Short Prayer Before Work

Si Dolly ay ordinaryong babae—breadwinner at pangalawa sa magkakapatid. Lumuwas siya sa Maynila para makahanap ng trabaho at tuparin ang pangarap niyang maging guro, dala ang bigat ng iniwang pamilya matapos talikuran sila ng ama dahil sa pangangaliwa. Hindi niya alam na ang simpleng buhay niya ay magtatagpo sa mundo ng kayamanan, kapangyarihan, at panganib.Si Harwinn Damonier ay mafia CEO at anak ni Ravazzo Damonier, ang founder ng Eclipsis Consortium—isang global empire na charitable sa publiko pero illegal sa likod ng mga pinto. Sa simula, wala siyang pakialam kay Dolly. Ang kanilang kasal ay kasunduan lang, pinilit ng ama ni Harwinn para mapanatili ang kapangyarihan ng pamilya at ang seguridad ng Consortium. “No distractions. Work is everything,” Paulit-ulit niyang sinasabi sa sarili.Ngunit si Dolly, sa kanyang stubbornness at matibay na puso, unti-unting binago ang malamig na mundo ni Harwinn. Mula sa asaran, ragebaiting, at matinding pagtatalo, napagtanto niya na may nararamdaman siya—isang damdaming hindi niya dapat aminin. Lahat ay maayos hanggang sa nalaman ni Dolly ang engagement ni Harwinn kay Natavalya Solaris, anak ng powerful Solaris family at intended bride para palakasin ang Consortium. Heartbroken, tumakas siya—hindi alam na buntis na pala siya. Sa dalawang buwan ng pagtatago at lungkot, napasakamay siya ng isang grupo na may utang na loob kay Jadraque Solaris, na plano gamitin siya para pilitin si Harwinn sa kasal kay Natavalya. Ngayon, nakatayo si Harwinn sa pagitan ng puso at kapangyarihan, habang ang kanyang mahal, si Dolly, ay nasa panganib. Isang mafia empire, isang forbidden love, at isang hindi inaasahang bata—maaaring magbago ng lahat.Makakaya kaya nilang labanan ang kasalanan, kapangyarihan, at dugo ng pamilya para sa kanilang pagmamahalan? O mawawala ang lahat sa dilim ng kanilang nakaraan at ng mundo ng mafia?

Forbidden love, that’s what came to mind by Yvo De Luna when he fell in love with Karadine Monteza, the daughter and the heir of the leader syndicate in the city of Eldefonso, Renato Monteza. Yvo is one of the personnel of Renato Monteza and it got inevitable that he was closed with Karadine, the first lady who could shown him an arrogance and braviness. That if not because of their agreement for some things, he would not see the genuine heart of her. Yvo and Karadine have easily fell in love to each other. But when Renato Monteza has find out their closeness to each other, it was the time that they got separated their path together. Karadine has stayed in the mansion for few months and got warned from any illegal transactions of her father to other clients, simply because, she had the trust of taking care before for her father’s business. The reason why their Yvo’s meeting have became elusive as well as the foundation of love that they build together have been shattered. However, it was true that a forbidden thing is really fun to do. The reason why it could provoke them to comply with their desire to love each other in the midst of illegal ways where they were living. And despite of the weapon that serve as their defense everyday, will they going to defense their love despite of the forbidden love?

Mhiya Anne, 17 years old, is a hardworking high school student juggling studies and work in the public market just to survive. Wala na siyang pamilya — mag-isa na lang siya sa buhay. Pero isang gabi, sa hindi inaasahang pangyayari, nabuntis siya ng kaklase niya matapos ang isang gabing di niya maalala—isang gabing lasing siya at walang matandaan. Pinatira siya ng pamilya ng lalaking nakabuntis sa kanya. Sa una, mabait. Pero nang mailabas ang anak niya, nagsimula ang totoong hirap. Pinilit siyang magtrabaho muli dalawang buwan pa lang ang nakakalipas mula sa panganganak, para raw “makabawi.” Ang mas masakit, ang ama ng kanyang anak may iba na — at never siyang pinanindigan. Hanggang sa isang araw, tumanggap siya ng text na bumasag sa puso niya: *“Dinala na namin sa ospital ang anak mo. Mataas ang lagnat. Maghanda ka ng malaking pera. Hindi kami magbabayad pang hospital ng anak mo. Kulang pa ang binibigay mo kada linggo.”* Luhaan siyang tumakbo sa ospital kahit walang-wala. Pero huli na ang lahat. Hindi na niya inabutan ang anak niya nang buhay. Doon gumuho ang buong pagkatao niya. Ang nag-iisa niyang dahilan para mabuhay… nawala. At sa araw ding ‘yon, wala na rin siyang dahilan para lumaban — hanggang sa isang hindi inaasahang babae ang lumapit sa kanya. Si Lorainne Montemayor. At isang alok ang magbabago sa buhay niya **Lorenzo Montemayor**, 30 years old. Gwapo. Matalino. Mayaman. Kilala sa mundo ng negosyo. Pero sa likod ng tagumpay ay isang pusong sugatan — iniwan ng kanyang long-time childhood fiancée, na nag loko pa at hindi kayang panindigan ang kanilang anak. Ayaw ng babae sa responsibilidad, iniwan ang lahat kay Lorenzo. Dalawang magkaibang mundo. Dalawang magkaibang sugat. Pero iisang dahilan kung bakit sila natutong lumaban — **ang kanilang anak.**

Camster Academy, a prestigious academy which is known for its mark to create elite charmers of Olympus. A popular school for every teenagers. But deep within, it has its secret that no one has ever know - or what they thought - not until she came. Arya Arabella Dasiria Camster - the cocky and prideful absolute charmer - is destined to die before she could even rule the world. Why? Because she doesn't believe that 'they' exist. She doesn't believe that gods and goddesses exists in a world of magic. Offended by her words, they spawned the ancient monsters and released them to kill her. They were all dressed as a normal student as a disguise to dispose her. One after another, Arya faced every single creature that was trying to get in her way. But after all that, the boss finally came, can she survive the dangerous monsters lurking in the shadows inside her own school? Let's see if she can change her fate. Let's see if she can fulfill her dream to rule the world, of becoming the Queen. "Every dream has challenges to face and I will crush every single one of them."

Thyme Xenon Sandoval become woman hater after break up. He's a billionaire who want to own everything he wanted. One thing he want to be his own is the Ranch of his father but it's a lot of condition to make it his own. Is he take all the conditions of his father just to get his want? Or he make his own way to get that Ranch in his own way? Zanevy Frealiza Acosta a daughter of his father best friend he need to marry on purpose. He use her at first, not until he feels different. But, do he need to protect his girl if he discovered the secret behind her simple life? Do he can continue what she’d started if he's the one who fall in love with the beautiful lady? “I thought, using you is the way to wash away the pain I felt before, but fuck! Using you is the biggest mistake I ever had. I can't imagine that the girl I kept is the daughter of my mortal enemy. Yeah! I love the daughter of the Mafia Queen!” —Thyme Sandoval.

A week before Ara’s wedding, someone sets her up to sleep with a stranger man which leads her fiancé to cancel their wedding and marry her stepsister instead. With a snap of a finger, Ara lost everything she had: wealth, a fiancé, and a family. Three years later, she met a Bachelor Billionaire, Jiro Mikael Rivera, who gave her a job as a caregiver to his sick mother. Upon entering Jiro’s life, uncertain things happen, and her fate changes. She starts to have feelings for her hot-tempered boss which makes her more curious about Jiro’s first and lost love. Ara wants to dig for more information about Jiro’s past, but it turns out that Jiro’s past is just a little part of hers. What would Ara do when she find out that her boss was the man behind her suffering 4 years ago? Can she accept the fact that her child's father was the reason for her tears every night? What would happen if Ara realized that everything that happened to them was Jiro’s plan and not fate? Is love enough reason to forgive and forget everything?

Iniidolo ni Carmela ang ate Olivia niya dahil bukod sa maganda na ito at matalino, ay mabait din ito. Ito na ata ang pinakapinagpala na babae sa mundo. Idagdag mo pa na may mapagmahal itong fiancé. Pero katulad ng sinasabi nila, lahat ng bagay ay may kapalit. Olivia is dying. Matagal na pala nito itinatago sa pamilya nito ang sakit. They only find out two weeks before the wedding. Gusto ni Olivia may maiwang magmamahal kay Jared kahit wala na ito. And her dying wish is to Carmela to get married with Jared. Noon pa man ay crush na crush na ni Carmela si Jared, pero isinasarili niya lang iyon dahil ayaw niya mag-isip ng hindi maganda ang ate niya. Pumayag siya sa hiling ng ate niya, pero sa araw-araw na ginawa ng Diyos ay ipinaparamdam ni Jared na walang makakapalit sa pagmamahal nito kay Olivia, kahit siya pa na kapatid ni Olivia at kahit pa kasal na silang dalawa.

She witnessed a murder. Now she's living with one. Hiniwalayan ni Ethan si Crsytal Clair dahil kailangan nilang maghiwalay ng landas. Ngunit ibang landas pala ang tinatahak ni Ethan. Crystal saw everything in her eyes. She ran away and lead to witness a mafia’s execution. Now she’s not just a witness. She’s a captive. Taken by Kiann Delle Del Valle, the cold, calculating Don feared across the underworld. Para sa iba, banta si Crystal. Pero para kay Kiann… siya ang bagong obsession. Palaban. Matigas ang ulo. Walang takot. At dahil doon, mas lalo siyang naging delikado… at imposibleng pakawalan. Pero habang sinusubukan ni Crystal na lumaban, unti-unti rin siyang nahuhulog sa taong dapat niyang katakutan. Hanggang sa madiskubre niya ang isang lihim na kayang gibain ang lahat. As power games turn into twisted trust, and resistance melts into something far more terrifying-desire-Crystal must decide: Can you love the man who ruined your life? Or will the truth destroy them both before she gets the chance?

This story was about my bitter and sweet love story. My bitter-sweet love story began when I was twelve years old. I had a huge crush on my neighbor, Dean Samaniego. He's tall, handsome, and smart but a little bit aloof, especially to me. He always ignored me though we were just neighbors. After six long years of having a crush on Dean, I finally decided to give up my feelings for him. The fact finally hits on me, that no matter what I did he's not going to like me back. We moved to another city after a tragedy falls on my family. Since then, Dean and I have never met again. But after ten long years, we finally meet each other. He is now a lawyer, a well-known and successful public defender while I'm just a small coffee shop owner. After I met him again I realized that I still liked him a lot, but I found out that he's already engaged to someone else. Is this a second chance that God gave me to pursue Dean again or a second chance for me to feel the heartache that I once was felt before?

Meet the Aserons. Ravin Aseron-Navarre, Simoun Aseron, Bastian Aseron and Giac Aseron. They are the rich and gorgeous grandsons of billionaire Nemo Aseron. All of them are eligible bachelors. But none of them wanted to get married. Bagay na labis na tinututulan ng lolo nila. Lolo Nemo Aseron is an old billionaire who wanted to see his grandchildren married before he passes away. Kaya naman plinano niya na ihanap ng mga mapapangasawa ang apat na apo niya na sina Ravin, Simoun, Bastian at Giac. Buo na ang plano ni Lolo Nemo na iparehas sila sa mga babaeng napili niya para sa mga ito. The old crafty and scheming billionaire was determined to arrange the next Aseron Weddings. Ravin was the tough former Marine. Could bratty heiress Shebbah tame his heart? Simoun was the cold businessman. Could quiet and shy Menchie melt his heart? Bastian was the heartbroken bastard of the family. Could former bad girl Aishell heal his broken heart? And Giac was known as the Casanova Aseron. Could straitlaced Elizabeth capture his elusive heart? Are you invited to the next Aseron Wedding?