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“Congratulations, Miss Santillan. You are six weeks pregnant.” Nanigas si Marga sa kinatatayuan niya habang nakatitig lang sa doktor. Bumaba ang paningin niya sa prenatal examination report. Napapikit siya at napahawak sa kaniyang tiyan. “B-Buntis ako…” mahinang sabi niya. Hindi niya maintindihan ang kaniyang nararamdaman. Mas nangibabaw pa rin ang takot sa kaniya na baka malaman ni Brandon ang tungkol sa kaniyang pagbubuntis. *** “Kinakabahan ka ba?” Binuhay ni Brandon ang makina ng sasakyan. “Kung palagi kang ganito sa tuwing kausap mo ako, iisipin ko talaga na buntis ka, Marga.” Napalunok ng maraming beses si Marga. Mas lalo lang siyang kinakabahan. Pinagpapawisan na rin siya kahit na malakas naman ang aircon. “Kung totoong buntis ako, ano ang gagawin mo?” Napakagat-labi siya pagkatapos niyang bitawan ang mga katagang ‘yon. “You will raise the child alone, Marga. Kahit isang piso ay wala kang makukuha sa akin.”

"He's not my ex-husband. He's just a man I used to know." He shattered her heart with one accusation. Now she’s the woman he’ll do anything to win back. Juliette Hart thought she found her happy ending with billionaire Nolan Cross—until he publicly accused her of cheating at their wedding reception. Heartbroken and pregnant, Jules vanished from his world. But everything changes when Nolan discovers the truth years later. Now, as past betrayals resurface and buried secrets unravel, Nolan will stop at nothing to reclaim the woman he lost. But Jules isn’t the same broken girl anymore—and she'll do whatever it takes to keep herself and her son away from him… even if it means taking a few risks. When love and revenge collide, will forgiveness be their salvation—or their ruin?

Jatuh cinta pada pandangan pertama, membuat Merlinda terobsesi mendapatkan sosok Moses De Luca—pria berdarah Italia—yang terkenal enggan menjalin hubungan serius. Billionaire tampan yang sering berpetulangan cinta itu dikejar oleh sosok wanita cantik yang merupakan sosok berbeda. Merlinda Alejandro—seorang putri dari gembong narkoba besar di Meksiko. Harusnya dia sadar bahwa dia salah telah mengejar sang billionaire tampan itu. Namun, obsesi dan cinta telah menyatu sampai membuatnya tetap mengejar Moses—hingga membuat pria yang dia cintai itu harus kerap berada di ambang bahaya. Lantas, bagaimana kelanjutan kisah Moses dan Merlinda? Dua orang yang berbeda dunia. Merlinda terbiasa berkumpul dengan komplotan penjahat, sedangkan Moses terbiasa berkumpul dengan para taipan. Mampukah mereka bersatu? *** Follow me on IG: abigail_kusuma95

Falling in love with a handsome billionaire was one thing, but falling madly in love with a sinfully hot billionaire who has sworn off love was an entirely different situation. Such was the condition that Cookie Logan found herself. From desperately needing to be saved from her abusive ex, she ran into the arms of Jamie Henderson, the one man that aroused dark sinful desires in her that only he could sate. But just when she thought she’d finally found the perfect lover, everything came crashing down when she discovered he’s had an ugly past that she couldn’t ignore. Cookie’s heart was broken, yet she thought she could do without him until her ex arrived in her life again, to start a new bout of trouble. With no one to run to except Jamie, and with so many unshared secrets looming over them, she’s forced to make a decision that would either reap out her heart for the second time or mend her broken relationship with Jamie. To know more about my books, follow me on Instagram @sophia.bendel

On our seventh wedding anniversary, I was straddling my Mafia husband, Lucian, kissing him deeply. My fingers fumbled in the pocket of my expensive silk dress, searching for the pregnancy test I'd hidden there. I wanted to save the news of my unexpected pregnancy for the end of the evening. Lucian's right-hand man, Marco, asked with a suggestive smile in Italian: "Don, your new little canary, Sophia. How does she taste?" Lucian's mocking laughter vibrated through my chest, sending a chill down my spine. He replied, also in Italian: "Like an unripe peach. Fresh and tender." His hand was still caressing my waist, but his gaze was distant. "Just keep this between us. If my Donna finds out, I'm a dead man." His men chuckled knowingly, raising their glasses and swearing their silence. The warmth in my blood turned to ice, inch by inch. The one thing they didn’t know was that my grandmother was from Sicily, so I understood every word. I forced myself to remain calm, keeping the perfect smile of a Donna fixed in place, but the hand holding my champagne flute trembled. Instead of making a scene, I opened my phone, found the invitation I had received a few days ago for a private international medical research project, and tapped "Accept." In three days, I would disappear from Lucian's world completely.

All it takes one moment to fall in love with a person. But it takes a lifetime to forget the person we love. Three years of marriage. Three years of believing the care in his eyes was meant for her. Three years of lies broke the moment when Alpha Cyrus pushes divorce papers in front of Melania and murmurs, “Sign it,” Her world doesn't just collapse, it's completely over for her. Their marriage was a contract from the beginning. Love was never part of the deal. Yet he treated her with a tenderness she had once thought impossible for the cold, ruthless Alpha. He remembered her allergies. He made sure she took her medicine. Melania believed foolishly that she mattered to him until she learned the truth. He never did those things for her. He did them because another woman had once needed them. The woman he truly loved. The woman who abandoned him… and is now back. The contract is over. Her role is over. Her heart shattered. So she signed the divorce papers without a word and walked away. But six years later when Alpha Cyrus got to know that he had a son with Melania she wanted her back. But now there was another man in the picture. Who will she choose now, the man she loved all her life or the person who was always there for her and loved her dearly.

Bata pa lamang si Sam ay bukambibig na niya na si Vaughn ang lalaking kanyang magiging asawa — na kaibigan ng nakakatanda niyang kapatid. Kahit malaki ang agwat ng kanilang edad at nakakabatang kapatid lamang ang turing nito sa kanya. Madalas nga ay nagpa-practice na siya sa pagsusulat at idudugtong ang apelyido ni Vaughn na Lopez sa kanyang buong pangalan na Samantha Santos. Inspirasyon din niya ito sa kanyang pag-aaral para maipagmalaki siya nito. Samantalang ang binata ay may nobya sa katauhan ni Yvonne — childhood sweetheart ng binata. At nangako na pagkatapos ng sampung taon nito sa modelling career ay magpapakasal na silang dalawa at iiwanan ni Yvonne ang modelling para sa bubuuin nilang pamilya. Nang malaman iyon ni Sam ay labis nitong ininda ang balitang iyon — hindi kumain ng ilang araw, tumangis nang tumangis sa kanyang silid, napabayaan ang pag-aaral at naging sakitin. Hanggang sa isang araw ay makabuo siya ng plano — ang pikutin si Vaughn. Hindi naman siya nagtagumpay dahil nahulaan agad ng binata ang kanyang masamang balak. Sa kasamaang palad ay hindi natuloy ang kasal nila Vaughn at Yvonne. Sinamantala naman ni Samantha ang pagkakataon na ligawan si Vaughn. Wala siyang pakialam kung siya ang humabol sa binatang CEO. Walang nakapigil sa kanya kahit ultimo ang sariling pamilya dahil katwiran niya ay nasa tamang edad na siya at tapos na sa pag-aaral. Ngunit, tila naging bato na yata ang puso ng binatang Bilyonaryo dahil kahit anong panunuyo niya rito ay hindi talaga siya nito pinapansin. Igi-give up na ba niya ang pagmamahal kay Vaughn at ibabaling na lamang ang atensyon sa nakababatang kapatid nito na matagal nang may gusto sa kanya? O maghihintay pa rin siya na mapansin ni Vaughn kahit mayroon na ulit itong bagong nobya?

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