natures first green is gold meaning

Lena Clermont fell hard for her dad's friend, Andrew Rohan—twelve years older. The first time she saw him, he was all sharp suits and broad shoulders, effortlessly standing out. He smiled, patted her head, and handed her a princess dress. Fast forward to twenty. He got drugged at a banquet. She wore that same dress, offering herself as the cure.

Defying her parents' will, Erin migrates back to the Philippines to discover herself. Despite being uptight, she sets out for a thrilling change and thus, ends up in bed with Noah, a notorious playboy with a past that holds him from entering a relationship upholding the rule: no strings attached, Noah leaves Erin. Coincidentally, they meet again with Noah as Erin's boss! But, with one still tormented by his past and the other by her present, will they be able to break free and find solace in the arms of one another?

Carla Simpson A CEO of a million-dollar company at age twenty. Her parents died when she was 12 years old. Kyler Jacobs a twenty-eight-year-old Billionaire falls in love with Carla at first sight. He arranges to be present at her meeting and what looked like intimate pictures of the couple went viral over the internet. Kyler’s mother fakes a heart attack to force him to marry Carla. The two fall in love, but many trials and tribulations come in between them will the couple survive, or will they call it quits?

He calls it madness, but she calls it love. When intense attraction struck them both in the dark after being trapped in a small cave during a raging tropical storm, he pursued her without inhibitions, turning their whirlwind romance into a tragic mistake in the end. He is the educated businessman and the hunk, while Maria, the illiterate, fat-ugly maiden, is his total opposite. A terrible choice that resulted in a forced marriage was made between them when everyone thought she was his victim. Makakawala pa ba siya sa isang kasalang pwersahan kung sa pagsapit ng liwanag, kapangitan, at katabaan ng babae ang lumantad sa kanyang mga mata? Nagkamali siya ng desisyong maging katipan ito nang ura-urada nang masilayan ang tunay nitong anyo. Hindi ito ang ideal wife niya. "Woman, if it means saving my life, I'll wholeheartedly marry you!" He snorted when he realized he couldn't blame her for it. "You have no idea how much I hated this forced marriage kahit walang namagitan sa'tin kagabi." "Pero Benjamin—" Naiiyak man, abot hanggang langit naman ang pasasalamat ng dalaga sa pagpayag niyang maikasal sila. "Papakasalan kita dahil ikaw ang katuparan ng pangarap ko. Hulog ka ng langit kagabi. Hindi ka na makakawala kahit ano pang sabihin mo dahil ikaw—ikaw ang itinadhana para sa'kin."

Ang kuwentong ito ay hindi angKop sa mga batang mambabasa.*** Since childhood, Astin Kier Hernandez has loved Laura Miller. But it was a one-sided love. Laura never had feelings for him. Still, he didn’t give up; he guarded her closely all through college. Out of gratitude to his family, Laura agreed when he proposed in front of her parents. He knew she wouldn’t refuse because of gratitude to their family. He thought he was the happiest man that day. He was wrong. Laura admitted she already had a boyfriend, Gael. But Astin didn’t allow the wedding plans to be canceled. Learning this, he rushed to set the wedding date. On their wedding day, Laura didn’t show up, and that was his first heartbreak. One-sided love is torture. For months, he disappeared from everyone’s radar, leaving behind his comfortable life. To forget, he joined the military, spending four years in training. After that, his team was deployed abroad on their first mission, which lasted longer than expected. Eight years is a long time, so he returned to the Philippines. He and Laura crossed paths once again. But he was no longer the Astin who was hopelessly in love with her. How many women had he left heartbroken whenever he was reassigned to a different place? But how could he now avoid the woman who did nothing but apologise and try to win him over every day? And how long could she endure his cold treatment?

My husband, Mark Thompson, and I went hiking. After eating some wild berries I picked, he was poisoned and died. When I got home, a woman named Sarah Miller and her son, Tommy Miller, showed up at my door. It turned out Mark had given them our house and car. On top of that, he owed them a huge amount of money. I ended up giving them all the savings I had. To care for my sick mother-in-law, Judith Thompson, I worked three jobs. I was surviving on basic meals like bread and butter. After years of exhausting work, I collapsed in the hospital. Judith told the doctors to stop my treatment. Just as I was about to die, Mark walked into the ward with Sarah and Tommy in his arms. He tossed five dollars at me. “Thanks for taking care of my mom all these years.” That was when I realized Mark had faked his death just to be with Sarah and their love child. When I opened my eyes again, I was back to the day we went hiking together.

"What did the goddess take me for, a gay?"*****Thalia a perfect princess, was left heartbroken when her mate rejected her because he thought she was a boy. In her devastating heart, she went to the bar to drink away all her pain and ended up having a one wild night passion with the same mate that rejected her, as the sun rose, she left before he could wake up feeling happy and sad that she was able to spend an entire night with her male, not knowing a lot await her. Her step-sister is betrothed to the same man, leaving her more broken and dejected. Alpha Todd, was the most dreaded alpha, he was wealthy, powerful, and fearful in the wolf world, he was the envy of other packs, to them, he was the most blessed by the goddess, not knowing he was cursed, even before his birth, he is without a wolf, nor is he a vampire. Only one woman can redeem him. Yet he had two women in his life, his wife, the one he had a marriage alliance with, and his fated mate, whom he had rejected without knowing her gender. Who could this woman before? His chosen mate or his fated mate? ******The hybrid Alpha's scary face. Book 1: Rejected at first glance now desired. Although this book can be read as a standalone, I will recommend that you read the Hybrid Alpha's scary face, to read about their parents and how Alpha Todd acquired so many enemies before his birth. 

"He was mine first,inagaw mo lang! Binabawi ko lang ang dating akin!" Nag focus na lang si Kathy sa trabaho at naging matagumpay few years later pagkatapos siyang ipagpalit ni Gerald kay Mia.Nag-asawa si Gerald at nagsimulang bumuo ng pamilya then fate led him back to Kathy. Noong una ay away na niyang tanggapin ang trabaho nang malaman na si Kathy pala ang magiging boss niya pero wala siyang choice dahil kailangan niya ng trabaho. At dun na nagsimula, muli na namang nahulog ang loob niya kay Kathy. Paano na ang binuo niyang pamilya kung sa puso at isip niya ay si Kathy ang muling sinisigaw? May posibilidad nga ba na magkaroon sila ng happy ever after ni Kathy kahit kasal siya kay Mia? Si Arvin ay isa pang sakit sa ulo ni Kathy. He is hard to please. Hangang saan ang kayang gawin ni Kathy dito para makuha ang tiwala nito? Kailangan ni Kathy ito kung gusto niyang manatiling mamayagpag ang kumpanyang pinaghirapan niyang itayo.Pero bakit parang sadya nitong pinapahirapan si Kathy? Kailangan ni Kathy na magkaroon ng priority, tuloy ba ang Paghihiganti o Kampay na lang para sa tagumpay?

“Unang beses pa lang tayong nagkatagpo, mahal na agad kita, Terrence Anderson.” - Gillian Gomez. Matapos niyang makipag hiwalay sa kaniyang kasintahan. Pumunta si Gillian sa bar para kalimutan ang lahat. Pero ng paalis na siya sa bar ay hinaras siya ng grupo ng kalalakihan. Nang biglang sumulpot ang isang maskuladong lalaki para tulungan siya sa mga lalaking humaharas sa kaniya. Nakaramdam kaagad si Gillian ng kakaibang pakiramdam at nasabi niya sa sarili na “I like this man” . Dahil sa kalasingan at pagkahumaling sa estranghero ay ibinigay niya ang kanyang pagkabirhen sa lalaking iyon.Isangg umuusok na gabi na nangyayari. Pinagsaluhan nila ang isang romantikong gabi sa pagitan ni Gillian at ng estranghero. Ano ang mangyayari kay Gillian, kapag napagtanto niyang isang malaking pagkakamali ang ginawa niya? Pagmamahal nga ba ang nararamdaman niya sa lalaking unang beses niya pa lamang nakilala? O isang temptation lamang dahil sa matinding kalasingan?

Following his wife's heartbreaking tragedy. Billionaire philanthropist, Aaron Miller, is forced to look at how badly he's treated her over the years as he hopes and prays desperately for her recovery. Things quickly take a turn when it is revealed his wife's accident, which put her in a coma was planned by the people closest to him.