North American Literature 21st Century

Kung ang iba ay ikinasal dahil sa pagmamahal, si Adaghlia Perez naman ay ikinasal upang magbayad ng utang. Katumbas ng limang taong pagbaba ng sentensya ng kanyang ina ay limang taong pagdurusa sa piling ng abogadong si Grayson Chandler. Kaliwa't kanang kasinungalingan at panloloko ang nararanasan niya araw-araw. Para bang iiyak ang araw kung hindi siya nito nasasaktan. Hindi lang siya harap-harapang pinagtaksilan ng lalaki, kung maka-deny pa ay sobrang kapal ng mukha nito kahit mahuli pa sa akto. Hindi asawa ang turing nito sa kanya kundi isang alipin. Alam niyang walang babaeng dapat makaranas ng ganito pero wala siyang ibang magagawa. Bukod sa may utang na loob siya dito, hindi maipagkakailang mahal na mahal niya ito. Hanggang sa dumating na ang araw na pinakahinihintay. Handa na siyang iwan ang lahat at ayusin ang sarili. Pero isang bagay ang kumurot sa kanyang puso nang malamang nagbunga ang kanyang pagiging parausan ng isang taong hindi naman siya mahal. Isang gabi pagkatapos pirmahan ang divorce papers, bigla siyang nakatanggap ng tawag ng isang taong lasing, “Don't sign the papers. I didn't sign it.” Itutuloy pa kaya ni Adaghlia ang pag-alis? O hahayaan na naman niya ang sariling maging alipin ulit ng pag-ibig?

“I’m not a fool, Jagger.” Jordan’s voice is ice, his walls towering. “Everyone I’ve ever let close has betrayed me.” Jagger steps closer, his gaze locking onto Jordan’s with an intensity that makes his breath hitch. Then, in a voice low and steady, he says, "Then it’s about damn time someone proves you wrong." ******** Betrayed by his wife. Poisoned by his own brother. Killed by the two precious people in his life. But when Jordan opens his eyes, he’s not dead—he’s been reborn three years in the past, back when the poison had only just begun to eat away at him. This time, he won’t be their fool. This time, he’ll make them pay. As he begins his revenge to avoid the future, his only ally is his divorce lawyer, Jagger Walker—a man too dangerous to trust, yet too irresistible to ignore. But when Jagger starts breaking down the walls around his heart, Jordan faces a new dilemma. He came back to take revenge and claim his son. But will he dare to love again? And can he change the unfortunate future ahead of him?

Eloise is caught between two worlds—the one she knows, and the one Jensen inhabits. He is both man and myth, cursed to walk a fractured reality where death and desire collide. Drawn to him despite the danger, Eloise discovers that loving Jensen means embracing a truth that blurs the line between life and oblivion. He is a shadow trapped between worlds, and their passion threatens to unravel everything she believes real. In a city where nothing is as it seems, love becomes the ultimate risk—and the only thing worth losing everything for.

Yohan Dixon, the most wanted bachelor in his thirties, was the drunken man who rescued Sara Owen in the pitch-black night. He permits the terrified woman to stay with him in his villa, in which, no one is allowed to enter. He protects her out of trouble, pays for her schooling, and assists her in enhancing her mental well-being. She decides to be his slave, but she is shocked when one day he hands her a marriage certificate to sign. He said, “Sara Owen, I won’t give you a U-turn. You will have to tolerate my palms on your body. But, I will never be able to fall for you.” She did not disagree and said, “I have decided already. I have authorized you for my life. You can keep me alive however you want.” After becoming his wife from his maid, she reaches his bed but cannot reach his heart. The fake marriage turns into a physical relationship and he begin to calm his desires. Every night, every day, every moment, she sees him drowning in alcohol, ruining himself, burning his heart alone missing his girlfriend who had died in a plane crash years ago. Joining the pieces of her broken heart, Sara Owen falls in love with him, but it's too late when Yohan Dixon's ex-girlfriend comes back into his life. Will this sham marriage last? Or will Yohan Dixon throw Sara out of his life? What will happen to the child who may have been in Sara Owen's womb?

"I will tell you the truth. What can you do for me?" Sara Owen stood up, gritting her teeth, and asked, "What do you want?" Kevin Johnson looked at her from head to toe and smirked. Sara Owen's eyes trembled in fright. She remembered Ryan Jenkins's words. Kevin was not good with women. "I want you to spend a night with me." The attractive young man in front of her did not appear to be affected by her flushed facial expressions. Kevin Johnson had been holding a glass of wine and looking at her with his artful eyes, as if she was not going to reject his proposal. He was overconfident in Sara Owen's response. “Turn back.” Gulping panic with saliva, Sara Owen turned back, holding her trembling palms. He stepped ahead. Giving her goosebumps, he stopped beside her. "Unzip”

Walang maramdaming kahit na katiting si Lucilia mula sa asawa. At kinamumuhian siya ng anak niyang lalaki dahil gusto nito ng ibang nanay. Hanngang sa mapagod at mapuno na si Lucilia ay nakipaghiwalay siya sa asawa. Iniwan niya ito. Umalis siya kasama ang anak na babae. Nagpatulong siya para ma divorce sa asawa sa pinakasikat at high paid na lawyer na si Donovan, na best friend ng asawa niyang si Nolan. Matagal ng gusto ni Donovan si Lucilia pero naunahan siya ni Nolan. Pero ngayon ay hindi niya na palalampasin ang pagkakataon na mapasakanya si Lucilia. Kaya gumawa siya ng kasunduan na tutulungan niya si Lucilia na ma divorce sa asawa kung papayag itong magpakasal sa kanya pagkatapos. Papayag ba si Lucilia? Makukuha ba ni Donovan si Lucilia? Abangan ang kwento nina Donovan at Lucilia...

Deceived by Him By Lorena Daniela Synopsis: She was trained to see through lies. But what happens when the truth is more dangerous than the lie? Sienna Blake, a sharp and ambitious defense attorney, thought she’d seen it all—corruption, manipulation, betrayal. But when she’s assigned to represent Dominic Hayes, a man accused of murder with a sealed past and a stare that unsettles her, she realizes she’s stepped into a game far darker than the legal system. Dominic is not just a client. He’s a puzzle wrapped in secrets and veiled threats—confident, composed, and disturbingly charming. Sienna knows she should keep her distance, but something about him draws her closer, against every instinct she’s ever trusted. As the case unfolds, Sienna finds herself caught in a deadly web of deception where everyone has something to hide—including Dominic. The deeper she digs, the more she risks becoming not just a lawyer fighting for truth, but a woman fighting for her life—and her heart. When lies turn into obsession and trust becomes a weapon, the question remains: Is Dominic Hayes her greatest mistake… or the only man who can save her?

Once, Ethan called Ava useless and unlovable. After the divorce, she became everything he could never reach. Now an elite lawyer, world leading doctor, and skilled hacker, Ava has no interest in second chances, especially not with the man who broke her. He begs. He grovels. He wants her back. Ava has only one answer: Get lost, ex-husband.

Sa araw ng kanyang engagement party ay gumimbal sa madla ang isang video ng isang babae at lalaki na nagtatalik. Ang lalaki ay walang iba kundi ang kanyang fiancee, si Xavier Lopez at ang ex-girlfriend nito. Sa pinaghalong kahihiyan at kalungkutan, umalis si Luna Gray sa nasabing party at natagpuan na lamang niya ang sariling kaniig ang isa sa mga tanyag na abogado sa bansa. Si Giovanni Alexander Cortez. Kilala si Giovanni bilang isang tuso sa larangan ng ligal, bukod sa matalino at mayaman, ubod din ito ng kagwapuhan kahit na suplado. Lahat ng kababaihan ay halos luhuran siya. Except kay Luna Gray, ang babaeng brat at puno ng kapritso. Makakaya kaya niyang paamuhin ang isang babaeng laki sa yaman at nakukuha ang lahat ng gusto?

Angelo Madrigal is a virgin who has decided to be celibate until marriage, but is raped just a week to his wedding. The whole situation takes a different turn when he is tested positive for HIV just two days to the wedding, and when Diego, his fiance, calls off the wedding in the morning, he jumps off a bridge in an attempt to take his life. He is saved by officer Marcelo Sanchez. Marcelo isn't gay, but after having sex with a guy just a week before, he begins to yearn for more of the experience. He talks to Angelo against committing suicide and the two later coincidentally meet at the supermarket, where Angelo finds out that he is married and is left devastated. What happens when Marcelo starts developing feelings for Angelo?