Roast For Tall People

“A marriage of convenience… turned into a love worth fighting for.” Isang kasal na hindi pinili, kundi ipinilit ng kapalaran. Para kay Vernice, ang kasal ay isang bagay na dapat nagmumula sa pagmamahal at hindi sa kasunduan. Ngunit biglang nagbago ang lahat nang mapilitan siyang pumayag sa isang arranged marriage—at ang lalaking nakatakda niyang pakasalan ay walang iba kundi si Caius, isang makapangyarihang negosyante na kilala sa kanyang malamig na ugali at walang interes sa pag-ibig. Sa simula, parang isang bangungot ang pagsasama nila. Ang buhay ng isang simpleng babae ay biglang naipit sa mundo ng karangyaan, intriga, at matinding pressure na dala ng pagiging asawa ng isang kilalang billionaire. Sa kanilang pagsasama, tila dalawang magkaibang mundo ang pinilit na pinagtatagpo—isang pusong naghahanap ng pagmamahal at isang pusong sanay nang magtago sa likod ng yaman at kapangyarihan. Ngunit habang lumilipas ang mga araw, may mga simpleng bagay na unti-unting nagbabago. Ang mga tingin na dati ay malamig, naging mainit. Ang mga usapan na dati ay pormal at walang saysay, nagiging puno ng lambing at tawa. At ang kasal na dati’y walang emosyon, nagiging isang tahanan ng pag-ibig na hindi nila inasahan. Subalit hindi mawawala ang mga pagsubok—mga taong tututol, intriga ng lipunan, at takot na baka ang lahat ng ito ay pansamantala lamang. Ngunit sa kabila ng lahat, matutuklasan nilang hindi ang kasunduan ang magtatali sa kanila, kundi ang pusong natutong magmahal ng totoo. Isang kwento ng dalawang taong hindi pinili ang isa’t isa, pero pinili ng tadhana. Sa huli, mapapatunayan nilang minsan, ang pagmamahal ay dumarating sa pinaka–hindi inaasahang paraan.

Nang ma-scam ang pamilya ni Jade, tinanggap niya ang alok ng isang bilyonaryong lalaki na paupahan ang sinapupunan niya kapalit ng sampung milyong piso. Walang halong pag-ibig, pawang kasunduan lang… Ngunit bakit, sa huli, bigla na lang siya nitong ginawang asawa? At ngayong asawa na siya ng lalaking binayaran siya para magkaanak, ano na ang gagawin niya?

"ฟ้า..." "ตบฉันที" "ห๊ะ?" "ฉันฝันหรือเปล่านะยุ นายมาอยู่ตรงนี้กับฉันจริงๆเหรอ..." "ให้ตบใช่มั้ย" ฉันพยักหน้า วายุเลื่อนมืออีกข้างที่โอบฉันขึ้นมารั้งต้นคอฉันไว้ส่วนอีกข้างที่จับข้อมือฉันอยู่เขาก็ปล่อยให้มันเป็นอิสระ ก่อนจะเลื่อนมันขึ้นมาประคอบใบหน้าฉันให้เงยหน้าขึ้น "อะ อื้อ" เขากดจูบลงมาบนปากฉัน บดขยี้ค่อนข้างแรงจนฉันส่งเสียงออกมาเพราะรู้สึกว่าปากแตก "ตบด้วยปาก" พอถอนจูบออกวายุก็พูดขึ้น ฉันยังคงมองหน้าเขา ฉันเจ็บที่ปากแตก ฉันเจ็บและรับรู้ถึงรสสัมผัสริมฝีปากของเขา เรื่องจริง ฉันไม่ได้ฝันไปจริงๆ... ฉันโผเข้ากอดวายุ ใบหน้าฉันแนบกับแผ่นอกเปลือยเปล่าของเขา หูของฉันได้ยินเสียงหัวใจของเขา "ฟ้า..."

Sirese Euén Arcacia, dalawampu't limang taong gulang. Lumaki sa mayamang pamilya ng Arcacia ngunit salat sa pagmamahal ng pamilya. malaki ang binago niya matapos siyang itulak ng kaniyang stepsister at stepmother sa hagdan. Mahilig siyang mag basa ng mga nobela. Isa sa nabasa niyang kwento ay ang kwento ng mag kasintahang anghel at demonyo. May kung anong parte sa kaniya ang na bubuhay tuwing binabasa niya ang kwentong ito. Ang hindi niya alam ay may koneksyon ang kwentong iyon sa kaniyang buhay. Sa dati niyang buhay.

Megan Reyes, M.D., ang doktorang tanga. Tanga dahil nagpabuntis siya! Dapat bilang isang doktora ay alam niya kung paano at kailan ito mabubuntis. Pagkapasa sa Medical Board Examination ay nagkaroon ito ng one night stand with Robert, her first and only boyfriend na nagmula sa isang mayamang angkan. After two months, nalaman niyang buntis siya. Dahil dito nilait-lait siya at pinagbintangang gold-digger ng mga matapobreng magulang ni Robert. Pinalayas naman siya sa bahay ng sarili niyang mga magulang dahil sa kahihiyan sa pagiging isang dalagang-ina. Si Robert? Iniwan siya sa ere. Biglang gumuho ang mundo ni Megan kung kaya't nagpasya siyang magpakalayu-layo. Ang kahihiyang tinamo ni Megan ay nagdulot ng matinding galit sa kanyang puso. Subalit tulad ng isang Phoenix who built a nest and set itself on fire, a new Phoenix would rise from the ashes. Babangon ang bagong Megan. Pain had changed her life. Pagkaraan ng pitong taon nagpasya siyang bumalik sa Pilipinas kasama ang anak. Lingid sa galit, naghahari pa rin ang pagmamahal sa kanyang puso kahit siya ay nasasaktan. Sapat na ba ang magmahal? Di ba dapat mahal ka rin ng minamahal mo? Mahanap pa kaya ni Megan ang minimithi niyang pag-ibig?

On the way to get our marriage certificate for the twentieth time, Rolf Trivett regretted it once again. In eight years, this was our twentieth attempt to get the certificate. But every time we reached City Hall, he would always say he needed time to care for his seriously ill childhood friend and couldn't promise to marry me. This time, I couldn't take it anymore and asked him, "If she’s never going to get better, does that mean you’ll never marry me? What am I to you?" Rolf immediately lost his temper and yelled at me, "I've already promised to take care of her for life. Can you stop being so selfish? "Besides, we've been together for eight years. What difference does it make if we don't get this certificate?"

Isang gabi kapalit ng malaking halaga. Ang kaniyang virginity kapalit ng pera na makatulong sa kanilang pamilya. Isang mabuting anak at isang bilyonaryo na naliligaw ang landas.

At an investor banquet, my fiancé Tanner Clarkson’s secretary, Willow Thorne, recklessly throws a glass of wine at an investor and hurls insults without thinking. In retaliation, the investor demands that Willow make it up to him with her body, or he'll pull his funding. To ensure the company's successful IPO, Tanner hands me a glass of spiked wine. Then, he pushes me to the investor, expecting me to extinguish his flames of rage. His eyes are filled with feigned hesitation as he says, "Willow isn't like you. She just graduated—she's pure and innocent. Stop fighting it, Kathy. I'll make it up to you once the company goes public." When I regain consciousness, I stare at the man across from me, my voice hoarse. "About that deal you mentioned... I'll sign it."

"They say enemies are the best in bed. Let's see if that's true." ~Amanda, after witnessing a murder, was placed by the police department in the Witness Protection Program. It would have sounded good, yes, until she found out she was staying inside a mansion filled with vampires and owned by a vampire master with enigmatic eyes...Genre: Vampire-Romance, Mystery, EroticStatus: CompleteAll Rights ReservedJMFelic Books 2020

“Her blood can save the world… or burn it to ash.” Nineteen-year-old Neemah has never truly belonged, not to the Riverdane wolf clan that raised her, not to the human world she barely remembers. But when the pack council discovers her father was a vampire, she’s sent to the Academy of Supernaturals to learn what she really is: a dhampire. Among the faes, witches, vampires, and shifters, Neemah stands alone, in a place where bloodlines are everything. Her only safe place is Davorin, her fated mate and the Alpha’s son… until strange attacks and whispered prophecies reveal the truth: her blood is the key to an ancient power that could grant immortality itself. Will she protect the world from the immortals who crave her blood, or become the monster they have been waiting for?