Side Effects Of Reading Romance Novels

"Cleonne Marie Deigmen, do you accept Ashton Kleid Ditfreid as your lawful husband?" tanong ng pari habang nakatingin sa akin. Nakabibinging katahimikan ang umalingawngaw sa loob ng simbahan. Tila ba lahat sila ay takot na magsalita dahil alam nilang masama ang kahihinatnan niyon kung sakali. "I-I do..." garalgal ang boses ko na sumagot. Ramdam ko ang panginginig ng buong katawan ko habang nakatayo sa harap ng altar. Buong buhay ko, wala akong ibang pinangarap kundi magandang buhay para sa pamilya ko, at mahanap ang lalaking pakakasalan ko balang araw. Iyong lalaking makatatabi ko sa altar sa at kasama kong susumpa sa harap ng maykapal. Pero hindi ko akalaing ang araw ng kasal ko, ang siya ring magiging pinaka-masalimuot na araw sa buhay ko.... "I now pronounce you, husband and wife. Mr. Ditfreid, you may now kiss your bride." Ang panginginig ng buong katawan ko ay mas lalo pang nadagdagan nang sabihin iyon ng pari. Unti-unti ay humarap ako kay Ashton na seryosong nakatingin sa akin. Iniangat niya ang veil mula sa ulo ko at doon ko nakita ang mga mata niya. Hindi pagmamahal ang nakikita ko sa mga iyon, ang tanging nakikita ko lamang ay galit, poot, at paghihiganti. "You are mine now, Cleonne. At ito ang tatandaan mo, habang nabubuhay ako, hinding-hindi mo mararanasan ang salitang kaligayahan." bulong niya sa akin bago niya tuluyang ilapat ang labi niya sa mga labi ko. Magmula nang araw na iyon, alam kong ang buhay ko ay hindi na sa akin. Dahil magmula nang araw na iyon ay nakatali na ako sa lalaking hindi ko naman mahal, sa lalaking walang ibang gustong gawin kundi ang makapaghiganti sa akin, at iyon ay walang iba kundi si Ashton Kleid Ditfreid.

Georgina knew nothing of her father's dealings with the Richardson family. She only knew that she had fallen in love with her husband against his wish. She desired Adam so much but as theirs was a marriage convenience, she could only look, not touch. She had her own reason for agreeing to marry him--which was not financial gain, as Adam ruefully thinks but how could the truth stay hidden, when she shared such intense passion with her husband...

Trapped in a loveless marriage with Kendrick, Mickey spent five years of her life trying to earn the same love she reciprocated but instead of that to happen, she got a divorce while mourning the death of her parents. Five years later, Kendrick's business is on the line, and Mickey holds the key to its survival. What happens then? Will Mickey accept him after the heartbreak he had caused her or will she ignore his entire existence? As she weighs her options, one question haunts her: can she ever trust the man who once destroyed her and help him?

A talented painter, Lexi Thompson, is kidnapped by a notorious gang leader, Julian Blackwood, and she is given 60 days to paint a duplicate of a priceless artwork. As Lexi works to meet up with the deadline, she uncovers mysterious secrets about Julian's family, her troubled past and her parents demise whose deaths were linked to the painting she was asked to make a replica of. Lexi and Julian navigate through tough situations from rival gangs, their prohibited love becomes the greatest danger of all. Will they overcome their troubled pasts and trust each other, or will the secrets unveiled tear them apart?

Jasmine’s life seemed to take a dramatic turn when she made a heart-wrenching decision to step back and let her mother find happiness with Earnest’s father. Despite her deep love for Earnest, Jasmine chose to prioritize her mother’s joy over her own feelings. Believing her romance with Earnest was a closed chapter, Jasmine left her home and her past behind, hoping to start anew. But fate had other plans. When Jasmine and Earnest’s paths crossed again, their love was rekindled in a way neither of them expected. To their surprise, Jasmine discovered she was pregnant with Earnest’s child.

Their relationship suffered a lot of circumstances. Things happened and suddenly, she broke up with him. Decades had passed by and again, their paths collided once more. Oversee the love that had broke but now will be leisurely in prosperous, the seek of solace.

For Elize, there's nothing more important than her family. Even it means accepting the unfair treatment of upperclassmen living inside the White Palace - a place like paradise because of overwhelming wealth and luxury unlike her home, the Black Market which is for lower-class and middle-class people like her. That's why getting a chance to work in White Palace is already a blessing to live a good life. But Elize knew that working under an upperclass would mean tragedy as it would mean that you will serve a family class full of arrogant elites, boasting all the money and superiority they have. But a real problem came when her brother was seen with the family crest of an elite class. To save him from a heavy punishment because of his crime, Elize decided that the fate of her brother would be hers, taking all the accusations and blame by herself. She was sentenced to serve directly as a servant under the ruling family in the White Castle for her whole life and without any compensation. Meeting the supreme family, House of Aelton, and working under them is something that Elize would never think of as a blessing. But now this is her new life. Serving the ruling family and the sole heir and prince of the kingdom, Prince Dale Aelton of Lionnale.

There is a thin line between love and hatred. Charlotte Jenkins a lady in her mid twenties has to get married to the only heir of Dalton group of company. She thought she would get her old life back and get to save her dying sister but will Tyler Dalton be the ideal husband she thought he was? Find outbid this intriguing story of how Charlotte Jenkins finds out how cubby, manipulative and wayward Tyler Dalton is and how they slowly fall in love with each other.

When everything in his life was falling apart, Jacob Ignacio found himself free falling down the endless pit of misery. At sa mundong ang lahat ay naghahabol sa pera, siya ay naghahabol para magkaroon pa ng hininga. Until one day his life turned upside down, when he was offered with a job that he thought was finally the beacon of hope to break free from the chains of his misfortunes, but only turns out to be another frightening nightmare. Ang trabaho na ang kaakibat ay ang pangangailangan niyang mamili sa dalawang bagay—pag-ibig o buhay.

Ace runs a criminal organization with his siblings, trained to be unfeeling until he meets Tess. She disappears without a trace, only to come back years later with a daughter he never knew existed. With threats left at Tess's door about her daughter, she has no choice but to return to the Deck Fortress and beg Ace for help. Will the past be too much for them to overcome? Can they eliminate the threat that lingers over them?