Nick Joaquin Stories

"No one, okay!...No one has ever had me,not like you Calla" A pause; I endured badly as she stood on the other side of the door. "You have your whole life, you wanna throw that away and for what?... We'd be tired of all this one day and you'd realize it's not what you wanted and we'd hate each other." she replied, her voice cold and distant. "I'd never hate you!" "you don't know that now!... I'm not going to be between you and you family." Calla Grayson's life is turned upside down when her mother is diagnosed with lung cancer. Desperate for financial help, she's relieved when a French wine company calls her fashion brand for an interview for a lucrative contract. However, things become complicated when she meets James Renault, the company's heir, who is struggling with his own family demons. Their conflicting meet turns into a deal that helps her fashion brand secure the contract for a fashion and Wine show in Paris. As Calla and James navigate their feelings for each other, they must confront the dark secrets of their families' pasts. James's father is a ruthless and abusive man who will stop at nothing to maintain his power and wealth. Calla's Mum Passes leaving her helpless and alone. James also discovers his father secret of his murder of Calla's biological father, he is forced to choose between his loyalty to his family and his love for Calla. Ultimately, James and Calla find healing, forgiveness, and each other. They vow to spend their lives together and build a brighter future, free from the secrets and lies that haunted their families for so long.

เรื่องย่อ... "มันไม่แข็งกับคนอื่นก็เพราะมึง" เสียงทุ้มต่ำของชายคนหนึ่งก้องวนเวียนในหัวของนทีมาตลอดวันหยุด หลังจากคืนที่เขาพลาดท่า...กับอดีตคู่อริที่ชื่อ โจริญ นทีก็โดนตามตื๊อไม่เลิกถึงขั้นข่มขู่ว่าจะแบล็คเมล์คลิปบนรถคืนนั้นเลย เรื่องราวจะเป็นยังไงต่อ ไปกดอ่านได้ในเรื่อง... โจริญที รักกันดี ตีกันตาย เรื่องนี้เป็นSide storyคู่รองจากเรื่อง:รักไม่ใส ในรั้วขาว เรื่องนั้นเป็นเทอมหนึ่งเน้นคู่หลัก เรื่องนี้เทอมสองเน้นคู่รอง และสำหรับใครที่ยังไม่ได้อ่านแนะนำให้อ่านเรื่องแรกก่อนจะได้อรรถรสเพิ่มยิ่งขึ้น

Leioqe grew up in a room where she was confined by her parents, and the only solace she had was her mother, Nay Linda. Her family was once very wealthy, but suddenly their company collapsed. Just to save their company, the Leioqe family had to sell her. Leioqe was taken to an auction where billionaires were fighting over her, but Joaquin was fascinated by her when his gaze fell on her. Joaquin was determined to get her, and bid almost a billion pesos to win over his competitors.

My husband, Joaquin Landon, is a renowned wax sculptor. He hangs up on me when I call him to save my life so he can focus on the wax sculpture his cousin wants. Amphetamine is injected into my system, so my mind is clear as I watch my nails get removed one by one. Every inch of my skin is covered in burning hot wax. My hair and lashes are plucked off, and my organs are ground. Steel pipes are inserted into my legs, and I'm turned into a wax sculpture. Joaquin sees me during an exhibition. His colleague tells him that the wax sculpture he sees looks eerily like me, but he merely looks disgusted. "All she does is cause trouble and act unreasonably. She's better off dead." What he doesn't know is that I already am. Joaquin doesn't recognize that I'm the wax sculpture before him.

In the southern part of New York City, Nick and his family have newly moved in from the countryside and a lot awaits Nick ranging from extreme horror and sorrow. One Dr. Mario Mc'Vida is planning to use the powers of a pearl Nick found in the basement to join his home-Hell, with the earth. A dead man of half a millenium- Mr. Edrek Matthias- possesses Nick with the drive of guiding through his extreme fight. Nick gets a lot of pep talk from complete and utter supernatural strangers on his destiny and powers of saving Earth. Through his adventure, he meets new people, vampires, ghosts, demons and also learns new things from the underworld people always thought never existed. From all this, Nick gets confused and is on the verge of giving up, but... would Nick let that happen? Join Nick on his intense mission to save the world.

In which a witch who was born without magic and a wolf born with the curse of immortality were both considered abominations of nature. Hiro has a dilemma, Joaquin has an ultimatum.

How does it feel to be loved by domineering presidents?There are millions of kinds of domineering presidents, but the most important thing for them is to give the female protagonists sweet and happy lives.In this multi-element novel, someone asked a domineering president to wash underwear, someone divorced a domineering president, and someone wanted to date a domineering president but was imprisoned...“Second Chance at Happiness”She just wanted to have a good relationship, but accidentally, she became the slave of the male protagonist, suffering all kinds of abuse. She finally learned the story behind his perversion and that her life was full of lies.“A Love as Deep as the Sea”One day, I drank too much, and I regarded my serious and abstinent boss, Joaquin Salvatore, as my first crush.When I woke up, I asked nervously, "Yesterday... We..."Joaquin replied, "What? Ms. Jobling, are you not going to be responsible for it?"I thought I was doomed and would be fired, but Joaquin said that he would give me a week's leave to rest.A week later, he circled me in a corner and asked, "I gave you a week. Have you figured out how to be responsible for me?"I was confused.

Luna Elsa is gifted with magic but she couldn't use them because she never trained and had difficulties in conceiving a child for her mate, which lead to her losing her Luna position to her own eldest sister which she found out was having a sexual affair with her mate, with this, she leaves the pack out of pain but worst comes to worse when her eldest sister orders for her death and she begs the gods for a second chance and is reincarnated into a magic school where she will learn to become a power mage for her revenge.

Born a wolf, raised as a human in the city. Her wolf has finally awakened and wants the mate she cant stand. She swore she’d never return to the pack, but fate has other plans.

Tumakas si Florence sa kasal niya sa lalaking hindi niya mahal ngunit para lamang maging bride ng isang estrangherong lalaki sa araw ng kasal nito. No choice si Florence kundi ang magpakasal sa lalaking Joaquin El Greeco ang pangalan dahil nasa harapan na siya ng pari at ng guwapong groom. Ngunit paano kung malaman niya na ang lalaking pinakasalan niya ay isa palang pinuno ng mafia at kaya siya pinakasalan ay para paghigantihan dahil iniisip nitong anak siya ng taong kinamumuhian nito? Ano ang gagawin niya sakaling bumalik ang totoong bride nito gayong nararamdaman niyang umiibig na siya rito sa kabila ng paiba-ibang ugaling ipinapakita nito sa kanya? At bakit kamukha niya ang babaeng dapat sana ay bride ni Joaquin El Greeco?