May-december Romance

Second Chance Series Book One. ***** To some, marriage is a word. To others, a sentence. ***** Excerpt He unlocked his safe and pulled out some papers. He threw them on my face and gestured me to pick them up. I glared at him, refusing to listen. "Come on, pick them up" he ordered like he was talking to a pet dog. When I didn't listen he crouched down to my level and picked them up himself. "Do you know what it is? It's our marriage contract, read it!" He threw them on my face again. "I said fucking read it!" He yelled loudly. "Don't make me do something, you'll regret afterward, read it, I'll beat you if I have to" he threatened. I picked them up with trembling hands and blurry vision. I saw my signature at the bottom of the page, my breath seized as I stared at it. "Read it!" He ordered, standing tall before me. 1. I will not work. 2. I will respect my in-laws. 3. I will do whatever my husband tells me to. 4. I will take care of my husband as an obedient wife whether I am treated like a wife or not. 5. I will bear children for my husband, I won't have any parental rights over them. My husband will have their sole custody. 6. Finally, I will be ready to go to bed with my husband at his wish whether I like it or not. A single tear fell on the page followed by many others. He snatched the contract back from me. "Now you understand your place?" He asked menacingly.

Dalawang milyong barya ang kailangan niyang ipunin para mabawi ang nakasanglang lupain ng kanyang mga ninuno. Magtatagumpay ba siya kung ang bawat taginting ng pera ang katumbas ay luha? Sa murang edad ay nalulong si Ace sa pagmamahal ng lalaking hindi niya malayang maipakilala sa publiko. Isinugal niya ang kinabukasan at ang kaniyang pangarap kapalit ang akala niya ay walang katapusang kaligayahan sa piling nito sa isang nakatagong relasyon. Saan sila hahantong kung may batas na nagbabawal sa kanilang pagsasama?

Penemuan mayat di apartemennya membuat Chaaya Adhisti harus mendekam di balik jeruji besi. Chaaya Adhisti Pramagya ialah salah satu agen penyelundup film ke salah satu situs ilegal yang hidup serba pas-pasan bersama sang kakak—Rafandra. Kehidupan Adhisti yang tak penuh kebahagiaan kini semakin diperparah dengan ditemukannya mayat yang menyeret namanya sebagai pelaku pembunuhan mayat tersebut. "Semua bukti telah kami dapatkan! Sidik jari anda terdapat pada pisau yang berlumur darah korban, Nona Adhisti! Jangan mengelak dan akui saja perbuatan anda!"

Nurlaila menemukan suaminya, Suroso, tewas bersimbah darah di atas ranjang. Kematian Suroso begitu mengerikan dan sulit diterima nalar. Entah makhluk apa yang telah membunuhnya, dan kenapa, sebab tak lama setelah Suroso tewas, satu per satu orang di sekitar Suroso juga mengalami nasib yang sama.

"Dalam dunia di mana kebajikan adalah topeng, seorang pemuda bertaruh segalanya demi cinta dan keluarga." "Ketika sihir terlarang menjadi satu-satunya pilihan, bagaimana kebaikan bisa bertahan?" Kael, seorang penyihir muda berbakat, terpaksa menjadi buronan setelah mencuri teknik sihir terlarang dari Ordo Umbra. Ia memulai petualangan berbahaya untuk melindungi adik-adiknya, Sarah dan Laila, yang juga memiliki kekuatan magis yang luar biasa, menemukan ibunya yang hilang, dan mengungkap rahasia di balik penyakit misterius yang mengancam keluarganya. Perjalanan mereka membawa mereka ke berbagai penjuru dunia Aethel, menghadapi makhluk-makhluk gaib, organisasi rahasia, dan konspirasi besar yang mengancam keseimbangan dunia.

Nang maligaw si Elisha Hamandre sa maynila. Samu’t sari ang kamalasan na siyang naging isa sa pinakamalaking nagpapahirap sa kaniyang batang edad. Ngunit ng mangailangan siya ng Pera upang magamot ang kaniyang ina ay nangahulugan na kailangan niyang maghanap ng trabaho. Subalit ng siya ay makapag hanap ay laking pagkadismaya niya ng bigla na lamang siyang tinanggal sa trabaho, kahit labag sa kanyang kalooban ay nagsimula na lamang siyang maghanap muli. Pahanggang sa napadpad siya sa Isang signboard na may open hiring, pero Hindi niya expected na ang naghahanap ng karagdagang trabahador ay Ang bagong itinalagang Mayor sa kanilang Lugar. Kaya naman ay hindi na siya nagpatumpik tumpik pa ipinasok niya agad ang kaniyang pangalan bilang Isa sa mga Housemaids na kailangan mismo ng Mayor. Hindi niya aakalain na sa kaniyang pagpapasa ay biglang magbabago ang takbo ng kaniyang buhay Isang empleyado. Sapagkat mistulang kakaiba na Mayor ito na dahilan ng pagkakaroon niya ng sensual na sensation sa tuwing niyang napapansin. Laman din ng kaniyang imahinasyon ngunit pobre ang mayor. Masungit pero gwapo ngunit ito ay may anak pero hiwalay sa asawa. Ano nalang kaya ang mangyayare kung nagkaroon ng kakaibang tagpo na dahilan upang mas mainam na iwasan ito ni Elisha? kase kung Hindi siya hihinto ay paano na niya magagawa ang tanging puno’t dulo ng kaniyang determinasyon sa paghahanap ng trabaho at para sa kanyang Ina na may sakit at paano nalang ang kaniyang buhay kung Ang boss niya ay pilit siyang ginugulo? Not your typical Love Story.

Ella Sandoval is a heartless cold killer. Lumaki sya sa mundong walang kaawaan dapat ang mapang-lamang! Dapat parusahan ng kamatayan ang may sala! and that's her oath. In return, she will give you your karma! Not until she meets Silverio Guerrero the Mayor of her own beloved town who adores helping his people. But one day the good mayor witnessed her doings and ended up not just saving her but drowned loving her. Will he be able to save her after knowing what she's up to?

"Mark my word, Adeline. You can't escape! You will be forever Mrs. Romanov until you die!" My mouth parted in half as I kept an eye on Lucas leaving the room. His long declarations made my sanity more perplexed. He didn't even bother to look back to catch a glimpse of my reaction. Who does he think he is? Can't he see that I don't remember anything? I am not lying! **** After being in coma for months. The first thing that Adeline Parker-Romanov woke up to isn't the warmth of her husband's love but his wrath and accussation of cheating and without a single trace of memory in the past. She is left with no choice but to figure out the life that she must live as the mayor's wife while she tries her best to tame and fix her marriage with Lucas Romanov for the sake of their only son, Luke. In the middle of fitting the pieces of her puzzle-like life. Adeline realized something shocking. Lucas' men saved the wrong woman from the tragic car accident as she is not the ruthless mayor's real wife but an impostor whose fate change within a snap. What will she do once she remembers everything? Will she choose to abandon them, or will she stand up for being the real Mrs. Romanov?

Isang matapang na dalagang negosyante si Ysabella Cruz na handang gawin ang lahat para mailigtas ang pamilya nila sa pagkakautang—kahit pa ang kapalit ay isang kasunduang kasal. Ang catch? Ang lalaking papakasalan niya ay si Mayor Alaric Dela Vega—bata, makapangyarihan, at misteryosong lider ng kanilang bayan. Hindi inaasahan ni Ysabella na ang lalaking minsang tumulong sa kanya noong kabataan pa sila ay siya ring magiging "asawa" niya ngayon—ngunit sa papel lamang. May sariling dahilan si Mayor Alaric kung bakit pumayag siya sa kasunduan: kailangan niyang mapanatili ang imahe niyang "settled" upang matuloy ang pagtakbo sa mas mataas na posisyon sa pulitika. Ngunit habang lumilipas ang mga buwan sa ilalim ng iisang bubong, unti-unting nabubura ang hangganan ng kasunduan. Sa pagitan ng mga scripted na halik sa harap ng kamera at mga gabing puno ng katahimikan, may damdaming unti-unting nagigising. Hanggang kailan sila magtatago sa likod ng kontrata? At kapag dumating ang oras ng pag-pirma ng annulment papers, sino ang unang aatras—ang pusong natutong magmahal o ang pusong takot masaktan muli?

Sepuluh tahun lalu, Altar memohon agar Gianina menggugurkan anak mereka. Sepuluh tahun kemudian, takdir mempertemukan mereka kembali—bersama bocah lelaki yang berwajah persis seperti Altar. Kini, Altar ingin menebus dosa masa lalu. Tapi luka Gianina terlalu dalam, dan rahasia yang terungkap bisa menghancurkan segalanya. Mampukah cinta yang pernah retak kembali utuh?