinamantala ni Arya ang pagkakataon at inialok ang sarili bilang isang potensyal na nobya sa kabila ni Daniel. Isinasaalang-alang ni Allen ang kanyang panukala, at ang kuwento ay nag-hang sa pananabik….

GIPIT. Iyan lang ang tanging nasa isip ni Maureen magmula noong binenta ng kanyang ama ang kanilang kompanya. Nagkanda-letche ang kanilang buhay at wala siyang ibang maisip na paraan kundi ang bawiin ang kanilang kompanya mula sa taong pinagbentahan ng kanyang ama. Ngunit paano na lang kung walang balak na ibalik ng bagong may-ari ang kanilang kompanya? Kakayanin niya bang makipagsapalaran sa tanging kasunduan nito? Pero paano kung ang tanging paraan para makuha muli ang kanilang kompanya ay ang pakasalan ang bagong may-ari nito? Handa ba siyang matali sa isang relasyong sapilitan?