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Payak na pamumuhay ang mayroon si Xariel Cassandra Fumidor kasama ng kaniyang mga anak. Ngunit isang dukha lamang siya at hirap na kumakayod sa pamumuhay upang matustusan ang kanilang mga pangangailangan. Rumaraket ito ngunit hindi pa rin iyon sapat. Kaya naman pinasok nito ang posisyong sekretarya sa Alvarez's Company nang siya ay matanggap doon. Ngunit hindi niya lubos akalaing ang magiging boss niya ay ang dati nitong asawa na si Nathan Antonio Alvarez. Muli silang pinagtagpo ng tadhana. Ngunit maibabalik kaya nila ang dating tamis ng kanilang pag-iibigan kung may mga anak na ito habang ang lalaki naman ay engaged na? Muli bang mamahalin ni Nathan ang dati nitong asawa na nilisan siya o mananatili sa piling ng kaniyang kasintahan na siyang nariyan na simula pa noong mga panahong nasasaktan siya?

WARNING: R-18 l MATURE CONTENT l SPG l VERY SEXUAL l READ RESPONSIBLY After losing her family in a tragic accident, Adrianna Averleigh Mijares was left to put her life back together. She was left with a family whom he thought would give her love and care but none of them happened. She was being hated, considered rival and treated like a slave. At a very young age she realized that no one will really love her and protect her like what her parents did. She grow being independent and contented with having herself alone. She has never dreamed of finding someone knowing that no one who will accept, love and take care of her. Not until her peaceful and quiet life was interrupted by the Ret. Lt. Col. Gaden Lucas Montenegro. The man promised to accept, love and take care of her. He spoiled her with everything. He's the man every woman dreamed of. She felt love and at her happiest but fate is really against her will. The man who promised her forever is the same man who broke her into pieces. He left her broken and bleeding. Will someone be able to pick up all the broken pieces and put it back together?

"Sorry works when a mistake is made, but not when trust is broken." Sa buhay minsan tayo'y nagkakamali, may mga desisyong hindi napag-isipan at may mga pangyayaring kailangan nating maranasan. Bata pa lang si Amethyst pangarap niya ng malibot ang mundo kasamang ang taong tanging nagmahal at nag-alaga sa kanya, ang kanyang lola. Matalino, magaling, masipag at madiskarte sa buhay. Siya ang tipong hindi susuko makuha lang kanyang gusto pero nagbago ang lahat ng makilala niya ang isang William Anthony Guerrero. Ang lalaking nagpatibok sa kanyang pihikang puso, ang happy go lucky na tagapagmana ng Hacienda Guerrero. Kakayanin mo bang makasama ang lalaking buong puso mong minahal pero ang tingin sayo ay isang pagkakamali lamang? Will she allow herself to be considered as the billionaire's mistake?

Hinahabol ng isang loan shark company si Naila dahil nagkaroon ng malaking utang ang mama niya na naging obligasyon na din niya. Sino pa bang pwedeng tumulong sa kanyang ina kundi siya lang? Wala silang alam na mabilis na solusyon dahil nawawalan na sila ng panahon. Kaya ang naisip niya ay gumamit ng lalaki. Hahanap siya ng mayaman na lalaki, kukunin ang loob nito at saka siya hihingi ng pera o uutang ng pera. Marami siyang kakilala na umaangat ang buhay dahil sa mga lalaking napangasawa o naging kasintahan nila. Naisip niya na pwede ring mangyari iyon sa kanya. But then she met Ashton. He was rich, yes, but his life was just as tangled. His parents had cut him off, forcing him to prove his worth or face an unwanted marriage. She likes Ashton but she won’t be able to get anything from him and she thought that she doesn’t want to just use him. Until Ivan, her boss, confessed to her. He was rich and a business owner. It will be easy for her to ask money from him, but the problem is Ashton is getting in the way. And now, she needs to choose between money and love. What would she choose? Her family’s sake is on the verge.

Heaven Jacinto is a joyful, hardworking student with big dreams, but everything falls apart when a reckless one-night stand with the arrogant CEO Alessandro Riguel Villareal leaves her pregnant. Alessandro is used to getting what he wants and treating women as disposable, but Heaven is different—and she’s carrying his child. Determined to keep her pregnancy a secret, Heaven runs away, believing that Alessandro would never want her or their baby. Five years later, Alessandro finds her and their son, forcing her back into his life, using their child as leverage. Now living together again, their undeniable passion reignites, but so do the misunderstandings, jealousy, and old wounds. As Heaven fights to protect her heart and Alessandro learns to open his, they must navigate the lies, betrayals, and interference from others—including a cunning rival who wants Alessandro for herself. Can they overcome their painful past and build a future together, or will their love be torn apart once again? A steamy, angsty romance full of passion, jealousy, and a second chance at love. The Villareals’ Accidental Love Anthology

Natali si Emely sa isang kasal na hindi niya ginusto at hindi kailanman gugustuhin. Ngunit para sa kaniyang pamilya, wala siyang hindi kayang gawin. Pinakasalan niya ang ama ng lalaking mahal niya, at nilunok ang lahat ng panghuhusga. Tiniis ang lahat ng masasakit na kapalaran, at pinilit lunukin ang kahihiyan. Kapalit ng pera, ibinenta niya ang sarili niyang kalayaan, pagmamahal, at kaligayahan. Sapat nga bang kabayaran ang pera kapalit ng kaniyang pagmamahal, kaligayahan, at kalayaan? Sapat nga ba ang pera para pawiin ang bawat masasalimuot niyang mga gabi? Sa pagpapakamartir at paghanap ng karamay, ano bang mas tamang piliin, kung ang pagpapakamartir ay papatay sa'yo at ang pagdamay ay mauuwi sa pangangaliwa? Saan hahantong ang kaniyang pag-ibig? Sa kaligayahan ba, katarungan, o sa bilangguan? [DISCLAIMER* The story contains sensitive themes such as marital rape, physical abuse, and adultery that are not suitable for young readers. The following chapters may trigger one's trauma. Read at your own risk.

‎Dasha Alesi thought she had finally escaped her past— the pain, the humiliation, and the man who once ruined her peace. ‎ ‎Muling nagbago ang lahat nang makita niya si Blaise Devaro— ang mapanganib na billionaire na may kontrol sa kompanyang pinapasukan niya, at sa bawat kilos nito. ‎ ‎Blaise isn’t just powerful— he’s dominated. At nang muling magtagpo ang kanilang landas, alam ni Dasha na wala na siyang takas. ‎ ‎Sa pagitan ng kanilang komplikadong ugnayan ay dumating si Torin, pamangkin ni Blaise— ang lalaking kabaligtaran ng tiyuhin niya. Maunawain, mahinahon, at madaling kausap. ‎ ‎Hindi alam ni Dasha kung alin sa dalawa ang mas delikado. Ang lalaking pilit sinasariwa muli ang sugat ng nakaraan, o ang lalaking unti-unting nagbubukas ng puso niyang pininsala ng nagdaan. ‎ ‎Sa pagitan ng mga lihim, pagnanasa, at paghihiganti ay isang maling desisyon ang maaaring sumira sa kanila . . . ‎ ‎Sapagkat walang maaaring manalo sa laro ng pagnanasa at kapangyarihan, lalo na— kung ang tiyuhin ng iyong kasintahan ay nais na ariin ka.

"You look tired and lazy. I think you're suffering from lack of vitamin me?" ~X~ Three words are enough to describe the playboy billionaire Alexis 'X' Montemayor who owns the very successful Club inside and outside the country. Hot. Dangerous. And oozing with sex appeal. He believed that he would never find the right woman for him despite having a random geisha in his very own Club-V. Not until a woman named Minzireth Paje entered his room and asked him if she is hired or not in the middle of what he called 'play time'. Lured by her sexy smile; piercing golden brown eyes; and voluptuous body, he hired her as his sex-retary. ***** Minzireth Paje is not your typical woman. Nagtungo sa siyudad upang maghanap ng trabahong makapag-aahon sa kanila sa kahirapan at matustusan ang gamutan ng kanyang magulang na may sakit. Ngunit nagbago ang lahat ng matanggap siya bilang sekretarya ng nagmamay-ari ng isa sa pinakasikat na Club sa Pilipinas. Buong akala niya'y more on paper works; answering calls; at tamang tayo lang sa gilid ng conference room ang kanyang gagawin. Not until her playboy boss, Alexis Montemayor demands her to do her assigned job. And that was to spice his night as his sex-retary. What if she found out what was her playboy boss's dark secret? Would she be able to fulfill her duty? Or resigned, and accept the fact that she is not qualified enough to be one of his sex-retary?

Ginawa ni Mallory ang lahat para matanggap siya ng kanyang pamilya. Simula't sapul ay sinunod niya lahat ng gustuhin ng mga ito ngunit dahil lang sa isang pagkakamali ay lalo siyang kinamuhian ng lahat. Upang makaligtas sa matinding kahihiyan ay ipinagkasundo siya sa lalaking hindi niya mahal. Ngunit anong gagawin niya kung ang lalaking ipakakasal pala sa kanya ay ang taong nang-insulto sa pagkatao n'ya? Ang masaklap pa ay fiancee pa pala ito ng kanyang kapatid. Paano niya ngayon haharapin ang gulong napasok n'ya?

Triana Allende was living a fairy tale life until her father passed away. Everything fell apart when her mother arranged her marriage to the only son of a conglomerate to save their dying business—Devance Chaudhary. Meanwhile, Devance is against arranged marriage, but his father threatens to disinherit him if he doesn’t marry the daughter of his old friend. Devance is prepared to move heaven and hell to oppose his marriage to a stranger until he meets Triana. He bids the highest price that she could not refuse, even though she is engaged to someone else. Can love blossom between them? Because their presence together spells disaster!