Meaningful Life Quotes Short Novels & Stories

🦋 Chlorothea has never believed in love, least of all marriage. To her, it is nothing more than a contract that destroys women and rewards endurance over happiness. She learned that truth watching her mother wither in a union that stole her dignity and left her to die forgotten. So when her family forces her into an arranged marriage with a powerful military general, Chlorothea vows she will never surrender her heart, no matter the cost. Lysander has lived his life by duty alone. As a man bound by honor, gratitude, and the law, he accepts an order he cannot refuse: to marry the granddaughter of his benefactor’s closest friend. He expects a quiet, manageable life, one where service comes first, and emotion stays firmly locked away. What he does not expect is Chlorothea. Unpredictable, sharp-tongued, and branded a “Little Lunatic” by those who cannot control her, she turns Lysander’s orderly world upside down. What begins as a union forged by obligation soon becomes a battleground of clashing wills, buried pain, and dangerous attraction. In a marriage neither of them wanted, can two broken beliefs collide without destroying them both or will love prove itself stronger than the scars they refuse to heal?

Serene Zabawa is a 24-year-old college student who spends her time fangirling and doing everything to show support and love for her idol. She never stopped making and giving efforts just to let her idol feel that he’s special, appreciated, and loved by a lot of people. She promised herself that no matter what happened, hindi siya magpapasok ng kung sino mang lalaki sa buhay niya kung hindi ito ang iniidolo niya. But her perception and compromise in life completely changed after agreeing with her father’s request. She was happy at first, but habang tumatagal, nagigising siya sa katotohanang never niya inaasahan, and because of that, she changed. A lot of things changed; ang dating kinahahangaan niya ay siya ng isinusumpa niya ngayon. Her life turned the other way around; there are moments na gusto na lang niya magising dahil sa mga pangyayaring hindi naman niya hinihiling noon at ifast forward na lang ang lahat para matapos na ang paghihirap niya. Will she be able to get away from what she entered? Will she just wait patiently until it's finished? Or tables might turn once again?

"Our heart beats only with their permission." For as long as she can remember, the bookworm Synecdoche Rochet, 23, has lived a simple life in Maharlika Nation—hiding in the grasses and grains of District G to avoid the terrifying power of the Embassy and its ruthless Ambassador. In a dytopian world that is controlled and opressed, Synecdoche Rochet embarks on a mission to get back their rights on their district's valuable resources—the grains. When she discovered her intellectual ability, she found herself drawn to the charismatic Giovanni, the long-lost Ambassador's previleged son together with other intelligent students, Ulap, Token and Keithwarth. They found themselves being the tributes on the 2nd Maharlika Spelling TwistBee—trapped in the Word Arena. An annually commemorated survival game where each district will represent 1 letter in the Alphabet, spell the given English words not verbally, but by brutal killings of other competitors who have letter tattoos on their arms. The rules are to Spell and Kill. Within the killer's reach, the team-up of Synecdoche, Giovanni, Ulap, Token and Keithwarth isn't a coincidence, it's a conspiracy. What if Synecdoche's age will be reversed? Will they use their intelligence for vengeance? Will they compel love and trust to survive the battle royale? Is their life the price or the prize? "Even the shortest word has the longest meaning. Spell the words and kill with swords!"

Set in 90's times... Jennifer used to be a cold hot headed teenage girl. She was living a normal life, not until she met Akira, a college guy who spilled a 1peso worth of juice on her 7,000 worth of peso bag. She then ended up being in love and in a relationship with him. One night under the full moon she witnessed with her two eyes how her boyfriend turned into a beast that the folks used to call it as a werewolf. She was totally shocked, however, she didn't feel afraid of Akira. Akira confessed about his true identity to her. She learned that every werewolf has a mate and that will only come within their breed. That makes her to persuade Akira to turn her also into a werewolf because she was afraid that Akira would be mated to another werewoman. As Akira fangs pierced on her neck, untold history before them, began to unfold in her mind. And when she totally became a werewolf, she ended up killing Akira. Her life of being a witch with a blood of a werewolf started. She came to the underworld to avenge her parents- the powerful white witches, who had been killed by the black witch and a father and son- werewolf. There, she saw again the face of the man she love, with a modest beautiful woman beside him who turned out to be Akira's mate.

Allyssa Andres, a woman who had nothing, but herself. She went through a lot of heartache from her failed relationships, and she even became a mistress. With that, she didn’t believe in love, but in lust. Nobody accepted and loved her, especially that she was an orphan that had nothing to be proud of. She really had enough from the pain and miseries she had, so she ran away from hell. Until a door opened embracing her flaws and miseries. Inside of it was a lair wherein men craved and ogled for women that could give pleasure. Her life revolved around being a pole dancer under the silhouette of Kryptonite at Gem, a prestigious night club for wealthy men. Dumbfounded, she only had one customer to pleasure with who was a sex god that would make her crave for desire and lust. But her perception was changed by him, especially that he accepted her not minding her past. He even made her feel like a queen like she always dreamt of. Until she found out that she was pregnant. She thought that she already found her perfect match, but not, because he left her. But little did she know that the customer she once loved had a secret that would surely make her life turned upside down, especially as she was owned and impregnated by a Hidden Mafia King.

Laura is a simple person who wants to graduate and have a quiet life because since she was young, all she has done is hard work and perseverance. One night she found herself with childhood Althea in a secluded forest. It turns out that Arcadia is the world of mystical creatures that she only reads in books. Also in this place, he will meet the two mystical creatures that will change her life. How far will fate take her? Do you believe it is possible for Vampires and Werewolves to exist?

If you used pen as your weapon in fighting for life, I used guns to fight on my own life. *** Clayton Perkin, a lovable, kind and softboy; he was born poor but it never crossed in his mind to become wealthy, just his mother and him he already happy and satisfied with it. But everything changed when his mother got sick and he needs millions for his mother's surgery. That's when he meet Lorcan, the multi-billionaire that has a lot of secret under his closet.

Among of the dynamic women in the world,Yulliyah Shimae Velasco is one of those people included in experiencing horrific rape tragedy. He had a younger brother whose name is Yullius and a father who died when they were young and their mother left them and went with another family. With the dynamic amount of the tragedy that happened in her life, she got pregnant by the unknown person which was the one who raped her. Will she come with the idea of getting an abortion? or will she raised her own blood and flesh.

Following her bestfriend's death, a revenge-driven heiress decided to ruin the life of her bestfriend's ex-fiancé by forcibly marrying him. They loathe each other and falling in love inside the arranged marriage is out of their plans; but fate rules the affairs of mankind with no recognizable order. How are they going to admit their love towards each other? What would transpire if they discovered each other's darkest desires and motives? Does love really conquer all or sometimes, love isn't just enough?

Zacchaeus "Dark" Smith, a ruthless mafia lord, made a fateful mistake one night that changed Cassandra Evangelista’s life forever, leaving her pregnant and forced to flee. Years later, after living in peace, Cassandra must return to Dark’s territory when tragedy strikes one of her children. Unaware that Dark now controls the area, she faces him again. What will happen when he discovers her secret? Will she stand her ground or face his wrath?