Shall I Compare Thee

Set in the mid-19th century, a masked benefactor purchases a supposed 'satanic' creature on London's black market. What he gets instead, however, is someone he never knew he would fall in love with, much less be loved back. As they both heal from the scars of their past, they find their fates are more interwoven than either would have ever imagined. *Contains themes from Beauty and The Beast, Phantom of the Opera, and Frankenstein* (I do not claim rights to the cover image)

Where Wolf Hybrid Olivia Francis, living a perfectly independent life on her own, finds herself in a precarious situation when a sudden adopter shows interest in her profile. Asher, the cold mafia boss, wants a powerful hybrid to participate in the underground battle for hybrids for him. And his eyes are set on a Northwestern Wolf hybrid Olivia. Will he succeed in convincing the hybrid to accept him as her adopter? Olivia, who is fed up with all failed adoptions she had, decides to remain unadopted. Will she accept the proposal when a certain mobster takes an interest in her and insists on adopting her?

My ex-fiancé made me do a blood test the night before our wedding. The next day, he threw the genetic report on my face and dumped me over defective genes. The reason was that the Zimmer family only wanted perfect heirs, and he said that I was not worthy. He broke off the engagement, and instantly married the girl-next-door with perfect genes. Five years later, he reappeared in the hospital, clutching his ill son. He saw my daughter who had similar rashes, and he thought I had given birth to his daughter in secrecy. Little did he know that my daughter had nothing to do with him and only had a mild seafood allergy. I would not be defined by the so-called defective genes again, while me and my daughter live happily and healthily, it was their turn to be destroyed.

After seven years together, they were finally about to get married. He said he wanted to marry her, yet on the eve of their wedding, he cheated. Chloe Spencer never imagined she’d end up living one of those viral heartbreak stories—where a man swears he loves you, but his heart is already somewhere else. He told that other woman she was more than just a fling. He promised Chloe love, yet time and again, he chose that woman over her. So she made her choice. If that was love, she didn’t want it anymore. The wedding was off. And as for him… She didn’t want him either. But what she couldn’t understand was this: he was the one who cheated, so why was he the one crying when she walked away?

Can money buy everything? Even love? Edan O'Connor, a millionaire, heir to a major investment company, promises his father to marry in front of him, on his deathbed, to fulfill his last wish, there is only one detail, his father does not tolerate his girlfriend, Vivian. So Edan decides to hire a girl to pose as his new girlfriend and fake a fake marriage in front of his father. At the hospital, Edan meets Alma Contreras, a beautiful and humble young woman, who has her mother hospitalized in need of surgery that she cannot afford. Edan proposes a deal, he will pay all his mother's medical expenses, if she pretends to be his girlfriend for a few days and an acted-out marriage. In the midst of desperation and need, Alma accepts. But there are two details, suddenly, what was supposed to be a fake marriage, becomes a real marriage and thanks to a last “minute surgery, Edan's father is saved, changing the course of his contract completely. What will happen when in the middle of the performance, true feelings begin to awaken between Alma and Edan? How will Vivian, Edan's real girlfriend, a pedantic and toxic woman, take the fact that her boyfriend has married another woman? Will love to be able to overcome the barriers of money and social class?

Paalala: Ang kwentong ito ay hindi angkop sa mga bata. "Hindi ako tatanda na kagaya ninyo na kuntento na lamang manilbihan sa mga Montero," Giit ni Mariz sa ina na katulong sa mansion at ama na katiwala sa hacienda. Gusto niyang makapagsuot ng magagarang damit , pagsilbihan na gaya ng isang Montero. Ang pamilya Montero kasi ang pinakamayaman at makapangyarihan sa buong San Mateo. Ito ang batas sa lugar nila at kung kaya't kinatatakutan at tinitingala ang buong angkan nito. Hanggang sa makilala niya at mapaibig ang isang Gerald Montero. Ito na ang pagkakataon niya . Gagamitin niya si Gerald upang maisakatuparan ang kanyang mga pangarap. Ngunit isang trahedya ang naganap. Pinasok siya sa kuwarto ng isang nakamaskarang lalaki at ni-rape. Kasabay niyon ay ang biglang paglaho ni Gerald sa buhay niya. Nagbunga ang malagim na sinapit niya. Ang kanyang kababata na si Jay-are ang nagligtas sa kahihiyan na sinapit niya. Pinakasalan siya nito at naging ama sa kanyang anak. After 7 years, muling nagbalik si Gerald Montero , this time nakatakda na itong ikasal kay Andrea , ang matindi niyang katunggali sa ganda at talino sa bayan ng San Mateo Muling nagkurus ang landas nila ni Gerald.Nagkaroon siyang muli ng pagkakataong akitin at paibigin si Gerald.Hanggang unti-unti ay masumpungan niya ang sariling nalulunod na sa sobrang pagmamahal niya kay Gerald. Balewala na sa kanya ang ang yaman at kapangyrihan nito. Mahal na niya itong talaga. Ano ang kaya niyang isakripisyo sa ngalan ng pag-ibig? Ngunit paano kung isang umaga ay natagpuan siyang duguan sa tabi ng wala ng buhay niyang asawa? Siya ba ang pumatay kay Jay-are? Bakit wala siyang maalala bago ito paslangin? At sino ang lalaking gumahasa sa kanya seven years ago? May pag-asa pa bang muling mabuo ang naudlot nilang pag-iibigan ni Gerald?

After dating for seven years, I proposed a hundred and one times to my boyfriend, Jason Brown. However, he always told me that he was not ready, rejecting my proposals. This continued to my 28th birthday. In his suit pocket, I found a ring box. Thinking he was about to propose to me, I was overjoyed. However, to my horror, I saw him going down on one knee to propose to his assistant, Marcella Hopkins. Right before my eyes, he placed the ring I had yearned for so long on her finger. When one of his buddies asked what he planned to do with me, Jason wrapped his arm around his new love and chuckled. "Dude, I don't think I can bring myself to marry a woman who wants to get married that badly. She's so needy. However, if I do get a second wife, I might consider her. After all, she is hopelessly in love with me." He was sure I would wait for him, and he even placed a bet with his friends that I would crash his wedding. However, on his wedding day, I never showed up. Moments before his wedding ceremony was about to start, he suddenly noticed me, fully dressed up in a wedding gown in a separate banquet hall. Seeing me about to marry someone else, he almost went crazy.

Shahnaz adalah wanita yang salah mengartikan bahwa harta seorang pasangan bisa membuatnya seratus persen bahagia. Brams Wijayatma lelaki tampan,gagah juga seorang pengusaha muda yang sukses dalam semua bisnisnya membuat Shahnaz tergila-gila untuk mendapatkan cintanya. Segala cara dia lakukan agar Brams bisa tertarik padanya. Hingga dia harus menyesal menikah dengan Brams yang ternyata sudah punya istri di negeri lain. Tanpa dia ketahui, rupanya Brams hanya mau membagi harta dan usahanya pada Jesselyn istri pertamanya. Shahnaz baru sadar kalau impiannya selama ini mendapatkan kebahagiaan dari Brams ternyata salah. Lahirnya seorang anak dengan segala biaya membuat dia harus pulang ke tangan orangtuanya.

My billionaire dad chooses a husband for me. People claim that Sebastian Lambert is a fine gentleman who's absolutely in awe of me. He seems easy enough to deal with, so I agree to the marriage. The wedding is held at the biggest hotel my family owns. On the big day, as I push open the doors in my wedding dress, a bucket of foul-smelling blood comes crashing down on me. The scene inside is even more horrifying. What was supposed to be a pure and romantic ceremony is now decorated with giant spiders and cockroaches. Grotesque clown faces grin at me from the walls. At the altar, there's a black coffin. Sebastian's adoptive sister, Ruth Lambert, strolls over with a group of people. She covers her mouth in fake surprise as she remarks, "Oh my, Claudia, you look like a pathetic mutt right now!" Laughter erupts around me. Holding my anger back, I coldly reply, "All of you, get out." She crosses her arms, arrogantly looking down at me as if she's on some pedestal. "Come on, Claudia. Seb personally asked me to surprise you. I put in a lot of effort to decorate your little wedding. You're telling me to get out? I don't even get a 'thank you'? Do you need me to teach you some manners?" She signals to the people next to her, and two of them step forward, trying to force me to my knees. Stunned for a few seconds, I pull out my phone and call Sebastian. "Is this the so-called surprise you had your sister prepare for me? Forcing me to kneel before her?"

It's a coalition of parallel worlds trying to survive a new and uncertain phase called marriage. It's the hurting, The loving, It's the sex, The secrets, It's the moment they said I DO. *** Marrying a billionaire and going from rags to riches wasn't at all what Dawn had foretold for herself but when the former becomes the latter, she finds herself sharing vows with a retired fuckboy who has quite the reputation in slutry. However, as time progresses, the newlyweds both realize that; it isn't what happens on the outset that matters, it's the rest of the other days when you have to live in a whole new world called marriage—where sometimes the steamy sex and miscellaneous extravaganzas aren't enough to keep the secrets at bay.